By Zephyria “It seems like you don’t have a fever anymore, Tae-kyung Hyung.”
“Tae-kyung Hyung, why don’t you skip the concept meeting? You need to sleep a lot when you have body aches.”
I felt guilty about my younger members’ worries and quickly waved my hand at Ho-soo’s words.
“No! I took medicine, so I feel much better.”
The door of the practice room opened, and Gun-woo Hyung poked his head in.
“Guys! Let’s go eat lunch. Tae-kyung is sick, so Doo-hyun Hyung is going to feed us a special meal.”
The younger members cheered, but I couldn’t lift my head and covered my face with one hand. I felt like I had become a shameless person.
“Okay.”
I was about to get up from my chair when my phone vibrated.
“Guys, I’ll just take a call and go.”
I wanted to secretly check Sung Se-han’s message alone, so I sent my younger members out and sat back in my chair.
And every time I checked the three messages that had arrived, I burst into laughter.
[Lee Tae-kyung.]
[Tae-kyung.]
[Our Tae-kyung.]
“Hahahaha…!”
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed this hard recently. I laughed so hard that the practice room echoed, and I wiped away the tears that welled up.
“You’re such a funny guy…”
With a smile on my face, I tapped on the phone keyboard.
[Sung Se-han.]
[I like you.]
[I like you a lot.]
[I’m so happy to be able to tell you how much I like you.]
[I want to say I like you all day long.]
I didn’t know that confessing your feelings could make a person so happy. It was amazing that after pouring out my heart, even bigger emotions seemed to fill my chest.
Could I have had these feelings if I hadn’t met Sung Se-han?
Probably not. I was sure of it.
I waited for a long time with my phone in my hand, but there was no reply from Sung Se-han to my confession.
“I should go eat.”
I got up lightly from my chair. It felt like my whole body was creaking and screaming, but it was okay.
Because my heart was full. Minor pains were not a problem.
“Sung Se-han, I’ll make you happy.”
I’ll reassure you in any way I can so you don’t feel anxious.
So, Sung Se-han. Let’s spend every hour happily from now on. I’ll make sure that happens.
Because Sung Se-han’s personal schedule kept getting added to, I hadn’t seen his face for the past two days.
If it hadn’t been for the survival show filming, I probably wouldn’t have even heard his voice today.
But even though I barely managed to see his face, I still didn’t have the opportunity to talk to Sung Se-han alone. That’s because the content filming team was following Sung Se-han closely.
“Sung Se-han Hyung’s level has gotten even higher since he released his solo song.”
Jeong-min nodded at Ho-soo’s words.
“Really… I guess I won’t even have a chance to talk to Sung Se-han Hyung anymore.”
The other teams waiting for the opening recording were watching Sung Se-han, who was being interviewed non-stop with a camera following him. It seemed like Jeong-min was feeling discouraged again in this situation.
“You’re worrying about nothing.”
I playfully stroked Jeong-min’s head, but I, who was sitting on the mat and just watching Sung Se-han, was also feeling complicated.
While Sung Se-han, wearing a bright pink tracksuit, was becoming the main character and roaming around the set, I couldn’t easily talk to him like the other Sunbaes. Because Sung Se-han, that bad guy, didn’t even look at me.
So, I actually felt like whining like Jeong-min that Sung Se-han felt distant.
“By the way… I can’t even imagine how tough the filming will be today.”
Gun-woo Hyung was already looking around the set with a tired face. The set, which was full of various equipment that shouldn’t be in an idol survival show, such as slides, rope climbing, and a single-log bridge, was amazing.
But the reason I felt like it would be fun was probably because I was in a positive state right now.
“Gun-woo Hyung, I think we can just think of it as playing and work hard.”
The only thing that bothered me was Sung Se-han. If it weren’t for that annoying Sung Se-han who was still pretending not to know me, today’s filming would be so much fun.
At that time, the Sun & Moon team, who had arrived a little late, entered through the entrance in a group. Liv Sunbae, who was greeting the other teams, found Gun-woo Hyung and waved his hand happily. When I and my younger members got up and bowed, Liv Sunbae walked towards us almost running.
“Tae-kyung.”
Liv Sunbae’s face was full of joy, so I bowed again happily.
“Liv Sunbae, have you arrived?”
“There’s still time before the recording, so can we talk for a moment?”
Liv Sunbae grabbed my wrist first, as if he was in a hurry. I was surprised inside, but I couldn’t overreact, so I asked politely.
