For the first time in her life, Hyuna was proceeding with a lawsuit.
It was against someone who not only struck her and her brother but also made derogatory remarks about them being Asian.
Of course.
It was true she was angry enough to want to sue.
But was ‘suing’ really such an easy thing?
“You don’t have to do anything.”
However, to someone like her brother, a lawsuit was something incredibly easy and simple.
Right.
Just as her brother said, the lawsuit against Baddy was filed in the blink of an eye, and articles about it were pouring out incessantly.
She didn’t know when he had prepared it, but since he had even submitted evidence, even if Baddy didn’t get arrested, at least it would leave a stain on his image.
“Serves him right.”
Hyuna muttered, replaying the image of Baddy hitting her brother in her mind.
“By the way…”
How did he even think to sue?
In the process, the fact that the person suing was HS’s ‘younger sister’ was revealed to the world, but it seemed he had thoroughly blocked her identity from leaking out.
Come to think of it…
Her brother was much more thorough and tenacious than she thought.
“He should use that thoroughness and tenacity to make things work with Sarahh unnie.”
Hyuna smacked her lips as if feeling regretful.
The atmosphere between them the last time she saw them was definitely unusual…
A moment later.
“He hasn’t been home for a few days, so he must want to change his clothes, right?”
Contrary to her worried words, Hyuna ran into her brother’s room with a somewhat sinister smile.
Sarahh didn’t know why she was currently heading toward VINCIS with Hyunseung’s sister in her car.
It was just that she had received a text from Hyunseung’s sister saying, ‘I’m going to see my brother, would you like to come along if you’re not busy?’
And since she didn’t have any other plans, she had just driven straight over.
‘Ah, maybe I shouldn’t have come.’
As the VINCIS office building appeared in the distance, regret washed over Sarahh.
Actually, Sarahh had been so embarrassed to see Hyunseung since that day that she hadn’t even contacted him.
Of course, no contact had come from Hyunseung either.
She didn’t know what it meant.
Austin had left a cryptic remark saying that if she waited just a little longer, things would go the way she wanted, but…
“Unnie.”
That was when Hyuna, sitting in the passenger seat, spoke up.
“You like my brother, don’t you?”
At that question, Sarahh reflexively slammed on the brakes.
Screeeeeech!
Soon, Sarah looked at Hyuna through her disheveled hair and snapped back bluntly.
“Are, are, are you crazy?”
“Am I wrong?”
“Absolutely not.”
“Then why did you come running as soon as I contacted you?”
“Th-that’s…”
Sarah couldn’t finish her sentence.
‘Yeah, why did I come?’
She herself couldn’t find the reason why she was here.
“Oh? We’ve arrived just in time.”
At that moment, Hyuna immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and urged Sarah to get out first.
Thud!
Sarah followed Hyuna out of the car with a feigned calm expression.
Right, today was just…
The moment she heard the news about him being a victim of racial discrimination, his sister happened to contact her, so she rushed over without overthinking it.
The justification was plausible, but…
A worry crossed her mind that they might both feel awkward once they saw each other face-to-face.
Step, step.
Contrary to those worries, Sarah’s strides gradually widened.
“Please come in.”
They reached the main entrance of the building in no time. Michelle, Hyunseung’s secretary, opened the door and greeted Hyuna and Sarah as if she had been watching for them.
“I came to bring my brother some clothes. Where is he now?”
“He is in his studio.”
“Of course he is. Since he hadn’t come home for a few days, I thought he was busy with the lawsuit, but it seems he’s immersed in work again.”
Hyuna shook her head as if she had expected as much and naturally led the way.
It seemed she had become quite familiar with the place after visiting a few times.
“Unnie, come quickly!”
Soon, Hyuna linked arms with Sarah, who was following behind, and hurried her steps. Sarah looked extremely flustered, but she didn’t particularly pull her arm away.
‘What should I say?’
