# Chapter 80
## US Hollywood Star Sean Alex, “Completely Fallen for Actor Lee Jaei”
Hollywood actor Sean Alex has caused a stir by revealing his admiration for Lee Jaei.
Through a live broadcast on his SNS, Sean Alex declared that he had completely fallen for Lee Jaei’s delicate emotional acting after watching his film “Milsal.” He then shared photos of Lee Jaei posted by actor Ryu Doha, who is currently appearing in the drama “Focal Plane Shutter,” on his own SNS, stating, “Everything he does feels lovable, he is a gift that suddenly appeared in my life.”
Sean Alex will be visiting Korea next month to promote his film ‘3 Things.’
Ryu Doha, who had maintained proper dining etiquette since childhood, didn’t let go of his phone throughout the meal today. CEO Lee Jaei, who commuted to the office together and was dining with employee Ryu Doha, carefully observed him and barely managed to finish his meal safely. He was careful not to let the lunch box go up his nose.
After brushing their teeth together, Doha caught Jaei who was trying to escape with stealthy quick steps and headed to an empty meeting room. He locked the door well so employees couldn’t enter and placed Jaei on his firmly muscled thighs. Jaei, sitting facing Doha on his thighs with his legs spread, quietly blinked his eyes while vaguely fixing his gaze somewhere in the air.
Right now, Doha was considerably surprised by the ripple effect caused by the small ribbon-adorned Jaei photo he had uploaded. It wasn’t that he disliked the fact that Jaei was being loved by a globally famous actor. As both a fan of Lee Jaei and his lover, he was truly happy, but the photo of Jaei with a sky-blue ribbon on his head was never meant as an offering to the West. Wasn’t Jaei looking at him with love in his eyes?
“Jaei, I’m going to be upset for exactly 5 minutes from now. It’s because I’m still young, so please understand. I’ll become cool again after 6 minutes.”
Today’s upload on Doha’s SNS had been the immature action of a young person trying to hint to the public about Ryu Doha and Lee Jaei’s romantic relationship and deceive his followers. But it had failed spectacularly. Doha thought this was a pain he rightfully had to endure for being less recognized than “Sean Alex.” He had to overcome this frustration and rise to the next level.
He wrapped his arms around Jaei’s body and pressed their chests together. He took time to self-overcome the shock while feeling Jaei’s heartbeat. Anyway, in reality, Lee Jaei was his.
In Doha’s embrace, as he was busy gathering his fragmented heart while breathing heavily like a baby, Jaei was in a thoroughly broken state. Because there was something that pricked his conscience at this moment. Doha, who was rubbing his lips on Jaei’s nape, looked at the creaking Jaei with puzzled eyes. Ryu Doha was the person who knew Lee Jaei’s bodily mechanism best in this world. He thoroughly examined Jaei from head to toe with suspicious eyes.
“Jaei has become a bit strange.”
“No, I’m not strange.”
Jaei answered while moistening his lips. He was really good at acting when he was deliberately trying to deceive others, but in situations where he had no intention of deceiving the other person, he couldn’t lie well. That is, in situations where he didn’t want to say something but would seem suspicious if he kept it hidden. As he tightly shut his mouth and blinked his large eyes, Doha approached with a subtle smile, gradually narrowing the investigation net.
“Are you perhaps in contact with Sean Alex?”
“What? Absolutely not. My ideal type is Asian. It’s definitely not racial discrimination, just a personal preference. Because my first love was Asian.”
“Why are you suddenly talking about your ideal type? Fellow actors can stay in touch. Does Jaei only contact his ideal type?”
Doha, whose voice was nothing but affectionate, rolled his eyes fiercely. Spikes protruded from the heart-shaped light reflected in his pupils. Jaei quickly shook his head from side to side and explained.
“I really haven’t been in contact. Honestly, I’m good at lying, but this isn’t a lie.”
“But why are you so…”
Doha’s two hands, which had firmly gripped Jaei’s buttocks and then traveled up along his waist and back, softly cupped Jaei’s small face. After examining Jaei’s face carefully and briefly reducing his words, Doha soon continued in a low voice.
“You’re making the expression of someone caught two-timing.”
“Whaat? If there’s someone two-timing between us, it would be you, not me!”
Jaei flared up and firmly pinched Doha’s cheek. Doha, whose cheek instantly turned red, continued.
“You said you’d bring a man and hold a cheating event. What if that event has started?”
Doha, smiling brightly, lightly bit Jaei’s lips and then released them. Feeling quite wronged by Doha’s reaction, Jaei had no choice but to completely disclose the contents of the DM Sean Alex had sent him to prove his innocence.
