His gaze was blatantly fixed on Eunseo’s lips.

“I hugged you earlier.”

To the lips he had swallowed up a while ago.

“…Now I can even kiss you.”

He didn’t restrain Eunseo at all. He didn’t even press her shoulders. He just stared intently at her lips up close.

She could escape if she wanted to. However, as if her body was captivated by his gaze, she couldn’t move.

Tension rose, as if it would explode at any moment.

Suddenly, he moved his body backward.

“How about it? Did you forget for a moment?”

Smiling, he looked at Eunseo, who seemed to have forgotten even to breathe.

“I don’t engage in fights where victory is impossible.”

Only then did Eunseo wake up as if from a dream. She stood up abruptly, as if fleeing to her room, covering her lips with the back of her hand. Her untouched lips felt hot, as if burned.

The major announcement will continue shortly!

The TV behind her was still making noise, but she no longer heard it.

That night, Eunseo couldn’t sleep until late.

It was frustrating, but it was true. Only on that night, the man, not the boy, occupied her mind entirely.

What, you didn’t see that?

Suna jumped up from the other end of the phone.

“Well, I watched it until halfway… then fell asleep.”

Actually, she hadn’t watched it after that because of various things that happened while watching TV with the landlord, but she couldn’t say that directly. So, Eunseo mumbled something roughly.

At the end, they announced the losers and showed videos of the eliminated contestants. Because of that, there’s chaos everywhere now.

“Why?”

When Yunho was shown crying while watching other trainees being filmed, it was beautifully captured. If you go to YouTube, that scene alone will be uploaded, so make sure to watch it.

So, it seemed to be a video taken on the day the roof collapsed.

“Got it, I’ll definitely watch it.”

Starting today, there’s a one-week vote for the loser’s revival on the website, so don’t forget to vote! Since multiple votes are not allowed, tell people around you to vote a lot.

Eunseo called Naeun first.

“Hey, Naeun, how have you been? I called because…”

Before she could mention the rent, Naeun shouted.

Wow, I was just about to call an aunt!

“To me? Why?”

There’s this idol survival program called ‘Idol Project 10,’ you know? Could you please vote for a trainee named Chris? I’ll send you the link on your phone, okay?

Eunseo felt a shiver.

“Is this Chris person very popular?”

Seriously. Right now, they’re saying he’s the crying man on Aften, and the whole school has gone crazy. Everyone is running businesses and causing a commotion.

After hanging up without any hesitation, Eunseo asked Secretary Choi for a favor.
“I will definitely cast a precious vote for Mr. Chris. Don’t worry; I will encourage people around me to vote as well.”

As expected, in line with Eunseo’s strategy, he was very cooperative.

After making a request to only two people, there was no one else to talk to. She sighed, thinking there was really no such thing as connections. Now, only the landlord remained.

“Um, Representative.”

As soon as Eunseo called, he said, “I’ll refuse.”

“I haven’t said anything yet.”

He chuckled when she asked in surprise.

“I’m not asking you to vote for Chris.”

Eunseo shuddered.

“Did you overhear?”

“Secretary Choi also asked. So did Naeun.”

In this situation, Eunseo laid bare her feelings and clung to his clothes.

“I’m also asking for a favor. Just help with the vote, okay?”

He sighed.

“Why are you so enthusiastic about Chris?”

She couldn’t explain. She felt a strong attraction from the first moment. When she watched the video Suna mentioned on YouTube, Eunseo cried along with it. It was inexplicable why her heart tore apart when Chris cried.

But if she mentioned that, he seemed less likely to help.

“You watched it together back then. A friend who worked hard but fell victim to devilish editing and was eliminated. It’s pitiful, right?”

In the end, it was just one vote among many, but a vote from someone like Kwon Seungjoo seemed different. There was something called influence.

“If you do me a favor, I’ll consider.”

“What is it?”

But he kept his mouth shut.

“Later, if I remember.”

That night, Eunseo woke up in the middle of the night when her phone vibrated. Usually, many people don’t answer calls from unknown numbers, but Eunseo tended to answer and check when her brother might be involved.

“Hello?”

Without thinking much, she answered the call, and a heavy breathing sound abruptly interrupted her sleep.

Huk, heok.

Eunseo sighed. There were occasional incidents like this when phone numbers were listed on leaflets, banners, etc., promoting Eunho’s search. They would randomly call, and if a young woman answered, they would immediately engage in perverted behavior.