“Who says I can’t?”
“I’m going to count to three. If you’re not confident, run away now.”
“Urk.”
It became increasingly agonizing. Siyoung might be fine with this since it’s his job, but Seungun’s fingers and toes curled up and wouldn’t straighten. He wanted to gulp down beer.
But he had to quickly say the next line. Because Gi Siyoung was urging him.
“…Pfft, pfft? Haa….”
Who sighs like this? Seungun sighed without realizing it.
“Ah, really. Do it properly.”
Of course, every time that happened, Gi Siyoung gave him a look.
“Yes, I’m sorry. Ahem….”
Seungun spoke again.
“Not confident? You’re the one who should run away now if you think you can’t handle me. Don’t give me terrible scars later. You thorn-like man!”
“Seungun-ssi, don’t just read the script, you have to make eye contact with me. Yes, like that.”
“……”
“You still don’t know much about me, do you.”
Gi Siyoung, who had pointed out Seungun’s acting, immediately recited the following line.
“Yeah. You’re like a law dictionary. Everything’s difficult and puzzling.”
“Still, there will be an answer inside. Like us right now.”
The next stage direction clearly entered his vision.
The two kiss passionately. (Rain falling)
Gi Siyoung had already slightly grasped the cheek of Seungun, who was looking at him with a blank face and naively reciting his partner’s lines. Seungun remained calm until then. Gi Siyoung tilted his head, intending to test how far he could endure. Seungun’s pupils followed him.
“……”
Seungun vaguely understood why Kim Hojun’s ex-girlfriend had dumped Kim Hojun right after filming a romance with Gi Siyoung. When Gi Siyoung looked at you intently while making sweet sounds like he had candy in his mouth, it felt like you would spill any secret. He had that kind of bewitching aspect.
If he really set his mind to it, bewitching people’s hearts would be nothing. If magical girls had magic wands, Gi Siyoung had a bewitching face.
Gi Siyoung, who had been approaching, hesitated for a moment. From Seungun’s slightly parted lips came the strong mint smell of beer and mouth spray. Siyoung’s expression changed meaningfully. At first, he’d brought him here and assigned him the partner role with the intention of teasing him.
But that appearance of being detached even when crossing the line made him feel uncomfortable instead. Gi Siyoung deliberately poured hot breath onto the bridge of Seungun’s nose. Seungun’s pupils followed the ridge of Gi Siyoung’s lips, followed his philtrum, slowly rising. Like a doll that just blinks its eyes with breath attached.
“Why are you staying still?”
“It’s script practice.”
Seungun answered calmly.
“What would you have done if there was even a bed scene?”
“……”
“Were you really going to have sex with me then?”
“What?”
“Do you happen to have condoms in this bag too?”
Only then did Seungun, coming to his senses, shake off Siyoung’s hand trying to grab and open his bag.
“Why are you so surprised? Is there something you can’t let be discovered?”
“It’s not like that. The inside of the bag is too messy and disorganized, so it’s a bit awkward to show to others.”
“……”
Gi Siyoung closed the scenario. Having come out of the script in one breath, he returned to the tasteless and cool eyes outside the camera, whether his interest had cooled. The corners of his lips were still slightly raised, but it was definitely not a smiling face.
“It’s late. Take a taxi home.”
Having wiped away his smile, he got up from his seat and looked for his wallet. Then he held out cash.
“I have a corporate card. I can use that. I’ll process it as an expense with the company later.”
“Why didn’t you go to the company a few days ago? You acted like you were going.”
“My hand suddenly hurt. So I didn’t go. You said to use whatever sick leave I could, Gi Siyoung-ssi.”
“I didn’t know you’d listen to my words so well.”
“I’ll be going now.”
Seungun hurriedly left that house.
He went home and opened the eavesdropping application as he had for the past few days. Still, no special bait worth delivering to President Gu was caught. Instead, Gi Siyoung continued practicing scripts. Whether because of the familiar noise or the alcohol, Seungun fell asleep very quickly.
