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The director cautiously said,

“Kongja, um, today you need to follow my directions, okay?”

Oh, acting instructions?

“Yes!”

“Haha, cute. Today, the young master appears with a grandmother.”

Oh, is there a co-actor?

“The grandmother will act very scary. But it’s just acting, okay?”

A very child-friendly explanation.

“By the way, who will I be acting with?”

Previously, it was an actor whose name I didn’t know.

But now, the casting had changed, and I had no idea.

Just then, I heard a voice from behind the director.

“Oh, is this the child actor playing the protagonist?”

A slender actress appeared. I recognized her immediately.

“Yoon Jeonghyeon?”

Actress Yoon Jeonghyeon. A veteran actor who had been consistently working for decades.

“Later, she even succeeded in variety shows.”

But even before that, she was already a respected actress.

“I had appeared in a project with her in my previous life.”

Come to think of it, she had been very fond of me back then.

Memories from the past flooded back.

“This is the first time I’ve met someone from my past life.”

I looked at Yoon Jeonghyeon.

Maybe because I had regressed, she looked much younger than I remembered.

“Oh my, what a strange kid.”

Yoon Jeonghyeon made eye contact with me and said,

“This kid is looking at me with such longing eyes.”

Oh, no.

“She was always sharp.”

I smiled brightly and said,

“Hello! I’m Kongja!”

“Oh, I know. You’re famous. They say all the clothes you wear sell out.”

Well, so I’ve heard.

“Yesterday, my daughter-in-law called, asking me to get some for her.”

“Oh, what did you do, ma’am?”

“I told her to just dress the child in anything. Kids grow up fast anyway.”

Oh, I somewhat agree with that.

“But my mom doesn’t think that way.”

If you open my closet, it seems like it’s going to burst with clothes.

“Maybe I should tell her to take it easy later.”

But she seems to enjoy looking at pictures of me in cute outfits, so it’s hard to stop her.

Yoon Jeonghyeon looked me up and down.

“Cute.”

“Right?”

“No, you have a handsome face. You’ll grow up to be a good-looking man.”

Really? Thank you.

“And you’re Soo-jung’s son, right? Wow, you’re lucky.”

I completely agree.

“It’s not just his face, Yoon Jeonghyeon. Did you see the last scene of ‘Emergency Room’?”

“No, I missed it. Can he really act?”

Yoon Jeonghyeon looked at me with suspicion.

“Did they cast him without testing?”

Oh, come to think of it.

“They were too busy with investors to test my acting.”

I realized they hadn’t checked my acting skills.

The director wiped his forehead and said,

“Well, he was really good in ‘Emergency Room.’”

“This director. How could you cast without confirming? You can’t just cast without verifying.”

Yoon Jeonghyeon sighed deeply.

“I don’t usually work well with child actors.”

Oh, no.

“Don’t worry.”

I’m good at this, ma’am.

“I’ll direct him well. He’s not new to the camera.”

“Oh, I’m worried. I haven’t been able to sleep and have a headache.”

I blinked.

‘Does she have a headache?’

From my past memories, she was a very healthy person.

‘Oh, right!’

How could I forget this?

‘She lost her son around this time.’

I heard she developed insomnia because of that.

‘Although she slowly recovered over the years.’

I held onto her skirt and said,

“Are you in a lot of pain?”

“Hmm?”

“Are you hurting?”

Is it serious?

Yoon Jeonghyeon blinked and then smiled a little as she looked at me.

“Oh my, look at this kid worrying about me.”

She patted my head.

“I’m fine. Oh, what a kind and cute boy you are.”

“Ma’am, Kongja is famous for his angelic heart.”

“Oh, really? Maybe I should look up something with you in it when I get home?”

I smiled bashfully and said,

“Don’t be sick!”

Stay healthy, please.

“Oh, alright. But, even if I want to, I can’t just will myself to sleep.”

It seems serious.

‘Is there any way?’

I had coins, didn’t I?

‘The all-purpose coins that even tell the price!’

I shouted right away.

‘Use a coin! Show me the cost to cure Yoon Jeonghyeon’s insomnia and the price in coins!’

[200 coins are required to know the cost.]

[77,777 coins are required to cure veteran actress Yoon Jeonghyeon’s insomnia.]

[The cost is a month of smelling like lavender.]

What?

‘That’s a strange cost.’

Can smelling like lavender be a cost?

‘Well, there have been many strange costs.’

Although it wasn’t a small amount of coins, I had plenty now, so it was doable.

‘Besides, it’s for Yoon Jeonghyeon.’

In his previous life, this person was like a teacher to me.

‘In that case, it’s not a waste.’

I shouted inwardly.

‘Activate the coin!’

[Activated.]

[Everything comes with a price.]

[The mentioned price will be executed.]

Now you can sleep well, teacher.

Yoon Jeonghyeon continued to stroke my head.

“Oh?”

It seemed like she noticed something strange.

Yoon Jeonghyeon brought her nose to the top of my head.

“There’s a nice smell, isn’t there?”

Wow, teacher.

‘For a moment, I thought you were my grandmother.’

But seriously, if there’s a scent, it has to be coming from the top of my head.

****

‘Why?’

I thought for a moment and then shook my head.

‘Let’s not worry about it.’

Whatever it was, worrying about it meant losing.

Yoon Jeonghyeon put her nose to the top of my head and closed her eyes.

One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.

After exactly three seconds, Yoon Jeonghyeon’s eyes started to twitch.

Huh?

‘Is that what I think it is?’

Her eyes were half-closed.

‘This is a great cure for insomnia.’

I wasn’t the only one surprised.

Yoon Jeonghyeon quickly opened her eyes wide.

“Oh, my?”

“Ma’am, what’s wrong?”

“No, just now, I felt sleepy?”

Yoon Jeonghyeon motioned to her manager.

“Really?”

“How many months has it been since I felt sleepy? By the way, Seung-kyung, come here. Doesn’t this child smell good?”

Yoon Jeonghyeon’s manager came over and sniffed at me.

“Oh, yes!”

“Right? Strange kid. Is it shampoo?”

“Baby shampoo usually doesn’t smell much, but it’s a nice scent. What is it?”

“I think this smell helps me sleep. Find out what it is.”

“Really? Teacher, I’ll try my best to remember!”

I hesitated a bit.

‘It’s lavender, but it’s not usual for kids my age to know that, right?’

I was already known for being unusual.

‘People sometimes call me a genius, but that’s not true.’

A genius, really.

I smiled brightly at the manager.

‘Please, find out.’

Well, lavender is pretty common.

At that moment, a staff member shouted.

“Child actor, get ready.”

Mr. Deok-soo approached me and said,

“Let’s change clothes.”

Ah, costumes.

My heart pounded.

Finally, it was time for the movie shoot.

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