Chapter 211 – Why Is Noona Here?
When working as an idol manager, of course there are almost no days off.
It’s not just because I’m busy.
It is said that idols are crazy busy when they do well, but if you are just busy, it is not that difficult to create a day off.
But idols aren’t just busy, their schedules run rampant.
‘The recording time is easily changed or extended, and suddenly there is a stage job, so we have to adjust the schedule to match it, and the company says they’ve been recruited and throws out the program and tells us to leave… It’s very confusing.’
If you start to go out well, you will be in trend, and if you are in trend, all your attention will be focused on this.
If you get on that flow, tomorrow’s schedule will go wild right away.
Of course, big agendas are progressed step by step, but it is not uncommon for trouble to occur at that stage.
If you adjust all the schedules in real time, manage your schedule, and even do desk work, the holidays will naturally disappear.
In order to somehow manage the twisted schedule, you need an empty day to act as a bumper, and holidays usually serve as that bumper.
‘I still have to take a holiday…!’
It’s not a machine, if you’re a human, you should take a break.
No matter how strong I am, if I work for a month without a day off, I get tired.
Of course, in the meantime, I played with the kids in my spare time and at night, so I was able to hold on and work.
…No, did that make me more tired?
‘No no, playing is a rest that fills the soul.’
Anyway, for that reason, I was giving my kids at least one day off every 1-2 weeks if possible.
And for myself, I’ve been giving them days off when they can, even though the kids are a priority, so they’re pushed back.
“Guys, I’m off tomorrow. So proceed with the schedule as I said…”
In the evening, on the way home from work with the kids.
Inside the van, I announced my off to the kids.
“Minji, let’s not play games too much during break time. Invest enough time in stretching. It’s important to cool down after moving your body.”
“Yes…”
“As long as Ha-eun is filming, nothing big will happen… Oh, just increase the intensity of your gym training. Another photoshoot next week.”
“No again? Suddenly?”
“I just got a message from the manager. The discussion was going on, but now it’s decided and I’m going to tell you.”
“Can’t you cut down on the photo shoot? Can’t you do that now?”
“It’s what you wanted to do. ‘Special feature on idols who look the prettiest when exercising’. With this, you can boast that you are in the top tier in terms of body as well as vocals.”
“…I’m going to have to train hard.”
It’s good to see you full of enthusiasm.
After saying that, I glanced at Soye’s eyes.
At this point, she might have asked her question, ‘Sejin, me?’, But it was because of her quietness.
“Soye noona…”
“It’s filming and lessons, right?”
Soye smiles and nods her head as if she understands everything.
I nodded along.
He’s the one I don’t have to worry about the most, so there’s no need for me to nag him anymore.
“Okay, so what else is there…”
“No~”
“No dude.”
“No…”
I get hit repeatedly by three people.
“We’re not kids, so why are we worried?”
“It’s okay…”
I scratched my head at Ha-eun and Min-ji’s scolding.
“Okay… Nothing special, but if something big happens, call me. Baek Ye-na, if you have any problems, please contact me.”
“Yes, Manager Lee.”
Baek Yena, who nods her head with a smile as always.
There are times when he is away, but he is a person who does what he is asked to do well, so there is nothing to worry about.
“Anyway, manager Lee, it’s been a long time since I’ve been on vacation, so you should rest well. I hope you like it.”
“Oh what…”
I can’t really rest
I’m moving tomorrow
I looked at the house and finished the contract, but I couldn’t move because I didn’t have time.
A holiday made somehow, this has to be dealt with.
“Do you see what’s going on?”
“Yes, some.”
I said that and just laughed.
I wanted to keep the moving a secret from the kids.
I want to move the house to a wider area, decorate a ‘room’ ‘properly’, and show it to the kids as a surprise.
“It’s a holiday, so I have to do some housework. I also have personal things to do…”
“Oh, it’s not a holiday.”
“Haha, that’s right. It won’t be too much, though.”
These days, the moving service has gotten really good, so if you apply, they will automatically take out your luggage and move it to your room when I’m not around.
Thanks to that, now my original room is empty.
I just need to stay overnight at the motel and go to the house I moved to tomorrow morning to clean up after myself.
Of course, that alone would make the day go by.
Sneak
After saying that, I looked at the kids through the rearview mirror.
Ha-eun is curious about what they are talking about, Min-ji is immersed in the game, and…
“Why is that, Sejin-ah?”
There was Soye, who immediately recognized my gaze while smiling.
“Ugh, no.”
I smiled and moved my gaze forward again.
What the hell, how did you figure out what you saw in the rearview mirror?
‘Couldn’t you be aware that I’m moving?’
No matter how young you are, you won’t be able to see through what I didn’t say.
Surprise, what I want to give you the most is So-Ye… I hope you don’t get caught.
***
“Ugh…”
The next morning.
When I woke up and checked the time, it was 5 in the morning.
I turned off the alarm and lay down because I didn’t have to go to work, but now that it’s this time, my eyes naturally open.
“…Wake up now…”
Even if the company has moved all the luggage, it needs finishing work, so I just have to move when they go to work.
But when I go back to sleep, once I wake up, I can’t sleep.
It is a side effect(?) After my physical strength has improved like crazy.
If I don’t relieve the lust accumulated in me the night before, I wake up early in the morning and can’t sleep.
“Shall we have breakfast?”
I won’t be able to sleep anyway, so let’s get up and eat.
It’s nice to be able to have a leisurely breakfast after a long time.
Maybe it was because I woke up alone in a motel, and feeling like I was on a trip, I opened the door and went out.
And in front of him stood a man in a suit.
“You are awake.”
