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Just wanted to let you know that sometimes I won't translate calls(?) like 'oppa, hyung, eonni, nuna, etc.' and suffixes like '-ssi, -nim, etc.'
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Chapter 32 – Really Like Him
He
soothed Ji Yeon-woo, who was on high alert, with a gentle voice.
"It's
nothing, can I hear what you said to Dojun about me?"
"What?"
"I'm
not trying to pry, but Dojun didn't tell me the details."
Yoon
Jay blurted out what he had heard.
He
was curious about what Dojun heard to the point that Dojun felt annoyed and
wanted him to become famous, Dojun even said harsh words.
Yoon
Jay could feel the atmosphere would make him tell the truth. Ji Yeon-woo, who
normally would have been cool, became solemn.
"Well,
I did say something......"
"You
didn't say it to bully him, did you?"
"N-No."
Ji
Yeon-woo spat out words like a rapid-fire cannon. Yoon Dojun is the youngest in
the group. As the group exploded, a lot of strange people were attracted to
them, and Ji Yeon-woo was worried that Yoon Dojun might get caught with them
somewhere, so he made an excuse and said that he was experienced with something
like that.
"Hyung,
to be honest, I've been suspicious of you since I saw you at Dojun's father's
funeral."
Yoon
Jay motioned for him to speak slowly, reassuring him.
"It's
okay, I would have thought the same thing too. It's a situation that could be
misunderstood."
"Oh,
no, I didn't mean to, what should I say, huh?"
Ji
Yeon-woo quickly threw up his hands and defended himself. About 20% of it was
said because he was really worried, and the rest was to help Yoon Dojun.
But
now that he'd said it so bluntly, he felt like he'd made a huge mistake.
Yoon
Jay continued to be gentle in his tone and expression, and he even patted Ji
Yeon-woo on the shoulder to reassure him. Ji Yeon-woo could feel an unknown
pressure. So, he spontaneously blurts out his family history.
"Hyung,
I don't know you well enough to know...... Uh, my mother struggled with a
similar situation."
"I
see. That must have been difficult."
"No,
it's not that I'm having a hard time......"
"It's
your mother's problem, so of course you must have been upset too. Isn't that
what you meant to say to Dojun?"
Ji
Yeon-woo nodded, his mouth clenched tightly. He felt strangely comforted.
Yoon
Jay had done a good job of wrapping it up. Indeed, Ji Yeon-woo's intentions
were more along the lines of, 'Oh no, Dojun, that kid going to get hurt like me
at that time.'
"Well......
You don't need to worry though. I didn't make a debut to get help from my half-siblings
or my stepmother, who is fourteen years older than me, I have my own
reasons."
Yoon
Jay's mood turned slightly sharp. But Ji Yeon-woo, who kept his head down,
didn't notice.
"And
I don't mind hearing that, but I think Dojun will be upset if you keep saying
that......"
"Uhhh......
I don't, because Jihyuk Hyung scolded me, and I haven't done it since
then."
"Jihyuk?
Ah, the leader."
Anyway,
that's all he had to say. Yoon Jay smiled broadly, his business done.
"Still,
I'm glad Dojun has someone next to him that can criticize me like that."
"Is
that so?"
"Please
take care of him in the future. He's a softie......"
Looking
up at Yoon Jay, Ji Yeon-woo was impressed. Is this an adult?
'But,
‘he's a softie’?'
This
Hyung -nim doesn't know Yoon Dojun yet. He's a chihuahua with rabies.
'I
can see why Yoon Dojun was pissed off.'
He
seems...... Like a very good adult and an older brother that I want to rely on.
Naturally,
Ji Yeon-woo had no choice but to say that he was not that kind of person......
In an instant, Ji Yeon-woo's heart became complicated towards Yoon Jay. Since
you’re asking me to be nice to Yoon Dojun, then would you please ask Dojun to
be nice to me?
"Yeon-woo
Hyung, what are you doing?"
"Why!
What!"
"Didn't
you say something to my Hyung?! He's my Hyung!"
"Aish,
really, there is no such thing as an unfortunate situation. Is he like that at
home too?"
Yoon
Dojun, who had caught sight of the two of them, walked up to them with a sneer.
"No?"
"Don't
you feel disturbed at home when he shouts so loudly like that?"
"He's
cute."
"Heol......"
