Chapter 56: Kim Ji-won Becomes Jealous

"They seem quite affectionate..."

Kim Ji-won watched as Myung Eon and Lee Elijah chatted and laughed together. This guy's true nature was acting up again.

Subconsciously, she wanted to walk over, but the moment she remembered her own status, she stopped in her tracks.

An ex-girlfriend didn't even have the qualification to be jealous.

"Ji-won noona, you worked hard today." Just as Kim Ji-won was still wrestling with her thoughts, Myung Eon took the initiative to greet her, and Lee Elijah, standing beside him, also looked over.

Kim Ji-won had no way to pretend she didn't see them now, forcing a smile onto her face: "Do you two have any more scenes later?"

"We're about to wrap up too. We were just discussing the script."

"That's right. Xiaoyan is Writer Kim Eun-sook's student, and I've learned a lot from him."

Lee Elijah's gaze flickered as she swept her eyes over Myung Eon and Kim Ji-won, wondering what she was thinking inside.

"Unni, he's not as amazing as you make him out to be. Just average." Kim Ji-won replied indifferently.

She had no choice; the fire in her heart simply couldn't be suppressed.

She felt like a child in front of Lee Elijah, even though they were only two years apart.

Myung Eon smiled: "Ji-won noona is an amazing actress. There are still many things I need to learn from her."

Given this older sister's personality, being able to subtly disparage him to his face was already an out-of-character display. Who knew how fiercely that fire in her heart was burning?

"You guys study first. I'm going home to rest." Kim Ji-won dropped those words and wanted to leave. She couldn't be bothered to watch what this man and woman were going to do next.

She was only an ex-girlfriend; she couldn't overstep her bounds.

"Goodbye, Ji-won noona. Tomorrow's shoot starts very early."

"Goodbye."

Lee Elijah looked at Kim Ji-won's retreating figure with an amused look in her eyes: "Xiaoyan, you and Kim Ji-won-ssi have worked together several times now, haven't you?"

"Yes, three times." *The Heirs*, *Descendants of the Sun*, and now they were filming *Fight for My Way*, which was why the drama crew's staff weren't surprised at all by how familiar the two of them were with each other.

Three dramas—if not a couple, they were at least buddies. Their relationship certainly wasn't bad.

"I can tell. Your relationship is very good."

"You can tell even from that?"

"A woman's intuition."

Myung Eon pulled open his car door: "That still won't delay us studying the script, noona. Am I right?"

"That makes sense. The script must be studied."

Lee Elijah smiled and got into the car.

Regardless of what kind of relationship Myung Eon and Kim Ji-won had, it had nothing to do with her. Everyone just minded their own business.

...

"Soojung!"

As soon as Kim Ji-won got home, she called her good friend.

"Unni, have you forgotten that I'm in the United States?" Krystal Jung's tone was still a bit irritable. Anyone woken up from a deep sleep would be unhappy.

She had been extremely busy this year. At the beginning of the year, she held a rare concert with her group, then filmed two dramas in China, released an album in Japan, and had finally managed to find some time to rest.

Krystal didn't even have time to stay in Korea and monitor her best friend's romantic progress.

Kim Ji-won stuck out her tongue: "Sorry, I forgot. Then go back to sleep."

Calculating time differences really made people prone to oversights.

"I've already been woken up by you." Krystal glanced at the time; it was past five in the morning over there. "If you're calling just to cry and complain, I'm definitely going to scold you."

Kim Ji-won had a soft personality, and sometimes, if you didn't push her, it really wouldn't work.

What Krystal wanted to see was her friend letting go of her illusions.

"Soojung, what if this method of yours actually lets him get away with it?" Kim Ji-won stammered for a long time, almost forgetting what she wanted to say in the first place.

"Get away with what?"

Woken up from her sleep, Krystal's brain wasn't entirely clear yet.

"Succeeding in breaking up."

"Didn't he succeed from the very beginning?" Krystal dealt true damage with a single sentence, complete with a critical hit.

Kim Ji-won fell silent. She really hadn't taken any measures to salvage this reluctant romance, merely weeping and wailing to her best friend for days.

Collaborating on *Fight for My Way* was a pleasant surprise; after all, when they broke up, neither of them expected there would be a day like this.

Krystal never imagined she would one day become someone else's emotional mentor: "You might as well just tell me what actually happened."

If her unprincipled older sister back home found out, she would surely laugh her head off.

Much of her own knowledge had been learned from that sister.

"He went out to eat with an actress from the drama crew."

When Kim Ji-won left, she clearly saw Lee Elijah getting into Myung Eon's car. Any adult would understand what that represented.

"My good unni, is this your first time knowing what kind of person he is?" Krystal laughed bitterly and angrily: "If Myung Eon actually filmed honestly and stayed put, he wouldn't be Myung Eon anymore."

"I know, but I'm just unhappy."

"Although what I'm saying sounds like I'm making excuses for him, Myung Eon has never let chasing girls delay his relationships."

This logic was very twisted, but in the entertainment industry, it somehow seemed to carry a bit of rationality.

Krystal was doing this on purpose.

On one hand, she pretended to stand on Kim Ji-won's side; on the other hand, she exposed Myung Eon's true nature.

"Chasing girls... relationships..." Kim Ji-won muttered to herself.

"And another thing, actually, given Myung Eon's conditions, it's completely normal for actresses to throw themselves at him. Unni Lim Joo-eun from *The Heirs*, you know her right? The role she played later in *Empress Ki* was introduced to her by Myung Eon."

Krystal was really getting into the role now, speaking with increasing enthusiasm, practically ready to tear Myung Eon to shreds in front of her best friend.

"Alright, Soojung, I understand."

"What do you understand?"

"I'm different from Lee Elijah."

Krystal stared at the hung-up phone.

Wait, what on earth did she understand?

...

"Little Uncle, you're back."

Kim Minjeong heard the sound at the door and sweetly welcomed Myung Eon.

The little one was quite busy these days. She attended classes during the day, went to S.M. for training in the evenings when she had time, and spent her entire weekends immersed there.

Kim Minjeong had a strong sense of crisis. After all, she came from the small town of Yangsan, and facing the crouching tigers and hidden dragons among S.M.'s trainees, her foundation was very weak. She couldn't survive without working hard.

"Yeah, I brought you dinner." Myung Eon shook the bag in his hand.

After eating with Lee Elijah, he specifically asked for some food to take back for Kim Minjeong.

Truth be told, ever since this little one arrived at his home, Myung Eon's restless heart had settled down quite a bit. A cold, lifeless home was meaningless; it was better than drowning endlessly in superficial physical relationships.

Things were different now. Aside from not being able to wag a tail, Kim Minjeong was practically an upgraded comfort dog.

Once a person has ties that bind them, they change.

"Little Uncle, I'm still on a diet."

"Eat less."

"Alright then... What's that on the corner of your mouth? Is that lipstick?"