the penthouse

40 | a struggle.

" producer mark lee, a well-known musical hero of our country, an award-winning creator of sensational hits throughout the years has confirmed that he is fully returning to his home country.

after spending years in a million other places that he tried to think of as home, mark has publicly revealed his intention to stay in seoul, south korea, and dedicate more time to himself.

for us, it is amazing news, and they should be for you, as well. he has also intended to go to different schools and teach children all around the country what a true musical path one could have.

his story is inspiring, and it just shows how much one can struggle to receive something they want to have. mark lee is a true inspiration, and we should all teach our children to look up to him.

this has been choi young-hoon, from channel five. once again, we are thrilled to hear the news of our producer returning home. "

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" inspiring. truly inspiring. " ten let out a laugh, as he took a sip from his third coffee of the evening. ji-yoo was looking through the notes she had to remember for her class, holding a pink highlighter and stressing over a possible test. " i like your uncle. "

ji-yoo looked up and smiled. when she was told that mark was staying home, and not leaving, she almost started to cry. it was what she wanted, and what she dreamed of seeing. now, with mark back, she could continue to think of her musical career.

her exams were approaching, and she was about to graduate middle school. both of her parents would easily guess she was going to go for the music academy, but ji-yoo was not so sure, yet. it was as if she was stuck in a loop.

though, she had to think fast, and with her beloved uncle back, ji-yoo knew she had more chances than ever. but, for now, she needed to focus on studying and getting a good exam grade. no high school was going to accept her with a small grade.

" anyway, i am sorry for stopping you from studying, but i have to send you over to the security camera room. " ten said, holding a paper. " go into the room and tell them that they need to sign this. they know what this is, so just tell them. " he handed it over to ji-yoo, who nodded.

as she walked away, ten went back to sorting through the files given to him earlier this morning. he let out a sigh, remembering the talk he had with ningning earlier that day. he had to work so much for people who did not deserve it.

watching ji-yoo, ten could easily tell how little she took from both of her parents. while he had no issues with dong sicheng, he always seemed a little too immature. but, a woman like kim yeri had always annoyed ten. she seemed so narcissistc, and arrogant.

it was a subtle way, one that most people could not point out. but someone like ten, who had worked in that place for a long time, he was easily able to tell who everyone actually was. and, yeri was certainly not a nice person.

he felt bad, in a way. ji-yoo seemed well-mannered, and she cared about others around her. ten wondered if these traits came from sicheng himself, or maybe even mark. they never really interacted, so ten was unsure about it.

" you are always lost in thoughts, mr. ten. " yuta walked up to the reception. he had a small smile on his face, and seemed as if he came home for one of the television shows he was working on. " whenever i stop by, you are thinking about something. "

" one of us has to think about things, mr. nakamoto. you, on the other hand, look like a homeless man and a.. weird circus guy had a child. your hair is destroyed, and that is not attractive. " ten laughed, pointing to yuta's outfit and hair.