You're divorced, what else can you add?
20. Where are you going, Oppa?
이지은
'Me... Did I tell the lie that hurt you so much just now? Did I hurt you when the person I loved lied to me?'
I couldn't believe it. I'd unknowingly told the person I loved the lie I hated so much... I guess I'm not even qualified to hate lies...
I thought for a long time about who I was doing what I was doing. This lie wasn't good for anyone. Lies aren't evil or good. It depends on the size of the lie.
이지은
"Huh.. Am I really doing well right now..?"
He was the only person I could confide in and find answers to my concerns. I called him, the only person who came to mind.
이지은
"Brother, I have a problem. Please listen to it."
김준면
"worry?"
The first person who came to mind who could solve this problem was Junmyeon Oppa.
이지은
"Promise me, you won't tell Baekhyun... until I tell you..."
김준면
"I'll listen to what it is and then decide."
이지은
"From the beginning, since this is going to be long, I'll just talk about the important things. If I go to Baekhyun now, Baekhyun will get hurt, but if Chanyeol is next to him, Baekhyun won't get hurt.
이지은
And if I go to Baekhyun and say I protect him when he's in danger, only one of us can survive... What should I do in a situation like this?"
It was truly something I couldn't decide on my own. So, when I contacted Junmyeon, the answer that came out of his mouth was...
김준면
"Do whatever you want now."
It's not an order or answer like "Do this" or "Do this", it's "Do what I want".
이지은
"What do I want now..?"
I thought I absolutely had to choose between them. If I went to Baekhyun, he'd be in danger, but if I stayed with Chanyeol, we could live in peace. I just thought I had to choose one of the two, and I didn't even think about what I wanted.
이지은
'What I want now is to be with the person I love, what I want is to go back to before the divorce. But, isn't it too late?..... Even if it's late, it doesn't matter. Park Chanyeol, as of today, it's over with you.'
Click - I came out to the living room and saw Park Chanyeol there.
이지은
"Park Chanyeol, I want to go to Baekhyun now."
박찬열
"You would know best what it means to go to Baekhyun Byun."
이지은
"Of course. I don't want to lie anymore, and I don't want to live in the same house as you. I will protect Baekhyun."
박찬열
"Okay, Lee Ji-eun, let's see who wins."
이지은
"Baekhyun, don't worry about where I am, what I do, or if I'm in danger. I'm doing it because I want to."
변백현
'What did that mean...'
When I came home after work, Junmyeon was waiting for me.
변백현
"Brother, what's going on?"
김준면
"The author will be here soon."
변백현
"The author... why?"
My mind was filled with the author's words back then. Then I remembered Junmyeon-hyung's words again.
변백현
"What?! The author is here!!!!!"
It was a natural reaction from Baekhyun. He was surprised to hear that Ji-eun was coming, but then he waited for her with a truly happy expression.
But, no matter what happens after the author comes, I can't interfere.
김준면
"I'm going."
변백현
"Brother, aren't you going without seeing the author?"
김준면
"I just came to tell you that, since you never answer your phone... Answer your phone."
When I heard that he didn't answer the phone, I took my phone out of my pocket.
변백현
"Oh, sorry.."
김준면
"I'm going. Have a good start with Ji-eun. If you get married, call me."
Junmyeon-hyung's back looks lonely as he leaves the front door. What's going on?
이지은
"Brother..."
As I left Baekhyun's house, I ran into Ji-eun. I passed her and said, "How are you, Lee Ji-eun?"
Why do I feel this way? As if I'll never see you again, as if I'll never see you again. It was the voice of someone saying goodbye.
As he passed me after saying that, Baekhyun came out of his house and called out to me, "Hyung." But he walked away without even looking back.
I also turned around and shouted at Junmyeon oppa.
이지은
"Brother! Where are you going?"
I heard my younger siblings' voices calling me from behind. But I couldn't turn around. There was nothing I could do, nothing I could do to help them. I had to say goodbye to my younger siblings. I felt pathetic, unable to help them.
변백현
"brother..."
이지은
"Baekhyun."
박찬열
"Ji-eun went to Baek-hyun. So, you should prepare the kids to be sent out at any time."
김종인
"All right."
박찬열
"You want to protect Baekhyun? Your strength is useless."