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“Do sasaeng fans always follow you around in cars like that?”

“Well, they might be paparazzi instead of sasaengs. It happens all the time.”

Choi Hwan, who had been an actor for a long time, spoke indifferently as if it were no big deal. Yeon-rok suddenly felt a wave of pity for Choi Hwan’s bodyguards. Between a man who constantly caused trouble and the trail of sasaeng fans and paparazzi he attracted, he couldn’t even imagine how exhausted the bodyguards must be. No wonder the security team leader had so many gray hairs…

They increased their speed to keep up with the vehicle presumed to be carrying Moon Gyeon-woo. Even though they were following, they maintained a distance far enough that the car was barely visible. After about thirty more minutes of driving, they arrived at a reservoir.

“This is really suspicious,” one of the bodyguards muttered, frowning. They checked the license plate of a car parked nearby and nodded.

“It is indeed the car Young Master Moon Gyeon-woo uses. However, the security team’s vehicles are nowhere to be seen.”

Yeon-rok grew anxious. Didn’t this mean Moon Gyeon-woo had shaken off his security team? With a troubled expression, Choi Hwan’s security team leader looked back and addressed Choi Hwan and Yeon-rok.

“Will you two stay in the car?”

“Got it. I’ll stay put in the car, so go check it out. Though I am a bit worried.”

“…….”

As Choi Hwan started chatting again, the bodyguards’ expressions darkened. Regardless, Choi Hwan continued to prattle.

“What if the sasaeng fans and paparazzi who followed us here suddenly ambush the car? I’m so, so scared that Hwan might get caught up in some weird scandal again~”

The security team leader’s clenched fist trembled violently, looking as if he wanted to smack him. Even to Yeon-rok, he looked incredibly obnoxious. Eventually, the team leader made a decision.

“Let’s just see what’s going on first.”

Then, glancing at Choi Hwan, whose eyes were sparkling like a mischievous child, he added reluctantly,

“Since we don’t know what might happen, both young masters will accompany us. And be ready to control the public opinion at all times.”

Once the decision was made, they moved quickly. Scanning their surroundings, they cautiously climbed the slope leading toward the reservoir. After a while, everyone began to sweat profusely under the scorching sun. It was summer…

“There he is,” Yeon-rok whispered softly.

Moon Gyeon-woo was standing near the reservoir with his hands in his pockets. At a glance, it looked as if he were simply admiring the scenery. However, not a single bodyguard was visible around him. The more they looked, the more suspicious it became. One of the bodyguards looked around and muttered,

“Something is strange. Could this be some kind of operation?”

“An operation?”

“Yes. I suspect only a few people are sharing information because it’s an operation requiring high security. If not that, then…”

The bodyguard’s gaze shifted instantly. That expression—one filled with a determination to achieve anything for Yeom Cheon-ho—was a look he had also seen on the followers of the Hwamyeong Cult.

“That young master could be a traitor.”

Yeon-rok’s heart grew heavy. Could Moon Gyeon-woo possibly be cooperating with Yeom Cheon-ryul? Would he really go that far for someone he disliked so much? After some deliberation, the bodyguard pushed Choi Hwan and Yeon-rok into a particularly thick patch of brush, as if a mother animal were hiding its young. Glancing at them, the security team leader spoke.

“You two, do not move an inch from here. The rest of you, move closer to Young Master Moon Gyeon-woo just in case.”

Half of the bodyguards nodded silently and moved cautiously. Lying flat on the overgrown Read on Read BL Novelsvisit our siteslope of the reservoir, they Read on Read BL Novelswatched as someone approached Moon Gyeon-woo after a short while. A bodyguard, who had pulled out a small telescope-like device from his coat to verify the identity, muttered in a stern voice,

“It’s Park Ji-hye. Yeom Cheon-ryul’s General Manager.”

As it became clear that he was meeting with Yeom Cheon-ryul, Yeon-rok grew restless. Meanwhile, Moon Gyeon-woo was receiving some documents from General Manager Park Ji-hye. In that moment, something flashed through his mind. It was the name manifestation experiment that Yeom Cheon-ryul had carried out in the past.

Gyeon-woo Hyung, surely he isn’t doing this because he needs those documents…?

