Chapter 757 - RW 1.52

Long Shen watched the whole recording between Lee Kibum and Bai Yunyu. He was surprised when he heard how Kibum and Yunyu deviated from the script.

Bo Yun tried to comfort Kim Tae-Oh in the script, but the lines weren't that personal. Bo Yun was supposed to say that everything would be alright, and he would be with Kim Tae-Oh through thick and thin, and that was it.

But Yunyu made it sound so personal.

Long Shen didn't hate it though, in fact, Yunyu's personal improvisation on this scene makes it sound much more sincere and alive. Since Bo Yun didn't have any family background regarding his parents, then Long Shen could easily add this background of divorced parents, so he would be able to relate better with Kim Tae-Oh.

Long Shen clapped as Yunyu and Kibum finished their first scene. This was just a voice recording though, they still had to do the scene later. 

"You guys are doing great, especially you, my beloved—I mean, Bai Yunyu. You're doing great here!" Long Shen praised. "And Kibum, you're also good at improvising!"

"Thank you, Mr. Long," Kibum bowed his head politely. 

"Hehe, Mr. Long Zhen, I don't need an empty compliment. I need money! Give me a bonus if I'm doing great!" Yunyu shamelessly asked.

For those who knew Long Shen, they'd be scared to be that shameless since Long Shen often reprimanded people who were arrogant on the set.

But contrary to their belief, Long Shen only smiled and nodded, "Sure thing."

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Kibum and Yunyu continued with the next scene before the lunch break. Since they were naturally talented, they didn't need a second or third recording for one scene. 

—!Action!—

In this scene, Bo Yun met Kim Tae-Oh in the library while studying for the midterm exam. Bo Yun couldn't focus, and he wasn't really a good student in the first place. 

But Kim Tae-Oh was a prodigy, so he offered to teach Bo Yun. 

"Aish, I seriously don't understand. Why is math so difficult?" Bo Yun complained in a low voice as they were in the library. 

"You complained about the same thing for three other subjects before this."

"And I will complain about the next subject as well, hehe," Bo Yun chuckled lightly. He leaned on the chair and sighed, "I'm really not a good student. Ah, at this point, I don't think I can get a good job after high school. I don't even think that I can go to university after this."

"You can. You just have to learn a few things. I will teach you," Kim Tae-Oh said.

"Tae-Hyung, I know that you're really smart and you can absorb all the studies easily. But I'm not you. I've been working as a part-time dishwasher in a restaurant and collected money for my own saving from there."

"I've been trying to study well, but it's just so difficult. Even maintaining my grade is already a miracle at this point," Bo Yun sounded pessimistic. It was true. He didn't have any hope to chase any degree after high school. He didn't have the brain capacity. "I will just work right after high school. I don't have any talent in academic study anyway."

Kim Tae-Oh's expression worsened, "You're going to give up just like that?" 

"Aish, I'm not giving up. I just know my limit. Rather than forcing something that I can't do, I'd just use the time to train and be something. Maybe I will work in a factory after high school."

"Don't, it's an exhausting and dangerous job. You'll be in constant danger if you work in a factory," Tae-Oh warned. 

"If I die when working, then at least I'm not dead while being useless, right?" Bo Yun said. "Tae-Oh, I know that you're going to study in some elite university after high school, and we will be separated. I hope you can succeed in the future, don't forget me once you are successful ah, haha!"

"Who said that I will forget you?" Tae-Oh grumbled. "There is no such thing as separation between us. You're going to follow me."

"Follow you? That's impossible. There is no way I can go to a top elite university. It's just impossible knowing my capability," Bo Yun complained. "It's fine. I can still call you at the weekend when you're free. We can still contact each other with social media, right?"

"No, I don't want that. I want you to stay close by my side," Tae-Oh demanded. "If you can't go to my university, then let me find any university that you can enter, and I will attend the same university. How about it?"

"Eh?! Of course, you can't do that! You're going to waste your potential!" Bo Yun protested. "What's going on with you? Some people studied so hard to get accepted into university, and you just want to throw it all away?"

"You said that you wouldn't leave me alone," Tae-Oh sounded resentful as he said that. "And now you're going to break the promise that you made. Bo Yun, I told you that I don't want us to get separated."

Bo Yun sighed. After he knew Kim Tae-Oh longer, he realized that Tae-Oh was really stubborn and sometimes would not listen to his advice. He was also very clingy. Most of the time, it wasn't really a big problem, but it could be tiring when Tae-Oh insisted that they would stick together no matter what.

"Okay, how about this? We will see to which elite university you will be placed. And I will stay and rent a small apartment around the university and work around there. So I can still visit you on the weekend, or we can eat out during the weekend, of course."

Kim Tae-Oh was still unwilling, knowing that Bo Yun would spend more time working than staying with him. But Tae-Oh already had another plan for them to live together. It would be an easy task for him. 

So he just nodded and then mumbled, "I want you by my side, Bo Yun…."

—!Cut!—