Night-Owl Romance
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Chapter 20: Identity Revealed
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The more Zen meshed MC's image together with this odd girl's, the more his suspicions grew to the point he was nearly certain about it. They matched frighteningly well, the actor feeling the confirmation deep inside his body as warning signs flared up.
It all clicked in his head... how, Seven had called the actor whenever Mina Choi was in the vicinity, warningZen of a surprise he might enjoy and then revealing the truth today, that he had missed greeting MC at the time. Moreover, the actor was absolutely certain that he had seen the guy accompanying her in one of the images Yoosung had posted the other day. His voice seemed crazily familiar too, probably because he was the same person who had rudely interrupted MC while she was on the phone with him, during her errands.
'One of the bodyguards...?'
It was still quite the speculation and probably incredibly farfetched, but after everything crazy that had happened this week, believing in the impossible might become the norm.
He would have followed the girl to be absolutely certain whether she was the R.F.A.'s new party planner or not, unfortunately, after Zen had reached the stage area, that's when Director Kwon stopped the actor in his tracks, thus marking the end of the road. "Where were you?! The second part starts in less than a minute!", the old man announced, ordering Zen to take his position without further ado.
"Tch.", the young actor clicked his tongue, highly annoyed by the interference. If only he could have gotten to his phone and message MC at least but the bloody thing remained inside the dressing room, tucked in between his street clothing. It was beyond reach, the curtains soon pulling over as the music restarted to play.
Zen was so upset, so many tangled thoughts running across his mind which affected his focus throughout the musical's entire second act. Despite the powerful stage lights, he could still see the audience's features and...
She wasn't there.
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Zen had missed his chance to meet MC.
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The rehearsals seemed to have dragged on forever before the curtains fell one last time.
Finally, Zen could place his entire attention on the more urgent matters as he could no longer bear to keep such pressing thoughts lingering inside his head. They affected his performance, many mistakes happening on stage, from the battle scenes to the choreography – minor details which mostly went unnoticed by the spellbound students.
The Director, though... oh, boy.
His face had turned so red that it looked as if he were on the verge of having a seizure, veins popping across his forehead. The old man was losing his patience with Zen's attitude, actually considering in urging the boy for extra practice hours in order to teach him a lesson! The show would debut in less than a week and everything needed to be spotless during the opening night.
Perfect!
However, before the old man could attempt to scold the young actor, Zen had already dashed past him and, without looking back, was heading towards the dressing room. Immediately, he launched for his stupid phone after frenetically pulling onto his clothing in order to find the damn thing. His heart constricted as he noticed the numerous missed calls from MC, the latter one being too close in timeframe.
It matched the break Zen had between musical acts.
"No...", his heart was already pumping blood at a faster due to the last bits of intense choreography at the rehearsal. Now, the beats were dangerously painful in his chest, eyes almost popping out of their sockets when he ran his eyes over that one message popping on the screen.
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'You have 1 unread voice mail.'
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With trembling hands, he removed the bloody damn wig obstructing his view, and pressed play on the recorded message.
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~oOo~
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"ZEEEEEN~!", somehow, he should have expected such a deafening scream. "OH! S-Sorry (E), I think that might have been a bit too loud? He, he..."
"Only a bit?"
"Ngh... God (E), I had such a troublesome day -", she whined "- but it's over. I'm finally free of that unexpected project. Truthfully, it went really..."
"..."
"Went really...?", he idiotically repeated the words, almost forgetting they were not actually talking at the moment. "Really what? What?!"
"Take a guess how it went~!", the girl teased and, considering her lack of sobbing, he presumed it went as planned.
"One, two, three... did you guess? It went extremely well!"
"Honestly,"
"I've never had a day this lovely since moving to Seoul."
"I'm so happy, I could scream out loud~~~!" , Zen chuckled amazed, not having had the chance to hear the girl become this excited before. It almost seemed out of character for MC who usually maintained a colder appearance – it was a welcoming change as the girl's joy was truly exuberating, calming down his nerves. The actor couldn't help from feeling happy and proud for her accomplishments.
"My teacher loved it so much though he hid his opinion until the very last end of the presentation. Uff, I worried so much! I thought I was going to collapse in that tiny conference room!", Zen gulped hard at that detail, gripping his phone harder as his pulse intensified.
"I really did not expect such a positive outcome."
