The Journey of Love by an Idol

Episodes 109

Arriving inside his apartment unit, Daehyun threw his cell phone just like that on the table. He took off his shirt and threw it in any place. He then laid his body on the bed while looking at the sky.

“Actually what happened today?”, Daehyun murmured.

Just overnight, a lot happened in his life. Honestly, he was still thinking about his bad actions to Daeun earlier inside the waiting room. He scolded the girl out - exhausted.

Daehyun also saw him crying but still continued to snap at him and left just like that.

“Has he gone home?”, asked Daehyun inwardly.

Earlier, arriving in front of his apartment unit, he glanced briefly at Hyun Joo's unit. Either the woman goes back there or somewhere else.

“Hah..why did everything arrive - suddenly so messed up. Hyun Joo, is she a woman who could do that? Wh why? Hyuk Jae, do you want that guy? Argh..”, Daehyun refuses to think things through tonight.

His stomach is hungry too. But he had no appetite at all. His body was tired of just picking up something in the fridge. As the clock ticks, Daehyun's increasingly beautiful eyes begin to close. The man is asleep.

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“Things I didn't activate the alarm. Why is it so noisy.”, Daehyun said while trying to pick up his phone.

The man swiped his phone screen upwards hoping that the alarm would stop immediately.

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Fail. The sound he thought was the alarm kept ringing in his ears.

“Arghhhh I've been through a lot yesterday, what's up? Why do I have to go through so much more now. Why won't his alarm stop?”, Daehyun said as he lifted his phone up so he could see it clearly.

The man was still sleeping in the same position from last night. Sunlight has entered peeking from between the vents of his room. The bright sun makes the room bright enough without having to turn on the lights.

“Oh... Pilsung daepyo? Ah.. Waeee??? Why else? Why call me in the morning. Would he congratulate me for winning the nomination? Don't don't she want to ask me to interview again? Ahhh... exhausting once.”, Daehyun comments inwardly.

“Oh..”, Daehyun half lazy response.

“Yaaaaaaa... KANG DAE HYUUUUUUNNN What problem have you made? WHERE ARE YOU NOW?”, as soon as Daehyun picks up his phone, the 8-octave voice of his agency's CEO has echoed on his phone.

“Ah.. sshhh. Wae?”, asked Daehyun confusedly.

“Ah... are we finished now? What are you doing, huh? Is everything the media says true? Since when? Wait I don't even know which part to ask. Is that true? Yes... You must .. ah. my head hurts.. I don't even know where to start.”, said Pilsung panicking, angry, confused, all the expressions that increasingly make Daehyun's face confused.

“Daepyo-nim apiece.. What do you mean?”, asked Daehyun still did not understand.

“You just woke up? How can you just wake up when the world is turned upside down right now. You better open the internet and call me after you have a reason behind all this. I've contacted all the PR teams. Daeun will be heading to your apartment now.”, said Pilsung disconnected his phone.

Daehyun wiped his still sleepy eyes and massaged his head for a while before finally following Pilsung Daepyo's words. The man opened the internet.

He had planned to type his name in one of the search engines to find out. But, Daehyun already did not need to do that because all the notifications that appeared on his phone as soon as he activated the internet more or less already explained what was going on.

Kang Dae Hyun, a Triple Kill Vocalist, is abusing his co-star

Drama Cast******* compels its Co-Star to do ****

Creepy, Kang Dae Hyun uses his co-stars for personal gain

Allegedly involved in a fight, Kang Dae Hyun quietly invited his co-star to meet at the Night Club

Kang Dae Hyun was involved in a suspicious transaction at the Night Club

Kang Dae Hyun has traded G*nja frequently at the Club

Kang Dae Hyun turned out to be giving bad treatment to his staff

Did Kang Dae Hyun also fuck the female Manager?

Video: Kang Dae Hyun yells at the young female manager

And various other fantastic news titles that make Daehyun think that he is not fully aware. Not to mention a few messages - messages and calls that did not stop from his teammates, staff at the agency, film crew and much more.

“ ⁇ ⁇ (mwoya ige)? What the hell am I doing? Uh? Screwing off? Wh who? Banned drug? “, Daehyun several times slapped his cheek to convince himself that this was just a dream.

“Wah..is this true?”, Daehyun asked himself.

