You have no alerts.

    Chapters

    • ICTU 41

      ICTU 41 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 41   Chapter 14. A Special Fan (3) After finishing what could be called either a long or short vacation, the ASHY members returned to their dorm and began preparing in earnest for their second album. The biggest event among all of this was undoubtedly ASHY’s first fan meeting. The fan meeting was also something Choi Hyuk had strongly insisted on from the very beginning, back when he was planning the ASHY project. When he received a call from the CEO of CHN, Choi Hyuk answered…
    • ICTU 40

      ICTU 40 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 40   Chapter 14. A Special Fan (2) Warm steam rose gently from the dining table in the middle of the living room. “CEO, please sit here. It’s hot, so be careful.” Siyoon said this as she tightened the strings of her apron. Instead of the charisma of the perfect center everyone saw on stage, what filled her now was a serious yet gentle air that somehow felt very homely. As Choi Hyuk sat down, the aroma tickling his nose made him narrow his eyes. It wasn’t the scent of…
    • ICTU 39

      ICTU 39 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 39 Chapter 14. A Special Fan (1) “Slowly! That shelf is fragile, so please be careful not to bump it into anything!” “Ah, you can put that desk over here.” “This area will be used as a temporary storage space, so you can stack the boxes wherever you like. Just make sure they don’t block the walkway.” Choi Hyuk listened to the many voices coming from all around him. Moving boxes were piled up everywhere. People were constantly going in and out through the…
    • ICTU 38

      ICTU 38 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 38 Chapter 13. A Gift (3) ‘Oh, right.’ Perhaps he had been too caught up in his warlike daily routine. For a moment, Choi Hyuk had completely forgotten his younger sister's birthday. —Don't tell me you forgot? “No, of course not. How could I forget? I've already been preparing everything.” It was a lie. Worried that his mother might scold him, an old habit had slipped out before he could stop himself. When he thought about it at times like this… ‘I guess I'm…
    • ICTU 37

      ICTU 37 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 37 Chapter 13. A Gift (2) ‘Father is calling at this hour…?’ The vibration broke the silence in the meeting room. Choi Hyuk stared at the three words displayed on his screen: Father. Under normal circumstances, his father would never contact him unless there was something urgent. “I’m sorry, but my father is calling. Would it be all right if I stepped out for a moment to take the call?” “Of course.” “Go ahead and answer it, CEO!” Fortunately, the girls…
    • ICTU 36

      ICTU 36 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 36 Chapter 13. A Gift (1) CHN's first four-member girl group, Ashy, had made an incredible start. Known as "Ashy" in Korean, the group broke into the top ten of the music charts within their very first week of debut, showing tremendous potential for growth. They had also enjoyed a successful debut showcase, attracting considerable public attention after recording 200,000 concurrent viewers on YouTube. With Choi Hyuk backing them with almost unlimited capital, Ashy was able to make frequent…
    • ICTU 35

      ICTU 35 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 35 Used Goods Trading Earned Me 30,000 Coins -  Chapter 12. Successful Fan (2) “Everyone…… You can hear my voice well, right?” Siyoon, sitting in front of the camera, looked especially nervous compared to usual. She adjusted the angle of the light on the desk in her studio apartment several times and kept fixing her bangs with her fingertips. The real-time chat was already exploding. Many viewers asked whether the rumors about her passing an entertainment…
    • ICTU 34

      ICTU 34 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 34 I Got 30,000 Coins Through Secondhand Trading   Chapter 12. A Successful Fan (1) The judges could not understand. She was throwing away a perfect opportunity to redebut just for the sake of a few dozen personal-broadcast fans. Moreover, since this was CHN's first public audition and their first time introducing an artist to the public, they were determined to fully support the winner in every way, both financially and with manpower. In other words, there was no reason to even…
    • ICTU 33

      ICTU 33 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 33 Used Goods Trading Earned Me 30,000 Coins   Chapter 11. Reunion (5) A tiny one-room apartment in Seongsu-dong, barely three square meters in size. On the narrow desk, a ring light brightly lit up the room. The chat window on the screen was slow, but it began updating at a steady pace. Lee Siyoon swallowed a sip of lukewarm water and forced the corners of her lips upward. The back of her hand, heated from her part-time job, was still burning, but strangely,…
    • ICTU 32

      ICTU 32 Cover
      by Ember heart — Chapter 32   30,000 Coins Obtained Through Secondhand Trading  Chapter 11. Reunion (4) After finishing all her work at the restaurant, Lee Si-yoon moved to the nearby cafe where Choi Hyuk was waiting. The moment she saw Choi Hyuk leisurely spending his time with a cup of coffee, she apologized. “I’m sorry. I should have finished earlier and come here sooner…” “No, it’s fine. I was the one who asked to see you so suddenly.” “More importantly, I was surprised. I…
    Note