i do not care what my girl wears as long as she has confidence in herself". Thats LMHot for you... thats why i love him for PSH and Shin Hye's heart was pounding as Min Ho led her to President Jang’s office. There were still some things both agencies needed to discuss so President Jang gave Min Ho and Shin Hye time to talk while they continued with the meeting. Min Ho pointed to the couch and Shin Hye took a seat. Min Ho, on the other hand, started pacing. When he finally stopped, he leaned on President Jang’s table.
Shin Hye waited for him to talk, but he didn’t say a word. He didn’t meet her eyes either. He continued to look at the floor, as if in deep thought. She wasn’t sure if he was waiting for her to start speaking, but the silence was deafening. For the first time, she felt uncomfortable to be around him.
‘Oppa…’ was all she could muster to say. She had a feeling that if she didn’t start talking, they would walk out of that office without exchanging words at all.
‘Wae?’ He asked after a while.
‘About what they were saying back there, the reporters…’
‘I’m not really interested in all that,’ Min Ho cut her off. ‘There’s always a way to hide from them. Those who were caught – they’re not even 5% of all the couples in the industry. They were exaggerating.’
Shin Hye shook her head. ‘I don’t think they were. Seung Gi oppa told me that he and Yoona were being really careful but they were blindsided by those reporters. They didn’t have a clue that they were being followed around.’
Min Ho sighed in resignation, still avoiding her gaze. ‘Kure. Our agencies are correct. They always are.’ The sarcasm was back in his tone.
Neither one spoke for a while. Shin Hye knew he was mad, she hasn’t seen him act this way before. What she couldn’t understand was why he wouldn’t tell her outright what was wrong. Is he waiting for me to do it?
‘Mianhae,’ she blurted out, unable to keep it in any longer. ‘I know I should have answered your calls. I shouldn’t have turned my phone off and made you worry like…’
‘Stop,’ he interrupted. ‘I know why. My manager told me that he instructed Joon hyung to stop you from calling me or taking any of my calls.’
Shin Hye squirmed in her seat. Why is he telling me this? If he knew about that, then why is he still mad? She searched for the words, but she didn’t know what she was supposed to tell him now. She was too afraid to ask why he was being so cold.
‘Can I ask you something?’ Min Ho finally looked up at her.
‘Eo?’ Shin Hye was surprised by Min Ho’s stare. It wasn’t forceful, but it wasn’t kind either. His eyes were usually honest, but today, she couldn’t read them.
‘Why did you do it? Why did you follow what Joon hyung ask you to do?’
Shin Hye was taken aback by the question. It was getting harder to hold his gaze the way he was looking through her, as if he was trying to get to the bottom of a secret. But she wasn’t going to look away. She needed to explain herself.
‘I wanted to call you, I really did. But he told me that things were a mess in China and that you were very emotional. He was afraid you might do something rash if you talk to me…’
‘Like what?’
Shin Hye pressed her lips together. ‘I didn’t ask,’ her voice quaked.
‘But you knew what he was talking about, right? Joon hyung was afraid I’d do something rash like… convince you to just come out and confirm that we’re dating.’
‘Meo?’ Shin Hye shot him a surprised look.
Min Ho sighed and took a seat on the sofa chair beside the couch. ‘Joon hyung was right. When those articles came out in China, then picked up by Korean and international websites, spreading like wildfire, there was only one thing that popped in my mind. My manager and I got into a heated argument about it. I suggested we just confirm the rumors and he looked at me like I was crazy,’ Min Ho explained. ‘That’s why he called Joon hyung. To stop you from talking to me so you don’t get any ideas.’
Shin Hye’s heart was beating loudly now. Why is he telling me all this? Where is he going with all of this?
‘There were so many reasons why I wanted to call you that day. And one of them was to ask what you thought about just revealing our relationship to the public,’ he paused. ‘But you never picked up.’
‘Oppa, I…’
‘Were you so scared I’d bring it up so you avoided talking to me? Or were you scared I’d get you to agree?’
Her mouth opened to answer, but she felt a lump in her throat blocking her from speaking. She felt a piercing ache in her chest as her eyes were starting to well.
‘Do you hate the idea so much that you turned off your phone just to evade the discussion?’
Shin hye was breathing heavily now. She bit her lip to stop herself from crying. She wanted to answer him but the words weren’t coming to her. She was so scared of Min Ho’s sharp stare, the anger in his voice.
