A Genius Actor Who Brings Misfortune - Chapter 493



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The genius actor who brings misfortune (493)

“How have you been?”

It was a voice like an old shoe.

The voice of someone living a difficult life.

The voice of one consumed by misfortune and tragedy.

And as soon as I heard that voice, the shaking in my whole body stopped.

‘…?’

The fear that had dominated me until just a moment ago disappeared in an instant.

I had no choice. It was just too weird.

‘what?’

I had a very good memory.

Lee Eun-taek remembered things from the past in such detail that most children would not be able to remember them.

‘So I… .’

I thought you’d definitely remember my voice too.

‘You seem like a different person.’

My biological mother left me at a park near the orphanage when I was six years old.

Before she left, she kissed my forehead and said:

‘Yeonjae, don’t go anywhere else and stay here. Behave well. Got it?’

I had a gut feeling as soon as I heard that.

Because it’s the last one.

I wanted to see your face one last time.

But my biological mother stopped me from raising my head.

So, among those vivid memories, there is no face of my biological mother that remains.

‘I remembered the voice.’

But the voice I just heard wasn’t in any of my memories.

A feeling of unfamiliarity and distance welled up in my chest.

‘Is this really my biological mother?’

Even after hearing the test results, I raised my head for a moment because I had doubts.

And as soon as I saw the other person’s face, I quickly agreed. Damn, that’s right.

“I’m so sorry for coming to see you like this.”

“… … .”

“I didn’t want to meet you again like this.”

She wore old shoes and smiled awkwardly.

I sighed inwardly as I looked at that sight.

Sigh, Team Leader Woo.

‘It’s not just the eyes that are the same… .’

She looked very similar to me.

The uniquely black eyes and hair, the eyes that curve when smiling, and even the thin lips.

‘Why on earth did you do the test?’

I just wasted my precious time.

“… … .”

Silence filled the room.

Only then did I realize that I had been so absorbed in my thoughts that I hadn’t even said hello, and I immediately bowed my head.

“Oh, yes. Hello. I am actor Lee Yeon-jae…”

The words that came out of my mouth came out automatically, and unfortunately, they were completely out of place in this situation.

‘What are you doing?’

I had a hard time holding back a sigh.

The other person paused for a moment, then nodded.

“Yeah, hello… .”

The sight of him smiling awkwardly made it seem like he was meeting a stranger for the first time in his life.

The vague fear disappeared, and a strange feeling took its place.

At that moment, Team Leader Woo opened his mouth.

“What are you going to do, Yeonjae? Should we go out?”

“ah….”

“We can stay together.”

I shook my head slowly.

“No, it’s okay. Could you step aside for a moment?”

“okay.”

“Oh, but Jinbae hyung―”

“Yes. I will be here.”

Before I could finish speaking, an honest body stood next to me.

It was a gesture that made it seem as if there was no option to leave this room.

“I’ll be right outside, so knock when you’re done talking.”

Team Leader Woo patted my head once and then left the room.

-Click.

An awkward silence fell as the door closed.

The woman twiddled her fingers as if she didn’t know what to do.

I stared blankly at the sight, then realized that I was the one who had to introduce myself, so I opened my mouth.

“Oh, this person is my manager hyung. He’s Jinbae hyung… .”

I put a lot of strength into my fist.

“This is my family.”

The woman’s eyes widened slightly at those words.

Then he bowed his head towards me.

“hello….”

But Jinbae just nodded without saying anything.

It was different from his usual manner of greeting people with excessive politeness whenever he met them for the first time.

I laughed at the awkward woman.

“Please have a seat. Would you like me to bring you something to drink?”

“No, no, it’s okay. The team leader took care of it. Team leader?”

“Yes, Team Leader Woo.”

“I’m glad I have a good person by my side.”

I didn’t know what to say, so I just laughed.

The same goes for women, who just smiled sheepishly.

“Hey, did you hear why I came here?”

“Yes. Team Leader Woo told me. Don’t worry. The company will take care of it.”

“Thank you. I’ve been trying to stop you for years, but we can’t communicate anymore. You won’t listen to me…”

A look of fatigue passed across the woman’s face.

He looked at her face intently and asked.

“Is the person I live with my biological father?”

“Oh, yeah.”

The woman smiled awkwardly.

“You probably won’t remember because you were too young. Things suddenly got worse after you were born. Neither of us had any relatives, so it was hard for us.”

“… … .”

“Your father was originally successful in business. It must have been easy for him to endure in that situation. He just left without saying anything one day, so I thought it was really… frustrating.”

aha.

‘My memory is not wrong.’

When I asked if we were meeting again after abandoning each other, the woman’s pupils trembled.

“that is….”

The woman swallowed once and smiled awkwardly.

It seemed like it had become a habit to smile whenever I was in an awkward situation.

“We met by chance. He came to eat at the restaurant where I work.”

“… … .”

“I used to feel so guilty every time I thought of you. I lived like I was half crazy, but when I met that person, I felt like I could breathe. If not that person, who else would I talk to about you?”

I see

I sat quietly in thought.

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‘Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?’

My biological mother abandoned me.

