I-Doll | Choi Seungcheol

17.

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"Is it really that big a deal though? That Woozi-hyung and Yuri are related?" Dino asked as he watched his hyungs gather in the living room one by one for a discussion.

Jeonghan poured himself some water in a glass and sat next to Joshua, "Not really. There are many sibling duos within the industry but these are known facts. Nobody really hides the relationship if they have one but with Yuri, she's hidden all facts about her family and when her mother was called on a show, Woozi's mother had shown up instead. And Woozi's sworn he's a single child before so there's a good confusion going in the air since Woozi announced their relation. Are they real siblings or just cousins? Yuri might get accused of being an illegal child at this rate."

"Its not our business is it? Why are we dealing with this bulls-AH HYUNG!" Dino yelled when S.Coups hit him lightly on the forehead in passing. Coups only frowned lightly.

"The company will deal with that." S.Coups spoke, "This meeting's about something else." All attention turned to him as he stood in the centre. Pulling out a chair, he sat down so every one look at him at the same time, "We're gonna be discussing three things today and one announcement."

"Announcement?" Seungkwan perked up, "I didn't hear anything about that from the company. Is it something personal, hyung?"

S.Coups licked his lips slightly, hiding a smile. He looked down at his phone instead, "So the first thing is-"

But before he could finish, Wonwoo jumped in with a large gasp, "You're dating someone, aren't you?" He had spoken after observing Coups' reaction, "Look at his ears, wahhh, they're red!"

Mingyu looked surprised, "You're right... that look means he's gotten caught and doesn't know what to do." S.Coups hid his face in his hands, flushed that they'd hit the right spot. 

"I think I have an idea who it is," Dokyeom spoke with a huge smile. After the way S.Coups had acted on the day they had visited Yuri in the hospital, he'd begun to grow slightly suspicious of the leader. "I'll wait until hyung says it himself though."

S.Coups coughed loudly, unable to hide his smile but hoping to stop the embarrassment, "Alright, that's enough guessing. We're here to discuss the new mini-album, the drama that Joshua has gotten an offer for and the list of variety shows that the company wants us to do. We'll need to recheck on the people who're getting solos or units this comeback because not everyone is ready. The company has passed on a list of people they prefer and people that fit the overall mood of this album." 

Thanks to S.Coups quick cover-up and fast-talking, the mood changed in the favour of the meeting that went on for over two hours. After the long discussion, however, the members diced to take a small break and order some food since it was close to dinner time already. While eating though, Jeonghan walked over to S.Coups discreetly and asked him, "Are you really dating Yuri?"

S.Coups only looked away, smiling.

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Yuri, hearing a bell at the door, stood up and walked down to the ground floor of the house. The company had rented a two-floor house for her, the first floor of which was Yuri's studio for composing and the ground floor, her home.

Feeling lazy, she walked to the door directly and checked the camera. No one was at the door. Strange. She thought as she checked it once more.

She opened the door and stepped out suspiciously. Instead of a person, she felt a small pricking on her feet and upon looking down found a brown envelope. She looked around, who had left it here?

Opening the envelope, she stared at the picture in it.

Her heart fell as she realised what it was. Yuri and Seungcheol were visible, hugging in the dark space of the hallway. Someone who was there had seen them. Someone who was a part of the staff or the set had discovered them and knew the truth. As she turned around the picture, clear words were written,

Break up or beware of the consequences.

Someone was threatening her.

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