In This Life, I Will Die As An Actress, Not As A Villainess [EN]: Chapter 114

“Ugh! I’ve become poop!”

A small orphanage on the outskirts of the city.

The children’s laughter echoed, seeming to pierce the ceiling.

Senior Jang Hee-young, who had come with Teacher Yoon Young-jae, was also there.

The three of us joined forces and began to perform the storytelling with all our might.

Reading the short book, I learned some new facts.

First, storytelling is much more dramatic and difficult than I thought.

Second, children love poop stories.

“Haha! Poop!”

“Han Sae-na, poop! Poop!”

Before I knew it, the storytelling ended with great success.

Only after closing the book did I realize that I was sweating all over.

Senior Jang Hee-young, who gave the most passionate performance I’d heard recently, was also drenched in sweat.

The moment our eyes met, we both chuckled.

Twenty minutes later, in the director’s office.

I received a cold iced tea and drank it to cool off.

Meanwhile, the director smiled warmly and expressed her gratitude.

“Thank you so much for coming all the way to a place like this.”

I waved my hand at the director and replied.

“It’s nothing.”

Then, I immediately revealed the reason why I had come to the director’s office alone.

“I… I would like to make regular donations here in the future.”

“Oh my, donations?”

The director’s eyes widened.

“Yes. Are there any items you need? I would like to donate goods.”

The reason I chose to donate goods rather than cash was thanks to Ms. Yoo-ri’s advice.

Ms. Yoo-ri repeatedly emphasized that if I wanted to provide practical help rather than just window dressing, donating goods would be better than cash.

“Then I’ll compile a list of items and send it to you. Oh my, what should I do? We don’t have any major ways to promote that you’re donating to us.”

The director looked at me, flustered.

“Even to local media….”

“Oh, Director. I’m not donating with that in mind!”

I was also flustered by the director’s reaction.

If I artificially advertised my good deeds, I might die of embarrassment.

“Please don’t deliberately contact the media.”

After earnestly asking her not to, I told her to leave the list of necessary items to the production company’s email address and left the director’s office.

* * *

I drove off with a sense of accomplishment.

I hummed along to the cheerful sunshine.

Having some spare time makes it possible to laugh at trivial things.

I was stepping on the accelerator feeling good.

Since a while ago, the same car kept appearing in the rearview mirror.

“Hmm?”

Is it just my imagination?

It seems like our paths have been overlapping for almost 30 minutes.

Come to think of it, I think a similar car was parked in the orphanage parking lot too.

I tilted my head for a moment.

Well, it could be a coincidence.

I started humming again and turned on the radio.

The radio was playing a song by Polaris, who had already released their second full album.

‘Warm sunshine and tickling breeze

It feels like it will be a good day

Seoul Aloha

Aloha to you and me’

“Ah, I love this song so much.”

I turned up the radio volume and drove down the highway.

After that, three or four more Polaris songs followed.

After enthusiastically singing along, I stopped at a red light.

However, the black car that had been in my rearview mirror pulled up next to me.

“Huh?”

Still…?

I casually looked at the driver’s seat, and a familiar face was sitting behind the wheel.

Wait.

I frowned and examined the face, and the driver made eye contact with me and flinched.

“That bastard.”

I felt like I had been splashed with dirty water.

Now they’re even tailing me?

A hollow laugh escaped me.

Shortly after, the green light turned on and the black car started to run away.

This is irritating….

Unconsciously, I stepped on the accelerator.

The adrenaline I felt when filming the drive chase scene in started to rush.

After enjoying a fun game of tag, a quiet road unfolded past the highway.

I stepped on the accelerator and overtook the black car.

And in an instant, I blocked the car.

Screechhhhh-

The black car hurriedly slammed on the brakes, and the sound of tires rubbing against the asphalt echoed on the road.

Shortly after.

The driver, who had buried his head in the steering wheel, looked up with an expression that he was screwed.

I got out of the driver’s seat, slammed the door shut, and asked with a furious expression.

“What is it?”

The man flinched at my question.

Then, the man pretended to turn his head and replied.

“What about you? Are you trying to cause an accident? Should I call insurance?”

“Yeah, call them.”

The man flinched at my cold answer.

I sighed as I looked at his face.

“Who sent you?”

“What are you talking about….”

“If you can’t act, don’t even try.”

“….”

“AK’s Team Leader Yang sent you, right?”

“…….”

“How can you follow me so obviously? There are no cars on the road on weekdays.”

I took out my phone from my back pocket and snapped a picture of the license plate.

Then, I quickly took a picture of the man’s defenseless face.

“Wh-what are you doing.”

The man belatedly turned his head and covered his face.

How could Yang Ui-cheol send such an unskilled person?

“I’m getting insurance too-”

I answered roughly and checked the photos.

The man swept his hair back as if he was annoyed that things had gone wrong.

I glanced at him and sent the license plate photo to Yang Ui-cheol via text message.

Then I counted to 3 in my head.

3, 2, 1.

Buzzing-

Sure enough.

Yang Ui-cheol called me right away.

I shook the phone screen showing the call from the man.

The man’s face turned white in an instant.

I slowly pressed the call button.

“It’s been a while, Team Leader.”

-……What’s with the car?

“That’s what I should be asking.”

-It seems like our guy made a mistake. He’s doing things he wasn’t told to do.”

“Yes. Usually, subordinates make mistakes, and superiors take responsibility. I would like to ask how you will take responsibility for this matter.”

