-Yumin!

Yumin was sitting in the office, suddenly hearing her name called, she paused the unfinished work, got up and walked out of the room.  The sky was still pitch black, the whole hallway was pitch black, only the light in Yumin's office was still on, going a little out through the gap in the door, Yumin frowned and wondered if she had heard wrong.

- Yumin!

It's that voice again, but it seems to be...

Yumin followed the sound that just came out and walked towards the closed bedroom, slowly put her hand on the doorknob and turned it slightly, Yumin looked at the room and felt strange because the bathroom had a light but it was clear that Yumin had turned it off earlier.

- Hic... hic...

There was a sob coming from the bathroom, Yumin let out a heavy sigh, she pushed open the door to the lighted bathroom. As soon as Yumin opened the bathroom door, the scene inside made it difficult for Yumin to hold back tears.

Kwon Juri's whole body drenched on the edge of the bathtub while crying while hugging herself and shaking.  Yumin approached the tub step by step, she knelt down in front of Juri and raised her hand to touch that wet hair.

- Yumin!  I'm so cold!  Can you help me warm up?  - Juri raised her eyes that were already filled with tears to look at Yumin.

- Okay... okay!  - Yumin had difficulty breathing, trembling hands hugged the small shoulders of the girl in front.

- Can not!  I'm still cold, Yumin!  - Juri shook her head, shaking even stronger

- What should I do?  - Tears were about to fall, she awkwardly rubbed Juri's skin to create heat.

- Don't blame yourself anymore Yumin!  - Juri suddenly smiled, hands lifted Yumin's face.

"Remember that I will always love you! It's not your fault so live well!"

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The morning sunlight gently penetrated the clouds to illuminate the whole city of Seoul, dynamic rays of light trying to squeeze into the gaps to light up the entire space reminding everyone that it was morning.

Yumin blinked a few times to adjust to the current brightness, slowly moving her body but something seemed to stop her arm from lifting, she looked down and met someone's sleeping face.  There, the lips were slightly parted and the nostrils rose and fell with each exhaled breath. Yumin gently pulled her hand away from Wonyoung and reached out to stroke a bit of hair behind her ear, she tried to get out of bed as quietly as possible, then stretched out and breathed in the early morning air.

Today did not have nightmares like every other day, but simply a peaceful sleep that lasted until morning, she smiled helplessly looking at the girl still sleeping soundly on the bed.

It was because of her that she relaxed her defenses and really slept well today!

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Wonyoung flips over after a good night's sleep, blinks at the white ceiling and then looks up at the window outside in the bright sunlight.

Right!  Yesterday, she spent the night at Yumin's house, Wonyoung found that the other person had woken up before, she quickly got up and looked around.  The white feet placed on the cool floor made her spirit clear, walked into the bathroom and saw a brand new toothbrush placed on a soft bristle towel, Wonyoung did not hesitate to use it because she know that someone else prepared it for her.

After personal hygiene, she entered the changing room where the neat flat ironing clothes of yesterday she wore. After changing, Wonyoung went out of the room to look for Yumin, very quickly discovered the person's location by the smell of food spreading from the small kitchen.

Wonyoung tiptoed closer to Yumin wanting to see what she was cooking.

- Are you up?  Come to the table and sit down, I'll take it when I'm done!  - Yumin smiled at the girl's figure reflected on the cabinet glass.

- Nae!  - Wonyoung obediently walked over to the dining table and sat down, waiting for breakfast to come.

Breakfast is simple with pancakes and a glass of milk, Yumin makes herself a cup of coffee, the two sit across from each other without saying much to eat breakfast.

- I called Somin, she's on her way to pick you up!  Uhm... thanks for hanging out with me, do you hate me less?  - Yumin swallows the piece of cake, eyes wide, waiting for Wonyoung to answer.

- If I say no, will you continue to "kidnap" me like this? - Wonyoung held back her laughter, raising her eyebrows at Yumin's expression.

- Until we are really close, I will still find you!  - Yumin said with a serious face.

- So, when we became close, did you leave me? - Wonyoung pretends to be sad.

- There is none! After that, when you call, I always pick up the phone and listen!  - Yumin narrowed her eyes and smiled at Wonyoung.

- Then you have to try a lot, I haven't seen us close yet!  - Wonyoung didn't look at Yumin, pretending to be pleased, lowered her head to focus on eating.

- I will! - Yumin tilted her head to look at Wonyoung.

...

A moment later, Yumin took Wonyoung down to the ground floor, two cars were already parked in front.  One with Junho waiting outside and the other with Somin coming out from the co-driver's position, running up to Yumin and Wonyoung.

- I'm sorry, Wonyoung!  Yesterday, I had an appointment with a friend to drink, so I couldn't come to pick you up, too much trouble for you, President! - Somin just stood in front of both of them, and then chirped a long time.

