Chapter 46
Chapter 46
Translator: Penny
Chapter 46
Ten years can change even the landscape.
A saying that means nothing remains unchanged in the flow of time.
Therefore, now, a long time of 12 years and 2 months has passed since Ha-eun's 6th birthday, when Ha-eun first started doing things on her own.
Many things, including Ha-eun's body, couldn't help but be different.
"Hmm..."
What Lee Ha-eun is currently looking at is not a small hand mirror, but a long, full-length mirror.
The figure reflected in it is also not a cute and innocent girl, but a beautiful young woman.
Of course, Lee Ha-eun knows it's a bit much to use the expression "beautiful" for herself.
Lee Ha-eun also knows that evaluating her appearance in the mirror as ordinary is not humility, but deception.
Voluminous, long hair.
Slender yet slightly sharp, cat-like eyes.
And, below that, breasts that are a little more prominent than average.
Immediately afterward, Lee Ha-eun shifted her gaze a little lower and faced a firm lower abdomen and slender legs.
It seems that the kind of awkward change that Ha-eun worried about in her childhood didn't really happen.
Thanks to exercising for a very long time, Lee Ha-eun had an overall well-balanced figure.
Thanks to that, Lee Ha-eun received compliments from her manager, Ju Jeong-yun, of course.
Even from CEO Jeong Do-cheol, whom Lee Ha-eun occasionally encountered, who said that Lee Ha-eun takes good care of herself.
Da-yeon, who has been unable to get enough of Lee Ha-eun for 11 years, said that Lee Ha-eun looks like an Iljin unnie, but even Da-yeon couldn't call Lee Ha-eun ugly, even as a joke.
In other words, it means that Lee Ha-eun has an appearance that she can be confident in.
So, today again, in order to maintain Lee Ha-eun's desirable appearance in a healthier way.
Lee Ha-eun came out of the pure white soundproof booth, changed into training clothes, and headed to the empty lot she always went to, but.
"Huh...?"
Unfamiliar signs and construction materials, and bright yellow heavy equipment blocked Lee Ha-eun.
The empty lot, which used to be only for Lee Ha-eun, was filled with burly construction workers.
Decisively, because the soft lawn of the empty lot was being plowed up here and there by the ferocious construction equipment.
-Thud.
As soon as Lee Ha-eun realized that the empty lot over there was no longer hers, her legs gave way.
Almost at the same time, middle-aged men, startled, shouted at Lee Ha-eun, asking if she was okay.
"Are...are you able to get up, miss? Do I need to call 119?"
"Ah, yes... I'm sorry for worrying you."
So, trudging along.
Lee Ha-eun, who was walking away powerlessly, leaving behind the empty lot that had become a construction site, looked completely lost.
Lee Ha-eun.
A vibrant 18 years old.
Lee Ha-eun experiences a sense of loss as if the world is collapsing, due to an unwanted change at any time.
"Hey, Manager Ju. Why is Ha-eun like that?"
"I...I don't know either. Lee Ha-eun was fine until yesterday."
Lee Gun-yeol and Ju Jeong-yun glanced at Lee Ha-eun, who was crouching in the corner of the studio, right after that.
However, after only a few seconds, they had no choice but to turn their heads again due to the excessively clear gloomy atmosphere.
In response, Lee Gun-yeol and Ju Jeong-yun began to come up with various hypotheses based on what they knew.
For example, Lee Ha-eun was coldly dumped by someone she liked.
"Hmm, I've seen kids confessing to Ha-eun, but I've never seen the opposite situation."
"I can't even imagine Ha-eun falling in love in the first place. Looking at it, it's like Lee Ha-eun has no interest in men, like a nun."
Or, Lee Ha-eun is sick somewhere.
"...That health nut?"
"I guess Lee Ha-eun isn't sick after all."
Or, Lee Ha-eun had a big fight with Da-yeon.
"I heard that Da-yeon is busy filming a new drama these days. It seems like she can't come to school often either."
"Hmm..."
After that, various hypotheses such as academic stress, belated puberty, and unstable friendships flowed from the mouths of Lee Gun-yeol and Ju Jeong-yun.
However, none of the hypotheses were particularly convincing, and they did not clearly explain why Lee Ha-eun was currently so dejected.
The heavy atmosphere that had been maintained until Lee Jun, who had been away for a while, appeared in the studio with packaged sushi.
Of course, from Lee Jun's point of view, he didn't really understand the scenery of the studio.
"The application deadline for that singer audition or whatever was until yesterday, right? Didn't you forget to apply?"
Another hypothesis that Lee Gun-yeol and Ju Jeong-yun couldn't bring themselves to say was finally uttered by Lee Jun.
Almost at the same time, Lee Ha-eun slowly got up and approached the packaged sushi.
"...I applied for the audition."
"Oh, really? That's a relief..."
