I Don't Want To Do a Romantic Comedy With a Villain! - Chapter 141

Episode 141

Min-joo alternated her gaze between Robert and Hin, then tightly bit her lips.

There were clear bite marks left on her pale lips.

“Robert, I’m going back. Please send me off.”

Her tone was very monotone, almost dismissive. Vehen suddenly stood up and grabbed Min-joo’s wrist.

“You’re leaving?”

It was a cautious question, showing hesitation between holding on and letting go.

Min-joo felt very affectionate toward Vehen, who was looking around anxiously.

Why hadn’t she noticed such a cute person before?

“… If I told you not to go, you wouldn’t, right?”

“I’ll come back. I have something to finish in my own world too.”

She realized painfully how awkward it was to leave without taking any action.

To leave, you should prepare accordingly.

Robert looked at Min-joo with an unreadable expression and chuckled disappointingly.

“Okay, are you leaving now?”

“Yes. Please call me again tonight.”

Min-joo quickly removed her hand from Vehen’s grasp. Vehen pursed his lips and held Min-joo’s wrist again.

“Just stay a little longer… then go.”

“There’s a lot to prepare. I’ll also bring Vehen a present. I’ll be back soon. I’ll be right back tonight.”

Seeing him cling like a big puppy weakened her heart.

Min-joo tried to suppress her weakening heart and whispered.

How simple he was, he was happier to hear about coming back tonight than receiving a gift.

Vehen finally smiled gently and let go of Min-joo.

“Hurry back. I’m not patient.”

“You’re like a kid.”

“… A little, patient.”

Vehen quickly changed the subject and coughed awkwardly.

Robert couldn’t bear to watch the two of them any longer and dragged Min-joo away.

Hin had already been left with Chichen.

Robert placed Min-joo’s hand on the doorknob of the reception room.

“It’s tonight. I’ll call you at ten.”

“I can get ready by then.”

“This requires quite a bit of magic, so I can’t do it often.”

Robert released Min-joo’s hand and nodded slightly.

Min-joo, who understood her intention, opened the door without hesitation.

And what unfolded before her was Min-joo’s house.

As soon as she stepped into the entrance, her phone, which she had put in her pocket, began to ring incessantly.

[Sister, where are you?]

[Why aren’t you coming?]

[What are you doing really?]

It was Min-seo’s messages.

Min-joo immediately called Min-seo and told her to come home, then opened a large suitcase.

Seeing that she could carry her phone and luggage as they were, it seemed like she wouldn’t lose anything if she packed essentials.

Min-joo started packing her coat, comfortable clothes, slippers, and skin lotion.

Her mind was in a hurry, making it difficult to organize.

“What else do I need to take?”

She couldn’t focus. After wandering around the house for a few minutes, Min-seo urgently opened the door.

“What’s going on?”

“I’m leaving.”

“Suddenly? Where to?” 

Startled by Min-joo’s abrupt words, Min-seo showed a puzzled expression as she entered the house.

“There.”

It was a firm answer. Min-seo was at a loss for words and silently pursed her lips.

“Are you crazy? Why there?!”

“Because I want to.”

“Revolution? It’s dangerous, that’s what it is! Why would you get involved and risk getting hurt for no reason?!”

Seeing the suitcase laid out in the room, Min-seo grimaced and began to unpack its contents.

The items she forcefully tossed out made loud noises as they hit the floor, and the suitcase was emptied in an instant.

“What are you doing?! Put them back in right now!”

“Sister, please come to your senses! Your world is here! Your family is here, your friends, your university, everything is here, why would you go there!”

Min-seo shouted desperately. She seemed on the verge of tears, incredibly earnest.

“I want to go, sincerely. I know I’ll look like a fool, but… I…”

She felt alive there.

Even though she had wanted to return to Korea, even though it had been uncomfortable, she liked it there.

There was so much she could do. So much she wanted to do.

