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"Eh? You want me to see your parents?" Seha asked.

Mirae nodded in reply. "My mom and dad wanted to know more about you since I'm in a relationship with you and Ria. Speaking of which, they also want to meet you as well, Ria."

"Eh? Me too?" Ria asked in surprise. "Seeing Mirae's parents…I wonder what they are like?"

"I see. How did they know about me and Ria?"

"Well…when my parents gave me a surprise visit, they happened to notice how happy I was from before, and then things suddenly moved fast, and-"

"They asked you questions and you answered them, right?" Seha finished, to which Mirae nodded in reply. "Well, it was bound to happen eventually."

"Your parents visited our house? When?" Ria asked.

"Well, a few days ago. To be fair, you were out at the time."

"I see…guess I missed my chance to meet Mirae's parents…" Ria muttered sadly at the last part.

"So, where do they want to meet?" Seha asked.

"Well…they hope to meet you in your house."

"I see…I can handle that. This Saturday should be fine."

"Wait, there's something I need to tell you, Seha." Ria interrupted.

"What is it?"

"Well…you see, my manager wants to see both you and Mirae too." Ria said.

At that moment, both Seha and Mirae had their eyes wide open. "Your manager wants to see us?" Mirae asked.

"Yes."

"How did she find out about us?"

"As for that…well, I think I shouldn't have taken that photo of us a while ago…" Ria said as she began to recall what happened.

(A few days ago…)

Ria let out a smile as she was taking a sip from her drink. "Only a few hours left and practice will be over. Afterwards, I'll be spending time with Seha and Mirae together…"

However, when she opened the door, her expression changed into one of horror.

Because her manager was looking at her phone, and Ria immediately knew what was on it when she left it behind.

Which was a photo of her and Mirae kissing Seha on his cheeks.

At that moment, Ria felt fear going through her body. "Oh no! Suyeon found out about the photo! This can't be good! Now she's going to ask me a lot of questions, especially about Seha and Mirae!"

As Ria was going through her thoughts, her manager began to speak out, turning to her with a shocked and embarrassed face. "Ria…who are these two? And why…are you kissing him?" she stuttered.

"W-Well…you see…those two are…Seha and Mirae."

Immediately, Suyeon's shock grew even further. "Mirae?! You mean one of your friends from Han High?! And Seha…you mean the Seha that not only gave you the idea of being an idol, but you have a crush on?!" she said, to which Ria nodded in reply. "How?! Why?!"

"Well…please don't faint from this, but I'm Seha's girlfriend now. Mirae is too."

At that moment, Suyeon immediately passed out from the bombshell.

"Suyeon?! Suyeon!"

(Back to the present…)

"And that's how she found out."

"I see. So what happened next?"

"Well, after that, I had to wake her up and explain the entire relationship and what caused it. Then afterwards, she asked which day would be great to meet you two."

At that moment, Seha could not help but let out a sigh. "Looks like I'm going to be busy this Saturday…"

(Later…)

"So it's settled then. He'll meet with us this Saturday?"

"Yes mom. Seha will meet with you and dad next week in my house. Although you won't be the only one seeing him though."

"What do you mean? Is someone else coming to meet him too?"

"Yes. Ria's manager wants to see him as well, and…do you mind meeting him with her manager as well?"

"Well…alright. Considering that your dad and I want to meet Ria as well just in case."

Mirae let out a small sigh of relief. "Great." she said as she looked at the clock. "Anyways, it's getting late, so I'll hang up now."

"Alright. See you this Saturday."

"Yes. Bye." Mirae then ended the call.

"Was that your mom?" Ria said as she entered the room.

Mirae nodded in reply. "She agreed to meet Seha on the same day your manager wants to meet him. Speaking of which, did you ask her about it?"

"Yes! She'll meet Seha along with your parents the same day."

"Alright. Anyways, it's getting late. Let's go to bed."

Ria nodded in reply and the two went towards their respective beds, hoping to get some sleep. However, as time passed, they were not even able to get a wink of sleep.

