NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 57

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Episode 57. Love

At the same time, at the Eight Media Entertainment Building.

 

Scenarios were scattered messily on the table, and a young man was reading a scenario with a serious expression.

 

A handsome face with delicately balanced features that weren’t excessive, giving off a clean image.

 

This was Jin Yu-han, who started as a child actor and steadily built up his acting spectrum, now considered the top among next-generation actors.

 

“Manager. I want to do this project.”

 

Jin Yu-han handed the scenario he was reading to the man sitting in front of him.

 

“Huh? This one? Yu-han, you’re on a roll right now, wouldn’t it be better to go into movies?”

 

Yu-han’s eyes swept over the other scenarios scattered on the table again.

 

His expression showed he wasn’t pleased.

 

“The content is really good. I really want to play this role.”

“Really? If you want to do it, you should. With your current momentum, what role couldn’t you get?”

 

Jin Yu-han, who started acting from a young age and already had 12 years of experience, had moved between several agencies, and his current company respected his opinions as an actor the most.

 

Like finally finding clothes that fit, he was soaring in his projects and his popularity was at its peak. He had recently beaten Son Jin-wook to win the youngest Excellence in Acting Award at the Korea Arts Awards.

 

As long as the role didn’t completely clash with his image, few PDs or writers would refuse Jin Yu-han, who was now practically a box office guarantee.

 

Manager Han Young-ho confidently skimmed through the scenario quickly and said.

 

“Then I’ll contact them soon. Let’s see where this project is from. Huh? KBC Channel 1? That’s unexpected.”

 

***

 

Woo Seong-sik, who had become quite skilled at driving after practicing somewhere, drove the van toward a pension in Gapyeong.

 

When they stopped at a rest stop midway and Yeon-woo tried to get out, his friends stopped him.

 

“Hey hey, if you go out there, it’ll be chaos. Just stay here.”

 

Seong-sik and Jun-su got out and bought various snacks.

 

Su-yeon stabbed a whole potato with a toothpick, stuffed her mouth like a chipmunk, turned around and said to Yeon-woo.

 

“This is fun.”

“Really?”

 

Yeon-woo felt secretly pleased seeing her bright appearance that finally looked her age among peers.

 

Su-yeon seemed to have quickly become close with Yu-ri, sitting next to her and chatting quietly with laughter.

 

Yeon-woo looked at Jun-su sitting next to him and poked his side.

 

“How did it go?”

“What, what do you mean?”

 

Jun-su pretended not to know even though he understood.

Seeing Jun-su like this, Yeon-woo gestured toward Yu-ri with his eyes.

 

Only then did Jun-su let out a deep sigh and fumble around in his pocket for something.

 

From the velvet exterior, it looked like an accessory box.

 

‘A ring?’

 

Yeon-woo mouthed the question so Yu-ri in front couldn’t hear.

 

Jun-su shook his head and carefully opened the jewelry box, revealing a simple necklace inside.

 

‘The necklace design is nice. I thought kids these days confessed through text messages, but Jun-su is classic?’

 

Yeon-woo grinned and patted Jun-su’s shoulder.

 

 

Before they knew it, Seong-sik’s car had entered the quiet countryside and stopped in front of a standalone pension with a clean exterior.

 

“Woohoo! We’re here.”

“Seong-sik, thanks for driving.”

 

Yeon-woo massaged Seong-sik’s shoulders that had gotten stiff from driving.

 

“Come on, let’s unload the luggage!”

 

At Jun-su’s shout, Yeon-woo and his friends opened the trunk and carried boxes to the pension entrance.

 

“I’ll go to the owner’s house and get the key!”

 

Seong-sik ran across the gravel yard toward the owner’s house in the back.

 

***

 

Kim Ju-hyeong from Korea University’s Economics Department, who was Ryu Yeon-woo’s classmate, was helping his grandmother run her pension during vacation.

 

“Ugh, why won’t this work? It keeps cutting out.”

 

He tapped his smartphone where Netflix was playing for no reason.

 

Ju-hyeong, who had started with Ryu Yeon-woo’s work to enjoy the cultural life he had suppressed during his exam preparation and immediately booked ‘Spring Lovers’ the next day, had since become a movie buff and was consuming all genres indiscriminately.

