Episode 50
May 5th.
It was the first Children's Day that Doyoung was spending after waking up in Sejin's body.
The B-One members had been counting down to this day for weeks, but unlike their original plan, everyone had been busy since early morning getting ready to head out.
Sejin wore khaki cargo pants with a white T-shirt printed with a teddy bear.
He even grabbed the backpack he planned to take and went into the pantry to pack some snacks.
Jaewon saw him and laughed as he asked.
"Sejin-ah, we're going to stop by the shop and then head to the restaurant anyway. Why are you packing so many snacks?"
"Mm. I'm gonna give them to the aunties at the shop."
"The aunties? Why?"
"Last time they did my hair for me… and they were really nice to me."
"Ah, so you're bringing snacks to give to the aunties?"
"Yeah! And I'm gonna give some to Joo-ah aunty too."
"Aigoo, our Sejin is really such a good boy."
"Heehee!"
When Jaewon praised him and patted his head, Sejin grinned happily.
After putting all the snacks into his bag, Sejin grabbed Bbokdol's treats from the corner of the pantry and came into the living room.
"Ddol-ah! Uncles and hyung are going out. So you have to watch the house, okay?"
"Woof!"
As he handed over the treats and spoke, Bbokdol barked once, as if he understood, then lay down on the floor and began eating, holding the treat between his front paws.
Jaewon was watching the scene fondly when the members came out to the living room.
"Sejin, you dressed really nicely today."
"Yeah. Uncles look pretty too!"
"Haha, really?"
"Hey, say we look cool. Not pretty."
"Okay! You're cooool!"
"Hehe, thanks."
"If we're all ready, let's go down now. Minsu's waiting."
When everyone started gathering their things at Jaewon's words, Sejin suddenly shouted urgently,
"Uncleee!"
"Huh? What is it?"
"Give me that!"
"Give you what? Did you forget something?"
"Yeah! Sunglasses!"
"What?"
Hajin blinked at him with a bewildered expression.
Hwan burst out laughing.
"Ahaha! Sejin-ah, you're gonna wear sunglasses? It's still morning!"
"I'm not gonna wear them now, but later. Right now I'm just gonna put them here…"
Sejin made the gesture of hooking sunglasses onto the front of his shirt.
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Our Sejin… secretly such a fashion king, aren't you?"
"Pfft-, Hajin-ah, just bring them for him. Actually, no. Should we make them a group item? Let's all wear sunglasses."
At Roy's suggestion, Sejin's eyes sparkled.
"Yeah!! I like it! Uncles wear them too!"
Seeing how happy he looked, the members finally went into the room where they kept their accessories and each picked a pair of sunglasses they liked.
Sejin also chose the one he liked best among the ones Hajin showed him and hooked it onto the front of his shirt.
The members, smiling at how cute he looked, finished grabbing their things and headed out of the house.
When they went down to the underground parking lot, Minsu opened the car door for them.
"Good morning, hyungs. Hi, Sejin?"
"Hellooo, Uncle!"
"Wow, Sejin, you're full of energy even this early in the morning. Aren't you sleepy?"
"Nope. I'm okay."
"Good. Hyungs, did you all have breakfast?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"No, we couldn't. Sejin just had a little soy milk earlier. Can you buy us something light to eat when we get to the shop? And get gimbap for Sejin, please. He didn't eat breakfast, so if he has something heavy like spaghetti for lunch, it might upset his stomach."
At Hajin's request, Minsu grinned.
"Got it. Since you'll probably be eating during the shoot anyway, I'll get something simple."
"Thanks."
"Oh, right! The manager said he'll head straight to the filming site later and asked me to pass that on. Alright, we'll get going now."
A short while later, Minsu parked the car in front of the shop.
They took the elevator to the first floor, and as expected, the staff greeted them with bright smiles.
"Welcome! You're earlier than we thought."
"Yes. Hello."
While the members exchanged greetings, Sejin hugged his bag to his chest and stepped forward.
