I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 248

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Chapter 248

“What do you mean what? These are gifts your fans sent you.”

Tak Jeongyun, who had arrived early, shook a small white box. There was a sticker with my photo printed on it attached to it.

[The actor we will love passionately

Happy Birthday Han Yeoreum♥︎]

It was strange. It was definitely my photo, but somehow it felt awkward.

“Hurry up and open it.”

Manager Choi nudged me with her elbow from the side. I carefully opened the box that was placed there. As soon as I opened it, a sweet smell wafted out.

Light green macarons, cookies with melon bread drawn in icing, and chocolate éclairs.

“Wow…”

This is the kind of thing only celebrities receive. Actually, this isn’t my first time receiving snack support like this. Very occasionally when I was lucky, I would get to eat some leftovers from what other celebrities received.

But this was my first Han Yeoreum support with my photo on it…

I seriously took out my cell phone.

Click, click, click click click click.

‘This is trouble. No matter how I take the photos, they come out pretty, so the shutter won’t stop.’

Tak Jeongyun and Il-i-sam-ho, who had gotten close to me, urged me on.

“Try eating some. It’s delicious.”

I looked at the support box for a moment, then shook my head.

“I want to go home and share it with my younger brother.”

I should show Han Taeyang what kind of actor his sister is. And after we finish eating, I’ll clean the cookie box well and use it as a decoration for the entrance.

“Of course there’s some for Taeyang too. They sent exactly the right amount.”

“And this isn’t the end.”

Coordinator Hwang handed me a bouquet of freesia flowers.

“There’s also a message book, and flowers.”

“And there’s a place to stop by briefly before going on stage.”

This isn’t the end? What more is there?

When I came to my senses, I had arrived at a cafe right near Neulpureun Art Center.

“Uh…”

My photo was hanging at the entrance. And below it,

“This, could it be…”

HAPPY YEOLEUMDAY

“Is this my birthday cafe?”

* * *

Aetami was flustered by more people coming than expected.

‘At this rate, we’ll run out of cup holders?’

The cup holders that she thought would have plenty left were already half gone. After today’s Han Yeoreum and Geum Bitkang pair play ended, there might not be enough.

‘I should have made more.’

Aetami looked at the interior of the birthday cafe on a weekend afternoon that was moderately filled with people.

She was glad she had bought two of each piece of merchandise – one for collection and one for appreciation.

From the entrance, she had placed Pi Chaewon’s student ID and ID photo, and mini posters that were 【Pachehi】 Blu-ray merchandise to create a photo zone. She placed melon bread and white milk together, and added a pale yellow notebook.

‘And there’s also the 【Strange Tales】 zone.’

Aetami looked proudly at the opposite side. That’s when it happened.

‘…Huh?’

Someone was coming from far across the crosswalk. It was a familiar silhouette. She couldn’t not recognize it.

Thump thump thump thump thump.

Her heart grew hot. She had hoped for some fan service, but she didn’t expect this level of fan service to come.

‘I only thought about a support photo verification…!’

To think she would come directly to the birthday cafe. While Aetami was taking a deep breath, the door opened.

Ding.

Yeoreum came with the clear sound of a bell. And she made eye contact with Yeoreum who was smiling brightly. Just like when they first met.

“Hello!”

When Yeoreum greeted, the attention of everyone in the cafe was immediately drawn. It was a voice that made it possible to know who it was right away with just a short word.

“Gasp…”

“Han Yeoreum…”

“Hey, what? What?”

Yeoreum bowed to the people who were whispering quietly and rushed over.

“Right? We’ve seen each other several times, haven’t we?”

Yeoreum… remembers… me…?

“Amazing… I saw you from that crosswalk but I thought no way, no way.”

Yeoreum… remembers… me…

“The birthday cafe is so pretty! This is my first time seeing something like this for my birthday.”

Remembers?

Come to think of it, my hand was caught on something. Something soft and squishy and moist and warm… This… hand…? Yeoreum… grabbed… me…?

“Why are you so cute?”

“Huh?”

“No no, it’s nothing.”

Aetami barely managed to bring out her working adult self. She needed to get it together. Yeoreum had made time to visit the cafe, and she couldn’t keep her here too long.

“Everyone… The actor is here…”

Aetami was careful not to let her voice get too loud or too choked up like an overwhelmed otaku.

“Autograph… would an autograph be possible…?”

“Oh, of course!”

