novellhall Chapter 6: A Minor Character Not Worth Mentioning
Chapter 6: A Minor Character Not Worth Mentioning
I've lost count of how many times this has happened; the air in the standby room has frozen over once again.
The other members of Girls' Generation looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is this still the Yoona they know?
It's worth noting that Yoona has the most easygoing personality in the group, and when she's out on assignments, she can handle even the most difficult seniors with a smile.
To issue an order to leave in front of everyone like this, without any mercy, is absolutely unprecedented!
Li Zhixing frowned slightly.
He didn't quite understand why Lin Yoona showed such obvious rejection and hostility when they first met.
This was an extremely rare experience in his memory.
The last time was in the spring of 06, when I met Jessica.
"Yoona, what are you saying?"
Lee Soon-kyu finally realized what was happening and angrily questioned, "Ji-hsing oppa is my friend!"
Im Yoona seemed not to hear Lee Soon-kyu's reprimand at all.
Her eyes were fixed on Li Zhixing, unyielding.
Although he couldn't understand why Lim Yoona had such a strong dislike for him, since "half the host" had spoken, Li Zhixing really had no reason to stay here any longer.
He ignored Lim Yoona and instead took out an envelope from his pocket, turning to hand it to Lee Soon-kyu.
"Sun-kyu, actually, I came here today mainly to bring you something."
Lee Soon-kyu paused for a moment, then instinctively took it, saying, "This is..."
Li Zhixing's expression softened, and he said with a smile, "The 16th of this month is the VIP screening of the movie I'm starring in. If you're free that day, please come and attend."
A fleeting look of confusion crossed Lee Soon-kyu's eyes, quickly replaced by overwhelming joy: "Oppa's movie is finally coming out? That's great! I'll definitely go see it!"
Li Zhixing nodded and turned to walk out of the waiting room.
As he passed by Lim Yoon-ah, Li Zhixing chuckled softly, his tone tinged with sarcasm.
"Girls' Generation's Yoona seems a bit different from the rumors."
Seeing that Li Zhixing was about to leave, Xu Xian subconsciously let out a soft cry.
"senior……"
She wanted to reach out and stop him, but after touching Li Zhixing's indifferent profile, her hand, which was halfway out, unconsciously withdrew.
Even now that she's grown up and debuted, the deep-seated awe and fear she felt when facing this senior as a child still makes her instinctively shrink back.
Lee Soon-kyu glanced at Im Yoon-ah with a complicated expression, sighed, and quickly chased after her.
Outside the standby room.
"Oppa, I'm sorry. Yoona is never like this usually. I don't know what's wrong with her today. I'll definitely make her apologize to you later."
Li Zhixing smiled, seemingly unconcerned.
"There's no need. We don't know each other anyway, and there's probably no chance of us having any contact in the future."
He patted Lee Soon-kyu on the shoulder: "Soon-kyu, don't take it to heart, and don't let this little thing affect the relationship between you in your group."
"I have to go quickly, or Jessica will come back to kill me soon."
In the standby room.
Even after Lee Ji-hyeong left, Lim Yoon-a remained standing there silently.
She lowered her head slightly, her whole body seemingly drained of strength, and remained motionless.
Sensing the terrifyingly oppressive atmosphere, even the usually carefree "junior" Kim Hyoyeon dared not speak easily at this moment, and could only desperately ask Choi Sooyoung with her eyes: What exactly is going on?
Choi Soo-young winked at her: How should I know? I'm clueless too!
Kim Tae-yeon, equally confused, noticed that Yoona was acting strangely. She stood up, about to ask her something, but Seohyun beat her to it.
Seohyun quickly walked up to Yoona and asked with concern, "Yoona unnie, are you... alright?"
Yoona grabbed Seohyun's arm and leaned weakly against her, her eyes unfocused.
The tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally broke free and silently slid down her cheeks.
Seohyun felt a pang of heartache watching this.
She helped Yoona to the innermost corner of the waiting room, sat down with her, and used her body to block the other members' prying eyes.
Seohyun quietly stayed by her side, without asking any more questions.
At this moment, perhaps only she in the entire room knew how much pain Yoona unnie was in.
Seeing Yoona silently shedding tears, Seohyun finally couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Lee Ji-hyung, whom she hadn't seen for many years.
Why did it have to come to this!
Why show up at a time like this? If you're going to pretend to be strangers, wouldn't it be better to never meet at all?
At this moment, Lee Soon-kyu returned to the waiting room.
