Hyunseong drove Haeju to the press conference venue. Haeju, who had recently experienced a significant incident, summoned the courage for Director Kwak.

“Nuna, you’ve been through a lot today.”

“You seem more tired than me. Are you okay?”

Hyunseong’s voice cracked. He tried to clear his throat, but it didn’t return to normal.

“Of course! This is nothing.”

“Just because of me, you…”

Unexpectedly, Yeongjae appeared and hindered Haeju from attending the press conference. Hyunseong successfully escorted Haeju to the waiting room. However, the headstrong Yeongjae took Hyunseong away.

Rebellious and unable to resist, Yeongjae dragged Hyunseong to the point where he could hardly breathe.

“Are you in your right mind?”

“Let go of this!”

“Can’t the so-called manager have a bit of common sense?”

Unable to contain his anger, Yeongjae pushed the situation to the point where Hyunseong could hardly breathe.

With his face turning red, Hyunseong suddenly teared up.

“There’s nothing good for Yoo Hajoo in Chairman Yoo’s eyes!”

As Yeongjae, who had to somehow manage Haeju, saw the situation getting complicated, he realized it was best not to create a troublesome situation, even if he had to be cunning. However, what Hyunseong was doing felt like taking care of an older sister, not a professional.

“This is enough. Stop it with the sweet talk.”

“I don’t… like it.”

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have suffered like this. Blocking Haeju’s path just because of you?”

At that moment, Hyunseong had many thoughts. The actions taken for Haeju’s sake seemed to make the situation more difficult.

He had a complex about not having as much experience as Yeongjae. Although he knew that this part required time, he felt crushed.

“I… for Haeju noona…”

Then, everything flashed before his eyes, and Yeongjae collapsed. He recognized Dojun through his blurred vision and felt an indescribable relief.

It felt like receiving a giant blessing to be under Dojun’s protection. Yet, despite this, his nasal passages still felt congested throughout the drive.

“Noona, do you know the next schedule is the A Electronics CF shoot?”

“Okay.”

“Since it’s next Monday, take a good rest until then.”

“Hyunseong, wait a moment.”

When the car stopped, Haeju took out a card from her handbag. Apologetically, she handed it to Hyunseong.

“If you need to buy something with this, go ahead.”

“Oh, you don’t have to give it to me.”

“Accept it when I give it. And sorry for making you go through a tough time.”

Hyunseong, feeling unexpectedly sad, choked up. As the youngest in the family, he had grown up without experiencing such treatment outside.

Yeongjae’s violence had suppressed Hyunseong. Meanwhile, he was concerned that Haeju would face even greater difficulties because of this incident.

“Am I a person who can help my sister?”

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have endured it.”

“More than Dojun CEO?”

“Silly, that’s going too far.”

Haeju chuckled at the innocent question.
Laughing uncontrollably, Hyunseong couldn’t hold back tears, and along with that, he said, “Should I buy just one limited edition pair of sneakers this time?”

“You can buy two. Get one for your girlfriend too.”

“Thank you, nuna.”

“Take a break for today.”

“Yes, go inside.”

After seeing off Haeju, Hyunseong turned his car towards Seoul.

A few days later, on a Saturday night, internet windows, not games, were open on Hyunseong’s PC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Due to the aftermath of Director Kwak’s press conference, GN suffered a backlash. Every account created in GN’s name on the internet became chaotic with criticism and malicious comments.

Eventually, unable to endure it any longer, GN took action to rectify the situation.

“I would like to address the recent unpleasant rumors circulating.”

In a press release, GN vehemently denied being the mentioned “model company” and declared that it was not involved. Furthermore, they sent official letters to all affiliated companies, initiating a thorough internal investigation.

That was not all.

Due to the situation, movies scheduled for release under the GN name were canceled or postponed. Using internal circumstances as an excuse, they took unilateral measures, causing a commotion among the people involved in the films who had attended or supported Director Kwak’s press conference.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

The next Saturday, Dojun went to work alone. He had planned his actions based on whether Jinhwan would come out.

The evening before, having heard news about GN through Manager Song, Dojun licked his lower lip and gnawed at his cuticles. He had to think until late at night.

This time, the media fervently covered the issue, going beyond political matters. The public’s interest was so great that GN’s standing was gradually diminishing.

“What should I do?”

To Manager Song’s question, Dojun slowly shook his head.

The conclusion reached was that you had to stir the fire when water was pouring in.

“GN has to be investigated for unfair practices, creating a smokescreen.”