Dan, waiting in Lei's place like a loyal girlfriend, excitedly stood from the couch and grabbed the cake from the table as he heard the sound of the door opening.
Lei arrived, and as usual, Dan couldn't read his face.
However, he knew that Kim Kwan was pretty fond of his boss, so it wouldn't be too hard to get his cooperation for the rging of the companies.
"Congratulations, sir! You are finally-"
However, before he could finish his statent, Lei grabbed the cake and slamd it on his face, rendering him speechless.
The apartnt beca awfully quiet as the cake fell to the ground, with Dan tasting the icing on his face.
'Pretty good,' he thought.
However, with Lei's reaction, Dan knew that it didn't go well.
With that, he grabbed another cake from the fridge, one that said-'There's still a chance for us!'
"Here, sir," he said in a dejected voice.
Lei looked at the cake and pursed his lips, grabbing it and throwing it to the ground without hesitation.
Was this why his plan failed again?
Because he was surrounded by stupid fucking people?
"What do you think you're doing right now?" Lei asked, feeling even more frustrated. Dan pursed his lips. "I was thinking we could celebrate, sir," he muttered.
Truth be told, Dan was just really excited to finally be promoted. If Lei managed to get Phoenix Entertainnt in his hands, then it would entail more opportunities for him.
"There's nothing to celebrate," Lei said through gritted teeth. Then, he held onto Dan's collar, taking the man by surprise. His eyes widened, and he tried to run away from the murderous CEO.
"You got the wrong guy," he said, causing Dan to freeze in shock.
"It's not...Kim Kwan?" he muttered.
Lei chuckled. "What did I fucking expect from you? I really can't trust anyone to do these things for ," he muttered.
With that, he let go of Dan's collar, letting him fall to the ground. His body slamd harshly on the floor, but Dan wasn't fazed. He was still caught on the fact that he got the wrong guy. How could that be? All signs pointed to Kim Kwan. If it wasn't him, then there was no plausible explanation.
"I—I'm going to find the right person!" Dan exclaid, standing from the floor.
Lei shook his head. "There's no need to do that," he said.
He was going to find the 'head' himself.
"Then, what do you need to do, sir?" Lei asked, suddenly fearing for his life when he noticed the shift in Lei's attitude.
"Just release the announcent of Joonie joining EVE," he said, massaging the bridge of his
nose.
"Isn't it too early, sir?" Dan asked with wide eyes.
Lei glared at him, causing him to purse his lips.
"Right away, sir," he muttered.
The faster he got the news out, the more that the people would accept it-especially now that there was still ambiguity with June's case.
"Push their coback date nearer, too," Lei added. "We need to milk those fans of their money for what I'm about to do."
Dan nodded, going on his phone to instruct the different departnts of the company.
"Still, sir," Dan muttered. "Don't you think we're rushing everything?"
Lei couldn't contain his anger anymore. He held onto Dan's arm and squeezed hard, causing the latter to wince in pain.
"Ti is the luxury we don't have," he spat.
"The longer we go on with this, the longer we're giving June ti."
"And trust , we do not want to give June any more ti."
***
Jia and her friends were in her room, still mourning June's departure from EVE.
"What is going to happen now?" Bora asked, slumping on the floor. It felt as if her own family had abandoned her with what she felt.
"I don't know," Jia muttered.
"Dang," Nari said as she looked at Jia. "You look like you've been through it, girl."
Jia glared at her.
"I'm the sa," Wei muttered. "I was crying this morning, and my mom kept asking what was wrong. However, she won't understand! How can I tell her that I'm crying because of a guy that doesn't even know ?"
Bora clicked her tongue. "Don't sha yourself for being a fan. Besides, nothing has been proven yet."
"But, do you think it's possible?" Jia asked, wanting to have hope about the situation. "Do you think June can co back to EVE?"
Bora pursed her lips. "It's hard to say," she said. "It involves a lot of legal aspects. June's contract termination ans that he isn't affiliated with Azure anymore-not in the slightest. He even has a trial lined up."
"If the mbers of EVE want to leave Azure, then they'd have to pay a hefty sum to terminate their contracts. So, honestly, the only way that could happen is if Azure goes bankrupt as a whole or if soone else buys their contracts," she said.
Jia sighed and leaned against her bed fra. That seed impossible for now.
Just then, Nari stood from the floor, capturing everybody's attention.
"No way!" she exclaid.
Jia groaned and closed her eyes. "What now?" she muttered, not wanting to deal with
anything anymore.
"Azure just released the dates for EVE's coback," she said. "It's going to be this month."
The other girls frowned.
"Not only that," she muttered. "But they've announced that Joonie will be joining the team."
Jia and the others collectively groaned. "Can Azure give us a break?" she exclaid. "Can they be even more blatant with their hate for June?"
"Yeah, sothing's weird," Bora frowned. "Azure wouldn't just let Joonie join the group like that. They must have planned it since then."
Jia turned to her with a frown. "You think so, too?" she asked. "All of this is honestly strange. It really does feel like they've been planning it for a long ti."
Sumin sighed and shook her head. "Well, I wish we could ddle with the corporate struggle, but for now, we have no choice but to stand on the sidelines."
Wei nodded in agreent. "How's the reaction to the announcent, by the way?" she asked.
Nari scrolled through her phone and pursed her lips.
"Honestly, it's neutral," she said. "I think a lot of us are exhausted with everything that's
going on, so it's not gaining a lot of traction. It's only on the fifth trending topic."
Bora frowned. "And what's the first one?"
Nari shrugged. "Sothing called 'Ideal Office Guy.""
"Oh, and behind him is June."
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