"Not one bit..."
Her tone got much sadder.
"He is a very strict man, never handing out praises effortlessly unless you especially deserved it – even in the classroom, he seldom had good remarks about any of students' work, always criticizing us to the bones. The setting never mattered to him. If he did not like something, he would point out the flaws without remorse, whether there were other people present or not."
"Students, teachers or outsiders... it did not matter to him."
"Sounds like a joyful person...", Zen bitterly noted, reminiscing of his own teachers who carried the same mentality.
"But today. He actually congratulated me~!"
"While he was speaking to me, I was convinced that my hearing had ended up being broken or that I was way too exhausted to understand his words carefully. I thought to myself – hey, this is not the Assistant Lee I know!", that name was like an ice dart plunging into the actor's heart. "But no, it was him! He actually smiled and congratulated me on my work and— and..."
*choking sounds*
*sniffing sounds*
"Huh?! M-MC...?!"
"Everyone in the room cheered and p-praised me so much..."
"I know it might not seem s-something big or important, but..." *deep inhale and exhale* *choked sniff* "...back, when I was still attending SKY, I've n-never had anyone give such strong reactions t-to anything I've ever done. It's been nothing but strings of endless disappointment, going on and on, for too long."
"It crushed me inside. I couldn't take it anymore, so I left university after barely one semester there." *painful cry*
"Those days were – " *deep exhale*
"Never mind..."
"I-Ignore this! I'm saying really silly things, ha ha~~! Enough of my whining... God(E) *choked inhale* S-Sorry for having you to listen to this, ha haa~~~! Phew~!"
Her voice deepened. "Actually, the true reason why I wanted to call you was to say..."
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"Thank you."
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"Yesterday, I was in a deep slump. And your stories helped me unwind, giving me insight on how I should start approaching things."
"I probably wouldn't have finished the assignment if it weren't for last night's talk..."
"I'm very thankful to you, Zen~"
"I'm so thankful that you and the R.F.A. exist in my life right now!" *choked sniff* "I didn't realize how much I needed someone to be there for me. Even if it's online for now, it truly means a lot to me~!"
"..."
"That sounded cringeworthy... F-Forget it! I got to run~~!"
He was speechless, his mouth slightly hanging open as his skin started burning a fiery red shade beneath the make-up.
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"- a-also, before I head out... I'm sorry for leaving such a strange voice mail-"
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After reaching this part of her message, the actor had to brace himself on the vanity in the room or else his feet would have caved and he'd fallen on the ground. There was no more mistaking it anymore, the realization pouring hard over Zen like a bucket of ice water.
His assumptions had been correct about the girl.
He was startled, not expecting such a twist of faith.
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~oOo~
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Zen felt a vast array of emotions, blending together into a terrible mixture.
The actor was beyond happy because he could now put a clearer image on MC, able to now picture her face whenever they spoke on the phone or wrote to each other in the app. However, he was also extremely depressed because he had been caught off guard by her presence at the theatre and the fact he didn't have his phone at hand... MC left without the actor getting a chance to talk with her, face-to-face, preventing her to leave.
Dammit, he was like Yoosung now – upset about missing out on the party planner by a thin thread. He was also incredibly saddened and frustrated because compared to the last time he had seen the girl, she appeared to be in worse shape and seemingly more frail in posture. Furthermore, Zen was angry, fuming as he realized how open she carried herself besides other men. It was disheartening and painful, reminiscing how Mr. Lee and that security guard kept touching her in ways he found too bold and inappropriate!
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He was going to have a word with MC about the nature of men!
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"This is ridiculous!"
And lastly—
He was extremely concerned.
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'Her hand was injured – it was in a cast.
Was it something she had before joining the R.F.A.?
Was it serious?!
Also, was she even eating properly?
Or sleeping much at all?
Her skin complexion did not seem to have the healthiest hue.'
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"Ashi!", Zen made a mental note to check the girl more thoroughly from now on.
It was maddening!
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Zen knew MC's true identity...
His heart was pounding insanely quick, even minutes later. He wanted to answer the girl's message so desperately or react to the information she had shared so happily, but... she would not pick up. Again! The actor gave up after just a few attempts, not wishing to ruin MC's rest as he presumed this was the reason for the silence.
In the meantime, Zen went off reading some of the chat conversations, the latest one having MC being a participant herself.
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[707]: Huh?!
