Chapter 46 – Preparation (1)

I had a dream.

It is said that dreams are created based on one’s memories.

Perhaps that’s why familiar characters appeared.

It was a story about a demon king who was destroying the world and a warrior arguing for some reason.

The Demon King had his white hair down and was wearing a dark blouse and skirt.

On the contrary, the warrior was fighting almost naked.

Since they were wearing modern clothes, it looked like Hyeon Ha-yeon and Baek Ga-eun fighting.

It was such a strange dream.

*

I could hear birds chirping outside the window.

I rolled my body around, feeling the softness of the cozy blanket.

When I opened my eyes, I was in bed.

I felt dizzy, probably from sleep, so I woke up and rubbed my eyes.

Your mouth is full of sweet taste, just like you drank alcohol…

···Alcohol?

My half-closed eyes flashed open.

I jumped up from the bed, left the room, and checked the living room.

There was no trace.

Hyeon Ha-yeon didn’t feel like she was there, probably because she went home.

She flopped down on the sofa and recalled her memories of last night.

Having a company dinner…

I tried to send him home but failed…

Eventually, while taking a walk near her house…

I bought a lot of alcohol with Hyeon Ha-yeon and came home…

Apparently, I played a drinking game with Hyeon Ha-yeon and got really bad… Uh, when did I fall asleep?

She even remembered drinking two large drinks.

The last scene was Hyeon Ha-yeon smiling happily after drinking the second penalty drink several times.

“···What is it?”

What followed was only a faint memory of a dream.

She tried her best to recall her big hole, but she couldn’t remember anything.

Goosebumps appeared all over her body.

She took out a bottle of cold water, poured it on, and tried desperately to wash her head, but she couldn’t remember a thing.

Her heart was pounding, and cold sweat poured down her face.

I was alone with Hyeon Ha-yeon and the film cut off…

I quickly searched my body, but couldn’t find any traces.

Her clothes were also the clothes she was wearing the day before.

The place where the drinking was held was too clean for me, who was very drunk, to have cleaned up.

It was perfectly organized, with waste sorting and dishwashing done neatly.

I wondered if Hyeon Ha-yeon had cleaned it up, but it didn’t seem like she had cleaned it up where I usually put it.

I started to get scared.

I leaned back deeply on the sofa and looked around the house.

Perhaps because it was morning, it was a little cool.

After thinking about it for a while, a notification sound started to sound in the room.

It was only then that I thought of checking my phone, but if I didn’t get ready right away, I might be late for work.

I realized that her head didn’t hurt even after drinking like that.

It occurred to me that she may have drank a little more than she thought.

As I got up from the sofa to drink another glass of water, I found something on the living room floor.

A strand of gray hair had fallen out.

···Have you been under a lot of stress recently?

She put it away and started getting ready for work, thinking that she would be thirty the day after tomorrow.

*

I was able to prepare skillfully as I got used to living with one hand.

I stopped by her office and was checking the materials needed for an upcoming meeting when her slender arm reached out and placed a small bottle.

When I looked next to her, Baek Ga-eun was standing there.

Her sweet scent emanated from her, a little different from her last time.

“···You came early?”

Baek Ga-eun smiled and greeted.

“···I heard you had a company dinner yesterday?”

Baek Ga-eun knew that rumors had already spread that she had a company dinner with the recording team.

“Yes, I drank some.”

Baek Ga-eun took out a small medicine from her bag and held it out to me.

“···It’s not even over yet, so what if I keep running like that?”

Next, he opened the bottle on the desk and handed it over.

When she was told to eat quickly, she swallowed it without even knowing what it was.

As Baek Ga-eun takes care of this and that, she seems to have gotten used to it.

She said as she took away Baek Ga-eun’s finished trash.

“It’s a fatigue reliever and liver nutrient.”

“···Thank you”

She continued her words with a satisfied smile.

“Do you know my audition date?”

Baek Ga-eun’s first audition is just around the corner.
Although she is currently hanging on to Hyeon Ha-yeon, Baek Ga-eun will also make her debut soon.

“Then, of course I remember.”

Baek Ga-eun smiled and looked at her left hand on her desk and asked me.

“How are your hands? Doesn’t it hurt?”

Following her gaze, she glanced at her thickly wrapped hands and answered.

“Thanks to you, the surgery went well, and I’m fine.”

