Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 72

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Episode 72

“Then these two are….”

At Kim Ji-hu’s words, Seo Min-ju answered.

“Ah, they’re both producers. This bearded gentleman is Go Jong-pal. The chubby one is Bong Chun-sik.”

“I see….”

Go Jong-pal quietly opened his mouth.

“Um… Ji-hu… Could you possibly give us an autograph?”

“Me, me too please!”

Kim Ji-hu nodded his head.

“Sure, that much….”

Kim Ji-hu took the pen, but there was no paper to be seen anywhere.

Go Jong-pal took off his hoodie and thrust his back forward.

Underneath was a white t-shirt.

“Co, could you do it here…?”

“Me too…!”

The two men thrust their backs toward Kim Ji-hu.

“Uh….”

It was the kind of scene you’d only see when getting autographs from sports stars.

Since this was his first time with this type of autograph, he couldn’t help but be flustered.

So Kim Ji-hye spoke up.

“Uncle!!! That’s being a nuisance! A nuisance! Who gets autographs like that! It’s not like there’s no paper!”

“Bu, but it’s my dream….”

“Still!”

Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly and said.

“I’ll do it for you.”

“Re, really?”

“Yes, I can do it anytime.”

Kim Ji-hu wrote his three-character name and pondered for a moment.

‘I should recommend a work this time too, right?’

Since they were people who made music, it would be good to recommend something related to that.

“Wow…! Thank you so much…!”

“Ugh, I can’t see it… Oh! I can see it…! A work recommendation too…!”

“Yes! I have to post this on the fan cafe!”

It seemed they had joined the fan cafe too.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen someone like something this much.’

He had met fans a few times before, but this was the first time meeting fans to this degree.

“You weren’t like this when you met me, but your reaction is different when you meet my brother?”

When Kim Ji-hye glared at the two, they both waved their hands simultaneously.

“Meeting our Ji-hye was better…!”

“Th, that’s right. Our Ji-hye sings so well.”

“Hmm…. Anyway, since I let you meet my brother, you’ll work harder for me, right?”

At Kim Ji-hye’s words, the two were startled.

“We, we’ve been working hard all along!”

“Right…! Recording until dawn every day… correcting… Your voice will give out before that!”

Kim Ji-hye snorted.

“Hah! My vocal cords are made of steel, so there’s no problem?”

“Th, that can’t be. If you’re human….”

“No way… We need to live while resting a bit too….”

“Besides! You didn’t call him, Ji-hu came here himself!”

“Right!”

“Same difference.”

Seeing them bicker with a girl at least 10 years younger than them, they just seemed like peculiar people.

‘That aside, both of them seem completely under Kim Ji-hye’s thumb.’

Kim Ji-hye was secretly skilled at handling people.

Kim Ji-hu thought this and said.

“If you ever feel Ji-hye is bullying you too much, please let me know through the manager. I’ll help you.”

The two were startled.

“Ji, Ji-hu would?”

“You’d personally… help us?”

They clasped their hands together.

“He’s an angel…. Great skills and good character too.”

“I must worship him….”

“Thank you… thank you….”

What on earth had Kim Ji-hye done to them to make them act like this?

He remembered suffering tremendously when uploading videos to YouTube with Kim Ji-hye.

Since she was thinking of releasing her own song, it would probably be worse than that time.

So he understood a little.

“More importantly, why did you come here, brother?”

“Just came to see how things were going. And I had something else to do.”

“Something to do?”

“Grandmother told me to come visit.”

When he had reunited with Kim Ji-hye.

“Oh, come visit Grandmother too, brother. Grandmother was really worried about you.”

He had remembered those words.

Actually, until now he had been too busy to think about visiting.

No, to be precise, he had hidden his fear of visiting behind the excuse of being busy.

Because visiting his maternal grandmother meant facing his mother’s affairs directly.

But since he had already decided to look into his mother’s matters, he decided not to tremble in fear.

“Brother….”

Kim Ji-hye seemed to be overcome with emotion.

Because she could feel Kim Ji-hu, who had built walls against the world and avoided facing their mother, was now stepping out into the world.

Kim Ji-hye clenched her fists.

“This won’t do.”

Then she turned her head sharply to look at Go Jong-pal and Bong Chun-sik.

“I want to sing.”

“Suddenly?”

“Can’t you see we’re currently moved by receiving Ji-hu?”

“No, I feel like I need to sing now. Right now.”

At her serious words rather than her usual playful atmosphere, the two looked at each other for a moment.

“Okay, let’s go in right away.”

“Then we’ll have to call Ji-hu one more time.”

Kim Ji-hu scratched his head at those words.

‘You could just ask me directly.’

Since filming was over, coming one more time wouldn’t be difficult.

And so Kim Ji-hye’s recording resumed.

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“Kim Ji-hye, what’s this! Your emotional expression is so good?”

“Wow~ Yes, this is it! Perfect!”

Kim Ji-hye’s recording flowed very smoothly.

Producers Go Jong-pal and Bong Chun-sik kept showering her with praise, and Kim Ji-hye also wore a proud expression as if satisfied.

Seo Min-ju, who had been watching from the side, said.

“Seeing how well the recording goes as soon as Ji-hu comes, it seems like you should visit often?”

“Haha….”

“Still, it’s a relief. Actually, we’ve been really stuck for several days. All of this is thanks to you, Ji-hu.”

