Ti rewinds slightly—back to when Evelyn’s manager raised the partition.
“Are you out of your mind?! What were you thinking? And why?!”
Her manager was completely rattled by Evelyn’s behavior.
“What did I do?”
“You don’t just give out your private number! You’ve never done that before!”
Evelyn’s phone number was practically legendary on Broadway.
Even close friends were stuck with her business contact—
Only a tiny handful knew her real number.
And now she wanted to hand it to soone she’d just t?
“Do you think this is so teen drama? Why are you acting like this? Are you seriously... in love?!”
The manager was panicking.
“This isn’t normal, Evelyn! You know that, right?!”
Four years together as her manager—
And this was the first ti Evelyn had ever acted like this.
And Evelyn—
“I know. Keep your voice down—they’ll hear you.”
—was just as unsettled.
‘Have I always been this shallow about looks?’
Sure, Kim Donghu’s face was ridiculous—
He looked like a prince straight out of a fairytale.
But it wasn’t just that.
“I’m confused too, okay? Just calm down for a second.”
“Confused about what? Why?”
“That’s what I’m trying to figure out—”
Was it the fact that he treated her so casually?
Was it because he wasn’t fawning over her like everyone else?
‘No.’
Evelyn shook her head.
If that were it, she would’ve fallen for soone ages ago.
She’d faced more flattery and attention than she could count—
And not once had it stirred her.
No complints, no “strategies,” no flirting—
‘None of it ever worked on .’
So it wasn’t about his actions.
It was him.
‘Wait—did I really just fall at first sight? Over his face?’
Did the most sought-after girl on Broadway really just lose her composure
Because a good-looking guy ignored her?
‘That’s pathetic.’
It was sothing that had never happened in her life.
And she was desperately trying to deny it.
That’s why she’d joked about a “midnight rendezvous”—
To cover her slip-up.
But then—
“Evelyn, do you like ? Enough to marry ? After eting today?”
Kim Donghu’s teasing words completely disard her.
‘Evelyn, get a grip. You’re Broadway’s next diva!’
No matter how much she scolded herself,
Her body refused to listen.
Her cheeks burned.
Her heart pounded.
“I-I an... it’s just a joke! Obviously! Just playing around!”
It took her 30 seconds to stamr out a reply.
And during those 30 seconds—
‘...I want to kiss him.’
Evelyn, who had always scoffed at friends gushing about kissing,
Who had never even tried it,
Who swore she’d never be distracted by romance—
‘No, no. Evelyn, get it together. You’re not like this!’
She barely managed to hold herself back.
Swish.
Evelyn leaned away,
Trying to retreat.
“Haha, I can see why you’re such a great actress. That flustered act? You had fooled.”
Kim Donghu’s playful words hit her ears.
And Evelyn, still blushing, half-lowered the partition again—
Peek.
Peeking out like a child spying through a window.
“Of course I’m good—I act for a living. But you’re an actor too, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“We should act together soday. Or maybe sing?”
“I’d be honored. If Broadway’s rising diva is offering, how could I refuse?”
“W-Who said that?!”
“Your manager did. She said you’re destined to be a queen.”
“Ahhhh!”
Evelyn slamd the partition shut.
‘Damn it, manager!’
Why did she have to say that?!
Sure, people had called her “the next queen” before—
But not in front of Kim Donghu!
‘Of all the tis to brag about !’
She fud, then—
Peek.
Lowered the partition again.
“So... the Olympics? That’s real?”
“Yeah.”
“I see...”
‘No wonder his body’s so incredible.’
‘Can I touch his muscles? Would that be weird?’
Two sentences sat on the tip of her tongue—
But she swallowed them.
Instead—
“Evelyn.”
“Y-Yes?!”
“Do you like movies? Want to watch one? We can sleep if we get tired.”
Kim Donghu smoothly shifted the conversation.
It was a polite way of winding things down.
They’d already talked for nearly an hour—
It was ti to rest.
‘This should wrap it up.’
But—
“S-Sure.”
Evelyn agreed imdiately—
Click.
And slid right next to him.
‘Wait. She actually said yes?!’
Trying not to show his surprise,
Kim Donghu leaned back.
anwhile—
‘Can I lean my head on his chest? Or his shoulder? Shoulder should be okay, right?’
Evelyn nervously debated where to lean—
Before resting her head on his shoulder.
The movie started.
And two minutes in—
‘...So warm.’
For the first ti in forever,
Evelyn drifted off without a single worry.
*****
Chaotic Buzz.
“Hey! Hey! Line up! No cutting, or I’ll kill you!”
