Chapter 36 – Russian Roulette (3)

My eyes were drawn to the pale skin and slightly prominent abs.

“···What are you doing, don’t you hit me?”

Jiyeon Lee began to seduce her by gently shaking her stomach.
She had no idea how far she would cross her line.
Without realizing it, her fists clenched.

Jiyeon Lee suddenly lay down on the bed and looked up at me.

Jiyeon Lee, who noticed my gaze shaking violently, grinned and grabbed her hand and brought it to her stomach.
My hand was dragged without any resistance and touched her lower abdomen.

She was startled by the soft touch and tried to pull her hand away, but Jiyeon Lee gave her strength and pulled her hand back.
A soft, but slightly firm feel filled her hand.

Jiyeon Lee rubbed her hand and stroked her stomach.
Her thin waist was in her hands as if it would break with even the slightest force.

Even though her skin is touching her half-naked, she feels guilty about making a mistake, her fear of Ji-yeon Lee, and…

I was confused, mixed with thoughts of “What if” And resentment toward my hands, which had lost some strength.

*

“Oh, great! Just like that!”

The photographer filming Jiyeon Lee shouted passionately.

She skillfully positioned herself and continued filming.

Perhaps because it was a small beach rented for filming, there were no people except for a few film crews.

She was sitting under an appropriately placed parasol, drinking a cool mojito and watching.

Lee Ji-yeon’s coordinator, who was sitting across from her and looking at the scene, spoke to her in a subdued tone.

“···Team leader, sister… Don’t you think she’s gotten prettier somehow?”

In fact, Jiyeon Lee’s skin looked better and more vibrant than when she first arrived.

She couldn’t say why.

“···I guess it’s because I rested well.”

Those who arrived a day later than us but thoroughly enjoyed their vacation were each expressing their disappointment.

“Thanks to the team leader, we also had a good rest… But I’m so disappointed.”

“You’re right! When would you like to hang out in Hawaii again? Haha… Blonde beauties…”

“Blonde oppas… I’ll be back!”

They must have been happy to have spent a week freely, but their eyes dripped with regret.

The coordinator quickly jumped out and was adjusting Jiyeon Lee’s outfit.

As I looked at her, Jiyeon Lee seemed to have noticed my gaze and smiled.
She naturally turned her head and avoided her gaze.

As Lee Ji-yeon wished, she did not use her violence against him.
But she had already run out of water and was waiting for the day to return to Korea with a glimmer of hope.

After successfully filming, on the day I returned to Korea, a message was left behind by the person in charge of the recording team.

[When will you come back?]

[Please come quickly if you can. Hyeon Ha-yeon took a dive]

She was shocked by the sudden news about Hyeon Hayeon and tried to contact her in a hurry, but she did not accept it.
When I contacted the person in charge, I couldn’t hear clearly because the internet was slow.

She eventually boarded the plane, leaving a message that she would stop by as soon as she arrived in Korea.

*

It was still afternoon when she arrived in Korea.
She hurriedly went through the formalities and was rushing Jiyeon Lee home in her parked car.

[♬~♫~♬]

Jiyeon Lee was humming her song by playing classical music instead of the radio.
She left a message about her current wife

“I have a lot of money”

The words that it was okay to fail and to take it easy were not comforting.

Her life is at stake here.

Ji-yeon Lee clearly knew that I was going to find Hyeon Hayeon, but she smiled leisurely, comforted me appropriately, and sent me on my way.

Seeing Jiyeon Lee relaxing made her feel anxious.

On her way to Hyeon Hayeon’s house, she urgently contacted her team leader and heard the story.

It is said that one day when I was away, her condition suddenly worsened and eventually reached the point where she could not sing.
It is said that she seemed to be unstable both physically and mentally and did not go to work, ignoring all calls.

When the person in charge contacted her family, they said that fortunately she was just confined to her room.

When I asked her why she didn’t contact me sooner, she replied that she thought it would be okay for a day, but it took longer, and eventually she contacted me.
I was away and couldn’t say anything.

I guess I should meet Hyeon Ha-yeon.

It was late, but she called her mother.
Fortunately, she answered the phone quickly and said that although it was late, she would apologize and come visit.
Hyeon Hayeon’s mother readily agreed and said she would wait.

After hanging up the phone, she sped up her car and headed to Hyeon Hayeon’s house.

When I arrived at the apartment where Hyeon Hayeon lived, I parked her car and was about to go up, but her elevator was late, so I rushed up the stairs.

I wiped a little sweat from my forehead, took a breath, and rang the doorbell.

“Mother, I am here.”

After a while, the door opened, and I was able to see Hyeon Ha-yeon’s mother for the first time in a long time.

Her brother said she was sleeping.

She handed over the gift she had bought in Hawaii and lowered her voice to ask about Hyeon Hayeon.

“···Is Hayeon okay?”

“I didn’t even eat… Hehe, let’s go in.”

She avoided her place, saying she would go to her room.

I took a breath once again and knocked on Hyeon Ha-yeon’s door.

“···Hayeon, can you please open the door for me?”

She was clearly in the room and didn’t say anything.

Just as she was about to knock on the door again, the door burst open.
Hyeon Hayeon peeked out her face and looked at me.

“···Hayeonah”

“···Oppa”

Unlike her usual lively appearance, her calm mood was unfamiliar.
She exchanged glances with her for a moment and then went into her room.

*

When I entered the room, a sweet scent permeated the air.

Her room was quite clean, as she had always tidied it up.