She didn’t need to cower there, didn’t need to run away. She had found someone she loved.

Min-joo suppressed what she wanted to say and condensed her words to what needed to be said.

“I want to go.”

“If you go, you can’t come back. You won’t come back. How can I send you away when I’m so worried!”

Min-seo hastily hugged the suitcase and swallowed her tears.

Her repeated shaking of the head felt bitterly sorrowful.

“Help me. I don’t just want to go for no reason. I want to do well there.”

Min-joo firmly held Min-seo’s shoulders and said.

She seemed very determined. Almost foolishly, considering her previous fragility.

Had Min-seo ever seen her sister yearn for something like this before?

Had she never properly seen her sister, thinking she needed protection?

During the three months she had been gone, her sister had returned stronger. In a way she didn’t know.

It felt so wrong just trying to hold onto her.

“…Promise you’ll come back. Promise you’ll show your face once a month.”

Min-seo relaxed her grip on the suitcase and burst into tears.

“I’ll come as often as I can. I’ll try to show my face often. I won’t get hurt.”

“I’ll be here. I won’t leave the room. I’ll keep living here until you come back.”

“Thank you. If Min-seo guards the place where I return, I’ll feel reassured.”

The comforting touch was something she had missed dearly. That same affectionate touch she received when she threw a tantrum as a child, still felt tender.

She was still the same sister. Affectionate, weak-hearted, but ultimately, the one who would protect her.

Min-seo pushed Min-joo away and wiped the tears from her glasses.

“…You need to pack. I’ll help you.”

Her voice cracked. With trembling hands, Min-seo began to neatly organize the items she had pushed aside.

“You should bring instant noodles and snacks. Do you need any toiletries?”

“They have it there. I should take the ramen noodles.”

“Bring the ramen in a box. I’ll buy it from the mart after we’re done organizing.”

Sitting together in the narrow room, arranging the luggage felt like preparing for a trip.

Min-joo hesitated whether to bring her phone charger or not, then decided to take it and hold it in her hand.

“Take that. Just in case. Bring socks and pajamas too.”

“The suitcase will burst.”

“It won’t. I’m organizing, I’ll take care of it.”

With Min-seo’s help, the suitcase was filled in no time.

And indeed, after finishing organizing, Min-seo returned from the mart with a box of ramen.

Before they knew it, it was already seven o’clock.

“Put on your SNS status message that you’re going abroad. Say it’s a working holiday, and that you can’t be reached.”

Min-seo and Min-joo had dinner together. Min-joo nodded and contacted her friends, and also updated her status message.

“Tell Mom and Dad before you leave.”

“…Do I have to?”

She didn’t know how much she had been scolded by her parents when she first returned to Korea.

She was out of her mind. Was this a belated adolescence, why was she causing such trouble? Despite knowing it was affection, it hurt just the same, and they had a big fight.

As Min-seo cleaned up the dishes, she spoke.

“I’ll help. I’ll sweeten them up, so just say it and go.”

Still, leaving without even telling her parents was too much. Prepared for the hurt, Min-joo nodded her head.

Their hometown wasn’t far. So Min-seo could easily come and go to Min-joo’s studio apartment.

Min-seo called a taxi, carrying Min-joo’s suitcase and the box of ramen.

The taxi arrived quickly. It was also quick to arrive at their hometown.

Min-seo and Min-joo stepped into their hometown with the huge luggage.

“What’s with all the luggage? Did you move out without saying anything?”

Their mother came out to the living room to greet them.

Min-joo couldn’t speak, glanced around, and eventually sat in the living room and ate the apple that her mother offered.

Her father didn’t show his face, perhaps he was upset.

Her chest felt tight and her breath was constricted. She wanted to leave everything to Min-seo and leave right away.

“You didn’t even move out, why did you pack so much stuff? Where are you going again?”

Their mother narrowed her eyes and glared at Min-joo.