 

Ding-dong—.

 

“Ah, looks like they’ve arrived.”

 

Ju-hyeong opened the entrance door with the pension key to give to the guests.

 

“Hello.”

“Ah, yes. You’re Mr. Woo Seong-sik, right? The barbecue fee is separate.”

 

Ju-hyeong explained the pension usage rules and handed over the key.

Seong-sik took the key, promising to keep the place clean.

 

“At least today’s guests don’t seem like troublemakers.”

 

Yesterday, some middle-aged men came and drank heavily all night, then vomited in the corner of the small room and just left, making his life miserable.

 

“Oh, I should bring them extra bedding.”

 

 

Knock knock—.

 

Ju-hyeong knocked lightly and entered the pension entrance hall.

 

“Guests, the provided bedding is for four people, so this… Huh?”

 

As he entered and was setting down the bedding, Ju-hyeong looked at Yeon-woo and pointed at him in surprise.

Thinking ‘Male fans who are this surprised are quite rare,’ Yeon-woo gave a light greeting.

 

“Hello.”

“What? Who came?”

 

The friends who were organizing food in the kitchen and putting it in the refrigerator came out to the living room.

 

“You’re Ryu Yeon-woo, right?”

 

Seong-sik frowned as he looked at Ju-hyeong pointing at Yeon-woo.

 

“Even if this guy is a celebrity, speaking informally right off the bat is a bit…”

 

At Seong-sik’s words, Ju-hyeong panicked and waved his hands, speaking to Yeon-woo.

 

“Oh, no, that’s not it. Yeon-woo, it’s me, class president Ju-hyeong.”

 

At Ju-hyeong’s words, Yeon-woo’s face showed recognition.

 

“Ah! The university class president? The one who occasionally called to inform me about things…”

“Yes! That’s right.”

 

Seong-sik, who had been glaring at Ju-hyeong for the sudden informal speech, finally relaxed his expression.

 

“What? So you’re Yeon-woo’s classmate?”

“Yeah. We’ve talked on the phone a few times.”

 

Occasionally, calls would come to manager Min-su’s mobile phone to inform Yeon-woo, who was on leave, about various matters.

 

Yeon-woo approached Ju-hyeong and shook hands.

 

“Nice to meet you. Since I took a leave right after enrollment, this is the first time we’re meeting?”

“That’s right. Haha. Nice to meet you.”

 

Scratching the back of his head, Ju-hyeong soon opened the entrance door.

 

“Well then, I’ll go back to work. I’ll light the charcoal for the barbecue, so let me know thirty minutes beforehand.”

 

Ju-hyeong, who was about to leave, seemed to remember something and closed the entrance door again.

 

“Oh, right! If you’re not too busy, could you sign a few autographs? My youngest aunt gave me pocket money but she’s really nagging me for not getting any autographs.”

“Of course. But I don’t have any paper or pen with me right now…”

“I’ll bring some!”

 

When Yeon-woo smiled and agreed, Ju-hyeong excitedly went out to get paper and a pen.

 

“What a small world.”

 

Yeon-woo chuckled at Seong-sik shrugging his shoulders.

 

Soon Kim Ju-hyeong brought paper and a pen, and after giving him autographs and playing simple card games with the kids, it was already getting dark.

 

“Should we start preparing the barbecue now?”

“I’ll go tell him and come back!”

 

Seong-sik put on slippers and went out, while the friends took out ingredients from the refrigerator.

 

“I’ll do the prep work.”

 

Yeon-woo rolled up his sleeves and took out a cutting board and paring knife.

 

“Wow, we’re seeing the knife skills we only saw on variety shows!”

 

Su-yeon and Yu-ri laughed and clapped.

 

Yeon-woo smiled and spun the knife before catching it.

Seeing this, the friends were startled.

 

“That’s dangerous, Yeon-woo. What if you get hurt doing that?”

“Oh, is it?”

 

When he held the knife, his habit from his agent days of playing with a hunting knife unconsciously came out.

 

“Now, please give me the vegetables.”