After multiple times of tossing and turning, both girls were unable to get some sleep.

"You can't sleep?" Mirae asked.

Ria nodded in reply. "You too?"

"Yes." she said as she raised herself from her bed. "Honestly, I'm a bit worried about my parents meeting Seha. What if the meeting doesn't go well? What if they don't accept our relationship? What if…I'm forced to leave him?" she said with a gulp. "The idea of leaving him after everything we did together…I can't bear to see that happen. In fact, I don't know what to do…" Mirae said softly with some fear in her tone of voice.

"Mirae…" Ria muttered. It was then she got off her bed and went towards Mirae's bed, sitting on the edge of it. As she did, she grabbed Mirae's hand for comfort. "To be honest, I'm actually a bit scared too. When you mentioned the fear of your parents rejecting Seha, I could not help but wonder if my manager is going to reject him as well."

For a moment, both girls were silent.

"However…if that happens…then there's one thing I know what to do."

Mirae turned to Ria. "What?"

Ria let out a smile. "It's simple. I'll stop being an idol."

Mirae's eyes widened. "You'll…stop being an idol?"

"Yes. After all, Seha is the biggest reason why I became an idol in the first place. If my status as an idol is preventing me from being with Seha…then I'll quit being an idol, and return to being a normal girl."

At that moment, Mirae felt like she just had a revelation. To her, it felt like she found the answer to every single of her what-if problems between her parents and Seha, and it was so simple that she did not even think of it in the beginning.

As Mirae was still, Ria was getting worried about her. "Mirae…are you alright?"

For a moment, Mirae did not say anything before letting out a chuckle, before it turned into laughter. "Ria…thanks to you, I now know what to do should things go horribly."

"Really? What do you plan on doing?"

"Well…if my parents don't accept Seha…I'll run away from them."

At that moment, Ria was surprised by Mirae's words. "Really?!"

Mirae nodded. "After all, Seha saved me back then in middle school. If it hadn't been for him…my life would have been a lot different from now, and I don't want it that way. So…I'll run away from them so I can live with him."

For a moment, Ria was completely stunned before placing a hand on Miare's shoulder. "Well then, it looks like you know what to do should things turn out horrible." she said with a smile.

"Yes. Now then, let's go to bed."

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Soon, time passed, and that Saturday arrived.

Currently, Seha was in the living room, waiting for his guests to arrive along with Mirae and Ria. As he was waiting, he could not help but feel a bit nervous about this event.

Actually, 'a bit' would be an understatement. He was extremely nervous right now.

"Even though I agreed for the meeting to be today…for some reason I can't help but feel really nervous! I mean, Ria's manager is one thing, but I don't know who or what Mirae's parents are like! The only thing that I know about them is that they're rich, but that's it! And I don't care about that!"

"Seha, are you alright?" Mirae asked, snapping Seha out of his thoughts with a soft voice.

"Y-Yeah. I'm just a little nervous about this meeting."

Ria let out a smile. "Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Just take a few deep breaths in and relax."

"I see." he said with a sigh of relief. "You know, you two seemed to be really calm about this. No offense, but I thought you two would be nervous about this meeting."

"Oh, we were actually before, but we managed to figure out some solutions should things go wrong."

"How?"

"Well-"

And then, the doorbell rang, signaling that either Mirae's parents or Ria's manager had arrived. "I'll get it." Seha said. Immediately, he went towards the front door, where he was greeted with three people.

As Seha was looking at the three people, he could not help but feel a sense of overwhelming pressure coming towards him, and he was mentally draining him. Despite that, he still stood strong in front of them. "Good morning…err…"

It was then the woman smiled. "Aeri. My name is Aeri, and this man is my husband, Cheolsu."

"A-And my name is Suyeon, Ria's manager." the girl said nervously.

"I see. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Come on in." he greeted as he led them into the house.

