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Vol. 2 Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Translated by Naralara
Edited by Naralara
“Where the hell is it?”
Inseop murmured, searching the back seat carefully again, which he had already searched several times.
The lucky stone. He left it in the back seat. He knew he couldn’t film without that.
Since taking the lucky stone only once in the past, Lee Wooyeon has never mentioned it. However, Inseop nodded his head that he would definitely find it without thinking about how sad Lee Wooyeon’s voice was when he lost the lucky stone.
“Ha, where is it?”
He searched not only the back seat, but also the front seat, and the box in the trunk of the car just in case. However, there were no stones, let alone lucky stones.
This would be a case of when people say that spirits take your stuff.
Inseop thought of the expressions he learned in class
He imagined what sound it was, but he got scared and quit quickly.
“What should I do?”
He couldn’t even ask Lee Wooyeon, who was filming for a long time. Inseop, who was biting his lips alone, hit his knee thinking of the right person.
He took out his cell phone and dialed the number. A few beeps followed by a familiar voice over the phone.
<Hello.>
“Manager Cha. Hello. It’s Choi Inseop.”
<Oh. Inseop. Something happened to Lee Wooyeon?>
Manager Cha’s voice was low.
“No, nothing happened. How’s your leg?”
<Hahaha. I feel like my body and mind are getting healthier because I don’t see Lee Wooyeon.>
Manager Cha’s voice, who had recently completed the surgery, was very cheerful.
<But you wouldn’t have called to ask how I was doing. What’s going on?>
“It’s nothing, I’d like to ask you something.”
Manager Cha was Lee Wooyeon’s oldest manager. He thought he’d know for sure.
“Manager, do you know where the lucky stone that Lee Wooyeon cherish is?”
<… Lucky stone?>
“Yes. He asked me to find it in the car, but I couldn’t find it.”
While talking on the phone, Inseop searched carefully between the seats. There was a heavy silence over the phone. He wondered if the call was disconnected. He called for Cha.
<Inseop. You can be honest. You fought with Lee Wooyeon, right?>
“What? No,” Inseop replied in surprise.
<Then you want me to bring it to you when nothing happened?>
Inseop blinked a couple of times because he couldn’t understand Cha’s reaction.
“What, did I make a mistake?”
When he asked that, Cha sighed.
<Lee Wooyeon, did you meet each other for only a day or two? Do you think he’s the kind of person who believes in superstitions? Do you think he’d have a piece of that pure heart?>
“…”
He wanted to defend him, but Manager Cha didn’t stop talking.
<It’s that dog’s trick. When he wants to fire a manager he doesn’t like, he guilts people by saying it’s a lucky stone.>
“When firing a manager he doesn’t like…”
He gasped because he thought Manager Cha made a mistake. Then, he changed his words immediately, saying, “No, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like Inseop.”
“No, thank you for letting me know. I’m sorry to bother you when you’re busy.”
<I’m sorry. Actually, that’s my job… no, it’s not my job CEO Kim, just take this con artist.>
Manager Cha gritted his teeth. He also heard that Inseop knew that Cha continued to take the managerial position of Lee Wooyeon, which was temporarily agreed upon.
“Then take care of yourself. I should get going now. I’m in the middle of a photoshoot.”
<Okay. Call me if anything happens.>
Inseop said thanks and ended the call.
“Haa…”
He sat leaning against the seat. He wasted an hour trying to find a stone that didn’t even exist. So, was Lee Wooyeon’s previous work at the amusement park to fire him? He was so scared that he thought his heart was going to stop.
Inseop sat still and recalled the events of that time. Lee Wooyeon, who strode in to find the lucky stone in the icy water when he foolishly and desperately tried to find it. And in the Ferris wheel, which went around a few laps, he realized.
He can’t hate him from the heart.
Inseop got up from the seat and got off the van. He locked the car door and checked it twice.
