The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 59

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Episode 59

 

Filming for <Sanshin-nim’s Blessing> resumed.

 

The cold and body aches actually turned out to be a blessing. After being sick for a few days, there wasn’t a trace of swelling on my face. Moreover, the dark circles gave me a somewhat melancholic atmosphere.

 

‘I didn’t sleep because I was reading comments…’

 

I knew public opinion had been bad after the official casting announcement for <Sanshin-nim’s Blessing>. With Father and Aunt constantly hitting the dislike button, how could I not know?

 

Was it a coincidence that the <Your Blue Name> teaser was released at that time?

 

Anyway.

 

Fortunately, thanks to the timely release of the <Your Blue Name> special teaser, all the hate comments turned into fangirl comments.

 

Isn’t she a genius? She’s so good? This is the first child actor who doesn’t get overshadowed by Dojehyeon’s acting, I’ll watch the actual broadcast, comments like that…

 

Praise makes even Ju Sae-i dance. I stayed up all night reading comments in my first dopamine shower until Father caught me and confiscated my phone.

 

Though I got it back the next morning.

 

“Let’s prepare for filming!”

 

Today’s scene was an important turning point where the emotional line deepened.

 

The scene where the modern female protagonist So Ji-min realizes that the mountain god before her eyes is actually Seo Hyeon-gyeom, the tragic independence fighter she heard about in Korean history class.

 

A man with records but an unknown end. A man whose only trace was a single ornament he tried to give to a woman.

 

That tragic protagonist was right in front of So Ji-min, casually maintaining his firearm.

 

“Ready… Action!”

 

The moment the slate clapped, the density of the air changed.

 

Dojehyeon was no longer the younger brother I knew.

 

He was the mountain god Seo Hyeon-gyeom himself – weary, languid, and lonely from this land’s screams.

 

‘I need to match that level too.’

 

I closed my eyes and took a breath. It was time to become So Ji-min again.

 

***

 

The mountain god wiped the oiled gun barrel with a cloth and murmured lowly.

 

“Human life is but a moment anyway. No matter who becomes the master of this land, to the mountains and vegetation, it’s just a passing wind.”

 

His dry gaze cut through the air.

 

“But why do I keep… hearing the sound of this land crying?”

 

It was perfect. Dojehyeon’s acting was flawless. A normal rookie would have stumbled over their lines under such pressure.

 

But Ju Sae-i was different. Ju Sae-i was immersed as if she had put on So Ji-min’s soul.

 

So Ji-min’s gaze stopped between the mountain god’s fingertips and the old firearm, then slowly rose to his face.

 

It wasn’t the simple look of admiring a handsome mountain god like before. It was a gaze that only someone who already knew the outcome of this struggle could show.

 

A figure whose name appeared in a corner of a textbook was breathing alive before her.

 

An independence fighter who disappeared without a trace. According to his words, this man would eventually vanish. He would meet a death no one would remember. Despite being able to live eternally, he would sacrifice everything for this land.

 

So Ji-min’s pupils trembled. Moisture gathered around her eyes. But she didn’t cry. She just swallowed the tragedy she had learned with labored breathing.

 

Eventually, Ji-min’s lips twisted upward. An expression that was neither smiling nor crying.

 

“…You’re such a fool.”

 

It was a line from the script. Originally, it should have been delivered in a blunt, scolding tone, but Ji-min’s voice, as acted by Sae-i, was fragile and crumbling with moisture.

 

“Having lived so long… yet suffering because of mere passing wind.”

 

Ji-min took a step closer.

 

“As you said, no matter who becomes the master of this land, you don’t need to do this.”

 

She looked down at the gun in the mountain god’s hand. The fact that someone who had loved life decided to kill was heartbreaking.

 

Ji-min reached out to grab his sleeve, but hesitated just before touching and clenched her fist in the air. As if touching him would make this strong man disappear according to history.

 

That fear lingered in each trembling fingertip.

 

‘You were Seo Hyeon-gyeom.’

 

Even without words, her inner thoughts seemed audible. Ji-min’s eyes were saying exactly that.

 

‘I know your end. I know that all you’ll leave behind is one old ornament.’

 

The weight of that devastating ‘knowledge’ pierced through the camera lens.

 

The watching director dropped the pen he was holding. He leaned forward as if being sucked in, forgetting to breathe.

