Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 277

277. Farewell, and (1)

August 4, 2022

News of Yeon-woo’s hospitalization spread quickly.

It was as if someone had used a megaphone to broadcast it across the country; in just a few hours, the entire nation seemed to know.

Ka-tok, ka-tok, ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-tok!

The rapid-fire of notification sounds was unusual.

Did the person who created this notification sound know?

That somewhere in Korea, someone was unintentionally creating a rap with this notification sound….

Lost in pointless thoughts, Yeon-woo looked down at the phone that had been heating up for a while.

>Yeon-woo! I heard the news. Are you very sick? What should I doㅠㅠ Is it serious?

>Hey, friend. Sung-hyun told me you collapsed? Are you okay? He left like he was going to kill someone. If you’re alive, please report your survival~

>Is there something wrong? I have prepared a VIP room at S Hospital. I have arranged for you to be transferred there immediately, so just let me know.

>Yeon-woo. This is Ji Woon-jae… I was so surprised to hear that you collapsed, so I’m sending you this message. Are you okay… right…? I’m worried.

>Is it a cold? I told you to get regular massagesㅠㅠ Massages are good for relieving fatigue, so let me know where you are and I’ll come find you.

It seemed like everyone he knew had contacted him.

From the PDs [Production Directors] and directors he had worked with on set to the relationships he had forged due to quests to harvest lifespans.

And that wasn’t all.

Almost all the actors he had worked with had contacted him.

Since Yeon-woo remembered everyone he had filmed with, even minor roles, the list was enormous.

With even personal acquaintances added, the messenger app had no choice but to “rap” with notifications.

Among them, of course, was the Dramatic Tempest filming team.

>(Teary-eyed emoticon) Oh no, what is going onㅠㅠ! Yeon-woo, don’t worry about filming and get plenty of rest! You are banned from the set!

From writer Song Jin-joo,

>Don’t think about filming and get plenty of rest. I think you will think about filming because of your personality, but we have stopped all our schedules, so you must rest! Definitely, definitely! Definitely……!

To PD Gil Sang-joon’s message, who, for some reason, looked so desperate that he seemed like he would collapse if Yeon-woo didn’t rest.

And there were plenty of messages of support and comfort from the filming crew who worked with him.

[It’s quite a commotion. Anyone would think you were dying.]

Dong Ja-ryeong, who was rolling around on the bed, clicked his tongue.

“That’s not wrong. You almost did.”

Sitting neatly at one table, writing something by hand, Madam Kang retorted.

“I’m glad to see it. I wondered how he was doing outside, but it seems he’s doing well.”

[I told you, Yeon-hwa. There’s no need to worry about Yeon-woo.]

“It’s different to see it directly than to hear about it.”

[That’s… that’s true. So, are you relieved?]

“I thought he would be pushed around and come back crying. I was relieved when he didn’t come back for almost two years, but seeing him like this makes me feel even better.”

Even though the phone seemed like it would explode, Madam Kang was relieved to see it.

Seeing that, it didn’t seem like it was all bad.

‘Still, the word repetition rap is a bit much.’

Apart from Madam Kang’s relief, the notifications ringing with a ‘ka-ka-ka-ka-tok’ sound were quite annoying.

Fortunately, perhaps because there were people guarding outside.

There were no brazen attempts by illegal intruders to break in.

If it weren’t for the black suits that Woo Do-gyeom had set up, not only would there be noise from the message alerts, but the hospital room might have turned into a flea market.

Ka-ka-ka-ka……!

The notifications that had been “rapping” suddenly stopped.

It was thanks to Yeon-woo boldly turning off the notifications.

“Hoo…”

In fact, it wasn’t even a big deal.

The fact that he had gone to the main house was also unknown to anyone.

Yeon-woo had no stalkers or reporters following him, so it would have just passed quietly.

‘Of all times, that kind of picture had to be taken.’

An incident that happened by chance.

However, the aftermath it brought was enormous.

The beginning started with a photo.

“Clear the way!”

A deeply resounding baritone voice shouted fiercely.

“Yes, I understand!”

Woo Do-gyeom’s subordinates secured the side door of the hospital with swift movements.

“People are on standby. We need to go to the examination room right away.”

The two quickly passed through the gap.

All of their usual leisurely attitude was gone, and their expressions were filled with urgency.

Impatience overflowed from their entire bodies, but ironically, their gait was calm.

Because they were holding one person.

“Where is the examination room?”

“It’s this way.”

Even though the limp body that had lost consciousness must have been heavy.

Kwon Sung-hyun moved with unwavering steps, extremely carefully.

“Hand him over if he’s heavy. It would be a problem if you dropped him.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. I won’t drop him.”

“Looks like you’ve been working out, unlike the young master.”

“Are you going to keep spouting nonsense like that even at a time like this?”

“That’s not wrong. Anyway, let’s move quickly. Is the doctor on standby? Are you sure we don’t need to go to the emergency room?”

“Going to the emergency room will be a nuisance to Yeon-woo. It would be a problem if an article came out.”

“Is that person trustworthy?”

“He is the attending physician in charge of the chairman. If you can’t trust him, there is no doctor you can trust in Korea.”

“If he’s the attending physician of the M Group chairman, I can trust him.”

“I checked it first when I felt the anomaly, so there won’t be any problems.”

“Good.”

Immediately after Yeon-woo lost consciousness.

Kang Yeon-hwa welcomed two unexpected people as guests.

Even though she had never invited them, the two men who came in a hurry checked on Yeon-woo and moved without delay.

“I’m sorry to meet you like this. My name is Kwon Sung-hyun, and I’m receiving a lot of help from Yeon-woo. I’m sorry that something seems to have happened to Yeon-woo, but I came to see you so suddenly.”

