Chapter 171
Taesu was stunned to see the big guy behind her back.
He initially imagined that guy was her manager, but he had a big build. Taesu even thought there was a gorilla standing there, but he was not a gorilla. He was a big, black guy whose height was over two ters and looked like a fight.
With a scared expression, Taesu stepped back in spite of himself.
“Who the hell are you?”
Nami smiled gently and said, “Oh, he is my friend Raymon. He asked to escort , expressing concern that I might run into trouble if I went around alone at night.”
“How are you? I’m Raymon.”
Raymon politely introduced himself to Taesu. Though his voice was soft, it had a rough tone that showed he went through all kinds of trials and difficulties.
Co to think of it, Nami’s tone and look was different now. Though she was still kind, it was businesslike in nature. There was nothing in her attitude that showed she was interested in tempting him.
Finally, she showed her true colors. So far she used him, and now she judged the ti ca for her to split up with him.
“By the way, what kind of schedule do you want to discuss with ?”
Making a frown, Taesu retorted, “You arrived too late. All the schedule was canceled. Just get out of here!”
“Alright. Goodbye then.”
Nami politely bowed to him and left the room without looking back.
Taesu threw his wine glass down the floor, kicked the sofa and threw away whatever that ca his way.
Still, he could not vent his anger.
“How dare you treat like a fool? How dare you?”
He vowed he would have her pay the price by all ans so that other entertainers could take their cue from her.
He called Nami’s manager, who picked up the phone imdiately. Given the noise around him, he was hanging around in a bar.
“Hey, stop drinking and see Nami now.”
“Nami? What’s wrong with her?”
Taesu gave him several instructions.
The manager was quick-witted. He imdiately figured out Taesu’s decision. From now on he would go after her to dig into her weak points.
At that mont, he had a call from his secretary.
His face brightened again because he gave her a special assignnt related to Angela.
“So, did you check her out?”
The secretary gave him a detailed briefing about Angela.
What Taesu was most interested in was her managent company. It would not be easy to scout her if her agency was big enough to rival AT Entertainnt.
When he heard about her agency, it was new to him.”Ani & Funny? What the heck is this company?”
“Well, it’s an animation company founded last winter. They made an animation music video, which I think hit the jackpot by sheer luck this ti.”
Taesu yelled for joy deep inside. He felt confident he could scout her right away.
What bothered him was that she was too young.
On TV she looked like a girl in her early 20s because of her full bosom and height, but she was only a 16-year-old high school girl.
He stuck to one iron rule in dealing with won: Don’t touch a minor!
He could wait for three more years to satisfy his lust. He didn’t want to take the risk of ruining his business to satisfy his instant pleasure.
“Scout her unconditionally, okay? Let count on you, Miss Yun.”
“Yes, sir,” replied secretary Yun.
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As soon as Hyunwoo arrived Nami raced toward him and hugged him as if she was reunited with a family after a long ti.
“Brother!”
Hyunwoo opened his arms and hugged her in an unguarded mont.
Wrapped in his arms, she began to weep. The mont she saw him, she was freed from the intense tension that gripped her tightly and wept.
Hyunwoo hugged and gently tapped her on the back.
A little later she got out of his arms.
“Do you feel better now?”
“Yea, I feel fine. I tried not to, but I think I was extrely nervous.”
She might have been more nervous because of Raymon, the black guy with a big build.
Nonetheless, she felt reassured to see him.
Actually, Hyunwoo didn’t think of Raymon as her bodyguard but noticed his phone number while searching for his friends in Seoul. Hyunwoo had been thinking of bringing him to Ansan sooner or later to use him as a dubbing assistant for Tuti & Angelica and use his song as the the music.
Of course, Raymon might feel uncomfortable about Hyunwoo’s request. If Raymon actively intervened to help out Nami this ti, he would be blacklisted by Taesu in the entertainnt world, and his work with Hyunwoo could be his last in Korea.