Soon, the three followed them into the living room, where they were greeted with Mirae and Ria on one of the couches, waiting for them. Upon seeing them, Mirae let out a small smile.

However, Ria looked a bit shocked upon seeing Cheolsu and Aeri. "No way…Mirae's parents are them?!"

"Ria? Is there something wrong?" Mirae said.

"Eh? A-Ah, it's nothing!" Ria replied before shaking her head sideways profusely.

"Well then, I'll go make some tea for everyone here." Seha said as he went towards the kitchen, with Ria following him while dragging Mirae with her, surprising him. "Ria?"

Soon, the three arrived at the kitchen, where Ria suddenly nudged Mirae. "Mirae, you didn't tell me your parents were Cheolsu Kim and Aeri Kim!" she whispered to her.

"Well…you didn't ask." Mirae replied.

Immediately, Ria was shortly stunned. "Well…that is true I suppose."

"Um…if I may ask…what's the problem? Is there something wrong with Mirae's parents?"

Ria then turned to Seha. "Seha. Mirae's parents are former olympic athletes! Cheolsu was the gold olympic medalist for marksmanship while Aeri was the gold olympic medalist for archery!"

For a moment, Seha was surprised at Ria's words. "Are you serious?" he asked, to which she nodded in reply. Seha then turned to Mirae. "Wow. I didn't know you had such parents."

"Me neither! But…you don't look like them…"

Mirae let out a small sigh. "Well…the thing is…I was adopted by them since I was a baby."

Both Seha and Ria were shocked for a moment. "I see…" Seha said.

As they were still making tea, the three people in question could not help but notice the interactions between them. "So that's Seha…he seems like a nice person…still though, I shouldn't let my guard down!" Suyeon thought to herself.

"Dear…what are your thoughts about that boy?" Aeri whispered to Cheolsu.

"Hm…I don't know actually. While I am grateful for him saving my daughter's life in middle school, I'm not sure if he can be fully trusted with her, let alone being in a relationship with another girl at the same time. Not to mention the other girl happens to be an idol, even though said idol is her friend."

"I see…just how does Ria know Seha in the first place?"

"Um…" Suyeon interrupted, to which the couple looked at her. "W-Well, from what Ria told me, she knew him since they met as kids. In addition to that, he's also the reason why Ria became an idol."

Immediately, Cheolsu and Aeri were surprised at the information they just received. "I see.." they thought in unison.

Soon, Seha was done making the tea and brought it over to the living room. "Here." he said as he placed it towards the guests.

"Ah, thank you." Suyeon said as she grabbed a cup for herself.

"So, you must be Seha I suppose, right?" Cheolsu asked.

Seha gulped. "Yes."

"I see…so you were the one that saved my daughter in middle school then." Aeri said.

"Y-Yes."

For a moment, both Aeri and Cheolsu started at Seha for a moment. "Then, on behalf of us as Mirae's parents…thank you for saving our daughter." Aeri said.

"N-No problem."

"So…do you live here alone?" Suyeon asked.

"No. I live here with my mom."

"I see…" Suyeon said as she examined the house. "Hm…it's a good house. Whoever his mom is must be rich, or has a good job."

"Seha. I'm going to be blunt with you. Do you have any ill intentions towards my daughter?" he asked menacingly. At the same time, Suyeon was trying to put up a menacing look on her face as well, but it was not working.

Immediately, Seha gulped. "There it is, the protective dad part of the conversation. And I know Suyeon is trying to do the same thing…" he thought to himself. "No, I have no ill intentions towards Mirae and Ria."

"Really?" he asked, to which Seha nodded in reply. "Alright…" he said begrudgingly.

"So…Seha, how long has this relationship between you, Mirae, and Ria been going on?" Suyeon asked.

"Well…about four months since White Day."

Those words immediately shocked the parents and manager. "Four months?!" they all thought in unison. Then, Cheolsu and Aeri looked at each other. "Dear…"

Cheolsu nodded in reply. "Everything makes sense now that we know she was in that sort of relationship for quite some time."

