The next morning"Lee Joo-won, Lee Jae-won, Lee Hye-won, come down and eat breakfast quickly."
The three of them, who had already finished preparing for school, came down from their room on the second floor to the kitchen on the first floor at Hayeon's words.
"What about your father?"
"You arrived at work early."
"Hyewon, I packed you a lunch, so take it with you. Don't eat lunch or dinner. Just eat the amount in the lunch box. That's your meal for today, okay?"
"How can you practice for 10 hours after eating three cherry tomatoes, three slices of cucumber, and half a chicken breast..."
"Now that you're a high school student, I need to manage you more tightly.
But if you're really hungry enough to eat, come home and make yourself a protein shake. And don't even think about cheating. I've already called the school cafeteria and told the store manager to let me know when you get home."
"yes..."
"Mom... Professor Jang said that Hye-won was seriously underweight when she had her health checkup last time and that she needed to eat more."
"Don't worry, eating that much won't harm your health. All ballet students eat that much as a baseline! And yesterday, I saw that you fell asleep before breaking in your toe shoes, so I broke them in to fit your feet. And I also threaded the toe, so you should be able to wear them for at least two days."
"Yes, I will practice harder... and I will be late today because I will be practicing at night with a friend who is also doing the performance evaluation."
"Juwon and Jaewon, you guys should meet Hyewon's deadline."
"No, I'm fine. I won't be too late."
"Hyewon, we're okay."
"No, it's just that it makes me uncomfortable if you guys know I'm waiting."
"Then do that."
"Okay, I'll get in the knight's car first. You guys, take your time eating."
Hyewon, who became even hungrier after seeing the delicious food on the table, got into the car that was waiting in front of the driver's house.
And soon after, Joo-won and Jae-won also got into the car and headed to school. Arriving early, Jeong-guk was conspicuously waiting at the quiet main gate.
"Jeon Jungkook? What are you doing? At the empty school gates."
"wait"
"Who?"
"you"
"Me? Why you?"
"Huh? You're the girl I saw yesterday? We're in the same class as Hyewon, right?"
"Yes, hello, I'm Jeon Jungkook, Hyewon's friend."
"Lying is bad, but I know best that our Hye-won doesn't make friends, as her older brother."
"Ah! So you're my older brothers! I found out. Even if you're not friends yet, you're still a friend candidate!"
"Give up on friends, our Hyewon won't make any friends."
"No, I will definitely be your friend! Hyewon asked me to try to seduce her yesterday, so I'm trying to seduce her right now!"
"What?! You want me to seduce you? Hyewon? You really did that?!!!"
"Yeah, yeah, no, no, not at all, I've never done that before!?"
"No, but Hyewon said that to me yesterday!"
"Oh, I'm going to be late, guys. I'll go in first~"
Joo-won and Jae-won are left dumbfounded after Jung-kook is dragged away by Hye-won and Jung-kook makes a shocking remark.
"Hyung... My Hyewon told me to try to seduce her."
"Hyewon covered my mouth and dragged me away... like a friend..."
"I'm still an hour late, but I'm still late."
While Joo-won and Jae-won were dumbfounded, Hye-won desperately covered Jeong-guk's mouth and ran away to the classroom.
"Hey, Hyewon, you're so fast."
"You're going to say that there! Okay, let's stop talking."
"No, you told me to try to seduce you yesterday."
"That's right! But what if I say that in front of my brothers?"
"So if we had been friends from the beginning, there wouldn't have been this misunderstanding~ So let's be friends! Okay?"
"no"
"Which class were those guys in earlier?"
"Okay, okay, let's be friends! Okay? But when I see you guys again, I'll definitely clear up any misunderstandings and just tell you we're friends."
"Okay, if that's what your friend wants, then you should do it."
"Oh! And today, let's practice performance assessment practice."
"The performance assessment is so difficult... How do you combine ballet and modern dance? My mind is already spinning!"
"Focus, Jeon Jungkook! I absolutely have to get a perfect score! If I lose even one point on this test, I'll have to sleep out from that day on."
"Hey, how did you get a perfect score? Art is inevitably a subjective evaluation that includes the evaluator's taste."
"So, even if it's not my style, you have to do it so perfectly that I can't help but give it full marks. You only have one week, so wait for me in front of the ballet practice room after class today."
"One week... It's tight, but let's decide on a concept by then."
"Okay, let's decide on the concept, music, choreography, and even the outfits for today. Then we can practice about half of the choreography."
