Sizzle–

Mouth-watering sounds erupted when contemporary minimize beef was positioned on a grill. Sugyeom’s eyes sparkled as he held his chopsticks and anxiously waited for the meat to prepare dinner.

“Sugyeom, the meat will probably be cooked by your eyes.”

“I actually hope so. Like laser beams, chijii.”

Sugyeom responded to Taewon’s joke whereas smacking his lips. Taewon smiled when he noticed Sugyeom’s heartfelt response.

“Sugyeom, though you solely have to prepare dinner it barely, that is nonetheless uncooked.”

“Heuk…”

Sugyeom was puzzled. However, his eyes by no means left the meat.

Taewon, sympathizing with the impatient Sugyeom, pressed a number of the raw meat along with his tongs.

“This must be sufficient for Tataki.”

“Yay! Thanks!”

Taewon picked up a bit of meat that was barely cooked and positioned it in entrance of Sugyeom’s plate. Sugyeom instantly picked it up and ate it. Maybe as a result of it was Korean beef, however it melted in his mouth despite the fact that it was no completely different from being uncooked.

“The others are roughly cooked now. You’ll be able to choose it up your self.”

Taewon stated as he organized the meat whereas Sugyeom continued to chew. Nonetheless, in contrast to what he had stated, he continued to select up the cooked meat along with his tongs and put it on Sugyeom’s plate.

From the best way Taewon was solely taking good care of Sugyeom, maybe the opposite members could be upset, however nobody complained concerning the acquainted scene. Somewhat, they have been all engrossed in taking good care of Sugyeom.

“Sugyeom-hyung, have some Sprite.”

“Oh, thanks. Yuchan.”

Yuchan provided Sugyeom a full glass of Sprite he had poured. Sugyeom instantly accepted it and emptied half directly.

“Keuuek, refreshing.”

Hansol couldn’t conceal his smile when he noticed Sugyeom made a happy expression despite the fact that he was affected by the stinging carbonation.

Igyeom pushed a bowl of potato salad that Sugyeom preferred in entrance of him. Sugyeom, having solely focused on meat all alongside, solely observed there have been facet dishes after one was pushed proper in entrance of him.

“There’s salad too.”

Sugyeom’s eyes widened after he rapidly spooned and tasted the salad. Because the softness of the mashed potatoes blended with mayonnaise lingered in his mouth, his physique even trembled with pleasure.

“Why is that this so scrumptious?”

“It’s as a result of you’ve a toddler’s style bud.”

“Why is liking potato salad a toddler’s style bud?”

Sugyeom responded discontentedly to Igyeom’s teasing, however once more picked up a spoonful of the potato salad.

In the meantime, Hansol made a Ssam with three items of beef and introduced it to Sugyeom’s mouth.

“Hyung, say ah~”

“Why is the Ssam so large?”

“It’s as a result of I’ve packed my love for hyung inside.”

“Hey, then isn’t this too small? In the event you love me, it is best to make one a lot greater.”

“Ah, it’s as a result of the lettuce is simply too small. The lettuce can’t maintain my love for hyung.”

When Sugyeom wrinkled his eyes and stated playfully, Hansol squinted and laughed on the banter. Seeing his response, Sugyeom smiled and ate the Ssam.

As he struggled to chew the Ssam with swollen cheeks, he all of a sudden tilted his head, feeling one thing amiss.

“Hyung, what’s fallacious?”

“Hmph hm hmhm hmm? Mhm hmph hm?”

Why is everybody me? You’re not going to eat it?

Although the pronunciation was incomprehensible, Yuchan smiled calmly as if he might perceive what Sugyeom had stated.

“We’re consuming. Don’t fear.”

Irrespective of how Sugyeom checked out it, everybody appeared to be watching him, however he had nothing extra to say when he heard Yuchan say they have been consuming.

He cleared his head and targeted on chewing the Ssam nonetheless in his mouth.

“Our Sugyeom is consuming effectively.”

Taewon smiled contentedly. As he reached out in a straight line to stroke Sugyeom’s head, Sugyeom nimbly moved his small head.

“You’re going to flatten my hair!”

Sugyeom stated sharply after having barely swallowed the Ssam. Nonetheless, Taewon chuckled and patted Sugyeom’s head.

“Ah, you’re going to flatten my hair!”

“It’s okay, it’s not my hair.”

“What?!”

Taewon laughed when he noticed Sugyeom’s spherical eyes turning sharp.

The resentment in Sugyeom’s eyes grew as his head was patted, however Taewon remained steadfast. Quite the opposite, Taewon merely smiled brightly as if he was having enjoyable. Quickly, Taewon picked up extra cooked meat and put it in entrance of Sugyeom.

“Eat, eat.”

“Gosh, I used to be going to eat it with out you telling me.”

Though Sugyeom grumbled, he didn’t flip down the meat. In consequence, Taewon continued to smile. Ignoring Taewon, Sugyeom picked up the meat and ate it whereas fuming.

“I want alcohol as a result of I’m offended.”

“That’s essentially the most ridiculous purpose I’ve ever heard.”

Taewon shrugged his shoulders and countered Sugyeom’s comment with out lacking a beat.