But my biological father abandoned me and my biological mother.

Why did I meet again the person who ran away to live alone?

‘Was it originally destined for the two of them to meet again?’

As I drifted away from the unfortunate person who had been attached to me, did the two meet again?

‘But to say that….’

The woman in front of me looked so unhappy.

As if I were addicted to misfortune.

‘I thought you were doing well.’

I thought you must be doing well since I wasn’t around.

The more I pondered the woman’s words, the more questions poured out.

‘Why do I meet that person again?’

Why are you dating someone who won’t even listen to you?

You said you could breathe easily, so why are you so skinny?

What are the bruises on my arms and neck? Why on earth… .

‘Are you making that kind of expression?’

I bit my lip hard.

As I remained silent, a faint voice continued.

“At first, it was okay. I promised myself that we would hold on together for the sake of you. But I guess it was hard for a businessman to do something so trivial. He was originally a kind person, but he gradually became rough.”

The woman muttered, repeatedly smearing saliva on her lips.

“Then I saw you on TV. I was so happy….”

“… … .”

“I didn’t have the heart to come see you, and I was planning on properly apologizing when we succeeded and had the chance later. But it wasn’t as easy as I thought. Then he said he wanted to start a business again—”

“okay.”

He cut off the woman’s words.

This is enough.

There was no need to hear any more.

‘I feel like I’m going to throw up… .’

I opened my mouth after checking that the corners of my lips were raised properly.

“If things had gotten bigger, I would have been in trouble too. Thank you for coming before that. Team Leader Woo is a really good person at his job. Don’t worry, Team Leader Woo will handle it well.”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Then I’ll be going now.”

After talking nonstop, he got up right away.

The chair leg made a rough noise, but I didn’t have time to pay attention.

“Be careful, actor.”

It was Jinbae hyung who held me back when I was staggering.

My brother held my arm tightly as if he was waiting for me to wake up.

As I was about to leave the room, I heard a hesitant voice behind me.

“Yeonjae, I’m really… sorry.”

When I turned my head, the woman was fiddling with her tattered cardigan.

She looked at the floor and spoke cautiously.

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I’m so embarrassed.”

“… … .”

“I’ll definitely apologize properly later. Mom, again—”

“I didn’t say that.”

“huh?”

The woman’s eyes widened.

“You asked me earlier how I was doing.”

I looked straight into his black eyes, which were just like mine, and smiled.

“I am doing well and I will continue to do so.”

“… … .”

“I hope we never meet again.”

He bowed his head and said, “Take care.”

And then he strode briskly towards the door.

-Bam!

“Ugh!”

Team Leader Woo groaned as he was pushed away, perhaps because he had been leaning against the door.

That’s right, I told you to knock when you’re done talking. Come on, listen to me.

‘I should apologize.’

I had to apologize, but it felt like something would pour out if I opened my mouth.

So I kept my mouth shut and just walked forward.

I heard someone talking behind me, but I just kept walking.

I opened the emergency staircase door forcefully and quickly went down.

17th floor, 16th floor, 15th floor… .

My mind was blank and I felt hazy.

The moment when my footsteps gradually got faster amidst the feeling of something being broken.

“—Your Majesty!”

Someone grabbed my arm tightly.

“Gasp, ugh…”

What is that? Who is making that sound?

It was only after Jinbae’s anxious face came into view that I realized that heavy breathing was coming out of my mouth.

I felt like my crushed heart had fallen to the floor.

I had a fantasy about red blood soaking my feet.

“It’s okay, actor. It’s okay.”

Jinbae hyung hugged me.

I stared blankly at the blood pooling on the floor.

“Thank you for your hard work. I’m going home now.”

I blinked at the voice whispering in my ear.

The sweat that had formed on his forehead dripped down his eyebrows and into his eyes.

‘It’s hot… .’

My eyes were stinging.

Sweat was running down my face, so my eyes hurt.

I couldn’t say anything and just let out a heavy breath, while Jinbae kept patting my back.

We were on the stairs like that for a long time.

***

The next day, I missed my acting practice, which I hadn’t missed in years.

Because my whole body was so hot that I couldn’t even open my eyes.

The doctor who came to my house examined my body and said, “It’s just a cold. It’ll get better in a few days.”

‘I have body aches.’

I can’t even remember how many years it’s been.

Like a stuffed animal drowning in water, I didn’t have the strength to move a single finger.

If you peel off the doll’s outer skin, white cotton comes out.

What will happen if you peel off my outer skin?

I imagined my flesh being torn open and countless black stones flowing out from within.

As I was blankly staring at the ceiling, the bed shook.

“… … It’s foggy.”

“No. I’ll stay next to Yeonjae.”

Han Haram climbed onto the bed and crawled next to me.

I already had a fever, but the touch of his skin made me feel even hotter.

“What are you going to do if I move? Go to your room quickly.”

“Are you an idiot?”

Han Haram said that he was fine because he didn’t have a cold, and that he wasn’t sick and that he wasn’t contagious.

‘lie.’

Han Haram looked quite sad as he said that.

I felt sorry for conveying my sad feelings to him, so I hugged him tightly.

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