Translator: MarcTempest
Editor: NicoleTempest
Chapter 205 Why There?
“Jeju Island?”
Kyunghwa’s eyes narrowed in an instant and his gaze turned into a look of disbelief.
It was a bit of an odd timing, but there was no need to look at with such contempt. I broke out in a cold sweat and explained.
“I think I know where Kang Yu-geon is, so I’m going to bring him back.”
I had to tell Kyunghwa in advance, unlike the others.
“I’m going to bring him to our label.”
When he heard that, Kyunghwa furrowed his brow as if he was ready to connect his eyebrows. He had a terrifying expression that looked like he would punch in the face.
“It’s not just Kang Yu-geon. I’m going to bring Hwi-jin too.”
I tried to justify myself, but Kyunghwa sighed and shook his head.
“You talk like you’re bringing in a new flower pot, not a controversial group mber.”
He looked 100% troubled. There was no sign of positive expectation on his face.
‘It would be a ss if I told him I was bringing Shim Naru too.’
I would think about how to use the newly recruited artists later, but I wanted to support them so they wouldn’t quit their activities here.
Even if what I experienced in the virtual space was a mirage of my own, their passion for the stage was sincere.
“I’ll start with Kang Yu-geon.”
I finished packing my luggage and zipped it up. I lifted the handle and Kyunghwa looked at with a dissatisfied expression.
I had a vague idea of what he was worried about. He was afraid that I would neglect Climax or lose sight of what was important because of so unwanted stones that rolled in.
That must be what he was worried about. I patted Kyunghwa’s shoulder lightly and said.
“Don’t worry too much. Climax is my priority, of course.”
Even if the Floss trio bothered , the more important thing was the mbers who had been with for more than six months and kept the fruitless Climax for five years.
That never changed.
“You talk a good ga.”
Kyunghwa snorted and turned his head. He had a point. We were on standby right now, so we had nothing to do, but we didn’t know what our schedule would be like in the future.
And I was getting ready to fly to Jeju Island to catch soone else’s group mber.
I was sorry and shaless, but I had no choice. I couldn’t leave Yu-geon alone to run away from the stage forever.
“I’ll be back soon.”
Kyunghwa didn’t answer. I felt sorry, but I was glad that Kyunghwa was here. He was the best person to play the role of a brother who would keep the center while I was away.
“Hey, where are you going, Lee-se?”
As I walked out of the living room with a suitcase in my hand, Seon-woo asked with a puzzled expression.
“I’m going on a short business trip. I’ll be back tomorrow.”
Maybe. I omitted the next sentence that could add to my anxiety and ruffled Seon-woo’s hair once. Then I grabbed the door handle.
A piercing gaze stabbed in the back of my head.
“…”
It was Son Seong-won. I wondered if I should just pretend I didn’t know and run away by opening the door. But I felt bad for leaving him waiting without saying anything, so I eventually turned around with a tingling in my feet.
“Where are you going?”
Seong-won frowned like a preschooler who caught his parents sneaking out to work on a holiday.
“Business trip.”
I answered shortly on purpose, but Seong-won imdiately retorted.
“At this hour?”
If it was before, I would have complained a lot in my mind that he was so rude. But now I knew that this was his way of worrying.
‘…’
It might not be a worry.
Anyway, I knew that he would feel uneasy without , so I eventually added a footnote.
“Yeah. I’ll try to solve it as soon as possible today, and co back tomorrow.”
Seong-won didn’t say anything right away, but crossed his arms and glared at with a full of discontent.
Then he blurted out sothing I never expected.
“If it’s an important problem… can’t you talk to us all instead of trying to solve it by yourself?”
It was an unbelievable remark coming from the guy who hated teamwork more than anyone and always played solo.
I opened my eyes wide without realizing it.
“What? Why are you looking at like that?”
Seong-won snapped at when he didn’t like my expression. I was speechless for a mont and stamred.
“No… I’m just surprised that you care about ‘us’ so much…”
He didn’t like my answer, and his eyes got dirtier.
“Thank you.”
I hurried to fix it. Seong-won turned his head with a displeased expression and snorted lightly.
“You’re making worry.”
“Okay. I’ll be back soon.”
I waved my hand lightly and turned the doorknob to go outside. It was the end of the year, and my hands were cold even indoors because I was wearing light clothes.
I hurried to the airport, parked my car in the parking lot, and ran to the platform. There, I saw a thin layer of snow falling from the sky, barely visible to the naked eye.
“It’s snowing.”
The people who were waiting for the boarding ti in front of the platform took out their phones and snapped pictures of the snowflakes in the air.
Fortunately, it wasn’t snowing for long, and the boarding started with an announcent that the landing was scheduled as normal.
I hastily booked a business class seat that I had never tried before, even when I was the representative of Jo Young Food. The seat was spacious.
