My House Has Become a Filming Set!

༺ My House Has Become a Filming Set! – 20 ༻

 

  “Really, I really hate you.”

 

  Leaning against the wall and slumping down, he continued to grumble, stubbornly glaring at Lee Yeonwoo.

 

  “I hate you. You are a strange annoying guy”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo was not the type to stay quiet. He learned from his grandmother that if someone hates him, he should pay it back twofold.

 

  “Ugh.”

 

  He stepped hard on Shin Gihyeon’s sneakers, putting his weight into it.

 

  “That’s right, damn it. I hate you too. Is that clear?”

 

  “… These are new sneakers.”

 

  He had dressed up a bit for the first variety show recording with Kang Do-jun, but even that got trampled by Lee Yeonwoo.

 

  “You’re such a picky younger brother. Are you a late bloomer at twenty-six? Is that it? Were you born at the very end of December?”

 

  Having spent a lot of time with elders, Lee Yeonwoo had unknowingly become a grumpy young man. What was unjust was that Shin Gihyeon was indeed born on December 28 and had boarded the last train to 26 years old.

 

  “Born in the year of the cow? Tsk, who do you think you are messing with? A tiger?”

 

  He was stunned. It was almost at the level of Shin Gihyeon’s infamous behavior.

 

  ‘Senior, what do you think of Lee Yeonwoo?’

 

  ‘He’s a cute younger brother.’

 

  ‘Even though his personality is nasty?’

 

  ‘Well, what can I do. We’re already on the same team… I have to believe in him, no matter what others say.’

 

  A laugh escaped him, the notion of being on the same team seemed absurd… it wasn’t as if they were playing a game.

 

  In the meantime, Lee Yeonwoo seemed to have taken a liking to his grumpy antics, the corners of his mouth curling up as he focused on teasing Shin Gihyeon.

 

  “26 years old, Shin Gihyeon. Try reciting your full name and address.”

 

  “Do you know your personality is really nasty?”

  

  “Hey,  this is for your big brother. Get up from your seat and stand at attention immediately. 

 

  Go!”

 

  At his words, instead of getting up and standing at attention, Shin Gihyeon firmly stepped on Lee Yeonwoo’s shoe. It was his revenge for earlier.

 

  “Hey, 25-year-old. Tiger. You keep crawling… Ah, why do you keep stepping on me!”

 

  “You have to pay back what you received.”

 

  “Anyone can see that I’m the one being picked on, right?”

 

  “What are you saying.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo stomped on the shoe that Shin Gihyeon had placed on his left sneaker with his right foot. It was an absurd thought that he didn’t care if his own left foot was trampled as long as he could step on Shin Gihyeon.

 

  Lee Yeonwoo, who was maintaining his balance awkwardly on one foot, eventually swayed and fell.

 

  “Ah, damn.”

 

  “…Are you okay? Why do you only choose to do strange things?”

  

  When Lee Yeonwoo, whose area beneath his right eye suddenly felt sore, put his hand there, a small amount of blood came out.

 

  ‘Ah, it’s embarrassing.’

 

  When he casually wiped his face with his sleeve, Shin Gihyeon stopped him in alarm.

 

  “Hey, hey. Don’t do that. It’ll get worse.”

 

  “How badly am I hurt?”

 

  Without a mirror, Lee Yeonwoo, unable to check his face, asked him. Shin Gihyeon immediately took out his phone from his pocket and held it up to Lee Yeonwoo’s face. The sound of a camera clicking was heard.

 

  “This bastard, are you teasing me? Why take a photo. Planning to spread rumors about my fall? Delete it now.”

 

  “Why is your mouth so harsh. I took it for you to check.”

 

  “Ah…, thanks.”

 

  He handed his phone to Lee Yeonwoo. Lee Yeonwoo checked his face in the picture.

 

  “It’s not too bad.”

 

  “You still need to disinfect it and apply medicine. It can scar on your face.”

 

  As he carefully put his phone back into his pocket, he paused.

 

  ‘Why am I taking care of him?’

 

  He glanced at Lee Yeonwoo, who kept reaching for the injured area.

 

  ‘That idiot. What is he going to do if it gets infected? He probably won’t even disinfect it. I should tell senior Do-jun.’

 

  Lee Yeonwoo patted Shin Gihyeon’s shoulder and spoke.

 

  “I’m sorry for misunderstanding. I thought you were spreading rumors. Okay, I’ll make you a friend. Shin Gihyeon, 26 years old, younger brother.”

 

  “No, I’m a year older.”

 

  “If you’re a friend, I’ll give you a gift as a commemoration.”

 

  Shin Gihyeon, who was almost giving up on Lee Yeonwoo’s behavior, sighed and spoke.

