Chapter 79 – Misunderstanding (1)

I made eye contact with Hyeon Ha-yeon, who was singing in the recording booth.

She smiled brightly at me and then focused on singing again.

The staff who did not miss that moment captured Hyeon Ha-yeon’s appearance on camera.

Today, I was filming Hyeon Hayeon’s making video for her debut song ‘Innocent Love’.

I sat at a distance and stared blankly at Hyeon Ha-yeon as she continued filming.

I took a sip of the lukewarm coffee that was on the table.

… Ten days have passed since Jiyeon Lee had a seizure.

In the meantime, she returned home after doing the bare minimum of work and clung to Jiyeon Lee, but she didn’t show any signs.

Fortunately, she recovered day by day and now seemed to be back to her original self.

On the day I returned from working with Baek Ga-eun, I was a little creeped out by her unusual appearance…

One problem is that Jiyeon Lee doesn’t remember what happened that day.

On the day I drank with the Baekil group, Jiyeon Lee felt very tired for some reason, so she went to bed early, and when she woke up, she said it was the evening of the next day.

After listening to Lee Ji-yeon, she met the goddess and asked, but she said that it was probably the aftereffects of being cursed by the evil god’s servant.

I still couldn’t figure out exactly what curse the evil god’s servant had placed.

It seemed like the goddess was restricted from giving out information about the evil spirit, and she seemed to be in pain every time she tried to mention crucial information, so she eventually gave up.

Hyeon Ha-yeon’s music video filming will begin soon.

Hyeon Hayeon has been steadily taking lessons and continuing to practice hard, and her skills are improving day by day.

Although she was doing a little physical therapy to motivate herself, she showed no signs of going wild.

Baek Ga-eun seemed to sense a strange sense of competition with Hyeon Ha-yeon, and even though she told me to pay more attention to Hyeon Ha-yeon, she began to show her sad side little by little when she became a little neglected.

As much as it was difficult for her to give Baek Ga-eun her attention, she repaid him with a little skinship, and Baek Ga-eun seemed satisfied.

As the day went by like this, I felt anxious somewhere.

The strange feeling of anxiety that pierced her heart grew as each day passed, and her presence felt oppressive.

As she was sipping the coffee she was holding once again, the cell phone she had left on the table rang.

[Baek Ga-eun]

[Have you eaten?]

A massage arrived from Baek Ga-eun, who was in the middle of working out.

She responded appropriately, and the message came back right away, as if she had been waiting.

[Are you busy now?]

I looked away from my phone and looked at the recording booth.

I’m in the middle of filming, so it’ll be okay if I’m gone for a while.

She quietly left the recording studio, called Baek Ga-eun, and headed towards her deserted side on the other side of the recording studio.

Baek Ga-eun answered the phone before a few ringtones could be heard.

[Hello?]

“Yeah, Ga-eun, what’s going on?”

It seemed like I was still exercising when I heard a faint singing voice over the phone.

[Oppa, do you like the sea?]

… Sea?

“… Ocean? I like it.”

[… Okay, I’ll stop by the office in a bit. The teacher is waiting…]

“… Yes, exercise hard…”

After a while, the phone hung up.

… Why the sea all of a sudden?

As she was returning to the recording studio after asking a random question, someone jumped out of the bathroom in the middle of the hallway and bumped into her.

“Tsk…”

“Oh, brother! Are you okay? Sorry…”

It was Hyeon Ha-yeon.

… When did this come out?

“… It’s okay, are you done filming?”

Hyeon Hayeon answered that she was still filming.

As she naturally returned to the recording studio, Hyeon Hayeon asked quietly.

“… Brother, where are you going? I heard you were leaving with your cell phone…”

I flinched slightly at Hyeon Ha-yeon’s words.

… When did you see that again? .

She wasn’t going to lie, but she might be offended if she said she had been in contact with Baek Ga-eun, so she answered by hiding her subject appropriately.

“… I got a call for a moment, so I had a chat…”

“… I see.”

Hyeon Hayeon quietly headed to the recording studio, probably because she wasn’t very interested.

After finishing filming in the recording studio, she ate together with her staff.

Since she didn’t have enough time to use the cafeteria, she ordered food delivered.

While eating together, the cell phone in her arms rang.

I took it out and saw that it was a message from Baek Ga-eun.

[Oppa, I will be practicing, so please contact me before you come.]

She quickly responded and continued eating again, thinking about her afternoon plans.

Now that Hyeon Ha-yeon’s morning filming is over, lessons and practice are scheduled for the afternoon.

I’ll be away during the lesson, so maybe we can meet for a bit during that time…

She was lost in thought and unconsciously chewing her rice. Someone touched me.

When I glanced back, it was Hyeon Ha-yeon.

“… “Oppa, please give me some water.”

I followed the place Hyeon Hayeon pointed out, and there was the water I was drinking.

“… “Here.”

Without thinking, I passed the water bottle and focused on eating again.

For some reason, I felt a stinging gaze, so I glanced over and saw Hyeon Ha-yeon looking at me intently.

Hyeon Hayeon, who met her eyes, looked at me for a moment, then slowly turned her head and began to eat.

… What is it?

I thought it was a coincidence, so I thought nothing of it and passed on.

After finishing her meal, while drinking coffee with Hyeon Hayeon at her company café, Hyun Hayeon said while sipping her latte.

“… Oppa, I’m thinking about raising that puppy…, What do you think?”

“… Puppy?”

Hyeon Hayeon nodded while holding her glass.

