Chapter 42: A Day at the Top Actor’s House

“Wow……”

“Wa……”

As Myungwoo and Jung Inha entered the house, they let out another exclamation of admiration.

The interior was far wider than they had imagined.

“It’s really spacious.”

“Yeah.”

Though Myungwoo’s family was well-off, it wasn’t at the level of a top celebrity’s earnings, and Jung Inha’s family was quite ordinary—so a house like this was beyond imagination for them.

They looked around with surprised faces.

It seems even better than the places I lived in my previous life.

Well, back then, he was famous but ultimately just a supporting actor, so the pay was on a different level.

Among the child actors, only Jo Seungha didn’t seem particularly impressed by the size of the house.

“Th-this is Jeon Siho sunbae’s house……”

Instead, he seemed touched by something else.

“Haha, our child actors’ reactions are so genuine? This isn’t acting, right?”

“Ah, Siho-ya, why say that? Our kids’ surprise looks real.”

“How many times have you seen them to call them ‘our kids’?”

“At least more than you?”

“Aigoo, really.”

At Lee Yoohee’s words, Jeon Siho shook his head and laughed.

Myungwoo glanced at them while touring the house.

They look good together.

In his previous life, Myungwoo—let alone marriage—hadn’t even had a proper relationship.

Over those long 50 years, he had never dated anyone seriously.

When young, he was busy acting; later, he spent time unrequitedly loving Go Yoonjung; after she married and he got older, there was no one around worth liking.

So, seeing Lee Yoohee and Jeon Siho, who met early and were still in love, looked very nice.

A bit envious, too.

Well, I don’t know if I’ll date in this life either.

Even if he met a woman later when older, the age gap between her and his mental age would be more than a few years.

But he couldn’t exactly date someone matching his mental age.

Myungwoo swallowed a bitter smile at the thought.

“Our kids are visiting your house for the first time—why not give them a proper tour, Siho-ya?”

“Good idea. Our child actors? Shall I show you around the house?”

“Yes! Ah, please speak casually!”

“M-me too. Please speak casually.”

At Jeon Siho’s words, Jung Inha and Jo Seungha competed to ask him to drop formalities.

Jeon Siho laughed heartily at them.

“Shall I? Inha-yang, Seungha-kun?”

“Yes!”

“Please do, haha.”

Both are really nervous.

They weren’t actually people who warranted such tension, but the aura of top actors seemed to make them this way.

Well, it’ll ease up as we spend time.

Myungwoo thought so and smiled brightly.

“Sounds good, Siho sunbae. Please show us around.”

“Mm, alright alright. First, this is the living room…”

Thus, Myungwoo, Jung Inha, and Jo Seungha followed Jeon Siho around the house.

Living room, bedrooms, study, guest rooms—the house of a man living alone had more than just one or two rooms.

“The house is really huge.”

“Haha, right? Actually, it’s a bit too big for one guy.”

At Myungwoo’s words, Jeon Siho laughed and replied.

Really no joke.

Do top actors earn enough to buy a place like this without difficulty?

Jeon Siho hadn’t been a top actor for even 10 years yet.

This side really lives in a different world.

Myungwoo nodded at the thought.

“What are you thinking about, hoobae-nim?”

Jeon Siho asked Myungwoo with a bright smile.

“Ah, just thinking how amazing the house is.”

“Haha, saying it like that makes me embarrassed.”

Jeon Siho scratched his head with an awkward smile at Myungwoo’s words.

He had lived here over a year and was used to it, but hearing new people say so made him a bit shy.

“Anyway, the house tour ends here.”

“It’s really spacious.”

Jung Inha had a dazed expression throughout the tour and murmured still dazed.

Myungwoo chuckled softly at her.

Is she imagining living here herself in the future?

By then, even better houses would be out.

No matter how successful, child actors’ pay had limits—so at earliest, she’d start raking in money after high school.

It would take years more to buy a house, so at least 10 years remained.

But there was no need to rush her, so Myungwoo quietly turned his head.

And looked at Jo Seungha.

“Wow…… Jeon Siho sunbae’s house……”

Hmm, this one wasn’t in a normal state either.

Myungwoo turned his head again after seeing Jo Seungha’s touched face.

In this state, they won’t even fight.

If both were this entranced, they wouldn’t have the mind to argue.

Good for him.

Myungwoo thought so and grinned.

When they finished the tour and came out, delicious smells were already wafting from the kitchen.

“Oh, someone’s cooking?”

“Ah, that? Yoohee’s probably doing it. Yoohee likes cooking too.”

“She likes driving and cooking—lots of things she enjoys?”

“Haha, Yoohee is quite the hobby enthusiast.”

At Myungwoo’s words, Jeon Siho burst into laughter.

Lots of likes—indeed, his girlfriend had many.

Acting, driving, cooking, and…

Jeon Siho thought briefly of Lee Yoohee’s hobbies, smiled, and headed to the kitchen.

