The Journey of Love by an Idol

Episode 27's

Lee Daeun, this girl is pacing around in her apartment. Sometimes he looks back at his computer. His head thought and kept thinking.

“Ah.. however, this is a serious thing. The woman was clearly following Daehyun wherever she went. Not like other fans. Why would she have to dress so strangely every time she met him huh. The woman also did not try to get close to Daehyun but just observed him from afar.”, Lee Daeun was thinking about what her suspicions were at the moment.

Previously Daeun checked several people who were around Daehyun on the orders of Bok Man Ahjussi. With the news of the new celebrity being exposed to scandal, Bok Man wants to make sure once again that Daehyun is not close to a dangerous circle that might plunge him into scandal.

Daeun did not find any strange friendship. Daehyun doesn't hang out too much with other celebrities except her own members. He was close to Hyunjoo for some time, but Daeun did not see Daehyun trying to get close to people around Hyunjoo.

Every time he hangs out with a drama crew or a photo shoot, Daehyun is more than impressed by just fulfilling the call. He doesn't drink much. If forced to drink, Daehyun will call a taxi home.

He even drank more juice or soda on the grounds that he was driving himself.

“Daehyun-oppa looks more introverted compared to its image in the eyes of the fans. I guess he'll be a celebrity who likes to hang out with friends, go to clubs, or play late into the night. With the persona he displayed, wouldn't it be natural for him to do it”, Daeun said - a word in heart.

“But he even looks like a High School boy. School and home.”

“Ah.. why at a time like this, Bokman Ahjussi and Seongmin-hyung could not be contacted. Actually they work in agencies or in offices. Always after 5 can never be contacted.

“Daehyun-oppa also. I have contacted him many times, why did he not answer me.”, Daeun said frustratedly.

“This is the last time. If he doesn't answer, it's his fault. I want to sleep.”, Daeun said trying to contact Daehyun back.

“Oh. Hyunggggg...why don't you pick up your phone?”, Daeun yelled at Daehyun.

They look more familiar now. No, maybe Daeun just got carried away because he was worrying about Daehyun.

Meanwhile across the street, Daehyun had just reached his apartment area. He decided to pause at a minimarket while thinking about and weighing whether the person following him behind was just an ordinary sasaeng or a dangerous person.

Daehyun has not been willing to contact the police, because he does not want any commotion and his name goes into the media.

As soon as Daeun contacted him and shouted, Daehyun langsun kept the phone away from his ear.

“Ah... this woman is getting less and less. Why are you screaming? And again, why do you keep calling me these nights. Do you like me? You are an employee, you must not save feelings for fellow workers.”, Daehyun continues to chatter and does not give room for Daeun to talk.

“Huh, what did he say? I tried to save her why did she even say I liked her? Hyung, I don't like you. I just want to discuss something.”, Daeun explained when she finally managed to get a chance to talk.

“Already, tomorrow only. I was busy. You don't know how much I want to sleep right now. Oh., yeah.. Did you call Bokman Ahjussi recently?”, asked Daehyn.

“Can't be tomorrow. Must be today. Don't be surprised. It concerns your safety. Although for now, I am still 60% sure.”, Daeun said.

“Ah.. what - what the fuck are you. Already, tomorrow just play hide and seek. If you call Seongmin-hyung or Bokman Ahjussi, immediately ask him to contact me.”, said Daehyun will just close his phone when Daeun yells.

“I SUSPECT SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING YOU?”, cried Daeun so that Daehyun would give a little attention to what he wanted to discuss at this time.

“Oh? Did you say?”, asked Daehyun to see if what he heard right now was true.

“I saw your SNS. All SNS fans, from videos and photos. For some reason almost everywhere, there is always someone I think is a woman in a strange outfit.”, explained Daeun.

Daehyun tries to digest Daeun's words. Just like he was afraid of right now.

“Wait, why are you checking me out? Isn't that stalking her name? I am more afraid of you than the women of iut.”, Daehyun said.

“You forgot what my job is at the agency office? What I should do. Don't talk about that now. Someone followed you. Thank goodness he is a fan, how about not?”, Daeun said.

“First, he's never been so close to you. He always separates the distance from you and your fans. He will stand at the end but always stay in the frame. Clothes are weird. In some photos during the summer, he wore a plastic coat as if it was raining. Elsewhere in winter, she wore another color coat but it was not a warm coat. I have to show it to you to believe.”, Daeun continued.

“How about I send you some photos.”, Daeun asked.

“Hm. Try sending me some photos.”, said Daehyun who has given full focus to Daeun.

