"Were you on a diet before the broadcast?" Inyeop asked, entering the dressing room where Jihong was preparing for filming.
He glanced at Jaekyung, who was sitting on the couch, and calmly replied, "No, I've just been suffering from gastroenteritis for a few days.
"Really?" What happened, norovirus?
"I don't eat oysters.
"Oh, yes. But where does the intestinal infection come from in winter?
"Who knows. I almost died, but I decided that at least I could withstand the shooting today. So please put yourself in my position.
Sighing, Yingyop drawled skeptically: "Well, the hero of the TV broadcast is straight.
Then, noticing the fierce Jaekyong in the mirror, he immediately fell silent and, leaning over to Jihon, whispered, "Listen, haven't you lost too much weight?"
"They say that the thinner you are, the better you look in the frame.
"In moderation.
"Really?" Don't I look so bad? Jihon asked belatedly anxiously.
Inyop, crossing his arms over his chest, looked at him in the mirror for a while, and then, slapping the makeup artist on the shoulder, said: "Make him up properly, understand?
Well, he enthusiastically fulfilled the request, and even overdid it a little.
"Dude, you don't look like an agent, but like some kind of director or board member," Inyeop said when Jihong was prepared.
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"Maybe the eyebrows are too dark?"
Jihong tried to soften his features by slightly ruffling his perfectly styled bangs. At this moment, In-yeop suddenly blurted out in surprise, "Listen, our writers said you look like Cha Sung-hyun. At the time, I didn't understand what they were talking about, but now it's just the same person. Especially with makeup.
"Come on, come on.
Before Jihong could ask In-yeop not to tell anyone about it, Jaekyung interjected, "Hyun is more beautiful.
These words, uttered for the first time since their appearance in the dressing room, caused an explosion of laughter from the makeup artist and stylist.
"Of course, how could it be otherwise," Yingyop replied with a sigh, as if to say that he shouldn't have started.
"It's true. Sunghyun's beauty comes from cosmetics," Jaekyung said ruthlessly.
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"If Cha Sung-hyun hears this, he'll cry," the makeup artist sneered.
"He's obsessed with his natural beauty," the stylist added, smiling, and asked Jaekyung, "Aren't you friends?" Why do you assess it so harshly?
"We're not friends," the stubborn man snapped.
The officers looked at each other dumbfounded, seeing how he even clicked his tongue. At that moment, the dressing room door opened, and Minu and Lucas entered. They had just returned from the shop in the TV studio building where Jihong had sent them to fetch water.
"Here, chief," Minu said.
"Thank you," Jihong thanked him and took the bottle.
"Minu hyung, can I have some water too," Jaekyung asked.
Before Min could move, Lucas handed him his bottle.
"Thank you.
Lucas leaned closer, looked at Jaekyong attentively, and with two thumbs up, he added with a smile, "You look cool today!"
Jaekyung, as usual, muttered curtly, "Thank you."
The guy just giggled and returned to his seat. The atmosphere between them seemed warmer than before. To be precise, Jaekyung's attitude towards him had become noticeably softer.
"Maybe they have become closer during this time?" thought Jihon.
Since Jaekyung let him go to the TV studio, then he really stopped objecting.
While Jiheon was thinking about this while taking his medicine, Jaekyung, noticing his actions, immediately asked, "Hyun, what are these pills?"
"What else?" From gastroenteritis.
"But you drank them before you left the house. Is it possible to take another one so quickly? Or are you not feeling well?
«... I should have said that these are sedatives," Jihon cursed to himself. "Although no, then he would also begin to find out since when they are produced in such a small dosage."
As Jihong sighed heavily and silently, Inyeop laughed his trademark laughter.
And the make-up artist, grinning, added: "You seem to have a very good relationship. This is the first time I see a star take such care of her manager.
"He's not a manager. Jaekyung frowned, as if what he said sounded extremely strange.
"Oh, really?" The make-up artist looked at me with an expression: "And then who is he?"
Afraid that Jaekyung would say something unnecessary, Jihong hurriedly pointed at Mina and explained, "The manager is him. And I am an employee of the company.
"No, you're not just an employee of the company," Jaekyung said.
Everyone present in the dressing room with a silent question "What does this mean?" shifted their gaze from Jihon to Jaekyong and back again. Even Inyeop held his breath with his eyes wide open.
And finally: "He's my songbae, but he's also a part-time employee," Jaekyung clarified briskly.
And everyone again drawled in unison: "Ah...
"Exactly, he's a former athlete.
"That's it. The manager-nim, that is, sir, it turns out that you are also a swimmer.
The makeup artist and stylist nodded understandingly. And Inyeop said with a sigh: "Oh, well, okay.
Judging by his disappointed face, he was expecting some kind of sensational statement from Jaekyung.