Ji
Yeon-woo frowned, he's getting goosebumps. Yoon Dojun was running towards them.
Yeah, that one. A chihuahua with rabies.
"Director!
Director! Over here! Hey! Turn on the camera!"
"Eh!"
Yoon
Jay smirked as he looked at Yoon Dojun, who summoned the camera as if this
wasn't the first time he'd done it, and in an instant, he quickly put on a face
for broadcasting.
Flava
looked like a cute little hamster, but these guys are funny too.
"So,
Hyung. Is there anything you’re curious about?"
Yoon
Dojun said with a reminiscent face. Although his brother is a senior who
debuted in 2001, he probably doesn't know much about idols, so Yoon Jay just
laughed because he could see Yoon Dojun's mixed feelings about showing his cool
side.
"I
thought I had a general understanding of it from following Dohwa
yesterday."
"Ah,
we should have done it first!"
Yoon
Dojun clung to Yoon Jay like a sloth again.
"By
the way, Hyung, what's that on the back of your hand?"
"Ah,
it's nothing."
Yoon
Jay put his hands together and covered the scar as he always did.
Flava
was a female idol group, so they had to keep their distance to avoid any
possible controversy. Yoon Dojun read the mood and didn't get any closer than
necessary.
"Who
is the criminal?"
"Me!"
"Ah!"
Buster
was different from Flava. They were so...... Distracting. They played nonstop,
even when they were tired, they never sat still.
"Jay
Hyung, you should come over and join us."
"I'm
working."
"Eyy,
it's an entertainment concept anyway."
Yoon
Jay takes his role seriously. From the beginning, he intended to promote the
twins more than to promote himself.
But
Buster was persistent. Eventually, the producers of 'A Day in the Life of a
Manager' brought up the idea of mingling for entertainment purposes.
"Do
you know how to play Mafia Game?"
"I've
played it before."
Participating
in the game was easy thanks to the experience of playing all kinds of games
during <Fluttering>'s reward vacation.
"I'm
sorry, I didn't mean to talk like that."
"No.
I'm fine with it......"
But
is it okay for them to be like this? As it happened, Yoon Jay had to listen to counseling
on realistic concerns. The Buster members overall resemble...... Yoon Dojun.
They are strangers that he met for the first time today, so he is willing to
let his guard down and open up.
"Hyung,
can you give me your number?"
"Sure."
"Me
too! Can I keep in touch with you?"
Suddenly,
not only Yoon Dojun, but all the members of Buster were clinging to his back.
'I
wonder what......'
It
was a strange turn of events.
Later,
in a private interview, it came up inevitably.
"Jay
-ssi. Yesterday, Flava and Buster's members were following you a lot,
right."
"Yes.
I don't understand why they are like that."
"Maybe
it's because Jay -ssi took good care of them?"
"I
don't think there was anything like that......"
The
youngest writer smiled at Yoon Jay's bewilderment. There were many cool points
during the shoot, and he didn't even seem to realize that he had taken care of
them.
"The
twins also said something similar in the interview, so is it a habit of
yours...... To take good care of them? You seem so used to it."
Yoon
Jay suddenly let out a small gasp. Suddenly, a memory came flooding back.
[I-I'm
not going to die, right?]
[Why
would you die, we're here.]
[I-I'm
going to die. Blood, blood is coming out like this......]
[Shh......
Don't say more. What's your name again?]
Yoon
Jay hid his expression and said,
"It's
just, I think I have to do something...... Nice to kids at that age."
"Why
do you think so?"
"I
don't know...... Why not?"
Yoon
Jay just shrugged, saying he didn't know.
—
Who went to Buster's Fansign today? Was Yoon Jay there?
└
(yes)
└
Check out the tweets, videos are coming up soon.
└
I was going to the after-party after the fansign and he is so fucking handsome.
└└
Wow (damn) I'm jealous ㅠㅠㅠ
└
And the kids were following him like some kind of capybara.
—
Dojun was so cute today. He always says his brother is here, but he makes
everything on the table a mess, so Yoon Jay helps him clean it up ㅠㅠ Haha
└
I almost miss the fansign. Yoon Jay is always behind him and he's so sweet.
Haha.
└
(real) He dresses like a tycoon. Hahaha.
└
He also took care of Yoon Dohwa like that yesterday. Haha.
