Idols Around the World 680

Chapter 680 – #95. Mei Lin and Joanna (4)

Hearing Joanna’s request, Hae-sol looked worried.
She wasn’t sure if staying by her side would cure May’s depression, and she didn’t yet know if she wanted it.
Joanna knew this too, so she told Haesol.

“If she says May wishes, will she do it then?”
“If it’s something like that… You can do it. To be honest, this surprised me a lot. She never imagined Mr. May would do something like that.”

Both Joanna and Mei Lin are people with high self-esteem.
Does such a person make the wrong choice due to depression?
All the while, she couldn’t help but wonder what had happened to May.

“Somehow, I think she needs to find out if Mr. May made an extreme choice.”
“Obviously this was very strange. It didn’t seem like the Mei I knew.”

Agreeing to Haesol’s question, Joanna took out her cell phone and checked her internet first.
Since Joanna or Mei Lin are influencers who are getting media attention, it was necessary to check the Internet to find out what her current status is.
And the information Joanna wanted was confirmed shortly thereafter.
This is because the Internet is full of sharp criticism and criticism towards Mei Lin, even if you do not have to look for it.

“I think we should take Mei and take her to her house first.”
“She hasn’t even woken up yet?”
“The fact that Mei made an extreme choice shouldn’t be published as an article. For now, can she help Mei keep her identity hidden from others?”
“What’s going on?”
“I don’t know at first glance, but to give a rough explanation, I think the critic harshly criticized May’s photo exhibition this time. I usually don’t listen to these words, but I think I couldn’t hold on because I was depressed this time.”

And it was highly likely that this critic’s writing had a large influence on May’s extreme choices.
Joanna glared at her phone as if she could kill a person with her eyes.
On her cell phone, there was a photo of the smiling face of the critic irresponsibly wrapping the text.

“I’ll have to read what bullshit he wrote down to see if he’s gotten to that point.”
“If I read such a text, I will only throw my eyes away.”
“She’s the bitch who made Mei like this. She needs to know what she did to know how to get revenge. She’ll make sure she regrets it.”
“…Then I’ll go see if Mr. May is okay.”
“Thank you.”

Leaving May in trust, Joanna took over her external affairs and began her apprenticeship.
Fortunately, no one in the hospital knew Mei Lin’s true identity.
If she knew her identity, someone would have spread it, and the hospital would already be crowded with reporters.
At least until she went to the hospital, or at best, she had to keep her tragic news out of the world.
While Joanna started running her phone around for her Mei.
Jin Hae-sol was watching Mei-Lin sleep.
What happened over the years.
The fatigue that could not be hidden on his sleeping face was making his heart sad.
It is absurd to touch her body recklessly in the yard after we broke up.
Haesol clenched her fists, not allowing her to come close to Mei Lin.

“Aren’t you supposed to live well?”

What was the reason we broke up?
At the time, all three of them broke up by agreement, but that didn’t mean it was over.
It’s a breakup that no one wanted if you think about emotions.
But they had work to do.
Jin Hae-sol had to move towards a bigger world with her members.
Joanna overcame her slump and wanted to start her own company with her growing skills.
Also, Mei Lin had to break free of her stigma that only Asians could shoot her and have her skills properly recognized.

“I knew I had the fame I wanted. I’d been watching. But it’s difficult to appear like this. Didn’t you want to appear better and better?”
“Ummm…”

Did Haesol’s muttering wake her up?
Mei Lin, who seemed to be asleep, sent a signal to wake up.
And finally.
Mei Lin’s eyelids opened.

“Ha~”

Still unable to find Haesol, she opened her eyes once and then closed them tightly.
Hae-sol waited for her to calm down before she spoke carefully to her.

“Are you okay?”
“..Ah?”

Hearing his voice, Mei Lin opened her eyes again.

“!!!”

Eyes that sway back and forth are stuck in one place.
Of course, her gaze was directed to Jin Hae-sol.
Said Mei Lin, who stared at him in disbelief.

“Why are you here…?”
“Aren’t you surprised? I’m surprised I’m here too. Who knew I’d end up in the hospital with something like this?”
“My God, what have I done?”

It was as if he was slowly coming back to his senses, remembering why he had come here.
She turned her back on Haesol, as if she couldn’t meet her gaze.
It was a desperate move to avoid reality.

“Don’t worry because your body says it’s fine. And you shouldn’t move like that. You’re getting an intravenous drip.”

Haesol grabbed her by the wrist so that she could not move her arm, which was being hit by her intravenous drip.
But May Lin had no time to care about that.

“…I’m a crazy bitch. I can’t believe it. Ha, it’s a complete dark history. I want to forget it.”
“How fortunate to be able to cover it with dark history. I was lucky that there were no aftereffects left on my body. I found it early and there was no big risk. But until when will you turn your back on me? Won’t you look at me?”
“I don’t want to see your face. No, I can’t.”
“Are you ashamed?”
“…Embarrassing.”
“Then I’m calming down. I think I’m very thirsty. I’ll think of some water.”