Aetami watched Yeoreum take out a pen she had prepared as if she had been waiting. A mini fan signing event was held in one corner of the cafe.

“What’s your name?”

“Oh, you’ve been watching since 【Pachehi】-.”

“I saved the message book to read at home. I was afraid I’d forget all my lines if I read it before the play started… But what did you write? I’ll look at that part carefully later.”

Somehow the actor was talking much more than the fans, but the atmosphere was friendly. Yeoreum wrote P.S. messages for each person and even took selfies with them.

‘As if she had been waiting for this day alone…’

Following cheek pokes and finger hearts, spectacular hearts she had never seen before poured out. Aetami saw it.

‘Even if scouts from other fan clubs come, they’ll never give them a second glance.’

The change in expression of fans who pledged their loyalty to Han Yeoreum.

‘…Still, they’ll probably add overlapping actors…’

But this was the dry actor scene where meager fan service was taken for granted.

They could never like just one person. Aetami resolved to like Yeoreum the most anyway and decided to wait for 【The Great Garland】.

‘Probably next year…’

It seemed like incomparably more people would come to celebrate Yeoreum’s birthday.

* * *

IP 85.152 stopped by Daehangno again today.

‘It’s not 【Intern Academy】 but…’

Still, she couldn’t let her heart that had caught fire cool down. IP 85.152, who had lived like every day was Culture Day in the early days of 【Intern Academy】, decided to watch other plays even though it was disappointing.

‘And since I’m in the neighborhood anyway…’

It was definitely not to go to Han Yeoreum’s birthday cafe.

Stopping by a cafe on the way to have a cup of coffee was a very efficient thing to do, and she had to support the Daehangno commercial district like this for excellent plays to…

“Han Yeoreum!!!”

IP 85.152 shouted without realizing it. Across the crosswalk, Han Yeoreum was coming out of the birthday cafe.

It was worth calling out louder than the truck’s horn. She made eye contact with Han Yeoreum.

‘Oh no! Red light!’

But she couldn’t cross. IP 85.152 looked at the traffic light. There was no sign of the signal changing anytime soon.

She was getting anxious without realizing it, worried that Han Yeoreum might leave in the meantime.

‘…What?’

Han Yeoreum was standing there waving at her.

‘Right now… is she waiting for me?’

IP 85.152 unconsciously raised her hand and waved. In the meantime, the signal had changed.

When she came to her senses, she was holding hands with Han Yeoreum. After hearing that she had seen her in Taiwan too, getting an autograph and taking a selfie. Time had swept by like a whirlwind.

‘What just happened?’

And in IP 85.152’s hands were a cup holder and stickers. IP 85.152 sat quietly, gazing at Han Yeoreum’s 【Pachehi】 Photo Zone.

‘Come to think of it, Han Yeoreum isn’t just any actor now, but a ‘theater’ actor, right?’

Han Yeoreum had now personally demonstrated the qualitative improvement of small theater productions in Daehangno as an actor leading the main pillar of South Korea’s cultural industry, so any citizen who loved culture and refinement couldn’t help but like her at least a little bit.

She wasn’t a real fan though.

* * *

“Senior Officer. Yeoreum’s running a bit late?”

“Why.”

“She says she has to stop by her entertainment agency to take some gift and verification shots.”

This place was a lounge cafe located in Gangnam.

It was the same location as last year, the venue for Han Yeoreum’s birthday party that Myeong Jeha had reserved. Ju Junseo was diligently inflating balloons with a pump.

After searching, they found out that a birthday cafe was being held, but this was labor due to Chu Gaeul’s strong suggestion that they should make it look more impressive than that.

Myeong Jeha, who was tying balloon ends so skillfully that anyone would think he was dispatched from a professional company, had somehow taken over Kwon Junhyeok’s share as well.

“I’m sorry… Um, I’ll do the hanging part.”

“Yes. Please do.”

Myeong Jeha always had a smiling face, but today was subtly different. He was grinning and laughing more than usual.

Ju Junseo casually wandered over nearby and asked offhandedly.

“What’s your gift?”

He wondered what on earth he had prepared to be so excited like that.

“Hmm…”

Myeong Jeha lightly tapped the balloon in his hand upward. Watching the weightless balloon slowly descend, Myeong Jeha smiled brightly.

“Something fun.”

It would probably be a gift that Yeoreum would never forget for the rest of her life.

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