The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 122



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Episode 122

Ding dong!

The front door opened and a welcoming face appeared.

“Brother, give me this! It’s so heavy I’m dying!”

Yumi came in through the door with a frowning face, holding a bundle in her hand that looked heavy at first glance.

“What the heck is this…?”

“What the heck, this is the result of a bloody fight in the kitchen from early in the morning because our Mrs. Im was going to a housewarming party for her only son!”

Today was the day we decided to have a housewarming dinner with our family to celebrate moving into our new home.

“If you have this much luggage, don’t talk. I would have picked you up.”

“If I had told you in advance, would you have let me take all this?

Mrs. Im, who followed in, was carrying a larger bundle in her hand than Yumi was carrying.

Even seeing him dragging a large carrier, Hyunsoo shook his head with an expression that said he was going to come.

“By any chance… … aren’t you both moving into our house today?”

“Wow, is that okay?”

“no.”

As soon as she entered the house, Yumi looked around with shining eyes.

“Wow, this house is really nice―!”

“No, is that a garden on the terrace?”

“Wow! The floor is marble.”

“The TV and the refrigerator… aren’t they all new? Oppa, tell me the truth. You set up a house without telling us, right?”

“Oppa, you live alone, so you don’t need three rooms. Can’t I use one?”

Yumi wanders around the house, chattering like a sparrow.

“Yumi, stop making a fuss and come help me with this.”

“yes-”

Yumi, who was soon summoned by Mrs. Im, began to unpack the bundle she had brought with her.

As the contents of the bundle are revealed, Hyun-soo’s mouth begins to open wider.

“No, why are there so many?”

“These are rice cakes and handwritten letters to hand out to the neighbors.”

“Huh? Rice cakes and a handwritten letter? Who does that these days… ?”

“Where is the difference between courtesy between neighbors these days and in the past? And this is just a little side dish I brought.”

“I live alone, so I don’t need this many side dishes… … .”

“I heard the CEO and manager are coming to the housewarming party today? I also prepared food to eat together.”

“Just order food… … .”

Tingling.

Yes, that’s right.

The only natural enemy of Hyun-soo, who boasted an undefeated record in arguments with Representative Woo, was none other than Mrs. Lim.

Mrs. Im pointed to the carefully wrapped rice cakes and handwritten letter and spoke to Hyun-soo, who was subdued by just one look.

“If the rice cakes are hard, they won’t taste good. Mom will be cleaning up the side dishes and food, so go and deliver some rice cakes to the neighbors with Yumi.”

Hyunsoo soon went out to deliver rice cakes with Yumi.

Most of the neighbors already know about Hyunsu, who moved in a week ago.

So of course.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo! No, you came to greet me last time too, so why are you doing this again… …?”

“Haha… … At that time, I prepared it together with my agency’s manager. This time, my mother… … .”

In fact, Hyunsoo had already greeted the neighbors on the first day he moved in, under Woo Jiyoon’s direction.

The neighbor bursts into laughter, covering her mouth with her hand at Hyun-soo’s shy smile.

“It’s rare to find a house that gives rice cakes so warmly when someone moves in these days. I wondered why actor Kim is doing so well, and it turns out that everyone around him is very thoughtful. Haha, I’ll be grateful and enjoy it.”

“Thank you. As I said last time, I ask for your continued support.”

“Yes, please say hello to your mother.”

In this way, Hyunsoo unintentionally got hit on twice by his neighbors who lived in the same building.

Hyunsoo didn’t know it, but each generation was already seeing the full effects of the gift that had been passed around twice.

There was a favorable public opinion that actor Kim Hyun-soo, who had just moved in, was better in person than he appeared on TV and that he had a great personality, which was unusual for people these days.

When I returned after making rice cakes like that, Mrs. Im had already taken over the kitchen, having brought an apron from home.

‘Well, that was expected, but… … .’

“You can just order food. It’s a house you’ll only be living in for a year or two and then moving, so why go this far… .”

“Whether you live there for a year or two, do you know what this house will mean to you during that time?”

“What… … does it mean?”

“For example, what if I meet someone precious here?”

“Mother, where should I put this?”

It was clear that Mrs. Im was a powerful opponent that Hyun-soo could not handle.

If it’s an unavoidable battle, then I have no choice but to accept it.

So, Hyunsoo and Yumi began preparing to welcome guests under the direction of Mrs. Im.

Ding dong!

Of course, for Hyun-soo, his family is no longer limited to just Mrs. Im and Yu-mi.

“Hello, brother!”

“Actor Kim, since this place is newly built, the parking lot is spacious and the building is clean.”

Woo Ji-yoon and Go Geon, who can now be called Hyun-soo’s family, visited.

“Hyunsoo! I’m here too!”

Joo In-ah, who is from the same agency, was also there.

She, who happened to have an off schedule, expressed her intention to participate as soon as she heard that Hyun-soo was having a housewarming party.

The three people who came in each had paper bags of various kinds in their hands.

Of course, it was no match for Mrs. Lim’s.

As soon as Jiyoon saw Im Jeongsun, her face hardened slightly as she recalled when Hyunsoo was taken to the hospital.

But that was only for a moment.

Soon, Jiyoon greeted Im Jeongsun with a bright smile.

“Hello, Mom.”

“Representative Woo, are you here?”

“As expected… … This time too, I’m no match for you, Mom?”

Everyone who soon entered the house was speechless at the sight of what Mrs. Im had prepared.

As Ji-yoon sticks out her tongue at the sight of the large carrier that is spread out wide and the table laden with food, Im Jeong-sun smiles with a triumphant expression.

“I don’t know about movie sets, but this is my specialty. I don’t think it’ll be easy to win in the future.”

