Chapter 93
Chapter 93
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 093
Chapter Title: Something That's Good for the Taste and Good for the Body (2)
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“……?”
What kind of ridiculous nonsense is that?
The chairman looked like he’d just heard something utterly bizarre.
“Yeonwoo’s started shooting lately, so we were thinking of sending in a supporter……”
“And?”
“There’s already a supporter showing up at the set every single day.”
“Every day? Like, really every day?”
“Who do you think it is?”
“……No way, Seonghyeon-ssi?”
“Correct.”
The chairman let out another deep sigh.
“I mean, how did that even happen?”
“That’s what I’m saying. Sigh…… Not just Seonghyeon-ssi, but some investor or whatever tagged along too.”
“Who’s that?”
“No idea. Seonghyeon-ssi seems to know him, so maybe an acquaintance…… Why is everyone around our Yeonwoo insanely rich?”
“You’ve got it rough, Chairman…… Of all people, it had to overlap with Seonghyeon-ssi, your fanning partner.”
“It’s giving me a splitting headache. I want to send something, but there’s nothing to send.”
“How about snacks?”
The vice chairman suggested.
“Nah. Those keep coming in too. Do you get why a bakery made by some artisan is coming in as a supporter?”
“Hmm. Guess we’ll have to differentiate somehow.”
What the vice chairman pointed out was the hottest topic on the official fanpage run by the chairman himself.
-We can’t just do nothing for him, right?
-What if Yeonwoo forgets we even exist? ㅠㅠ?
ㄴI don’t think Yeonwoo would do that, so relax.
ㄴTrue, but we feel so invisible…… Kinda down about it.
ㄴDown2222
-But what can we do? Can’t send food trucks or snack trucks either ㅠㅠㅠ
ㄴKwon Seonghyeon…… really has it all…….
ㄴHe has so much he’s hogging all of Yeonwoo’s attention too ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
ㄴCan’t you leave a little for us, Seonghyeon-ssi? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ???
ㄴDon’t call for Seonghyeon-ssi here;;;
ㄴ?? Why?
ㄴIf we say his name, he might show up……
ㄴNo way……
ㄴ“No way” is what gets you ㅎㅎ……
ㄴIf it’s Seonghyeon-ssi, it kinda feels possible……^^
ㄴㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
What, he’s not a ghost or something ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
But yeah, feels like he might……
They were all racking their brains together, wondering what to send.
Wondering what would make Yeonwoo happy.
The desire to do something for the person you love is pretty much the same everywhere.
“How about approaching it from a different angle?”
“How? Our Yeonwoo flatly refuses material supporter stuff, so he won’t take it.”
“Not that. Something Kang Yeonwoo likes? We know some of those. Like an event-style thing.”
“Oh! I get it. You mean special supporter events like Valentine’s or White Day?”
Spark.
The chairman’s eyes lit up like a lightbulb flicking on.
“Vice chairman! Thanks. You just gave me an idea!”
“Ugh, it’s Chairman now, you know? Succession complete, Chairman.”
“You already passed it on! Anyway, thanks!”
The next day, after the chairman—who promised a big treat next time for the idea—left.
“……Mint Choco Day?”
A cute mini truck wrapped in vibrant mint and chocolate colors pulled into the shooting location.
***
“Yeonwoo-ssi! A supporter for you is coming today. They notified us, so it’ll arrive soon. Just head out then.”
The morning shoot had gone so smoothly they were blazing through the schedule without a hitch.
“We might actually wrap this in two months.”
“Yeah. Excluding the overseas location shoots, we can finish the domestic scenes in two months, and with overseas added, it’ll be exactly three.”
“How? Howwww? Where did this lucky charm roll in from? Director Ji still has the magic touch!”
The staff singled out Yeonwoo and praised Director Ji.
When a shoot goes well, there’s always extra leeway.
The already relaxed set atmosphere was warm—practically steaming.
They even had breaks in between.
During one such break, Lee Gyu-han stepped out for a call and returned.
Yeonwoo echoed his words.
“Supporter?”
“Yeah. Says it’s from your official fanpage.”
“Ah.”
Yeonwoo sometimes forgot.
That someone liked him that much.
It still didn’t feel familiar.
‘I’m getting used to the set vibe, memorizing lines, acting…… But fans? That part still feels off. Might never get used to it.’
“Could we…… refuse it?”
“Refuse? You wanna refuse?”
Why on earth?
Lee Gyu-han blinked in confusion.
“Isn’t it enough to just be grateful they like me? Expecting material things feels greedy.”
“Pardon?”
“Their affection means more to me than any gift.”
He was already harvesting lifespan thanks to that.
Asking for more on top? That’d make him a total thief.
‘I might lack lifespan, but I’ve got a conscience.’
The ‘Multi-Lifespan Auto-Harvest’ via influence was an excellent lifespan source.
Tiny bits from everyone impacted by his acting or music—give and take.
In exchange for safeguarding their otherwise wasted days, he took a share of the lifespan they’d nearly lost.
But.
‘It’s not that cut-and-dried.’
Someone actually liking him because of that influence? That was a novel experience.
“Any cameras here?”
“……?”
“You’re sounding too much like some goody-two-shoes all of a sudden……”
“I mean it.”
