At Seoul National University, reputation decides everything.

Jeong Mi-yeon is a quiet chemistry freshman from the countryside who just wants to survive university without drawing attention. Study hard. Stay invisible. Graduate without trouble.

Den is none of it. 

A blunt foreign student with no patience for social codes and even less interest in following them. He stands out without trying, walking through life as if there's a permanent spotlight over his head.

Their social languages align about as well as a cat and a dog.

She avoids attention.

He attracts it.

But when university life begins to spiral in unexpected ways, Mi-yeon finds herself pulled into Den’s orbit, closer than she ever intended.
In a place where one rumor can ruin you and silence feels safer than honesty, how do you choose between protecting your image and protecting your heart?

A slow-burn campus romance about reputation, cultural distance, and the courage it takes to stop running.

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Chapter 53 - Final words