I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 292

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Chapter 292

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<The Great Garland> had now become a visually delightful drama. Eun Baekhap’s styling changed constantly.

Huijae, who had decided to enter the clothing business for Koreans, began using her position.

-Holy shit how many times are they changing the styling/outfitsㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I knew Eun Baekhap was really pretty but I didn’t know it was to this extent.. She looks so good in styling

-Beret with velvet coat and even gloves. A beautiful… married woman…? Can I dare to love this woman…?

I can hear you swallowing your saliva from here, are you crazy

The most influential businessman in Korea right now was undoubtedly Taejin. The wealthy madams of Jongno-gu naturally had to be interested in Taejin’s wife.

Huijae, dressed in glamorous clothes, attended every social gathering there was.

“How do you have such a wonderful coat? It must be quite difficult to import something like this…?”

“Patriotism is important, but women like us should love our husbands more than the country.”

To the madams who indirectly asked where those smuggled goods came from, Huijae answered with a shy smile.

“It didn’t come from overseas.”

It was an obvious lie. When a subtle atmosphere arose among the madams who exchanged glances with each other, Huijae unhesitatingly unbuttoned the coat she was wearing.

“If you look, the lining is rough. But an outer coat is an outer coat for a reason. There’s no need to show the inside to others.”

Huijae was right. Unlike the glossy exterior, the inside was made of rough fabric. It really wasn’t a product from overseas.

“Which boutique did you have it tailored at?”

“Oh my… The style is no less impressive than Italy over there.”

The madams who had been touching the coat Huijae had taken off sparkled with interest. Huijae opened her mouth with an inwardly proud expression.

“It’s not tailored. As you all know, the UN is sending supplies to Korea, right? Any woman with good skills can tailor a coat that looks like it came from overseas using supply fabric.”

“Are you saying it’s not a boutique product?”

“Of course. So you can buy it for one-third the price of a boutique. Instead of buying one, you could buy three.”

Huijae eagerly scattered the bait.

“You all know, don’t you? That clothes make the person. When you wear beautiful clothes, not only does your mood improve, but your husband’s shoulders also straighten with pride.”

For these madams, the importance of clothes copied from overseas smuggled goods was one thing. Being able to wear them freely at social gatherings.

During this period of cracking down on smuggled goods, if some could wear them and others couldn’t, resentment would build among themselves.

So they needed to be able to wear them proudly at official occasions while still showing their wealth. Solidifying one’s position once again at gatherings with their husbands. That was the world of the wealthy.

“It’s quite embarrassing to say this, but you know my husband, right? The day I wore this coat, he couldn’t take his eyes off me.”

The expressions of the surrounding madams became subtle. Behind them, Taejin was playfully approaching, putting his index finger to his lips to signal the madams to keep quiet.

Thinking she had seized the opportunity, Huijae spread out her coat to show it off again.

“Usually he doesn’t pay much attention to what I wear, but lately he’s been loving my blouses and coats so much. When he comes home, no matter how much I tell him not to, he won’t listen and brings me things like brooches.”

Huijae, who had been showing off with a proud expression, glanced at the madams sitting in front of her. Their faces were full of smiles.

“So the secret to receiving honeymoon-like love is that outfit?”

“That’s right.”

“Your husband still gives you plenty of love, I see.”

At those words, Huijae’s cheeks reddened. She hesitated, unable to answer for a moment.

“I’m hurt that you won’t answer yes, Madam.”

Taejin, who had approached at some point, wrapped his arm around Huijae’s shoulder. Huijae’s face, which had been red just moments before, now completely burst into flames.

Aw, what am I gonna do with this coupleㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠthey’re so fucking cute omg

-From today I’ve fallen in love with Eun Baekhap, there’s never been such a cutie patootie married woman

-Damn my toes are curling with strength, what to do, this is too good

On the way home after enthusiastically promoting the future business, Taejin, who had been sitting alongside Huijae in the back seat, stopped looking out the window and spoke seriously.

“Madam. I think I need to stop by that place briefly. Please go in first.”

“That place…?”

“The jewelry shop. Although you tell me not to, it’s to buy you a brooch.”

Huijae rolled her eyes in exasperation. Taejin, who had been holding back laughter, laughed heartily, crinkling his eyes.

“You’re teasing me, aren’t you?”

“How could I do such a thing? I’m a man who can’t take his eyes off his wife.”

Director Ja’s notoriety grew day by day. He adjusted the balance so that when viewers supporting Taejin and Huijae smiled brightly, viewers supporting Taeseok and Huijae had no choice but to shed tears.

-No, fuck, but didn’t we cry like every day thoughㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-The one who laughs last is first-class, we never give up

-If you look closely, these guys are even crazier than the director himself.. real madness ㄷㄷ are they insane

Taeseok’s words that promotion should come first before starting the business in earnest were right. Even before starting, madams lined up to put their names on the reservation list.

Of course, the madams Huijae met weren’t the end. Taeseok was a man with good business acumen.

“Say, that coat Hong Diva was wearing. Where did she say it was from?”

“She said it had no name. If she didn’t want to tell us, she should have just said so, tsk…!”