A lot has changed. Lee Wooyeon’s strange trick was the same as before, but it was not as scary or resentful as then.
Of course, there were things that didn’t change.
“… It was bad.”
Inseop sighed and began to murmur and walk to find the bad guy.
At the sound of someone knocking on the car glass, Inseop opened his closed eyes.
“Were you sleeping?
It was Lee Wooyeon.
“I’m sorry. I was just closing my eyes for a while,” saying that, Inseop got up right away and got out of the car.
“I’ve searched everywhere in the car, but I haven’t found a lucky stone.”
“That’s all right. It’s nothing to worry about. It must be somewhere.”
Inseop nodded. Lee Wooyeon asked with his head tilted as he looked a little depressed.
“Are you sick?”
“No, I’m fine.”
“Maybe you’re tired because it’s been a while.”
“… Yes. I guess so.”
Lee Wooyeon slightly ruffled Inseop’s hair.
“You take a break in the car. The shoot is over, but I think I need to talk to the director for a second.”
“I’ll go with you.”
Lee Wooyeon shook his head at Inseop’s words.
“I’m just going to talk anyway. I’ll be right back. Wait here.”
“…Yes”
Lee Wooyeon left right away. Inseop sighed and leaned against the car.
He lied. He wasn’t sleeping. After hearing the truth about the lucky stone, Inseop went back to the set with a smile. He was going to say a word to Lee Wooyeon who made an absurd request.
‘What the hell are you thinking? I won’t fall for that joke anymore.’
…Was the tone too harsh? Inseop moved his steps, trimming what he had to say to Lee Wooyeon inside. As soon as he entered the set, Inseop was surprised. The atmosphere was quite different from before. He could not hear a breath other than the sound of the camera shutter. Inseop knew the reason for the heavy silence right away.
Lee Wooyeon and the female model were tangled in a sensual posture. Usually, they take one cut, check it on the monitor, and change the pose, but the filming continued without saying anything.
Lee Wooyeon stretched out his arms, hugged the woman’s waist, and brought her close.
The lips of Lee Wooyeon and the female model wearing a slip dress that seemed to show her chest were almost touching.
Inseop’s blood got cold. He felt like someone poured cold ice water on him. He had to hold and unfold his cold hands several times.
It was embarrassing. Was it this hard to tell between work and private life?
He was surprised himself. Then suddenly, he realized that he saw Lee Wooyeon working for the first time since they fully confirmed each other’s feelings.
Lee Wooyeon’s lips smiled and held the woman’s lips.
He hated it…
Inseop lowered his head, rubbing his cold palm against his trousers. This was why CEO Kim and Cha, as well as Lee Wooyeon, were against it.
He came back to the car. He thought he’d burst into tears if he stayed there.
Like an idiot.
It was work, it was a common scene before, and it was a sight he would see in the future. He knew it, but he couldn’t recover from the bad feeling. Inseop leaned into the driver’s seat and closed his eyes.
Let’s forget, let’s forget, let’s forget.
The more it was repeated, the clearer the scene he saw earlier became.
Did Lee Wooyeon know this and asked him to find the lucky stone that he did not have? If he thought of himself as a professional manager, he wouldn’t have asked. He would be disqualified in many ways
When Lee Wooyeon eventually returned after filming, Inseop eventually lied.
Pretend he didn’t see the set.
So, why wasn’t Lee Wooyeon coming when he said he would only be gone for a while? Did he happen to have the model with him…  Inseop shook his head quickly. Lee Wooyeon couldn’t be like that, but to suspect him like a worthless person with his own delusion..
“Ha, you’re so ugly.”
Inseop muttered and kicked the bumpy part of the parking lot floor with his toes. He was doing that for a long time when he heard a sign of activity. She was the female model and manager who filmed with Lee Wooyeon. Their eyes met. He bowed his head in surprise. They also greeted Inseop with a smile as if they recognized him.
