I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 244

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Chapter 244

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‘Not bad.’

This kind of makjang drama development. It’s always the delicate female protagonist’s role to be oppressed…

‘It’s even a one-two punch.’

I looked at Jin Eunsul who had left without even getting started, and Gi Juye who was starting up the train to hell.

“Unnie. Why do you look like that? Are you sick somewhere?”

But why is this happening? The expression on Coordinator Hwang sitting next to me doesn’t look good at all.

‘I thought she’d be happier than anyone to see Gi Juye fall into ruin…’

Is something wrong? I tapped the shoulder of Coordinator Hwang who was sitting there in a daze.

“Huh? No. No…”

Coordinator Hwang was startled and quickly shook her head back and forth. Notifications kept ringing on the cell phone she was holding.

“But there’s definitely something…”

I moved closer to Coordinator Hwang. This is obviously a lie.

“Unnie, if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to. But if it’s something I can help with, tell me.”

Who am I? Han Yeoreum, who with her broad-minded generosity made Chu Gaeul melt away when she tried to establish discipline, moved even the villain trio from the theater troupe who acted like they’d appear in some masked drama, and even made Geum Bitkang, the final boss of conquest difficulty, come over to her side.

“…Actually, the thing is…”

Thinking about it again, I really am broad-minded. Right. Having seen me up close, Coordinator Hwang is also hesitating but then opening up like this to tell me…

“Gi Juye contacted me asking to meet…”

“What!!!”

Cancel the broad-minded thing. I instantly become petty.

“Is she crazy? Why is she contacting you?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“I want to hit her, really.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

Manager Choi, who was gripping the steering wheel, boiled over. Coordinator Hwang sighed at our reaction.

“But I don’t know…”

“What don’t you know?”

“What I want to do…”

Her face turned ashen as if the past days spent with Gi Juye were passing by like a panorama. Coordinator Hwang was frozen just like when she faced Gi Juye in Japan.

She seemed like someone who could never escape from those memories.

“Whether I want to meet her and say something… or just let it pass… I don’t know either.”

“Unnie…”

“No. Yeoreum, you have schedules and you’re busy. It’s not the time for me to be away from work either. Yeah… Oh right, I clearly refused at first. It’s absolutely not that I want to go back to Gi Juye’s side or anything like that…”

I took the hand of Coordinator Hwang, who couldn’t even apply hand cream comfortably for fear it might get on the clothes. Her fingertips were always rough from handling fabric so much. They were hands like a privilege that only someone who worked hard could have.

“Then let’s go together.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s go. To Gi Juye.”

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“I’ll be having a meeting right next door, so this counts as part of my schedule, right? Unnie isn’t skipping work.”

She tried to refuse until the end. Her job was to take care of Yeoreum who had schedules to attend. But Yeoreum told her to call Gi Juye to the meeting place.

The private cafe frequently used as a meeting place had separate rooms on the 2nd floor. Yeoreum, who was scheduled to meet So Yesol, patted Hwang Jihye’s shoulder and went in. Hwang Jihye, who was watching Yeoreum’s retreating figure, took a deep breath.

‘I’m so nervous I could die…’

Having a one-on-one with Gi Juye made her feel like her heart would jump out of her mouth. Hwang Jihye hesitantly gripped the door handle with trembling hands.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump…

She could hear her heartbeat in her ears. Hwang Jihye gathered her courage and opened the door.

“Ah…”

No one was there. Hwang Jihye sat inside the empty private room and organized her complicated thoughts. She didn’t know why she kept feeling smaller and smaller.

‘Those memories keep coming back…’

Hwang Jihye became the most useless and worthless being in the world whenever she was in front of Gi Juye. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t remove the label of incompetence.

“What is this?”

“I’m really asking because I’m curious, but is this pretty?”

“Ah… so annoying…”

Later, she became sensitive to every single breath Gi Juye took. Every night before falling asleep, she would pray that Gi Juye would be in a good mood the next day.

Click.

The door opened. Gi Juye appeared, wearing a hat pulled down low and sunglasses.

“It’s been a while.”

A sharp voice. A tone that seemed to be trying to suppress her temper. Everything was familiar. Hwang Jihye’s shoulders shrank like a mouse in front of a cat.

“If you were going to come out like this, why did you act like that…”

“Juye.”

Gi Juye wasn’t alone. She came out with her manager by her side. 2 against 1. Hwang Jihye’s mouth went completely dry.

It was a familiar setup.

Things she didn’t want to remember but kept coming back tormented Hwang Jihye.

“Whatever. How much are you getting paid over there?”

“…”

“I’ll give you 3,000 more than that. This should be enough, right?”

