Chapter 153 – Anxiety (5)

Today definitely had to be Saturday. It must have been so.

… But the reality was cruel.

[Monday, 1:53 PM]

Ironically, time did not stop, and before I knew it, a minute had passed.

… Uh, uh…

My head became as white as a sheet of paper and I couldn’t think of anything.

As I was standing blankly in the middle of the room, looking at the screen, I was forced to come to my senses by a faint headache that slowly rose up.

…

Oh, no… ? This can’t be happening…, How can it be 3 days…? .

I tried to calm my heart that was shaking from anxiety and spoke to myself.

… Yeah, yeah…, This can’t be real…, That’s strange…, If you don’t go to work quickly…

I stretched out my trembling hand and grabbed the door handle and twisted it.

‘Clap-clack-‘

The dull sound of metal began to break down the heart I had worked so hard to build.

…

When I realized that the door wouldn’t open, I unconsciously looked at my watch.

[Monday, 1:57 PM]

Time passed again.

‘Clap-clack-clack-thud! Boom!!’

I shouted as if I was going to break down the door.

“Ji, Ji-yeon! Jiyeon Lee!! “Oh, open the door!!!”

I waited a bit, but I didn’t hear any response.

…

“Lee Ji-yeon!!! Open the door right now!!!”

This time, no answer came back.

I was exhausted from the empty shouting that continued several times, and my legs gave out, and I collapsed on the floor.

…

Denial…, Anger…, What came after that was reality.

Three days and half have passed since I passed out after being hit by Lee Ji-yeon.

I hurt Lee Ji-yeon’s feelings, and because of that, I ended up being late for an important appointment with Baek Ga-eun.

I couldn’t even watch the final stage of the first celebrity I discovered, and I ended up breaking the promise that was her support.

As a man of one woman, as someone’s manager, I could not protect anything.

Swirling guilt and regret. And…

I feel a creeping fear at the fact that I unilaterally broke my promise to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

The memory of Hyeon Hayeon attacked with monstrous power, despite the difference in her physique.

An overwhelming sense of despair overtook my body.

Thump – Heart racing and cold sweat pouring down like rain.

The sound of thunder echoed in my ears, and a violent rejection of the darkness enveloped my body.

‘… Keep your promise. ‘

The moment Hyeon Hayeon’s voice passed by as if she was whispering right next to her, she inadvertently jumped up.

Die.

The survival instinct began to buzz and send a warning as if to move as quickly as possible.

My head hurt like it was going to explode, but my body began to move on its own and find a way.

… Smartwatch.

However, because I had never used it, I didn’t know if I could make calls without a cell phone, and I resented my past self for not properly checking the user manual.

Because my hands were shaking, I had difficulty operating the watch and finding the phone function.

… There have definitely been calls made with this, so it’s probably possible to make a call.

With a desperate heart, I gently pressed the handset icon, and numerous contacts began to appear on the finger-sized screen.

With a trembling heart, I found Hyeon Ha-yeon’s contact information, and after checking it carefully, it seemed that I could use the text and phone functions.

… Thank you, Gaeun… !

I immediately called Hyeon Ha-yeon, expressing a small gratitude to Baek Ga-eun for gifting me a precious smartwatch.

After a while…

‘Tiririring-‘

A small sound rang from the watch and began to fill the room.

“… Okay, that’s enough… !”

I liked it for a while. Hyeon Hayeon must have answered the phone, but her ringtone suddenly stopped.

… Well, did you get it?

I swallowed hard and steadied my voice, then leaned close to the watch and whispered softly.

“… Ha, Hayeon…”

… Please…

Just as I was praying in my heart and waiting for an answer, I heard a familiar voice.

[… Yes.]

I felt great joy that Hyeon Hayeon answered the phone, but at the same time, I spoke to her with a little fear.

“… Ha, Hayeon…, I contacted you so late, I’m really sorry…, I have work to do…, No, I suddenly got sick, so I couldn’t contact you…, I apologize…”

Even though I offered an apology, there was no response right away.

