Jo Sung-hyun opened his eyes with a start at the sound of the alarm and turned it off right away.
"Ugh...."
Chaeyoon, who seemed to be bothered by the loud alarm sound, furrowed her brows slightly and burrowed into Jo Sung-hyun's arms.
Jo Sung-hyun gently stroked Chaeyoon's back and made sure she could sleep well.
He had told Chaeyoon in advance, but he was anxious that she would wake up alone and wait in the morning.
'I can't help it....'
Jo Sung-hyun carefully got up from his seat.
He covered her with the blanket that had slipped off, and Jo Sung-hyun quickly got ready to go to work.
Today was the day of the radio show, so he had to prepare from dawn.
He was used to it, but his body was heavy because he hadn't gotten up early for a few weeks.
He quickly finished his preparations and left the house.
He didn't have to wait long in front of the house, and a black van came.
"Hello. Senior."
"Hello, Hyun ah. Good morning."
Jo Sung-hyun greeted Jang Hyun ah and got into the passenger seat.
Today, Jang Hyun ah was in charge of driving.
"Let's hurry up a bit."
"Yes. I'm sorry for being late."
Jang Hyun ah said that and stepped on the accelerator.
She wasn't that late.
She was only a few minutes late than the scheduled time, so Jo Sung-hyun didn't care much.
He just wanted to hurry because he thought Yumi would be waiting.
Sure enough.
"She's already here."
He saw Yumi waiting and said.
"I came as soon as I could...."
Jang Hyun ah had hurried a lot, and thanks to that, she arrived 10 minutes earlier than the appointment time, but Yumi's personality was not going anywhere.
She was always early, so she naturally came early today too.
"You're early?"
Yumi said that and got into the car, and Jo Sung-hyun laughed.
"Yumi, you were early too."
"I came right away."
"I'm glad you didn't wait too long."
"Hehe. I'm so excited to do the radio show after a long time, I couldn't sleep well last night."
"You have a long day ahead of you, are you okay?"
"I think I'll be fine if you buy me a cup of coffee."
Yumi joked.
Jo Sung-hyun laughed.
"I can buy you a cake too."
"Hey, no cake. I'll gain weight."
She was in full swing now, so Yumi was constantly trying to control her weight.
Yumi looked at the driver's seat once and confirmed that Jang Hyun ah was sitting there and opened her mouth.
"It's so weird to see you sitting in the passenger seat."
"I always sat in the driver's seat, so I feel weird too."
Jo Sung-hyun sympathized with that.
He almost always sat in the driver's seat.
Especially when he was taking care of Yumi, and sometimes when he was with Park Jungwon?
He usually drove when he was with Park Jungwon, but if he had a schedule late at night or something, Park Jungwon would drive.
"Pff. You should ride in my car too."
"Hey, how can you say that."
"Why not? You're not a manager anymore when you quit, so you can do that."
"...."
Jo Sung-hyun just smiled.
Would he have a chance to see Yumi again after he quit?
They wouldn’t have anything to do with each other.
Jo Sung-hyun thought so.
He would probably maintain a good relationship with Yumi, but Jo Sung-hyun wouldn’t contact her first.
It was right not to do anything that could cause gossip as much as possible.
Of course, if Yumi contacted him first, he would naturally answer, but he didn’t think she would.
Yumi smiled briefly and turned her head to look out the window.
"It really won't be long now."
Only a few days were left until Jo Sung-hyun's resignation.
Yumi stared out the window in silence the whole way there, looking sullen.
Of course she would feel down, seeing as someone she had known since before her debut was leaving.
That was what Jo Sung-hyun thought as he let it go.
Yumi was still quiet even after they arrived at the shop.
"Please make me look pretty."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best."
Jo Sung-hyun watched Yumi talk to the makeup artist, then turned to go buy some food to help Yumi satisfy her hunger, even a little.
"Where are you going, sunbae?"
Jang hyun ah asked, getting up right away, but Jo Sung-hyun waved his hand.
"To the convenience store. To buy something to eat."
"I'll go do it."
"No, it's fine. Stay with Yumi."
Jo Sung-hyun said so and went outside.
In any case, Jo Sung-hyun was the one who knew what Yumi liked.
If she brought food that Yumi didn't like and Yumi's condition worsened even a little, it would be a loss.
Since it was just before the music show and Yumi was sensitive right after her comeback, he needed to be careful with everything.
As he was walking to the convenience store, Jo Sung-hyun's smartphone in his pocket vibrated.
Wooung.
He quickly took it out and checked it, and it was an unknown number.
Click.
Jo Sung-hyun hung up the phone and started walking again.
He couldn't even imagine who had called him.
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