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Chapter 149 < Aren’t You Going Home? >

“Call me or Seunghyun right away if anything happens.”

“I know, I know. Are you my guardian or something?”

“I’m your manager, aren’t I? That’s almost like a guardian. You should be grateful when I worry about you, okay?”

“Huh… You’ve grown a lot, haven’t you?”

They had become quite close since they went to the PC room together. It was all because of the game. They even lost to each other, and now he had to listen to this.

Yeon Seo raised his hand in his pocket and gave Lee Taegyeom the middle finger.

“Slave, get lost already.”

“I’m leaving anyway. Master.”

He had even learned to talk back. Had he finally grown up? That made it less fun to tease him. Yeon Seo bit his tongue in frustration.

Lee Taegyeom turned around and headed to the elevator, but he flinched when he saw Yoo Eunho standing still.

“Yeon Seo, what’s wrong?”

“Ah, no, nothing. I just came straight from the party, so I might be tired. I’ll go inside.”

“Good job, go ahead.”

Yoo Eunho pressed the door lock’s password before Yeon Seo could open the front door. Come to think of it… They had agreed to change it because using his birthday as the password was not secure. Was this my house or his house?

“You’re doing well, I see.”

“Lee Taegyeom, who is he?”

“Yeah.”

Yeon Seo entered the house first and stared at his brother, who opened the fridge as if it was his own.

“Why did you come here?”

“Why? I came because I finished work.”

“…Were you here the whole time I was filming?”

“My stuff is all here.”

So… He had been staying here even while I was filming, instead of going to his own house? Yeon Seo narrowed his eyes.

“Aren’t you going home?”

“This is my home too.”

He even gave a shameless answer. Yeon Seo couldn’t help but laugh sarcastically.

“I have to stay here until we catch the culprit. It’s also good to see Seojoon.”

That was true, but… Yeon Seo gave up and lay down on the sofa.

“Have you eaten?”

“Not yet, but…”

“Let’s go out if you’re not tired.”

Yeon Seo ended up going out again as soon as he came home, following his brother to a fancy Korean restaurant. It was a place that was rumored to have reservations backed up for months, but they didn’t need any. The staff recognized their faces and guided them to a seat.

“There’s a founding anniversary event this year.”

“Ah, right, there was such an event…”

Yoo Chairman’s estate settlement work was divided into several times over a few years. It was inevitable since the taxes alone exceeded billions.

Meanwhile, the relatives would try to please Grandpa and compete with each other.

‘It would be amazing if they just gave me a little bit, but they want more… How annoying.’

It’s not like I don’t work. Yeon Seo didn’t care about the money that Yoo Chairman gave him, and he was already looking forward to seeing the scene. Well, they had been too friendly anyway.

“They’re probably going to make it big this year, since it’s the 80th anniversary.”

“Has it been 80 years already… But didn’t they usually let it pass quietly?”

Just 10 years ago, on the 70th anniversary, Juseong had donated generously to the nation, saying it was thanks to them, but they didn’t have any special events. Yoo Chairman hated such pretenses. So, Park Geumju had hosted some relatively large charity events and built her network.

‘What would they have done without Grandma?’

They said that Juseong Group had benefited from Park Geumju’s network when they started to grow rapidly.

“Dad seems to be trying to solidify his position.”

“Ah…”

The group succession work was almost over. Maybe next year or the year after, Yoo Gunmin would become the chairman. Yoo Changho Chairman was the main actor who made Juseong and the Korean economy leap forward. Compared to him, Yoo Gunmin was competent, but he was relatively overshadowed.

‘Besides, people just know him as a son fanboy.’

He had been doing that for a long time, but that was only a topic among the family. In the last three years, he had been doing it a lot. He even had a very active personal SNS account.

“Grandpa’s family might come too.”

“…Do you think he’ll be there?”

“I don’t know. I hope so, but I’m not sure.”

It was better that the person who was the ‘head’ was someone he hadn’t contacted in a long time, rather than someone close to him. If it was someone he was really close to, the mental shock would be quite severe.

“By the way, did you starve there?”

“You have to go there and see for yourself. There’s nowhere to eat.”

The food at the filming site was limited. There weren’t many restaurants around, and although the food trucks sent by the family came, they weren’t frequent. There was no way there would be a hotel nearby, and sometimes Park Seunghwan, who had cooking as a hobby, would cook for them.

“How is Seo-joon hyung?”

“He said he found a clue from Choi Nam-yoon’s call history. He said he’s going to investigate soon.”

“…He’s doing well.”

Yoo Yeon Seo sighed softly. Now, what he had to do was to synchronize his memory with Baek Seo-joon so that he could remember the accomplice as soon as possible.

“How was the filming?”

“You’re asking so soon. It was just, the same.”

Yoo Yeon Seo stayed at the accommodation without visiting his home much for the filming of ‘Vulgar Murder’. Yu Eun-ho was also busy with his company work, so it was a long time since they sat face to face like this.

“But why do you look like that?”

“What?”

“You look sad, since earlier.”

Yoo Yeon Seo raised his hand and massaged his face, relaxing his muscles. In fact, he didn’t enjoy the after-party much because of the strange feeling. He only participated in the first round and threw some cards and came up.

“Do you know what this work is about?”

He calmly told the synopsis of ‘Vulgar Murder’. His brother wasn’t someone who would leak it, and he was the person in charge anyway.

“The last scene I filmed yesterday was crying on the bridge.”

“So you want to cry until now?”

