We’re NOT A Couple! — Chapter 12

I FIGURED THIS MIGHT HAPPEN, SO I PREPARED SOMETHING.

WHAT THE HELL DID SHE JUST BRING...?

A MAGIC BOX!

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE THOUGHT TO BRING THAT.

?

KIDS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS INSIDE THIS BOX?

Tears stop-

THERE'S NOTHING INSIDE?

HUH?

WHAT?! THERE'S SOMETHING THERE!

YOU DID MAGIC!

I BAKED SOME COOKIES FOR YOU GUYS!

WHAT ANIMALS DO YOU LIKE?

CATS.

Here's a cat.

WHAT ABOUT INSECTS?! ARE THERE INSECTS TOO?

I DON'T HAVE INSECTS;

WHEN DID SHE EVEN PREPARE THAT? SHE MUST'VE BARELY HAD TIME TO MEMORIZE THE SCRIPT.

*Drama writer

AT DAWN.

SHE BAKED THEM SO DILIGENTLY, SAYING IT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP WHEN FILMING THE KIDS.

Get some sleep, you idiot.

OH MY, SHE'S SO GOOD WITH HER HANDS.

SHE ALSO BAKED THE COOKIES FOR THE FIRST DAY OF FILMING HERSELF, RIGHT?

AH, ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE STARTED DATING, I DID MAKE COOKIES FOR A SECRET SANTA GAME ONCE.

RIGHT, IT MIGHT HELP US GET MORE IMMERSED IN OUR ACTING...

NAEUN IS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

SHE'S RESOURCEFUL, JUST LIKE ME.

NAEUN MIGHT BE DUMBFOUNDED IF SHE HEARD THAT?

NAEUN REALLY IS...!

HMM.

Kids, you need to say thank you.

Thank you, Big sis.

Thank you, Sister.

SINCE THEN, THE "NAEUN" KIBEOM SAW WAS THE EPITOME OF INNOCENCE.

UGH, THIS IS SO HEAVY...

I'LL HELP YOU CARRY IT!

OH, IF ONLY SOMEONE WOULD HELP OUT HERE TOO~

I'LL HELP YOU!

SHE GETS HER GOODWILL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,

SISTER! LOOK AT THIS!

WHAT IS IT?

A BUG!

PUHAHA, THERE'S NOTHING THERE!

SHE'S EASILY FOOLED,

NAEUN, HOW ABOUT DOING THIS WHILE ACTING?

IT'S OK TO BE A BIT MORE AFFECTIONATE BETWEEN FRIENDS...

AND SHE HAS ZERO SELF PRESERVATION INSTINCT...

GREAT ACTING! AMAZING WORK!

KEEP YOUR GUARD UP A LITTLE!

SURE. SHOULD WE BE MORE AFFECTIONATE TOGETHER?

Need to write this down.

A-AH, WAIT...?!

THANKS TO NAEUN, FILMING WITH THE KIDS WENT SMOOTHLY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH THE KIDS FOLLOWED HER AROUND EVEN DURING DINNER TIME.

HER STAMINA IS INCREDIBLE TOO.

I'm jealous of her youth, hehe.

AND LIKE THAT, EVERYONE FELL INTO A FOOD COMA.

YOU REALLY ARE FOOLISH. NAEUN.

AH, HERE SHE IS.

AWW, SHE MUST'VE FALLEN ASLEEP BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION.

THE KIDS' FILMING SCHEDULE IS OVER, SO WE'LL BE HEADING BACK.

AH, YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

I'LL WAKE NAEUN UP.

SHE MUST BE EXHAUSTED, IT'S FINE TO LET HER SLEEP A BIT MORE.

BY THE WAY, DOES NAEUN NOT HAVE A MANAGER?

SHE SHOULD BE RESTING IN A CAR, NOT FALLING ASLEEP OUTSIDE... SHE'S GOING TO CATCH A COLD.

TO THINK SHE TAKES CARE OF THE KIDS BUT CAN'T TAKE CARE OF HER OWN BODY...

SHE EVEN PROVIDED A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST FOR THE KIDS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOOT...

PROVIDED A PSYCHOLOGIST? ISN'T THAT RARE?

ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR...

IS THE BUDGET THE PROBLEM? YOU HAVE THAT FAMOUS WRITER AND DIRECTOR!

GO GET MORE INVESTMENTS! YOU CAN DO IT!

HEY! THE DRAMA BUSINESS IS TOUGH THESE DAYS-

I HAD A HARD TIME WHEN I WAS A CHILD ACTOR TOO.

THESE KIDS ARE EVEN YOUNGER THAN I WAS BACK THEN.

I THINK THE ADULTS NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THEM.

I HEARD NAEUN AND THE DIRECTOR PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE FILMING ENVIRONMENT.

...I SEE.

