Chapter 136 – Chapter 136
While eating, Jinju looked at Minjoon with a slightly new look. At first, he only teased me, but the more I talked, the more I felt like I could relate. He did not at all feel like a man much younger than himself.
“Didn’t there be a lot of love calls this time? I heard that there are many companies coveted by the vice president.”
“There have been many. Still, unless he’s a star enterner, he doesn’t really want to do this side job…”
“Well…”
Minjun nodded his head as he listened to Jinju. In the industry, the dominant opinion was that the reason why Star Entertainment still maintains the strongest position among mid-sized agencies is the work of Jinju, the vice president. There were many evaluations that the concept planning ability was very sophisticated and the ability to lead the trend was excellent, but the problem was that it was so excessively excellent that it was ahead of the times by several years.
Thanks to this, there were many cases where groups belonging to Star Entertainment suddenly went backwards with songs that had been released for several years, but at that time, even if the group was already disbanded or was barely surviving, the firepower of the fandom was too weak and the fire of the reverse run was ignited. It was the placenta that could not grow large.
However, that was due to the lack of unplaying and pushing power due to the size of the company, not Jinju’s ability his. Although it ended up being a small gust of wind due to various circumstances, Jinju’s excellent sense, which causes a reverse run every time, was something that even large agencies would salivate and covet, and in fact, during this sale period, several large agencies were engaged in recruitment wars for Jinju.
However, Jinju, unable to abandon the star entertainment established by Junho, rejected all incoming offers. He couldn’t even throw away what Jun-ho had thrown away, and he thought he was foolish, but his heart his was not at all reluctant.
“There must have been a lot of good suggestions… It must be because of his loyalty to former CEO Lee Jun-ho, right?”
“… I can’t say no.”
“What was so good about? That person?”
It was a very sensitive topic to mention during a date, but Minjun casually opened his mouth and offered a toast to Jinju.
Ting-.
Two glasses filled with reddish-brown wine made a brilliant sound as they clashed. Following Min-jun, who naturally took a sip of wine, Jin-ju also took a sip of wine. She didn’t like alcohol, but she didn’t like alcohol because the atmosphere and the food were so great. Her head her was a bit dizzy and she seemed to be getting a little drunk, but she wasn’t as nauseous as usual. Pearl said she suddenly felt that this smooth wine resembled the man sitting in front of her.
She obviously knows that she is unhealthy, but she is so sweet that she keeps drinking it without even realizing it.
“… What was so good about? Well… All? I just liked Lee Jun-ho. When I was young and having a hard time, the only person who sincerely took care of me was the CEO.”
“Okay? You must have had a bad relationship with your parents and members?”
“It can’t be. The relationship was good. But I don’t think we shared anything sincerely. I always drew the line and acted…”
“Like you did with me earlier? Well. If that’s the case, I can understand a little bit.”
“… Do you feel good when you make fun of older people? You are smiling so brightly.”
“Please. Pearl is good.”
“… “
Jinju did not bother to respond to Minjun’s words and raised her wine glass. She had already seen through Min-jun’s way of speaking her, when she suddenly threw out gruff comments while having a normal conversation, and she was sure of how to deal with it. Anyway, if he continued talking here, his heart pounded and his head was spinning, so he couldn’t speak properly, so it was better to keep his mouth shut and take a sip of wine and let the situation pass naturally. What’s more, in this way, the reason for the red cheeks could also be hidden.
It wasn’t that he blushed with excitement from a 12-year-old kid, he was just drunk. I was able to fool Minjun and myself.
“… Don’t drink too much. I don’t think I’m even good at it.”
“Tooth-. Do you know that drying it now is too revealing? How can a young man be so sinister? He It’s like a snail.”
“Originally, all men are like that. Especially in front of a girl I like.”
“Stop…! Please stop it. ‘Cause I can’t drink anymore I’m still drunk enough.”
“I never asked you to drink, but… Well, he looks like he’s drunk. So, will this just happen?”
“Already… Not. You have to wake up slowly. Yes, sure. Because I ate enough… Oh, it was delicious.”
Jinju, who almost made a mistake asking if it was already happening, hurriedly changed her words. However, he could guess what Jinju was trying to say without having to listen to everything, so Minjun smiled softly and asked Jinju.
