A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 404

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 404

Originally, my initial vacation plan didn’t include a schedule to visit Ryu Jaehee’s family home at all.

I was just going to take Ryu Jaehee straight to my family home, but Ryu Jaehee was the first to suggest we stop by his family home on the way.

‘Why, do you need someone to cause a ruckus at home?’

‘I just want to stop by on the way to pick up some belongings left at the family home. I want to see Jaeseon too, and I have things to say.’

Ryu Jaehee’s expression as he said this clearly showed he had made up his mind about something, so I didn’t ask further and readily nodded.

He could go alone, but there must be a reason he specifically wanted to take me along. It was clearly a signal asking for support in causing a family ruckus.

And I was confident I could perform that role even better than Ryu Jaehee expected.

I opened the sunglasses holder, put on my sunglasses, and started the car.

“Why are you so nervous about going to your house?”

When I asked playfully to help him relax, Ryu Jaehee let out a deep sigh and replied in a heavy voice.

“I’m wondering if I’ll be able to speak firmly even when looking at Mother’s face. Phone calls and face-to-face are different.”

“Didn’t I tell you before? When you need to cut ties, you have to cut them. If you run away, it’ll just keep repeating.”

“I know. That’s why I’m taking hyung with me. I feel like somehow it’ll work out if I go with hyung.”

Before we knew it, the car had entered the apartment complex at the address Ryu Jaehee had given. It was near the secondhand marketplace transaction location with Ryu Jaehee’s eldest brother, so it was fairly easy to find.

While I looked around for a parking space, Ryu Jaehee surveyed the surroundings with a displeased expression and muttered.

“Do I need to get a visitor parking permit from the security office? It’s unfamiliar, really…”

“Why is it unfamiliar when it’s your house?”

“I hardly came here after the family home moved to this place.”

While Ryu Jaehee, who got out of the car first, went to get a parking permit, I finished parking in a suitable spot and took out the suitcase from the car trunk.

Seeing me still wearing sunglasses, Ryu Jaehee narrowed his eyes and asked.

“But hyung, are you really going to our house like that?”

“Why, I look like a bodyguard and it’s cool.”

“Hyung, you seem to be getting influenced by Doby Hyung these days too.”

“Why are you saying such harsh things to hyung?”

Though I grumbled, I didn’t take off the sunglasses. I needed to maintain an intimidating atmosphere from the side so Ryu Jaehee could say everything he needed to say.

After getting stuck once at the elevator floors, we finally arrived safely at the front door where Ryu Jaehee took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell firmly.

“Hyung, you’re here?”

Ryu Jaehee’s youngest brother opened the door and greeted us. More precisely, he greeted his older brother first, then bowed 90 degrees to me standing behind him with utmost politeness.

“Ah, hello.”

The sight of Ryu Jaehee’s youngest brother stuttering as he greeted me made me wonder if I had ever mistaken the second and youngest brothers and scolded the youngest one.

“Jaehee’s here? And behind him… Jaehee’s friend?”

As we took off our shoes at the entrance and entered the house, a middle-aged woman warmly welcomed Ryu Jaehee. I expected shouting and cursing as soon as she saw his face, but it was quite unexpected.

It was a bit strange that she didn’t recognize a member of the group her son belonged to, but maybe it was because I was wearing sunglasses.

Ryu Jaehee’s eldest brother flinched when he saw me, but as if his parents beside him were his reliable shield, he didn’t run to his room and sat still.

“Yes, I said I’d come during the New Year holidays because I have something to say. And he’s not a friend, he’s a hyung from the same team.”

“Right, that’s why Mom made braised ribs and was waiting. Son, have you eaten? If not, should I prepare something now? You two should at least have a meal together before you go.”

There wasn’t a hint of pretense in her affectionate voice and expression. If that was acting, Ryu Jaehee’s mother should already be making a name for herself worldwide as a renowned actress.

Ironically… I could understand, even if just a little, why Ryu Jaehee hadn’t been able to coldly cut off his family until now because of this kind of affection.

“No thanks. I didn’t come home to eat. I came to pack my things. Jaeseon, where did you say you put hyung’s stuff?”

I followed Ryu Jaehee as he entered the room with his suitcase, following the youngest brother’s guidance. Ryu Jaehee’s belongings were roughly piled up in one corner of a room that looked like a utility room.

“What, this is all my stuff? I brought several more things to the family home.”

“That was taken by middle brother…”

“Hah, I’ll just consider it thrown away.”

As expected, people don’t just do one thing. I wanted to ask whether he sold it or was using it himself, but it didn’t seem like the right atmosphere to ask, so I let it go.

Ryu Jaehee, who quickly packed all his few belongings into the suitcase without my help, came out and looked at his parents sitting on the sofa, speaking firmly.

“I’m done giving you living expenses too. I’m no longer family in this house, so I have no obligation to provide money.”

Ryu Jaehee’s parents’ eyes widened. Ryu Jaehee’s eldest brother, befitting someone who accounted for 70% of this mess, just bit his thumbnail with an anxious face.

The first to react was Ryu Jaehee’s mother, who urgently stood up from the sofa.