[707]: Oh, it's MC again~~~!
[MC]: Hello everyone ^^ I see you two are very lively.
[Yoosung]: Hello MC~~~!
[Yoosung]: *blushing emoji* Yup, since it's the weekend, it's a free day for me to stay online ^^
[707]: Hello, MC~~~!
[707]: *heart emoji* Since it's the weekend, it's another slave day for me to hack things online ^^
[MC]: These plan sound...
[MC]: ^^;;;;;;
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji* Seven, stop copying me!
[707]: If I copied you entirely, I would be playing LOLOL while eating Honey Buddha Chips and powerlessly watch how I am being killed off alongside my guild mates by another player.
[707]: All of us falling down, one by one, by one~! ^o^
[Yoosung]: Huh?! *shocked emoji*
[Yoosung]: How do you know that I'm eating chips?!
[Yoosung]: And that me and my guildies are in big trouble because of this player?!
[MC]: I wonder how... *sideway glance*
[707]: Agent Seven Zero Seven has eyes everywhere around the world~~~~!
[707]: Everywhere in the R.F.A. too~~~~!
[Yoosung]: That's scary... T-T
[Yoosung]: And an invasion of privacy, do you keep cameras in my room too?!
[MC]: He does? O-O
[707]: MWHAHAHHAHA!
[707]: I am omnipresent~!
[707]: Beware of your computer, fridge, microwave, bed and other livelihood appliances and furniture~~!
[Yoosung]: *shocked emoji*
[Yoosung]: *AFK* I NEED TO CHECK MY ROOM, PRONTO!
- Yoosung has left the chat room -
[MC]: Wow.
[MC]: Seven, are you for real? ^^ ...;;;;;
[707]: Don't be frightened MC~! I promise I am not peeking 24/7 on you like I do with the others. ^^
[707]: You can.
[707]: Trust this face~~~~!
[707]: *inserts rows of Seven emoji*
[707]: Entirely.
[707]: I am harmless~!
[707]: And that much cuter in person.
[MC]:\(º □ º l|l)/ !
[MC]: Anyway!
[MC]: I just logged on to say that I'm on my way to Rika's. ^^
[MC]: After today, I'll finally start answering more of the emails I had received from the guests.
[MC]: Now that I'm free of other worldly duties.
[MC]: I hope...
[707]: That's really great news!
[707]: I'll be cheering on for you to have success~!
[MC]: Speaking of success.
[MC]: Number 1 guest is officially confirmed~! ^.~
[MC]: I'm feeling more confident and energized now!
[707]: *shocked emoji*
[707]: Woaaaah! It's only been a few days and you already got someone hooked on party fever~~~!
[MC]: Yeeeees!
[707]: *excited emoji*
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- Yoosung has entered the chat room -
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[Yoosung]: NOTHING LOOKS OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN MY ROOM!
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji*
[Yoosung]: Hyung, what did you do to my apartment? TT
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji*
[MC]: Wow... Yoosung, did you really check all those places Seven had suggested?
[Yoosung]: OMG, SHOULD I HAVE LOOKED SOMEWHERE ELSE?!
[MC]: That's so not what I implied with my question. ;=;
[707]: It's for your own protection, young Shooting Star!
[707]: If I don't do this then how will I make sure to remind you to eat proper, nutritious meals~!
[707]: Or do your cleaning in that messy room.
[707]: Or even washing up all your stains from your pants, underwear and –
[Yoosung]: SEVEN!
[Yoosung]: *angry emoji*
[Yoosung]: *angry emoji*
[Yoosung]: *angry emoji*
[MC]: Stains? O-O
[Yoosung]: IGNORESEVEN, MC!
[MC]: You are a messy eater?
[Yoosung]: ...
[Yoosung]: Yes. *relieved emoji* Let's stick with that.
[707]: *giggles*
[707]: Sticks.
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[Yoosung]: I will harm you.
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[MC]: Actually. I am curious about one thing.
[707]: It's organic stickiness.
[Yoosung]: *angry emoji*
[MC]: I'll pretend I didn't read ^^;;;;;;
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji*
[MC]: What about my protection from the hacker who brought me to Rika's? ^^
[MC]: Or is it Yoosung's underwear the only thing you're interested in protecting, Seven?
[707]: *shocked emoji*
[Yoosung]: MC! NO, THAT IMAGE IS TOO WRONG!
