Scandal Chapter 14

Chapter 14

The manager handed a 2f81911f9d menu to each of 61985378dd the two people.fc6beeabf2f5cd1a

Jiseop, struggling to collect c0a3b5ae2a his thoughts, spoke to a9c7ae4723 Heewon.30f0d02a68a89de6

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“Shall we go with the set menu? If there’s something you want to eat, feel free to order separately.”6d7528cf44b04158

He felt a c9b141a553 chill again at 44b04be0b3 the thought of d2f6c2e5eb speaking casually to 4847e1a293 a woman.6b7060d3fa2e190d

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At the company, 60763ff31d no matter how c6795840ff young the staff dc071c1fa0 was, he always da6d7a008b spoke to women b1cb0d5e07 with honorifics. However, he couldn’t use 6399c3302a honorifics with his much 11956a5781 younger fake girlfriend.62084ca3ada13c89

It wasn’t easy ed93e695bf to speak in 185ff5563b a way that 4af53943de was different from 04235f4e76 his usual manner.5cb0ab5e9a59a7d0

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“Yes, Oppa. I’ll go with the set menu.”907b4ebe483c492e

Jiseop called the 1c5af004d9 manager and ordered 58de45b22e the set menu 9f1520dbe0 along with wine.a3dc36f5c736a360

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As expected, 3429ff1c75 other guests 3a9c7188f4 at different 8f2db5ac6d tables, recognizing c12abbf33c them, were aa950492d4 secretly taking 5e172eafe9 photos of 993baa25ac the two.Perhaps because she was 4ff1cf178b an actress, Heewon’s smile eb2d46600b looked as natural as ff21eca12b that of a woman d1dae99b65 in love.4aa489fda982666e

“Oppa, you can smile?”14232f5919e952e1

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Jiseop realized that 43073effc0 he was indeed 2b61a58abc smiling at Heewon’s 4576a218cd comment. It was b09d028fc0 a forced 09012dadbc smile for 330e5978f4 the photos, e23ed1afdb but he e085b81b45 couldn’t even 24ff7db61f remember the 9041b9aba1 last time a28e877667 he had 4699d0976c smiled.f5c68628930234d0

“Well, I don’t get much of a chance to smile while working.”d444d50067b0de3b

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“Isn’t a person like you supposed to have only happy things in life?”0c638197b41a3bae

“Well, I don’t know. My life is all about work.”4fa4e0501d580b24

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“Do you work to be happy?”eea5c1053b021029

“Happiness, right…”af20507ebd4063b0

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“When are you happy, Oppa?”6f08af0b0418ed2b

Heewon’s question made Jiseop ff88e92bcd fall deep into thought.085879e5dcc5a867

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Has there ever been a920424455 a truly happy moment?75a958a03b4f7952

He did feel some 9a1393a5a5 joy when stepping on 295d47d153 his cousins to get c44b8b0092 closer to DK’s management 5ffcc2a664 rights, but that felt 31e3559c32 nothing like the happiness f169bc4512 one might feel with e874fc55b5 a lover.a59a93f79762faf9

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It was more like 5e7b6a5157 a wicked sense of f0ec432116 accomplishment from betraying his c2ac34f388 cousins.0bdbf38732070c3c

The thrill of stepping a95e249bbe on others to rise 372b698388 up. But that couldn’t c1caf08c11 be compared bb3861636e to the 8ef3c62205 happiness one 195b573ac7 would feel f9212428ec with a 470fe6e5a8 partner.9307610ff9a00fa1

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Anyway, Jiseop was the 28250a6ca6 type who only found 950e5d7e13 joy when he gained f575bcb818 an advantage in a 8b45c31978 business rivalry.f3b97358161bdb53

“When I get promoted.”1eb84e28bfa11092

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“Ah…”99294cfa19a3d621

Heewon dragged out 4464f693d1 her words, as cc3dd7d2a5 if she couldn’t 2f7c6682e2 understand.ae28793ff93b6492

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“Why? Don’t you get happy when a movie does well?”5ff4ceb3961bff40

“Well, yes…”fd77279916d39446

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There was ec536f9c30 a brief 05a3f71bae silence between ace227ef10 the two, 0f7842020f as their 7950e7d040 conversation seemed 834cb12398 to be eac2385cbd going off-track.fd3cfd9caae33d1b

