Bamboo Forest Manager

138 – 134. Choice

“Wow.”

I couldn’t help but stick out my tongue as I looked at the money that had been deposited into my account.

Not only the bald man, but also my older brother had sent me a huge amount of money.

– I sent you a little extra. Thank you for showing me something fun.

My sister-in-law’s voice laughed with a snort.

It was the first time I had seen my older brother express his emotions so openly and get angry, and it seemed like we would get along well as I watched him enjoy it with a chuckle.

“Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!”

Yoo Ah-rin, who had changed into something other than a human since she said she would buy me beef earlier.

I thought about filming her as she ran around the room like an ape, shouting for meat, it was so funny.

Anyway.

There are two options for eating meat.

“Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! Ummm!”

One was to go out of Gold One and eat it. There might be a decent beef restaurant nearby.

Most of them are pawnshops or offices related to daily life, so I’m not sure about restaurants.

“Ummm! Ummm!”

The other was to just eat it at Gold One. Of course, it would be ridiculously expensive, but it’s open late and the quality is guaranteed.

“Ah, I don’t know.”

I’m going to eat it once, so shouldn’t I eat it expensively?

“Ummm! Meat! Ummm!”

“Get ready to go.”

I put on my clothes while calming down Yoo Ah-rin, who was now crying like a real cow.

Yoo Ah-rin also got up with a smile and ran towards the hallway.

“Let’s go to Building A first. Isn’t there an expensive beef restaurant there? That way…….”

“Woochon?! You’re going to Woochon?! It’s 100,000 won per person there?”

Huh?

100,000 won is a bit much.

“Woojin-nim! Manager-nim! Owner-nim! I will be loyal to you! Please beat me up for what I’ve done so far!”

“……Well, I don’t know. Let’s go.”

Even if there are two of us, how much can we eat?

“Shall we stop by the convenience store for a moment? Let’s eat a bag of snacks before we go….”

“Master, please stop talking nonsense.”

“……Okay, let’s just go.”

Yoo Ah-rin bowed her head politely and cursed. It’s true that you should spend money wisely when you spend it.

In fact, my living expenses were already covered to some extent by working here.

Besides, working here was a kind of bonus concept, and I was thinking of getting a part-time job separately.

I had a hard time managing the bamboo forest, and I also helped with the delivery of adult products.

“Let’s go! We’re going to eat at least two servings!”

“I love you! I really love you! My man is so cool!”

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She immediately clung to me and kissed me.

After returning the guest room card key that we had been using secretly to the lobby, we took the Gold One internal bus back to Building A.

It’s 7 p.m. now.

It’s a bit late for dinner, but personally, I think it’s the perfect time to eat meat.

As soon as we arrived at Woochon, we could hear people talking here and there.

I thought there wouldn’t be many people because it’s such an expensive place, but that wasn’t the case.

At first glance, people dressed in luxury goods were standing around with relaxed smiles, talking to each other.

Or, there were people who seemed to have had a good time at the casino, drinking and enjoying themselves in somewhat shabby clothes.Even though there was a private room, since there were only two of us, we couldn’t go into the room and just sat at a table with a partition.

“What? What?”

Yoo Ah-rin, who had turned into a beast again, quickly started looking through the menu. The prices were definitely expensive, but honestly, compared to what we had spent today, it wasn’t too much of a burden.

First, we ordered 3 servings of prime rib.

“They even charge for kimchi here.”

I stuck out my tongue, thinking that this is what expensive places are like, and I realized why the restaurants I used to go to with my mom were so kind to me.

They have to be kind with these prices.

The meat came out sooner than expected, and our meal was also quick.

The meat was expensive but not as big as I thought, so I was a little disappointed, but that feeling was all gone after I took a bite.

“Oh my god! It’s so delicious!”

Yoo Ah-rin was almost melting.

Seeing her savoring the taste with tears in her eyes, I’m glad I brought her here.

“This is the taste of money.”

I think I understand why people talk about money all the time. They earn money to eat things like this.

Because it was so delicious, we naturally ordered alcohol, and we ended up having a company dinner in a bamboo forest, even though we didn’t intend to.

We exchanged pleasantries, saying that we had worked hard as managers and caretakers.

“Hey, what are those two doing?”

A familiar face peeked over the partition.

It was Seo Ye-rin.

“Ye-rin? Why are you here?”

Yoo Ah-rin asked in surprise, and Seo Ye-rin answered awkwardly with a stiff expression.

“Uh, the director and the actor wanted to have a meeting about additional filming… That’s why I came.”

It looked like she had come before us, but it seemed like she was in the room.

“Ms. Ye-rin?”

“Oh my, my eyes.”

They say that handsome people have a halo, and it was true. The moment I saw Cha Seung-ho following Seo Ye-rin, I covered my eyes with both hands without realizing it.

“Kekeke, crazy.”

Yoo Ah-rin in front of me was a little drunk, and she giggled when she saw my reaction.

However, the atmosphere didn’t feel as light as I thought.

“Are they your friends?”

Seo Ye-rin nodded without looking at Cha Seung-ho, who asked cautiously.

