The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 45

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Episode 45

 

I barely managed to separate the two and sat them down side by side. Just when I was about to decide how much we’d practice today.

 

“Maybe I should have just called Ju Sae-i alone.”

 

Dojehyeon, who I thought had calmed down, started round two.

 

“Trying to meet Sae-i alone in such a confined space, at this time, is a bit…”

 

“Unless I’ve lost my mind, why would I treat Ju Sae-i like shit?”

 

The two continued their sharp conversation with their heads down, eyes fixed on their respective scripts they’d brought.

 

“You never know. You might be crazy.”

 

At the comment that he wouldn’t touch me unless he was crazy, Woon Seong-ha immediately shot back. His eyes were full of wariness.

 

Dojehyeon let out a sneer.

 

“…I called her because it’s convenient to sync our emotions before going to set. Simple.”

 

Then he rolled his eyes toward me as if requesting backup. At times like this, he really seemed his age.

 

“Still.”

 

“What ‘still’? I just, just…”

 

“Just?”

 

“Just practicing acting with Ju Sae-i…”

 

“Practicing?”

 

Woon Seong-ha kept asking relentlessly without backing down. In this chain of questions, Dojehyeon answered as if entranced.

 

“Seems like it would be… fun…”

 

As soon as he said it, his eyes widened and he whipped his body around. His expression hardened instantly.

 

Why am I saying such things to him? The look of someone shocked at himself.

 

I see… So he suggested practicing together because he thought practicing with me would be fun.

 

What actor wouldn’t feel good hearing that acting with them is fun?

 

I barely held back my laughter and poked Dojehyeon’s shoulder repeatedly. His body flinched every time my finger touched him.

 

“Let’s practice, okay? Please.”

 

I changed the subject before Woon Seong-ha and Dojehyeon could exchange more words.

 

“Dojehyeon, shall we try the scene we designated? Stop fighting with Seong-ha.”

 

I took the 【The Mountain God Blesses】 script from Dojehyeon, and spoke to Woon Seong-ha in the gentlest tone possible, like Teacher Seong Hye-sim.

 

“Seong-ha, you watch carefully from the side. Dojehyeon’s acting.”

 

Because he’s a peer who acts as well as you, who will someday bloom with talent and reach the top. I swallowed those words.

 

I nodded at Dojehyeon, who had already taken his position. It was a signal that we could start.

 

The first scene we designated was the final scene of episode 1. The scene where male lead Seo Hyeon-gyeom discovers female lead So Ji-min on the mountain he rules.

 

I had no lines here. It was just a scene chosen to establish Dojehyeon’s tone and show it to Woon Seong-ha.

 

Dojehyeon lowered his head for immersion. He took several breaths, then slowly raised his head again.

 

“…!”

 

Wary eyes looked me up and down.

 

“Strange attire.”

 

The female lead So Ji-min’s clothing that I was acting would look odd to people from the past – modern clothes.

 

“An ordinary woman couldn’t have reached here without a single dirty spot.”

 

Dojehyeon had become the male lead Seo Hyeon-gyeom, observing So Ji-min’s appearance. Using a different tone from Yu Hajin’s role, which I’d first worked with.

 

“Are you human, or are you a demon?”

 

An atmosphere that seemed ready to kill me at any moment dominated the surroundings. It was overwhelming. Perhaps because he’d been filming historical dramas since his child actor days, even the relatively difficult historical drama tone came easily to him.

 

After finishing the simple scene, Dojehyeon quickly returned from Seo Hyeon-gyeom to his usual self. The transition was as easy as pressing a button on and off.

 

Teacher Seong Hye-sim once said I do that too… So this is how it looks from others’ perspective. I felt it anew.

 

“Seong-ha, did you see?”

 

After taking my eyes off Dojehyeon, I turned to look at Woon Seong-ha. However, Woon Seong-ha’s gaze was fixed on me, not Dojehyeon.

 

“You weren’t not watching, right?”

 

“Obviously he wasn’t watching. Ju Sae-i, just prepare for the next scene.”

 

Dojehyeon handed me water. The next designated scene was a conversation between Seo Hyeon-gyeom and So Ji-min during a night walk.

