There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 223

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Part 2, Episode 49
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Since when?
When Hyuk asked the question, Eun-o recalled for the first time the day he had seen Yewon on the big screen.
It must have been in “The Water Palace.”
He’d glimpsed her on television often enough, but this was the first time he’d seen her in a film.
From childhood, Eun-o had gone to the movie theater in Jongno every weekend with his father, just the two of them.
It was a tradition of sorts—theirs alone. Watching low-budget films in that small theater, encountering new faces, discovering new directors.
And that day, the new face Eun-o met was her.
“So, what did you think of this one, Eun-o? I really enjoyed it. The script was good, and everyone acted well. Especially that girl… what was her name? Yewon?”
“…Yes.”
“She’s going to be a wonderful actress when she grows up.”
Since he thought exactly the same thing, Eun-o said nothing and simply sucked down the rest of the Coke they’d left in the theater.
She really did seem like she’d become a fine actress.
By then, maybe I’ll have become a good director too. Then we might meet again—within the frame of a work together.
At the time, that was the full extent of his thoughts.
But as her works came into the world one by one, Eun-o had to admit his thinking had been wrong.
She was not someone who would become a good actress.
She already was one.
He was still nothing, yet she had already become such a perfect actress.
From that day on, Eun-o harbored a desire to catch up to her—to become a director as remarkable as she was, so he could capture that face within his own camera.
He wanted to create a work that could not exist without her, a piece that would make her say “I want to do it” the moment she received his script.
“Proof of Summer” was the work he created with that heart.
But Yewon became an actress watched by the entire world through “A Very Another Day,” surpassing his dreams by far.
In the end, Eun-o came to accept that catching up to her would require a very long time, and he made the decision to release “Proof of Summer” into the world.
Though it was a work created for her, he told himself it was inevitable.
And then.
“Hello! Um, my name is Yewon. I’ve been really close with Hyuk since we were little.”
When he first met her.
Eun-o understood that this was an opportunity heaven had given him.
And he had no intention of letting it slip away.
That was exactly where his feelings ended.
But then….
“Why don’t we just go grab something to eat?”
For some reason, he didn’t want to give this guy a good answer.
…….
Hyuk watched Eun-o with a sullen gaze, clearly avoiding the question.
Running away like this—typical.
“Yewon’s a good kid. Don’t hurt her like that.”
“Hurt her?”
“Yeah. Last time, you cornered her, asking if you were trying to control her work with money.”
At Hyuk’s words, Eun-o quietly looked away.
Well.
If HiOne Entertainment and Sumbbit Film hadn’t offered his father, Director Yu Jungseok, a sum that seemed “absurd,” Eun-o wouldn’t have said such things to her.
But the moment he enrolled in this school and met Yewon, her family suddenly started offering such money to Director Yu Jungseok?
Could all of this really be coincidence?
He had no idea what Yewon’s intentions were, but Eun-o had been wary from the start.
There were plenty of people out there who had given his family hope with money, only to inflict far greater despair.
But Eun-o had no intention of explaining his circumstances to Hyuk.
Instead, he picked up the storyboard and stood.
“What? Where are you going?”
He could sense Hyuk, bewildered, following behind him, but Eun-o paid it no mind.
One way or another….
The moment he stepped out into the hallway.
“Eun-o!”
Baek Yuyeong, the center of the third-year girls in the Film Production Club, called out to greet him.
Eun-o looked at Yuyeong without expression.
There were several third-year students from the Film Production Club gathered around her.
“Hey, Yoo Eun-o. Are you really…Baek Yuyeong?”
Mun Hyeok, who had followed him, seemed to notice Yuyeong and the others and spoke in a confused voice.
“What’s this, you two planning to skip lunch?”
The wider Baek Yuyeong smiled, the colder Hyuk and Yoo Eun-o’s expressions grew.
Baek Yuyeong.
After two years, both of them knew exactly what kind of person she was.
Once Yewon was cast as the female lead in , Yoo Eun-o made a point of giving her no roles at all.
He had no intention of creating unnecessary friction on a set already stretched thin with exhaustion.
As a result, Yuyeong was forced to join a different project, and from then on had shown quiet hostility toward Yoo Eun-o and the team.
Of course, this was something only the third-years knew about.
If it were just Yoo Eun-o alone, perhaps—but with Sung Jiwon, the Film Production Club’s vice president, on the team, she couldn’t move against them openly.
“….”
Hyuk watched her with an uneasy expression.
