Everyone at school thought Seo Yuna was kind.
That was the first thing people noticed about her.
She smiled at teachers. She remembered birthdays. She helped classmates with assignments. She knew exactly when to laugh and exactly when to look concerned.
Her grades were almost perfect.
Her reputation was even better.
People trusted Yuna because she had mastered something most teenagers hadn't:
appearing trustworthy.
But there was one person who knew she wasn't as innocent as everyone believed.
Not because he had discovered her secret.
Because he was the one she used to hide it.
Kang Minjae.
Minjae had liked Yuna for years.
It wasn't a sudden crush. It had started quietly, back when they were younger, when she had lent him a pen and smiled at him like he was important.
He remembered that moment.
Yuna didn't.
She barely remembered most of the things she did for people.
To Minjae, every little interaction meant something.
To Yuna, they were opportunities.
And Minjae happened to be an extremely useful opportunity.
---
"Minjae."
He immediately looked up from his phone.
Yuna stood beside his desk.
"What?"
"Did you finish the physics assignment?"
He nodded.
"Yeah."
"Can I see it?"
He hesitated.
"You're going to copy it?"
She smiled.
"Of course not."
A lie.
She knew he knew it was a lie.
And yet he handed over his notebook anyway.
"Thanks," she said softly.
That single word was enough to make Minjae smile for the rest of the morning.
Yuna turned away.
The smile disappeared from her face almost immediately.
She didn't feel guilty.
Why would she?
Minjae wanted to help her.
She simply allowed him to.
---
A week later, Yuna needed something bigger.
The school's academic competition was coming up, and the winner would receive a recommendation from one of the most respected teachers in the district.
Yuna wanted it.
Not because she loved the competition.
Because the recommendation would look good on her applications.
There was only one problem.
Minjae was better at the subject than she was.
So she did what she always did.
She made him feel needed.
"Minjae, you're literally the only person who can help me."
He looked embarrassed.
"I'm not that good."
"You are."
She sat beside him.
"Please?"
He smiled.
"Okay."
And just like that, Minjae spent three weeks tutoring her after school.
He explained every difficult question.
He gave her his notes.
He stayed late.
He even skipped time with his friends.
And every time he helped her, Yuna rewarded him with something small.
A smile.
A compliment.
A message at night.
Sometimes she'd say:
You're different from everyone else.
Minjae believed her.
He thought it meant he was special.
It didn't.
It meant she knew exactly what he needed to hear.
---
The day of the competition arrived.
Yuna won.
Everyone congratulated her.
Teachers praised her intelligence.
Her classmates surrounded her.
Minjae stood at the back of the room, smiling proudly.
He was happier than anyone.
Because he thought they had won together.
Yuna looked across the room at him.
Their eyes met.
She smiled.
For half a second, something almost like guilt appeared in her expression.
Then it vanished.
Her phone buzzed.
A message from the teacher:
Congratulations. I'd like to recommend you for the advanced academic programme.
Yuna stared at it.
Perfect.
Exactly what she wanted.
Behind her, Minjae approached.
"You did it."
She turned.
"Yeah."
He smiled.
"I'm proud of you."
Yuna looked at him.
He genuinely meant it.
That was the strange part.
He didn't want anything from her.
He just wanted her to be happy.
And somehow, that made him more useful than everyone else.
She reached out and briefly squeezed his hand.
"Thank you, Minjae."
His heart raced.
Yuna walked away.
She never looked back.
Because while Minjae was thinking about the moment for the rest of the night...
Yuna was already thinking about what she could make him do next.
He thought he was helping the girl he loved.
She knew she was using the boy who loved her.Well in her defense she always thought he was being friendly
And yeah Minjae will foreverbe friendly until Yuna finds him useless and move on.
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FanfictionThe Boy She Never Loved Everyone at school thinks Seo Yuna is kind, brilliant, and perfect. She knows better. Yuna doesn't believe in love, friendship, or loyalty. She believes in usefulness. And when she realizes that Kang Minjae would do absolutel...