 

Dojehyeon was the same. As her scene partner, he sensed Ju Sae-i’s state with his whole body. Right now, Ju Sae-i was looking at him not as Dojehyeon, but as Seo Hyeon-gyeom himself, destined for death.

 

The compassion and love in So Ji-min’s eyes were so deep that Dojehyeon almost forgot his lines.

 

It was an immersion so intense it made his heart grow cold. A gaze that made even the mountain god who had lived through long ages want comfort.

 

“…”

 

Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s gaze wavered. It wasn’t acting. It was a reaction swept up by the emotional waves Ju Sae-i had thrown.

 

However, even that wavering melted perfectly into the performance like part of the direction.

 

“Cut! Okay! Waaaah!”

 

The director’s shout broke the silence.

 

However, the set didn’t immediately become noisy. All the staff members just stood there dazed, overwhelmed by the scene they had just witnessed.

 

“…Wow.”

 

Someone let out a small exclamation.

 

“Did you see that expression just now?”

 

“I got goosebumps…”

 

The murmuring gradually grew louder.

 

Meanwhile, Sae-i collapsed into her seat with the cut call. Her legs seemed to have given out from pouring out too much emotion.

 

Dojehyeon put down the prop gun and stared blankly at Sae-i.

 

Ju Sae-i’s acting that had just overwhelmed him remained in his mind like an afterimage. He rubbed his face dry and muttered.

 

“…She’s really a monster.”

 

The set had been completely devoured by that small body.

 

***

 

A few days later.

 

A luxury hotel banquet hall in Seoul.

 

Under a huge banner reading ‘Seohe Electronics, Opening a New Era,’ the moguls of South Korea’s business world gathered one after another.

 

Pouring camera flashes and the sound of champagne glasses clinking filled the space.

 

Representing Dongwoo Group instead of Chairman Joo were Ju Suduk’s family and Joo Jeong-hui.

 

“Mr. Suduk, thank you for last time.”

 

“Oh, Congressman. Don’t mention it. Please continue to support us.”

 

Ju Suduk smiled as if Dongwoo Group was his own. Beside him sat his wife, daughter Ju Suyeon, and Joo Jeong-hui in a row.

 

Ju Suyeon gripped her champagne glass tightly and twisted up the corners of her mouth.

 

While it was unfortunate that Grandfather had collapsed, coldly speaking, it was an opportunity for Ju Suduk’s family.

 

As long as that strict old man was holding on, they would obviously be treated as second-class forever.

 

‘With Grandfather resting, we can finally breathe like this.’

 

Even after discharge, Chairman Joo reduced his schedule and rested for his health stability.

 

Thanks to that, Ju Suyeon could attend main events like today instead of Grandfather. It was symbolic in itself.

 

She could feel people’s gazes focused on Father and herself. This was the perfect chance to solidify the next succession structure.

 

And there was another reason to rejoice.

 

‘Ju Sae-i can’t come to places like this!’

 

The medicine Ryu Dokyung provided? It’s useless. I’m the protagonist, and you’re just an entertainer forever in the shadows.

 

Ju Suyeon lifted her head high, intoxicated with a sense of victory.

 

Just then, the entrance became noisy. People’s gazes were focused in one direction.

 

“Who could it be to cause such a stir?”

 

Ju Suyeon frowned and tilted her head. What important person had arrived to cause this commotion? Had a celebrity come?

 

In the distance, she could see a woman walking in under the brilliant chandelier lighting.

 

Her hair neatly swept back, not wearing fancy clothes or accessories yet still radiant.

 

“…!”

 

Ju Suyeon’s pupils dilated as if they would burst.

 

‘This can’t be.’

 

There stood Ju Sae-i, who definitely shouldn’t have been invited.

 

“…Ju Sae-i?”

 

Ju Suduk also nearly dropped his champagne glass in shock.

 

An uninvited guest. No, someone who could have been invited but was thoroughly excluded by Ju Suduk’s side had walked in on her own.

 

Ju Sae-i’s gaze was aimed precisely at Ju Suyeon. Her smile with just the corners of her mouth slightly raised seemed to say:

 

Did you think I wouldn’t be able to come?

 

Ju Suyeon’s hands began to tremble. Emergency alarms rang out in her mind where all thought had stopped.

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