Hong Seongju, called the greatest diva of this era, was also wearing a wonderful coat. She deliberately drew all eyes to herself by slowly unbuttoning her coat with leisurely gestures before singing on stage.

After throwing off the thick coat and appearing in a glamorous dress, the accompaniment immediately followed. Everyone wanted to wear Hong Diva’s clothes.

“It’s the truth. Why would I lie about something like this?”

Hong Diva in a red dress calmly joined the whispering women. The women who had been complaining just moments before fell silent.

Their hearts pounded because they could now have a conversation with the Hong Diva they admired.

“I can only tell you that a very amazing place will open soon. Hehe. This is a secret I’m telling only you ladies specially.”

Hong Diva with a smile pushed through the crowd and went out to the balcony. There was a man already positioned there.

“Oh my. Cigarette smoke isn’t good for throat health.”

It was Taeseok, leaning against the railing smoking a cigarette. Today too, he was impeccable from head to toe. He raised his wrist with buttons tightly fastened and waved it carelessly, dispersing the cigarette smoke.

“As promised. With this, the debt is paid.”

“Right. Just help me out a little more.”

“A single word saying it looks good is quite expensive. From our CEO Gi.”

“What wouldn’t look good on Diva?”

Taeseok, leisurely holding his cigarette, lightly lifted his chin as if telling her to go now. When Hong Diva waved goodbye and left the balcony, his leisurely expression became blunt as if it had never been otherwise.

He knows. Why attention is focused on this business now. Because Taeseok had told Huijae so with his own mouth.

“To sell goods, you must gather those who are wanting.”

“Those who are wanting, what kind…?”

“Those who are hungry for love, perhaps.”

It was Taeseok himself who had told her to show off the love she received from Taejin. Nevertheless, his heart constricted every day without fail.

Taeseok had also heard the rumors about Taejin, who last night at the jewelry shop, despite his wife insisting this was enough, ended up giving her an armful of gifts.

Huijae’s clothing business would be so successful from the start that even the most successful boutique in Jongno would have to step aside.

It was good news. But…

That’s when it happened. A familiar shadow appeared on the adjacent balcony at an appropriate distance. He could recognize it immediately.

There was no way he couldn’t recognize it.

Huijae was coming out with water in a crystal glass to catch her breath. Taeseok hurriedly stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray on the railing.

-Crazy Gi Taeseok hurriedly putting out his cigarette when Huijae comes out is so damn delicious ah

Damn, when Hong Diva came out I just smoked but this crazy bastard ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Ji Haebeom’s looks and voice are insane… Husband-nim////

-I hate myself for drooling over just this, but it’s too sweet to spit out…

This is a death sentence, that crazy bastard put a shit ton of whipping cream on the magnet pills, it’s so sweet I can’t spit it out ㅜㅜ fuck

“Ah…”

Huijae, who discovered Taeseok, acknowledged him with an awkward smile. Taeseok, who had quickly waved his hand to disperse the cigarette smoke, greeted her sheepishly. A moment of awkward silence separated the two.

Beautiful music still flowed from beyond the thick glass window.

It felt like only the two of them remained in the world.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, CEO, even Hong Diva personally stepped forward.”

It was Huijae who spoke first. Now Taeseok was no longer Huijae’s Gi Taeseok. He was just CEO Gi. Taeseok, whose pride was hurt by that title, answered.

“Since Miss Huijae personally requested this business, of course I had to pay attention to it.”

But Huijae’s glass window seemed less closed. A quiet voice mixed in with the music.

“You should call me Madam. CEO Gi.”

“…”

“Not Miss Huijae.”

It was Taejin with a warm voice but clearly drawing a line. Taejin, who wrapped his arm around Huijae’s shoulder as if she were his, smiled at Taeseok on the adjacent balcony.

[A real love triangle is coming… <The Great Garland> breaks its own viewership record again with 32.1%]

[Ji Haebeom-Eun Baekhap-Shin Seojin Who Will Win the Fierce Popularity Battle? ⎜The Great Garland]

The buzz around 【The Great Garland】 was growing day by day.

Could they really sustain this momentum until the end? All eyes were focused on them.

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“Honestly, I thought I’d gotten used to all kinds of crazy people in this industry. Right, Manager Hong? You can’t last long here if you’re sane.”

Manager Ma let out a hollow sigh as if what she’d been expecting had finally come.

“Right… But Ja Seokhwan, this guy is really…”

Ja Seokhwan did things his own way and said he was called Director Ja. But now Ja Seokhwan’s nickname wasn’t just Director Ja anymore.

“Still, it worked out well for us. Eun Baekhap’s side got screwed though! Right?”

Psychopath Ja.

“Right. Just when child actress Huijae was starting to fade a bit, he goes and stirs things up again.”

He really lived up to his name. What Director Ja did best was rubbing salt in wounds.

[【The Great Garland】 OST Released… Viewers Moved to Tears by Letter-like Lyrics]

Director Ja released a music video along with the OST. At a time when the charts were dominated by Christmas carols, this was nothing short of a gamble.

But gambling meant jumping into a fight with low odds. In Director Ja’s judgment, this wasn’t gambling.

It was a sure-win strategy with an obvious outcome.

A divine move.

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