“Really, just… please. I’ll stay completely still in the car, I promise.”

“No. You have to stay near me, no matter what.”

“This is still near you, Gwanyeong-ssi.”

The Esper, as if not even worth responding to that, opened the script he had already memorized and began to recite it. Upon seeing this, Choi Taehun lowered his head again, letting out a sigh that was almost mixed with a groan.

That’s right. Right now, Choi Taehun is spending the entire day with Ji Gwanyeong.

And that includes even following him to his drama filming site!

“There are staff outside, and wow, there are actors over there… so many busy people. How on earth am I supposed to fit in and sit there?”

“You don’t know anyone there.”

“Yeah, probably! The pictures are all over the internet!”

The reason Ji Gwanyeong and Choi Taehun are at odds right now is simple. Ji Gwanyeong insists that Choi Taehun must stick to him, literally glued to his side, while Choi Taehun, not being at the residence, argues that he can just stay in the car nearby. But usually, in such arguments, the louder and more stubborn person tends to win.

About ten minutes later, a staff member knocked on the van window and said, “Gwanyeong-ssi, the filming is starting.” Following that, the guide was dragged out of the van by the company’s hands.

It was, literally, a case of being dragged out.

“Let go! Oh, come on! Gwanyeong-ssi!”

“Let go and where are you going? To the car?”

All eyes from the set were now on the pair.

Ji Gwanyeong and Choi Taehun were incredibly noticeable. Ji Gwanyeong, at 187 cm tall with a solid frame, was considered one of the tallest in the entertainment industry, while Choi Taehun, at 180 cm, had a well-built body from sports like basketball, with particularly long arms and legs. They were both towering above most people.

On top of that, the usually composed and polite man who always spoke with courteous words now had a stern expression and was speaking firmly. It was truly a rare sight.

People who never expected “the rumored Ji Gwanyeong guide” to appear at the filming site swallowed their saliva and couldn’t take their eyes off the pair’s every move.

Choi Taehun, fully aware of the stares, whispered softly.

“Please! Gwanyeong-ssi! …Gwanyeong!”

It was the first time Choi Taehun called his lover by name.

The Esper, with a slight raise of his eyebrow, stopped his stride abruptly and adopted a slightly gruff expression. Of course, the surrounding staff and actors couldn’t help but whisper, “Wow. Ji Gwanyeong is angry and speaking informally!”

“Why?”

“I’ll stay in the car. Completely quietly. Okay?”

The guide, blaming his Esper for stopping right in the middle of the crowd, whispered with an almost teary expression. Of course, his voice, so quiet it was barely audible even in the now completely silent scene, was still loud enough for everyone to hear.

Right now, Taehun’s heart was racing, and his face was flushed.

Lately, Ji Gwanyeong had been acting as if he had just jumped out of a drama scene, but now, he had brought Taehun to the site and caused this commotion. It felt like he was rewriting the “history of embarrassment” every day, a term that fit the situation perfectly in his twenty-eight years of life.

The man, who had been frowning slightly while looking at his guide, let go of the arm of Taehun, which he had been holding tightly. The guide thought to himself, “Ah, this person has finally changed his mind.” But if he moved according to Taehun’s wishes, that would never be Ji Gwanyeong.

The Esper brought his now-free hands to the guide’s cheek. In that 0.001-second moment, Taehun realized how deeply a person could feel despair.

It was just a light touch of lips that briefly met and parted. But it was so slow that no one in the crowd, out of all the people on set, missed it.

“Stay completely still, completely quietly, within my sight.”

…Ah. It’s really over. It’s completely ruined.

The guide, unusually thinking of such intense words, swallowed a curse that was about to escape his mouth.

* * *

The eyes on the young man sitting in Ji Gwanyeong’s personal chair, a seat no one had ever sat in before, were piercing. The young man, meaning Taehun, was busy bowing his head politely to anyone whose eyes met his.

Ji Gwanyeong, while getting his makeup touched up and flipping through the script, glanced at his guide. No matter how much Taehun disliked it, he had to enter his sight to feel at ease.

