"I belong to you. All of me from top to bottom, inside and outside."
"Do you know how hard it is to stop myself from coming to look for you?" Lisa said in a distressed voice. "I want to eat you up and swallow you whole."
Jennie clenched her fists as she stopped herself from almost saying some impulsive words. Words like, "I don't want to film anymore, I just want to stay by your side".
Or, "stop working and come keep me company".
But in the end, her words were replaced with silence.
Faced with silence, Lisa could tell that Jennie was trying to control her emotions, so he changed the subject to make things easier for her, "I will arrange everything you have asked for. Don't worry."
"Lisa..."
"Huh?" Lisa responded subconsciously.
"Nothing. I just wanted to call your name."
"Take good care of yourself."
"Yes, I will," Jennie nodded. "However, I'm afraid the words I want to say to you will decrease."
"Why?"
"Because I'm afraid every word I say to you will reveal my wish to return to your side."
Hearing this, Lisa couldn't control his lips from curving upwards, "You don't need to endure so painfully. If you've reached your limit, just tell me, I can come visit you on set. Or, how about this, I can drop by once every week. Would that make the time pass faster?"
By doing this, no matter how long she had to spend on set, it would give her something to look forward to.
Jennie smiled as she nodded, "OK."
Actually, Jennie wasn't the only one to call Lisa everyday. Yuna also reported to him diligently about Jennie. From injuries down to what she ate, Lisa knew more about Jennie than she knew about herself.
But, no matter how much he missed her, he had to let her train on her own.
...
That morning, Jennie was to have her first filming session for the day. She was required to dress like a dirty beggar; a look that not many actors could accept.
It was bad enough that she was dressed in rags, her body also emitted an unexplainable stench. Then there was her hair; not only was it messy, there were a variety of dirty items stuck in it. On top of everything, there was a bloody gash across her left cheek. This ugly look wasn't something that many actresses could withstand, yet Jennie did not blink an eye.
"I suddenly feel pity for Jennie..."
"No wonder she was late today. She was probably frightened by this look."
"Actually, she's quite serious. Simply based on the fact that she is willing to accept what we wouldn't be able to accept, she's already beaten us all."
A few of the supporting actors stood to one side and discussed their thoughts. But, as Jennie appeared, they took a few steps back.
The director was famous for being exceptionally serious. If he wanted something to be smelly, to create a realistic effect, he would go to extremes.
"She smells so bad..."
"What did the director make Jennie put on?"
"Can't she smell it?"
In actual fact, Jennie was feeling a little nauseous. Seeing her expression was a little off, the director asked, "If you can't take it, feel free to go wash the smell off."
"Is OK, I can endure it."
"OK, let's start our first take."
The lights and camera were ready. In this scene, the little troublemaker was to pickpocket the Lord. Seeing he didn't have much of an expression and looked like an easy target, she decided to tail him.
Just as they neared a temple, the troublemaker snatched the Lord's sack and pulled out all the bread inside. She then quickly started chomping down on them.
Apart from playing out this scene, Jennie was also required to do many disgusting gestures, like picking her nose, walking with splayed legs and spitting on the ground...
"Why are you all here to watch Jennie?"
"We're curious... It was because this character was too disgusting that I decided to try for the third supporting character instead."
"The public have exaggerated her so much that we had to come have a look at how good she is."
All the other actors gathered on set to watch Jennie. In reality, they were here because they weren't convinced by her. Jennie was previously a model and had no foundation in acting. Everything she did was based on skills she learnt on the spot. So, they didn't expect her acting to be very natural.
"It's starting..."
Along the muddy road, a man dressed in a white robe walked deep into the forest holding a rucksack.
Suddenly, an unknown creature came jumping out of the bushes and swiftly snatched away the sack in his hands. She then sat on a rock with her legs apart, unfolded the white fabric and started stuffing her face with the bread inside.
The white-robed man took a few steps back. After taking a good look at the troublemaker, he said, "Leave one for me. I will take this road again tomorrow, I'll bring you a few more."
The little troublemaker laughed. With her mouth full of bread, she replied, "I'm not leaving any for you, hand over all your money."
"I only earn a few copper coins everyday from going down to the town and doing some fortune telling..."
The troublemaker refused to listen as she directly pounced over and climbed onto the man's back, taking everything that could be exchanged for money with her.
