Even if I cheat, you don't cheat when you sleep.

#2 Suspicious Call

Haam,

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Are you awake?

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...uh

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Hmm, looking at your face

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You don't seem to have slept well?

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...Does it look that way to you too?..ใ…Ž

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huh..;;

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I had some trouble sleeping.

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..Eat this and get some strength

Soobin handed me a plate of freshly baked, warm toast and a fried egg.

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Wow, what is this?

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toast??

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Yeah, I just did it

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Eat

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Wow, really... thank you...

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Eat, work hard, and earn some money.

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Wow..lol

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Yeah, that's what I guess...lol

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By the way, are you still a manager?

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...ah,

I forgot something important.

...I,

...I am Choi Yeonjun's manager,,

Let's pause here and talk about the past...

At the age of 19, Yeonjun was cast and started her first modeling job at a small shopping mall.

When Yeonjun was 19, he was dating me, and from then on, I followed Yeonjun and took care of his work.

And when he became an adult, Yeonjun joined a large modeling agency, and at Yeonjun's request, I started working as his official manager.

Because of this, Choi Yeonjun is now a hot model who is so famous that he continues to receive offers from various shopping malls.

Come to think of it, even though I broke up with Yeonjun, the fact that I'm still Yeonjun's manager hasn't changed.

Besides, there's a ## photo shoot starting this afternoon.

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...Should I quit my job?

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...

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How to find a house

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...

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...I'm going to die

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...Hey, isn't that too extreme?;;

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...what should I do?

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..

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..well, what can I do?

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I have to go to work~^^

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...ah,

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...Oh, shit.

Sorry for being late..!

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..ha ha ha

I rushed into the filming location.

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Director | The model has already arrived, but the model manager is just now arriving (laughs)

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..I'm sorry..

Choi Yeonjun,

It seemed as if our eyes had just met, but he immediately looked away.

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What do I do now?

I was momentarily lost in thought about what to do when I was separated from the Fed.

But Yeonjun didn't show any signs of that and just changed into his clothes and prepared for filming.

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Director | Okay, Mr. Yeonjun, shall we begin?

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Yes, Director (smiles)

Yeonjun smiled brightly at the director and started filming.

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Now I can do it on my own

Click.

Click._

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Director | I like the pose, can you lower your gaze a little?

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yes

Click._

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...

As expected, he has a handsome face..

...

Without realizing it, my eyes kept following Yeonjun.

And then,

I felt like I was making eye contact with him.

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(shock)

But I looked around as if I hadn't encountered him.

Could it be that our eyes met?

No, no way...

It must just be my imagination

I didn't want to be swayed by him anymore, so I decided to just chalk it up to a feeling.

As time passed, the shooting ended safely.

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Everyone, thank you for your hard work~

I said hello to the camera director and staff around me and headed to the locker room.

Druk._

The Fed came out dressed in its usual clothes.

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!

And then he confronted me as I headed to the locker room.

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...

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...

For a while we didn't say anything to each other

Finally, the Fed spoke first.

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let's go

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I parked my car in the basement.

widely._

He threw the key to the female lead and went ahead.

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!

I took the thrown car keys and followed Yeonjun.

Boohoo._

As soon as we got down to the basement, we got into the car in silence and started the engine.

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We really didn't say anything

I just drove and Choi Yeonjun just kept looking at his phone.

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Today is no different from yesterday...

It felt very uncomfortable and awkward.

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Of course, we broke up but now we have to keep seeing each other again...

It's natural to be uncomfortable;;

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Besides, it's obvious that I was the one who got angry first yesterday and reacted like that, so it makes sense...

After driving quietly for a while like that,

The Fed spoke to me first.

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I took all my luggage out.

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...

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...huh

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But as soon as I finished saying this, silence fell upon us again.

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Please, get home quickly.

Time passed like that

Arrived at the Fed's house.

Go in

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I'm going.

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..

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hey

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..?

I stopped walking at the Fed's call.

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I looked at Yeonjun with a look that said, 'What is it?'

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dinner

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Eat dinner and go

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What evening,,

Actually, I was expecting something different than that.

Of course, that can't be...lol..

I thought that in this case, we should draw a straight line in our relationship.

I don't want to keep looking at you and being shaken

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Are we going to have dinner together?

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Hey, there's something we need to make clear to each other.

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We really broke up.

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okay.

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But I will keep in touch with you since we will have to keep meeting for work in the future.

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Instead, personal contact is prohibited, only business contact is allowed.

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I hope we don't talk about anything other than work.^^

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Oh, shit

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Okay, I got it.

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..Okay, then let's go.

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Yeonjun went into the house without saying anything.

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Ha, that bastard

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under,,

After having dinner alone, I went for a drive to try to sort out these complicated emotions.

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It's already 11 o'clock

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Should I go home?

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Choi Yeonjun also has a schedule tomorrow morning...

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...Ha, I'm about to quit my job.

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Still, I have to save up money...

I couldn't make a quick decision because the income from my managerial job was quite good.

And with the mindset of 'let's just hold on for now', I turned the car around and headed home.

Boohoo._

When I almost got home,

A phone call comes in.

Jiing._

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!

I immediately picked up my phone and answered the call.

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*Phone sign ๐Ÿ“ฑ

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Hello.

I spoke in as businesslike a tone as possible.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Oh, Kim Yeo-ju

But it was Soobin who answered the phone.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Ah, I'm almost there now..

Ah..it was Choi Soo-bin..

I felt embarrassed and went back to my normal speech.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Come in quickly, it's already 12 o'clock.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Okay, I got it

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So I hung up the phone and went back to focusing on driving.

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What is Choi Yeonjun doing now?

Actually, I'm worried about him.

By now, have you eaten properly and gone to bed early?

My worries about him continued to linger.

As my thoughts about him deepened,

Once again, the phone vibrated with a 'zing.' sound that filled the car.

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..Oh, I'm really going

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Choi Soo-bin, why do you keep calling me..^^

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I answered the phone 'thud' as if I was annoyed.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Oh, I'm going

. . .

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huh?

When I heard no sound on the other end of the receiver, I checked my phone screen.

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!

But, the person who called wasn't Choi Soo-bin...

It was Choi Yeonjun.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ What is it, what is going on?

I corrected my tone and opened my mouth again.

But, all that came over the phone was a loud, noisy sound.

๐Ÿ“ฑ "Gyareuk~"

๐Ÿ“ฑ "Honey, why are you holding your phone?"

๐Ÿ“ฑ "Come play with me~โ™ก"

A small but clear voice was heard.

And the owner of that voice is

It was clear that she was a woman.

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