‘Shin Hye. I needed you that day, you know. More than any other day, I needed you then. You were with your family in Japan, but I was all alone in China. Sure, my staff were there, but they wouldn’t listen to me. They were too busy trying to fix things, and they kept telling me they had to protect me and that I should stay put. They made me feel like all of that mess was my fault because I dared to start a relationship with you. So I felt lost and helpless and alone. You were the one person I needed, but I couldn’t even talk to you.’
A tear fell from her cheek. ‘Oppa,’ she spoke, her voice muffled. ‘I’m so sorry. I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you, I really didn’t. I was scared. You were so far away and I didn’t know what to do. Believe me, please,’ she was sobbing now. Her heart weighed a ton, and Min Ho’s words cut through her like a knife. I’m sorry oppa. I’m so sorry.
Min Ho moved to the couch and sat beside her. He lifted her face and wiped her cheeks, his eyes softening. ‘I believe you,’ he said softly. ‘I know you would never want to hurt me, Shin Hye-ah.’
Shin Hye leaned her cheek on his palm and closed her eyes. He knows I wouldn’t hurt him. He knows.
‘Keunde… we can’t help but hurt each other if we continue being like this,’ Min Ho continued.
She fluttered her eyes open. She was as pale as a sheet, trying to make sense of what Min Ho had just said. ‘What do you mean?’
Min Ho, who had a pained expression, released her cheek and ran a hand through his hair. He fell silent again, as if pausing to collect his thoughts.
‘Neither of us are in control, Shin Hye. You were in that meeting. You heard how they deliberately planned to keep us away from each other, and how they’ll do everything in their power to hide our relationship. Even to the point of ordering us not to talk to each other, not to see each other,’ he paused. ‘And we agreed. What does that say about us? About this?’ Shin Hye discerned bitterness in his voice.
‘But we already knew what we were getting into, oppa. We knew this was how it was going to be,’ she responded. She could hear the desperation in her own voice.
‘Ani,’ he replied. ‘I didn’t know I’d feel this powerless. And I know you feel the same way. We thought we could call the shots, but that’s not true. We keep doing what our agencies tell us to do. And you know why. Because our jobs are important to us. Because what we have right now could endanger this life that we love so much.’
Shin Hye closed her eyes again. Inside, she was terrified of where this conversation was going. This isn’t happening. This isn’t happening. ‘What are you saying?’ She asked weakly.
Min Ho bit his lip. ‘I’m saying there might not be a middle ground here. Maybe we should do exactly what our agencies want… focus on work.’
Shin Hye had a hard time processing those words. She looked at Min Ho’s steely eyes and knew that he’d been thinking about this for a while now. Is this why he’s been acting cold? Because he wanted to prepare me for this?
‘Are we…’ Shin Hye’s voice trembled, and she was unable to finish her question. Just the thought of it stung, and if she were to say the words out loud, she might not have the willpower not to break down.
‘No,’ Min Ho was quick to reply. ‘I don’t mean we should…’ he stopped midsentence. ‘I love you, Shin Hye. I really do but… I don’t want us to get to a point where we’ll grow tired of what we’re doing because we can’t go all out.’
‘So we are breaking up,’ Shin Hye responded. Even as she said the words, everything still felt surreal. This is all happening so fast. ‘It’s the same thing oppa. You just don’t want it to seem that way.’
Min Ho took Shin Hye’s hands in his. ‘No, no, no. I don’t mean we should break up,’ he replied. ‘I mean let’s take some time off to really understand what we want from this. If we’re both ready to sacrifice who we are to be with each other. Because I know I’m ready, Shin Hye. But I don’t think you are.’
Shin Hye looked up at him in disbelief. ‘So I’m the problem? I’m the one who isn’t in this?’ She broke free from Min Ho’s hands and stood up.
‘That’s not what I mean Shin Hye, please sit down,’ Min Ho pleaded, reaching for her hand.
She took a step back to dodge his hand. ‘You never gave me a chance to talk oppa so please listen to me now,’ she spoke, her voice steadier. ‘I admit that I was wrong for not answering your calls. I hate myself for shutting you out at a time you needed me and if I could do it over, I’d call you every day. But you’re being unfair,’ her voice faltered. She cleared her throat and steadied herself. ‘You know who we are and what’s at stake here. Just because you’re willing to be more reckless doesn’t mean you want this relationship more, or you love me more. Because I love you so much you have no idea,’ she paused to wipe her tears. ‘Hiding this relationship was the only way I could think of being with you but still being able to protect you. But if even that doesn’t wor
i do not care what my girl wears as long as she has confidence in herself". Thats LMHot for you... thats why i love him for PSH and Shin Hye's heart was pounding as Min Ho led her to President Jang’s office. There were still some things both agencies needed to discuss so President Jang gave Min Ho and Shin Hye time to talk while they continued with the meeting. Min Ho pointed to the couch and Shin Hye took a seat. Min Ho, on the other hand, started pacing. When he finally stopped, he leaned on President Jang’s table.
