By Zephyria Jae-yi subtly moved aside so that Seul-bi wouldn’t feel bad.
“Noona, don’t you know idols don’t date?”
“What? Pfft!”
Seul-bi, who was covering her mouth with her hand to hold back her laughter, pointed at Jae-yi.
“Jae-yi, do you think I don’t know who you dated last year?”
“That’s…”
Jae-yi, who had been immersed in chatting with Seul-bi, suddenly stopped talking. Seul-bi, who had unconsciously turned her gaze, also froze.
It was because Sung Se-han, who had his hands in his suit pants pockets, was striding towards them.
“Oh my, oh my. Sung Se-han seems to be coming this way. What should I do?”
Jae-yi burst into laughter as Seul-bi fidgeted, lifting her hips. It was the first time he had seen Seul-bi so flustered.
“Noona, he’s eight years younger than Noona.”
“I know, I know…!”
Jae-yi handed water to Seul-bi, whose face was red, when a long shadow fell on the table.
“Jae-yi Sunbae, I meet you here.”
Jae-yi also looked up at Sung Se-han, who was looking down at him askew without taking his hands out of his pockets.
The style of matching a black suit with a black dress shirt made Sung Se-han’s perfect physique stand out.
In addition, when you look at his face with porcelain-like skin and cool features, Jae-yi couldn’t help but admire him again.
A plastic surgeon once praised that his smooth yet masculine jawline was the center of beauty.
Now, Jae-yi thought Sung Se-han was really annoying.
“It’s been a while, Sung Se-han.”
“Can I sit down?”
Without even hearing an answer, Sung Se-han plopped down on the right side of the sofa. At the same time, Seul-bi pulled her chair closer to the table.
“Sung Se-han, say hello to me too.”
Sung Se-han’s eyebrow arched as if he had just discovered Seul-bi. Jae-yi immediately introduced Seul-bi.
“This is Seul-bi Noona. Our families know each other well.”
“Ah.”
Sung Se-han immediately showed the friendly side that Jae-yi wanted.
“Hello. So you’re a Noona who’s close to Jae-yi Sunbae.”
“Yes, we’re close.”
Jae-yi swallowed a bitter smile at the sight of Seul-bi’s eyes sparkling with anticipation. Sung Se-han’s eye smile was like a sweet fruit, but in reality, it was something you couldn’t put in your mouth.
Because it was just a decoration that Sung Se-han had put up.
“Sung Se-han, if you don’t mind, can I join the conversation?”
“I’d like to, but.”
Sung Se-han lowered his eyebrows as if he was sorry. It was quite a plausible expression.
“I’m sorry, but I have something to say to Jae-yi Sunbae separately.”
Only his expression was plausible, but his dry eyes were neatly excluding the other person. Eyes with no emotion at all.
Seul-bi’s flushed expression slowly began to fade.
“Sung Se-han, you have a different image in person. Are you a good actor?”
A cold and clear tone. Jae-yi was relieved to see her return to her Noona-like self.
“Yeah, well.”
Sung Se-han answered casually and touched his neck. Thanks to unbuttoning two buttons without a tie, his straight collarbone was slightly revealed.
As soon as Jae-yi realized that it wasn’t just Seul-bi who had her eyes on it, he squeezed his eyes shut.
“I think it’s better to leave now.”
He felt even more sorry that Seul-bi, who should have already left, was lingering.
Noona can choose any man she wants.
Why would she try to pick fruit from a place that his hands can’t reach?
“Sung Se-han, then see you next time.”
“It was nice to meet you.”
A low voice tightly grabbed Seul-bi’s leg. She had no choice but to turn back to Sung Se-han, but he didn’t give her his attention again. It was familiar to Jae-yi.
Sung Se-han originally thought that interacting with people was a waste.
For Sung Se-han, the conversation just now was a waste.
A waste of words.
A waste of emotions.
“Jae-yi Sunbae.”
Sung Se-han leaned back on the sofa and crossed his long legs. He still had his hands in his pants pockets.
“I’ll give you a chance.”
Brown eyes turned to Jae-yi. Jae-yi thought it was the first time in a long time that he was receiving Sung Se-han’s gaze.
“If you said anything unnecessary to Lee Tae-kyung, tell me now.”
Sung Se-han, who raised the corners of his mouth, made a refreshing smile. Jae-yi, who was leaning back on the sofa, sighed deeply.
“You rude bastard. Who are you threatening right now?”