TAKE 6
Min Jihyeon received an anonymous tip. Min Jihyeon, who went out to the meeting place, frowned seeing a man armed in black from head to toe in weather where it wouldn’t be strange to grill meat on the asphalt.
It was obvious he was anxious that someone might recognize him, not knowing that such attire drew more attention. However, people in the downtown area overgrown with concrete buildings showed little interest in the man who was all black even down to his mask.
“You said you wanted to see me?”
Just looking at the man made her hot. Min Jihyeon placed a notebook with a pen stuck in it from her bag onto the table. Before setting it down, when she pressed a certain part of the pen, a suspicious red light blinked.
The pen, having regained its original role, was still neatly stuck in the notebook cover. The cafe with the air conditioner blasting was even slightly chilly.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
“Yes.”
Min Jihyeon fell into thought for a moment. The low voice was somehow familiar. She felt like she’d heard it somewhere. Come to think of it, even with his face covered by a mask, he gave off a handsome feeling. His almond-shaped eyes were prominent. Min Jihyeon stared at him intensely. Under her searching gaze, the man lowered his head in embarrassment.
Min Jihyeon had a good eye, but due to the nature of her work, she’d only chased people who were extremely handsome and tremendously popular, so with just handsome eyes, it was quite difficult to find his identity in her data.
“I have something to tip off.”
The man said meaningfully.
“What kind of tip?”
Among those who drew it out like this, none had ever brought proper prey. Another miss today. Min Jihyeon, having guessed, crossed her arms and leaned back against the chair and asked. She pretended to listen to the man’s words while making plans to go to a jjimjilbang and scrub off some dead skin after this meeting ended.
“You know Gi Siyoung, right?”
“What? Who?”
For a moment, Min Jihyeon doubted her ears. Wasn’t that a name that piqued interest whenever and wherever she heard it?
“Gi Siyoung. Actor Gi Siyoung.”
“Is there anyone who doesn’t know? What about that person?”
Min Jihyeon tried her best not to be swept up in the man’s pace. When a name she hadn’t expected came out, her interest was piqued. Min Jihyeon secretly checked whether the pen’s recording function was still working well.
“What I’m tipping off today is about that Gi Siyoung.”
“Are you close to him? What evidence do you have to back up the tip you’ll give today?”
Min Jihyeon narrowed her eyes and tried to figure out the relationship first. Gi Siyoung was someone Min Jihyeon had been chasing for years. He was also a person who strangely had nothing to catch no matter how much she dug and dug, lest the well run dry. His woman issues were clean and his private life wasn’t dirty.
Rather, humans who didn’t come out like this had tremendously filthy and dirty backgrounds. She’d been waiting for just one thing to catch, and suddenly a human appears saying he’s tipping off while bringing up that name. It was truly a windfall. The jjimjilbang plan that had been in Min Jihyeon’s head disappeared in an instant.
“I can’t tell you that.”
The man shook his head.
“I’ll listen for now. What kind of tip are you going to give me?”
“That bastard. He’s absolutely vicious.”
The man lowered his voice.
“In what way?”
“This is top secret that no one knows. That bastard habitually drunk drives.”
“Drunk driving?”
Min Jihyeon sighed. Just as she thought, the guy in front was not normal. Gi Siyoung and drunk driving. She could guarantee it wasn’t true. How many years had she been chasing Gi Siyoung? He had never drunk driven once, and there hadn’t even been a hint of it.
Moreover, how fussy were the managers at the agency Gi Siyoung belonged to? Not only Gi Siyoung’s manager, but the managers at that company had an even more tenacious side than ‘Under Grid’ reporters. They wouldn’t have allowed drunk driving.
“Keep talking.”
“……”
Min Jihyeon responded to the man’s words first. Because she was curious what other cards he would pull out. The man looked at Min Jihyeon’s deflated face and said.
“You don’t believe me, do you?”
“Where is there believing or not believing? I’m listening diligently.”
“Don’t you want to write an exclusive article?”
“……”
“With Gi Siyoung as the main subject, too.”