Doha, who had deliberately pressured Jaei for this result, checked Sean Alex’s love confession while patting the buttocks of Jaei, who was snuggled in his arms like an anxious baby koala. Though he wasn’t good at studying, having attended English academies for quite a long time while living as Lee Doha, he could do simple translations. Doha diligently began a literal translation.
“I feel, you are lovely and sexy. I want to get to know you, more closely. Maybe we will really match well, both on set and in hotel rooms. I want to appear in director ‘Nia Sermon’s’ work, with you. I will request casting to your agency, officially, after discussing with production.”
Heat rose throughout his body when hotel rooms were mentioned, but he could let it pass if he thought it meant accommodations where actors stayed. The most important thing in his message was the name of the director they would work with together.
From Doha’s perspective, this director made truly excellent works. It was admirable that Jaei had resisted without sending a reply yet, despite the appearance of this director’s name. There was no reason to oppose the career Jaei would build just because of one actor who had feelings for him.
At this moment, baby Lee Doha, who had always been deeply involved in Jaei’s project selections, made his appearance with a ta-da.
“If the casting offer comes in, I definitely want Jaei to do this. I like this director.”
“Do you really want me to do it? But we’ve only filmed half of the drama so far, so thinking about the next project seems a bit early. There’s also the language issue.”
“You can prepare for foreign languages. Everyone else does it. Someone like Jaei might even have a chance to use their native language in the work. When opportunities like this come, you should grab them.”
“Honestly, I’m tempted too. All the awards I’ve received at prestigious film festivals so far have been for Hong Duyoung’s films. Of course, I’d need to check exactly what kind of work it is. The contact might not even come.”
Jaei honestly revealed his heart in response to Doha’s much more positive reaction than expected and smiled with a slightly embarrassed expression. How much longer would it take to shake off Hong Duyoung from the human Lee Jaei? Both as an actor and just as a person, he wanted to break free from Hong Duyoung’s shadow as soon as possible. There was also a desire to prove that he could be recognized even without Hong Duyoung.
Doha gently kissed every corner of Jaei’s face, who was wearing a complicated expression. As long as Jaei’s attitude was clear, the existence of the Westerner who had intercepted “Ribbon Jaei” in between wasn’t a problem at all.
After briefly investigating Sean Alex’s reputation while eating earlier, Doha found he was an actor known for being very gentle and having good manners. Having come out as bisexual, he was a handsome actor with a large build who had a sufficiently impressive appearance even in Doha’s eyes. It would never happen, but if Jaei were to waver, he would simply become an even more handsome man than Sean Alex and recapture Jaei’s heart.
“I’ll just need to become sexier.”
“Wow, even more than now?”
Jaei, who had taken out the sky-blue ribbon he had put in his pocket, placed it on the crown of his head and clasped his hands together. Doha confidently nodded and shamelessly replied.
“Yes. I think I’m a bit too pure right now.”
The 189cm, twenty-year-old male with a pure and peach-like appearance was experiencing positive blood circulation for the first time in a while. He was confident that he wouldn’t lose Jaei in any direction—north, south, east, or west. Jaei, finding Doha admirable, left him advice that would become his blood and flesh.
“I like you becoming sexier. But please maintain your purity as it is. Always remember that my ideal type is in the East. My taste isn’t the macho sexiness of the West.”
Jaei moved the ribbon from the top of his head to the top of Doha’s head and photographed the scene with his phone camera. Then he uploaded the photo of “Ribbon Doha” to his own SNS, instantly making this ribbon a couple item for Ryu Doha and Lee Jaei.
Doha was as happy as a child receiving a gift.
* * *
The drama “Focal Plane Shutter” was already facing the filming of episode 12. As it entered the latter half, Doha and Seo Eunho, who had been high school students in the drama, became university students attending the same school.
As public opinion had suggested, Doha’s screen time increased significantly. Unfortunately, this meant Doha didn’t have the leisure time to develop his brain with Go. Increasing Doha’s screen time didn’t mean reducing Jaei’s screen time. It just meant that there were many more scenes where the two filmed together.
Jaei, who appears as a role teaching photography to students at university, was preparing for filming in the practice room. Then he suddenly heard his own ringtone and retrieved his phone from his manager. He couldn’t understand why it was ringing when he had definitely set it to silent earlier. However, upon checking directly, there were no incoming calls on his phone. Was there a staff member in the filming location using the same ringtone?
Jaei looked around. Then he discovered Seo Eunho, who was taking out his phone and turning it off. He was using the same ringtone as Jaei. As far as he could remember, it hadn’t been this music until recently.
