Actually, Seoyeon is quite generous.
She may hold onto things she doesn’t like for a while, but she doesn’t usually react on the spot.
Unless the other person’s actions are directly aimed at her, she tends to let petty matters slide.
Seoyeon gets upset mostly when harm comes to those around her.
For instance, she was upset when Cha Na-hee was bullied in “Summer Girl.”
More recently, she was slightly annoyed by how Seohui Jo was treated by her father.
Though, in Seohui’s case, there were understandable reasons from her father’s perspective.
Anyway.
“Is this your first time in Korea? It feels different from Japan, doesn’t it?”
“Have you been to Japan often?”
“Huh? No, not really. It’s my first time in Japan too. To be honest, I don’t really care about Asia.”
Even with this attitude from the blonde girl, Seoyeon could pass it off generously.
Besides, she looks cute enough that it somehow suits her.
‘If she doesn’t care about Asia, why does she know the language so well?’
It appears she doesn’t only know Korean.
She seems to know Korean, Japanese, and Chinese—three languages.
When asked about the reason, she simply smiles and doesn’t give a proper answer.
She had short golden hair and was slightly shorter than Seoyeon.
She might be one or two years older than Seoyeon.
That’s roughly what is known about Stella.
While Stella was chatting, a quick search on Wikipedia revealed an impressive career.
She won the Best Actress award at the Berlin International Film Festival at the tender age of eight.
It’s a career that’s hard to grasp fully.
Even Seoyeon, who was considered a child prodigy and only acted in The Moon That Hid the Sun at the time, finds it unbelievable.
“Of course, I was seven back then.”
Even if she had acted for a year longer, it seems unlikely she would have won the Berlin International Film Festival’s Best Actress award.
Still, Seoyeon had received an award domestically, so she doesn’t feel envious.
“Ah, I’ve heard this is very popular?”
She pointed to a small street vendor selling tteokbokki while walking by.
Apparently, with the recent global spread of Korean culture, Stella had heard about it somewhere.
“Uh, what’s wrong?”
“Huh? I’m just looking at you expectantly, asking you to buy it for me?”
“Couldn’t you just buy it with your own money?”
“Ahahaha, what’s with the coldness? It was a joke, I was teasing.”
Was that a joke this time?
Anyway, she seems to have brought enough money with her, as she doesn’t hesitate to buy things.
Considering she’s a world-famous star, it does seem funny for her to be worried about money.
As Stella took a couple of bites from the tteokbokki in the paper cup,
“Nope, the texture doesn’t match my taste.”
Saying this, she swung her arm toward a nearby trash can to throw it away.
Since it was almost full, Seoyeon stopped her.
“Why?”
“It’s a waste, isn’t it?”
Seoyeon looked at the face of the ajumma who had just given her the tteokbokki. Seeing that her expression had soured when Stella was about to throw it away, Seoyeon naturally couldn’t let it happen.
“Amazing.”
“Excuse me?”
“You don’t seem to be the type who’d feel regret over throwing something away. Considering that you seem to be doing well here as a wealthy lady.”
With the cup of tteokbokki still in her hand, Stella glanced around.
A cosmetic advertisement that Seoyeon had shot for was playing at a cosmetics store nearby.
There was also a large billboard featuring Sky Garden and advertisements for Aids chairs.
Seeing these made her feel a little awkward.
Or rather, she realized just how many advertisements with her face were around.
“Anyway, if you’re throwing it out, give it to me, will you?”
“Nope, I’ll eat it.”
“But you said the texture wasn’t to your taste.”
“But I don’t want to give it either.”
What was that all about?
She was such a stubborn young lady.
Honestly, it might be the mindset of a wealthy heiress that Seo-soohee might have.
‘No, it could be a bit different from that.’
It’s hard to tell what Stella is thinking just by her light-hearted chatter.
Even her apparent intention to throw it away was questionable.
Was she testing how Seoyeon would react?
‘Anyway, how should I deal with this?’
At this point, Seoyeon and Stella had made it to the streets of Hongdae.
Not knowing what to do with her, Seoyeon contacted her manager, Eun-ha Park.
“Uh? Did I hear that wrong? You’re with someone?”
“Stella Baldwin. She’s come to Korea alone from Japan.”
“Stella Baldwin? You mean the Stella Baldwin I know? The actress is really with Seoyeon right now? For real? It’s not April Fools’ Day, right?”
“It’s really true.”
“Just wait a moment, I’ll check this quickly and get back to you. Please keep her safe!!”
Park Eun-ha sent the message and disappeared.
She probably ran around trying to handle the situation.
At this point, Seoyeon found the situation somewhat amusing.
“Hey, come here for a moment holding that tteokbokki.”
“You’re really quite natural in giving me orders. I don’t like that.”
“It’s fine, I’ve already taken the picture.”
“Wait, what? Are you lying? For real?”
As Stella turned around holding her tteokbokki, Seoyeon had already snapped a selfie with Stella as the background while making a V sign.
It all happened in the blink of an eye, leaving Stella dumbfounded.
What just happened?
Anyway, ignoring Stella’s constant chatter about how it was done, Seoyeon uploaded the photo she had just taken to the Gyeongseong Yeong-nyeo chatroom.
– I’m hanging out with Stella Baldwin in Hongdae right now ( ᎔˘
