Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 646

“I don’t know why I have to make excuses to you, but no matter how I think about it, there seems to be a misunderstanding. Nothing like what you’re thinking happened.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s voice was very clear.

It was an explanation in textbook style, as if she wouldn’t allow even a hint of doubt. Putting aside the fact that it sounded even more desperate, though.

“It’s just that Kang Jin-ho came, and I was a little scared, and this person’s accommodation was ambiguous, so we just slept together.”

“Slept together?”

“Not like that! Not that!”

Choi Yeon-ha yelled at Han Eun-sol’s question.

“I’m telling you it’s not like what you’re thinking! Really!”

“…Sister.”

“Yes, Eun-sol.”

Han Eun-sol sighed deeply and said,

“Stop it. It’s pathetic. It’s something that can happen between a young man and woman, so why are you making excuses with your neck veins popping out like that? I’m your manager, do you think I’d spread rumors?”

“It’s not! It’s not!”

Choi Yeon-ha was on the verge of losing her breath.

‘It’s unfair! It’s so unfair!’

Actually, it didn’t matter much whether Han Eun-sol misunderstood or not. She wasn’t the type of person who cared about appearing modest to those around her. But this was too unfair.

If she had done something, it wouldn’t be so unfair. At least if she had kissed him, it wouldn’t be this unfair.

It wasn’t even a case of ‘let’s just hold hands and sleep.’ She didn’t even hold hands, but to be misunderstood like this, wouldn’t anyone be pissed off?

“Say something!”

“Huh?”

Kang Jin-ho, who had been unexpectedly riding in the van heading to the set, tilted his head with a face that showed he didn’t understand the conversation at all.

“Ugh! You useless human!”

Thanks to Kang Jin-ho’s treatment, Choi Yeon-ha regained her vitality. But unfortunately, Kang Jin-ho didn’t know that the vitality Choi Yeon-ha had regained would be used to oppress him.

As Kang Jin-ho quietly turned his head back, Choi Yeon-ha shouted at Han Eun-sol, with all the injustice in the world in her voice.

“Hey! You, don’t you trust me?”

“I do.”

“Then why are you doing this?”

“Because it’s fun.”

“Huh?”

Han Eun-sol chuckled.

“There’s no way the great Choi Yeon-ha would make a fuss about something like that. What’s the big deal?”

“R-right?”

Choi Yeon-ha puffed out her chest slightly, as if she was proud, and Han Eun-sol smiled wryly. Of course, he didn’t doubt Choi Yeon-ha at all. Choi Yeon-ha wasn’t the type of person to tell such petty lies. She was someone who always tried to be confident in herself.

What surprised Han Eun-sol was that Choi Yeon-ha was ‘with’ Kang Jin-ho.

Han Eun-sol still couldn’t enter Choi Yeon-ha’s house. Choi Yeon-ha was someone who clearly distinguished between work and private spaces. Han Eun-sol had never been able to enter Choi Yeon-ha’s house, nor even her hotel room.

That was why Han Eun-sol was surprised when Choi Yeon-ha told him to come into her room in the morning.

But Kang Jin-ho had even slept in Choi Yeon-ha’s room and come out. Just looking at this, you could tell how Choi Yeon-ha felt about Kang Jin-ho. If the two of them had had a relationship in some hotel, he would have just accepted it. But the fact that Kang Jin-ho could enter Choi Yeon-ha’s private space so freely was surprising.

‘It’s not comforting, Sister.’

Han Eun-sol sighed softly as he drove.

He had given up a long time ago. There was no need to confirm it like this.

He had already let go of his lingering feelings when he left Korea. It wasn’t because his rival was Kang Jin-ho. Even if Kang Jin-ho hadn’t appeared, Choi Yeon-ha would never have seen him as a man. So, he had no choice but to have no lingering feelings. But…

Thump!

“Hey! Can’t you drive carefully? Why are you stepping on every rock today?”

“There are a lot of rocks today.”

“It’s the same road we always take, how can there be so many rocks today?”

“Maybe they did some construction.”

He was feeling grumpy.

Something was hurting in his stomach. Quite a lot, too.

With a throbbing feeling in his lower abdomen, Han Eun-sol pushed the wheels into the deep potholes here and there on the unpaved road.

Thump! Thump!

“Hey! Are you going to do this?”

“I’m telling you it’s not intentional.”

Han Eun-sol had decided to be the worst driver today.

“Oh, I’m going to die.”

Choi Yeon-ha, who was holding her waist, glared at him, but Han Eun-sol ignored her gaze and whistled.

“You, you’ll see later, later.”

“That’s why you shouldn’t have said we should go to the set on a day like this. It would be nice to just rest today.”

“That’s not how people work. Even if we rest, we have to talk face to face. If we just call and rest, what kind of manners is that?”

“Sister.”

“What?”

“Do you think you have any manners left to care about now? If so, that’s a really big mistake.”

“You, come here.”

Han Eun-sol widened the distance between him and Choi Yeon-ha.

‘I’m not kidding.’

Since they had a proper fight, there was no way the director would think well of her. Even a Korean director would hold a grudge if he was treated like that by a young woman, let alone a Chinese director.

Koreans and Chinese have different ways of thinking. To them, face is not the same value as face to Koreans. It was definitely somewhere near the value of life, if not quite that. [In many East Asian cultures, ‘face’ refers to one’s reputation and social standing, and losing it can be a significant blow.]

Although he didn’t tell Choi Yeon-ha, Han Eun-sol was even considering her leaving the show.

Even if legal issues didn’t hold her back, it was obvious that there would be harassment throughout the filming. It was too long to endure that harassment and finish filming.

It was also a way to leave the show before Choi Yeon-ha exploded and made headlines in the newspapers.

