CH 47

A storm swept over.

As the news spread that Kang Youngmo, who was filming the drama, was lying in the intensive care unit after being attacked by a man on the way home after a dinner party, reporters rushed in with foams in their mouth, saying this was a scoop that comes only once in a hundred years.

There was no life-threatening injury, but the skull was cracked and four ribs were broken. Rumors spread that the weapon was a brick that had fallen beside him. Of course, it happened so quickly that Kang Youngmo did not even notice that someone was approaching behind him.

Was it a stalker’s crime? Tragedy caused by excessive love, the weapon waiting for him in a dark alley, until the moment of brain death for Kang Youngmo, 10 reasons not to be considered a simple robbery.

Each of them published articles with provocative headlines and tips from acquaintances who could not be revealed. Filming for the drama was completely stopped, and an emergency meeting was convened that afternoon between the director, broadcaster, and producers.

Although Kang Youngmo regained consciousness, the filming was postponed indefinitely due to the fact that he was not currently able to move.

Dozens of articles related to Kang Youngmo flooded the Internet every day. The interest of reporters was so great that the phone calls were not only made to Kang Youngmo’s agency but to the agencies of the actors who were filming with him as well. Although the police could not give exact details, they have announced that it appeared to be the work of a burglar for money. Of course, people didn’t listen to such trivial facts. The reporters, who knew better than anyone else that the public liked dramatic stories, were eager to uncover the hidden stories.

As CEO Kim said, Lee Wooyeon’s surroundings were also full of reporters. Reporters followed him everywhere he went, so he couldn’t even eat properly, so he ate bread for three meals in the van. Inseop, who managed Lee Wooyeon’s schedule, was also busy. Another schedule that had been postponed for filming pushed in, so he had to make adjustments from the beginning, and he could not make long-term plans because he did not know when filming would resume. Choi Inseop could not let go of his cell phone as he received dozens of calls from reporters and made dozens of confirmation calls a day.

Meanwhile, Inseop slowly cleaned up his surroundings. He contacted the landlord and asked for the house to be sold, and he made the deposit to the person he borrowed the name from. He wrote down a separate list to donate useful items from his rooftop room and throw away the rest. He also booked flight tickets.

The last thing left was to be quietly fired. This was not difficult. When Inseop saw Lee Wooyeon walking by the car, Inseop made up his mind.

“Ah, I’m tired.”

Lee Wooyeon, who got into the car through the walls of the reporters, muttered like a sigh and closed the door. An important thing happened to Manager Cha, so Inseop decided to drive today. Lee Wooyeon was skeptical about how to make a person who had a broken bone on his finger drive a car, but Inseop assured him that he could do anything. In order to get out of Lee Wooyeon’s eyes, it was decided that it would be good to somehow create an opportunity for the two of them.

Inseop, who was holding the steering wheel, took a deep breath.

Now, let’s start the plan.

“Are you tired?”

“Yes, there are too many people. I expected it.”

There was an article on the Internet stating that Lee Wooyeon and Kang Youngmo had an unusual relationship on the set, and he was being hounded several times more than other people. Although the surrounding staff and director explained that there was no such thing, those who like to tell other people’s stories paid more attention to gossip than to know the facts. Recently, articles that strangely entwined Lee Wooyeon with Kang Youngmo were coming up, so the agency was also very nervous. Inseop could guess who was posting the small articles that came up with the photos inside the set. Although using a pseudonym, the work of reporter Kim Haeshin was clear. Lee Wooyeon also seemed to know that fact, but he didn’t pay much attention to it. No, from the beginning, he was consistent with the attitude that this incident was completely irrelevant to him.

As time passed, Inseop realized that Lee Wooyeon’s nature might be darker than he thought. If he hadn’t witnessed the scene, he wouldn’t have even thought that Lee Wooyeon would have hit Kang Youngmo from behind.

Lee Wooyeon was someone who was much better at acting than people knew.

However, today Lee Wooyeon got into the car with a strange face. He saw a slight wrinkle between his forehead as he lay leaning on the seat. That was evidence that Lee Wooyeon was genuinely annoyed. 

On days like this, he had to be more careful about his actions than usual. But Inseop had no intention of doing so.

He pretended not to know and spoke to Lee Wooyeon.

“Can I play some music?”

“Yes. That would be nice.”

Lee Wooyeon had a picky taste in music. Knowing that Inseop only played music according to his taste. When he was tired like that, he calmed down with a quiet song…

Boom, boom, boom, boom, thump, thump.