Realizing himself wanting Lee Wooyeon to come a little later, Inseop bit his lip softly.
Was he crazy right now?
Then, the sound of footsteps approached. When he looked up, Naima was standing right in front of Inseop. Embarrassed by the unexpected situation, Inseop couldn’t say anything and just looked at her.
[May I have his number?]
“Uh…”
When Inseop couldn’t give a specific answer, she pretended to call him by hand, as if she had guessed he couldn’t speak English.
What should he do?.
The thumping of his heart rang in his ear. He broke out in a cold sweat. As a manager, he had to respond appropriately, but he couldn’t talk.
When Inseop was white and hardened, Naima gestured to the manager to get the bag. Taking out a paper and a fan from her bag, she wrote down her phone number and handed it to Inseop.
[Give it to him.]
It was a word that only middle school students could understand. Since he learned and studied Korean from his father since he was young, Inseop’s Korean was almost perfect.
Even so, it was based on foreigners. Inseop’s native language was English. When he first came to Korea, English was a more familiar language for him to fall asleep listening to American dramas in loneliness.
“Oh, that…I, Can’t… speak english.”
Naima burst into laughter when she heard Inseop’s answer.
Inseop couldn’t even raise his head, lowering his red-hot face.
Naima said ‘see you later ‘and disappeared with her manager.
… He wanted to die.
Inseop sat down with his face wrapped in his face in the pouring patheticness.
He couldn’t speak English. He couldn’t run and give her Lee Wooyeon’s contact information because it was personal information, but should he say ‘I’ll give him this note?’
Inseop checked the note. The name, contact number, and simple words to look forward to seeing him next time were written in elegant handwriting.
“What are you doing there?”
At the voice above his head, Inseop unconsciously put the note in his pocket.
“What’s that?”
“Ah; nothing. Are you done talking?”
Inseop quickly stood up from his seat and replied maturely.
“Yes. The director talks a lot.”
Lee Wooyeon smiled, slightly frowning.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Inseop quickly opened the car door and tried to get into the driver’s seat. Lee Wo-yeon took away the car key in Inseop’s hand.
“I’ll drive today.”
“Yes?”
Lee Wooyeon did not like driving. He only got behind the wheel in unavoidable circumstances, especially driving a van. One day, he asked him why, and he said, “When I see people driving like crap on the road, I want to hit them. In particular, the van was easy to drive away from the ground,” returned the refreshing answer. Since then, Inseop has vowed never to hand over the steering wheel to Lee Wooyeon.
“No, I’ll drive.”
“Inseop, you’re tired. You look a bit pale.”
Lee Wooyeon held Inseop’s cheek and said. Inseop shook his hand in amazement.
“It’s okay. I was just closing my eyes because I was sleepy.”
Lee Wooyeon glanced at his shaken hand and grabbed Inseop’s cheek again as if nothing had happened.
“Inseop, there’s no one to tell you anything about resting.”
Inseop quickly put down Lee Wooyeon’s hand and shook his head.
“This is my job. Get in the back,” Inseop said firmly. Lee Wooyeon looked down at his hand one more time, and smiled obliquely.
“Inseop.”
“Yes.”
“It’s my job to worry about you.”
Lee Wooyeon’s words quickly heated Inseop’s cheeks. Even if he tried to straighten hihs face as if he was okay, he couldn’t hide the face and neck that were already on fire.
“Thanks… There…, I still want to do it. Let me do it. I beg you.”
The murmuring voice was cute. Lee Wooyeon said, “Then let me ride next to you,” and opened the passenger’s door without receiving an answer.
Choi Inseop sighed quietly and got into the driver’s seat.
It was not far from the set to Lee Wooyeon’s house. Inseop asked Lee Wooyeon as he left the parking lot.
“Should I take you to the fitness center?”
It was his routine to go exercise after work.
“No, let’s just go home today. I’m a little tired, too.” Lee Wooyeon replied with a look of no tiredness.
