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"Aren't I lying in your bed right now??"
Lisa was almost asleep, she answered drowsily.
"Everyone entering and exiting this lodge are from the cast and crew. Aren't you afraid of people finding out?" There had always been numerous hearsay and rumors, but it'd be terrible if a sex scandal really came out.
"Then you'll have to hide me well, don't let the others find out."
"I hid you well. There was only one photo us in one frame." Irene replied.
"2017? Gayo Daejeon? As if I'm not befriend Disfetch." Lisa gave her a smooch on the cheek.
Lisa drove over only after finishing her work today, and she was past the point of exhaustion, it didn't take long before she fell into a deep slumber with Irene in her arms.
Now it was Irene who couldn't sleep. It wasn't all that easy to hide a whole live human in her room.
To prevent anyone from finding anything, she got up early on purpose the following day and left the room before Ye-rim came to look for her.
During the day, it was as if her soul had left the premises on set, she kept thinking about Lisa hidden in the room, and NG-ed multiple takes during filming.
Even Ye-rim discovered that something wasn't right with her and took the opportunity during lunch to come over to speak to her, "Eonni, you don't seem to be in a really good mood today."
Irene, who had been drinking water at that moment, was so shocked she almost choked.
In the afternoon, she got a text from Lisa again, simply listing the dishes she wanted to eat that night. This place didn't have the setup for cooking, so after Irene finished work, she got some take-out. When she opened the room door, she saw that Lisa was lazily lying on the bed watching TV. She said that she had come for Irene, so she actually hadn't gone anywhere else, staying in the room all day long. She hadn't even taken a peek at the beautiful scenery of the bamboo sea.
It was like this in the following days as well.
It was as if Irene had returned to her childhood, taking care of a pet in her room without letting her parents know, carefully, in fear that she would be discovered. Yet she couldn't suppress the faint bits of sweetness from the bottom of her heart.
Another two days passed, because the filming was going rather well, Irene left a bit earlier than usual. She saw that Lisa was standing outside the room from afar. With her was another familiar face – PD Kim, big shot PD Kim Ruby Jane.
Although Irene was taken by surprise, she still walked up to greet them.
PD Kim had always been a bit afraid of her, she only spoke a few words with her briefly before hurriedly saying her goodbyes and leaving.
"How come PD Kim is in Damyang?" Irene asked Lisa, she had sharp eyes, Irene saw with one look that PD Kim's ring finger of her left hand wore a ring.
"She came to make a promotional film, I just happened to run into her, so I chatted with her for a bit."
"She's already engaged?" She remembered that at the time of the wrap party last time, PD Kim's left hand had been devoid of accessories.
"Mmhmm," Lately, Lisa seemed to really like sticking to Irene, as she spoke, her arms came around her, "As for the specifics, ask her yourself tomorrow night."
"Tomorrow night?"
"I'm meeting her for a meal."
"You two old mates are catching up on old times, why drag me along?"
"How could we leave out you, my cosmic girl?" Lisa brushed at Irene's hair, staring at her from one side to another as if she couldn't get tired of looking at her.
Irene started, then finally understood what she meant. Turns out that the matter Lisa had always kept in the back of her mind was getting a lead role for her in PD Kim's movie.
"It's not as if I absolutely have to act in PD Kim's film."
"I've said it before, the movie this time can get awards." Lisa sounded very convinced.
But it was true, PD Kim's talent was obvious to everyone, plus she'd gotten an award out of the country not too long ago. If the script this time was good enough, it really would have a lot of potential. Irene had played the female lead so many times that she definitely didn't lack for popularity, the only thing missing was holding a trophy.
First and foremost though, if Lisa said that she could get an award, then there was nothing for her to worry about.
But...
"PD Kim has such high expectations, why would she agree to me acting as the lead?" Last time she had almost screwed up her drama with her acting, to the point that PD Kim hid from her every time she saw her.
"No worries. I threatened her, if she wouldn't let you act as the lead, then I won't invest." Lisa arched an eyebrow, she looked exactly the part of a sex-crazed, dirty old empress.
Irene was so amused she let out a burst of laughter.
Irene knew that Lisa had her own plans and so didn't ask further. After she finished laughing, she walked over to sit on the edge of the bed in order to look over the script.
Tomorrow, she had a very important part to act out—the climax of the entire drama—so while it was still early, she wanted to take some more time to understand the character's feelings.
Lisa leaned over to take a glimpse, after she finished, she coughed twice, then said seriously, "Original Visual, Bae Irene, you have a kiss scene tomorrow."
