Leading Risk

CHAPTER 6

Here’s the full translation of your scene into English, with a style suited for w*****d:

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“My hotdog,” she muttered tearfully. She glanced at the Crew, who was also staring intently at the hotdog on the floor. Both of them stood frozen, unsure of what to do.

“Don’t worry, I’ll buy you a new one... I guess?” the guy she had bumped into said.

She stared at him, but he just raised an eyebrow at her.

“Oh come on, Leyie. He’s gonna buy you a new one. Stop staring at him like that,” Line said while tapping her cheek, trying to snap her out of it. She didn’t even have the energy to nod. Her hotdog was gone, and yet this attractive guy still had the audacity to raise an eyebrow at her. The nerve. She glared at him in return.

“Ma’am, I’ll clean that up,” the crew member, Rins, said, already on the floor reaching for the hotdog with the stainless steel tongs from the hotdog machine.

“Girl, why would you use the tongs?” Line shouted at Rins, frowning.

“Huh? Why, is it not allowed?” Rins asked, completely clueless, staring back at them.

Both Line and Leyie smacked their foreheads in unison as the people around them watched Rins like she was some sort of strange exhibit. The two of them pretended not to know her.

“It’s fine, ma’am, we’ll just get a new pair of tongs. Excuse me,” The Crew said, returning with a fresh hotdog and handing it to her.

“Here you go, sir, just pay at the counter,” she said with a grin. He took the hotdog from her without saying anything, then, instead of heading to the cashier, started looking around as if he was going to buy something else.

The three of them decided to pay for their snacks first. After they were done paying, they sat in their usual spot near the transparent glass window.

“Here’s your hotdog,” a voice said beside her. She glanced up and saw him placing it on their table.

Huh? She looked at him, confused, then pointed to the Sprite he had also placed in front of them.

“Are you going to sit with us?” she asked, scanning the place. There were plenty of vacant seats. She turned back to him, but he was still staring at her. He cleared his throat and pointed at the Sprite on the table.

“That’s yours. A Slurpee won’t help you digest that hotdog,” he said seriously.

She shook her head, picking up the Sprite to give it back, but her eyes widened when he suddenly took it from her hand, opened it, and handed it back.

She gulped. Why did he look even more attractive while doing that?

Her cheeks felt hot as she stared at him.

“Oh my God, he’s so handsome,” Rins whispered beside her.

She was still dazed. This was the first time a stranger had done something like that for her. Before she could even thank him, he had already left.

“I didn’t even get to thank him,” she pouted, watching him from the window.

“Engineering,” Line suddenly said, her eyes following kuya outside 7/11.

“What major, Line?” Rins asked while stirring her Slurpee.

“I’m not sure, I only saw ‘Engineering’ on his ID lace.”

Leyie stared at the Sprite he left behind and sighed. “Too bad Mayue’s not here,” she said while looking longingly at the drink. He’s exactly the type Mayue always described as her dream guy. Too bad she missed him.

“She just replied to my message,” Line said, still typing furiously on her phone. Leyie started nibbling on their snacks.

“What did she say?” Rins asked, munching on her chips. Instead of answering, Line snapped a picture of them and sent it to their group chat.

“She said she has no schedule today.”

Leyie and Rins nodded. It was pretty much what they expected since Mayue was in a different major. Still, she couldn’t help but feel a little sad. For years, the four of them had the same schedule and were always together.

“So, here’s the tea,” Line said suddenly, grabbing their attention.

“What’s the tea today?!” Leyie asked excitedly, eyes wide open, eager for today’s chika minute.

“Two of our classmates are dating,” Line said, laughing. Leyie quickly shook her head, pretending she didn’t want to hear it. Rins smacked her, giggling.

“Why? Did I ever say they could date?” she said sassily, fixing her crumpled uniform after Rins hit her.

“In Leyie’s classroom, there’s a rule,” the three of them grinned and exchanged glances.

“No dating classmates!” they said in unison, bursting into laughter. Leyie almost cried, not from joy, but from the pain of Rins’ slaps.

“Yikes, so gross,” Leyie said, munching on Line’s chips. “They have the nerve to flirt when they don’t even contribute during group work.”

They all agreed with that.