“…”

At the club music echoing inside the van, Lee Wooyeon thought for a moment that his ears were hearing wrong. The audio was playing so loud that drivers in the next lane turned their heads at least once to look at the van.

“Mr. Inseop… do you even listen to this song?”

“Yes, it’s good, I like it.”

Inseop answered in an awkward voice. Wanting to do something else, Lee Wooyeon watched Inseop from behind instead of asking him to turn off the music.

Between the awkward silence of the two of them, club music filled the space. Inseop, who said he liked this kind of song, had his shoulders stiff as a rock and just stared at the front.

“It’s surprising.”

Lee Wooyeon was the first to speak.

“Yes?”

“I never thought you would listen to this song. You seem to like the club.”

Inseop kept a notebook with the Ten Commandments not to be fired by Lee Wooyeon. Now he just had to do the opposite. Inseop, who had played  the loud and thumping music on purpose, nodded slightly.

In fact, he had never even been near the club’s threshold, but for now, he have no choice but to say yes.

“Do you go to clubs?”

“Oh, yes. I go, sometimes.”

“Where do you go? Cheongdam? Itaewon?”

“…I just go everywhere.”

If he spoke too long in detail, his lies would be exposed, so Inseop only answered in short words.

“Okay, then, when are we going together?”

“Yes… What?!!”

He almost made a sudden stop. Inseop looked at Lee Wooyeon through the car’s rearview mirror, and made an expression asking what he meant just now.

“You must have been under a lot of stress these days, so you have to go get some relief.”

“Oh, no. You’re busy with work, and the situation these days. Lee Wooyeon is a celebrity, so if you go there, people will talk behind your back.”

He spoke random words that just came to his mind. Lee Wooyeon’s behind the scenes stories? When asked, Inseop nodded his head vigorously.

“Who says that these days?”

“… ”

“It’s okay. If we go out and have a drink and hang out, no one will care.”

“… ”

‘I will care. Me! That’s what I pay attention to.’

Choi Inseop wanted to cry. He couldn’t undo what he spit out, and it tasted like death. No, when can a busy Lee Wooyeon go to the club with his manager? If he can get fired before then… … .

“How is your schedule this week?”

“What?”

“It was supposed to be a drama shoot, but there’s a lot of time left, so wouldn’t it be okay?”

“…Yes. Yes, but you have other schedules…”

“I’m fine.”

“… ”

But, that meant he was not okay.

Even if he regretted now thinking that he should have played trot, it was already irreversible. In the distance, he can himself waving awkwardly in the club.

“Mr. Inseop.”

“Yes.”

Lee Wooyeon quietly swallowed a smile when he saw Inseop answering in a depressed mood.

So who told him to play this kind of song in the car? The guy who did it without notice made him want to bully him too.

“So when are you going to sign the contract?”

“What? Oh yeah. I’ll think about it a little more deeply…”

“Are there any conditions you want?”

Lee Wooyeon asked, gently furrowing his eyebrows. Inseop’s reaction was regrettable.

“No. It’s fine.”

“If you’re my fan, do a good job and sign a contract, I think you’ll be fine in the industry, but I don’t know why you aren’t signing the contract.”

“Yet… I want to think about it a bit more and make a decision.”

Next week, Inseop was due to go to the United States. The signing of the contract had to be delayed with some excuse.

“No way…”

Lee Wooyeon narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice. Choi Inseop couldn’ figure out what Lee Wooyeon was going to say, so his heart was pounding and he stared at the front of the car, dying.

“I mean, do you hate me?”

“What?”

“You won’t sign because you hate me and you don’t want to work with me?”

“No, I mean, I… ”

When sitting in the back seat, he could see many things.

Lee Wooyeon enjoyed watching Inseop’s ears turn red while stuttering and making excuses in embarrassment, and his fingers holding the steering wheel trembled slightly.

And in a little while, the nape of his neck will slowly be dyed red.

“Do you hate me?”

When he asked once more, Inseop turned bright red all the way to the nape of his neck. He thought the wind blowing through the slightly open window was warm, but he just turned redder

“… No, not like that.”

It was a subtle denial. Like it or dislike it..

Lee Wooyeon was smiling, but strangely, he was not in a good mood. He wanted to grab Inseop by the nape, shake him, and urge him to speak quickly. Of course, if he said no, he’d tear his mouth apart.