"Pfft! This is really funny. You're already planning a performance evaluation storyboard? Just do it. You grew up comfortably in a greenhouse, so you'll never be able to beat me, who grew up strong and tough."
"The performance evaluation period is one week. There's nothing set in stone, from the song to the choreography. You have to create something, and time is tight, so you have to plan it early. Of course, you're going to get third place this time too, right?"
"Aren't you being too arrogant just because you were lucky enough to get first place once? And you two might not know this performance evaluation, but we already did it once at Hive Yejung, so my brother and I already have the choreography, music, and concept all decided."
"What score did you get out of a possible score?"
"A 17 out of 20 is a very high score, rarely achieved in the arts category."
"Okay, we'll do that this time too, so we'll get 20 points, but 17 points isn't our goal."
"Stop acting like you don't know anything! How did you get a perfect score in the art section?"
"Yeah, you've never been hit before, so you don't know. Watch carefully. We'll show you this time."
After all school classes are over, Jungkook looks at Hyewon, who is dancing while waiting for the ballet class that is not over yet.
"Wow... pretty"
"My sister is pretty."
"Ah! Hello, brother. And what happened this morning,"
"My little brother... This is my first time dating, so I might be a little awkward, but please take care of me."
"Yeah? It's not a relationship."
"Hmm~ No no~ There's no need to make excuses. It's an age when your blood boils and you become interested in the opposite sex. It's possible. But even if our Hye-won doesn't look like that, she's still a delicate child, so don't hurt her."
"So, we're not dating, we're just friends. We have a really healthy relationship."
"You don't have to hide it from me. Hye-won will be done soon, so have a good time. Could you tell Hye-won that her older brother Seth will keep it a secret from her parents? Then I'll take care of it~"
"That guy? Guy! You shouldn't go like that..."
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, surprise! Is class over?"
"Yeah, I just finished. I can't practice here, so let's go to my private practice room. My practice room would be better, right?"
"As you please"
Hyewon and Jungkook come to Hyewon's practice room
Hyewon's private practice room, which was first place, had a refrigerator, sofa, desk, monitor, lights classified by stage, a larger space than a group practice room, and a full body massager.
"Wow~ This is really great. I only have a refrigerator and a sofa."
"I came here for the first time today, and it's nice..."
"This is practically a house! It has everything you need! The fridge is even stocked with water and drinks! My fridge was empty!"
"Stop being amazed! Have you thought about the concept?"
"Hmm... I like the swan concept! I think the swan's elegant and soft feel would be well expressed through ballet and modern dance."
"I thought of Black Swan because I wanted to express modern dance and ballet differently from what people usually think of."
"Then let's mix our thoughts and express both."
"Let the black swan seduce the swan! I'll be the black swan!"
"No! You're a perfect swan! I'll be the black swan."
"If you play Black Swan with someone as innocent as you, you won't be able to immerse yourself in it."
"You can cover your face with makeup, but it's even funnier when a big guy like me pretends to be a delicate swan."
"That's true, then I'll be the swan."
"Then the music is 'Swan Lake'?"
"Since the original song is obvious, I'll ask my brothers to play the music. The melody will be the same, but Jaewon oppa will play the violin a little differently, so the choreography can be made to match the original melody."
"What should I wear...?"
"Oppa Jaewon, there's a friend who does modern dance, so I'll borrow one. I'll wear a tutu that matches the swan. I'll do the choreography first, and then you can come out and flirt around me and finish with a pair choreography. What do you think?"
"Okay, now let's each work on the choreography for an hour."
"Then let's film each other's choreography at 8 o'clock and give feedback."
1 hour later
"Have you finished choreographing?"
"I've roughly got the framework, I just need to add a little more detail. What about you?"
"Even though I'm like this, I still got second place. I've already finished everything~"
"Then show me the choreography first. I'll watch it and give you feedback. I'll be really serious. Yoon Ha-yeon's daughter's comments are not easy. If you're not going to cry, you should do it properly."
"Then I'll do it properly without laughing~ Put on some music."
"Ha... It's hard... How was it?"
"You did all this in one hour...? That's crazy, really... But still!
People are bound to have flaws. Everything is good, but it feels a bit heavy for ballet. Keep the dynamic movements of the Black Swan, but with a feathery feel instead.
"Oki, send me the choreography video via KakaoTalk"
"I sent it, so should I do it?"
"Hmm...more than I thought"
"It's not that great... I thought so."
"You're doing better than I thought? How could this be bad?
As expected, the number one is different no matter what~"
"I'm... good at it? It's been ten years since I've been praised for ballet."
