Since that day Ji-eun had been anything but normal around Chanyeol and the rest of the filming had flown by. The final scene was the most important and the director had been planning it for months. The concept was them meeting under the cherry blossoms and although Ji-eun was relieved to have finally finished filming, her feelings were still bugging her.
She'd already realised that even though she hadn't always been acting, Chanyeol was, so she'd desperately trying to hide her emotions from everyone around her. However, his kindness only made her feel stronger and she desperately tried to distance herself fro him.
But it wasn't long until someone caught on. That's the negative of having a friend as your manager of course, but at least she could rely on her to keep her feelings a secret.
"Ji-eun are you going to continue ignoring me?" Lohee yelled from the driver's seat, attempting to hide her annoyance. "I'm still your manager even if I'm your friend"
"Sorry..what did you say?" Ji-eun replied, meeting eyes with her in the mirror.
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"Cheers everyone!!" The director shouted, causing the chatter to subside and filling the busy room with his voice. "I just want to thank all the cast and crew for their help and wish for the success of Stylish Love" He continued, smiling at the cheers of agreement from everyone as the clinking glasses filled the room.
"A special thanks to our main leads too. Your chemistry could beat any couples" he chuckled and Ji-eun grinned back at him, raising her glass in his direction. She watched the faces of everyone in the room as they chattered amiably amongst each other, looking at the exhaustion on a few of the crew members' faces.
She soon met eyes with Chanyeol at the other end of the table as he sent a grin and quick wink in her direction. She felt her heart jump slightly and would have taken that as a sign of her feelings being returned if he hadn't referred to her as being like a little sister to him for the majority of the evening. However, she returned a fake smile anyway, turning back to the rest of the cast as she gulped another drink and listened to their continuous muttering.
After chatting to a few of her cast-mates Ji-eun helped herself to another serving of meat, filling her mouth with the warm food contently as a thud sounded next to her and she was pushed aside.
"So what's next?" A deep voice muttered next to her, grabbing her attention.
"Wha-?" She questioned absentmindedly, turning towards the man and almost coughing her food up as she met Chanyeol's face.
He was sat cross-legged on the creaky wooden floor, leaning his arm against hers as their gazes met. She held back a laugh as he struggled to adjust his gangly legs into a comfortable position and a big smile covered his lips as he moved closer to whisper something in her ear.
Ji-eun's hand immediately reached for the refilled glass of beer as she took another sip, giving a confused look to Chanyeol as he watched in shock.
"I see you're good at drinking" he mumbled, only a few inches from her ear.
"Nope" she replied, hiding a wince as the bitter taste reached her tongue, burning the back of her throat.
"Okay..." he grumbled. "So what are you planning next?" he questioned, meeting Ji-eun's eyes and maintaining his close proximity to her face.
"I'll probably take some time off while I start looking for my next drama" she answered bluntly, trying to hide her fluttering heart as she felt his shoulder resting against her.
"So you're not going into singing anytime soon?" he chuckled, remembering her dance moves from their karaoke scene.
"It's unlikely. Not everyone can be good at everything like you" she laughed, immediately breaking away from her seriousness.
"Really? Maybe I should give you some lessons" he chuckled louder, ruffling up her hair with his fingers.
Ji-eun hated it when he did that. She knew it was him showing her affection but that's what her brother always did to her. But it was still affection nonetheless.
A loud cackle escaped her mouth and Chanyeol stared at the look of shock on her face, chuckling as redness rose to her cheeks. He smirked at her one last time and gave her a quick pat on the back before moving back to his seat.
Her eyes followed him as he placed himself beside another actress and she watched in irritation as she broke into a burst of refined laughter, tapping him on the shoulder flirtily. Ji-eun forced her eyes away from the pair and returned to the drinks in front of her.
Chanyeol glanced at her from the corner of his eye, watching as she glugged a few more drinks with a concerned expression on his face.
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"I hope to work with you again" the director mumbled towards Chanyeol, patting him on the shoulder lightly.
"Me too. I'm sorry for leaving early but I have a flight tomorrow morning" he replied, bowing in apology as he shook the director's hand one last time, exiting the restaurant.
Ji-Eun observed the interaction, swaying in happiness as she saw a bright smile appear on Chanyeol's face.
"GET OFF MEEE!" she suddenly yelled, shaking her shoulders in an attempt to escape her manager's grasp and turning towards her in frustration.
"Stop acting like a child. Why did you drink so much?" Lohee muttered in her ear, laughing fakely at her friend's antics so nobody would see her anger.
After a few more shoves Lohee managed to force the girl tumbling out of the door. She crashed into the wall opposite giving a yell of annoyance as she turned to her friend.
"OWWW! Why did youuu do that?" she whined, attempting to glare at her friend but soon losing her balance and falling against the wall once more.
Lohee let out a displeased sign as she grabbed the girl's arm, pulling her towards the pavement and Ji-eun let out a sudden yelp, grasping her shoulder to feel for her bag and looking to her manager in confusion.
"Did you leave it inside?" She yelled, rushing back towards the door.
"Leave what?" Lohee replied, grabbing her shoulders.
"My baaggggg" Ji-eun groaned throwing her arm towards the door pathetically.
Lohee swore under her breath, positioning Ji-eun on a bench outside and searching desperately for someone to watch the girl while she searched for the missing item.
In that moment, a tall figure appeared around the corner, staring at his phone and a small smile covered her face as she called for the boy.
"Excuse me...Park Chanyeol!"
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Retake || Park Chanyeol
Fanfiction[V.slow updates] ❝ Maybe life's giving us another chance..think of it as a retake ❞ - For Ji-Eun, acting was a way to escape reality. But when she meets her dreamy costar Park Chanyeol, her character's and her own life seem to merge into one. It see...
