Chapter 16 Was it Love?

The Web drama filming has come to an end. So Eun and Hyuk Soo's drama gets a high rating and huge viewers, but the thing is... It doesn't make So Eun happy at all. The viewers keep talking about the interaction between the new rising star, Lee Hyuk Soo, and the top actress and model, Kim Min Hee. It makes the young rising actress, Han So Eun, feel uneasy.
She is the actual female lead in the drama, but her acting somehow didn't get a lot of recognition from others.
 It makes her feel like she has been drowned between the popularity of her boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend. So Eun feels that she lives her life from the shadows. It makes the young actress feel so out of place.
She doesn't think that she belongs in the same world as her boyfriend. They feel like they are living in two completely different worlds.
Today is the day of the final shooting celebration. They are celebrating it on the shooting set. The producer orders a lot of delicious meals to make a big party for all of the actors and staff. Kim Min Hee also takes her time from her busy schedule to attend the closing party.
The producer makes a special speech about the success of her new web drama. She thanks every actor and staff member who worked hard to make their drama become a hit. She also specially thanks the top actress, Kim Min Hee, for helping her by offering her help to take a role in the drama.
Kim Min Hee becomes humble and thanks the producer, who is also her friend in a good manner. Min Hee stands up from her chair to give her short speech and thanks everyone, especially Hyuk Soo, who she hopes will become a great partner for her during the drama. The top actress takes a bottle of soju and offers him to pour the drink.
Hyuk Soo looks hesitant. He is staring at So Eun, who is sitting beside him silently. She doesn't look in his direction and instead concentrates on her meal. She is trying her best to focus and not be bothered by the top actress's gestures who tries to make a move on her boyfriend so openly like that. Min Hee is standing right in front of the table, facing the handsome model.
"Eeyy.... Hyuk Soo-ah just accept Min Hee's kindness, you make the girl hold the heavy bottle for too long," the producer demands him playfully.
Everyone's attention was diverted to the top model. It makes him feel awkward. He lifted his glass and let the actress pour a drink for him politely. He is still checking on his girlfriend's response to it. She smiles at him briefly, then pours a drink for herself and drinks it in one shot.
So Eun stood up from her seat and told everyone that she would need a restroom. She goes to the toilet straightly without caring about her boyfriend's gaze that follows her with a troubled expression.
The young actress washes her face with cold water to refresh her chaotic mind. She doesn't seem happy at all. She just finished her first role in a popular drama web, but she doesn't feel pleased at all. She just felt so wrong.
She starts to doubt her own competency as an actress, which she was always proud of before. She is nothing compared with her other partners. She sighed deeply and looked at her reflection in the toilet mirror.
"It's a beautiful day, So Eun-ah... Don't become all gloomy by yourself," she tells herself in the mirror. She cheers her reflection and says that everything will be okay. Yes, she is trying to deal with her own insecurity right now.
She exited the bathroom and was going to come back to the gathering table. She can see everyone clearly from her position. She can also watch Hyuk Soo, who is talking and laughing with the other staff. He looks so happy. So Eun wants to feel happy for him too. She tries to put a smile on her face.
"So Eun-ssi," someone is calling her from behind. She turns around and finds that Kim Min Hee is walking graciously towards her.
"Yes, sunbaenim," she greets her politely, trying to be professional in front of her.
"You did a great job on the drama." The actress praises her casually. So Eun also praised her acting skills. Well, no one could deny her excellent acting skills. When she hears her praise, the top actress pulls her corner lip up to smile.
So Eun is about to go when the actress speaks again.
"You are really lucky to have a great boyfriend like Hyuk Soo. Not only does he treat you well as a girlfriend, but he even gives you the chance to act in a hit Web drama." She said scornfully. So Eun turns around and watches her with a confused expression.
"What do you mean?" she asked the actress in confusion.
"Omo! He didn't tell you?" the actress asked the rockie playfully. She appears shocked and covers her mouth with her right hand. So Eun doesn't give her any response and just stares at the actress silently.
