There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 31
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Episode 31
“You came?!!”
“…Didn’t you say you weren’t coming?”
“R-really, Eon hyung…! Thank you so much for coming…!! *sob*…”
In order, it was Weon, Yeonho, and Yeongeo.
“Noisy.”
Eon looked over the three people with contempt and plopped down in his seat.
Eon sighed inwardly. He really wasn’t going to come. Really.
Even though he had made that resolution, when he opened his eyes and came to his senses, he was here.
If it wasn’t for Hwang PD’s variety show, he would have ditched and run away long ago, really.
…Anyway, it was because of Hwang PD. It definitely wasn’t because Lee Doha or GLEET were weighing on his mind.
Eon spotted Yewon sitting directly across from him and frowned as much as he could.
‘….’
Yewon felt a bit complicated.
There’s no need to frown so openly like that…. If it were an ordinary child, they would have been really hurt….
‘Yewon. When you meet Uncle Eon…. First, whatever Uncle Eon says, ignore it.’
‘Right!! Just think “Oh, a dog is barking somewhere~!” and ignore him!! Don’t take anything he says to heart!! He just talks without using his brain!!’
‘…Hanwon. Watch your word choice…. Anyway, Uncle Eon… tends to speak a bit coldly on purpose. But it’s not all sincere.’
Yewon recalled the words of advice that Lee Doha and Weon had given her before coming to the meeting.
…They seemed full of worry….
What kind of person could he be?
Yewon looked up at Eon with a tense face.
‘…Such a pretty person is that scary?’
I can’t believe it.
It was a different kind of beauty from Lee Doha.
If Lee Doha was neat and standard – like an ideal idol image.
Eon looked like he had just popped out of some comic book.
But now the genre was… kind of like an overseas dark, gritty teen drama.
His eyes, mixed with a pale green tint, created a very cold and alien atmosphere.
‘…He must really dislike me, right? Since his relationship with Uncle Lee Doha is at its worst, he’d probably look unfavorably on me as his niece too.’
…But they also said the two of them used to live together.
I have no idea what kind of relationship they have. Yewon cautiously watched Eon’s mood.
“….”
Eon seemed to be exploring this side as well, just staring at Yewon without saying anything.
“First, let’s have you greet Yewon, Eon?”
“….”
Even at Yeongeo’s words, Eon remained silent for a long time with cold eyes before.
“Your name is Yewon?”
“!”
He looked straight at Yewon and spoke for the first time.
“Yes, it’s Yewon. Lee Yewon.”
Yewon answered calmly without being flustered.
With this type of person, it was better to approach calmly and cautiously rather than being too bright.
“Is that so?”
“….”
“Pretty name.”
“?!”
At the unexpected words, not only Yewon but everyone else held their breath and stared at Eon.
Weon looked Eon up and down with a face almost on the verge of suffocation.
“What does Yewon like?”
What do I like…?
“Ah, ice cream…?”
Yewon gave an answer a child would give while being flustered.
“Not that.”
However, it wasn’t the answer Eon wanted, so he asked again.
“Um….”
Yewon thought for a moment, then slightly raised her hand and pointed her finger,
“…Uncle Eon…?”
She pointed at Eon.
“!!!!!”
Then, everyone except Eon looked at Yewon with shocked faces.
“Really? Why?”
However, only Eon smiled for the first time since entering this meeting room (though it was a twisted smile with only one corner of his mouth raised) and asked again.
“Because you’re pretty. Your hair color too, and your eye color.”
“You like my eyes?”
“Yes! Your hair is like buttercream. You don’t look human but like a fairy, Uncle.”
This wasn’t acting but sincere.
Probably everyone would think so.
That Eon looked like he belonged in some fantasy novel.
“Hmm.”
Pleased with Yewon’s answer, Eon raised both corners of his mouth this time.
“So do you like me, or do you like Lee Doha?”
“…Ian. You-”
Lee Doha tried to intervene, unable to watch any longer, but,
“Uncle Lee Doha!”
“!!”
Yewon answered nonchalantly.
“Why? I’m prettier than Lee Doha.”
“?!?!!?”
At Eon’s dizzying answer, the others were shocked once again.
“That’s true though. But adults said you have to respect people’s preferences.”
“A matter of preference?”
“Yes!”
“Hmm.”
Eon stroked his chin once with his finger.
“Preferences are bound to change.”
“That’s right. They can change anytime.”
“…?”
At Yewon’s answer, Lee Doha’s eyebrows twitched almost like waves.
There was a sense of betrayal asking how she could say such a thing.
However, for the other people right now, that wasn’t the problem.
The fact that the notorious brat Ian was being more favorable toward Yewon than expected was so shocking that everyone seemed unable to believe this was reality.
“What are you looking at.”
“Eon, Ian… you’re so… so normal… I’m so moved that I just….”
Weon muttered while almost covering his mouth.
“What nonsense. I was raised to be kind to women and children.”
“…When you were educated in England, was the phrase ‘to men too’ missing, so that’s why you’ve been like that to us all this time…?”
“What’s certain is that it’s none of your business.”
“….”
At the cold sarcasm, everyone finally confirmed that Eon wasn’t crazy and let out sighs of relief.
Well, of course.
To fans, Ian was the most sincere idol in the world.
Even if he wasn’t the type to speak sweetly all the time, Eon’s actions were more caring than anyone else’s.
‘…So that’s where those actions came from. It was from that upbringing…?’
Everyone looked at Eon while thinking the same thing.
A crazy bastard who’s only gentle with women and children. This is so infuriating….
‘No wonder he listens to CEO Park so obediently….’
This was Yeongeo’s thought.
‘…There are more and more competitors.’
This was Doha’s thought.
‘Yewon!!! How could you choose that bastard Ian instead of me when I asked who you liked!!!!’
This was Weon’s thought.
‘….’
This was Yeonho’s thought.
And.
‘…Is this, is this okay?’
This was Yewon’s thought.
This is the first time I’ve met someone whose inner thoughts I can’t read like this.
Yewon was good at understanding what adults were thinking.
She could even read thoughts that the adults themselves weren’t aware of.
This was probably because she had instinctively learned how to analyze people since she started acting in earnest.
She had gained many benefits from that talent. She would read directors’ and writers’ minds like a ghost and land roles.
‘…But Uncle Ian is….’
Strangely difficult to read.
I should approach him more carefully.
Just as she was thinking that.
“Hello~ I’m a bit late, aren’t I?”
The person everyone had been waiting for, Hwang PD, arrived.
* * *
“First of all, this variety show will be launched on an OTT platform, not OTube—that is, on Wonderbox. Since Wonderbox is actively involved in the production, we all have high expectations.”
At the mention of Wonderbox, everyone’s eyes sparkled and lit up.
Wonderbox wasn’t just hot domestically, but as the world’s largest OTT platform, it could generate considerable buzz.
“So this reality show will be a bit different from previous reality shows. We’ll direct it to look more like a drama or documentary. Like the American reality shows that Wonderbox has been launching. Of course, we’ll remove the light, giggling feeling and make it a bit more touching, showing humanism. Not GLEET’s idol-like aspects, but your private sides. Your ‘real selves’ and also Yewon’s growth story here will be highlighted together.”
“…!”
At this unexpected direction, everyone’s gazes deepened even more.
Yewon took a deep breath.
What kind of reaction would the GLEET members show?
“Well, it all sounds good.”
The first person to speak was, surprisingly, Eon.
“You know, don’t you, PD? That our relationship isn’t good.”
“…!”
At Eon’s excessively honest words, everyone’s faces hardened.
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