“If it’s that unfortunate, shall we go for the second round?”
“No, no. If you get drunk here…”
“I can do other things besides drinking. You said you don’t have any friends with Mr. Jinju. Is there a place you always wanted to go? I want to go, but it’s embarrassing to go alone…”
“Ah-…”
As soon as he heard Minjun’s words, a place came to mind in Jinju’s mind. A place I always wanted to go to, but couldn’t because I had no one to go with.
“Karaoke…”
“A karaoke bar?”
“… Yes.”
“Didn’t you usually go to karaoke because you don’t have friends?”
“I said I wasn’t kidding adults… Why do you keep…”
“Oh, sorry. Come on. Karaoke.”
Minjun quickly apologized to Jinju and stood up. If I teased her more about the flowing tears, Jinju would really cry.
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I teased Jinju about whether she had any friends to go to karaoke with, but in fact, I also counted the number of times in my life when I went to karaoke.
Karaoke was an indisputable insider culture, and since I had lived most of my life as a quiet assah, I had few opportunities to come into contact with it. At that time, he was busy wandering the Internet alone, playing games, and swearing with other people. Well, thanks to that, my ability to see through people’s psychology and logic improved a lot, so I had no regrets.
Anyway. To me, karaoke was a culture only for insiders, nothing more and nothing less. I’ve never had the desire to go there, so I’m the type of person who doesn’t understand people who go to karaoke just by meeting them, but when I came to karaoke with Jinju, that thought was shattered.
“Twice again~ I won’t love you again~”
The atmosphere of the karaoke itself was awkward, so I couldn’t react properly while listening to Jinju’s song. It seemed like I was too bossy to play the fluorescent tambourine next to me, and as soon as Jinju arrived, it was difficult to even get into the right rhythm by singing sad ballads that dampened her mood. I had no choice but to sit still and listen to Jinju’s song, but Jinju played well, not paying attention to my passive reaction to her.
I sang a few songs passionately without a break, like a person who had a grudge because he could n’t sing, but as expected from an idol, his singing skills were amazing, so it was definitely fun to listen to. I wasn’t sure, but I didn’t think I’d be inferior to middle-aged singers on TV, and thanks to that, my ears didn’t get tired at all even though I kept listening to sad ballads.
‘Your ears are doing well. I don’t like the selection, but…’
“But~~ in those days~~ I’ll meet you~ again~~ I’ll be able to fall in love with you~~
Just listening to it made my tear ducts tingle, and Jinju’s voice was full of sorrowful emotions. She probably sang while thinking of the one person she loved dearly, but it was a bit uncomfortable to listen to as a current boyfriend. She had a strong sense of displeasure rather than jealousy.
You dare to sing while thinking of another man, with the best sweet guy of our time beside you, young, handsome, rich, and equipped with a big dick?
Well, it feels a bit like this.
“I’m still in a relationship~~ Even if we broke up, we never broke up~ Someday~! Can I say goodbye to you? Whoa… Only you… Without knowing… Whoops, write-. I’m still with you… In love.”
‘How are you? Are you really crying?’
I don’t know if it’s because of the alcohol, but Jinju actually started to sob as if she got emotional while singing. It was as sensitive as her outstanding singing skills of hers, and it was fun to observe because it was completely different from her usual Jinju of hers.
She came to karaoke at best, and she monopolized the microphone and sang only ballads that dampened the atmosphere, then whimpered.
It was close to the truth when expressed in this way, but when her amazing singing skills and dazzling appearance were added to it, the strange thing she did seemed cute.
‘Well. It’s pretty, but it’s really, really pretty.’
I picked up a tissue and approached Jinju, who was sobbing after singing, wiping her tears, and observed Jinju’s face her very closely.
In terms of animal comparison, Jinju was the perfect desert fox figure. Her short-sized face her, sharp V-shaped jawline, and bright eyes were the highlights, but she exudes a sexy and cute feeling at the same time, so looking at her face her alone, she didn’t look like she was in her 30s.
Her ample bust of her, which did n’t match her slender figure of her, was also her charm point of her. Compared to Mihyeon’s sister, she was cute, but at least two cups taller than Dayoung, who is of the same slender family. It wasn’t that Dayoung was small, but that Jinju was too tall for a Slanderer.