“Yes, I see.”
Inseop drove slowly. Lee Wooyeon leaned on the passenger seat and stared at Inseop. It was a blatant gaze that he couldn’t ignore. Inseop, who would normally have blushed and asked what was going on, was driving while looking forward while biting his lower lip.
“Are you really tired?”
Lee Wooyeon asked.
“What? No. I’m all right.”
Lee Wooyeon was lost in thought. Soon after, he was able to reach Lee Wooyeon’s house. Inseop stopped the car at the designated parking spot and arrived, and then turned his head toward Lee Wooyeon. Their eyes met. Lee Wooyeon called him.
“Inseop, you don’t have to do it if you’re tired.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Until Manager Cha gets better, I’ll stay calm. Whoever is incharge of me.”
If CEO Kim Hakseung heard it, it would have been a line to dance in tears.
“No. I’m not tired,” Inseop added, shaking his head quickly.
“I want to do it. I really want to do this.”
“Why? Why do you want to do this?”
Inseop, who didn’t expect to hear the same question from CEO Kim from Lee Wooyeon, was quite embarrassed.
“If you need money, take my money. I’ll give you as much as you want.”
“No, it’s not like that.”
“I’ll take the answer except for the answer that you’re trying to build a sense of independence.” Inseop hesitated, grabbed the hem of his clothes and let go.
“Well, I owe you and the manager, and I want to reassure my parents by showing them how I work…”
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear all the reasons you’ve said so far.”
“It’s also a job I’m good at.”
“Inseop, there’s something else you’re good at.”
Lee Wooyeon’s expression was so serious that Inseop weighed the possibility that what he heard was not obscene.
“If you don’t know, we can go up together and let you know.”
Lee Wooyeon smiled and touched Inseop’s lips with his thumb.
As expected, there’s no possibility.
He shook his head, saying no. Lee Wooyeon smiled with his eyes down and said, “I’m kidding.” Inseop thought it was obviously not a joke.
Lee Wooyeon continued to talk.
“I didn’t call you to Korea to clean up after me.”
“…. “
“It’s nice to be with you, but I don’t want to see you overdo it.”
“I’m not overdoing it. It’s not like that…”
Inseop only bit his lower lip.
He was tired. He didn’t feel good. He was so depressed that he wanted to cry. However, the feeling he felt today was not because of Lee Wooyeon, but because of himself.
“I’m sorry. Holding on to a tired man. Go early today and get a good night’s sleep.”
Lee Wooyeon unfastened the seat belt clip to get out of the car. Inseop grabbed the hem of his shirt.
“… I like you.”
Inseop continued to talk with his head down.
“I liked Lee Wooyeon, so I wanted to watch you work and help you. I’m sorry for being selfish to satisfy my greed.”
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Lee Wooyeon was just curious as to where his intentions were to satisfy his greed, from getting out early in the morning, preparing his schedule, driving all day, and sitting and waiting for him.
“I’d like to…”
Inseop’s trembling voice died down very quietly.
“Yes?”
“I want to sleep at Lee Wooyeon’s house today…If it doesn’t bother you.”
Inseop regretted that he shouldn’t have said what he added at the end. Of course, it would be a nuisance to someone who is tired and skipping exercise.
“What time does the schedule start tomorrow?”
When the question about the schedule, not his question, came back, Inseop blinked in embarrassment and replied,
“There is no schedule tomorrow and it is from 2 p.m. the day after tomorrow.”
“I see.”
Lee Wooyeon reached out and pulled Inseop’s seat belt by himself.
“Then I won’t have to take my dick out from Inseop’s hole all day long tomorrow.”
He was so embarrassed that Inseop couldn’t answer. Lee Wooyeon got out of the car first.
“You can stay there if you want to have car sex.”
At Lee Wooyeon’s words, Inseop jumped out of the car like a cat with a burning tail.