Chapter 125: A Never-ending Cycle, Whether That’s Power Dynamics or Psychological Warfare (7)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
{TL/N: NG stands for ‘No Good’.}
People parted like the Red Sea.
Son Chaeyoung walked through the path.
Her white swimsuit peeked out from her loosely tied bathrobe.
“Wow, I don’t know if we can even film because of Ms. Chaeyoung.”
Director Woo said while looking around.
The film crew and extras were staring at Son Chaeyoung with faces that showed they could die right now with no regrets. In the corner, the security guards were busy scuffling with the spectators who were taking out their phones.
Seo Eunkyo, who now resembled a chihuahua, was wagging her tail at Son Chaeyoung.
“Sunbae, it’s our first time meeting since the airport! Are you making a cameo appearance?”
I guess she really didn’t remember.
“I was waiting to meet you again all this tim-!”
“Do you not remember me?”
Son Chaeyoung tilted her head and asked.
For someone who struck the back of another person’s head, she seemed too nonchalant.
“Re-remember?”
“Not long ago. In the seventh-floor hallway. You were drunk. We saw each other then.”
“With me? Uh, I blacked out that day…”
Seo Eunkyo’s eyes shook. She was so taken aback that even her stuttering voice cracked. Not caring about her, Son Chaeyoung left while talking to Director Woo about the camera angle.
“Hey, look here!”
Seo Eunkyo abrupted swung her head towards me.
“I heard you were the one who discovered me that day. Was Chaeyoung sunbae there as well?’
“She was.”
“Di-did I say something improper in front of her while drunk?”
“Ahh… something improper.”
“Did I or not? Quickly tell me!”
Seo Eunkyo shouted, stomping her feet.
“You did. Rather than saying something improper, I think it’s like you showed off your true self.”
“Wh-what did I say?”
“That’s… You said some very offending and unpleasant words.”
I slightly frowned and shook my head.
“Saying stuff like who slept with who… You said things that would make people never want to associate with you ever again so I can’t say anymore.”
“Re-really?”
“Just thinking about it feels like it’s dirtying my ears.”
Seo Eunkyo’s face paled.
“What did you say for her to be like that?”
Lying on the sunbed, Son Chaeyoung asked while glancing in her direction.
Seo Eunkyo was looking at us while looking like a nervous chihuahua that had made a mess.
“Well, it wasn’t too far from the truth.”
Since it was true that she said some very insulting words in Son Chaeyoung’s presence.
Though her target was me.
“But… I thought you said you weren’t doing a cameo?”
“I didn’t come because of you. The director was just mistaken.”
Son Chaeyoung said as she put her sunglasses on.
I was wanted to say something, but simply opened my mouth a little and stopped. I was at a loss for words. There were too many times where I tangled with Son Chaeyoung that I didn’t know where to start to untangle.
No, to be honest, there wasn’t a reason to nor did I want to.
Although I was the one who brought up apologizing, her terrible past was still vivid in my mind. Even if she apologized with utmost sincerity, I wondered if I could talk with her like nothing happened.
Not seeing her would be most comfortable, instead of constantly being entangled with her.
Just as I thought this, Son Chaeyoung said,
“I came here for me.”
“Is that so? Okay.”
That’s fine.
I was about to turn around when she continued,
“It’s embarrassing. A lot of people at work know that I wanted to work with you, but if you are disregarded out in society and people swear at you, what do I become? It makes it seem like I have a crappy eye for people!”
“Ah.”
“Anyways, that’s why I came. But you handled it on your own.”
Son Chaeyoung looked at Seo Eunkyo again and shrugged.
Then she exhaled and brushed her hair to the side. She touched the back of her neck, which looked slender enough to fit in one hand, then grabbed the sunbed’s armrests a couple times. She also opened and closed her mouth a few times as if she was beating around the bush.
I couldn’t see her expression because her sunglasses covered half her face.
“Last time…”
Son Chaeyoung began to speak.
I heard hurried steps behind me.
“Oppa!”
It was Lee Songha.
Her bathrobe was tightly wrapped around her like someone had rolled her up in a blanket.
All that was exposed were her flawless, milky-white arms and legs.
The gazes that had previously focused on Son Chaeyoung now fixated on Lee Songha. There weren’t just one or two faces that were enchanted. Another scuffle broke out between the spectators and security guards. There seemed to be a bigger commotion than before.
Who amongst them would know?
That, at this moment, the peaceful swimming pool was, in fact, a war zone.
I took some deep breaths. Since I was stuck between two people who always caused trouble when together, every hair on my body was alert. Making all sorts of preparations wouldn’t be enough.