Rockstar Again - Chapter 46



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Episode 46. Speed ​​(5)

As I run up the stairs and arrive at the first floor, I hear a ding-ding sound from the elevator I pressed earlier.

I looked up and checked the number. It was the 15th floor.

It was a good thing I came down the stairs.

As I leave the central entrance of the apartment, men in dark suits get out of a black car and stand awkwardly looking at me.

“Huh? Huh! Wait a minute! Dong-ha!”

It’s not someone from the entertainment industry or a broadcasting company. There’s a feeling. It’s definitely someone from the security team or Jaemin Group.

I ran again, dodging the two men in suits running towards me, and got into a white van at the entrance of the apartment building.

The door closed automatically, and the car carrying me glided away.

“after…….”

As I sat down to catch my breath, I heard a familiar voice next to me.

“Even breathing is cool?”

“Oh my… … I’m surprised.”

That lady.

Whether it is the Savior or the Holy Spirit.

Let me look at it, and I smiled. No, I really smiled.

Brightly.

“It’s cute when you’re surprised. You just sparkle and shine.”

“You were in the car?”

“Because it’s originally a fun thing, you have to see it for yourself.”

I hate losing control, but this lady is very self-centered.

I’m also someone who does things at my own pace, but what should I say… … Honestly, my internal energy? I can feel that difference.

If I just do what I want, should I say that this lady is shaking and shaking her opponent?

So I took a deep breath and spoke.

“Now that you’ve seen it, let’s get to the point. Take the article down, right now.”

“Take your time and have a cup of coffee. What’s so urgent? I have plenty of time.”

“Tell me. What do you want?”

“Do you know how to drink coffee? Are you too young to know?”

“Don’t play with people. You’ll get really angry.”

When I say that, he blinks his big eyes excessively and makes a surprised expression.

“You played with me too. Why can’t you and me?”

Seriously… … she’s such an annoying woman.

The conversation isn’t working.

Honestly, if an article about me had just been published, I would have just laughed it off. Instead of sitting in someone else’s car like I am now, not knowing where I am going.

The knight is even more anxious because his opponent is Eunsol’s daughter.

Still, I know that I shouldn’t stop talking in this situation.

Let’s pretend everything is okay.

He must have wanted something since he stabbed her first.

It seems like he’s telling me to come to his company, but I have no idea how far he’ll go if I keep fidgeting and becoming impatient.

I leaned back against the back of the chair as if I was lying down.

“Wake me up when you arrive.”

Darkness and the scent of an adult woman swept over my closed eyes.

It’s a sour smell… … and it makes my heart beat faster. And soon, I hear the click of a belt being fastened, and a sticky voice comes into my ear.

“You should wear a seat belt. It’s dangerous if you have an accident.”

Ha… … It’s not that I like this lady or not, it’s more like a conditioned reflex.

In an instant, my butt feels ticklish and my heart races.

He spoke while coughing loudly, afraid that the thumping sound would be heard.

“Ugh. The smell of perfume. It’s so strong, really.”

“Don’t you know? It’s the smell of life. I don’t wear perfume.”

… … Okay.

Now, I won’t talk unless it’s really the main point.

I crossed my arms and half-turned my body toward the door.

* * *

The car ran for about 30 minutes?

The place we arrived at was a small coffee shop in a surprisingly plain-looking alley.

A lady came over to the counter with two cups of coffee and sat down.

“This is the place. The coffee is amazing. There are no people around at this hour. Only those who know will know. You’re still young, so you won’t know.”

“How old are you, ma’am?”

“Hmm… …Try to smell the scent slowly. How is it? Is it good?”

“… … .”

“You should know this, you? Then you can use it on women the next time you date. Drinking coffee with water. That’s barbaric. Coffee should be consumed hot with milk. Just like now. Got it?”

Then, he crosses his legs again and elegantly lifts the coffee cup, smelling the aroma… … .

At first I was embarrassed by the word ‘auntie’, but now I’m not embarrassed at all.

