Chapter 90 – Episode 90 Summer Vacation – The End
“Kyahahaha! It’s amazing, really!”
In the officetel where Mi-joo lives, the four women watched the video of A-yeon, naked and scared, spouting abusive language toward Ye-ji. They laughed and enjoyed the sight of A-yeon’s unsightly appearance.
“You expose yourself like this and get used to the shame. Are you saying I’m afraid of you sometimes?”
“There is still a long way to go.”
There was a hint of regret in Mijoo’s answer as she shook her head.
“It may have been tamed to some extent, but it’s not perfect. Well, this may be the limit in making Vanilla a character.”
Unlike Miju’s serious mood, the other three were listening to Miju’s words her half-heartedly.
“Anyway, are you really going to delete the app?”
A surveillance app that can monitor location, calls, and texts. It was originally released for the care of children in need of protection, and was an app that could be installed with the consent of the person involved, but it was effectively used to monitor Yeji, Zinc, and Sia.
It was installed based on the opinion of Hye-hyeon, who had experience being counterattacked by Ye-ji, but as her vacation was coming to an end, there was talk of deleting it again. By Hye-hyeon.
All three eyes turned to Hye-hyeon and waited for her answer.
“Yes.”
“Why? It was kind of fun to peek into someone’s private life.”
The fact that I knew information that others did not know gave me a certain sense of catharsis.
“I’m not saying to erase it completely. I’m just saying to pretend to erase it on the surface.”
“What do you mean, that?”
“So…”
Hye-hyeon’s idea is that after telling Ye-ji to stop spying and deleting the app, she installs a spy app that does the same thing.
“But do we really have to go that far?”
“Well, it’s a cumbersome method, but… “
After a brief pause, Hye-hyeon spoke her thoughts.
“Because I’m curious.”
Hearing Hye-hyeon’s ambiguous words, the other three looked frustrated and pressed for a detailed explanation.
“That arrogant Baek Ye-ji didn’t show much resistance even though she was being treated like this, right? Well, she had a rebel side at times, but she was obedient in her own way after being treated so obscenely. Don’t you wonder what she was thinking on the inside?”
She opened her mouth as if it was obvious that Eunseo had an expression that said it was troublesome to think about complicated things.
“Aren’t you thinking anything of it? You just did it without any time to think about anything else.”
“That could be true.” Or there could be another scheme. If it’s the latter, aren’t you looking forward to it? What other hopes do you have, and are we trampling on those hopes?”
Miju, who was listening silently, nodded and accepted what she said.
“So, let’s get our inner feelings out there, huh? Now pretend we’re not listening.”
“That’s it.”
As if she finally understood, Sihyeon cupped her mouth and agreed.
“Oh~ Then I can see what you’re really thinking? That’ll be fun!”
Not only Sihyeon but also the rest of her staff nodded, seeming to think positively. Si-hyeon, who was imagining things full of anticipation, suddenly had a question in mind and asked Hye-hyeon.
“But how do I install the spy app? Can we get it?”
Mi-ju and Eun-seo also looked at Hye-hyeon in response to Si-hyeon’s question. Since it was Hye-hyeon who gave the opinion, I thought she would know how to do it.
Hye-hyeon’s explanation was so simple that it was frustrating.
Commonly referred to as malicious code.
It is not difficult to obtain malware that turns your smartphone or computer into a zombie. Just 10 to 20 years ago, it was easily available on the Internet, and even now, you can get it by paying a small fee.
The difficult thing is how to install it on the other device, but the method was very simple. It was easy for Hye-hyeon to manipulate Ye-ji’s cell phone.
“Just pretend to delete the protection app and plant malicious code.”
Eunseo, Miju, and Sihyeon looked at Hyehyeon with a bored expression as she presented a simple solution.
“How does he get something like that?”
“Aren’t you a hacker or something?”
“I guess he studied a lot after being bullied by Yeji once.”
Of course, it was a possible idea because the three of us were ignorant in this area.
“Really…Is it the end?”
Yeji stared at Hyehyun in front of her with an expression of disbelief. Hye-hyeon, who was enjoying Ye-ji’s suspicious look, shrugged her shoulders and answered.
“Because you guys have been listening to us all this time. We’re tired of having to monitor everyone. Besides, school starts in a few days, so what will the other kids think if we don’t talk to each other at school?”
Hye-hyeon’s answer made her foreknowledge more suspicious of Hye-hyeon.
“So you’re saying you won’t touch it at school?”
“Well~”
Hye-hyeon, who vaguely avoided answering, responded angrily.
“Maybe so, maybe not. Anyway, now I’m free to contact other kids or not.”
Yeji, who received a cell phone from Hye-hyeon, manipulated her cell phone here and there. Clearly, the surveillance app that Hye-hyeon had installed had been deleted.
“When school starts.”
Hye-hyeon continued her words by tapping Ye-ji’s cheek as if to provoke her.
“Do what you do, do what you do.”
With those words, Hye-hyeon left Ye-ji’s house. Yeji was in a daze for a while and contacted someone on her cell phone.
