Chapter 262 – Is Your Father Coming?
At first glance, the CEO’s words seem plausible.
However, I think that the desire for idols to love their fans as fans and to give strength to their fans as idols is the truth.
My basic thought is that when idols perform with the thought, ‘Please continue to cheer up after watching our performance,’ they are sincere, and people are also touched and comforted by that sincerity.
“No, no, it’s the same. In the first place, being an actor means making a living through acting, right? “It means deceiving people with skillful and thoroughly calculated lies.”
“Uhm…”
Acting can be fake.
But what people saw through that acting, what people felt and thought after seeing that acting, those things are not lies.
Whether you’re an idol or an actor, even if you lie, the feelings contained within and the feelings conveyed are never lies.
However, the CEO continued to deny it, as if he had no intention of listening to me.
“With sincerity, doing my best, and working hard on my part… I have seen many people follow their own heart and then fail or end up ruined.”
No matter what I say, you answer.
There is no reason to refute this.
“Would you mind telling me what ‘order’ you gave?”
Yoo Ga-hye, who was quietly listening from the side, intervened.
These two seem to think that I raised my children the way I am now through an app.
“…I told them to work hard with sincerity and do their best.”
Of course, not to the kids, but to me.
When I had a lot of work to do or couldn’t find an answer, I just gave myself the command, ‘But I have to do it somehow, work hard!’
“No, don’t hide it~”
“It’s true.”
“…”
“…”
The CEO and Yoo Ga-hye look into my eyes.
Looking at two pairs of harsh eyes makes me feel uncomfortable.
“Ugh, I have no intention of telling you.”
“No, everything I just said is true.”
And, looking into their eyes, I repeated the explanation I had just given.
“Starting with what is appropriate work for The Queens members and what work they can work hard on, how can they focus more on their work… I just focused on that. “My secret is to create a foundation where they can do their best.”
“…”
“…”
The two become quiet.
Soon, Yoo Ga-hye opened her mouth first.
“Then what is the basis…? .”
“Yeah, well, you can’t reveal all your secrets.”
However, Yoo Ga-hye stopped talking and came to the conclusion that she was a director.
“A good manager would not reveal his secrets carelessly. “If you do it wrong, you end up only raising your rivals.”
“Why did I even lie to the CEO…”
“Okay, good job. You must be tired, and I’m sorry for keeping you up late. “Go up.”
After saying that, Isara gestures with her hand.
When I call him, he is arbitrary, and when I send him, he is also arbitrary.
“… “Please excuse me first.”
I bowed quietly and then stood up.
No matter how long they had been talking, there were hardly any people left at the surrounding tables.
Oh my, the kids will be waiting.
I quickly left the restaurant.
***
Shortly after Lee Se-jin left, Lee Sa-ra and Yoo Ga-hye also left the restaurant following the guidance of the employees.
Isara, who had been silent the whole time, opened her mouth when she came out to the lobby.
“Secretary Yoo, do you think the Honey Girls are lacking something this time?”
“Uh… “I could see a difference in their relaxed attitude.”
In Yoo Ga-hye’s opinion, the biggest difference between The Queens and Honey Girls was their attitude on stage.
The Queens’ performance was outstanding, but perhaps thanks to their considerable stage experience, they added ad-libs in between to make the fans happy.
On the other hand, Honey Girls only showed excellent performances as instructed.
The appearance was accurate and perfect, like the appearance in music videos or music shows, but it did not give the feeling that they were doing anything more for the fans.
Yoo Ga-hye judged the difference in attitude to be the presence or absence of leisure.
“Oh really? “Since this concert was full of fans from The Queens, you didn’t think that Honey Girls were particularly well-received, right?”
“That could be a reason too, but… Like ad-libs or reacting to the audience…”
“Ad-lib? Service? Ha, what is that… “That doesn’t mean anything, does it?”
“Isn’t that necessarily the case?”
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Isara waved her hand again as if she was annoyed and cut off the conversation.
That she did not accept these words of Yoo Ga-hye at all, Yoo Ga-hye quickly noticed thanks to her experience of serving her for a long time.
And in times like this, no matter what you say, they won’t listen, so it’s best to stay quiet.
“Okay, let’s go for a walk!”
“Please come back.”
“What are you talking about? “You should follow me~”
“…All right.”
I wanted to rest.
Yoo Ga-hye sighed inwardly and followed her representative outside.
***
After she left the restaurant, she didn’t go straight to look for her kids, but instead headed to the cafe in the lobby.
