In This Life I Will Die as an Actress Not a Villainess Chapter 140

At that moment, the <Powerful Woman> team group chat was also heating up.

But despite being the winning side, the atmosphere in the chat wasn’t bright.

-Only a 3% difference.

-Say Your Name held up better than expected.

-If it’s this close from the start, we’re basically half-defeated…

-Their later content is packed with twist after twist too.

Everyone was stamping their feet anxiously, unable to voice the thought: what if we get overtaken?

That’s when Seo Jaeyeon sent a message to the group chat.

It was the first actual message she’d sent, aside from emojis.

-Why are you all acting like this? Like amateurs.

The group chat instantly fell silent.

-If we crush them from the start, where’s the fun? ^^ This is when it really gets exciting.

-Don’t you all have confidence we’ll keep winning? I do.

As the read count silently decreased, no one sent a reply…

Sung Minhui bluntly shot back.

-I agree ^^ Everyone needs to get it together♥

* * *

The day after episodes 2 aired.

The ratings came in: <Say Your Name> 11.2%, <Powerful Woman> 13.1%…

While on set, I received a call from Seo Jaeyeon.

“What goes around comes around, right?”

Seo Jaeyeon said abruptly.

I asked back.

“What are you talking about?”

“Guest appearance. You need to come visit our team too.”

Hearing Seo Jaeyeon’s words made me chuckle.

“Trying to lock in those ratings?”

When I asked, Seo Jaeyeon answered without a moment’s hesitation.

“Obviously. Your team needs to step it up, doesn’t it?”

After hanging up, I approached the director.

When I explained the situation, unlike when Seo Jaeyeon had come to film with us, the director’s expression darkened slightly.

“Well, yeah, you have to go…”

Staff members nearby startled and looked over.

“Sena-ssi, you’re doing a guest appearance there?”

“Yeah. Jaeyeon-ssi came and helped us out so readily. Feels wrong not to go.”

“……”

The staff made faces that showed they weren’t thrilled.

“You don’t have to go just because of that, right?”

“Exactly. How about repaying the favor some other way.”

With ratings trailing after episodes 1 and 2, the staff were collectively on edge.

That’s when Lee Seonho, who’d been wandering around listlessly, also came over.

“What’s going on?”

I looked at Lee Seonho and smiled slightly.

“Want to go get some fresh air?”

“Fresh air?”

“Yeah. And spy on the rival set.”

Lee Seonho’s eyes lit up.

“They asked you to guest appear?”

“Yeah.”

“Let’s go right now.”

The staff buzzed even more at Lee Seonho’s unexpected reaction.

“Both leads going—where does that happen? Just one person should go!”

“Sung Minhui didn’t come to our set either.”

I quickly calmed the staff down.

“Don’t worry, everyone. Going like this will actually draw tons of attention. It’s beneficial for both teams.”

Though the staff still looked skeptical at my persuasion, they didn’t try to stop us anymore.

“Have a good trip. Just don’t try too hard.”

The director stepped forward first, grinning wryly and waving us off.

* * *

We arrived at the <Powerful Woman> filming location.

Filming was scheduled at an airport.

The moment we reached the airport, staff members sent up cheers.

“Whoa! It’s Yu Dayang!! Kang Jio!!”

“Wow, so pretty! So handsome!!”

Lee Seonho and I greeted the staff after this unexpected warm welcome.

In the distance, I could see the director, Seo Jaeyeon, and Sung Minhui.

The three walked over with bright smiles.

“Thank you both for coming!”

“It’s been a while, Sena-ssi!!”

The director warmly welcomed us both, then immediately explained the filming concept.

I listened while looking at the script the assistant director handed out.

“The concept this time is a drug smuggler’s and a top actress’s luggage getting switched.”

“Ooh.”

The interesting setup caught my attention.

“Two detectives chasing the smuggler get into a fight with top actress Yu Dayang and her bodyguard Kang Jio.”

The director smiled slyly.

“Kang Jio is currently disguised as Yu Dayang’s bodyguard for certain reasons.”

Lee Seonho’s lips curved up, clearly pleased.

It had been a while since I’d seen him smile.

“The two detectives who interrogated the top actress and third-generation chaebol without regard will get thoroughly chewed out by their superiors later.”

We had very limited filming time due to schedules.

“Alright then, shall we shoot?”

* * *

A corner of the airport.

I pulled my luggage along, hurrying forward with sunglasses and a cap pulled low.

Lee Seonho also wore his cap low, staying glued to my side while looking around.

Both Yu Dayang and Kang Jio were returning from an unplanned overseas trip that no one knew about, due to unexpected circumstances.

As I walked quickly while looking at the ground, I collided hard with a man running toward me.

“Ah!”

“You okay!?”

The man fell backward, and I only swayed thanks to Lee Seonho catching me.

I clutched my cap that had nearly flown off and looked at the man.

He was pulling luggage identical to mine and wearing his cap pulled low.

‘What the.’

I swept my suspicious gaze over him.

Then grabbed the luggage beside me and hurried off again.

The man also got up, grabbed the fallen luggage, and started running.