“Is that so?”

Kim Ji-hu smiled slightly.

‘If I was helpful, then that’s fortunate.’

Kim Ji-hu had been worried that he might be causing trouble by just coming to watch.

Hearing that he was helpful put his mind at ease.

“Then shall we call it a day?”

“Yes! Let’s do that!”

“Everyone worked hard!”

Everyone agreed with Go Jong-pal’s words.

And now Kim Ji-hu put his hat back on to go home.

“Ji-hu… you’re coming again next time, right?”

“Ahaha… I have some time now, so I’ll come by when the timing works out.”

“Thank you…! I’ll definitely watch the works you recommended by then!”

With those words, Kim Ji-hu came outside with Kim Ji-hye.

“So where do we need to go now?”

“Huh? It’s near here?”

“…Near here?”

Kim Ji-hye was living with her grandmother.

He thought Grandmother’s House wasn’t near this area.

“Well… we moved after you left. To this area.”

“Really?”

He thought they might have moved to a bigger house. The original grandmother’s house was small too.

Anyway, Kim Ji-hye would have earned some money, and there would have been inheritance from their mother who was a hit drama writer.

But it was different from his expectations.

“…It’s quite shabby?”

“Yeah…”

It wasn’t even a villa but a house. The type where the landlord lives upstairs and rents out the bottom.

The original grandmother’s place had a similar feel, but this felt even worse.

Kim Ji-hu silently looked at Kim Ji-hye.

Without him asking, Kim Ji-hye opened her mouth.

“Well… it seems mom had some debt before.”

“Debt?”

“So our original family home was also seized… there were a lot of issues.”

“What about the drama copyrights? Just with those….”

“…That’s the same story.”

The copyrights to a super hit drama would be worth an enormous amount.

Plus there would have been money she had already earned, yet the debt was enough for everything to be seized.

“Of, of course! It’s not like we have no money at all! Grandmother and I are living well now! So….”

Kim Ji-hye spoke as if making excuses.

As if she had done something wrong.

‘What fault could Ji-hye have.’

And there was nothing left to be disappointed about regarding their mother.

Though he was curious about what reason caused the debt and why even the copyrights were taken.

‘I’ll have to look into that gradually.’

It was something that happened 6 years ago, too late to question now.

Rather, Kim Ji-hu.

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh…?”

He hated himself more for being irresponsible.

For leaving Kim Ji-hye alone during that time when she was in high school.

Though he wasn’t in his right mind, that wasn’t an excuse.

It meant Kim Ji-hye had endured all those hardships during her high school years.

Kim Ji-hu smiled and said to Kim Ji-hye.

“Shall we go in for now? I need to see Grandmother.”

“Y, yeah….”

***

“Grandmother! I’m back!”

“Oh~~ Our Ji-hye is here.”

“Grandmother, do you know who I brought today? You’ll be surprised if you know!”

Kim Ji-hu entered the house behind Kim Ji-hye.

In his view was Grandmother with much more wrinkles than before.

Before, she at least dyed her hair black, but now her hair had turned completely white.

Grandmother, who had been sitting in the room, teared up at the sight of Kim Ji-hu.

“Grandmother… I’m back.”

“My puppy… you came….”

“…I’m sorry for not coming for so long.”

“No. No. This old woman is more sorry. I….”

Kim Ji-hu slowly entered the room and knelt down.

And he hugged Grandmother.

“Oh my….”

Grandmother patted his back with her hand.

He could feel his shoulder getting moist.

As long as the years had been, emotions had accumulated, and it felt like those emotions were finally unpacking their bundle today.

“Yes, Ji-hu, how have you been all this time.”

Grandmother seemed to have composed her emotions somewhat.

“Well….”

Kim Ji-hu talked about how he had been living.

From leaving home and entering a gosiwon to do various odd jobs, to earning money as a reviewer, and becoming an actor now.

He didn’t bother mentioning the part about his abilities.

“You must have had a hard time….”

“Not as much as you and Ji-hye.”

“Hehe, when I saw you before, you seemed like a baby, but now you’ve become a complete adult.”

Grandmother smiled softly.

Kim Ji-hu roughly looked around the room.

It was a 1.5-room place with a slightly spacious kitchen and a room.

In front of the kitchen were Kim Ji-hye’s computer, audio equipment, and guitar.

She probably sleeps in the room with Grandmother.

“Kim Ji-hye, but didn’t you earn some money?”

“Well… I did earn some….”

“Couldn’t you move to a somewhat better place with that?”

“I could, but it’s scary. I don’t know where to go either… and if my hiatus gets longer… it’s a bit concerning.”

Kim Ji-hye seemed to have had many thoughts of her own.

Kim Ji-hu thought for a moment, then quickly came to a conclusion.

“Grandmother, shall we move?”

“Move…?”

“Yes, live with me now. In a slightly bigger house.”

“Would that really be okay though?”

Kim Ji-hye’s eyes widened.

“Oppa, are you okay? The money. No, more than that….”

“I have a lot of money now. I earned a lot working as an actor.”

Kim Ji-hu’s bank account currently had quite a lot of money in it.

It wasn’t enough to buy a spacious apartment, but it was possible to buy a decent house for the three of them to live in.

Kim Ji-hu smiled.

“Let’s all live together now.”

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