"YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU GO THIS EASILY!", Oh CEO shouted. "Didn't you say you'll do anything to bring your reputation back? Then where is your ENERGY?!".
"That was when I thought all this will only affect me", J-Son smiled through his tears, "Not the people around me".
"WHAT happened, Manger Man Soo?!", CEO Hong Seok knew something worse happened in front of Kim In Sik and that was not about the news.
Man Soo was scared with his tone of voice, he couldn't speak and looked towards In Sik.
"I asked-"
"Boss, someone hurt Han Jun on their way here", Chung Hee said.
Man Soo shook his head and added, "Someone throw glass bottle towards In Sik in parking area and Han Jun caught it and his hand was bleeding".
"How could this happen?! Who allowed them in first of all? Assistant, check what the guard was doing and also the footage from the security cameras", he looked towards his P.A. He immediately ran as he called one of the guards who was supposed to be on duty at the parking gate.
J-Son was still smiling with an underlying sadness, "It's Okay, Hyung-nim. You don't have to check anymore. . . if I leave there will be no such problem".
Hong Seok brushed J-son's hair with his hand, " I have known you since you are a trainee and I know you wouldn't hurt anybody. You were there when we were at our lowest so you stay where you are, Kim In Sik".
"How do you know I wouldn't hurt someone, Hyung-nim? Afterall-".
"Just keep quiet! Let's check who it was and then we'll see about what you are planning to do!", Hong Seok said looked towards everyone and nodded his head.
Ji Chung Hee left out a breath of relief, that he didn't have to handle this situation alone.
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"What happened, it is bleeding soo much?", the lady assigned for the first aid asked when Han Jun came in. Everyday a different person from each department is assigned, so Han Jun didn't know of her.
"It's not much. I tried to catch a falling glass that was broken".
The lady grabbed the first aid box, "Is the wound deep? Cause if it is we have to go to a professional", she said.
"No, it's fine. It feels like a scratch and I have already washed the wound", he replied looking zoned Out.
She looked at his face once more, to be clearer. "Are you the new guy who's supposed to perform beside J-Son?".
Han Jun looked at her and just nodded. She took out cotton and started cleaning his wound.
"Isn't it a lot of trouble to be with someone like him? I mean his allegations keep coming back every three months", she said as she dabbed on his wound. She then took out the antibiotic cream and bandage for dressing.
Han Jun looked towards the ground without saying a word.
"Also, I believe you staying is worse for you. You are good looking, why not you work for other groups or try being an idol yourself", she said. Han Jun smiled as he glared at her.
"I am not interested in that. I am doing this for fun", he replied.
The lady looked concerned and a little bit taken aback by his look, "Even if it is for fun, you chose the wrong person. We don't know if he has actually done it or not. By the looks of it, I think he is not a good person".
Han Jun stood up immediately and grabbed the antibiotic off her hand, just when she was about to apply. He grabbed the bandage in his other hand that had just stopped bleeding and rushed out the room.
She was baffled at what happened. She looked towards her hand and him. Then her hand again and him. "Well, can you put them back? I'm assigned today so I don't want it to be lost!!", she screamed as he was gone in a blink.
He slammed the washroom door shut, breathing heavily. The person washing the hands glanced at him and immediately left the place shivering. He proceeded to apply the cure, but his mind was fuzzy. He looks at himself in the mirror and sighed.
"Get yourself together!", Han Jun whispered to himself. 'I shouldn't act like this in front of him again', he thought to himself as he hurriedly put the bandage around his hand.
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"Hyung!!!! LOOK AT THIS!", a voice was heard. It was Lee Doo Hyun from marketing Department running with his phone in hand. It was a video of Kang Dae that was paused. Everybody gathered together to look at what Doo Hyun was showing.
"Listen to what he is saying, Hyung!".
The invisible crows started flying in Director Ji's cabin. Everyone looked at each other and looked at Doo Hyun who was still excited.