The polite guide had two main issues. First, he didn’t like the idea of taking advantage of others even if it inconvenienced them. Second, because he couldn’t understand, deep down, that people could harm others for no reason, he lacked boundaries.

“If you’re hungry, tell the manager.”

“Yes.”

“And here are a few books to pass the time…”

The people on set, including both the staff and actors, all perked up their ears and focused on the conversation between the guide and Ji Gwanyeong. Even though they were preparing for other urgent tasks, they couldn’t help but be drawn to the exchange.

The rumored guide was really being treated with the utmost care. Someone like Ji Gwanyeong, who could easily sit on a small, uncomfortable folding chair between shoots, had his long legs casually resting on it, while Taehun claimed the original chair that had a refreshing breeze from a nearby fan.

Ji Gwanyeong, after looking after the guide, tilted his head slightly, thinking for a moment, and then asked someone nearby to bring a few bottles of ice water and set them next to his guide.

“Have fun.”

The guide, slightly embarrassed, furrowed his brow but didn’t say anything. Ji Gwanyeong, seeing this, gently ruffled Taehun’s messy hair.

“Taehun, want to try moving your bangs later?”

“Why?”

“I like it better this way. Your forehead is beautiful.”

Honestly, some people even thought to themselves, There really is no one like him. After the kiss—or rather, the peck—that had everyone’s mouths wide open, one of the middle-aged actors who was shooting a lot of scenes with Ji Gwanyeong later slyly asked him when he came to get a chair.

“Gwanyeong-ssi, are you seeing that young man?”

In truth, it was a question everyone wanted to ask, and people were just waiting for this esteemed man to speak up. But Ji Gwanyeong simply narrowed his eyes slightly and said one word.

“…He’s my guide.”

However, those who have been rolling around and gaining experience in this industry immediately caught on to the hidden meaning in that answer. Ji Gwanyeong did not deny the question. If he didn’t confirm it either, there’s not much to say, but generally, in situations like this, such ambiguous answers imply one thing.

Moreover, it’s clear who the person in question was just by looking at the fact that the man, who usually held his phone on set, didn’t even glance at it today.

“Is that so? Ah, I need a haircut. I haven’t had the time since entering the center.”

Ji Gwanyeong’s large hand moved naturally from Taehun’s hair to his round, beautiful forehead, his eyes, and the soft curve of his ear. As a result, Taehun let out the first genuine smile he had since entering the set, as if the touch was tickling him.

A small, faint gasp escaped someone’s lips.

Sometimes, a single action explains everything more than a long sentence. The fact that the man, who appeared so focused on observing the surroundings, was accustomed to Ji Gwanyeong’s touch, which was so visible, created a strange feeling.

They were truly an inseparable couple, impossible not to notice. Finally, one of the staff cautiously spoke up.

“Excuse me, Ji Gwanyeong-ssi.”

“Yes. I’ll go.”

Taehun nodded slightly toward Ji Gwanyeong.

Now, the man in front of him had to be an actor, not an Esper. As Ji Gwanyeong had said, Taehun was, in one way or another, always within his sight. Though the corner of the set was far from the main area, it was still far better than being in a car. Taehun quietly turned his phone to silent, watching the people moving about, mindful not to disturb them.

Because of the busy nature of the set, people completely forgot about the unfamiliar guide once Ji Gwanyeong started shooting seriously. Recently, Ji Gwanyeong, as the lead actor, had an irregular schedule, leaving many delayed scenes to shoot. For Taehun, who had been on edge and careful, this was a relief.

However, what neither Ji Gwanyeong, who had memorized the script so thoroughly, nor the numerous staff and actors, nor even Taehun, who was watching with blinking eyes, could have predicted was something entirely different.

The drama Ji Gwanyeong was filming, a Wednesday-Thursday series, was a romantic comedy with the highest ratings. In other words, he was…

“Cut!”

“Good work!”

…currently in a highly praised, virtual ‘romantic’ relationship with one of the most beautiful actresses.