Chapter 2: Fans and Marriage

With Phyllis' approval, the family quickly planned the wedding with the groom's family. However, Phyllis was busy taking care of her grandmother. That's why she was not involved in the planning. 

In the hospital, she was watching over her grandma who was energetically chatting with her best friends. 

“Aiya, grandma, how did you make Phyllis agree with you?” Leila Parker jokingly asked. She was one of Phyllis' good friends who came to visit her grandmother. 

“That brat just can't say no to any of my requests!” the old lady said with a hearty laugh. 

Her friend, Rui Yoon-Eno, leaned closer to her and whispered, “Are you sure that you're going to marry that guy?”

Sensing Rui's unusual question, she frowned. However, looking at her plump pregnant look, she shrugged her doubts away. 'How could Rui know who I'm marrying? My family didn't even tell me! Maybe it's because of her hormones that she's asking weird questions…' she thought. 

“Yes… I don't want to worry grandma so I'll just go along with whatever she wants…” 

Rui leaned back in her seat and continued to eat mangoes. “Sure… Whatever you say…”

Leila brought a big box closer to her seat before unboxing it. 

“Grandma, I brought the gown for fitting. See what Phyllis looks like with the gown on,” she muttered as she took out the beautiful white gown. 

Phyllis' grandmother beamed upon seeing the crystal-laced wedding gown. “Phyllis, my dear! Go and try it on!”

Phyllis sighed before following Leila to the bathroom. 

She came out wearing a beautiful crystal-laced off-shoulder gown. The skirt was soft and delicate chiffon that complimented Phyllis' soft features. She put on a beautiful smile as she showed the dress to her sickly grandmother. 

She cried a little as she stared at her lovely granddaughter. “Ah… So… so… beautiful…” 

Seeing her grandmother's tears poked Phyllis' heart. She walked to her grandmother before gently hugging her. “Of course, I'm beautiful… I look like you, don't I?”

Her two friends just watched her comfort her grandma with a heavy heart. They can still sense her unwillingness… Her love for her family made her go through the difficult path of marrying “some” guy! Of course, they felt sad for her. However, Phyllis was okay with this arrangement. They do not have any right to “save” her from it if she willingly marries him…

…

After visiting her grandmother in the hospital, she dragged herself home. She exhaustedly opened the door before going inside. Her house was quite a big and spacious unit. After all, she stayed here most of the time. She has to make it cozy or else she'll feel lazy when working. 

She slumped on her couch before turning on her massive TV and her game console. She reached out for the controller beside her so she could use it to browse through the recent chats she got from her online friend, Sai. Their last conversation was about a week ago. She thought she could at least find comfort from playing with him. However, thinking about her silly crush on him made her stop. 

'That's right… I'm going to get married… I have to stop this hopeless one-sided love…'

She brushed all her unnecessary thoughts and played a game. 

She has been playing nonstop that she does not feel any hunger. She turned to look at her wall clock and saw that it was already three in the morning. 

She lazily stood up to go to her kitchen. She opened a cup of noodles before pouring hot water into it. While waiting for the noodles to cook, she heard a notification on her TV. 

She ran back to her living room to see who sent her a message. 

It was Sai, her dear friend…

[You're still up? Are you still playing?]

Reading his chat only made her feel so miserable. Before, she would feel ecstatic with only a few chats with him. But now… She could only bite her sorrows away…

She held up her controller to type in a reply. 

[Yeah. Just done with the quest.]

And very quickly, after sending in her reply, she received another chat from him. 

[Don't stay up too late. Sleep after eating.] 

He was so familiar with her daily routine that he knew that she was just about to eat. This made her heart flutter a bit. 

“See?! This is why I like you, Sai! Ugh… This is so frustrating… How can I unlike you if you're so sweet?” she muttered to herself. 

[Alright. You too.] she replied nonetheless.

She stomped her way back to her kitchen to fetch her noodles before placing them on her coffee table. She then exited the game and watched Hello, LUNA! A web series that features her favorite boy group, Luna. 

Zacharias Lohr is the group's lead vocalist. Aside from his powerful vocals, he's known for his tall height. He's also good at dancing. However, with his tall build, he sometimes looks awkward when dancing.

Ryder Park, the group's lead rapper. His low baritone voice delivers intense raps. But when you see his sweet smile, you'd doubt that he has a vicious tongue that disses everyone. 

Cassiel Chua, the main dancer. The fans call him angel because of his name, Cassiel. Even though this main dancer is named after an angel, his mischievousness will make you think twice. He is the troublemaker of the group. 

And lastly, Rain Lee, the visual, leader, and all-rounder of the group. His appearance stands out in the group. His sharp and expressive eyes are his prized asset. He is also a talented vocalist, rapper, and dancer. He could occupy every position in the group. Even the position of the leader was given to him. The fans call him mom because he's a pretty overworked leader. 

On the TV screen, Phyllis watched the latest episode where each member would vlog a day in their life. This week is Zacharias' episode. 

The web episode opened in Zacharias' dark room where his alarm just woke him up from his sleep. He stayed seated in his bed for a few minutes, dazed, before standing up to prepare. 

He held the camera and pointed it at his handsome face. His long eyelashes fluttered as he tells the viewers his agenda for today. 

“So today, we're going to pick up my nephew from their house because I'm babysitting him for a week… He'll be joining me in my other work schedules as well. So… Yeah! Let's go!”

The next few scenes were of him exiting his house and driving his car to a luxurious mansion. 

“So, we've arrived at my cousin-in-law's house… My nephew's parents are busy enjoying their married life while I am busy taking care of their child! Amazing, right?! They should give me a reward for all my hard work! Once I get a wife, I'll be free from my babysitting duties haha!”  he murmured as he alighted his car. 

While the episode was playing, the replay of the live chat comment was also shown. 

[Don't get married, Aias! Let's stay single forever!!]

[I'll be your wife! You can ditch your babysitting duties now~]

[But what if they really get married……]

[I can't accept it! They are our boyfriends!!!!] 

[No one's getting married!!!]

Reading the comments made Phyllis roll her eyes. Some fans really think they own their idols. 

As a fan, she understood her boundaries. Her ultimate bias or idol is Zacharias because she admires his talent. It was only because of that. Well–his handsome face is also included. But! The talent outweighs the face by five percent!

Those were her main reasons. 

She would never even think of marrying her idols. She will joke about it, sure. But she would never even dare to do such a thing. If she ever marries one, she'd get mobbed by angry fans! Who would want such a thing?!

Besides, fans like her can get married. Why can't idols do that as well?

This made Phyllis feel bad for Zacharias.

“Poor Aias… His cousin is very happy in her marriage while he's still a miserable single man…”