Life is Easier If You’re Handsome

While Kim Donghu was immersed in the brutal and violent fragments of the world for his role, others were caught up in a different kind of chaos.

The phones kept ringing.

"You said it would work, you bastard!" "Bastard? Are you calling your senior a bastard?" "Yes, I did! Now what? Your face is all over the internet! Your identity's exposed!"@@novelbin@@

It was Park Seokgu and Kim Sansu who had posted the initial allegations about Kim Donghu's school violence.

"Why isn't he falling like other celebrities? And why is his response so fast?!"

Kim Sansu, the instigator of the whole affair, was panicking. Normally, such accusations would lead to a downward spiral, but Kim Donghu managed to flip public opinion in just three hours.

Moreover,

"Kim Donghu committed school violence? Nonsense, testimonies from Shinbit Middle teachers: 'He was diligent and kind, a former class president.'" "People don’t change. Why would the main culprit of school violence act like a victim?" "'Just exercising legitimate rights,' live testimony from the developers of Happy Note!" "Strong support from fellow actors: 'Actor Kim Donghu could never do that'" "Our youngest must be protected, veteran actor Jang Geonho: 'There are people maliciously trying to degrade others, it's really low quality.'" "Why did Dispatch stay quiet during the school violence controversy, and start rowing with support articles? What's the reason?" "Daily Happy's editor-in-chief Gilgildong showing strong affection from the start: 'We've been on Kim Donghu's side from the beginning.'"

Public opinion was fervently defending Kim Donghu.

"See, I was right, physiognomy is a science." "(The most handsome in the world, a muse for Louis Vuitton, sponsored by Richard Mille)" "(Drawing a 40% viewership rate from a single show)" "(Repeatedly rated as the most perfect face in physiognomy studies)" "Kim Donghu has been going to the gym since he was young, he would've been exposed if he was violent towards ordinary people." "Agree, a gold medalist's fists being used like a thug’s, it'd be impossible not to hear about it."

Even those who initially threw stones were now joining his side. They tried to delete their posts, but it was too late.

"What's an archive? Why won’t this disappear!" "It's all been captured, it's going up on YouTube!"

Park Seokgu and Kim Sansu were terrified by the continuous ringing of their phones. They couldn't turn them off, fearing they'd lose track of the situation.

"What do we do now, is there no way out!?" "Bastard, you made it seem like everything would work out, and now look where we are!" "You keep swearing at your senior! You want to get hit?" "Hit me! Please, just hit me! Maybe I can pin this on you instead!" "You're insane!"

Their shallow camaraderie shattered. A grim reality loomed.