- No problem!  Once it's here, take her to work on time!  - Anyway, it's her order, so she doesn't blame Somin, Yumin looked at the clock to remind.

- Nae!  Let's go Wonyoung, everyone has already started!  - Somin quickly led Wonyoung to the car, Wonyoung turned her head to look at Yumin and nodded and followed Yumin.

Yumin still stood and watched Wonyoung get up until the car disappeared, then turned back to Junho.

- Good morning, President!  - Junho opened the door for Yumin to sit in, he quickly ran to the driver's seat.

- In the morning, assign Lucy to Woohyun's group, you drove me to the coffee shop to read books!  - Yumin just leaned back on the chair, her expression immediately changed with cold emotion and ordered Junho.

- Nae!  - Junho received the order and started the car and drove away.

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On the bus carrying Somin and Wonyoung

- Um... How was yesterday?  - Somin sat next to Wonyoung and looked at her with her head down, looking at the phone, preparing to be scolded in her heart.

- Haizz... unnie!  Jinja... - Wonyoung heard Somin start a conversation, mentioned yesterday, she sighed and dropped the phone, turning her head to the manager.

- Sorry, Wonyoung!  I'm just following the president's orders, not trying to trick you!  - Although she know Yumin won't cause any trouble for Wonyoung, she still feel oppressed by her aura to declare everything.

- Nevermind!  It's already happened, and since someone is the president, of course, words are much more powerful!  - How can she blame it!  Yesterday was an unforgettable experience for Wonyoung.

- Thank you, Wonnie!  By the way, where did Yumin take you yesterday?  Yesterday she called me and didn't say much!  - Somin suddenly had a curious, whispering to Wonyoung

- Then go to the places where friends usually go together!  - Well, friends! When there were unnies around, she was still uncomfortable in front of her, now going alone, her change is dizzy.

- Yumin looks like she really cares what you think!  Regardless of how others judge and judge her, every time Yumin sees your thinking expression, she secretly worries and wants to know what you thinks!  Although I have only known the president for a short time, I have heard from people close to her that her personality is quite calm, only interested in work, unlike when you met her!  - It's not the first time, many times, Somin caught sight of Yumin often observing Wonyoung and Wonyoung seemed to deliberately avoid getting close to Yumin.

- If so, why didn't she come to clarify in the first place?  - Wonyoung pouted, recalling that whenever she wanted to talk with Yumin, Hyewon and then Yujin kept interrupting the two, and Minju sometimes found Yumin and pulled her away, never remembering her.

- Maybe... because both of you are busy!  - Somin looked at Wonyoung's expression and was dumbfounded, is there something strange here?

The smell of jealous spreads in the car!  😊

...

Yumin crossed her arms and leaned back, eyes occasionally looking outside the shop door.

Kang Kyungyoon pushed open the door and entered, quickly looking for the figure waiting not far away.

- Sorry President Han!  The editorial side is busy with many things, it takes a while to arrange to arrive!  - Kyungyoon sat down across from Yumin, ordered herself a drink and then started rummaging through her bag for an item.

- I can sympathize!  Recently hard work for reporter Kang!  - She is the one who begs to dare to be bold.

- This is something you need, but it must be resolved quickly, the prosecutor's side has already mobilized human resources!  - Kyungyoon put on the table a USB pushed past Yumin.

- Nae!  Please wait a little longer, when I give the signal, you must act!  - Yumin took the USB into her pocket.

- Careful!  Like you said, Bae Jiwook and Kang Taechun are facing each other, maybe one of them will take action, don't get caught!  - These are two clever foxes, if they knows that Yumin behind them silently overthrows both, then a fierce confrontation will take place.

- I'll be careful!

Inspector Jung Jaein also began to collect evidence about Kang Taechun's illegal activities, so that Yumin could avoid some of the attention.  Now she needs to find evidence to resolve the grudge between her and him.

The next location is Moonlight company.

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IZ*ONE arrived at the venue for the first schedule of the day, Wonyoung arrived just in time to join the sisters.

Eunbi was standing to the side taking pictures, saw Wonyoung coming and approached to ask.

- How busy were you yesterday that you couldn't come home? You made everyone worry about you!

- It rained heavily yesterday, unnie!  Driving like that is very dangerous, so it's convenient for me to go home and sleep! - Wonyoung rolled her eyes, trying to lie without showing any openings.

- OK!  Go into the quick makeover, everyone is waiting!  - Eunbi didn't search anymore, pushed Wonyoung inside.

According to the announcement that IZ * ONE will make a comeback in early 2020, it was thought that after meeting the other scandle, the group could not continue to work, but fortunately thanks to the "Rebirth" plan, the contract was extended by 3 more.  year ie in April 2024 the contract will end.

