Chapter 3 – Dream (3)

I checked the time, avoiding Jiyeon Lee’s gaze, which was very angry.

Only about ten minutes had passed since she had not dozed off for long.

It was amazing that she had such vivid dreams in such a short period of time.

While she was looking around her and wondering how to comfort Lee Ji-yeon, she opened her mouth first.

“···How was it?”

I think I’m talking about filming.

···Huh, how was it?

If you are caught not watching the filming properly, you might get angrier.

She shook her head calmly.

Not long after we started filming, Jiyeon Lee was sitting next to me.

It was clear that the director, who was a fan of hers, finished filming in an instant.

She was able to predict this much because she had been a manager for 9 years.

She likes to compliment me, telling me I’m pretty and beautiful.

I chose what to say so as not to offend Lee Ji-yeon.

“···It came out pretty this time too, so I think the results will be good.”

She looked at her and realized that her thoughts were short.

“···”

As if she didn’t like the answer, she tilted her head slightly and made eye contact with me.

Since I couldn’t stay with her any longer, I chose to run away.

“···I wonder how well I did that it would already be over… Well, I’ll come see the director for a moment.”

“···”

“···I’ll be back soon.”

She was still looking at me intently.

I quickly got up and headed to Director Kim, who was monitoring the footage.

“Hey~ Look at this! Lee Ji-yeon has clear visuals, so even if she takes just the right amount of shots, the video will gain strength!”

Director Kim must have been greatly moved by Lee Ji-yeon and was constantly spouting exclamations.

It felt a little burdensome to talk to the director right now, so I spoke carefully to the staff member standing next to me.

“How far has the filming progressed?”

“Originally, we were going to film a few more cuts and narrow them down, but the director seems to be in a good mood today.”

“I couldn’t see it properly because I was receiving a call, but did it come out well?”

“Oh, of course. You know that Director Kim isn’t the type of person you usually like.”

Director Kim noticed me talking to the staff and spoke to me.

“Uh! Manager Kim! “Come and take a look at this.”

“···Yes.”

Director Kim proudly showed the footage and began explaining.

“30 seconds will go like this…”

“This is for a TV commercial, and it will also be on YouTube.”

He seemed quite satisfied with the result.

“Wow… No matter how I look at it, Lee Ji-yeon is gorgeous!”

“Look at this, even though I edited it roughly, it comes out like this? “I don’t have to correct it!”

Director Kim continued to pour out words, laughing and making jokes.

“Tell Choi Dae-pyo that I’m grateful… No, I have to do it myself!”

“Jiyeon said it’s okay if I don’t check it, but she will send it to the company once she has the finished product.”

“Yes, I will tell you.”

As I was talking with the director, I heard Lee Ji-yeon’s voice from behind.

“Director, should I film more?”

“Uh! Mr. Jiyeon! No, I feel like I want to take more pictures, but I have an important schedule today! “I have to go quickly”

···This is the first time that Lee Ji-yeon has a different schedule.

It makes no sense to finish filming in such a short period of time.

She had to be talked into doing more filming just in case.

“···Director, if you need to, you can film more…”

“Thank you, director.”

Jiyeon Lee, who interrupted my words, seemed to have no intention of taking any more photos of her.

“Oh, it’s okay to go first, so go ahead, you’ve worked hard.”

“Yes, see you next time.”

Director Kim said hello to me and told me to go quickly, and I had no choice but to leave the studio.

As she left the studio and headed toward the parking lot, Jiyeon Lee was smiling slightly, as if her mood had relaxed.

I don’t know what the schedule is, but I’m glad I’m feeling better.

I checked Lee Ji-yeon’s intuition.

I don’t know what the schedule was, but he didn’t seem in a bad mood.

“···Why don’t you take off your makeup and leave?”

Jiyeon Lee glanced at me and said.

“I have to put on makeup later anyway, so it’s okay.”

···Where are we going, so I have to put on makeup?

“… You don’t have a schedule, do you?”

“No, I’m busy today. Do you really not know what day it is today?”

When I think back on her words, today is not a special day, and none of her acquaintances that I know have a special day.

“Today is your mother and father’s wedding anniversary, right?”

