The Probability of Meeting Your Ex on a Straight Dating Show – Chapter 24

Author: nicotine

— I don’t know about anything else, but from this incident, I feel like Cha Yoon is truly malicious. It’s like he’s saying only he gets to see the good stuff.;; It’s no wonder he gets called an evil spirit;

⤷ That’s right

⤷ fck lololololololol

— Enough. Mr. Ki Seojeong, Mr. Cha Yoon, I support your perverted acts. Please go around baring your chests freely.

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❗ Male cast members, please head to the talking room right now.

Following the phrase that appeared on the notification window, all the male cast members headed to the talking room together. It seemed to be to prevent anyone from knowing who was whose X.

Perhaps because it was late, the outside was quiet as a mouse. Even Minwook and Suho, who usually chattered away, were silent, so only the sound of footsteps echoed.

Seojeong recalled the cat he had seen that evening. Wondering if he might see it again, he rolled his eyes and looked around, when a large silhouette caught his eye. It was Cha Yoon.

Cha Yoon was frowning at him. He had had a sulky expression since they gathered to go to the talking room, and as time passed, it only got worse. What doesn’t he like about this to act like that? He wanted to ignore it, but with that intense gaze that seemed to bore through his face, he couldn’t.

Pressing firmly on his eyelids, Seojeong suddenly stopped walking. Cha Yoon, as if he were a pet in a game, stopped following him. They stood in place for a while. After confirming that the distance from Suho and Minwook had grown, Seojeong approached Cha Yoon’s side.

“Mr. Cha Yoon.”

“What.”

“You have something to say to me.”

Even to the curt reply, Seojeong asked without paying it any mind. When Cha Yoon didn’t give a particular answer, Seojeong spoke again.

“I know everything, so just talk.”

A tone of persuasion, as if promising to listen to anything. Ki Seojeong acted as if he were an adult talking to a child who wouldn’t listen. For some reason, Cha Yoon felt provoked. His already furrowed brow creased even deeper.

But he couldn’t back down just because he was upset—this might be his only chance. Cha Yoon wanted to be certain. He needed not just suspicion, but confirmation.

In the end, Cha Yoon swallowed his pride and asked.

“Did you pick Song Jua?”

It was an unfriendly question without any explanation of the context. Even so, Seojeong understood the meaning of the question perfectly. This was a question about his first date partner.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t anticipated Cha Yoon being curious about this. But actually hearing it directly from Cha Yoon made him speechless.

At the same time, the image of Cha Yoon being cautious while looking at the cards replayed in his mind. When it became clear that it was all for the sake of a date with Song Jua, a sharp pain shot through his heart.

On the other hand, he also thought this. If what Cha Yoon wanted so badly was a partner other than Song Jua, if that had been the case, would it have been okay. Seojeong shook his head. No matter who he put in that place, the pain wouldn’t have gotten any better.

Seojeong finally admitted it. If Cha Yoon didn’t want him, then it wouldn’t be okay at all, no matter who the other person was.

“The date. I asked if you picked Song Jua.”

When Seojeong didn’t open his mouth easily this time, unlike before, Cha Yoon urged him with another question. Still, Seojeong didn’t speak. Cha Yoon’s lips twisted as he waited for Seojeong’s response. Silence could sometimes be an answer.

“So you really did pick Song Jua.”

“…”

“Alright.”

Cha Yoon turned his body and walked forward.

“Mr. Cha Yoon.”

Watching his receding back, Seojeong unconsciously called Cha Yoon’s name. But Cha Yoon never looked back.

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“You can go in this way.”

Following the writer’s guidance, he stepped into the room. Inside, surrounded by pink on all sides, there was only a desk, a chair, and a laptop standing alone. Seojeong sat down on the chair.

True to the name “talking room,” a chat window was open on the laptop. With a ‘ding-dong’ sound, the conversation partner entered. Although it was an anonymous interlocutor with neither name nor face revealed, Seojeong could tell. He knew who was on the other side.

He could picture Cha Yoon sitting in front of the laptop with a thoroughly displeased expression. Seojeong felt his headache intensifying.

With his heart, he wanted to leave without exchanging a single word. Even more, he wanted to leave this X House. But he couldn’t act that way just because he was having a hard time—there were too many people working hard for the program. He couldn’t cause trouble for such a trivial reason.

Yes, enduring isn’t hard. Strictly speaking, this was what Ki Seojeong was best at. So he shouldn’t show weakness. Now was the time to strive, as he always had. Having composed himself, Seojeong placed his hands on the laptop keyboard. Seojeong’s fingers moved slowly.

Hello.

May I ask you some questions about Ms. Jua from now on?

It meant, We’re filming right now. So please don’t think about other things and participate diligently—his own way of asking.

But Seojeong missed something important.

The fact that Cha Yoon was the exact opposite of him.

A moment later, with a ‘typing…’ indicator, a gray speech bubble returned from Cha Yoon.

Song Jua’s X

You speak as if my opinion is really important

Even if I told you not to ask, you’d do it anyway

Just do whatever you want

At the speech bubble that appeared, Seojeong’s mouth fell open.

“This guy really…”

What is he trying to do. Seojeong muttered quietly. Seeing Cha Yoon acting exactly as he had in college gave him a headache.

Does he have no awareness at all that the cameras are rolling? Seojeong quickly shook his head. Well, there’s no way Cha Yoon would forget that. He just doesn’t feel the need to hide his feelings and personality.

After pondering for a moment, Seojeong decided to have the conversation and wrap it up without provoking Cha Yoon’s ire as much as possible.

Could you perhaps tell me what kind of food Ms. Jua likes?

Song Jua’s X

That’s something you should find out for yourself

You’re trying to take the easy way out too much

Seojeong asked mostly trivial, superficial questions. But even those, apparently perceived by Cha Yoon as interest in his ex-girlfriend, were met with consistently uncooperative responses.

Does Ms. Jua like walking?

It was when he asked the fifth question.

Song Jua’s X

What if she doesn’t like it?

You said your car is broken too, right?

Surely you’re not planning to get a ride in Ms. Jua’s car and

Use that as an excuse to get closer with a wish coupon or something?

Getting closer with a wish coupon. He had never even thought of such a thing. Frowning at the unexpected remark, Seojeong moved his hands.

Excuse me?

What does that suddenly have to do with

Song Jua’s X

Doesn’t it

Since your car is broken, what’s your intention in asking that?

If you weren’t considering using the wish coupon with impure intentions, there’d be no reason to ask that, would there?

Or try to explain yourself

I said explain yourself, didn’t I?

? Why isn’t the typing indicator showing up

? Are you asleep?

Cha Yoon didn’t give Seojeong a moment to speak and kept pressing him relentlessly. He had no idea what had set him off.

That fiery temper of his. Just as Seojeong, with a slightly fed-up expression, was typing out ‘It didn’t mean anything. I was just asking because I wondered if Ms. Jua liked walking dates,’ a bell rang like a savior, signaling the end of the chat.

Seojeong paused for a moment and then deleted everything he had typed. There was no great reason. He just wanted a small revenge on Cha Yoon, who was pressuring him about his feelings for Song Jua. It was an act unbecoming of the usual Seojeong, but that made it all the more Ki Seojeong-like. Whenever he faced Cha Yoon, he invariably acted unlike himself.

Seojeong typed quickly.

Oh, looks like time’s up already.

Thank you for your answers.