My House Has Become a Filming Set!

༺ My House Has Become a Filming Set! – 14 ༻

 

  Lee Yeonwoo, wearing a coat slightly larger than his own body size, began to talk quietly to himself.

 

  “It’s okay. It’s fine. Yes, it’s fine. …Damn, what the hell?”

 

  Only a moment ago, he had been confidently stepping out with Uncle Cheolsoo, but the image of the two chattering without him constantly flickered in his mind.

 

  No matter how much he chanted that it was okay, his rotten feeling didn’t get better. No matter how hard he pondered, he couldn’t figure out why.

 

  One thing for sure was that he was incredibly annoyed. Expressing this infuriating feeling, even a little bit, seemed to ease his twisted insides.

 

  “Damn it!”

 

  “Why has this kid been swearing since a while ago!? Is it really puberty, what is it? Want to get scolded once?”

 

  Eventually, he got a hard hit on the back of his head from Uncle Cheolsoo. Lee Yeonwoo protested, rubbing his head as if wronged.

 

  “…I’ve already been scolded.”

 

  “You were hit once for hitting ten times! What! You don’t like it? Was it so unpleasant for you to come to the apiary that you swear?”

 

  “What do you mean by that, it’s disappointing.”

 

  As Kang Do-jun and Shin Gihyeon  headed towards Grandfather Beom’s store, Lee Yeonwoo headed towards the apiary, which he couldn’t visit in the early morning for a walk.

 

  He was with Uncle Cheolsoo who was eyeing his beehive.

 

  Recently, he had been teaching Lee Yeonwoo about beekeeping every dawn. He asked while holding the beehive with gloves on.

 

  “So who’s the queen?”

 

  “I’ve told you many times. The one with a bigger butt and looks weird.”

 

  “You’re doing a crap job explaining it.”

 

  At his grumbling, Lee Yeonwoo rolled up the long sleeves that were covering his hands in order to show a demonstration, and raked the beehive, scanning it with hawk-like eyes.

 

  The one who had a larger butt than the average honeybees, and the bees made way for whenever it passed by.

 

  “This one. It’s this one.”

 

  “Let’s see, this one?”

 

  “Yes, that’s right. Now you get it, right?”

 

  Still not quite getting the hang of it, Uncle Cheolsoo opened the lid of a new beehive next to him and set out to find the queen bee once again.

 

  Lee Yeonwoo went on high alert, checking if there were any wasps around, if there was anything strange among the honey bees. As expected, moving his body and working seemed to calm his miscellaneous thoughts.

 

  “Yeonwoo, you know what?”

 

  “Yes.”

 

  “There were a lot of bees in that pair over there, did you let them loose?”

 

  “…Pardon?”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo cocked his head.

 

  “When you go down to the right, the bees are flying around like crazy, what’s that about?”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo, who had paused for a moment, widened his eyes and shouted out loud.

 

  “It’s swarming (the act of a large number of bees breaking out in groups to find a better place to live)!!”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo grabbed a spare hive (an artificial house for bees) and asked urgently.

 

  “Uncle! Exactly where did you say?”

 

  “Uh, umm… if you go down a little to the right.”

 

  “Thank you!”

 

  With a joyful heart, Lee Yeonwoo took off running. It was an opportunity to gather a large number of honeybees without spending a dime.

 

  Upon arriving at his destination, Lee Yeonwoo pushed the spare hive with a little honey left among the buzzing bees.

 

  Upon checking, the queen bee was there as expected. When the queen bee folded her wings and stepped into the hive that Yeonwoo had brought, the other honey bees also entered the hive.

 

  A hum of satisfaction naturally came out at the fact that he could secure more honey. Simple-minded Yeonwoo quickly forgot about the negative emotions from before due to the good news that had suddenly come.

 

  ‘Well, they also have things to do, so I should understand.’

 

  While watching the bees climbing into the hive, a different feeling slowly arose.

 

  ‘Maybe I should go check how well they are doing without me?’

 

  His thought was brief. Yeonwoo, who decided to act immediately, left the hive and ran back to the beekeeping site and told his uncle,

 

  “Uncle, when the bees on that side all attach to the hive, please move them to a new beehive.”

