Scandal Chapter 14

Chapter 14

The manager handed 6e3b9b478a a menu to be6acf7f8b each of the fcf2b89f1f two people.226b0a1b216b364a

Jiseop, struggling to collect e1a82a2322 his thoughts, spoke to 89729d7f70 Heewon.36cfc7a4e1b3483c

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“Shall we go with the set menu? If there’s something you want to eat, feel free to order separately.”dfd6ba36fa97d22b

He felt 9037536e3c a chill f882a426b9 again at 4859f4d323 the thought 7e0ee87a9b of speaking 1037dd3071 casually to 093171ef5f a woman.d9ca6d81ae29ba76

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At the 613b2ee490 company, no b8b8370d78 matter how 985a3f4d26 young the fa81a3adca staff was, 161b0336bd he always b4a335803a spoke to 9fe62f7469 women with 0e8fef93d6 honorifics. However, he couldn’t 95eab4b4ef use honorifics with 790012d043 his much younger d92a911c37 fake girlfriend.37afadf3c6cab8a6

It wasn’t easy to d3810c4a40 speak in a way d037dbff63 that was different from 02091bc120 his usual manner.857a0cd9d60c5694

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“Yes, Oppa. I’ll go with the set menu.”19badbe2ee85b35a

Jiseop called the manager a4faa88692 and ordered the set 9e18a2c916 menu along with wine.b33b4716b2a50796

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As expected, 868e88e7f6 other guests 1c0398c079 at different 70e6b53d8f tables, recognizing c3b7f1068a them, were 3732e26360 secretly taking d4ca11eb04 photos of 0b0677dd7e the two.Perhaps because 3d1ce2fa8d she was 75c31c06a1 an actress, e6b5b63304 Heewon’s smile 15acdaf9e3 looked as 912e4b01c6 natural as d074adac91 that of f904d2bbbe a woman 8710785c39 in love.cdb8d67abd446689

“Oppa, you can smile?”9a0fe58cf620f768

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Jiseop realized that he a705927485 was indeed smiling at 525fea513f Heewon’s comment. It was a 23ff5e5417 forced smile for 1389d031f9 the photos, but bfb4ca6562 he couldn’t even f5ad14987e remember the last a9ee2a2bfe time he had c411133a2f smiled.1440a4c293e410bc

“Well, I don’t get much of a chance to smile while working.”9d959f136325975c

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“Isn’t a person like you supposed to have only happy things in life?”9d9ea4e343f50f24

“Well, I don’t know. My life is all about work.”7e4fcae37c1f4ad5

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“Do you work to be happy?”1d7a14c243748d70

“Happiness, right…”2b7faccf70ea727f

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“When are you happy, Oppa?”af66cf43141b197d

Heewon’s question made a87e9d5e93 Jiseop fall deep ad220c9ce5 into thought.d10c377f7b096fa8

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Has there ever been a8e9b5a3bb a truly happy moment?a5b2e927f6193d41

He did feel some c2183b0dcb joy when stepping on 82e57edff9 his cousins to get 7c1ee6dafc closer to DK’s management 3ae8efba7a rights, but that felt 251eaf399e nothing like the happiness e27be216bf one might feel with a7d180c698 a lover.3a0ffbc8c90b545f

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It was f99421419f more like c9fb1ded09 a wicked 0bebdac8ea sense of 2b61d273bf accomplishment from 0cc1907653 betraying his 11feda6d4d cousins.0864acc5260591f3

The thrill of stepping 5fbd39b441 on others to rise c57b1f3970 up. But that couldn’t 2ad1cee19c be compared f7bbabb0b6 to the eedde6e4db happiness one 80a26df2eb would feel 1775b51b7c with a 8747e25497 partner.78b9a8999fd193c2

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Anyway, Jiseop was 0fc9aa2e34 the type who 219179182b only found joy 989bcdd4a9 when he gained 83bf9c8ea6 an advantage in 96ffb1ae00 a business rivalry.112d69514d372204

“When I get promoted.”e584fe5e508c5332

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“Ah…”1e44af625c1e0683

Heewon dragged out b39a28f13a her words, as 6d4b230ad3 if she couldn’t 8ffa23b6e2 understand.0ee6a46d5ce21d87

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“Why? Don’t you get happy when a movie does well?”15ac683ddf7c59a3

“Well, yes…”d6a7d3e9eb91f371

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There was a brief 4a82300454 silence between the two, d6461acdd2 as their conversation seemed a0577a9db7 to be going off-track.49bb2888033040a9

