Siblings Working in Business (190)
If they were punished, E-UNG and Toxin would be ruined…?
That was the funniest thing he had heard lately.
Ye-chan had been secretly filmed while showering, and Oh Hyun’s sleeping photos were taken.
Choi Tae-hyun’s beloved car was once vandalized with scratches that said, “Oppa, I love you” and “Gay bastard.” Joo Song-min’s underwear was stolen.
Seo Seung-yeon was even injured by a fan hiding near his house while he was on a date.
Even the lawyer who helped Eun-ho and Eun-ji with their issues became close to them after being consulted.
He had even considered paying for their punishments out of his own pocket.
Because they were his artists, and it felt like it was his fault.
But those sasaeng fans escaped punishment every time.
Even the sasaeng fan who vandalized Choi Tae-hyun’s car and injured Seo Seung-yeon was the same person.
It was always the same conclusion from the company’s meetings.
The company protected them, calling them ‘fans.’
The shareholders wouldn’t cut off their source of income.
Due to the shareholders’ opposition, the incidents were always hushed up.
The proper punishment CEO Park sought never happened.
“You want to sue? Sure.”
Go ahead and try.
Chang-seok didn’t like the word “mercy.”
This was something he and Eun-ho had in common.
Before he started the company…
He had worked tirelessly, saving money and studying economics… to protect his family, his artists, who were like his own children.
So, he hated being swayed by someone because of money, or fear of losing it.
“Ha!”
The intruder scoffed.
“L-Lee Eun-ho and Lee Eun-ji!”
“…”
CEO Park reacted at the mention of Eun-ho and Eun-ji’s names.
Sensing an opening, the intruder used them as bait, provoking him further,
“You’re going to sue us, even though it will ruin their image? You want us to sue you? Do you think Lee Eun-ho and Lee Eun-ji would want that?”
“Hahaha.”
“What’s so funny?!”
Looking down at the defiant intruder, Chang-seok spoke,
“Well, I’m sorry, but the Eun-ho you’re talking about told me not to show mercy to intruders.”
The intruders’ faces paled at CEO Park’s words, spoken with a smile.
“I’m a CEO who listens to his artists, so I’m just following orders.”
Not only because of what Eun-ho said, but also because of what Toxin went through at TaKa Entertainment, “mercy” was not an option for anyone who threatened the safety of NRY Entertainment artists.
“Is this how you treat fans?!”
The intruder with the scratched face shouted, his voice trembling, as if cornered.
Chang-seok retorted,
“Where are the fans?”
“Wh-what…?”
“Ah, are you referring to the security guards or the police officers?”
Chang-seok smirked, mocking the intruder’s nonsense.
“There will be no settlement.”
Bragging
The day of Eun-ji’s driving test.
Seeing Eun-ji emerge from the testing center with a dejected look, Eun-ho spoke,
“Ah, how annoying.”
Hyun-woo tilted his head at Eun-ho’s reaction.
The dejected Eun-ji approached Eun-ho and Hyun-woo, who were waiting for her.
“Did you fail?”
Hyun-woo asked, noticing her gloomy expression.
“Well…”
Eun-ji’s voice trailed off.
Eun-ho frowned, his displeasure evident.
“It’s okay. You can always retake the test.”
Just as Hyun-woo was trying to comfort her…
The corners of Eun-ji’s mouth twitched suspiciously.
“Heehee, just kidding! Zero deductions! I passed perfectly!”
Eun-ji announced with a bright smile.
Hyun-woo seemed to freeze for a moment.
Eun-ho shook his head at Eun-ji’s antics, seemingly exasperated.
“Congratulations.”
“So I can drive once I get my temporary license, right?”
“You can, but you won’t.”
“Huh?”
Eun-ji, who had been excited, froze, her head still tilted in confusion.
Hyun-woo said, maintaining his usual gentle smile,
“You’re not going on the road until you’ve mastered parking.”
Eun-ji stared at Hyun-woo with a look of disbelief and betrayal, her mouth slightly open.
But since that was Hyun-woo’s non-negotiable rule, she had no choice but to comply if she wanted her license.
The second episode of Legally Siblings featured Eun-ji’s driving license challenge.
Every time Eun-ji accomplished something, Eun-ho would grumble and tease her.
But when Eun-ho was alone with Hyun-woo, he would subtly brag about his sister, saying he was embarrassed as an older brother and worried about her, highlighting his ‘tsundere’ side.
[Rangi… textbook tsundere grooming king. Eun-ji’s going to lose all her hair ㅠ]
└ Her hair falling out lol
└ Ah, I spit out my water lol
[Why don’t I have an older brother like that!!!]
└ E-Per, are you an only child by any chance?
└ Huh? Yeah, I am. How did you know?
└ I just had a feeling.
└ Why???
[E-Per above, if you had an older brother like that, he should be your boyfriend, not your brother.]
└ But you can see your real brother every day.
└ The moment he becomes my brother, he’s a basement-dwelling jobless loser.
└ Seriously, I haven’t seen the jobless loser in my basement for a week.
└ Is that loser still alive?
└ I don’t know, and I don’t care if he’s dead or alive.
└ Lol
The second episode featured many stories from E% who had siblings.
Many only children also expressed their envy.