But as we neared the airport entrance.

“Excuse me! Stop right there!”

Someone blew a whistle while chasing us.

Lee Seonho and I froze in bewilderment.

“Us?”

At my words, Lee Seonho furrowed his brow as if he also had no idea what was happening.

Seo Jaeyeon and Sung Minhui approached and flashed their badges.

Lee Seonho stepped forward, hiding me behind his back.

“What’s this about.”

“I have business with that woman.”

Seo Jaeyeon came right up to me and suddenly clicked handcuffs onto my wrist.

“?!”

“What do you think you’re doing?”

I looked at Seo Jaeyeon in shock.

“You’re under emergency arrest on suspicion of drug smuggling. You have the right to an attorney, and…”

Sung Minhui let out a relieved breath as if they’d finally caught their target.

“Excuse me, I think there’s been a mistake.”

When Lee Seonho stepped in, Seo Jaeyeon answered coldly as if she were done.

“Right. We’ll hear your excuses later.”

“What the hell are you doing?!”

People started gathering around us.

Worried someone might recognize me, I covered my face and shouted quietly.

“Drug smuggling—what drugs!”

“Going to deny it to the end?”

Sung Minhui opened my luggage.

White powder packed full inside the luggage was revealed.

“…?!”

Only then did I realize the luggage had been switched and made a blank expression.

“No, wait. The luggage got switched….”

“We said we’ll hear your excuses later.”

Seo Jaeyeon came right up to my face and whispered threateningly.

“Do you know how many months I suffered because of you? You’re dead now.”

Hearing that, I scoffed.

“Months of suffering? Want to lose your job entirely?”

“What?”

Seo Jaeyeon looked at me with an angry face.

That’s when someone among the crowd watching us shouted.

“Wait, isn’t that Yu Dayang?”

“Oh, Kang Jio’s next to her.”

Seo Jaeyeon and Sung Minhui flinched in surprise and peered at both our faces.

“A-an entertainer?”

Lee Seonho turned his face away flustered.

Seo Jaeyeon also finally realized something had gone wrong and made a troubled expression.

I glared sharply at Seo Jaeyeon.

“Once this gets sorted out, you’re the one who’s finished.”

Sung Minhui covered her mouth in panic.

“Cut! Okay!”

* * *

“Are you two insane? You chased down one drug smuggler and went after Jaesin Group?! And a top star too!!!”

A furious superior threw documents at Seo Jaeyeon and Sung Minhui.

Seo Jaeyeon and Sung Minhui squeezed their eyes shut with ‘we’re screwed’ expressions.

“Both of you are off this case!!!”

Lee Seonho and I giggled while watching the conclusion of this short episode.

It was my first time coming to someone else’s set and observing the work like this.

Lee Seonho also had a much lighter expression.

“How is it? Fun, right?”

“Yeah, it’s fun. Thanks for bringing me along.”

“Hey, I didn’t bring you. We were both invited.”

Lee Seonho chuckled knowingly.

“It was originally just you who needed to come. But you dragged me along too. Thanks to you, I really got some fresh air.”

“Then shall we go film our own stuff now?”

* * *

A week later, our drama aired with Seo Jaeyeon’s guest appearance scene revealed.

The response was hotter than expected.

-Han Sena and Seo Jaeyeon’s banter is insane.

-Whoa, that theory about Baek Jangmi getting arrested was right lolol

-This is like same-species hatred.

-I want to see Baek Jangmi and Choi Suyeon in a girl-girl romance. The pinnacle of obsessive love.

⤷ Getting in line.

⤷ Their faces together are insane.

-Lee Seonho’s not acting—he actually got his energy drained and looked confused lolol

-I heard Han Sena also went to guest appear this time. Even though they’re rival teams, the atmosphere seems good. Heartwarming.

-Between the articles and everything, everyone’s trying to drive a wedge between them but they’re not falling for it. That’s impressive.

-But are Seo Jaeyeon and Han Sena friends? Why do they seem so close.

People were particularly focused on Seo Jaeyeon’s and my relationship.

After people discovered we’d been following each other on social media for a while, they wanted to see more of our friendly interactions.

What seemed like brief attention turned out to be more…

“Over twenty places—from broadcasts to interviews—want to book just you and Jaeyeon-ssi together today alone.”

After receiving a call from Minyeong unnie for the first time in a while, I realized that wasn’t the case.

My fandom reacted strongly, but especially Seo Jaeyeon’s fandom went wild.

-Our unnie finally has a friend.

-Sena-nim, how did you sweet-talk our actress?

-Our ice queen has a friend. She was a queen from another ice kingdom….

-Seriously a friend? Our unnie who’s never even had a scandal once…… (mouth covered) tears streaming.

Plus, posts kept popping up connecting scenes from the dramas Seo Jaeyeon and I appeared in to create storylines.

Content that made it seem like the two of us were the leads in a romance.

The videos were truly bewildering.

Seo Jaeyeon also seemed surprised by the reaction.

-Why am I getting into a scandal with you?

I also replied to Seo Jaeyeon’s message with a flustered tone.

-;;