#068
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[Damn evil Kang Dojun… raise the camera a bitㅠ You adjusted it to your sitting height so everyone except Lee Yeonwoo is getting their necks cut off right nowㅠㅠㅠcryuㅠㅠ]
[Yeonwoo mom appears☆]
[Sir, don’t hide that handsome face]
[Dojun oppa, please show us your precious face]
[Dojun suffered so much because of that evil PDㅠㅠ5959]
[Has his power abuse controversy been resolved?]
[Haha everyone sit down! Or raise the camera upㅠ Let us see your facesㅠㅠ]
Lee Yeonwoo rolled his eyes at Kang Dojun’s words, then pulled out the empty chair next to him.
“I thought you were working so I didn’t contact you… Sorry, please sit here, hyung.”
Kang Dojun asked for understanding from those standing and sat down next to Lee Yeonwoo.
Jaihan, who had quietly sat back down, checked the chat window.
Even though Grace was rising stars, they had only just established themselves. When they were with Shin Gihyeon and Lee Yeonwoo, at least the comment section had been mostly about Grace.
But now, even though this was Grace’s live broadcast, the chat about Kang Dojun wouldn’t stop. The host and guest roles had been reversed.
Leader Jaihan sensed that they could no longer continue the live broadcast and decided to quickly salvage the situation.
“What? A company dinner? No.”
However, he missed his timing due to Hanjin’s words.
At the comment ‘Did you all meet up for a company dinner today?’, Hanjin looked down with an aggrieved expression and waved his hands.
“We really met by coincidence.”
“A company dinner would be fine.”
Lee Yeonwoo suddenly stepped forward and fanned the flames of the comments. Enchanted by one thing essential to company dinners, he stepped forward without realizing it.
“Alcohol…”
“Yeonwoo-ya.”
“Hanjin is the same age as Cheolsu, right? He’s a minor so that won’t work.”
At Kang Dojun’s single call, he muttered to himself and buried his head in his food tray.
‘…What.’
Jaihan looked at Lee Yeonwoo with bewildered eyes as he leisurely ate his pork cutlet after stoking the comment fire.
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[After-party let’s gooo]
[Huh, will you film the company dinner too?]
[Hoping for company dinner photos to be uploaded]
[Please spill the tea laterㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋcompany dinner! company dinner! company dinner!]
Having a company dinner had almost become a foregone conclusion. Hanjin also glared at the frozen Jaihan, regretting his mistake.
Jaihan immediately came to his senses and said:
“Everyone, I’m sorry but we’ll end today’s broadcast here. Thank you for watching. See you next time!”
“Love you, Grace-stars! See you next time!”
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[Here?ㅠㅠㅠSo sadㅠㅠ]
[The rural team is all gathered.. don’t goㅠㅠㅠ]
[Do you have an after-party planned for today’s finale?]
[No, they said they met suddenly]
[I love you too♡ Grace forever~*^^*]
[Next time broadcast with all members!]
[Show Handsome Dojun’s face just onceㅠㅠhueongㅠㅠ]
“Love you!”
After greeting the fans and ending the broadcast, Jaihan and Hanjin stiffened up and observed the great senior sitting at the same table as them.
Lee Yeonwoo, who was next to Kang Dojun, mistakenly thought they were looking at him and showed an apologetic expression.
“Did we make you end the broadcast?”
“No, we got enough content…”
Jaihan trailed off. Though the broadcast time was short, he had a feeling there would be more clip videos for fans to upload to YouTube than usual.
“So are we having a company dinner?”
Shin Gihyeon asked while wiping the corners of his mouth with a tissue after quietly finishing all his food despite the confusion.
“What kind with a minor here.”
“I’m good at grilling meat!”
“Our hyung grills even better.”
“…Pardon?”
Hanjin’s confident eyes slowly turned toward Lee Yeonwoo’s words, eventually landing on Kang Dojun. Soon everyone’s eyes were focused on him.
“…I grill reasonably well.”
He still wasn’t used to Lee Yeonwoo’s sudden compliments that came out of nowhere.
“Weren’t you with your manager? But how did you know I was here?”
“I sent Daeho ahead. And this is inside our company.”
When the company’s managed celebrity was doing a live broadcast with Lee Yeonwoo and Shin Gihyeon as guests, that news reached Kang Dojun’s ears immediately.
Kang Dojun lightly patted the back of Lee Yeonwoo, who was eating with his cheeks stuffed full like a squirrel.
“Is it good?”
“Yes, hyung, what about you not having lunch? At least eat this.”
Lee Yeonwoo picked up a piece of pork cutlet and held it out. Kang Dojun swallowed and looked down at Hanjin’s food tray.
“You don’t seem to have eaten much either.”
“I’m fine.”
Kang Dojun picked up the water glass next to him and handed it to Lee Yeonwoo.
“Lee Yeonwoo, are you going to have a company dinner?”
Shin Gihyeon asked, sitting across from Lee Yeonwoo after finishing his meal. Lee Yeonwoo looked around at the reactions. The two Grace members were also looking at him.
‘Why are they looking at me.’
He turned his gaze to look at Kang Dojun next to him. Come to think of it, he had never seen Kang Dojun drunk.
The only time he had drunk alcohol was on the last day of Rural Conquest, and even then he had barely had one can.
Since he was currently abstaining from alcohol, he would definitely refuse if he suggested drinking alone. In that case…
“Let’s do it, company dinner. Jaihan, what about the other members?”
“They have filming so they’ll finish late at night. If we’re doing it, only Hanjin and I have time. And we can pay with the corporate card.”
