The Granddaughter of a Chaebol Family Is a Genius Child Actress - Chapter 18

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The Granddaughter of a Chaebol Family is a Child Acting Prodigy
Episode 18
But where had Jin A gone?
Left alone, I finally looked around.
Usually, when the cut finished shooting, Jin A would come running over right away to take care of everything.
But for some reason, I couldn’t see her now.
‘Did she go to the bathroom……?’
I shuffled forward without thinking much about it.
It felt awkward to just stand around dazed in the middle of the Film Set.
And then it happened.
“……Sniff.”
A sweet and savory aroma brushed past the tip of my nose.
As though bewitched, I followed the scent.
And there it was — a table set up in one corner of the Film Set.
“Gasp.”
It was covered with all sorts of snacks.
My eyes went wide as I stared up at the table.
Muffins, cookies, chocolate, and more……. Someone had arranged so much that it filled the entire table.
Gulp—
“…….”
Saliva pooled in my mouth without my permission.
Especially since I’d just finished shooting.
Acting alone drains so much energy, and I’d even used the Charm ability the fox gave me!
Right, and if they’d laid it out here like this, they must want everyone passing by to eat it.
Wouldn’t the fox be hungry too by now?
‘Fox, should we eat just a tiny bit……?’
—Hmm, well. Stacked up like this, a piece or two won’t even show!
Great!
Emboldened by the fox’s consent, I approached the table.
‘It’s so high…….’
Up close, the table was higher than I’d thought.
Still, if I stood on my tiptoes, it would be within reach. I stretched up as far as I could, rising onto the balls of my feet.
My target: the chocolate muffin.
“Unh…….”
Just a bit more, just a little farther, and I could reach it!
That’s when my fingertips were trembling with the effort.
“Would you like this one?”
“……Eh.”
A gentle voice came from above my head.
***
“…….”
Yun Seon U gazed down at Yu Jin, who was contentedly eating the snacks he offered her.
‘She really does eat well.’
The small child, sitting at an angle as though shy, had already consumed three muffins.
Where did all these snacks fit in such a tiny body?
Her cheeks, puffed out at an angle, were swollen like balloons.
The sight reminded him of a small hamster, and Seon U let out a quiet laugh.
In this moment, she was nothing but a seven-year-old child.
‘She’s really so different from when she was acting.’
All actors differ before and after the camera, but watching Yu Jin, Seon U felt that gap keenly.
After the script reading, Yu Jin had already become something of a celebrity on the Film Set.
Everyone—staff and actors alike—spoke of her praises constantly, and her Acting justified every word.
‘How does she pull off such Acting at this age?’
Seon U recalled Yu Jin’s performance he’d watched from outside the set earlier.
A Sociopath without her own emotions, mimicking others.
Yet, because of her age, a strange dissonance remained—she couldn’t perfectly imitate others.
In the director’s words…… a true “monster.”
The child was performing that “monster” flawlessly.
Young though she was, she was truly remarkable, and her future held such promise.
That’s when it happened.
The child gnawing on the muffin glanced up, and our eyes met.
‘Oh.’
That’s when Yun Seon U realized his mistake.
Perhaps sensing his prolonged gaze, the child seemed to grow cautious, studying him warily.
Yun Seon U quickly softened his expression into a gentle smile to ease the tension.
“Yu Jin, do you remember me?”
“…….”
At his question, Yu Jin shook her head side to side.
It was the kind of head shake that meant she did remember.
“Ha, so you do remember. Thank you.”
Yun Seon U laughed lightly.
They’d only exchanged a brief greeting during the last script reading, yet she remembered him—truly a clever child.
Still, despite his friendly demeanor, Yu Jin said nothing and continued stealing glances at him.
Her cautious manner made Yun Seon U sweat inwardly.
‘Children are really hard to handle…….’
Even during his idol days, the group he belonged to had targeted late teens to twentysomethings; he’d had virtually no recognition among young children like Yu Jin.
Since he rarely encountered such small children, it felt all the more awkward.
‘Ah.’
As he was puzzling over this, Yun Seon U noticed that Yu Jin’s gaze had drifted back to the table.
“Would you like more?”
“……Yes.”
“Ha, go ahead. Eat plenty.”
***
‘……Gasp.’
I can actually see it.
