LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 149
“The Sunshine” is a melodrama set in the late Joseon Dynasty.
Like other melodramas, the central story of “The Sunshine” revolves around the tangled fate between the male and female protagonists.
The core of the drama lies in the process of Park Joo-ho and Kim Jung-hyun realizing their feelings for each other.
However, up to the 5th episode aired yesterday, there was not even a hint of the two getting together.
“Director Kwon, it’s started.”
Many people were closely watching the just-started 6th episode.
The production team of “The Sunshine” was no exception.
It was no exaggeration to say that the future of the drama depended on the impression left by the 6th episode.
After all, it was the episode where the relationship between Park Joo-ho and Kim Jung-hyun entered a new phase.
An episode that put a lot of effort into the emotional line.
The starting point of Park Joo-ho’s attitude, which had been cold towards Kim Jung-hyun, gradually changing.
‘We need to hint at the future of the two.’
Director Kwon Jae-hyop, sitting with familiar faces, wore a serious expression.
The other staff members also watched the two protagonists on the screen with slightly tense expressions.
An episode that needed to tell viewers that “The Sunshine” is a melodrama.
It had to hint at the gradual change in the relationship between the two protagonists, planting anticipation in the viewers for what’s to come.
– Episode 6 starts
– Wow, getting shot right at the start lol
– Falling from that height must hurt like hell
– So, is Kim Jung-hyun dead??
Fortunately, the reactions on community boards and SNS were still positive.
The last part of episode 5 was summarized and inserted at the beginning of episode 6, making it easier to understand the situation between Park Joo-ho and Kim Jung-hyun.
And so.
– Click.
“…What gave you the courage to do this? The girl who used to tremble at the slightest scratch.”
Park Joo-ho’s gun was aimed at Kim Jung-hyun.
“Shoot if you’re going to shoot, let me go if you’re going to let me go. I’m in a hurry.”
To Park Joo-ho, Kim Jung-hyun was the bloodline of the enemy who killed his parents.
This fact was well known to Kim Jung-hyun as well.
That’s why a bitter smile appeared on Kim Jung-hyun’s face.
At least Park Joo-ho had a reason to kill her.
So, she didn’t run away.
Even though she was losing consciousness due to blood loss from the gunshot wound, she stood her ground.
Disheveled hair.
A suit ruined by dust.
A shoulder soaked in red blood.
This was not the image of the beloved lady of Hanyang that Park Joo-ho remembered.
If people knew that Kim Jung-hyun had come to this state, more than a few would be shocked.
“Do you even know what path you’re walking on now?”
Park Joo-ho, with a twisted face, spoke to Kim Jung-hyun as if scolding her.
The current Kim Jung-hyun was not someone Park Joo-ho could hate with ease.
“I don’t know well. But I know this is my path.”
“Killing one traitor won’t change anything! Why are you risking your life!”
“…I wish I had known sooner that you were such a kind person.”
Swaying. The lady, a mess in every sense, swayed precariously in front of Park Joo-ho.
His arm reached out involuntarily.
The small back, swaying weakly, was firmly supported by Park Joo-ho’s hand.
The gun that had been held was no longer there.
Kim Jung-hyun’s gaze, slowly moving upwards, vaguely focused on Park Joo-ho.
The clarity that had been in those elegant eyes was now gone.
Park Joo-ho’s gaze, looking down at Kim Jung-hyun, was also far from the coldness he had shown before.
Perhaps that’s why.
“Can I entrust my fragile life to you, just for a moment…?”
A weak voice, as if it might break at any moment, flowed into Park Joo-ho’s ears.
A completely different atmosphere from before began to emerge.
– The acting is really good
– Seriously, her expression looks like she’s about to faint
– Just kiss already, what are you waiting for
– If they betray her here, it’ll be a masterpiece
– What’s with this atmosphereㅠㅠㅠㅠ
The viewers’ reactions were also not bad.
It seemed that the emotional line between the two, which Director Kwon Jae-hyop had intended, was properly conveyed.
Not long after, thud.
Kim Jung-hyun, having completely lost consciousness, slowly collapsed into Park Joo-ho’s chest.
“…Do you believe you are mine? Or do you believe you will become mine…?”
Park Joo-ho, who ended up protecting Kim Jung-hyun instead of killing her.
As the long-stagnant relationship between the two took a different turn, the ratings began to respond.
“Ah, it’s over 15%!”
Considering that “The Sunshine” is a cable drama, not a public broadcast, this was a very good number.
It was definitely not a level that could be called a failure.
However, since episode 6 was not over yet.
