The Probability of Meeting Your Ex on a Straight Dating Show Chapter 29

I was sure he had some ulterior motive, and without hiding my suspicious gaze, I answered briefly. Then, as I reached for the doorknob once more—

“Um, shall I walk you to the bus stop?”

It was Cha Yoon again who stopped Ki Seojeong from leaving to avoid him. This time, a similar but different question was thrown.

“The weather today is pretty—no, it’s quite cold, isn’t it?”

“…”

“It must be hard to walk.”

What is he talking about. Seojeong furrowed his brow without realizing it. Even if the temperature difference had grown due to the change of seasons, it was only just past late summer at best. It was a stretch to call it cold.

As Seojeong stood there with an expression of incomprehension, Cha Yoon, perhaps feeling awkward about what he had just said, cleared his throat with a ahem.

“…I’m bored, is there nothing to do.”

Cha Yoon swallowed his saliva and muttered to himself with his hands in his pockets. Then he abruptly pulled out his car keys and started fidgeting with them. He might as well have been shouting ‘Look here!’ without making a sound.

Upon spotting the car keys in his hand, Seojeong’s expression hardened. The screeching sound of tearing metal and the roar of everything shattering into pieces suddenly echoed in his ears. Seojeong inhaled sharply.

Seojeong caught sight of his own face reflected in the mirror behind Cha Yoon. A fully rigid expression. And unlike himself, Cha Yoon’s face looked completely unbothered. Cha Yoon, who had been behind the wheel on the day of the accident, had moved on and was doing well, while he himself was foolishly still stuck in that same place. In a way, it was natural, and perhaps even fortunate.

If he could, Seojeong wanted to snatch those keys away right now. But he wasn’t in a position to stop him. Ki Seojeong was a person with no power over Cha Yoon. Knowing that all too well, Seojeong painfully swallowed the words he wanted to say.

It seemed he should leave now. Seojeong opened his mouth with a composed voice. The awkwardly raised corners of his mouth trembled.

“Well then, I’ll be going. Go inside.”

With those words, Seojeong hurriedly left the X House. With a thud, the front door closed completely.

Suddenly left alone, Cha Yoon stared at the closed door. His hand, gripping the car keys, tightened.

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— Finally heading to the talking room

— Suho’s gloomy mode still hasn’t turned off

⤷ He’ll probably reset tomorrow

— The atmosphere feels really subdued

— It must feel really weird—the people you were just laughing and chatting with will be going on dates with your X this weekend

⤷ And if you still have feelings for your X on top of that….

— fck, I tried imagining myself in that situation, and I think I’d really go crazy

— By the way, why is Cha Yoon staring at Seojeong like that?

⤷ He’s been doing that since before they even came out the gateㅜ lol

⤷ Seems like he’s uncomfortable again..

— Isn’t Cha Yoon shooting laser beams from his eyes?

— If you have something to say, just say it—why are you protesting with your eyes?ㅠㅠ What’s the point of having a mouth

— Wow, Seojeong must be really uncomfortable

⤷ If it were me, I’d be like ‘fck, stop it!!’

— Yeah, just be straightforward and talk it out

— Dajeong, good thinking—let’s hear why he’s acting like that

— Huh?

— Suddenly Song Jua????

— Wow, so Cha Yoon and Jua are really a thing?

— Look at him bringing it up as soon as they’re alone—amazing

— Wow, the directing team is insane—that was just like a drama lol

⤷ ikr As soon as Cha Yoon says ‘Did you pick Song Jua?’, it fades out and goes to the pre-meeting

⤷ The directing is top-tier too

⤷ This is so fucking fun, seriously

— So Cha Yoon and Jua were really the X’s

— Wow, childhood friends???

— They’ve known each other since elementary school? The friends>lovers trope is insane, fuck

— No wonder they had such bestie vibes—there was a reason

— Cha Yoon, wow—people said he was a silver spoon and it was true, look at the size of that house….