"Ria…you were in this relationship for four months?" Suyeon asked, to which Ria nodded in reply. "And I didn't notice…" she thought before switching topics. "So...Ria, how was it living with Mirae as a roommate?"

"Ah, it's quite fine over there. A lot better than living alone at least." Ria replied.

"Have you been treating her well?" Aeri asked with a small glare.

"Y-Yes! I've been treating Mirae well!"

"I see..."

"So Seha, I've heard from Mirae that you met Ria in the past and gave her the dream of being an idol, right?" Suyeon asked.

"Ah, yes. I was there because my mom had business with the director of the orphanage. Then I happened to meet Ria and well, the rest is history."

That got Suyeon interested. "Seha's mother had business with the orphanage Ria was living in? Now I'm even more interested in who she is…"

"So Seha, what do you think of my daughter and Ria?" Cheolsu suddenly asked.

"What do I think about them?" he asked, to which both Mirae and Ria looked at him, making him blush. "To me, Mirae and Ria are very nice people that I cherish very much, and I wouldn't give them up for any offer made towards me. After all, they are the people that helped me realize my true feelings."

Immediately, Mirae and Ria blushed. However, it was then someone wanted to know something. "Seha, I want to ask you something." Aeri interrupted. "If what you said is true, then why didn't you notice Mirae's advances towards you from middle school up until recently? You have no idea how much she talks about you when she's at home with us. Any time whenever she returns home from school, she would always mention your name and the conversations you two would have. Imagine me and my husband's reaction when we found out about this relationship, not to mention when she said she was going to move out and live next door with you."

Immediately, Mirae's blush grew at Aeri's words. "Mom…" she muttered meekly.

However, it was not over yet as Suyeon began to speak out too. "T-That is what I want to know as well! You won't believe how much trouble that was brewing in my mind since Ria mentioned your name! Believe it or not, other male idols were trying to date her, but she rejected all of them! And then, she chose you after all this time! Which leaves me the big question: why?!"

This time, Ria's blush grew as well. "S-Suyeon…"

"Well…it's just that…at the time, I thought they were just normal chats and that's it." he said before turning to Suyeon. "For Ria, I thought she was being friendly to everyone. And when nearly everyone started to flock around them in high school, I just…thought that I would never have a chance at love, let alone starting a relationship with someone."

"So you would always assume that you would be alone for your whole life?"

"...Yes."

At that moment, everyone was stunned by Seha's words, especially Mirae and Ria. "Seha…" they thought.

Meanwhile, Cheolsu glanced at Seha even further. "Hmmm, sounds like me when I was young…before I met Aeri…" he thought to himself. "Then…let me ask you this. Where do you see yourself doing in the future?"

"Eh? See myself doing in the future?"

"Yes. After all, if you plan on taking this relationship even further to the point of marriage, then how do you plan on supporting them?" he asked, to which both Mirae and Ria blushed at his words.

For a short while, Seha was silent, giving Cheolsu's question some thought. Then he answered it.

"To be honest…I don't know actually. Considering that the idea of marriage may be a bit far in the future, I don't know what I will be doing in the future…"

Seha then took a breather.

"But, one thing that I know that I can do in the future is to help them as much as I can. To me…Mirae and Ria are people that I cherish…and I promised them that I won't leave them alone."

Upon hearing those words, the parents and manager were stunned at Seha's words. Especially with the look in his eyes; it was not one of someone who would use people just for money.

Rather, it was one of someone who was sincere in his words. One that would actually keep a promise with good will.

"I see…" Cheolsu said.

For a moment, the entire living room was completely silent. Seha, Mirae, and Ria were waiting, anxious on what the parents' and manager's answer to Seha's question. Mirae and Ria held on to Seha's hands, waiting for what was going to happen next.

"Alright…after consulting with Aeri and Suyeon…we accept this relationship Seha, Mirae, Ria." Cheolsu said.

