Chapter 147: Adults Shouldn’t Do That (2)
At first, she said money management would be necessary.
Since she was an adult, I thought it would be best to trust her with it.
After that, she began saying that situations kept coming up where she needed money.
A car accident, hospital bills, or a shortage of living expenses were the reasons.
Honestly, it wasn’t easy to refuse.
After all, she had doted on me since I was little, and I believed I had grown up well thanks to her.
When she desperately said she needed a large sum urgently and asked me to lend it, since it wasn’t that much, I handed it over.
But then.
Today, my sister had completely overturned the house.
And of course, the reason was money.
“So… your sister went wild when she heard about it?”
“Yes, that’s right….”
Seohan had come to me and explained the gist of the situation.
Until then, I hadn’t really told anyone about it.
That was why my sister had only just found out now.
“Mm, so that’s how it is.”
Seo Ian nodded as he listened to Haim’s story.
“You really handed everything over just like that?”
Nod—
Seo Haim hung his head low with a gloomy expression.
“Because you thought you’d get it back?”
“Probably…?”
At Haim’s words, Seo Ian let out a short laugh.
‘Pure, pure.’
At that age, not knowing how the world worked, maybe it was natural to think that way.
Because they were family, because they were adults—he probably thought he could trust them.
“Hmm….”
Seo Ian had once been like that, too.
If he hadn’t been so harshly burned during the KJ days, he might have stayed that innocent.
That was why this was advice from a brother who had already tasted the bitterness of the world.
“Your mother might really be a good person to you.”
“…Yes.”
“But when it comes to money, even good people change.”
“Really?”
“That money—you should be the one managing it.
It’s not something you lend out for ridiculous excuses.”
If Truth Bomb Master Jin Sehyun had been here, what would he have said in this situation?
After a brief pause, Seo Ian finally spoke up.
“What if your brother asked to borrow thirty million won from you?”
Just as he was about to say of course he wouldn’t lend it….
“I don’t have money right now, but… if it’s my brother, I can lend it.”
“…….”
“For our members, always yes!”
What was he supposed to do with this kid.
Seo Ian stared speechlessly at Seo Haim.
“You… you need to get scolded more by Do Seohan.”
“……!”
In fact, after this whole thing blew up, the first one to completely rip into Haim had been the youngest, Seohan.
His argument was that sure, lending money to family once or twice was fine, but what kind of airheaded chick handed over the entire amount like that?
Keep letting them pluck you clean like that and you’ll end up in the fryer, he’d said.
Cold as it sounded, he wasn’t wrong.
Seo Ian agreed with Seohan a hundred percent.
Having watched him closely, he found that what Seohan said was always on point.
Despite being two years younger, how could he know so much?
Sometimes, he even felt like an older brother.
“Seohan’s a good younger brother.”
“That’s true….”
“That’s not unnecessary meddling, you know.”
Ian smiled as Haim quickly agreed with his words.
Then, as he patted Haim’s drooping shoulders, he added.
“So just do as he says.”
Ding—
[TokTok Hanwoo Gift Set 1kg]
I wondered what the alert was, and it turned out to be a hanwoo gift set.
Wasn’t Chuseok season already over?
“Huh?”
Startled, I sat up straighter.
The sender was Seo Haim.
When I tapped the button, a message card popped up.
Hamsters are omnivores
“…Ha.”
A short laugh slipped out.
There was no way money for a hanwoo set had suddenly sprung from the ground.
Even without asking, I could guess how it had been resolved.
“Good. You managed to get it back.”
I didn’t know what kind of friction had happened along the way, but it seemed to have been settled well enough.
Most likely, Seo Choco, furious the moment she heard about it, had rushed over and played a big part.
Had he sent hanwoo to his sister too?
Hmm.
Probably not.
I didn’t need to ask to know.
I opened the chat window to send thanks.
-You didn’t have to send hanwoo, fried chicken would’ve been plenty
Ding—
The reply came back instantly.
Truly a Seo Haim-like answer.
└That would be cannibalism, brutal….
└Oh, is that so?
Who was the one who always rushed over first and grabbed a drumstick whenever we ordered chicken?
I chuckled at the ridiculousness of him saying that now.
Right then,
“What, who’s that?”
Out of nowhere, Ha Junseo suddenly butted in.
I had just been on my way up to the practice room.
I greeted him cheerfully and answered.
“It’s Haim.”
“Oh. Haim? He said he’d stopped by home today.”
There must have been a little more left to discuss about the money issue.
Since today was individual practice time, it didn’t really matter if one person was missing.
I climbed the stairs together with him to the third floor.
Before long, we arrived in front of the practice room.
Ha Junseo shrugged his shoulders as he shoved his phone into his pocket.
“But it seemed like someone was in the practice room?”
“Really?”
Maybe the trainer had come to do a mid-check.
Even at his words, I casually opened the practice room door.
But then.
I hadn’t expected to see these people….
“Ah, hello.”
“Oh, good afternoon, senior!”
Tiple’s Sung Jihoo and Choi Yeonwoo were lying comfortably on the practice room floor.
When they saw us, they awkwardly got up, looking embarrassed.
Ha Junseo also looked quite flustered, as he clearly hadn’t expected these two to be waiting.