"Are you doing this to piss us off?", Oh CEO asked in a very low tone looking slowing up towards his face.
Doo Hyun jumped. "Ah, Sir, you are here too. . . Ha Ha", he said as he backed a little. Man Soo coughed loudly to make Doo Hyun look towards him. He signaled him to show the video with his head and mouthed 'hit the play!'. Kim In Sik looked soulless yet smiled a little looking at his manager's expressions. Doo Hyun finally got the cue and Increased the volume of his phone, "Ah- here it is".
It was a video from Kang Dae's live. J-Son didn't know what was coming for him. Man Soo's jaw was dropped hearing what Kang Dae had to say about J-Son's situation. The live happened early in the morning in his car. A fan asked whether he was still going to work with J-Son after the Scandal surrounding him. Here's the shocking part, Kang Dae defended J-Son!
"I know you are concerned about me but I also know J-Son. So I will continue on with this project", he said as he gave a thumbs up, "Okay, Next! I got only 10 mins left Zorriz". While J-Son had a bittersweet expression, Director Ji was happy and Oh CEO was deep in his thoughts with a smile. Man Soo got a call as the video ended. It was from Lee Kwang Min.
"Really?!", he exclaimed, "Kang Dae said that to his boss and the client too!".
Man Soo put the phone down and looked at J-Son as he started shaking him like he got possessed, "IN SIK ahhh!! What kind of sorcery did you do on him that he changed soo much? He is speaking for you like you were not the one who bit hi-".
"Hyung!! SHUT UP!", In Sik screamed. "Haha. . . looks like my manager is speaking nonsense cause he's excited", he pushed Man Soo and got up, "So that means that I can still work on this ad?".
"YES, You can J-Son", Man Soo shouted in excitement.
Ji Chang Hee sighed, "Well, at least you have something to do until your album single promotions start".
Oh CEO clapped as he said, "Now, that this ordeal is slightly cooled down and my artist doesn't want to leave anymore". J-Son shook this head disagreeing with it. "I will act like I didn't see you there, J-Son!", he pointed at him and continued, "Let's continue with our work. Everyone go back to what you had to do today".
"Also, I will bring the person who threw the bottle and get him punished as per laws after my assistant collects the footage. So don't worry about that".
Oh CEO left for the meeting after dismissing everyone who crowded outside the Director Ji's cabin. Han Jun entered the floor with his hand cleanly aided looking at the people leave the place to go back to their seats.
"Man Soo Hyung, since I was the first to deliver your Idol's happy news, you better give me a treat!", Doo Hyun said before leaving.
"I will! But let's wait it out a bit Doo Hyun-ahh".
Doo Hyun laughed it off, bowed to Director Ji who had on questionable expression and left. Han Jun entered the cabin smiling at Doo Hyun who was leaving. He looked at J-Son who was watching his phone without blinking. The audio was repeating continuously. Han Jun asked what had happened. As Soon as Kim In Sik heard his voice he stood up and ran to him.
"How is your hand? Is everything fine? Does it pain?", he asked. Han Jun showed his hand, "It's all fine, it's just a few scratches nothing serious". He had a bright smile on his face as opposed to how he was a while ago.
"Good that you came back? Let's put some sense into his mind", Man Soo pointed at In Sik, "He was going nuts a while ago and maybe only you can stop it".
"Hyung! SHUT UP again".
Director Ji who still had work to do was waiting for them to leave or speak anything that interests him. But was feeling left out so he coughed to make his presence known to them.
"Oh Boss! Sorry, we are still disturbing you. . haha- We'll leave now. Come on Han Jun, J-Son let's go".
Man Soo dragged them out of the cabin while J-Son's phone was still repeatedly playing Kang Dae's video while Han Jun was wondering what was the noise that was following them. Kim In Sik so concerned about Han Jun's wound he had not paused the video when he kept his phone back in his pocket.
'Well, I didn't mean to ask them to leave. . ', Chung Hee sighed, 'But finally I can have peace after this hectic morning'.
~END~