Chapter 27 – Doubt (3)

Han Jeong-suk’s studio was small and dark.

I didn’t mean that the atmosphere was dark or anything like that.

She covered the windows with thick blackout curtains to block ultraviolet rays, and even carefully blocked the light in the passageway that leaks through the cracks in the door to block outside light.

She was living inside without even turning on the lights.
She was living off the dim light of an old work computer.

As I, who was not used to the dark, stumbled here and there, only then did she turn on the light.

The room was clearly visible only after it was illuminated by bright light.

In a space measuring about 4 pyeong, work equipment filled one wall.

A portable burner and a coffee pot were in place to prepare meals here.

Since there were no chairs for guests, Han Jeong-suk tried to stop her from giving up her own chair, and eventually she managed to bring one of her boxes and sit down.

“···Can I get you some coffee?”

“Oh, it’s okay.”

Representative Choi and Han Jeong-sook, who were of the same age as him, were middle-aged people who could be described as ‘aging gracefully.’
As she lived without seeing much light, her pure white skin made her red lips stand out even more.
Han Jeong-suk looked me up and down and spoke to me, probably because she was being polite.

“···So how did you come here?”

I immediately answered by handing over the business card I had prepared in my arms.

“My name is Kim Cho-in, CG Entertainment Team Leader.”

Han Jeong-suk, who received the business card I gave her, glanced at her business card back and forth and said.

“···You said you were the team leader, right?”

“···Yes, that’s right.”

Han Jeong-suk put down her business card and crossed her arms as she continued speaking with a hint of slight disregard for me.

“Did you know that other people also came to visit?”

“···Yes, I know.”

“Who sent it?”

It was a tone that clearly seemed to ignore me.

He asked a sharp question worthy of a composer that shook up many large entertainment companies.

There is probably no company that would send a team leader to the retired Han Jeong-sook to receive her songs.

“···This is CEO Choi Kang.”

“···”

Han Jeong-sook didn’t react in any way, perhaps because she had roughly expected the answer.
Han Jeong-suk uncrossed her arms and looked around.

“… Are you sure it was sent by Choi Kang?”

“Yes, the CEO sent me to get the song.”

Although there are back and forth, Han Jeong-suk, who liked the representative, seemed to want to hear the answer that the representative had sent.

Han Jeong-suk was lost in thought with her eyes focused on the floor.
She didn’t know what to think, but she expected a positive answer.

Han Jeong-sook thought for a while and seemed to have finished her thoughts before speaking.
But the story turned out different from what I expected.

“Old love listened well.”

“That’s Manager Lee Ji-yeon, right?”

“···”

Lee Ji-yeon once said that she had met Han Jeong-sook.

Ji-yeon Lee revealed that the CEO sent Ji-yeon Lee to meet with Han Jeong-suk without my knowledge.

It is said that she sent Han Jeong-sook, who did not appear on the scene, to receive guidance on her song.

As time passed, she found out that the CEO revealed her secret about her old love, but in reality, Jiyeon Lee’s understanding of the song had improved noticeably after receiving her guidance.

Was Jiyeon Lee talking about me?

Han Jeong-sook immediately realized that I was Ji-yeon Lee’s manager.

“… I am no longer in charge.”

“···Really? Did she allow him to be?”

It was a nuance that I knew exactly about Jiyeon Lee.

When she actually left her charge, it was a big deal for her, but she also started to grow as her manager when she started taking charge of the Shining Boys.

“Yes, I am currently in charge of another trainee.”

“···Trainee?”

Han Jeong-sook was very interested in the fact that I was in charge of a trainee and not another celebrity.

She couldn’t miss the chance to get so much attention, so she started to tell the stories that had happened so far.

“Yes, she was in charge of the Shining Boys, and recently she is in charge of the trainees to try to raise them herself.”

Han Jeong-sook, who was listening to me, quietly muttered as if something had occurred to her.

“···Baekil Group’s youngest daughter···”

“···That’s right.”

She also knew accurately that Baek Ga-eun was a trainee, as she had her own sources of information.

“···So is that child receiving the song?”

“···No. “I’m another trainee.”

“Another trainee?”

Han Jeong-suk’s eyes sparkled, and she showed interest in her story that she was another trainee.
I think she needs more of that side of the story.

“My friend is Hyeon Ha-yeon.”

“Hyeon Hayeon… Hyeon Hayeon…”

She continued her words while watching Jeong Jeong-sook repeating Hyeon Hayeon’s name.

“I met Hayeon by chance and saw her potential, so I made her an offer.”

“···What kind of potential is it?”

“···It was pretty.”

Han Jeong-suk, who expressed strange admiration for my story, remained silent as if asking me to continue talking.

“I planned to have her debut as a model since she was tall and had good looks.”

“CEO Choi was unexpectedly impressed by her singing talent and started looking for a song herself.”

“···CEO Choi, who was not satisfied even after searching for a long time, sent me.”

“···”

After listening to my story and thinking about it, Han Jeong-sook asked for a photo of Hyeon Hayeon.
In the case of Hyeon Hayeon, she was able to create a profile quickly because she had no one to touch, and she showed the profile photo she had with her.

Han Jeong-suk, who was looking closely at Hyeon Hayeon on my phone, returned it to me and said.

“So, you brought this child, and she was still Jiyeon Lee?”

“···He made an uproar saying he had abandoned him, but he got over it well.”

In fact, she didn’t make a fuss and was kept on a leash, but it was clear that she did well.

“Okay, then how did you bring Baekil Group’s youngest daughter?”

She didn’t mention anything about Baek Ga-eun, but she noticed that it was me who brought her in person.
She was reluctant to tell the outside world about Baek Ga-eun’s story, which had nothing to do with receiving the song, but it was difficult to change her words because she said she already knew.

