The Third-Gen Chaebol Becomes a Genius Actor

Chapter 68: Isn’t it weird, hyung?

After a long travel time, the production crew and cast of ‘Welcome to the Guest House’ arrived at the airport. 

Before they left the gate, they gathered briefly to say goodbye to each other.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“You too!”

There were a lot of people around Yoo Yeon Seo. 

They had gotten to know his personality, which was different from the rumors, after living with him for over a month.

Except for his dirty temper, he was a successful celebrity and a third-generation chaebol, so everyone wanted to make a connection with him. 

Yoo Yeon Seo gave his contact number to the staff who drove him to the helicopter to send Raul away, and then stood next to Park Seung-hwan.

“Let’s get together for a meal when we have time.”

“What about you, Yeon Seo?”

“Yeah, sure, when I have time.”

The reporters who were waiting for them took pictures, but Yoo Yeon Seo bowed his head and quickly left the place.

Behind the reporters, Lee Tae-gyeom was waving his arms vigorously.

“Are you here!”

“I’m here.”

Yoo Yeon Seo answered indifferently and rolled his luggage to Lee Tae-gyeom. Lee Tae-gyeom took the luggage as if he was used to it and put it in the trunk.

“Did you gain weight?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“What do you mean, no? You must have had a lot of fun while I was gone.”

While Yoo Yeon Seo was abroad for the variety show, Lee Tae-gyeom also took a vacation on his own. 

He hid himself in Halo Media because Yoo Yeon Seo would be furious if he found out that he ran the road for another actor.

He might be the only road manager in Korea who had such a leisurely life.

“But why do you look like that? Did something happen?”

“······Maybe I gained some fat.”

“Is that so? Well, it was a resort after all······.”

This guy was too sharp for his own good. Yoo Yeon Seo glared at the back of Lee Tae-gyeom’s head and leaned back his chair, lying down halfway.

“Are we going home?”

“No, we’re going to the company.”

“The company? Why the company? Don’t you want to rest?”

Yoo Yeon Seo closed his eyes without a word. He ignored his words more than once or twice, so Lee Tae-gyeom didn’t press for an answer and focused on driving.

When Yoo Yeon Seo arrived at the company, he opened the door of the president’s office as if he was familiar with it.

Han, the president, jumped up and greeted him.

“You didn’t cause any trouble there, did you?!”

“What are you talking about? Did you get a call from the PD?”

Han flinched. On his phone screen, there was a message from PD Lee Jae-hak that said [Yoo Yeon Seo is a fox].

Thanks to Yoo Yeon Seo, the guest house operation was too easy from the beginning. 

And Yoo Yeon Seo, who he thought would suffer, came back after having a healing vacation.

How could this be? I was so happy to see him struggle for once······ Han swallowed his resentment.

“Did anything come in?”

Meanwhile, Yoo Yeon Seo sat on Han’s chair and spun it around, looking very annoying.

“Why don’t you just ask Tae-gyeom to get it and take it away?”

“Why should I?”

Why wouldn’t he, when the chair was so soft and he could tease Han? Yoo Yeon Seo smirked.

Han sighed. Yoo Yeon Seo was the only celebrity who came to the company regularly and ruined his president’s outfit.

“I already prepared everything in the conference room when I heard you were coming.”

“Of course. That’s why I come to the company often.”

“Don’t come next time. Please.”

“Look at you, Mr. President.”

Yoo Yeon Seo scratched Han’s heart until the end and headed to the conference room. Park, the manager, and Lee Tae-gyeom were busy moving around.

“It’s more than before.”

As expected, there were a lot of scripts and synopses that came in for him. Yoo Yeon Seo sat down and glanced at the things on the desk.

“Just look at them. I’ll sort them out myself.”

Park left, and Yoo Yeon Seo stared at Lee Tae-gyeom, who was sitting next to him and looking at the scripts. 

Whenever he chose his next work, Lee Tae-gyeom never left his side and read the remaining scripts and synopses.

“Are you trying to be a manager?”

“What?”

“Why are you reading the scripts? Do you want to be a manager?”

He was just a road manager if he only got in the car, but it was a different story if he became a manager. 

He would be involved in choosing the works and show his face in important matters. Lee Tae-gyeom scratched his cheek awkwardly and said in response to the blunt question.

“No, I can’t just keep driving forever.”

Actually, it was Park, who was like his senior, who told him to do it at first. He said to learn from Yoo Yeon Seo, who had a good eye for choosing works.

He didn’t like it at first. Wasn’t it enough for him to just drive well, since Yoo Yeon Seo did all the important things anyway?

[But why are you making me do this?]

While Yoo Yeon Seo was abroad for the variety show, Lee Tae-gyeom asked Park.

[Tae-gyeom. Do you think Yoo Yeon Seo will keep being a celebrity?]

He was not from any other company, but the third generation of Juseong. Even if he played around as a celebrity until his 30s, would he continue to be a leading actor until his 40s? If he thought so, he was wrong. At least Park thought so.

[He seems to.]

Lee Tae-gyeom thought differently. Park, who was speechless for a moment, moistened his throat with coffee.

[Is that so? Then let me change the question. Do you think he will stay in Halo Media forever?]

[That’s······.]

[Right? You know he doesn’t have a speck of loyalty, don’t you?]

[But he has no reason to stay in this company. He has an amazing background······.]

Don’t you dare protect him as if he was your celebrity. Park laughed bitterly.

From Halo Media’s perspective, it was better to keep Yoo Yeon Seo no matter what trouble he caused, but Lee Tae-gyeom was right. Yoo Yeon Seo was a person who could do well on his own without the help of an agency.

[To be honest, I’m relieved that you’re taking care of him. I don’t hope you quit easily like before.]

[I like it too.]

