Chapter 7 – Hero, Rice House Daughter Hyeon Ha-Yeon (2)

I left her rice shop, leaving behind her aunt who was waving her hand.
As I watched Hayeon lift the heavy bag of rice in her hands, even for an adult man, I thought about how I could make an offer to her naturally, but since it was her first time making an offer, she felt very awkward.

“Um, can I call you Hayeon?”

“Uh? Did you hear the name?”

“I heard what the lady said earlier.”

“Ah, it’s okay”

While she was talking about this and that, the public parking lot got closer and closer.
You have to catch her somehow and hand her business card naturally.

“Manager, where did you park your car?”

“···That’s the car.”

“If you open the trunk, I’ll load it for you~”

She put her hand into the inside pocket of her robe, thinking she had to find a way.
As soon as she grabbed the car keys in her pocket, an idea crossed her mind.

“Uh, uh… Uh! My height!”

She acted awkwardly and pretended to search her entire body.
It was an act that I couldn’t open my eyes to see.

“Yes? “Are you missing your keys?!”

Fortunately, she didn’t seem to notice.

“Ah… Where did I lose it?”

If Jiyeon Lee was looking at me, she would have held her stomach and rolled over due to her awkward acting.

“Wow… What should I do, manager?”

“Shall I go to the store and look for it?”

In the midst of this, her conscience pricks her a little because she wants to find her keys as if it were her own business, but she can’t help it. She comforted herself and spurred on her acting.

“No, I haven’t even taken out my car keys, so there won’t be any. “I have my wallet with me, but…”

“Aww…”

“Is there a shop that makes car keys? It’s nice around here…”

“I’ll take a look!”

She put down the rice and ran somewhere.

Seeing her running with her black hair flying, she thought once again that she had no choice.

*

“Let’s see… 4444… CG Enter… Yes~ Confirmed.”

“Uh… Shall I call a nearby company?”

“I would really appreciate it if you could do so.”

Hayeon disappeared, and a police car appeared a moment later.

The method she found was public power.

“Hey Inspector Kim, isn’t that where CG entertainment is?”

“Why? “What is it?”

“Why is there that actress Lee Ji-yeon who said she was pretty the other day? I belong to that actress.”

“Lee Ji-yeon? Really?”

The young police officer who saw my business card and ID told the police officer next to me about CG Entertainment.

There was a hint of suspicion in the eyes that looked me up and down.

These two seemed to know about CG entertainment and I thought things might work out well. I should seize this opportunity.

“Yes, that’s right, I am Jiyeon Lee’s manager.”

“And! “I’m the manager, manager!”

“Why did manager Lee Ji-yeon lose her car keys here?”

“Well, aren’t you here to scout?”

“Scout?”

This is it!

I whispered to them as if it was a secret and glanced at Hayeon who was watching from the side.

“How did you know? Actually, I came to this neighborhood because there is a talent comparable to Lee Ji-yeon.”

The police officers who followed my gaze looked at Hayeon and showed understanding.

“Ah~”

“It’s like that!”

“···?”

Hayeon, who was watching next to her, looked at me with a puzzled expression.
While her police officers were talking, she gave her a little wink as she looked at her with a question mark.

“Oh, that’s right! Scout!”

She sensed my intention and hurriedly replied that it was true.

“Wow, it looks like there’s a celebrity in our town too! Haha,”

“Well, if it’s Hayeon’s level, she has a good personality and can succeed.”

“···Haha···”

Looking at her awkward smile, she said to her police officers.

“Hmm… Can you tell me when the company will arrive?”

“Ah! I have to call you! “I forgot!”

“We’ll give you the contact information, so let’s go!”

“Hayeon, do your best! It is much better to succeed in Seoul than to live in the countryside! Haha,”

They must have felt good about someone they knew becoming a celebrity, so they left, jokingly telling Hayeon to talk to her.

“···”

“…”

After they left, the parking lot became quiet.

“···Thank you so much for your help, Hayeon.”

“Oh, no, to this extent…”

“···”

“···”

As soon as she committed the crime, seeing her subtle reaction made her nervous.
I need to get this story out there somehow and hand her business card!

“Hayeon, do you know any restaurants?”

“Hey, yeah!?”

She was startled by what I said and responded with a dumbfounded voice.

“I haven’t eaten yet, but you helped me a lot. If it’s okay, would you like to have a meal with me?”

“···Yes”

I did it somehow!

*

[Eh, the next song is ‘I Only See You!’ By Shining Girls. I’ll come back after listening to it. Music start!]

There was silence in the car carrying rice and returning to the office.

[I love you~ I love you~ Hundreds and thousands of times I only love you~~]

Contrary to the radio playing bright songs, my face was very dark.

‘···Hayeon, what I said earlier is true.’

‘Yes?’

‘I really came here because I wanted to have a conversation with Hayeon.’

Her face and reactions, which had been subtle throughout the meal, became even stranger.

‘I had this idea from the moment I first saw it.’

‘I couldn’t say a word properly at the time, but Ha-yeon is the first person I want to make into a celebrity.’

