A Failed Idol’s Rise to Bottom

“What? confiscate it?”

Su-Gyeom asked back, doubting his ears. He is not a trainee. He can’t believe the director is confiscating his phone. He looked at Seo-Wook with a shocked expression, but Seo-Wook ignored Su-Gyeom, saying, “Hurry up.”

“No! How can I live without a phone in this era?”

If it were anything else, Su-Gyeom would have done as he was told to do without defiance, but confiscating the cell phone was too harsh. In addition, he didn’t do anything bad, and he didn’t date.

It’s just a number… Of course, it’s right that he gave it to him, but he wouldn’t have given it to Shin Myung-Hyun because he wanted it. He tried to stop Yoo-Chan from approaching him, so that happened.

“Su-Gyeom.”

“……yes.”

“Give me your cell phone.”

“Well, but…….”

“Hurry up.”

Su-Gyeom’s shoulders drooped at Seo-Wook’s attitude, which seemed to have no compromise. Su-Gyeom grabbed Han-Sol’s clothes next to him in a hurry and asked for help.

“Hurry up and give it.”

“Hey, Sol.”

“The director asks for it.”

However, Han-Sol had yet to have any intention of helping Su-Gyeom. On the contrary, he replied lightly as if it had worked well.

In the end, Su-Gyeom got up from his seat and stood before Seo-Wook.

“By the way, I feel this is a little unfair.”

“What’s wrong with you?”

“I didn’t date. I didn’t do anything bad…….”

As he was walking, he stared at Su-Gyeom.

“Su-Gyeom, will you hate me for confiscating your cell phone?”

“No, but…….”

“But?”

“Wow, I’ll hate it.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Su-Gyeom felt hope from Seo-wook’s question, swallowed his dry saliva and replied. Then Seo-Wook stretched his lips and smiled. Su-Gyeom’s heart swelled like a balloon with anticipation at the smile.

“So you have some resentment? Give me your cell phone.”

Bang!

The anticipation burst in an instant. Su-Gyeom admitted that there was no more room for negotiation and eventually held out his cell phone. Seo-Wook took the cell phone and put it in his jacket pocket.

Su-Gyeom looked at his hand, holding a cell phone in vain like a raccoon who washed his cotton candy but now has empty hands.

“Shit…”

“Su-Gyeom, you’re cursing.”

“Well, it’s not that, but I just came out without realizing it…….”

Su-Gyeom returned to his place with drooping shoulders. In the meantime, a pile of ripe beef was on his plate.

Han-Sol or Yoo-Chan probably did it, but now he has no appetite.

However, he couldn’t help but eat Korean beef, so Su-Gyeom secretly picked up chopsticks and ate some meat. The rich juices spread in the mouth, and the beef was chewed gently.

While eating one or two pieces of meat, Su-Gyeom’s wrinkled expression gradually unfolded.

The five people watching the scene tried to hold back their smiles. It was because they knew that if they burst into laughter now, Su-Gyeom would get angry.

“Oh!”

Su-Gyeom’s seemed to have realized something, making five eyes curious. Su-Gyeom soon looked at Seo-Wook with his big eyes shining.

“Until when are you confiscating it? One day? Two days? Three days? No way…… is it a week?”

“There’s no time limit.”

“What?”

Su-Gyeom looked at Seo-Wook with a face as if the world had collapsed. He seemed to be opening and closing his lips for a long time as if he didn’t know what to say, but he immediately opened his mouth as if he had something to say.

“Well, there’s no such thing! There has to be a deadline! Well, until this month or until we win first place!”

“There is no such thing.”

“Director!”

Su-Gyeom called Seo-Wook crying. In the end, Seo-Wook decided to take a step back in response to that desperation.

“Be good, and I’ll give it back.”

“I’ve always been good…….”

Su-Gyeom murmured as if it were unfair. He is not saying this himself, but Su-Gyeom was really nice. Since he was a trainee, he has never missed practice. He didn’t cause an accident, either.

