episode_0122

“It’s okay…”

Sarah said, holding on to the blanket with both hands and keeping her eyes peeled.

“If you need anything, let me know anytime. Delivery and courier also arrive quickly.”

“Yes.”

I could see her small head moving up and down as it came out of the blanket.

It seemed like she was embarrassed by the fact that she overslept today.

Sarah was currently temporarily staying in my studio.

This is because her original home address has been exposed and she has to move.

Because she had been broadcasting from one location for a long time and the area where she lived had been known for a long time, the decision was made to prevent further damage.

She stayed at a lodging facility and tried to look for properties, but it seemed like the shock of being attacked by a stalker was greater than she expected.

As soon as I dropped her off at the hotel, she complained of anxiety symptoms, so I ended up bringing her here.

‘I pretended to be okay with the announcement to viewers, but I guess it was too much.’

I clicked my tongue in regret.

Maybe it would be difficult to broadcast right away even after the temporary suspension ended.

It was not easy to stay here and commute home only during the evening hours when the broadcast was broadcast.

If that happened, there was no point in leaving home after all.

This was part of the reason why I brought up the studio apartment story with producer Park Tae-jun and tried not to film at home.

It is true that a studio apartment is not a good picture for filming, but if Sarah’s condition does not improve before pre-filming begins, they could be in a difficult situation.

If it were possible, I was thinking of having Sarah cover her back with chroma key while she was staying here and broadcast it.

Fortunately, unlike the first day when she was quite unstable, she seemed to have calmed down a lot the next day, and although she overslept today, her face seemed to have definitely brightened up.

“You didn’t eat, right?”

“Not yet…”

“Then let’s come and eat together.”

Rattlingㅡ

He said as he took out the side dishes he had put in the refrigerator a few days ago.

Since I kept most of the food in my inventory, it felt like I hadn’t used the refrigerator itself for a long time.

The small folding table was soon filled with various types of food.

Sarah always took turns looking at me and the food with interesting eyes during meal times.

The side dish store was keeping freshly made food in its inventory, and it must have been quite an amazing sight for her.

The meal continued like that in silence for a while.

“Mr. Minho.”

“Yes?”

Sarah, who stopped adding nimja to the end of her name after the stalker incident, said.

“I have a question.”

“Please tell me.”

Sarah seemed to be hesitant even after speaking first.

The sight of him biting his lip slightly made me feel guilty for no apparent reason.

After taking a short breath, she made eye contact with me and asked.

“When the stalker broke in and I asked for help… How did you arrive so quickly…?”

“Thank goodness it was right next door.”

“But when I came here after work, it seemed like it took a lot longer…”

“At that time, it was an emergency situation, so I ran hard.”

It wasn’t really wrong.

At least it was a more sincere answer than saying that he jumped out the window as soon as he received the call, boarded a bike modified from an unknown metal, and ran away.

Then Sarah reached into her pocket, took out her smartphone, and showed me an Internet post.

[What kind of crazy bastard is this?]

(Black box video of a bike quickly passing in front while waiting for a signal)

I was filming the racing on the road alone, but it went by so quickly that I couldn’t even get a good picture;

-The driving is brutal.

-Report it

ㄴI have to see something to report it haha.

“……”

I knew it the moment I saw the video.

That was a video of me going to rescue Sarah.

Fortunately, the number of views on the post was low, and the image passed by in an instant in a video with poor quality and frame, so it was not possible to identify me as a person.

As speed was speed, the features of the face and the fact that they were not wearing shoes were indistinguishable, and the clothes were of a common type.

If someone claimed that that was Lee Min-ho, it was okay to say no.

Even if a report is made to the police, the bike has already been placed in inventory, so they will not be able to track it as it does not exist.

“Is this Minho?”

But when I looked into Sarah’s black eyes, for some reason I couldn’t tell a lie.

Since she was both a party to this and a recipient of help, I didn’t think she would do anything that would harm me.

In the end, I nodded while scratching my head.

“Ha… That’s right. It’s me.”

