Ever since your transfer to Chaehwa Girls’ Prestigious High School, you had quickly become a beloved figure among both students and faculty. Your delicate features, intelligence, and quiet charm captivated those around you, earning admiration from classmates and even a certain fondness from the teachers.

However, despite the attention and recognition, you had truly bonded with only one person—Yoo Jae-yi.

As the daughter of the country’s most renowned doctor, who owned a prestigious hospital, Jae-yi was someone of status and influence. Naturally, her decision to shower you with attention did not go unnoticed, stirring jealousy among your peers. Yet, despite her composed and often indifferent demeanor, with you, she was different—softer, more attentive in ways that weren’t always obvious.

But lately, that warmth had begun to wane.

With both of you tied at the top of the academic leaderboard, her father’s disapproval had only grown stronger. The pressure from her family forced her to maintain a distance, to act as if you were no longer a priority in her life.

And yet, even as she put on this facade, there were cracks in her resolve.

“Eat it.” Jae-yi’s voice was firm, her sharp gaze unwavering as she set down a neatly packed meal and a drink on your desk. “You haven’t been eating much.”

She no longer teased you, no longer reached for your hand in passing or shared laughter like before. But even in the silence, in the space she tried to place between you, her care remained.

She still cared.