“Then sign the contract.”

“… I’ll think more.”

Inseop’s stubbornness until the end ignited Lee Wooyeon’s twisted nature.

“Mr. Inseop. What are you doing after your schedule tonight?”

Lee Wooyeon, who had a soft smile in his eyes, whispered sweetly.

After answering the call, CEO Kim screamed and poured all sorts of anger on Lee Wooyeon. ’Are you insane right now, I don’t know what to say if you go to a place like that when the atmosphere is already bad, remembering your sick colleague at home, or mourn, no, no, take care of yourself with a sad heart, and stress? It sounds funny! What kind of stress does a guy like you get, your brain doesn’t release stress-producing hormones? You bet my finger on it, what? Cut off my finger? Hey, you son of a bitch! Ah fuck! Don’t hang up, give it to Inseop, Choi Inseop… !’

Lee Wooyeon, who had heard everything, smiled lightly and turned off the phone. Then, he told Inseop, who was looking at him with worried eyes, that the CEO wanted them to have a good time, and lied sweetly.

How many times would he be okay with Inseop while going to the club? Lee Wooyeon asked. Even in the middle of the night, Lee Wooyeon, who wore sunglasses in light casual clothes, stood out so much that people who recognized him stopped walking while looking back.

There were so many people in the club and the chances of accidents were high. Of course, the manager was right to stop Lee Wooyeon from going to the club.

“Of course it’s fine. I’m here to relieve my manager’s stress.”

“… ”

He was paying the price for one wrong turn of music in the car.

Of course, he was under a lot of stress. In a little while, he had to fly to the United States and send proof that Lee Wooyeon was a bastard to the world. There were a lot of problems that had to be solved before that. This meant that now was not the time to be going to a club with Lee Wooyeon.

In his mind, he wanted to strike Lee Wooyeon with a slap and cut him off at once in order to get fired as soon as possible. It would be impossible, but… 

“It’s been a while since I’ve been to this place, so it’s really nice.”

“… ”

“Which club does Inseop go to often?”

“Oh, it was somewhere around here, where was it?”

Inseop muttered while looking around. Seeing him anxiously moving his eyes, Lee Wooyeon folded his arms and thought how long it would take him to say a name.

“What was the name of the club?”

“What was the name? My memory is fuzzy…”

“Mr. Inseop has a good memory. Didn’t you write it down in your notebook?”

Lee Wooyeon, who knew Choi Inseop’s habit of taking notes on even the smallest details, asked teasingly.

“I left my notebook today…”

“That’s sad.’

As Lee Wooyeon stopped on the road and was doing this, more and more people began to gather around him. Either way, Lee Wooyeon stood watching Inseop as if to remember the name of the store quickly.

“Excuse me… we can go anywhere.”

“Why? Wouldn’t it be more convenient to go to the place where Inseop used to go?”

“… ”

So the problem was that he didn’t have anywhere to go. How can things get so twisted? At this point, he didn’t know if he was lucky or not.

As Inseop moaned while standing on the road and began to agonize over his life in general, Lee Wooyeon grabbed his shoulder and whispered softly.

“There are too many people. Shall we just go nearby?”

“Yes! Great.”

Lee Wooyeon patted Inseop’s head as he nodded as if he was waiting. The women who were looking at him said, “Wow,” and let out a small scream. Among the women, there were quite a few who looked at Inseop, who was Lee Wooyeon’s manager, with envy. The more he felt Lee Wooyeon’s kindness, the more complicated Inseop felt.

“Follow me.”

Lee Wooyeon took Inseop’s hand. Unable to shake his hand off in front of people, Inseop walked as he led. It was the first time in his life that he had received so many people’s attention, but he was more concerned about the wrist Lee Wooyeon was holding.

The women could not stop Lee Wooyeon, and they screamed and took pictures or watched the two of them. When Lee Wooyeon arrived in front of the club, an employee who recognized him contacted the MD, and a person ran out immediately.

Since it was a Saturday night, the front of the club was full of people trying to get in. Inseop, who had been watching Lee Wooyeon talking with the MD from a distance, thought whether he would run away like this.

“Come here.”

Lee Wooyeon motioned for him to come closer. People who recognized Lee Wooyeon took out their cell phones, took a picture of him, and screamed. As they walked through the entrance, the sound of music began to reverberate.

“There are a lot of people, so follow me.”

“What?”

“Follow me.”