"Really? Even though you're this good?"
"You know, my mom is Yoon Ha-yeon. How could my ballet be so good? Every time I saw her dance, the default was that it was terrible."
"No, you're good! You'll be a much better ballerina than your mother. A genius ballerina."
"Tch...what the genius~ Hey! It's already 9 o'clock! I have to get home before 10, so send me the video I took via text message! I'll go first."
"Come with me! I'm going too now!"
"I'm going to take a taxi. Aren't you going in the wrong direction from me?"
"It's dangerous to be alone! I'll take you."
"I'm fine, but my brother is waiting for me in front of the house."
"The taxi driver might be so mean that he won't let you go home and kidnap you. Come with me, I'll protect you."
"okay"
Hyewon barely arrived at 9:53
"It barely passed 10 o'clock."
"Lee Hye-won~ It was close, wasn't it?"
"Huh? Hyung! Why are you here?"
"Hoseok oppa! But how do you know Jungkook?"
"You've known since our Jungkook was attending Hive Middle School (S)?"
"But Hyewon, how do you know Hoseok hyung?"
"The friend of Jaewon oppa who does modern dance that I mentioned earlier is Hoseok oppa. He's the one who can borrow that stage outfit."
"Ah~ what a coincidence"
Joo-won comes out of the door at that moment
"Come in quickly. Is Jungkook here too? Come in too."
"Yeah? Me?"
"It's late, just go to sleep."
"Do your parents allow it?"
"If Hye-won truly likes you, come in. If not, get out."
"Hey, oppa, what are you talking about? You're making me uncomfortable for no reason."
"Since Hyewon likes it, I'll go to sleep then."
Jungkook naturally entered Hyewon's house. Hayeon and Jongwon were outside, perhaps because it was so noisy.
"Hyewon, who is that friend?"
"Oh my gosh, it's Yoon Ha-yeon! Oh, hello, I'm Jeon Jung-guk! Hye-won is my friend!"
"Hyewon, it's been a while since we've seen each other... What rank is your friend?"
"Second place!"
"You're doing well~"
"Hyewon is your partner for this performance evaluation."
"Really? Come on, dance! I bet you've already planned out the choreography."
"Here?"
"Later, I'll have to perform in front of hundreds, even thousands of people. What if I'm already nervous? It's just me."
"Mom, Jeongguk, it's just late at night-"
"It's a shame that the small liver has grown so big... Go up and sleep."
"yes..."
After confirming that everyone has gone into the room, Ha-yeon secretly calls Secretary Kim into the bedroom.
"Secretary Kim, I need to find out about the kid named Jeon Jung-guk that Hye-won brought with her today. Report to me on his every move."
"Won't Miss Hyewon notice?"
"You just have to do it well without anyone noticing!"
"Yes, I'm sorry, ma'am."
"You know what happened to Hye-won ten years ago? If the same thing happens again this time..."
"I will report it clearly."
Meanwhile, Jeong-guk enters Hye-won's room.
"The bed is for one person, so I'll sleep on the floor since you're late bringing me here."
"No, I'm used to sleeping on the floor, so it's comfortable for me. You sleep on the bed."
Unable to resist Jeongguk's ardor, Hyewon slept on the bed, while Jeongguk lay on the floor. Hyewon, who woke up thirsty, was surprised to see Jeongguk still beside her.
"It's 3 AM. Why aren't you up yet?"
"You were groaning in your sleep, so I touched your forehead and it was hot, so I put a wet towel on you."
Hye-won finally noticed the wet towel on her forehead.
"You couldn't sleep because you were washing the towels?"
"No, I don't really sleep much. I got used to working early in the morning, so even if I do fall asleep, I wake up quickly after about 3 hours."
"Do friends usually change towels with each other...?"
"Friends don't usually do that."
"But why are you changing the towel?"
"I may be a friend to you, but to me, you are more than just a friend."
"Since when?"
"From the moment I first saw you"
"This is a big deal. We're going to meet as rivals anyway..."
"I didn't say it to make you uncomfortable. Take some medicine while you're at it."
"There's no medicine in our house."
"Do you have any leftover fever reducers or Tylenol?"
"There's no leftover medicine in my house, other than ointment and bandages. Even if I had some, I couldn't eat it."
"You need to take medicine to get better."
"You can buy it at the pharmacy on your way to school tomorrow. I can't take medicine again once I open it."
"why?"
"Secret~"
An hour later, Jungkook sings to Hyewon, who has fallen asleep again, while stroking her hair.
"When will I see you again, I will look you in the eye and say