Ch.158Around the time when the community was heating up like this.

Two days later.

“I’m sorry for suddenly changing the schedule on such short notice. I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

Shin Yerim apologized as soon as she exited the arrival gate at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Changing the schedule abruptly from the very first meeting—this was absolutely unacceptable behavior from someone in a subordinate position.

But the response she received was:

“Not at all. It’s really fine, thank you for making the trip.”

As if she didn’t mind the sudden schedule change at all.

El France’s fashion director, Chloe Durand, shrugged her shoulders.

“You were originally scheduled to arrive two weeks early anyway. A two-day delay isn’t a big problem.”

Then she said:

“May I take a look?”

“What? My, my luggage?”

“No, your figure. Do you mind?”

“Um… no, that’s fine.”

“Then shall we talk while we walk? I’ll observe as we go.”

“Yes, of course!”

As they walked together,

Chloe slowly examined Yerim’s body from top to bottom.

‘She’s truly perfect.’

If there were golden proportions for a body, she had them all in exact measurements.

Even the size and shape of her breasts were perfect.

‘Moreover.’

She had thought Yerim lacked sensuality when she saw her photos, but something had happened in the past few months—there was now an indescribable allure added to her presence.

‘She was a minor until recently… and just became an adult, so perhaps…?’

That thought was momentary.

Chloe noticed Yerim’s peculiar, somewhat awkward gait.

A slightly uncomfortable posture.

A hand subtly cradling the lower abdomen.

As a woman herself, Chloe immediately recognized what that posture meant.

Someone unfamiliar might think it was related to menstruation, but this was something entirely different.

“Is the reason for your two-day delay related to that walk of yours?”

“What? Pardon?!”

Seeing the startled reaction,

Chloe knew her intuition was correct.

“If you’ve crossed that most important threshold, it makes more sense now.”

“Th-that… um….”

“Judging by when the email arrived… it was about 6 hours ago?”

“N-no, it was more… I mean, no, not at all!”

Finding the blushing model adorable,

Chloe smiled slightly and continued.

“By the way, your French is very good. I was surprised you spoke French from our first meeting.”

“Th-thank you. My agency told me to… to study hard.”

“Do you speak English too?”

“Yes. I can’t speak super fast, but I can understand and speak both English and French reasonably well.”

She prepared this much to become a model?

‘She’s extremely thorough in her preparation.’

Or perhaps someone had prepared her in advance.

They had equipped a model who was clearly destined for success with language skills ahead of time.

Well, it was a good thing.

Nothing was better than being able to communicate well with a model.

“Yerim, I forgot to tell you something.”

“Yes?”

“Welcome to Paris, France.”

“Thank you!”

And so, Shin Yerim’s life as a professional model officially began.

++++++

Around the time Yerim would have arrived in Paris.

-About the manager, someone who knows the French modeling market well will join you the day after tomorrow

“Oh, really? So today Yerim will meet with the fashion director alone?”

-Yes, the fashion director said she wanted to talk without a manager present.

“Ah, so the real schedule will start after meeting the manager tomorrow?”

-That’s right, so we don’t really have much to worry about. Just keep investing in activity fees and other expenses if needed?

“Then there’s nothing to worry about now.”

-Yeah, though it’s a bit sad thinking I won’t see her for a few years.

“I know.”

-Anyway, I’ll call or text if anything comes up

“Yes, please do.”

-Okay.

Click.

While I was getting updated on the situation through my call with Manager Seokho,

Flap!

Flap!

I was doing laundry.

‘There’s a distinct unfamiliar scent in the house.’

What would be the right way to describe this smell?

Should I call it female pheromone fragrance?

Anyway.

Bed sheets, pillows, blankets, and curtains.

I washed everything that might carry even a slightly different scent.

‘Once they’re completely dried in the dryer, there won’t be any smell left.’

From the past stalker incident to the maid photos,

I had accumulated quite a record in just one day, so I was being extra careful with cleaning this time.

As a result,

‘Hmm, there’s absolutely no way I’ll get caught now.’

The house became incomparably cleaner than before.

Since it had been a while, I ended up doing a thorough cleaning.

“But why do I have so much energy?”

I feel like I’ve used up energy for nearly half a day.

Why do I feel more refreshed and energetic after waking up?

‘They say blood transfusions help with circulation, maybe it’s something similar.’

While I was marveling at the mysteries of the human body,

>Oh right, Donghu! Will You Marry Me? and Our Fake Marriage have been scheduled!

As if something unusual had just happened,

Manager Seokho’s KakaoTalk message arrived.

<When?

>Both in January! Looks like they’re planning to start the new year with a bang.

<What about The Real Hero?

>The director said he’s checking the script as soon as he heard you’d do it? Not sure exactly

<Checking the script?

>Yeah

I wonder what kind of checking he’s doing.

‘Could the rating go up from A?’

Oh, right.

<Please keep my schedule clear for late February next year

>Late February? Why?