Even though he sometimes made him lose his mind, being Yoo Yeon Seo’s manager was sweet as honey. He didn’t have to run the road for other actors, and he had a gap until his next work, so he could rest in the meantime.

Yoo Yeon Seo’s manager was a position that deserved a hazard pay, but that’s why he had a higher salary than other managers. 

And sometimes he threw him a generous bonus.

[Anyway, you have to grow up too.]

[Me?]

[Do you think he will take you with him when he goes to another company or sets up his own agency? You can’t keep running the road even then. You have to learn what you can do as a related person.]

[······Is that so?]

Park gave him a realistic advice. Lee Tae-gyeom, who fell for it, became more interested in other things that a manager could do.

Yoo Yeon Seo looked at Lee Tae-gyeom’s face without a word.

“What, do you want me to fire you?”

Are you saying that you don’t deserve to be a manager? Lee Tae-gyeom said with a lump in his throat. Yoo Yeon Seo chuckled.

“Why bother? Even if you become a manager, you’ll only take care of me anyway.”

“So what, do I have to hold the steering wheel for the rest of my life? Let me hear the word manager too.”

“Well, whatever, try hard.”

Did you plan to be my manager for life? How admirable. Yoo Yeonseo casually put down the script he was holding. A little nap in the car was not enough to get rid of the fatigue from the long flight.

“I’m tired. I want to go home.”

“Alright.”

He wondered how he could act like this after leaving the script in the conference room for only a short while, but he was used to his whims by now, so Lee Taegyeom got up without a word.

“Then can I take some of the good ones here and bring them to your place?”

“Go ahead and look.”

Lee Taegyeom excitedly turned the car key and took the lead.

Wow, he’s happy. Yoo Yeonseo also smiled at the corner of his mouth.

“Do you need me to go all the way to your room?”

“Uh, go ahead.”

He sent Lee Taegyeom away with his luggage and Yoo Yeonseo entered the house for the first time in a long time. Even without him, someone must have come to clean regularly, because there was not a speck of dust on the cabinet.

Yoo Yeonseo lay down on the sofa, thinking that the house was still disgustingly big. He had been in a bustling place until two days ago, so maybe that’s why… he felt a little lonely. As soon as he had that thought, he frowned.

“…Me?”

It was all because of the original.

<Are you starting today?>

“Let’s go easy today.”

<Yes, I understand.>

***

Yoo Yeonseo spent the New Year of 2020 on an island, and it was not long after he returned that Lunar New Year came.

“You don’t look well.”

“Ah… I guess I lost some weight.”

Maybe it was because they were brothers, but Yoo Eunho noticed the change in his younger brother, who had not slept well lately.

“You didn’t lose weight, did you?”

“Just… I can’t sleep.”

And his brother was persistent. He did not let go of his suspicious gaze even if he brushed it off.

“Let’s go.”

Yoo Yeonseo inevitably got into the car of Yoo Eunho, who acted as his driver, and headed to his grandfather’s mansion.

‘Ah… I don’t want to go.’

He thought his stomach twisted when he brought Lee Taegyeom and Lim Seunghyun to the mansion, probably because he saw the annex. That’s why he didn’t want to go more.

Why does grandfather keep living in that house? Yoo Yeonseo tilted his head back and closed his eyes tightly.

“If you don’t want to go, just say so. I’ll take you back home.”

“What?”

“You don’t look very happy.”

The person who secretly enjoyed it when Yoo Yeonseo quietly attended the family events was Yoo Eunho. So he was suspicious of his words. What’s going on? Yoo Yeonseo narrowed his eyes and looked at his brother.

“You don’t want to go either, do you?”

Yoo Eunho did not answer. He just smiled faintly as if he couldn’t stop him. 

Well, he was a human being too, and this kind of place could be uncomfortable for him. Grandfather had high expectations for his grandsons.

But he felt a little relieved when he saw his brother reaching out to him first.

“Yeonseo, you’re here.”

As they got out of the car, they ran into their big aunt and small aunt and their spouses, who were about to enter the mansion.

“And Eunho too.”

“Hello.”

Huh? Something was strange. Yoo Yeonseo stared at the back of Yoo Eunho, who was dealing with the adults. Until someone tapped his arm.

“Hi, oppa.”

“Yeah. You brought a bag.”

“Of course. It’s a gift from someone.”

Park Yujung, the eldest daughter of his small aunt, received Yoo Yeonseo’s gift through Park Seonwoo. 

She used to avoid eye contact before, but now she even initiated a conversation, so she must have liked the gift.

It was Yoo Yeonseo’s problem with the family relationship anyway, so when he broke down the wall, they came to him warmly.

“Next time, give a gift to Seoah and Seoyun unnie too. They were so jealous.”

“Yeah?”

This family was close even among cousins.

Seoah and Seoyun were the two daughters of his big aunt. 

Come to think of it, the two aunts were also excited about shopping together, and it seemed like he would have to take all the women in this family out.

“Oppa said you did well on your project. Congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

But still, it was weird. Yoo Yeonseo stopped walking and stood next to Park Seonwoo, who was following behind.

“Hey, Seonwoo.”

“Huh?”

“Doesn’t hyung look weird?”

“Eunho hyung?”

Park Seonwoo, who was looking at the comments on his channel, lifted his head and glanced at Yoo Eunho.

“He looks the same as usual, doesn’t he?”

“Yeah?”

It’s weird… Yoo Yeonseo did not take his eyes off Yoo Eunho.

As they passed the entrance and entered the living room, grandfather and grandmother greeted them. 

Yoo Yeonseo flinched when he saw Park Geumju approaching him.

“Yeonseo, are you here?”

“…Yes.”

Yoo Yeonseo nodded his head, hiding his nervousness. He still didn’t know how to deal with grandmother.