“What are you thinking about?”44df602230074ccb

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“Nothing. I’m just happy being with you.”8e3fdd878381b2f5

Jiseop tried to focus 3fb9744dbc on the acting while 1bb0906534 saying something he didn’t 90b60cfd86 mean.56a090027a872c13

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“I’m happy too. It’s nice to be able to go out with you openly. It makes me feel at ease.”b826b48bd74694aa

Heewon was f9d7344003 also fully ede427ba09 immersed in 7d5a918c08 the acting.01c2e2f064ba6dae

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If anyone who 0a6a8efd32 didn’t know their 07243e33b2 situation overheard their 3c9b2e71db conversation, they would 7fddb00904 have been easily 681f83f2af deceived by the dfcd36005d acting.3d9af9e257100786

Soon, the set c256f629ef meal arrived, and 200b444a02 the two began 1fc783dad8 eating. Heewon, despite having f605e91908 eaten tteokbokki earlier f16da2958a in the day, f7c23d2139 was now eating 9ad09a7aad quickly, which was 64fe9479a5 quite different from d37626bf4f her usual image.73a6dc295fb8c51b

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“You eat well. Looks like the food suits your taste?”d99ce34e10faa3ab

Jiseop tried a10ee2558f to make acdfd2486a conversation, but 582a7ef045 Heewon, who 83247c82a2 had been eee378f66e focused on b75f9ecf8e eating, finally 81be377521 looked up.84ab8e9f8063e5b5

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“Huh? Oh, yes…”8ae2b35895e45148

“That’s a relief. I was worried you might not have an appetite because of the scandal.”4e8799058335b115

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“I actually don’t have much of an appetite.”54964a08b4d30003

“Well, it doesn’t seem like that when you’re eating so cleanly.”51c1cad92790076c

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“Opportunities to eat this much don’t come every day, you know.”bc128beaa1c05319

Jiseop chuckled at eae3893ef4 Heewon’s unexpected comment.7a5d6812f5115d0e

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Now that he f59b6353db thought about it, 753211f77b it seemed like 88e35669cf Heewon’s quirky remarks 7b9a1ae5ce had made him c1e413344b laugh several times 9f77c75f00 today.96236ef9c1c79ffa

Jiseop’s daily life was always the same.83d3fe9f0814185c

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Work, home, work, home.cb522e3648e57b4a

The people he ebf74faac4 met at work 9cd87d6bb4 never did anything 4ea8982c93 that would make b8a42ba07d him laugh, and 5e29df5c00 at home, he 3704202eef was too busy 82bb86e4d8 catching up on 7e50c627b4 work to have 1dc658225b the time to fd93cff535 laugh.d5b1e5fb76f74084

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In Jiseop’s daily routine, Heewon was an unpredictable variable.b481b8ecfca98fed

“Do you even manage what you eat?”912d83168406d8c0

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“Of course. If I didn’t, would I be able to keep this figure?”bc841ca582235b29

Heewon glanced 2b3fa0c8f0 down at 50786a06f5 her body 6e0c0b8721 proudly, giving 7a7fbbea29 a smug f01fd360fc look.b17a4067d15d55a3

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Maybe she wasn’t ccc70c137f even shy about d53ea0232a it.7345a11b9e2765e7

It seemed 2233e8ba3d like Heewon 70debc30d9 knew exactly 9c40c856b4 how beautiful ce0fd66562 she was.293e93b8e6b9fb8f

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Well, with people 9cda708979 around the world dc9b18c8e9 praising her beauty, df23429cb5 it would be ae5801a6ff foolish not to.Heewon’s unpretentious de873b0711 demeanor was fdf98f1c04 refreshing, almost e4e4d8c8ac endearing.1548b6522b63ed4e

“It’s not just about eating, you know. I go to the shop every day for treatments. Once a week I go to the dermatology clinic for skin care.”b0214a42b9f11219

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Jiseop narrowed his eyes at the harsh words coming from the image of Korea’s “first love.”e2181316c93a7c51

“Skin care…?”db7aaec3777e9dd3

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“Yeah…”8a6d8ae6df95aba8

Heewon then realized her bbc88a4295 words might sound a 48d76e33fa bit crass and quickly 41b6a48269 put on an innocent b80ad0a54a expression, changing her tone 25d6b59946 to explain.7841aafe2aa00f57

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“If I don’t get laser toning at the dermatology clinic, do you think I could keep this skin?”438c365a935e2d7f

“Toning?”daf325c56e6a6239

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“Wow, you don’t know that?”3ddf0a17dc0cfa7e