It was almost dark, the girls once again returned to the company to rehearse the choreography and edit the songs to see if they were okay.  This comeback, the members of IZ*ONE actively participated in composing and writing lyrics for the songs on the album marking the group's first full album.

Diamond Star has a total of 4 practice rooms dedicated to four groups, the floor has 12 girls with light blue tones as the main theme with a modern sound system that provides good sound, without interference and distortion.  Industrial floors are regularly checked and treated to ensure friction, non-slip so that people can wear shoes, go barefoot or even high heels can firmly jump.  Mirrors along the wall are always cleaned and checked regularly to avoid injury and limit visibility when practicing. Large, airy room that can accommodate up to 30 people, air conditioners, refrigerators and other necessary equipment are fully refurbished.

Besides the recording studio is also equipped with a lot of modern equipment, especially Diamond Star often uses home-made products to make albums, so these studios are always used by the company's producers.  This album did not have the participation of the Diamond Star producer team, so it was left to the girls and the producers of the songs on the album to use.

The song "Dreamlike" is written by Wonyoung, a song written by our maknae so the meaning is quite innocent and lovely, the gentle rhythm is suitable for listening while driving, Eunbi has just composed just wrote the lyrics for "Spaceship" a song with a lively, cute melody and choreography for this song, "You & I" was written by Minju and "Someday" was composed and written by Yuri, the lyrics and composition were recorded by the trio Joyuriz.

Originally, the recording was done before, so this time it was not much to the company to edit it, everyone seemed to be satisfied with the current results, so it was done very quickly.

Minju in the studio is still struggling with the papers in her hand, at first she also thought her lyrics were quite good but after a few times of recording Minju wanted to change it a bit, all the members wanted to finish cleaning up.  To return, only she was confused with the present pile of papers, Minju sighed thinking that she was always the same, always self-deprecating and not trusting her strength while the members were often beside her to cheer.  The door of the studio was pushed in by someone, Minju thought that someone wanted to use the recording studio so he quickly cleaned it up when he heard a familiar voice.

- Minju unnie!  What are you still doing here?  - Yumin came down from her office, heard Somin say the girls have returned to the apartment but one member asked to stay, so she personally went down to see the situation and saw this person

- Yumin!  Um... I just edited the lyrics of this song a bit, didn't think I'd sit for a long time, I'm going home!  - Minju pursed her lips, the lyrics of the song were held tightly behind her.

- If you have a problem, just ask everyone to help, Minju unnie hasn't changed at all!  - Yumin is funny, compared to the time when the two met at school, although now Minju is an idol, she is still shy as before, this personality according to Yumin is quite cute.

- Let me take a look, okay?  - Yumin looked at the paper that Minju grasped little by little, deformed and wrinkled

- Still editing... - Minju timidly handed the paper to Yumin.

- I heard that all the songs have been recorded, what do you want to edit, Minju unnie?  - Yumin looked at the paper with a few spots of black lead smeared, Yumin had previously checked the songs and felt that they were perfect, not understanding what this "frog" was thinking.

- I don't understand why i still feel bad, so I want to watch it again to fix it! - Minju scratched her head.

- Listen to me!  You have to be confident in your ability, the song is perfect!  There will be a lot of songs in the future that may need me to write lyrics, don't be embarrassed because of a current song, let's save those ideas for the next song, okay? - Yumin smiled, like a habit of patting Minju's head.

- Thank you, Yumin!  - Minju happily narrowed her eyes, whenever she was in trouble, she always appeared to save her.

- For unnie!  Come on, I'll take you home!  - Seeing that the other person had recovered, Yumin from somewhere took a can of juice and gave it to Minju.

Minju gently took the can of juice and followed Yumin downstairs, below Somin told the person to wait for Minju to come down to take him back to the apartment.  Yumin approached and told the staff member to go home so she could take Minju home, seeing the chairman, the employee also bowed to Yumin and returned home.  Yumin led Minju to the car parked in front, waited for Minju to sit in, then Yumin followed and sat next to the car and closed the door.

Hearing Yumin's location, Junho immediately drove towards IZ*ONE's apartment and ran. In the silent car, no one said a word, Minju was not used to this atmosphere, she looked at Yumin, who was resting her hand on the car door, then slowly opened her mouth.

- This year's Christmas party is held by the company, everyone is eagerly waiting for that day!

- Um!  Everyone worked hard this year, I want everyone to be able to release all their stress and start the new year off smoothly!  - Yumin didn't look at the scenery outside anymore, she turned to Minju to talk.

- Yumin is such a caring leader who really cares about your employees and artists!  Hope everything goes well for you in the new year!

- You, too!  Hope all members of Diamond Star are smooth in their work and achieve great success!  - Yumin has heard many people use sweet words to contact her, gradually becoming calloused and not responding, but to the girl next to her, still honestly smiled and replied.