While waiting for a photo from Daeun, Daehyun continued to look back. It seemed like the car that followed him just now was no longer there. Daehyun became curious as to whether or not - not that person was the same person who had followed Daehyun since at the meeting place earlier.

Ting Ting Ting Ting Ting

Daehyun's phone reads a message sent by Daeun into his phone. Daehyun opened the photos one by one. Starting from fanmeet photos, photos of the atmosphere of the debut stage outside the building, to photos of their performance at school and festivals.

Not only the photos, Daeun also sent out some videos and was right as Daeun said. If we look only by focusing on each fan photo, then it is difficult to realize it.

But, if a number of photos on SNS fans are tagged to Daehyun and try to browse the accounts of some fans then see some other photos, there is indeed someone who is always there.

“Oh.... my hair is standing.”, Daehyun said.

“Oh? Wh why? You understand what I mean now?”, asked Daeun.

They didn't cut off the phone. The call was still going on when Daeun sent the photo and video to Daehyun.

“Yaa.. Lee Daeun. Let's meet now.”, said Daehyun arrived - arrived.

“Eh? Now then? Don't you want to sleep and ask to meet tomorrow?”, asked Daeun confused.

Daeun's intention to tell him that was for Daehyun to start being careful. The details need not be discussed now. They can talk about it tomorrow.

“No, let's meet now. I changed my mind.”, Daehyun said.

“But it's 1pm now. Where do you want to meet me at 1pm? Everyone is sleeping.”, Daeun said.

“Many Cafes are still open at this time. We can also meet at nearby Pojangmacha. I'll come get you. I'm heading towards your apartment now.If it has arrived in front of your apartment, I will call you back.”, Daehyun said.

“Oh? Oppaa.? Hyung? Daehyun-hyung?”, Daeun tried to call Daehyun many times but unfortunately their phone connection has been cut off.

“Ah what should I do now. Following his will and meeting? It's already 1 o'clock. Shouldn't I be sleeping. Why do I have to meet a guy like this tonight. No Daeun, consider him your boss. Not an office colleague, no, he is a.” client, Daeun said then took his sweater and outer.

He was prepared - ready for the man to contact him later, he could go straight downstairs.

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“Hem? So how? Please explain?”, said Daehyun who sat casually while eating odeng and tteokbokki at one of the nearest cornermacha he could find.

Daeun did not immediately answer Daehyun's question and just looked at him. Seeing Daeun's gaze, Daehyun raised his chin as if asking ‘ What are you looking at me?’.

Daeun took out her laptop and opened it on the table. Due to the cramped place, Daehyun initiative to take the table one more. Daeun just saw him do that.

“You didn't order what - what? Aren't you hungry?”, Daehyun asked in surprise to see Daeun who hasn't ordered anything.

“You are here to eat or want to discuss?”, asked Daeun.

“Of course both. Why go to pojangmacha if you don't order something. You want to sit here for free. What do you want?”, asked Daehyun again.

‘Ah.. this person. I don't want to eat a snack at night because I'm on a diet. But his behavior even makes me can't bear to join in ordering food as well.’, Daeun said in his heart.

“Aibi, I want 5 ozeng, one toppoki, and one ramyun.”, cried Daeun loudly.

“Wah, eat you a lot too.”, said Daehyun.

“It wasn't you who paid. Besides, I ordered because I saw your food is running out soon. I will just eat a little.”, Daeun said.

“Now, watch this. I compared some photos of the fans. Then see again some events from SNS some fans who do not tag SNS hyung. You see this woman? He is always in almost all events.”, explained Daehyun repeating again the explanation he gave on the phone, but this time with more evidence.

“It looks like he's been following you for the past 6 months. He followed you from your first debut. Then he had stopped for about 2-3 months and a few weeks again seen following you. Because I couldn't find it in the photos about 4 months ago.”, Daeun added again.

“Hm... do you have a chance to see the car he used?”, asked Daehyun.

“Hm. Almost all photos are like this. Oh. There are photos around the agency office where in front of it there is a cafe. Maybe among the cars parked there is his car.”, continued Daeun again.

“There are two cars there. The car is white and black. Wait, let me look at a different moment and compare the plates. Ah.. but the photos alone are very blurry and it is difficult to see the plate.”, Daeun said after searching - look for some photos taken in the office area and look at the car.

Although they can get the car in the photo, but it is impossible to see the license plate. The focus of the photo is the fans. Not cars.

“Wait, check this out. See her? The car plate may be closed, but we I see like there is a toy hanging in the rearview mirror.”, Daehyun said.

