Chapter 44 – Peace (3)

I realized how inconvenient it is to not be able to use one hand.

I tried to take a shower before going to work, but it took quite a while to wrap my injured hand in plastic.

It was difficult to wear clothes with buttons, so I took out clothes deep in the closet and wore them.

After barely finishing getting ready, I got hungry, so I grabbed some bread and milk and headed to the parking lot.

I drove the car and went to work.

The employees who recognized me greeted me with concern.

I didn’t want to show that I was having a hard time, so I joked that it was okay, accepted the greeting, and went up to the office.

Actually, it wasn’t okay.

When I returned from the hospital, I pushed the house into a corner and fell asleep like I was fainting. I woke up much earlier than usual, but in the end, I arrived at the time I always went to work.

Every time my left hand couldn’t do its job, Hyeon Ha-yeon came to mind.

Every time I remembered the image of me covering my mouth with a thin hand and lightly breaking my fingers, my injured hand throbbed.

The last time I met the goddess, she told me that Hyeon Hayeon was still okay.

Instead, he left, leaving behind a message to be more wary of Lee Ji-yeon.

Unless Hyeon Hayeon really regained her memories from her Hero days…

The story is that Hyeon Ha-yeon broke my hand while remaining completely sane.

The look in her eyes that was dripping with soggy madness that day seemed like she was looking at a warrior from past records.

But you haven’t found your memories yet?

···Isn’t this dangerous?

*

“···Are your hands okay?”

CEO Choi said while holding the car.

Although she was not at all okay on the inside, she answered appropriately.

“···Yes”

After hearing my answer, CEO Choi clicked his tongue and started scolding me.

“Looking at it, it looks like you got hurt somewhere wrong… Well, did you use a private loan?”

“… I just fell and got hurt.”

The CEO seemed to have no intention of believing my answer, so he remained silent.

The representative took a sip of his tea, put down his cup, and spoke carefully.

“···Is Lee Ji-yeon going to be okay?”

She flinched at Jiyeon Lee’s name, but answered as if nothing had happened.

“···Yes, it will be okay.”

The CEO looked at me blankly and said he knew and told me to come down.

When I came down to the office and tried to do some paperwork, I realized that I couldn’t use the keyboard with my hands like these.

When I tried to stay still, my worries kept increasing, so I tried to do anything, but there was nothing I could do with my hands like these.

I looked around here and there, but couldn’t find anything to do.

I realized once again how inconvenient it is to have one hand damaged in modern society.

In the end, I moved on to the recording studio I had never been to.

When I contacted them, they said Hyeon Ha-yeon was in the final stages of recording.

As I got closer to the recording studio, fear of Hyeon Ha-yeon began to creep in.

I held onto her throbbing hand, took a deep breath, and pushed the door to her recording studio.

She flinched at the sound of Hyeon Hayeon’s voice coming from inside, but took a deep breath and went inside.

“···Is everything going well?”

The team members who were watching Hyeon Ha-yeon saw me and welcomed me warmly.

The person in charge noticed me and came over and said.

“Kim Cho-in! Are your hands okay?”

We smiled and exchanged greetings.

“Yes, is the recording going well?”

When I asked about the progress, I received a lukewarm answer.

“Hmm… Somehow it’s still going…”

The person in charge glanced at the team members and left the recording studio, asking to have a chat.

I got a cup of coffee at the in-house café and took a seat in the deserted smoking room.

“···Well, are you okay with Jiyeon Lee?”

It turned out that the affair between Lee Ji-yeon and I had already spread as quickly as it could.

It is said that on the day she was beaten by Lee Ji-yeon, she saw Hyeon Hayeon stop recording her and run out, and a distorted rumor spread.

The person in charge said while taking a sip of coffee.

“I got scolded for playing around with Lee Ji-yeon and Hyeon Ha-yeon…”

I was so dumbfounded by the ridiculous rumor that I ended up laughing.

“···No matter what, isn’t it a bit like a leg of lamb?”

The person in charge glanced at me and answered, shaking off the cigarette ash.

“When I saw Hayeon, I thought she might be like that.”

The person in charge, seeing my crumpled expression, chuckled and continued her story.

“No, she has to follow you so well… Who would think that you and Hyeon Ha-yeon are just managers and celebrities?”

···Have I been too close to Hyeon Ha-yeon?

The person in charge said, stubbing out her cigarette.

She said, “She was Hyeon Hayeon. The next day she was smiling brightly and everyone was convinced that she was not after seeing her go to work.”

She was shocked by the fact that Hyeon Hayeon broke my hand and went to work brightly.

“···Is that so?”

The person in charge patted my back and stood up and said.

“Please go and support me, because my beloved brother is not here, my singing is not as good as it used to be.”

I responded with a small smile to the person in charge who spoke jokingly.

“Yes”

The corners of the smiling mouth trembled slightly.

*

When I returned to the recording studio, Hyeon Ha-yeon came out of the booth.

“Brother! No… Team leader! Are you okay?”

When Hyeon Ha-yeon saw me, she took a step towards me and said worriedly.

She answered, making eye contact with her and unconsciously avoiding her gaze.

“···Yes, it’s okay.”

The person in charge left the table to take a short break.

She heard that Hayeon’s singing is not as good as before, so she needs to talk anyway.

Desperately hiding her trembling heart, he took her and placed her in a place where she could be seen.

Normally, I would have said something, but given the situation, I don’t know what to say.

Since I stayed still, Hyeon Hayeon spoke first.

“···Oppa, are your hands okay?”

She frowned and looked at me worriedly.

She never imagined that Hyeon Hayeon would be the first to talk about her injured hand.

She said, trying to pretend to be calm.

“···Yes, it’s okay”

It felt strange to say this to the person who broke her hand.

She held her injured hand and spoke in a watery voice.

“Uh, how long will it take for me to get better?”

I got goosebumps seeing him looking at me with genuine concern.

I couldn’t see any signs of her criticizing me, and I was so scared that she was really worried about me and was about to cry.

She barely answered, trying desperately to hide her feelings.

“···It will be completely cured in about two months”

“Aww… Two months… Must be hard…”

She must have been really worried, and seeing her teary eyes made me suspect that she might have a dual personality.

Hyeon Hayeon wiped away her tears and asked carefully.

“···How is Jiyeon?”

She was so startled by Hyeon Hayeon’s words that she flinched greatly.

Seeing her still looking at me worriedly, her body started to tremble a little.

I answered while calming my trembling voice.

“···He also recovered quickly.”

Hyeon Hayeon sighed, saying she was glad.

I began to seriously suspect that Hyeon Ha-yeon really had a dual personality.

When she tried to slip her hand away from her grasp, Hyeon Hayeon grabbed her and said.

“···Oppa, then did you find the lock?”

My composure was broken by the story of the lock.

Sweat poured down like rain and my body began to tremble.

Hyeon Hayeon was waiting for my answer.

Unable to hide her trembling voice as he asked her, she answered.

“···Ah, I haven’t found it yet.”

Hyeon Hayeon looked at me, let go of her hand, and said with a grin.

“···I hope you find it quickly.”

Hyeon Hayeon confirmed that she does not have a dual personality.