Ch.76I hope my skills haven’t gotten rusty?

Shin Yerim liked Kim Donghu.

As is often the case with teenage girls’ hearts.

It’s natural to be attracted to someone handsome, athletic, and smart.

But there was a specific moment that made Shin Yerim fall for Kim Donghu.

One day, suddenly.

When Minhyeok, who had been acting like a delinquent, started studying for his future,

And when she noticed Kangsik’s face, which had been dark, was now smiling.

She realized all of this was possible because Kim Donghu was by their side.

‘Everyone is happy when they’re near you.’

That conclusion came to her suddenly, like a dandelion seed floating in the wind.

Just as great discoveries often emerge from moments of inspiration,

Shin Yerim discovered she felt a sense of stability when she was with Kim Donghu.

In her first year of middle school, for a brief time, she hung out with troublemakers,

Using the excuse that it was necessary to avoid being ostracized.

‘What was I even doing?’

Even if those were just superficial friendships,

She felt ashamed that she had sought comfort in them.

Shin Yerim felt comfortable with Kim Donghu.

Beyond his looks, his very nature seemed to dissolve people’s tension.

But that also made her anxious.

‘Am I falling for someone too famous?’

Kim Donghu was a celebrity.

Not just any celebrity, but an actor with the title of “National Prince” and a dazzling career that was almost painful to mention.

Right now, she could approach and talk to him because they attended the same school.

But once they graduated from middle school, it would surely become difficult to even see his face.

‘By then, we’ll probably just exchange a few KakaoTalk messages at most.’

She didn’t want that future.

She couldn’t lose this newfound sanctuary due to external circumstances.

That’s why she chose to become a model.

For some reason, she felt she could do well at it,

And brilliant talent eventually reveals itself like an awl in a pocket.

Shin Yerim naturally wanted to become a model this time too.

Besides.

-I believe you’ll become an amazing model.

-Huh?

-I mean, since you said you wanted to be a model before. I think you’d be really good at it.

-How good do you think I’d be? Good enough to be by your side?

-Well, yes, don’t you think so?

The encouragement from the boy she liked ignited her desire to become a model.

But the problem was that she didn’t know how to become one.

Should she attend an academy? Or audition somewhere?

What should she prepare first?

Finding specific information in the vast sea of data was very difficult.

It felt overwhelming.

Just as she was hesitant to suddenly ask her parents for help,

-Would you like to try modeling at our agency?

Kim Donghu readily extended his hand.

At that moment, Shin Yerim thought, ‘What’s with him?’

How can someone be this nice?

How can someone be this kind?

She became curious.

There must have been countless moments when he could have become arrogant, over and over again.

How could he still remain as pure as he was at the beginning?

‘Is it because he’s risen so high that he hasn’t been hurt?’

Or

‘Does he maintain his purity despite being hurt many times?’

The moment that thought crossed her mind,

Only one word filled Shin Yerim’s mind.

‘I want him.’

She wanted him desperately.

She felt a strong desire and impulse for her first love to begin and end with Kim Donghu.

So she schemed for a way to seduce him.

One July afternoon after school,

She called Kim Donghu to an empty classroom.

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Shin Yerim felt strange as she waited for Kim Donghu.

‘He really comes when I call him.’

It seemed like a dream that an actor called the National Prince outside

Would come to an empty classroom after just a few KakaoTalk messages.

<Can we meet separately after school?

>Why?

<Well… I have some questions about modeling, and I’d like to talk in person.

>Okay

Of course, the reason was that she had many concerns about modeling work.

Since it was somewhat true, her conscience was slightly less burdened, and then.

The door slid open.

Kim Donghu entered.

“Is it about agency issues? Or problems with your parents?”

Not knowing Shin Yerim’s true intentions, Kim Donghu seriously discussed her future.

‘As far as I know, her parents wouldn’t have opposed it.’

He vaguely remembered reading somewhere that they were actually more delighted than anyone when she became a model.

‘Well, it’s not easy to decide on a career at this age.’

Understanding her concern, he was about to listen attentively when

Shin Yerim steeled herself and got straight to the point.

“When you model… don’t you face a lot of unfair situations?”

“Unfair situations?”

“Yeah, like in movies and dramas, they show those… things.”

Those things.

As soon as he heard that, Kim Donghu immediately grasped what she meant.

