Chapter 109

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The rooftop of the building.

It was a restricted area for people in general, but it was an exception for Gyeonhui.

He looked down at the magnificent view of the city silently.

He came up, hoping that his frustration would disappear, but his heart was still complicated.

He tried to sort out his thoughts with his eyes closed, but he couldn’t escape the thoughts about her.

“Hah….”

A shallow sigh spilled over his lips.

He slowly descended the stairs and walked with a blank expression.

Some of the staff greeted him, but he could not see them.

How long had he been walking…

He slowly looked up at the familiar hallway.

He walked around without thinking, and soon, he was in front of the Kids Fan office.

“What am I doing now…”

He tried to turn away with a bitter smile, thinking this was so ridiculous.

Then he suddenly felt a twinging pain in his shoulder.

“Hum…”

He clutched his right shoulder, furrowing his brow.

It was her pain.

He endured the pain while clenching his teeth.

After a while, the pain subsided, but his heart that ached before wouldn’t leave him alone.

It was okay until this morning, but the pain felt like it was getting worse in the afternoon.

He shook his head while biting his lips to overcome the pain.

He hurriedly stepped away to distance himself away from her, but his slow pace stopped without going any further.

He closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh toward the ceiling.

“… Okay. Just look at her for a moment, just for a second.”

He persuaded himself and slowly headed to the Kiz Fan’s office.

He carefully looked inside through a small window at the door. The girl was moving a box to her desk. She seemed to be thinking about a new design by looking at the items she had taken out of the box.

She focused on her work by sketching the design, pretending that nothing was hurting. However, in the absence of Ari, she rubbed her shoulders and endured the pain alone.

Again, he felt the pain in her shoulders.

Looking at her sadly, Gyeonhui unwittingly raised his hand to the doorknob.

However, he couldn’t open the door and enter.

‘We’re already screwed. It can’t be worse than now. It’s right to stop everything here.’

Her eyes that were drenched in pain came to his eyes.

His hand that was holding the door was trembling.

A moment later, his hand slipped from the doorknob weakly. He turned and leaned back at the door.

He was locked in his thoughts for a moment, and he pulled his phone out of his pocket.

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“Hah…”

Sun moved the box and exhaled a shallow sigh.

She tried to lift her arm, but she couldn’t raise it above her shoulder because of the twinging pain.

“Hmm…”

She furrowed her eyebrows in pain, but she endured it.

After the cleanup, she turned her head and looked out the door.

She looked at the small window on the door.

She saw someone leaning on the door until a moment ago, but there was no one there now.

‘… Who was it?’

She was lost in thought with a sunken expression.

She thought about him, but she shook her head and tried to shake him off her mind.

It couldn’t be him, and it should’ve not been him.

“What are you doing?” Ari asked.

Sun looked odd because she was staring at the door for a long time blankly.

“Oh, no. Nothing.”

“There’s a lot of nothing going on today. Eunyoung said that, and now you’re saying it too.”

Ari looked disgusted and started speaking again while furrowing her brow.

“What are you two hiding from me?”

“I think you should be a writer with your imagination.”

“Because I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t know anything about what’s going on around here.” Ari pouted her lips.

“There is no such thing.”

Sun calmed Ari and sat on her seat again. However, unwittingly, her gaze turned to the door again.

Then she noticed the silhouette that was filling the door through the small window.

Someone was approaching with a quick step.

‘… No way.’

She turned back involuntarily.

‘Kung, kung, kung.’

Her nervous heart began to run vigorously.

‘Knock, knock.

Then, with the sound of a knock, the door opened.

Sun was so nervous and couldn’t move an inch. It seemed like Gyeonhui was going to call her name right away.

“Excuse me…” The man’s voice was heard. “There was a call.”

However, the voice from behind was unfamiliar.

Sun slowly turned and looked at the man.

“I came because we had a call about a shoulder injury reported here.”

“What?”

In front of her, two 911 emergency medical technicians were standing with a sturdy physique.

“A call?” Ari asked in amazement.

“We have received a report to go to the Kids Fans office. Is this the right place… ” The emergency medical technician once again checked the sign on the door as he said.

“Hey, did you call them?”

“… No.”

Sun and Ari looked at each other in doubt.

“Oh, I’m so sorry. I think somebody made a crank call.”

The technicians disbanded and were going to leave the office.

“I’m very sorry.”

She tried to push herself up from the desk.

“Ugh…”

Her hands were misplaced, and she frowned after feeling the pain in her shoulder.

After hearing her, the technicians stopped and asked, “Have you injured your shoulder?”

“Oh, yes, it hurts a little bit, but it’s not serious enough to call 911.”

Sun was embarrassed and said with an awkward smile.

The technicians looked at each other and approached Sun.

“There was a call that there is a person with a shoulder injury here.”

“Sorry?”

“Can we take a look?”

“Yes, but I’m really okay….”

The technician grabbed Sun’s right arm and carefully tried to lift it.

“Ugh.”

She frowned after feeling the stinging pain.

“How did you get hurt?”

“It’s… a box fell on me…”

“A box? What box?” Watching Sun, the medical technician asked.

“Hmm. It could be a simple bruise… but I suggest you go to see a doctor just in case. It could be a Rotator Cuff Tear or cartilage damage.”

“Cuff Tear? Cartilage damage?”

Ari seemed surprised after repeating his words.

“Would you like us to escort you to the hospital?”

“Well… That’s…”

Sun seemed embarrassed and could not speak.

“Su-sure, of course. Please take her.” Ari spoke out instead.

The emergency medical technicians nodded and quickly fixed her arm.

“Hah…”

She turned her head and looked out of the door without knowing what was going on.

At one point, a black object passed through the front of the window.

“Well, wait a minute, please.”

Sun hurried out to the hallway and looked left and right.

There was no one in the long hallway except two female staff approaching.

“… I must have seen it wrong…”

As soon as she saw the silhouette, she thought it was him. However, it was just a short moment, so she couldn’t be sure.

‘I guess I’m seeing things now.’

Her mind and head were filled with thoughts about him all day long.

With a bitter smile, she stepped back into the office.