GARAM couldn’t hide his surprise after hearing what Lee Eunsang said just now. "Really? Everyone apologized to you?"
"They even bowed their heads, Hyung! I was shocked when the Director did that!"
Huh?
Even Garam was shocked.
After all, he remembered that the director and even the assistant director were arrogant.
But they apologized to Eunsang even though I can tell that they enjoyed bullying my dongsaeng?
"How about Oh Hyunju?" Garam asked curiously. "Did he also apologize to you?"
"No, but Hyunju Hyung can’t look me in the eye for some reason!"
"Uh-huh."
"Everyone in the set is suddenly walking on eggshells around me as if I suddenly became an important person overnight!"
Oho?
This familiar taste of power...
Garam suddenly remembered the time that the people who bullied him were punished by Song Sihyuk so easily.
Could it be...?
"Did those people say anything to you when they apologized, Eunsang-ah?"
"They actually blamed each other..."
"What do you mean by that?"
"The production staff members said they were only doing what the director asked them to do. Apparently, they were instructed to not pay that much attention to me. But the director said he was forced to be mean to me because he didn’t want to get on Hyunju Hyung’s bad side."
Aigoo.
"So, in short, no one wants to take accountability for the bullying."
"Isn’t it enough that they apologized, Hyung?"
Haaah.
This naïve kid...
"I guess it’s alright for now," Garam said. Lee Eunsang would be the bad person if the kids refused to accept the apologies he received, even though those apologies weren’t sincere. "Eunsang-ah, tell me if they suddenly changed their attitude again, okay?"
***
GARAM actually expected to receive a message from Jung Han, at least.
But even Song Sihyuk’s right-hand man didn’t reach out to him.
And he found it weird.
Why would the director and the entire production staff who bullied Eunsang suddenly apologize to him? They even turned a blind eye when Oh Hyunju acted arrogantly with me. But now they’re bowing their heads to my dongsaeng?
Even Oh Hyunju suddenly stopped bullying Lee Eunsang when Garam was so sure that Oh Hyunju’s bullying would get worse after their confrontation.
It could only mean one thing.
Someone with power and influence scolded everyone involved in the bullying.
There was only one person who entered Garam’s mind.
Sihyuk Hyung.
He was sure that Song Sihyuk was behind everything, so he didn’t understand why his contract husband hadn’t reached out to him yet.
Was Garam wrong?
Is Sihyuk Hyung not the person who stopped the bullying? 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Sir, we’re here."
Garam snapped out of his idle thoughts when Shin Geon, his personal manager-slash-bodyguard, announced that they had reached their destination.
It was a traditional Korean restaurant.
CEO Myung Hyesu arranged a meeting for him and the representatives of a famous beauty brand that wanted to get him as their new endorser.
Now that I’m out of the military, I need to work my ass off again.
Geon Hyung doesn’t usually leave me alone...
Did CEO Myung already order in advance?

Is this a prank?
It doesn’t match the setting and the Korean food on the table.
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