“···Ah.”

It was only when I heard mother and father come out of her mouth that I realized it was a shame.

*

Even though I pondered for a while about the fact that I had to take Lee Ji-yeon back to her parents’ home again, I couldn’t come up with an answer.

In the end, she couldn’t find a way to stop her and called her Chief Choi with only a glimmer of hope.

[Wedding anniversary? Then I have to go, I don’t have a schedule anyway]

Director Choi willingly gave me permission to do whatever I wanted.

“···Are you okay?”

[Hey, I know we’re childhood friends anyway, so it’s okay, so have fun.]

Director Choi said he was busy and hung up on her.

She must have been watching me, and when she saw Lee Ji-yeon smiling happily, she sighed.

“First, let’s contact your parents…”

“I already did. Since it’s been a while since I’ve been here, I said I’d prepare something delicious for you?”

There was nothing more to say.

*

Jiyeon Lee naturally entered the password to our house and called her family.

“Mother! Father! “We’re here!”

The way she spoke to her parents naturally was like a new wife.

“Oh my, I’m busy, but I came this far…”

“Jiyeon is already here!?”

“And! Sister! “It’s been a while!”

Her family welcomed her without even showing their true colors, even though her son was standing there in shock.

“Mom, I came too.”

“Okay, quickly close the door and come in.”

She raised her voice to express her presence, but her family’s response was soulless.

My mother, who accepted my greeting, joked that her son had not even celebrated her wedding anniversary.

···I was a little disappointed.

Lee Ji-yeon said it had been a while since she was going to my parents’ house, and she had bought me a bunch of presents.

It was time for Ji-yeon Lee’s gift before her meal.

“This… Is my father’s!”

“What kind of gift is this… I bought it, so should I open it?”

Her father said with his mouth that it was okay to come, and her hands were touching the gift.

Jiyeon Lee, with a pleasant smile, began handing out her gifts in order of age.

“Now, my mother’s!”

“I have mine too!? Oh, my… Every time I come, I can’t ask you to come if you bring a gift like this…”

Her mother’s jaw dropped from the moment she saw the luxury brand shopping bag.

When Lee Ji-yeon saw her favorite parents, she smiled and quietly called her younger brother.

“···Suhyun, this is a graduation gift from you, so use it well.”

“Omg! Sister, this is Chanel… Thank you, sister, sigh…”

Her younger sister seemed to be truly touched as she hugged her shopping bags and had tears in her eyes.

“Go ahead and open it, let’s eat together, right?”

“I’ll see you soon, sister!”

Soohyun quickly ran into her room, holding her shopping bag tightly.

The eyes of Lee Ji-yeon and I, who were watching with dumbfounded expressions, met.

She came up to me and whispered in my ear.

“Open the car drawer later~”

“Ugh…”

Her whispering voice tickled and fell from her.

She was looking at me and smiling. Perhaps because she had makeup on, she looked a little prettier than usual.

*

She finished the meal with her family in a friendly atmosphere.

I wanted to send Jiyeon Lee back as soon as possible.

However, Ji-yeon Lee insisted that she would go to sleep even if she died, and her family, who had been bribed by her gift, gave them strength, and in the end, she had no choice but to contact Director Choi.

She called, hoping to be told to send her home, but…

[I heard you have a family anyway? Then, is it okay to sleep and come back in the morning?]

The answer I expected came back.

“···I have to pick up the Shining Boys kids tomorrow.”

[I’ll order that from Hyukjun, so don’t worry and take good care of Jiyeon.]

“···Yes.”

Director Choi disappointed me again and got caught up in Lee Ji-yeon’s plan.

*

“That woman, well, she came to me and told me not to flirt with this guy…”

“Oh my, really?”

“Wow… The entertainment industry is scary.”

“···So? “What did you say?”

Sitting together in her living room, Lee Ji-yeon was telling her family about her experiences in the entertainment industry.

She usually doesn’t like these kinds of stories.

However, I deliberately brought up the topic with my family and changed the topic.

“So, I have someone I like! “This just left me speechless.”

“As expected, you’re such a lady!”

When I saw her like that, I thought she was doing this on purpose.