When Se Kyung made a puzzled face, not understanding what she meant, Ju Hee sighed, deflating.
The staff who had been tidying up the equipment were peering at the two, wondering what was happening.
“Always trying to stand out on your own. You’re unhappy unless you’re the main character, aren’t you?”
Ah, so she was annoyed because today’s shooting wasn’t focused on her?
Se Kyung shook her extended hand in embarrassment and blew a puff of air on her fingertips.
“We’re all individuals. We’re not toddlers. This is our workplace. I’m not your nanny. Do I need to take care of you all the time?”
“What?”
At Se Kyung’s grin and comment, Ju Hee’s face stiffened.
After all, the last image she remembered of her was being whiny, and she didn’t know if she was still underestimating her and saying such things.
“Who, who asked you to take care of me? I’m saying you lack consideration. When we’re both performing and you’re the only one standing out, I…”
I would be overshadowed. Maybe she wasn’t suited for variety shows and wouldn’t get cast.
But that was Ju Hee’s problem, not hers.
“You’re still the same. Nothing has changed.”
Se Kyung spit out bitterly. Ju Hee widened her eyes as if asking what that meant.
“You always see everything from your perspective. The variety show we filmed today was originally scheduled for promoting our movie. You were a substitute for Eun Gyo who couldn’t come today.”
“……”
“That’s why you shouldn’t be upset because you couldn’t stand out. Don’t blame me either. In the past, we were on the same team, and I did feel sorry for standing out alone, but there’s no reason to feel that way now, is there?”
“What, what are you….”
As she treated her like a temperamental child, Ju Hee’s face flushed. Unable to retort, her fistshaken hand trembled violently.
“I’m sorry it turned out like this. I… I just wished we could do well together. I didn’t know you felt this way.”
Ju Hee bit her lip hard and squeezed out her voice with an aggrieved expression. Then, she left the studio with tears pooling in her eyes.
Staff who felt sorry for her glanced at Se Kyung. It seemed that even though the one who had thrown the first punch was on the other side, she was the one being blamed.
“Anyone would think you started the fight.”
Ki Jeong, who was attached to Se Kyung, glared at the back of Ju Hee’s retreating figure. Despite not being trained in acting, to an outsider, it might have looked quite unfair.
“Sis, are you okay?”
As the situation concluded, Je Hoon, who had been outside the set, approached with a worried look on his face.
During the argument, he had been pondering whether to intervene, but upon catching Se Kyung’s gaze, he had only watched from a distance.
“It’s okay. It’s not like we had a fullon physical fight.”
With a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders, Se Kyung dismissed the incident as no big deal. After exchanging a few words with Ki Jeong, she thanked the staff for their hard work and left the studio.
“Sis, are you going straight to the hotel?”
“No, I have an appointment in between. Could you take me there?”
As Se Kyung showed him the location of her meeting, Je Hoon immediately entered the address into the navigation system.
As the car started moving, Se Kyung leaned back in her seat and looked out of the window. It was rush hour, and the road was filled with the red lights of tail lamps.
She gently pressed her lower abdomen, which was churning uncomfortably.
Only as her body, which had been subjected to grueling treatment since dawn, began to ache did she realize that not even a day had passed since she had spent the night with Tae Jo.
“The day is really long.”
Her murmured voice dissipated into the air.
At the sound of her sighladen voice, Je Hoon turned to look at her, but Se Kyung had already closed her eyes and was falling asleep.
Thump thump.
Tae Jo brushed through his wet hair with rough hands. He had felt uncomfortable all day and couldn’t focus on his work.
Tae Jo turned on the TV and sat on the sofa. A drama Se Kyung had previously appeared in was being aired on cable.
He stared at the screen, but in his mind, he was trying to recall the events of the previous night.
Seok Ju had said that no one else had entered his hotel room. Since both card keys were in the room, it would be impossible for someone else to enter unless they had picked the lock.
What was suspicious were the earrings and long hair found near the head of the bed. There were also signs and lingering scent that someone had used the bathroom.
“Was there an air freshener in there?”
Tae Jo tilted his head, trying to recall. He had only glanced around so he couldn’t remember clearly.
The amenities were all new, so there was no sign of someone else using them, hence the scent couldn’t be from there.
“And the earring is….”
Tae Jo furrowed his brows. It was one thing if the cleaning was inadequate, but that was the biggest problem.
He even called the hotel to see if he could view the CCTV footage.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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