"Auntie!"
"Oh my, hi Sejin! You're so cute again today."
"Thank you! This is a gift!"
Sejin unzipped his bag and began handing out the snacks he had brought.
"What's this? Sejin, you're giving these to us?"
"You don't have to give us anything, sweetheart. Just eat them yourself."
But Sejin shook his head firmly.
"Nooo. Thank you for cutting my hair so nicely last time. So this is a gift."
Hearing that, the staff looked at the snacks in their hands and smiled warmly.
"Oh my gosh. I'm touched!"
"It's too precious to eat!"
"Right?"
"Thank you so much, really. We'll enjoy them."
"Yes, Sejin. Thank you for thinking of us."
"Heehee. You're welcome!"
Satisfied with their responses, Sejin closed his bag with a big smile.
Jaewon, who had been watching fondly, added.
"He insisted on packing snacks early this morning because he said he had to give them to the shop aunties."
Hearing that, the staff became emotional all over again.
A short while later, Sejin and the members moved to the third floor and sat down in their chairs.
"You only need simple makeup and light hairstyling today, right?"
"Yes. Just something clean and tidy will be perfect."
"You must have a shoot today?"
"Haha, yes. I can't say what it is yet since it's confidential, but an article will be out soon."
"Then, since you already had your hair cut and dyed last time, we'll just do a simple blow-dry today."
"Okay."
While they were getting ready, Minsu returned with food and handed it out to the members.
"I got iced Americanos for you hyungs. And here's the gimbap, eat together."
"Ah, thanks."
"Thanks, Minsu. We'll eat well."
Since Sejin wasn't getting makeup and only needed a blow-dry, he finished earlier and went to sit on the sofa in the room.
"Here, Sejin, your choco frappe. It's cold, so don't drink too much at once, okay?"
"Okay. Thank you, Uncle."
"Good. And here's your gimbap, chew it slowly."
Sejin patted the empty seat beside him.
"Uncle, sit here. Let's eat together."
Smiling at the gesture, Minsu sat next to him and unwrapped the gimbap. He fed Sejin with chopsticks as he ate his own breakfast as well.
After finishing the gimbap, Sejin held the choco frappe with both hands, sipping it as he fidgeted from boredom.
Around that time, the B-One members' styling was completed.
"All done!"
"Thank you. Great work!"
"Sejin, you must've been tired waiting, huh? Let's get going now."
Gathering Sejin, the group left the shop and drove toward Joo-ah's restaurant.
After a few dozen minutes, they arrived in front of the place and got out of the car.
In the parking lot were broadcasting station vehicles, and the staff were busily moving equipment.
"Oh? You're here early."
"Hello!"
"The director is inside the restaurant. You can go in."
The crew greeted them, and the group bowed back before heading inside.
Since it wasn't opening time yet, the restaurant was quiet.
The manager at the counter noticed them and greeted them with a smile.
"Welcome. You're early."
"Yes. Hello. We feel bad for causing trouble today… We must be making you really busy."
"Oh my, not at all. For us, appearing on TV only helps with publicity, we're grateful."
"Thank you for thinking that way. By the way, is Joo-ah noona in the kitchen?"
"Yes, she's busy prepping for opening right now."
"Then we'll greet her later. Is the room we're filming in the same one as last time?"
"Yes, that's right. I'll guide you-"
"No, it's okay. You're busy. We'll find our way."
"Oh? Well, if you're sure."
"Yes. We'll head in then."
After greeting the manager, they walked toward the same private room where they had eaten last time.
When they arrived, the door was already open, and inside, the production crew was busily setting up cameras and equipment.
"Hello!"
At B-One's greeting, PD Park, who had been checking the setup, approached them.
"Oh? Why are you here so early?"
"We thought we should greet the staff first."
"Haha, I've heard rumors about how diligent you all are, looks like they're true. Once you're done greeting everyone, I'll help you get your mics on."
"Yes, thank you."
