chapter 38
38 – You were flirting, right?
Episode 38
The music ended and the fall dance ended.
Ga Eul, wearing a yellow Samdidas jersey, watched us while breathing as quietly as possible, perhaps trying to hide her rising breath.
The evaluation team saw that. In other words, I, Cheon A-ram, Seo Su-yeon, and basic training trainer Lee Hye-rin continued to think hard while maintaining a solemn expression. And Cheon A-ram, as the president, spoke to gather opinions.
“I think we need to unify our opinions for a moment. “Miss Gaeul, would you mind going out for a moment?”
“Ah, yes! I’m going out. Thank you for watching!”
Ga Eul bowed at a 90-degree angle and went out, closing the door carefully so as not to make a ‘thud’ sound.
Cheon A-ram said after seeing that.
“… “It’s a lot better than I thought, isn’t it?”
Seo Su-yeon cautiously agreed.
“Even to me, an outsider, it looked good.”
Cheon A-ram turned her head and looked at invited trainer Lee Hye-rin and said.
“What do you think about Trainer Hyerin, who has taught Gaeul for a short time?”
Hyerin Lee nodded and then spoke.
“Honestly, it’s far from being considered a genius. “It would be difficult to expect the same performance from Winter, who is learning together.”
No one here expected Gaeul to give a performance like Gyeoreum’s, showing off first-tier qualities in both dancing and singing.
“But it’s not Dunjae. “If you tell them the set choreography, they will learn it step by step and follow the team.”
I remembered that Gaeul’s current dance ability was C+ and added this.
“Gaeul said that she had been working hard at dancing while participating in the broadcast dance club in middle school. “I think I laid the foundation there.”
Seo Soo-yeon and Lee Hye-rin nodded. It seems like they didn’t seem like beginners who had just learned Ga Eul’s dance.
But Cheon A-ram tilted her head and said as if she had a question.
“I’m glad that he seems to be a better talent than I thought, but I have a question.”
I asked Aram Cheon.
“What question are you talking about?”
“I wonder why he hasn’t been scouted by another agency yet. Did the scouts suffer a sprained eye as a group? “Why did you leave Miss Autumn alone?”
Seo Soo-yeon looked at Cheon A-ram and said.
“I think the family environment and the money of 100 million won were obstacles.”
“Well… . Even if it was a fraudulent contract, didn’t anyone say that they would give 100 million won? “Is he that kind of kid?”
That was a question I also had.
To resolve that question, I told the story I heard from Gaeul.
“It is said that Gaeul never mentioned 100 million won in the first place. “There have been instances where scouts have approached me, but so far they have refused me due to personal reasons without explaining the circumstances.”
“Then why did you mention 100 million won only to Team Leader Seon?”
“… “I don’t know that, do I?”
I also tried it without any particular plan at the time. There were no special means.
Seo Soo-yeon looked at me and Cheon A-ram alternately and said.
“I guess I felt persuasive because Team Leader Sun is good at speaking?”
“… “Aren’t there any people among the scouts who were good at speaking?”
Cheon A-ram seemed not completely convinced, but quickly nodded.
It seemed like she thought that was the only answer.
At that time, vocal trainer Lee Hye-rin noticed and quietly raised her hand.
Cheon A-ram saw this and allowed her to speak.
“Do you have any idea why? “Please speak comfortably.”
Hyerin Lee looked at my face and spoke carefully.
“… “Maybe it’s because of the face?”
““… .””
… What kind of bullsh*t is that?
Cheon A-ram said, massaging her forehead as if her head was pounding due to the embarrassing remark.
“So what Trainer Hyerin said is that Ga Eul got into Team Leader Seon’s face and told her personal circumstances in detail?”
“… “Maybe?”
““… .””
We each did our best to pretend we didn’t hear what Hyerin Lee said.
“I’m so glad that Gaeul’s dancing skills are that good. president.”
“I’m glad that Gaeul, who has top-level singing skills as Team Leader Seon said, doesn’t seem to have any major flaws when it comes to dancing.”
“… Ugh, yeah, yeah. “I am satisfied because negotiating with investors and listing my name on the welfare foundation feels like a worthwhile effort.”
Lee Hye-rin looked downcast after being ignored, but it was none of her business.
Cheon A-ram probably thought that the evaluation was roughly completed and tried to call Gae-eul.
I poured some cold water on that atmosphere. There was something I had to say when Gaeul wasn’t around.
“Anyway, I have something to say about Gaeul’s father.”
“huh? “Wasn’t the contract concluded normally by Team Leader Sun?”
“It is true that the contract was concluded, but there was a problem.”
I spoke amidst gathered gaze.
“This is based on what Gaeul’s younger sister, Gahyeon, said, but it seems like Gaeul’s father is into gambling.”
Seo Soo-yeon nodded as if she understood.
“… That’s why he found the money that way even though he had a guardian.”
