The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 63



Broken Spoon (4)

─Let’s go outside for now.

─Is it really okay to walk around while you’re hospitalized?

“…”

Choi Soeun could only watch from a distance as Shin Yunseong and Arna left. She couldn’t chase after them and hold them back.

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Shin Yunseong was taken away, right in what could be called Choi Soeun’s own room in this hospital.

“This is… my territory…”

For Choi Soeun, this hospital was the only place where she could monopolize Shin Yunseong. No other place, but this hospital, was her domain. It was a place no one else could encroach upon.

But.

Now, even this hospital was given up to Arna. The only space where she could connect with Shin Yoon-seong was handed over to the other person.

“Ugh…”

Resentment began to rise. Tears started to well up. It had been a long time since she felt this way.

Jealousy is truly a painful emotion.

“Hey, senior! Are you okay? You don’t look well!”

The junior who returned to the station was startled and spoke. But Choi So-eun couldn’t hear any of it.

She was in a state where she couldn’t hear anyone’s words.

Choi So-eun was completely broken.

“Heeing…”

In the end, Choi So-eun buried her face in the desk. Hugging her head with both arms.

“Gasp…! Senior…! What was that sound just now…? It’s the first time I’ve heard you make that sound…!”

“…”

“Can you do it again? Just once more? So I can record it! Please?”

Choi So-eun remained still with her head buried in the desk for a while. Until these tears were wiped away.

*

I took Arna outside the hospital for a while. We came out through the main entrance.

There were many people coming and going around the main entrance. From those visiting for treatment to patients taking a walk nearby, there was a variety.

Arna and I sat on a bench installed nearby.

“How’s your body?”

“Much better. As you can see, I can walk without any problems now.”

“Oh, that’s a relief…”

With those words, Arna fell silent. She kept her mouth shut and remained silent. She didn’t know what to say next.

“…”

“…”

An awkward atmosphere flowed between us.

It was understandable. We had always been busy growling at each other whenever we met, but now we were suddenly exchanging greetings. Arna, too, seemed unfamiliar with this situation, her eyes darting around.

It couldn’t be helped. We couldn’t let this awkward atmosphere continue. Reluctantly, I decided to speak first.

“Did you come all the way to this hospital just to say that?”

“Ugh…! Is that what you say to someone who came all the way here?”

“I never asked you to come.”

“….”

As usual, I scratched Arna in my own way. Arna reacted immediately. She glared at me sharply with narrowed eyes.

“Sigh….”

But it didn’t last long. Arna let out a big sigh as if admitting defeat.

“I can’t say anything to a sick person… Yeah, it’s all my fault…”

Soon after, Arna started rummaging through the bag she had brought with her. A notebook popped out.

“Here, take it.”

Arna handed me the notebook out of the blue. It was a pink hardcover spiral notebook. I tilted my head in confusion.

“What is this?”

“It’s study material. There’s a quiz coming up soon.”

It hadn’t been long since the midterms and the physical fitness test ended, and now there was another test. It was really relentless.

Moreover, once the quiz was over, the final exam period would soon follow. I couldn’t help but frown.

“Maybe I should just drop out.”

“It’s just a quiz, why would you drop out! Stop whining and take it already!”

Arna pushed the notebook into my chest. I had no choice but to take it.

“….”

I opened the notebook.

I could see Arna’s beautiful handwriting. Honestly, she wrote better than I did, even though I was Korean. Is this what they mean by a woman’s handwriting being different?

“But why are you giving this to me?”

“Th-that’s…!”

Come to think of it, why did she prepare this notebook for me? There was no reason for Arna to help me.

“The instructor asked me to…!”

“The instructor?”

“Y-yes…! You’ve been stuck in the hospital and couldn’t attend classes…! So they asked if there was anyone who could pass on the class content to you… I had no choice but to do it…!”

Was the instructor really such a caring person to worry about someone like me? Honestly, I doubted they even knew my name.

Well, if Arna said so, then it must be true. It wasn’t a big deal, so I decided not to argue.

“Anyway, thanks.”

“Hmph! I didn’t do it to hear your thanks! So don’t misunderstand!”

Despite her words, Arna’s lips twitched slightly. She seemed to feel a sense of pride from my gratitude.

