The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 104
At 4 P.M., the ‘Global Trainees’ Bucket List Fulfillment’ mission at Gyeongbokgung team’s shoot had just started with the slate dropping.
“Trainees, can we get a quick group selfie for the official SNS accounts?”
“Oh, yes! Leave it to me!”
Ji Hwa Sung, dressed in a scholar’s hanbok from Sungkyunkwan, spoke in a cheerful voice as he received the production team’s phone.
But actually, he didn’t feel all that cheerful.
‘I don’t need to take it out on the staff.’
The real target of his simmering anger was someone else.
Ji Hwa Sung’s slightly irritated gaze turned toward Liu Wei, the person responsible for his frustration.
“……”
Even though Son Jae Ha was visibly uncomfortable beside him, Liu Wei remained cold and focused on what he was doing, saying nothing.
Unbelievable.
‘What? Coming to Gyeongbokgung in Hanboks was on your bucket list in Korea?’
There’s a limit to how much you can lie.
As if to confirm his suspicions, Liu Wei’s attitude had been terrible throughout the entire shoot.
“Wow, should we take some pictures here? This wall is a really famous photo spot!”
“I’m not taking any.”
“Huh…? W-wait, where are you going?”
Despite saying he wanted to come, Liu Wei avoided taking pictures in Gyeongbokgung.
“When can I take this off?”
“Why? It looks cool. You probably have to wear it until the shoot ends, though….”
“It’s annoying.”
He openly expressed his discomfort with the hanbok the production team had prepared.
“Liu Wei. What are you doing? Is there something interesting? If it’s something fun, we can…”
“No.”
Ji Hwa Sung tried to subtly jab at him by mentioning his constant phone-checking during the shoot, but Liu Wei’s reaction was even more irritating.
Ji Hwa Sung hadn’t disliked Liu Wei from the start.
Even though Liu Wei was a global trainee with a high chance of debuting, he hadn’t planned to get on bad terms with someone favored by AG’s pureblood trainees.
“But what? ‘Go away, I’m not interested in seeing it with you?’”
Recalling the cold words Liu Wei had thrown at him, Ji Hwa Sung rolled his eyes and his dislike for him started to build steadily.
‘If Jae Ha hyung hadn’t told me in advance, I wouldn’t have filmed this mission video with you either!’
He remembered the conversation he had with Son Jae Ha before choosing their room for the mission shoot.
“Hwa Sung, come here for a second. I need to tell you something.”
“Huh? What is it?”
With a somewhat tired expression, Son Jae Ha had led Ji Hwa Sung behind a vending machine, conveniently out of the camera’s view.
Then he spoke in a low voice.
“…Later, when we choose rooms, make sure to go into the room with the tiger plush in front of the door. Got it?”
“A tiger? Why are you being so specific…?”
“Ji Hwa Sung.”
“……”
“Just… listen to me.”
‘Hyung would never ask me to do something bad.’
Whenever Son Jae Ha used Ji Hwa Sung’s full name, it meant something important or serious was happening in his trainee life.
‘So, I went into the room with the tiger plush, and Liu Wei was there. That’s what this is about, huh?’
Ji Hwa Sung’s large eyes narrowed.
There was definitely something going on, but he had no way of knowing right now.
The only people who knew were Liu Wei, who had been in that room, and Son Jae Ha, who had directly instructed him to enter that specific room.
‘I need to talk to hyung at the dorm. There’s definitely something.’
With that brief thought, Ji Hwa Sung walked toward the two still awkwardly standing trainees.
Liu Wei was still staring blankly at his phone screen, just like earlier.
‘Wow, seriously, how do they make him look so shy and unable to deal with people on the show?’
The power of editing was truly amazing.
‘They’re openly pushing him because he’s under Director Shin’s line, huh? Disgusting.’
Annoyed to the point of frustration, Ji Hwa Sung let his thoughts slip out unfiltered.
“Liu Wei, what’s so interesting now?”
“……”
“You’ve been watching the same video for ages? Wow, that’s amazing. I wouldn’t be able to think of doing that during a shoot. How do you do it?”
“Hwa Sung, you shouldn’t talk like that.”
Before Ji Hwa Sung could even finish his sentence, Son Jae Ha glanced toward the production crew, who were adjusting the cameras, and gave him a caution.
“……”
However, the person at the center of it all, Liu Wei, didn’t even spare Ji Hwa Sung a glance, completely absorbed in whatever he was watching.
‘No, seriously, what is he watching? This guy is so annoying!’
Suppressing his rising irritation, Ji Hwa Sung shook his head and sneaked a glance at Liu Wei’s phone over his shoulder.
On the screen, a low-quality video of someone dancing in the streets was playing.
Surprised by the unexpected content, Ji Hwa Sung couldn’t help but blurt out loud.
“…Street dance video? Why would you even watch…”
And at that moment.
“Move.”
Liu Wei roughly shoved Ji Hwa Sung’s shoulder, making a loud sound as he grumbled.
Liu Wei’s already cold face was frozen like ice that would crack with the slightest touch.
“…Huh?”
Momentarily flustered by the sudden attack, Ji Hwa Sung quickly revealed his true nature, growling back.
“What did you just say? Move? Move what? Me? You’re telling me to move?”
“You were peeking, and now you’re acting shameless.”
“Wow, seriously, your attitude is incredible! Who’s being shameless right now?”
“Hwa Sung!”
“No, Jae Ha hyung. You saw it too. This guy only acts decent when the cameras are on, but the entire time―.”
“Ji Hwa Sung. Stop it. It’s… all in the past now, anyway.”
“…Ha.”
Hearing Son Jae Ha call his full name again, Ji Hwa Sung clamped his mouth shut and furrowed his brow.
Son Jae Ha sighed softly at the sight, rubbed his forehead once, then patted Ji Hwa Sung’s shoulder.
“The production team asked us to take a selfie for the SNS upload, right? Let’s take it quickly. We have to head back soon.”
“…Yeah.”
“Liu Wei. Let’s take the picture and go.”
Liu Wei glanced at Son Jae Ha’s face once, then slowly nodded and moved closer to them.
Just before Liu Wei put his phone back in his pocket, Ji Hwa Sung clearly caught the title of the video passing by on the screen before it turned off.
‘… IllRic? Is that the name of a dance team?’
Making sure to remember the name he would search for later after talking to Son Jae Ha at the dorm, Ji Hwa Sung grabbed Liu Wei’s shoulder firmly and smiled brightly.
“Smile. Got it? We need to take a good one.”
“……”
Liu Wei briefly grimaced at the painful grip, but soon enough, his broadcast-ready handsome smile returned to his face.
This quick switch was part of the reason Liu Wei’s image on TV was quite favorable.
‘Shady bastard.’
Clicking his tongue lightly at the sight, Ji Hwa Sung raised the camera high and spoke words that were entirely different from what he was thinking.
“Okay, let’s take it! Let’s hope for all three of us to debut. One, two―.”
‘Please. I hope the heavens intervene so you don’t debut!’
*Click!*
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Liu Wei, Son Jae Ha, Ji Hwa Sung! Why did these three come to Gyeongbokgung?! If you’re curious, make sure to check out the post-show content of episode 3 of Targeting Star on WeTube Blue Targeting Star Another! ♡
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