Kang PD and Jin Ho-jun, the representative of the production company, checked our approach from behind and then slowly moved forward. With a considerable gap between us, Jun and I followed them.
It was an unexpected turn of events due to a mix-up in receiving the audition time. I felt tension as if I were an actor about to audition. Rushing out due to the miscommunication about the time, I ended up feeling not only the tension downstairs but also an added layer of anxiety upstairs.
“Ah… It’s so nerve-wracking.”
“Yeah.”
“Huh? Jun, are you nervous too?”
“No? There’s not much to be nervous about.”
Looking down at me with wide-open eyes, Jun’s face looked so innocent that I couldn’t help but laugh.
“You just said ‘yeah’ a moment ago.”
“Oh, that? I meant the actors auditioning today would be nervous.”
“Oh, I see. Well, I…”
Right, there’s no way. Jun is a professional. I nodded involuntarily. The tension I was feeling seemed unique to me among the judges. I took a deep breath with my heart pounding.
However, amidst all this, Jun seemed to be contemplating the words I just said.
“If this is also considered tension, then I guess it’s tension.”
“Huh?”
“At twenty years old, wondering if I can meet a fantastic actor who will perfectly portray the you and me of that time in today’s project.”
Looking sideways at Jun, walking beside me, I thought. Really, I hope it happens just like you said. I hope we meet an actor who can portray you so lovably today.
“We’ll wait here. We should walk quietly now.”
Jun whispered as he looked ahead. We quickened our pace. A reassuring smile appeared on Kang PD’s face, easing my nerves a little.
“Hey, Director Kim and this writer have just arrived. Then, Representative Jin, please go in first.”
At Kang PD’s words, Representative Jin clapped his hands, indicating that it was burdensome to go in first. In fact, for those who knew Representative Jin well, it was a scene that could be laughed off as a truly representative act.
In fact, the first and foremost step for a movie to be made is to pass the investment evaluation. In other words, it’s about money. If there is no capital, the first shovel cannot be dug for the production of the film.
However, despite the fact that Representative Jin plays the most significant role in carrying out this investment project, he had no intention of authoritatively pushing forward only his opinion.
Even when top actors lined up to knock on the production company’s door, repeatedly reaching out to receive Jun’s script, and despite receiving frequent requests, Representative Jin, respecting Jun’s opinion, continuously responded with polite refusals.
So, Kang PD probably intended to let Representative Jin go in first, considering the hierarchy.
Even so, I, who knew Representative Jin’s usual demeanor, naturally understood and accepted his action of refusing at the door.
“Well, then, I’ll go first.”
In the face of Representative Jin’s firm refusal, Kang PD eventually seemed to take the lead. Kang PD went inside the door first, followed by Representative Jin, who turned back towards us with a subtle smile.
“Are you nervous?”
Jun asked me in confusion as he saw me taking continuous deep breaths, detaching my steps toward the door.
“Yeah, it seems to be getting more nervous.”
“How much?”
“Well… to the extent where it feels okay to be this nervous?”
Jun seemed dissatisfied with my honest answer.
“Feels like something’s up.”
“Huh? Something’s up?”
“You’re making a face I didn’t see when it’s just you and me. Somehow, I feel like I’m Jun.”
“Ah… Don’t worry about something unnecessary. It’s different from that kind of nervousness.”
“How is it different?”
At that moment, Jun, who had been walking a step ahead of me, abruptly stopped his steps. I stared at him blankly as it didn’t seem like a question worth stopping for.
“I’m curious about how it’s different.”
Suddenly, a hand reached out, starting to embrace my cheek. Whether it was an illusion that the angle of Jun’s head was tilting, my body instinctively moved backward as the hand hurriedly wrapped around my waist. Jun’s voice sounded beside me.
“Hey, Kim Jun…”
“Pfft, no one’s behind us. I was just fooling around after watching everyone. Did you get more nervous just now?”
“What?”
“As I approached, did you get even more nervous?”
“…Really like this?”
“Not like this. But whenever I see you, I feel like playing around. I can’t help myself.”
Even if that’s the case, what if you do this at work? I pushed Jun’s arm, pretending to be hurt, but not feeling any pain, I acted like I was pushed away in a hurry. Then, I nonchalantly grabbed the doorknob. Looking at my widened eyes, Jun nodded as if he understood everything and went inside.
Suppressing the laughter that came late, I bit my lower lip tightly. I followed Jun’s disappearing figure and entered the meeting room.
Following the instructions of the staff, I sat down as if fitting into the seat labeled ‘Writer Lee Haru.’ Jun’s seat was on the left, in the center.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