She nodded her head a few times and said with a pretty smile.

“I’m glad, I’m sorry for disturbing your work.”

In fact, she was busy, but she felt good that Baek Ga-eun took care of her like this.

“No, thank you for taking care of me.”

Baek Ga-eun clenched her fists, cheered her on and left to practice for her audition.

··· I’m really glad Baek Ga-eun didn’t regain her memories.

After seeing that Baek Ga-eun had gone down, she turned her attention to her monitor and focused on her work.

After Hyeon Hayeon finishes the meeting about her debut, she will be even busier than she is now.

There was a little delay, but it was progressing faster than planned.

There really isn’t much left.

*

Hyeon Hayeon’s ‘Pure Love’ was chosen better than expected, so since it was her debut song, they decided to market her based on her skills rather than her looks.

Even in the entertainment industry where appearance is a weapon, if a controversy arises over her personality, it could cause a major setback in her activities.
Since Hyeon Hayeon has a sharp appearance, she ended the meeting by filming the pictorial and music video with a soft feel.

When she finished the meeting and left the conference room, someone caught me.

It was Director Choi.

“···Mr. Choin, would you like to take a look?”

I followed in silence.

“···Yes”

Director Choi settled down in a less crowded place.

I spoke carefully, thinking about the reason for calling him separately.

“···Why are you doing that?”

Director Choi seemed to think for a moment, then sighed and said.

“···Mr. Choin, are you going to marry Jiyeon?”

I was embarrassed by the sudden question.

“···Yes?”

Director Choi leaned forward slightly, looked around, and spoke in a subdued tone.

“No… Honestly, to put it bluntly, don’t you have to marry Ji-yeon?”

I answered while avoiding Director Choi’s reprimanding gaze.

“···Why on earth are you doing that?”

In response to the ambiguous answer, Director Choi leaned back in her chair and continued her speech.

“Ugh… You or this guy.”

Director Choi leaned deeply into her chair and began to polish her nails.

“No, Jiyeon is stuck at home these days, right?”

“He didn’t seem to want to work, so I tried to ask Mr. Choin for a favor…”

She was secretly looking at me as she poured out her complaints.

The idea was to get Lee Ji-yeon out of her house and resume her activities.

She was already staying away from Jiyeon Lee, but she didn’t want to go into her tiger’s den.

“···I’m busy these days…”

At that moment, Director Choi’s eyes lit up, and he stretched out her body and cut her off.

“Mr. Choin, has Hayeon decided on her debut stage?”

“… It hasn’t been decided yet, but it will be on a music show…”

Director Choi cut her off with an eerie smile.

“How about her two debut songs?”

“···What do you mean?”

She presented her conditions in her quiet voice.

“Hayeon only has one song, how about singing two songs, including old love?”

He probably knew that I was putting a lot of effort into Hyeon Ha-yeon and set this condition.

Even the debut stage of Hyeon Ha-yeon, an unknown newcomer, can be resolved with the power of CG entertainment.

But she sings two songs on her debut stage, and even Lee Ji-yeon’s song? This was a different problem.

This is a condition that Director Choi, who has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry, confidently stated.

It would be a condition that was imposed after completing one’s own calculations.

The conditions were better than I expected, but I decided to bounce around a little.

“···No, it’s still a debut stage, and two songs may actually backfire.”

Director Choi clicked her tongue and said in a tone that she knew it would happen.

“Are Baek Ga-eun’s audition preparations going well?”

An unexpected name popped out.

She decided to wait and see what she would say.

“The director is an alumnus of mine… Did you know?”

Director Choi smiled and began to spill about his relationship with the director.

If it comes out like this, the story will be different.

Baek Ga-eun’s skills might be enough.

It was appropriate for a debut work and the image of the role was good.

While I was weighing the chances of seducing Lee Ji-yeon and Baek Ga-eun and Hyeon Ha-yeon, Director Choi added a word.

“···You know this isn’t an opportunity that comes around anytime, right?”

Although I told you to stay away from Lee Ji-yeon, it is more important to me that Hyeon Ha-yeon and Baek Ga-eun succeed.

Well, it’s not like I’m asking her to register her marriage with Lee Ji-yeon, it’s just about gently coaxing her to return…

“I will.”

After hearing my answer, Director Choi smiled with satisfaction.