“Brother, we’ve arrived! I’ll check how far the shooting has progressed and then come back, so get ready!”

Soo Yeon opened her eyes at the sudden sound of Myung Woo’s voice.

Through the car window, she saw a familiar landscape.

It was the shooting location she had visited several times already.

Even though she hadn’t entered the set yet, she already felt nervous and started sweating.

The memory of her first visit to the set after she and In Ho had switched bodies was enough to make her feel dizzy.

“Phew, phew.”

Soo Yeon took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

Then, she remembered what In Ho had said just before leaving home.

“Yoon Ji Hyuk is a puppet character who’s lived his whole life according to his parents’ wishes. He was born with everything but has never lived his real life or known what he truly wants.”

“…….”

“He falls in love with a woman he meets by chance on a business trip, and that’s when he starts to realize things he never knew before.”

“…….”

“Feelings like loving someone, the desperation to protect them at the cost of everything he owns, and the desire to live his own life, not the one his parents wanted.”

“Puppet, puppet…”

The explanation of the character was not short, but the word that stuck in Soo Yeon’s mind was ‘puppet.’

This alone helped her to broadly understand the character In Ho was playing.

A puppet who had everything but lived according to his parents’ wishes.

That was the perfect description of her own life.

She, too, had never lived her real life or known what she truly wanted until she fell in love with someone she met by chance.

“I know it’s hard and confusing to suddenly do something you’ve never done before without any preparation. I feel really sorry that all I can offer are these few words of advice. But it’s sincere.”

“…….”

“I hope you can try. We can’t help it for now. There’s no other way. So, for the time being, you pretend to be me, and I’ll pretend to be you. Let’s try our best for each other.”

In Ho had asked her with an unusually serious face.

And Soo Yeon always found herself weakened in front of his sincere requests.

She sighed lightly and nodded.

Only after hearing her response did In Ho relax slightly and smile gently.

He then calmly explained to her about his experiences and know-how from when he first started acting.

Soo Yeon listened attentively to In Ho.

She wondered if hearing these stories would make a big difference, but she had to try.

She couldn’t collapse holding her head like last time.

“Yes, I can do it. I just have to try.”

Snapping out of her thoughts, Soo Yeon resolved herself with a fairly confident face.

She opened the script she had been holding and reviewing all the way from home to the shooting location.

Although she had a good memory and had memorized all the lines for the upcoming scene, she checked them again.
She could recall her lines effortlessly now, but once the shooting began, she might make mistakes due to nervousness.

Forgetting lines under pressure was not an option.

As she was recalling her memorized lines, a loud noise suddenly pierced her ears.

Soo Yeon helplessly raised her head.

When she moved her gaze beyond the car window, her eyes widened in shock.

Simultaneously.

In Ho couldn’t get up from the sofa, his face showing discomfort.

It had been a while since he saw off Soo Yeon, yet he couldn’t find peace of mind.

His concern was not just for Soo Yeon, but also for Young Sun.

“Why would she suddenly tell me not to come?”

In Ho furrowed his brows, deep in thought.

He didn’t know the details behind the daily visits to the Seongbuk-dong house, but if his mother had forced Soo Yeon to do so, there was no reason to suddenly tell her not to come.

“Come to think of it, she was acting strange at the hotel yesterday too…”

Could something else have happened before he swapped bodies with Soo Yeon?

Otherwise, there was no reason for such behavior.

Her voice telling him not to come was too sincere to be sarcasm, which made him even more uneasy.

“Ah, I really can’t figure it out.”

In Ho rubbed his temples.

Ultimately, it was a relief that Young Sun’s mood had seemingly softened for whatever reason, but the lack of clarity was frustrating.

“Everything is just too confusing. Ugh.”

In Ho sighed deeply and leaned back into the sofa.

It seemed best to rest his mind for a bit.

He hadn’t slept much due to worrying all night and hadn’t stopped thinking since early morning, feeling like he was on the verge of overload.

He relaxed his body and closed his eyes tightly.

His body quickly felt drowsy, a sign that the tension was easing.

“Maybe I should catch up on some sleep…”

His eyelids grew heavier.

Thinking of Soo Yeon, who was struggling at the shooting site in his place, he felt he shouldn’t be doing this…

But he couldn’t shake off the overwhelming drowsiness.

Ding dong.

The sound of the doorbell resonated loudly inside the house.

In Ho’s eyelids snapped open instantly.

“Who could it be?”