 

  “What are you talking about?”

 

  “If you don’t understand, give me a call! I have a place to go so I’ll leave first. Please take care of things!”

 

  “Yeonwoo! You mischievous boy, where are you going!”

 

  It was like leaving a fish store in the care of a cat, but he didn’t care right now.

 

  Yeonwoo, who always acted as he pleased, thought that the most important thing right now was to go to Grandfather Beom’s store.

 

  * * *

 

  At that time, Kang Do-jun and Shin Gihyeon  were looking at the store.

 

  Shin Gihyeon  carefully asked Kang Do-jun, who was sitting on the counter.

 

  “Senior, may I sit next to you?”

 

  After finishing his ice cream, Kang Do-jun suddenly realized that he was the only one sitting and got up from his seat.

 

  “I’m sorry. Please sit here.”

 

  “No, it’s okay. We can sit together….”

 

  “It’s okay. It seems too narrow for both of us to sit, so I’ll be arranging things.”

 

  He gave Shin Gihyeon  the spot and left. Shin Gihyeon , who couldn’t dare to sit alone, followed Kang Do-jun.

 

  While helping arrange things alongside Kang Do-jun who was meticulously organizing items, he opened a conversation.

 

  “Senior, how old is the landlord? He seems young.”

 

  “Oh, Yeonwoo?”

 

  Feeling a sense of envy rose within him as Kang Do-jun, who usually addressed him formally, called the landlord’s name with familiarity.

 

  “He’s twenty-five years old.”

 

  He worried whether he would actually know his age as he nonchalantly informed him of Yeonwoo’s age. However, his next words made him retract his concerns with joy.

 

  “He’s a year younger than you, Gihyeon .”

 

  For Kang Do-jun, who memorizes even his counterparts’ lines when filming dramas and movies, remembering someone’s name and age was a piece of cake.

 

  “He’s quite impressive for his age.”

 

  “He’s a beekeeper.”

 

  Kang Do-jun found himself proudly introducing his younger brother.

 

  While arranging the items, Kang Do-jun chuckled as he recalled something that had happened before.

 

  ‘He’s a real piece of work.’

 

  It was a phrase that truly represented Yeonwoo’s distinctive personality.

 

  Shin Gihyeon  was genuinely amazed by the fact that the seemingly immature guy was just one year younger than him, and had determined his path in life and was diligently working in the countryside.

 

  At the same time, he felt a pang of regret thinking about what could have happened if he had arrived before their relationship had been established. It was truly unfortunate that his scheduled visit on the second day had been postponed to the fourth day due to his drama shooting schedule.

 

  “I regret not being able to come earlier.”

 

  “A little earlier?”

 

  “Yes. I was supposed to come the day after tomorrow, but the drama shooting schedule got pushed back.”

 

  It was then that Kang Do-jun realized why PD Han Taegu had set such a demanding schedule for farming on the following day.

 

  Right. No matter how he thought about it, that was not a task to be done alone. He had undoubtedly set the schedule intending to do it with Shin Gihyeon. It was Yeonwoo who ended up helping with farming because of Shin Gihyeon ‘s unavoidable circumstances.

 

  “It looks like we’ve roughly arranged everything, should we sit down and rest now?”

 

  Having been shooting until dawn before coming here, Shin Gihyeon couldn’t resist his fatigue and suggested resting once more.

 

  “Please, have a seat.”

 

  Unable to resist Kang Do-jun’s gentle refusal, Shin Gihyeon took a seat at the counter.

 

  “Senior, let’s take turns sitting.”

 

  “Alright. Please rest.”

 

  Not long after sitting down, Shin Gihyeon hesitated, then gently made a request.

 

  “You can speak informally to me.”

 

  “I’ll do so in due time.”

 

  Once again, he received a gentle refusal. There was nothing he could say but ‘okay’ to the invisible line he’d drawn for him.

 

  He spoke casually to Yeonwoo, who he’d only known for a few days… Shin Gihyeon ‘s eyebrows slightly furrowed. he had been a fan of Kang Do-jun, and had admired him all along.