Shin Hye waited for him to talk, but he didn’t say a word. He didn’t meet her eyes either. He continued to look at the floor, as if in deep thought. She wasn’t sure if he was waiting for her to start speaking, but the silence was deafening. For the first time, she felt uncomfortable to be around him.
‘Oppa…’ was all she could muster to say. She had a feeling that if she didn’t start talking, they would walk out of that office without exchanging words at all.
‘Wae?’ He asked after a while.
‘About what they were saying back there, the reporters…’
‘I’m not really interested in all that,’ Min Ho cut her off. ‘There’s always a way to hide from them. Those who were caught – they’re not even 5% of all the couples in the industry. They were exaggerating.’
Shin Hye shook her head. ‘I don’t think they were. Seung Gi oppa told me that he and Yoona were being really careful but they were blindsided by those reporters. They didn’t have a clue that they were being followed around.’
Min Ho sighed in resignation, still avoiding her gaze. ‘Kure. Our agencies are correct. They always are.’ The sarcasm was back in his tone.
Neither one spoke for a while. Shin Hye knew he was mad, she hasn’t seen him act this way before. What she couldn’t understand was why he wouldn’t tell her outright what was wrong. Is he waiting for me to do it?
‘Mianhae,’ she blurted out, unable to keep it in any longer. ‘I know I should have answered your calls. I shouldn’t have turned my phone off and made you worry like…’
‘Stop,’ he interrupted. ‘I know why. My manager told me that he instructed Joon hyung to stop you from calling me or taking any of my calls.’
Shin Hye squirmed in her seat. Why is he telling me this? If he knew about that, then why is he still mad? She searched for the words, but she didn’t know what she was supposed to tell him now. She was too afraid to ask why he was being so cold.
‘Can I ask you something?’ Min Ho finally looked up at her.
‘Eo?’ Shin Hye was surprised by Min Ho’s stare. It wasn’t forceful, but it wasn’t kind either. His eyes were usually honest, but today, she couldn’t read them.
‘Why did you do it? Why did you follow what Joon hyung ask you to do?’
Shin Hye was taken aback by the question. It was getting harder to hold his gaze the way he was looking through her, as if he was trying to get to the bottom of a secret. But she wasn’t going to look away. She needed to explain herself.
‘I wanted to call you, I really did. But he told me that things were a mess in China and that you were very emotional. He was afraid you might do something rash if you talk to me…’
‘Like what?’
Shin Hye pressed her lips together. ‘I didn’t ask,’ her voice quaked.
‘But you knew what he was talking about, right? Joon hyung was afraid I’d do something rash like… convince you to just come out and confirm that we’re dating.’
‘Meo?’ Shin Hye shot him a surprised look.
Min Ho sighed and took a seat on the sofa chair beside the couch. ‘Joon hyung was right. When those articles came out in China, then picked up by Korean and international websites, spreading like wildfire, there was only one thing that popped in my mind. My manager and I got into a heated argument about it. I suggested we just confirm the rumors and he looked at me like I was crazy,’ Min Ho explained. ‘That’s why he called Joon hyung. To stop you from talking to me so you don’t get any ideas.’
Shin Hye’s heart was beating loudly now. Why is he telling me all this? Where is he going with all of this?
‘There were so many reasons why I wanted to call you that day. And one of them was to ask what you thought about just revealing our relationship to the public,’ he paused. ‘But you never picked up.’
‘Oppa, I…’
‘Were you so scared I’d bring it up so you avoided talking to me? Or were you scared I’d get you to agree?’
Her mouth opened to answer, but she felt a lump in her throat blocking her from speaking. She felt a piercing ache in her chest as her eyes were starting to well.
‘Do you hate the idea so much that you turned off your phone just to evade the discussion?’
Shin hye was breathing heavily now. She bit her lip to stop herself from crying. She wanted to answer him but the words weren’t coming to her. She was so scared of Min Ho’s sharp stare, the anger in his voice.