Lee Wooyeon shouted into Inseop’s ear. Inseop pressed his warm ears with his palms and nodded. After sitting at the seat that the club MD guided, Inseop looked around and opened his mouth.

A really, really huge number of people were dancing to the music. Besides, all of them were handsome and pretty people, so he was hesitant to think that he could be confident in a place like this.

“Are you going to dance?”

“Da, dance?”

“Are you going to come to the club and just sit there?”

In fact, Inseop thought he was really lucky to have a place to sit in the club. He did not know that Lee Wooyeon had reserved the vvip room, which was an independent space on the stage.

“I’m going to have a drink and go out.”

Lee Wooyeon picked up the bottle that was on the table and filled Inseop’s cup. Inseop took it without a word and drank it at once. He felt like he was getting drunk with just one drink, but he didn’t have the courage to go out on stage and dance.

“Would you like another drink?”

“… Yes.”

So he drank a few more glasses. Lee Wooyeon was just smiling while leaning on the sofa to watch what Inseop was doing.

Choi Inseop felt very burdened at this moment. It was because he thought that he would never go with Lee Wooyeon to a private place until he quit his job.

He didn’t even want to have a cup of tea together, but he went to a Saturday night club. If this was a game, today’s work was definitely the worst move. 

“Would you like to go out together?”

“… I need to go to the bathroom… ”

Inseop got up from his seat and ran out of the room as if running away. He came out to get some air, but the sound of music was so loud that it shook his head and the crowds of people seemed to be distracting him again.

Besides, no matter how much he looked around, he couldn’t find where the bathroom was, so he had to look around for a long time. Then someone tapped him on the shoulder.

<What’s the matter? Can I help you?>

A handsome blond man with a piercing near his eyebrows asked. Inseop was happy and asked where the bathroom was. The man motioned for him to follow him.

As he went to the bathroom, the foreigner constantly questioned Inseop. Did you come alone, where did you come from, your English pronunciation is good, where did you learn it, what are you going to do here today?

Inseop was careful not to bump into people, and answered diligently. There were a lot of people in front of the toilet, so he had to wait in line. The foreigner who guided him was also standing next to him, so Choi Inseop set aside a seat thinking he also had to go.

“Is this your first time coming to a club?”

At the man’s question, Inseop was taken aback for a moment. Perhaps there was a club courtesy that he was not aware of?

<Why are you asking such a question?>

<No, I was just guessing. You really look very naive.>

He wasn’t sure if it was a compliment to come to the club and to be told that he was naive, but Inseop said thank you. Even when he came out of the bathroom, the man did not leave Inseop’s side.

<Would you like to go dancing together? It’s completely dead here.>

<I have a party…>

<Woman? Man?>

<It’s a man.>

He smiled with the expression that he knew he would say that. He wrapped his arms around Inseop’s and dragged him towards the stairs.

<I have to go over there…>

<Let’s go. I will introduce you to my friends.>

<No, I have a party…>

<Who takes care of a partner in a place like this? Let’s go have fun.. I’ll make it super fun.>

Inseop panicked and tried to shake off the man’s hand, but the drunk man was strong. He dragged Inseop and took him to the room he was in.

When he opened the door and entered, the women and men were entangled with one another, creating an uncomfortable sight.

Choi Inseop was startled and without realizing it, he shouted, “I’m sorry,” and closed the door. The man standing next to him laughed. When he opened the door again, the people inside turned their heads in their direction.

<Tony, what is it? Who is that innocent-looking kid?>

<My friend.>

Almost all the people in the room were foreigners. There were also some Korean women, but they all spoke English naturally.

<I’ll introduce you. What was your name?>

In the first place, the two did not even exchange names. After thinking about what to do, Inseop replied, <Peter>

<Okay. This is Peter. Over there, Rick, Kevin, Jack, and Keith.>

The men raised their hands one by one and said hello. Of course, most people raised their hands without turning their heads while kissing a woman.

<I am Tony. The boss of these damn cool bastards.>

<… Yes.>

<Tony, he’s about to cry, the little boy. Aren’t you supposed to send him home?>

<Leave him alone, it’s just Tony’s taste.>

Inseop sighed.

Why did he have to come to the club and get bullied?

