The Manager Hides His Regression. (Chapter 20) — Lee Sa-rang (Part 2): “Won’t You Be My Manager?”
Who are you, and where am I?
I wasn’t supposed to follow this damn idiot around…
Staff exist for the actors, but this is going a little too far… I only wanted to have a little chat with a rookie manager, and now they’ve sent out the entire crowd?
“Everyone… get out.”
“Sa-rang-ah… no…”
“I’m talking to this person, so everyone out. Didn’t you hear me?”
Even though she shouted in her usual irritable tone, they all rose from their seats as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Except for one person—the head of the department.
“Sa-rang-ah… why are you acting like this again…”
“You too, Oppa, get out.”
“Me too…?”
“Ah, please go!”
“Sa-rang-ah, but Oppa is your personal manager… shouldn’t there be someone to look after you?”
“You don’t want me to leave, right? Then Oppa can stay.”
This was the first time I’d ever seen the head of the department look so pitiful.
She had her age and social status, yet in front of this delinquent actress Lee Sa-rang, she was nothing more than a mouse in front of a cat.
At least that was somewhat comforting—she’d kept her around, probably out of respect for her dignity or something.
But she was far more of a delinquent than I’d anticipated.
“Um… please sit here, Min-hyuk-ssi…”
Why is this woman acting like this…? It’s not like there’s a Jekyll and Hyde involved.
When she faced me, her demeanor suddenly turned so prim and proper, but the moment she turned 180 degrees, the department head stared at her with a dumbfounded expression.
“Ah, yes… thank you very much…”
I was about to sit in the seat across from her when a sudden shout froze me in place.
“Oppa, stop standing there like an idiot and come drink something with me~”
“What?”
“What do you mean ‘what’? It’s only right that the host serves a welcome drink to guests, right?”
The department head’s face darkened at her absurdly casual question.
Of course, I felt as awkward as if I were sitting on a cushion of thorns…
Damn it, Department Head… this isn’t because you like it.
I quickly stood up and headed for the refrigerator.
Even if I was the one getting scolded, it was harder than I thought to watch a senior being humiliated.
“Haha, I’m an actress in Room 1! Wow~ There’s so much good stuff in the fridge.”
“Oppa, what are you doing? Shouldn’t the host serve drinks to guests…? Oppa, seriously…”
Before her mouth could open any further, I quickly presented her with a beautifully wrapped coffee, and a cool can of water to the department head.
—Gulp, gulp… The department head drank a full 500ml bottle of mineral water in one go because her stomach was burning.
“Waa~ Min-hyuk-ssi, I love this so much~ How did you know?”
“Haha, Panama Esmeralda Geisha. The aroma is so sophisticated~”
“It’s exactly the kind of product that would suit an actress like you…”
Back then you were always nagging me to bring that exact one!
“How high-class your tastes are~ I wouldn’t even drink it unless it was premium beans.”
“If things got urgent, I sent a helper to grind the beans and brew it for me. What else could I do?”
Thinking about it even now still makes my teeth grind.
“Mmm~ Delicious. Ah, but it’s a little warm, isn’t it?”
While savoring the rich aroma of the coffee, she suddenly started fanning herself as if a bit of heat had risen in her.
“Sa-rang-ah, want me to turn on the AC?”
“Oppa…”
“Huh? Tell me, Sa-rang-ah, should I turn on the AC?”
“Oppa, are you out of your mind? It’s March—what, air conditioning?”
“No, I’m just saying you’re hot…”
Ignoring the department head’s absurd words coldly, she shrugged off the white jacket she was wearing.
—Tangle!
Her breasts, so overwhelmingly large they looked like two perfectly ripe watermelons hanging from a vine, spilled out completely.
I nearly spat out the coffee I still had in my mouth from the sheer overwhelming presence of those gigantic breasts.
“Puhut… I’m sorry!”
“Kyaaah!”
Underbust? No way… an underbust for such a massive chest!
The short skirt had been torn open by her thighs, revealing a white underbust that showed just a hint of the underside of her breasts.
I realized then.
Even if she was shameless and acted however she wanted…
Even if she did whatever she pleased to the end…
That was exactly why she survived.
“Min-hyuk-ssi, why are you doing that~? Why are you spitting out the coffee? That’s such a waste~”
—Slurp… She licked the few coffee droplets that had splashed onto the back of her hand with a lewd tongue.
That woman… went crazy? What the hell is she trying to do?
This was insane. What kind of new torture method was this?
There was nowhere left for my eyes to go.
Looking at her chest was already the biggest problem…
Looking lower, I could see the flawless, narrow waist of someone with no extra fat…
Looking even lower, I might catch a glimpse of panties peeking out from between those crossed thighs…
Below that were her perfectly toned, smooth legs.
Was this total chaos?
I had no choice but to glance at the department head beside me and finally speak.
“Um… Department Head! I’m a little busy right now, so…”
She would never allow it.
“Stop! That’s what I called you for! So you have to look at me!”
That word “look” had become her nickname, hadn’t it?
Cruel… She really was a merciless woman.
Her eyes were burning, as if her crotch was about to burst, and she was demanding I look at her?
Sa-rang… how did this woman’s finger get twisted so much?
I barely managed to open my mouth again, barely holding onto my sanity that was about to fly away.