Before I knew it, I swallowed hard.
-Whew, wait. Why does this person have such enormous bad luck…….
‘Bad luck?’
Just moments ago, the fox who’d been sneaking muffins had blurted that out upon seeing the actor.
At those words, I squinted hard, unsure, and then—faint black smoke began to appear before my eyes.
It was similar in intensity to what I’d seen from Kwon I Jun before.
Deeply dark, flickering like flames with a savage, eerie energy.
‘If it’s on the same level as Kwon I Jun’s, that’s seriously bad……?’
I knew something of Kwon I Jun’s future.
An endless cascade of brutal hardship.
And now this actor had the same misfortune looming over him.
The muffin in my mouth suddenly felt dry and bitter.
‘His name was Yun Seon U, wasn’t it.’
I remembered the staff members muttering long ago that he’d been a very famous idol.
Of course, our paths barely crossed.
I was a child actor, and Yun Seon U played the adult version of Ji Hun, the role Kwon I Jun had as a child.
Most of the adult actors filmed elsewhere, so this was the first time we’d met like this on the Film Set.
“Here.”
“…….”
Then Yun Seon U pressed another muffin into my hand.
‘Mm.’
I pouted my lips for no particular reason.
The way he shared snacks so freely made it obvious he was genuinely kind…….
But seeing that black smoke flickering around him like that really bothered me.
As I sat there worrying and kept stealing glances at Yun Seon U, that’s when it happened.
“Yu Jin.”
“Oh.”
That’s Jin A’s voice!
At the sound of her calling, I whipped my head around.
Jin A was approaching quickly from somewhere nearby.
I swallowed the last of the muffin and looked up at Jin A standing before me.
“Where were you, noona?”
“……I had something to talk to you about.”
Something to talk about?
‘What could that be……?’
I blinked up at her, and Jin A looked down at me with her usual expressionless face.
But it didn’t last long. She let out a small sigh and extended her hand toward me.
“There’s something I need to talk to you about. Do you mind coming with me for a moment?”
“Huh? Um. Yeah.”
I nodded without much thought and hopped down from my chair.
‘Oh, right.’
But as I started to move, I caught myself and whipped my head around.
I still needed to thank her for the muffin!
By then, however, a swarm of staff members had already crowded around Yun Seon U.
They seemed to be discussing something important, and their attention wasn’t on me.
……
“Yu Jin?”
“Yeah, I’m coming.”
It bothered me, but there was nothing I could do about it.
‘I’ll say hello if I see him again later.’
I turned back and took Jin A’s hand, walking alongside her.
A moment later.
After slipping away into a quiet corridor where no one else was around, I tilted my head and asked.
“But what’s this about?”
“Well……”
Jin A hesitated for a moment, her eyes wandering.
Caught off guard by how unlike her this hesitation was, I felt a flutter of confusion just as she spoke to me in a very careful voice.
“Yu Jin. Are you interested in joining a Talent Agency?”
……
……Whoa.
A Talent Agency!
My heart sank at the word.
I suddenly remembered that secret phone call I’d made to Su Hee last time.
‘No, no. Stay calm. Control your expression!’
But only for a moment—I quickly collected myself and smoothed out my face.
“No way. I’m not interested.”
I shook my head side to side with the most casual and shameless expression I could muster.
“…You’re not?”
“Nope. Really, I’m not? I don’t know anything about that stuff!”
Perfect!
I looked up at Jin A with great satisfaction.
But then.
‘…Wait. Huh?’
For some reason, Jin A was smiling faintly, the corners of her mouth lifting.
What was that reaction……?
Caught off guard by the unexpected response, I went rigid.
“My, my. Not interested in a Talent Agency?”
“…Eek!”
A cheerful voice came from behind, and suddenly my body lifted into the air with a pop.
I yelped in surprise and looked back while suspended in mid-air.
The moment I saw who it was, my eyes went wide.
“D-Director……?”
Of course it was Su Hee—she was the one holding me.
When our eyes met, her smile brightened even more.
She looked absolutely thrilled about something.
What on earth was happening?
As my head spun, Su Hee grinned and spoke.
“Our Yu Jin is such a natural liar? You really are a genius, aren’t you?”
“…Oh no.”
I sucked in a sharp breath.
How could you say that out loud like this……!

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