Still, Hyunwoo called Raymon for help. He explained to Raymon that Nami’s intimidator was the president of AT Entertainnt and that if things went wrong, Taesu might take revenge against him.
But Raymon boldly said, “I have heard about Nami, too. Sure, I would like to help her out. You know I don’t have a future here in Korea as a singer. Let go to Nami’s place right now.”
That’s how Raymon got to be with Nami and Hyunwoo now.
Though Hyunwoo wanted to introduce Nami to Raymon, he didn’t have to. It seed as if they talked a lot to each other while waiting for Hyunwoo in Seoul.
Hyunwoo said, “By the way, I’m a bit concerned. She survived today, but what about her in the coming days? I can’t stay with her all the ti, and I can’t ask Raymon to be your bodyguard every ti.”
“No worries. I called you because I was too scared today. Taesu won’t do anything bad to just because I’m here alone,” said Nami.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes. Don’t worry.”
Still, Hyunwoo was not relieved. He needed to protect her in one way or another.
At that mont Raymon ca forward and said, “Just call anyti when you need my help.”
The problem was that Raymon’s place was too far away from Nami’s.
Suddenly, Hyunwoo asked, “Where is your condo right now?
“I live in a one-room studio in Karakdong. Why?”
“Is there any space for rent nearby?”
Nami could figure out what Hyunwoo was thinking.
This ti Hyunwoo turned to Raymon and asked, “If I find a rented house in Karakdong, can you move there?”
Only then did Raymon realize his intention.
Revealing his white teeth with a smile, he said, “Sure, but you have to pay for the rent, don’t you? Hahaha”
Several days later, Hyunwoo ca to Seoul for an appointnt with his acquaintances. Fortunately, he could see Jinyoung around midnight after parting with them.
Jinyoung had a somber look on his face.
“Brother, are you worried about anything?”
“I feel Angela is weird today. She went out to see sobody early in the afternoon and then tried to read my countenance often.”
“Where did she go?”
“No idea. She wouldn’t answer when I asked. Looks like she t soone from an entertainnt agency. I feel she must have been approached by that agency.”
“Why don’t we et her early tomorrow morning and find out what it is.”
“Sounds good.”
As soon as the day broke, Hyunwoo called Jinhon and Angela together. Though the trade fair eting was important, Angela’s case was much more important.
“Angela, you have the right to choose freely what you want. You can decide whatever you like regardless of thinking about , but I wish you didn’t hide it to . That way I can help you make the wise decision. Don’t you think so?”
Nonetheless, Angela kept silent. So, Hyunwoo stopped talking in the middle and then continued several tis.
“The reason I helped you was not because I wanted to use you to make money. By sheer luck, the music video featuring you and Jinhon hit the jackpot, as you know. You will be able to understand my sincerity if you think about how we t and why we made the music video.”
Angela seed to be agonizing over sothing and raised her head as if she was embarrassed by what Hyunwoo just said.
Hyunwoo asked her cautiously, “Did you accept a great offer from an entertainnt company?”
At that mont, Jinhon’s eyes opened wide. Though Hyunwoo spoke in English, he could not understand Hyunwoo’s remarks fully, but noticed the word ‘entertainnt.’
Angela nodded her head quietly and said, “As a matter of fact I had an offer from AT Entertainnt. The condition of the offer was too sweet for to reject.”
Hyunwoo guessed she might have got such an offer, but little did he think she got the offer from AT Entertainnt.
The more he thought about Taseu, the more disgusted Hyunwoo felt by him. It looked as if he went around, doing all kinds of shaless act everywhere.
But the problem was that Taesu was too high up a rival for Hyunwoo to deal with. Above all, Ohsung Business Group backed him strongly.
Hyunwoo wanted to dissuade Angela out of the offer. It was true that AT Entertainnt could make her a rising star within the shortest period of ti, but at the sa ti, it was the place where she could ruin herself quickly if she didn’t follow Taesu’s direction or satisfy his wild lust.
Maybe Angela might have already leaned toward Taesu’s company.
How can I persuade her? Hyunwoo thought to himself.
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