I mean, seriously.
Why on earth were they here at this hour.
“What brings you here…?”
“To cheer you on…?”
“Sorry?”
“Actually, Jihoo hyung wanted to drop by—”
“Be quiet.”
Sung Jihoo quickly covered Choi Yeonwoo’s mouth with his hand.
It seemed like some kind of slip-up had almost been revealed just now.
I didn’t know the full story, but either way, it was baffling.
Why were two first-tier idols sprawled out on someone else’s practice room floor like it was their living room….
Was Tiple not busy these days?
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[Photo]
Watching the younger ones
At the same time, a photo was uploaded on Sung Jihoo’s Stargram.
It was just an ordinary picture of the floor.
Recently, Sung Jihoo had been posting casual daily updates often to interact with fans.
Still, since this post was so random, Tiple fans were puzzled the moment it appeared.
No one had any idea what the bait in this post meant.
[What’s up with Sung Jihoo’s new Stargram post?]
Watching the younger ones?
It didn’t seem like it was a spoiler for their activities, so who could these younger ones be?
Isn’t it Stardust?
└ If they’re Tiple’s juniors, then it has to be Stardust.
└ Yeah, the background is Doubles’ practice room floor.
After people started speculating that the ones in Jihoo’s Stargram might be Stardust, it didn’t take long for Dusties to identify Stardust through the mirror.
To be exact, it was Do Seohan’s sneakers and Ha Junseo’s hoodie reflected in the mirror.
[This is definitely Junseo’s hoodie.]
(Product info) The sleeves match exactly with the hoodie Ha Junseo always wears to the practice room.
Seems like they’re together with Jihoo sunbae.
What’s going on, what’s going on, are they filming something together???
Maybe they’re shooting a behind-the-scenes show together? But there weren’t any spoilers about it.
└ Isn’t it just a casual visit?
└ Since when is a practice room a playground?
└ LOLLLLLL what on earth is Sung Jihoo doing there?
└ But to be fair, Sung Jihoo really does love Universe Dust.
└ Maybe they got close after Dance in the Night? Last time on a livestream, Seohan mentioned Jihoo said he was good at dancing.
└ As expected, since they’re from the same company, they’re really pushing them together lol.
└ Haha, maybe, but regardless of pushing, our kid is just the type to be adored wherever he goes.
That scratched pair of black Converse is definitely Do Seohan’s.
└ Damn, the scratch LOL, are these people detectives or what.
└ At this point, it’s madness….
└ These are the kind of people who could recognize Do Seohan just from a single hair strand in the distance.
└ Because they’re Dusties….
Before long, fans’ suspicions became certainty.
Because another post went up on Sung Jihoo’s Stargram.
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[Photo]
Mayday mayday.
It was a photo taken together with Stardust members, along with a short caption.
The caption was the title of their new album’s lead track, which had already been pre-released in an article.
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[Did Sung Jihoo just give birth to Do Seohan???]
Mentioned him on livestream.
Mentioned him on Stargram.
When asked for song recommendations, he suggested a Universe Dust track.
Memorizing all the included tracks was just too real.
At this point, it’s not just being nice to a same-company junior lol, did Sung Jihoo seriously give birth to Do Seohan?
└ Looks like they got close quickly lol.
└ Even in the photo, he’s gazing at him fondly, seriously LOLLLLLL.
└ Back during Dance in the Night, I wasn’t thrilled about them sharing a stage, but now… I’m just thinking… maybe Jihoo really did give birth to Seohan.
└ If he likes him that much, there must be a reason.
└ Exactly.
└ He probably just treats his juniors well.
Hey, look at Sung Jihoo’s expression, that’s totally the face of a fanboy.
└ Didn’t Do Seohan say he was a Tiple fan?
└ Well, looks like that might’ve changed.
└ Lolololololol is Sung Jihoo actually fangirling now?
└ Whatever the case, their visuals together are insane.
└ Their combined visuals are absolutely crazy.
└ A handsome guy next to another handsome guy? That’s exactly what this is.
The day Dusties were all abuzz from Sung Jihoo’s Stargram bait.
There was still one more piece of bait left.
[But isn’t today the day the concept photos drop? I’m waiting like crazy ㅠㅠ]
That was right.
At exactly midnight, a photo was uploaded on Stardust’s official JjaekJjaek account.
It was the very first photo spoiling the concept of their long-awaited first full album, which Dusties had been eagerly anticipating during the months-long hiatus.
The star of it was the youngest, Seohan.
A kitschy outfit overflowing with a high-teen vibe.
Seohan wore a hockey jersey with a bold red stripe and looked at the camera with a bright grin.
His naturally radiant face shone even more brightly in the vivid primary-colored outfit.
But more than the striking clothes, what first captured fans’ eyes was….
His hairstyle.
Huh?? What’s with Do Seohan’s platinum blonde???
Did Seohan bleach his hair? Our little Hamjji bleached his hair??
What is this, even his hair color matches a golden hamster now…. 10000% synch rate.
Damn, he looks so handsome, how is it okay for me to see this for free? I feel guilty, I should use my data to look at it.
At the same time, a post popped up on the community board.
[Shocking! A real-life human hamster exists]