Lee Gyu-han looked even more aggrieved.
“Yeonwoo-ssi. Saying that makes me feel like trash…… No, it’s not like that. I’m not super into material stuff either! Misunderstanding!”
“No misunderstanding.”
“……For real?”
“Yes.”
“Something feels off…… Anyway! Today’s isn’t material or anything. Sure, it cost money, but if the agency blocks even this, fans’ll get mad.”
“Really?”
Mad over not letting them spend?
“Think fans don’t know your personality? It won’t be over the top, so don’t worry! You’ll love it, Yeonwoo-ssi!”
Lee Gyu-han already knew what was coming via the agency.
And right on cue.
Rrring!
His phone buzzed.
“It’s here. Let’s go take the proof shot!”
***
“Oh…… The truck’s all colorful and cute.”
“What’d they send? Looks like drinks.”
“Drinks? It’s kinda big for that.”
Word had spread to the staff, and a few came to check it out.
Director Ji, who’d heard in advance, cheerfully extended the break.
By the time the company rep from the truck finished unloading and setting up.
“Oh……?”
“Oh……!”
“Huh……?”
The gathered crowd’s eyes widened.
“Mint Choco…… Day?”
The unexpected menu hit them like a stun.
Their gazes followed the signboard set up in front of the truck.
[Mint Choco of the Mint Choco, by the Mint Choco, for the Mint Choco!]
[To spread the deliciousness of Mint Choco -♡Mint Choco Day♡-]
Everyone’s eyes turned to Yeonwoo, fresh from the set.
The one person here who loved mint choco.
***
“Tastes good.”
“……It does?”
“Yes. Try some. The fresh mint pairs perfectly with the smooth chocolate. Delicious.”
“That good? Hm…… Okay, one taste.”
Mint choco? Isn’t that just toothpaste?
Those shocked folks started warming up after Yeonwoo dug into the prepared ice cream, then the mint choco frappuccino piled with mint cream, followed by pastries alternating mint and choco dough, and cookies topped with mint icing.
Some still recoiled, of course.
“Roll cake made with mint choco, and it’s good?”
“Yes.”
His firm, eye-contact assurance made their hearts sway like reeds.
Somehow, it just felt like it’d taste good.
One by one, they gathered at the truck, subtly persuaded.
And.
“Huh……? It’s actually pretty good?”
“Yeah. Thought it’d be weird, but not bad at all.”
“Tasty. So tasty. Didn’t know flavors like this existed.”
Yeonwoo smiled faintly at them.
“Guess we had prejudices.”
“You gotta try things yourself. That’s how you tell good from bad.”
Mint choco.
In a way, it had something in common with Yeonwoo.
What common point with food? Fair question……
‘Come to think of it, mint choco was what taught me something can seem bizarre to one person but be totally welcome to another.’
How he got hooked on mint choco was pretty mundane.
Snack time at school.
-Ugh! Who bought mint choco ice cream?
-Toothpaste isn’t a flavor! Damn, buy something else!
Choco, vanilla, milk, strawberry…… Amid all those flavors, one random mint choco ice cream.
Kids’ palates hated the toothpaste-like zing even more.
No one picked it, so it circled back to Yeonwoo.
He’d thought then.
‘Like me.’
Random thought, but not wrong.
Because he was a bit different.
Born without the environment others welcomed.
An ice cream no one wanted. Rejected outright.
It overlapped with himself back then.
‘Eh, I was young and sentimental. Now……’
Now he just ate it because it tasted good.
That sentimental kinship was kid stuff; now his taste had adapted from eating it so much.
“This chocolate’s good too. Not too minty.”
“Sweet stuff gets tiring, but the mint resets it? Never gets old.”
“All the mincho I’ve had before was just toothpaste. This is totally different.”
The staff reactions were overwhelmingly positive.
“Total novelty special!”
“Can we post on SNS? Such a cool idea.”
“Tailor-made for Yeonwoo-ssi, so thoughtful, and good cause too.”
“Yeah. Fans promoting what their actor likes. Got sold on it.”
“My world expanded by a mint choco today.”
They sold out completely in the end.
“Told you you’d like it, Yeonwoo-ssi.”
Lee Gyu-han said smugly.
A total supporter success, just like he said.
***
[Thank you for thinking of this specially. You sent me exactly a Mint Choco Day.]
On the small screen, a handsome man appeared.
A bit thinner, giving him an even sharper aura than before.
But as he slurped the straw of his drink with a smile, the edge vanished, leaving only a heart-fluttering warmth.
“Crazy, insane.”
The muttering viewer was a fan watching Yeonwoo’s X-App live.
Just yesterday, she’d doubted her eyes at the fanpage notice.
‘What? Flooding with mint choco?’
Who eats that nasty stuff?
Is this a supporter or a roast?
She’d wondered.
-But that’s a good idea. Our Yeonwoo’s a mint choco fanatic!
Oldbies’ testimony changed her mind.
Truth be told, she was in the extreme hate camp for mint choco.
But.
[You put so much care into each one. Really delicious. I’m not much of a snacker, but I can’t stop.]
Watching the man on screen—Yeonwoo—eat it without hesitation shifted her thinking a bit.