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“Ahhh...”, Daehyun again threw his phone into the mattress and moved towards the door of his apartment.

He could clearly see Lee Daeun standing at the door of his apartment unit from the screen near the door. Daehyun ruffled her hair. He finally opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Daehyun did not welcome Daeun and simply walked back inside. Daeun bit her lip as she felt that the two of them were still too soon to meet again after yesterday's incident.

Given the events of yesterday, the situation that was happening now, made the two of them very awkward with each other.

“You have eaten?”, asked Daehyun arrived - arrived when Daeun had entered.

Instead of sitting on the sofa, the man walked into his kitchen and opened the food cabinet.

“You want to eat ramyun?”, asked Daehyun random.

“Uh?”, Daeun confused how to answer Daehyun.

In a situation like this, after last night, at this hour under such circumstances, Daehyun usually invites him to eat Ramyun.

“I knew you'd think I was so weird. You've known that for a long time. I haven't eaten anything since last night and I'm so hungry right now. You want? If you want I'll make it for you. After my stomach is full, we just talk.”, said Daehyun.

“Ah... Let me just make it.”, said Daeun put down her bag and got closer to the kitchen.

“You can make Ramyun?”, Daehyun asked with a serious look.

It was as if Daeun would be entrusted to carry out an important mission.

“I asked, can you make Ramyun? Do you know how important this is to me? I haven't eaten from yesterday and have to enjoy a good Ramyun today. Gotta.”, Daehyun said.

“Hm. I can cook Ramyun even more than that. You just clean up. I'm sure after that you can already enjoy a good Ramyun dish.”, Daeun said.

Somehow, this matter of Ramyun can make the super awkward situation between them earlier can be lost.

Daehyun nodded and walked into his room. He smelled the arm parts and singlets he was wearing to ascertain if he smelled.

“No smell at all. The fragrance of the perfume I used yesterday can still smell.”, Daehyun said feeling unaccepted because Daeun asked him to clean up.

Daehyun went into his bathroom. He threw some fruity bath foam and green tea into the bath up he was filling. Shortly after, he went inside.

Daehyun tried to close his eyes and rethink what had happened yesterday, what was going on now, and what he should do. Like a game, this is a new highlight. Daehyun understood very well that there was something big that would approach him in a moment.

Briefly, he is now believed to be involved in the case of Harassment, Bullying, Transactions and Use of Illegal Drugs, Fights, and …

“Ah... so much that I was confused to describe it. Pilsung Daepyo-nim is also dizzy.”, said Daehyun laughing.

“Actually what happened?”, Daehyun immersed his body completely.

Two minutes later he just re-emerged his head on the water until ngos - bored because holding his breath for too long. Daehyun came out from inside the bath-up and prepared by wearing home clothes.

“Woah... You made all this?”, asked Daehyun surprised to see that on the table there were already various types of food including Ramyun that he had asked for.

“I guess I just want to cook Ramyun.”, Daehyun said.

“In the refrigerator there are many food ingredients. Looks like you haven't cooked in a long time. So I use the existing. Please.”, Daeun said to Daehyun who was still stunned while drying his hair.

The longer Daehyun gets used to the Daeun around him.

Daehyun threw his towel on the sofa (more precisely to any place), then sat down at the dining table. In front of him immediately presented Ramyun with a half-cooked egg topping and several slices of meat and leeks.

Daeun also added three slices of tomato and seaweed. Daeun did not expect that in Daehyun's fridge, she could find many things.

Daehyun immediately sipped a spoon of Ramyun into his mouth.

“Wah... This is very good.”, said Daehyun.

Suddenly it was like there were stars and firecrackers in his head because Ramyun was really good.

Daeun smiled as someone acknowledged her cooking ability. All this time he was just cooking for himself. So that comments like this he had never heard except when occasionally helping out at the orphanage.

“Hyun Joo put it in. Suddenly she wants to cosplay being a housewife and fill the fridge to the brim until there is no more room.”, said Daehyun casually while taking some other supporting food on the table.

“Ah..”, Daeun response slowly.

 There was a slight disappointment in his tone but Daeun kept trying to smile. Arriving somehow, Daehyun noticed that expression from Daeun. However Daehyun shook his head as if in denial.

‘No way.’, Daehyun murmured in heart.

