Chapter 167
Chapter 167
I Will Live as an Actor Episode 167
“Giving a congratulatory speech that is too formal at a godly wedding hall would feel even more depressing! ruler! Let the new groom shout out how much he loves the bride who hasn’t shown up yet! “If your voice is low, the priest may not come out, so brace yourselves!”
The person who played the role of host was none other than a famous comedian. Thanks to my close friend who served as the emcee during a fan meeting in England, I was able to ask him to emcee the wedding.
The new groom, Kim Seong-hoon, looked embarrassed by the host’s mischievous comment, but soon shouted at the top of his voice.
“Hye-sook! i love you!”
“Ah, your voice is too small. If I shout that much, will the priest come out! “Please shout a little louder!”
“Mr. Hyesuk!! “I love you!!”
People shout at the wedding hall to leave. Kim Seong-hoon’s face was already red, and the Namhang merchants sitting in the guest room burst out laughing at the sight of the two people.
Soon, Lee Hye-sook, wearing a bright wedding dress, enters with Wagner’s wedding march playing.
The person holding Lee Hye-sook’s hand was none other than England. There were often cases where young children served as flower girls, but it was a rare and unique sight to see a bride entering the room holding her grown son’s hand.
England and Kim Seong-hoon face each other. England gave his mother’s hand to his stepfather and expressed his feelings with his eyes.
Now, we are so close that we can tell each other’s feelings just by looking into each other’s eyes.
Lee Hye-sook’s eyes sparkle as she looks at the two people, and the Namhang merchants sitting in the guest room also feel their hearts pounding.
Doesn’t everyone know this? How hard it was for Lee Hye-sook to live at a fish stall in Namhang with her only son since she was young.
“Oppa, you’re cool.”
As England returns to the guest room, his new sister, Jisoo, who was sitting next to him, pokes his side and gives him a thumbs up. The person who officiated was none other than the president of the Namhang Merchants Association.
The president of the merchants’ association always sported a red marine hat and beard, but today he wore mousse on his hair and neatly trimmed his scraggly beard.
“Now then, there will be a congratulatory song for the new groom and new bride!”
As the congratulatory song began, England took a step back.
But it wasn’t in front of the microphone. Jisoo actually stopped in front of the microphone, and England sat on the piano chair provided on one side of the wedding hall.
As England’s long fingers move naturally as if dancing on the keyboard, Jisoo begins to sing the congratulatory song in a pure voice.
The sight of the brother and sister, who seem to have been brother and sister since birth, brings smiles not only to the guests but also to the faces of the new bride and groom.
* * *
“Oppa, I’m going to America.”
It was after the ceremony was over. It was when we were all eating together at the buffet hall operated by the hotel.
Yeonsu, who was sitting next to me, suddenly delivered unexpected news. England asks if what he heard is correct.
“USA?”
Yeonsu briefly nods her head in response to England’s question.
My mind became complicated. Even though I thought back to my past life in the United States, I couldn’t remember Yeonsu filming a movie in the United States. As if reading England’s thoughts at that time, Yeonsoo elaborates.
“I want to study screenwriting and directing in the United States.”
ah.
Only then did a fragment of memory pass through England’s mind.
Yeonsu was an actress who was chosen as a representative of innocence and beauty in her past life. Moreover, her acting was also outstanding and she was popular enough to be counted among the number of domestic actresses.
And if I had to point out something unusual, I remembered that at one point I was in charge of directing an independent film.
Since I wasn’t interested in actresses in my past life, I didn’t remember much about it. Studying directing while going to the U.S. will probably have an impact on my future career as an independent film director.
“Are you still going to school?”
“I was busy filming a movie in Hong Kong and had to do domestic activities, so I took a long-term leave of absence. I am taking 3 credits each semester, but I don’t know when I will graduate at this rate. It will probably take a very long time. haha.”
It was said with a smile, but it wasn’t a lie. Because my filming schedule kept getting pushed back, I didn’t have time to go to school properly.
Although I was earning 3 credits each semester, the path to graduation seemed distant. As a joke, the head of the department even said to England that he would study 10th grade, so how outrageous is this?
Anyway, a lot has happened over the past three years. Hasn’t not only England itself, but also others, changed a lot?
Yeonsu, who always seemed like a child, has now matured to the point where the term ‘young lady’ is quite appropriate. At first meeting, I couldn’t recognize anyone.
Moreover, I heard that Shin Jae-hee, the president of the academy who took the lecture with me, has already passed the bar exam and entered the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Also, I heard that Kim Dong-jin, a senior who always talked about rugby, has only the third round of the bar exam left.
It was then.
While England was lost in thought,
“Oppa, is it really okay if I go to America?”
Yeonsu places her chopsticks down loudly and asks.
* * *
Yeonsu felt like her stomach was boiling. Even though it had been a long time since we had seen each other in England, wasn’t it true that after only meeting for the first time, people said, ‘It’s grown a lot?’
When I heard that my wife was getting married, I abandoned my filming schedule and headed straight to Busan.
Although I said I was congratulating my wife on her marriage, I was worried that I would be able to see England. We haven’t seen each other since our high school graduation ceremony.
