Chapter 30 – Getting Started (1)

Close your eyes and feel the music echoing in the room.

Having listened to it hundreds of times, I knew every detail of the song, from its exquisite dynamics to its composition.

The melody of the string instruments combined with the beautiful tone tickled my ears as one.

Trainer always asks for difficult things.

They only asked for non-intuitive methods, such as feeling the music and developing emotions.

How do we feel and feel the invisible music?

[♬~♫~♬]

The music has already entered the second half.

This is the part where the other person finally gets to know the protagonist’s feelings.

In the beginning, the protagonist suffers from unrequited love, but then conveys his feelings.

As the song reached its climax, the other person realized his feelings, but he was already with his partner and too much time had passed.

That’s how the song ends.

Senior Lee Ji-yeon’s ‘Old Love’ is such a song.

She once asked her senior what kind of feelings she had when she sang, and he said…

‘I hate being taken away’

I gave a vague answer and changed the topic.

I knew few songs, so I sang this song and received recognition from the CEO.

My older brother, who was watching the first evaluation, was surprised and praised me for singing well.

When I think about that time, I burst out laughing.

However, the trainers assessed the lack of understanding of the song.

I was taught various methods, but it was not enough to understand old love.

I couldn’t laugh at the trainer’s joke of telling me to try unrequited love, saying it would be difficult until I felt it myself.

I felt sick to my stomach that I was not recognized because I did not understand the heartbreaking feeling of love.

Is love for family not enough?

Just when I felt deep doubt, I was told to take a day off.

In the end, I decided to take a day off and gather my thoughts.

When my brother heard that I was taking a break, he rushed over and took me to the city.

The manager in charge said it was natural to care, but I felt good for no reason.

I completely forgot about all the burdens on my shoulders and truly enjoyed the time with my brother.

I played games, chatted, and stopped by an interesting café.

There was a little fuss, but I just ignored it and watched the movie.

It was an appropriately chosen romance movie.

It was a movie where a cheating man ended up getting stabbed to death.

Her heart became heavy as she saw the woman sobbing, saying it would have been better for her to have been stabbed.

If I thought of someone I loved dying, my heart would tighten.

If your loved ones die…

···What if my brother dies…?

My heart sank.

It seemed like I had a much bigger crush on my brother than I thought.

I also received a gift from my brother.

It was a couple’s accessory, but I gave one to my brother under the excuse that I couldn’t use two on my own.

I felt proud even though it wasn’t something I bought.

There were times when he fell asleep while drinking, but fortunately he didn’t seem to behave in an indecent manner.

My brother is dependable.

The sight of him making such absurd claims that he could become a celebrity was a bit distrustful, but the sight of him taking the lead in negotiating with the CEO, saying he would protect my family, was cool.

In fact, things have gotten much better for the family.

The more I did, the more impatient I became with the need to repay my brother.

[♬~♫~♬]

Before I knew it, the song was over and the afterlu was playing.

Soon the music stopped and there was silence in the practice room.

The advice I had heard so far went through my head.

A lot of the advice started to make sense little by little.

After a while, the song started again.

[♬~♫~♬]

A low, beautiful voice filled the floor.

I remembered the interview I had with composer Han Jeong-sook yesterday.

The composer asked me a few questions.

Surprisingly, almost none of the questions the CEO and I had prepared came up.

First, I asked a question about my first love.

I have never had a first love.

Second, I asked who the person I love the most is.

She said she loved her mother and her younger brother the most.

After listening to her second answer, the composer thought for a while and began to tell his story.

The composer said that she met CEO Choi when she was young.
It is said that he took his hand and led him to school when he was depressed and did not attend school well.

At first, he got angry and hit him, but he also began to be drawn to the CEO who firmly led him and told him that he must graduate from school.

Fortunately, I went to the same high school, but it is said that I was very anxious during the three years I spent there.

