Handsome since birth, road to stardom chapter 10

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Ma Soo-jung took off her red coat and threw it on the floor. She also took off her gloves.

“Sister.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Please, some sanitizer.”

“Oh, yes, yes. Ms. Soo-jung? How did you…”

As soon as she rubbed the sanitizer on her hands, she walked toward me.

‘Isn’t it late at night?’

And her face was red from being in the cold. Just her approaching made me feel the chill.

I stared at Ma Soo-jung. She pushed her fallen hair back and stared intently at me.

She just stood there, staring at me.

I looked into her eyes. Her pretty eyes were mixed with complex emotions.

‘I don’t know what’s going on…’

But one thing was clear.

‘…She looks sad.’

I reached out my small hand.

“Bbwaaa!”

Cheer up!

Her pupils shook.

“Bbi-byaa, bbwaa, bbiyaa”

Life is tough.

But if you keep living, good things will happen. Ms. Ma Soo-jung.

I mustered all my strength and smiled brightly.

“Bbwaa!”

Fighting!

She didn’t move at all. Just as I was wondering why, I tilted my head.

Tears like hen’s eggs started to drop on Ma Soo-jung’s dress.

“Bbyaa?”

Hic?

Ma Soo-jung slowly approached me.

“…Kongja. I felt it. Little angel, our Kongja. You’re comforting me, right?”

Well, yes, kind of?

“Hrk…”

Ma Soo-jung’s tears flowed endlessly.

The nun, flustered, quickly brought a tissue.

But Ma Soo-jung just wiped her tears with her palm.

“Sister.”

“Yes, yes. Ms. Soo-jung.”

“I thought I was being too impulsive too. Going to take promotional photos for Sungjin Group and suddenly bringing a child. It doesn’t make sense, does it?”

You know it, don’t you?

“But since that day, I can’t get Kongja out of my head.”

Actress Ma continued in a trembling voice.

“Even when I try to focus on acting, or enjoy a delicious meal, I keep thinking of Kongja.”

“Byubya bya?”

Seriously? Hey! Actress Ma! Ms. Actress Ma!

Ma Soo-jung still didn’t take her eyes off me.

“He keeps coming to mind, over and over.”

“Soo-jung.”

“Can this be called a whim? Sister, Kongja feels like destiny to me.”

Sister Teresa Jung seemed perplexed, covering her mouth with her hand.

“I know, I do. I know what I’m saying sounds strange. But it’s true. No matter what I do, my feelings won’t change.”

A groan was heard. When I turned around, Sister Teresa Jung was clenching her fist tightly.

“Soo-jung.”

“Yes, Sister.”

“I’m saying this because I’m worried. Please don’t take it the wrong way.”

“Okay.”

Sister Teresa Jung looked alternately between me and Actress Ma.

“I heard that the birthmark on your late son’s body was also on Kongja.”

“Yes. On our Maru.”

Tears fell to the floor again. Sister Maria wiped her tears with a towel.

“I think it’s just a coincidence.”

Ma Soo-jung turned her head towards the sister.

“It’s just a coincidence. Kongja is Kongja. He is not your late son.”

Sister Teresa Jung let out a long breath.

“If you think he is a reincarnation and try to take him, I’ll do whatever it takes to stop you. You can’t take children away like that.”

Wow.

‘Sister, I respect you.’

Even with nothing, she could have easily sent me for adoption. The world would be much brighter if there were just two people like her.

Moreover, the organization supporting this place was ‘Sungjin Group.’

‘If the third daughter of Sungjin Group gets angry, who knows what could happen.’

But she said what needed to be said.

‘If I have to write the name of someone I respect in the future, I’ll proudly write Sister Teresa Jung.’

Ma Soo-jung said nothing. Sister Teresa Jung looked at her calmly.

I roughly anticipated.

‘She would get angry.’

She had every reason to.

But what Ma Soo-jung said was quite unexpected.

“I know.”

“Byu?”

Huh?

“It’s just that the birthmark is in the same place.”

“Soo-jung?”

“How could I not know? I can’t help but know!”

Ma Soo-jung shouted, sobbing.

“Our Maru wasn’t such a pretty baby!”

Wow. So it’s because of the face? I didn’t think of that.

‘Still, it’s…’

A baby this handsome is rare even globally.

‘Well, I haven’t seen my face closely.’

The sisters never showed me a mirror. But I could roughly guess from their reactions.

It was absurd but seemed like a sufficient reason, so Sister Maria wiped Actress Ma’s face with a towel.

“Waaa. Kongja keeps coming to mind.”

“Soo-jung. Please calm down.”

“I can’t. This is the first time. How can he come to mind even when I eat or sleep?”

Ma Soo-jung sniffled and looked at me.

‘I don’t know what will happen yet…’

But I should still give a cheerful smile.

I smiled brightly. Adding a cute babble I’ve been practicing lately.

“Byuya!”

Thank you. Watch my cuteness.

Ma Soo-jung faintly said.

“C-cute…”

Hehe. I’m quite cute, Actress Ma.

‘By the way, does she really intend to take and raise me?’

Her tears seemed endless. Sister Teresa Jung brought out a warm tea and asked.

“Have you asked your family?”

“I live separately in an annex.”

“But you still live with the chairman and his wife.”

“My parents abandoned me long ago.”

Wow.

‘What an interesting family history.’

Ma Soo-jung spoke as she drank the tea brought by Sister Teresa Jung.

“I did my duty as a daughter and talked to them.”

“What did they say?”

“Of course, they opposed it.”

Sister Teresa Jung’s face immediately darkened.

“But it doesn’t matter.”

“Soo-jung.”

“I will raise him. If I get busy, I’ll hire someone.”

“Will you be alright?”

Ma Soo-jung was confident.

“Of course. I told you, it’s the annex. Honestly, I hardly see my family.”

The actor finished her tea and looked at me.

“I will be happy there with Kongja.”

“Soo-jung. A child doesn’t only bring happiness. Kongja may look cute, but who knows what trouble he might cause.”

“I know. He might be mischievous like Marie. I’ve raised a child before. But I knew from the first moment I saw him.”

Ma Soo-jung cautiously extended her hand.

‘It would be touching if I grabbed it here, right?’

I grabbed her finger with my small hand. The actor smiled broadly.

“I knew that I would love this child more than anyone else in the world.”

Sister Teresa Jung looked at the scene quietly. Then she let out a long sigh.

“I will raise him well.”

“Soo-jung.”

“I will love this child for the rest of my life.”

Wow.

‘This isn’t acting at all.’

I recalled memories from before my regression.

‘There were quite a few rumors about Ma Soo-jung.’

She was an extraordinary beauty, and the third daughter of the famous Sungjin Group.

‘There were many strange rumors, but those who experienced her personally always said this.’

She’s fiery and leaves no lingering feelings.

She’s straightforward.

Thanks to my supporting roles in many works, I could experience various human types.

So, just hearing the rumors, I could roughly tell what kind of person she was.

‘A person who says such things can’t be a bad person.’

Unless they’re just an overly honest person who suffers because of it. I held Ma Soo-jung’s finger and shook it a little. Feeling a small reaction, she smiled brightly.

Soon, I heard a gentle voice.

“Kongja”

I looked up. One of the prettiest actresses in South Korea was whispering to me.

“Can I become your mom?”

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