[707]: You say wrong, I say perfect~~~!
[707]: Seriously now.
[707]: Actually, I've been up all night getting info about the hacker that brought you here MC.
[707]: And so far.
[707]: ...
[Yoosung]: SO FAR?!
[MC]: What is it?! Is it something dangerous?!
[MC]: Am I in trouble?
[707]: Not sure, but the person seems to have deep connections with some kind of a religious organization.
[MC]: A...
[MC]: A hacker with a church...?
[Yoosung]: That's such a strange association.
[MC]: I know.
[707]: It is unusual, but not impossible ^^.
[707]: But that's all the information I've managed to gather so far.
[MC]: I don't even go to church. O-O
[MC]: Why would the hacker be somehow involved with one? ;;;;
[Yoosung]: Or why would they target you in the first place?
[MC]: Target...
[MC]: Could it be intentional that I was chosen and not a random occasion?
[707]: Possibly.
[MC]: Gee.
[MC]: Now I'm depressed again...
[Yoosung]: Ah! *shocked emoji*
[Yoosung]: S-Sorry, please don't be!
[Yoosung]: Cheer up, cheer up!
[Yoosung]: Don't worry MC! Target or not.
[MC]: Target...
[Yoosung]: We won't let anything bad happen to you!
[707]: Or we'll die trying!
[707]: *inserts explosion picture*
[Yoosung]: ...
[Yoosung]: Hyung, let's not go that far ^^.
[MC]: I feel so much safer already with you guys... (눈_눈)
[707]: I knew you would be! *tips glasses emoji*
[707]: My security systems are top notch.
[707]: Best of the best.
[707]: Highest of the top qualities in tech.
[707]: Best surveillance in the country.
[707]: Soon in the world!
[MC]: I nearly got frightened by that old lady man next to the building block the other day.
[MC]: And that stalker had found me rather quickly.
[MC]: Two strikes already for your "top" security!
[707]: *shocked emoji*
[707]: Is this what a... rejection... feels like?
[707]: This pain of the heart.
[707]: BURNING!
[MC]: Lol.
[MC]: You did a perfect Zen impression there.
[MC]: ...
[MC]: Wait, you shouldn't be funny at these times!
[Yoosung]: HANG ON!
[Yoosung]: MC!You've been attacked by two people already?!
[Yoosung]: HOW HAD I MISSED THIS?!
[707]: *shocked emoji*
[MC]: Ignore that~!
[MC]: I was overreacting~~~!
[MC]: I'm just so tired~~~~!
[707]: ...
[707]: I think I hear Mary needing me in the kitchen~!
[MC]: Mary? O-O
[707]: Vanderwood~!
[Yoosung]: DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!
[Yoosung]: MC!
[Yoosung]: Don't make me cry again because of you!
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji spam*
[707]: I love that he writes that, and then immediately starts crying anyway.
[MC]: ^^;;;;
[Yoosung]: *angry emoji*
[MC]: Yoosung, you can ease your mind and worries~!
[MC]: I'm fine~!
[MC]: Alive~!
[MC]: Still in one piece~!
[707]: Plus, she has Jumin's sexiest bodyguard to save her from the baddies now~!
[707]: Like a real knight in shining armor~!
[Yoosung]: Even so... T.T
[MC]: Lolz
[MC]: True.
[MC]: Only, in this case, it's knight in shiny black leather.
[707]: You mean to say the coat you'd messed up with your breakfast was leather? Damn.
[MC]: ...
[MC]: I suddenly feel incredibly light headed...
[707]: You need to rest!
[Yoosung]: Yes~! Take a good nap when you get home.
[MC]: I don't think sleep is the problem here ^^.
[MC]: More like newfound rage.
[Yoosung]: Rage?! O-O
[MC]: Seven...
[MC]: Don't you have actual people to follow, dangerous ones, than constantly stalk me on your monitor?! T-T
[707]: I am not stalking ya!
[707]: I swear!
[Yoosung]: That's what stalkers usually say!
[MC]: EXACTLY!
[707]: After all I've done for you T-T to be treated so poorly.
[707]: Plus, I only noticed this 'cause you changed your itinerary midway.
[707]: So the phone alerted me ASAP.
[707]: I'm not always visually keeping tabs on ya.
