Chapter 14

Because earlier, when Li Yuhao went to the bank to deposit money, the old talent scout also jokingly teased Li Yuhao. He asked if Li Yuhao was sending money to his parents. Li Yuhao then informed him that his parents had passed away long ago, and he had been living alone ever since. So, at this moment, seeing Li Yuhao choose to live here to save 100,000 to 200,000 Korean won, he felt a bit sad.

After a while, Li Yuhao finished packing everything and said to the old talent scout, "Uncle, please wait a moment, I'll go call the landlady to come and check."

Soon, Li Yuhao brought the landlady to check if there was any damage to the house. After the inspection, Li Yuhao handed the keys back to the landlady, "Auntie, I'm leaving."

The landlady also smiled and patted Li Yuhao's shoulder, saying, "Yuhao, even if you become a star, don't forget Auntie. Come back and visit when you have time. After all, you've lived here for more than three years, and we've developed a bond, right?"

Li Yuhao smiled and nodded in agreement, but he was very depressed inside, "What bond? You raised my rent by 50,000 won after I lived here for more than three years. I'll only come back if I'm possessed by a ghost."

Finally, Li Yuhao left the nine-square-meter house and moved to a place near the company in Samcheong-dong, Gangnam District. Li Yuhao arrived at his new dormitory, a one-bedroom apartment of about 30 square meters, with the living room and bedroom combined, the dining room and kitchen together, an independent bathroom, and a small closet.

Seeing such a cozy and neat dormitory, Li Yuhao already felt very satisfied. At least, taking a shower and using the toilet was very convenient, and there was an independent kitchen and dining room. Unlike his previous rental, where everything was public, and he didn't even dare to leave soap in the toilet, as it would surely be gone the next day.

Li Yuhao was pleased to admire his new home, and the old talent scout also smiled and said, "Mr. Li Yuhao, it's only a 20-minute walk from here to the company. The CEO intentionally arranged for you to live here. The environment is quite good, just a bit small. Don't worry, once you debut and achieve good results, the company will naturally give you a bigger house."

Li Yuhao also smiled and said, "Hehe, actually, this place is already very nice. It's much better than where I used to live, and I really like such a small apartment."

"Good, good, then you can slowly tidy up. I still need to go back to the company to report to the CEO. I'll leave first, take your time." After saying this, the old talent scout left.

Li Yuhao started to tidy up his new place in an orderly manner, listing the things he needed to buy as he went. After all, Li Yuhao was now a person with a 'large sum' of money, and he needed to buy what he needed.

Li Yuhao listed kitchen supplies: "Soy sauce, rice, salt, bean paste... clothes hangers, towels, slippers..." As he finished, his stomach growled. Li Yuhao took out his phone and looked at it, "It's almost 1 PM? Should I go to the company cafeteria for lunch and then go to the supermarket?"

Li Yuhao thought, since his place was so close to the company, why spend money eating out? So, Li Yuhao took his notebook and the employee ID card he received after signing the contract and headed to the company.

When he arrived at the company lobby, Li Yuhao asked the receptionist, "Miss, hello, where is the cafeteria?" The receptionist looked at Li Yuhao, "You are... you are the one from the video..."

Li Yuhao, feeling depressed, showed his employee ID card hanging around his neck, "Where is the cafeteria?"

"Second floor, go up the stairs over there, and you'll find the cafeteria." After Li Yuhao left, the receptionist muttered to herself, "Isn't this the guy who sang 'Like Being Shot' in the video? Did he sign with our company?"

When Li Yuhao arrived at the cafeteria, he saw that many men and women were already seated. Li Yuhao thought, 'These must be the company's trainees. At least I don't have to participate in training.' Li Yuhao walked to the food counter, took a tray, and approached the kitchen auntie. Seeing that there was kimchi stir-fried pork belly, his eyes sparkled. In the three days since he came to this world, he had been eating instant noodles for every meal, and at this moment, seeing 'meat,' he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The cafeteria auntie also smiled and said, "Young man, are you managing your figure?" She was already used to the trainees here drooling at the sight of meat.

Li Yuhao awkwardly smiled and said, "No, Auntie, please give me more meat." The cafeteria auntie immediately scooped a large spoonful of meat for Li Yuhao. Li Yuhao then filled a large bowl of rice, took two small side dishes, and a bowl of soup, and found an empty seat to start eating.