Moon Gyeon-woo read through the papers carefully, flipping through them page by page. The security team leader and the other bodyguards were nowhere to be seen. However, another question arose. Yeon-rok cautiously asked the bodyguard beside him.

“Then, does Secretary Hyung—I mean, General Manager Kim Jeong-seong—not know about the current situation?”

“He probably knows. The team leader would have contacted him, of course.”

The bodyguard answered without much thought, but unfortunately, he suddenly frowned a moment later. He hurriedly pulled out his phone and made a call somewhere.

It was right then. A strangely spine-chilling sound was heard. Turning his head, Yeon-rok almost screamed. Unluckily, a snake was crawling in their direction at that exact moment. The entity known as misfortune, which had plagued him countless times, was not leaving him alone this time either. Choi Hwan was the first to notice Yeon-rok, who was frozen in place, staring at the snake.

“Fuck!”

Choi Hwan muttered a curse in a low voice, barely keeping it hushed. He was equally terrified of snakes, and his face turned pale.

“Lee Yeon-rok! S-stay still. Don’t move.”

Choi Hwan looked around for help. He called out to the bodyguard in a low voice, using as much strength as he could.

“Hyung! Hyung! Look over here! A snake! There’s a snake!”

However, the bodyguard was preoccupied with his phone call at that moment. The snake was rapidly approaching. With deep black stripes on its body, it looked like a venomous snake no matter how one viewed it. At that moment, the two of them reached a simultaneous decision.

“Eh?”

“Huh?”

In a brave attempt to protect each other, the two of them snatched the snake. Choi Hwan grabbed the head and Yeon-rok grabbed the tail at the same time, stretching the snake’s body into a tight straight line. The snake opened its maw wide, seemingly bewildered. After a brief silence, the two of them let out a simultaneous, silent scream. Reflexively, they hurriedly threw the snake away. Because they applied force in different directions, the snake flew off in an unpredictable trajectory.

With pale faces, the two watched the direction the snake flew. Perhaps because it was thrown with the strength of stolen contenttwo people, the snake soared and [visit our site]landed [visit our site]with a thud somewhere. A moment later, a thunderous scream rang out. Choi Hwan muttered with a look of having caused a disaster.

“Wasn’t that the direction the security team leader went? Surely he wasn’t bitten?”

“I-I think there’s a different problem right now.”

Yeon-rok’s voice trembled. When the person presumed to be the security team leader screamed, the people hiding everywhere suddenly sprang up. General Manager Park Ji-hye and Moon Gyeon-woo looked around in extreme confusion. Someone unleashed a torrent of curses.

“What the fuck! Were we spotted?”

With a changed expression, Moon Gyeon-woo hurriedly stuffed the documents into his bag. Then, he stabbed Park Ji-hye with something in his hand. Park Ji-hye collapsed stiffly to the ground with a thud. For a moment, he thought it was a weapon, but fortunately, what Moon Gyeon-woo held was a taser.

“There are three flower name bearers here, so catch at least one of them!”

The security team leader, who seemed to be the one who had screamed earlier, jumped up urgently and shouted. He was gripping his forearm tightly; it clearly looked like he had been bitten by the snake. Choi Hwan shouted with a face full of betrayal.

“Aw, damn it! That Hyung was the traitor?!”

His expression suggested he regretted crawling into this place. It [visit our site]was a belated regret, but now was not the time to worry about such things. Beside [stolen content]them, a bodyguard urgently pushed the two of them.

“Your position has been compromised, so run away quickly!”

“No, if there was a secret operation, they should have at least told us! So we wouldn’t come here for nothing!”

Even while screaming, Choi Hwan diligently followed the bodyguard’s lead and moved. At the very least, it didn’t seem like Moon Gyeon-woo was the traitor. If he were, there wouldn’t have been so many people waiting on this side. However, there were also too many of Yeom Cheon-ryul’s people everywhere.

“There are two over there!”

Tying his forearm quickly with a piece of clothing, the security team leader shouted. He could see Moon Gyeon-woo looking this way in confusion. Seeing the expression on his face—one that completely failed to understand why the two of them had crawled all the way here—Yeon-rok felt a belated sense of guilt. No, it wasn’t even at the level of guilt. He was seriously going crazy!