Idol of the Heavenly One - Chapter 39.2
“I went with the thought of ‘you should exercise more.’”
“Oh, Jae-heon, you’re driving me crazy―!”
The DJ sunbae laughed out loud, and I gave an awkward smile while sneaking a glance at Baek Jae-heon. But since this was a live visual broadcast, my every action would be caught on camera, so I made sure it looked more like a cute side glance. Truly, every single move became calculated.
“Alright then, let’s ask our Cheonmyeong. When Jae-heon appeared and ta-da! blocked the door for you, how did you feel?”
Judging from Baek Jae-heon’s answer, it was clear that I should lighten the mood here. At the very least, I needed to deliver something that gave off the feeling of the ‘B’ in bromance that the radio listeners wanted.
“Something like, he finally proved useful?”
But no, that would not do. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
“No, Cheonmyeong! If you say it like that, all our Hera family will cry. But surely, deep down you must have felt something warm, right? Honestly, didn’t you think, thank you…?”
The DJ sunbae kept pressing, trying to set the atmosphere. Thank you? The truth was, I did feel thankful. Thanks to him, a huge explosion or fire was avoided. Because of that, I survived and so did the fans.
“Of course I’m thankful. Nobody got hurt, and that is something to be truly grateful for.”
“Oh my! Suddenly speaking from the heart~ our family must be going wild right now!”
The studio filled with laughter at the DJ sunbae’s fussing, but I added on.
“But you should thank me too.”
I looked straight at Baek Jae-heon. I wanted him to feel grateful toward me.
“Why would I?”
He answered bluntly, with the look of someone who truly did not understand why.
“Because thanks to this, you actually became a real prince. You used to only look like one.”
“Oh wow, what is this! This really is bromance~!”
“Ha―”
Baek Jae-heon let out a short laugh, shook his head, and set his mic down instead of replying.
As laughter filled the radio studio and the chat window was flooded with comments like “Ah~~~ bromanceㅠㅠ,” the word ‘hate-relationship’ was no longer just a joke among fans, but had become the most accurate way to describe our relationship.
Only a few days earlier, when Baek Jae-heon had held my shoulder, my heart had pounded so hard I could feel it in my head. But realizing that the excitement was simply the result of misplaced romantic impulses bursting out in the wrong direction actually lightened my heart. Now, I could confidently admit to myself that I felt a nervous flutter when I looked at him. Since I could not date in my current situation anyway, that kind of flutter was something both he and I would just have to live with. With a whatever-happens-happens mindset.
And once I got used to that, I even started asking Baek Jae-heon for what I wanted, something I had never been able to do before.
“Baek Jae-heon. I want some water.”
“Yeah. Let’s go.”
“Baek Jae-heon. I want to watch TV.”
“Yeah. Let’s go.”
Well, this was because of the self-made content where paired members had to switch arms and legs for a whole day, so it looked more extreme than it was.
Baek Jae-heon and I had not planned it, but when we drew lots we ended up paired together. And because of our size difference, he had to carry me on his back all day.
“Baek Jae-heon. I need the bathroom.”
“Just go in your pants.”
Of course, Baek Jae-heon was not always so accommodating. His annoyed face as he slumped onto the sofa beside me was so funny. Honestly, I really liked this content. It subtly satisfied my lingering sense of excitement. And maybe because it was after that incident, it felt even more fun. If it had been before, I probably would have felt too guilty and just stayed quietly in my room.
“Jae, Jae-heon. Isn’t Myeong-hyeon heavy?”
“It’s fine.”
“Let’s switch. Ji-hak is way too heavy for me…”
While we were watching TV in the living room, Lee Soonbok came staggering over, carrying Kwon Ji-hak, who was bigger than him, on his back. He begged Baek Jae-heon to switch me with Ji-hak.
“…Ji Myeong-hyeon, you said you need the bathroom?”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s go.”
But maybe even Baek Jae-heon found it too much to carry Ji-hak, because he sat down in front of me and showed me his back. For some reason, that made me feel strange again.
“Ah, please… he’s too heavy…”
Lee Soonbok pleaded as he dropped Ji-hak onto the sofa. Ji-hak chuckled and said, “Hyung, you should work out more~” and gentle Soonbok looked like he was genuinely angry. The kids were funny and cute.
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