“It would be good to go to the United States and learn directing. It will be of great help in filming movies and dramas in the future. Anyway, it’s really special. “It’s not a common idea for an actor to study directing.”
‘How.’
He said he chose to go to the United States, but England seemed to think that was a big deal. On the contrary, when I go to the United States, they keep talking nonsense about how there is a good Korean restaurant somewhere in New York.
‘Whoa.’
Yeonsu swallowed a deep sigh inside. No matter how you look at it, there seems to be no way for this man to see her as a woman.
The UK I met after a long time was even more beautiful than I remembered from the past. They said they were filming a movie in Hong Kong, but I heard that Chungmuro is also trying hard to capture the UK.
What’s more, aren’t there frequent conversations about England among fellow actresses? There were many actresses who wanted to meet in England, but there were many who did not receive even a single contact letter.
Famous entertainment magazines also followed Britain’s private life and reported on it, but couldn’t find a single clue related to the scandal. Because of this, there were frequent rumors that England liked men rather than women.
‘Is it true?’
Yeonsu glanced at England, who was happily enjoying the buffet next to her. No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like I had to let it go now. What can you do if the other person does not see you as a woman, but only as a younger sister?
At that time, Jisoo, who was sitting across from me, seemed to be fighting in a low voice.
‘Cheer up, sister!’
Over the past three years, when I was filming in Busan, I would visit Namhang once in a while, and I stayed in contact with my mother in England, so I was able to meet Jisoo and become close friends with her.
Now that Jisoo sees Yeonsu and sings that she wishes she could be her new sister, they are now able to share their feelings with each other.
Yes,
“Oppa, do you have some time today?”
When we go, let’s leave without any regrets.
* * *
This was after sending my mother and stepfather, beautifully dressed in Hanbok, in the wedding car.
He expressed his gratitude to the South Port merchants and the agency family members who came to visit him from Seoul to Busan.
After sending everyone away, two people are walking along the dock. It was training with none other than the UK.
‘When did he grow so tall?’
I felt like a lot had changed in just three years. The number of years that seemed small for a while has now grown significantly.
Trudging.
The two people walked together along the path next to the breakwater. Because it was a place where you had to go deep into South Port, there were no tourists other than locals.
The two people are walking in silence. Only the seagulls are flapping their wings in the air, looking down at the sight.
‘What can I say?’
Meanwhile, Yeonsu was also worried. Even though I had called England here, I couldn’t really think of what to say.
It was a time when I was taking a break. A fishing boat passing by on the other side honks its horn unexpectedly.
Baaaaaaaaa!
Seagulls startled by an untimely horn chirp and the waves ripple. Training was also the same. I was startled by the honking of the horn as if to awaken my thoughts. At that moment, my body loses its balance and falls towards England.
Quadang.
The two people overlapped and hit their butts toward the floor. The good news among the misfortunes was that Yeonsu fell towards the puddle, with England supporting her body. My butt was wet, but it wasn’t hurt. But that wasn’t the problem.
… … !
The pupils of the two people suddenly got bigger, as if they had made a promise to each other. Yeonsu and Yeongguk fall and are facing each other with their faces about an inch apart. Yeonsu’s face heated up, and so did England.
“I’m sorry!”
What do you mean by sorry? But before I knew it, I said I was sorry.
Yeon-soo tries to get up quickly, but loses her balance again and stumbles towards Yeok-ri, who has fallen.
My heart is pounding.
England felt his heart pounding violently. It was Yeonsu, whom I only thought of as my younger sister. But why is my heart pounding so much?
Since my last life, I have been bad at dating. Because he was crazy about acting, he had no contact with women at all.
This life was also the same. Maybe it was because of his past life experiences, but his agency actually welcomed the fact that he wasn’t meeting women, but thought it was strange.
My heart is pounding.
The perspectives of England and Yeonsu intersect. The long straight hair that reaches down to the waist and the deer-like face turn red like a scarlet and are looking at oneself.
Was he wrong in thinking that Yeonsu was simply his younger sister? If not, why is his heart still beating so vigorously?
‘Eh, I don’t know.’
It was then.
Yeonsu’s lips turned towards England’s lips. I had to go to America anyway.
In the UK, we also had no idea when we would meet again in the future as we continued filming overseas. If you let the opportunity pass today, you may regret it forever.
At that moment, the two people’s lips meet. England’s eyes widen as well, but he doesn’t avoid Yeonsu’s lips for no reason.
My heart is pounding.
The warm sunlight cuts through the sea waves and shines like a jewel. The faces of two people overlap while facing the sea. Each other’s heartbeats sound loud as if they are beneath the surface.
At that time,
the owner of the ‘Yeongguk’, who was watching the scene from afar, rubbed his surprised eyes with his sleeve and hurriedly turned the fishing boat’s head in the other direction. Wasn’t it because he recognized England from a distance and honked his horn?
I was secretly sorry that I attended the wedding early in the morning and then went straight to work. I was happy to see England again like this.
The owner’s face at the helm is filled with a happy smile, as if he is looking at his grown son.