A two-story Hanwoo restaurant built in a stylish hanok was buzzing early on. The B team, which finished filming first, had arrived and was emptying a few bottles of liquor.

People got off the two buses that arrived next, exchanging greetings with B team members and naturally joining them. After that, more people continued to gather.

Without exception, everyone’s faces were bright. It was because they had rented an expensive famous Hanwoo restaurant for a company dinner.

The drama filming set was always busy, making it difficult to have such leisure. Working in such a good environment that you might meet for a lifetime, they exchanged jokes about having this kind of luck.

Even the short-term part-time students hired had all attended, so the number of attendees was slightly higher than expected, but the director didn’t mind.

The production budget for “Hold My Hand” team was very generous, and the director had a corporate card with a limit enough to make his mouth wide open.

“Is everyone here yet?”

“Yes! The last team has arrived!”

Until you open the lid, you can’t know the viewer ratings, but the public response has been good since early on, and everyone’s morale was sky-high. Some staff members cautiously hinted at the signs of a big hit.

“Now! Let’s have a toast on the first floor.”

The lighting director raised his glass happily. Without anyone asking, glasses were filled and cheerfully emptied. While saying who was grilling the meat well, who burned it completely, everyone enthusiastically enjoyed eating.

The director looked at them for a moment and went upstairs. Because there were so many people, they couldn’t all sit on one floor. The filming staff would be on the first floor, and the actors and manager corps would be on the second floor. However, when he went up, he found that even this place was crowded with staff.

“Wow, the second floor is also full.”

“The first floor is too narrow.”

“Where are the actors, by the way?”

The director, who came up intentionally to see the actors, looked around for them among the staff. Then someone pointed to a corner with a grilling tong.

The last table in the most corner. The actors were crowded together at the very back.

Seotaeseok. Cheon Jihyeok. Yoo Young. Luda. Moreover, Choi Yeoreum.

The director blinked and immediately jumped.

“Hey. Hey! Who told you to stick the leads in the corner?”

He complained to the assistant director standing next to him without reason.

“Don’t you know that the actors’ seats are the most important? Instead of putting them in the best seats, you stick them in the corner. Whose idea is this?”

“Director! It’s not me. I feel unfair too. What happened is…!”

The assistant director started crying and began to tell the story.

6 p.m. at a top-grade Hanwoo restaurant in Gangnam.

Summer, who received guidance on the dinner location, was in distress. She was thinking about how to quietly come out without catching Taeseok’s attention.

Lately, Taeseok had been choosing bold actions that wouldn’t be strange even if rumors of a relationship surfaced immediately. Although he had a somewhat reckless personality two years ago, recently, it had become much more pronounced.
The unabashed attitude was exciting without a care, but it also warranted concern. Both Ji Hyun-jeong and Tae-seok’s image were worries.

‘What on earth is there to believe in?’

I thought I should keep my distance, at least on the set.

‘Then I’ll go an hour earlier, stamp my presence, quickly eat, and leave.’

Tae-seok was planning to join the filming team. Even if he discovered me later, I had calculated that if I were mixed in with the crowd, there wouldn’t be much he could do. Besides, I didn’t want to run into him more, especially since he might still be upset from yesterday.

“Today, don’t go. Stay with me.”

It was a night when he insisted strangely. After reassuring the man who didn’t want to let me go with words, I left as soon as I fell asleep, as if running away.

I’m trying not to take his house for granted, but he doesn’t understand this summer’s feelings.

‘If I hide like a shadow, maybe he won’t see me.’

After various thoughts, I arrived at the dinner venue.

“Hello.”

“Writer, you came early.”

Having come an hour early, I had some free time. Summer went upstairs and scanned the seats with her eyes, then chose the most secluded one.

If the table was full, it wouldn’t be an easily noticeable spot.

‘Perfect.’

About 10 minutes later, the camera team came upstairs. Summer deliberately raised her hand to call them over to the table.

“Director! Over here.”

Two directors heard Summer’s voice and approached the table. Summer smiled brightly.

“How have you been? It’s going to be very noisy later. The corner is quiet and nice.”

Having successfully fished them in, Summer laughed and recommended the front seat. As they greeted Summer and began unloading their belongings, that’s when it happened.

“I’m sorry, but…”

A familiar voice rang out from above Summer’s head.