Love for Love's Sake - Chapter 44
Chapter 44
“I have to go to class. Contact me when you get to school. Make sure to inform the teacher about your condition, and if you’re not feeling well, go to the infirmary.”
– “Yes.”
“Pay attention and get off at the right stop.”
– “Yes.”
After receiving a diligent response, I hung up the phone. I turned on the cold water at the sink and checked my reflection in the mirror.
Was this the ‘face’ Cheon Sangwon had mentioned?
Using the back of my hand, dampened with water, I wiped the region around my reddened eyes. The fever slowly subsided as cold water slid down my face.
Walking back to class, the moisture that I couldn’t completely wipe off ran down my neck and soaked my school uniform. The clinging fabric of my shirt quickly became lukewarm and uncomfortable.
* * *
Cha Yeowoon’s fever was boiling hot. Despite wanting to scold him for not going to the hospital, I clicked my tongue three times to restrain the urge.
“Do you want to come to school like this?”
As soon as it was lunch time, I ran over to check on Cha Yeowoon, and he was a sight to behold. It was no worse than the last time I had found him collapsed at home.
Now that he was brought to the infirmary, at least his gaze had returned. I could only imagine how disoriented he must have been lying head down in the noisy classroom.
“The homeroom teacher and the school nurse said I can leave early.”
“Anyone with eyes would tell you that.”
A student, red-faced and sweating profusely would likely have made any teacher uneasy.
Cha Yeowoon, despite having taken two fever-reducing pills given by the school nurse, still appeared disoriented. His forehead was scorching hot when I put my palm to it.
“Go home now and get some rest.”
“I don’t want to.”
“Why? The teacher told you to go.”
“I’m going with senior.”
“Why insist on that.”
Although Cha Yeowoon looked deathly sick, he wanted to stay and endure. He was adamant on going home with me.
“Lay down until the fifth period, and if you still feel unwell, go home.”
“I don’t…”
Anticipating another refusal from Cha Yeowoon, I covered his mouth to silence him. He looked at me with aggrieved eyes, but didn’t take my hand away.
His breath touched the palm of my hand and I could feel his lips. It was warm, perhaps due to the fever.
The area below my chest was again unpleasantly itchy. If possible, I wanted to scratch my insides with my hand.
“I have to go.”
As I tried to get up from the bed, Cha Yeowoon grabbed my hand.
“The school bell hasn’t rung yet.”
“I need to talk to Sangwon.”
Really. I needed to hear from Cheon Sangwon when Seulgi would be discharged from the veterinarian. The previous time he persuaded me to accompany him, they had mentioned they would monitor him for a few additional days.
Cha Yeowoon, who knew nothing about the situation, was stubbornly gripping my hand. It hurt somewhat, but I didn’t pull it away.
“What do you need to talk to him about?”
“Just this and that.”
“What kind of talk?”
“Is that how you talk to me?”
“Senior.”
“Is it polite to use honorifics after you’ve already spoken?”
Suddenly, an arm reached out from behind and wrapped around my waist. Cha Yeowoon’s hot body pressed against my back.
“Don’t go.”
Cha Yeowoon’s voice permeated my ears. His ragged breathing sounded more tense than usual.
His chest pressed against my back throbbed. The arm squeezing me seemed like it would never let go. Every point of contact radiated heat.
The fever was spreading to me. It was hot.
“I’m here.”
“Senior, I…”
It seemed like Cha Yeowoon was going to say that he liked me at any moment.
“Cha Yeowoon, don’t.”
I should have shaken him off and stood up, but I couldn’t as I held his arm.
The infirmary, bathed in white, irritated my eyes. It became so hot that sticky sweat appeared on my neck.
“It’s hot. Let go, and talk.”
“Did you kiss?”
I was about to turn my body halfway and push Cha Yeowoon away when a question struck me. Until now, I hadn’t noticed because he was hugging me from behind, but his eyes were hotter than anywhere else.
“With that guy.”
The moment our eyes locked, they intertwined and clung without releasing. I gulped nervously.
I didn’t know what I had just heard, but it didn’t feel real.
“What are you talking about?”
“Didn’t you do it?”
“Do you think I did?”
“You did it with Tak Junho.”
“Hey, with him…Anyway, nothing like that happened. Lie down and rest.”
“If you kiss me.”
Cha Yeowoon took a deep breath as if he himself couldn’t believe what he had just said.
But the words were already out, and they couldn’t be taken back. I knew it, and he knew it too.
“If you do, I’ll rest quietly.”
Only Cha Yeowoon’s breath and mine could be heard. We hadn’t done anything, but we were both short of breath.
His upper body was still in contact, so his head was slightly tilted. If I decide, I could overlap his lips just by bending down slightly.
He stared at me as if he only wished for that. The inside of my mouth became warm and sticky. I forced myself to swallow the saliva that had accumulated under my tongue.
“Snap out of it. Don’t regret it later.”
“I know.”
Cha Yeowoon’s words abruptly cut off. His gaze continued.
“I know I might regret it, but it’s getting harder and harder to endure.”
“…”
“I couldn’t sleep last night because I was thinking about senior.”
“You’re too hot.”
So I was going to tell Cha Yeowoon to stay away.
“It’s because of senior.”
Cha Yeowoon, on the contrary, pulled me closer and hugged my waist. There was a firm grip. His lips circling my skin felt itchy.
“Thinking of senior…I have a fever.”
Cha Yeowoon must be completely delirious due to the heat, considering his daring actions.
Thank you so much for the translation..
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We got 2 chapters! Well, three coz I was running behind. Thank you 🙏 😊
thank youuuuuu i love it
Oh thank you so much for the two chapters ! 😉
Thank you so much!!!! Poor baby Yeowoon!