She bought three pieces of cake that were on sale because the hotel was still operating.
‘Okay, this will be enough as a bribe.’
I’m sorry for keeping you waiting, and I wanted to praise you one more time for your hard work on today’s performance.
… No, I ate the buffet, but wouldn’t it be a senseless decision to take cake again?
I guess it’s okay, because they say I have a special stomach for dessert.
In the first place, the kids probably didn’t eat enough to fill their stomachs.
Ugh!
My phone vibrated and I checked and it was Soye.
“Oh sister, I’m going up now.”
〈Sejin, was it fun talking~?〉
“… Huh?”
I think I heard a question that didn’t fit the context.
It was fun? Have I done anything enjoyable?
〈 Oh my~ Looks like that was a bit much? 〉
“No, no, I didn’t understand the question. “Have you had fun?”
〈What is it? I’m asking if you enjoyed talking to the two beauties.〉
“Two beauties? Conversation?”
When did I last talk to a girl?
It was only a moment, but I truly thought this.
“Ahh, the CEO and the Chief Secretary… Hey, what fun could it have been to talk to you two? “It was about work.”
And that’s not fun at all.
〈Hmm~〉
However, Soye reacted as if she did not like something.
“Sister, what’s wrong?”
〈 Well~ well~? 〉
The voice is strangely strong.
Strangely, I feel anxious.
This feeling of feeling like I did something wrong even though I didn’t do anything wrong!
〈Sejin, don’t go anywhere else, come up to the 30th floor.〉
“Huh? Suddenly on the 30th floor? “Why are you there?”
I remember my room was on the 11th floor and the rooms of idols including The Queens were on the 15th floor or something like that.
〈You’ll know when it comes.〉
With those last words, the phone clicked and hung up.
Why is it suddenly called the 30th floor?
Since he had been showing a strangely cold attitude just a moment ago, I felt uneasy when he was told to come to the 30th floor.
’30th floor… What is it? It’s the top floor.’
I got on the elevator and looked at the button and saw that the top was the 30th floor.
Let’s take a moment… The top floor of a hotel usually has the best rooms, right?
Suddenly calling me to the top floor of a hotel might mean that a VIP is waiting for me there.
Speaking of being related to Soye and being a VIP…
‘Is your father coming?’
The person who was caught by So-ye after testing me out of nowhere followed me all the way to Jeju Island?
Are you a huge fan?
No, if you look at his attitude, he goes beyond being a fanatic to being a super fanatic.
I understand that feeling, but…
‘Hey, let me take a look. ‘What are you trying to do by coming all the way here?’
Tonight, I tried to solve the problem with the kids for the first time in a while.
But why are there so many interruptions?
After the conversation we just had, the CEO noticed that he wasn’t going to call me at least tonight, so now is the time to do it! I was looking forward to it.
Not only did I want to comfort the kids, but I also wanted to release some of this energy that had been building up.
Ting!
While I was thinking about various things, the elevator stopped on the 30th floor.
When you come out into the hallway, you can see only one door right in front of you.
Wow.
I guess that’s why they only told me the floor number but didn’t tell me the lake.
As I took out my cell phone to contact Soye again, the door in front of me opened.
“Uh…”
But that was the end of it.
There was no one standing in the doorway and the room was completely dark.
The moment I snooped around, only the entrance light came on briefly to welcome me, but I couldn’t see who was in the room.
Are you asking me to come in here? ?
Knock!
〉 Shin So-ye: Come in
That’s right, come in.
After seeing the messenger message, I looked toward the front door once more.
I can’t see who’s in there, and I don’t even feel like I’m there.
… This is a complete horror game opening.
If you go inside like this, the door will slam shut and the game will begin, right?
This is something you shouldn’t go into carelessly, right?
‘I hear something?’
As I was trembling, I heard a small sound coming from inside.
It was a very faint breathing sound that was so faint that it was not easy to catch.
But it feels strangely familiar… Where did you hear that before?
‘Minji?’
That’s right, it’s Minji’s breathing.
When the child stretched out and fell asleep, he made breathing sounds like a small, weak animal.
“Minji?”
I went right inside.
Then, I turned on the cell phone light and walked towards the place where I could hear breathing.
“Minji, are you inside? What are you doing? Are you okay?”
It was when I stood at the entrance to her room, her small breathing escaping, calling out to her in a worried voice.
Wow!
Someone suddenly grabbed me from behind.
