A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 211

Dohyun’s date with Hana was just a brief respite.

Dohyun was busy. Even during his home date with Hana, he was getting calls from his manager.

Hana knew very well how busy Dohyun’s schedule was, so she didn’t say much.

“I prepared this for you to take good care of your health since you’re so busy.”

What came out of Hana’s backpack was none other than a set of essential vitamins.

Dohyun had been so out of it lately that he hadn’t been taking his vitamins properly.

“Noona [older sister or female friend], thank you. Thanks to you, I’m taking vitamins like this. I didn’t even realize I was out and needed to buy more.”

“You’re welcome. It’s nothing. I have to take care of my boyfriend’s health…”

“Wow, this is a first!”

“Huh? What is?”

“Noona calling me your boyfriend. It’s the first time. I felt like you’d been avoiding that expression… It feels good to hear it like this. Keep calling me that. Boyfriend. Should we decide on a pet name while we’re at it?”

“…Ugh. That’s so cheesy. I almost cringed. Someone as busy as you, and the fact that my singer is my boyfriend is already cheesy enough… A pet name! Let’s decide on that later. We can do things slowly, not rush into everything.”

“Sure, let’s do that. Anyway, should we continue the interview? I got the confirmation call about tomorrow’s schedule, and it seems like we have more time.”

Dohyun leaned back on the sofa and said.

Hana chuckled.

In fact, she had been extremely hesitant to get involved with Dohyun privately.

She was afraid that the fantasy she had about Dohyun would be shattered.

However, the feelings that were growing stronger and stronger since she started meeting Dohyun because of his persistence were so good.

It was beyond words.

She was very happy that Dohyun had entered her world.

She thought her world was too small and narrow to contain Dohyun.

But it wasn’t.

Human Na Dohyun was shining in his own way even in that space.

“Na Dohyun.”

“Why, Noona? Why are you calling my name so resolutely?”

“Just, looking at your face makes me forgive everything. Makes me happy about everything. Oh, I guess this is the taste of dating. This is the happiness of love. I just like you, Dohyun.”

She couldn’t hide the emotions that were spilling out.

She had been embarrassed until just now, but as she looked at Dohyun’s face, the feelings that were flowing out surged.

The long moments she had believed that her fantasy would be shattered felt like a waste; she liked Dohyun so much.

“Me too. I like you too, Noona. You’re the most familiar presence in my life, and the person I cherish and value the most. So, Noona, stay by my side for a long, long time. Until you become my one and only.”

‘Is… Dohyun proposing right now?’

Hana tilted her head for a moment.

His words were so sweet that she felt like she was going to cry.

That’s how confusing he made her.

“Na Dohyun, don’t say such sweet things anywhere else. Only say them in front of your fans, and in front of me. Because I want to be buried in your sweetness and cry.”

“Then I’ll bury you in this sweetness for the rest of your life. Would that be okay?”

“For the rest of your life… If you keep saying that, I might mistake it for a proposal?”

“Let’s do it, a proposal. While we’re at it, shall we meet with marriage in mind? You know, I want to marry someone I love. And I want that person to have watched over me for a long time and be familiar with me. Since I’m not young, I thought that if I were to meet someone, I should meet someone like that. Mid-30s isn’t a young age.”

“Then the fans…!”

“Fans are precious too. But I think the feeling of loving fans and the feeling of loving someone to keep by my side are a bit different. I realized that after meeting Noona. Some might think I’m rushing things. I want Noona to stay by my side for a long time. Just like I entered Noona’s frame, I want Noona to enter my frame.”

Hana had never imagined that Na Dohyun would utter such romantic words.

He was so romantic that she wondered if he was the Na Dohyun she knew.

She felt like she was going to die, drowned in his sweetness.

Tears began to well up in Hana’s eyes.

Dohyun hadn’t expected Hana to cry, so he pulled out a tissue and wiped away her tears.

“Don’t cry. I can’t promise you anything else, but I’ve been thinking that I want to walk alongside you, looking only at you, for a long, long time. So don’t cry. You’re making me want to cry too.”

“…You might regret it. Would that be okay?”

“I won’t regret it. It’s the path I chose. Na Dohyun has never regretted his choices. I thought it was a good thing to become a singer, and even though the path of a singer was a difficult journey, now everything is happy. Everything has fallen into place, and now I just need Noona by my side. I don’t want anything more.”

Every word was precious.

If she could lock up Dohyun’s words, she would want to keep them locked up carefully.

Hana knew that she didn’t look pretty when she was crying, but she couldn’t help but let out the tears that were bursting out.

“I’ll accept your words. I’ll keep you by my side forever, keeping only you in my frame. So be my one and only. Don’t be sneaky and say it first…”

Dohyun hugged Hana tightly. Then he patted her back and whispered.

“…The chance for Noona to quit being my fan is now gone. Live your life receiving only my love forever. I’ll always make you remember that you’re special. Thank you for being by my side, for being my fan for so long. Now I’ll be Noona’s fan. I love you.”

* * *

The next morning.

Dohyun dropped Hana off at her house and returned home.

In the meantime, his manager had arrived.

Today was the day for the commercial shoot.

It was an afternoon schedule, so there was still time to spare.

Dohyun grabbed his camcorder first.

He thought that the sight of him filming the commercial would also be a piece of content, so he had finished discussing it with the advertiser.

