CHAPTER 22


VICTORIA'S POV

"F(x) members! 4minute members! Please gather on stage now! It's time to announce today's winner!" the PD said
"C'mon girls, even though we don't win this time, let's not give up okay? Fighting!" I said, the girls nodded and smiled happily
"Unnie~~ good luck to both of us!" Hyuna said
"Good luck!" I said and we both headed to the stage together with our members

"Today's winner is....... f(x)!" 
I couldn't believe my eyes, we won. For the first time, after almost two years, our first ever music award. 
I looked at Luna and smiled, and we didn't even realize the tears that were now running down our cheeks. 
Someone needed to do the speech so as the leader, I spoke up the mic and said my thanks to.
I still couldn't believe that we won, I looked over to my other members and hugged them tight. The other artists went over to us and congratulated us, of course we thanked them. 

"Guys, our first music award," I tried to say but my voice were cracking. Luna, Krystal and Sulli were sobbing too. As for Amber.. she's just not that emotional, but I know that she's very happy too. 
"Let's head back home and call Lee Soo Man! I'm sure he'll be proud of us," I said as the leader and patted their backs. 
Just as we sat down our van I got a call from Onew. 

"Congratulations noona! You guys won today's Mbank! We watched it, we're so proud of you!!" Onew said on the other line. We heard the cheers and howling on the other line too. I took on the speaker so that the girls could here too.
"Thank you~~" we said in unison
Then our manager spoke up, "Girls, we need to go to the building," he said in a serious tone
"Why?" we said, including the boys who were still on the phone.
"Boys, I need to hang up for a second," I said and hung up the phone.
"Lee Soo Man called you guys, I don't know why, but I sense it's not good,"
 END OF VICTORIA'S POV

NOBODY'S POV

(At Shinee's dorm)
"Did you hear that? Lee Soo Man called the girls to meet at the building," Onew said worried, the boys nodded
"Do you think he found out?" Jonghyun asked worriedly
"No.. I hope not.." Minho said biting his lips
"It's probably to congratulate them, right?"
**ring ring**
"It's Manager hyung!" Key said as he picked up his phone
"Kibum, get ready, I'll pick you up in 5 minutes, it's urgent!" manager said leaving the boys dumbfounded
"Why hyu-" but before Key could finish his sentence the manager suddenly hung up
"Guys, hyung said to meet up at the office immediately, he will pick us up in 5 minutes," Key said
"Really? I wonder why so urgent.. don't you think maybe it has something to do with the girls too?" Minho asked
"It could be that-" Taemin gasped
"What?" 
"Let's talk later, get dressed because hyung is gonna pick us up in 5 minutes," Key said urgently

 

So both of the groups met up at SM Building, not knowing what was waiting for them. The boys arrived first, then came the girls. 
"You guys too?" Luna said shocked when he saw the boys waiting outside the office. The boys seemed shocked too.
"We were called urgently," Jonghyun answered
Then the door opened, and it was Lee Soo Man they saw. They were at first nervous and speechless but of course they couldn't forget their manners so the immediately bowed to their senior.
"Come in," he said in a serious tone which made them even more nervous.
They sat down on the chairs, they gave out a deep sigh before looking to their senior.
"You guys are probably wondering why I called both of you here," he said. They couldn't respond.
"I'm just going to get to the point," he said before taking a deep breath. "Are you guys dating behind my back?" he said seriously and looked at all the members, one by one. Of course they couldn't look into their senior's eyes directly. "I'm waiting for an answer," 
"Be honest, Onew, Victoria -as the leaders please answer," he said again more serious this time.
"Yes Lee Soo Man sunbaenim," Onew said. And as he said that, Soo Man let out a deep sigh and stood up. He didn't know what to do though.
"I'm sorry Lee Soo Man, we wanted to keep it as a secret because I know you'll be mad and that it's against the contract to date but-" Onew added, as a leader he was the one who spoke up. Victoria looked at him, almost tears falling from her eyes.
"I'm speechless, I don't know what to do either, someone caught pictures of you," Lee Soo Man said and handed them a picture. It's a picture of them on the amusement park, when the boys were doing the performance for the girls.

"What!? Somebody saw us?"When did they get this picture ?" That was what's on their mind.

"We can explain sir," Victoria said
"There's no use," Lee Soo Man said and stood up, he looked over the window
"He's going to send these pictures to journalist tomorrow, and then your secret will be known, and my company will be ruined, unless -" he said dissapointed. 

"Unless?" they said in unison hoping that the answer won't be to break up. 
"He said he won't be sending the pictures unless we say the truth to the people," Lee Soo Man slowly said. 
"But I won't let you do that, because then you will loose fans," he continued
"But I have a plan," he added 
"Seongsangnim please don't..." Minho said
"I'm going to announce something officially to all the SM artists, you guys will gather up at the auditorium at 6.00am tomorrow, got it?" He said and stared at them one by one. They just nodded
"Sir, what are you planning to do exactly?" Taemin asked
"You'll see," he said calmly. 
"Dismissed," He said and turned his back on them
"Sir-" Key said
"What is it?" 
"I'm - I mean, we're very sorry for making this trouble, we should've been more careful," He said and bowed. The others also bowed.
"You guys do know that I'm very dissapointed, I trused you guys and it was against the rule to date, but- it's love afterall, what can I do?" he said and chuckled. They looked up to him and smiled
"Who's together with who by the way?" He asked jokingly. The others seemed to blush in his question
"Lemme guess, Key and Amber?" He said and looked at both of them
"How did you know sir?" Amber asked
"That one time when Key helped me around the office and said that you guys will be going to America together, Key had this face when he was talking about you," Lee Soo Man said which made both of them blush
"Taemin and Sulli?" He said, TaeLi nodded and smiled
"Because you guys have been bestfriends ever since trainee days, and seemed to be the closest," He said and stared at the other couples trying to figure out who's together with who.
"Luna and Jonghyun," He said and smiled "The golden voices, who never dissapoints me," he continued
"Minho and Krystal, you guys always go to food court and eat after training I remember,"
"And Onew, who always follows Qian, am I right?" he said and they all nodded, especially in his last statement
"Oh well, I'm not going to break you guys up, but just be careful next time okay? Don't forget to come tomorrow! Oh and btw, Congratulations girls, for winning number 1 today, Fighting!" He said
"Now go!" he said jokingly and they bowed at once and left. 

"Sigh," Onew said
"I never though he'll figure out," Jonghyun said
"Yeah, I thought the disuises went perfectly," Sulli then said
"Yeah, and I just hope he was just the only one who saw us," Taemin said and sighed
"Let's not think about that so much, let's just wait for what he will say tomorrow," Key said and they all nodded in agreement
"Well let's just see each other tomorrow morning!" Victoria said
"Goodnight ~~" they said to each other, and the couples hugged each other

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MAY 13

A/N: I'm truly vey sorry for not being able to update in ages! It's been such a long time now right? Again, I'm sorry~~
School has been really a stress lately, with all those final exams before my summer vacation >.< 
I hope I'll be able to survive ~~
So in this chapter, Lee Soo Man found out about their relationship.... dundundun!
But he has a plan, of course he doesen't want his company to be ruined right? lol :p 
Find out in the next chapter :D
Oh and once again, thank you all for my subscribers! I hope I didn't dissapoint you :( 
Comments are always appreciated! :D