Are you just pretending to be okay or are you really okay?

After sniffing the scent a few times, I finally took a sip and slowly leaned over the coffee shop table.

“You. What is your relationship with Jaemin Group Chairman Yoon Tae-joo?”

Oh.

Timing is real.

I was trying to smell the coffee and my nose almost fell off.

“Why are you curious about that?”

“It’s funny. I want you. And I’m the best in Korea. Why is Cheong-an so stiff? But Chairman Yoon Tae-joo pops out? He doesn’t just pop out. He sets up a practice room for me and stops by every other day to stay for hours before leaving.”

My chest started to feel stuffy.

Since I don’t know how much the other person knows, I can’t say anything rashly.

When I remained silent, the old lady named Gu Se-ryeong burst into laughter.

“You’re still young. It all shows in your expression. If I poke you, you explain everything with your face? You didn’t know that, did you?”

“… … .”

“At first, I thought Chairman Yoon Tae-joo would now have his eye on the entertainment business. But no. If he was going to do it, he should have started it properly as an affiliate. And why would Chairman Yoon Tae-joo himself take the initiative? Right?”

My heart was pounding.

It’s not just that this lady keeps leaning against the table, but that this guy is also a chaebol. And he’s on the same level as Tae-joo hyung.

I can’t figure out how much that conglomerate found out.

Even if it’s open, there are still alternatives, but if the plan goes awry before it even starts, then it’s a problem.

People’s prejudices are scarier than you think.

The chairman of a conglomerate plays the bass? An office worker plays the drums? A celebrity appearing on a variety show plays the keyboard?

But aren’t all of them older men over 50?

If the public perceives it that way, then we can’t even imagine how many times, no, how many dozens of times more effort and time it will take to get our music into their ears.

As my head was spinning rapidly, Mrs. Gu Seol-ryeong’s upper body fell over onto the table as if it was going to fall.

and.

“You. Are you the son that Chairman Yoon Tae-joo has been hiding?”

……huh?

“yes?”

“That’s right. You’re the child that Chairman Yoon has hidden. There’s no other way to explain it. You’re saying you want to be a father late in life. That’s why I’ve been meeting you so often lately. To get closer.”

That’s what they say.

They say that if you go well, you will end up in Samcheonpo.

Even if you don’t know where Samcheonpo is, you know this: the place this lady is going right now is Samcheonpo.

The woman who was walking straight towards Samcheonpo smiled seductively. It was the smile of a winner.

“Come to our company. Did you sign a contract with your father? What does it matter? He’s my son. If you transfer companies, you’ll get a penalty. What are you going to do? Right?”

“auntie.”

“Oh, I keep hearing that sound, and it’s nice to hear it. Is it because you did it? Anyway. If you move to our company, no one will know this secret anymore. Even if someone finds out, I’ll make sure they never let it out. You’re dating? Take that down right now.”

I thought about it for a moment.

How on earth am I going to convince this idiot lady?

Actually, if I were Taejoo’s son, it would be easier to talk. It’s much better to negotiate with facts.

Isn’t it?

If it were facts, would I have been unable to move from this woman’s grasp?

So first of all, I asked.

“If Chairman Yoon Tae-joo is my father, wouldn’t he try to protect me no matter what he does? Even if he’s my illegitimate son, he’s still my son?”

“I don’t like the word ‘illegitimate child.’ Just say ‘son.’ All sons are sons, so what’s the point of being an illegitimate child? Right?”

“No… … That’s not the point. There’s no reason for my son to do music under someone else. If it’s like what you said, you should start your own company and take care of your son yourself.”

The old woman named Gu Se-ryeong, who had been silent for a moment, smiled strangely.

“Because it’s a secret. And the chaebols don’t want to get caught doing that.”

hmm…….

I don’t know about the physiology or thoughts of a chaebol, but I’m sure that if I were really Tae-joo’s hidden son like this woman said, I would have been defeated without a fight.

Of course, this is a kind of blackmail, and Taejoo hyung is not someone who can blackmail just anyone.