… Why, why don’t you answer? Did the phone hang up?

I wonder how long I waited so anxiously, I finally got an answer from Hyeon Ha-yeon.

[… What about today?]

… Ah.

I froze slightly at the unexpected answer.

“… Uh…”

[You are coming out, right?]

I was shocked by Hyeon Ha-yeon’s next words, as if I had been hit with a hammer.

The promised time with Hyeon Ha-yeon had already passed.

However…, I am unable to leave now.

Even if I had to leave the room, the place I had to head to right away was Baek Ga-eun’s house.

Hyeon Ha-yeon…, That was next.

As I stuttered in embarrassment, Hyeon Hayeon asked me another question.

[… Come out, stay… ?]

I was once again thrown into the crossroads of whether to tell the truth or not.

… Me, I…

Whether to cheat again or lie, there was no mention of going to see Hyeon Ha-yeon right away in any of the options.

“… “I’m sorry, Hayeon!”

The moment I spoke with a firm resolve, my body began to tremble as if the temperature in the room had suddenly dropped.

I desperately tried to come up with an excuse and added my words to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

“I-I’m going to be a little late because of the important thing I said then…” .”

[… Yes?]

I cringed slightly at the cold voice coming through the small speaker.

But he couldn’t leave like this.

I racked my brain and began to pour out words of apology to Hyeon Ha-yeon with all my might.

“… Well, that…, I came to my senses not long ago…, I couldn’t even handle that part…, I-I’m really sorry, Hayeon! I’ll get down on my knees and apologize, because I’ll do anything!! I’ll do everything later, so please can’t I just put it off for once? Really beautiful…”

[Oppa.]

At that time, Hyeon Hayeon called me.

[Keep your promise.]

She hung up the phone without accepting my excuse. I was so shocked that I called Hyeon Hayeon several times, but she never accepted.

… Fucked.

It was the worst situation.

She is trapped in the room and Ji-yeon Lee can’t even see her nose. She has to give Baek Ga-eun medicine as quickly as possible, and she has to go see Hyeon Ha-yeon.

Can bad news overlap this much?

Perhaps because she was in great despair, her body began to tremble violently.

The sound of thunder was heard and at the same time, a sweet scent lingered in my nose.

It was the scent of death.

… It can’t stay like this.

I jumped up and started looking for a way to get out of the room.

I thought about calling 119, but every minute is important, and this was Jiyeon Lee’s house.

You shouldn’t make a big deal out of it.

While I was searching the room, a small chair in front of the dressing table caught my eye.

… This is it.

I quickly picked up the chair, walked over to the door, and started knocking down his handle.

‘Thump-thump-‘

After hitting it a few times, the handle broke with a loud crash, and I was able to quickly escape the room.

When I went out to the living room, the house was quite even though I made such a loud noise.

It seemed that Jiyeon Lee had left her spot.

I took out my clothes, put on my hat, and immediately left the house.

While I was waiting for the elevator with an anxious mind, a thought occurred to me.

… So, where should I go?

Meeting place with Hyeon Ha-yeon? Baek Ga-eun’s house?

Of course, the destination was decided.

*

I handed the taxi driver a few bills and quickly left the taxi.

One of the most expensive apartments in Seoul.

It was where Baek Ga-eun lived.

After breaking through numerous security guards, I went up to Baek Ga-eun’s house.

After arriving at the floor where Baek Ga-eun lived, I quickly entered the password and entered the house. When Baek Ga-eun noticed that I had come, she was surprised and spoke to me.

“… Brother, why are you contacting me…, No, it’s okay… ?”

At Baek Ga-eun’s words, I reflexively looked in a mirror hanging in the entrance.

His pale face was drenched in cold sweat and looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

“… Are you okay? More than that, the medicine…”

“… The medicine came well. However…, What’s going on, brother? “My complexion is very pale.”

