Chapter 70 – The Relationship Between the Two of You, Do You Know?
Yesterday, the day after Cheonbom was reverse-toured (?) By Lee Sejin.
She underwent an overhaul at the hospital prepared by Shin So-ye.
“There’s nothing wrong with her body. She’s not even pregnant. There were very minor bleeding marks in the uterus and vaginal opening…”
“Bleeding? Where are you hurt?
“…All of the treatments were completed during the checkup. At least the traces are like minor abrasions, so there’s no need to worry too much.”
“Abrasions, what’s wrong with them?”
“That, a little… If you make it hard, it could be.”
“Intense? What… Ah, that, yes…”
Not to mention checking every nook and cranny of the body.
“You don’t have any stress reactions, and the paperwork seems to show little psychological shock.”
“Yes, like I said, I’m fine.”
“Still, you don’t know when the wounds in your heart will bloom. Keep calm, and if you feel distressed, please call me anytime. Then, shall we go to the aromatherapy room?”
From mental counseling to massages and other services that you don’t know what they are.
The care Shin So-ye prepared was top-notch, so she was able to recover her body and her mind in no time.
Cheon Bom, who regained her energy, started working right away.
She’s been through a lot and doesn’t have time to spare, so she wouldn’t have a problem taking a few days off, but she couldn’t take a break from her work because of her personality.
‘It’s ridiculous to take a break from work like this. I’m a pro.’
But when that happened, there was no way she could go about her work in peace.
She was soon overcome by two intense emotions.
‘Damn it, it keeps coming to mind…!’
The first was shame.
Her experiences with Lee Se-jin kept running through her head and tormenting her.
Her own secret hobbies, of course, when she gets fucked like crazy, she feels that shame and in the process, she sees herself as her ugliness, and with these comes her deep pleasure…
It was all so embarrassing.
To hide her shame, Bom Cheon forced herself to focus on her work.
‘…What, why does it work?’
But the work went very well.
Some of the proposals Lee Se-jin gave her were good, but the parts where she had been at a loss or were blocked recently were suddenly cleared.
Above all, the expression of ‘sexiness’, which was vague, was so easy that I was confused as to why.
‘Why?’
I don’t know why, but good things are good things.
Cheonbom got on her momentum and completed her work in one day.
The problem was then.
‘Since the draft is over, I need to hear it right away…’
Two days after it happened, she said she was going to see the guy?
‘I’m a pro. Personal feelings have nothing to do with work. You both said you were wrong in the first place, pretending nothing happened. Yeah, nothing happened.’
After she calmed herself down, the next worry that popped up was Shin So-ye.
‘I didn’t tell her not to see that woman… Lee Se-jin again, so it should be fine.’
There was no ‘no access order’ to Shin So-ye’s threat.
She only told them not to tell anyone who didn’t belong to Queens about their relationship.
In the first place, business is still going on, so we have no choice but to meet.
‘Yeah, what are you going to do? It’s not going to kill me! …I’m going to go to a company where there are a lot of people. There are also other people’s eyes, so I can’t be fooled. If I don’t contact them, they won’t even prepare for me.’
With that thought in mind, Bom Cheon recklessly set out to find Lee Se-jin.
***
Looking at Cheonbom’s face, she had the same cold and fierce expression as before.
No, she felt a little colder.
It was as if she deliberately wanted to distance herself from me.
She asked her looking at me quietly.
“How did you come here?”
“I went to the company and they told me that you went to the set here. I didn’t answer the phone when I called, so I came to ask.”
“Well? Never got a call… Whoops, sorry. I forgot to put it on silent mode.”
“What could be?”
“What more than that…”
She used to think she should get in touch.
But I was going to call first after taking a break for at least 3-4 days.
Could it be that there is some ulterior motive?
“I’m here to talk about work, so there’s no need to be nervous. The title song is out.”
“Yeah? Already?”
“It’s not finished, it’s a draft. Only the basic composition has been completed, and there is still a lot of arranging and other work left to do.”
“Then why…”
“It’s a long way off, but it’s a stage where we need to listen and match with the Queens members. You know that, right?”
Depending on the composer, there are many who work to coordinate with the person who will sing the song before finishing the composition.
But I remember that Cheonbom’s style wasn’t like that…
“Are you busy right now?”
“No, it’s not like that… I was on my way to buy snacks for the kids, and we talked as we went… No, let’s go by van. The kids are there too.”
“…Is Shin So-ye also there?”
“No, Soye isn’t here. He’s at work.”
Cheonbom’s face brightens in a very subtle way at my words.
“I see? I see.”
