Whether she was dispirited or not, she seemed to be shrinking towards the ground. Seeing her face, Min Woo raised his voice more consciously. Then, everyone started bustling and tidying up their spots.
And Ji Ho lay on the bed, not taking his eyes off Hye Yoon’s back until she disappeared from his view. This was his limit too.
His limit to pretending not to notice and waiting, was just up to here.
“Hye Yoon, you haven’t seen the message yet, have you?”
“Huh. What?”
Min Joo placed her chopsticks on top of her lunch box. She tapped on the smartphone next to her and showed a new message from the group chat where Hye Yoon was also present. The sender was Woo Joon.
[Guys, has An Ji Ho been looking for me? (12:47 PM)]“Hehe, this is crazy, isn’t it?”
“Sigh… I really don’t know why Woo Joon is also doing this to me.”
Hye Yoon buried her face in her palms. It felt as if someone was constricting her heart with a rope. She was sure that by now Ji Ho had also noticed. That she was avoiding him.
No. He must have known from the start.
“Jang Hye Yoon, take it easy. Stop causing NGs.”
“…Okay.”
“When you’re in this situation, believing what Woo Joon says can be a way out.”
“What?”
Min Joo smirked as she surveyed Hye Yoon. She thought the reason for the ongoing NGs was simply the first skinship with a top actor.
“Really, think of An Ji Ho as gay. Then there’s nothing difficult about kissing, right?”
“Sigh…”
Min Joo laughed, satisfied with her clear solution. Of course, Hye Yoon’s sigh only deepened.
“But Min Joo, why do you look so tired today?”
“Ah, I couldn’t sleep well yesterday.”
“Why?”
“You too? You couldn’t sleep? Why?”
Hye Yoon, who was worried about Min Joo’s unusually dark undereyes, found herself in a situation where she had to reveal more about her own situation.
“Just… anyway, why?”
“It was noisy at home because of Min Seok yesterday. Ugh…”
Min Seok is Min Joo’s younger brother. Naturally, having been friends for over 20 years, her brother also had a long history with Hye Yoon.
“Why was it because of Min Seok?”
“Ah, I don’t know, I don’t know. It seems like there’s going to be another ruckus today… I’ll tell you tomorrow.”
“Hmm… okay. Eat and then get some sleep in the car. You really look tired.”
Min Joo, who was always full of vitality amid the glamorous stories pouring out on the set, was different today. No matter how tired she was, she would have definitely kept her spirits up for the upcoming kissing scene, but she was resting her head, looking exhausted.
“I think I should. I’ll sleep for 30 minutes and go.”
“No, sleep for an hour or two. I’ll contact you if necessary, okay?”
“Sigh… then I’ll sleep a bit.”
Hye Yoon felt sorry for Min Joo, who was trying to bear her fatigue while taking care of herself. She pouted, shaking her head from side to side. They both giggled as they closed their lunchbox lids.
After escorting Min Joo to her car, Hye Yoon was on her way back to the waiting room. With about 20 minutes left, it was a leisurely time to brush her teeth and return to the set. Walking slowly to the bathroom, she checked her accumulating messages.
Whether Min Joo had given up or not, every message from Woo Joon, who was clinging to her, was disappointing.
[I wonder if I can go to the set next time. (1:30 PM)] [Should I pretend to be married? With a wedding ring or something? (1:38 PM)]“This is ridiculous…”
He didn’t give a moment’s respite to the pieces tearing at Hye Yoon’s heart. Shooting was about to start again soon, and her mind was again in a whirl.
[Hye Yoon, should I cut down on my workouts a bit? Even men would find my current state fatal, right? (1:40 PM)]“Hehe, Kim Woo Joon really can’t be stopped.”
Even in her anger and frustration, his wild imagination elicited a hollow laugh. She shook her head as she chuckled softly, when a man walking towards her from the end of the hallway caught her eye.
It was Ji Ho.
‘Ah…’
It wasn’t just her laughter that stopped at his figure, it felt like her breath might stop as well. At the deadend with no other way out, Hye Yoon inadvertently froze in her tracks. But she quickly started walking again.
Stopping as soon as she saw him, was too obvious.
As she got closer to him, her heart began to beat faster. She wondered how she could possibly continue with the next shoot like this. A brief glance at his serene expression.
‘It looks like a face I’ve seen somewhere before….’
Eyes both unfamiliar yet familiar. It was the expression he wore a day before when he admitted to a fake relationship, to protect her. An expression with a thick curtain drawn, showing no emotion.
As they got closer, about two steps apart, their eyes met. She awkwardly nodded, her mouth tightly shut, and was about to pass by.
Thud
Of course, he had no intention of just passing by.
Ji Ho grabbed Hye Yoon’s wrist, halting her steps. Hye Yoon, her shoulders flinching, swallowed hard.
“Did I do something wrong?”
His voice was a bit softer than usual, but as always, it was pleasant to hear.
“….No, no.”
“Then why… have you been avoiding my eyes all day?”
“No, it’s not like that… just…”
“Yeah. Just what.”
Under his warm gaze, Hye Yoon reluctantly lifted her head. When their gazes perfectly met, Ji Ho’s lips gently opened along with a faint smile.
“I need to know the next words… so I can console you.”
As if he could forgive a few instances of unfounded rudeness if it was Hye Yoon.
Then, her phone buzzed again in the quiet hallway. Startled, Hye Yoon checked her phone. Ji Ho still held onto her wrist.
[Are you filming a kissing scene with An Ji Ho? I talked to Min Joo. (1:46 PM)]Hye Yoon blushed at Ji Ho’s name, especially clear on the screen. She hurriedly tried to lower her hand, but even her fingers moved too quickly. Woo Joon had even sent a text.
[Are you crazy? Say you don’t want to do it. (1:46 PM)]And unfortunately, she wasn’t the only one who saw all these messages. A bitter smile crept onto Ji Ho’s face.
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Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