<For the Daejong High graduation ceremony speech, I was supposed to do it last year but couldn’t

>Ah, okay

Honestly, despite barely remembering attending school,

I was able to graduate all thanks to Director Edward Park.

But I can’t just keep receiving help.

‘I’ll repay the favor with a spectacular graduation speech.’

Now the only thing left is <Run! Rushman>.

‘This one won’t be easy to schedule.’

Originally, I wanted to appear right away, but

since I had confirmed projects now, I wanted to use it for promotion.

‘The actual broadcast date will probably be delayed anyway.’

Since broadcast schedules could always be adjusted regardless of what the news articles said,

I decided to think about this later.

Ring ring ring.

While I was coordinating my schedule,

Manager Seokho called again.

“Hello?”

We were just texting, why is he suddenly calling?

That question was quickly answered.

-Do-Donghu! An offer! We got an ad offer!

“What? What kind of ad?”

-Be-beer?!

“What? Beer? An alcohol ad?”

-Yes! Like they were waiting for this moment! They contacted us right away! Said they really want you!

“Which company?”

-My favorite beer, you know!

“Ka-Kass?”

-Yes, Kass!

Being a model for alcoholic beverages carried a different weight compared to other advertising models.

‘I heard they only approach the most successful celebrities at the moment.’

But I haven’t filmed anything yet?

‘Maybe it’s because of the Olympic gold medal.’

The issue didn’t end there.

-We also got offers from home appliance companies! I mean… after you appeared on Please Take Care of My Fridge, they must have confirmed your interest in variety shows, because offers are pouring in!

As I continued listening,

It was fair to say that

a parade of what people call A-list advertisements was coming our way.

-Oh, and about Will You Marry Me? that I mentioned earlier, everything’s been arranged.

“Really? That’s good.”

The two requests I made for appearing on <Will You Marry Me?> were:

To finish the original filming period within 6 months if possible.

And not to do joint filming with other <Will You Marry Me?> couples.

‘One is because excessive image consumption is problematic for both idols and actors.’

It was right to keep it as short as possible to maintain an event-like feeling.

The other was to prevent being paired with others for the sake of screen time.

‘Usually, We Got Married runs for 6 months to a year, and if it’s popular, another year.’

If that happened, it could restrict my future activities.

The ideal format would be filming once every 1-2 weeks for 6 months.

‘But how many projects will I be doing simultaneously now?’

This flood of schedules reminded me of the old days.

‘It’s going to be really busy.’

It was time to return to being actor Kim Donghu.

++++++

Why do actors and idols avoid frequent appearances on variety shows?

It’s because of image consumption.

No matter how cool or beautiful someone is, people get used to them and grow tired of seeing them too often.

Plus, it’s difficult to always show new sides of yourself, so you can become mundane.

That’s why celebrities tend to avoid external broadcasts.

Since personal YouTube channels weren’t yet popularized,

normally it would make sense to avoid frequent variety show appearances, but:

『Kim Donghu becoming a new groom in January?! Partner is Ryu Jaerin! <Will You Marry Me?> generating tremendous interest!』

ㄴYou just had to have everything, didn’t you!

ㄴBut honestly, rather than dating rumors, something like this feels like it’s really for the fans

ㄴ”Hyung, I worked hard to win that gold medal, now I’m going to enjoy myself”

ㄴDonghu hyung is legit

ㄴRyu Jaerin was due for a comeback anyway, so the timing is perfect

ㄴThey look good together!~ Their faces match perfectly lol

In this regard, Kim Donghu was a complete exception.

After all, there was no one else who was both an actor and an Olympic gold medalist boxer.

His very existence couldn’t help but appear fresh all the time.

Moreover, just when things might start getting stale, he’d receive calls from around the world,

and people would analyze his matches and continue to express amazement.

In other words, there was no time for the Kim Donghu hype to die down.

While communities continued discussing Kim Donghu,

someone posted a meticulous analysis:

[So Kim Donghu is having two weddings in January?]

-<Will You Marry Me?> will obviously have a wedding ceremony in January

-<Our Fake Marriage> filming is around January from what I know

-So he’s basically having two weddings? But with different brides?

ㄴOh? That’s true

ㄴDonghu, is this for real?

ㄴYeah, hyung is already practicing polygamy

ㄴTwo weddings, two brides, and the groom is an Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medalist

ㄴ??? :: One woman isn’t enough to handle my virility

ㄴActually, Mike Tyson…

ㄴ??? : The more women, the better

[Kim Donghu is unrealistically alpha male]

-But when you think about it, these marriages… they’re all just kid’s play

-Because right now, foreign celebrities are literally naming Kim Donghu as their ideal type in real-time lol

ㄴFacts

ㄴTrue that

ㄴThere are so many celebrities already prepared to marry Kim Donghu;

While the online communities were heating up,

there were two people with completely opposite reactions:

“Finally… I’ll be filming We Got Married with Donghu.”

Ryu Jaerin and,

“W-wait a minute… we’ve already k-kissed… if we’re getting married, does that mean we’ll do… what comes next?!”

Kim Sujin.