I Returned as a High School Girl

Chapter 237: Hottie Designer (2)

It felt way too weird for Seo Yi-Jun to be getting his hair done for the first time in his life at a salon that many celebrities frequented. He also realized why it took so long for celebrities to get their makeup and hair done.

“I feel like a completely different person!” Yi-Jun expressed.

He couldn’t believe that one could change so much just from a change in hairstyle. He had come to realize how amazing hairstyling was. Meanwhile, Kang Ra-Eun, who had been sitting at the back for a while now, smiled in satisfaction from how much Yi-Jun had changed.

“You look good. You should style it like this all the time,” she said.

“But doesn’t that mean I would have to come here every day?”

It would make sense if he appeared on TV all the time like Ra-Eun, but for a normal person like Yi-Jun, it was a waste of both time and money. It would be difficult to do unless it was for a special day like this. Knowing that, Ra-Eun took out her smartphone and decided to leave records of Yi-Jun’s current appearance.

“Look over here and smile,” she remarked.

“Are you taking a photo?”

“Yeah. Say cheese.”

Snap!

An unscheduled photo shoot suddenly began. Yi-Jun had never expected for Ra-Eun to be so interested in how he looked, but Ra-Eun had not been taking photos of him because she was into the way he looked.

“I’ll send these to your sister,” she expressed.

“Was that why you were taking them?”

“Obviously.”

It did not take long for his thrill to turn into shame. Ra-Eun sent the photos to Seo Yi-Seo.

“We should get going. It’ll take forever to get there if we’re caught by traffic,” she remarked.

Ra-Eun moved quickly to drive Yi-Jun to the broadcasting station.

***

Yi-Jun obviously did not have a manager since he was not a celebrity. Not just that, the TV appearance was just a one-time thing. Hence, Yi-Jun had been planning on driving to the station by himself, but had managed to obtain the famous female celebrity Kang Ra-Eun as his manager because she had offered to drive him there.

Ra-Eun used the time that she was stopped in front of a red light to tint her lips. She couldn’t afford to lighten up on her makeup when she was going to a broadcasting station.

Ra-Eun pressed her lips together two to three times and then asked Yi-Jun, who was sitting next to him, “How do my lips look?”

Her smooth cherry-colored lips were enough to make any man’s heart burst. Yi-Jun nodded in succession as if there was no need to ask.

“They look great, Noona.”

Although it had not been a normal kiss, Yi-Jun had kissed Ra-Eun once before through CPR. Yi-Jun was devastated that such a dreamlike situation had occurred in the time that he had been unconscious. However, it couldn’t be helped; he had come to realize that not everything in the world went according to his will. He set aside his devastation and focused on the broadcasting station in the distance.

“I’d seen it from time to time as I passed by this area, but it sure is massive up close,” he commented.

Ra-Eun had also felt the same way the first time that she had come to a broadcasting station.

“There’s not much time, so let’s hurry inside.”

“Okay, Noona.”

Ra-Eun had come here so many times before that she did not even have to ask staff members where the Jobbing Your Way studio was. The program director and staff members welcomed Ra-Eun as soon as they saw her.

“Ra-Eun! What brings you here...?”

“I’m Yi-Jun’s manager for the day.”

The staff members had already been made aware of the relationship between her and Yi-Jun. She had accompanied him all the way to the broadcasting station because she had been worried about her close friend’s little brother. It would be a big problem if he caused any trouble.

Yi-Jun had been able to quickly acclimate to the studio thanks to Ra-Eun’s help. The time for the shoot had arrived before he had realized it after greeting the cast members and spending time in the waiting room. Ra-Eun stayed in place even while the shoot was about to begin.

Yi-Jun asked before climbing up on stage, “Are you sure you don’t have to go home?”

“I have nothing to do at home anyway. I’ll just go through my film script while watching over you. Don’t worry, I’ve already got permission from the director.”

“That’s not what I mean...”

Yi-Jun was embarrassed to show Ra-Eun his appearance on the show, so he had wanted to send her home if possible. However, he had failed before he even had a chance to try.

***

Ra-Eun saw an unexpected side to Yi-Jun as she watched over the shoot.

‘He’s talking a lot better than I had expected.’

Being able to talk well in informal occasions was in a completely different realm from being able to speak well on camera; the latter was obviously far more difficult, but Yi-Jun continued his speech fluidly despite that. Even the program director was impressed.

“Yi-Jun is an extremely good speaker, don’t you think?”

“I agree. I’d think he had about five to six years of experience in the industry if I didn’t know any better.”

The program director had given Yi-Jun many pieces of advice before the shoot began. He had given Yi-Jun special attention since this was his first TV appearance, but Yi-Jun’s performance on camera had made his worries completely meaningless.

“How did you manage to come up with such creative ideas, Yi-Jun? Do you have some sort of secret know-how?” the host asked.