“…Huh?”
Who the hell are you?
Before asking the man for his identity, he pulled out his phone and called someone.
“I… Who are you…”
“Hello? Lady, you are awake.”
Beep.
A man who throws just one word and hangs up.
“Hey…”
“Excuse me, Lee Se-jin. I am the lady’s bodyguard.”
“Miss? Bodyguard?”
“Please wait a moment.”
After saying that, the man in the suit nodded and became quiet.
The atmosphere that says not to talk is quite strong.
No really, should I call the police?
‘But where did you see this person? Lady… Bodyguard…’
After thinking about who it was for a while, the door to the next room opened.
“Sejin, did you wake up early?”
And what came out of it was Soye.
No? Soye? Why Soye? Here?
I was speechless and unable to ask any questions, but the man in a suit bowed his head to Soye.
“Good night, my lady.”
“Yeah, good job… Sejin-ah, what’s wrong?”
“Uh… No, why is your sister here… With me…?”
Thanks to Soye’s words, I was barely able to speak.
“Sejin, aren’t you moving today? So I’m here to help.”
“But why are you here…? How do you know I’m here… Wait a minute before that, how do I move…”
“I will explain slowly. Shall we go eat first?”
A Soye who speaks with a smile.
I needed a moment to understand the current situation, so I nodded my head.
***
The place I went with Soye was a soup restaurant open 24 hours a day.
It was a natural choice since there was no other place to eat at this time.
“…”
At her soup house, where I arrived with her, I sat down at a table with Soye and her two men in suits.
…By the way, since it seats four, do you really want to bring a chair and sit on either side of me?
“Uh… These people…?”
“These are the people who work in our house.”
Soye answers with ease.
That look was so awkward.
‘Wasn’t he hiding it?’
In the past, I saw Soye bring these people when dealing with Cheonbom’s accident.
But she didn’t explain it well to Soye, and she didn’t really want to show off.
So, I also thought that there was something in Soye’s house and it was a nice place, and I moved on.
But to show it to me so proudly, that’s a bit strange.
“Originally, I wasn’t going to show this side of myself to Sejin, but… It was such a big deal that I couldn’t help it.”
“A big deal?”
“Sejin, I heard there is a problem with the house you are moving into today.”
“Huh? Problem?”
It is one of the houses that Soye, Minji, and Cheonbom looked at together.
I checked it quite meticulously, and after that, I checked it one more time before moving.
The size of the house was okay, the location wasn’t bad, and there weren’t any big problems?
“Isn’t that the dealer you met at that time? The man was trying to cheat. What was he going to do…”
The real estate agent must have hit something.
“Can I send you the list file, miss?”
“Have you organized anything? Then show me Sejin.”
…I don’t know what it is, but there’s a list.
I’m afraid for nothing.
“When you see that, you will understand why I am here. You know very well that it is a big deal.”
“I see…”
To research it in advance and figure it all out for me.
“I didn’t know, but I moved in a hurry because I heard the news last night.”
“…Did you know last night that I’m moving today?”
“No, I already knew that. But Sejin seemed to want to keep something secret, so she didn’t say anything.”
“Did you already know I was going to sleep in that motel?”
“No, that was a quick search last night.”
And besides, you figured it all out in one night, right?
I knew right away the day I moved out.
…Wow, as expected, Soye is amazing.
Awesome, yes.
“By the way, sister.”
“Huh?”
“How did you go about your schedule today? There is a recording in the morning.”
“Uh? Ah…!”
So-ye, who was saddened by my words, then hardened.
“Did you forget that…?”
Anger.
Soye’s face turned a little red, and her eyes also moved a little.
“Oh, no, I didn’t forget, it was just… Wait a minute…”
She suddenly loses her words and starts waving her hands in the air.
She looked like she was conducting some kind of concert.
“You should take care of your sister’s schedule rather than mine.”
On her off day, Soye, who thought she wouldn’t have to worry the most, made this mistake.
“Uh, no, I’m not like that… Sejin is worried about you…”
“Thank you so much. But for now, go record it. It’s still early, so we can go to the dorm and get in the car.”
“But…”
“You can’t skip the schedule. Noona’s idol work is important.”
When I cut off my words, Soye nodded her head.
“Uh, ok, then… Ok, okay. Then I’ll finish the recording quickly, in an instant, and come back.”
“No, take a proper picture and come. Don’t make the mistake of rushing.”
“Eh… Then, in the meantime, Mrs. Sejin, please take good care of me.”
“Yes, lady.”
So-ye finally gets up and goes outside.
The two men jumped up when Soye got up, bowed her head with her stern and serious face, and maintained her greeting posture until she left.
Rattle.
And as soon as Soye left, she sat back in her seat.
On either side of me
“…”
“…”
“…”
Three men at a loss for words.
“I…But that…”
“Why is that?”
When I opened my mouth, an old man looked at me and asked me seriously and seriously.
His spirit, expression, and behavior all made him feel like a well-trained Doberman.
It means that there is moderation and it is scary like a wild beast.
“This seat is… Uh…”
“Please forgive me for any inconvenience.”
“The young lady ordered me to stick close to her and protect her.”
“No, but that…”
Doesn’t saying stick together mean sitting awkwardly on either side of a table for four?
I couldn’t bear to say anything, so I secretly looked at the two of them, but the two uncles didn’t even move as if they were going to continue defending their positions.
“…No.”
Yes, it would be nice to sit next to each other and eat together.
You sit side by side in a straight line like this at a bar or something.
There’s nothing particularly strange about it, yes.
“…”
“…”
“…”
So the three of us had to spend the most awkward time in the world sitting side by side.