She glanced at Yoona, who was huddled in the corner with a pale face, and her anger instantly vanished, leaving only a heart full of doubt.
Sunkyu's return finally gave the other members an outlet to vent their questions.
Choi Soo-young asked impatiently, "Sun-kyu, what did Lee Ji-hyun mean when he was walking just now? What movie screening? Isn't he a food delivery guy?"
As Lee Soon-kyu opened the envelope in his hand, he explained, "Last year, Ji-hsing oppa said that he was going to act in a movie and play a small supporting role in it. He even asked me to attend the preview screening."
"I hadn't heard him mention it for so long, I thought the project had been scrapped, but I didn't expect it to be released at this time."
"I knew it! With his looks, how could he just be a deliveryman? Turns out he's a movie actor!"
Pani leaned closer curiously. "Is it an invitation to a preview screening? Which movie is it?"
In the corner, Xu Xian's heart was churning with turmoil.
She murmured in confusion, "Last year? Did you return to your country last year? And even act in a movie?"
By this time, Pani had clearly seen the handwriting on the invitation and read it aloud.
"This movie is called... Haeundae? Wait, isn't Haeundae a place name in Busan?"
"What? 'Haeundae'?"
Choi Soo-young let out an exaggerated gasp, then pushed Tiffany aside and leaned her head in.
Kim Hyo-yeon was startled and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with this movie? Is it famous?"
Choi Soo-young snatched the invitation and looked at it again and again, then gasped.
"Famous? That's a big-budget production with an investment of over 10 billion! Korea's first disaster blockbuster! The director is Yoon Je-kyun, who also directed 'Sex Is Zero,' and the lead actors are Sol Kyung-gu and Ha Ji-won!"
She turned her head and looked at Lee Soon-kyu as if she were an alien: "Wow, Soon-kyu, your friend is something else! Her debut work was immediately cast in a multi-billion dollar production?"
Lee Soon-kyu was completely stunned.
She had certainly heard of the movie "Haeundae" which had recently begun a massive publicity campaign.
When Li Zhixing mentioned participating in the movie to her, his tone was extremely casual.
She thought it was some low-budget independent film, and didn't ask any more questions to save face for her oppa.
Who would have thought that the "minor supporting role" he mentioned would actually be in such a blockbuster!
"Damn... this is no minor supporting role at all!"
On the other side, Kim Tae-yeon, who was staring at the computer screen, suddenly exclaimed.
While she was listening to the members discussing the movie title, she quickly searched for "Haeundae" on the internet.
Unexpectedly, she spotted Li Zhixing on the official promotional poster that popped up!
Although he looked much darker in the poster than he does now, his sculpted features and facial structure still made him instantly recognizable as the "delivery driver friend" who had just left.
Choi Soo-young and Tiffany all huddled around the computer.
Choi Soo-young pointed at the screen, her voice filled with confusion and shock: "Sun-kyu, you call this a minor supporting role? Can a minor supporting role even be on the official main poster? Your friend's position is clearly that of the third male lead! What kind of secret weapon is he from some big-name production company, that he's so powerful?"
Lee Soon-kyu's mind was even more confused than theirs at this moment, and she stammered, "Ji-haeng oppa... he doesn't even have an agency..."
In the corner, Yoona, who had been silently weeping, was also startled by the commotion.
Her eyes were red, and she looked in that direction with a somewhat blank expression.
Seohyun couldn't resist her curiosity and went over to take a look. Then she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
She quickly stepped back to Yoona's side and said in a low voice, "He really is a senior! But... how could he possibly debut as an entertainer?"
Yoona's face also showed deep confusion.
In her memory, Li Zhixing would never go into acting; he had absolutely no interest in being an entertainer.
When he was a child, countless talent scouts stopped him on the street, promising him all sorts of lucrative opportunities, but Li Zhixing never paid them any attention.
What's wrong with him right now?
While everyone in the waiting room was marveling at the posters, the only one still sitting at the dining table was Kwon Yuri.
She was still racking her brains, trying to remember exactly when she had met Li Zhixing.
Even though the other members were exclaiming that Li Zhixing was the third male lead in a multi-billion dollar production, she had no intention of joining in the fun.
She was determined to dig out that vague memory of Li Zhixing from her mind, but it was like looking through frosted glass; she just couldn't see it clearly.
Just as she was about to give up in frustration, her gaze inadvertently swept over Lim Yoona, who was sitting in the corner.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into my mind!
"Ah! I remember now!"
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