From the unfamiliar seat, I looked down at the runway, where the snow that couldn’t pile up fluttered for a mont and then lted away.
‘It’s already dark.’
I wondered if Yu-geon was still in Jeju Island. Where was he now? Had he gone indoors? Or… I didn’t even realize that I was worrying about this and that, and I fell asleep in an instant.
As soon as I closed my eyes, I suddenly thought, what if I was dragged into another strange space again. The thought crossed my mind, but luckily nothing like that happened.
“We are preparing for takeoff. All passengers, please wait in your seats safely.”
With the captain’s announcent, I closed my eyes briefly and opened them again. The dark night sea ca into view.
It was ti to move my body for real.
“Wow, he’s not here.”
I finally found the place where he took the picture by comparing it with the one Yu-geon sent , but only the pale night waves greeted . There was no trace of anyone there.
Of course. It would be impossible to leave any traces in this ocean park unless you threw away so trash or left so clothes behind.
I quickly grabbed my phone and typed with my fingers that were starting to freeze.
[] Where are you? 10:15 PM
[] You’re not where you sent the picture? 10:16 PM
The read confirmation ssage popped up right away, but there was no answer.
Oh, co on, is he crazy? If he’s going to run off sowhere else, he should at least tell where he’s going, or at least warn that he’s not there.
Do you like watching people suffer? I was getting annoyed and irritated, and after five minutes, a new picture arrived.
It was a picture of soone standing in the night sea, taken in the background. A faint breath ca out of his lips, which were wide open. He looked pretty cold.
‘Whatever. It’s not just cold, it’s fucking freezing.’
It was none other than a picture of taken from behind. This crazy bastard. I turned around with anger in my head, and there was Yu-geon, looking fine.
This guy made everyone bleed.
I approached Yu-geon with a wicked heart, and I could see that he hadn’t been doing well for a while.
His mouth, which was always relaxed, was bruised as if his blood was about to freeze, and his clothes were expensive, but they were wrinkled or piled as if he had washed them in a coin laundry.
I didn’t bother to say anything. It was more winter than winter. Yu-geon, who had a dry face, spat out a faint breath against the night sky, where the snowflakes started to fall again.
“Let’s go.”
I reached out my hand to Yu-geon, but he didn’t seem grateful to the person who ca all the way here and asked.
“Where to?”
Where do you think it is? Of course, where you belong.
“I’ll make sure you can keep dancing and singing.”
Yu-geon looked at blankly with a motionless face. Damn, is that not enough? I swallowed my complaints and added.
“I’ll feed you, too.”
Then Yu-geon started laughing like a madman, holding his stomach.
“Is that my recruitnt condition right now? Am I being scouted?”
He was serious until a mont ago, but he laughed so hard that he curled up his body. I felt the heat rise in my head.
“Laughing? This crazy bastard, I ca all the way to Jeju Island for you.”
I snapped back at him, and Yu-geon looked at straight with a smug face, pulling up his mouth.
“Do you know how much The Classic Entertainnt offered as a signing bonus?”
I don’t know. But I guess it would be the amount of money that I could get by making a deal to pull out the Cheon Soo Group’s stake that Cheon Ise could claim later as an investnt. Or it could be much less than that.
It could be the amount of money that Cheon Ise could spend as pocket money.
“Do you know how much the Cheon Soo Group’s market cap is?”
Then Yu-geon started to laugh again as if soone had made a funny joke. I stepped on his foot.
“Stop laughing. Think carefully not to waste the trouble I ca here for. You’re going with , or not.”
I looked pretty good, so maybe I was being too nosy.
But I couldn’t ignore the fact that he had left behind all the people he knew, his team mbers, and the company staff, and only sent his news. There must have been a sign that he wanted to find him.
It was like that for many things that made who I am.
I couldn’t just ignore it when I could do sothing for him. I couldn’t turn my eyes away and think of it as none of my business because it was inevitable. That’s why I ca here.
“…”
He stared at my serious expression for a long ti, biting his lip. Then his mouth gradually turned downward and he covered his face with his hands.
Even though his eyes were still in the air, not yet touching the ground. Thump, thump, thick teardrops fell on the yellowish dry grass.
“Don’t cry. You’ll get ugly if you cry. You have to live by tearing off the face of the bastard who did this to you.”
He retorted, as if his mouth was still alive.
“I didn’t cry.”
“Liar.”
I fixed his scarf around his neck so that he could cover his face tightly.
“We’ll catch the fastest flight back.”
If the snowstorm got worse, we could be stuck in Jeju. We had to avoid that for Kyunghwa’s emotional and physical health.
‘Isn’t this like a young father who is oppressed by his son’s rich family?’
What was I doing, taking care of soone else’s kids that I didn’t even give birth to? On the plane back to Incheon, Yu-geon was silent the whole ti and I looked out the window.
It was as if the morning, when the weather was warm, was a lie. A blizzard was pouring down.”
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