## Chapter 228 – (2)
There’s a famous saying: “Drawing lines on a pumpkin doesn’t make it a watermelon.”
As if to deny that saying, Hanna had been meticulously working on my face for the past several tens of minutes.
It was my first time getting makeup done, and I was worried it might be uncomfortable, but it wasn’t at all.
Rather, it was so comfortable that I was starting to feel a little sleepy.
That familiar drowsiness from getting a haircut at the salon was washing over me.
“Okay! Take a look.”
Then, at Hanna’s voice, I slowly opened my eyes.
The time spent tickling my face had finally come to an end, and Hanna proudly led me to the mirror.
My reaction upon seeing my changed appearance for the first time was—
“I don’t look that different?”
No particular reaction sprang to mind.
I simply moved my face from various angles, trying to see what had changed.
“What? You look completely different!”
Hanna exclaimed, flustered by my words.
‘Completely different, she says?’
I, for one, couldn’t really feel a big difference.
I just felt like my features were a bit more defined, and the angles were sharper.
It felt like a small change for something that took so long.
Hanna looked at me as if she couldn’t believe what I was saying.
According to her, my impression, which used to be perceived as scary or intense, had changed so much that it now gave off a strong, bold vibe.
Of course, even after hearing that, I still couldn’t see the difference in my own eyes.
Unlike me, Hanna looked at the mirror with a satisfied expression before clapping her hands together.
“That’s right! How about we go shopping while we’re at it?”
“Shopping?”
“It’s easier to buy clothes when I’m around, right? And it’s a waste to have this makeup go to waste.”
Putting aside the comment about the makeup being a waste, I definitely agreed that it would be good to buy clothes with Hanna around.
Plus, we didn’t have to go far to go shopping.
My place was in Hongdae, after all.
Even in my slightly tired state, I could handle shopping right in front of my house.
I nodded lightly, and Hanna grabbed my hand, pulling me outside.
***
“Hey… over there…”
“Huh? Where have I seen her before…”
“Don’t you watch any shorts or Reels? It’s Hanna!”
“Ah~ So is that her boyfriend next to her…?”
Every time Hanna passed through the streets of Hongdae, I could feel her popularity firsthand.
It was nothing new, but she was a celebrity.
Some people just recognized her.
But some men and women covered their mouths with their palms, expressing their shock.
And others raised their phones.
It was enough to make anyone feel uncomfortable with all the attention.
But Hanna was unfazed.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m used to it… and today, I kind of want to get photographed because of who’s next to me.”
Hanna answered nonchalantly, despite my concern.
It would be nice if that were the case.
I was a little uneasy.
Based on my experiences in various worlds,
The woman next to me never received good attention.
Mostly because of me.
Starting with the assumption that the woman was being threatened or had her weaknesses exploited.
All the way to the slander that the woman must be of poor quality or that she must be a lewd woman—
“Hmm?”
Come to think of it, I did threaten Hanna before, and ultimately, Hanna did become lewd…
Thinking about it, I felt like people’s insights were amazing.
Anyway, despite my worries,
People’s reactions were different from what I expected.
“He’s tall.”
“Wow, look at his body… insane.”
“Is he an athlete?”
“I saw him on Hanna’s Instagram, he looks better in person.”
People’s reactions weren’t negative.
A little surprised by that, my eyes widened, and Hanna, who was next to me, gave me a confident smile as if saying, “See?”
I smiled back at Hanna’s expression.
I never thought the makeup would actually have an effect.
These were unfamiliar gazes.
The shock didn’t end there.
“Don’t you think he’s kind of handsome?”
“Huh? Really?”
I stopped walking at the first sound I heard.
Were they talking about me?
The two women’s chatter could be heard all the way over here.
“I know he has a good body, but his face is… just…”
“Why, his features are defined, and he’s kind of like a dinosaur.”
“Is being like a dinosaur a compliment?”
I couldn’t stand it and glanced over.
Just then, I met the eyes of the two women who were looking at me.
The two women were startled by the gaze and apologized.
“Ah, sorry. We were talking too loud… hey, hey.”
“We’re sorry…”
The two apologized, but I didn’t hear their words.
Only one thought lingered in my mind.
‘Were they really talking about me?’
Until now, I had heard many compliments and praise, close to adulation, about fighting, martial arts, and nighttime activities.
But this was the first time I had ever heard a stranger compliment my appearance.