[707]: With Jumin's guard at your side, I don't need to worry so much about your whereabouts when you're out of the apartment.
[707]: So I can do some research and work without disturbance.
[MC]: Oh...
[707]: Really, I feel hurt you see me in such a poor light... T-T
[MC]: Well...
[MC]: It's kind of dark in the car.
[707]: ... Huh?
[MC]: Get it? Cause... dark car = poor light inside?
[MC]: ^.~
[Yoosung]: ...
[707]: ...
[Yoosung]: MC, right now...
[707]: I can't believe there's someone who can make lamer jokes than I do.
[707]: *heart emoji*
[707]: IT'S SO PRECIOUS~!
[Yoosung]: *blushing emoji*
[MC]: T-T T-T T-T
[MC]: It's not that lame of a joke!
[MC]: You guys need to appreciate creativity more.
[707]: Like this?
[707]: *inserts new Mina Choi painting: Winter theme*
[Yoosung]: Oh, please don't.
[Yoosung]: I'm already cold enough.
[Yoosung]: Since our door room has such lousy heating system.
[Yoosung]: I'm freezing with 3 layers of clothing on me. T-T
[Yoosung]: And my bed cover.
[707]: Yoosung is so savage.
[MC]: ...
[707]: You don't like it?
[Yoosung]: It's not that I don't like it.
[Yoosung]: It's just... the more I look at it, the more I want to put my body in an oven and hope to warm up faster.
[MC]: *crying* That's so extreme!
[MC]: Seven!
[MC]: Stop posting those paintings right now!
[707]: *inserts another winter theme: has more icycles*
[Yoosung]: This is even worse looking! T-T *wants to delete it but cannot*
[MC]: I can't even... why? ;=====;
[707]: *laughing emoji*
[707]: *laughing emoji*
[707]: *laughing emoji*
[MC]: I would so love...
[MC]: Seven.
[MC]: Dearest of hackers.
[Yoosung]: *shocked emoji*
[Yoosung]: YOU LOVE SEVEN?!
[MC]: You! Stop posting these paintings here, your reactions are breaking my heart!
[707]: A SUDDEN LOVE CONFESSION?!
[707]: M-My heart~~~~!
[707]: Is too fragile by such aggressive boldness from a really cute girl~!
[707]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
[MC]: O_O ?
[Yoosung]: This is so shocking!
[Yoosung]: I thought she liked Zen the most!
[Yoosung]: Or at least hyung I know is fawning all over her!
[Yoosung]: But... SEVEN?!
[Yoosung]: Man, this is so depressing. *crying emoji* Do I not get a chance here at all? T-T
[707]: Your reaction is too extreme, boy!
[707]: What's wrong with me?!
[707]: Can't a woman other than Mary love me for the person I am?!
[MC]:(ノಥ益ಥ)ノ
[MC]: WHAT IS WRONG WITH BOTH OF YOU?!
[MC]: GO READ MY SENTENCES PROPERLY, DAMMIT!
[MC]: Also!
[MC]: Why assume I like Zen in that way...?
[MC]: DON'T FEED HIM WITH MORE THINGS TO TEASE ME WITH!
[707]: Ho, ho, ho~~~~o! The denial is strong in this one~!
[707]: I recall someone mentioning to Zen, something along the lines of...
[707]: "only you were aware of the powerful feelings boiling deep inside my core, keeping me restless, agitated and unable to fall asleep. One glance at such loving words is enough to put this fire on a wild rampage."
[Yoosung]: That was so romantic when I first read it.
[Yoosung]: I cried so much afterwards T-T!
[MC]: I feel like crying right now...
[707]: We may not all be handsome narcissistic aliens with sculpted Adonis bodies, white long hair and unnatural rejection of anything feline and cute,
[707]: to the point the entire face turns into a puffy round ball, leaking from every orifice ~!
[Yoosung]: Ha, ha, ha~! I remember that party with Zen and Elizabeth!
[MC]: O-O;;;;;;
[707]: But you have our shoulder to cry on, MC~!
[Yoosung]: Anytime, MC! You can use both my shoulders!
[Yoosung]: And other things if it makes you happy~!
[707]: "Other things" he says.
[707]: he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he~!
[Yoosung]: Hyung...
[MC]: ...
[MC]: I'm leaving.
[MC]: Jisoo left me at the door.
[MC]: And wants me to use his shoulder instead.
