218 Beating Dead Horses (1/2)

As this was her second time going viral, Yeo Ri was able to handle things more calmly compared to the previous time. She also had Park Soo Yeon by her side to help her cope with the sudden fame, and with her assistance, she managed to get home safely.

”The thing you talked about today with Hyun Bin... will you give it some thought? You have a lot of potential, Yeo Ri-ah. If you're willing, I'd like for you to sign a long-term contract with us. I promise you, I will definitely make you into a superstar,” Park Soo Yeon said before she left.

”I'll think about it,” Yeo Ri replied neutrally. In truth, she was also conflicted. On one side, she craved to act more and experience more, but on the other side, she was scared of the attention that came hand-in-hand with the job. She was not yet ready to put herself under the scrutinisation of the public's eye.

”Mm. Contact me when you've made your decision. Take your time; you don't have to give your answer so quickly.”

”Thank you, Auntie. For everything.”

”Yeah. Have a good rest, Yeo Ri-ah.”

After bidding farewell to the older woman, Yeo Ri silently made her way to her apartment while contemplating Mrs. Choi's words.

Gun was not home when she got back, but upon checking her phone, she noticed that he had left a message telling her to call him as soon as she was free.

Yeo Ri pretended she didn't see his text and dropped her belongings on the floor before taking off her coat, unceremoniously throwing herself onto the bed.

Feeling the softness underneath her, Yeo Ri let out a contented sigh. Finally, she was able to rest.

She laid down for several minutes before she finally regained some strength to check her ever-buzzing phone. She'd set it in vibrate-mode the moment she got to the set and still had yet to change it.

Yeo Ri held her phone on top of her with both hands, still lying down.

23 missed calls, and over 300 unread messages.

Yeo Ri sighed. She knew that most of them must have been related to Yoo Hyun Bin's SNS post. She could imagine the people around her, especially Min Chae, going crazy over it.

Sure enough, Min Chae had left three missed calls, and over a hundred of the messages were sent by the girl alone.

Just as she was casually skimming through her messages, her screen changed, signalling an incoming call.

[Meddler], the ID displayed.

It was Heo Woo Seung.

Yeo Ri stared at the screen for a good minute, doing nothing until the call died out on its own. However, before she could rejoice, another call came in from his number.

Yeo Ri let out an audible sigh. Was he going to continue to be so persistent? He had let her be for so long, so why would he suddenly want to have a conversation with her? Next thing she'd know, he would probably ask to have a meal together, just like those two other people who kept bothering her tactlessly.

Defeated, she tapped on the green icon.

”What do you want?” She asked indifferently before he could even utter a greeting. Seeing that the other party was her accursed gene donor, Yeo Ri did not bother with pleasantries.

”Yeo Ri-ah, are you thinking of acting in a movie?”

As expected, he had called her to inquire about the post.

”Why? You're scared that you might get implicated?” She scathingly replied.

”Are you really thinking of becoming an actress? Are you sure about this? You kno—”