“Hey, what are you saying right now? Your brothers are facing college entrance exams and university admission, and there are so many places in the house that need money these days, so the money-“

“Our family originally lived well together without big money. Why did the places to spend money suddenly increase so much as soon as I became successful?”

Ryu Jaehee, who cut off his mother’s words, replied calmly in a settled voice without raising his tone at all.

“Exactly. If we had been struggling for a while and then suddenly hit it big, how much more would the compensation psychology have kicked in, tsk tsk.”

Before the regression, I remembered fragmentarily how Ryu Jaehee’s family scraped away everything without even giving us a chance to feel comfortable when our situation finally became good enough to breathe after Ryu Jaehee hit it big with 【Temptation】, so this wasn’t sarcasm but the unvarnished truth without any exaggeration.

“How are you not a child of this house? I gave birth to you in pain, so what kind of ungrateful talk is that!”

Even when his mother beat her chest and wailed in front of him, Ryu Jaehee’s expression remained coldly unchanged.

“Mother, you always say this when you’re upset. You tell me not to go around saying I’m your child. So I’m trying to do as you wish.”

But then you go ‘my son~’ like that? Is this a split personality?

“I won’t say I’m Mother’s child either, so Mother, please don’t go around saying I’m your child from now on.”

“Ooh, Mother threw the first punch.”

I clapped a few times from behind Ryu Jaehee and chimed in. Ryu Jaehee’s mother was so shocked by her son’s declaration of severance that even her hand beating her chest stopped.

“Ryu Jaehee!”

“Same goes for Father. Now that I won’t be giving you money, stop making Mother cry about needing money.”

Ryu Jaehee easily K.O’d his father who called his name in a stern voice.

“Tsk, Father. You should have talked man to man instead of putting Mother forward. Hiding behind Mother like that doesn’t make you a good father.”

I clicked my tongue and gave advice to Ryu Jaehee’s father. Well, since they’d severed ties, becoming a good father to Ryu Jaehee was already a lost cause.

“Oh, and if you cause money-related problems like debt issues while using my name, I’ll take legal action immediately. No settlement whatsoever. I think I’ve fulfilled my filial duties enough, so now get your care from Ryu Jaekyung.”

Ryu Jaehee also smartly addressed the part I was worried about. It was truly befitting of Rev’s brain.

“If you want to receive care until old age, you’d better make him come to his senses starting now. Looking at that guy’s potential, if you’re not careful, instead of preparing for old age, all that money might go to settlement fees.”

When I pointed at Ryu Jaehee’s eldest brother and gave a warning-cum-advice in a bored tone, Ryu Jaehee’s mother glared at me sideways.

“Listen here, who are you to keep butting in from earlier?”

“Me? I’m our youngest member’s guardian.”

“Guardian or whatever, why are you interfering in other people’s family affairs! What kind of home education did you receive!”

“I got my limited edition shoes ripped off by this kid, so can’t I even say this much? Wow, my mouth is so itchy I want to immediately file a complaint with the criminal division.”

When I mentioned filing a complaint, fear briefly flashed across Ryu Jaehee’s eldest brother’s face. But Ryu Jaehee’s mother’s reaction was different.

“You were the one who filed the complaint? And you shamelessly come to our house? Well, this works out. Let me call your parents, give me their number! I have more than one or two things to argue with your parents about!”

“Ah, really? My father has been itching for this too. Father was the one who wrote the complaint for me. I barely stopped Father from filing the complaint with the criminal division, but if you call asking for a settlement, that might actually get filed.”

I told only the truth except for one thing.

“Eden Hyung’s father is a lawyer. If you want Ryu Jaekyung to get a criminal record, keep demanding settlement.”

At Ryu Jaehee’s addition, Ryu Jaehee’s mother obediently gave up on calling our father and attempting settlement. She seemed to judge that dealing with a lawyer would be difficult.

“Ryu Jaekyung, you pay back 500,000 won before that complaint gets filed. Either find the shoes and pay back 300,000 won with the shoes.”

“No, youngest. Why are you giving a 200,000 won discount? Just discount 100 won. What costs 200,000 won for a thief to clean up his own mess? 100 won is enough.”

“Hyung… I keep requesting, but the trader isn’t replying…”

“Then you have to pay back 500,000 won. Do I need to know your circumstances?”

Ryu Jaehee, who cut off his words coldly, looked at his family who were staring at him with stunned expressions. His family, who had been like a quagmire for Ryu Jaehee before the regression.

“Thank you for raising me until now, and I’ve repaid that debt sufficiently, so don’t contact me anymore.”

Ryu Jaehee, who finished his final farewell quite firmly considering how nervous he was in the car, dragged his suitcase toward the entrance.

“Your son has gained four new guardians, so don’t worry. We’ll raise your son well.”

I also gave my final farewell and followed Ryu Jaehee out of his house.

Bang-.

The sound of the door closing rang out particularly loudly. It was complete severance.

While loading the suitcase back into the car trunk and getting in the car to start the engine, neither Ryu Jaehee nor I said anything.

He had been so cold inside the house, but now that we’d left, Ryu Jaehee’s expression looked complicated, making it somewhat difficult for me to say anything. It wasn’t just anyone, but severing ties with family – this was understandable.

At that moment.

Knock knock-

The sound of someone tapping on the car window broke that silence.

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