𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓 • 𝘫𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘩

「 twenty eight 」

The familiar office that she once witnessed during her first scandal welcomed her another hello, the same exact furniture here and there were proof she was in the same room as before. The idol heaved out a sigh and looked around, and to her surprise, it wasn't the same staffs who she' talking to and was more surprised to see Park Jin Young in the room and it made her confused, nonetheless bowed to the male respectfully since he was still technically her boss.

JYP himself observes the artist bowing down at her, surprised to see her chill and composed on coming over, reminding last time that a staff told him she was crying endlessly on the first issue she had. He offers her a seat in front of him and glued his eyes on the articles on his table, scanning through a few pictures before looking directly at Jena's eyes. "You're a scandal catcher are you?" he asks in a joking matter but only receives a dead silence from her. "First is from a bullying scandal and now, a dating scandal, a troublesome artist we got here, aren't you sweetheart?" he laughs at his own joke and hopes she'll laugh with him yet again, no response was heard from her.

Jena sat in silence on the derogatory joke and just stared anywhere but at him, though she could have just awkwardly laughed at it to show respect for his boss but the cost is hinting that it was okay for her to get humiliated. She clutches onto the hem of her turtleneck to loosen the growing uncomfort she's feeling whenever he's around, always finding the mere presence of JYP scary and uncomfortable since then.

The suh was interviewed all about the narratives that dispatch published through the crowd, his boss asking the truth about the dating scandal she caught herself into. Jena confirms that she's been dating Doyoung for a year, claiming that the photos attached to the article are them. She started to explain herself bits by bits, explaining her love for midnight dates briefly and claimed the anniversary picnic date was true as stated on dispatch's findings. From a short elaboration on the captured dates she had with her senior, it was then questioned how she personally met her boyfriend.

"He got my number through the famous inkigayo sandwich." she said firmly with a hint of embarrassment flashed on her face, still not confident to express that their relationship all started because of a loss on a game of rock paper scissors.

Park Jin Young glances through the papers filed in the table and looks at the idol directly. He started his scolding through a light weight compliment on the relationship, impressed at how she hid it for a year before getting exposed and for being in love.  He voiced his dismay on having a relationship and for breaking the three year ban; though Jena is free from the ban now, technically she dated Doyoung in between the dating ban given to the group and that has consequences she needs to face.

It was surprising for Jena's part that she was correct the whole time that the group was still on their dating ban, the rest convincing the maknae that they've unofficially debuted back in 2017 when she was hesitant on putting her number on the line. She bits her lips and stare down at her shoes on thinking about the said consequences on breaking the dating rule, though it's unlikely for her to get kick out from it, a part of her wishes for it to happen for less damage for her own sake.

Fortunately for her, the consequences weren't that severe to begin with; her phone getting taken from her for a month with no posts on her personal instagram and lsyn and getting surveilance by her manager 24/7. The consequences were minimal than she imagined and it's starting to make her suspect there's a good catch with the lightweight punishment, frankly can do the first fine with or without his order because Jena know how messy her name and image will be upon confirming the relationship.

JYP initially has plans on kicking out his artists upon breaking rules they have agreed upon, the dating ban no stranger on getting it's same consequence either. Finding out that Jena dated Doyoung in between the dating ban made Jinyoung contemplate on kicking her out. Terminating her contract all due from dating is risky; the group's comeback is finalized and the promotions will be starting next week. It would be dumb of him to let go of Jena when the idol brought money and sucess to the company, Jena's skills and popularity will sure make an impact if he did let her go and that would cost a massive amount of money to him and his agency.