The surrounding staff whispered.
Placed between Romi and Shin-hwi, Kang found herself caught in their peculiar tension, feeling like the proverbial shrimp caught in a whale’s fight.
However, the veteran actors watching this simply laughed.
“Oh my, our protagonist is quite popular.”
“Indeed. Being too popular can be exhausting.”
“It feels like I’m looking at my younger self.”
Kang was at a loss for words amid the reactions from these senior actors.
“Ah! I’m also a huge fan of Senior Choi Soon-mi and Senior Baek Woon-ho! Haha!”
As the lively Romi quickly added, they replied,
“Must be our grandkids who are your fans.”
“Right. My granddaughter seems older than you. How old are you?”
Jumping from her seat, Romi cheerfully showed four fingers.
“Twenty-two!”
Various reactions erupted in response to Romi’s answer.
“It’s a good age.”
“If she’s twenty-two, what year was she born?”
“She’s just a baby.”
However, the overall atmosphere was warm, charmed by the lively and cute Romi.
…Of course, it remained to be seen how they would react to her acting.
The saving grace was that Romi had only one line in the script.
“Then, we’ll start the reading at the top of the hour.”
A staff member said, organizing the seating.
Shortly after,
Kang began the script reading in a slightly tense atmosphere.
Shin-hwi, or rather, Moon Sung-jun’s demeanor instantly shifted.
He was cast as the youngest member of a drug cartel who becomes the organization’s leader in the first episode by stabbing the boss who took him in.
There were articles praising the casting as a stroke of genius… It was undeniably a perfect match for his image.
His laughing eyes and smiling lips oozed madness, as if he was a real drug addict.
The reading of his first scene began.
“Boss.”
Shin-hwi, no, Moon Sung-jun spoke.
Even though filming hadn’t started, an intense tension pervaded the site.
“A promise is meant to be kept, right? Am I right or wrong?”
Another actor substituted for the minor character’s lines.
“Su, Sung-jun. Why are you doing this? You know you shouldn’t do this to me, right?”
“What shouldn’t I do?”
“Please… right? Spare me.”
“Look at this. After causing a mess, they always say something different.”
“Sung-jun!”
That was all the extra had to say.
After that, he was brutally killed by Moon Sung-jun.
A passage described the violent death, and Shin-hwi read Moon Sung-jun’s last line.
“Goodbye.”
Though a brief appearance, it was an incredibly intense scene.
The script described Sung-jun, with blood on his face, as seemingly relieved and smiling.
Imagining him in full makeup sent chills down one’s spine.
But after the reading, Shin-hwi greeted everyone with his usual bright smile.
“Was that kid’s name Yang Shin-hwi?”
One of the most senior actors observed him and asked Director Sung.
“Yes, Sir.”
“He was a model?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Director Sung nodded, and the actor chuckled.
“If he hadn’t become an actor, what a waste it would’ve been. He’s something else.”
“Exactly, Sir. That’s what I thought too.”
Writer Yang Eun-oh added.
The senior actor continued, glancing at Kang,
“I had high expectations for him, and he didn’t disappoint.”
“How come your thoughts align so much with mine?”
“Hehe. Maybe? Those who’ve been in this field for long might have similar perspectives.”
Both the production team and the actors unanimously praised the two, anticipating their on-screen chemistry.
The meeting concluded warmly, followed by the scheduled dinner.
“If anything comes up, since I’m nearby, call me immediately.”
Said San, in the moving car. Kang responded,
“Understood.”
“Keep your phone close.”
“I’ll do that. Don’t worry too much.”
She nodded with a smile.
Sam-yung was the first to get out of the car. Kang was about to follow but hesitated for a moment.
“What’s wrong?”
Quick to notice, he asked. She replied a beat later,
“Will you stay around the restaurant?”
“Yes.”
“Can you endure if you get hungry?”
After some awkwardness with San, Kang decided to lower her expectations.
Of course, it would be fortunate for her if he only sought his dream, but she couldn’t pretend forever that San might disappear at any moment.
So, she asked that question out of consideration.
However, he was sitting cross-legged, chin propped up, radiating discomfort.
“Do you wish I’d find someone else’s dream sooner and leave?”
“Of course not!”
“Then why are you so restless about letting go?”
“It’s not that. I just feel sorry making you wait because of my matters.”
“Don’t feel sorry. Don’t worry about it. If I’m unbearably hungry, I’ll handle it.”
“……”
Kang, who had been quietly watching San, reached out.
She then gently placed her hand on his.
“San.”
Hearing her tender call, San slightly furrowed his brow.
Whenever Kang called him sweetly, he worried she was setting the mood for some daunting words, making him anxious.
But she wasn’t shaken by his gruff expression.
Instead, she glanced away, even letting out a small laugh.
“Do you feel like I’m lingering, and that hurt you?”
“……”
“It did hurt you.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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