Jaihan proudly showed off the card he had received from his manager hyung. Half of the five people were from DH Entertainment. There would be no problem using the card.
The general manager who had been watching the live broadcast from elsewhere also sent a text saying they could use the corporate card if they were having a company dinner.
Lee Yeonwoo’s eyes lit up. He grabbed Kang Dojun’s arm and shook it.
“Hyung, hyung. Company dinner. I’ll just eat meat with Hanjin. That’s okay, right?”
“With Hanjin-ssi?”
“Yes, since he’s a minor.”
Kang Dojun secretly furrowed his brow. It was only for a moment so no one noticed.
“I won’t drink either.”
“What? That won’t do.”
“Why?”
“Well…”
‘I need to see you drunk, hyung.’
Lee Yeonwoo swallowed the rest of his words. Kang Dojun lightly grabbed Lee Yeonwoo’s ear and pulled it close to his mouth, whispering quietly.
“You’re making me drink and then what are you planning to do with Hanjin-ssi?”
Tap tap.
Shin Gihyeon knocked on the table. Lee Yeonwoo and Kang Dojun, who had flinched, looked toward the source of the sound.
‘He has no intention of hiding it at all?’
Shin Gihyeon subtly glanced toward Grace. Kang Dojun nonchalantly cleared away Lee Yeonwoo’s empty food tray and said:
“If you’re done eating, let’s get up.”
The discussion about having a company dinner was almost unanimously agreed upon, and the problem was the location.
“Where should we go?”
At youngest Hanjin’s question, everyone fell into thought. A place where this many people could drink without worrying about others’ eyes.
Kang Dojun opened his mouth.
“Let’s go to my house.”
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“Uh… uh uh uh, how did this happen?”
Next to Hanjin, who was severely nervous and stuttering, Jaihan’s eyes shone with determination.
They could only wander in front of the iron gate.
‘I was like that at first too.’
Shin Gihyeon sent them a sympathetic look, saying he understood.
Lee Yeonwoo didn’t know, but when he first came to play at Kang Dojun’s house, he had hesitated many times before pressing the doorbell.
Kang Dojun opened the door wide.
“Please come in.”
Lately, the number of visitors to his house had increased. Originally it would have only been his parents and Park Daeho, but spending time with Lee Yeonwoo had gradually increased the occasions when he opened his door to others as well.
‘Is this a good sign?’
“Excuse us!”
Hanjin bit his tongue mid-sentence, and Jaihan froze.
Jaihan, who had entered the house, barely managed to say one thing. In the living room, there were also many items that appeared to belong to Lee Yeonwoo.
“You really do live here.”
“Yeah.”
Lee Yeonwoo answered lightly and followed behind Kang Dojun like a baby duck.
They were like a mother duck and duckling.
‘They’re really close.’
It was the same at the company cafeteria, and now too they followed into what was presumed to be Kang Dojun’s room and the door closed.
Maybe they became close from filming together for ten days and living together in Seoul?
“Please sit here.”
Shin Gihyeon also familiarly guided him and Hanjin to the sofa. He seemed to come here to hang out often too.
Jaihan moved his lips, not knowing how to address Shin Gihyeon.
Hyung? seemed too presumptuous for someone he wasn’t close with, and sunbae-nim would be safer.
As if knowing Jaihan’s thoughts, Shin Gihyeon told him to speak comfortably.
“You can speak casually.”
“Thank you. I’ll do that when I get used to it. Please speak casually to us too, sunbae-nim.”
“Gihyeon hyung-nim, would it be possible to get an autograph later? And… a photo together.”
Hanjin said hesitantly.
Shin Gihyeon boldly approached Hanjin. The more he looked, the more he liked this friend. He was still a minor so he had the freshness of youth, and most importantly…
‘My fan!’
He put his arm around Hanjin’s shoulders and called Jaihan over too.
“Let’s take it together.”
“Yes!”
Jaihan hurriedly ran over and shyly made a V sign.
Click.
At the same time, Lee Yeonwoo came out of the closed room door.
“Gihyeon-ah, want to drink milk? What should I give you guys?”
“Ah, we’re fine.”
“I won’t drink either.”
Shin Gihyeon was busy taking photos with his junior fans and glanced at Lee Yeonwoo before trying to do his own thing, but frowned at the unusual appearance.
His neat clothes were disheveled, and his cheeks and lips were unusually red.
“Hey, you…”
Is he desperate to get caught?
Soon after, Kang Dojun appeared with a fresh expression. Lee Yeonwoo glanced at Kang Dojun, then went to Hanjin and ruffled his hair.
“Hanjin needs to eat a lot and grow big, so let’s eat meat.”
“Thank you!”
“Good boy. Should I grill the meat for you too?”
“I’m good at grilling meat!”
Like Kim Haseon, Hanjin seemed to take pride in meat grilling too.
‘What kind of situation is this now?’
Shin Gihyeon quickly observed Kang Dojun’s distorted expression.
Lee Yeonwoo’s strange behavior continued after that.
“Hanjin-ah, should I wrap some lettuce for you?”
“Thank you!”
“…Yeonwoo-ya.”
He stuck right next to Kang Dojun while taking care of Hanjin.
‘Is this some kind of love triangle?’
“Hanjin-ah, want some water? Or cola?”
“Cola. Thank you!”
“…Hanjin-ssi, I’ll grill the meat so just eat.”
Kang Dojun’s eyes flashed dangerously. He took away the tongs from Hanjin’s hands. His gaze contained the pressure of ‘just eat’ and ‘please just take care of yourself.’
Lee Yeonwoo glanced sideways at Kang Dojun, then shyly showed a pretty blush on his face.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