Director Kwon Jae-hyop, more than anyone else, calmly waited for the true climax of episode 6.
And then, footsteps followed.
– Step.
– Step.
Park Joo-ho, carrying the unconscious Kim Jung-hyun in a princess carry, emerged from the alley.
He was heading towards Kim Jung-hyun’s house.
Park Joo-ho himself walked towards the house of the enemies who had taken his parents long ago.
Since viewers had already witnessed Park Joo-ho’s past in episode 1, they could immediately understand the meaning behind this walk.
Finally arriving at the tiled-roof house.
Park Joo-ho, who couldn’t help but feel mixed emotions in front of the gate he had fled from long ago.
– Bang!
In the end, he kicked open the large gate and stepped into the house of his enemies.
Naturally, the gazes focused on Park Joo-ho and the Kim Jung-hyun he was carrying.
“Ah, Miss!!”
“What, what is this! What’s going on!”
Unsurprisingly, Kim Jung-hyun’s nanny and the servants of the Kim household were shocked.
Not only was the “Miss” being carried by an outsider, but her condition was shockingly bad.
So, they first attended to Kim Jung-hyun.
Regardless of who Park Joo-ho was, they had to take care of their Miss first.
And so, time passed after the most shocking event.
Thanks to the careful nursing of those around her, Kim Jung-hyun’s condition gradually improved.
It was on one such day that the still-confused Park Joo-ho went to meet Kim Jung-hyun.
He wanted to confirm what he himself was thinking, having done the opposite of avenging his parents.
And so, the lady was finally reunited.
Park Joo-ho’s steps moved towards Kim Jung-hyun, who was walking alone in the vast backyard of the tiled-roof house.
“…You’re alive.”
“Thanks to you.”
It was after that that Kim Jung-hyun expressed her gratitude to Park Joo-ho for saving her.
However, perhaps because it wasn’t long before the first snow began to fall.
Park Joo-ho’s gaze was gradually drawn to the beautiful face looking up at the sky.
And so, the climax of episode 6 began.
The thoughts she had while lying in bed, having narrowly escaped death, gradually took the form of words.
“I’ve been thinking alone.”
Neat hair.
A beautiful hanbok.
Even the pretty flower shoes.
The lady, as Park Joo-ho remembered her, was so elegant.
But if she were to continue walking the path of a rebel.
If she were to choose only dangerous paths with no future in sight.
“If you give me another chance, a chance to live again.”
Like the snow falling at this moment, she would eventually leave only cold loneliness and melt away.
She would completely fall apart under the brutal bullets of the Japanese army and leave Park Joo-ho.
– Ache.
Now, she hoped that no more snow would fall on her.
She wanted to somehow let go of the lingering attachment.
“Like a butterfly that has just awakened. Shed everything and fly lightly, embracing the vast world.”
Yet, her head did not turn.
Unnoticed tears.
“You would live freer than anyone.”
Park Joo-ho’s mouth remained tightly shut at those words, whether they were soliloquy or not.
Facing him was the same elegant face as always.
“Even if I can’t see an inch ahead, even if arrows fly from all directions.”
She would fly like the wind.
Kim Jung-hyun, watching the softly falling snowflakes, smiled quietly as she said this.
A scene like a painting.
The lady, seen through Park Joo-ho’s eyes, was such a pure person.
“…The chance you gave me. I won’t let it go to waste.”
Her appearance, voice, thoughts, everything was so clear.
A person who, walking the dangerous path of a rebel, hoped not to be tainted by hardship.
“…She’s really beautiful…”
Including Na-el, the viewers couldn’t take their eyes off for even a moment.
Kim Jung-hyun, standing alone among the small snowflakes, looked like a painting.
This image of Ha-eun spread widely on community boards and SNS.
The scene where Park Joo-ho and Kim Jung-hyun silently locked eyes.
That scene alone was beautiful enough to be called a “life shot.”
The climax of episode 6 left a deep impression and ended.
The highest ratings record of “The Sunshine” had already been surpassed.
Perhaps that’s why.
Or perhaps it had been destined to happen long ago.
Time passed, and March arrived.
As Ha-eun finally returned to school at Narae High, the long corridor was filled with chatter.
A slightly different kind of gaze than before.
A different kind of attention than when she was just a celebrity.
“Isn’t this the 3rd-year floor? Why are 1st-years here…”
“Stop pretending you don’t know. They’re all here to see Lee Ha-eun.”
“…We need to study.”
Ha-eun made an awkward expression at the sight of the students who had come to see the amazing friend or senior who had heated up the internet all weekend.
It was her first time receiving this kind of attention.