Chapter 181 – 181. Dopamine (2)
I never wanted to think about what happened that day again.
To sum it up in one word… , It was noisy.
Even while they were eating, they were biting and stabbing each other, which was not the usual chaos, and the sight of Hinami fawning over Kang Joo-hyuk with such sincerity as if she wouldn’t even give him a chance to intervene was such that I couldn’t look at it with my eyes open.
… I have absolutely no intention of getting involved in something like that.
“Under…” .”
In that atmosphere, I went to bed early after dinner, woke up before sunrise, and barely made it back home.
I was so happy to see my bed, which hadn’t changed much, that I fell down on the blanket, even crying a little.
… Now that I think about it, I have another schedule today.
Because Kang Joo-hyuk confiscated the weekend from me.
Even though it was the off-season, there were so many things to do when I woke up from a short sleep.
No matter how many years you accumulate, you can’t stop practicing, and even when you’re not active, it’s essential to produce content for fan service.
I have to film my daily life, and in the process, I can’t show that my relationship with Hinami is strained, and I can’t let anyone know that I have any concerns…
… Ha.
I think it was better to spend time floating in the pool without thinking about anything.
The two of them were noisily clashing in the room, so it was quiet for the time I sneaked in alone, so it was okay.
However, it was never comfortable.
“… Huh?”
While I was lying down on the bed and sighing, I heard the sound of the door lock being unlocked and someone came trotting in.
For a moment, I was scared that it might be a thief or a stalker and my whole body was on high alert, but when I took out my phone to turn on the flash, I saw a DM.
… Well, how many people know my home password?
Throwing my cell phone, which was in sleep mode, on the bed, I burst out the door and politely welcomed the uninvited guest.
“Why?”
“I left something behind, so I told you to take it with you, but I didn’t hear back.”
“… Give it to me.”
In his hands he was a pair of tops and bottoms and my swimsuit.
No, not exactly mine, but Hinami’s I borrowed.
… I guess I should say it’s a good thing that I don’t have any underwear.
Is there a need to return it in the first place?
Anyway, the clothes were cheap and new, and the swimsuit wasn’t even mine.
“Don’t just throw these things around, take some with you.”
“… Under. Okay, so please give it to me.”
“Take it.”
I tried to be as polite as possible to the person who was throwing my clothes one by one in the dark house, in the only brightly lit entrance.
Without hiding my rotten expression, I stuff the clothes I received into the laundry basket and block the entrance with my arms crossed.
“… “Please return when your business is finished.”
“It’s not over yet.”
“What is it again?”
“Let me sleep for a moment.”
“… Yes?”
… Another ridiculous request.
What kind of trick is this again?
What do you want to ask of me, so you’ve been like this since early Monday morning?
“Ha-eun is probably sleeping, so if I go in now and wake her up, I’ll be in trouble, right? “I’m too tired to sleep in the car, so I’ll just sleep on the sofa for a little while.”
“… If you were going to do that, you should have followed me to Hinami’s house.”
“Then who will take you home?”
“You could just drop me first and take Hinami back, right?”
“No, that’s not possible. You know it feels weird when Hinami and I are alone near her house, right? “You probably won’t get caught, but there’s no need to take the risk.”
“…”
It’s not exactly wrong, but I was really annoyed that he was trying to stick around with that excuse.
… I was annoyed yet scared.
Kang Joo-hyuk, who so naturally bars into my house, firmly believes that no one will lay a finger on him.
“… There are no pillows, so sleep on your own.”
Since he had somehow decided to stay, there was no way to get him out.
I’m not forcing you to sleep with me, so let’s hold on for now.
… The reason is not that strange.
If I go in at this time and wake my sister up…, Maybe her older sister will attack Kang Joo-hyuk.
No matter how energetic a man he is, he could have been tired after seeing him rolling around with Hinami all day yesterday.
Even Hinami’s legs were shaking when she got out of her car.
I don’t know how I went to that length to manage today’s schedule.
“Oh, do you have any blankets?”
“… I’ll give you a blanket, so you can use it.”
“Thank you.”
Just as he threw the clothes at me, I threw the blanket at him and turned around to go back to the room.
Anyway, even if I sleep now, I will have to wake up again after two or three hours of sleep.
Still, it would be better than enjoying the fatigue with open eyes.
After erasing all thoughts about him from my mind, I closed my eyes and took a short, sweet sleep.
When I open my eyes, I hope that Kang Joo-hyuk has disappeared from the sofa on his own.
**
The alarm did not go off.
It looks like I accidentally turned it off when I turned off the sleep mode earlier.
Instead, the bell rang softly.
The sender is… ,
It wasn’t my sister.
It was someone from the agency.
“… Hello?”
“Oh, Jia. “Are you awake?”
“Yes.”
The director’s calm voice.
The tone was the same as usual, but the time of the call was very suspicious.
I’ll see you at work soon anyway.
At this time… ?
