Chapter 183: Those Who Stab You In The Back 2 (2/2)

“I' anyone”

“Then is it that, what do you call it, flirting situation? Or one-sided love?”

“This is a bit complicated”

“Is the person a celebrity?”

I nodded

My brother paused for a ,

“A woman? Or a man?”

“… A woman”

It was such an unexpected question that it broke the serious mood

“No, it's because you said it was complicated The entertainment industry is open to that You said that you packed a lot of side dishes for Mr Naha”

My brother's eyes becah the kids' desk and took out Neptune's h it and showed ha looked at the caha around h standards, isn't that too hi-“

He stopped ht in two glasses of cold water He was in such a hurry that the tray was overfloater I gulped down the glass and glanced at the closed door

Then I began talking about what I had been holding back

“I think Songha likes me”

“… What? Did she tell you?”

“No, I asked her if she likes me, and she said she didn't Never Even if she dies”

My brother, as listening with bated breath, frowned

“Then she doesn't”

“But I think she does At first, I thought she was si her out, because she was feeling a lot of pressure But it's not The more I look, you would have to be a fool not to notice”

Initially, I si this way because she had this excessive desire to have joon's relationshi+p But, no matter how I saw it, that wasn't the case While I wasn't as quick-witted as LJ, I wasn't a complete idiot either

“When, when did it start?”

“It's a been a while More than a year”

My brother duaped his mouth

“And you acted like you didn't notice all this tie it?”

I asked back while tilting lasses and pondered

“Ah, you said she told you that she didn't like you But if you like her back, you could try talking to her A lot of celebrities date these days Or is it because she can't have a dating scandal since she's a spokesmodel? Then you can just date in secret”

I shookas a secret in this industry It's only ain the country

If this broke out, the advertisers would cause a fuss and it'll also negatively irowth of her fanbase at an important time In this industry, someone beloved today could be cast aside toht be less intense if it was Seo Jijoon or Im Jooho appeared in the same drama However, it would be iffy with ative reactions than positive ones

However, the bigger problem was…

“If we are in that sort of relationshi+p, then I have to quit being her er There'll also be probleether like we are now, then there'll no end to nasty rumors And if we break up, it'll be even ha's photo

The ti her lines, experience hate co up at the saoal flashed past ht also be why Songha's vehe it”

Above all other risks, I couldn't bear to risk shattering our current relationshi+p

Rather than breaking a relationshi+p with someone I would like to work forever for a love relationshi+p that could one day go astray, it was better to bury ht about this

If, after a few more years pass, I have a firha had reached a position where she could bear dating whoever she wanted…

If Lee Songha's feelings didn't change even then…

Maybe…

“You did, but why do you suddenly want advice?”

My brother asked again The sentiments that filled my mind iped away A familiar snake slithered in their place I wet ,

“I've experienced a change”

“A change?”

“Songha said she wanted to stand on her own She wants to try working with someone other than me”

The snake shed its skin The s I should be co to fix her excessive reliance on me And it's a positive for her But…”

“But?”

“I didn't like that”

It felt like poison was dripping froha would depend on someone other thancrazy So I's of love for soer and celebrity”

If it was the second one…

I caht use Lee Songha's weakness to tie her down and beco That I ht be someone actually capable of that

I asked ain,

“What do you think this is?”

{1} For context, general awareness of ho in South Korea, but it is not as wide spread as sonized in South Korea, according to Wikipedia

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