At that moment, all three of them felt a wave of relief going through their bodies, now knowing that all of their problems were solved. "Thank you mom, dad." Mirae said.

"Thank you, Suyeon." Ria said.

"However…if you ever harm my daughter or Ria…there will be hell to pay. Understand?" Aeri asked with a scary smile.

Seha gulped. "Y-Yes."

"Good."

Immediately, Seha, Mirae, and Ria let out a collective sigh of relief. "Well, that went well." Seha said.

"Yeah! Now we can continue this relationship without any problems!" Ria said with a smile.

Mirae nodded with a smile. "Looks like me and Ria didn't have to resort to drastic measures."

"A three-way relationship…this feels really odd to look at, especially since my own daughter is in it." Aeri muttered as she was looking at Mirae together with Seha and Ria.

"I know…but our daughter looks really happy when she's with him. And if she's happy, then I'm happy." Cheolsu said. "Although I hope they won't get too far…"

"Relax, even though they may be teenagers, they'll probably won't go that far. I mean, it's not like they already had sex." Suyeon jokingly said.

However, to her surprise, Seha, Mirae, and Ria's reactions said something else, because their faces immediately went red and stopped talking, and everyone saw it.

At that moment, Cheolsu could not help but have a bad feeling about their reaction, and wanted to confirm it. "Seha…did you have sex with my daughter and Ria?"

"W-Well…"

"Answer the question." Aeri demanded; a vein visible on her neck.

It was then Seha let out a sigh of defeat. "Yes."

Instantly, the atmosphere in the room went cold after the confession.

"I see…" Cheolsu and Aeri muttered…before the room suddenly felt colder than before as their eyes suddenly changed.

At that moment, Suyeon could not help but get out of the couch she was sitting on and move to the corner upon seeing Cheolsu and Aeri's faces. "Oh my god, they're really mad! So mad that you can see killing intent in their eyes! But seriously, Ria! You actually did the deed with Seha and Mirae?! And I thought you being in a relationship was crazy enough, not to mention a threesome of all things!"

Meanwhile, Seha was shivering in fear after seeing the killing intent in Cheolsu's and Aeri's eyes. "Well, looks like this is how I'm going to die…"

It was then the front door suddenly opened, surprising half of everyone as Seha, Mirae, and Ria knew who had access to the front door.

"Sorry, Seha. I had to come back early due to getting some…papers…" she said as she was coming towards the living room…before seeing the scene in front of her. "Cheolsu? Aeri?"

"Jisu?"

"Jisu Seo?!" Suyeon said in shock.

For a moment, Jisu looked at the parents and manager before looking back at Seha, Mirae, and Ria. After exchanging gazes, she immediately knew what was going on. "Oh. I see…so that's what's going on…fufufufu…"

"Uh…mom, do you know Mirae's parents?"

Immediately, the three turned to Seha. "Mom?" they all thought.

"Oh yeah. Let's just say…they were clients of mine from the past." she said with a grin before she left for her room.

As she left, everyone was completely dumbfounded at what just happened. Mirae and Ria were shocked to see their parents and manager react to Jisu, Seha was shocked to see his mom knowing Mirae's parents, and the rest were surprised that Seha is Jisu's son.

For a moment, nobody said anything…until Aeri turned to Seha. "Seha…you're Jisu's son?"

"Hm? Yes, but why?"

"Well…it's nothing." she said before turning to Cheolsu. "Dear…I think we don't have to worry about our daughter anymore."

"Yes. After all, he is clearly her son after what we saw earlier." Cheolsu replied.

"Um…mom, dad, how do you know Jisu?" Mirae asked.

"Let's just say…we owe her a favor." Aeri said with a smile.

Meanwhile, Suyeon was completely clueless with what just happened. "Uh…Ria, you spent some time with Jisu, right? Do you have any idea what's going on?"

"Honestly…I'm clueless about this too." Ria replied.

And thus, Seha, Mirae, and Ria were able to continue their relationship…with unexpected help from Jisu Seo…

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