“Oh, yes yes.. It's pretty noticeable, even though I can't figure out what toy is hanging it. But at least I could tell there was a toy hanging there.”, Daeun said, setting her sights on the area designated by Daehyun.

While Daehyun was still pointing in that direction on the laptop screen, the overzealous Daeun also pointed her hand at the same spot. Their fingers touched. Daeun immediately withdrew her hand in surprise.

Daehyun, of course, realized that.

“O-oh? What the fuck are you?”, asked Daehyun.

‘Oh, here, I also found a car with the same hangers in this photo. And these. If I can find up to 5 more, I'm sure this is the car. We can ask the agency's security team to look at the CCTV and we can find out the license plate.

Daehyun ate the freshly delivered odeng casually. Though it was the odeng ordered by Daeun. Daeun just stared at him in disbelief before finally plucking the toppoki and stirring his ramen.

After he felt a chill, Daeun stuffed a large spoon of ramyun into his mouth.

“Actually, from yesterday I felt like someone was following me. Yesterday was just my feeling. But today I proved it directly.”, Daehyun said.

Uhuk uhuk uhuk

Daeun who was putting ramyun into her mouth was instantly shocked.

“Hyung, such an important thing why are you saying it now?Shouldn't you have said that since then?”, Daeun asked in disbelief.

“Ya... Are you a woman or not? Why is your eating style so?”, asked Daehyun confused.

Daeun immediately entered in the fencing mode.

“I'm just wondering why you just said it now when I've contacted you so many times. You know, something like this could be sasaeng. Or it could be something else that might harm you.”, Daeun said.

“Already, do not scare - nakutiku.”, said Daehyun suddenly so feel anxious.

“I'm not scaring you, but that's the truth. What if this is no ordinary sasaeng. Don't don't don't you don't come home because of this.”, Daeun asked.

“Hn.”, Daehyun replied while picking up the odeng again.

‘Why did he take the odeng I ordered again. He is the intention to treat me or not anyway.”, said Daeun astonished.

“You don't have to see me that way. Aunty, add 5 more.”, Daehyun shouted.

Daeun immediately smiled.

“Say I didn't want to eat. As soon as I said I paid, you looked at me sharply just because I ate your order.”, commented Daehyun who had now tried to pluck Daeun's Toppoki.

“Then you didn't come home? Don't you have reading tomorrow?”, Daeun asked.

“Hn.”, Daehyun busy chewing response.

“Why don't you contact Bokman Ahjussi or Seongmin oppa?”, Daeun asked.

“If I can contact them, I have also asked them for help from earlier. Ah.. I don't know what they are doing now, why they didn't receive my call at all.”, Daehyun said frustratedly.

“Why see me?”, asked Daeun.

“I can hitchhike in your apartment?”, asked Daehyun.

“E-eh? Then where do I sleep?”, asked Daeun confused.

“We sleep together.”, Daehyun said.

Uhuk uhuk uhuk

Daeun could not believe what he was listening to at this moment. This guy's gone crazy.

“Home. I'll book a hotel for you. Let me stay in your apartment.”, Daehyun said.

Daeun.

“We haven't known you for long. Why should I leave my apartment for you. You sleep in a hotel. The hotel is safe, many security guards.”, said Daeun.

“My apartment is also safe”, Daehyun protest does not accept.

“Why not stay at the home of one of the members of Triple Kill?”, asked Daeun.

“How about after that he followed one of the other members. I don't want to harm them because - because I.”, said Daehyun drank the soup that had run out.

“Oh! A sauna? How about a sauna?”, uja Daeun gives you an idea.

“I'm a celebrity. Sleep in the sauna. You want me to attract people and make articles about scandals in the sauna?”, asked Daehyun confusedly.

“Hm. Just look. We go to hotel.”, said Daehyun.

He finally found the last idea. Although this is not the best idea, but there is no other idea anymore.The eyes are sleepy, his body is also tired. She has to go reading tomorrow afternoon. That means he has to rest.

Even though the stalker's car is out of sight. Who can guarantee that the car will follow him again.

“We?”, asked Daeun confused.

“Hm... You accompany me to sleep at the.” hotel, Daehyun said.

“Eh?”, Daeun confirmed his hearing once again.

“In different rooms. I just need you in the room near my room. If you can book a room opposite.”, explained Daehyun.

“What's the difference?”, asked Daeun.

“Thus, I am not alone. If you want to get out, you have to tell me. If I want to go out, too. If Seonmin-hyung or Bokman Ahjussi succeeds I call. You can just go home.

“Hm...”, Daeun seems to think for a while. But he found nothing bad about this idea. They sleep in different rooms.

“Hm.. alright.”, said Daeun agreed.