But her joy would be short-lived. Once my spoon was complete again, I would torment her even more viciously than before. I would wipe that smile off her face.

So, you better enjoy it to the fullest while you can, you milk tank monster.

“I’ve received the notes, so I’ll be on my way.”

“What? Already?”

Arna had come all the way to the hospital just to deliver these notes. Now that the task was done, there was no more reason to stay.

It was naturally time to part ways.

“Um, um… Have you had dinner yet…?”

But Arna didn’t seem to want to leave just yet. She suddenly asked if I had eaten.

I shook my head in response.

“Not yet.”

“Then… since we met like this, would you like to have dinner together…? It’s a bit early, but….”

What’s gotten into her today? First, she gives me her notes, and now she wants to have dinner together.

In all my life, this is the first time Arna has asked me to have a meal with her. We aren’t that close, after all.

“Sorry, but I have a prior engagement today.”

“Oh, really…?”

I lightly declined Arna’s offer.

It wasn’t because I disliked Arna. I really did have a prior engagement. If I didn’t have another appointment, I would have gone to eat with her.

“If you have a prior engagement… there’s nothing we can do….”

With those words, Arna’s eyes dimmed a bit. At the same time, she started kicking the ground lightly with her toes.

She seemed a bit disappointed.

*

After sending Arna off, I returned to the hospital.

Just as I was about to head back to the ward.

“What the…”

It was the moment I passed by the station. I spotted Chae So-eun with her head buried in a desk in the distance.

“…”

What is she doing there alone? She doesn’t seem to be sleeping. Is she feeling unwell?

I decided to talk to her.

“What’s going on now?”

“Huh…?”

At my call, Chae So-eun quickly lifted her head.

Bang─!

However, in the process of getting up, Choi So-eun hit her knee on the desk.

“Ouch….”

Choi So-eun shed a tear and grabbed her aching knee. In that state, she glanced up at my face.

With a face as if she had seen a ghost, extremely surprised.

“Why… why are you back already…?”

“What do you mean?”

“Weren’t you going somewhere with Arna…?”

“Arna?”

From Choi So-eun’s perspective, it seemed like I was going somewhere far with Arna. But the only place I went was just right in front of the main gate.

“Where would I go? I just went out to have a brief conversation.”

“Just a conversation…?”

“Yes.”

“Phew… I see….”

Suddenly, Choi So-eun’s face began to brighten. The face that had been on the verge of tears until a moment ago disappeared, and she sighed in relief.

Why on earth is she making such a fuss all by herself?

I couldn’t understand a woman’s heart at all.

“After just coming back from outside, I’m hungry.”

More than that, I was very hungry. Since I had been wandering around here and there since this morning, my stamina was exhausted.

It was time to replenish my energy.

“Could you possibly make dinner a bit earlier today?”

During my hospital stay, somehow, Choi So-eun ended up being in charge of my dinner. Even though I didn’t ask, Choi So-eun volunteered to make dinner for me.

Because of that, I had no choice but to refuse the meal with Arna. In a way, this was also a promise with Choi So-eun.

“Oh, should I make it now…?”

“Now? Aren’t you on duty, is it really okay?”

“I-it’s okay…! My shift ended a while ago…!”

Choi So-eun hurriedly came out of the station. At the same time, she boldly removed the Red Cross armband she was wearing on her right arm.

It was the moment she transformed from a medical corps student to an ordinary person, Choi So-eun.

“Is there anything you want to eat?”

“Something I want to eat….”

I thought deeply about what my stomach wanted to eat.

“Today, I’m craving bibimbap. Crisp vegetables, spicy gochujang, and fragrant sesame oil.”

It was finally time to taste the sesame oil that was gifted to me last time. It’s so expensive that it can’t even be compared to the ones sold in the market. Moreover, imagine it being handled by the skillful Choi So-eun.

I couldn’t help but salivate.

“Bibimbap? Got it. I’ll bring it to your room right away.”

Choi So-eun gave me a bright smile and quickly ran towards the kitchen. Her steps seemed very light.

It was the first time I saw Choi So-eun so excited.

“….”

But wasn’t she just sulking alone a while ago?

What could have made her so happy now?

She was really hard to understand.