The man shook his head helplessly as he returned to the abandoned temple on top of the hill.
The next day, the man crossed paths with the troublemaker again. Once again, she climbed on top of him and tried to search his body for valuables. However, this time, he pulled out a copper coin.
But, the troublemaker still emptied him out.
On their third encounter...
...the man indeed had nothing to give her, so he ended up giving his robe to her.
The troublemaker put on the robe and followed him...
They eventually reached the edge of a cliff where she watched the man fly across to an abandoned temple on the other side...
...
"I'm getting goosebumps! Jennie looks like she's been possessed by the troublemaker."
"Although Jennie took a few takes to complete this scene, it was only because she wanted it to be perfect!"
"She's so serious even as a troublemaker..."
That evening as Jennie finished filming, Yuna ran over with the items Lisa had delivered. Jennie thoughtfully considered the actresses on set and asked for many female products and medicine. After this, the cast and crew had nothing else to complain about.
Especially since Jennie had specifically taken note that the actress with a lot of mosquito bites attracted mosquitoes because of her B type blood and she also bought medicine fot the actress with allergies.
Everything she did, forced the actors that originally disliked her, to admit defeat.
"Who would have thought, while we were insulting her behind her back, she responded to the hatred with kindness and did something that even my assistant wouldn't be able to do."
"I bet she was late today on purpose as well. It was her way of lowering the director's expectations."
"I give up. I can't get myself to hate someone that is so thoughtful. I admit defeat."
Above all, even the director was convinced by Jennie when she brought him a specialty product from the town.
Of course, Ryujin also received something. But, Yuna didn't know how to give it to him.
Everytime she stepped out of her tent, she would end up turning back.
"Should I go?" Yuna hesitated. However, just as she turned around, she ran into Ryujin's body.
"Ahh..." Yuna screamed in surprise. But her mouth was quickly covered by Ryujin.
"Quiet..."
"What are you doing?" Yuna struggled out of his embrace and took a few steps back.
"I went to wash myself in the nearby lake and just returned. Were you looking for me?" Ryujin replied calmly.
"No," Yuna distanced herself as her face turned red.
As he watched her move away, Ryujin's gaze darkened...
...
It didn't take long before Jennie and the crew got along harmoniously. The director also no longer used her as a comparison, even though she woke up early every day to practice her moves.
This was because Jennie arrived reasonably late every now and then to remind the director that she wasn't a 'diligent' person.
Gradually, filming started to run smoothly. Because of Jennie and Ryujin's seriousness, the other actors became more serious as well.
Also, because of Jennie's professionalism, the 15 days of non-action scenes, ended up being completed in 5 days. In this filming location, Jennie only had action scenes remaining. Her first action scene required her to use a harness and wires to fly across the cliff that would be created using special effects.
"Jennie, we've finally reached the part that you like..."
"You rejected 'Gunshot' for these wires. Let's satisfy you now."
The entire cast laughed.
Jennie also laughed.
Everyone could tell that Jennie's mood was quite good. But no one knew it was because Lisa had promised he'd be visiting today.
It was hard to understand why, even though they had been married for quite some time, as soon as Jennie thought of Lisa, her heart rate would increase. Her heart overflowed with emotions like it was the first time she met her first love.
"With the horrible weather today, there is a high possibility of a lightning storm, so Jennie's filming will be postponed."
With the director's announcement, everyone was suddenly left with a lot of spare time.
"Jennie unnie, why are you getting changed? We are only postponing your shot, not canceling it," Yuna asked curiously as she watched Jennie remove her makeup.
"Lisa is coming," Jennie replied.
Yuna burst out laughing. She had always thought that Jennie didn't care about anything, but it turned out, she still cared about her appearance in front of Lisa. "You indeed look a bit ugly, but he will see it on screen sooner or later. I don't think President Manoban will mind."
"I want to hug him..." how was she to hug him in her current state?
Yuna suddenly stopped talking...because she realized Jennie never hid her feelings for Lisa.
"Jennie unnie, wait for me, I'll help you," Yuna called as she chased after her.
Not far away, a skinny man watched as the two women left the set. He let out a sigh as his hands filled with sweat. Soon...Jennie would be hooked up to her wires. He hoped, the damage he made to the wires wasn't enough to hurt Jennie too seriously...
