The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 77

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Episode 77

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The time when episode 3 of <The Mountain God Blesses> was released.

I sat in front of my laptop and took a deep breath.

Episodes 1 and 2 had already gained word-of-mouth success, and today was episode 3, the climax of the story.

[The Mountain God Blesses Episode 3 ＊Live]

As soon as the video started, the real-time chat window scrolled up at an insane speed.

Episode 3 was the peak of romance.

Mountain god Seo Hyeon-gyeom, whose long life had been tedious, and high school student So Ji-min, who needed his divine power to return to the modern era.

Since the mountain god would face extinction after transferring his power, Seo Hyeon-gyeom refused So Ji-min’s request for his divine power.

After that, So Ji-min followed him around and helped with his independence movement, continuing their strange cohabitation.

On screen, in the reeds field of Gyeonggi-do under pouring moonlight.

Seo Hyeon-gyeom brushed away So Ji-min’s disheveled hair with an indifferent yet affectionate touch.

“How strange.”

Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s low voice resonated.

A monologue about how this tedious life didn’t feel boring while he was with Min.

“When I’m with you, there’s no time to be bored.”

He gazed at Jimin with deep eyes and revealed his true feelings for the first time.

“…I take back what I said about not caring whether you live or die.”

Seo Hyeon-gyeom carefully wrapped So Ji-min’s hand in his.

“I want to live longer. With you.”

That arrogant mountain god who had bet her to kill him if she wanted to return to the modern era, now had developed an attachment to life.

The mountain god’s confession that followed.

So Ji-min’s eyes wavered, and a moment when a fresh yet heartbreaking current flowed between the two.

[Please-me: Is Dojehyeon’s gaze crazy]

[JuJu: Bring bleach, I need to drink it right now]

[Sohiaeyo: I’d really accept it if those two actually dated..]

The chat window was covered with cheers.

But happiness was short-lived.

After that sweet confession, near the end of episode 3, loud horse sounds could be heard from below the mountain.

“This way! We found his hideout!”

Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s dwelling had been discovered.

The peaceful daily life instantly became chaos.

Japanese soldiers with bayonets rushed in, and Seo Hyeon-gyeom reflexively hid So Ji-min behind his back while his eyes gleamed menacingly.

The screen alternated between showing So Ji-min’s surprised eyes and Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s determined face before cutting off abruptly.

Even before the ending credits rolled up, the comment section was devastated.

It wasn’t just because of the simple cliffhanger. It was because of the foreshadowing from episode 1.

[What’s-wrong-with-being-a-fan: Didn’t the teacher say in episode 1 that there are records of Seo Hyeon-gyeom but no one knows his end????]

[Jehyeon’s-wife: Ah shit.. doesn’t “no one knows his end” mean his body couldn’t be found because he disappeared?]

[Anonymous: Choi Kiyoung writes sad endings so well that I’m really worried… He’s really good at it.. He’s not going to die, right? He confessed today but what if he dies tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Deulma-watching-Dorahi: I literally screamed when the Japanese soldiers rushed in at the end, please let Hyeon-gyeom sweep them all away]

[Bamboo-shoot: Ju Sae-i.. your acting is crazy. In episode 1 you were like our daughter but in episode 3 the romance is great. I’d approve if you dated Jehyeon ^^]

People were trembling with anxiety, connecting the foreshadowing from episode 1 with the crisis situation in episode 3.

The factions split into ‘it’s going to be a sad ending’ vs ‘no, he’s a mountain god so he’ll win everything’ and opened a forum for debate.

I smiled contentedly as I read through the comments.

As people expected, episode 4 was going to be a sea of tears.

The male lead choosing extinction to save the female lead, and the female lead returning to the modern era to meet him again.

I clenched my fist as I looked at the exploding view count and the drama title that reached #1 in real-time search rankings.

Thanks to the chemistry with Dojehyeon, my recognition was also rising vertically.

With this momentum, after episode 4’s Intube release, the ratings increase during KDS broadcast would be a sure thing.

And this excitement would carry over as anticipation for <Your Blue Name> which would be released soon.