 

  Then, the drowsiness he’d been holding back due to the cozy atmosphere in the shop came pouring out. When he opened his eyes to hurriedly check the time, more than an hour had passed. Unknowingly, he sprung up from his seat. As he stood, a blanket that had been covering him fell to the floor.

 

  Kang Do-jun, who had been watching the news on the old TV in the shop with the volume turned down, turned his head at the noise from behind. Shin Gihyeon , who was picking up the fallen blanket, froze in an awkward posture under Kang Do-jun’s gaze.

 

  “Oh, senior. The blanket…”

 

  “I covered you with it because you were sleeping.”

 

  “I’m sorry. Your legs must be tired, please sit down.”

 

  he placed the blanket on the counter and stepped aside. As Kang Do-jun turned off the TV and was about to sit down, the shop’s door burst open.

 

  Today, of all days, a customer had visited the usually quiet shop.

 

  And that customer was none other than Yeonwoo. Noticing the attention directed towards him, Yeonwoo scratched his head and spoke.

 

  “Hello. I came to buy something. After all, this is the only shop in this neighborhood.”

 

  “Is that so? What are you looking to buy?”

 

  Kang Do-jun asked with a mischievous smile. Yeonwoo, who had been staring intently at him, took a moment to think before answering.

 

  “I’ll look around.”

 

  “Alright, take your time.”

 

  Kang Do-jun looked at Yeonwoo with a fond gaze, as if he knew exactly why Yeonwoo had come here.

 

  Shin Gihyeon , watching this unfold, followed Yeonwoo towards the display case.

 

  “Hello, Yeonwoo.”

 

  “…Hello.”

 

  Yeonwoo awkwardly responded to his greeting.

 

  “Do you need help finding something?”

 

  Truthfully, he wasn’t looking for anything. He had just come here on a whim, simply curious about what they were doing. Shin Gihyeon ‘s offer wasn’t much help to Yeonwoo.

 

  “It’s okay. I can find it myself.”

 

  Despite Yeonwoo’s refusal, Shin Gihyeon remained quietly by his side. Yeonwoo, feeling a bit uncomfortable, didn’t hesitate to speak.

 

  “I’ll pick it out myself.”

 

  As he spoke, he glanced briefly at Kang Do-jun, who was sitting at the counter. As their eyes met and Kang Do-jun quickly looked away as if he’d been waiting, Yeonwoo turned his head unwittingly.

 

  For some reason, Shin Gihyeon  kept coming to his side and striking up a conversation.

 

  “Yeonwoo, we’re about the same age, shall we speak informally?”

 

  There is a saying, if you fail to approach a target, first approach their friend.

 

  Before becoming familiar with Kang Do-jun, his plan was to get closer to Yeonwoo, who was a friend of Kang Do-jun, and then gradually approach Kang Do-jun.

 

  Also, there was only a one-year age difference between him and Yeonwoo. Their first meeting wasn’t great, but he seemed a bit simple and easy to befriend.

 

  However, the problem was that Yeonwoo was a figure who was beyond the range of ordinary people. He picked up a lollipop from a box without paying and started to eat it, then responded.

 

  “Let’s do that, but Gihyeon , I will choose by myself. Can you go somewhere else?”

 

  “… Huh?”

 

  Yeonwoo chewed his lollipop while looking at him, who didn’t leave even after he tried to soften his words.

 

  With a sigh, as if he was indulging him, he took another lollipop from the box and held it out to Shin Gihyeon .

 

  “I’ll give you this, so go play somewhere else.”

 

  His tone was as if he was placating a disobedient younger sibling. Shin Gihyeon  blinked blankly without responding.

 

  Moreover, it was a lollipop that he didn’t even pay for. He asked cautiously.

 

  “…Am I not your older brother?”

 

  Swallowing the candy rolling around in his mouth, Yeonwoo, who was habitually gnawing on the eaten stick, looked at Shin Gihyeon  with innocent eyes and asked.

 

“How old are you?”

 

“…Twenty-six.”

 

  Yeonwoo frowned, seemingly unhappy with the complicated situation, chewing on the lollipop stick. Soon he removed the stick from his fine lips and looked up at Shin Gihyeon with big eyes and spoke.

 

  “I’m twenty-five, fast aging, does that not work?”

 

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