Chapter 32

It is scheduled to be briefly broadcasted around 8 PM. Ha Eun, make sure to watch it if you can.

A few days ago, PD Hwang Min-soo contacted Ha Eun separately to inform her of the teaser broadcast time.

Ha Eun, who responded to PD Hwang Min-soo that she would definitely keep an eye on it after he added that it was worth looking forward to, was currently.

“Ha Eun~. Dad will arrive in 10 minutes~.”

“Ah, yes. I’m almost ready too.”

She was already putting her writing materials and diary into a small yellow suitcase that contained various clothes.

It was because she was about to embark on her first family trip in her 11 years of life.

Of course, Ha Eun had no intention of breaking her promise with PD Hwang Min-soo.

It was true that she was quite looking forward to seeing what the first teaser of the drama she had worked hard to film would be like.

However, right after the first filming of Ha Eun’s drama, in an interview with Heo Ju-eun.

“Have you ever traveled abroad with your family? Don’t you have any special events like that?”

‘Not really…’

The fact that Ha Eun had never been on a trip made Sung Yoon and Na-yeon feel uncomfortable.

Before long, Sung Yoon and Na-yeon, who were feeling sorry for Ha Eun, decided to gift their always mature and kind daughter with unforgettable memories.

Ha Eun learned about this decision from them just last night.

“Really? A pension?”

“Yes. Once we arrive, we will start with a barbecue party over charcoal, and the next day, we’ll go to a traditional play experience center and try out various activities.”

Just like a few days ago when PD Hwang Min-soo had told her that it was fine to look forward to it, now it was Na-yeon saying something similar.

For some reason, Ha Eun’s heart felt momentarily heavy, but she deliberately maintained her usual expression and showed no outward reaction to Na-yeon.

That said, she fell asleep, looking forward to her first family trip instead of the first teaser of “You From the Stars.”

The next day, after going through her usual routine, she returned home and added her personal items to the luggage prepared in advance by Na-yeon.

After that, instead of getting into Ju Jung-yun’s black van as usual, she got into Sung Yoon’s pristine white car.

Instead of reading the script she was used to, she spent her time looking through the pamphlet of the traditional play experience center that Na-yeon had obtained in advance.

Finally, after a few hours, upon arriving at the pension, as she placed bright red meats on the glowing charcoal, and throughout the following day when they headed to the traditional play experience center, it was everything she had hoped for.

In fact, it was even better than she had expected.

Though she missed the first teaser of “You From the Stars,” by the time Ha Eun returned home, the teaser would already have been uploaded to the drama’s website.

For now, she thought it would be enough to truly enjoy her first family trip.

Something unexpected happened when Ha Eun finally entered the traditional play experience center.

To be precise, it began right after she received a brief education to experience [Traditional Archery] and pulled back the bowstring for the first time.

-Twang.

“Uh…? That shouldn’t have been so easy to pull back, right?”

An employee, thinking that Ha Eun’s bowstring had come loose, approached and briefly took the bow from her.

However, what the employee found was merely the fact that there was no problem with the bow at all.

Shortly after receiving the bow back from the bewildered employee, Ha Eun easily pulled the bowstring all the way back again.

Then, her arrow, aimed at the target set 30 meters away, hit the center without any deviation.

A few more times she twanged.

A few more times swoosh.

‘What the…?’

Even at just 11 years old, Ha Eun easily pulling back the sturdy bowstring was already astonishing enough.

However, for some reason, her arrows kept hitting the center of the target, leaving the employee with wide, amazed eyes, speechless.

Ha Eun, however, did not realize something was strange, as she was next to Na-yeon, who was snapping away with the camera.

“Hmm, this time, can you pull back a little slower, Ha Eun?”

– Twang.

“Like this?”

“Yeah, just like that. I’m going to take a picture, so hold that position for just 3 seconds~.”

Before even a few seconds had passed, click.

When Na-yeon confirmed that the photo came out well, her face lit up with nothing but a smile.

After leaving the stunned national archery experience employee behind, Ha Eun moved on to the [Stone Slapping] experience center.

As expected, this time as well.

– Thwack!

– Thwack! Thwack!

Each time Ha Eun threw the flat stone, every single stone that was upright fell over without exception.

It was at that moment that Sung Yoon, who had just begun to notice that something was odd, asked if she was throwing too well.

“This is all thanks to you and those endless catch balls, isn’t it?”