It’s a puppy…

I thought she might not be bad.

Many celebrities have pets, and it is said that this helps celebrities who are going through a lot of mental hardship.

She broke up with me and suggested that Jiyeon Lee, who was emotionally unstable, raise her dog, but she refused.

It’s okay to think of an image, and since there are family members at home, it will be okay to take care of it.

She spoke quietly to Hyeon Hayeon and sipped her coffee.

“… “I think it’ll be okay?”

As I was chatting with Hyeon Hayeon about her dog, it was almost time for the lesson.

I sent Hyeon Ha-yeon away first and tried to meet Baek Ga-eun.

When she told me to go up first, Hyeon Hayeon looked at me blankly and said.

“… “What are you going to do, brother?”

… Why are you like this today?

I was worried that I might be telling a lie, so I answered appropriately.

“I have some business to run, so I’ll stop by at practice time.”

No matter how talented I am at acting, if I go out confidently, there won’t be much doubt.

“… See you later.”

Hyeon Hayeon, who had been staring at me through the door until the moment it closed, went up in her elevator.

She called the elevator again and sent a message to Baek Ga-eun asking where she was.

She must have been looking at her phone and the reply came back as soon as I sent it.

[It’s in the practice room.]

… It must be the practice room where we always meet…

I left Baek Ga-eun’s message behind and went up to the floor where her practice room was, checking her phone.

Out of habit, I looked around and approached the deepest practice room, which was now dedicated to Baek Ga-eun.

She knocked on the door and went in to be greeted by Baek Ga-eun, who must have been waiting for her.

“… Welcome, brother.”

She accepted her greeting and closed the door.

The sound of a lock being locked echoed throughout the practice room.

*

I saw my brother’s smiling face through the closing elevator.

The door closed, and the elevator started to go up.

I clearly heard her on the phone with Baek Ga-eun earlier, so she’s probably going to meet that bitch…

… My brother, again, just the two of us…, In the practice room…

As she thought about the depressing thoughts, her fists tightened, and her hands began to tremble.

Oh, no…

I held her trembling hand tightly and closed her eyes.

With her eyes closed, she lost herself in imagination, recalling her brother’s voice.

‘… Hayeon, you know I hate that bitch, right? I have no choice but to watch it because of money…’

… Yeah, I know…

‘As expected, Hayeon is the nicest. I like our cute Hayeon the best over the viper-like Lee Ji-yeon or the bitch-like Baek Ga-eun…’

… I like you too…

‘… Hayeon-ah, love…’

‘Ding-‘

The imagination did not continue.

My brother’s voice was shattered by the sound of the elevator stopping.

It only took a little bit…

[Going down.]

Before I had time to enjoy the afterglow, I quickly got out of the elevator at the sound of an inorganic voice ringing inside the elevator.

I stood blankly in front of the elevator and watched it go down, only to see that it had stopped at the first floor.

After a while, the elevator that was going up stopped just below.

The floor just below the floor I’m standing on.

There is a multipurpose practice room on that floor.

There it is.

As soon as I checked where the elevator stopped, I took a step.

I never really thought that my brother would have abandoned me and gone to see Baek Ga-eun.

… I just wanted to confirm.

On my way downstairs past the emergency exit next to the elevator, I went down quickly and stopped in front of the emergency exit.

I unconsciously reached for the handle and stopped for a moment.

He withdrew his outstretched hand and brought his ear closer to the door.

I closed my eyes and focused on the sound, and I started to hear something.

‘Trudge, trudge, trudge…’

Beyond the thick wall, familiar footsteps were heard.

After a while, the sound of footsteps became faint and the door was carefully opened.

This is the practice room where Baek Ga-eun called her brother.

I carefully entered the practice room right next to it and clung to the wall, thinking of a possible location for those two.

When she closed her eyes and focused on the sound, she could faintly hear the sound flowing through the wall.

‘… Brother, this time…’

When I heard Baek Ga-eun’s voice, I tightened my grip on her hand.

‘… Hotel?’

I heard my brother’s voice.

‘… Together…’

It seemed like Baek Ga-eun was saying something, but it was so faint that I couldn’t hear her clearly.

My guess is that she is trying to trick her brother with money again.

On the topic of a prostitute with a lot of money…

‘To the location…, Accommodation…’

Baek Ga-eun began to persuade her brother.

… You slut, my brother won’t fall for such trivial persuasion…

‘Okay, let’s go.’

… I have to go… ?

A voice was heard casually accepting Baek Ga-eun’s proposal.

… I must have heard wrong.

I focused again on the conversation beyond the wall.

No sound was heard.

… What, why are you quiet…

‘Tsk…, Chureup…’

A sound like a man and a woman kissing her deeply was heard from beyond the wall.

Brother…

‘Haa, oppa…, Hehe…, Side, side, tsk…’

No…, No… ?

… It seems like Baek Ga-eun has seduced her brother again.

So the good brother has no choice but to accept it…

I closed my eyes tightly and imagined beyond the wall.

In front of my brother, I sit, not Baek Ga-eun.

My brother hugs me…, Kiss…

‘… Ga-eun, stick out your tongue.’

…

‘Side, side, jjook…’ Chureup…’

Every time I heard the sound of a kiss coming from beyond the wall, the feeling of despair that started in my chest took over my entire body.

… Why, why are you forcing me to do it…, It makes such a pleasant sound… ?

‘Side, side…’

In the end, my brother and Baek Ga-eun were never separated until the trainer called asking where they were.