Mino stopped when Seungyoon turned serious by his statement. He sensed something wrong by looking 
at Seungyoon’s face.

“I never saw Seunghoon and Jinwoo after our disbandment.” Seungyoon revealed.

Mino felt depressed after hearing that. He sighed before asking Seungyoon “What really happened?”

“Let’s sit first. I don’t want this tension building between us.”

Both Seungyoon and Mino sat at the chairs in front of Jones’ desk, facing each other.

Seungyoon continued with his story. “The day after the announcement, Seunghoon immediately packed 
his stuff and left the dormitory. His last words were ‘I’m finally going home.’”

“So he went back to Busan?”

“I think so. But knowing Seunghoon, I doubt he stayed in Busan for that long. I visited his home while I 
was in Busan but his parents said he left overseas for work. They never told me where and what work.”

“What about hyung?” Mino asked.

“Hyung? I don’t know. He never told me what happened to him.

“What are you talking about?” Mino was starting to get nervous.

 

“From what I know, he still stayed in your dorm for few weeks, but he rarely went out. But every time I 
visited his room, it’s locked. I tried knocking his door, but there’s no response. Later on, he also left the 
dormitory but he never left anything.”

“Just like that? He never said anything?” Mino was on the verge of crying.

“Nope. But I respected his silence. I thought he suffered the most after our disbandment.”

“But we talked about this before. We all agreed that at some point, we have to live separately to pursue 
our other passion!” Mino exclaimed.

“I know, but partly it’s your fault.”

Mino breathed heavily before nodded. “I know. I was too quick to decide about my retirement that you 
immediately decide to disband.”

“Glad that you know. We were been together for ten years! We have this mantra. ‘WE OR NEVER’. You 
know that one decision from any of us affects what we are as a group.”

Mino covered his face in complete depression. “I was too selfish. I pushed for my dream without 
realizing the consequences.”

Seungyoon placed his hand on Mino’s shoulder to comfort him. “Don’t worry. It’s okay to be selfish. You 
said earlier that we agreed on this. Though, we are not prepared for what you did there.”

Mino shook his head and started crying. His hands were all wet from his tears. Seungyoon let him cry.

“You followed your passion. We also followed our own. That’s why we immediately called for 
disbandment. I realized that the three of us can’t work without you. Our bond was so strong that a 
removal of one member affected us negatively.”

“But you’re a great singer and producer. You can still work together without me!”

“You are wrong. I realized that after you left, I cannot create good music again. The reason why our 
songs were hit is because of the four of us working together. Without any one of us, we can’t achieve 
good results.”

“What are you talking about? This is not making sense! You’re pursuing solo career. That doesn’t make 
any difference compared to what we were doing before!” Mino exclaimed. He faced Seungyoon with a disappointed face.

Seungyoon stopped by Mino’s statement then smiled afterwards. “I stopped making music after the 
disbandment. Maybe around 6 months. I was only in my dormitory with Thor. I never did anything 
productive for 6 months. I was so close to giving up.”

“Then?” Mino asked.

“Yoon Jong-shin sunbaenim called me. He knew about my situation. He tried to console me after 
everything and offered me a contract. That’s when I decided to go back as a soloist again. I regained my 
fame then Jones contacted me to have my US solo debut. I am that Seungyoon now.

 

Seungyoon and Mino had a silent moment before Seungyoon broke it. “During my fame, I forgot that I 
was a leader of a boy group. I tried to completely forget everything about us, but Jones keep bringing 
this topic to me.”

“So you remember everything now?” Mino asked.

“Yes, after you showed up.”

Awkwardness filled the whole office. Mino was about to cry again when Seungyoon offered his 
handkerchief.

“Stop crying, you crybaby!” Seungyoon shouted.
Mino slapped Seungyoon’s shoulder in embarrassment. Seungyoon laughed.

“I’m sorry that I caused all of this. If only I didn’t leave you.”

 

“Shut up! Again, we agreed on this. We all decided to follow our own paths. We faced different 
circumstances after the disbandment.”

Seungyoon put himself closer to sobbing Mino. “Don’t you realize what we gain from this? We have different ways of coping this situation. We have found our individuality. In the end, we decided to prioritize ourselves, to love ourselves. That’s what I realize after this. You should not regret your decision of pursuing wildlife photography.”

Mino finally calmed himself after hearing those words. He hugged Seungyoon and thanked him. He may have a hard time reflecting on what Seungyoon said, he realized he has a point after all.

“By the way, Jones planned this meeting for us, so you should thank him. We will have a meeting after 
this. You want to join?”

Mino shook his head. “Nope. It’s your solo, not mine.”

“Silly Mino!”

“I have to go back to my hotel.”

“Okay. I’ll take you to the taxi. I’ll pay.”

Seungyoon escorted Mino outside the building and call the taxi. Before that, they exchanged contact 
details and promised to keep in touch and update each other regarding Seunghoon and Jinwoo.

As he reached the hotel and did several errands, he finally went to his room and laid down on his bed. 

He felt tired from all the crying he did earlier. He then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

A ray of sunshine welcomed the sleepy Mino. He felt his skin burning from the sunlight so he quickly got up. He never planned to stay longer in LA since he finally met Seungyoon. but he has no idea where to go.

He saw his phone vibrating on his bed and picked it. He received a WeChat message from his colleague. His colleague sent a photo of a city in Spain. Mino thought that his next work will be in Spain.

 

But then, he saw in the photo a silhouette of a tall man that looks like a Korean man. His heart pounded and he thought what he saw was another Winner member. He immediately called his colleague and asked for the details about the place.

 

Mino immediately packed his stuff and booked a flight to Spain in hopes of seeing him.