By Zephyria When I came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, Gun-woo Hyung was waiting.
“Tae-kyung, did something really happen to you?”
Gun-woo Hyung’s face, who was asking carefully, was dark. I tried not to show it at all, but my expression must not have been good.
“I told you, nothing happened? General manager went first, so I just greeted the director and came out.”
Even as I said that, I couldn’t even smile.
In fact, it feels like my heart is shrinking more and more as time goes by.
No matter how much I wash it off with water, the eyes of the people who looked at me, the eyes of the person named Director Min who looked me over as if appraising me, seemed to stick to my body and not fall off.
“So you don’t have to worry about anything.”
My fingertips kept trembling, but I had to make a smiling face to reassure Gun-woo Hyung.
“Gun-woo Hyung should go to bed early too. If you want to do well in tomorrow’s filming….”
Then beep. Beep. Beep. The sound of the front door lock being entered was heard.
There’s no one who would come at this time. At the same time as we looked at each other’s faces, the front door burst open.
“Who are you?”
Gun-woo Hyung ran to the front door first, and I followed behind.
“Ah!”
Gun-woo Hyung, who was turning the corner, collided with someone who had barged into the living room. I didn’t even realize that Gun-woo Hyung was falling because of the person who appeared in front of me.
“Sung Se-han…?”
Why are you here, why did you suddenly appear again? Before the questions could come out of my mouth, I hurriedly took a step back because of the guy who was striding closer.
“Hey, Sung Se-han! Why….”
“Lee Tae-kyung.”
Thwack. Even though my shoulder was grabbed as if it would break, I couldn’t say a word of protest because of his fierce eyes. His blue eyes were so sharp that they seemed to pierce me.
“You, today.”
Se-han was unable to continue speaking properly because he was breathing roughly. His soft bangs were wet with sweat, wondering where he had run from.
“Se-han, why suddenly….”
I was so intimidated by Se-han’s ferocious expression, which I had never seen before, that I couldn’t speak properly.
“Lee Tae-kyung, tell me straight. Who did you meet today?”
At the words he spat out between his teeth, I froze in place.
I absolutely, absolutely didn’t want Se-han to find out. I didn’t want to show him my pathetic side.
“Lee Tae-kyung.”
My shoulder was shaken roughly, but I could only shake my head.
“I told you earlier. Director Park Jin-seok….”
“Shit!”
Se-han suddenly took his hand off my shoulder, and I stumbled back.
“Hey, Park Gun-woo.”
The moment Se-han called Gun-woo Hyung’s name, my mind snapped back. Gun-woo Hyung, who had sensed that the atmosphere was unusual, already had a frightened look in his eyes.
“Do you even know where you sent the kid?”
As Se-han strode towards Gun-woo Hyung, Gun-woo Hyung hurriedly shook his head.
“What, what are you talking about. Se-han! I don’t know what you’re saying….”
“You don’t know? If you’re the leader, you have to take care of the kids! Why Tae-kyung!”
“Sung Se-han!”
Fortunately, I was able to stop Se-han before he grabbed Gun-woo Hyung by the collar.
“Why are you doing this? What are you even to do this!”
And I blocked Gun-woo Hyung and pushed Se-han’s shoulder away.
“This is our team’s business! Why are you butting in and causing a fuss when it has nothing to do with you!”
“Tae-kyung Hyung…!”
My gaze turned at Jeong-min’s sobbing voice. The younger members, who had gathered in the living room at some point, were watching us with frightened faces.
“Hyungs, please… let’s talk it out. Why are you fighting? Huh…?”
My heart felt like it was collapsing at Jeong-min’s desperate request. Why do I always disappoint and make things difficult for the younger members?
“Your team’s business, huh.”
Se-han, who had one hand on his waist, looked around at the younger members. As a cynical smile escaped from his reddish lips, Jeong-min flinched.
“Is this your team’s way of doing things? Making Tae-kyung entertain while broadcasting?”
“Sung Se-han! Shut up!”
I grabbed Se-han by the collar, but it was already too late. Now that the word “entertain” had come out, I had already become an unclean person. I really felt like I was going crazy.
“It wasn’t like that! I just went to greet him and came back! Nothing happened!”
I grabbed his shirt and shook him roughly, but Se-han didn’t budge. He just looked down at me with cold eyes.
“Tae-kyung, Director Park Jin-seok took you. And nothing happened?”