“Hyung [older brother or male friend], please take the camcorder bag too.”

“Okay. But there’s a unique scent in your house?”

“Hmm? What scent? I don’t know.”

“Did you change the perfume you use? It smells like a cool ocean. Are you… dating?”

His manager’s sense of smell was very sharp.

Dohyun had already received confirmation from Hana, so he had no intention of hiding the fact that he was dating.

“Yeah. I’m dating. We started seeing each other recently. Someone I’ve known for a long time.”

“Heok…! Who is it! Who is the person who stole the heart of global superstar Na Dohyun?”

“Hyung. Can you leave out the global superstar part? It makes me embarrassed…”

It was the right expression, but Dohyun felt embarrassed because that expression was related to Hana.

“It’s not a celebrity, it’s a regular person.”

“The Na Dohyun I knew didn’t even exchange contact information with regular people… Ah, wait! You don’t mean…”

Something flashed through his manager’s mind.

It was the sight of Na Dohyun asking for reporter Yoo Hana’s contact information.

“What do you mean by ‘you don’t mean’? The ‘you don’t mean’ that Hyung is thinking of is probably right.”

“You… you’re dating reporter Yoo? Is that right? Are you crazy? There are plenty of other regular people, but you’re dating a reporter? Not just anyone, but an entertainment reporter?”

The manager couldn’t hide his shock and grilled Na Dohyun.

Nevertheless, Dohyun maintained a calm attitude.

“Yeah. That’s right. I’m telling you because you’re my hyung… She’s my longtime fan. Last time, at Hoya hyung’s wedding, I jokingly said I was going to sing a congratulatory song and start dating, and Yoo reporter’s face suddenly came to mind. The person who is most familiar to me, and the kind of person who can fully accept me.”

“Wow… Dohyun. This is nothing short of crazy. What if she uses you as a story if you start a relationship like that?”

“I told you. She’s my longtime fan. I’m also her longtime fan. I liked the me in her frame, and I thought she was the only one who could love all of me. So I kept pestering her until we started meeting. She pushed me away several times, saying she didn’t want to. She pushed me away when I first went to the Grammys a few years ago, and she pushed me away during the exclusive interview… But I said let’s meet with marriage in mind…”

At the end of Dohyun’s long speech, the manager’s expression grew more and more distorted when the word ‘marriage’ came up.

He had never imagined that Dohyun was thinking about marriage.

He had vaguely thought that even if he got married, he would do it after he was over 40 because he was such a workaholic.

But now he’s thinking about marriage in his early to mid-30s.

And with a reporter, of all people.

“Aigo, duya… [expression of frustration or exasperation] Well, celebrities sometimes get involved with reporters because they’re in the same industry. But… let’s say you marry someone who interviewed you and was your fan. Then what if the fantasy you have for each other is shattered? That marriage is over too. Can you handle that?”

Dohyun nodded at his manager’s words.

“I begged her to meet me, as I said repeatedly. Just as Noona has expectations for me, I also have fantasies and expectations for Noona, Hyung. That will be shattered someday. But we trust each other. If it weren’t for the trust we have in each other, Noona wouldn’t have liked me for so long. And I wouldn’t have watched over Noona for a long time. That’s how we’re connected.”

“Haa… I was surprised when the editor asked a strange question when I went to the G-Magazine interview before. So it was true that you were dating a regular person… Aren’t rumors going around strangely in the industry, really?”

“It’s okay, Hyung. I know better than anyone that Noona isn’t the kind of person who would do that. I know she’s a very tight-lipped person who wouldn’t tell anyone that I approached her privately.”

“Aigoya… [another expression of frustration] It’s a relief that she’s a tight-lipped person, but… I’m worried, really.”

“Rather than that, shouldn’t we be worried that we might be late for the schedule if we’re not careful?”

Dohyun said with a relaxed look.

Only then did the manager come to his senses and look at his watch and say.

“Ah, that’s right. Let’s go down quickly. It looks like it’ll take quite a while to get to the Paju filming location. The road to Paju is a bit congested on weekends.”

“Yes, Hyung. Let’s go quickly.”

Dohyun got into the car in comfortable clothes. It didn’t matter what clothes he wore because the clothes he would wear were set up at the filming location anyway. It was okay as long as he treated the staff well. He used to try to set up even his clothes perfectly, but now he knew there was no need to do that.

As Dohyun got into the back seat, the manager handed him the bag containing the camcorder.

“Thank you, Hyung. You weren’t so surprised today that you’re going to make a mistake while driving, were you?”

“Do you think I’m going to make such a basic mistake… But be careful. Really. A while ago, an actor liked the reporter who interviewed him and asked her to have a meal, but it went into the ears of the agency and he got a lot of flak [criticism]. You have to be careful with reporters too. It’s case by case.”

“Thank you for thinking of me. But you don’t have to worry about that… Ah, I should do one thing. Since we’re meeting with marriage in mind, you should keep that in mind. The issue of press releases. Of course, it would be best to summarize it as ‘information about private life cannot be confirmed’.”

At his words, the manager sighed deeply.

It had been quite a while since he had taken care of Dohyun, but it was the first time in a long time that he had seen him in such a cheerful state.

At the same time, he was also worried.

‘I wonder… if nothing will happen. I’m worried. I need to find out what kind of person she is among the managers.’