We’re NOT A Couple! — Chapter 4

WHILE NA-EUN CRIES HER EYES OUT...

...GUESS WHAT'S GOING THROUGH SEON-HO'S HEAD?

SHE... IS DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.

EVEN BACK WHEN THEY BROKE UP--

BREAK UP?

ARE YOU REALLY BREAKING UP WITH ME?

I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO BREAK UP WITH A GIRL THIS GORGEOUS..

THERE WERE NO FLOWER EFFECTS BACK THEN.

EVEN AT THE PRODUCTION MEETING...

ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE TWO OF YOU BEING CAST AS THE LEADS?

I LOVE IT.

I'M SIGNING UP FOR ACTING CLASSES TODAY. JUST WAIT AND SEE!!

I'M GOING TO SHOW NA-EUN HOW FREAKING PROFESSIONAL I CAN BE!!!

EVEN WHEN SHE DRINKS--

YEEEEEEEEEEES ABSOLUTE YES

W-WHAT? WHY ARE YOU STARING?

HOW CAN SHE LOOK SO STUNNING WHILE CHUGGING STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE?

COME TO THINK OF IT, I'VE NEVER SEEN HER DRINK SINCE WE SPLIT ON GRADUATION DAY.

AND GEEZ... SHE'S EVEN PRETTIER AT TWENTY-FIVE!

HOLY CRAP, SHE'S INSANE EYE CANDY...

DOES SHE HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW?

I SAID, WHY ARE YOU STARING?

PLAY IT COOL. THAT'S WHAT... AN ALPHA MALE DOES.

NO REASON.

OH... I SEE.

NAILED IT. I MUST'VE LOOKED SUPER CHILL.

THIS DORK WHO PLAYED IT COOL...

...HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SECRETLY PINING FOR FIVE YEARS.

BACK THEN, "CIRCUMSTANCES" REALLY DID LEAVE THEM NO CHOICE BUT TO BREAK UP.

YOU KNOW WHAT DAY TOMORROW IS!

WELL, I'VE SAID WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I'M LEAVING.

OF COURSE I KNOW WHAT DAY TOMORROW IS.

IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.

MAN, I EVEN WRAPPED HER PRESENT ALL NICE...

GIVING HER A GIFT BEFORE BREAKING UP WOULD MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE AWKWARD, RIGHT?

BETTER TO BE CRUEL SO SHE CAN MOVE ON, RIGHT?

BUT HOW CAN I THROW THIS AWAY? ....:(

"I BROKE UP BECAUSE I LOVED HER."

I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCUSE, BUT IT'S THE TRUTH.

THE MOMENT I BECAME A GROWN UP, COUNTLESS LIMITATIONS STOOD IN THE WAY OF MY RELATIONSHIP.

BACK THEN, I THOUGHT BREAKING UP...

...WAS THE BEST THING I COULD DO FOR US.

BUT AFTER A WHILE, I REGRETTED IT SEVERELY.

POTATO King of French

SEON-HO, OVER HERE.

I WAS OUT FOR A SMOKE AND GOT CURIOUS, SO I CALLED YOU OVER.

FASCINATING

SO, DO YOU REGRET BREAKING UP?

YES. TOTALLY!

NA-EUN WAS MY FIRST GIRLFRIEND, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.

I NEVER SHOULD'VE HURT HER AND END OUR RELATIONSHIP...

I SHOULD'VE TALKED IT THROUGH WITH HER AND ASKED FOR SOME TIME TO THINK IT THROUGH.

DO YOU THINK I CAN STILL WIN HER BACK IF I TRIED HARD?

WELL, FIVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

BOSS. ARE YOU A ROBOT, BY ANY CHANCE?

I'M NOT, LOL. WHO KNOWS? GIVE IT A SHOT.

PLEASE GIVE THIS JUNIOR A PIECE OF ADVICE.

PLOTTING

WELL... I GUESS WE DID KIND OF TALK ABOUT NA-EUN.

START BY GETTING CLOSE TO HER AGAIN.

PFFT. HOW CUTE.

SEON-HO'S AGENCY CEO

NO, I'M FINE.

HE MAY HAVE LOOKED RUDE SINCE HE REJECTED NA-EUN'S GESTURE.

SHE'S TRYING SO HARD TO NETWORK... GUESS THAT'S THE PAIN OF BEING UNKNOWN.

BUT HE JUST FELT SORRY FOR HER.

YOU APPROACH HER, BUT JUST ACT CHILL. DON'T MAKE HER UNCOMFORTABLE!

AND NEVER ACT LIKE A DORK!

WRITE IT DOWN... YOU ACT LIKE AN ALPHA MALE...

WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER, HAHA. WE'LL LEAVE FIRST.

PROMISE YOU'LL TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

THANKS A BUNCH! YOU ALL ARE LIFE SAVIORS!

I ALREADY TOLD NA-EUN I HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TO HER LATER!

THAT WAS WHAT I PLANNED.

GO FOR IT!

WHAT IS IT YOU HAVE TO SAY? SAY IT NOOOOW.

I KNOOOW YOU SAID I'M BENEATH YOUR LEVEEEEL.

NO, WAIT, NA-EUN!

BUT HERE WE ARE...

ME?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

YOU'RE SWAPPING ME OUT JUST LIKE YOU REPLACED YOUR MANAGER-RRR.

OH! DON'T TELL ME SHE'S TALKING ABOUT...