Realizing that speaking to Taewon wouldn’t work, Sugyeom determined to alter his goal.

After alternating between Igyeom, Hansol, and Yuchan, he fastened his eyes on Igyeom. He appeared to be the one one who might overturn Taewon.

“Igyeom, I…”

“Drink Sprite.”

“Wh-why!”

Even earlier than Sugyeom might end, he requested again in an unjust voice. Nonetheless, Igyeom remained expressionless.

Sugyeom seemed again at Hansol and Yuchan for assist, however even they quietly dodged his gaze.

“Wh-why is that this! I’m an grownup. Let me drink alcohol!”

Sugyeom seemed like a toddler who was all of a sudden throwing a tantrum.

The extra he talked, the extra he felt it was unfair.

It had been two years since he grew to become an grownup.

They weren’t in a promotion interval proper now, and though he had prompted an accident the final time he drank…wasn’t it a very long time in the past? He had made a idiot of himself…However so?!

However, he by no means did something to make it into the information!

“Hyung, critically…No alcohol…”

“Huh, why not? Why?”

“Why……”

Even Hansol, who at all times listened to Sugyeom, shook his head. As Sugyeom fumed, he had no selection however to concede that he had nobody on his facet.

Finally, he poured the remaining half of Sprite down his throat.

In his present life, he had solely drank as soon as on this life.

Though he solely remembered half of what occurred again then, he might recall for sure that the others have been put in a tough scenario due to him.

* * *

< Three months in the past, Seonuk’s birthday >

“Completely satisfied birthday! Completely satisfied birthday! Completely satisfied birthday Director~ Completely satisfied birthday~! Waaah!”

Sugyeom clapped his arms rhythmically and sang the glad birthday music excitedly. Seonuk smiled cheerly on the sight, unable to carry again.

“Director, put in your hat. Hat.”

Hansol smiled and held out a rainbow cone hat adorned with pom poms across the rim. Seonuk, who had been smiling brightly at Sugyeom’s playfulness, wrinkled his brow as if he was troubled by the hat.

“E-even so, isn’t this slightly…”

“I selected it!”

“Cute. Sugyeom picked one thing I like.”

Seonuk rapidly modified what he was going to say after listening to Sugyeom.

It was naturally nonetheless an excessive amount of even when the topic had modified to Sugyeom, however he couldn’t assist however smile when he imagined Sugyeom’s look selecting such a hat.

“Director, please put in your hat, okay?”

“Okay, tremendous.”

Seeing Sugyeom ask along with his glowing, spherical eyes, Seonuk had discovered it unimaginable to refuse. Effectively, it wasn’t as a result of the one who had requested was Sugyeom…No, it was precisely as a result of it was Sugyeom. If it was another person’s request, he would by no means have listened.

He wore the colourful cone hat over his neatly combed pomade hair. It seemed oddly misplaced.

Everybody besides Sugyeom turned their heads as they tried to carry again their laughter once they noticed it.

“Hahahaha. Superior!”

Sugyeom didn’t even attempt to maintain again his laughter after personally choosing out the hat and telling Seonuk to put on it. Such a brazen act could be thought of annoying, however Seonuk solely smiled after he noticed Sugyeom laughing.

“What, does it go well with me?”

“Hahaha, sure, it’s superior. As anticipated, face is the whole lot. It’s the Director, so you may pull it off. If it was another person, they’d simply be humorous.”

“Sugyeom, however aren’t you laughing?”

“Eh, I’m laughing as a result of I just like the director.”

“Actually? Do you actually like me?”

Seonuk requested twice when he heard Sugyeom’s lighthearted comment.

“Asking me one thing like that. After all!”

Sugyeom stated casually, maybe having not observed Seonuk’s voice that had turn out to be extra critical. Seonuk checked out Sugyeom quietly.

“Uh, why are you me like that?”

“Simply, I’m Sugyeom’s face. Can’t I?”

“That’s true, however…”

Sugyeom muddled the top of phrases, not figuring out what to say. His large eyes sparkled quickly after as he checked out Seonuk with anticipation.

“Director, Director.”

“Ehm, inform me.”

“”

“At this time is an efficient day, so are you able to please raise the ban?”

Particularly, Seonuk had positioned an indefinite ingesting ban on the newly debuted U-PITE. The situation was imposed as a result of celebrities usually drank liquor and prompted accidents.

Though it couldn’t be helped underneath particular circumstances, it was Seonuk’s considering that no good might come from celebrities ingesting.

For that reason, Sugyeom, who had ready his debut underneath Seonuk from the time he was a minor, had by no means had a sip of liquor.

Seonuk additionally knew that, so he understood how a lot he needed to drink.

“Sure…? Director, are you able to do something about it?”

Seonuk was troubled for a second by Sugyeom’s determined plea. Contemplating Sugyeom was an grownup, he couldn’t cease him from ingesting perpetually. With just a bit extra debut expertise, Sugyeom’s confidence would develop and he would wish to act on his personal.

Sugyeom had by no means drank liquor so far as Seonuk was conscious. If that’s the case, it might be greatest if his first time was in his presence.

After a brief thought, Seonuk nodded calmly.

“Okay, tremendous. As a result of Sugyeom requested properly. I’ll minimize you some slack as soon as.”