After overcoming various hardships, Romi, who finished filming, slyly shifted her steps while glancing at Director Sung.
It was only five characters, but it wasn’t easy to imbue emotions into that short line.
How on earth should one act out ‘Somi, who tasted blood after a long time, is thrilled’?
The inexperienced Director Sung volunteered to demonstrate how.
He half-closed his eyes, chuckled as if drugged, opened his mouth as if about to drool, and shook his shoulders and hands like a zombie.
Then, as he flicked his tongue over his lips, he mumbled, ‘The taste of my hands is killing.’
Even though the elderly actors were joking, suggesting that he should act instead of directing, Romi was the only one in the scene who couldn’t genuinely laugh.
Without experiencing any emotions or enlightenment from Romi, who was engrossed in Director Sung’s demonstration, she merely followed others, clapping soullessly.
Everyone was in harmony, but she felt like she was the only one struggling alone.
She tried hard to imitate as he taught, but the atmosphere sank even more, and eventually, she threw away the lines given to her like beans in a drought.
“Cut! Take a break!”
As soon as the sign was given, Romi folded her waist like a folder and greeted everyone in all directions.
“Good job! Good job!”
Hidden behind those words were apologies and regrets.
She turned around quite energetically, but as she faced everyone, the corners of her mouth, which had been lifted with effort, involuntarily drooped.
Her steps hurriedly moved towards the corner as if she were looking for a mouse hole.
“…Why can’t I improve my acting?”
Setting foot in the entertainment industry was San’s long-planned move to plant herself as a close aide to him.
But she genuinely found this work enjoyable.
Of course, she didn’t expect to debut as an idol and even act, but performing on stage suited her well, and it was one of the reasons why Romi grew to love the human world more.
Because she received so much love.
However, was her ambition too much?
It was a process to meet Kang, but every time she hit her limit, the usually spirited Romi couldn’t help but feel disheartened.
She sat huddled in a corner, and suddenly, Shinhwi’s figure came to mind.
“Hey, you fool. Is this so difficult for you?”
Although they were part of the same agency family, he often scolded her as “shieldless,” relentlessly pressured her, and frequently gave acting guidance through his manager.
Later, Romi heard from Director Park that Shinhwi had even suggested to the CEO to provide personal coaching for her.
“…I miss Yang Shinhwi.”
Although they were always at odds and couldn’t catch each other, it felt lonely without him.
Kang approached Romi, who was sitting in a corner and sniffling.
“Romi.”
“Oh, Unni! No, Senior!”
Conscious of her surroundings, she quickly corrected her address, then laughed heartily as if to dispel any gloom.
Kang had intended to offer comfort after contemplating, but before he could say anything, Romi quickly approached and whispered in a low voice.
“Unni. You shouldn’t wander around alone just because the owner isn’t here. Got it? It might be uncomfortable, but the owner told me to stick by your side until he returns. Oh, and he said never to ride the elevator alone.”
“Ah… okay…”
Kang withdrew the consolation he had prepared, as it seemed Romi needed some time to gather her thoughts.
Instead, Kang brought up a different topic.
“Well, since we have to stick together all day, want to come to my place?”
Romi’s response was somewhat unexpected, prompting her to ask again with a half-deflated face, “Can I, um, really?”
“Yeah.”
“Really? It won’t be inconvenient?”
“Not at all.”
It felt like anyone should be by her side now, helping to alleviate the unease she was trying hard to ignore.
Romi’s face quickly brightened into a beaming smile.
“Okay! That’s great!”
For the first time, Kang felt a sense of warmth from her, and seeing her so happy, he couldn’t help feeling a bit sorry.
He realized that his excessive wariness had been directed toward unnecessary places.
In fact, there was no one as suitable and well-mannered as Romi to become close to.
Moreover, even though it was an order from San, she had always been vigilant, constantly monitoring the surroundings without fail.
He should have been grateful, after all.
“Think of something you want to eat. I’ll buy it later.”
Since he hadn’t been very accommodating until now, Kang felt he should make more of an effort.
“I’m excited! Hehe!”
Romi, who had quickly shaken off her gloom, couldn’t contain her joy as she bounced around and confidently walked forward.
After finishing filming like that, Romi rode with Kang in Samyoung’s car to go home.
“It’s going to rain tomorrow.”
Kang responded to Samyoung’s comment, asking about the filming.
“Just got a call. The director suggested it might be better to cancel, and I agreed. Instead of continuing with the planned outdoor shoot, he suggested taking a break for a day and resuming when the weather is better.”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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