The reason I obediently admitted the truth was because I had already experienced while traveling to several destinations that it was better to just be honest about such trivial details.

“I heard Sarah scream, so I just recklessly accelerated…”

“It’s okay. I didn’t ask about running a red light or speeding. If Minho hadn’t come, I don’t know what would have happened… It’s not like I’m in a situation where I can say such a trivial story as someone who only receives help.”

Sarah covered my mouth and said that.

“I was just asking because I was really curious, so I’ll forget about it.”

With those last words, she continued eating again.

I don’t know why, but seeing him smiling slightly seemed to make him feel better.

‘Is it because you’re being honest?’

Then, I felt something strange when I finished eating and was doing the dishes.

“I will rinse it and put it on.”

“Uh… yes.”

She came next to the narrow sink and offered to help wash the dishes at arm’s length.

I came to my senses late and told her.

“Sarah, please rest.”

“It’s a little better now. I can’t just keep eating, I have to do this.”

There was no point in pushing the person who said his condition was improving, so we ended up washing dishes standing side by side in a small space.

Tuk. Tuk.

I was concerned about the way her body kept touching my arm.

Strangely, I felt like she was clinging to me today.

‘Has my anxiety gone away again?’

I consciously did not react to the touch so as not to burden Sarah.

I mechanically washed the dishes while thinking about something else.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I didn’t think seriously when I brought Sarah into the room, but I wasn’t crazy about women and I didn’t really want to take advantage of her precarious situation.

You are a person in the same industry that you will continue to meet in the future, but if you touch them by mistake and even a rumor breaks out, the good image you have built up until now will go into ruin for a moment.

‘If you can’t stand it, you should go on a trip.’

Thinking like that, I handed the last bowl to Sarah.

***

‘Thank goodness… Minho couldn’t have done that.’

There was no other reason why Sarah asked Minho if he was the person in the video.

After everything was over and I thought about it, I realized that Minho arrived really quickly.

So while she was calming down in Minho’s studio, a small sprout of doubt was blooming inside her.

I have a suspicion that Minho was also stalking her nearby.

Of course, it was a ridiculous story that grew up and surprised me when I saw the lid of the pot.

And that was proven by a post that Sarah came across while browsing the internet to find out people’s thoughts on this incident.

Minho really simply answered her call and ran without hesitation.

Running a red light or speeding meant that he had risked a lot for Sarah.

If I were not careful, a serious accident could have occurred.

Sarah, who risked her rudeness to ask Minho if it was true, felt her guilt grow stronger.

And I became more conscious of Minho.

Minho was an amazing person.

Sarah looked around the very neat and well-organized room.

There was no unnecessary luggage in Minho’s studio, so much so that he could be called a minimalist.

But at the same time, there was nothing he didn’t have.

There were endless extra clothes for her in the closet, which was the only furniture other than the bed and computer desk for broadcasting, and although she ate on a simple folding table, the food was so diverse that it made her feel like she was at a Korean restaurant. did.

Sarah, who was convinced that Minho was not a stalker, began to see his mysterious aura as attractive.

Minho was even the man who could and did protect her from danger.

‘A man like that actually exists…’

Sarah’s heart automatically started to beat faster as she looked at Minho.

She thought that this feeling, which she realized at the moment when she was already out of danger, could not be a simple illusion like the swinging bridge effect.

The problem is that Minho, who has been living with her for a few days, does not seem to be interested in Sarah.

Before hearing Minho’s answer, I felt uneasy, but now I felt slightly dissatisfied.

‘Am I unattractive?’

Sarah thought for a moment, forgetting that she had been stalked by a stalker just a few days ago.

And I remembered that there was talk on the Internet that Sarah and Minho were dating.

Minho’s claim was based on the fact that he was the only person who had joined the group so far, and that he showed up right away when he called for help.

‘It might be good if that’s really true…’

Sarah, who was greatly shaken by this incident, developed a desire in her heart to be protected by a man with manners and abilities like Minho.

She looked at Minho’s back as he was washing dishes and approached him.