It was because her concern about what to say when she faced Hyunseung took precedence right now.
Hi?
That felt a bit cliché.
I heard you sued Baddy?
That felt a bit confrontational.
Are you okay?
That wasn’t like her at all.
“Phew…”
Sarah exhaled a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding.
Just then, their steps reached the studio.
Right.
I just came to drop off Hyunseung’s sister.
It’s definitely not…
It’s not because I missed him or because I was worried.
— ♫ ♫ ♫
At that moment, the studio door opened.
“Ugh.”
At the intense beat squeezing through the gap in the door, Hyuna frowned and covered her ears.
At the sound of the beat pounding against her heart, Sarah immediately threw the door wide open and looked for Hyunseung.
What is this beat?
Just what…
What kind of song is he making?
— ♫ ♫ ♫
Hyunseung was wearing a headset and DJing continuously at a professional-looking DJ booth.
“He said it looked fun last time, and now he’s really doing it?”
Hyuna clicked her tongue as if she disapproved of Hyunseung’s behavior.
“Ah…”
However, an unintelligible exclamation escaped Sarah’s lips.
Shh.
At the same time, Hyunseung, whose eyes met Sarah’s, placed his index finger to his lips and whispered before focusing back on his work.
“……fuck.”
A small curse word escaped Sarah’s mouth.
That was…
A final struggle, refusing to admit the fact that she had come just to see Hyunseung like that.
Baddy could tell.
Min Hyuna.
That name was the name of HS’s younger sister.
It made sense; if there was anyone who would sue him for racial discrimination and assault…
They were the only ones recently.
He didn’t have many schedules lately, and they were the only ones he had direct friction with.
A Korean woman.
That meant the only one who could have sued him was that Asian girl who looked like HS and was present at the scene.
“I knew you’d eventually cause a mess like this.”
Charles, the head of the label Baddy had been with for a long time, muttered with a displeased look.
“The agency also thinks it’s best for you to reflect on your actions for the time being.”
But Baddy couldn’t hear his voice.
He just stared at the lawsuit with eyes stained with rage.
“Why on earth, why on earth did you touch someone like that to cause this mess!”
Why do I have to be sued? Why this humiliation….
Right.
They were the ones who threatened first and twisted my wrist.
Even though…
There were no CCTVs inside the waiting room, so there was no way to verify it.
‘There isn’t?’
Wait a minute, doesn’t that mean they don’t have any special evidence either?
“Don’t overreact.”
Baddy said, immediately loosening up his body with ease.
Right.
This isn’t something that happens easily just with one person’s word.
They’re probably just putting on a show to damage my image once.
Even if they do.
“It’s not like I haven’t had one or two controversies like this before. Anyway, they’re just talking without evidence…”
“What do you mean there’s no evidence? Have you not been listening to me this whole time?”
Charles tapped the table loudly as if he were frustrated with the nonchalant Baddy and added.
“They said they even submitted a recording file while filing the lawsuit!”
With a face colored with panic, Baddy muttered after him, “Recording file?”
That couldn’t be.
They recorded it in that short amount of time?
“Everything from your racial slurs to the part where they asked why you kept hitting people is all recorded!”
“No, does just that count as direct evidence? We can just hire a lawyer and block it!”
Baddy barked back, matching Charles, who kept shouting at him as if scolding him.
I’m already dying of anger, and this is so annoying.
“Do you carry your phone around just for show?”
Charles asked, glaring at Baddy as if he were pathetic.
“Articles about you being sued have already been released. Public opinion is saying it was bound to happen eventually, and that it serves you right!”
“No, what were you doing not blocking something like that?”
“The articles were released before the lawsuit even arrived, so how could I block it? By now, probably everyone in the world knows.”
He added in a tone as if he had given up.
“That you’re being sued for touching HS’s sister.”
At that moment, the letters ‘HS’ pierced Baddy’s ears.
What the hell is HS?
