Rockstar Again - Chapter 109



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Episode 109. Clapping doesn’t make a sound unless you clap your hands together (3)

After that, Bae So-yeon followed Yoon Tae-joo every single day.

It’s an eye-opening.

Who knew there was a world like this!

I’ve lived here for over 20 years and never knew there was a place like this, much less that it was okay to do it.

“Where are you going?”

“Heejung… … I’m going to go see a husband with my sister… … .”

That would be all okay.

It’s the first time I’ve been out late since I was born, and my dad doesn’t stop me.

“Go and take a close look.”

Rather, it is even encouragement.

I didn’t confront it because I believed I couldn’t, but this is a kind of liberation.

Jagajangjangjang!

“Rock and roll!”

Although the short-haired pretty boy on stage was leading the stage, Bae So-yeon’s eyes only saw the long-haired Yoon Tae-joo playing the guitar next to her.

Bae So-yeon was that kind of person.

If you tell me one, one is the end.

At some point, the skin and bones of this person started to look cool.

His long, flowing hair felt like a unique mark that set him apart from other men.

‘He’s in the same situation as me… … How can he do that?’

Of course, the men from wealthy families that Bae So-yeon knows are free-spirited, but they are free-spirited in a different way.

It’s not surprising that he ran away from home to live alone to do music that his family opposed.

So, Yoon Tae-joo is an amazing person.

Prince Charming.

When I was young, I secretly read comic books that my friend brought from school, and all the princes at that time had long hair.

Come to think of it, is that why you have long hair?

“What should I do?”

Bae So-yeon asked Woo Hee-jung with shining eyes.

“… … The young lady liked him so she tried to get in touch with Jaemin… … but since the person in question refuses to talk to his family at all, it seems like it will be difficult to hold a formal marriage discussion.”

“ah…….”

“It may take some time, but since the family has started talking about it, I don’t think you need to worry too much.”

Bae So-yeon’s every move is relayed to her parents through Woo Hee-jung.

Now that their daughter has chosen a man, the parents begin their own work.

If it had been an ordinary Woo Hee-jung, she wouldn’t have done that, but she noticed that Bae So-yeon’s gray eyes had started to shine at some point.

Woo Hee-jung also made a subtle suggestion.

“Why don’t you try talking to her first?”

“… …What are you talking about?”

“Yes. Like a fan. Or just directly. Like saying that you’re getting engaged soon… … .”

“… … .”

“Isn’t that a bit much?”

“… … I don’t think I can do it.”

“Yes. Then… … let’s wait. There’s still plenty of time.”

I waited like that.

After a little less than a year of waiting, there was a major accident.

A few months ago, the vocalist of the band that had been chasing him and talking to him died.

Perhaps because of the shock of the accident, Yoon Tae-joo gave up music and went abroad to study.

“Mom, Dad… … I’m going to study abroad.”

“Study abroad? No. You’re getting married… … No, you’re maybe?”

“Yes. Please set me up with Yoon Tae-joo. If it goes well, we can get married and study abroad together before returning.”

For the first time, I appealed to my parents that I wanted to do something.

And then they got married.

It wasn’t a difficult task.

Marriage talks had already begun, and one of the parties had made up his mind.

Another party, Tae-joo Yoon, just said that he would do that.

Finally, my unrequited love is over.

But… … it seems like the love wasn’t complete.

Like someone being chased by something, Yoon Tae-joo devoted himself to his work, and when he heard his parents ask if there was a successor, he obliged and engaged in marital relations.

‘Is this love… …?’

Sleeping in the same house as the man I liked.

She also had a child with that man.

The adult child whose eyes once sparkled has once again turned gray and surrendered himself to the passage of time.

Because it was a life where I had never once tried to destroy something with my own strength.

Because it was easier to stay still than to do something.

* * *

“uh……?”

Bae So-yeon woke up from her reverie, startled by the long stream of water running down her cheek.

I was anxious because I thought it was the wind, but then it was music again.

