Sister, Back-off From MY MAN - Chapter 137

Song Ji Hun chuckled at her reaction, “Sorry, for misunderstanding you and thank you for your concern but don’t worry, I’ll rather feel fresh if I help you study”

Kiaraa was not sure if he meant it or he was saying this to make her feel better.

Just then these two heard their parents laughing loudly, recollecting some other memory.

“Why are these people so loud?” Kiaraa looked annoyed.

“Come with me” Song Ji Hun held her hand and took her out to the lawn outside from the back door.

Kiaraa felt much better when the fresh breeze of air lightly touched her cheeks.

“Ahh this is much better” Kiaraa said and looked at Song Ji Hun, who was seriously checking his phone.

“Tomorrow at 10 am, can you reach Seoul Metropolitan Library?” he asked her, still looking into his phone.

“Hmm, sure” Kiaraa confirmed.

Song Ji Hun then closed his phone and said, “It is one of the prominent libraries and will be appropriate for us to study” Song Ji Hun informed her.

“Great, thank you” Kiaraa was relieved to know they will be studying this week too and happily looked at Song Ji Hun, who covered his mouth and yawned loudly looking tired.

“Is final year that tough? You come home late and you are already so tired” Kiaraa worriedly asked.

“No, some personal things are going on in my life that’s why I am exhausted” Song Ji Hun didn’t wish to worry her.

“Personal things? May I ask what?” Kiaraa hesitatingly asked him.

“Sorry Kiaraa, I am not comfortable talking about it” If it was indeed something shareable then Song Ji Hun would have told her what it is but Lee Myung Soo already warned him about how confidential their discussion is.

“It’s okay” Kiaraa said and stepped towards him, the next moment she stood on her toes and surrounded her arms around Ji Hun’s shoulders and lightly hugged the guy, shocking him to his core.

“Everything will be alright, don’t worry” Kiaraa patted on his back while saying these assuring words.

Right now Song Ji Hun’s heart was doing somersaults, the sweet smell coming from her body was messing with his senses and he had the strong urge to tightly hug her back.

But he was still in his senses and was aware how his actions can scare her. So, he controlled himself and didn’t hug her back.

After assuring him, Kiaraa herself stepped back, earlier she felt bad for him as he has no one to share his problems with and it was a habit of hers where she hugs her friends when they are going through some rough time.

Song Ji Hun was doing a lot for her, so she felt a strong gratitude towards him and even thought of him as a friend.

Therefore, she didn’t mind hugging the guy and assuring him that everything will be alright.

“Thank you” Song Ji Hun only managed to say so as his heart was beating at a very fast rate and he was having difficulty in acting normal.

“Never mind, if you have any problems you can share them with me” Kiaraa said and Song Ji Hun just nodded his head.

“I need to make a call” saying this Song Ji Hun excused himself and headed to his room to calm himself down.

Kiaraa too turned around to leave but she was stopped by Ian, who suddenly appeared there out of nowhere, startling her.

“Ian, what are you doing here?” Kiaraa didn’t sense Ian’s presence until now and had no idea since how long he had been standing there.

Ian ignored her question and pulled her away with him far into the lawn, behind a few bushes from where no one could see them.

“Ian, what is wrong with you?” Kiaraa freed her hand from his hold.

“I should be the one asking you this question, K. What is wrong with you?” Ian confronted her.

“What do you mean?” Kiaraa didn’t understand what he was trying to say and frowned at him.

“Earlier, you were signalling Song Ji Hun to meet you outside and then you two made excuses and went out to meet each other like some secret lovers. And at the end you even voluntarily hugged him. What the hell is wrong with you?”

Ian shouted at her as he was sure no one would be able to hear him from here.

“Excuse me? May I know, what right do you have to question me like this and why the hell am I obligated to answer you?”

Kiaraa didn’t like the tone Ian used just now.

“K, I am your best friend” Unlike the other times, when Ian used to calm himself down for Kiaraa’s sake, this time he too didn’t budge and was still very angry.

“Still that doesn’t give you the right to behave with me this way” Kiaraa was unaffected by his anger.

“What the hell is going on between you and Song Ji Hun?” Ian ignored everything and asked her the same question that has been bothering him since he saw how close they were acting.

“Why should I answer you?” Kiaraa folded her hands across her chest and looked at him in anger.

Ian deeply sighed as this stubborn girl was making matters more difficult for him.

“Kiaraa, you have been ignoring me for months now, in spite of the promise you made of never letting our friendship get affected. Still, I didn’t force myself in your space and I am giving you as much time as you want even though this distance between us is killing me. In spite of me trying to be understanding of your situation, you are blatantly ignoring me and now I see you getting closer to that one guy I hate the most. Please tell me, how should I react after going through all of this?”

Ian poured his heart out to her, looking heartbroken and intense.

He successfully affected Kiaraa, who felt guilty for her actions.

“Song Ji Hun is just helping me with my studies and I am grateful to him for that. Today he seemed upset about something and I realised how lonely he is, so I just casually hugged him as a friend to make him feel better. It was just a friendly hug.”

Kiaraa explained herself.

“Helping with studies?” Ian looked confused.

Kiaraa and Ian then took a walk in the lawn, where she updated him about her exams and how she ended up taking Song Ji Hun’s help.

After knowing the whole story, Ian felt relieved that there was nothing going on between them.

“It’s nice that he is helping you” Ian finally said.

“Hmm, that’s why I am thankful to him. I feel bad that all these years, although he was aloof and calm, we too ignored him and never tried to befriend him. Yet, he is helping me when I need it”

Kiaraa shared her thoughts with Ian, annoying him a bit but he didn’t let it show it on his face and just nodded in agreement.

“So, did Song Ji Hun ask anything in return for helping you?” Ian couldn’t believe Song Ji Hun to be so selfless, therefore he believed Ji Hun was expecting something in return.

“Nothing. He only asked me to study well” There was a glint of spark in Kiaraa’s eyes which showed she was clearly impressed with Ji Hun.

Ian noticed this spark and a tinge of jealousy was spread across his heart.

“Seems like Song Ji Hun is amazing” Ian sarcastically said.

Kiaraa nodded her head, “True, he is absolutely amazing. I feel bad we didn’t become friends with him earlier. He is an amazing asset to have in our life”

“So, when are you two studying again?” Ian asked Kiaraa, ignoring her praises.

“Tomorrow, at Seoul Metropolitan Library at 10 am” Kiaraa didn’t think much about it and honestly informed him.

“Oh, nice” Ian just nodded his head as his mind was already making some plans.

“Yeah, I hope I ace all the case studies and be the topper in my batch” Kiaraa excitedly stated.

Ian smiled seeing the competitive spirit in this girl, “Yeah you will truly top this year. After all you are the smartest of all”

“And the cunniest” Kiaraa shamelessly but truthfully added.

Ian laughed loudly as Kiaraa doesn’t mind accepting her true self and she is even proud of it.

“There is nothing wrong in being cunning in this competitive world. You have to be wicked if you want to survive in this cruel society.” Ian assured her.

“You are my cheerleader, no matter what I do, you appreciate it” Kiaraa smiled at him.

Ian too smiled back at her, “How can I not appreciate every action of my best friend? After all best friends are supposed to there for each other no matter what”

Kiaraa felt happy when he mentioned the word best friend and didn’t mention his feelings.

It was a confirmation that he too wants to move on from that proposal and be her friend.

Kiaraa then hugged Ian in a friendly way and the two friends then chatted for a while, happy at finding their best friend back.