chapter four.

"I'm back!" Hye Ri announced as she stepped into her apartment and glanced at Luhan who was on the couch. 

She was expecting Luhan to greet her with a warm hug but he didn't do anything and just continued sipping his water and scrolling through his phone. 

Hye Ri shrugged the fact off and kicked off her shoes and shuffled towards Luhan. She plopped down next to him and smiled at him. 

Luhan didn't move nor smile back.

Hye Ri furrowed her eyebrows and leaned back. Something was obviously bothering Luhan. 

"Is something bothering you, Luhan?" she asked. 

Luhan turned his head and looked at her. "What? No," he finally spoke. 

Hye Ri nodded. "Do you know that Li Ying and Hyun Woo are seeing each other?" Hye Ri laughed. 

"What? Really?" Luhan said.

Hye Ri nodded and she couldn't help but notice shock in his tone of voice. To be more specific, she couldn't help but notice jealousy in his tone of voice. 

Luhan continued texting and Hye Ri glanced at Luhan's phone to see who he was texting with. She wasn't being nosy, she was being curious. 

She leaned in closer to see who he was texting with. She gasped as she saw that the person he was texting with was Li Ying. 

"What?" Luhan asked. 

Hye Ri then realized that she had just gasped outloud. 

"N-Nothing!" Hye Ri laughed nervously and walked to her room. 

She closed the door behind her and sat on her bed and stared blankly at the wall. Was Luhan seeing Liying? Why was he so surprised by the news? Hye Ri thought to herself. 

"So tell me, Americano, since when were you so interested in Star Wars?" Hyun Woo asked as the both of them walked down the street.

Liying shot a glare at Hyun Woo. "For the hundredth time, stop calling me that!" she yelled and slapped him hard on his arm. 

The other people walking on the same street looked at the two and laughed quietly. 

"Anyway, answer my question," Hyun Woo said. 

"I've been into Star Wars since forever," Liying laughed,"I didn't know that someone still likes Star Wars. You know, since it's 'out-of-date'."

"Wait! Oh my gosh! I did not just say that Star Wars was out of date! I did not!" Li Ying gasped. 

Hyun Woo couldn't help but laugh. "Cute," Hyun Woo mumbled to himself.

"Sorry?" Liying asked.

"What? Oh. Nothing," Hyun Woo said and continued walking. 

As they were walking, Liying's phone suddenly chimed in her pocket. She picked it up and grunted as she saw the caller's ID. 

She pressed the answer button and sighed.

"Yes, dad?" Liying said into her phone.