“I’ll give you a call, so see you then.”

Maru turned around to look at the building as he remembered Jayeon’s words. For someone who bombarded the applicants with ruthless words, her goodbyes were pretty ordinary.

“Then be careful on your way home.”

“Ah, yes. You too.”

Lee Haejung left after saying that with a barely audible voice. Jayeon did not say how many people she was going to pick until the very end. Whether both of them passed or only one of them passed, she did not mention. She did tell Maru that she wanted to work with him, but since words weren't as binding as a fully fleshed-out contract, there was definitely a possibility that he didn’t make it. Rather than experiencing disappointment after having his hopes up, it would hurt less if he considered that slipping up was one of the possibilities.

It was 4 p.m. Maru called Gaeul. He heard that she had lessons on Sunday. Since he was in Seoul already, he wanted to see her before going home.

After the signal sound went on for a long time, it went over to voicemail. It seemed that she had muted her phone and was practicing hard. He didn’t want to disturb her since he thought that she must be trying her hardest. Good luck - he sent a short text. Picturing her practicing while sweating made him subconsciously smile. She was probably practicing under the air conditioner...