If it was something like this, I would have told you a long time ago.

I would have cheered you on.

I would have smiled and told him to cheer up.

Even though we lived for decades without speaking, Bae So-yeon is still the woman for whom one person is everything.

I wonder if she married a man who resembled her father while doubting him, and if she wasn’t afraid that her days were a mistake.

Thirty years of resentment are coming back to me.

It doesn’t pour out like a dam bursting all at once.

Just as the water from the eaves made holes in the stone, the resentment that fell layer by layer pierced the wall of Baesoyeon.

“Turn the car… … around.”

“yes?”

“My husband. Find out where he is going and follow him.”

Bae So-yeon’s chauffeur is the only person in this family who sides with Bae So-yeon and not with Yoon Tae-joo.

I’m not particularly biased, but the charisma of the man named Yoon Tae-joo made me like that.

I’m scared… … and it’s not easy to raise my head.

So she didn’t know about her husband’s work. And because he was that kind of driver, Bae So-yeon might have been able to reveal her true feelings.

“I can’t live like this. I’m getting a divorce today.”

Bae So-yeon’s face is soaked with tears.

* * *

“… … .”

This is really… … .

They say the three most fun things to see in the world are watching fire, watching water, and watching fights.

I’m looking at three Buddha statues unintentionally.

A woman’s tears.

Taeju’s fire-breathing eyes.

A fight between the two.

While I was eating Jajangmyeon with Taeju hyung, the door suddenly opened wide and a pretty lady burst into tears and screamed.

Our practice room gets visited by a lot of reporters and now quite a few fans as well, so security is pretty tight.

It’s not a practice room run by Cheong-A Entertainment, but our practice room prepared by Tae-Ju hyung, so Tae-Ju hyung’s company is in charge of security.

So I was wondering.

How did you get in and who are you?

“Answer me quickly! Get a divorce! That’s what you wanted!”

of course.

It only took a short while for the question to be resolved.

I looked at RoboCop Kwak Moon-ki standing behind the woman with an embarrassed expression.

When I guessed that I couldn’t do it.

And crucially.

Taeju hyung and I.

He said he wanted a divorce, but she wasn’t my wife.

“What is this… …? What are you trying to do… …?”

Tae-ju hyung is exploding with anger and confusion without even being able to wipe the Jajangmyeon off his mouth.

Not shouting, but quietly.

“Music? You should have had a woman instead. That’s why you hid it! What is this? Why should I find out about you through an article!”

Secretary Kwak Moon-ki slowly crawls toward me, climbing over the wall, and pulls my arm.

It means let’s fall in love together.

But… … can this just be omitted?

no.

Is that okay?

What if we step aside like this?

Taejoo hyung is at the peak of his anger right now, but he’s not as blunt as me.

I am a person who puts emotions first, but Tae-joo hyung puts reason first.

So, I held on for a long time and asked Mr. Kwak Moon-ki in a small voice.

“Is your sister-in-law usually that angry?”

“… … .”

“How can I help you? You can tell me.”

“Let’s scratch it slowly,” Tae-joo said, looking at my expression and whispering in my ear.

“… … Not at all… … . He’s usually the type of person who doesn’t say much… … . I’ve never seen him get angry in my life. So when the two of you are together… … it’s to the point where there’s no conversation at all… … .”

“Ugh… … .”

While we’re at it.

Did Tae-joo hyung staring at him make him even angrier?

My sister-in-law, who said she had never been angry in her life, started yelling and cursing.

But… … that’s awkward.

I don’t think I’ve ever been angry before.

“With me… … ! Our whole life… … laughing like we were eating Jajangmyeon… … ! Like that… … ! Even though we’ve never eaten it… … ! What did he say to him… … !”

Me all of a sudden?

He shrugged his shoulders and leaned back slightly.

I thought this would help me get out of sight a bit.

Now, I throw the cell phone I was holding in my hand to Tae-joo hyung.