I smiled with satisfaction and closed my laptop.

Of course, tens of thousands more interesting comments would be posted by the time episode 4 was released tomorrow.

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The day after episode 4 of <The Mountain God Blesses>, the long-awaited final episode, was released.

As Ju Sae-i had predicted, the viewers’ reaction was truly enough to flood the world with tears.

Among them, Seo Hyeon-gyeom’s extinction and So Ji-min’s tearful performance achieved the highest view count. The explosive reaction comments were a bonus.

@Roco-joang-2129d

Mr. Choi Gi-young, are you insane? My tears won’t stop flowing.. I was sobbing when the mountain god disappeared and got smacked on the back by my mom ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅍ

@Neungi-mushroom-128fnd

Isn’t the line about burning through a long life and having a girl to remember really crazy? Choi Gi-yeong’s non-human pure romance male leads are really something you can’t get enough of

@Bugye-3sdfnsdj

Dojehyeon’s romance eyes need to be designated as national treasure urgently.. A woman here is dying

@Juhyeon-jrnjkn

I’m glad our Jimin survived but.. it was so sad seeing her left alone crying.. That cheerful kid breaking down and crying made me want to hug her.. How much the mountain god oppa’s heart must have hurt knowing Jimin would cry like that if he disappeared..

@Doremi-jajmsdj

Still, I’m glad it was a happy ending, please make it into a 16-episode series so I can rewatch it

Thus <The Mountain God Blesses> received praise as a well-made time-slip fantasy romance drama and firmly imprinted the name of newcomer Ju Sae-i in the public’s mind.

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Meanwhile, I pulled my hat down low for the first time in a while and got on a red bus bound for Gyeonggi-do.

To the place where I originally lived, and where Jihye, whom I was meeting today, was.

“Hey! Ju Sae-i! You really!”

As soon as I entered the tteokbokki shop near the school, our meeting place, Jihye, who had arrived first and finished ordering, greeted me roughly.

“I couldn’t sleep because of you yesterday, couldn’t sleep! Don’t you see my eyes are all swollen?”

“Was it that interesting?”

“It wasn’t just interesting. I really thought you were going to die at the end…”

Jihye carefully chewed her fish cake to avoid splashing tteokbokki sauce, and spoke seriously about her thoughts on The Mountain God Blesses.

“Do you know how much I prayed? Please save our Jimin, mountain god grandfather please… I watched with my hands clasped together!”

What’s with mountain god grandfather? That’s something that would make Seo Hyeon-gyeom cry if he heard it.

“But it’s not like I was dying, why go that far…”

“When a character dies, it feels like you’re dying! Anyway, I’m glad you came back alive, really.”

Well, I was never in mortal danger, but whatever.

Jihye drank her cider frantically with relief.

That sight was cute, and I was proud that my acting had moved my friend’s heart that much.

Puhit…

A strange laugh escaped without me knowing.

I rubbed my cheekbones, forcibly suppressing the corners of my mouth that kept trying to ascend to heaven.

“Eat a lot. I’m treating today. I’m a money-earning woman now.”

“Awoo, this is the tteokbokki that the mountain god bestowed!”

We chatted while dipping fried food in tteokbokki sauce like before.

The feeling of returning to the past Ju Sae-i, not a chaebol granddaughter or rising star. My heart relaxed comfortably.

At the cafe we moved to after finishing the tteokbokki.

Jihye stirred her iced americano with a straw while staring intently at me.

“But Sae-i.”

“Yeah?”

“You seem… different somehow.”

At Jihye’s sudden words, I stopped with the straw in my mouth.

“Different? How? Did I get prettier? Camera massage?”

“No, well, you were always pretty.”

Jihye, who casually agreed to my joke, rested her chin on her hand and examined me like she was studying me.

“It’s just… how should I put it… the atmosphere has changed.”

“…Wh, what do you mean.”

“You don’t seem like the Ju Sae-i I used to know.”

The intuition of a friend who was closest to me during this time…

My heart sank at her sharp observation.

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