And that feeling was.
Quite nice.
Chuck.
Hanna poked my side as I grinned slightly.
I looked at Hanna, who had a somewhat sullen face.
“…Let’s go quickly.”
Then she grabbed my arm.
At the same time, she locked her arm tightly around mine.
So close that her side boob was touching me.
“Hanna’s jealous… cute…”
“…I know, right.”
The two women looked at us as we walked away and muttered again.
Maybe they were just people who were generous with compliments.
Anyway, I learned a new fact.
Even someone like me can improve with some grooming, and it feels good to be complimented on my appearance.
Only handsome men have been enjoying this until now?
How outrageous.
So outrageous that I wanted to steal their girlfriends.
“Oh? Hanna?”
Then, this time, a woman called out to her.
It was different from the admiration or recognition I had heard so far.
It was as if she had met a truly happy friend.
At that tone, Hanna turned her head and looked surprised.
“Oh? PD-nim?”
Hanna called the woman PD.
Hanna whispered to me, who was a little dazed by the sudden situation.
“She’s the PD of the variety show I was on last time.”
Now that she said that, I remembered.
The variety show Hanna was on was quite popular, I remember.
It was a dating-related variety show, and Hanna appeared as a panelist, in charge of reactions.
“I see you here.”
“Me too.”
“Ah, is this the boyfriend who was on your Instagram…?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
The two seemed to be close, asking each other how they were doing, and then the conversation turned to me.
The PD’s eyes scanned me up and down.
She had a smile on her face as if she had found something interesting.
I avoided her gaze because it was a little awkward.
Then the PD’s eyes twinkled and she said to me.
“Have you ever thought about appearing on a variety show?”
“Yes?”
“You have the kind of vibe of a man we’ve been looking for… how about it?”
It was a sudden story.
She urged us to go to a cafe to talk about the details.
The two of us looked at each other.
“…Shall we hear what she has to say?”
“Okay.”
We weren’t busy anyway.
Considering Hanna’s position, it wouldn’t hurt to be on good terms with the PD.
The two of us followed her into the cafe.
Listening to the story, it seemed that this PD was a more famous person than I thought.
She was a PD who had created various dating observation programs, and she had made every program she made a success.
Based on that success, she was planning to produce a large-scale program this time.
And she wanted me to appear on that variety show.
A variety show.
Just the word itself didn’t really spark my interest.
“Is it a dating variety show again?”
“Of course!”
The PD said firmly to Hanna’s question.
A variety show, even a dating variety show, didn’t feel like it suited me.
I’d rather be on a program that used my body, or a program with a high level of intensity.
Sensing that I wasn’t interested, the PD became impatient and began to appeal to me.
“Really famous people are going to be on it.”
“…”
“Actresses and SNS stars too!”
I glanced at Hanna, who was sitting next to me.
A famous SNS star.
She’s right here.
Then, the PD closed her mouth with a “ugh” and pounced again.
“We’re going to rent out a luxury resort in Hong Kong! Even an island!”
“…Oh…”
As expected of a famous PD.
Is that how much support she received?
A luxury resort, and the scale of renting an island, was a bit impressive.
Besides, Hong Kong was a tourist destination I had always wanted to visit someday.
Then I briefly heard about the content of the variety show.
It was a dating observation variety show that brought together various men and women, centered around a special resort, and gave them various situations.
The unique thing was that not only the panelists could observe, but the participants could also observe each other.
I asked how they would observe each other.
But the answer was that she couldn’t tell me the details in advance.
“Like traveling lightly… we’ll pay for the plane tickets and appearance fees. Hanna can appear as a panelist and travel with her boyfriend after it’s over…”
“What do you want to do?”
I asked Hanna cautiously.
Listening to it, I didn’t think it was bad.
Putting aside the variety show, the luxury resort and the island in Hong Kong were attractive travel destinations.
So I asked for Hanna’s opinion.
After all, it would be a strange sight for me, who is known as her boyfriend, to appear on a dating variety show.
Hanna nodded without hesitation.
“I’m fine with it.”
“Oh, really?”
The PD was embarrassed by her cool answer.
I had vaguely expected Hanna’s answer.
I had a twisted nature of targeting someone else’s woman, but Hanna also wanted to see me with other women.
Because she had that twisted nature.
“Then the details are—”
We heard about various things, including the contract, at the cafe.