 

  “Do whatever you want.”

 

  He added ‘Annoying guy’ at the end, but it seemed that Lee Yeonwoo didn’t care. He probably thought it was empty talk.

 

  “Why are you so late.”

 

  “Were you waiting for me? Hyung, this is a gift for you.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo spoke as he handed him a black plastic bag, different from the one he gave to Shin Gihyeon.

 

  “Why is it a gift for senior?”

 

  “Because you are a precious customer. It’s the spirit of service.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo stuck out his tongue and said.

 

  ‘That cheeky guy.’

 

  Whether the two were arguing or not, Kang Do-jun’s gaze was fixed in one place.

 

  “Are you hurt?”

 

  He gently stroked Lee Yeonwoo’s wounded eye area and asked.

 

  “Ah, a little.”

 

  “How did it happen?”

 

  “It was itchy, so I scratched it.”

 

  Although it didn’t look like a scratch, Lee Yeonwoo, too embarrassed to admit he had fallen, couldn’t say so. Kang Do-jun, who had long figured out that Lee Yeonwoo had a subtly strong pride, guessed he must have fallen somewhere.

 

  “Let’s disinfect it and apply some medicine.”

 

  “But we don’t have any disinfectant at home?”

 

  Kang Do-jun now naturally glanced at the house in front, saying.

 

  “Granny Kyeongyi probably has some.”

 

  They planned to quickly disinfect the wound as Granny Kyeongyi was absent, but before they knew it, they were searching the entire house for the disinfectant.

 

  “Why am I…”

 

  Shin Gihyeon, who had been searching for the disinfectant with him, made a gloomy expression.

 

  In the end, they were all scolded by Granny Kyeongyi who arrived home late, disinfected the wound, applied the medicine, and were driven out. Granny Kyeongyi shouted at Kang Do-jun.

 

  “Another rascal has sprung up!”

 

  And then the door closed with a bang.

 

  “She called you a rascal.”

 

  “… I heard it, no need to tell me.”

 

  The tightly closed door opened once again, and Granny Kyeongyi forcibly shoved the medicine and bandages into Kang Do-jun’s arms before slamming the door shut again.

 

  “Make sure to take care of it, so it doesn’t scar!”

 

  It was a wise choice of Granny Kyeongyi, who knew that Lee Yeonwoo wouldn’t take care of the medicine himself.

 

  * * *

 

  When it was time for Shin Gihyeon to head to Seoul, the three of them went out to the yard to say goodbye.

 

  Shin Gihyeon stepped hard on Lee Yeonwoo’s foot and said, “I’m leaving.”

 

  “Oh, take care.”

 

  Just like before, Lee Yeonwoo stepped on his foot with the opposite foot. As he was about to wobble, repeating the same mistake, Kang Do-jun caught Lee Yeonwoo from behind.

 

  It was clear without looking.

 

  ‘He must have fallen doing this earlier.’

 

  Shin Gihyeon looked at the two with a peculiar eye.

 

  He would never, ever reveal this to Kang Do-jun. The feelings for Lee Yeonwoo, which he had not yet realized.

 

  It was amusing to fall in love in just five days. Yes, it would be a nascent liking for now.

 

  Shin Gihyeon made a firm resolution not to say a word until Kang Do-jun himself realized his feelings. At least he hoped that his idol, his goal, his destination, would deviate from the path a little more slowly.

 

  “Hey.”

 

  For no reason, Shin Gihyeon tapped the toe of Lee Yeonwoo’s shoe and spoke gruffly.

 

  “Call me if you come to Seoul.”

 

  After leaving those words, he got into the car. As the door closed and the car drove away, it occurred to him that all the filming was now over. Perhaps because he had experienced many things in one day, he felt a bittersweet sensation.

 

  Fiddling with his cell phone, he remembered the picture he had taken of Lee Yeonwoo’s face.

 

  Lee Yeonwoo. He was a ugly and annoying guy, but he was a funny guy that he couldn’t hate.

 

  ‘Come to think of it, Producer Han Taegu this morning.’

 

  He sneaked a glance at the bag with a jar of honey next to him.

 

  ‘…I should pay for the honey, right?’

 

  Seeming to remember something, he tapped his phone screen.

 

  * * *

 

  “Producer! Please, please stop filming for a moment… It’s urgent.”

 

  Kang Do-jun’s manager, Park Daeho, approached Han Taegu. Detecting something unusual, Han Taegu nodded and made a gesture to stop filming.

 

  Park Daeho bowed his head in thanks and quickly approached Kang Do-jun.

 

  “What’s the matter?”

 

  “You…You! What have you done?”

 

  “What are you talking about?”

 

  He frowned at the incomprehensible words of Park Daeho, who had even stopped filming and came to him.