It is said that there were no female students who didn’t like the CEO because he had a handsome appearance, refreshing personality, and was even good at singing.

When the girl who was reputed to be the prettiest in school confessed to her, the CEO coolly dumped her, saying she didn’t know love yet, but she actually became more popular.

The composer said that she became anxious and started decorating herself.
She started learning composition for the CEO who wanted to imitate the celebrity he liked and debut as a singer.

Her debut song was a box office success, and she tried to convey her feelings, thinking that this was enough, but an accident occurred.
A senior singer approached her, and she ended up getting pregnant and getting married.
After getting married, hellish days continued.

The CEO’s ex-wife said that it was normal for her to call during her relationship and that she even took and sent a video of the composer making love to her even though he was in the room next to her.
She calmly and weakly did something that even the devil would not do and insulted the composer.

She wanted to turn a deaf ear to the terrible story.
The composer, who was pouring out all the evil he had done so far, was so calm that I thought he might be crazy.

How can he remain calm after such things?

In the end, hearing that she got divorced and became a debtor made me feel a little more at ease.
The ex-wife says that she has reaped what she has sown and that she is facing a difficult old age.

The composer finished his story and started another story, saying it was the story of someone he knew.

He says it’s a similar story to his own.

He originally wondered if he was someone who liked to talk like this, but he decided to listen quietly.

It is said that he debuted as a singer as a student and took his childhood friend as his manager.

It is said that his debut song was a huge hit, and he was on the road to success as a singer.

The composer gave me a song, and he asked me why I wanted to be a singer.

She reportedly said that she wanted to become famous and protect the man she loved.
It was only after she heard why he had debuted as a singer that she realized who the woman was.

I asked the composer.

‘So did he protect his loved one?’

‘···I thought that would be the case, but I don’t think so’

He concluded appropriately, saying there was no backstory, and asked me again.

Have you ever experienced first love?

···I said there was none.

The composer said he would write the song, but he said it might be difficult to understand the song he wrote and recommended that while he waited, he listens to his old love and sing while thinking about the stories he told him.

I stood in front of the microphone, reflecting on the composer’s story once again.

The lyrics that I sang hundreds of times felt like my heart was breaking

The melody that caught my ear sounded so sad.

In the end, I couldn’t finish the song and just sat down without thinking.

··· Old love is a song her senior sang to protect her brother.
Jiyeon Lee called to avoid losing her man.
When she heard the story behind the song, she probably thought she shouldn’t be hurt.

In fact, the person in question broke away from Lee Ji-yeon and came to me.

Me, not Jiyeon Lee…

I was horrified from head to toe that her brother had chosen me.
She shook off that amazing woman and came to me.

A strange pleasure penetrated my brain, making me dizzy.

I hugged my body, which was shaking uncontrollably.

Sweet moans began to flow freely.

I remembered his embrace that held me yesterday.

She bought me a warm meal after interviewing me without being able to eat.

I thought of him bowing down to a mere bully for my sake.

In the end, I couldn’t resist the bully who was rushing at me and took action…

It was the first time I was thankful for being stronger than men.

I couldn’t reciprocate his actions for me, so I ended up crying awkwardly and asking him to hug me, but I thought back to the words he whispered as he embraced me.

My heart felt like it was going to explode when I saw him thank me for protecting him and forgive my mistakes.

If I succeed…

If I succeed in my debut and grow further than Jiyeon Lee…

If I become bigger and can’t even look at Baek Ga-eun…

If I can protect my brother…

Just imagining it sent an intense feeling of pleasure through my entire body.

It felt like a knife called joy was cutting through my veins and cutting through my entire body.

“Ugh…”

I leaned against the wall to cool down my heated body.

I think I need to take a break from practice for a while.

*

The phone vibrated.

I took a quick look and saw that I had received a call from Han Jeong-sook.

She quickly picked up her cell phone, answered the phone, and headed out of her office.

“Yes, composer”

‘···Yes’

“···Yes? “I can’t hear very well.”