Unlike the other third-years, she knew how to think strategically. She wasn’t stupid enough to bully someone outright.
Yuyeong was remarkably skilled at bleeding people dry, indirectly.
Plenty of students had suffered emotional damage at her hands.
“What, Mun Hyeok? Cheer up~ We’re in the same club now, after all.”
“…Yeah, right.”
At her words, Hyuk forced his facial muscles to relax.
But Yuyeong, as if she already knew exactly why he was wary of her, let out a soft laugh and moved past the two boys.
And where she was headed….
‘Downstairs!’
The moment they saw her turn toward the staircase, alarm bells went off in both their heads simultaneously.
The two boys locked eyes without a word passing between them, then immediately followed her down the stairs.
And with terrible timing at that.
“…So I told them it was fine. Really, that sort of thing….”
Yewon was heading downstairs with her friends toward the playground!
Each of them holding a bread roll from the school kiosk!
“Oh, it’s Lee Yewon?”
“!”
If the two boys spotted her, there was no way Yuyeong had missed her.
The moment Yuyeong spoke Yewon’s name, the two boys rushed faster down the stairs and cut off her path.
“…What are you doing?”
Yuyeong asked with a crooked smile.
“….”
“…….”
They’d blocked her way on pure instinct….
But they had no explanation for what they were doing.
“Oh, is that… the board director?”
Then Hyuk suddenly blurted it out.
“…?”
At that, Yuyeong’s brow furrowed as she turned to follow where Hyuk was pointing.
And there….
“What? Did my ears deceive me? Did you say ‘the director’ instead of ‘Director’?”
It was actually Hyun Rion!
“!”
Yuyeong’s brow creased deeper still.
Everyone knew about the relationship between the director and Yewon—though unofficial.
Of course, the reason Leon had appeared so suddenly in the first place was….
‘How dare you set your sights on my niece~? Bang. If she were an adult, I’d settle this right now….’
Though truthfully, Leon was watching through the CCTV and had appeared to stop these reckless third-years in their tracks.
“Oh. I’m so sorry, Director. We were just startled….”
“Your behavior’s been a bit off lately, Mun Hyeok.”
“My apologies…….”
In any case.
That was how Yuyeong had to leave empty-handed.
…And Yoo Eun-o and Hyuk remained rooted to that spot, guarding it like stone sentinels.
“So then, Yoo Eun-o. Why won’t you answer?”
“Stop meddling in other people’s business and focus on your own.”
Bickering at each other like that.
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Meanwhile.
“…?”
Yewon lifted her head, sensing a gaze from somewhere.
Yet when she looked around, she couldn’t locate its source.
What was that? Just her imagination?
“What’s wrong, Yewon?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
At her friends’ question, Yewon shook her head hurriedly. For the first time in ages, she could genuinely focus on her classmates.
Following Siwoo’s advice, once she’d begun reaching out to the others, they’d gradually started opening up to her as well.
For instance—
“Um, I’m on a different team from you, but could I ask you about acting? I got feedback that my pronunciation was off here, but I can’t figure out what’s wrong….”
“Which line is it? Oh, that one…. That’s probably because of the long and short vowel distinction. Though honestly, people don’t really distinguish those these days. Your instructor is quite meticulous.”
“R-really? So it’s not that my acting is weak?”
“No. It’s something most people miss. Still, it’s good to pay attention to those details. I’ll help you review it too.”
“Really…? That would be so helpful….”
There were friends coming to her asking for help with their acting.
“Hey, Yewon. Remember that short film critique the teacher assigned last time…? Have you finished it? Since it’s an early work by Director Yeon Taejung, I was wondering….”
“Oh, that one! Yeah. I studied critical analysis on it ages ago since it’s Grandfather’s work. Want me to share the sources I used?”
“Wow. I’ve had such a hard time finding resources that old…. Can you really do that?”
“Of course. It’s not difficult. I’ll scan them and send them to you today! Will you give me your phone number?”
“Huh. So we’re exchanging numbers?”
“Yeah. We’re in the same class anyway. I thought it’d be nice to get closer…!”
“…That’s really nice…!”
There were also friends asking for help with film-related assignments.
None of these requests were difficult, so Yewon was simply happy to be able to help them.
[Congratulations! Everyone is beginning to develop ‘solid’ favorability toward you!]
[…(22▲/60)!]
The Quest was progressing smoothly as a bonus.
Unaware that someone was running around busily to protect her, Yewon simply smiled with genuine happiness.

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