Kang Yeon-hwa lowered her guard at the one word he conveyed, not forgetting to introduce himself politely even though he had a pale face.

She didn’t know exactly what Kwon Sung-hyun did or who he was.

However, she could clearly see what kind of person he was.

“I’m Woo Do-gyeom.”

The man in the black suit who followed also introduced himself.

And then, in an instant, he put Yeon-woo in a large car with Madam Kang and drove like crazy.

The place they arrived at was a hospital that was said to be among the top three in Korea.

They got out in a hurry and quickly moved Yeon-woo into the hospital.

That was when the problem occurred.

“……What is that?”

It was something that could only be called a coincidence.

It was a situation that no one had intended.

Of all times, right then.

“Isn’t that Kang Yeon-woo and Kwon Sung-hyun right now?”

A reporter from a newspaper known for its low-quality articles was doing a stakeout for once.

“No. An idol isn’t coming out, but an actor is…….”

He had heard the news that a certain member of a famous idol group with X years of experience had been hospitalized and had come to the hospital without any plan.

‘I heard that he skipped out to the hospital because he’s dating. If that’s true, it’s a jackpot.’

The skyrocketing number of views was vivid in his mind.

Honestly, the truth didn’t matter.

The reporter knew very well that if he got some plausible photos, the number of views would explode that day.

That was how X-Patch had been making a living until now.

‘He usually doesn’t even pretend to know me and acts high and mighty as a celebrity. I’ll catch him this time.’

I’ll give him a good dose of water [teach him a lesson].

Make money and screw him over.

Isn’t this a win-win situation where you can kill two birds with one stone?

That’s right.

The reporter was a type of malicious reporter among the X-Patch reporters, who were known to be malicious.

He was also the leader in directly leading the paparazzi culture, which was almost non-existent in Korea.

‘Oh, but when will he come out? Is he only in the hospital room? No, if you’re going on a date, you have to come out a little?’

The reporter loitered around the hospital for several days.

‘Is this all a lie? Hmm. Did I ask the wrong person?’

But just as he was thinking of giving up because he had no income at all.

“……?”

The reporter blinked.

“That’s strange. Am I seeing things?”

Kang Yeon-woo, who was being carried in a more dramatic pose than in a drama, was the first to catch his eye.

Kang Yeon-woo’s popularity had been soaring lately as his drama had become a hit.

Some even predicted that Yeon-woo’s value would skyrocket with this opportunity.

For Kang Yeon-woo to come to the hospital unconscious.

‘This is a jackpot!’

But something was a little strange.

The face of the person carrying Kang Yeon-woo also looked very familiar.

In fact, it was so familiar that he immediately remembered who it was, but the little bit of common sense that remained prevented him from doing so.

‘No way. Is Kwon Sung-hyun carrying Kang Yeon-woo? No way…….’

But that ‘no way’ caught him.

The reporter pressed the shutter frantically.

Click, click, click, click!

A secret shoot without flashing the strobe.

Moreover, since he was shooting from far away and hiding, there was no need to worry about being caught.

‘Kwon Sung-hyun is said to be a paparazzi killer, but it’s nothing!’

He seemed too busy to pay attention to this side.

It was very fortunate for the reporter.

That’s how a masterpiece obtained by chance was born.

Right,

[‘Dramatic Tempest’ Kang Yeon-woo, rushed to the emergency room due to overwork!]

[Forced filming schedule …… Kang Yeon-woo collapses during filming!]

[Exploitation of celebrities. Is this okay? The harm caused by unreasonable filming. Kang Yeon-woo collapses during filming due to overwork]

Thanks to the fact that the title properly attracted aggro [attention/anger] from the beginning and the thumbnail was drawn very dramatically, the number of views soared like crazy from the beginning.

The rate at which advertising revenue was accumulating was faster than breathing.

‘This month is bonus time!’

His steps were already light at the thought of the incentives coming in.

That’s how the reporter ended his days of lurking with light steps.

Only for a moment was he happy.

Without knowing that a long legal battle with a group of lawyers made up of lawyers famous as mad dogs would begin, a blood-curdling nightmare.

Without even knowing that he would be so exhausted that he would quit his job as a reporter and never look back at the news again.

So, how was Yeon-woo, the person involved….

Apart from the fact that a slightly. No. A rather embarrassing photo was released, he had no thoughts.

Well. The reason why he was out of his mind was obvious.

‘Sigh…….’

That was also the reason why he didn’t say anything bad to them, who were the root of all evil.

No.

When you think about it, is it wrong to have collapsed first?

I feel a little wronged.

The bastard who secretly takes pictures of other people is the bad guy.

“I’m sorry…….”

A large golden retriever droops its ears and tail and whines.

“Yes, well… I said it’s okay, right?”

“Still. Of all times, to be caught by such trash… I’m sorry.”

“Ah, well. It’s not like you did it on purpose. Anyway, it’s something I should be thankful for, right? Because you moved me on purpose.”

In fact, he was a little pricked in his conscience because he was getting a vacation in a VIP room just because he was exhausted and fainted.

‘Did the pose have to be like that?’

He still had that question, but Madam Kang sided with Kwon Sung-hyun, saying that it was the easiest pose to support someone with, based on her experience raising children.

It felt like she was subtly biased.

“Get along well. They are very reliable young men. It’s hard to find someone who values a friend more than their own body.”

“Yes……?”

“They are young men with great drive. If they stick by your side, who is so bland, they will definitely be helpful.”

Madam Kang replied with a firm expression.

After the article came out.

The news spread quickly, but the speed at which the article was taken down was also fast.

“It reminds me of your father.”

“……Suddenly?”

Yeon-woo mumbled sullenly at the sudden topic.

“That kind person would become so aggressive when it came to my work. He was just like those young men.”

Here’s a question.