Jo Sung-hyun couldn't understand the scene that unfolded before his eyes for a moment.
Yumi and Chae-yoon were sitting side by side on chairs.
And the composer 'Toothless Cat', Lee Seong-ju, was talking to them.
If Jo Sung-hyun hadn't seen 'Toothless Cat' in the future, he wouldn't have recognized him, but he had seen him countless times after the plagiarism scandal broke out.
He was Yumi's manager, so he had to deal with him a lot.
Jo Sung-hyun hurried his steps.
As he approached Yumi and Chae-yoon with a buzzer, Yumi turned her head sharply.
Her cold expression changed a little.
Jo Sung-hyun read a signal of help from Yumi's eyes and opened his mouth.
"Hello. What can I do for you, our artist...?"
"Oh, you're the manager. It's nothing, really. I'm a composer too, and I was just curious and wanted to talk to you."
'Toothless Cat' smiled with a pitiful face.
Jo Sung-hyun felt a sense of discomfort at his expression and tone of voice.
Something, he seemed to be smiling on the outside, but he felt like he was looking down on him.
"You're a composer. But our Yumi just released an album not long ago, so we're not looking for songs yet."
Jo Sung-hyun said as calmly as possible.
He didn't let the other person know that he knew who 'Toothless Cat' was.
There was no point in telling him.
It was best to just pretend not to know and move on.
Both Jo Sung-hyun and Yumi.
It was not easy to see a good situation by getting involved with 'Toothless Cat'.
Yumi was an artist who refused to include 'Toothless Cat's song in her album, even though she could have.
Jo Sung-hyun was the manager who directly told Yumi to reject 'Toothless Cat's song.
Didn't the team leader of the singer 2 team, Woo Kyung-soo, come to apologize to him for making a mistake on this part?
He thought he would never run into him, but when he faced him in front of his eyes, that time flashed through his mind.
"Yes, I saw that you released an album. I was watching the music video on my way here. Oh, now that I think about it, I think I saw you in the music video too."
'Toothless Cat' moved his eyes to Chae-yoon and said.
Jo Sung-hyun instinctively moved his body and stood between 'Toothless Cat' and Chae-yoon.
Seeing Jo Sung-hyun, who stepped closer and blocked his view, 'Toothless Cat' gave him a look of disbelief.
"You don't have to do that much. I'm not going to eat anyone. I'm just a normal composer. I mean. I'm not the kind of person who gets treated weirdly by you guys. Your name is...."
He said that and checked Jo Sung-hyun's ID card.
And then he made a small sound and stopped talking.
Jo Sung-hyun.
He must have seen that name.
'Toothless Cat's mouth curled up slightly.
He chuckled and looked straight into Jo Sung-hyun's eyes.
"Ahh... you're that manager? The one who rejected my song."
Only then did Yumi seem to realize who 'Toothless Cat' was, and she made a surprised face.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but...."
"Jo Sung-hyun. It's you, right? The manager who told Yumi not to put my song in her album."
"......"
"Well, I was wondering what kind of good song you would put in after rejecting my song, but really. I'm so disappointed."
'Toothless Cat' said with a smirk.
He might have some bad feelings towards Jo Sung-hyun or Yumi, but that didn't mean the outcome was bad for him.
He got to work with Seo Yena, one of the top artists of Pan Entertainment.
That's why he could smile like that.
Jo Sung-hyun felt a great displeasure.
If he was alone, the situation would have been a little different.
But, right now, Yumi was there. And more importantly, his daughter, Chae-yoon, was with him.
It was a very annoying situation to show such obvious hostility.
But he tried his best to respond calmly.
And fortunately, before something big happened.
"Jo Sung-hyun. What are you doing there?"
Park Jung-won came.
At the familiar voice, Jo Sung-hyun felt relieved and looked at Park Jung-won.
Woo woo woo woo woo.
The buzzer rang at the right time.
Park Jung-won looked at Jo Sung-hyun, Yumi, and 'Toothless Cat' alternately and sighed softly.
"Let's move to another place first."
There were also the eyes of the general public at the cafe on the first floor.
Park Jung-won chose to move to another place first.
* * *
They moved with their coffee.
The destination was the office of the singer 1 team.
'Toothless Cat' walked leisurely, and Park Jung-won stuck to Jo Sung-hyun to figure out what was going on.
"What happened?"
"I don't know either. I came back after ordering coffee and 'Toothless Cat' and Yumi were talking."
"Ha... It's not a very pleasant situation, this."
"I know."
"Why did this happen today? It would have been better if the newbie had come to work."
If Jang Hyun-ah had come to work, this situation with 'Toothless Cat' wouldn't have happened.
It happened because it was Jo Sung-hyun.
Park Jung-won sighed and opened his mouth.
"Did the newbie have something to do today that she couldn't come to work?"
"Well... I guess she had to go somewhere with her father."
"...But she's a newbie. She should come to work. He's only been here for a few days."
"No, she’s an important person, so..."
Jo Sung-hyun stopped talking as he saw Park Jung-won's strange look.
"What do you mean, important? She's just a newbie. Where did that confidence and spirit go when she interviewed..."
"She never came late or anything."
Jo Sung-hyun scratched his cheek and said.
He didn't intend to reveal who Jang Hyun-ah and her father were first.
What's the point of telling him when he's going to leave anyway?
Jang Hyun-ah wouldn't tell him anything unless she thought he was beneficial to her, so Jo Sung-hyun didn't need to say anything either.
As they talked for a while, they arrived at the office.
'Toothless Cat' casually looked around the office.
Jo Sung-hyun saw that Yumi was looking at 'Toothless Cat' with cold eyes and opened his mouth.
"Yumi."
"Ah, yes. Oppa."
"Are you okay? Can you go to the conference room with Chae-yoon for a moment..."
"Yes. I'll do that."
He didn't want to show Chae-yoon 'Toothless Cat's words or actions.
Yumi seemed to know that, and she nodded her head and took Chae-yoon's hand and headed to the conference room.
Chae-yoon glanced at Jo Sung-hyun, but the child seemed to read the serious atmosphere and didn't say anything.
As soon as Yumi and Chae-yoon entered the conference room, 'Toothless Cat' chuckled.
"Really, what are you trying to do? I'm not a bad guy, but you're treating me like one. It makes me feel bad."
"First of all, Seong-ju. Calm down a bit..."
Park Jung-won stepped in, but 'Toothless Cat's eyes were only fixed on Jo Sung-hyun.
"What does it matter if I calm down or not? Mr. Team Leader. I worked hard to write a song and gave it to him, but he rejected it."
'Toothless Cat' said loudly, as if he wanted Yumi and Chae-yoon in the conference room to hear him, and pointed at Jo Sung-hyun.
Jo Sung-hyun twitched his eyebrows.
"Lower your voice."
"What do you care if I lower or raise my voice. Is that kid special or something? You're so protective of her. What's her name, Chae-yoon? Her name is pretty."
As Chae-yoon's name came out of 'Toothless Cat's mouth, Jo Sung-hyun felt an unbearable displeasure.
He felt like a bug was crawling by.
That's why Jo Sung-hyun.
Didn't endure it.
"I told you to lower your voice. If that's too hard, then shut your mouth. What's a thieving punk like you acting so confidently and flapping your lips so freely?" [T/N: attaboy, get him!!]
He said.
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