[MC]: God dammit Seven!
[Yoosung]: Jisoo? O-O
[MC]: He just showed me what you'd texted him!
[MC]: Since when are you two friends?!
[707]: *tips glasses-up emoji*
[707]: Well, my dear.
[707]: I am in charge of the R.F.A. security~!
[707]: It's only natural that I'd communicate with Jumin's security team leader ;D
[Yoosung]: Oh! Is he one of yesterday's bodyguards?
[Yoosung]: *inserts picture with SKY chaos again* Which one? OwO
[MC]: The one in black.
[Yoosung]: ...
[Yoosung]: They all are in black. TT
[MC]: Hair*
[Yoosung]: OOOOO~!
[Yoosung]: Man... Why do all of them look so handsome and tall? TT
[Yoosung]: MC, how are you so chill around them?!
[MC]: I seek in people things other than appearance!
[MC]: Personality is also important!
[707]: Jisoo also told me she tends to use a really shrieky, high pitched voice when hiding her real feelings and thoughts.
[707]: She was all crushing on each of the squad, tomato red all the way back~!
[MC]: I WAS NOT!
[MC]: LIES!
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji*
[Yoosung]: If only I was this tall and handsome!
[MC]: Yoosung, you're good looking enough. Trust me.
[MC]: Don't feel so down.
[Yoosung]: Then why can't I get a girl friend?! T.T
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji* I even dyed my hair blonde.
[Yoosung]: And it did not work!
[MC]: ^^;;;;;;
[MC]: It's...
[MC]: Hard to explain in proper words ^^ ;;;;;;
[MC]: I don't know why~~~!
[707]: LOL, lies.
[Yoosung]: TELL ME!
[Yoosung]: You're the only girl here that can tell me things like these and show me where to improve!
[MC]: Ask Jaehee! She must have known you far longer than me ^^;;;;
[MC]: And she's older with much more experience – I think.
[Yoosung]: ...
[Yoosung]: Oh, yeah...
[Yoosung]: Jaehee is not a guy.
[MC]: Oh my god... (E)
[707]: LOLOL
[707]: Don't worry Yoosung~!
[707]: If nobody wants you, I can take care of you ;D
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji spam*
[Yoosung]: *crying emoji spam*
[MC]: I really have to go now.
[MC]: Later.
[MC]: And don't bother calling.
[MC]: Muting all life forms and sounds~~~ *half dead*
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- MC has left the chat room -
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~oOo~
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There was a lot of information Zen picked up from the chat room.
His blood boiled in sheer anger he hadn't felt in ages for nothing compared to the revelation of how she had already been approached by dangerous people, potentially wounding her each time.
'Were the two events related to her joining the R.F.A.?!'
'Had this happened while she was with the bodyguard?'
'His name is Jisoo, correct?'
Zen remembered spotting the man while he was performing on stage, right at the last minutes of the first Act. He was lulling in the audience without the girl at his side to supervise – as was his job. That, to the actor, was an incredibly reckless attitude from a security guard and Zen was rather tempted to complain about this issue directly to the trust fund kid, temporarily ignoring the hatred he felt for Jumin in order to call!
But,
He refrained, for now, not wanting to cause a scene before talking out things with the coordinator.
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MC did write that overly romantic line over there...
But Seven had purposely removed the emoji she had used at the end, which otherwise made it seem like she was not joking about it.
Or,
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'W-Was she not joking?'
'Or, is something actually... there?'
'Something between us?'
'Both Yoosung and Seven mentioned this...?'
'However...
They might have just joined forces to tease MC.'
'Tease both of us...'
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'Damn... my head hurts thinking about this!'
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Zen sighed deeply, thrusting a hand through his drenched silver locks. The door of the dressing room suddenly unlocked and closed with a loud *THUD* The Director had wonderful news to share with Zen after returning from a lengthy phone discussion.
"Apparently, some of the students had snapped photos and snippets of the performance, posting them online."
"And...?", Zen narrowed down his eyes, Director Kwon appearing... unusually cheerful, considering the foul mood he was in before. Also, such news would normally cause severe financial problems for musicals if footage of the show was aired before the actual opening night.
Why was the Director so calm...?
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"Echo girl's manager had called to set up a meeting tomorrow!"
"She loved and shared the students' teasers online and wants to meet you in person."