Whether he knew Han Eun-sol’s feelings or not, Choi Yeon-ha, who had been huffing and puffing, turned her body towards Kang Jin-ho.

‘No, but why is this person suddenly so full of energy?’

Until yesterday, she was the type of person who would just deal with Han Eun-sol and then become one with the chair, saying she was tired, but today she was acting like someone whose battery was fully charged.

‘Is it because Kang Jin-ho came? No. But it’s really overflowing with energy…’

Han Eun-sol had been watching Choi Yeon-ha for so long, how could he not tell the difference between someone pretending to have energy and someone who was really full of energy?

It was strange.

“Kang Jin-ho!”

Regardless of what Han Eun-sol thought, Choi Yeon-ha approached Kang Jin-ho and whispered.

“I was out of it, so I brought you here…”

Out of it?

Who was the one who forcibly dragged someone who said they were going to their accommodation and put them in the car? She said she was out of it? You can lie, but at least you should wet your lips first. [This is a Korean idiom meaning to make a lie more believable.]

“This is the set, so you can’t just go anywhere. If possible, please stay next to Eun-sol.”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry. I don’t think I’ll be able to talk much.”

“Yes.”

Choi Yeon-ha bowed her head and turned around.

‘Am I crazy?’

What was she thinking, bringing Kang Jin-ho to the set?

Even though this wasn’t Korea, rumors could spread that Choi Yeon-ha had brought a man she hadn’t been seen with before.

Although the Chinese weren’t the type to pay attention to Choi Yeon-ha’s entourage, Choi Yeon-ha’s steps suddenly stopped. Choi Yeon-ha turned her head to check Kang Jin-ho’s face and urgently called Han Eun-sol.

“Eun-sol! Eun-sol!”

“Yes?”

“Go to the van and bring a mask and hat.”

“Why?”

“We need to cover that man’s face.”

“Ah!”

If you say one thing, he understands ten. [This is a Korean idiom meaning someone is very quick to understand.]

The fact that there was a man among Choi Yeon-ha’s entourage wouldn’t make the news. But the fact that there was a man who looked like that among Choi Yeon-ha’s entourage would make the news.

“I’ll go get it right now.”

Han Eun-sol ran to the van and brought a ball cap and mask, handing them to Kang Jin-ho.

“I’m sorry, but please wear this…”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho accepted the mask and ball cap without a word. He didn’t know the reason, but there was no need to ask. They weren’t the type of people to make him wear these things without a reason.

Only when Kang Jin-ho covered his face did Choi Yeon-ha nod her head as if she was satisfied.

“Hmm, this is better. Sometimes it’s unsettling to walk around with your face exposed.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. Then, stay close to Eun-sol until the end of filming today.”

“Yes. Then, please go ahead.”

“I’m not going. I’m going to get my makeup done now. Don’t even think about wandering off to some strange place, and stay close to Eun-sol. Being next to Eun-sol is like being next to me.”

“…Yes.”

Choi Yeon-ha, who was in high spirits, led the way to the makeup area.

Kang Jin-ho sighed and followed behind her.

“Heuhong.”

Ji Eun-hee tilted her head as she watched Choi Yeon-ha humming.

“Sister.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have something good happening today?”

“What good thing? Nothing happened.”

“You look like you’re in a really good mood?”

“If you say that, it sounds like I’m always angry.”

‘That’s actually true!’

Ji Eun-hee forced a smile.

Choi Yeon-ha was someone who would cross her arms, cross her legs, and glare at the mirror with a terrifying face while getting her makeup done. But today, Choi Yeon-ha had a soft face like a child who had been touched by the warm spring breeze.

“And your skin suddenly looks so good today! Sister, look at this.”

Ji Eun-hee pointed at the mirror, and Choi Yeon-ha’s face also lit up slightly.

‘It’s true?’

She had thought about it a little when she washed her face in the morning, but she was too busy to see properly. But now, looking in the mirror, the color had returned to her face. Her rough skin had also turned fair.

‘Is it because I slept well?’

It seemed that her skin had returned because she had slept well for the first time in a while. In reality, it was because Kang Jin-ho had removed the impurities from her body, but there was no way Choi Yeon-ha would know that.

“My dream was strange.”

“Dream? What dream?”

“It’s nothing.”

Choi Yeon-ha waved her hand hastily.

‘I need to watch my mouth.’

Even so, there was no way she could say that she had a dream where Kang Jin-ho was on top of her last night.

Of course, Kang Jin-ho hadn’t done anything even in her dream.

‘Does that person even have male hormones?’

This was a serious problem.

It was a problem if a person’s desires were excessive, but it was also a problem if a person had too little desire.

“…It’s too much, though.”

“Yes?”

“Ah, no, it’s nothing. Just finish my makeup.”

“Yes, I will. Huh? Did I put on blush? Why is it flushed…”

“Ahem.”

Choi Yeon-ha cleared her throat, and Ji Eun-hee continued her makeup without saying anything.

“But, Sister.”

“Yes?”

“Who is that person over there?”

Ji Eun-hee gestured with her eyes towards Kang Jin-ho, who was sitting next to Han Eun-sol.

“Anyone would think he’s a stalker. He’s covering his face and even wearing sunglasses.”

‘Eun-sol, Eun-sol…’

Choi Yeon-ha was satisfied with the hat and mask, but it seemed that Han Eun-sol wasn’t satisfied. Where did he even get those sunglasses?

Looking at the man wearing a tracksuit, a hat, a mask, and sunglasses, what should she say…

‘He looks like a suspect being taken away by the police.’

His beauty was completely hidden, but the problem was that he looked a bit too suspicious. Still, wouldn’t it be better than having his face exposed?

“Ah, that person…”

That’s when it happened.

The figure of the director approaching Choi Yeon-ha’s location came into view.