Chapter 446 June, The Mind Reader
June pursed his lips as he waited for Director Nana to get to where they were standing.
She had shouted "cut" several times now, yet it seemed like Arin and June still didn't know how to act out the scene.
"What is going on with the two of you?" Director Nana asked, sounding disappointed.
"Our filmings had always been smooth since the start, so why the sudden change? I thought you would be more comfortable with each other now."
"Sorry, Director," June apologized.
Arin, too, bowed her head in shame as an apology.
"I know your guys' potential, so I won't hold this against you. Maybe this is just a bad day...or maybe you're not used to filming such scenes?"
June enthusiastically nodded.
"I see," Nana sighed. "Well, it wouldn't be strange since it's your first time acting. However, Arin, you've been in plenty of short romance dramas before."
Arin placed her hand behind her neck, feeling shy.
"Sorry, Director. I'll work harder."
Nana sighed and nodded. "Alright, let's take ten for now. I say, go over the script and think of how to channel these feelings. The first part is already great. However, you can't act awkward all throughout the scene."
"You've been acting as rivals since the beginning of the show, so you should do justice to the romantic parts. The fans will surely appreciate it if you nail this performance."
June and Arin nodded in agreement.
"Alright! Let's take ten, everybody," Director Nana shouted.
The crew members dispersed for a while, getting a cup of coffee or chattering with their friends to make use of the ten-minute break.
June turned to Arin so they could talk about breaking down the awkwardness between them, but she was already gone in the blink of an eye.
June sighed before walking over to where Jay was. The manager had an amused smile on his face, causing June to shake his head.
"Well, you look happy despite my failures," June pointed out.
"It's nice to see you fail sometimes," Jay said. "I felt like something was wrong during the past shoots, but I get it now. It was too perfect! It's unlike you to have great circumstances all the time."
June sat beside him.
"I honestly don't know how to portray this scene," he confessed.
"Just do what you've been doing from the start. Channel your inner experiences. Have you never asked someone out before?"
June pursed his lips.
"Ah, I'm crazy!" Arin exclaimed, startled by June's sudden appearance.
She felt her heart race and her cheeks redden once more. She cursed in her mind as she looked into his teasing eyes.
Arin was only able to calm herself down a couple of moments ago, yet here June was to shake her up again!
"What are you doing here?" Arin asked, feigning a disappointed tone to hide her true feelings.
"Can't we talk?"
"Talk about what?" Arin asked, feeling nervous.
Perhaps talk about their relationship?
"Talk about the scene, of course," June obviously said, shattering Arin's fantasies.
"Right," Arin cleared her throat."What do we even have to talk about? Let's just stop acting awkward with each other."
"How can we do that when you can't even look into my eyes?" June asked.
Arin clicked her tongue, not wanting to let go of her pride.
"Of course I can," she confidently said, finally facing June to look him in the eyes.
Meanwhile, at that very moment, June tested Jay's suggestion. Surprisingly, it actually worked pretty well! He didn't feel awkward looking into her eyes anymore, and he felt like he could actually do the prompts on his script!
However, their eye contact was quickly broken when Arin pushed June away.
"You're too close!" she exclaimed, sounding breathless.
June thought for a couple of seconds. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that Arin must still hate him.
It was the opposite, actually.
Why would she be acting so hostile, then?
Because she felt like she was going crazy.
Yeah, she definitely hates him! June felt proud for coming to the conclusion. He couldn't read people's feelings too well, but now, he felt like a mind reader!
He still wasn't good at gauging other people's feelings.
June wanted to film an excellent scene for the readers of 'Hate To Love You,' so he went through his user interface to find something that could help him.
That's when he saw it—a glowing red dot in his inventory.
The Love Potion.
