Chapter 19

After a meal, Park Ji-yeon patted her round, full belly and walked out of the 678 BBQ restaurant. "Ah~~~" A loud burp escaped from Park Ji-yeon's mouth. Hearing this, both Lee Woo-ho and Park So-yeon paused for two seconds before bursting into laughter. Park Ji-yeon, embarrassed, covered her face and squatted down. She felt utterly mortified...

Park So-yeon, laughing, said to Park Ji-yeon, "Hey, Park Ji-yeon, I kept telling you to eat less, but you wouldn't listen? Really..."

Before Park So-yeon could finish her scolding, Lee Woo-ho spoke up for Park Ji-yeon, "Park Ji-yeon is still growing. Eating more beef is good for her. Haven't you seen how tall and strong people in Europe and America are because they eat a lot of beef? Park Ji-yeon should eat more to grow taller."

After saying this to Park So-yeon, Lee Woo-ho turned to Park Ji-yeon, "Ji-yeon, come on, get up. You need to move around after eating. If you squat like this, all the fat will accumulate on your butt, and you'll end up with a big butt." Hearing that she would end up with a big butt, Park Ji-yeon stood up.

Lee Woo-ho also smiled at Park Ji-yeon, "Let's go for a walk in Myeongdong to help digest the food."

So, Lee Woo-ho took Park Ji-yeon and Park So-yeon for a stroll in Myeongdong. However, due to his video, many young people were pointing and whispering about him, though no one came up to ask for his autograph. The three of them stopped at a stall where Park So-yeon picked out a hat for Lee Woo-ho and said affectionately, "Crouch down a bit, I'll put it on for you." Park So-yeon was wearing canvas shoes, so she was much shorter than the 183 cm tall Lee Woo-ho.

Park So-yeon had noticed that many people were pointing and whispering about Lee Woo-ho along the way, so she picked out a hat to slightly cover his face. Lee Woo-ho, annoyed by the people's pointing, accepted Park So-yeon's offer and let her put the hat on him. When he was about to pay, Park So-yeon took out her wallet and paid for it. The price was not expensive, just 5,000 won.

Park So-yeon smiled, "You treated us to a meal, so I'll give you a hat."

Lee Woo-ho also smiled and joked, "That's a good deal. Next time, I'll give you a hat, and you treat me to a meal." Park Ji-yeon also laughed, "Hahaha... When that happens, take me along, Lee Woo-ho oppa."

"Sure, I'll take you along. We'll eat so much that we'll make Park In-jeong go broke." Hearing that they would make Park In-jeong go broke, Park Ji-yeon laughed even harder.

Lee Woo-ho and the two girls strolled in Myeongdong until after 9 PM, buying some snacks along the way. Lee Woo-ho, remembering he still had a lot of work to do, said to the two girls, "Let's go. It's getting late. I'll take you back to the dorm. I have some work to do later."

Park So-yeon looked at Lee Woo-ho in surprise, "You still have work? This late?"

"The arrangement for that song is almost done, but not quite. I plan to finish it and then go home to rest."

"Oh, oh, you should have said that earlier. We could have gone back earlier after the meal."

"It's fine. It should take about two hours to finish."

However, Lee Woo-ho knew that it would take about two hours to finish one song, but he had four more songs to work on.

Since Lee Woo-ho still had work to do, the two girls could only nod and let him take them back. On the way back, Lee Woo-ho played the cool 'taxi ride' again. When he got back to LOEN Entertainment, he saw the meter showing over 40,000 won, which made him quite upset.

After paying the fare, Lee Woo-ho went to the music studio to start his work. He worked until around 5 AM, and it was too late to go home, so he just slept on the sofa in the music studio.

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Lee Woo-ho overslept. In the morning, the meeting room was filled with people from the marketing department, planning department, and three music website 'MelOn' professional music critics. Everyone was waiting for Lee Woo-ho, and some of the managers were getting annoyed, "This Lee Woo-ho is really not taking the meeting seriously. He's actually late."

At this moment, Lee Min-jae stood up to speak for Lee Woo-ho, "I've already sent someone to wake him up. When I left the company yesterday, he was still working in studio 307. I don't know when he finished, but he might have gone home very late. Let's wait a bit longer."

