“Are you… dating Rohan?”

“!?”

Clara, who had been looking down slightly, snapped her head up.

It seemed like this was the first time the two of them had exchanged such a direct gaze.

“As your supervising instructor, I have no intention of interfering if a cadet is in a relationship. I’m aware that it can serve as good motivation,” Jo Yeon said calmly.

“Ugh…!”

Even with Jo Yeon’s reassurance, Clara’s flustered state didn’t subside.

Sensing her discomfort, Jo Yeon quickly added, “It’s just simple curiosity. You’ve been with Rohan at the bookstore, and during this recent incident as well. You two seem particularly close.”

“D-dating means… being in a relationship, right? M-me and Rohan oppa…?”

“That’s right. While the term can be interpreted in other ways, that’s what I’m asking about.”

Ending his statement, Jo Yeon casually walked to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

When he returned with a cool glass of juice, Clara was fiddling nervously with her hair, her face still flushed.

She accepted the juice but didn’t drink it; instead, she used it to cool her burning cheeks.

“I’m not… d-dating oppa…”@@novelbin@@

Even as she denied it, her voice trailed off hesitantly, as though shackled by her own words. Her fingers fidgeted restlessly, and her body twisted nervously like a pretzel.

Her reaction was so transparent that even someone like Jo Yeon, who had little experience with romance, could understand her feelings immediately.

A warm smile crept across his face.

It was hard not to root for the innocent affection this girl seemed to harbor.

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