𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄 || ʜᴀɴ sᴇᴏᴊᴜɴ

ˏˋ19*➷ 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝

╰┈➤ ❝ [ I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you ]❞

ONE GOOD THING ABOUT HAVING ABSENT PARENTS was that Ji-an did not have to worry about them showing up to school for her progress report. Not only because they didn't care but they also knew Ji-an was one of the best in her class so there was no reason for them to show up and pretend to care. Ji-an stared down at the paper with her grades. Yet again her lowest grade was math class, which did not surprise her. Su-ho's explanation did help but it hadn't been enough to save her grade. She also arrived in the middle of the school year so it was hard to catch up.

Her lack of attention to her surroundings resulted in Ji-an bumping into a person. She let out an apology for her clumsiness, and looked up to make eye contact with the person. Her eyes widened at the familiar face, having a nauseating feeling at the sight of the man in front of her.

"Kim Ji-an is a pleasure to see you. It's been a while since we last saw each other." Lee Joo-heon, Su-ho's father said, the overly fake smile present on his face. The man held some papers on his hands, most likely Su-ho's grades, which made Ji-an almost roll her eyes. The difference between Su-ho's father and her parents was that Lee Joo-heon lived on putting up a front. The man loved to have everyone wrapped around his finger and make them think he was the reincarnation of an angel. He could do no wrong on the eyes of the public, but if only they knew how bad of a person he truly was.

Politely, Ji-an bowed and plaster a smile on her face for the man. God forbid her parents finding out about her treating Lee Joo-heon rudely. "It's a pleasure to see you too, sir. How have you been?" She actually couldn't care less about his well being, but again it wouldn't be a smart move to act anything less than polite.

"I've been well, busy as always but nothing out of the ordinary." The man responded, the smile never wavering. He lifted his wrist to look at his watch. "I'm sorry I have to cut our interaction short, but I really hope I get to see you next month at the party. Tell your parents I send my greetings. Have a nice day, Kim Ji-an."

With that being said the man left, leaving Ji-an to turn around to stare after him dumbfounded. A party? She could not recall her parents ever mentioning anything about a meeting, let alone a party. Later, she'll have to ask them about it, knowing them they would tell her a day or two before and expect her to just be okay with it. She hated going to those parties. It would be overcrowded with overly fake people who only cared about building more power for their companies and own self egos. Su-ho and Ji-an were always left stuck there with no choice but to pretend they were enjoying themselves when all they wanted to do was run far away form the place.

"Why are you staring at the empty hallway? You look like you've seen a ghost." Soo-Jin's voice pulled Ji-an out of her thoughts making her turn around to catch sight of Soo-jin and Soo-ah approaching her.