Although Daehyun is comfortable around Daeun, Daehyun still sees Daeun as a woman. Although Daehyun said he did not see Daeun as the opposite sex at all, but he only said that in his mouth so that there was no awkwardness between them.

“Hah. If my career breaks down and you don't become my manager anymore, maybe you can open a restaurant. Surely your restaurant will be in demand.”, said Daehyun in a joking tone.

However, Daehyun had no idea how terrifying the remark was for Daeun.

“Yaa... Why are you talking as if your career would be ruined?”, Daeun protested.

“Alassment, Drugs - illicit drugs, Manipulative, Violence. Huh, just one can make your career broken to pieces. And now everything is with me.”, Daehyun said sipping water.

“You're not harassing anyone, you're not using illegal drugs, transactions? They joke, the only transaction I believe out of you is an online skin gaming transaction. The manipulative? Wh who? You you? The violence? I think there were people who deserved it at the time. I don't believe it at all.”, explained Daeun with a passionate tone - gebu.

Daehyun was shocked to hear Daeun's confession just now. Although they were close, Daehyun had absolutely no expectations of Daeun believing him. At least Daeun could probably think Daehyun did at least one of those charges.

Butno. Daeun did not even ask anything to be able to believe it.

‘What's wrong with this woman?’, asked Daehyun confusedly.

“You are okay - what?”, asked Daehyun after a moment of silence.

“ ⁇ (Mwoga?) - Make what?”, asked Daeun confused.

“I scolded you all out last night in front of everyone.”, Daehyun said softly as he gulped his saliva.

“Hm... If you ask me how I felt last night, I feel very sad, scared, and disappointed. I cried all night. When I woke up this morning, I realized. I'm mistaken. As a manager, I should have made sure all the activity was delivered to you and you accepted it. Are you comfortable doing it or not. I imagine that I am in your position. It feels so shitty. Trying to do what we do not like and forced to smile.”, Daeun explained calmly.

Again, Daehyun was surprised by Daeun's reply.

Silence enveloped the two.

“I have to go to the office now to explain it to everyone.”, Daehyun said.

“Wait. Pilsung Daepyo-nim asked me to make sure you didn't come out of your apartment at all.

“Why?”, asked Daehyun surprised.

“Reporters from various media have filled the front of the building. Getting out now is suicide. Hold on for a few days. They will also be tired themselves. Luckily, Hyun Joo was not in his apartment. So no one will know if you live in the same building even opposite.”, explained Daeun.

“Not many know my face. The videos that were circulating blurred my face so that I could easily get in and out of this building. For a while I will make sure your needs are met until those media leave this building.”, Daeun said.

“How about the exercise? I also have to practice preparing for our latest album.”, Daehyun said.

“For that matter, you can hear it directly from Pilsung or Bokman Ahjussi. I heard they have made a policy about it.”, Daeun said.

“Hah.. “, Daehyun moved out of his chair in frustration.

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Telephone ringing. His voice came from Daeun's cell phone.

“Yeoboseyo, ne Ahjussi”, Daeun replied when she found out she was Bokman.

“Begging Daehyun to turn on his laptop. Pilsung Daepyo-nim wants a video call with him.”, Bokman said.

Since Daehyun activated the speaker on his phone, Daehyun already knew what he should do. Lazily he went into the room and took the laptop and waited for a video call connection from Pilsung Daepyo-nim.

“Yaa…. Waaa. You're making a lot of trouble and it looks like this time it's huge. I wonder why you've been so calm lately.. It turns out that you have prepared a very large bomb for me, huh?”, Pilsung said in a sarcastic tone and sentence.

“You know I didn't do all that.”, Daehyun said.

“Of course I know. I want to bring a child for me to publish as an artist. But, you've been off guard until you easily get caught up in something like this. Now what are you going to do?”, asked Pilsung.

“You told me to stay in the apartment. You wish I could do what?”, Daehyun said.

“Think Daehyun.. If not only destroy you but also all of us, your band.”, said Pilsung.

“Hyun Joo, any news from Hyun Joo's side? He can explain what happened.”, Daehyun SAID.

“Yaa.. Are you kidding me? They washed their hands from the beginning. You think why the name ‘Jang Hyun Joo’ does not appear in every article. Just your name? Kang Daehyun, Kang Daehyun, with Co-Star. Just wait for the time when they prepare to attack you.”, said Pilsung massaging his head.