“What kind of person is your mother?”
“It’s a guess, but it looks like you got divorced. “Now it felt like the connection was completely broken.”
“hmm… “That’s bad news.”
I told why I brought up this topic.
“Have you already paid the deposit?”
Cheon Aram nodded and said.
“Yes, I already put it in. But after listening to Team Leader Sun’s words, I feel really anxious. “Should we have signed a contract in advance to put money into Ga Eul’s account?”
“It seemed like they wouldn’t sign a contract if I didn’t put money into the account anyway. “It seemed like they wouldn’t even give consent to create an account.”
Cheon Aram let out a small sigh and then spoke.
“The reason Team Manager Sun brought this up was because he wanted to mention that the contract deposit could be used as gambling funds, right?”
“Yes, I am concerned that if that happens, it will have a huge negative impact on Autumn’s mental strength. “The most important thing for her is protecting her younger brother.”
“ha… It’s a pain in the ass. It is difficult for us to deal with Gaeul because she is a minor and her father is the only guardian she can contact. “In the end, it’s a family affair, so the line is drawn for us as strangers.”
Seo Soo-yeon and Lee Hye-rin also continued to worry about whether it was difficult to find a special answer.
I also couldn’t think of a clear solution, so I stayed silent.
In the silence, Cheon A-ram spoke cheerfully as if she had found the answer.
“Team leader Sun.”
“yes?”
“I’ll pay you for it, so do you want to beat up that guy? “If you get hit, you might be able to change your habit.”
“… .”
When Cheon A-ram, who has a unique atmosphere, said that, it didn’t feel like a joke.
Hye-rin Lee was looking at him in horror, perhaps surprised by Cheon A-ram’s remarks.
But what she said was a very attractive request.
If you listen to those words, you can complete quests that seemed difficult at once.
Okay, let’s give it a try. I can’t stand the ‘sense of swordsmanship’.
I made up my mind and answered in a solemn voice.
“Shall we do it now?”
“Hey, it’s a joke. Team leader Sun. “Why are you so scared?”
Cheon A-ram smiled playfully and waved his hand.
I was greatly disappointed.
“Yes, I understand that you have to be careful. However, it is also true that it is difficult to establish appropriate preventive measures now. So, let’s prepare for the future as much as possible in the relevant direction.”
Seo Soo-yeon looked at Cheon A-ram and said.
“Let’s look into gambling treatment centers and related laws.”
“good. I’ll trust Sooyeon. It’s only been a day since you paid the deposit, so you’re not going to lose it all on gambling, right? “Let’s not proceed too hastily and properly prepare what we can.”
With those last words, Cheon A-ram called Ga Eul, who was waiting in the hallway.
When Gaeul came in, we ended the evaluation on a warm note by praising her without falling into arrogance.
***
Someone caught trainer Lee Hye-rin as she was returning home after completing the invitational evaluation at Two Bear Entertainment.
“Teacher Hyerin?”
It was Yu Ga-eul wearing the yellow Samdidas jersey.
“Yeah, Ga Gaeul, what’s going on? “Is there anything left to ask?”
Hyerin Lee responded with joy.
This is because it was nice to talk to Gaeul, who usually shows a golden retriever-like friendliness and makes conversation fun.
Hyerin Lee, who has an introverted personality compared to her extroverted job as a trainer, liked fall like that.
“… “Yes, I have something to ask.”
However, it felt like the atmosphere of autumn was completely different from usual.
Should I say something is gloomy? I was somehow scared.
“Do you like Taeyang?”
Hyerin Lee was embarrassed and answered a question she had never thought of.
“No, no, not at all.”
Ga Eul tilted her head and asked.
“Then why did you mention Taeyang’s face?”
“… “Huh face?”
Hyerin felt ashamed to hear that Gaeul also heard the embarrassing words that were said during the evaluation.
I felt like I wanted to hide in a mouse hole.
But those thoughts were swept away by Ga Eul’s next words.
“Yes, you were flirting, right?”
Hyerin Lee was embarrassed by Ga Eul’s completely different appearance from usual, but she said what she had to say.
“Wait a minute, Gaeul. I think that statement crossed a line a little bit, don’t you think? Even if I say that I’m trying to seduce Team Leader Seon because I have a crush on him, there’s no reason to hear that from you, right? “What does this have to do with you and Team Leader Sun?”
“It matters.”
A chilling wind blew and lifted Autumn’s bangs.
The exposed eyes were shining insidiously.
“I think I would feel a little strange if Taeyang had such trouble.”
Hyerin asked, trembling involuntarily from that strange sense of intimidation.
“… Uh, how?”
Ga Eul stared into Hye Rin’s eyes and spoke as if she was embarrassed.
“I don’t know that either.”
Uncontrollable emotions were overflowing from the girl in front of me.
Deep and dark.
Hyerin immediately realized this through her accumulated life experience.
That was a bomb that should not be touched.