Chapter 50 – Affair (1)

I came out to the lobby and left a message to the company while Baek Ga-eun was away to run errands.

I left a message thanking Director Choi and waited for Baek Ga-eun.

I felt a stinging gaze for some reason, so I looked around, but it seemed like it was my mistake.

“Oppa, let’s go.”

Before I knew it, Baek Ga-eun came out and called me.

Even as I was talking to Baek Ga-eun and walking to the parking lot, I felt her questioning gaze, but she soon disappeared.

Today is a monumental day when Baek Ga-eun passed her first audition.
Although she had a little help, if she had Baek Ga-eun’s abilities, she would have been more than capable.

I want to do something for her who has suffered so far.

She got into her car, thinking about what to do, handed over her blanket and said,

“···You worked really hard today.”

She smiled brightly and responded to my new words.

“Well, she passed thanks to her brother taking care of her…”

It pricked her a little to see her smiling so happily, but she decided not to think about anything else.

As she came out of the building, she remembered what she said.

“···Since we’re together today, shall we have a drink?”

She said, as Baek Ga-eun widened her eyes in surprise.

“···Really?”

···Is it really that surprising to have a drink?

I said as I fastened my belt and started the car.

“···Tell me if you don’t like it···”

“Oh, no, okay!”

It was a little cute how she suddenly stopped talking and smiled.

As we were leaving the parking lot while talking about what to eat, a taxi suddenly cut in and blocked our path.

It was dangerous to force his way out, so I waited for a while, but no matter how long I waited, he didn’t think about moving.

Just when I was about to sound my horn out of frustration

“S-sorry!”

A brown-haired woman apologized to us and hurriedly got into the taxi.

After a while, the taxi pulled out, and I was able to get out of the parking lot.

“···You’re the one who was just chosen to play Park Soo-ah, right?”

It was only after hearing Baek Ga-eun’s words that I realized who the woman I had just seen was.

“···Really?”

I was amazed that I recognized Baek Ga-eun even though I could barely see her face.

She changed the topic and talked about the actors who had been selected together with Baek Ga-eun, and a story she had not heard before came to mind.

“···How was it when you auditioned? “It was quite long…”

“Well… When I walked in, the atmosphere was really nice.”

I said as I changed lanes.

“···Okay? I guess I really liked the profile.”

There is no way you wouldn’t like it.

Her grandfather, Chairman Baek Man-sik, spares no effort in supporting her family’s work.
It is said that everyone knows that she has invested a huge amount of money into CG entertainment.

It is said that when she makes a movie, she relies on money from start to finish.
There was no reason to turn down the support of Baekil Group.

Baek Ga-eun continued her words with a smile.

“I showed you exactly the part I had prepared, but he asked if I could do other parts as well.”

“···I don’t normally order a lot, but you did a good job.”

She said with a soft smile.

“So, when I showed him more of where I practiced, he praised me for doing really well.”

It was a bit amusing to think that the director, who probably didn’t have high expectations since he had already been told, was surprised to see Baek Ga-eun’s performance.

In the scenario we looked at together, Kim Ji-woo, played by Baek Ga-eun, appears as the main character’s friend.

The role was neither large nor small, so it was suitable as a debut work.

As we continued talking about various things, we were able to arrive at the company quickly.

First, she dropped off Baek Ga-eun, who had nothing to do today.

“Be sure to call me before you come, see you later.”

I turned my car around as I watched her enter her dorm.

When she arrived at the company, she immediately attended the meeting.

It is said that Baekil Group is already in the process of investing in Baek Ga-eun’s movies.

She reportedly added that she would not be heavily involved in Baek Ga-eun.

It wasn’t long after the audition, but things were done really quickly.

Next, the topic of Baek Ga-eun’s marketing came up.

There were already concerns that large-scale publicity could create a bad image, but on the other hand, there was an opinion that it would be a loss to leave Baek Ga-eun alone, as she is a hot topic.

Her gorgeous appearance with her white hair, her ballet-trained body, her splendid background… There were a lot of topics to write about.

Starting from the production presentation, we decided to release her article about Baek Ga-eun.

The actual debut may have been quite far away, but it still seemed positive in that the debut was confirmed.

After finishing the meeting, I left a message to Baek Ga-eun.

As soon as I sent her message, she replied with a cute emoticon and a message to come slowly.

She called Director Choi and went down to the parking lot.

She could hear that the atmosphere on set was good.

