HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 281: Conspiracy (2)

Je-Woon, who had finished the day off with exercise at the fitness center, dragged his exhausted body back home. Yu-Seok, another member of Bex and the one who had been Je-Woon’s workout partner for the day, pointed at the convenience store before entering his home.

“Why don’t we buy some beer before we head inside? We haven’t had a drink together in a while.”

“I don’t really like drinking alcohol right after a workout.”

“Come on, just one day is fine. It’s not like your figure’s gonna be ruined from just a few sips.”

Yu-Seok wasn’t wrong. Also, Je-Woon was also craving alcohol; he just didn’t say it outright. Hence, he agreed.

“Welcome.”

The convenience store manager was not shocked in the slightest despite two world stars having visited his store. Rather, he greeted them casually.

“Are you coming back from your workout?” the store manager asked.

“Yes.”

He had seen Je-Woon so often that there was no more room for surprise. After all, he owned a convenience store right beside Je-Woon’s house.

Yu-Seok said while pointing back and forth between himself and Je-Woon, “We’re gonna be having beer together tonight.”

“Je-Woon? Drinking alcohol? Something good must have happened. You rarely drink alcohol since it’ll apparently kill your gains. Haha!”

Something good? No, it was the opposite. Je-Woon had invited Kang Ra-Eun to see a musical together, and had been completely turned down. He had said that it was fine at the time, but he had actually been anxious about whether she had refused because she found him to be burdensome. He was filled with uneasiness, but he couldn’t reveal that to Yu-Seok.

No one among the Bex members currently knew that Je-Woon saw Ra-Eun not as a junior, but as a woman. The only one who had somewhat of an idea was Tae-Chan, and he was extremely tight-lipped. There was no way that Tae-Chan would tell the other group members how Je-Woon felt about Ra-Eun, unless Je-Woon himself revealed it first.

The two men entered Je-Woon’s home with a plastic bag filled with beer and dried snacks. They immediately changed clothes and prepared the table.

Pop!

The sound of a can opening never felt more pleasant. Yu-Seok gulped down the can of beer.

“Kaaah! It feels like yesterday when we had to avoid beer because of concert preparations, but thank God we can drink as much as we want nowadays, right?”

“I don’t know about that.”

“Oh, I guess you can’t since you have the film shoots. Sorry.”

“It’s nothing worth apologizing for.”

Yu-Seok was enjoying freedom since there wasn’t much that he did in particular besides things related to their idol group, but not Je-Woon; he was busy all the time because he was both a singer and an actor. Yu-Seok was worried that Je-Woon had too much on his plate.

“You’re gonna collapse at that rate, man. Take it easy.”

“I know.”

“Weren’t you gonna refuse the casting offer for the film you’re working on right now in the beginning? What made you suddenly change your mind?”

“It just happened.”

It was no exaggeration to say that he had only accepted the casting offer because Ra-Eun was the female lead. Like Yu-Seok had mentioned, Je-Woon’s schedule was completely full lately. There were times when he desperately wanted to take a break, but taking on film shoots with Ra-Eun was worth giving up on his break.