The more thought out this case is making his head hurt.

“Hyun Joo, are you dating him?”, asked Pilsung.

“Ne.”, Daehyun replied without thinking.

“Wah. He who came at that time arrived - arrived at the agency office wanted to see you, right?”, asked Pilsung.

“Hn. But we broke up last night.”, Daehyun replied.

“Huh..who will care about you and he's broken up. Okay now I leave it to the PR team. You listen to their explanation and follow. Don't argue.”, said Pilsung.

“Daehyun-shi.. You will definitely not be proven for transactions and drug use cases. You don't have any transactions. We have asked a team of experts to check suspicious transactions and according to allegations all transactions are buying and selling digital goods for gaming. We've got a copy of it so that if any suspicious notes come arriving - arriving, it's not from you.”, explains a woman who is a PR at the agency.

“Next, you still have to fulfill the police call for urine tests and so on where we have prepared lawyers to monitor all processes so that there is no cheating. If you are not proven then everything will be seen from the test results.”, continued the woman.

“Of course I didn't use it.”, Daehyun muttered softly.

Pilsung immediately gave his regretful gaze to Daehyun because he could - usually he was stuck in various double cases like this.

“For manipulatives and other speculations, we do not have full power to remove the image from you after all this has entered the media domain. Pilsung Daepyo-nim, I think we have to work hard to restore the image of Daehyun and Triple Kill.”, said the PR turned to Pilsung.

Yes, the rice has become porridge. No one can reverse the already wild media opinion. Regardless of whether it is true or not, opinions have been led and Daehyun must be willing to coexist with it.

Denying it now would only make the situation worse.

“For abuse cases, we will try our best to get CCTV footage or other captions. What is clear is that all the effort we are doing now is as much as possible to keep Daehyun from the snare of legal cases for things he did not do.”, said the PR again.

The video call was very hectic and did not give a bright spot. It's all like a time bomb that can explode at any moment. Daehyun is forbidden to activate his phone and wait.

The video call had already been cut off, leaving Daehyun and Daeun in silence. Daeun looked around. He only realized that he was now inside Daehyun's room. Plus, they're just the two of them.

Clothes scattered everywhere. There are even pants that still hang over the closet. One closet door is open. The towel is not clear where it is. Despite the mess, Daehyun's room was still fragrant and clean.

A bottle of whiskey is located on a bedside nightstand. Daeun was a little surprised. He rarely saw Daehyun drink - even soju. Only a few times after party. It was also because of the forced.

But, the man he knew rarely drank, why could he keep a whiskey bottle on his nightstand? I see - think that's in Daeun's mind.

“It's not mine.”, reply Daehyun.

Apparently the man saw the movement of Daeun's eyes looking towards Whiskey on the nightstand.

“Uh?”, Daeun asked in surprise as the silence turned into an awkward atmosphere.

“Jisu. The boy stayed here about a week ago and left the bottle there. The jisu? Maknae?”, asked Daeun.

“Maknae is Ji Won. Jisu is still one year above Ji Won.”, Daehyun replied.

“Ah.. “, Daeun said nodding.

Realizing that being here for too long will make his feelings even more strange, Daeun hastened to get out of the room. The more he circulated his gaze to the rest of the room, the more things he should not be allowed to see and find.

Unfortunately, Daeun's movements were too rushed - until he did not see in detail the steps. Daeun accidentally stepped on one of Daehyun's nightgowns made of soft, slippery silk.

The cloth made Daeun's leg slide. Realizing this, Daehyun quickly came to catch him. However, unfortunately, Daehyun's legs are not so firm and successful in making him slip and fall.

Since Daehyun had already pulled Daeun's arm, Daeun's head and body had also turned towards Daehyun. Eventually he fell on Daehyun's body.

“Arghhh... shhh... Aw... Aaaa... Aaa.”, Daehyun immediately complained of pain.

First, his head directly hit the floor that has been coated with wood vinyl. Although only a few cm before landing, but it feels good. Second, because Daeun fell right over his body. The girl's head also hit her chest.  Thirdly, Daehyun's arm accidentally pressed down on Daehyun's arm and it felt quite painful as well.

Instead - get up. Daehyun stretched out his body and sighed. The collision had made him realize that his condition this morning was right beyond his expectations. Suddenly all was dark. Will Daehyun's career still be salvaged?