Her expression was dark as she looked at Yoo Ah-rin and me, and she didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

“……”

Did Cha Seung-ho feel that too?

He glanced at us and suggested with a kind smile.

“Would you like to join us? We have plenty of seats on our side.”

“……What about the bill?”

“hahahaha, of course we’ll take care of it.”

“Yay! Ah-rin, let’s move seats right now.”

“Yes! Captain!”

We packed up the meat and followed Cha Seung-ho. As expected of a top actor, the room was huge.

“Add 4 servings of meat to the inside!”

“Add one cold noodle and one steamed egg here!”

We also made additional orders as we entered.

Seeing us like that, the top actor laughed, saying that we were cute.

I’m a Cha Seung-ho fan from now on.

“Hmm?”

As we entered the room, the man who seemed to be the director made a puzzled expression, but the top actor immediately explained that they were Seo Ye-rin’s friends.

“Aha, Ye-rin’s friends? Order as much as you want.”

“We already ordered!”

“We’ll sit in the corner and eat it all!”

We laughed brightly and took our seats in the corner, inhaling the meat and cold noodles that came out.Seoyerin’s gaze was fixed on us, but shouldn’t we prioritize the people over there?

“So we’re going to give Yerim-ssi a separate role. The screenwriter initially said no, but as soon as he saw Erin-ssi’s footage, he immediately gave the okay.”

“Ah, yes.”

Look at her answering so softly.

Today, she wrote that she wanted to have s*x in a bamboo forest.

“There aren’t many lines. You only have to say a few words, but they have quite an impact. Should I say that the character’s personality is clearly highlighted?”

“Yes.”

“Is that okay? You don’t have to do it if it’s too burdensome, but we’d really like Yerim-ssi to do it.”

As the director spoke softly, Seungho Cha gave his support from the side.

“Yerim-ssi, this is a great opportunity to make your face known and get your foot in the door. Since you haven’t signed a contract with YS yet, it would be a good story to write about how an ordinary person caught the director’s eye locally and became an actor.”

“……”

It’s definitely a good opportunity.

Especially since Seoyerin didn’t want to miss this opportunity either.

I thought she wouldn’t accept it.

Seoyerin’s gaze met mine, and she caught her breath and bowed her head slightly.

And then.

“Wait… Can I think about it?”

Then she got up from her seat.

It seemed like she was going to the bathroom, but the director and Seungho Cha let her go without stopping her.

As I stared blankly at the spot where Seoyerin had left, Yuarin, who had been eating meat on the other side, suddenly got up.

“I’ll be right back.”

Did she know what I was thinking about, even though I didn’t say anything?

Unlike before, when she had been focused on the meat, she got up gracefully and headed outside.

The atmosphere suddenly felt a little heavy.

As I took a big sip of the broth to cool my insides with the cold noodles, the remaining director and actor Seungho Cha looked at me.

“Your, name is…”

“Kim Woojin.”

“Ah, Woojin-ssi.”

Seungho Cha smiled awkwardly and asked me cautiously.

“Do you think Yerim-ssi will do it?”

“Are you asking me that?”

“You two seem close…”

We are close.

I thought about it for a moment and nodded.

“I don’t think so? She seemed interested in it herself.”

“Is that so?”

Seungho Cha nodded slightly, looking a little relieved, but it seemed like he wasn’t finished with what he wanted to say.

“Ahem.”

The director, who noticed this, intervened instead.

“I feel like I’m meddling in the kids’ business, but… have you ever dated Yerim-yang?”

“Uh, um…”

About 3 minutes?

I dated Seoyerin’s mother for 3 minutes and then we broke up.

“No?”

But honestly, it’s a bit ambiguous to say that I dated her for 3 minutes, so I denied it for now.

“Then is it unrequited love?”

“I think so.”

The two of them came to a conclusion.

The director looked at me and began to speak frankly.

“Woojin-gun, Yerim-yang will probably become an actress. YS is also keeping an eye on her, and they will give her full support.”

“……”

“From what we’ve seen, it seems like Yerim-yang has feelings for Woojin-gun.”

Of course she would know, since I showed it so obviously earlier.

“I know that much.”To be honest, they were a little embarrassed, but they continued to talk.

“Can you tell Yerim nicely? As I see it, Woojin has a girlfriend.”

“It’s for Yerim, who will become an actress. As a fellow actor, I would say that you should avoid scandals as much as possible. And in the first place…”

He didn’t want to say such things, but Seungho drew the line coldly.

“You live in different worlds. Yerim will know when she becomes an actress. The most beautiful thing Woojin can do now is to leave her with good memories.”

It was funny.

‘I have a good feeling.’

The moment I saw Seo Yerim become an actress, I had all sorts of thoughts.

The biggest one was the wall.

The fact that she lived in a different world was so strongly felt that I thought that might be why I had been so upset until now.

That’s why I pretended not to hear the conversation just now and just focused on the meat.

Even so, I felt a little better when he told me so openly.

“That’s…”

I replied, eating the meat again.

“It’s Yerim’s choice.”