"I don't need many good things, just wish you can get all the happiness in this world because you deserve it, Juri!"  Yumin's POV.

Minju does not know that Yumin has a past that haunts the present, what she does now is partly because that girl strongly promotes Yumin's spirit.

Junho parked the car on the curb, Yumin opened the door and Minju got out, until they were both a few meters away from the car, Minju stroked her hair and looked at Yumin expectantly.

- Do you want to go upstairs and play for a while?  The unnies would be happy if you met them!

- Unfortunately, I have work, see you next time!  Goodbye! - Yumin sighed regretfully.

- Good night Yumin!  - Minju looked at Yumin who was still standing there, not knowing what motivated Minju to rush to hug Yumin, whispering in Yumin's ear.

After that, without looking at Yumin's reaction, Minju was like an athlete running quickly into the building looking for the elevator.  Yumin waited for Minju to return safely before shaking her head and turning away.

Really... this shy girl sometimes does unexpected things!

Minju was already standing in the elevator, face flushed.

- Oh my godness!  Kim Minju!  It's just friends hugging each other, is there a need to panic like this?  Minju mumbled holding her face.

In fact, no one expected Kim Minju's definition of "friend" to be a bit different from others.

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Cemetery

Junho had a pensive face, his hand was holding a phone showing Lucy's phone number, Junho didn't know if he should call because the person in front not far from him was in an unstable situation.

- Juri!  It's sad to be alone there, isn't it?  I don't know what to do now, wait for me!  Definitely bring those bastards to light, overthrow their empire!  - Next to Yumin had a few cans of beer but her face was still as white as a baby's, in contrast to his hoarse voice due to the effect of his mother.

- Chairman!  Let's go home!  It's too late, don't stay outside for long, you'll catch a cold!  - Junho walked over to Yumin's side and gently helped her up.

Yumin was still conscious, gently pushed Junho out by herself back into the car, Junho sighed and went back to driving.

...

- YAH!  HAN YUMIN!  Who did you learn this drunken habit from?  Usually when told to drink, it seems like a scholar refuses, is it any different now?  - Yumin currently lives alone, if he leaves Yumin in this state at home, no one will take care of her, then there is a big problem at night, but Junho is a man who also avoids touching Yumin, can only ask for Lucy.

- The President has her own thoughts!  Please understand and take care of her!  - Junho doesn't complain about Lucy's attitude anymore because now there are no more working hours and normally Lucy has aversion to anyone.

- Huh!  In other people's stories, she can find a way to get her hands on it, and when it comes to the version of the problem, she can only hug herself!  Do you consider us friends? - Lucy winced and tapped Yumin's forehead.

- OK! I'm sorry, it won't happen again today! - Knowing that everyone cares about her, Yumin warmly smiled.

- Of course not to repeat, you should remember that you still have stomachache! If you don't eat properly, i'll report back to Aunt Jang!  - Lucy and Junho helped Yumin into the room.

...

IZ*ONE's apartment

Today was very bustling when all 12 members gathered outside the living room.

- I heard that senior group and X1 are planning to give gifts to Yumin!  - Yuri looked at all the members here, making a serious face.

- It is on the occasion of this Christmas party, they will turn to Yumin while entering the party.  The staff is very enthusiastic to help set up the stage to present the gift-giving act!  - Yena used her thumb and index finger under her chin to act as a deduction.

- So we can't give up on them, right now, let's gather together and choose a gift for Yumin unnie!  - Yujin's bright eyes showed a strong will.

- Did i receive a message that tomorrow at the family meeting room (The big meeting room that can accommodate all 4 groups that I mentioned earlier) will have a discussion to contribute some performances in the party, is everyone participating?  - Eunbi held up her phone to show the message she was telling the girls.

- If so, divide into a performance group and a gift-giving group!  - Chaeyeon volunteered to join the performance team.

- Can we give a gift with a handwritten letter?  - Hitomi raised her hand to speak.

- That sounds good too! This is Yumin's first Christmas with us so let's make it the most unforgettable one!  - Chaewon agrees with Hitomi's opinion.

- OK!  So tomorrow we go to choose gifts together!  - Yuri pounded the table in unison.

The girls were busy for a while, when they were tired, everyone went to their rooms to rest and recover for tomorrow's Christmas planning.

Wonyoung lies on the bed, phone in hand, waiting at the send button. Everyone is excited to choose gifts for Yumin but no one knows what Yumin really wants, she think everyone might be like her silently asking questions so she decided to press down on the phone screen to send a message.

After waiting for a long time, there was no reply, Wonyoung faintly fell asleep at the same time the text message on her hand showed the seen status.

---Chat box---

Wonnie 🐰:

What do you like on Christmas day?  (Seen)

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