The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 42

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Episode 42

 

When Dojehyeon set the stage, I had no choice but to share the behind-the-scenes story of my casting with writer Choi Gi-yeong.

 

The reactions of Byeon Seo-jun and Park Yeon-hui, who had been listening intently to my words with serious faces, were…

 

“I knew Sae-i was no joke, but she’s really no joke.”

 

“Wow, this is really no joke.”

 

The two kept repeating “no joke” as if they were broken. Moreover, Dojehyeon nodded along in agreement with their words.

 

“I’ll have to brag about this later. That I had dinner with a great actor.”

 

“Ah, come on! It’s not that much!”

 

Embarrassed by being praised so highly, I ended up scolding Byeon Seo-jun.

 

Maybe it was because I taught him acting when we filmed together for his special appearance. Byeon Seo-jun was the most comfortable among the three of them.

 

“Should I get an autograph? Sign this napkin for me. I’ll display it at home.”

 

“Hah…”

 

“Look at her being disgusted. She only acts like this with me, you know?”

 

Sigh. Byeon Seo-jun also seemed comfortable with me, as no matter how much I glared at him, his flattery was endless. At this point, it seemed like he was doing it to tease me rather than being sincere.

 

‘And I should be the one getting autographs.’

 

Byeon Seo-jun would later hit it big with a romantic comedy drama.

 

Usually playing an inflexible third-generation chaebol, but taking on the role of a smooth regular customer to the cafe part-timer female lead, he captivated not just Koreans but the world with his unique acting tone.

 

Byeon Seo-jun’s fan meetings were held all over the world, and the performances he showed there as a former idol also rode the algorithm and lifted him to stardom.

 

‘His handwritten autographs sold for huge amounts of money, even making the news.’

 

Even I knew the size of Byeon Seo-jun’s fandom, so that says it all.

 

But seeing that man waving a napkin in front of me saying he needed to get my autograph…

 

I felt like immediately calling him ‘Asia’s Grand Unified Rom-Com Prince’ Byeon Seo-jun and telling him about his future.

 

‘Hold back. No spoilers allowed.’

 

I’ll endure it. Firmly suppressing the future spoiler that had risen to the tip of my throat, I let out a “phew” and sighed.

 

“Director~ The youngest here is sighing at her seniors~”

 

Dojehyeon, Park Yeon-hui, and Byeon Seo-jun watched me like I was the youngest and chuckled.

 

Wait, hold on.

 

I don’t know about Byeon Seo-jun or Park Yeon-hui, but why is Dojehyeon just sitting there while they treat me like the youngest? You’re supposed to say you’re the youngest.

 

Just as I was about to say something to Dojehyeon, writer Choi Gi-jeong got up from her table and approached us.

 

I heard that writer Choi Gi-jeong entered a rest period after writing 【Your Blue Name】. Thanks to that, she was able to participate in today’s final filming commemoration dinner.

 

“Are you all having a good conversation? I saw you laughing continuously.”

 

She had arrived at our table and placed her hand on Park Yeon-hui’s shoulder as she started a conversation.

 

“I came to say goodbye. I have an appointment with unnie, so I think I need to head in first.”

 

Writer Choi Gi-jeong smiled brightly. By unnie, she seemed to mean writer Choi Gi-yeong.

 

Soon, her gaze, which had been casually chatting with Park Yeon-hui, briefly rested on me. And on Dojehyeon too.

 

“See you soon. Both Sae-i and Jehyeon too.”

 

She specifically called out the two of us.

 

At that moment, the table became quiet for a while.

 

‘Why just the two of us?’

 

Byeon Seo-jun was also at the table, as was Park Yeon-hui who had been chatting cheerfully until just before. Plus, Woon Seong-ha, who was still a bit of an outsider, was there too.

 

See you again…

 

What occasion would there be to meet writer Choi Gi-jeong again? The first broadcast day? The wrap-up party?

 

But if it were simply about the 【Your Blue Name】 team, there would be no reason to mention only Dojehyeon and me.

 

I scanned the reaction of Dojehyeon, who had been called along with me. He seemed flustered. Our eyes met as he was similarly rolling his eyes to look at me.

 

“Do you know?”

 

“How would I know.”

 

I asked silently with just lip movements, but Dojehyeon was equally unable to understand writer Choi Gi-jeong’s words.

 

Whether she knew my heart was dying of curiosity or not, the writer left the restaurant with a leisurely expression on her face.

 

***

 

Haem-nya-nya, the non-celebrity friend of famous drama fan Dyu-ko-chung, was a long-time fan of Park Yeon-hui.

 

Of course, she was essentially a drama fan too, so she watched dramas without discrimination, but if it was a drama starring Park Yeon-hui, she would even step forward to push for Blu-ray production.

 

And that wasn’t all. She was sincere enough to go see any stage greeting that Park Yeon-hui appeared in.