“What are you thinking about?”243a325b98193249

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“Nothing. I’m just happy being with you.”9f6ab53e3c1556d3

Jiseop tried f14119b729 to focus a7f7c3f204 on the 3494b9b846 acting while 9d31a479cf saying something 48fcb7693f he didn’t 723694be1c mean.ab90b5003c373df7

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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.”6ea0ae60374867b7

Heewon was also fully 8d9a0a74a1 immersed in the acting.eaf43a1722499f3c

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If anyone who 64b3e3c188 didn’t know their 8acc4468ee situation overheard their 066892e7cd conversation, they would 658a364627 have been easily b10d1138a5 deceived by the f2fb04d0a0 acting.35c79084509a2e6d

Soon, the set meal 16834ba2e4 arrived, and the two 103184cd78 began eating. Heewon, despite 54730ae678 having eaten bceeb0f7e7 tteokbokki earlier 230c3ab922 in the ca983e0c44 day, was 84651d1024 now eating 6e549be9cc quickly, which 305ff58639 was quite bb65cd4e6f different from 9665c242c0 her usual ce4e5b30c2 image.ae43c34126e97c85

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“You eat well. Looks like the food suits your taste?”e2e773558b8614ac

Jiseop tried to 562fb0c9fc make conversation, but 5b5e868a36 Heewon, who had d487857b11 been focused on 56f98a04d4 eating, finally looked 62619d1cab up.340cbbf2c623a2ba

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“Huh? Oh, yes…”3e86a7a72bdbfadc

“That’s a relief. I was worried you might not have an appetite because of the scandal.”061f104bc635834a

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“I actually don’t have much of an appetite.”c527c3adf383f9e1

“Well, it doesn’t seem like that when you’re eating so cleanly.”de3ceae81c168dfc

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“Opportunities to eat this much don’t come every day, you know.”43b69d3157216d71

Jiseop chuckled 1aea460214 at Heewon’s 10329df75b unexpected comment.b206d562f02b7adc

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Now that he thought 3976f1c888 about it, it seemed 04e131efdd like Heewon’s quirky remarks 30575e62d0 had made him laugh 9e190ed57b several times today.be4351a0c5344de7

Jiseop’s daily life was always the same.ef620bdc9dda1a78

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Work, home, work, home.73c82f607fd65d39

The people he met e7a99bf96c at work never did 3a685ce6df anything that would make a08c3db1c3 him laugh, and at bb0020c206 home, he was too c4a065de7a busy catching up on 0ddbc98090 work to have the 936453e86f time to laugh.4b5a02e7b44fd388

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In Jiseop’s daily routine, Heewon was an unpredictable variable.e78a502fe3ca23a2

“Do you even manage what you eat?”6d6990b3d422efab

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“Of course. If I didn’t, would I be able to keep this figure?”a46845667595c0d5

Heewon glanced 7da1fe68ac down at b49785db6f her body e9b9065608 proudly, giving d4efd33956 a smug 120e8d0a1e look.0804aa1065223dda

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Maybe she wasn’t 4cd24890f9 even shy about 42a652d30f it.2a9ad3411a677f26

It seemed like Heewon ab79465308 knew exactly how beautiful 130232fdcb she was.2a58d820a9506294

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Well, with 5b3760e59c people around efc1f83477 the world a5625f962c praising her ac8029b0ca beauty, it 7011b5b5fc would be e8e0021133 foolish not 295c3e9f6e to.Heewon’s unpretentious c0e764b5bb demeanor was 7e1e67e564 refreshing, almost f0de96a043 endearing.82894ca67297b8aa

“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.”278ba3c4d4975a31

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Jiseop narrowed his eyes at the harsh words coming from the image of Korea’s “first love.”ea663f09d478fe13

“Skin care…?”b62a844f01fbc62d

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“Yeah…”d749971429452548

Heewon then realized her a9e46ae79a words might sound a 071ab00912 bit crass and quickly 5a33060009 put on an innocent a0ca6d7c20 expression, changing her tone da1203b391 to explain.47879dffcc715e64

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“If I don’t get laser toning at the dermatology clinic, do you think I could keep this skin?”48f6483358bfd5cf

“Toning?”dfed66e604a63813

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“Wow, you don’t know that?”09734f8a0b02b1cc