" he is the one who suggests you to be casted as a female lead. He said he didn’t want to do the filming if you are not the one who become his couple." It is not literally a lie. The producer did get the idea to cast So Eun after she watched her acting video from Hyuk Soo's post. But the false fact is that Hyuk Soo doesn't know about this either.
" At the very least, you become his drama partner. Yes, you have a chance because your boyfriend is now a well-known celebrity. How lucky" Kim Min Hee remarked sarcastically.
"I don’t know if you feel the same as me... But I feel like people recognize the chemistry between me and him more than the chemistry between the main characters. Isn't it ironic? Do you have any idea why it happened like that? "
"What, do you actually want to tell me, Sunbaenim?" So Eun appears fierce and is looking at the leading actress with a cold gaze. Somehow, she feels that anything that Min Hee wants from her is not a good thing at all.
"Well, I can't help but think that you can easily climb the social ladder by using your boyfriend's fame, ups. Did I say it too harsh?" Min Hee makes fun of the new actress even more.
So Eun rolls her eyes in annoyance. She turned around and was about to leave the top actress alone, but she held her arm and said that she still had a lot of things to say. So Eun clearly doesn't want to hear her out, and she pulls her arm harshly from the actress. But it happened that her pulling strength was too strong. Kim Min Hee loses her balance and bumps into the metal ladder that was lying on the wall. The ladder will fall on top of her.
The two women who watched it felt panicked. So Eun is trying to pull Min Hee out, but the ladder is faster than her. Instead, the rockie actress loses her balance and falls over. The metal ladder fell down on the top actress and hit her hard. She becomes unconscious in an instant. Some of the blood is dripping from her forehead.
"Sunbaenim!" So Eun called her out in a panic. She tried to stand up immediately and help her, but she suddenly winced in pain. Her right leg got caught in the ladder and left some bruises on her foot.
All the ruckus that happened immediately caught everyone's attention. Everyone dashed toward the scene at the speed of light. Hyuk Soo was the first person who arrived there. He looks panicked as he watches the scene before him. Kim Min Hee is bloody and unconscious while So Eun is in horror with tearing eyes. His girlfriend is about to say something before he silences her with his sentences.
"Min Hee noona!" He frantically moved the ladder away from Min Hee's body and lifted her on his shoulder.
Everyone could see how troubled and panicked he is right now. He stood up after taking Min Hee with him and dashed out, heading toward the nearby hospital. So Eun was left alone in silence by her boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend just now. She is speechless. Her expression is blank. She can't think of anything straightly right now.
"So Eun-ssi... Are you alright?" said the remaining staff on the set. They assisted So Eun in standing up and recovering from her shock.
In another place, Hyuk Soo had just arrived at the nearby hospital. Since he left the shooting set, he has been the center of a lot of attention. People started to take a lot of pictures of the two of them. They are well-known as rising star Lee Hyuk Soo and top actress Kim Min Hee. But Hyuk Soo could care less about that. All he can think about is how to get Min Hee immediate treatment.
Now, after the incident, So Eun is sitting alone in the garden near the shooting set. She feels so lost. She remembers the expression on Hyuk Soo's face when he found out that Kim Min Hee is uncounsious.
The memory of the first conversation about Kim Min Hee between Hyuk Soo and Young Kwang vividly comes back to her mind. Her boyfriend's expression of longing when that name was mentioned, his sad eyes when talking about her, have returned to haunt her. Every gesture he made around the top actress and the awkwardness on his face made a bunch of doubts fill her heart. Does he really still love her?
Those questions make the girl become teary-eyed. She started to cry silently. She doubted his feelings toward her, she doubted their relationship, she doubted her value. All of these things broke her heart severely.
"So Eunie?" she heard a man's voice appear before her. She immediately lifted her head in the hope that her boyfriend would come for her at this crucial time. But nope, he is not here. He is still staying with his ex-girlfriend. Instead, the man who stood before her was Kim Young Kwang.
"Are you okay?" He rashly came toward her and asked the girl out of his worry. So Eun rashly wipes her tears away and tries to smile at him, but she fails.
"Are you hurt? I heard about the accident. " Young Kwang kneels in front of her and studies her expression carefully.
When he first heard about the accident that happened to Min Hee and So Eun, he immediately dashed here. He knew that his sister was at the hospital now. He doesn't come for his sister. He came looking for Han So Eun.