IT'S A GODSEND TO BE ABLE TO FILM A DRAMA WITH SOMEONE WITH SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER.

PLEASE BE SURE TO TELL HER THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER DURING THE NEXT SHOOT TOO.

Even if I have to work as Naeun's manager as well..!

[DICTIONARY DEFINITION] IN-NO-CENT PURE AND TRUE★

UNFAMILIAR WITH THE WAYS OF THE WORLD, EASILY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,

AND LACKING CAUTION,

PURE,

SINCERE,

AND SOMEONE WHOSE HEART IS UNPRETENTIOUS AND HONEST.

THE MEANING CHANGES DEPENDING ON HOW YOU PERCEIVE IT.

KIBEOM THOUGHT NAEUN'S CHARM...

WAS "MERELY" BEING INNOCENT, BUT,

THAT "MERE" CHARM...

...IT'S RAINING.

WOULD SEEP INTO HIM LIKE RAIN SOAKING ONE'S CLOTHES,

KIBEOM AT THAT TIME COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN.

GREAT JOB ON THE SHOOT, EVERYONE.

THE LONG AND TEDIOUS EPISODE 1 FILMING IS FINALLY OVER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GATHER EVERYONE LIKE SOME OLD BOOMER, BUT THE RAIN IS JUST TOO HEAVY.

SINCE YOU ALL WORKED HARD TODAY, TO ENSURE EVERYONE GETS HOME SAFELY,

I'LL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION STIPENDS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TAKE THEM.

Wow, us too?

A director who even covers transportation costs, he's so thoughtful.

THEN, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT SHOOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

AS FILMING FOR EPISODE 1 WRAPS UP, WHAT'S ON EACH OF THEIR MINDS?

I COULDN'T EVEN GET CLOSE TO NAEUN, LET ALONE SEDUCE HER...

I NEED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T FALL FOR HIM AGAIN, I SHOULD GET A GRIP BEFORE MY MIND STARTS WANDERING.

WILL THERE TRULY BE A SHIFT IN THEIR EMOTIONAL TURMOILS DURING THE REMAINING SHOOTS?

WHICH BUS AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE...?

NAEUN, I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.

THIS VOICE...

GET IN.

EH...? SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE HE'D HATE DOING TROUBLESOME THINGS...

NO, IT'S FINE. IT'LL BE A HASSLE FOR YOU.

AND IT JUST CREATES MORE WORK FOR YOUR MANAGER.

I CAN JUST GIVE HIM EXTRA OVERTIME PAY.

PLEASE GET IN. NAEUN.

...THANKS.

HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THIS WHOLE TIME?

YEAH... OCCASIONALLY, I'LL CATCH A RIDE IN THE DIRECTOR'S CAR IF OUR SCHEDULES MATCH.

Do you want me to feed you while I'm driving too?

Ugh, you always make such a big deal out of it.

* COULDN'T CATCH A RIDE TODAY BECAUSE CHUNGJAE HAD A MEETING WITH SUNHO.

WHAT ABOUT A MANAGER?

Small agency

AH... WE'RE A SMALL AGENCY, AND I'M A NOBODY. THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ASSIGN SOMEONE TO ME.

DOCUMENT: CONTRACT STAMPED!

BUT THE CEO CAN'T FOLLOW ME AROUND EVERY SINGLE DAY, EITHER.

THAT MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'M USED TO IT.

BUT I GET TO GO COMFORTABLY TODAY, AT LEAST, THANK YOU.

He only comes along for contract matters.

YOU EVEN STAYED BY MY SIDE EARLIER WHEN I FELL ASLEEP...

Wh-Why was I laying on your shoulder..?!

I WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN I OPENED MY EYES AND YOU WERE THERE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST BEING A NUISANCE.

YOU'RE NOT LOL.

IT'S NOT A NUISANCE,

BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY THANKFUL, YOU COULD HANG OUT WITH ME LATER.

WE'RE GOING TO BE A COUPLE IN THE PROJECT NOW, RIGHT?

LET'S BUILD SOME EXPERIENCE SO IT HELPS WITH OUR ACTING.

ARE YOU SAYING WE SHOULD GO ON A DATE...?

YEAH.

USING THE PROJECT AS AN EXCUSE.

YOU'RE TOO HONEST...!

WHAT GOT INTO HIM, SUDDENLY ASKING FOR A DATE...?

...WELL, HE MUST BE DOING THIS BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT, RIGHT?

IT'S TRUE THAT I ALSO NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE IS,

IN ORDER TO IMPROVE MY ACTING.

...SO I ENDED UP FOLLOWING HIM FOR THE "DATE" THE NEXT DAY, BUT...

WHY A MASSAGE PARLOR...?

HYAAH...!

A COUPLE'S MASSAGE WITH HIM...?!

IS THIS REALLY OKAY?