 

But even such Haem-nya-nya had worries…

 

Haem-nya-nya 🔒 @abigbigham

 

Is our unnie having burnout these days…

 

She doesn’t post photos and even when I follow her, her reaction is lukewarm…sob

 

I was actually really hurt..

 

The fact that Park Yeon-hui, whom she loved enough to sacrifice all her vacation days for, had become dead-eyed.

 

Of course, she didn’t think Park Yeon-hui had changed for no reason or due to celebrity disease. There must have been some reason.

 

And Haem-nya-nya and the very few genuine fans of Park Yeon-hui could easily guess the cause.

 

Park Yeon-hui’s agency, Mora Entertainment. Among fans, it was already famous for being incompetent and was called Mora Disaster, and that place was surely the cause of Park Yeon-hui’s withering.

 

It wasn’t just speculation based on circumstantial evidence.

 

A fan like Haem-nya-nya would know that Park Yeon-hui had unfollowed Mora Entertainment’s official Instagram account.

 

Unnie, please escape from that black company… Just as she was only praying for that, one day.

 

Haem-nya-nya 🔒 @abigbigham

 

It’s right that she’s exhausted from Mora Disaster treating her like crap

 

She’s not even a child actor, how many works are they making her do in a year? Is Park Yeon-hui a machine?

 

News of Park Yeon-hui’s casting came again. Since it was the lead role in writer Choi Gi-jeong’s work, she was excited, but on the other hand, she was completely disgusted with the agency that was overworking her.

 

Our unnie might really quit from exhaustion… Haem-nya-nya worried only about that and was anxious until the first broadcast.

 

As expected, Park Yeon-hui’s Instagram, which had been infrequent, completely stopped after the 【Your Blue Name】 casting. She even took down all her photos.

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

Haem-nya-nya, who had been refreshing Park Yeon-hui’s account daily in despair, was suspicious even when she saw the notification that appeared on her phone now.

 

[Park Yeon-hui (@heeyhuuy) just uploaded a new post.]

 

It was a notification for Park Yeon-hui’s Instagram post upload.

 

Did unnie get hacked? While her head was suspicious, her hands honestly pressed the notification. And.

 

“Are you crazy…”

 

Haem-nya-nya covered her mouth after checking the four photos. They were photos of Park Yeon-hui, who played Yeon Doyeon in 【Your Blue Name】, and a child actor.

 

Haem-nya-nya checked the tagged account with trembling hands.

 

Ju Sae-i. It was a familiar child actor. It was the newcomer her friend Dyu-ko-chung had mentioned.

 

Scrolling down, she could see the sentence Park Yeon-hui had written. The Doyeons who will overcome separation. Park Yeon-hui, who usually just posted photos indifferently, had even posted a comment.

 

Moreover…

 

Haem-nya-nya 🔒 @abigbigham

 

What is this?

 

Park Yeon-hui just took photos with a child actor and her eyes are sparkling again, crazy

 

Park Yeon-hui’s eyes were unusually bright and lively. Just like when Haem-nya-nya first became a fan.

 

Haem-nya-nya, who had observed her actor for a long time, immediately had an intuition.

 

The newcomer Ju Sae-i, whom Dyu-ko-chung was eagerly anticipating… seemed like she would help Park Yeon-hui escape from her dead-eyed state. This was definitely a clear green light.

 

Haem-nya-nya immediately followed Ju Sae-i. It was a moment when her already accumulated goodwill toward her friend’s new actor surged rapidly.

 

***

 

The dinner was racing toward its end.

 

I got up from my seat, wanting to get some fresh air.

 

Then Dojehyeon naturally got up, and Woon Seong-ha quietly followed behind. We ended up coming out as a group of three.

 

While I was breathing in the cool air, Dojehyeon and Woon Seong-ha took positions on either side of me and glanced at each other sideways.

 

“Ju Sae-i, did that person say he was learning acting too?”

 

“Ask him directly. Don’t bother Sae-i.”

 

Woon Seong-ha responded to Dojehyeon’s question with a good-natured smile. I could feel thorns embedded in the laughter.

 

“There has to be value in talking to that side.”

 

Why do these two keep having a power struggle? Aren’t they supposed to become friends later?

 

Woon Seong-ha is usually such a gentle kid, why does he go into battle mode whenever Dojehyeon is in front of him…

 

I’ve had enough fresh air, just as I was turning around to go back inside.

 

My phone vibrated in my pocket. A call was coming in from Grandfather’s personal secretary.

 

Grandfather still hadn’t woken up. Since he collapsed, I had lost contact with his personal secretary, who used to occasionally relay Grandfather’s words to me.

 

If he was calling me at this hour…

 

After sending Dojehyeon and Woon Seong-ha away first, I swallowed hard and answered the phone.

 

“Miss Sae-i, the Chairman wishes to see you in secret.”

 

At those words, my heart sank.

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