"You hurt your foot." He discovered her bruise and took her foot gently. She winced in pain through the soft touch, which made the model ask for her forgiveness right away.
"Did Hyuk Soo know about this?" he asks the girl who is keeping quiet.
Hyuk Soo is another reason why the model dashed here right away for So Eun. He knew about the roaring scandal between his best friend and sister. He was worried that it would hurt So Eun, so he came to comfort her.
"He has no idea..." So Eun finally responded to him after a long pause. It makes the lead model sigh in frustration.
"Let's go to the hospital, So Eun." he offered her.
The girl suddenly becomes panicked. The thought of confronting her boyfriend with Kim Min Hee right now somehow scares her.
"Let's go to the hospital to get you No more, no less. We don't have to visit the same hospital where my sister is being hospitalized," Young Kwang speaks up as if he can read her mind. So Eun became silent again, but then she nodded and accepted his offer.
After getting treatment for So Eun, Young Kwang drives her home right away. Fortunately, she didn't get a severe injury, but she still needs to get rest for a full two weeks to get a full recovery. The top model helps the actress walk. It is actually kind of hard for her to walk by herself. So she is extremely grateful for his kindness in assisting her.
"Thank you oppa. I..." So Eun tries to thank him and apologize for bothering him.
"ssshhh. It's okay. Just take a rest," but Young Kwang stopped her. He knows that she is worn out, hurt and frustrated right now. He doesn't want the girl to overthink everything and just take a good rest. This time, So Eun can really pull out her smile. She nodded and then entered her home.
Young Kwang answered her smile with a bright and lovely smile. But once the girl disappeared from his view, his face became serious. There is an unspoken rage in his heart. He decided to come and confront his best friend right here and right now.
Hyuk Soo is staying outside of Min Hee's room right now. The actress did receive good treatment and she is sleeping right now. He was just about to go back home when Young Kwang appeared in front of him.
" Hyung" Hyuk Soo called him in a low voice.
The model doesn't answer him with as bright of a response as his usual self. Instead, he watched him with dreadful eyes. He approaches him slowly and tells Hyuk Soo to follow him to the hospital rooftop. The atmosphere between them is filled with tension. It doesn't make Hyuk Soo feel comfortable. It was the first time he had seen his best friend upset with him.
"Hyuk Soo.. You know... What are you doing here?" asked Young Kwang in a cold voice.
"What are you talking about? I send your sister to get an immediate treatment? " Hyuk Soo answers his question casually. didn't want to get caught in the serious and heavy atmosphere between them.
"That's right. I am grateful to you for taking good care of my sister. But you do remember that your current girlfriend is So Eun and not my sister, don't you? Did you even know that your girlfriend is getting hurt too?" Young Kwang tries to suppress his anger, but his voice still appears cold.
"So Eun is hurt?" Now he has become concerned about his girlfriend's condition. He felt bad for her and wrong.
"YES, physically and mentally. Did you even realize you were a bad person? Do you ever think about her? Or... Do you actually still love my sister? " Young Kwang was talking between his gritted teeth. This best friend of his really makes him feel frustrated.
"No.... I don’t love her anymore." Hyuk Soo finally answered him after a long pause.
He did panic when he saw that Min Hee was getting hurt in front of him, but it wasn't because he still loved her. He just still cares for her as a person who was a big part of his life and as a sister of his best friend. But Young Kwang is right. He didn't realize his own girlfriend's injury of being immersed in another woman is really a great sin. He should not have done that.
"Just thinking over it carefully. Hyuk Soo-ah. So you would not regret it when you realize that you did hurt your beloved person," that was Young Kwang's last advice before he left him alone.
Hyuk Soo takes a seat on the nearby bench and does some self-reflection. In the end, he decided to come over to his girlfriend's whereabouts to check on her and apologize to her properly.
Hyuk Soo just arrived at her front home and is trying to call her phone, but he can only reach a mailbox. He tries again multiple times, but he keeps getting the same response. So Eun never answered his phone call.
 
 

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    BM, o enredo chama atenção, do leitor

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    😁😁

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    nice story

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