Scratching her head, she was about to take her to her van.
Tuk-tuk.
“Hey, here you are.”
“What is it? Why are you guys here?”
Ha-eun was by my side before I knew it.
And Minji was with him next to him.
“Since there’s only one thing to eat… I want to choose, hehe…”
Laughing, Minji tried to stick next to me, but stopped.
And Ha-eun also became quiet.
The two were staring blankly at Cheonbom next to me.
I just found her.
“…”
“…”
I opened my mouth to change the sudden cooling atmosphere.
“Both of you know Cheon Bom well, right? She came to talk about the title song.”
“Hello, Im Ha-eun and Park Min-ji. The title song has been drafted. I’d like to do some adjustments together…”
“…”
“…”
Even if we say goodbye, the two of us are just silent.
How can I renovate this atmosphere?
Anyway, until the title song comes out, the kids should get along well with Cheonbom…
“Manager Lee!”
It is said that when work comes in droves, it comes all at once, and it seems the same goes for customers.
A man ran up to me in a hurry.
“Here you are, phew. I thought you were in the van…”
“What are you doing?”
“The director asked us to check the commercial shoot together.”
“I will go now.”
I turned my gaze to Ha-eun and said with a rather serious face.
“Ha-eun, I’ll be back soon, so stay calm.”
“…”
“This is not a request. Know?”
“…Okay.”
“Children, talk to Mr. Cheonbom. I’ll be back soon.”
I warned Ha-eun separately, but nothing special will happen.
Be prepared for this to happen in advance.
I left the three and followed the staff.
***
There are only three men, Cheonbom immediately asked a question.
“Isn’t Shin So-ye coming here?”
“Why?”
“Yeah… Now that the draft of the title song is complete, I want to listen to it together and match the vocals, but shouldn’t all three of you be present?”
“Your sister won’t come here.”
“I’m at work…”
The moment he heard Park Min-ji’s answer, bad thoughts began to arise in Cheon-bom’s head.
‘Maybe this is an interesting opportunity?’
It is a secret that Shin So-ye and Lee Se-jin are dating.
The entertainment industry is prone to all kinds of rumors, but there was no sign of such rumors, and considering Shin So-ye’s words to keep it a secret, it was a very natural fact.
If so, these two would also not know the relationship between Lee Se-jin and Shin So-yeui.
‘If you tell the two of them…’
In a female idol group, the love of one member is quite fatal.
Even if you don’t have romantic feelings, the fact that one of the members is deviant is enough to lower morale.
Besides, Lee Se-jin is a pretty decent guy, so the two might have a little bit of a crush on him.
Then it would be even more lethal.
“Don’t you usually add vocals after you’ve finished them?”
Im Ha-eun, who had been watching Cheonbom quietly, asked coldly.
Why is this person blatantly arguing?
Chun Bom put up with her displeasure and replied.
“Usually, that’s the case. But when I want to improve the quality a little more, I sometimes add vocals in the middle like this. It’s not about completing a song, it’s about the timbre and your voice.”
“Even so, do you bother to visit the set and listen to it? That’s strange. I’ll wait for you at the office.”
Ok, let’s go
I have to give Shin So-ye a shot, as well as this cheeky woman who dares to squeak her short talk.
I told them not to talk about anything other than The Queens, so this isn’t even a breach of contract.
Cheonbom changed her bad thoughts into resolutions and opened her mouth.
“Rather than that… Do you know the relationship between Lee Se-jin and Shin So-ye?”
“Yes?”
“Yeah…?”
“You don’t seem to understand. Hehe, I’m talking about this for you…”
Cheon Bom put her mouth between Im Ha-eun and Park Min-ji and whispered.
“They are in a relationship.”
Im Ha-eun and Park Min-ji looked at each other at a loss for words at Cheon Bom’s sudden revelation.
“You seem shocked. I understand your feelings. Being in a relationship with a female manager is a pretty big scandal.”
“Now, wait a minute…”
Park Min-ji asked Cheon Bom in a panicked voice.
“That, that… Who did you hear it from…?”
“I heard from Mr. Shin So-ye himself. I saw the two of them… Suspicious.”
“Did you tell anyone else about this?”
“No, I haven’t told anyone yet.”
Seeing the seriousness in their faces, Cheonbom continued her words with a reassuring tone.
“It hasn’t been rumored yet. That’s a good thing.”
“That’s good, I’m glad.”
“Thankfully… That’s right… The cover is still…”
“Yes, we can still fix it.”
Lim Ha-eun and Park Min-ji looked at each other again and exchanged glances.