 

Seo Hyeon-gyeom is a mountain god losing his power, yet trying to exhaust his remaining divine power for Joseon’s independence.

 

So Ji-min asks why he, who isn’t even a citizen, would jump into flames while accepting annihilation.

 

“You asked why I do such things.”

 

Pointing to the ruins bathed in moonlight from high above, he says.

 

“Must the reason be grand? Look at that shining pond. Isn’t it too beautiful a sight to fade away with only us watching?”

 

“It is pretty, but why suddenly…”

 

“Because I hope that in the distant future, you and those close to you can enjoy this scenery.”

 

“…”

 

“That is the only reason for my actions. If this place remains beautiful in the future where you exist… that would be enough.”

 

Seo Hyeon-gyeom playfully ruffles So Ji-min’s hair to lighten the mood. After laughing at Ji-min who swats his hand away in annoyance, he says this.

 

“What, disappointed that it’s so trivial?”

 

“It’s not that.”

 

“You’re making a funny face.”

 

“No…!”

 

Ji-min, who had been choking up, bursts into tears. Because this place is beautiful in the future just as this man before her wished.

 

Besides Seo Hyeon-gyeom, someone else must have dreamed the same dream and tried to protect Joseon, this land.

 

Yet I had neglected this place, talking about restaurants and cafes. I had sighed deeply when I saw this place included in our graduation trip itinerary, thinking it would be boring. I was such… a fool.

 

Seo Hyeon-gyeom was destined to perish. He would probably picture this place’s future until his last breath. I felt sorry for not understanding that.

 

“Why, why the sudden tears…!”

 

Hyeon-gyeom looks at the sobbing Ji-min and flounders, unbecoming of a mountain god.

 

“Come now, stop crying!”

 

While comforting her not to cry, he also threatens her like an old-fashioned person, saying tigers will take her if she cries.

 

“Stop crying…!”

 

As a last resort, he offers Ji-min a flower he created with his divine power. Seeing the flower that sparkles even at night, Ji-min stops crying.

 

The scene ends with Ji-min holding that flower up to the night sky.

 

I came to my senses after being entranced, becoming So Ji-min, crying and laughing. My nose was stuffy from crying.

 

Soon after, Dojehyeon, who had emerged from Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s emotions, muttered quietly.

 

“If I knew it would be this fun, I would have called you sooner…”

 

Dojehyeon turned toward me, eyes sparkling as he spoke.

 

“Ju Sae-i.”

 

“*sniff* What.”

 

“You… be my practice partner for my other works too.”

 

Would that work?

 

***

 

Despite showing his acting right in front of him, Woon Seong-ha seemed not to have watched Dojehyeon’s performance at all.

 

When I tidied my tear-stained face and looked toward where Woon Seong-ha was, our eyes met immediately. Frozen, he didn’t take his gaze off me.

 

“Don’t look at me, look at Dojehyeon.”

 

“Leave him be. He probably wants to play the female lead later.”

 

Woon Seong-ha, who would normally have immediately confronted Dojehyeon, was quiet.

 

I approached Woon Seong-ha and tapped him. What’s he going to do later if he’s this distracted… I suddenly felt worried.

 

Let’s just have him try it directly. Then at least it would be practice. With that thought, I handed the script to Woon Seong-ha.

 

“Want to try Jehyeon’s part? Here, the part Dojehyeon and I were going to do next.”

 

When I pointed to the script, Woon Seong-ha nodded repeatedly. When I stepped back, he gripped the script tightly and scanned it earnestly.

 

“Sae-i.”

 

Not much time had passed when Woon Seong-ha called me as I was resting.

 

After putting down the script, he sent me a look that said he was ready.

 

I put down the water I was drinking, stood up, and faced Woon Seong-ha.

 

The scene where Seo Hyeon-gyeom, who had consistently refused to hear about the future, asks about the future after hearing news that he lost his comrades.

 

Since it would be difficult to express the calm yet agitated emotional line, I tried not to have high expectations.

 

Moreover, Dojehyeon’s performance as Seo Hyeon-gyeom was so perfect that it would be fortunate if he could follow even half of it.

 

With a quiet face, Woon Seong-ha looked at me. Just as he slowly opened his mouth.

 

“…!”

 

The Practice Room froze instantly.

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