You're divorced, what else can you add?
22. Baekhyun, it's dangerous!
I left the house, walked a bit, and sat down on a park bench.
이지은
"It's been a long time since we've been here alone like this."
변백현
"I know..."
While I was walking with Baekhyun, Junmyeon's face came to mind.
이지은
"Junmyeon oppa..."
변백현
"....."
이지은
"I know, the day I came back home. When I saw Junmyeon oppa, I had a feeling I would never see him again."
변백현
"Me too..."
이지은
'I don't know why, but it felt like we were breaking up..'
After Baekhyun finished speaking, I saw him blankly staring. But then I saw a man wearing black clothes in front of me, and then I saw a soccer ball flying in front of me.
이지은
"Baekhyun, it's dangerous!"
The ball flew from right in front of Baekhyun, so it pushed Baekhyun to the side.
It didn't seem like just a kid's ball. It seemed like someone had deliberately targeted Baekhyun. Has the war between Park Chanyeol and me begun?
이지은
"Baekhyun, are you okay?"
변백현
"huh"
Are you just going to threaten me at first? Go ahead and try, my resolve won't change.
이지은
"Let's go home."
박찬열
"Oh, so you knew that and avoided it. You're quite perceptive, aren't you? That's the fun part, it's not fun if you get hit."
변백현
"I'm going to work~"
이지은
"I'll go with you for a bit."
I have to follow Baekhyun because I don't know what might happen when he's alone.
변백현
"I wonder? I'll be bored if I'm alone."
Baekhyun's words weighed heavily on my heart. It felt like I was still deceiving him...
After a while, we arrived at the company and walked towards the president's office. People appeared here and there along the way and spoke to Baekhyun.
Baekhyun answered as if he was used to it, and awkwardly nodded to the people who greeted him. I thought Baekhyun was really cool and amazing.
이지은
"Have you changed a lot while I was away?"
변백현
"huh?"
이지은
"I just saw you and you were really cool. You weren't the Baekhyun I knew before."
변백현
"Really? Was I really cool?"
이지은
"Oh, I'm going out for a bit. Don't go anywhere until I get back."
변백현
'He won't leave me alone these days. What's going on?'
I found a hidden gift at work. I remembered it while searching the chairman's office.
변백현
"Ah, the warehouse."
변백현
'What should I do... The author told me not to go anywhere alone... The author's gift... If I go and come back quickly, the author won't know, right?'
Click - I opened the door and Minseok was in front of me.
김민석
"Hey, it's been a while since you left the company, so where are you going now?"
변백현
"I'm going to the warehouse for a bit. Before I get back, tell me if the author is here so I don't worry!!"
이지은
"Wake up! Let's protect Baekhyun!! Fighting, Lee Ji-eun!!!!"
He gave me some encouraging words and headed straight to the chairman's office. Click—I opened the door and peeked in to check if Baekhyun was there.
이지은
"Baekhyun~"
There seemed to be no sign of life, so I called out his name. Even after calling his name, a quiet silence flowed.
김민석
"Are you looking for Baekhyun?"
Startled by the voice coming from behind me, I turned around and answered, “Yes! Yes...”
김민석
"Mr. Chairman, he has just gone to the warehouse."
이지은
"Yes?!!! Thank you!.. Excuse me, where is the warehouse??"
Before I left the chairman's office, I clearly told him not to go anywhere until I got back, but he disappeared. It wasn't Baekhyun who didn't listen to me. That's why I couldn't understand why the chairman of this large group went to the warehouse on his own.
If Park Chanyeol or someone else had called me out, the secretary would have just told me. I would have run without fail. While I was gone, someone might have been watching me like last time, waiting for me to be alone.
변백현
"Oh, what's going on? When did there get so many things in the warehouse?"
I tried to go to the front door to find the author's gift and leave, but there were so many things piled up that I couldn't easily get through.
변백현
"Oh, the author must be looking for me by now... I'm going to get in trouble..."
As I was struggling to get out, I smelled something.
변백현
"Oh my, what's that smell? What's burning?"
이지은
"What? Is that a warehouse? And those men?"
이지은
'As expected, Park Chanyeol...'
이지은
"That smoke?.. Is it a warehouse!!!!"
Inside the building, I saw people dressed in black standing next to a warehouse outside. And I could see everything, even the doors being locked, engulfed in black smoke.
이지은
"Baekhyun!!!!!"
이지은
'Baekhyun, surely not yet?!! No, no. No. That can't be it.'
I ran. I had strange thoughts about the scene I had just seen, and tears welled up in my eyes.
이지은
'Please, don't do what I think...'
이지은
"Wow... it's fire!!!"
I barely managed to clear the pile of stuff and reach the door. I pulled on the door, but it wouldn't open.
변백현
"Ugh, uhh. Excuse me. Is there anyone out there? Excuse me!!"