 

Su-yeon washed the vegetables under running water and handed them over to Yeon-woo.

 

Tak tak tak―.

 

The vegetables were quickly prepared with fast Knife Skills that rhythmically struck the cutting board.

 

“Wow, that’s really fast.”

“I know, this is my first time seeing this too.”

 

Jun-su had been a close friend since high school, but this was the first time he’d seen him cook outside of variety shows.

 

Though it was simple preparation that could hardly be called cooking, Yeon-woo made cuts in the sausages and meat so they would cook well.

 

“Guys, the fire’s ready.”

 

At Seong-sik’s voice from the yard, the friends became busy.

 

“I’ll take this, and Jun-su, please heat up the instant rice.”

“Okay!”

 

Carrying everything together, the barbecue table soon looked quite presentable.

 

“Coming out to play like this is so fun. Thank you, Yeon-woo.”

Su-yeon had said it in the car on the way here, but she expressed her gratitude once more.

 

“Ah, this is actually our first time too. You should come play often.”

 

At first he’d worried because of her shy personality, but since the kids quickly treated Su-yeon like a friend, he really thought it was great that she came.

 

Just then, Yeon-woo’s college classmate Ju-hyeong brought more Charcoal.

 

“Now that the fire’s caught, I’ll add some more charcoal and spread it evenly.”

 

Ju-hyeong skillfully placed the Grill Plate and spread the charcoal to make it burn gently.

Then he approached Yeon-woo and whispered quietly.

 

“By the way, Yeon-woo. What was that filming with actor Ma Seok-do on that big ship about? I’m dying of curiosity.”

“Wow, how do you even know about that?”

 

Yeon-woo was slightly surprised when the conversation turned to filming details that were more detailed than expected.

 

“Well, I actually became a movie geek during college life. Among geeks, we share paparazzi photos of new works in production too.”

“Ah, there’s that kind of world among movie fans too.”

 

However, due to the nature of ‘Master Plan’ which was somewhat of a plot-twist movie, the information he could reveal before release was limited, so Yeon-woo just brushed it off with laughter.

 

After that, Ju-hyeong lingered around Yeon-woo, asking if he needed anything else. Yeon-woo burst into laughter at the sight.

 

‘Right, if I had lived a normal college life in my previous life, I would have acted exactly like that. I couldn’t get enough of movies either.’

 

The meat cooked well with the blazing charcoal fire, and the night gradually deepened.

 

While laughing, chatting, eating and drinking with friends, Jun-su and Yu-ri quietly disappeared from their seats.

 

Jun-su had probably suggested taking a walk and taken Yu-ri to stroll around the area.

 

The two returned after a short while.

 

“Where did you go?”

 

At Seong-sik’s oblivious question, the two panicked and made excuses.

 

Yeon-woo’s eyes caught sight of the Necklace around Yu-ri’s neck.

 

Seeing the innocent love of friends who were like sons and daughters in terms of his previous life, a pleased smile crossed Yeon-woo’s lips.

 

“Congratulations.”

“Uh, well. Hahaha.”

“Ah, whatever. I need to clean up what we ate. I’m going in to wash dishes!”

 

At Yeon-woo’s congratulations, Jun-su smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head, while Yu-ri’s face turned red as she hurriedly gathered the Empty Plates and went into the pension.

 

Only then catching on, Seong-sik also grinned, while only Su-yeon, who didn’t understand, tilted her head in confusion.

 

***

 

Meanwhile, innocent love wasn’t the only kind.

 

At the same time, Han Hae-woon was pacing in front of the Pilates Academy run by Jung Hye-min.

 

While investigating his own death was important, as ‘former Team Leader’ no, ‘Ryu Yeon-woo’ had said, both his current life and past life were his own, so Han Hae-woon needed to first enjoy his revived life and decide what to do about his past relationships.

 

That’s why he came to the Pilates Academy.

 

It had already been several hours since he’d been pacing without mustering courage, deeply troubled about whether he should reveal his identity to his previous life’s wife and how to go about it.

 

“Sigh, what would be the right choice.”

 

Jjallang―.

 

Just then the Glass Door swung open and Jung Hye-min looked at Han Hae-woon.

 

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