“I don’t really keep up with stuff like that.”60d71e825360cd59

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“It’s skin care. They remove blemishes and restore skin that’s been sunburned.”a24e45f534d276f0

“But you’re only twenty-two.”f4072069ec85fecd

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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?”5cd6cb7d755ac5d7

“I didn’t know that. I thought you were just lucky.”71628f0f85cb8fd8

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“The lighting, and the reflectors, can’t be ignored either.”e2ec67b90b45427f

“But there’s no lighting like that here.”aa56311583275bea

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“Does that mean you think I’m pretty?”8c799d97b7e45148

Heewon’s bold question 30d26883d8 almost made Jiseop 678199f49b slip up again, 6d9972c7cb but he reminded 28907ce6bd himself that he 78677f1c4f was supposed to 16204b1e88 be acting like 18742a4772 a man in 1df004a454 love and gave 181189c7aa a slightly awkward fbc0f82f68 response.5e31af4e0abbac89

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“Of course, you’re pretty.”8cbd13d725761ad4

“Is that a compliment?”0aef5dd63e2291ea

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“If it sounds like one, then I guess it is.”fb70fafb8f88db09

“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.”37feaffef010e472

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“Ah, I see.”e13b4d1afe0b27dc

Jiseop listened de2470215b attentively to fe7ab3ff4f a topic 22bda778b2 he had 5c2a5a7733 never once bc11e034d1 shown interest 6337635b11 in.87377cb85900f59a

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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.15e1d03b643c5512

But strangely, he 8fa98e5a6e found himself involuntarily b899b75f36 tuning into what 9175746c7d Heewon was saying.0edfdb9d99cfeb15

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Was this what they meant by a “interesting face”?22dc320d82f65cd5

It was 88e4d51048 clearly a db2f7df48b dull topic, e45a9a8b17 but because 30d7877e75 Heewon was f4e9c08a5e talking about 8198a156f1 it, it 6746620811 just felt 705129748c intriguing and 50e16c8d1a fun.fd26f735b65990e7

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“So, every entertainment company building has its own dermatology clinic.”c117d95f136141bb

“A dermatology clinic in the entertainment company building?”e24640fd2cf13545

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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.”a02cf8c05cedfe56

“I didn’t know that.”8fb852b4bf34d390

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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.”e605be8503b130fd

Jiseop found af3651508d himself focusing 051d830556 more and 84f609c568 more on 8ece2d5d4f Heewon’s words, 2afac41db9 clinking his 40d3aef9a7 wine glass c899b80798 with hers.2d2b1ed8798e31c9

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He had thought that cb8c5cca11 she was just a 237e47608e woman who had the 5d8c256034 world’s attention simply because 0e4d16146c of her pretty face. However, hearing 15240fc940 about the c40a12f87f efforts she dda3e8a9d1 made behind 56b6ba6829 the scenes, ad40f07a5d without the e1be093383 public knowing, a45a2cda63 made her 4e369399d6 seem different 7aaaec0ee8 to him.ead032db9cbfc856

The Heewon who 03748bca56 once felt young 0ad537b064 and naive now 6c8a5c0339 seemed like a 249e90497e career woman.2bb1ca7ab2a4b512

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Meanwhile, Heewon gulped 716442f686 down her wine f759a1c1a2 as if she bf4e3ca438 were thirsty.c2f23600e6cc468c

“Ah!”363dfc7096586cb3

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While Jiseop took a c7eb8e2260 slow sip of the 7a96825cf3 wine, Heewon downed it efedf70fc3 in one go, making 035239bf40 a sound as if 38cd2d19e6 she were drinking soju. Then, she wiped 80a809f3d8 her mouth vigorously 3d6867805d with a napkin.b30536fcdd2e558a

“I’m really happy today.”9f4e31a893e1a9fa

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Jiseop couldn’t 8377a49759 tell whether aaa1d4b59e Heewon’s words 63f8a9dd08 of happiness b744aa0e58 were sincere ab4b4178b0 or just 9ae29566e0 part of 506155e6d9 her acting.e7446ccc59e106c9

It was true that 943ae74345 she must have felt 81615d30d3 relieved that the host f3d1a7b986 scandal had been smoothed cbee98f24b over, but her statement 86c1719707 of happiness seemed to ee63039143 be mere acting.14ef2536a36695f2

