Chapter 202

Their first meeting was interesting. Everyone was flabbergasted at Suyeon’s appearance, even Taesik.“Why didn’t you put on makeup from the start if you were going to disappear to put it on anyway?”Suyeon managed to fix both her skin and hair perfectly in a flash, she did this in only ten minutes after hearing that Taesik would come.“I barely put on anything. This may as well be my natural face.”Suyeon smiled like a fox, she introduced herself quickly to everyone in the club before coming out to talk with Maru separately. “Why did you decide to teach the acting club?”“Don’t ask. I didn’t ask for it either. Mr. Junmin told me to, so I had no choice.”Suyeon stretched with a small frown.“Can you do it?”“Don’t know. I don’t think it’ll be hard though.”“Knowing how to do something and knowing how to teach something are two different things.”“You always have to start somewhere to do anything. No one’s a teacher from the start.”“True, but our club doesn’t need another new learner in our midst. We need a teacher. If you want to do it, I won’t stop you. But you better try your best.”“Shouldn’t I be the one to tell you that? You’re the one who’s going to be on stage. I might get sick of your lack of talent first before anything. I do have experience teaching as well.”Was she talking about Geunseok? Maru still didn’t know why Junmin sent this woman, but there was no point in worrying about it now. “I’ll be in your care from now on. Please teach me a lot, both as an actress and an instructor.”Maru bowed slightly as a greeting.“I’ve been thinking this since a while ago, but you really are frightening.”“How so?”“You form relationships based on need. You separate work and personal life with a very clear line. Humans always begin relationships with logic, but end them with emotions. Just like with the many men I’ve met. You don’t seem to be the case though.”“I think they’ve been very logical until the end.”“Really?”“If the rumors are true, then the men all left with what they originally came for. Sure, they might’ve gotten the short end of the stick, but since both sides left with something, I think there was still logic involved.”Suyeon’s smile widened at the word ‘rumor’. “What rumors?”“Exactly those that you’re thinking of right now.”“I’m not thinking of anything though?”“Well, they must’ve just been baseless rumors then.”“You like to play with people, don’t you?”“Did I play with you, or do you just feel like you got played? Personally, I’ve no intentions of playing with you.”“Wow, what manners. Boys that confuse girls aren’t popular.”Her smile was widening, but her eyes were getting colder. Maru became certain that Suyeon wasn’t just a nymphomaniac. She was a businesswoman in high demand and an actress filled with ambitions. She knew what it meant to make progress through her friends and didn’t let morals stop her in getting what she wanted. If the rumors about her he heard from Ganghwan were true, then she was a very dangerous person indeed.“What’s the reason a woman puts on makeup?”Suyeon asked as she stepped forward.“The biggest reason would be to show off more to others around them.”“Then what does it mean when a woman doesn’t put on makeup?”“There’s no need for them to look better.”“Nope.”Suyeon grinned.“I look better with no makeup.”“Hair roller included?”“How do you keep coming back like that?”Suyeon slipped back into the classroom as if nothing had happened. Maru tried to get some information out of her to no avail, even the word bubbles beside her were identical to her speech. “Hey guys! Nice to meet you. Let’s try our best for this year. I might be a little lacking in experience, but I’m sure we can achieve some satisfying results if we work hard together. Ask me anything you want whenever you get stuck. I’ll try my best to answer.”A bright voice spilled out of the classroom, the woman really was great at making herself look friendly. Even back at the villa, Suyeon approached Gwak Joon multiple times despite multiple warning gestures from the man. Most people would’ve given up after several attempts, but Suyeon continuously approached the man as if she was just playing. She did eventually realize that smiles alone wouldn’t help her get close to the man. So, she started fighting with him like they were old enemies. She seemed to instinctively understand how to deal with people. In the end, Gwak Joon told Suyeon his real name. Maru found that out when he called the author last time. Back then, Gwak Joon described Suyeon as ‘a jam stuck on your hand’. In any case, Suyeon managed to open the man’s mouth and embed herself deep into his memories.Most men are foolish enough to start wondering if a woman likes them if they look into each other’s eyes. Suyeon could become friends with most men with just half the effort she put into Gwak Joon, she might even be able to turn these men into slaves if the rumors were true. Perhaps she really was born to be an actress after all. Becoming friends with others meant that you needed to understand what the other side wanted out of you, a very important talent for actors. “Come inside, Maru.”Suyeon was calling him over with a soft wave, Maru stepped inside with a slight sigh.“Don’t be embarrassed, senior!”“Senior! It’d be troubling if you got embarrassed by our instructor’s beauty!”Aram and Bangjoo teased with playful expressions, Suyeon must’ve said something while he was outside. You couldn’t win in situations like these; getting mad would just make the situation awkward, accepting it would make you seem annoying, staying silent would only make you get teased more. Maru turned to give Suyeon a slight glance, the woman gave him a playful wink in return.“Maru must’ve been surprised. I was kidding, guys.”Everyone laughed at Suyeon’s words, they must all think Suyeon made that joke to lighten up the mood. She must’ve been quite the annoyance for other female students back in her school days, especially with her being the type that always turned the situation around so that she couldn’t be spoken badly about. “What are you planning on doing for the first day, instructor?”Maru switched the topic around, since he had no intentions of starting a fight with the woman. He’d rather think about acting than about fighting.“Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it? It’s gotta be that!”“That?”“Orientation!”