<Don’t worry about what these bastards say. Let’s drink and dance together.>

<No, I have someone, so I have to go back.>

<Wah, that’s really frustrating. Who comes with a partner to a place like this? It’s more fun to play with people you don’t know.>

<Not a partner… It’s someone I work with.>

<Are you the boss at work? I’m their boss too, and I don’t care. Are you going to get a bonus because you look good to the boss?>

Inseop lowered his head for a moment at the expression that he could see well. As this man said there was no reason to be good to Lee Wooyeon . It was better to get out of his sight and get fired sooner rather than later.

<I like you. Let’s drink together.>

Tony cheered and went up to the table and brought a bottle of alcohol. Pouring the beer into a glass full of spirits, he motioned for him to drink.

“If I drink this, I will get drunk…”

As Inseop muttered to himself, Tony grabbed his arm and lifted it up so he could drink quickly. One of the things Lee Wooyeon didn’t like was irresponsible behavior. How irresponsible would he look if he went to the bathroom and played with people in a place like this? Inseop closed his eyes and brought his mouth to the glass.

He had already drunk several glasses of alcohol Lee Wooyeon gave him, so when he drank another glass, he got so drunk that his head went round and round. As he emptied his glass and handed it to Tony, the crowd clapped and shouted.

<Is it hotter than it looks?>

<Is that so…>

Feeling dizzy while talking, Inseop stumbled for a moment. Tony grabbed him and grinned.

<Are you doing this to eat him today?>

<Boss, you had a lot of fun today.>

Even the booing of his friends sitting there didn’t come into Inseop’s head.

<Shall we go dance together?>

<I can’t dance…>

<I will teach you.>

Tony grabbed Inseop’s hand and moved his body to the rhythm. Standing slumped, Inseop did the best he could do to keep his body balanced so as not to fall to the floor. After falling over several times in Tony’s arms, he hugged Inseop and started dancing.

At this point, can he say that was acting irresponsibly?

Inseop raised his head and looked up at the man who was holding him and dancing like crazy.

<You are cute.>

When their eyes met, Tony raised his eyebrows.

<What?>

<You’re really cute. How is it? Good mood? Is it fun?>

To be honest, he didn’t feel very good. The sound of the song was so loud that it felt like his brain was ringing and his stomach felt nauseous. He just wanted to lie down somewhere and sleep.

<Isn’t it amazing?>

When Inseop frowned slightly and didn’t answer, Tony rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a small pill and shoved it in.

<Do you want me to make you feel better?>

<What?>

<It’s not dangerous. It’s not addictive, it’s just going to help you relax.>

Inseop quickly shook his head.

<No, I don’t do drugs.>

<But it’s not a dangerous drug.>

<It’s okay. I just… I’ll go back.>

<Okay okay. I won’t force you. Okay?>

Tony raised his hands and reassured Inseop. He put the pill in his mouth and drank from the bottle of water, and then he smiled.

<It’s just like a cold medicine. Something like eating to relax before an exam. How do you say that in Korea?>

A woman sitting on the lap of a black man in the corner and kissing passionately replied, “Woo Hwang Chung Sim Won.” 

<Did you hear it? Woo Hang… anyway, it’s something like that>

Inseop didn’t know what that was, but he was vigilant enough to not take medicine from someone he didn’t know.

<I’ll just leave.>

<Why? It’s getting more fun. Let’s go to the stage and dance together.>

<No. Now just… I’ll go.>

<Really? Then I have something to tell you.>

Tony motioned for Inseop to come closer. Before going, Inseop put his face in front of him, wanting not to ruin the atmosphere. A large hand grabbed Inseop’s back and pulled him straight. Then, his lips parted and something slipped inside. It happened so quickly that Inseop didn’t even realize what kind of situation he was in.

Only after the saliva and the small pill that had entered his mouth passed into his throat did Tony open his mouth and back off.

<Now, Now… what did you do!>

<It’ll really make you feel really good. Don’t worry.>

<Tony you bitch. You’re pathetic. Peter don’t be like that. Have fun with Tony today. Our boss has a lot of money, and he treats his woman well.>

Inseop’s face flushed hot. It was then that he realized why Tony had brought him into this room.

He pushed Tony away and opened the door. Tony ran from behind and hugged Inseop tightly.

<Let’s go dance together.>

<I don’t like it!>

<Tony, I’m sorry. I don’t like it, so let me go.>

<You’re cute. I want to leave the club together with you today.>

Inseop struggled to push him away.

<Hahaha. You’re good at dancing, yes, let’s go out and dance like this.>

<I don’t like it… !>

Just then, the door swung open, and a woman’s scream flowed into the room. The eyes of the people in the room turned to the man standing in front of the door.