After I finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the line for a long time.

After a while, I heard Yang Ui-cheol laughing.

-Our Actress Han has really grown up. Are you doing well now? You’re even threatening me.”

I smiled at those words.

“Did the threat work?”

-Yes, a little?

“A little isn’t enough.”

I hardened my expression and said.

“Stop with the dirty tricks. I barely tolerated Do Chang-hyun’s incident. I said it back then too, right? I have more on you than you have on me.”

-….

“If you want to keep playing king at AK, don’t cross the line.”

There was no answer again on the other end of the line.

“I’m really about to explode.”

I hung up without waiting for an answer.

I glanced at the man standing anxiously and got back in the car.

I started the engine again with my hands full of strength.

“I was in such a good mood, really. Ugh.”

I stepped on the accelerator and drove off the road.

* * *

Back at Min-young unnie’s office.

“So you filmed a movie in the middle of the road?”

Unnie was munching on snacks while listening to the chase story I just told.

“It’s serious, unnie.”

“I know.”

Unnie answered indifferently.

“Unnie!!”

“I’m not deaf.”

Then, Unnie put down the snack she was eating.

“Team Leader Yang, I’m watching you. Leave it to me.”

“…Unnie?”

“Of course. It almost became a big deal last time, with the Do Chang-hyun incident. I stayed up for three nights because of that bastard.”

“Ah.”

Only then did I notice Unnie’s expression, which was full of anger.

“Wait a little. I’ll make sure to take care of that gangster.”

“Ah…….”

For some reason, I had the illusion that a blue flame was rising from behind the chair Unnie was sitting on.

Did I just provoke her?

Slightly regretting it, I decided to change the subject.

“When will I start my next project?”

Unnie picked up the snack again.

“Why don’t you rest a little more?”

“What’s the point of resting? You know I’m not good at playing.”

“You’re sick.”

With those words, Unnie pointed to the table that was occupying one corner of the office.

“If you have nothing to do, read that.”

There were piles of printed papers on the new long table.

“What is that?”

“Scripts that came in for you.”

“Huh?”

Cold sweat ran down my back.

Are those all scripts?

I awkwardly got up from the sofa and walked to the table.

It looked like there were over a hundred copies at a glance.

Isn’t this too analog [old-fashioned]?

Why are you printing all of these out so scarily?

“I read them with the staff and put the ones that seemed okay on the right. Take a look at those first.”

“Why are you telling me this now, Unnie!!”

When I screamed like a scream, Unnie answered indifferently again.

“I told you to rest a little.”

“…….”

“If possible, rest a little before looking at them. Take your parents on a trip too. There’s no rush. It’s not like you’re choosing your retirement project.”

If I remember correctly from my past life, Unnie was someone who would be second to none when it came to being greedy for success.

How can she always be so carefree?

Am I remembering wrong?

As I tilted my head, Unnie waved her hand as if telling me to leave.

I asked Unnie.

“Unnie, do you have any plans to bring other actors to the company?”

“No, why?”

“Just… I don’t seem to see you being greedy.”

Then Unnie rested her chin on her hand and chuckled.

“It’s because you’re rowing the boat while doing the work of ten people even if I don’t do that.”

“Hmm.”

“I’m afraid that the boat will be shattered if I burn myself out too. Nothing in excess! Don’t you know?”

I guess so, I nodded roughly, but Unnie added.

“And if I wasn’t greedy, would I have stayed up for three nights planning to bury Yang Ui-cheol?”

I nodded my head at those words and then stopped.

Oh, that’s right.

She wasn’t planning a countermeasure, she was planning to bury him.

I smiled awkwardly at Unnie.

“Then I, this maiden, shall take my leave.”

* * *

The next day, the premiere of the movie .

“Wow, Sae-na is getting prettier.”

“Didn’t you lose too much weight? How are you holding up?”

The Flat Shoes team, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, gathered in groups of three or five.

The main character of today’s premiere was none other than Chae-seong.

Chae-seong was finally making his debut as a film director.

Director Moon, who had raised Chae-seong as his disciple and assistant director, also rushed to attend the premiere.

“Ha, he’s the best of the guys I’ve raised. How dare he defect to the film industry? Traitor.”

Director Moon threw a joke that wasn’t a joke at Chae-seong, who was smiling shyly.

The entire Flat Shoes team laughed at those words.

In particular, I had seen in my past life, but it felt new to come to the premiere and see it again.

And maybe it’s because of the experience I had with , but although the content didn’t change, it felt more complete than what I saw in my past life.

As expected, Chae-seong is a person with a firm core, even though he seems clumsy.

His personality and charm are overflowing like this.

When I gave Chae-seong a thumbs up, Chae-seong gave me his usual shy smile.

After the premiere.

As we all left the movie theater together, Writer Lee Si-young stroked my shoulder with a worried face.

“Are you taking care of yourself while working?”

“Teacher, it was so hard for me.”

I whined and hugged the teacher.

Yoo-ri, who was walking ahead, heard and looked back at me and smiled.

Then she shouted.

“It’s hard for us to all get together like this, let’s go out for a company dinner today!”

“Shall we?”

“Oh, that sounds good? Is everyone available?”

People added words one by one.

Then I raised my hand and shouted.

“Let’s go right now! Right now! Let’s drink!”

“Wow, Sae-na. You’re so proactive?”

People were surprised and laughed at the same time as they saw a new side of me.

I will die as an actress, not a villain, in this life