From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

"Come on. Just take it," Minjun clicked his tongue as he gave Yunah a singular tulip.

Yunah rolled her eyes as she continued fixing her hair.

"I don't like flowers," she said.

"I also don't like teddy bears."

"If you were to give me something, then it should have been food or cream bread. Anything that isn't merely for decoration like that," she said with one eyebrow raised.

Minjun sighed and raked his fingers through his hair, wondering why he even liked the girl in the first place.

She was obnoxious, blunt, and liked June a little way too much.

However, even then, he couldn't help but be charmed by her.

Minjun definitely had an inclination of liking things that were hard to achieve.

He even brought her an expensive piece of tulip that came all the way from Amsterdam! Well, the allowance that his parents sent him was more than enough, but still, he could have used it to buy more game skins!

And now, she was actually refusing it?

"It's from June," Minjun muttered reluctantly, causing Yunah to gasp loudly.

Then, she took the tulip from his hands, looking at it as if it were the greatest treasure in the world.

"A tulip from June? I will treasure this all my life!" she happily exclaimed.

Minjun clicked his tongue and clenched his fists under the table.

"I have a hunch that you're only friends with me because of June," Minjun grumbled.

"Well, it looks like you're a smart one," Yunah smiled. "That's most definitely the reason!"

"He's not even that handsome!" Minjun exclaimed, so Yunah looked at him with raised eyebrows.

Minjun pursed his lips. Even he, himself, didn't believe his words.

June was hella handsome.

"He's short," Minjun said.

Yunah narrowed her eyes at him. "You're shorter than him."

"Only by a few inches now! I'm going to be taller than him in the next couple of years or so," Minjun defended.

Yunah shrugged. "It doesn't matter. He's still taller than me anyway."

Minjun sighed in frustration. "He's too old for you!"

Yunah smiled. "Leo DiCapricorn only dates people below 25. I think age is the least of my worries."

Minjun shook his head. Until when was he going to be stuck in this unrequited love?

"Anyways," Yunah said, sighing dreamily as she sniffed the scentless tulip. "Are you going to visit your grandma today?"

"Nope," Minjun said. "My mom's friends are going out for their anniversary date out of the country, so I'll be home alone. I need to feed their dog while they're away."

"Oof, lucky," Yunah said. "I wish my parents would go away for a couple of days."

Minjun shook his head in amusement. "Let's just go. I'll walk you home."

Yunah smirked as she stood from her seat. "Alrighty! Treat me to some ice cream while we're on the way."

Minjun complained but would most definitely buy her some ice cream later.

The two middle-schoolers made their way down the street, enjoying the feeling of the afternoon breeze.

The people looked toward their way, finding the youngsters sweet as they tasted each other's ice cream.

"A middle-schooler's love life is even better than yours."

"Shut up. You're wife left you."

"She didn't leave me. I asked her to leave."

"Yet you cry every night to the sound of her voice."

"Shhh! The kid is going to notice."

Minjun halted when he felt that they were being followed.

Yunah turned to him with raised eyebrows. "Is there something wrong?" she asked.

Minjun narrowed his eyes in suspicion before slowly turning around.

The sun was already setting, so there were fewer people on the streets.

As he turned around, he didn't find anyone weird—just a couple of students their age and some people walking their dogs.

Minjun clicked his tongue. "Nothing, I just thought I heard someone talking about us."

Yunah smirked and flipped her hair. "Oh, they must be saying how pretty I am to be with someone like you."

Minjun shook his head in amusement. "Let's just go."

The two of them continued walking to Yunah's apartment. Meanwhile, two dark figures were behind a dirty bush, muttering profanities at each other.

"That was close, you idiot! I told you to be quiet," Steve exclaimed as he slapped the back of his partner's head.

"You were the one who brought up my wife!" Stan snapped. "Anyway, he didn't even see us. We should continue following him. We're getting paid a high amount for something as simple as following a kid."

Steve clicked his tongue. "Technically, we aren't just following him—we're going to threaten that little kid, maybe even rough him up a little bit."

Stan scratched the back of his head. "Don't you think that's weird?"

Steve sighed. "It would be weirder if we don't fulfill the task. We're literally going against a middle schooler."

Stan pursed his lips. "I guess you're right."

"Now, let's go," Steve said. "We're losing them."

The two suspicious people continued following the two teens, and Minjun couldn't help but feel that there was something strange happening as they arrived in front of Yunah's apartment.

"Take care, I guess," Yunah said as she made her way inside. "Thanks for the ice cream."

"You're going to pay me back," Minjun exclaimed, teasing the pretty girl.

Yunah rolled her eyes. "Whatever! Tell June I said hi."

Minjun shook his head and waved his hand before finally walking away.

"Finally," Stan sighed. "I was wondering when we're going to have the opportunity to strike."

Steve held him back. "There are a lot of people here. Let's way for him to go home."

Stan clicked his tongue but nonetheless nodded in agreement.

Minjun made his way to his mom's friend's house, where he was currently staying in because of Grandma's situation.

However, when he saw the arcade down the road, he decided to play for a little while.

Stan looked at Steve with a frustrated and impatient look. "He's going to play? I want to finish this as soon as possible."

Steve clicked his tongue. "Be patient. 5,000 dollars is on the line here."

With the mention of money, Stan kept quiet and hid in the shadows, watching Minjun play to his heart's extent.

They waited for minutes...until it turned to an hour.

Before they knew it, the skies were already getting dark.

Then, finally, after a while, Minjun came out with a teddy bear that he planned on giving to Yunah.

Meanwhile, Stan and Steve sighed in relief as they continued with their journey.

However, they didn't even get too far when Minjun stopped again.

"Goodness, what is it now?" Stan whispered in frustration.

"Don't tell me—he's planning to go there," Stan said. "That's the restaurant my wife wanted me to take her to!"

"But everything's over 500 dollars."

Minjun looked at the luxury restaurant and found himself craving for their lobster and caviar dish.

He brought out his thick wallet and saw that he had plenty of money left.

"I should eat it tonight," he whispered before going inside, causing the two stooges to look at each other in surprise.

Just how loaded was this kid?