The Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health Chapter 168

“Young Master Gremwat, do you need something from me?”

“Wow, that’s way too stiff. Call me by my name. Cheyen.”

“I don’t think we’re that close.”

“Aren’t we?”

When Cheyen smiled with his eyes, a dimple appeared on one cheek.

What on earth is he trying to say?

“Aren’t we people who share secrets?”

At that bombshell, the whole place went quiet.

“…….”

I was left speechless for a moment too.

“W-wow…….”

Even the twins, who had been glued to my side, were so shocked that they stared back and forth between me and Cheyen with their mouths wide open.

“What the hell— no. Ha. Seriously.”

What is this guy even saying?

“Why, did I say something wrong?”

Cheyen asked back with an even deeper smile.

No, did he plan this?!

I was wronged, but I couldn’t say much, because who knew what kind of nonsense he’d latch onto next. I could only open and close my mouth.

No, seriously…….

In this awkward atmosphere, the thing that chilled me the most was Pasion, staring this way with a stiff expression, like he’d been betrayed.

No! That’s not it! Whatever it is, it’s not that!

“Tsk.”

When I glared at him in anger, Cheyen burst out laughing and touched my cheek.

I slapped his arm away, but even though I stopped him from touching my face, I couldn’t stop the nonsense coming out of his mouth.

“That’s harsh. Are you just going to play with me and then throw me away?”

I never played with you in the first place!

“I never picked you up, so how could I throw you away?”

“That’s cruel. Am I the only one who remembers that promise from that day?”

“There was never any promise! What promise are you talking about?!”

This is so unfair.

The looks aimed at me were growing colder by the second.

Was my trustworthiness really only worth this much?

Because Cheyen had completely won over everyone’s favor in just a week, the situation became even more awkward.

“What did I do? Winning people’s hearts is easy.”

Oh, I see.

Then go play with them, please.

“My interest is only in you.”

Please, turn that interest off.

“You’re the one making me desperate.”

What kind of nonsense is that?!

A careless mouth brings disaster!

First, I needed to shut this guy’s mouth.

“Mmmf mmm.”

“Huh? What? I can’t hear you.”

“Mmmf mmrr.”

“If you politely say ‘please stop,’ I’ll stop.”

You bastard!

No matter how angrily I glared, he just kept smiling. I was so mad I felt like crying.

Crazy jerk.

“Pl-please… st-stop…….”

“Hm? Can’t hear you. Louder.”

“I said stop it, you jerk!”

“Hahaha. See? We’re close.”

Cheyen skillfully dodged my punches and smiled brightly.

This guy, seriously.

Since I reacted just as he expected, everyone started looking at us like we really were close.

“Wow, Young Master Cheyen and Lady Arellin must be really close.”

“Yeah, they’ve been bickering like close friends this whole time.”

“Then what about His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“……A love triangle?”

No! It’s not like that!

“But she looks closer to Young Master Cheyen than to His Highness.”

I’m done for.

My reputation is completely ruined.

“You bastard, what are you going to do about this situation?!”

I hissed so quietly no one else could hear, and Cheyen replied with a pretty eye-smile.

“So we’re speaking casually now? Still, calling me a bastard… I guess you’re really comfortable with me.”

“They’re misunderstanding!”

“Then just make it so it’s not a misunderstanding.”

“……?”

What kind of new nonsense is this now?

As I blinked in confusion, Cheyen tapped my cheek like it was obvious.

“At least on the outside, I look your age. You know that.”

Ha, seriously.

There are so many ways to bully someone.

“Go away, you future criminal.”

“What a hurtful thing to say. I was planning to wait patiently until you grow up.”

“Please, get out of my life.”

Cheyen laughed low.

“I told you before. Whether you want it or not, our little lady is destined to have tons of guys like me swarm around her.”

That’s it. I have to seal this disaster of a mouth.

When I covered Cheyen’s mouth with my hand, an even lower laugh leaked out.

He really looks like he’s enjoying life.

Now he can’t talk nonsense, right? Just as I relaxed—

“Gasp.”

“Huh.”

Hearing people gasp all around, I realized it.

Ah. Everyone was watching just the two of us.

Don’t you hear something breaking somewhere?

The sound of my reputation shattering.