WHAT IF YOU ENDED UP STARRING OPPOSITE NA-EUN GWON?

SEON-HO'S MANAGER

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.

SHE'S NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL.

WHAT?

IF ONE LEAD'S A NOBODY, THAT'LL MAKE THE BIG NAME LOOK BAD.

WHAT?

"SHE'S NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL?"

"IF ONE LEAD'S A NOBODY, THAT'LL MAKE THE BIG NAME LOOK BAD?"

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS THE ONLY PART NA-EUN HEARD.

AND SEON-HO DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE NA-EUN WAS AROUND.

HOW CAN YOU TALK LIKE THAT?

WHAT? I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. YOU'RE AN A-LISTER, SEON-HO.

TELL THEM TO REPLACE HER WITH AN A-LIST ACTRESS.

I'D RATHER REPLACE YOU.

WHAT? WHAAT?

HEY!! YOU'RE REPLACING ME JUST BECAUSE I BADMOUTHED NA-EUN GWON? AND I JUST STATED THE FACTS!

CALLING THE CEO

SHH. SOMEONE MIGHT HEAR YOU. WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

I'M NOT LETTING YOU TARNISH MY REPUTATION.

THAT'S HOW SEON-HO REPLACED HIS MANAGER...!

THAT'S ALL YOU HEARD?!

LET ME CLEAR THIS UP...!

HEY, HEY! SEON-HO JI'S IN THIS ROOM!

REALLY?! I'M A TOTAL FAN!

SHOULD I ACT LIKE I'M SERVING THEM AND ASK FOR AN AUTOGRAPH?

BUT I THINK HE'S IN THERE WITH SOME WOMAN.

WHAT?!

...LET'S GET OUT OF HERE NOW.

NA-EUN, YOU MASK UP, TOO.

WAAAH

LOL. YOU MAKE ME CRACK UP.

I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING.

LET'S GET YOU A FRESH MASK.

IS HER FACE TINY, OR IS THE MASK LARGE?

I WANDERED AIMLESSLY WHILE SHE CRIED AND ENDED UP HERE.

NOTHING CHANGED HERE. NOBODY'S AROUND. I LIKE IT.

WE USED TO HANG AROUND HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WATCHING.

YO, NA. LOOK AT ME. NAILING IT ON THE FIRST TRY!

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING? LOL.

?! ARE YOU STILL CRYING?!

IS IT BECAUSE I TALKED BEHIND YOUR BACK?! OR IS IT JUST BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED?

IS IT BOTH?

DON'T TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY. I NEVER TALKED BADLY BEHIND YOUR BACK.

STOP RUBBING. YOUR EYES WILL PUFF UP.

BACK THEN...

FORGET IT.

SHE'S TOO DRUNK. EVEN IF I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING, SHE'LL FORGET IT ALL.

NA-EUN.

HMM...?

WHEN I HEARD YOU WERE THE FEMALE LEAD, I ASKED TO PLAY OPPOSITE YOU.

REALLY...?

YOU'RE TALENTED AT ACTING.

I ALSO ADMIRED HOW YOU NAILED EVERY ROLE.

I WANTED TO PAIR WITH YOU ON SCREEN SOMEDAY.

I'LL TRY MY BEST, SO HELP ME OUT.

DON'T GO AND ASK THE DIRECTOR TO REPLACE ME, OK?

MY BROTHER ASSUMED YOU ACCEPTED THE ROLE BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO SEE ME!

WHAT?! HE DID?!

CHUNG-JAE, WHY DID YOU GIVE HER THAT IDEA?!

LOL! GOOD LUCK.

YOU'VE NEVER EVEN DONE A ROMANCE BEFORE...

YOU'RE NOT JUST USING THIS LOVE SCENE AS AN EXCUSE TO GET WHAT YOU WANT WITH ME, ARE YOU?

IF SO, YOU'RE ONE CREEPY PSYCHO.

YOU'RE DRUNK AND TALKING NONSENSE!

A-ARE YOU FULL OF YOURSELF OR SOMETHING? I'M NOT LIKE THAT.

D, DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK I'M STILL INTO YOU?!!

I KNOW. I STRUCK A NERVE, DIDN'T I?

THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO! OH!

DON'T FILM ROMANTIC SCENES WITH ME IF YOU STILL HAVE FEELINGS FOR ME!

FEELINGS FOR YOU?! NO WAY!

WE'RE "EXES," REMEMBER?

I'LL NEVER FALL FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU AGAIN!

SOMEONE LIKE ME?!

SEON-HO! NEVER ACT LIKE A DORK!

WHAT? SOMEONE LIKE "ME?"

LIKE MEEE?!

HEY, JUST WAIT AND SEE.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!!

I'LL DRAW A CLEAR LINE BETWEEN BUSINESS AND PLEASURE!

WANT TO BET?

BET ON WHAT?

EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THAT...

...THEY WERE BOTH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FILMING AHEAD.

AT LEAST, FOR NOW--

NA-EUN...

OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

MMM...

...HOW CAN I PUT IT IN IF YOU KEEP DOING THAT?

HMM...

OPEN WIDER.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DO THIS.

HAAH. WHAT AM I DOING?

AND WITH MY EX, TOO...

I'LL PUT IT IN.

THIS IS SOMETHING I NEVER DID EVEN WHEN WE DATED EACH OTHER.

AND I'M DOING THIS AT MY PLACE.

BUT I DID IT.

HOW DID I END UP DOING THIS?