The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 188



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 188

It wasn’t exactly pleasant to see someone trembling on their knees right in front of you, telling you about their love life… … .

“So, we started dating during our last activity… .”

“Did it work?”

“Rain, Billy’s team is also a bit picky because of their relationship issues! As you become closer with your manager, you’ll gradually increase the number of times you meet…”

“Did you become close with your manager? How?”

“My younger sibling said he was a fan of mine, so I signed his album and took some pictures with him.”

“Aha, you started fan service for your beloved girlfriend. Hmm… I don’t think that’s all. A belt? A wallet?”

“Go, a bag… and buy me something to borrow too…”

“how much.”

“… six hundred.”

The love story of my senior unfolding before my eyes was so exciting that it made me forget about my discomfort for a moment.

“Ugh… .”

I chewed my fried rice aggressively, lightly sticking my tongue out at the heartbreaking love story that was in the first row.

Even the members of Sladix, who have achieved everything they wanted to achieve and have no regrets, claim to be fools when it comes to love.

Before this incident broke out, I finally understand what Yeonwoo hyung said when he said, “Watch it like a morning drama.”

“… Sister, what is it that you find so interesting that you watch it so intently? The secret of birth, infidelity, forbidden love. It’s so obvious.”

“Hey, little brother. Don’t talk nonsense. Do you know how popular this is these days? If the teachers at our school don’t see it, they can’t have a conversation. A conversation.”

“No, so is it fun?”

“Then wouldn’t it be fun to see handsome and pretty actors falling in love and doing crazy things?”

I don’t know what fun it is when my older sister watches it so intently, but I guess I’m the type that reacts more to reality than to made-up stories.

This is crazy, seriously.

The reactions of the two members sitting next to me also varied.

“Ah, a bag… a bag worth six hundred, ten thousand won… not only to your girlfriend, but also to the people around her? Holy, K-dramas weren’t exaggerated… .”

Logan, who looks uncomfortable with this situation, also shows a reaction that would appear in ‘What do foreigners think of K-dramas?’

“Wow, we haven’t even received the settlement yet… A six million won bag? Yongyong hyung, should we buy something like that for Hobin hyung? If possible, let’s all pool our money together and do it…”

Mars, who chews popcorn carefully and mutters with a face full of emotion while being overly immersed in a realistic direction.

Now he seemed completely absorbed in the story.

“Haven’t you heard from Jaeha hyung yet, Hwasung?”

“Okay. I guess we can go slower.”

“God, I have to keep hearing this…!”

That’s when we were growing excited about what Senior Joo-Young would say next.

“… Ugh, ugh.”

In the middle of a dark underground parking lot, we noticed Senior Joo-young’s shoulders trembling slightly as he knelt on the cold cement floor.

“Brother, I was really wrong… Please, let’s stop now…”

And the moment when tears fell from Senior Joo-young’s large eyes was the moment when I came to my senses again.

ah.

This wasn’t something to just watch.

“… Sigh.”

I put the fried rice I was holding in my hand into Logan’s arms and quietly clicked my tongue.

I don’t know about Mars and Logan, but I shouldn’t have dismissed this as just another dopamine hit before the start of the activity.

That’s understandable, because I had to look into Yeonwoo hyung’s reaction to Senior Jooyoung.

The first time I got help with the Antae case, well.

I saw my brother stressed out a lot about this before I came back, so I intended to resolve it in advance.

Since Yeonwoo hyung was nominated for ‘Other Guys’ with his extraordinary brain, action, and attitude.

I needed to look at this situation more objectively.

“… … .”

There was no change in Yeonwoo hyung’s expression after seeing Jooyoung senior’s tears.

As if his legs weren’t even numb, he was still squatting and continuing to thrust his phone screen at Senior Joo-Young.

It was only a little later that Yeonwoo opened his mouth, even with the same smile on his lips.

“… What next?”

The soft, low voice was plain and without any highs or lows.

“Jooyoung, I told you earlier. Summarize your love story in 15 minutes and tell me everything. Now it seems like what you say doesn’t make sense… .”

And there was no mercy.

“Ugh, uh… Seriously, it was my fault… Yeonwoo hyung…”

Anyone who saw Senior Joo-Young’s appearance would find it extremely pitiful.

It’s surprising that someone who originally had an appearance reminiscent of a squirrel-like small animal and big eyes that was loved by fans is crying like that.

It was a situation where only someone who was not extremely cold-blooded would naturally say, ‘Okay, let’s stop for now.’

However, Yeonwoo hyung didn’t do that.

“Because you don’t talk properly, I keep asking questions, Jooyoung.”

“Ugh, so, ah… .”

“When did you hold hands? Kiss? Was that Billy you went on vacation with last time? When you said you were going to see your parents, was that a date?”

“Ugh, ugh… .”

On the contrary, if you push hard, you will be pushed hard.

“… … .”

The two younger brothers sitting next to me grabbed my arms tightly.

That slightly trembling action clearly conveyed what it wanted to say.

It was fun to watch for a little while, but I don’t want to see this kind of desperate situation any longer.

Even though they were much taller than me and had been through all sorts of hardships in survival shows before debuting, they were still considered young.

They are only 19 years old and have yet to fully experience the dark side of the entertainment industry.

Honestly, both of them needed to see something like this at least once.

What are the things that a person who makes money off of the excessive love of fans should not do?

Furthermore, what is the price to be paid for such behavior?

I thought it would be better than having to deal with comments, articles, and yelling from coworkers like I did, so I tried to keep them close to me whenever possible… .

Still, the fact that I am weak towards the members and that the current situation is becoming increasingly harsh for these kids has not changed.

