If It Is You (Y.Jw) [Sequel]

Scandal (9)

September 2021

"Starting in places for interview with Lioness," a staff member called out and I quickly got into position with Alex as we looked through our cue cards and the girls of Lioness lined up behind us for the interview.

"Are you ready?" Alex questioned and I immediately nodded as I rubbed my eyes, feeling very tired by the long day of shooting for the show.

"I just want to go home by now," I admitted with a small laugh, "I'm so tired."

"Home and cuddle your boyfriend," Alex teased making me just playfully glare at him before softly shoving his shoulder as he just laughed.

"You know, both you and Minjae have really loved teasing me about that these past few weeks," I complained at him as he just laughed.

"We're just gonna pretend we didn't make a small agreement to tease you about it," Alex winked making me laugh at him.

"I'll have you know he insisted on picking me up today," I let out a small laugh at him.

"Oh shoot. Minjae and I better run then," he pointed out making me let out a small laugh before just shaking my head.

We quickly and smoothly did the interview with Lioness before Alex had to run off and do some extra hosting with Minjae as I was allowed to go back to get changed and go home to the dorm once again.

I let out a small sigh as I reached the MC room and opened the door, someone immediately jumping up in my face making me jump at the sudden shock.

"Boo!" Jungwon exclaimed at me making me immediately glare at him after having jumped as a reaction, "did I scare you?"

"I'm not letting you spend any more time with Niki," I complained and closed the door behind me, "I'm just gonna go get changed and then we can go home."

"I'm turning the back," Jungwon hummed at me and turned his back to me as I quickly got changed into my own set of pants and his sweater, before patting his shoulder, "you know I... I really love it when you wear my sweaters."

"I know," I nodded at him and went back to my bag once again, "Because I look so small and cuddly... which in fact, I am... do come cuddle me," I grinned at him over my shoulder.

I immediately heard fast footsteps before feeling a pair of arms wrap around my waist from behind.

"Invitation accepted," Jungwon muttered making me let out a small laugh before the door flung open.

"I'll be going now lads, I'll see you at the pre-recording next Sunday," I stated as I lifted up my bag and looked over at the door.

"Choi Jiyeon," Taehee hissed as she slammed the door behind her.

"What the hell is she doing here?" Jungwon whispered to me.

"Comeback," I whispered in return before turning to Taehee, "how can I help you Taehee-ssi?"

"First off you can cut the act, no one is watching, you don't have to act all lovey dovey," Taehee commented.

"Well... why would we need to act it if no one is around?" I questioned her, "wouldn't it be because we're an actual couple."

"Oh shut up," she snorted and crossed her arms, "I know you're not an actual couple, and I really don't want to listen to you right now. Jungwon-ah, couldn't we talk in private?"

"We are," Jungwon hummed and rested his chin on my shoulder, "what you want to say to me, you can say in front of her."

"That's bullshit," Taehee snorted, "she's so manipulative, how are you not noticing? She's manipulating everyone around her and I'm just the victim every time."

I closed my eyes tightly as I felt my hands begin trembling. Jungwon had quickly reached down and grabbed one of my hands in his grasp before returning our hands to his other one that still rested on my stomach as he lifted his chin from my shoulder.

"That's where you're wrong," Jungwon calmly stated, "you're the one who is manipulative, you manipulated me and now you manipulated a whole community into thinking at Ji is the devil himself, when in reality it was you that went around and harrassed her to the point she was scared to even leave the bedroom. You're a manipulative stalker, that won't give up before you get what you want and in the end you're gonna ruin your own life more than you'll ruin ours."

"I never manipulated you," Taehee snorted.

"You managed to make me forget about the girl I loved from the moment I met her, with just a few text messages, making me believe that what I did was alright when I spend my time with you instead of her, even those times she needed me the most I spent with you because you manipulated me to thinking she was overexagerating everything," Jungwon sternly spoke, "you made me do and say things to her I would never dream off, and why? Because you're some obssesive stalker who decided you were gonna ruin my girlfriend's life at any chance you get. I swear if you continue to bother us more from this point on, I will not hesitate to get teh company to press charges against you and the damage you did to not only Ji, but also her reputation, to me and the rest of our group members. So I suggest you leave this instant unless you want me to press charges."

"And why won't she do it yourself?" Taehee snorted and nodded her head at me.

"Because unlike you she's worried about causing any harm towards anyone, no matter how badly they treated her," Jungwon calmly replied making Taehee just stare at us before huffing and turning on her heel, walking straight out of the waiting room, "do you think I might've overreacted a bi-"

I cut him off immediately as I turned around and just wrapped my arms tightly around his neck, making him stop talking immediately before slowly wrapping his arms back around my waist.

"Thank you," I muttered as he rubbed small circles on my back.

"I meant it... every single bit," he softly muttered and burried his face in my shoulder, "and I regret everything so much. I regret how she manipulated me so easily."

"Don't think about it," I assured and patted the back of his head softly.

"But I do... I think about it everyday," he sighed, "I think about it everytime you smile or laugh or cry or just... I always think about it when I look at you. I can't help but think the pain I caused you back then and... even though I try and tell myself that I've redeemed it by now by showing you how much I love you everyday, but I don't think I'll ever be able to feel that I've redeemed myself well enough."

"Jungwon-ah?" I softly called out making him hum at me. I let out a small sigh before turning my head and pressing a kiss to his temple, "I love you," I whispered making him just nod and give my waist a small squeeze, "how about we go home now, forget about all of this and just fall asleep?"

"I'd like that," he hummed and pulled back sniffling as he grabbed my bag from me, "as long as I get cuddles."

"You always get cuddles, what are you talking about?" I laughed as he just softly smiled at me and placed a hand on the back of my head to pull me close enough to press a kiss to my forehead.

"Lets just go and forget all of this again."