I couldn’t hear what was said in such a small voice.

‘···I used it all.’

‘I wrote all the songs. Come get it. With that child’

Han Jeong-sook left her story unilaterally and hung up on her.

···Wrote the song in one day

Isn’t originally composing something that you write while making some modifications and additions?

She said she met Hyeon Hayeon, but she didn’t understand how the song came out in just one day.

Even when Lee Ji-yeon was a singer, something like this never happened.

Could it be that she wrote the song in advance?
But why did she say she wanted to meet Hyeon Hayeon?
···Anyway, it’s good news.

She was able to speed up the recording of the song by informing the representative and department.

She immediately left a message to the CEO and went down to find Hyeon Hayeon, who was working in her private practice.

*

On the way to Han Jeong-sook’s studio with Hyeon Hayeon, Hyeon Hayeon somehow seems brighter than the morning.

Hyeon Ha-yeon looked cute as she smiled and said that practice was going well.

“Oppa, I finally sang Old Love properly.”

“···Really? It’s rewarding to practice hard.”

“I’ve finally started to express my emotions, but I’m nervous about what kind of song the composer will give me…”

“Old Love” Was a song that was difficult to sing with great emotion, but if the always humble Hyeon Hayeon is satisfied, it will definitely be at a good level.

Since Old Love is considered the pinnacle of Han Jeong-sook’s songs, I have faith that Hyeon Ha-yeon will be able to sing it well no matter what song she puts out.

“She sang that well, so she can sing any song well.”

“… Do you think so?”

“Okay then!”

I felt eyes on me, but I couldn’t check Hyeon Ha-yeon because there was a car cutting in.

While she was chatting with Hyeon Hayeon and thinking about how to tell Baek Ga-eun about the work she had done, she arrived at the studio.

Han Jeong-suk welcomed us with her haggard appearance.

“···Welcome.”

“Hello!”

“···Long time no see. “This is a gift from the representative.”

I felt pity when I saw Han Jeong-suk accepting the items as if she were taking them away, as it was a gift from the CEO.

We managed to make space in Han Jeong-suk’s cramped studio and sat down.

Before she sat down, she started playing the song and asked me to listen to it.

[♬~♫~♬]

A lyrical melody flowed.

The guide recording had already been completed and lyrics were added.

The song was already coming to an end.

What is certain is that this song was not created by Han Jeong-suk in one day.

The excellent guide and perfect song composition were not created in one day.

The fact that a song like this was released after only 24 hours meant that Han Jeong-suk had already written the song to some extent.

Han Jeong-sook finished her playback and smiled at us.
It was a little creepy to see her grinning haggardly.

“···How is it?”

“···I’m good.”

Han Jeong-suk and I looked at Hyeon Ha-yeon.

I was embarrassed when I saw the tears in her eyes.

“… The lyrics… Are so sad.”

The song was good, but I’m not sure if it was enough to make me cry.

Has your sensitivity dried up?

I’ve seen too many cruel things.

I took out her handkerchief and handed it to Hyeon Hayeon.
Han Jeong-suk looked at me and asked curiously.

“···Handkerchief?”

“···It’s a habit.”

In fact, Jiyeon Lee asked her to carry her handkerchief, and it has become her habit, so she always carries it with her.
But there was no need to explain this fact.

“Do you like it?”

“···Yes! I like it so much. I’m confident I can sing well!”

Hyeon Hayeon answered, wiping away her tears and holding her handkerchief tightly.
Hyeon Hayeon always says she will work hard at singing, but it’s new to see her confident like this.
Has Hyeon Ha-yeon grown in her own way?

Han Jeong-suk smiled once again and said to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

“···Then I’ll ask again.”

Hyeon Hayeon was smiling brightly as if she knew what question Han Jeong-suk was going to ask.

“Have you ever had your first love?”

Hyeon Ha-yeon was still smiling.

“Yes!”

First… What?