“…”

Gi Juye brought up the main point. Her tone suggested Hwang Jihye’s opinion didn’t matter at all.

“Juye.”

“Ah, really…”

The manager tapped Gi Juye’s shoulder. Gi Juye turned her head. The manager, wearing an embarrassed and awkward smile, spoke to Hwang Jihye instead.

“As you know, our Juye had a lot of schedules back then and was really struggling, you know? Mentally and physically.”

“…”

“She was a bit prickly. But she’s reflecting on it a lot. You know. That, the kid is clumsy so she expressed her sorry feelings in monetary terms.”

“…”

“It’s different from back then! Now she’ll focus mainly on acting activities, so outfit condition checks will be reduced, and also sponsored outfits-.”

While the manager was struggling, Gi Juye crossed her arms and looked at Hwang Jihye. As if she had no right to refuse.

‘…She probably knows about my situation.’

This job pays poorly. So poorly that living expenses are nowhere near enough to live alone in Seoul. Gi Juye knew that.

She was always in the red while working under Gi Juye.

“Really?”

The more she looked at Gi Juye, the more courage she strangely gained.

“Not the manager, I want to hear it from the person involved. That apology.”

Hwang Jihye had learned something while working with Gi Juye. It was hierarchy.

Just as Gi Juye claimed that when the celebrity you’re in charge of does well, the staff also benefits, Hwang Jihye was now in charge of a celebrity who was doing better than anyone.

So she had nothing to be intimidated about anywhere.

“…I’m sorry. I was wrong back then. Work with me again. Please!”

“Juye.”

“Ah… not 3,000, but 4,000. Is that good?”

There was something else she learned from Gi Juye.

“No.”

“…What?”

“Who would work with someone like you? Hey, Gi Juye. Get a grip. Everyone around you right now doesn’t want to work with you. Even if they say you’re pretty and cute to your face, they all curse you out when they’re smoking.”

It was speaking the words contained in her heart exactly as they were.

“You think you’re in some incredibly unfair situation? No. The <Great Garland> side is also really happy they cut ties with you well. They say they feel like throwing up when your name comes up. Because you’re fucking awful. Hey, you know sponsorship companies, right? There are really many words that come after your name. Do you know what the most frequently heard one is?”

She was actually scared. Her heart kept pounding and her body trembled. But if she didn’t say it now, she felt like she’d regret it for life.

“Juye, I’m sorry…”

“I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

Her past self who was shabby and small in front of Gi Juye, who couldn’t even breathe loudly.

“Shit.”

I didn’t want to cry, but tears came out in the end. It was unfair. I wanted to ask several times what right you had to treat me like this.

I wanted to know the reason why you torment people to this extent.

“Your manager will probably just think about cutting ties with you and running away someday, right? Now you can’t bring in China money anymore and your domestic fandom has completely collapsed. Who would hire someone just for Gi Juye alone? What’s with all this 3,000, 4,000 money nonsense.”

But now it was enough. I didn’t want to know anymore. I decided to end the past as the past.

“Save your money. All your work is going to be cut off now.”

Now there was someone who acknowledged her abilities. There was someone who thanked her for working together. That was enough.

“If you contact me one more time, I’ll go in front of the journalists and open my mouth, so keep that in mind. She really thinks she’s something special.”

Hwang Jihye, who finished saying what she had to say with trembling lips, abruptly stood up from her seat. Tears that had formed at the tip of her chin dripped down.

Coordinator Hwang looked down at Gi Juye who was still sitting. She could see the ugly face distorted with confusion and anger.

Gi Juye was nothing.

Really nothing at all.

Bang!

She deliberately opened and closed the private room door loudly. From inside the room, she could hear Gi Juye screaming and getting angry. Only then did laughter come out.

“Ah, so refreshing…”

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“Well done.”

It was worth choosing because of the reviews saying the soundproofing wasn’t good. I had my ear close to the wall. The sound came through in surround sound.

I counted numbers in my head.

‘One, two…’

I should count exactly to ten and then leave. I had to get out quickly before Gi Juye came out.

By the way, my meeting time with Director So was an hour later than what Coordinator Hwang knew. I came early on purpose.

‘Coordinator Hwang. You handled it well.’

If she had trembled and couldn’t say a word, I was prepared to handle it for her then. But contrary to my worries, Coordinator Hwang did very well.

I quietly opened the door and went out to the hallway in advance. To make it look like I had come from far down the hallway.

The loud noise subsided, and finally the door to the private room where Gi Juye was opened.

Click.

“Oh? Senior?”

From a few steps away, I deliberately called out to Gi Juye.

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