Remembering that Baek Ga-eun likes wine, she stopped by a nearby wine store.

She was a little discouraged by the abundance of expensive wines, but she took the staff’s recommendation and purchased two bottles of reasonably priced wine.

···It’s perfect for two people, right?

She’s seen me drunk before, so she won’t let me drink again.

She left a message to Lee Ji-yeon that she might be late, and on her way to Baek Ga-eun’s house, she received a phone call.

[···Kim Cho-in, who are you drinking with?]

Lee Ji-yeon’s low voice was heard over the receiver.

He seemed upset when he heard that I might be late.

“… Baek Ga-eun had her first audition today, so just have a drink…”

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a voice speaking calmly.

[Are you really going to rummage around like last time?]

Unlike his calm tone, his words and actions were rough.

[···It’s just one drink. If you come in on a different date, it really kills you.]

Before she could answer, she looked at the disconnected phone and put it in her arms.

I’ve been hanging out with Lee Ji-yeon lately, and without even realizing it, I thought I should move in quickly.

After thinking about it carefully, I couldn’t find any reason for me, as an adult, to keep the curfew, even though I wasn’t even promised to marry Lee Ji-yeon.

I felt a little rebellious.

I turned around and stopped by the store again and purchased two more bottles of wine.

I told him to come in early, but he didn’t tell me not to drink too much.

If you go in drunk, you won’t have to deal with Jiyeon Lee

I ended up complacently thinking that this level of resistance would be okay.

*

“Welcome, . . What did you bring?”

Baek Ga-eun, who opened the door, looked surprised when she saw the shopping bags full in my hands.

I said, holding up the shopping bag.

“I just bought whatever I wanted because I didn’t know what I would like.”

She said, quickly taking the shopping bag from my hand.

“···It wasn’t heavy?”

“It’s okay, I just listened.”

In fact, it was heavy.

She followed her into her house.

Baek Ga-eun was using a very expensive apartment as her lodging, but it turned out that she didn’t use it very often.

After passing through the double doors, the open living room was very spacious.

I felt a little sad thinking that my living room was not even half the size of this house.

When I entered the living room, the house was filled with a sweet scent.

I took a deep breath without realizing it, and the scent that filled my lungs wasn’t bad.

While looking around the house, I found a small table in the corner of the living room looking out the window.

Baek Ga-eun said as she put the wine she brought into the wine cellar.

“Oppa, I prepared it in advance…”

Looking at the table, there were delicious snacks and glasses arranged beautifully.

The view of the city outside the window seemed quite charming at night.

I looked around the table and spoke to Baek Ga-eun.

“···Did you do this yourself?”

She answered, twirling her gaze as if she were a little embarrassed.

“···I just tried a few.”

Baek Ga-eun vaguely pushed me to sit down.

After sitting me down, she skillfully opened a bottle of wine that I had already taken out.

I sat down across from her and waited for her to fill my glass and then fill hers.

I held out my glass and said.

“···For Baek Ga-eun’s successful debut…”

Baek Ga-eun grinned and clinked her glass.

A drinking party broke out with the pleasant sound of glasses.

It certainly started off lightly.

She seemed to know a lot about wine, so she brought out the right wine, and we drank it endlessly along with delicious snacks.

Thanks to Baek Ga-eun, who chimed in appropriately and brought up her topic without interruption, she didn’t notice the passage of time and enjoyed it.

As time passed, the city outside the window was already sparkling.

As if she was submerged in a swamp, her head gradually became numb, her body sagging, and her entire body became dull.

After she emptied the fourth bottle and Baek Ga-eun left her place, saying he was going to take care of her business, the scent in her house became so strong that even her sense of smell, dulled by intoxication, could sense it.

It felt like it was stuck to the inside of her mouth and couldn’t be removed even after rinsing it with wine.

She escaped to the bathroom to get rid of the scent that had entered her head.

However, the scent that filled the bathroom made her dizzy.

After wetting her face with cold water and watching her do her business, I felt a little better.

She seemed to be quite drunk, so she returned to her seat, thinking that she should go home.

“Now, sit down. “I saved this to drink today.”

She said it was Baek Ga-eun’s saved wine and was taking out a new bottle and uncorking it.

She said she was saving it to drink, but she couldn’t bring herself to go home.

While she was blaming herself for buying two bottles for no reason, a new glass was filled.

“Okay, ta-da…”

He held out her glass and clinked her glass with a smile.

‘Chang…’

···It will work out somehow