Haesol avoided her place for a while to be considerate of her.
Mei Lin, who was left alone, washed her face dry in embarrassment.
Then she mumbled and spat out her swear words at herself.

“Have you become a real idiot because you’re an idiot on the inside? You’re doing this just for something like that?”

She was the one who made that decision, but she couldn’t understand her past self.
Where do you get your strength…
She jumped out of her bed and looked for her phone.
Her belongings were gathered nearby.
Holding her cell phone, she sat on the bed and slowly read the text in question, the cause that made her make an extreme choice.

“Was this something like this?”

It had come much worse than this when her mind was at its extreme.
Each letter of hers was lodged in his heart, and he thought that her throne, which she held, was toppled as she ground her life.
However, when she came to her senses, she checked again and found that the critic’s writing was at a level that she would have laughed at if it had been her in the past.
The critic’s writing, which hit her right, was wandering in the wrong part, and she could see that it was a criticism for the sake of criticism.

‘With only this…’

She was glad she called Joanna at the end.
Didn’t she almost lose her precious life just because of this bitch’s cheap writing?

“What are you doing?”
“Ah.”

Then, Hae-sol, who had drawn her water, removed her curtains and asked.
He was concerned about what she was looking at.
I was actually looking at something to worry about, so I quickly closed the screen.

“I saw the time. How much has passed.”
“Drink some water.”

I thought they brought cold water, but somehow it turned out to be warm water at the right temperature.

“Drink slowly. If you drink water too quickly, you will get sick.”

It was meticulous no, it was extreme care.
That’s why I’m so worried about drinking water.

“Don’t be like that. The more you do, the more embarrassing I am.”
“If you knew it was embarrassing, you shouldn’t have done it. There are mistakes you can make, and there are things you shouldn’t do.”
“…You’ve heard of it, but I’m in a bit of a bad state.”
“I’m still not in good condition. I don’t know if I’ll be okay for a while, but I heard that when I can get sick again?”

It was.
With Joanna’s help, they got out of danger, but it wasn’t over yet.
Even if you’re fine now, when you go home, you’ll be depressed again and you’ll be able to dig into the ground.

“It was because I didn’t take the medicine.”
“Were you receiving treatment?”
“It looks like you haven’t heard that far. I received counseling and was prescribed medicine.”
“Did you forget your medicine? At work?”
“…Huh.”

If I said I hadn’t taken the medicine just to cheer myself up, it seemed like I couldn’t turn it back anymore.
I lied to protect my image even a little bit.

“I think I need someone to take care of me.”
“Huh? No, I hate being around other people because it makes me uncomfortable.”
“Then you’re saying you’re going to survive while taking medicine by yourself again?”
“The photo exhibition is over, so there’s nothing urgent. I’m going to take a break.”
“What are you going to do for your break?”
“…”

What are you going to do with your break?
When I heard that question, I couldn’t think of anything to say.
I must have done it before, but when it comes to rest, it was all about drinking with Joanna.

“Uh…Travel…?”

At least she just randomly said what came to her mind, and Haesol smiled as if there was nothing to say.

“Are you serious? If you go on a trip, you’ll be taking pictures again. That’s work, how do you rest?”
“How do you leave your camera?”

After she fell in love with the camera, she never let it go.
So she does the same when she is resting.

“Then, do you have the confidence to go on a trip to relieve your stress? I’m sure you’re thinking of going alone since people said you don’t like it, but will doing that cure your depression?”
“I’ll take care of it!”

She was upset when I kept telling her that she would never get over her depression.
She couldn’t leave him alone, even if he acted disrespectfully.

“No. Don’t do it alone.”
“What?”
“I’ll be by your side, so don’t be alone.”
“!!!”

Will you be by my side?
I wondered why I kept scratching my nerves, I never thought I was planning something like this.
I felt that Jin Hae-sol was carefully examining her expression.

‘Why didn’t you know? He was worried about me from the beginning.’

She thought it was fine now.
But even now, her condition was not normal.
Even though she was worried about herself, she reacted harshly without noticing the intention.

“You’re… Busy. I don’t intend to be a nuisance.”
“Why is that a nuisance? How long are you going to stay out with me? Isn’t it time to keep your old promise?”
“How is that a promise? It’s just a façade. Let’s meet again later and continue our love? It’s just a clumsy consolation we usually do when we break up.”
“Did you really think so?”

Jin Hae-sol asked if he was serious.
Of course it’s a lie.
I was thinking of meeting him again, so I didn’t make another connection.
Even when she heard from Joanna that she had started seeing Hae-sol again, she had excited fantasies of thinking that she too would meet him again someday.
However, at no moment in his imagination has there been a reunion that shows such a lousy appearance.

“Of course. Why the hell are you here? I’m going to see something good.”

Shouldn’t have come
Joanna, who called him to the hospital, was resentful.