‘Shin Hye. I needed you that day, you know. More than any other day, I needed you then. You were with your family in Japan, but I was all alone in China. Sure, my staff were there, but they wouldn’t listen to me. They were too busy trying to fix things, and they kept telling me they had to protect me and that I should stay put. They made me feel like all of that mess was my fault because I dared to start a relationship with you. So I felt lost and helpless and alone. You were the one person I needed, but I couldn’t even talk to you.’
A tear fell from her cheek. ‘Oppa,’ she spoke, her voice muffled. ‘I’m so sorry. I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you, I really didn’t. I was scared. You were so far away and I didn’t know what to do. Believe me, please,’ she was sobbing now. Her heart weighed a ton, and Min Ho’s words cut through her like a knife. I’m sorry oppa. I’m so sorry.
Min Ho moved to the couch and sat beside her. He lifted her face and wiped her cheeks, his eyes softening. ‘I believe you,’ he said softly. ‘I know you would never want to hurt me, Shin Hye-ah.’
Shin Hye leaned her cheek on his palm and closed her eyes. He knows I wouldn’t hurt him. He knows.
‘Keunde… we can’t help but hurt each other if we continue being like this,’ Min Ho continued.
She fluttered her eyes open. She was as pale as a sheet, trying to make sense of what Min Ho had just said. ‘What do you mean?’
Min Ho, who had a pained expression, released her cheek and ran a hand through his hair. He fell silent again, as if pausing to collect his thoughts.
‘Neither of us are in control, Shin Hye. You were in that meeting. You heard how they deliberately planned to keep us away from each other, and how they’ll do everything in their power to hide our relationship. Even to the point of ordering us not to talk to each other, not to see each other,’ he paused. ‘And we agreed. What does that say about us? About this?’ Shin Hye discerned bitterness in his voice.
‘But we already knew what we were getting into, oppa. We knew this was how it was going to be,’ she responded. She could hear the desperation in her own voice.
‘Ani,’ he replied. ‘I didn’t know I’d feel this powerless. And I know you feel the same way. We thought we could call the shots, but that’s not true. We keep doing what our agencies tell us to do. And you know why. Because our jobs are important to us. Because what we have right now could endanger this life that we love so much.’
Shin Hye closed her eyes again. Inside, she was terrified of where this conversation was going. This isn’t happening. This isn’t happening. ‘What are you saying?’ She asked weakly.
Min Ho bit his lip. ‘I’m saying there might not be a middle ground here. Maybe we should do exactly what our agencies want… focus on work.’
Shin Hye had a hard time processing those words. She looked at Min Ho’s steely eyes and knew that he’d been thinking about this for a while now. Is this why he’s been acting cold? Because he wanted to prepare me for this?
‘Are we…’ Shin Hye’s voice trembled, and she was unable to finish her question. Just the thought of it stung, and if she were to say the words out loud, she might not have the willpower not to break down.
‘No,’ Min Ho was quick to reply. ‘I don’t mean we should…’ he stopped midsentence. ‘I love you, Shin Hye. I really do but… I don’t want us to get to a point where we’ll grow tired of what we’re doing because we can’t go all out.’
‘So we are breaking up,’ Shin Hye responded. Even as she said the words, everything still felt surreal. This is all happening so fast. ‘It’s the same thing oppa. You just don’t want it to seem that way.’
Min Ho took Shin Hye’s hands in his. ‘No, no, no. I don’t mean we should break up,’ he replied. ‘I mean let’s take some time off to really understand what we want from this. If we’re both ready to sacrifice who we are to be with each other. Because I know I’m ready, Shin Hye. But I don’t think you are.’
Shin Hye looked up at him in disbelief. ‘So I’m the problem? I’m the one who isn’t in this?’ She broke free from Min Ho’s hands and stood up.
‘That’s not what I mean Shin Hye, please sit down,’ Min Ho pleaded, reaching for her hand.
She took a step back to dodge his hand. ‘You never gave me a chance to talk oppa so please listen to me now,’ she spoke, her voice steadier. ‘I admit that I was wrong for not answering your calls. I hate myself for shutting you out at a time you needed me and if I could do it over, I’d call you every day. But you’re being unfair,’ her voice faltered. She cleared her throat and steadied herself. ‘You know who we are and what’s at stake here. Just because you’re willing to be more reckless doesn’t mean you want this relationship more, or you love me more. Because I love you so much you have no idea,’ she paused to wipe her tears. ‘Hiding this relationship was the only way I could think of being with you but still being able to protect you. But if even that doesn’t wor
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