Chapter 174 – Her X Her X Her (23)
A temporary waiting room on the third floor of the Royal Hans Hotel.
Behind the makeshift stage curtain, there was a small space. Jin Sua, who was getting her makeup done and reviewing her PPT, narrowed her eyes.
“Isn’t this a problem that needs to be fixed? Honestly, it’s a bit shameless.”
The reason was the final quiz question.
The last question of the quiz time in Part 3 was so out of sync with the previous questions. Even Jin Sua herself thought it was too much, so how would others feel?
However, her manager, Lee Da-seul, sitting across from her, shook her head without hesitation.
“No~, there should be at least one question like that. People are so interested in you, there’s bound to be at least one person who knows the answer, right?”
“Hmm… something that was only mentioned once in short interviews over several years?”
“Yep.”
Jin Sua tilted her head but leaned back in her chair.
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, that’s right~.”
“Well~, there are some stalker-like people, I guess…”
Jin Sua closed her eyes and shuddered, thinking of the villains who had bothered her so far. Those kinds of people would definitely remember.
Jin Sua turned her gaze elsewhere.
At the end of her gaze was a violin.
“But isn’t that an expensive violin? Ugh~ I’m jealous. Even the case looks so high-end.”
The prize was indeed quite expensive, but Jin Sua had several violins that were even better.
Lee Da-seul chuckled at Jin Sua’s exaggerated behavior and shook her head.
“Tsk~ You have so much money.”
“Taxes and donations take half of it~, half~.”
Jin Sua pouted her lips cutely. Lee Da-seul said,
“Then try reducing your donations.”
“I’m thinking about it.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yeah. I don’t mind if the donated money is used properly, but it feels like it’s being wasted… I’d rather open my own foundation.”
“Ah~. Anyway, you should start getting ready and manage your expression.”
“Ah, okay.”
The time was almost up.
Jin Sua looked in the mirror and relaxed her face.
Then, she glanced at the violin again.
“But you know.”
“Yeah.”
“If no one gets it right, can I have it?”
“Oh my, you’re being greedy again?”
“I’m not being greedy~, the more the merrier.”
She was such an ironic younger sister. She donates so much but has these kinds of desires. Lee Da-seul smiled and shook her head.
“No~ way. Even if no one gets it right, we’ll draw a winner.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. And anyway, someone will get it right~.”
“Hmm…”
Would someone really get it right?
Jin Sua was still doubtful, even after hearing Lee Da-seul’s confident words.
Honestly, she didn’t think anyone would get it right. How could anyone humanly get that right? Even while reading the question, she just hoped there wouldn’t be any jeers.
That’s what she thought…
“First place prize! Congratulations~!”
“Haha, thank you~.”
After the lecture and fan meeting in Part 3 ended, Jin Sua handed the prize to the last man who came up, and she had to admit that Lee Da-seul was right.
Someone really did get it right.
Moreover, the man in front of her had quickly sorted the words when answering the question without any sign of hesitation. It was like he was solving an easy math problem.
“But, how did you get the answer? It was really difficult.”
Out of curiosity, Jin Sua looked at the man and asked. The man paused for a moment, then answered.
“Just a bit of a hunch? Honestly, I guessed.”
“Hmm~, is that so?”
Jin Sua thought the man was answering that way because he was shy.
Because otherwise, he couldn’t have sorted it so accurately and quickly.
“All done~.”
Jin Sua finished signing the paper the man gave her and handed it back. He opened his mouth.
“Can I take a picture too?”
“Of course~!”
Click.
They took a picture together, and she handed the phone back to the man.
“I always listen to your songs. Please keep making good music.”
The man gave a light greeting in addition to his thanks and turned around without any hesitation.
Jin Sua watched the man walk away and thought.
‘But he’s really handsome.’
She had never seen a fan like that before.
If he got the last question right, he must have been a fan who had been watching her for a long time, so she should have remembered his face by now.
He would have attended every fan meeting.
But she didn’t remember him. If he was that handsome, she should have remembered his face…
‘Still,’
Jin Sua looked at the violin hanging on the back of the man who had already walked far away.
Inside the violin case were five VIP tickets for her year-end concert.
“Sua-ya. Are you done?”
“Ah, yeah. Let’s go.”
Maybe, she thought to herself, she might see him often in the future.
******
Underground parking lot.
“Did you really just guess?”
As soon as I appeared with the violin I received as a prize, Ye-hwa immediately asked.
“I just have a good sense.”
I chuckled as I answered, and Ye-hwa glared at me suspiciously.
“…Jin-hyun, are you actually a Jin Sua fanboy?”
“Heh. How did you know?”
When I answered playfully, Ye-hwa pouted.
“No…”
Glance.
“I couldn’t even get the question right…”
Another glance.
Ye-hwa kept glancing at the violin. Her gaze and tone clearly had a hint of envy.
Well, it was a violin worth at least 3 million won.
The case had Jin Sua’s signature on it, and even sheet music with her composed songs was included.
There were even VIP tickets to her upcoming concert, so the value of the accessories alone, excluding the violin, was over 1 million won.
VIP tickets for Jin Sua’s concerts were not only fiercely competitive but also expensive.
I looked at Ye-hwa and said,
“I can give it to you if you want~.”
At my words, Ye-hwa’s eyes widened and sparkled.
“Oh, really? Really?”
“Heh. Just kidding.”
“…”
Ye-hwa’s face turned red in an instant.
Tap tap tap.
“Ah, where are you going~.”
“Hurry up!”
Seeing Ye-hwa, who was sulking for no reason and heading towards the car with quick steps, made me laugh. Her favorability was quite high, so her reaction was different from before when she was cold.
I carefully placed the violin in the back seat and then got into the passenger seat.
“Ye-hwa, don’t be upset~. I’ll really give it to you.”
“…Are you not kidding again?”
“Ah, really. But instead…”
I paused and looked at Ye-hwa.
Her delicate features, her neatly styled hair. Her slightly upturned eyes were truly charming.
Especially today, she seemed to have put in extra effort, perhaps because she was attending Jin Sua’s lecture and fan meeting, and then a musical in the evening.
Her face was already a cheat code, so she would shine even without makeup, but now she was like a goddess.
Even though we came to see Jin Sua, there were countless men at nearby tables who kept glancing at Ye-hwa.
As I was looking at Ye-hwa’s face, she suddenly avoided my gaze, perhaps misunderstanding my stare, and said,
“K-kisses are not okay.”
“?”
“…?”
When I tilted my head as if asking what she meant, Ye-hwa was momentarily stunned, and then her face turned red again, as if it would explode.
“Ah, damn it. I shouldn’t have brought you.”
She immediately started the car.