“Oh, by the way,” Leyie suddenly remembered something. “Rins, I’ll return the cardigan I borrowed next week, okay?” she said while sipping her Slurpee. Rins just nodded. Suddenly, Leyie felt her throat itch, and she started coughing.

“I should stop drinking cold stuff, or my voice will get ruined,” she said, wiping her mouth with a tissue.

“i***t,” Line rolled her eyes at her. Leyie just stuck out her tongue.

“Take vitamins! Don’t worry, I’ll give you some. I still have a whole bottle,” Rins offered. Leyie stared at her, surprised.

“You take vitamins? It doesn’t show,” she said, laughing. But instead of getting annoyed, Rins just smirked at her.

“You’re an i***t,” she teased, throwing tissues at Leyie. Not to be outdone, Leyie pretended to throw the empty chair beside her. Of course, it was just a joke—no way they’d actually cause chaos in the store.

“Wait, is that your architect?” Leyie quickly looked at Line when she asked that, pointing outside.

“Huh? Do I have an architect?” she said, confused, before tossing a tissue at Line.

“i***t! Look outside. Isn’t that Kai?”

Line pointed aggressively.

“And oh my God! He’s with the guy you bumped into earlier,” Rins added. Leyie’s eyes widened, and she quickly looked outside.

“What the fetch? Why are they together? Don’t tell me they’re classmates?”

“Huh? Isn’t kuya an engineering student? And Kai is an architecture major, right?” Line questioned, making her think while staring at the two outside. They seemed close.

She started comparing their features while watching them. He was just a bit taller than Kai, more muscular, and had darker skin, while Kai was fairer and looked more modest. The man seemed more confident, though. She didn’t know why, but there was something heavy about his aura. He could probably be a model, she thought.

Her eyes widened when she saw the man take a call, noticing his veiny hands. She mentally rolled her eyes at herself. Wow, attractive guys really have a way of making my blurry vision suddenly clear.

“They’re schoolmates. I saw ‘TIP’ on kuya’s shirt earlier,” she said, recalling what she saw. They must be schoolmates, right? She tilted her head while calmly munching on Line’s food.

“How did they end up here, though?” Line wondered aloud, and the question echoed in Leyie’s mind. Yeah, why would TIP students be here?

“Maybe they’re just visiting someone? Remember we saw Kai here before?” Rins said, scrolling through her phone.

Leyie remembered that day. They had seen Kai at McDonald’s.

“Feels like I keep seeing Kai around lately,” she muttered unconsciously, watching them outside. Kai was scrolling through his phone, carrying his tube bag for his architecture papers.

“Maybe you’re meant to be?” Line teased, causing Leyie to flip her off.

“Shut up, sis. I’m done with my delusional era,” she said, starting to clean up their table now that they were finished eating.

As they prepared to leave, Leyie tied her long wavy black hair and grabbed Rins’ mirror.

She checked herself out, observing her heart-shaped face and upturned eyes, which made her look intimidating. She had soft arched eyebrows, and people always said her small nose was cute. Then, her gaze fell on her heart-shaped pouty lips—her so-called ‘best feature.’

Shaking her head, she applied some powder and lip balm before handing the mirror back to Rins.

“He’s looking at you, Leyie,” Line said, prompting her to glance up.

“Huh? Who’s looking?”

Rins squealed beside her, so Leyie smacked her and frowned at both of them.

“The guy from earlier, Leyie! He’s staring at you right now,” Rins whispered, hiding behind her long brown wavy hair.

Leyie immediately looked outside, and sure enough, kuya was looking in her direction. She tilted her head, raising an eyebrow as if to ask why he was staring. He just shrugged and leaned against the streetlight post, crossing his arms.

“Sh*t!” Leyie quickly hid behind Rins’ hair when she saw Kai glance their way.

“Ow! You’re hurting me,” Rins complained, grabbing her hair back.

Leyie shot an annoyed look at Line when she heard her laughing.

“Did you just take a picture of us?!” Rins irritably asked Line while combing her hair.

“Yup, and I’m going to send it later to our group chat so you can see how funny you two looked earlier.”

Line shook her head, laughing, while using her phone’s reflection to check herself out. Rins just rolled her eyes at her and didn’t bother responding.

Leyie simply pouted at the two, glancing outside to see if the hotdog—uh, I mean, the pest—was finally gone.

When she saw that he was no longer there, she invited the two bobitas to head home.