Everyone except Lee Ha-eun was creeped out by the cracked voice that sounded like it belonged to a ghost.
Nevertheless, Lee Ha-eun didn't care and immediately split the wooden chopsticks, then picked up a shrimp sushi that was placed in the front.
So, Lee Ha-eun munched on the glossy sushi.
Just as the others, who were nervously watching Lee Ha-eun, also picked up the sushi they were going to eat.
"Hey, mister. Can you lend me the rooftop of the building?"
The ambiguous question, the meaning of which could not be understood, was delivered from Lee Ha-eun.
Inevitably, huge question marks appeared in the eyes of Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol at the same time.
"Um, Ha-eun. What...what are you going to do on the rooftop?"
"Exercise."
"So, why exercise on the rooftop of our studio?"
"The place I always exercised at turned into a construction site. But if I exercise at home, the person living downstairs might come up."
A cautious voice followed, saying that the floor right below the rooftop was empty anyway.
However, Lee Ha-eun still couldn't understand why she was so insistent on the rooftop.
"...Why don't you just go to the gym?"
Lee Gun-yeol asked a question of the kind that he really didn't know.
However, the answer that came back from Lee Ha-eun was also.
"I'm not going to be a bodybuilder."
"?"
It was too strange to understand at once.
Lee Ha-eun couldn's gauge where to start correcting Lee Ha-eun's misunderstanding.
Nevertheless, there was one thing for sure.
Lee Ha-eun had been depressed all along because of the empty lot that had turned into a construction site.
"Then, how about going to judo with the uncles?"
Instead of correcting the misunderstanding about the gym, Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol asked Lee Ha-eun if she would like to go to the judo academy that they were attending as a hobby.
It would be better for a high school student to learn a self-defense martial art to protect herself.
"Hmm... I'll think about it."
It was after that that Lee Ha-eun, who had already finished a plate of sushi, got up.
Soon, Lee Ha-eun, who entered the recording studio of the studio, began to practice the idol song that Lee Ha-eun had been a little too obsessed with these days.
Lee Ha-eun knew that it was practice for the singer audition that she had been so eagerly waiting for.
Above all, Lee Ha-eun now had excellent singing skills that no longer required vocal training.
It sounded good no matter what song Lee Ha-eun sang.
However, precisely because Lee Ha-eun had such excellent singing skills that Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol acknowledged.
Lee Ha-eun couldn't quite understand Lee Ha-eun's decision to audition with an idol song.
Lee Ha-eun could definitely handle more difficult songs as well.
If Lee Ha-eun was going to audition, Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol thought that a song with a little more impact and appeal than an idol song would be better.
"Hey, Ha-eun. Wouldn't a serious song be better than that refreshing atmosphere? For example, a drama OST."
So, Lee Ha-eun asked Lee Ha-eun directly beyond the recording studio what she thought of other songs.
"Drama OST? Which one?"
"Haesumdal's "Turning Back Time." Or Star-Crossed's "My Destiny" is also good."
"Hmm... Don't those songs not have choreography?"
Lee Ha-eun was rejected because there was no suitable choreography.
At that moment, the identity of the secret audition that Lee Ha-eun was going to take became even more of a mystery.
"Then, let's keep practicing the song you were originally practicing. Let's also prepare a song that will only compete with singing ability."
Lee Gun-yeol's last suggestion was given, regretting Lee Ha-eun's excellent singing skills.
Well, even if Lee Ha-eun pushed through with pure singing skills without any choreography, she would definitely pass.
"If they drop you, Ha-eun, they were guys who didn't know how to listen to songs in the first place."
"Thank you for your kind words."
"When have the uncles ever lied about songs? You're good at singing, Ha-eun."
Until then, Lee Ha-eun thought that Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol were just praising her to boost her confidence.
Of course, it wasn't that Lee Ha-eun had no confidence in her singing skills at all.
No matter what, Lee Ha-eun didn't think it was to the point where people like Deobeulli would praise her.
However, not long after that.
More precisely, at the moment when Lee Ha-eun stopped practicing singing for a while and was drinking lukewarm water.
-Tak.
"?"
Several sheets of pure white sheet music that Lee Jun had brought were spread out in front of Lee Ha-eun.
When Lee Ha-eun asked what these sheet music were in a puzzled voice.
"It's a song that will be included in the new album that will be released this time. I can't really figure out the female featuring part. Can you sing it just once, Ha-eun?"
The answer that came back was that it was the sheet music for Deobeulli's new song, none other than.
Lee Ha-eun was also told to think of it as a guide recording and sing comfortably.
The problem was that Lee Jun's expression was somehow awkward.
So, after giving Lee Jun a slightly suspicious look.
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First of all, Lee Ha-eun sang the female featuring part that Lee Jun had asked for with all her heart.
Lee Ha-eun was still unaware that thick headphones had been placed on Lee Gun-yeol's two ears since some time ago.
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.
To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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