“After bringing Hayeon…”

“After?”

Han Jeong-suk, who had been listening in silence until now, suddenly cut her off and asked back with a very surprised look.

“···Yes, Hayeon was brought next.”

“···”

She hadn’t even started yet, but she seemed to be deep in thought, casting her eyes here and there and gesturing for her to continue.
It’s not that people who are involved in art wear glasses that make them feel strange, but they showed a capricious side, as if to prove that there are no stories that come out for nothing.

“···While watching a broadcast, there was a broadcast that introduced Baek Ga-eun.”

“She saw the broadcast and went and recruited him in person.”

She did not want to explain Baek Ga-eun’s story in detail, but Han Jeong-suk seemed to be satisfied with this and continued the story with a knowing smile.

“···What did Lee Ji-yeon say?”

“Maybe because it was the second time, there wasn’t much to say.”

There was no special conversation.

I just visited her with my feet and soothed her angry Lee Ji-yeon with her body…

“···Okay, that’s enough of that story, let’s talk about something else.”

“···”

I, who was disappointed by the sudden change of topic, had no choice but to be swayed.

“Choi Kang, are you meeting a woman?”

CEO Choi’s name appeared out of nowhere.

As expected, I asked about CEO Choi and whether he still worries about me.

“···As far as I know, I haven’t met any women.”

“···”

Han Jeong-suk smiled more clearly as if she was very satisfied with my answer.

“You know the relationship between CEO Choi and me, right?”

“···Yes”

“I still love him”

“···”

I didn’t know how to react to the sudden confession of unrequited love.

I decided to just stay silent and listen.

“I never once changed my mind until I got to this age.”

“Even if that bitch seduced Kang, who knew nothing, and even married her.”

“Even if that bitch intentionally calls you during the relationship”

“Even though we were together for a long time and eventually divorced and became second-hand”

“···Even though I sent you away after not contacting you for several years… I still love Choi Kang.”

I felt ashamed for no reason because of my passionate confession to CEO Choi.

Her ex-wife was bad.
Knowing Han Jeong-suk’s feelings, he poured salt water into her heart, which had been hurt several times.

In the end, she is now a divorcee with debt… But CEO Choi’s ex-wife was a mean woman.

“The last contact I received was from Lee Ji-yeon, who said she would write Old Love as her debut song.”

··· At this point, CEO Choi also thought that she was doing something really bad.
Realizing Han Jeong-suk’s feelings, she couldn’t answer, but she just avoided it, saying she didn’t have the courage, and it felt unmanly for her to ask for help because she needed music.

“···I want to hear Kang’s heart even now.”

We could see how deep and true Han Jeong-suk’s love was by calling CEO Kang Choi her Kang.
Having said this, it was my turn to act.

“···After listening to the composer’s story, my thoughts also changed.”

“I think CEO Choi went too far. “I really hope she hears the answer in person.”

Han Jeong-sook giggled for a long time, wondering what was funny as she watched me speak solemnly.

“Haha… This is why men… Ugh…”

“···”

Did I think too far ahead? Did I say something strange?

I looked back on my actions.

“Just be careful yourself. And then I really die.”

I got a little goosebump watching Han Jeong-sook talking and giggling.

When Han Jeong-sook, not someone else, said this, it came across differently.

Whether Han Jeong-sook knows it or not, she is still in a critical condition.
When she thought of Jiyeon Lee’s eyes turning away in anger several times, she lost confidence.
However, her life was not in danger.
It may be socially dangerous, but…

“···Thank you for your sincere advice.”

Han Jeong-sook laughed loudly at my words once again, then took a breath and said to me.

“Phew… Just make sure to send the child named Hyeon Ha-yeon this way.”

“···What do you mean by that?”

“I decide which song to give. “I’ll talk to that kid and write a song for him, so ask him to stop by this week.”

“Thank you!”

Han Jeong-suk sent me off, telling me to go and tell Choi Kang to contact me as I bowed and thanked her.

Finally, Hyeon Ha-yeon’s debut has begun to be seen.

*

“···Did Han Jeong-sook say that?”

“···Yes”

The CEO was deeply shocked and was covering his face.
I quietly told the CEO, who was muttering as if he couldn’t get over the shock, to leave and left the CEO’s office.

Han Jeong-sook told Hyun Hayeon to stop by, but she was reluctant to send Hyeon Hayeon alone.
Still, she was good news for Hyun Hayeon, so she went to Hyeon Hayeon in the practice room to tell her the news.

“Ah, Manager! Hello!”

“Hello… I bring you good news.”

“Good news…?”

Hyun Ha-yeon said that she grew up listening to Lee Ji-yeon’s old songs when she was a student.
Hyeon Hayeon was in tears as she listened to the story behind the song.

“Huh… I feel so sorry for the composer.”

“···I think so too.”

“I want to meet the composer!”

“···Yes?”

Hyeon Hayeon said that she was very impressed by Han Jeong-sook’s story and that she would like to meet her at least once.

“Senior Lee Ji-yeon also said that she completely understood the song after meeting the composer!”

“···That’s right.”

However, she said that she was not confident that she could sing as well as Lee Ji-yeon.

It seems like emotions change really quickly.

Since it was her company, she promised to be polite, but she glanced around and walked closer to Hyeon Hayeon.

“···I believe Hayeon can do well”

“···Oppa”

A murmur was heard across the passage.

She sat down away from her. People passed by and said hello to us.

Even though she looked like she was about to cry, she greeted people brightly and smiled brightly at me. I thought that if she was Hyeon Hayeon, it would be okay to send her to Jeong Jeong-suk.