Yi-Jun answered comfortably, “I don’t really have anything that could be called a know-how. I just check every brand new arrival that I think has good design, look through materials at the bookstore or online, and that’s about it.”

“So in short, you have ‘talent’.”

“I wouldn’t go that far.”

Yi-Jun was also modestly humble. Ra-Eun felt satisfied for some reason as she watched Yi-Jun expertly answer each question that came his way.

‘Damn punk, he has a knack for TV.’

Such a quality could not be made into one’s own simply by being told how to do it; they needed to learn it naturally over time. Yi-Jun had been slightly clumsy at first due to the new environment that he had been placed in, but he was now getting more and more screen time as if he was the star of the show.

Having decided to lead the talk show with Yi-Jun as the focus, the host asked him, “Do you have a specific model that you hope to wear the clothes you’ve designed?”

This question had not been in the script, but Yi-Jun calmly answered without getting flustered, “Yes, I do.”

“Would it be okay for you to reveal who that person is?”

“It’s Miss Kang Ra-Eun.”

Yi-Jun had made it a dream of his since long ago to design the greatest clothes that were worthy of Ra-Eun, and it was no exaggeration to say that this goal had made him into the designer prospect that he had become.

“I’m sure Miss Kang would love for a handsome designer like yourself to design clothes for her.”

“I hope so too,” Yi-Jun said, and then secretly looked beyond the cameras at Ra-Eun.

Ra-Eun smirked and gestured to him to focus on the shoot.

***

Episode 102 of Jobbing Your Way that Yi-Jun had appeared in had finally aired. He, Ra-Eun and Yi-Seo watched the program together.

Yi-Jun remarked while taking a bite of the apple slice that Yi-Seo had cut, “It’s so embarrassing, being like this.”

He felt as if he had been stripped completely bare. Yi-Seo couldn’t believe the sight of Yi-Jun laughing loudly at the host’s jokes.

“You’ve never laughed that much in front of your family,” she expressed.

“Come on, it’s a TV show. How could I possibly act the same way I do at home? I’d get chewed apart.”

He was not wrong; Yi-Seo also knew this, but had said it anyway because the Yi-Jun on screen was far too different from the one that she knew. And honestly speaking, if they were talking about fake personalities, Yi-Jun was nowhere near as bad as Ra-Eun. Her fake personality was that of a completely different person, so Yi-Jun’s fake personality almost looked like his real self.

Yi-Jun’s smartphone rang nonstop after the one-hour talk show had finished.

“I’m just gonna go take this call,” Yi-Jun mentioned.

Ra-Eun felt the appearance of Yi-Jun going into his room with his smartphone oddly familiar.

‘I was like that too when I first appeared on TV.’

Family, friends, acquaintances... There had been no one that hadn’t contacted Ra-Eun at the time.

‘He’ll be going through quite the ordeal for a while.’

Ra-Eun felt a strange sense of sympathy toward Yi-Jun.

***

Yi-Jun’s TV appearance had been far more impactful than Ra-Eun had expected. Highlight clips of Yi-Jun had recorded the highest views among Jobbing Your Way clips, along with the number of comments and likes.

- OMG! Who is that guy? He’s so hot!! ??????

- He’s apparently the guy that Kang Ra-Eun performed CPR on

- Why don’t I have any friends with little brothers like that?

- He could debut as a celeb for sure

- He could design and model for his own clothes LMAO

The internet had gone up in a rage because of Yi-Jun’s looks, earning him the nickname ‘Hottie Designer’. Both the internet and TV news were covering Yi-Jun. As for the person in question, he was dumbfounded.

“Isn’t this literally what you’d call becoming a star overnight?” he expressed.

“I’d guess it’s similar,” Ra-Eun answered.

She had expected for Yi-Jun to get tons of attention from the moment that he had decided to go on the show, but she had never expected for him to become this famous. Although her expectation had been wrong, it had not been a bad result in her perspective.

“It’s not easy to blow up this much from just one appearance,” Ra-Eun commented.

“I think I was just lucky.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s only because of luck,” she said while handing him a small box. “It’s because you have a knack for TV.”

“I do?”

“Yeah, although you yourself might not realize it.”

However, it was so from Ra-Eun’s perspective.

“But Noona, what’s this?” Yi-Jun asked as he took the box that Ra-Eun handed him.

“They’re things that you’ll desperately need from now on. It’s a gift, so treasure them.”

“Can I open it?”

“Sure.”

Yi-Jun ripped apart the wrapping paper as soon as he was given permission, and smiled bitterly once he checked what had been inside. It was a mask, lensless glasses, and a hat. In other words...

“It’s a disguise set for celebrities,” Ra-Eun expressed.

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Yi-Jun felt like he could understand what she meant.