‘…Was it really because of catch ball?’

Na-yeon, who had been so busy capturing Ha Eun’s noticeably excited expressions with the digital camera, did not hold any doubts.

After all, it had already been over five years since Sung Yoon and Ha Eun had been playing catch together.

She assumed it was only natural that her lovely daughter was good at throwing anything.

Either way, since they were successfully sticking to their goal of giving Ha Eun unforgettable memories, Sung Yoon only focused on giving her even more experiences instead of feeling puzzled.

Even after continuing to visit various experience centers, it was now evening, with the sunset beginning to show.

They then headed to a nearby family restaurant, filling the last moments with joyful memories.

Perhaps because of that.

Not long after getting into Sung Yoon’s car, Ha Eun finally fell asleep against Na-yeon.

‘…Really. You said you wanted to check the teaser together as soon as we got home.’

The reflection of Ha Eun in the rearview mirror was truly characteristic of a child her age.

Whatever dream she was having, sinking deeper into Na-yeon’s embrace while frowning intermittently, it was an adorable sight to Sung Yoon.

As time passed and they finally arrived home.

Instead of waking the still sleeping Ha Eun, he carefully picked her up and gently laid her on the bed.

He thought it wouldn’t matter if they delayed checking the teaser a little longer.

However, in contrast to Sung Yoon, Na-yeon had just as much anticipation for the teaser.

“Hey, honey. How about we watch it ourselves first?”

“Hmm, doesn’t Ha Eun, knowing that the two of us watched it without her, might feel a bit hurt?”

“Still. I’m curious.”

Ultimately, Sung Yoon found himself sitting with Na-yeon in front of the living room computer.

Both of them wore wired earphones, sharing one side each.

They accessed the official site for “You From the Stars.”

“Is this the teaser Ha Eun was talking about?”

“Yeah.”

He pressed the play button on the teaser video that adorned the center of the site.

However, he felt slightly disappointed as the teaser only showcased Ha Yoon-seong and Yu Seong-a for about 20 seconds.

Sure, it was understandable for a broadcasting station to focus on the two popular main actors, but he had hoped Ha Eun would also take up some footage, so he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

“Every time I see that man, I feel… strange. He feels like someone I’ve met somewhere before.”

However, as Yu Seong-a’s voice, filled with suspicion, faded while she was gazing intently at Ha Yoon-seong, the scene in the teaser began to gradually rewind hundreds of years into the past, causing Sung Yoon and Na-yeon’s eyes to widen slightly.

-Thud.

As a shadow that appeared entirely different from Yu Seong-a’s slowly revealed itself, the intensity of their gazes gradually deepened.

Then, the vast scenery of a reed field began to fill the monitor screen.

In the center of it stood a solitary, elegant silhouette.

“…My lord.”

Finally, the face of Ha Eun that Sung Yoon and Na-yeon came to see was indeed faintly smiling.

However, for some reason, she also appeared to have a simultaneously sad expression.

At that moment, when Sung Yoon and Na-yeon unknowingly made eye contact with the Ha Eun on the monitor.

-Drip.

From her eyes, which had turned red somewhere along the line, a single tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

The screen then abruptly went dark.

And almost simultaneously, they heard.

“Just remember me.”

With emotions that couldn’t be classified definitively, Ha Eun’s voice was muddled with a blend of various feelings.

Afterward, the logo of “You From the Stars” slowly floated up over the blacked-out screen, signaling the end of the teaser.

The view count displayed in the corner of the monitor had already surpassed 300,000 and was soaring toward 400,000.

Yet, instead of being shocked by the overwhelming figure, Sung Yoon and Na-yeon’s gazes were directed toward each other.

“Hey, honey. That was just now, our daughter… right?”

“…Yes. That’s the same person who is currently sound asleep in her room.”

It was a performance so chilling that even the two who had given birth to and raised Lee Ha-eun questioned their own eyes.

An acting that captured attention without allowing them to blink even once.

However, what Sung Yoon and Na-yeon had just seen was merely a short teaser lasting around one minute.

To be precise, Ha Eun’s appearance in the scene lasted only about 10 seconds.

This meant that Ha Eun’s acting in “You From the Stars” had yet to properly reveal itself.

“Our daughter is really amazing….”

“Yeah.”

Both Sung Yoon and Na-yeon decided they would absolutely not miss the live broadcast of “You From the Stars,” which was set to begin four days later.

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