# Chapter 11
Since when was he my hyung?
As I was about to call out to Kang Seungwon, the music team manager approached him, politely bowed his head, and said something.
‘Oh. Right. Kang Seungwon is the CEO. Shit.’
But I couldn’t reveal that I was Kang Seungwon’s brother now just because I was annoyed.
‘Haaah…!!!’
I felt like I was going to spontaneously combust.
Kang Seungwon must have felt my burning gaze from behind because he suddenly turned around.
After finishing his conversation with the manager, he raised his hand and stroked the back of his head.
His fingers twitched slightly.
It seemed like he was telling me to follow him, but I needed to know why that crazy bastard sent the photo with no context, so I followed him to his office.
“Are you insane? Why did you send that?”
As soon as I entered his office, I slammed the door shut behind me and shouted angrily. He looked at me as if puzzled.
“Did you eat something bad? I asked you first. I asked if I could post that photo in the group chat. You clearly told me to go ahead. You’re really something, kid. How can you be so absent-minded at such a young age? Want me to show you that you told me to do it?”
“What are you talking about? When did I ever tell you to do that? I don’t even remember hearing about any group chat.”
“Wow. This kid. Making me out to be the bad guy?”
With that, hyung opened his smartphone as if to prove his point.
I clicked my tongue inwardly, thinking there was no way I had sent anything like that, but then he suddenly shoved his phone in front of my face.
“Here. Look!”
[Yes. 3:13 PM]
What?
What is this?
Only then did I belatedly recall that there was something I had responded to without checking everything—the last question.
After the motorcycle passed by and I had that squabble with Han Sijin, I completely forgot to check it again…
I took out my smartphone and reviewed the entire conversation.
[Hey. I want to show my friends the crop top I bought, so can I post the photo of you wearing it in our group chat?]
No way.
Who would’ve thought he’d suddenly bring that up in the middle of a business conversation?
The placement of the question was so ambiguous that it could be interpreted as me giving permission for everything.
This must have been quite a shock to Kang Seungwon, who had probably never been treated like that by anyone before. He was staring at me blankly with his mouth hanging open.
I wouldn’t say he planned this, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d been played, and it made me angry.
“I wasn’t thinking clearly at all then!!”
“You said it was okay, and now you’re talking nonsense? How am I supposed to know whether you were thinking clearly or not?!”
“Kang Seungwon. Are you just crazy?”
“Ha! This kid’s lost his mind, seriously. What’s the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss?”
“Didn’t you think that photo was weird?”
“What’s weird about it? Everyone went crazy over it. They’re all asking where to buy that crop top. They’re saying they’ll lose weight and wear it too, and they’re determined to make crop tops a trend.”
“…”
Kang Seungwon still didn’t seem to understand why I was upset and showed me the chat window.
“If you don’t believe me, see for yourself.”
I took his smartphone and checked the conversation in the group chat.
And sure enough, the exchange that Kang Seungwon described had taken place.
[You crazy bastards. All of you with squid-like younger siblings, who are you to talk big?]
He was provoking everyone with language that didn’t sound at all like a third-generation Seyoung Group heir.
[Bullshit. You don’t even have a brother.]
[Who says I don’t have a brother?]
[Why? Did your father go somewhere and exert some ‘power’?]
[What nonsense. It’s my cousin brother. My cousin brother.]
Looking at just the chat content, it was exactly like elementary school kids talking…
When someone asked him to prove it with a photo, there was a scene where hyung backed out, saying they were crazy.
Then he mentioned seeing a nice crop top at the department store, and that’s where everything derailed.
He said he hadn’t lost enough weight yet to post his own photo, but he had a picture of his brother trying it on at the department store, and if his brother gave permission to post it, he would share it—that’s when he asked me.
And then, as if he suddenly remembered much later, he dropped my photo into the group chat.
Judging by the sporadic pace of the messages, it didn’t seem like he had planned it but just shared the photo following his stream of consciousness.
When hyung sent the controversial photo, the dark-colored men in that chat went wild with cheers.
For the crop top.
Purely for the crop top.
[Wow… This item is pretty good? Did you buy one too, Kang Seungwon?]
[Yes. Should I post a picture of me wearing it too? Will you look at it bearing in mind I’m in the middle of dieting?]
[No. Don’t. Shit. Don’t try to rot our eyeballs.]
