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Chapter 35

"Where did you guys even get this?" Yuna asked, as she admired the necklace wrapped around her neck, not forgetting to open it up once every few minutes to appreciate their group picture placed inside the heart-shaped pendant, unable to keep herself from continuously grinning from ear to ear, loving the present her unnies had given her.

The 5 were sitting around Yuna and Ryujin's dining table, with a half-devoured sweet potato birthday cake in the middle, each of them holding a fork, occasionally taking a piece out of the sugary fluffy delight.

"Jisu unnie. She knows a few fashion kids who specialize in jewelry," Chaeryeong answered, gesturing her fork at the direction of the older girl, who responded with a proud look on her face.

"... D-did it cost you guys a lot?" the youngest timidly questioned, doubtful that a custom piece like this would be anything but cheap.

"Don't worry about it babe," Ryujin replied, ruffling Yuna's hair affectionately, showing her distinct whisker dimples that the youngest always loved so very much. "Besides, with Yeji unnie around, we don't have to worry about money anymore," she teasingly added, sending a quick wink in the direction of the silver haired girl.

"S-Shin Ryujin!" Yeji exclaimed out. "T-that's not true! And just so you know, Yuna-ya, Ryujin was about to pay for the whole thing."

"Awwwww," Yuna let out, playfully pinching Ryujin's soft cheeks, before giving a tiny peck on the shorter girl's nose.

"Too bad these people wanted to be 3rd, 4th, and 5th wheels so bad. Otherwise I would have gotten all the credit," Ryujin answered with a smirk.

"Oh please, I know you're glad we chipped in for it. When I told you how much it cost you almost fainted," Jisu chimed in while rolling her eyes.

"Shhhh!! That did not happen!" Ryujin cried out, while Yuna chuckled beside her.

"Speaking of which, Yuna-ya ... ...  if Ryujin really was serious about propose to you just now ... would you have said yes?" Chaeryeong interrupted, her eyes filled with curiosity.

The 4 turned to look at the youngest, with Ryujin eyeing Yuna expectantly, though there was also a hint of nervousness in the glint of her eyes.

She knew it was only a joke. After all, they were both only in college and still had their wholes lives ahead of them, so making such a heavy commitment this early on in life was out of the question.

But she'd be lying to say that she wasn't curious to what Yuna's answer would be. 

Because deep down, Ryujin already knew that to her, Yuna was the one. 

Because to Ryujin, even without a ring, even without marriage, she wanted to spend the rest of her life with the girl sitting beside her.

She was just that sure of how much she loved her.

"Of course," Yuna answered nonchalantly, yet her voice was unshakably confident, as if it wasn't a decision that pretty much determined who she would spend the rest of her life with.

"Really??" Chaeryeong bursted out. "You do realize that it's with Ryujin right? The Shin Ryujin. Literally the most annoying person on earth right now. Her." Chaeryeong pointed her index finger at the blonde haired girl in disbelief.

"Hey!" Ryujin blurted out, playfully slapping Chaeryeong's hand away from her face while the others laughed at the antics of the same-aged friends.

"Hmmm..." Yuna thoughtfully pondered Chaeryeong's question for a bit, taking a bite of the cake and chewing it slowly.

Ryujin nervously darted her pupils between Yuna and the cake in the middle of the table, as if she was expecting her girlfriend to take back her answer, which though the whole thing was purely hypothetical and was intended to be a joke, would no doubt at least sting a little.