She sat down and looked at Hyeon Hayeon.

She didn’t seem to care about herself, and her black hair was scattered.
Even though she had clearly heard that I was coming, she was wearing sleeveless pants and dolphin pants, so there was no place for her eyes to rest.

“···Oppa, your trip… Well, did you go?”

She closed her throat and her voice came out murky instead of its usual clear voice.

“···I also bought a gift for you, take this”

Hyeon Hayeon took a quick look at the gift I received and threw it on the bed.

I could tell how much mental distress he was going through by his listless and haggard appearance.

When I asked her what was going on and was having a hard time, she lowered her head and said nothing.

I was quiet waiting for Hyeon Hayeon’s answer, but suddenly she burst into tears.

“Inhale…”

“···Hayeon, what’s wrong, what happened?”

“Wow…”

It felt pitiful to see him crying sadly while listening to me and looking at me.

She moved to sit next to her and patted her back.

“···I’m sorry for being away”

As she looked at her crying more sadly, perhaps because she had said something for nothing, she only blamed Lee Ji-yeon for no reason.

She had been crying bitterly for a while and seemed to have calmed down and started to stop crying.
When I put down the hand that was stroking her, she grabbed her collar and whimpered.

“… Please do more.”

“···Okay”

Only after Hyeon Hayeon completely calmed down was she able to stop stroking her.
After completely stopping her crying, she spoke in a quiet voice.

“···Oppa, I don’t have the confidence to sing.”

“···It’s okay, we can do that now. Let’s take a break and start again slowly.”

Hyeon Hayeon remained quiet for a while again, and then she cautiously opened her mouth.

“···Oppa, I’m having a hard time, so… Can you come back again?”

I still don’t know what Hyeon Hayeon’s troubles are, but it seems like there’s nothing she can do for now.
She had to record her song as soon as possible, but it wasn’t enough to push her like this.

I said, holding Hyeon Ha-yeon’s hand and massaging it.

“···Okay, let’s get some rest first and talk slowly.”

“···Brother, I’m sorry. I also need to record…”

Even as she said that, she gently held out her other hand.
It was cute like that, so she massaged her hands and then left her room.

She left a message to Hyeon Hayeon’s mother saying she would come back and headed home for the first time in a while.

*

I planned to meet the goddess when I got home and ask her about the hero, but I was so tired that I fell asleep and couldn’t meet her.

I slept well and was able to wake up refreshed and go to work.

I arrived at the office and met the person in charge.

I heard in detail about Hyeon Hayeon, and it was more shocking than I expected.

“No, at first she practiced well and was in good condition, but then she suddenly started to feel sluggish and came to work.”

“What, is it that day? “I thought so, but I guess that’s not true. I was surprised because he suddenly started crying.”

She must have been very surprised at the time, so the person in charge who was telling the story vividly cleared her throat and continued speaking.

“I calmed down a bit and continued practicing, but then suddenly, Oppa? “I’m looking for.”

“···Brother, you mean?”

···I may still be the only person Hyeon Hayeon calls oppa.

“She ran out of the recording studio and kept looking for her brother, but when he wasn’t there, she started crying again…”

From deteriorating physical condition to hallucinations… The symptoms were more serious than I thought.

“Everyone was so shocked that I tried to comfort them, but it didn’t work, so I ended up sending them home…”

“···Do you know how to go to work?”

“And then we contacted them… They wouldn’t listen to us, we don’t even know who their brother is, and the person in charge is in Hawaii, so we couldn’t do anything.”

The person in charge sighed as if he was fed up.

“···Thank you for your hard work. “I will definitely appease you and send you to the recording studio.”

“···Okay, what should I do if the recording ends quickly… Cheer up”

After finishing the interview with the recording manager, I bought snacks for the recording team and left.

I headed to the practice room with the perfume and gift Baek Ga-eun requested.

When I glanced through the window, it seemed like the lesson had ended, and I was sitting and chatting with the trainer.

I knocked on the door and went in and said hello.

“Hello.”

“Oh, the team leader is here! “Did you have a good trip?”

“···Yes, thanks to you, I had a good trip. “This is a gift.”

The trainer seemed happy about the unexpected gift and smiled, then left, saying the lesson was over.

“···Did you have a good trip?”

“···Yes, thank you for taking good care of me.”

When I handed her the perfume she asked for and the gift I bought, she accepted it with joy.
Thanks to Lee Ji-yeon’s extravagance every day, Baek Ga-eun’s money was used to pay for gifts.

I chose Baek Ga-eun’s gift with the utmost care.

“Thank you. “Oppa, but did you take the medicine I gave you well?”

There were two medicines given by Baek Ga-eun, and they were definitely effective.

Thanks to this, she was able to endure well while having her spirit drained by Ji-yeon Lee.

“···Then it worked well, thank you.”

Baek Ga-eun smiled with satisfaction and brought up another topic.

“···Oppa, I’ve decided to get in shape now.”

Baek Ga-eun’s acting was top-notch.

According to the trainer, she has the immersion required as an actor and the boldness to not be nervous in front of the camera.
Now that she had quickly mastered her basic skills, she decided to prepare for the audition.
She is also a talented gangster.

“···Yes, Ga-eun will be able to get an audition soon.”

She looked pretty with a bright smile, probably because she felt good about my compliment.

We couldn’t talk for long because we both had work to do.

When she left the practice room, she contacted the CEO, and he said she was not at the company and that she would see her later.
No matter how much I tried to be nice to her, it felt like the CEO was avoiding me.