 

 

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It’s so unfair.

I’ve never done anything like “stringing people along,” but with just one move from Cheyen, I somehow became a legendary master of leading people on.

Ha. My life.

As I sulked in a corner, quietly chewing over my sadness, someone suddenly patted my back.

“?”

When I looked up, I met sky-blue eyes. Harun was gently comforting me, looking at me like I was pitiful.

“Are you pitying me?”

“I get it too. Pretty often.”

“Yeah. You get unfairly blamed a lot too.”

Nod.

Sob… Harun really understands me.

That must be why my favorability toward Harun is 44.

The original female lead probably fell for him because of this side of him too, right?

You could tell just by looking at how those small fry with a measly 36 were reacting so passionately.

“Arel, how could you do this?”

“Weren’t we your best friends?”

“When did you get so close to Young Master Gremwat?!”

“Are you closer to him than to us?!”

You useless idiots!

“Get lost, you brats.”

The twins failing to break past 40 in favorability was entirely their own fault.

“Don’t talk to me!”

“Arellellel, why are you only being cold to us?!”

“Arelliririn, you’re mean!”

They’re calling me by weird names again.

Unlike the twins, who were grilling me nonstop without even pausing to breathe, the person who should have rushed over first—and more urgently than anyone else—was quiet.

Pasion was just staring straight at me with a smile on his face.

Uncomfortably so.

“Pasion, are you okay?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re holding your pen upside down.”

“…….”

After staring blankly at the pen in his hand for a moment, Pasion fixed his grip and looked back at me.

He was smiling when our eyes met, but somehow it felt… off.

“Sion, don’t you have anything you want to say to me?”

Why are the twins making more noise than him?

The one who should be loud is quiet, and it’s throwing me off. When he used to drag me around to exercise with that bright smile, I could tell exactly what he was thinking even if I didn’t want to.

‘Was it really that shocking that I was sick enough to be sent away to recover?’

Should I tell him it was actually a kidnapping?

Lately, the steel-strong sunshine boy—who never wavered no matter what I did—had been looking dull, and that worried me first.

He’s not usually like this. Why does he seem so low on energy these days?

He still smiles a lot, plays a lot, and is passionate about everything, but…

‘I really have no idea what he’s thinking.’

Human relationships are hard.

For a former loner, this was a tough trial.

“Seriously, you really don’t have anything to say to me?”

What I meant was, are you really okay with just letting this slide without saying anything?

Pasion kept blinking, then his expression drooped.

Yeah… I figured. After looking that shocked, there’s no way he’d be totally fine.

“Are you acquainted with Young Master Gremwat?”

It was the same question he’d asked before, the one I’d dodged back then.

I couldn’t bring myself to lie, so I nodded with a displeased look. Pasion’s expression stiffened visibly.

“Are you close?”

“No? Absolutely not. I want him out of my life.”

At my strong denial, the twins immediately raised suspicions.

“They say strong denial means strong affirmation.”

“Arellellel, don’t tell me—?!”

“Don’t ‘don’t tell me’ me!”

I really need to sew their mouths shut.

The original disaster mouths are right here.

“In Sun’s opinion, you two looked really close. What do you think, Su?”

“Same as Su’s opinion!”

“Be quiet before I take away your nicknames.”

“…….”

When I warned them, the twins finally realized how serious things were and started watching my face.

Too late, though.

After glaring coldly at them, I let out a heavy sigh.

“There’s really nothing between us.”

Why do I even have to explain myself like this? Damn stalker.

“I’m closer to you guys. Don’t you trust me? I’m always stuck at home—who would I even have time to get close to?!”

As I poured out my grievance-filled explanation, the twins made strange faces.

“I’ve never seen Arel make that face before. Right, Su?”

“She really looks wronged. Is she acting?”

“Get lost! Twins!”

“Aaah! Arel is bullying us!”

As I glared at the twins and huffed, Pasion stepped closer to my side.

He looked deep in thought.

“Then… does that mean Young Master Gremwat likes Arel on his own?”

Likes? Me? Cheyen?

Do people call one-sided harassment and pestering “liking” these days?

“Uh……”

My brain felt like it was about to shut down, and I couldn’t answer. Pasion clenched his fist tightly.

“I won’t lose.”

“……?”