“Yoohee-ya.”

“Ah! Siho-ya. Tour done?”

“Yeah. Anything I can help with?”

“Haha, then can you stir that?”

“Sure, okay.”

Since not outside, the two now completely ignored others’ gazes and started flirting sweetly.

Myungwoo watched them warmly.

“You two get along so well.”

“Yeah. Cool…”

Surprisingly, Jung Inha and Jo Seungha talked without fighting.

Myungwoo looked at them with slightly surprised eyes and smiled.

This looks good too.

Kids grow up fighting anyway, but good relations were nicer to see.

Myungwoo, Jung Inha, and Jo Seungha chatted cozily while waiting for Lee Yoohee and Jeon Siho’s cooking.

“Alright! Our little actors! Let’s eat!”

After some time, Lee Yoohee called them in an excited voice.

The three stood up with thrilled faces and headed to the table.

“Wow……!”

“Wa……”

They admired the feast of dishes on the table.

“I made it in a hurry, so not many ingredients—nothing too grand.”

“What are you saying, Yoohee-ya. It’s amazing.”

“Ahaha, thanks, Siho-ya.”

Myungwoo lightly laughed watching their pink atmosphere again and sat down.

As he sat, Jung Inha and Jo Seungha snapped out of it and carefully sat; then Lee Yoohee and Jeon Siho stopped flirting and sat.

“Alright, shall we eat?”

“We’ll eat well!”

“We’ll eat well.”

Confirming Lee Yoohee and Jeon Siho took a bite first, Myungwoo picked up his utensils and followed with a spoonful.

Then admired.

Wow, Yoohee’s good at cooking too?

Jeon Siho, who helped, probably wasn’t bad either, but Lee Yoohee, who led it all, had seriously impressive skills.

Top actor, stunning beauty, wealth, and cooking talent too.

She’s got it all.

Myungwoo thought so, inwardly laughing, and said.

“Wow, Yoohee sunbae, it’s really delicious.”

“Right? Wow, sunbaenim, you’re good at cooking too. So cool…”

“Wow…… Yoohee sunbaenim…… amazing…”

Jung Inha and Jo Seungha tasted and lost their souls again.

Myungwoo held back laughter watching them.

They really act like kids at times like this.

How nice—pure.

……Ah, was I just too old-fashioned?

Thinking that preemptively, Myungwoo cleared his throat.

The meal ended smoothly, leaving everyone satisfyingly full.

“If we’re done eating, let’s digest! Want to play games?”

“Ugh, Yoohee-ya, I need a rest. Your cooking was so good I kept eating—too full.”

“What? Jeon Siho, you’re skipping?”

“Aigoo, let’s skip. You play with the kids.”

“Tch, fine. Rest then.”

Lee Yoohee grumbled briefly at Jeon Siho, turned, and led Myungwoo, Jung Inha, and Jo Seungha to the hobby room.

“Alright, our little actors, let’s go play games!”

Lee Yoohee’s eyes sparkled as she said it.

What, she likes games too?

How many hobbies does she have?

Myungwoo inwardly chuckled hollowly.

Well, many hobbies are good.

Different fun from obsessing only over acting like him.

Myungwoo thought so as he was led by Lee Yoohee’s hand into the hobby room.

Jung Inha and Jo Seungha followed closely.

“This one’s recent—name is……!”

In the hobby room, Lee Yoohee chattered excitedly with sparkling eyes about the console and games.

Myungwoo smiled brightly watching her.

Looks nice.

And the four enjoyed games fun under Lee Yoohee’s lead.

For Myungwoo, it was a long-lost—or forgotten—time of childlike joy.

Playing like this occasionally would be good.

His drive for acting unchanged, but when time allows, this would be nice.

Myungwoo thought so, wiped sweat from gaming, and grinned.

***

A few days after playing together at Jeon Siho’s house, movie filming resumed.

A few shelter scenes passed quickly, and this scene was Myungwoo, Jeon Siho, and Lee Yoohee patrolling outside to gather supplies.

Showing the still-poor relationship between the main male and female leads, while starkly revealing more of the world.

“Ha, ending up patrolling with you—of all people—my luck sucks.”

“That’s my line.”

The woman played by Lee Yoohee, Nam Yejin, spoke sharply, and Choi Dowon, played by Jeon Siho, replied in a low voice.

The two simultaneously glared at each other then sharply turned away.

Song Seojun, played by Myungwoo, fidgeted awkwardly between them.

“Don’t get in the way, Choi Dowon.”

“Who’s talking, Nam Yejin.”

Amid their bickering, Song Seojun made a deadpan face and trailed Choi Dowon.

The three walked silently searching surroundings for a while.

“Ah.”

Then Choi Dowon and Nam Yejin stopped simultaneously looking ahead.

Song Seojun too looked their way with a terrified expression.

In reality nothing there, but where CG would be added post-filming, a monster visible only to them stood greedily devouring something.