You will be very upset.
Cheonbom stayed quiet for a while as if he was considerate, then continued her words.
“You look like you’re not sure what to do. But don’t worry too much. We can prevent it before it becomes a scandal.”
“How?”
“It’s about inducing them to break up while the two of them talk well with the leader, Shin So-ye, before they get caught. It’s just a matter of making it happen.”
“Wow, did you think of that method?”
“Because when you’re on this floor, you hear solutions like this and that.”
“How… Even that way…”
“It may hurt a little, but for the sake of the group, we need to step out here resolutely. If two of the same members speak together…”
“Wait a minute.”
Im Haeun put her arm on Cheonbom’s shoulder.
“Let’s not talk about that here, let’s go somewhere where people don’t have ears.”
“That’s right… If people around you hear it…”
“Oh, I see. It must be dangerous.”
Park Min-ji went to the opposite side of Lim Ha-eun and stood next to Cheon Bom.
It was as if the two of them were performing Cheonbom.
“Let’s go in the van. The soundproofing there is good.”
“I’m sure… Soundproofing…”
“It’s a good place to have an intimate talk.”
“Right, it’s nice to have an intimate ‘talk’.”
“In many ways… Good… This and that…”
Lim Ha-eun’s arm tightened, and Cheon-bom’s shoulder tightened a little more.
Beside him, Park Min-ji crossed Cheon-bom’s arms.
“But me, everyone… Why are you holding me so tight…?”
“I’m anxious.”
“I’ve only warned you of the danger, so what’s there to be afraid of?”
“But… I don’t know where I’m going…”
Well, it’s usually not a big deal.
It is understandable that I became a bit sensitive to sudden shocks.
You should bear with it for a bit and think that you are giving Shin So-ye a shot.
Cheonbom walked with the two and went inside the van.
Drruck, tak!
The van door closed, and soon there was no sound.
***
Ha-eun’s recorded video was very good.
Her acting skills were well captured, so it seemed perfect both as her work and as something to make fun of.
“But I’m asking because I’m a female idol… The image is fine, right? Ha-eun is completely opposite to the image she has built up.”
“Yes, it is fine.”
It seems that the reason the director called me was because of my image.
Idols have to pay attention to even the smallest appearance, so I was very grateful for his consideration.
‘If it was like in the past, you had to take care of your image unconditionally, but in today’s era, that’s impossible anyway, so what…’
In an era overflowing with direct photos, there is no idol without a dark history or humiliating shot.
“Did you take that today?”
“Ohhh, Deputy Director Song. Yes, that’s right.”
While talking for a while, an employee of the publisher who commissioned the advertisement and Deputy Director Song joined.
“It’s nice, ummm, the image fits so well. Very nice. Really great, Manager Lee.”
“Ahaha, thank you.”
“I just need the music to come out soon…”
“Do you sing separately?”
“Yes, this time, I’m going to pick a Korean version of the opening to go into Korea…”
While talking, Song Cha-jang’s expression darkened a little.
“Looks like something’s wrong.”
“Haa, originally, the character’s voice actor was going to choose a song. But…”
“Are you punk?”
“That’s right. My schedule was pushed back, so I had a funk.”
Director Song let out a sigh as he spoke.
But, maybe this could be an opportunity?
“Hey, what if Ha-eun tried it?”
“Are you Im Ha-eun?”
“Yes, since I’m an idol, I can sing well enough.”
“Five…?”
“That’ll be fine, Deputy Director Song! The Queens started to rise a bit after the 1st album, so I’m sure they’ll sing well.”
“Okay…?”
After the cinematographer helped out, the director of the song really started to worry.
“It looks really good.”
“Then…”
“I’ll have to go back and ask the head office. I’m not the one making the decision…”
“Please feel free to contact me. I will also leave my schedule empty.”
“Ahaha, thank you. Then I’ll have to go back right away. I’ll go and inquire right away, and I’ll get back to you quickly, Manager Lee.”
“Yes, thank you! …Coach, then I’m done.”
“Uh, good job, Manager Lee!”
I said hello and quickly went back to the van.
This is your chance.
If you quickly take Ha-eun and pick up a sample and send it to me, the chances will be higher.
‘Perhaps the timing will be just right with the release of the title song for the 2nd album.’
Excited by the sudden good news, I went back to the van and knocked on the door.
Knock knock.
“Baby, I’m here.”
Soon the door opened, and Ha-eun, Min-ji, and Bom Cheon came out in order.
And Cheonbom is—
“Just… Sejin Lee, really… Sorry…”
It was showing the appearance of deja vu.