"What?" Irene laughed as soon as she heard this, "Did Miss Manoban want to go on location and supervise?"
"We'll have to see how things are tomorrow." Lisa actually seriously considered it for a moment. She then extended her hand to point at the script as she said, "Read this part out loud for me."
Irene thought Lisa was doing this on the spur of the moment, she didn't think anything of it as she read everything word for word. She not only acted without any expression but also read her lines the same way, completely without any cadences. It was only when she saw those piercing three words that she suddenly froze.
I love you.
These were the words that the female lead said when she confessed to the male lead.
It was clearly written, black words on white paper, definitely wasn't a trick of her eyes.
Irene wasn't sure that Lisa wasn't doing this on purpose, she looked up to see Lisa gazing at her with a half-smile, "What's wrong? Famous Bae Irene also have moments when they stumble over their words?"
She really hadn't shown a hint of her intentions.
Did Lisa really want to hear her say those words, or was it just an offhand little prank?
Irene couldn't see through Lisa's thoughts, more than that, she had no handle on how to answer this. Finally, she could only toss the script aside,
"Let's eat first."
Lisa said nothing to the contrary.
Both of them behaved composedly, after they ate dinner, they watched TV for a little while, and then they tugged up the blankets, going to sleep in one another's arms.
But Irene couldn't fall asleep, she knew that Lisa was certainly not asleep either. She thought about it, again and again, rolled over in the dark.
"Did you really want to hear me read those lines?" Irene asked with her eyes closed.
Lisa answered tactfully, "Anytime is fine, there's no need to say it right this moment."
Meaning that sooner or later, Lisa would hear Irene say those words without fail.
Irene couldn't describe the sensation welling up in her heart, it was as if some restless thing had burrowed out. Like when she ate those colorful candies when she was a kid, so very, very sweet, sweet to the point that it turned bitter in the mouth, yet she still couldn't help herself from stuffing one piece after another into her mouth without stopping.
She drew in a deep breath, before finally saying, "Come and watch me film tomorrow."
Lisa made a "hmm" sound, her warm hands fondled her hair, and she gently tucked in the corners of the quilt for her.
The next day, the two of them went out, one after the other.
Irene had gone to the filming location with members of the film crew first. Lisa only drove by to visit half an hour later. Who knew if she had been discovered in those few days she had been hiding in Irene's room. Either way, everyone had arrived at a tacit understanding, they weren't particularly surprised when they saw her. The ones who knew her had a few words of greeting, the ones who didn't continued their work on hand.
Rather, Karina walked over from a distance, she blinked those huge eyes of her, calling out "Miss Manoban" timidly. She had become much more mature recently, adding a hint of melancholy into her naive, sweet expression, making her seem even more charming than before.
Lisa's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but her manners were really perfected to the core. She neither neglected Karina on purpose nor did she act overly familiar. She only casually went through the motions, as if those flirtations from before were neither here nor there, and were only others getting the wrong impression.
So simple and clean, even Irene wanted to applaud in admiration for her as she looked on.
But before she could clap her hands, she was called over by the director.
The scene today was very important. It showed the male and female leads having a heated argument due to their irreconcilable circumstances. The male would leave in a huff, then after the female lead ran after him, she could no longer suppress her feelings, and would finally express her heartfelt emotions. One could say that this was an emotional outburst.
The director was afraid that Irene couldn't act out this kind of emotional scene, so she took care to give her a few words of advice.
As luck would have it, the weather was nice that day. The gentle breeze flitted through the bamboo forest, and the beauty of the scenery was unparalleled.
According to the script, the male lead would have a blow-out fight with Irene, running off as he angry. Irene should then run after him and hold him tightly. First the kiss scene, then she would need to say the most crucial words of "I love you."
Everything was going well during the rehearsal, but when they actually started filming, Irene didn't act according to the script. She did run after him, but she only wrapped her arms around the male lead from behind, while covering his eyes with one hand and not allowing her to look back.
Everyone else was shocked.
Only Irene looked as composed as always, still in the act. She stood in a very particular location; she had chosen it specifically, and she was facing Lisa from a distance. It was as if she was particularly into the scene, as she lovingly kissed the male lead and raised her eyes, slowly meeting Lisa's gaze. Her gaze was earnest and unwavering, as if at that moment, she was looking at the love of her life.
Then she opened her mouth to speak.
Her voice was low and husky, the look in her eyes fulling of yearning but with a hint of savagery, like the most cold and heartless person, cutting open her heart and putting it on naked display, as she said, enunciating each and every word,
"I. Love. You."
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