‘Am I… First…?’

‘Yes, I didn’t work in vain either. I think Hayeon can definitely succeed.’

‘Here is my business card.’

When she received the business card brought in, she looked at it as if she had received something precious.

‘If you have any thoughts, please contact us’

Her food was all gone, and it was too much of a stretch to take her time any longer, so in her haste, I handed her my business card.
Up until this point, I thought something had worked out, but…

‘···I’m sorry, manager…’

She handed back her business card with her hands shaking.

‘···Why are you doing that?”

‘···It’s ridiculous that someone like me is a celebrity’

‘Ha-yeon can definitely do it… Wouldn’t it be okay for her not to feel pressured and just accept a business card for now?’

‘I need to speak to the company as well, so I would appreciate it if you could take the time to contact us in any way.’

‘···Yes’

“Whoa…”

First, she gave her business card.

However, darkness was visible on her face until the moment she left the parking lot.

I’m not sure why she refused.

Even at the restaurant where Hayeon introduced me, residents recognized me and greeted me.

I heard that she is famous in the village as the pretty and strong daughter of a rice farmer.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with an answer that could convince her.

If you do not negotiate with the CEO and get back-up from the company, your plans will suffer major setbacks.

Since it was soon time to meet with the CEO, I quickened my pace a little, thinking of what I could say to persuade Choi Dae-pyo right away.

*

‘Knock’

“This is Kim Cho-in.”

“Come in”

“It’s been a while since I last saw you, Kim Cho-in”

“Yes, it’s been a while. Representative”

“Okay, sit down. What happened that brought you here in person?”

Choi Dae-pyo welcomed us.

I sat in front of the representative and carefully opened my mouth.

“CEO, it’s already been nine years since I started working as a manager.”

“… Have you come to submit your resignation?”

“No.”

“But why are you so sad?”

“CEO, do you remember the day I brought Jiyeon over?”

“Delay? Her! “How can she forget you, who barged into the president’s office and insisted on making her sing, saying that even if she died, her child, whom she was trying to raise as a model, should be raised as a singer?”

“···I also want to start working in earnest now.”

“Haha, you said you didn’t want to work with a high rank even if you died, but what happened to you that made you change your mind?”

“Now I also want to grow my celebrity.”

“Have you found an ordinary person who catches your eye?”

The CEO looked at me with a sly smile.

“I can assure you that it is at least Lee Ji-yeon’s salary.”

“Minimum?”

“Yes, would you like to see the profile here?”

Before breaking up with Hayeon, I showed Choi Dae-pyo her profile and photos that I had written down on my phone.

Choi Dae-pyo looked at Hayeon’s profile carefully and opened his mouth.

“Hyeon Ha-yeon…20… What is your special strength…?”

“Hmm… Where did you find an ordinary person with visuals like this? “Aren’t you a trainee?”

“We met by chance and even gave him his business card. He is truly an ordinary person.”

“Hmm… So have you said you will do it yet?”

It was accurately pointed out that the maximum number of votes has not yet been confirmed.

“···Yes, I think it would be helpful in persuading you if you give permission first.”

“Hmm… Age, face, lacks nothing, personality?”

“He is bright, perceptive, and kind-hearted, and is well-known in the neighborhood for being very kind.”

“···Running a rice restaurant for a younger sibling to a single mother? Because she is the head of a girl family…”

“Okay, if it’s like this, the image will be good, and it’ll be okay…”

Choi Dae-pyo, who was looking through her profile once again, said as he put down her profile.

“Kim Cho-in”

“Yes”

“Can you bring it?”

“I will definitely bring you.”

“Okay, let’s proceed!”

I have overcome a mountain that I had to overcome.

*

“What’s going on Mr. In?”

It’s been a long time since Shining Boys had a group schedule, so everyone gathered together in the waiting room.

The third man, Jangwoo, who was using his cell phone, looked at me and spoke to me.

“···Uh? “There is no work”

“… No, but he has something.”

“It’s nothing bad, but are you walking around the waiting room as if you’re waiting for your girlfriend to call you?”

“Girlfriend!? Superhuman-hyung, have you got a girlfriend?!”

“Wow! Are you In’s girlfriend? For some reason, I haven’t seen you lately.”

Thanks to Sangmin, Jinwoo, Inseok, and Jangwoo’s Tiki Taka, I suddenly had a girlfriend.

“···Guys, please be quiet”

The other staff members seemed to agree a little as the kids were excited about my unofficial love story.

I knew they wouldn’t end up saying no, so I told them to be a little quiet, but instead they became noisy.

“Show me a picture of your girlfriend~”

“Pretty? She must be pretty because she’s my girl~ Key!”

“Quickly, Mr. In, take out the picture!”

“I’m jealous of your girlfriend too…”

‘Bang’

Someone burst through the waiting room door and the noisy voices suddenly quieted down.

“Who said he had a girlfriend?”

There was no emotion on her face, but her voice was as cold as ice.

“Who?”

Jiyeon Lee appeared.