On top of the mountain, it did not rain. But below the mountain, it poured.
A few nearby towns were hit by this huge storm, so Lisa was stuck on the road because of this.
"President, it's impossible to drive through, it's too dangerous," Jisoo said worriedly as he looked at the wet weather outside. "How about we head over tomorrow when the weather clears up. Even if you go now, you would make the Madam worry."
Lisa put down the documents in his hands. Within his powerful gaze was a sense of urgency, "Stop at a nearby hotel and contact the production crew. See if they need any assistance."
"OK," Jisoo nodded his head as he turned around.
Afterwards, Lisa helplessly pulled out his phone and gave Jennie a phone call. He could only be rest assured after he heard Jennie's voice.
"Hello..."
"Wifey, are you OK?"
Jennie was surprised by the way that Lisa called her. Who would have thought these words would flow from his mouth so naturally and be so warming.
"I'm fine. It's not raining at the top of the mountain. Don't worry," Jennie replied. "I just saw the news. The nearby towns are all flooded. Whereabouts are you right now?"
"We got halfway, but Jisoo has already turned the car around. We are heading to a nearby hotel for one night and will head over once the weather clears."
After hearing Lisa's response, Jennie was a little worried, "Why don't you guys return to Beijing. You can come another time."
"I don't want to break the promise I made to you," Lisa replied. "Don't worry, I'm nearby."
If she had known that Lisa would rush to her side like this, she wouldn't have agreed to his suggestion of seeing each other every 5 days. Especially since she knew he was tired and had a lot of work...
"In that case, take care. Give me a call every now and then to let me know you are safe."
"OK."
Jisoo didn't know if he was imagining things. But after he returned from meeting his parents with Chaeng, he felt that Lisa's care for Jennie had once again upgraded a level.
How did he manage to remain cold to everyone while focusing all his gentleness on one person?
"Jisoo, have you contacted the production crew?"
Hearing this question, Jisoo snapped out of his daze, "President, the director said not to worry. Everything is fine, so you don't need to worry."
How could he not worry? His most precious treasure was still on top of the mountain...
...
"Jennie unnie, President Manoban can't make it, can he?" Yuna grabbed onto Jennie's arm comfortingly as she noticed Jennie's expression changed. "Don't worry, there's always next time. Plus, with President Manoban's capability, there's no situation that he can't overcome."
"You're not married yet, so you wouldn't understand...Yuna, even though he appears invincible in everyone's eyes, I will still always worry about him," Jennie lowered her head and looked at her phone.
"I understand..." Yuna emphasized. "Who told you guys to be so in love?"
A moment later, Jennie received a message from Lisa. He had arrived at the hotel, so Jennie no longer had to worry.
Jennie let out a sigh of relief. However, that night, she still couldn't sleep.
The next morning, the weather cleared and Jennie once again received a phone call from Lisa. The flood had subsided and he was back on the road.
Jennie thought to herself: from now on, she wasn't going to take on a dangerous film like this again. Otherwise, she would have to spend months on edge.
Since the weather had cleared up, it was time to film action scenes. But, Jennie requested to the director, "Could we postpone it a little more?"
"What's wrong?"
"President Manoban is on his way," Yuna explained.
The director nodded his head, "OK, we'll film it later then. That way you can put in a few good words to President Manoban for me."
"Thank you director."
The director waved his hand casually. In reality, Jennie's professionalism had already cut everyone's workload in half, so postponing a couple hours wasn't a big deal.
"I'm already here..."
Yuna turned around and noticed Lisa standing behind Jennie, so she elbowed her in the waist.
Jennie took the cue and turned around. Her heart immediately began to race. No matter how many times she saw Lisa, it would still feel like the first time.
"Look, it's the CEO of Manoban Entertainment."
"Oh, President Manoban... He sure is handsome."
"Even if he's handsome, he already belongs to someone else. Don't even think about it!"
"Exactly. The President is here to see his wife..."
Discussions erupted on set. At this time, Jennie grabbed Lisa's hand and pulled him to her tent like she was hiding her belonging from the eyes of everyone.
"It's only been a few days, but why have you lost so much weight?" Lisa asked as he grabbed Jennie's cheeks.
Jennie hugged him; she didn't care about anything else, she simply hugged him...