Chapter 103 - Chose This Route

Footsteps neared and he glanced over, thinking it was Lisa, but he didn’t expect his former band members to show up.

“Ah Jin,” Yanny smiled in greeting, but Pengu scowled.

“What are you doing here?!”

“Congratulations,” Jin smiled at Yanny, “I’ve been listening to your album. It is good.”

“Thanks, Ah Jin. Glad you came to see him, Genu would be happy, you know,” the carrot top smiled and punched the other male lightly, “Isn’t that right, Pengu.”

“He would rather the bastard be far away like his girlfriend over there,” the blue haired man frowned deeply and bumped passed the pinkette.

Suu Jin braced for the hit and inwardly winced from it. Pengu had broad shoulders, muscles, one to pride on his looks and voice. Jin would admit that his former leader of 1Luv was handsome. Looking over to the freckled face offering him an apologetic smile, he smiled back.

“Ah Jin,” Yanny paused with furrowed brows. Jin could tell he wanted to ask something but didn’t want to at the same time.

“Are you heading back? Why don’t we eat together again, like before?”

Pengu narrowed his eyes over at the pinkette, before turning back to his friend’s grave. Closing his eyes and dropping his shoulders, he prayed quietly. Genu was the youngest of them, so ready to take on the world. He loved the pinkette, followed Suu Jin like a shadow. It made him proud, to be honest, of how each of them gained a following, and how the group was succeeding. Their future was bright, but then…

Suu Jin had ran over to him one day, eyes big with tears running down.

[“Ah Peng! He… Help!” The 15 year old Jin cried.

“Wh? What is wrong?” 16 year old Pengu quickly got off the couch.

“It’s Genu! He fainted and isn’t waking up!” the pinkette was rushing to the room and he followed.

His entire blood dropped seeing the youngest, barely 13, face on the floor and stiff as a board.]

It traumatized him. His therapist told him it was normal to blame himself because he was the oldest, but to find closure with his pain. Exhaling deeply, he finished his thoughts and prayers, before standing up. Yanny, who had prayed quietly beside him, stood as well.

“Pengu, let us eat with Ah Jin and Lisa. We have time before we have to go.”

Letting out a sigh, Yanny was never one to hold a grudge like he did. Looking over at Suu Jin with his girlfriend, he nodded. It would make Genu and Yanny happy to see them get along again. So, biting his pride, he threw his arm over the orange haired male and smiled.

“Why not?”

It earned him a bright smile from Yanny, one so similar to Genu, Pengu thought he was looking at the child again.

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Shun listened to Gina singing her part in the recording studio. They had record 3 songs in a row because they were renting a studio to do so. A limited time for a certain amount of money, Gina’s manager said to take advantage of their time and the producer. Shun was tired and felt like doing absolutely nothing.

He didn’t feel very motivated.

Gina finished her part and smiled over at them. He didn’t smile back. He only did it to put face in front of people and the television. The producer? He didn’t care. The female idol walked out and Shun sighed. They listened to the replay with the music and Gina and the producer tweaked things around. The protagonist only sat at the couch in the back and stared at his phone.

It wasn’t Shun’s fault!

He knew nothing about music and all that. He was just thrown in here from his kingdom and then forced to be in this damn relationship with Gina. He looked at his phone, listening to the solo song Gina just sung. Shun didn’t understand why Gina had to go through this whole fakeness to get to the top. She could sing really well, was pretty, and could be a contender, but she chose this route.

‘Stupid,’ Shun frowned and searched up Suu Jin’s name.

He saw the recent pictures of Jin with Lisa, Pengu, and Yanny smiling together at a restaurant. He saw Lisa and Jin at the cementary. He saw Jin at the park with Ping Ping. He saw Jin on the roof, staring out to look at nothing.

Shun swallowed.

His heart still hurt looking at the handsome pinkette and he hoped Jin was okay. From the images and the fan accounts, it looked like Lisa… Lisa was helping Jin. He was thankful and jealous, but he chose this route. He left the idol prince, not the other way around.

“Hey, Xiong Shun, let’s duet since you are a duo now,” Mikey had texted him just now. He blinked that in and hummed, glancing over at the female who was touching the producer’s arm and smiling sweetly.

“I’m down. Have your manager speak with Gina’s,” Shun replied back.

“Already done~” Mikey replied with 5 grinning emojis, “We’ll talk soon, ok?”

“Can’t wait,” Shun replied back.

He missed seeing anyone besides Gina and her manager, not to mention the loads of hosts. Since being forced to actually kiss Gina on the lips, he barely smiled and played along afterwards. How dare the hosts and Gina force him to kiss her on the lips? He was still fuming from it, especially when the damn female was tonguing him.

‘Disgusting!’ He cried angrily and appalled.

He looked over to see Gina was sitting awfully close to the producer and her fingers were dragging down the arm. Rolling his blue eyes, he got off the couch.

“I’ll be outside.”

“Alright babe,” Gina singsong and Shun’s eye twitched as he closed the door.

“Alright babe,” he mocked as he waited outside in the hallway, “Disgusting.”

He frowned and crossed his arms. A notification sounded and he perked up seeing the idol prince was online. Putting the headphones around his neck on his head, he played the live and saw Suu Jin was outside in the cold with a thin jacket. Did the idol prince not know it was cold out? He inwardly reprimanded the pinkette, telling the man he should had worn the thicker coat instead.

Breath fogging up and paler than before, Shun worried the pinkette was not eating well. Suu Jin always looked so much thinner when he was not with him.

“Hello everyone,” the idol prince spoke softly, “I will be off for a while.”