“Yes… Yeji!!”
“Ayeon!!”
Yeji and Ah-yeon met at Ye-ji’s house for the first time in two months and hugged each other, shedding tears.
Hehe… Yeji, hehe!”
Unlike A-yeon, who burst into tears, Ye-ji quietly hugged her, or rather, comforted A-yeon by patting her back, who was almost hanging on her.
I couldn’t find out what happened to them because they couldn’t contact each other during that time, but I was able to guess that they had suffered all kinds of insults by looking at the pictures that were occasionally posted in the group chat room .
After Yeji and Ah-yeon calmed down to some extent, they sat on the sofa, held each other’s hands, and talked about what they had missed.
“I’m sorry.”
Above all, Yeji felt guilty. She fell into Hye-hyeon’s trap and thought it was her own fault that she was caught in a bigger weakness, and that even A-yeon and Sia were caught up in it.
“It’s all because of me.”
“No, Yeji.”
Yeji felt strength go into Zinc’s hand as she held her own.
It was a gesture of zinc comforting Yeji in her own way, but in fact, zinc was also blaming Yeji to some extent. Each time she was subjected to more and more severe humiliation, she began to look for ways to turn her resentment towards why she had to be treated like this, and most of the arrows were aimed at her wisdom.
Of course, even if it was an unavoidable situation, it was true that this division occurred due to a decision of foresight.
However, Yeji had promised Yeon and Sia on the condition that she be safe, and after hearing that she did not betray her out of selfishness, I was able to understand Yeji’s situation to some extent. Above all, as soon as A-yeon saw Ye-ji again, her feelings of affection for her had been washed away like the ebb of the tide.
“You had a hard time too.”
We didn’t tell each other everything that had happened. No, I couldn’t bear to talk about it. It’s not that I was considerate of the other person, but I felt like I would die of embarrassment if I talked about it myself.
However, despite this, it was possible to guess that it was not an easy life compared to her own experience.
“Have you ever contacted Sia?”
“Yeah, but… “
Yeji shook her head and said.
“I’m not receiving any calls.”
After she contacted Ah-yeon first, she immediately contacted Sia as well, but Sia did not answer her calls or texts. Like Yeji, Ye-ji couldn’t find out what happened to Sia, and she also couldn’t receive a reply from Sia.
“What’s going on…”
Zinc muttered with an expression full of worry. After fighting with Hye-hyeon at her gym, A-yeon thought of Sia as more than just a friend.
“Well, my relationship with Sihyeon was already bad.”
Yeji and A-yeon knew from Sia that Sia and Sihyeon were competitors broadcasting on the same platform. Also, they often snipe at themselves and are at odds with each other as streamers.
One time, Ye-ji tried to take care of it, but it was canceled due to Sia’s dissuasion of her, as she did not want to make herself known at school.
They both knew very well that it would be very difficult if a relationship was tied up in jealousy or resentment. The exposure incident that occurred at the Four Angels performance was quickly subsided due to the agency’s quick response, and unfortunately, the news did not reach Yeji and Zinc.
“They don’t broadcast often, and the atmosphere seems really bad.”
“If you think you suffered the same as we did…”
After Yeji’s words, there was silence in Yeji’s house for a while.
“How do I go to school now?”
Since she was starting school soon, it was natural for Zinc to worry.
“It will work out somehow.”
“Huh?”
At Yeji’s answer, Zinc looked at Yeji with some hope.
“What else do you have planned?”
Of course, there was no clear solution for Yeji. The weakness discovered this time was not at the level of personal possession as before. Moreover, it was an issue that went beyond moral ideology and involved legal responsibility.
But I thought the priority was to reassure Zinc, who was leaning her head next to her. We couldn’t be afraid together or show weakness.
However, it wasn’t something I just blurted out. She sensed something strange in Hye-hyeon’s last words of her, although her expression and tone of voice seemed to look down on her.
There are some of Hye-hyeon’s habits that she unintentionally learned from spending many days together. Hye-hyeon likes situations where Ye-ji is pressured or scared.
It is a sense of entitlement and revenge for the past that was oppressed by Yeji.
But she didn’t feel that way about Hye-hyeon, whom she saw today.
‘Are you really going to end it like this?’
She was a foresight who had a hopeful imagination for a moment, but the possibility of that happening was close to zero.
“No…”
At Yeji’s answer to her, Zinc lowered her eyes with a dejected expression. As expected, in the current situation, she thought there was nothing she could do about Yeji. However, Yeji’s next words made me angry again.
“Not yet. But I won’t give up like this.”
I don’t know why, but if she sees a gap, she will definitely have a chance to solve it, thought Yeji.
Not knowing that it was a trap set by Hye-hyeon.
Yeji made a firm resolve in her mind and kissed A-yeon who was looking at her. Indeed, the sight of her lover’s lips meeting her for the first time in a long time was enough to bring back sweet memories of her past, even after a long time had passed.
At least for today she wanted to give all her attention to the lover in front of her without thinking.
