“I thought you disliked me because you were so quiet.”
An anti? As someone who prides herself on being in the top 1% of Lee Jaeho’s fans, how could she be an anti?
It was a dilemma whether to admit she was a fan or not.
She couldn’t say it because she knew well that Lee Jaeho greatly disliked public exposure of his personal life. The moment he knew she was a hardcore fan, he would be greatly uncomfortable.
Anyway, she could never be an anti. Better to die than be that.
“No, I think Mr. Lee Jaeho is a… good actor.”
Dajeong awkwardly responded.
“That’s a relief. I thought you hated me because you didn’t laugh.”
“Oh, no! Not at all. Absolutely. How could I. I mean, I don’t dislike… Mr. Lee Jaeho.”
As she flailed her hands and babbled, Lee Jaeho just watched without interrupting. Dajeong thought about how ridiculous her waving hands must look.
“So, I mean… I don’t dislike Mr. Lee Jaeho.”
Even a baby learning to talk would be more logical than this. Yoon Dajeong. What are you saying…
“Yes. You don’t dislike but don’t like either. Most people are like that.”
Lee Jaeho looked at his coffee cup and laughed bitterly. Why was his laughter bitter? Did the fact that she neither disliked nor liked him make him bitter?
But they had to face each other here for a while, and revealing that she was a fan would burden him. She didn’t want to worry him about exposing his private life.
“I, I admire your acting, so, I like you. As an actor, I mean.”
Curiosities began to surface in her mind. Whether he had other schedules after the last movie shooting, how he ended up coming to this pension, if he came alone, and how long he would stay… However, Dajeong did not have the courage to ask any of these directly.
“I came here because I needed a break. I haven’t taken a break in almost three years. I wanted a quiet place, and our manager found this place. I used to travel to Taean quite often.”
As if reading Dajeong’s mind, he started talking smoothly. Dajeong nodded unconsciously and replied.
“Oh, yes. Since you just finished filming a movie…….”
“How did you know that?”
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Just when Dajeong’s heart seemed to calm down a bit, it started pounding again. Her heart seemed ready to either burst out of her body or sink into the ground.
Right. How do I know that? What should I say?
“Uh, I think I saw an article recently. An article.”
Now there was no more coffee to drink. Dajeong buried her gaze in the empty coffee cup and cursed herself inwardly.
“That’s strange. The release is still far off, so there shouldn’t be many articles. I don’t remember doing any interviews either.”
“Well, I just happened to……”
A soft chuckle was heard, and Dajeong slightly lifted her head. Did she hear wrong? Jae-ho Lee was just expressionless.
Or not. Was there a slight smile on his lips? It was hard to tell.
“Right. You could have just happened to know.”
He nonchalantly moved on from the topic. Dajeong sighed a sigh of relief internally. Fortunately, her heart was still in her body.
To meet Lee Jae-ho like this…….
She had never even dreamed of it. The most ecstatic thought Dajeong ever had was that he might remember her name at a fan signing event. Of course, she knew it was a fanciful thought. But still, dreams are meant to be dreamed.
‘But Lee Jae-ho has a good personality, too.’
It was reassuring to know he wasn’t just a man who pretends in front of the camera. She hadn’t expected him to be so kind as to offer tea to a stranger. She had thought he would be somewhat indifferent and cold.
With eyes and a body of a complete bad boy, yet so tenderhearted…… Her heart felt like it was melting with sweetness, but Dajeong suddenly became scared.
‘This isn’t something to be happy about….’
She didn’t want to be charmed privately without preparation. If this time extended, it would only be a matter of time before she started liking Jae-ho Lee, the man, not the celebrity. And that would be the most tragic event in Dajeong’s life.
‘Why harbor feelings for a man you can’t reach.’
She didn’t want a painful love. She was already tired of suffering in life. Her consistent rejections of Gyeongmi’s matchmaking were partly because of Lee Jae-ho, but more so because she didn’t want to give her heart to any man.
The fear of the pain that comes after a breakup was too great to even consider starting something. Losing someone is as painful as having your heart torn out.
The same goes for Jae-ho Lee. Just admiring him as a fan was enough, so Dajeong tried hard to keep her expression neutral.
He said he was here for a rest, so it would be 2-3 days, or at most a week. It might be awkward during that time, but seeing his face a few more times would be lucky. So, just endure these few days.
It’s not like I’ll be here with Lee Jae-ho for a whole month’s vacation. It’s just a brief moment. After that, I’ll take time for myself……
“How long are you staying, Ms. Dajeong? I plan to stay for about a month.”
Jae-ho shattered Dajeong’s thoughts.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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