Everyone waited for about five more minutes, and then Lee Min-jae's phone rang. He answered it without hesitation, "What? Not in the dorm? Okay, keep calling Lee Woo-ho's phone and let me know when you find him."

At this moment, a music critic said, "President, have you checked the studio? Is Lee Woo-ho in the studio? I know many creators eat, drink, and sleep in the studio when they're working on music."

"No, I'll go check now. Wait a moment..." Lee Min-jae then went to the studio himself.

When Lee Min-jae arrived at the studio, he saw the tall Lee Woo-ho curled up on the sofa and laughed, "Did this kid work all night?" Lee Min-jae patted Lee Woo-ho, "Woo-ho, wake up."

Lee Woo-ho squinted his eyes and looked at Lee Min-jae, "President, why are you here?" Lee Min-jae also laughed, "Are you still sleepy? It's already past 9 AM, and we had a meeting scheduled for 9. Your phone is off, and you weren't in the dorm. Everyone thought you had disappeared. Get up quickly, everyone is waiting for you in the meeting room."

Lee Woo-ho sat up and fumbled for his phone, which was black and dead, "Sorry, it's out of battery. I even set an alarm, but I didn't expect this... I'm sorry."

"Don't say sorry. Go to the bathroom and wash up. Come to the meeting room quickly; everyone is waiting for you."

"Oh, forget the meeting room. Let's go to the recording studio. The sound equipment is better there. By the way, is Lee Ji-eun here?"

"Lee Ji-eun has been waiting for you at my office door since early this morning. I sent her down when you didn't show up."

"Call her to join us. We'll start by letting her listen and develop her sensitivity to music. By the way, which floor is the recording studio?" Lee Woo-ho rubbed his eyes, still looking sleepy.

"Fourth floor, room 401. I'll go up first. Come quickly, don't keep everyone waiting."

"I haven't eaten yet. Can someone get me some bread? I'm a bit hungry." Hearing this, Lee Min-jae laughed, "Hehe... You... Okay, come up quickly." Then Lee Min-jae left.

When Lee Min-jae returned to the meeting room, he said with a smile, "That brat Lee Woo-ho is really sleeping in the studio. He looks like he stayed up all night. Everyone, let's go to room 401. The sound equipment is better there. Lee Woo-ho will come up after he washes up." Hearing the president's words, everyone nodded in understanding. Who could blame Lee Woo-ho for staying up all night to create songs?

Lee Woo-ho ran to the bathroom, splashed some cold water on his face to wake up, and then headed to the recording studio. As he was walking up the stairs, he met Lee Ji-eun. Seeing Lee Woo-ho, Lee Ji-eun immediately bowed 90 degrees, "Senior Lee Woo-ho." This 'fierce' senior had left a certain psychological shadow on Lee Ji-eun.

Lee Woo-ho smiled, "Going to the recording studio? Come with me." Then he walked upstairs, and Lee Ji-eun cautiously followed behind, afraid of doing something to upset this senior.

When Lee Woo-ho and Lee Ji-eun arrived at the recording studio, Lee Woo-ho said to everyone, "Sorry, I was working on some details until 6 AM. I'm really sorry for keeping everyone waiting."

"It's okay, it's okay," everyone said with a smile.

Lee Woo-ho apologized again with a bow and then turned to Lee Ji-eun, "Go sit over there."

After that, Lee Woo-ho started the recording studio equipment and copied the songs he had made onto the computer. He then smiled at everyone, "I'll sing the songs I've created first, and then you can give me your opinions. Um... I won't sing 'Like Being Shot' again. I'll sing some new songs."

Lee Woo-ho started playing and singing the songs in front of the professionals and music critics. He chose the relatively easier "Snow Flower" first. After finishing, everyone was still in shock when he started the second song, "Stay by Your Side," followed by "Fate" and then the last one, "No Longer in Love."

After singing the four songs, which took about 20 minutes, everyone was immersed in the shock that Lee Woo-ho had brought. No one spoke, and Lee Ji-eun was also standing there with her mouth open in amazement.

The next thing that happened was a headache for the marketing and planning departments because the three professional music critics all gave the same opinion: "The four songs Lee Woo-ho sang, plus the already released 'Like Being Shot,' are all absolute classics. Each song can be a lead single."

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