 

  “You’ve commented on a YouTuber named Wonsun’s video! The agency is getting a lot of inquiries asking if it’s really you!”

 

  Park Daeho showed him the content he had captured on his phone.

 

○ [Hello, I’m actor Kang Do-jun. I’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries, and currently, Yeonwoo is living in the countryside. Just as you’ve seen in the video, he’s still a very lively kid. He will be staying with me for a while, so please don’t worry too much.]

 

  [??? Is this really Do-jun?]

 

  [That’s a lie, right? lol]

 

  [Really? But why is Kang Do-jun here?]

 

  [I heard Kang Do-jun went to film a rural variety show, if this is true, did he go to film in the neighborhood where Yeonwoo lives??;;]

 

  “What’s this, you!”

 

  Apparently, it wasn’t just one or two times that the ID claiming to be Kang Do-jun had commented on Wonsun’s YouTube video. As Park Daeho flipped through the screen, countless captured images appeared.

 

○ [Yeonwoo was quite young back then.]

 

○ [He’s stubborn even then, haha. I’m enjoying your videos, Wonsun.]

 

○ [Isn’t Yeonwoo cute?]

 

○ [Yes, Yeonwoo doesn’t clean his room.]

 

  Thanks to the ID claiming to be Kang Do-jun, the number of ‘likes’ quickly increased, and the comment moved up.

 

  “Is it really you?”

 

  “Yeah, it’s me. Why?”

 

  Watching his casual response, Park Daeho felt like he was going to explode with anger.

 

  Kang Do-jun was an example of a celebrity who led an upright life, without any gossip or even much use of SNS. It was utterly surprising that he was lavishly leaving comments on a personal YouTuber’s video, saying things like ‘our kid is great, cute, pretty, and doing well, so don’t worry’.

 

  “I just thought I should let everyone know because they were curious about Yeonwoo’s whereabouts.”

 

  “But why are you the one to tell them!”

 

  At first, he had left comments like ‘Yeonwoo is doing well’, but when people didn’t believe him, he even revealed his name to increase his credibility.

 

  As Kang Do-jun seemed puzzled about what the problem was, an exasperated Park Daeho beat his own chest.

 

  He wasn’t sure if Kang Do-jun had seen it, but the comment section was now filled with posts like ‘Kang Do-jun is a fan of Yeonwoo?’, ‘Is this real?’, ‘How could it be real when Do-jun is so busy lol’, ‘Well, our Yeonwoo is indeed charming’.

 

  “What’s wrong? Just issue an official statement through the agency that it’s really me.”

 

  Given how big this had become, there was no choice but to issue an official statement, just as he suggested.

 

  “They’re planning to do that at the agency, right?”

 

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  His expression seemed to say, ‘Given all that I’ve earned so far, can’t they manage this one thing?’ Of course, he was right, but Park Daeho had no intention of stopping his nagging.

 

  Hoping to show him the live reactions, he logged into the YouTube video but paused when he noticed a strange comment.

 

○ [Check out Shin Gihyeon’s starcast. It seems to be real?]

 

  “What’s going on?”

 

  Han Taegu quietly approached writer Min-joo and asked.

 

  “It seems to be a fuss because of this.”

 

  She showed him the comments that Kang Do-jun had left on the YouTube video.

 

  “PD, I think you should see this too.”

 

  This time, another writer brought up Shin Gihyeon’s starcast post.

 

  ‘Yeonwoo?’

 

  On his feed was a picture of Yeonwoo’s face that they had taken earlier, covered with a large tiger emoji. The caption was succinct.

 

  [A quick friend ???? Country Occupation]

 

  [Bro, who is that person? Please show us their face in detail.]

 

  [Looking at the Country Occupationt tag, isn’t he a cast member?]

 

  [Shin Gihyeon always posts photos of Kang Do-jun, is he starting a new fan obsession? lol I’m curious who the target is.]

 

  [Does the tiger mean he’s born in the year of the tiger? Gihyeon oppa, you always fangirl over actor Kang Do-jun, but I’ve never seen you make friends of your age. Are you finally starting to make friends?]

 

  [Is it a participant of Kang Do-jun’s variety show filming? Let’s dig through all the celebrities. Let the guessing game begin lololol]

 

  [There was an impersonation of Kang Do-jun on Wonsun’s YouTube, but if that’s real, isn’t the person in this photo Yeonwoo?]

 

└Who is Yeonwoo?

 

  [Who is it? Whoo is it? Are you going to tell us if we watch Country Occupationt? Is that what you’re going to doㅠㅠㅠ]

 

  Watching the comment situation, Han Taegu said in a confident voice.

 

  “Let’s increase Yeonwoo’s shooting content.”

 

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