Sister, Back-off From MY MAN - Chapter 125

An hour went by, with Song Ji Hun seriously working on his assignment while Kiaraa was still in the study room, struggling with the case study she started.

Song Ji Hwan knocked on Song Ji Hun’s door before entering, “Hyung, the lunch is ready.”

“Hmm, give me a minute” Song Ji Hun requested and tried to wrap up his work.

“I’ll call Kiaraa” Song Ji Hwan said and headed to the study room attached and knocked on the door, before opening it.

What he saw made him chuckle, Kiaraa was slowly banging her head on the study table, clearly looking frustrated.

“Kia, what happened?” Song Ji Hwan approached her still laughing at her antics and covered her forehead so that she would stop hurting herself.

“This case study is fucking complicated. I am not able to understand anything and I promised your brother I’ll sincerely try my best to solve it and won’t look at the solution.” Kiaraa shared her problem with him.

“Aww, you made a promise to my brother and you are taking it seriously” Song Ji Hwan put his right hand on his heart, and dramatically looked at her.

“Yeah, it was his condition which I am obviously going to honour” Kiaraa frustratedly clutched on her hair as Song Ji Hun’s condition made it even more difficult for her to study these cases.

“Okay, relax. The lunch is ready, first have some lunch and gain some energy. Then you can request Hyung to help you with this case study” Song Ji Hwan coolly suggested as he got another chance of bringing Kiaraa closer to Song Ji Hun.

Kiaraa looked at Hwan in annoyance, “Your brother is already doing me a huge favour by lending me his notes. If I’ll also ask him to sit with me and help me study, that is sacrifice his precious time for me, then he will definitely kill me. It is too much to ask”

Kiaraa immediately refused to take Song Ji Hun’s help as she didn’t wish to take so much advantage of him.

“K, at least ask him and let him make a decision, you never know, he might just agree. Now come for lunch” Song Ji Hwan pulled her up from the chair and dragged her out to Song Ji Hun’s bedroom.

Song Ji Hun was still on his laptop.

“Hyung, do I have to pull you out too from the bed?” Song Ji Hwan strictly asked his brother.

“Sorry, I am done” Song Ji Hun kept his laptop away and stepped down the bed.

Kiaraa got impressed seeing Hwan scold his elder brother, who instead of throwing his attitude around, actually apologized to his younger brother.

What she didn’t know is, for Song Ji Hwan his meals are important and Ji Hun knows how annoyed he gets if he doesn’t have his meals on time.

The three people then headed downstairs and sat at the dining table to have their lunch.

Song Ji Hwan and Kiaraa sat next to each other while Song Ji Hun sat across them, opposite to Kiaraa.

The lunch was served and they were in the middle of eating when Song Ji Hwan pestered Kiaraa, to ask for Song Ji Hun’s help and she kept shaking her head in no.

Song Ji Hun noticed their interaction, but he didn’t bother himself with them as they were like this since they were kids. He was used to their closeness and doesn’t feel threatened by his brother.

After some continuous pestering from Song Ji Hwan, Kiaraa gave in and decided to try her luck.

“Song Ji Hun, do you have anything planned after lunch?” Kiaraa asked the silent guy, sitting opposite her.

“I have an assignment; I’ll be working on it” Song Ji Hun answered her.

“Oh” Kiaraa looked at Song Ji Hwan in disappointment as Ji Hun is busy.

“Hyung, when is the deadline to submit this assignment?” Song Ji Hwan asked his brother, as he knows him way too well.

“Next month” Song Ji Hun answered surprising Kiaraa as she thought the deadline must be of next day.

“Why are you working on it from now then?” Kiaraa questioned in surprise.

“Because I have nothing else to do. You are occupying my study room” Song Ji Hun unhesitatingly answered her letting Kiaraa know how helping her is affecting his own life.

The truth is, he didn’t have anything else to do as this was the time, he planned to spend with some of his college friends but he wanted to make himself look better in front of the girl he had feelings for, for a very long time.

Kiaraa felt a bit guilty.

“So basically, you are free, right?” Song Ji Hwan ignored his brother’s manipulation and summarized the important part.

“Hmm, kind of” Song Ji Hun nodded his head.

“Great, Kiaraa tell him your problem” Song Ji Hwan insisted in front of his brother, who curiously looked at the these two.

Clearing her throat, Kiaraa shared, “Actually, I am following your second condition and trying to solve the whole case study on my own without looking at the solution but I am stuck. It is so complicated; I am not able to navigate through it.”

Song Ji Hun controlled the smile, dying to form on his face, as this was exactly his intention for keeping forward that second condition.

He indeed wanted Kiaraa to learn but he was sure, she won’t be able to do it by herself as she is still in the first year.

When he too was in the first year, it was tough for him too to solve these case studies, so he can imagine her state.

He wished to spend more time with Kiaraa and therefore he planned the second condition but what he didn’t expect was for Kiaraa to approach him for help so soon.

Song Ji Hun assumed, it will take a few weeks before this girl gives up on it as even with reading the solution, she can’t solve the cases.

He didn’t expect Kiaraa to sincerely follow his condition and not peek at the solution. That was the reason, she gave up so soon.

“Oh, is it very difficult?” Song Ji Hun casually asked her.

“Extremely difficult, I am not even able to understand a few words and concepts.” Kiaraa sadly added.

“Hmm, probably because you just started the course a few months ago and a lot of syllabi is still left before you reach there.” Song Ji Hun said.

“Can you please help me if you have some time? I know I am asking for a lot but I don’t know who else to go to.” Kiaraa requested him.

Song Ji Hwan, who was witnessing the interaction between these two people was all smiles as he could see the smart Kiaraa was being manipulated by his brother and Song Ji Hun is doing it so subtly that Kiaraa will never know she is being played.

Rather, Song Ji Hun is making Kiaraa feel as if he is sacrificing his time and putting in efforts for her, resulting in Kiaraa being grateful to him.

‘Wow Hyung, you are always so calm and silent but when it comes to manipulating or playing a person, no one can beat you at it. Today, I conclude, calm and silent people are more dangerous than loud and excited people.’ Song Ji Hwan thought to himself.

“Fine, I’ll help you study these case studies but I’ll only spend two hours with you a day and only on weekends I can spare some time” Song Ji Hun seriously said.

‘Ahh this guy is so naïve and innocent, I was about to ask him to give me only thirty minutes a day and that too only on either Saturday or Sunday but he himself is offering me two hours and that too on both the days. Maybe he is not as smart as I assumed. Anyway, I am the one benefitting from this deal, why should I refuse?’ Kiaraa giggled in her heart and immediately agreed.

“Done, thank you so much” Kiaraa tried to hide her wicked smile and flashed a friendly one.

‘Wow Hyung, you knew Kiaraa would ask you to spend less time out of guilt, so without giving her a chance to speak, you decided to spend two hours with her on Saturday and Sunday. Well played’

Song Ji Hwan raised his glass of water and pointed it at Song Ji Hun, who didn’t mind his brother’s actions as Kiaraa wasn’t paying attention to Hwan’s gesture.

“Song Ji Hun, there is a small problem” Kiaraa remembered something, “Your mom dislikes me a lot. She won’t like it if I’ll come here every weekend and spend two hours with you”

The Song Brothers realized Kiaraa raised a valid point.

“Hmm, we can meet at public libraries or at some cafes where one can study in peace. Don’t worry Seoul has many good spots where we can study in peace” Song Ji Hun replied after thinking for a while.

“Thanks again for understanding” Kiaraa was feeling grateful at Song Ji Hun’s altruism.