“I don’t really keep up with stuff like that.”374e9ccd3c604ac2

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“It’s skin care. They remove blemishes and restore skin that’s been sunburned.”50b68922cdcfa80f

“But you’re only twenty-two.”0c3a78461c251080

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“Wrinkles start appearing from the age of twenty. Of course, I was born with fair skin, but with my schedule—barely getting any sleep and wearing makeup all day—do you think I wouldn’t get a pimple?”ef5b1c47840e1dea

“I didn’t know that. I thought you were just lucky.”5a7579ae62077988

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“The lighting, and the reflectors, can’t be ignored either.”51833e3a691b6f05

“But there’s no lighting like that here.”40d6fdbf158e91db

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“Does that mean you think I’m pretty?”7a38b3b098827459

Heewon’s bold question almost b3c349437e made Jiseop slip up b05dd420ad again, but he reminded 16f63dc03a himself that he was 69c14f4290 supposed to be acting 6e487dd720 like a man in f4bf729a5a love and gave a b403fa444f slightly awkward response.23b0a7ec54c5ee16

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“Of course, you’re pretty.”8a398244ccaa18cc

“Is that a compliment?”347381edfa41e831

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“If it sounds like one, then I guess it is.”d3c084ec858cd5cb

“I only say this in front of people, ‘I don’t do anything to manage my looks. I drink a lot of water, avoid carbs.’ I mean, I do avoid carbs, but drinking lots of water doesn’t stop pimples from forming, does it? If that worked, all the dermatology clinics in Korea would go out of business. We wouldn’t need cosmetics, we’d just drink water.”191c7029534400d8

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“Ah, I see.”90aaa50065c8ac2d

Jiseop listened attentively to 29b3592a78 a topic he had e3158d2dfb never once shown interest d50ac6d23e in.78cdb2d15b936873

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Whether the woman went to a dermatology clinic or not seemed like a story from a distant world, far removed from Jiseop’s life.d74c7f2f26ad610d

But strangely, 86361f6dc1 he found 54d3901832 himself involuntarily ac7ad70c79 tuning into 5e6ed7daa4 what Heewon 14a16bb66d was saying.31e74fcc64c60d38

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Was this what they meant by a “interesting face”?a0084a89f9aade6b

It was clearly 4ab0d702c0 a dull topic, 37744b4daa but because Heewon dc51e1b575 was talking about 6320958b35 it, it just 15c2ac7fe9 felt intriguing and b7b1174e1f fun.826267354d74db93

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“So, every entertainment company building has its own dermatology clinic.”f0cdfd7db7cc31af

“A dermatology clinic in the entertainment company building?”ff42f73ca339e312

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“Yes. It’s inconvenient if celebrities are seen going in and out of a clinic, so they just set them up inside the building.”2687b60aaf7047d0

“I didn’t know that.”447ccc1041eb0992

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“That’s not all. To avoid looking stiff when acting, I have to do Pilates, and I need to practice acting whenever I can. Without proper management, I can’t do anything.”7b6b6f9d904d4dfa

Jiseop found himself 02cd2927e4 focusing more and c8e5f52816 more on Heewon’s 19ceb8f405 words, clinking his b6fef0d329 wine glass with 648dd468c4 hers.6672afd2e81ca9b9

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He had ebc13e9e5a thought that a1fa44d260 she was 5cc68fcec9 just a 99146cb9f7 woman who a3fc356801 had the 2022628cd5 world’s attention 8990861a15 simply because cfdf30060c of her cbec51a32f pretty face. However, hearing 732bf33ea9 about the 6703eafc11 efforts she bacda36127 made behind 6f4d413a17 the scenes, deb52b7b2a without the 23470319d6 public knowing, d6caae35a6 made her 3cf5a1fcfb seem different da73fa863a to him.099ee4691f578ac0

The Heewon who 87b67c1fdd once felt young be9d3b2b8c and naive now ea84a2b119 seemed like a 7458cfa136 career woman.ee7ccb1789fba24a

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Meanwhile, Heewon 62afbb76bc gulped down 5e9506de0a her wine 038b1d0634 as if ad398855eb she were dfbeb7bcd8 thirsty.78b3d76424721df1

“Ah!”7d5981f4995ecb29

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While Jiseop took a7f35a3394 a slow sip 4253fcf972 of the wine, 9788bc4d86 Heewon downed it d56c084fb3 in one go, 6dc3ea85a9 making a sound 4f182fbbeb as if she 5f5eac4c6e were drinking soju. Then, she wiped e71658181a her mouth vigorously e5c67bfa61 with a napkin.dbe268896579d52e