“Um… Actress-nim, please stop and tell me what you came for…”
And a short while later, a bomb exploded from her mouth, leaving me and the department head with our jaws dropped as we stared at her.
“Kang Min-hyuk~ How about me?”
A sudden confession spilled from her lewd lips.
I felt my mind go dizzy from that sudden and embarrassing confession.
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Is this some kind of joke while sitting the busy person down?
New manager welcome party…? Or is that the plan?
I tried to speak, but the department head beside me reacted faster.
“Sa-rang… even jokes have their limits! The new guy is panicking!”
“What?”
“You’re an actress, an actress!”
“So what~?”
“If an actress makes such a public confession…”
“Oppa, are you crazy?”
“Huh…?”
“It’s not about how I am as a woman… but how I am as an actress. Oppa, are you really crazy?”
Yes… what she had said to me wasn’t a hot confession…
It was simply an offer to be scouted.
“Haa… Oppa, can’t you just go outside?”
Her voice suddenly cooled.
Only then did the department head’s mouth, which had been running off at the mouth, finally close.
And my own rationality, which had been absent for a while, returned as well.
“Kang Min-hyuk-ssi… look carefully~ Can you see how attractive I am? Don’t you want to take me on for a while?”
Looking at her with cold rationality, she was certainly an attractive actress.
A typical femme fatale type actress… far more seductive in appearance than Kim Si-a, with overwhelming physical presence… and excellent acting skills.
Yes… I don’t want to take you on at all!
But my answer was still NO!
Even though she had every advantage, my choice was Kim Si-a.
There was only one thing Si-a unnie had over Lee Sa-rang.
That woman is lovable…
Her human charm.
Si-a unnie was not the type that stimulated a man’s lust like the actress Lee Sa-rang.
She had the skill to draw you in at any moment… whether it was her face or her personality.
In that regard, Si-a unnie completely overpowered Lee Sa-rang.
Well… that doesn’t mean it’s not my subjective opinion!
The name Lovely Si-a had come up for no reason.
The public wasn’t stupid.
They would eventually see through a person’s natural human charm.
“Um… I’m tempted, but I think I should probably reject it.”
My gentle rejection made the fine arches of her brows twitch slightly.
More than that, the department head’s face was flushing red, but…
“Think about it again… I’m Lee Sa-rang, you know?”
“Haha…”
“Twice the salary, separate incentives! This is enough, right?”
Why…?
She had definitely never seen me before today… and I was still a brand-new manager who hadn’t shown anything yet.
So why was this woman offering me such good conditions?
The department head seemed to be giving her a fierce look as if she hadn’t even spoken to her…
No way… this woman is trying to sabotage Si-a unnie?
There was only one reason for that.
If it wasn’t that, this woman wouldn’t have shown me such goodwill.
I could never have imagined in my dreams that this top actress Lee Sa-rang would fall for the face of just a rookie manager like me.
If so, I have to reject her even more~ She really has good instincts… this woman… she figured out that Si-a unnie would pop up like a ghost?
I opened my mouth again, firmly rejecting her offer.
“Sorry. I’m rejecting the proposal.”
“You said you were a fan…”
“What?”
Angered by my rejection, she narrowed her eyes and pressed me.
“You’re my fan, right? Then why aren’t you doing it? Huh? Why aren’t you doing it!”
“Um, Sa-rang-ah, calm down for a second…”
The department head was extremely worried that Sa-rang’s voice might carry out, so she tried her best to calm her, but it was no use.
She was already out of control; no one could handle her.
“Oppa… do I look like I’m calm? I said I won’t be your manager! I don’t want to do it! I’m Lee Sa-rang! I’m Lee Sa-rang!”
“I know! I know everything! So please…”
“Give that up! And Kang Min-hyuk! Why don’t you want to do it…? Why do you hate me!”
“Because… I’m very satisfied right now.”
“What…?”
“I’m the manager of Kim Si-a, and I’m very satisfied.”
“…”
“Ah… I’m speechless…”
I’m satisfied and don’t want to do it, and she’s asking me what I’m going to do?
I have no reason to be crazy and abandon Si-a unnie to become Lee Sa-rang’s manager.
I know Si-a unnie is going to have much greater success, and if not, I can make it happen.
“So… you think I’m better than Sa-rang because of Kim Si-a…?”
“Um… yes! I think the actress Kim Si-a is much better.”
—Throb… A cross-shaped vein appeared on her delicate forehead.
Well… I could have said Sa-rang was better just to avoid the situation, but I didn’t want to do that.
I couldn’t belittle my actress to flatter someone’s feelings.
“Our actress… is the most beautiful… and the most lovable… and also the best at acting.”
“What…?”
“Want me to say more? Our actress is kinder. And more attractive. And also…”
“Enough! Enough! So you’re saying Kim Si-a is better, right?”
“Yes, I think our actress is better. So, thank you for the offer, but I must decline.”
—Bow… I politely bowed my head, then left the room 1, leaving the department head and the others with stunned expressions behind me.
“Tough luck… our manager…”
And right in front of the door of Room 1, a group of coordinators who had been eavesdropping on the inner conversation looked stunned.
Lee Sa-rang’s unnie, my actress, was staring blankly at me with teary eyes.