E% with siblings shared stories about the downsides, telling them not to be envious.
But somehow, the more stories they shared, the more envious the only children became, saying it seemed “fun.”
After passing her driving test…
Eun-ji, now with her learner’s permit, diligently practiced parking, not on the road, but in an empty lot, using boxes as obstacles.
Legally Siblings showed her parking practice and the process of getting her driver’s license.
― Pant, pant. Why does your body twist when you’re turning the steering wheel?
― Ah, shut the -beep- up! Lee Eun-ho! I can’t concentrate!!!
― Yeah, and even when you are concentrating, you’ve run over like a dozen boxes.
‘-5’ appeared above Eun-ji’s head along with a CG of lips.
It was edited as if she had taken damage in a game.
Meanwhile, ‘+3’ appeared above Eun-ho’s head, as if he was gaining health points.
― Quiet! Be quiet!
Eun-ji, annoyed, reached out and poked Eun-ho’s knee with her sharp, decorated nails.
― Ouch!
‘Physical Attack’ and ‘-10’ appeared above Eun-ho’s head as he yelped.
It was a characteristic editing style used during their sibling fights on Legally Siblings.
Eun-ho looked at Eun-ji, who was in the driver’s seat, with a surprised expression.
― Hey, what the heck? That actually hurt.
Eun-ji playfully wiggled her fingers.
― Because I’m Edward Scissorhands.
“Hahaha.”
Eun-jeong popped an Antaball chocolate snack into her mouth as she watched the VOD of Legally Siblings she had purchased on her phone.
Just then…
Buzz.
A message notification popped up, pausing the video.
“Ah!”
Eun-jeong frowned, annoyed by the notification obscuring the screen.
[[Web Sender] <Hanyoung Delivery> Kim Eun＊’s package has been delivered…….]
That was… until she read the message.
Eun-jeong instinctively jumped out of bed…
…and dashed out of her dorm room, down to the lobby on the first floor.
The package lockers were in the lobby.
“Gasp, gasp. Package delivery.”
“H-here.”
The delivery driver, seemingly having just sent the notification, looked at her with a bewildered expression.
Eun-jeong, with hawk-like precision, located her packages, then carefully carried them upstairs, one step at a time, as if they were sacred objects, and returned to her room.
The sender label on the top box read ‘NRY Entertainment.’
“It’s finally here.”
Worried she might damage the precious contents with a knife, Eun-jeong carefully peeled off the tape with her fingernails.
But as soon as she opened the box, she realized there was nothing to damage.
“Ha, our Bit Chang-seok. Even the packaging is perfect.”
Eun-jeong put her thumb and index finger to her forehead and let out an impressed, “Ooh~”
Although she said it jokingly, she genuinely believed, as an E%, that there was no better CEO for E-UNG and their fans.
Inside the box were packing peanuts in black, blue, and deep purple, representing the night sky according to E-UNG’s latest album concept, along with yellow, red, and white peanuts. There were also black paper packing peanuts peeking out.
The double-layered protection was quite satisfying.
Then, a black card inside caught her eye.
Eun-jeong took it out and chuckled.
The packing peanuts are colored with food coloring and are harmless to the human body of our E% who ordered E-UNG’s album.
However, they are not edible, so please do not eat them for your safety!
It was a warning that was both cute and oddly earnest.
Eun-jeong playfully took out one of each color, linked them together with water to form a bracelet, and put it on her wrist.
It was a toy that brought back childhood memories.
After removing the net-like black paper packing peanuts, a sleek, matte black box was revealed.
The EG logo was embossed in the center.
“Ah, ah!”
She had forgotten to take pictures.
Regretting not filming the unboxing, Eun-jeong started taking photos, almost frantically.
Click, click, click, click, click.
The exciting matte black album case, the box filled with packing peanuts, even the packing peanut bracelet on her wrist.
After the photoshoot…
Eun-jeong looked through the pictures of the album case.
“This one.”
Eun-jeong sent the best aerial shot of the case to someone via KakaoTalk.
It was Ah-yeong, the returning fan who had made her envious by bragging about the photocards earlier.
After the ‘1’ indicating the message had been read disappeared…
[Ah-yeong ― ?]
― What is this?]
[Me ― Hehehe
― Ta-da~ Ta-da~ Ta-da~ Da!]
― Ddun~ Ddan~ Ddan~!]
[Ah-yeong ― Are you a Sakura?] (Sakura slang : insiders posing as legit reviewers or participants to help boost appearance)
― Lol]
[Me ― Lol
― The album finally arrived!]
[Ah-yeong ― Oh, I’m jealous. I bought the Simple Set because I was broke ㅠ]
[Me ― I’m broke too, but…]
[Ah-yeong ― ?]
Eun-jeong, taking a deep breath, typed quickly and seriously,
[Me ― There’s an old saying]
[Ah-yeong ― ???]
[Me ― You can starve yourself, but not your fandom.]
[Ah-yeong ― True ]
― Lol]
― So what did you buy?]
[Me ― Deluxe
― (A white blob emoticon with long, flowing hair, striking a narcissistic pose and saying “As expected of me”)]
[Ah-yeong ― OMG]
Just then, Ah-yeong asked, her interest piqued,
[Ah-yeong ― So, about the album?]