[If the SG Media Executive Director’s eyeballs rot, that’s a huge win for us.]
SG Media Executive Director?
No way.
The SG Media I know?
Thinking it couldn’t be, I continued reading.
[Photo]
[Photo]
[Photo]
Below that, a series of photos of Kang Seungwon wearing the same crop top I had worn were uploaded.
Where’s his lower belly supposed to be?
But how does this guy have such a good body? Has he been working out?
His six-pack was clearly defined like a store-bought chocolate bar. And why did his hip bones look so arrogant?
[Are you supposed to wear it so your hipbones show? I couldn’t wear this outside.]
[No, no. You can wear it outside too. Just match it with loose-fitting pants like this. Wait a moment. Let me get some photos.]
[Photo]
[Photo]
[Photo]
[Wow. This is good. Where is this from? How would I look in it?]
[Obviously your eyes would rot. Hahahahahahaha. You know that without asking. Where’s this guy’s conscience?]
[Hey. I just searched for crop tops and collected a ton of photos, and there are different kinds of crop tops. You can wear another shirt underneath.]
[That’s not stylish. If you’re going to wear it like that, why wear a crop top at all? Anyway, get your act together and lose weight. Let’s definitely make crop tops trendy this time.]
Seeing that, I recalled that hyung had said something similar before.
He had said something about “our guys” and making something trendy, but it seemed that “our guys” weren’t Grand Tamer’s singers but the members of this group chat.
This group chat.
What exactly was it?
The words “SG Media Executive Director” flashed by again.
And considering what kind of person hyung is, it seemed like the SG Media Executive Director might really be from the SG Media that I know…
In various states of confusion, I continued reading the chat.
[Good. I lost 2kg too.]
[What’s 2kg going to do? This guy.]
[Then give me some incentive. Ah, can’t you get me one of the newly released smartphones from Noona Jiyoung? Then I’ll try to lose about 5kg.]
[Forget it. You probably won’t have much influence anyway. I feel like if you diet, you’ll only lose muscle and your belly will stay the same. Your butt will just get flat.]
[Wow. This bastard. Are you hitting me with facts? Anyway, don’t change the subject. Tell me about that. Will you give me a smartphone? My aunt’s house is like a funeral home since Seyoung Electronics smartphones are a huge hit.]
[Is it true that the new product release schedule was delayed because of that?]
[Get lost, punk. Trying to subtly extract information.]
I had already seen everything I needed to check, but I was still reading because it was interesting when hyung snatched his phone back.
“Satisfied? Augh!!”
“…”
I just scratched my cheek, and he continued to fume.
“What on earth were you thinking to space out like that? You really… Wow!! You almost ruined everything!”
He seemed to be getting angry all over again.
“No, that’s not it… Anyway, I’m sorry. You asked for permission, and I answered.”
“Anyway, you’re sorry?”
But he seemed to decide not to press me any further and let it go at that.
For some reason, I could imagine hyung posting a new message in that group chat.
Something like: [My brother just told me he’s sorry. You guys don’t have brothers who apologize, do you?]
“I met with Han Sijin.”
I blurted it out quickly because the atmosphere was awkward.
Then it belatedly occurred to me whether it was okay to tell hyung directly.
I thought I might need to report through my supervisor first.
Hyung seemed to notice and spoke first.
“I decided to take charge of this matter personally, so you can tell me.”
“You personally? Why? Do the kids seem to have potential?”
“Orders came down to give you all the help you need if you showed this level of interest and enthusiasm. Also, it seems like it’s time for Grand Tamer to break away from the old framework and try something new. I’ve decided to focus on this work for the time being.”
It seemed like Uncle was someone who would definitely follow through once he decided to help.
“Then… I’ll be going now.”
“Hey.”
Hyung’s voice sounded cold, so I thought he wasn’t going to let it go after all, but then he opened a drawer and took out a case.
“It seems I have to spell everything out for you. You wore that watch yesterday and you’re wearing the same one today? It makes you look cheap. For an outfit like that, it’s better to add a subtle accent that doesn’t stand out too much. Are you trying to show that you have no taste? Or are you trying to squeeze one more thing out of me?”
From his grumbling, it seemed like he wanted to give me a new watch.
“Change it right now. Take good care of it. It costs over 100 million won. A kid like you couldn’t even afford to buy it.”
His explanation went on and on.