Meanwhile, Yumi, who had been looking around every corner of the house with shining eyes, is now looking at Gogun with shining eyes(?).

“Haha, Yumi, how have you been… … .”

“I, lord, master, actor… … ?”

To be more precise, he was looking at Joo In-ah, who was standing behind Go Gun, and his eyes lit up.

“Oh, Hyun-soo’s younger brother? Nice to meet you. I’m your master.”

“I… … am a huge fan! When I was falling into darkness, it was thanks to my older sister and not my older brother that I was able to watch the show until the end! When my older brother really made my older sister cry, I kept saying so many things over the phone!”

“Oh my? Really?”

“Wow… … Sister’s aura… … As expected, real actors have different skin types… … .”

“Yumiya, you are an actor after all.”

“Sister, you haven’t seen the house yet? Come over here. I’ll show you around.”

Hyunsoo and Gogun suddenly became cold rice.

“Mom, can I help you with something?”

“Huh? Then could you help me set the table here?”

“Yes, I understand. Did you hear from Manager Ko?”

“… … .”

“Hyunsoo, can you please bring this to the table?”

“… … .”

The two people prepared the housewarming dinner diligently under the leadership of Mrs. Lim and Representative Woo.

“Hey, Mom, you even made the rice cake yourself? I never thought of that, but Mom could be your manager. Hahahahaha!”

“Haha, aren’t all parents actually their children’s managers?”

“Haha, that’s a very good point, mother!”

“Sister, this is a room that I might use in the future. I’m going to put a bed here… … .”

“Really? If Yumi comes here, can I come over and play often?”

“Oh, of course. If Ina unnie could come, I would be truly humbled!”

“Mom, I’ll bring that over.”

“Oh, thank you, Representative Woo.”

Hyunsu’s new home is starting to get noisy and bustling.

Hyunsoo smiled without realizing it as he looked at his family gathered at his house.

In fact, it is true that I still felt a strange sense of loneliness when I was alone in the large house.

Not only had the house become bigger, but the presence of my dreams had also diminished, and I was feeling a subtle sense of emptiness.

But seeing everyone gathered like this, those feelings seemed to wash away.

“What are you doing? Sit down quickly, oppa.”

Soon, Hyunsoo sat down at the table with everyone.

“Mom, your cooking is always delicious.”

“Brother, next time you go to your parents’ house, please take me with you. My older sister got so angry that she kept asking when she could get the kimchi she received from my mother again… … .”

“Oh, in that case, you can just come over and visit without telling Hyunsoo. If you’re our manager, you’re like family to us.”

“Oh, your manager had an older sister?”

“Mom, can I ask you a favor too?”

“Sister Ina, I’ll sneak it out for you and give it to you!”

Everyone had a good time chatting about this and that and eating, and soon the topic of conversation naturally turned to the owner of the house, Hyun-soo.

“Good job, son. This size is just right for a first home.”

“Huh? I thought it was a little spacious with three rooms and 28 pyeong.”

“It’s a bit big to live alone.”

“… … ?”

“But, wouldn’t it be perfect for the two of you to live together? You’re old enough to meet a woman now… … .”

Khoohook!

Hyun-soo, who was drinking the soup, got a rash after hearing Mrs. Im’s words.

Yes, that’s right.

Mrs. Im’s serious joke(?) is not over yet.

“Why are you reacting so sensitively? Your son is thirty now, so he’s starting to… … .”

“… …Why are you talking about such things in a place like this?”

“This is why I say this. Usually, whenever Mom cries, she goes crazy. If this continues, in 10 years, you won’t be on a show like ‘My Little Old Boy,’ right, son?”

‘My Little Old Boy’ is an entertainment program in which the mothers of single male actors in their 40s or older appear as panelists, and it is the only entertainment program that Ms. Lim enjoys watching.

Of course, Mrs. Lim herself had no intention of leaving.

As the atmosphere started to get increasingly tense, Yumi soon opened her mouth to change the situation.

“So, when is your next movie coming out?”

“Haha… … I think it will probably be released sometime in the second half of this year.”

Director Lee Cheong-beom is currently putting all his efforts into editing the version to be screened in bad weather.

Since the film was full of blood and gore, it was clear that it would be rated 18+, so the editing focused on directing the action scenes rather than judging the age rating.

“Ah, I see.”

“Haha, haven’t you all seen how Hyunsoo hyung does actions?”

“How did Hyunsoo do the action?”

As soon as the owner, who had been quietly concentrating on her meal, showed interest, Gogun began to open his mouth excitedly.

“Don’t be ridiculous. You’re flying around the set so much that even a normal stuntman would be left out… …!”

Fortunately, Mrs. Im’s follow-up attack was prevented due to Yumi’s proper participation.

Hyunsoo smiled quietly as he watched everyone laughing and chatting.

‘So there’s an advantage to not dreaming.’

Hyunsoo had been so emotionally swayed by the dream beings that he couldn’t observe or feel his surroundings with his true emotions.

Hyunsoo, who was now in a much more peaceful state, was realizing like never before how joyful the small happiness that everyday life brings could be.

The dream allows Hyun-soo to have talent as an actor that others cannot, but it also has the disadvantage of slowing down his emotions as a ‘human Kim Hyun-soo’.

This time, Hyunsoo could feel that point clearly.

It was at that time that Hyunsoo was thinking about various things.

Suddenly, Hyunsoo felt eyes on him and raised his head, meeting Yumi’s eyes.

“What is on my face?”

“No… … I just find it strange.”

“What’s so strange?”

“Is it because my brother is an actor? Why am I… … .”

“… … ?”

“Do you feel like you’re a different person every time you see me?”

As soon as Yumi finished speaking, the noisy surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Continued in the next episode ▶