“Nothing happened! He just said he wanted to see me, so I greeted him and came right out! Really!”
I was more concerned that Se-han would see me as a guy who goes around entertaining than the younger members who were watching me, and it was driving me crazy.
“Sung Se-han! It’s true. I didn’t even drink a glass of water and just came out! I really….”
Thud! A loud noise was heard, and Gun-woo Hyung collapsed to the floor.
“Gun-woo Hyung!”
“Gun-woo Hyung-nim! Are you okay?”
Jeong-min and the younger members ran over and supported Gun-woo Hyung. Gun-woo Hyung, whose blood had completely drained and turned pale, looked at me.
“Tae-kyung…! I, I really didn’t know! I just thought you were going to see the director….”
Gun-woo Hyung’s lips were trembling. Now I just wanted to sink into the ground.
“It’s not Gun-woo Hyung’s fault. Really… it wasn’t a big deal. I just went to greet him and came back….”
The younger members all had blank faces. My vision went dark when I thought about the shock the young members must have received.
“Sung Se-han! Why, why are you saying such things in front of the kids…!”
“Tae-kyung Hyung-nim!”
Soo-in stood up abruptly and clenched his fist.
“We’re not kids! We know everything! Tae-kyung Hyung-nim went through something like that, why shouldn’t we know? We’re on the same team….”
“Tae-kyung Hyung! Don’t hide anything from us and tell us everything!”
Ho-soo even got up and added his words. I wanted to calm the younger members down first, but I didn’t know what to do.
In fact, my own head was a mess, so what could I say? I just desperately wanted to disappear to a place where no one was.
“Guys, there’s really nothing to worry about. Hyung will take care of everything… Ah!”
A groan escaped as Se-han grabbed my arm from behind. Soon, I had no choice but to stagger and be dragged away by his strong force.
“Se-han, just wait a minute…!”
I tried to resist for a moment as Se-han dragged me to the front door, but it was no use. All I could do was barely slip my feet into my slippers before being dragged out of the front door.
“Se-han, calm down for a moment and let’s talk…!”
I tried to grab Se-han’s arm and persuade him, but then I just closed my mouth.
Seeing him pressing the elevator button as if he didn’t want to be here even for a moment, I couldn’t say anything.
Suddenly, my throat felt sore, so I bowed my head deeply.
I can see so well what Se-han is feeling right now.
I can tell well enough even without him saying anything. If Se-han had gone through something like that, I wouldn’t have been able to stand it either.
Maybe it would have been more painful than if I had gone through it.
Se-han. You too, you must be feeling that way right now.
Ding. As the elevator doors opened, he pushed me into the elevator as if throwing me in. My arm, which was gripped by his emotional hand, hurt, but I didn’t even make a sound.
Until the elevator arrived on the first floor, Se-han was only staring straight ahead. In that ferocious atmosphere, I couldn’t even ask where we were going.
As soon as I got out of the elevator, I hurriedly pulled my arm away.
“Se-han, I’ll follow you quietly. Let go of my hand.”
There would be residents who recognized Se-han, so I couldn’t be dragged to the entrance of the apartment complex. Se-han, who had been looking at me for a moment, turned his body.
I followed behind Se-han and swallowed a sigh.
The guy’s cell phone, who was walking ahead, rang and soon a call was connected.
“Yes, I’m going out to the entrance of the apartment complex now.”
After finishing the short call, Se-han turned around as if to check on me. Only then did I become aware of the clothes I was wearing.
Bare feet in slippers, shabby shorts and an old t-shirt that I wore after showering.
I felt embarrassed for some reason and turned my gaze around. Even though it was late at night, there were apartment residents who had come out for a walk here and there. An ajusshi who was walking his dog across the street was staring intently at Se-han.
It was probably not because he recognized the celebrity, but because he couldn’t help but give his attention to Se-han, who was walking with his suit jacket fluttering. Just like me now.
When we arrived at the entrance of the apartment complex, a familiar sedan was waiting.
“Vice Manager-nim, hello.”
I greeted the Vice Manager-nim in the driver’s seat as I got into the back seat, but for some reason I couldn’t lift my gaze.
“It’s been a while, Lee Tae-kyung-ssi.”
“Joong-seop Hyung, turn up the heater.”
Se-han said to the Vice Manager-nim as he got into the back seat with me. I was about to say that I wasn’t cold, but I just leaned quietly against the seat.