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As a top 3ffdfd4bec actress who stirred ee13aa8849 up the whole 6b1a9f93b3 nation, her acting 0f63f2ff7d skills were undoubtedly 11e39cff73 excellent.bb1c052342c5a0f8

“Still, take it slow. You’ll end up getting sick.”3c552f568b8cc4d0

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“Today, we should make a toast.”fab74da9ea2e7437

“Maybe I should’ve popped some champagne.”941f404666df7517

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“That would draw too much attention.”11429d4971953b23

Just as e9905d94b0 Heewon reached f1afe576f2 for the 6c8609037d wine glass fc681ee601 that the 7c3802a972 manager had a7b5c823ef refilled, Jiseop, 8e0e07bce4 aware of a709faf040 the people a5bf6b008a around them, 63b7a1aca7 gently took 8a98b3ab7e her hand.46ef937753eb5771

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Heewon, even 6ce4265304 though she 430875da49 knew it 42745eca19 was all 995215ba43 for the 5dd73f8685 act, widened c2d2402051 her eyes 1b2f327156 in surprise. But she 56eb433bd0 quickly focused 3c67449db3 on the e99d4c5d12 situation.In that instant, Jiseop’s 484e3a7b15 heart sank.80863ab71e3a4dc6

How do actors do 91f508bcf3 it when they are 636d9e3e4a filming movies and dramas?fcf0a429cfe45fb1

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Even though he 69215f7d71 knew this was 34597454af fake intimacy, holding a3664fae8b Heewon’s soft and 0e49af37c3 smooth hand made fb40f65dac him feel strange.21ad799ae0a0af93

Was this what 0da6a5b2bb it felt like f3d9033315 to hold a c6ab8d200b woman’s hand?e1aea24aa444d0c2

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Heewon’s delicate skin, fitting 268b2aa031 perfectly into Jiseop’s large 48ec849f92 and firm hand, made 51c6d93ab0 his feelings feel oddly a46a39cc98 complicated.24bd8a3fe6c60c27

He never d5ea0a7133 imagined he bd8ac27b7d would be f4e92d6e35 holding a 2191041a60 woman’s hand 7636687f3f like this.He couldn’t 41f3735ce0 even remember 15a836ec96 the last e36c506bf7 time he’d c3dee16faf held a 9ffc5ff64e woman’s hand dc63de7f5f in his 3730008db6 life.289d695f88aecfce

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Feeling this 9d07ca8a97 strange sensation 150c6bd90d from holding 5c3cd0a5b6 the hand 54965d6d53 of a 8d7799a08b 22-year-old, who 81e2a72e1f was barely 2a26cfc410 old enough 22571276c9 to be 9073904bf9 considered a 01a047c64e potential romantic e2a043d67b partner, made 378460beec him feel efc578f2bd embarrassed.2f5df40dfe854ab8

Even though 7e96a2bec0 he knew 3c8575fa65 this moment 7370320acd was all 1a171cfee9 fake, he 01c2ceb2bc couldn’t ignore d5cdbfb918 the thrilling 9748471876 sensation of 083fa916cd holding her 8997b93e1d hand.8aadd9cdd5897e17

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On the other 3680101cce hand, Heewon’s acting da0fc2bbd2 was skilled. The moment Jiseop placed e425e17c7d his hand on the 981584a16c back of hers, she afacb815b1 subtly acted as if 89f89acdc4 she were trembling with 9c2735aee9 excitement, adding more depth 3284cebd9f to the scene.ec2d4cedf03d4df7

If anyone 57b4c6a2e0 were watching 2cc935bcdf them, they’d aa31e4ac85 probably think f8372a6dac that Heewon 72c2f63210 was blushing f38fd41f1e and feeling c8222c50ee flattered by 4f3df21b6c Jiseop.ed94153b8eb8de84

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“Do you really like it?”bbcbffe55c2b3e0d

When Jiseop asked, 39e08e3b2e Heewon smiled sweetly. As she 8ebcdc564c flipped her c73454327b long hair a15f3568b9 back with f4cf525308 a delicate dff9d1aebf motion, her 2245f5cb22 lips parted 73229ddf20 as she 49ce720c78 spoke, and 7437b206e4 he couldn’t eb4284ef42 help but 23fd643cc2 stare at d9cc343ae7 her, almost 2ed647552d mesmerized.45b97cc1d417ad59

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