“Well, this time it’s a bit hard to get out of the role. I don’t know if it’s because of the role or because I miss my mom.”

Yu Eun-ho’s hand twitched. It was a long time since Yoo Yeon Seo opened up and talked about his feelings. And he did it casually.

“It must be because of the role. You confirmed that there is a culprit, right?”

“Yeah, it felt weird.”

He was in a state where Yoo Yeon Seo, Kang Jin-hoo’s memory, and Hwang Min-jae’s emotion were mixed. If he had to explain his mood right now, it would be like a balloon inflated and then deflated by a push-type wind. He felt sluggish as the tension was relieved by the end of the filming that had been running for months without a break.

Yoo Yeon Seo recalled the last scene he filmed yesterday. Hwang Dae-sik, who left on his own so as not to be a burden to his grandson, and Hwang Min-jae, who found him, although not directly.

‘I was very sad then.’

When he found Lee Hee Seo’s mutilated body.

When he forgot that there was a culprit and lived, he was sad and resentful of Lee Hee Seo, who left on his own and remained as a ghost to torment him. So he vented his anger outward.

When he belatedly remembered the culprit, the arrow turned to himself. He fell down as he blamed himself endlessly.

Suddenly, he wondered how his brother, who didn’t know anything about the culprit, was.

“How were you?”

Yu Eun-ho, who realized that he meant his biological mother, put down his chopsticks and looked at Yoo Yeon Seo. He didn’t see the body because his brother told him not to come. If he had seen it together, it would have taken a long time to get out of the shock.

“I guess I was similar to you.”

“How are you now?”

At first, he was endlessly sad, but every time Lee Hee Seo’s story came up, his brother had a seizure and his father was restless and the atmosphere was ruined. Seeing that home environment, he also harbored resentment towards the deceased. But now, he didn’t care.

“…Just, it’s been a long time.”

“…”

“Time solves everything.”

Yu Eun-ho answered calmly and handed him a glass. Yoo Yeon Seo clinked his glass with his. Yeah, time will solve everything.

***

‘…Should I start synchronizing tomorrow?’

He came back home and lay down on the bed. Yoo Yeon Seo fell asleep right away. He wanted to rest a bit today.

And the next day, and the day after that, the strange feeling didn’t go away.

He asked Park Seunghwan, and he said he was the same, and that he hadn’t gotten out of the role yet. It’s weird… He felt fine mentally.

‘I can’t do this. I have to get into the next work as soon as possible.’

He took the opportunity to visit his agency for the first time in a long time. He opened the door and walked in, and the president naturally got up from his seat and turned the chair so that he could sit comfortably.

“Our director is here? Sit down.”

Seeing that, Yoo Yeon Seo bit her tongue inwardly, losing the taste for teasing. Lee Taegyeom was like that, and so was Han, the representative.

In fact, Han had already resigned himself to losing his seat. Besides, Yoo Yeon Seo had offered to acquire Halo Media on good terms, which made him even more courteous.

“Do you have any works that I’m holding on to?”

“You? Yeah, a lot.”

Han ordered Park, the manager, to quickly bring the list of works. As expected, most of them were rookies. They must have put in their proposals to me as their last hope, but I had tied them up and not released them, which must have been quite a torture of hope.

“But why?”

“I have to let them go now.”

“You? That’s surprising…”

Ignoring Han, who looked at him with a new interest, he quickly skimmed through the synopses on the list. As expected of my past self. I had a lot of things in my hands. If I saw a decent work, I would give it some production support and let the rest go.

“That’s a good idea.”

“Are there not many actors like you?”

“They all forget and live. They also gave up on their works. By the way, are you going to Baeksan?”

“I have to.”

Yoo Yeon Seo was nominated for the Best Actor Award in the drama category at the 2022 Baeksan Arts Awards. It was natural, since he had swept the year 2021 with the drama ‘Guksae’.

“It’s a pity that you didn’t make it to the Grand Prize… But seeing that you got the Best Actor, I think the award is certain.”

“You never know.”

“Anyway, you came well today. Let’s have dinner with the person who’s coming later.”

“Who?”

At the same time as he said that, a noise came from outside. Someone knocked on the door of the representative’s office.

“This guy knows how to knock like a sensible person!”

“Then I’m not a sensible person?”

“You are… You are… Ah, never mind.”

Han ignored Yoo Yeon Seo’s answer and opened the door. In front of him was Lee Han-gyeol, who had cut his hair short.

Yoo Yeon Seo, who had been leaning on the backrest, straightened his upper body. The person who was coming was Lee Han-gyeol? But why did he come?

“Hello, representative.”

“Welcome.”

As soon as he saw Lee Han-gyeol, who bowed his head and greeted him, Han smiled broadly and patted his shoulder. Unlike someone else, he was polite and well-mannered. Huh?

Yoo Yeon Seo crossed his arms and watched the scene.

“Long time no see.”

“What, did you get a vacation?”

“Yeah, end-of-year vacation.”

“Already?”

Yoo Yeon Seo frowned.

“But why did you come here, hyung? If you’re on vacation, you should go home.”

“I’m going to be discharged soon, so I need to look for an agency.”

After it was revealed that Yoo Yeon Seo had secretly applied and secretly taken the money, OneSeven lost their trust in AST Entertainment. They left as soon as their contract expired, and when Yoo Yeon Seo got into trouble for his past deeds, they revealed everything and ended their contract.

“We’ll be family again.”

At that, Han smiled broadly and Yoo Yeon Seo sighed softly.