“Oh, it’s no different. An internet gossip article said, “Jia, let’s talk to you first.”
“… Yes?”
“That… “You have a brother-in-law, right?”
“… Yes.”
Sure enough.
The name of the person I was most afraid of came out of the director’s mouth.
“Oh, it’s not that big of a deal. Your biological sister… You are working hard these days. So I guess someone looked around and found your brother-in-law too.”
“… Yes.”
“So, someone spread a rumor in the community that they were related to you, and the media picked it up and published it as an article? So I’m thinking of taking down the article…”
“Hey, director. Usually, when I write an article, I don’t listen to counterarguments first before writing… ?”
“… “It’s yellow media that doesn’t do that.”
… That too.
There’s even a story about being involved in the scandal I hate the most.
“… By any chance, do you have any evidence?”
“Someone dug up your personal information on the Internet, and all you wrote was that you go to your brother-in-law’s gym.”
“There… , I go there sometimes…”
“Well, you can go around. Because we are a prospective family. So, is your brother-in-law around? Do you need to talk to him too? “Because we have to take legal action against the media.”
“… Downstairs.”
Downstairs.
There was none.
… I was sleeping on the sofa in my house.
If you happen to wake up now and find me in your sleep, that gossip won’t just be gossip, it will become fact.
“Are you downstairs?”
“Yes. “Probably, if nothing happens, I’ll be with my sister.”
“… “If you don’t have any plans, can you come together?”
“Yes? … Ah.”
I decided to hang up the phone as quickly as possible, and was just about to end the conversation.
When the director asked if he could bring him to the company, my head froze for a moment, and at the same time, the door opened very quietly,
… Scratching his head and putting his finger on his lips, he walked to the front of the bed, squatted down gently, and nodded his head at me.
“… Let me ask you first. I think it will work. Probably.”
“Okay. First of all, he was a celebrity in his own right. “It would be easier to quickly end the rumors and move on.”
“… Yes.”
“Anyway, I’m sorry. “For calling at a time like this.”
“No. Because of articles like that, I…”
“Because it’s not your fault.” “The problem is the bastards.”
After exchanging a few more words with the director, who simply cursed in a calm tone, I held the cell phone with both hands, finished greeting him, and hung up.
As soon as I heard the sound of communication being cut off, he stroked the back of his neck, lifted his head up, and opened his tightly closed mouth towards me.
“… What kind of article was published?”
“… Yes.”
“I heard you were photographed by the paparazzi?”
“No. … “I guess someone just made a guess about the gym and some strange reporter asked.”
“… Well then, I’m glad.”
He sighed when he heard that there was no evidence, lowered his head, and scratched his head again in relief.
… Seeing a man who was so crazy about pleasure feel so relieved makes me feel so awkward that I don’t know how to deal with him.
“Ah, Mr. I thought some weird guys were selling my new merchandise. “I didn’t know it would involve you.”
“Yes?”
“Among Ha-eun’s fans, there were some who were looking for a boyfriend with their teeth clenched. In the first place, I didn’t pay much attention because I had no intention of hiding it. I didn’t know I would find it and hook it up with you. … “I don’t know if it’s Hinami.”
“… The director also said that.”
“I’m sorry.”
When I saw his attitude of even apologizing to me, I had no idea what to say.
Should I just treat him coldly like usual?
Or, like when you threaten me, can I just be scared and listen to everything he says quietly?
I hesitantly closed my hands in the air and tried to look at the expression on his face as he was stuck between his knees.
I couldn’t even tell if that attitude was sincere or a mask.
“Let’s take a shower first. “They told me to come to the company anyway.”
“… Yes.”
But the more I look at him holding his forehead and turning his head, talking seriously.
… It became clear that I would never be able to read his sincerity.
Is that cold expression on his face because he feels it’s really dangerous?
Or, I had no way of knowing if he was acting with his emotions his deadened.
“Under…, Seed. It’s difficult because I’m also a famous person. If you name it, both your face and your personal information will appear.”
I couldn’t take my eyes off his eyes as he continued talking to himself, grumbling into the air.
I picked up my cell phone from the bed and searched his name on the community.
As he said, there were once bright faces of former baseball players all over the place.
… There was just one trashy article that the director mentioned that was polluting my eyes.
‘Seo Ji-ah, dating a famous former baseball player? Even a date at the gym was discovered…’
… Such a trash article.
Although I’ve been taken to a pension, I’ve never hung out at the gym.
Staring at the article I wanted to erase with an eraser, I also let out a long sigh and stood up.
Just as I was washing my dull eyes in the rising sunlight and thinking about how to soak that media company.
“…”
… I looked at the back of Kang Joo-hyuk, squatting in my room and sighing deeply.
I realized that this article was much simpler than reality.
Than ‘Dating a former famous baseball player.’
‘I spent one night with my sister’s boyfriend and a fellow member’s sex friend.’
It’s also much more stimulating.