“Form proper rows! If you push in, I’ll smash your head with my cara!”
“No flash photography! Protect the athlete’s eyes!”
“Flashes will be considered attacks on Kim Donghu, and we’ll destroy your caras and faces together! Cooperate, please!”
Incheon Airport’s arrival gate was packed like never before.
It was no surprise, really.
Kim Donghu was about to arrive.
“He’s really sothing else.”
“What do you an?”
“Went abroad to train and ca back a 120-million-copy-selling magazine model.”
“Oh, yeah, that was insane.”
“He was so good-looking that he ended up becoming a cover model while training.”
“I heard foreign dia is going wild over it—GOT didn’t expect this level of success.”
“Yeah, I saw the article. They practically wrote him a love letter, begging him to shoot with them again.”
“I was the first to translate that! I even went full-on national pride mode.”
“Crazy. But honestly, I felt the pride too.”
Reporters gushed over Kim Donghu’s whirlwind success in Arica.
Normally, Koreans going abroad faced discrimination—
But Kim Donghu had completely turned the tables.
“So when’s he coming out?”
“Maybe he’s waiting for the docuntary team to set up? Oh, did you hear the good deed story?”
“What? The one where he treated the whole docuntary crew at a restaurant?”
“Yeah.”
“Man, Kim Donghu’s wholeso image just keeps getting better. You can’t even compare him to self-absorbed celebrities.”
While the reporters anxiously waited—
“It’s Kim Donghu!”
And there he was, stepping out of the gate.
Normally, flashes would go off, and microphones would swarm him.
But—
‘Wow... He’s seriously built.’
‘Would I die if he hit ? Look at that body.’
‘He’s on a different level. What did he do in Arica for seven months?’
One look at Kim Donghu’s fra shut everyone up.
It wasn’t just “fit” or “toned.”
It was the presence of a predator stepping out of the wild.
Before the reporters could recover—
“Donghu, I’m really coming to watch the Asia qualifiers and Olympics, so keep updated.”
“Of course. We exchanged numbers, didn’t we?”
“...Then can I call you tonight?”
“Why? Got sothing risky to say?”
“N-No, not at all!”
“Then, of course.”
Evelyn whispered as she slipped past him.
Disguised and unnoticed, all eyes remained on Kim Donghu.
“What’s with her? Why is she flirting so much?”
“No idea... Maybe she liked the movie?”
Ye-rim’s suspicious glare was t with Donghu’s casual shrug.
“Anyway, let’s head ho. I’m exhausted.”
“Ho? Your parents’ place?”
“Yeah. Just for a day. If I’m any later, Seohyun’s going to kill .”
With that, Kim Donghu led his group out of the airport—
Surprisingly undisturbed by reporters.
‘Huh. I thought they’d swarm more.’
Even with their numbers, they’d been orderly and respectful.
‘Good questions, too. This was... nice.’
And as Kim Donghu left—
[Kim Donghu, Already Olympic-Ready? A Perfect Body.]
[Golden Fists Aid at Gold! Kim Donghu’s Championship Confidence.]
[Flawless from Every Angle—The Return of the GOT Cover Star.]
[The Hot Guy Who Shocked Arica Returns! Kim Donghu Arrives in Korea.]
[Boyish Face, Beastly Body—Is Kim Donghu Korea’s Captain Arica?!]
[Korea Boxing Association: Full Support and Flexible Scheduling for the National Team.]
[Korea Boxing Association President Lee Yong-seom: Investing Heavily in Athlete Protection and Training.]
Articles flooded the internet within minutes.
*****
National Team Trials? Won Without Effort.
As expected, Kim Donghu secured his spot with ease.
The gap in skill was overwhelming.
So competitors even withdrew before facing him.
‘Hwang Hyung-chul withdrew too?’
With half the contestants forfeiting,
He was already in the finals—and won effortlessly.
December 31st.
The last day of the year—
And the last day of Kim Donghu’s life as a minor.
He spent it at ho with family.
“10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4!”
They counted down to midnight, celebrating the new year.
“3! 2! 1!”
And as 2016 began—
Ding! Ding! Ding!
His phone buzzed.
[Congratulations! You’re Now an Adult.]
[Removing all restrictions tied to your age.]
[Unlocking the final piece of charm: Sexual Appeal.]
[Unsealing ‘Masculine Allure’ to enhance perception as a man.]
[Your attractiveness will no longer be just ‘handso’—now it’s primal.]
[Release your ‘Alpha Energy’ to its fullest potential!]
‘Alpha Energy? What the hell is that?’
It was... shocking, to say the least.
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