Chapter:2

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"Oh god, did I see it right? That person...is that Jungkook?" A girl's surprised shriek came from the crowd, grabbing everybody's attention from the shock they were previously in.

"Jungkook… that really is Jeon Jungkook," another girl repeated those words excitedly.

Lisa was completely stunned as she gazed at the silhouette by the door. That person stood out more so today than he did all those years ago. The glow radiating off of his body made it impossible for one to ignore him or look away. He was 178 centimeters tall, clothed in a black dress shirt and black pants. However, his simple outfit and neat, short hair looked dazzling on him. Those chiseled cheeks, sharp nose, thin lips, and deep bami eyes had appeared in Lisa's dreams countless times.

Now that she had seen him in person, she was speechless. At that moment, she felt as if her heart was about to pop out of her chest.

"Lis, what did I just say? Speak of the devil and he shall appear. This situation is so cheesy that it could be from some K-drama," Chaeyoung said to Lisa after she recovered from the initial shock, gently brushing Lisa's arm.

But, Lisa was completely unresponsive. Her gaze and thoughts were unmoved and still lingered on Jungkook.

That man's appearance was untouched by the seven years that had gone by, other than the appearance of a hint of maturity and resilience in his facial features, indicating the passing of time. The corners of his lips formed a slight smile, which was unlike the younger and colder Jungkook, who would never let such an expression show. Was it he that had changed? Or was it time that did?

Jungkook scanned the room, but his gaze did not falter when it passed by Lisa, treating her like all the other classmates. An inexplicable feeling of disappointment stung Lisa's heart.

"It's been a while," Jungkook said after skimming the room.

"Oh god, Kook, are you really back? Or am I dreaming? Where have you been all these years?" a girl named, Eunha asked in excitement as she dashed towards Jungkook.

Everybody knew that Eunha was crazily infatuated with Jungkook back in high school. He was the reason she did not speak to Lisa, not even once, throughout high school. She regarded Lisa as her arch nemesis back then, and the relationship was still no better seven years later. As soon as she saw Jungkook in the flesh, she did not hold back and jumped at him like a starving dog chasing after a bone.

The other girls surrounded Jungkook as well, as everyone loved dreamy boys like him.

"I've been studying in the United States this whole time," Jungkook casually said in response to everyone's inquisitions.

It had been a whole seven years since Jungkook disappeared completely. Nobody, not even his high school sweetheart, Lisa, knew where he had gone.

At that moment, the class president, seungmin walked up with a smile on his face and said, "It's good to have you back. This must be the closest we've had to a complete class. Come, Ms. Shin, please be seated. We can talk while we eat."

Ms. Shin was helped into the main seat by Jungkook before he seated himself in the chair to her right. Just as Seungmin was about to sit down in the chair to Ms. Shin's left, he heard her call Lisa's name.

"Ms. Shin?" Lisa answered as she stood up.

"Come and sit beside me." Ms. Shin gestured for her to come.

Seungmin was mortified. Luckily, he reacted quickly and followed Ms. Shin's words. "Come here, Lisa. It's been so long since she last saw you. Why don't you come sit here and catch up?"

Lisa nodded and walked closer, despite her unwillingness to do so.

With every step, her heart trembled harder. She was approaching Jungkook step by step…

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