— Jua being a huge church’s daughter is so mismatched—to me, church daughter = a very devout and kind Christian, but Jua is nothing like thatㅜㅜㅜ

⤷ And Cha Yoon too lol, his whole family is Christian, so he’s been a believer since birth and attended Jua’s church—that’s so crazy;;;

— Wow, so even their names are like that? Christians name their kids with religious meanings

⤷ Like ‘Child of the Lord’ or something

⤷⤷ Right, seeing it that way, they seem super devout

— They went through the on-and-off cycle a lot too lololololol

1. Dated for 3 days in elementary school and broke up
2. Dated for 1 year in college and broke up
3. Recently dated for 3 months and broke up again

⤷ lololol agreed

— But with that narrative, they’re basically family

⤷ 2 With this, is breaking up even possible? lol They should be considered practically married

— They dated for 1 year 3 months and 3 days total, but they’ve known each other for 20 years, fuck

— Hmm, but for 20 years of knowing each other, there are surprisingly few photos or videos

⤷ ikr So weird—there are only forced photos from when they were super young

⤷ If they don’t like taking photos, it’s possible—I’m like that

⤷⤷ 222 I don’t like taking photos either, so I have less than 5 photos with my ex-boyfriend

⤷⤷ That said, Jua has tons of solo photos on her social media

⤷⤷⤷ Cha Yoon probably doesn’t like it..ㅠ;; Cha Yoon doesn’t have social media either

— I don’t like how people are subtly trying to frame it as fake, just because there was a faker last season

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⤷ 33 That’s rude

⤷ 4 Seriously, please respect the presumption of innocence;

— Finally arriving at the talking room

— Unlike the pink, pink room atmosphere, the male cast’s faces are almost deathly pale ㄷㄷㄷ

⤷ fckㅠ lol

— Isn’t Suho’s expression while chatting almost at the level of sobbing? ㄱㅇㄱ

⤷ For real, Suho is sad but why is it so funny to meㅠ lol

— Oh, Cha Yoon and Seojeong are showing each other their faces while chatting

— I’m so curious what they’re talking about

— Cha Yoon seems like he’s going to bring some big entertainment, I’m nervous

— Look at Seojeong’s preparation lol He wrote down his questions on paper

⤷ Truly meticulousㅠㅠ

— ??

— Did I just see that wrong?

⤷ My eyes seem to be wrong too

— fck, is that really a provoking tone..?

— Seojeong looks dumbfounded too—this guy really is like that lol

⤷ For real lololololololololol

— Why did the Lord give such an evil spirit talent to someone like that..

— I seriously find it so funny that Cha Yoon, who’s supposedly been a Christian since birth, is possessed by an evil spirit

⤷ Same lololololol fuck, that’s my laugh point

⤷ So funny lolololololol

— But seriously, what’s the point of chatting if you’re going to answer like that?

— Does Seojeong like raw fish?

⤷ Why raw fish all of a sudden?

⤷⤷ Because he keeps saying ‘you’re trying to take the easy way out’ (lit. eat it raw)…

⤷⤷⤷ ……..

⤷⤷⤷ ;;;

— No matter what, he should at least answer with some sincerity—it’s not even my business but I’m getting annoyed

— Poor Seojeongㅜㅜ..

— Him enduring that is truly angelic

— If this is how it’s going to be, just shut down the chat for them…..

⤷ 2222

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⤷ 44 Ugh, Seojeong must be so drained

— ??? Why did Cha Yoon suddenly get triggered?

— What, why is he like that?

— Wow, he’s bringing up the wish coupon thing again now?

— Cha Yoon really holds a grudge like no other

— It seems the wish coupon thing Jua mentioned really hit Cha Yoon hard…

— Wow, he asked why the typing indicator isn’t showing up—he’s relentless, he’s relentless..;

— Look at Seojeong’s expression, shitㅠ

⤷ Seriously, he looks so, so, so, so fed up, it’s hilarious

— Seojeong must be tired, but it’s entertaining for me—do more, lol

— Oh, chat ended

— Seojeong ends it without explaining

— (GIF) Seojeong’s face as he leaves the chat looks so proud

⤷ He seems proud of getting a dig in lolololol

— But seriously, they’ll run into each other again when they go home, are they really going to be okay?ㅠ

⤷ Can’t even see one step ahead, just excited Seojeong ㄱㅇㄱ

— Fuck, that startled me

— No, standing in front of the door with that expression—even I was surprised

— Cha Yoon, the place you should be is the haunted house at Lotte World

— Look at Seojeong’s expression—shit, ‘I’m screwed’ that’s exactly it lol

— The way he’s running away is so funnyㅜㅜ lololololol

— Intense escape race ing

— Go Seojeong, go Seojeong

— But no matter how fast Seojeong runs to get into the X House, they’re still roommates anywayㅠㅠ

⤷ Right lololololololol

⤷ Can’t be helped, Seojeong—you’re destined to be caught

⤷⤷ They are a fated pair though

— Dang, he got caught after all