“That won’t happen at our agency, and I wouldn’t let such situations occur in the first place.”

It was a natural worry for someone her age.

So Kim Donghu tried his best to ease Shin Yerim’s concerns.

“But I heard that when time is tight, you have to change clothes in front of people.”

Shin Yerim delved deeper into that concern.

“Ah, that could happen.”

“They say there are screens, but still… it’s like that, you know. I’m still not comfortable with that.”

“I understand.”

“So I want to get used to it, with someone I’m comfortable with…”

“If that helps, I guess it’s a good approach.”

A good approach.

Upon hearing those words, Shin Yerim smiled deeply and fluttered her skirt slightly.

“So you’ll look at me naked, right?”

“What, huh? What? Why would I?”

Kim Donghu sensed the conversation had gone wrong, but it was already too late.

“Because I’m most comfortable with you.”

“You have your parents.”

“For career advice, you’re the most trustworthy.”

“No, but you’re a girl, suddenly saying such nonsense.”

His confusion was evident.

Seeing this versatile man flustered was a rare sight that made her heart race.

“Kim Donghu, so you’ll look at me naked, right?”

“What? Are you crazy?”

Seeing him like this made her want to push further.

“You said models need beautiful bodies, and that they might have to… show themselves naked.”

“I did.”

“If I’m going to show someone, I’d like you to be the first to see.”

She could see Kim Donghu’s brow furrowing.

What reaction would he show next? How would he respond?

Would he become more flustered? Just as she wondered,

“So this is why you called me here.”

Kim Donghu relaxed his expression and naturally locked the classroom door.

Step by step.

The flustered Kim Donghu from before was gone,

Replaced by a confident Kim Donghu closing the distance with a dignified expression.

What’s happening? Why is he suddenly like this?

As the situation didn’t unfold as expected, Shin Yerim became flustered.

But regardless, Kim Donghu pressed his body against Shin Yerim’s.

A distance so close their noses almost touched.

From that distance, Kim Donghu calmly spoke.

“Later, much later, when that moment truly comes, I’ll look at you until I’m satisfied.”

Those words whispered in her ear were so sweet that.

“Hic, hiccup!”

Shin Yerim hiccupped, her legs gave way, and she collapsed.

That sentence, which provoked unnecessary imagination, drove her crazy.

Her body tingled.

For some reason, her head felt hot.

She might have caught a cold.

“R-really?”

In her dazed state, Shin Yerim looked up at Kim Donghu and asked.

“Yes, so just make it happen.”

Kim Donghu stroked her hair, then leisurely walked out the door.

‘Phew, I almost got caught up in that.’

He was thankful for his acting skills.

Managing his expression had never been more important.

‘So that’s what she was worried about.’

It seemed half-joking, but it wasn’t entirely unrealistic.

Especially considering the various entertainment industry incidents that had occurred in his previous life, it was quite plausible.

There was only one way to prevent such things.

‘Rise higher.’

They needed to rise so high that no one would dare mistreat people from their agency.

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In a dark workroom where the monitor’s light felt like the only salvation,

“…I, I finished it!!!”

Creak.

Writer Lee Minha stretched and expressed her relief.

The script that should have been completed at the beginning of the year was delayed for one reason only.

‘I need to complete a script that will satisfy actor Kim Donghu.’

Writer Lee Minha had started writing High Dream 2 as soon as High Dream concluded.

Her goal was to film the sequel before High Dream faded from people’s memories.

‘Our Donghu has become too successful.’

The actor she had mentally confirmed as the lead had shown an incredible rise.

The National Prince who guaranteed a minimum 30% viewership rating.

Writing a script that such an actor would like took a long time.

‘Plus, he said he was on a break.’

Sending a script to an actor who had declared a break

Was similar to sending work messages to an employee on vacation.

She really needed a compelling reason to send it,

And that’s how the current script was born.

‘This should make our Donghu interested enough to read it.’

High Dream 2.

A story that would showcase Lee J’s genius and brilliance simultaneously,

Though not a solo lead,

‘He’ll shine brighter than anyone.’

A story where Kim Donghu was the core protagonist had just been created.

Then suddenly, a worry crossed her mind.

‘Kim Donghu must be extremely busy, will he be okay with the piano performance?’

Has his skill gotten rusty?

This performance would be quite difficult.

It was a sudden concern.