Her gaze stabbed into her heart like a dagger, squeezing her heart.

“Mom, she’s not a child anymore. Why are you being so pushy?”

Adjusting her glasses, Min-seo retorted. Their mother looked straight at Min-joo without backing down.

“Speak up, daughter. Why did you pack your things again? Should I call your Dad?”

She couldn’t seem to speak. Min-joo turned her gaze to the suitcase.

Vehen would be waiting.

There would be a world where she could be truly myself.

Opportunities to change the world, a world that changes as much as she works for it.

Min-joo looked straight at her mother and spoke up.

“Call Dad too. I have something to say.”

At her words, her Father, who had been listening from the other room, quietly came out to the living room.

“What is it that you have to say?”

The atmosphere was thick with a solemn voice and a sense of intimidation.

Min-joo felt overwhelmed by the heavy atmosphere as she nervously licked her dry lips.

“I’m going abroad. I got a visa because I liked the place I traveled to. I’ll work there and come back.”

It was like throwing a bomb out of the blue.

Her parents looked incredulous and interrogated Min-joo with disbelief.

“Are you crazy? A kid who hasn’t even graduated, where are you going? What about your studio apartment? Do you think the world is easy?”

“Mom’s right. You’re acting like you don’t know anything about the world just because you grew up here. Do you think going abroad will change anything?”

They were the expected responses. The disdainful tone and sentences pierced through her, sinking her further into despair.

“Mom, Dad. It’s her decision, and I think she should go, too.”

“Are you out of your mind too!”

Their father shouted angrily. Min-joo flinched, her shoulders trembling, then she straightened up.

The tragedy that occurred at Vehen’s mansion, the excessive suppression at the party, was more frightening than her parents’ reproach.

None of it was scary. She didn’t want to scare herself or casually run away anymore.

“I’ve thought about it enough and made my decision. I’ve prepared everything. There’s something I want to do, something I desperately want this time.”

In her parents’ eyes, she must have seemed truly foolish and pathetic.

A daughter who can easily change her mind, who left without a word and then suddenly returned and wants to leave again must have felt frustrated.

Min-joo knew that. But she truly wished for it.

“I want to go. Even if you think I’m immature, there’s nothing more to say. I feel like I can achieve my dreams there. I’ll be happy.”

“You think you’ll just be happy going abroad? You’ll just quit again!”

“Whether I succeed or fail, I want to try. I’m not running away.”

The argument dragged on. Min-seo desperately interjected to support Min-joo, while her parents opposed her.

The persuasion went on for over an hour, and only after that did her parents finally nod their heads.

Her parents couldn’t defeat Min-joo. As always, they eventually let her do what she wanted.

Despite blaming money, time, and her fragile mindset, they always supported Min-joo.

Their mother, tapping her chest in frustration, spoke.

“But money…”

“I have it. I can do it on my own without help.”

“Where will you stay?”

“I’ve already looked into it. It’s safe and a good place.”

“Is it safe? When are you coming back?”

“Canada. It’s safe. I’ll try to come back often. I’ll also keep in touch frequently.”

Her parents let Min-joo go. After asking about safety and what she needed multiple times.

Min-joo swallowed the overwhelming emotions as she felt her parents’ love.

It was truly terrifying, and she was afraid of getting hurt.

“When is your flight?”

Their father asked, avoiding eye contact. Min-joo looked at her watch and stood up.

“I’m leaving today. Thank you for allowing me, really. I’ll endure it till the end this time.”

“You don’t have to endure it. If it’s tough, come back.”

Their father looked at Min-joo and said, his affection reaching deeply.

“I will. I love you.”

Min-joo picked up the luggage and boxes placed in front of the entrance and opened the door.

As she stepped out and opened her eyes, she saw the ties she had made.

It seemed like the news had spread that Min-joo was coming back.

“I’m here.”

Min-joo smiled tiredly as she put down her luggage.