“Oh my… .”

Then what should I do?

“Hey, Senior Yeonwoo.”

I need to practice.

“… … ?”

“Excuse me, but… can I send these two members up to the waiting room first? Something came up in the waiting room.”

“…iced coffee.”

Even in a situation where I was pushing a person to his limit, Yeonwoo quickly figured out what I was trying to say and seemed to think about something for a moment.

Even my words now, about how to use them.

“Then, should you two go up first? I was short-sighted.”

The answer came back not too late.

“Instead, would you please pass this way? If that’s okay with you.”

Half in the direction I want, half in the direction I don’t want.

Yeonwoo hyung’s fingertips were pointing next to Jooyoung sunbae.

The reason why Yeonwoo hyung went out of his way to guide us through the route we should take was clear.

To confirm and kill Senior Joo-Young, whose mental state was already at an impasse.

“Ugh, yong yong tongue… .”

“… You go first. I’ll be up later.”

“Mate, you shouldn’t be so late…!”

Logan and Hwaseong looked at me, Yeonwoo hyung, and Jooyoung sunbae on the floor, then slowly walked away.

They thought that if they ran away all of a sudden, it would look strange, so they adjusted the tempo appropriately, but well.

“… Ugh, ugh. Eww…”

It must be a different feeling for Senior Joo-young, who feels the hem of the pants of his fresh-faced juniors slowly passing by him.

There are now only four people left around the underground parking lot convenience store.

Senior Joo-young is lying face down and sobbing, almost as if he is becoming one with the parking lot floor, and hyung Yeon-woo is still filming it.

Me, who watched those two people until the end, and the store owner who had already witnessed numerous secrets of Music Days Live Hall.

Beep-

The brief silence was broken by the sound of a cell phone beeping, indicating that filming was over.

Yeonwoo hyung, who leisurely put his phone in his pocket, looked at his member with indifferent eyes and opened his mouth.

“Jooyoung-ah.”

If a stranger heard it, they would think it was a friendly tone, as if trying to comfort him.

However, I knew what that guy was going to say after that call.

“Yeah, who would do such a useless thing?”

Yeah, that’s what I’m saying.

“Oh, oh my… .”

“Are you lonely? Do you need someone to share that loneliness with? If that’s the case, why are you an idol, Jooyoung?”

“Hey, Yeonwoo, your tongue… .”

“If you want to do what you want, just quit. Then you can date freely and you won’t have to be treated like this by me.”

Yeonwoo hyung’s white hand gently massaged Jooyoung hyung’s shoulder.

A smooth, long hand, without a single vein or tendon, snaked across his trembling shoulder.

“… You want to quit? Should I let you quit?”

“Oh, no! No! That’s not it! I, I just… .”

“If you say so, I can do it for you. No, actually, not for you, but for Sladix.”

The long hem of Yeonwoo’s uniform, remodeled in an oriental style and hanging down on the cement floor, looked like a shadow.

And that shadow slowly began to eat away at Senior Joo-Young.

“No, bro. Please! Absolutely not. I’ve never once thought about quitting. Sladix is ​​the most precious thing to me. It’s my lifelong dream, and nothing else can compare to it…!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

I expected this, I was willing to take the risk, and I even thought about using it halfway… .

“Then now, you know what you have to do. Right?”

“Uh, uh… .”

“I’m going to be a little busy because of you. What I said I could do earlier? It’s cleaning up after yourself. Then, you should do what you can do.”

“Well, then… .”

Well, the way he completely breaks people’s hearts and treats them like his own limbs…

“Don’t ever think about seeing Mr. Billy again. Do you understand?”

Well, even though I expected it, my mouth automatically shut.

“… … .”

Senior Joo-young couldn’t answer Yeon-woo’s words and just clenched his fists with his hands that were on the cement floor.

I couldn’t tell which direction the fist was going.

Is it Yeonwoo hyung who is encouraging me to break up, or is it me who caused this situation to happen?

Or maybe it’s myself.

“…after.”

I slowly leaned back against the back of the plastic chair and slowly closed my eyes.

In fact, it was clear that Senior Joo-Young really didn’t have any particular thoughts.

I guess I just wanted to make small talk with my much younger juniors and let them know that I have a pretty girlfriend.

Since the nature of being an idol means being lonely, it would be true that people said they missed that warmth.

You probably wanted someone to acknowledge this love and tell you that you weren’t wrong.

However, it was just as Yeonwoo hyung said.

Then you shouldn’t have become an idol.

The moment someone who grows up on someone else’s blind love starts to differentiate that love, it becomes difficult to call them an idol.

Some people say, ‘So does that mean idols can never date?’

But that’s missing the context.

There is good in everything.

A line about ‘Is that okay?’

A line on ‘Am I deceiving someone else?’

And as people in that industry, we had to be very clear about what we could and couldn’t cross.

“… Go to the car. The members will tell you to take another van. From today, let’s go together.”

“Uh, uh. Okay… .”

As he left with Yeonwoo hyung’s last words, Jooyoung’s back looked shabby.

Her voice was hoarse from sobbing, her face was smeared with stage makeup, and her hands were dirty with dust from the floor. She looked miserable.

And it also seemed to overlap with my past self, where I had made irreversible mistakes.

However, it was different.

Thanks to Yeonwoo, Senior Jooyoung is able to turn this situation around.

Unlike me who goes back in time to curse, I live in reality.

Squeak-

I slowly got up from the plastic chair and started walking.

One step.

Two steps.

“… I think it was a bit too extravagant for a gift.”

Now, to have a conversation, which was my biggest goal.