“Sunbae, what are you trying to say…”
“It’ll only take a moment.”
“Ah, wait a minute! Sunbae…”
It seemed better to end the matter quickly than to cause a scene by arguing with Liv Sunbae. So, I had no choice but to leave the set with my wrist grabbed.
“Sunbae, can’t you just say it here?”
“Yes. That place seems quiet.”
Liv Sunbae released my hand near the elevator where people were passing by, not in a quiet place.
“Tae-kyung, I heard you were very sick with a cold?”
“Yes? Ah… did you hear it from Gun-woo Hyung?”
I rolled my eyes at Liv Sunbae’s words and awkwardly fiddled with my hair.
“It wasn’t a big deal. I’m already all better.”
“Still…”
Liv Sunbae, with an embarrassed smile, took something out of his tracksuit top pocket.
“I brought this to give you.”
What Liv Sunbae handed me was a round object wrapped in gold packaging.
“What is this?”
“It’s a Gongjin pill. This is a really good one… it’s hard to get. If you eat just one, things like colds and body aches will disappear completely. I guarantee it.”
The corners of my lips trembled with embarrassment. I didn’t want to receive anything from Liv Sunbae, but I didn’t know what to do in a situation where he had heard I was sick and brought medicine.
“It’s a set of 20, but I only took out one to feed Tae-kyung now. I’ll give you the rest later.”
Liv Sunbae’s eyes were sparkling as he looked at me. It was amazing that he could have this much affection just by looking at my appearance, but more than that, I felt embarrassed and flustered.
“Um, Sunbae…”
No matter how I thought about it, it was hard to reject someone’s kindness in front of them. I took the Gongjin pill from Sunbae for now.
“Thank you for taking care of me like this, Sunbae. This is enough for me, so I think it would be better for you to eat the rest.”
“Can’t you just accept it?”
Liv Sunbae’s ears were turning red as he smiled like cotton candy.
“I want to make a good impression on Tae-kyung, and I don’t know when I’ll have another chance like this.”
Ah. I sighed without realizing it and stroked my forehead.
I tried not to show any openings to Sunbae, but I don’t know why it turned into this atmosphere again. I don’t know how to handle this…
“Hello, Sung Se-han.”
The moment Liv Sunbae called Sung Se-han’s name, I raised my head sharply. And I checked Sunbae’s gaze looking behind me and closed my eyes tightly and opened them.
I hadn’t done anything wrong, but I felt cold sweat running down my back. But I turned around with the most natural smile possible.
“Oh, Sung Se-han?”
I, who was smiling so brightly that it was burdensome, had no choice but to stiffen my face.
I don’t know when he had arrived, but Sung Se-han, who was leaning crookedly, was smiling softly.
“Ah.”
Sung Se-han, who had one hand in his tracksuit pants pocket, swept back his hair and smiled like a painting.
“The atmosphere is nice.”
And how soft his low voice was. I felt a tingling in the back of my neck. Ha… this guy is really pissed.
“Sung Se-han, why did you come out? Isn’t it… almost recording time?”
I didn’t need to be flustered, but thinking about Sung Se-han’s mood, the words came out haphazardly.
“Sunbae, shall we go in now? What time is it now…”
“I still have something to say to Tae-kyung.”
Because Liv Sunbae took a step forward, I couldn’t hide my embarrassed expression and opened my mouth.
“Sung Se-han, can you step aside for a moment?”
I never thought Liv Sunbae would come out so strongly. I looked at the men coming up the stairs and then looked at the people getting off the elevator on the opposite side. I had to go back before the attention was focused on Sung Se-han. I was only focused on that.
“Sung Se-han, go back to the set quickly. We’ll go as soon as we finish talking…”
“We?”
The moment I felt Sung Se-han’s voice was sharp, I quickly turned my head and looked up at him. Seeing him smiling coldly, I suddenly remembered the time when Sung Se-han got angry because of Liv Sunbae who came to the dorm in the past.
“Sung Se-han…”
Sung Se-han wouldn’t do anything crazy in a place with so many people, would he… I felt a chill down my spine for a moment.
“I have something to talk about with Sunbae. I’ll just finish talking and follow you right away.”
“Okay.”
Unexpectedly, Sung Se-han answered obediently. And he held out his hand to me.
“Huh?”
“That.”
Sung Se-han kindly told me to me, who was tilting my head.
“Give it to me.”
Sung Se-han held out his hand, asking for the Gongjin pill that I was holding tightly to hide.