It was only when Su-Gyeom didn’t follow Seo-Wook’s words that he had a military disease. So it wasn’t wrong to say that you were always nice.

Seo-Wook was also well aware of the fact, so he seemed lost in thought for a moment but soon smiled.

“Then, if you act pretty.”

“If I act pretty?”

“Yes. If you act pretty.”

When asked back by Su-Gyeom, Seo-Wook responded as if emphasizing it.

Su-Gyeom was lost in thought. What the hell is being pretty? When is he pretty? How did the fans like it?

Su-Gyeom’s head moved busily.

“I….”

After a short consideration, Su-Gyeom carefully opened his mouth.

“Yes, say it.”

“I was originally… Uh, always pretty…….”

It was embarrassing to say it, but he really was. Fans were going crazy about how pretty Su-Gyeom was no matter what he did. Whether he laughs, cries, is angry, is serious, acts cute, or does not act cute. Therefore, the answer was he was originally pretty.

“That’s not wrong.”

Seo-Wook shook his head. But then the words from his mouth were enough to make Su-Gyeom despair again.

“Then act prettier than now.”

“How?”

“Su-Gyeom should think about it himself.”

It was a friendly voice, but Su-Gyeom eventually gave up halfway. He picked up the meat that Yoo-Chan served on his plate and ate it with his chopsticks.

***

Su-Gyeom entered the accommodation and lay down on the living room floor. The mere absence of a cell phone made his heart empty. It seemed that the person he loved was a cell phone.

“Su-Gyeom, go to your room and lie down. Your back would hurt.”

“My heart aches, and I don’t feel anything else.”

At Tae-Won’s words, Su-Gyeom replied in a weak voice. Tae-Won thought his words were funny and soon sat next to Su-Gyeom. Su-Gyeom naturally lay on his thigh.

“Are you that sad?”

“I feel like the world has collapsed.”

“One phone is missing?”

“I didn’t know I was this dependent on my cell phone.”

Tae-Won burst into laughter at Su-Gyeom’s words. At once, Su-Gyeom’s eyes became busy, but soon his eyes drooped down like a puppy in the rain as if he had no energy to fight.

“I’m a little sad. What have I done so wrong?”

“You offered your number. Why did you say you’d give him your number when he is a weirdo?”

“That guy is Yoo-Chan’s…….”

“Yoo-Chan?”

“He showed some interest in Yoo-Chan. Our precious maknae.”

Su-Gyeom almost talked about what the bastard did to Yoo-Chan in his past life. If he talked about it, he would inevitably spill that Yoo-Chan is gay. He can’t go out like this…….

“Oh, wait a minute.”

Su-Gyeom, determined to keep Yoo-Chan’s secret in his own way, felt something strange and paused. He realized something important while talking with Tae-Won.

“What’s wrong?”

“Yoo-Chan likes me.”

“……Well, yes. What’s wrong with that?”

Tae-Won replied calmly and asked back at the same time. Suddenly, he didn’t seem to understand why Su-Gyeom was saying this.

“Then you already know everything.”

“What?”

Tae-Won tilted his head at Su-Gyeom’s self-talk. He is not sure if Su-Gyeom was distracted by his thoughts.

Until now, Yoo-Chan had been struggling alone to keep the secret that he was gay, but Yoo-Chan confessed to him. All the other members know. Even the director seemed to know when he saw the situation.

In the end, everyone knew that Yoo-Chan liked men. Of course, Yoo-Chan, the other members, and the director liked men. In this situation, the fact that Yoo-Chan is gay could not have been a flaw.

Therefore, he did not have to be nervous about protecting Yoo-Chan’s secret.

Of course, Su-Gyoem doesn’t have to tell Yoo-Chan in detail about his previous life, but it also means that he didn’t have to sacrifice his cell phone.

Su-Gyeom realized this, struggled with injustice and shouted.

“What? My phone was taken away for no reason!”