“What? Isn’t that Lee Wooyeon?”

“I wonder why Lee Wooyeon is here… oh my, are you really Lee Wooyeon?”

The women in the room were startled and stood up.

Lee Wooyeon, who found Choi Inseop, frowned for a moment and then clicked his tongue. Before Inseop could say anything, he reached out and hugged Inseop’s shoulder, giving him strength. It was when Inseop realized that he was in Lee Wooyeon’s arms, his soft voice echoed from above.

“I was looking for my manager and he was here.”

Tony, who had suddenly been deprived of the person he was with, looked at Lee Wooyeon, and who he was. 

“Mr. Lee Wooyeon. Did you come here to play?”

“Would you like to join us?”

The women who got up from their seats surrounded him and spoke in a charming voice.

“I’d love to, but I think I should get going.”

Lee Wooyeon smiled, apologized and bowed his head politely. As Inseop staggered and was about to fall, Lee Wooyeon grabbed him by the waist and hugged him tightly.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes… ah, a little, yes. I’m fine.”

As he answered, Inseop frowned. It looked like he was getting drunk.

<You’re Peter’s boss.>

<Tony, that person is an actor, not the boss. Have you never seen him?>

<Should I know? If I don’t know you, you’re not a very famous actor, don’t you think?>

As Tony frowned when he looked at Lee Wooyeon, the women took the side of Lee Wooyeon

<What are you talking about? He is the most famous actor in Korea.>

<Tony, if you say something like that, you will be stoned.>

Tony stood up crookedly and glared at Lee Wooyeon. Lee Wooyeon just smiled and shook his head.

“We’ll just go.”

As he was about to leave, Tony grabbed Lee Wooyeon’s arm.

<He decided to play with me. Leave him.>

Ha. fuck, this fucking bastard.

Lee Wooyeon swallowed his anger and kept smiling. Too many eyes were on him. It wasn’t a place to properly get angry.

He ignored the blonde piercing and lightly tapped Inseop’s face with the back of his hand.

“Mr. Inseop. Wake up.”

“…  Yes.”

Inseop staggered and clung to Lee Wooyeon’s body. Tony grabbed Inseop’s arm and lowered his head.

<Hey, Peter. You said you were going to get out of here with me today. Right? Answer me.>

<… I’m leaving..>

As a clear English answer came out of Inseop’s mouth, Lee Wooyeon opened his eyes wide and looked at him.

<Did you say you were going with me? Would you like to leave your boss and come join my company? If it were you, I think I could give you a huge salary.>

Tony persistently grabbed Inseop’s arm and groaned. Lee Wooyeon barely resisted the urge to grab hold of the blonde hair and smashed it on the table.

“Since he’s with me, I’ll take him with me.”

Lee Wooyeon pretended not to hear Tony and tried to take Inseop out. Tony blocked them again.

<People are talking, but why are you just going out?>

“… Fuck.”

<What? Didn’t this son of a bitch just curse right now?>

Tony pointed at Lee Wooyeon and shouted. The people who couldn’t hear Lee Wooyeon’s murmuring because of the loud music had confused expressions on their faces.

<Tony, he’s not that kind of person.>

<Don’t fight and just get out of the way.>

The entire 3rd floor was a vvip room. Money was money, but even if one tries to make a reservation, it was a space that you could not enter unless the MD of the club gave you a recommendation. In other words, it was the same as saying that if there was a problem, it would be difficult to enter again.

<Did you curse at me now? Do you think I can’t understand Korean?>

Lee Wooyeon supported Inseop’s body and focused on getting him up no matter what Tony said.

<Tell me. Hey, you bastard.>

Tony hit Lee Wooyeon on the shoulder with his palm. Lee Wooyeon’s smiling expression hardened. The only person who saw his fists clenching was Inseop, who was hanging from his waist.

“No!”

Choi Inseop spread his hands out to the sides, blocking the space between them. And with a very serious face, he poured out English like a rapid-fire gun at Tony.

<I’m not going out with you. I’m not a woman, and I won’t go to your company. I don’t even want to dance! And ah…>

Inseop, who had spoken up to that point, frowned and bit his lip.

<And, what?>

When Tony rushed him to say the next word, Inseop trembled and barely continued the next word.

“I don’t feel good … ”

As soon as those words were said, Lee Wooyeon’s hand hugged Inseop’s waist and ran out as if supporting him.