Rebirth: King to Superstar

Gah Soo had no reason to deny and could also feel her stomach rumble as soon as he heard Min-Seok invite her. So she nodded with a small smile on her face while having a tinge of pink on her cheeks. Min-Seok also nodded as he turned to Joon-won before asking, "Do you have any place in your mind, Joon-won? Let's go to a good place. We need to celebrate Yun-hee getting into the university." 

Joon-won looked at him before replying, "Give me a minute dad, I will call a friend to ask which restaurant is good." He didn't know any good restaurants. The only time he went to any was when Hea-Jung forced him to. So, he was naturally going to call his annoying senior for some suggestions. 

The call connected almost immediately as he heard her voice for the first time since he came back, and felt his lips twitch as soon as he heard her first sentence.

[Aww! Did you miss me, Junior Brother?]

He could only cough lightly before replying with a straight face, "I am good Hea-Jung. How is your shooting continuing there? How are the others?" Hea-Jung sighed as she returned to her normal voice.

[I am good, same with everyone. Now tell me, Junior brother, why did you suddenly call?]

"I need suggestions for a good restaurant. It can be a bit costly, but not too overly priced." 

He heard her hum for a while before hearing.

[Why don't you just go to our restaurant? I can call them up to give you a discount.] 

Joon-won knew she was talking about the Royal Blue hotels and restaurants with their family runs. It could probably be the biggest restaurant in the town. But he shook his head and rejected her good intentions, "No, it's ok. I am not in a mood to go to such a top-tier restaurant right now. Just give something on my level." 

[Well, then I suggest you go to Ganrack Oven. The food there is very good and cost-effective too. Check it out on your mobile, I think a few notable people reviewed it.] 

"Alright then, I'll check it out. How is the shooting going? When is your schedule finishing?"

[Aww, do you miss me? Everything is going well and a bit faster than before, too. It will probably take another month to finish my scenes, at least that is what I was told.] 

Joon-won sighed hearing her first sentence before cutting the call and opening up the browser to search the restaurant up. He looked at the reviews and noticed there were a few verified reviews, so he nodded before walking back to the group. 

Min-Seok noticed him coming and asked, "Did you decide on which restaurant? Make sure it is a good one, alright?" 

Joon-won nodded and replied, "Yes, I have decided and it is a very good restaurant, dad. I checked the reviews too and they are all pretty good. So, don't worry. It's a bit far from here, so we need to take a cab there. Alright then, let's get going." Min-Seok nodded, and the group walked towards the front gate before getting on a cab. 

Joon-won showed the driver the restaurant, and the car drove off. He looked out silently as he heard Yun-hee and Gah Soo talk about how life was on the campus. It looked like Gah Soo was giving some advice, while Min-Seok chipped in a few times, too.

As he looked out, he couldn't help but think about what was next for him. He promised to give Do Hwan an answer in a week, but he feels bad to hold that man for an entire week because it wasn't like Do Hwan is his assistant; he was just helping him out until he could have the capacity to hire a good one. 

'Doing minor roles might not be completely detrimental to me. After all, even if I go to some big auditions and try out, they might hold me back because of my lack of experience. Let's atleast at least these minor roles are. Do Hwan did say about being a hero's friend or something, I could do it if the script is good to show people something when they ask experience.' and so he took out his phone and sent Do Hwan a message, asking about the roles and what kind of movies they were.

As he looked out of the window, he couldn't help but go into his thoughts once again, and this time it was about Be Hye-Su. It's been only a week since he saw her and thought about her too many times to even keep count. He was feeling a bit frustrated, as he couldn't even contact her. At that moment, he only hoped that God would give him another chance to meet her. Thinking back to that one wonderful day, he couldn't help but cringe about the way he acted and talked. There was far too much dumb stuff, he asked and replied. 

He once again sighed and just closed his eyes to take some rest and not think about this stuff. The car eventually came to an end, and he looked out to see the same restaurant entrance he saw in the browser a while back. Everyone got out and Min-Seok quickly paid the fare before they got into the restaurant. 

Joon-won walked up to the front desk as the rest waited behind him before asking the receptionist sitting there, "Is there a table for 4 free?" 

The receptionist nodded before replying, "There would be a table free in about 10 minutes if it is ok for you guys." 

"Yes, we have no problem."

"Alright then, please sit down for a few minutes and I'll show you guys the table when it is ready." Pointing at the chairs to the side. Joon-won nodded before walking back to the group and explaining the situation as all of them sat in the chairs waiting to eat. 

Min-Seok sat beside Joon-won as the two girls sat together still talking about the campus life leaving them alone. Min-Seok looked at Joon-won and asked, "Did you ask anyone for money to pay today?" in a low voice. 

Joon-won glanced at him for a second before slowly replying, "Can't we wait till we get back home to speak about this dad?" but as soon as he said that Min-Seok sent me a sharp glare about to blow his top off and Joon-won realized his words came out a bit wrong. 

"And No. I didn't ask any friends for money. Alright? Now please, let's talk about this when we get back home." Min-Seok just continued to glance at his face for a few seconds before nodding to himself and closing his eyes. 

Joon-won couldn't help but feel a bit tired and exhale, as he knew they were probably going to have a long talk when they get back home. According to the memories he had, Min-Seok loved them and would do anything for them, but he hated when they do something to undermine him. 

He even found out the one-moment Joon-won got scolded by Min-Seok was when Joon-won tried to get a job in middle school to help around the house. As he was a middle schooler, the place didn't allow him to work and even called his father to tell him about the situation. That night when Joon-won got home, they saw an entirely new side of Min-Seok. It seemed like Min-Seok hated the idea of his children walking on their own feet, without his support. Joon-won felt like their talk after they go back home needs to be impactful so that Min-Seok understands the mistake. 

After a while, the receptionist walked up to them and showed them towards their table. The restaurant looked great and Yun-hee was visibly excited as she looked at the food other people were having. As they sat down, Min-Seok handed them the menu to order and Yun-hee didn't wait for a single second and she ordered food. Joon-won ordered a steak and salad for him. 

The group enjoyed their lunch as Min-Seok paid for it without Joon-won interfering with him. They walked out as Yun-hee held her bloated stomach with a satisfied expression on her face. They got back in the cab as they dropped Gah Soo off at her university before making their way back home. 

The three walked back up and into the house. As they walked in, Yun-Hee jumped on the couch, feeling exhausted from the hectic day. Min-Seok was quick to correct her, asking her to wash her feet and go inside the bedroom to sleep if she was sleepy. Yun-Hee complied as she walked away from the living room, leaving the father and son alone.

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