Sung Se-han didn’t erase his smile even at Jae-yi’s annoyed words.
“You’ve never been threatened before, but you’re acting like you have.”
“Se-han.”
Jae-yi regretted that he should have skipped today’s party.
“If you don’t want unnecessary things to get to Tae-kyung, treat me well. Don’t mess with me.”
“Haha.”
Sung Se-han laughed out loud, tapping the tip of his shoe.
“Jae-yi Sunbae is the only one who would say strange things to Lee Tae-kyung, so I’m starting to suspect you again.”
“It’s not strange things, it’s a list of facts.”
The tapping tip of the shoe stopped moving. Jae-yi felt a thrill at the fact that he had a weapon to shake Sung Se-han.
“Was it when you were in middle school? You said something like that before, right?”
Jae-yi smiled as he looked into Sung Se-han’s eyes.
“That you had no choice but to date the girls your friend liked.”
He thought that he could tease Sung Se-han without any burden with this much of a childish episode.
“That friend is Lee Tae-kyung?”
“Hey, Shin Jae-yi.”
Sung Se-han’s face tilted slightly.
“Are you calling that a joke? What are we going to do with that intelligence?”
Sung Se-han looked like he didn’t even want to deal with him because he was so insignificant in front of him.
He couldn’t help but be embarrassed by the much more scathing reaction than expected. But Jae-yi maintained his smile even if he had to force it.
“I’m not joking, Se-han.”
“Where did you eat your age?”
“You’ve never treated me like an Hyung just because I act my age.”
“You’ve never acted your age.”
Jae-yi’s hand holding the water glass tightened. He almost made a loud noise and lost his dignity in a public place, but he barely managed to hold back.
“Se-han, I clearly warned you not to mess with me.”
Jae-yi leaned his body to the right and looked into Sung Se-han’s eyes. He knew well how he would be reflected in those transparent eyes.
An annoying friend who reluctantly gave up his seat for the sake of Grandmother’s friendship.
A childish friend who thoughtlessly chased after him no matter how much he looked down on him and ignored him.
“You don’t have much credibility with Tae-kyung anyway.”
Sung Se-han’s handsome eyebrows twitched. Jae-yi felt both thrilled and unpleasant about that.
“You have to think about what will happen if I open my mouth.”
Tsk. Sung Se-han clicked his tongue and got up. Jae-yi, startled, pulled his upper body back.
“What will happen? It just shows what your level is.”
Sung Se-han shook his head as if he was pathetic and turned his body. And he strode away.
He was a little dazed, so he couldn’t manage his expression. He didn’t expect Sung Se-han to get up so quickly. He couldn’t even have a few words of conversation, and even that was all about Lee Tae-kyung.
Suddenly, his head became heavy, so he pressed his forehead with his palm.
He doesn’t know when it started. When he meets Sung Se-han, only bad feelings remain strongly.
So he wanted to avoid him.
Because he knew that he would end up with this unpleasantness that pierces his heart.
“Hoo…!”
While skimming through the article in the car returning to the company, I sighed with frustration.
“Tae-kyung, what’s wrong?”
Gun-woo Hyung, who was sitting in the seat next to me, nudged my arm. I shook my head and glossed over it with a smile.
“It’s nothing. I’m just tired.”
“Yeah. Let’s cheer up a little more. Our activities end tomorrow.”
I closed my phone and looked out the window.
It was just like the article. Sky Blue’s debut activities were smooth.
It was really fortunate that there were no unfortunate problems or minor accidents that we had been worried about.
But there was no special buzz or hot reaction.
A moderate performance that didn’t particularly stand out or fall behind among the idol groups that debuted around the same time. I didn’t know that I would feel frustrated with this fortunate thing.
In fact, I was hoping that we would be invited to a popular entertainment program at least once during our activities.
But Sky Blue’s recognition was too low for that.
Everyone dreams of a large agency for this reason. If we had some support, our team could go up another level…
Ah, why am I like this? Why don’t I know how to be grateful and keep being greedy?
I opened my phone again with a restless heart, but there was still no contact from Sung Se-han.
He said he was going to some party that was hard to understand today, so it seems like he’s having a lot of fun. Judging from the fact that there hasn’t been a single message all day.
I’ve been distancing myself from Sung Se-han for the past few days, but he doesn’t seem to think much of it.
The way he contacts me whenever he feels like it, and his brazen voice, were the same.
But he knows what I want.
I want to know Sung Se-han’s true feelings. I want to know what Sung Se-han is hiding now.