Hearing Baek Ga-eun’s worried words, he let out a slight sigh of relief.

If medicine hadn’t arrived in this situation, I probably would have died.

Now that she had confirmed that her medicine had arrived, she had to give it to her as quickly as possible.

As I entered the house with Baek Ga-eun, I planned the optimal route for her.

… Take a taxi…, No, not at this time…

Baek Ga-eun, who entered her house first, gave me something to drink, and while I was taking a breather, I drank the strawberry juice she gave me.

Baek Ga-eun brought something out of her room and sat down across from me.

She laid something out in front of me and spoke quietly.

“… “This is the medicine I will take.”

What she showed were two small boxes with nothing written on them, but they looked like suspicious medicine to anyone who saw them.

Baek Ga-eun continued her words by gently pushing one of her boxes toward me.

“… It’s a fatigue reliever for you, so take one. “You look very tired right now.”

I took the neon medicine box she gave me and expressed her gratitude.

Baek Ga-eun gently opened the remaining box in front of me, took out her medicine, and showed it to me.

White hexagonal pill.

On one side, the manufacturer’s unique pattern was stamped.

It’s just as I saw it on the internet.

I gave her back her pills, and she looked at me as she took hers.

There was a slight hesitation in her eyes.

She looked back and forth between the pills in her hand and at me, and then slipped her words to me.

“… “This is correct, right?”

Baek Ga-eun’s words filled with hesitation.

I felt impatient at her words, and nodded her head slightly, suppressing her faintly rising irritation.

Baek Ga-eun seemed to have made up her mind and brought her medicine to her mouth, but then she suddenly stopped, put the medicine down and looked at me.

… Why, again…

There was no hesitation like before in her eyes as she looked at me.

As I was quietly watching her, she quietly spoke to me.

“… “Oppa, please take some of that medicine too.”

… Huh?

I looked at the replica of her wedding reception she handed me.

“… “This?”

Baek Ga-eun answered in a firm tone.

“Yes, let’s eat together. If you don’t eat it, I won’t eat it either.”

She tried to convince me in a firm tone that she wanted to give me anti-fatigue medication.

In fact, she was exhausted and mentally unstable, so it seemed like I was very sick in Baek Ga-eun’s eyes.

I opened the packaging of her medicine, moved by her actions to help herself in her own way.

A medicine that somehow looks familiar.

After pouring out her medicine in one go, she took water from Baek Ga-eun and gulped it down.

Baek Ga-eun then smiled slightly and started taking her medicine.

She stuck out her tongue as if she were kissing, then placed the medicine on the tip of her tongue and slowly put it into her mouth, as if to show me.

Then she took a big gulp of water and swallowed it.

It was a somewhat erotic movement.

As far as I know, you don’t have to take the medicine once, you have to take it several times.

After completing the first dose.

In her heart, she wanted to go straight to Hyeon Hayeon, but Baek Ga-eun asked her to stay with him and offered to cook her a meal, so she had no choice but to stay longer.

Since we’ve taken care of the biggest issue first, if we just get over Hyeon Ha-yeon and Lee Ji-yeon’s issues, there won’t be any major problems.

… It must be so.

After Baek Ga-eun told me to wash up because I sweated a lot, he immediately started cooking.

I quietly headed to the bathroom while watching Baek Ga-eun cooking in an apron.

Hiding in the bathroom, I sent a voice message to Hyeon Ha-yeon using the smartwatch I brought with me.

“… It’s almost over, I’ll be there soon, I love you, Hayeon…”

There was no way to check whether she checked or not.

After quickly taking a shower, I put on the clothes Baek Ga-eun had bought and headed out of the bathroom.

The moment you open the bathroom door.

A deep, sweet scent wafted out.

… What is it?

The sweet scent lingering at the tip of my nose resembled Baek Ga-eun’s body odor.

Without any suspicion, I walked down the hallway toward the kitchen…

…

‘Thump-‘