Actually, when Li Yuhao came to get his food, many trainees had already noticed him. They were all whispering about Li Yuhao, "That's him, the guy who sang in the video. His singing is good, and he's really handsome. In person, he looks even better than in the video."

In the noisy cafeteria, Li Yuhao was only focused on the meat and rice in front of him, muttering to himself, "Eating rice is so much better. Eating instant noodles every day is not a life, and even my farts smell like instant noodles."

Li Yuhao didn't realize that his big bites of food and meat looked like he hadn't eaten for a long time, and a girl not far from him was staring at him in amazement. She thought, "Has this person not eaten for many days? He eats like Jang Hae-in."

Li Yuhao, completely ignoring his image, finished his first plate and went back for another. Just as he was about to start eating, he noticed someone staring at him. He lifted his head and looked in the direction of the gaze, and their eyes met. Li Yuhao smiled when he saw who was staring at him.

The person staring at him was none other than the future IU, Lee Ji-eun, who was preparing to debut. When Lee Ji-eun saw that the guy had noticed her, she awkwardly smiled, scratched her head, and lowered her head to continue eating.

At this moment, Li Yuhao called out, "Middle schooler." IU looked up at Li Yuhao. Li Yuhao beckoned her over with his finger, signaling her to come.

IU thought Li Yuhao was a senior employee or a senior trainee, so she had no choice but to lower her head and walk over to Li Yuhao. Lee Ji-eun knew that staring at someone while they eat was very impolite, and she deserved to be scolded.

IU dragged her small body to stand in front of Li Yuhao, lowering her head and waiting for a scolding. Li Yuhao smiled and stared at Lee Ji-eun, "Introduce yourself."

Lee Ji-eun bowed 90 degrees to Li Yuhao, "Hello, senior, I am Lee Ji-eun."

"Lee Ji-eun, right? Is it that interesting to watch me eat? I feel like you've been staring at me for a while."

"It's not interesting, no... it's interesting, no. I... I'm sorry, senior, I shouldn't have stared at you while you were eating."

Lee Ji-eun was scared and didn't know how to respond. Li Yuhao was clearly older than her. She joined the company in October 2007, so she considered herself a junior.

Li Yuhao also said to Lee Ji-eun, "Stand at attention." Lee Ji-eun immediately stood up straight. Li Yuhao continued, "Raise your hands and do ten squats, now."

Lee Ji-eun obediently raised her hands and started doing squats, "Yes, 1, 2, 3... 8, 9, 10. Done, senior." Senior punishing juniors and teaching them a lesson was quite common in Korea, especially in entertainment companies. Since Li Yuhao was older than the trainees, everyone naturally treated him as a senior.

At this moment, the other trainees, seeing how terrifying Li Yuhao was, shivered and stopped talking about him.

"Remember, I've noted this impolite behavior. Tomorrow morning at 9 AM, come to the CEO's office and tell him that I, Li Yuhao, noted it. Got it?"

"Got it, I'm sorry, Li Yuhao senior." Lee Ji-eun, hearing that the punishment wasn't enough and that she would be taken to the CEO, could only lower her head in resignation.

Li Yuhao smiled and said, "Go back and eat." Li Yuhao was using his senior status for the first time and didn't expect it to be so effective. Especially using his senior status on the future big star IU, Li Yuhao felt it was very special.

Li Yuhao didn't know that in the future, when IU became famous, she would bring up the story of being punished by Li Yuhao on a TV show.

Lee Ji-eun lowered her head and returned to her seat, feeling depressed and not daring to lift her head. In the afternoon, when she went to practice, CEO Lee Min-jeol also came to check on Lee Ji-eun's practice.

At this moment, Lee Ji-eun told her CEO about the incident in the cafeteria and admitted her mistake first. Lee Min-jeol laughed when he heard Lee Ji-eun's story, "Hahaha... Do you know who Li Yuhao is? Don't you go online? Find a computer and watch his video. He's a very excellent singer. He just signed with our company today..."

"Even though I don't know why he asked you to come to my office tomorrow, you should come in the morning."

Since Lee Ji-eun was a singer that LOEN was preparing to launch, Lee Min-jeol paid special attention to her. Plus, the little girl was very likable. However, Lee Min-jeol couldn't figure out why Li Yuhao asked Lee Ji-eun to come to his office in the morning.

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