Is he a god?
Is it a big deal if I touch him?
Just because of some Asian guy….
Who is he that everyone is making such a fuss, trembling in fear of him, and scolding me?
“HS, HS, HS….”
As if he had already lost his mind, Baddy muttered the name over and over.
And then.
“Fuck, I should just kill them all or something.”
He muttered in a voice filled with murderous intent and left the CEO’s office.
In Korea, an untimely ‘Boycott Baddy’ movement broke out.
It was a movement that started from a single article.
[ HS racially discriminated against by singer ‘Baddy’ in the US… “I can endure other things, but I can’t tolerate insults toward my family and Korea.” Lawsuit in progress… Will respond sternly. ]
As news of ‘HS,’ who has high name value in Korea, broke, public interest was high.
And the fact that the news was about HS facing racial discrimination in the US.
Furthermore, the fact that the opponent was the white rapper ‘Baddy,’ whose name was well-known in Korea, caused a fairly large ripple.
↳ There’s still trash like that existing?
↳ Baddy was always controversial for his racist remarks.
↳ Well, since he got caught this time, I hope he wakes up~
↳ It’s disgusting how a guy who discriminates against Asians came to a Korean concert and shouted “Korea Love” and all that BS;;
↳ It’s all a show; he’s just saying he loves us because we give him money.
↳ But this really fills me with national pride;; He can’t tolerate insults toward his family and Korea; Godchis’s romance is approved lol.
Koreans were furious.
↳ Not listening to Baddy’s songs anymore. (1,431 likes)
That anger was directed toward Baddy.
[ ‘Baddy’ falls out of the top 100 on the overseas charts of domestic music platforms for the first time… Effect of the boycott? ]
[ ‘Boycott Baddy’ movement starts to join in the US. ‘Baddy’s’ name cannot be found on the Billboard charts… ]
In fact, it wasn’t just once or twice that Baddy had issues with ‘racial discrimination.’
He had made similar remarks several times implicitly, and many testimonies of being racially discriminated against by him had poured out.
However, it hadn’t had any impact on Baddy’s musical activities.
Because to the people, Baddy was an ‘irreplaceable rapper.’
Except now, he had simply become a ‘replaceable rapper.’
↳ To be honest, I think JS is superior in rap skills; his power when performing live on stage is different;
Right, JS had appeared.
↳ Let’s show him what happens when you mess with Godchis.
And because he had the misfortune of messing with HS.
“Seeing things like this, I feel somewhat proud.”
Director Kim muttered while looking into his phone.
“Proud? My foot. There’s never a quiet day.”
Executive Director Park snapped back bluntly, but he didn’t take his eyes off his phone screen.
“Anyway, even if he files a lawsuit, this guy has to make it this big to be satisfied, huh?”
Executive Director Park grumbled continuously, then after a moment.
“But this bastard, how dare he fearlessly touch the kid? A guy with such a puny body.”
He pointed his finger at Baddy’s photo in the article and then jumped up from his seat.
“I should go meet him personally and show him what happens when you ignore Asians.”
“Calm down, Executive Director.”
“Let go of me, do I look like I can calm down right now?”
Kim Woohyun pulled Executive Director Park back into his seat.
But his fury didn’t look like it would subside easily.
“I’m telling you, guys like this don’t get their rotten minds fixed just by getting sued a bit!”
“Everything you say is right, but I’m telling you, the right answer for us is just to wait!”
Like a father trying to rush out after hearing his child got into a fight at school and a mother trying to stop him.
The two continued their tug-of-war, bickering back and forth.
Just when their bodies were strangely entangled.
“Ahem, hem.”
Turning their heads at the sound of a dry cough from somewhere, they saw Michelle standing there with an awkward expression.
“Uh, right now, this situation is….”
Kim Woohyun was flustered and tried to add some explanation, but….
“I will report back to you later.”
Michelle had already left the executive office.
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