Certainly, someone who has eaten meat will eat it, and someone who has never thrown an object in their life will say the same thing.

Whoosh—the cell phone that had been stuck on the floor rolled down and landed in front of me.

Oh my.

The LCD is broken, the case is missing, pieces of paper inside are falling out… … .

‘A scrap of paper?’

I picked it up without thinking and… … .

uh?

Are these tickets to our performance?

A ticket that is at least 30 years old, with a coating that was hand-coated to prevent fading.

Even… … there’s my autograph on the ticket.

“Okay… … . Okay. I’ll do whatever you want. We never had love anyway.”

At Tae-ju’s words, the sister-in-law sank to the ground and the tears that had been flowing out began to pour out like a waterfall.

Tae-ju hyung didn’t even look at his sister-in-law with cold eyes and just looked towards the recording studio door.

I shook off Mr. Kwak Moon-ki’s hand that was trying to stop me and approached my sister-in-law who was shedding tears.

Originally, sightseeing was supposed to just be sightseeing, but I guess it just had to be that way.

Let’s carefully wipe away our sister-in-law’s face, which is shedding tears, with our sleeves.

My sister-in-law looks up at me in confusion.

As expected, it’s a familiar face.

Even though I’m old, I still have a lot of my old face left, perhaps because I take good care of it.

And that was exactly the situation.

“It was your older sister who married your older brother?”

“Ugh… … ?”

“Dongha, you… …!”

“… … !”

My sister-in-law expressed her doubts.

Taeju hyung is embarrassed.

While Mr. Kwak Moon-ki was in shock.

The key to solving all these problems is in my hands.

“Sister, don’t you remember me? Sister, you used to watch our performances from a corner all the time, right?”

“……yes?”

“Why did you do that? So let’s see… … Right, 32 years ago. When I chased after her, she ran away. Then she got angry and I caught her. She said something weird like it was a secret or something. So I signed the ticket I was holding. When I signed it, she ran away again.”

“… … No… … How about that?”

My sister-in-law has stopped crying now, but she’s looking at me with a look that makes me wonder what I’m talking about.

“Oh my. Do I have to explain this again? Time-slip is really hard, really hard. Why do I have to explain it every time I see someone and come out about time-slip?”

“Time slip… … right?”

“Hey, that’s okay, let’s talk later. Tell me. Didn’t you come to see me then, Noona? Did you come to see Taeju hyung?”

My sister-in-law stared at my face for a long time, then suddenly covered her mouth.

“Huh… … !”

okay.

I see you understand now.

That you understand me.

This is kind of a puzzle.

If you take out the time slip, there is no combination at all, but if you understand the time slip, all the puzzles are solved.

I wondered why my husband, the chairman of a conglomerate in his fifties, was in a rock band with a young kid in his early twenties.

Here, all the questions that I had while eating Jajangmyeon and chatting were answered in one go.

I also understood the situation right away.

What would happen if a man who left me and became a dork meets Dap-soon and starts a relationship?

“You… … What do you mean… … ?”

Taejoo hyung’s voice trembles slightly.

“This older sister used to come to our concerts a lot. She must have followed us to almost all of our concerts. She’s always hiding in a corner, doing this and that, so it’s even more obvious. I have eagle eyes. I thought she was my fan, but how would I know she’s just a fan of my older brother who’s just a skeleton? No one knows. Except for the person involved.”

“what……?”

“You didn’t know either, hyung? Until now?”

As he said that, he held his sister-in-law’s hand and helped her up, smiling.

“Oh my. Sister, you need to learn something about love from me. Love, you know. It’s called expression. Huh? How can someone live for 30 years without expressing themselves?”

Even this older sister in my nostrils.

I have two people to teach me about love.

ah.

A bumbling conglomerate leader who still can’t wipe the Jajangmyeon off his mouth.

‘Is this it? The reason you saved a dying person?’

Maybe so.

You want my death to untie the threads of wrongdoing?

When I see things like this, it seems like the music is actually a bonus.