—
But in the preview of Homma, Yoon Jay had something on the back of his hand, is
that because of yesterday? When I looked at the picture, it looked red.
└
What happened yesterday?
└└
During the Flava's fansign, someone threw the album at Yoon Dohwa, and there
were a lot of people swearing at the person who threw it, causing an uproar.
└
Heol.
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Because
the two groups had to come out before their activities ended, the recordings
featuring Yoon Jay and the twins were aired right away the following week.
"You
really didn't do anything to help him, right?"
"Mom,
I already told you, I didn't do anything. Did you get a call from any
reporters?"
"No,
not like that......"
Park
Hyun-ah, the twins' mother, was often harassed by her own family members. Just
like Yoon Dojun who heard various things from Ji Yeon-woo, Park Hyun-ah also
experienced the same thing.
"Why
is son-in-law Yoon do that......"
"Mom,
you knew it all along, so why are you bringing it up again now?"
"That's
because I thought he wouldn't come back here!"
"So,
his biological father is dying and we just had to keep it a secret?!"
At
the funeral, a clean-cut, handsome young man who served as Chief Mourner,
replaced the twins, and everyone liked how polite he was.
"Not
like that, I'm just still fussing about the studio in Paju!"
T/N:
In case you forgot, Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province. Big people from the
entertainment industry have studios in Paju, Lee Young-chang's studio is also
in Paju.
Yoon
Jay inherited a small house that was his father's studio. That's why such an
uncomfortable topic comes up when it's easy to forget.
Moreover,
it got even worse when her mother heard strange rumors that the reason he
suddenly debuted as an actor and immediately took on a supporting role was
because he was trying to coax her good-natured daughter or twin grandchildren.
'I
can't even say that......'
Park
Hyun-ah was also frustrated. She fell in love with Yoon Suheon's face and
didn't stop even when she found out he was divorced and had a child.
She
married him after a passionate courtship, and with her husband's help, she was
able to grow up to become a successful drama writer. And it was thanks to Lee
Young-chang, who missed Yoon Jae-hee, that her husband got back on his feet.
Yoon
Suheon didn't even want to talk about it to her, and it's just frustrating.
But, he does that because he wants to hide Yoon Jae-hee.
"Let's
watch the program about my grandchildren."
Just
then, 'A Day in the Life of a Manager' featuring the twins and Yoon Jay, began.
After the panelists made their opening remarks, Yoon Dojun, Yoon Dohwa, and
Yoon Jay entered the studio and introduced themselves.
(Hello,
I'm Yoon Jay, an actor).
The
screen showed famous scenes from <Fluttering> and photos from fashion
advertisements. They even add a long subtitle saying that he's a hot-rising
actor these days.
"Oh
my, he looks fresher than ever."
Park
Hyun-ah's mother couldn't take her eyes off the screen as if she hadn't seen
him before.
The
producers of 'A Day in the Life of a Manager' have incorporated a family
narrative into this episode. In this scene, the youngest writer's fan spirit
was quite evident.
Yoon
Jay appeared as a trustworthy and reliable eldest, and we saw him take care of
his younger siblings and group members in small ways.
You
can see him using his ghost-like reflexes to catch Flava's Sung Ji-ah, who was
stumbling because of her mismatched shoes, or watching the Buster members play
basketball outside during break time and catching a ball that flew in from the
tennis court, then casually turning around. It showed that Yoon Jay was taking
care of them in secret.
(Dojun
-ssi, you follow Jay -ssi a lot.)
(Actually,
I was having a really hard time after my father died, but Hyung was there for
me......)
(What
about you, Dohwa -ssi?)
(Oppa
helped me a lot during my time off, too.)
Park
Hyun-ah and her mother noticed that the twins were following Yoon Jay quite
closely, maybe even a little too closely.
(Did
you get a cut on the back of your hand that time?)
(It
didn't hurt that much.)
They
show the scene when a fan nearly injured Yoon Dohwa during the fansign, and
after that, he even covered up his injured hand and didn't show it.
The
way Yoon Dohwa was close to him since they were at the studio, and the way Yoon
Dojun clung to Yoon Jay all the time, it's showed the depth of their bond.
"......Look,
they must really like him. That's the case."
"Then?
Isn't that good?"
"Is
that all you can say?"
Eventually,
Park Hyun-ah's mother cleared her throat, probably feeling embarrassed at being
questioned about the inheritance, and she became quiet.
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