B-One went around the room greeting the production staff.
Even though they were a famous group, their humble attitude made everyone smile warmly as they greeted them.
An assistant director approached to help put microphones on Sejin and the members.
"Sejin-ah, this might feel a little heavy. Will you be okay?"
He asked while attaching the mic to Sejin.
"Yeah. It's okay."
"Good. If anything feels uncomfortable, tell me right away."
"Okay."
Once Sejin was also mic'd up, PD Park approached and explained how the shoot would proceed.
"First, we'll film you entering the room. When you come in, just greet us as usual. After that, you can eat comfortably, and whenever we ask you something, you can just answer naturally."
"Okay, understood."
"Ah, Hajin-ssi. May I speak with you for a moment?"
PD Park called Hajin aside into the empty room next door.
"I called you separately because I already coordinated with Manager Kim about things that shouldn't be on broadcast. He said you didn't want anything about Sejin's parents mentioned, right?"
Hajin's expression darkened a little as he nodded.
"Yes. If possible, I'd really like that topic to never come up. It's a big wound… for both me and Sejin."
PD Park nodded understandingly.
"I know it might be hard to believe coming from someone in broadcasting, but we aren't going to poke at a child's trauma for ratings. I asked just to double-check, so please don't worry too much."
"Thank you."
"Is there anything else we should be careful about?"
"Mm… it's related to that, but… Sejin's memories aren't complete."
"Ah… right. The accident was pretty severe, wasn't it?"
PD Park let out a sigh of sympathy.
"He barely remembers anything about his mom and dad. So we'd appreciate it if you didn't mention my sister or my brother-in-law either. Please keep that in mind during filming."
"Of course. I'll make sure the staff are thoroughly informed. What we want to show is B-One and Sejin going somewhere new, enjoying everyday life, and healing. Nothing more."
"Thank you so much."
Reassured by PD Park's words, Hajin returned to where the others were waiting.
"Oh, hyung, you're here?"
"Of course I am. But what were you talking about before you came in?"
Cheolhwan, who had set out separately from the company to watch B-One's filming, asked Hajin as he entered together with PD Park.
"Ah… just some filming-related things. I'll tell you later."
Seeing Hajin glance at Sejin and dodge the question, Cheolhwan immediately guessed the nature of the conversation and nodded knowingly.
While they were waiting for filming preparations to finish, Joo-ah entered the room.
"Oh? Noona!"
"You said you were busy, are things okay now?"
"Yeah. I finished all the prep work. There's not much time before opening, so I'll have to go back soon. But since you all came, I had to at least stop by and see your faces."
"Thank you for letting us film here."
Jaewon expressed his gratitude on behalf of everyone.
"Don't mention it. We've had several broadcast requests before, but I kept turning them down. But my staff kept begging, saying we should do at least one someday, and then this opportunity lined up perfectly with your shoot. If I'm going to do it, I'd rather do it when you guys are filming anyway."
"Still, thank you, noona."
Joomin wrapped an arm around Joo-ah's shoulder.
"It's fine. Honestly… I agreed more because I wanted to see our Sejin than because of you guys!"
Feeling shy at her brother's gratitude, Joo-ah quickly turned to Sejin.
"Hi, Sejin! You got your hair done? You look so handsome!"
"Heehee. Yes! You're pretty too, Auntie!"
Sejin smiled up at her, then suddenly remembered something. He rushed over to the chair where his bag was placed and came back holding it tightly.
"Auntie, this is yummy. It's a present."
He took out the snack bundle he had saved and handed it to Joo-ah.
Joo-ah received it with a deeply touched expression and immediately pulled Sejin into a hug.
"You brought this just for me? Oh my goodness, you're adorable. Thank you so, so much. I'll savor every bite."
"Okaaay."
"Alright. I'll make you really delicious food later, so eat lots, okay? I have to get back for now, but I'll see you again after the filming is over."
With the snack bundle still in her hands, Joo-ah waved goodbye and left the room.
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