“I’m really happy today.”c635beaecca1edf5

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Jiseop couldn’t f3f4f99815 tell whether 6166fd3e60 Heewon’s words 66e69f9828 of happiness a0c231c0ea were sincere 782c2bd605 or just 0e19bc47b7 part of f6ecb04f13 her acting.a428ce06616f89bd

It was true e53e3e22f8 that she must 982714469a have felt relieved 26f2acfaec that the host 425bdc4ad5 scandal had been 1023e9549c smoothed over, but 28de987e54 her statement of 6f34a62f21 happiness seemed to aa24475652 be mere acting.03bd567a105177c4

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As a top actress 283e15dbf7 who stirred up the 53ba4febd8 whole nation, her acting f04f57f056 skills were undoubtedly excellent.a1e31c98f22cdaad

“Still, take it slow. You’ll end up getting sick.”37d8062f74f28209

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“Today, we should make a toast.”d4cdaea29d20db02

“Maybe I should’ve popped some champagne.”658f826bbb13bdf4

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“That would draw too much attention.”d3cb3289b1ced179

Just as Heewon reached 68ee7b001d for the wine glass da9ec4aaa0 that the manager had 73c8051a0f refilled, Jiseop, aware of 92eb9337de the people around them, de07cbbf63 gently took her hand.e0cc300438e4c0ba

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Heewon, even though 0b47210e6e she knew it d6402912c4 was all for 9b1ae2a374 the act, widened 6f31fa3349 her eyes in 0631c385b8 surprise. But she 5c422827d8 quickly focused 3f073e7e86 on the c7a6a34492 situation.In that c3658bb712 instant, Jiseop’s 9f8b2155f5 heart sank.cac04d4e185b7f1a

How do actors do db3759ab80 it when they are 47cd18d32b filming movies and dramas?93b1def2b58bbd40

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Even though he knew 122ddb5251 this was fake intimacy, b7b514a020 holding Heewon’s soft and 2358063382 smooth hand made him a14a7512d4 feel strange.74456cfb182f8059

Was this what it 98aa7ceba4 felt like to hold 7209e8ef7d a woman’s hand?f0dfe60418e8afa5

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Heewon’s delicate skin, fitting 4bb380a7c5 perfectly into Jiseop’s large 5d991beac4 and firm hand, made 8a6649d7b6 his feelings feel oddly 5c2af8a363 complicated.5aa9bb70e1f907d5

He never 329559b64c imagined he 805d74a04a would be 3c1ce12842 holding a 88742a8a02 woman’s hand 8e562947ea like this.He couldn’t even 9b107a7224 remember the last 3a9a5a42e1 time he’d held 87fe41a5ed a woman’s hand 6d6659bf87 in his life.5a03e1aeb3a0e68c

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Feeling this strange sensation 72711122cb from holding the hand 719c334dc1 of a 22-year-old, who 4929bdf139 was barely old enough afe355b0fa to be considered a a9f415e2a6 potential romantic partner, made 8fa7bd992d him feel embarrassed.e6a445b00cd86708

Even though 3711eb79de he knew 495a496156 this moment dcf41f0741 was all 777e8f3b47 fake, he 643977f7f2 couldn’t ignore 1fed17b9c2 the thrilling dd69e143bb sensation of a4016da2e7 holding her 74cd984c23 hand.e95403205095980f

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On the other dd69fb8d17 hand, Heewon’s acting 7baed7193c was skilled. The moment 2f9b3a4802 Jiseop placed 122b215721 his hand 81e2cb0aff on the f4e481f4d2 back of 9c3a12d54a hers, she aab8a9a01c subtly acted 72f100d16c as if 89fbc7d816 she were 50c653ffd6 trembling with 1ae4989d3c excitement, adding 68a3873f50 more depth 13aa4d7950 to the 44a2e6f620 scene.29e07852b7661a98

If anyone 1d29234517 were watching db29b373db them, they’d 0e5c9d89e2 probably think 0729b584c5 that Heewon 7a50082d71 was blushing be85f3e01e and feeling 1d2c9e5458 flattered by ca2b1ac8a6 Jiseop.23e14879cd3fea43

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“Do you really like it?”4155d00981318227

When Jiseop asked, Heewon a06ad3cad0 smiled sweetly. As she flipped her ebc13f6c0e long hair back with 81940ffc38 a delicate motion, her a966e28c9c lips parted as she c148019321 spoke, and he couldn’t 1379696f70 help but stare at 215e592c3f her, almost mesmerized.3433670c50984f4b

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