Since I had a rough idea, I got up from my seat.

“What? Why are you up?”

“Tell the press. Chairman Yoon Tae-joo has a hidden son.”

“It’s not easy for you to talk, you. Bluffing is done by looking at the person you’re talking to.”

“Why are you bluffing?”

It’s a bluff.

Whether I am Tae-joo’s son or not, it is equally bad for such information to be reported in the media.

Because it means that in the end, there is a connection between Tae-joo hyung and me.

If that happens, the plan to compete solely with music will go down the drain.

but.

“You’re still young and don’t seem to understand. If this comes to light, your life will change completely. Chairman Yoon Tae-joo might abandon you. Chairman Yoon Tae-joo, you’re a colder person than you think.”

A smile appeared on my face.

Bluffing is an attempt to poke your opponent.

But my opponent found out his trick more easily than I thought.

This is a mistake that those who have always had the upper hand often make.

“auntie.”

“Are you scared?”

“I just want to be Chairman Yoon Tae-joo’s son. Why do you keep hiding it? It won’t make much of a difference to me. If Chairman Yoon Tae-joo abandons me, I’ll just go abroad and do music on my own.”

“……what?”

The opponent who was confident with a full house cannot hide his confusion. It is not because of his own hand. It is because his own hand, which he thought he knew, is suddenly unreadable.

It’s similar to mine, though.

This woman is born strong.

So, most of the time, you would have had a higher hand than your opponent. There was no need to engage in a game of wits during a dogfight.

me?

I grew up under my father without a mother.

Our circumstances were not good, so my father was busy going out to earn money, so every day was a dogfight over a game of wits.

Differences in innate environment that had a greater effect than age differences.

If you want to harass and threaten me, you must have used a proper threat.

Rather than a fake dating rumor like now, the relationship with Chairman Yoon Tae-joo, the most legitimate card that she thinks she has.

But that’s not it.

Moreover, the dating rumors had a nuance of secretly promoting me.

conclusion.

This woman has no intention of damaging me.

Just meant to shake things up.

“Since we’ve come this far, I’d like to admit that I’m in love with you. I just had feelings for you, but I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to meet up with you once. Thanks to you, I’ve been able to organize my thoughts.”

“You saw him for the first time that day, right? And you came to see me because you didn’t want to cause any trouble for him, right?”

“Let me get right to the point. You didn’t come here to see me, you came here to see me.”

I called someone from where I was sitting.

-where are you?

It’s yellow.

“Sir, I will admit to the dating rumor.”

-What the hell are you talking about? Why am I your representative? Director Kwak Moon-ki is looking for you, causing a fuss. What the hell is going on?

“You admit to the dating rumors. I also feel… … .”

Tub.

The old man reached out and tried to snatch the phone, but I barely managed to avoid it.

The bright red nail polish on her thin, white fingertips is impressive.

Unable to take the phone away from me, Gu Seol-ryeong urgently picks up her own phone and calls someone.

and.

“Take down the article right now. Put up a correction saying that it’s groundless. And put the press release that IC Entertainment put out there. Hurry up!”

After ending the one-sided phone call, Gu Se-ryeong looks at me, biting her lower lip.

“You hang up too. Game over.”

“What a shame. I had a chance to have a girlfriend.”

“What are you?”

“What?”

“If there’s a scratch on the product before it’s even shipped, it’s a B grade. Isn’t that right?”

“I never thought of giving rice cakes to someone, but he talks like it’s his own.”

At my words, Gu Se-ryeong slowly blinked her long eyelashes, uncrossed her legs, and stood up from her seat.

And he says it as if nothing happened.

“See you later.”

“No, ma’am. It’s a tiring style.”

“If you really don’t want to make things tiresome, just pick up the phone. Let’s have coffee sometime. It won’t hurt for me to know, right?”

… … How shameless.

Just as those words were about to come out of my mouth.

“I understand this one thing. I am the one who knows your worth better than you.”

Saying so, the old man strikes the player and leaves.