Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 60

Despite the trigger that made him more aware of the opposite sex, Kim Dong-hoo woke up the next day completely unfazed, as if nothing had happened.

In fact, this might have been the more natural reaction.

His body was indeed at the age where puberty was in full swing, but his mind was that of an adult, and he wasn’t the type to be overwhelmed by fleeting emotions.

Besides...

‘I still don’t quite understand it.’

His unfortunate past life reared its head again, holding him back in this area.

Back then, before he could even experience parental love, he had lost everything.

When people told him, “If you're not handsome, you should at least have a good personality,” he’d only smiled bitterly.

Those memories wouldn’t be erased just because he turned on “Romance Mode” once.

The brief moment of wondering whether to turn it on or off seemed laughable now as Kim Dong-hoo turned it on without hesitation.

But his reason wasn’t some desire for a deeper relationship with Kim Su-jin. It was purely because he thought it would help him with his acting.

There was one secret behind this, though—Kim Dong-hoo didn’t really have an “ideal type.”

He had no preference for appearance, and what mattered most to him was emotional connection.

It had to be that way.

In his past life, he had been treated horribly because of his looks. Now, just because he had suddenly become handsome, should he start judging others by appearance?

‘That would be ridiculous.’

Kim Dong-hoo wanted no part of such a shallow way of living.

Even if he didn’t force these ideals on others, he made a personal vow never to judge anyone based on appearance.

‘Sure, it’s nice to be good-looking now.’

But that didn’t mean he’d wield it as a weapon. Doing so would be to betray the person he had been in his previous life.

He didn’t want to erase the person who had struggled to overcome his appearance and live a meaningful life.

And so, that fleeting moment of excitement was just a brief, meaningless episode. Though it hadn’t completely disappeared...

One day...

When Kim Dong-hoo was fully ready to receive love...

That thrill that would grip his heart tightly awaited him.

In contrast to Kim Su-jin, whose heart raced just looking at him, Kim Dong-hoo treated her the same as always.

“Su-jin, are you feeling okay? Your cheeks are really red.”

After all, inside he was still an adult who had experienced the hardships of life, so after the initial surprise, he quickly calmed down, thinking, ‘It’s just a script, after all.’

The notion that acting in romantic scenes naturally leads to falling in love seemed like a distant and arduous path for Kim Dong-hoo.

Of course...

"...I’m fine, really. It’s just a little chilly."

Even such ordinary interactions were torture for Kim Su-jin.

"Everything’s ready for the scene!"

And so, while the two of them were in the midst of their contrasting emotions, the preparations for filming were complete.

“Shouldn’t you go now?” “Yeah, see you later, Su-jin.” “S-see you later...”

With their heartbeats entirely out of sync, filming began.

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‘He’s definitely different.’

The writer of The Last Supper, Yeo Su-jeong, marveled as she watched Kim Dong-hoo’s performance. She had heard the praise surrounding him, but seeing him in action made everything clear.

‘We’ll be shooting for quite a while, but if he’s already this good, the rest of the cast might start feeling the pressure.’

There were rumors that filming with Kim Dong-hoo brought tension to the set. She had thought it was a joke, but now she could see exactly why people said that.

Just as animals start to panic when a tiger prowls nearby, the other actors, sensing the threat of being outshone, put in extra effort to prepare for their scenes.

‘This is amazing.’

In this scene, Kim Dong-hoo’s character is sneaking away to skip out on work, only to be caught by Kim Su-jin’s character, leading to their first meeting.

Much like their intense first encounter, the two characters would continue to get tangled in each other’s lives. They didn’t yet know each other’s true identities, but fate kept drawing them together for one reason:

‘It’s all about the looks.’

Being handsome and beautiful was everything. It was exciting, it never got old.

Yeo Su-jeong mumbled to herself as she seriously considered the visual chemistry between Kim Dong-hoo and Kim Su-jin.

‘Dong-hoo is...’

There was no need to even discuss it.

A visual genius beyond measure. If there were awards for just having a face, he would win them all.

Yeo Su-jeong had seen plenty of celebrities, but none as striking as Kim Dong-hoo.

‘As for Su-jin...’

She was the daughter of Kim Yoo-ryeon, the queen of the screen, and she had clearly inherited her mother’s graceful beauty.

Kim Su-jin embodied the traditional Korean beauty, with an elegance that radiated even more strongly when she donned her hanbok. Among child actors, there was no comparison—once she wore her hanbok, she stood in a league of her own.