“Ugh, write-. Whoa… This is fine now CEO. I’m sorry she suddenly cried while singing.”
“What. If Mr. Jinju hadn’t cried, I would have cried first? Do you always only sing ballads that sag like this?”
“That, it’s not like that… ! Just… It’s been a while since I drank wine, so I’m craving these songs…”
“Then please sing a dance song. Ah! Mr. Jinju, it would be nice if you could sing the song she sang when she was an idol. The song and the choreography as well.”
“Yes?! Nonsense!! No! Absolutely not! What to do with what I was doing 10, 10 years ago…”
“Under… Are you really like this? For me who has listened to Jinju-ssi’s songs so far, you can do that much.”
“Ugh… That, then… ! Then, CEO, sing a song too!! If you want me to sing, the CEO can sing at least one song!”
Jinju counterattacked using the same logic as me. Jinju put on a pretty elated expression, probably thinking that I couldn’t sing, but I responded to Jinju’s request casually.
“Okay. Nothing difficult.”
“… So easy? He said he listened to it all the time and never sang in front of other people!”
“Yes. It doesn’t matter though. I really want to see Jinju sing while dancing.”
“… “
“Pearl, do it first. I will call you later.”
“… Are you really calling? Can’t you lie to her?”
“What is Auntie? Mr. Jinju, did you get married secretly?”
“Oh, anyway. Keep your promise!”
I wonder if I kept trying to draw a line from myself using the ajumma frame, and then I got used to calling myself an ajumma before I knew it. Her aunt’s voice kept coming out of Jinju’s mouth.
To Mihyeon, who is younger than Jinju but is the best Jin, being called ‘Ajumma’ was a huge point, but the title of ‘Auntie’ did not suit Jinju, who is a typical slender and has a baby face. Was she nothing more than a forced frame to humble herself? I don’t know if she’d rather say older sister.
“Ah… Jeong, really…”
“Please use the cutest and cutest song. Mr. Pearl.”
“No, I hate it!”
Beep beep beep.
She said no, but Jinju skillfully pressed the karaoke remote control, took her microphone, and climbed onto her stage. When she called the stage, it was just a spacious empty space between a U-shaped sofa and a large monitor, but since Jinju was standing in that empty space, it felt like a stage on a music show where you stop and watch only when female idols appear while turning on the TV.
Turururu-. Tooru-. Turururu-.
When the song started, a classic and lyrical melody that could not be heard these days was heard. It felt completely opposite to the girl crush and girls hip hop concepts that have been popular recently. Compared to the latest songs, it was definitely tacky, but it wasn’t bad to listen to. It’s probably because of Jinju’s beautiful and soft voice and her bouncing breasts.
“The person who comforts my tired heart~ You are the only one~ I love you. Dear~ Shall we love now~ I will give you all of my heart that I have saved for you~!”
‘Kya. The lyrics are good.’
I danced heartily, bobbing her head and feet to her rhythm her, and looked at her singing pearl her. Jinju’s high-quality stage, which turns karaoke lasers into stage effects worth millions of won, was very good. With the choreography that goes in sync with the knife beat and the precise pitch that doesn’t miss it, I wonder if this is a live performance.
There is a saying that is used in any field, ‘If you feel frustrated, you run.’, But if it’s Jinju, it would be enough to actually kick out all the trainees and go out and run on music broadcasts.
Tiriling-. Tring-.
“Ha… Ha…”
Jinju, who was concentrating on the pose until the end like a professional, glared at me while breathing heavily only after the song was completely over.
“This is a song originally sung by five people. Besides, thanks to the CEO, it was extremely difficult to sing while dancing… Why are you laughing like that? Isn’t it funny to see the CEO do this, too?”
“What do you think is so crooked? It’s just too good to look at. Jinju noona who dances and sings looks so radiant.”
“… Jin, Jinju’s older sister?”
“Yes. Pearl sister.”
“Nuh, whoever wants to be my sister… !”
“Then should I say you?”
“… When CEO was born, I graduated from elementary school… Under-. Done. Just do as you please.”
“Okay. It is a pearl.”
“… Hey!!”
