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One fake boyfriend. One nosy family. Zero chance of keeping things pretend.

When sarcastic barista Lee Mina hires a professional “romantic actor” to survive her cousin’s wedding, she expects a smooth, one-time performance.
What she gets is Kim Minseo: dangerously charming, suspiciously committed, and armed with scripted compliments and “chemistry-building exercises.”

It was supposed to end after the weekend.

But a single kiss and a viral photo later, Mina finds herself trapped in a fake relationship she didn’t plan for—with a man who might not be acting anymore.

And the worst part?

She’s not sure she is, either.

A heartwarming, hilarious romance about what happens when pretending becomes real—and love refuses to stay on script.

Rent-A-Romance

Minseo didn't kiss her at the airport.

Even though it felt like the perfect moment.

Even though her heart was practically begging him to.

Instead, he did something more dangerous.

They stood together in the corner of the arrivals terminal, near a vending machine that hummed softly as tired travelers dragged suitcases around them. The adrenaline from Mina's sprint was fading, and now all that was left was the unbearable weight of everything they hadn't said.

"So…" she said finally, shifting awkwardly, "are you still flying out?"

Minseo's eyes didn't leave her face. "Do you want me to?"

He nodded, slow. "Okay. Then I won't."

"You ran through an airport for me, Mina. I'd cancel my career for you."

"That's... incredibly reckless," she said.

She let out a shaky laugh. "God, this is weird."

Minseo stepped closer. "Do you want to do it anyway?"

And for once, she didn't deflect. Didn't joke. Didn't run.

She swallowed. "I didn't mean to fall for you. You were supposed to be a Band-Aid. A fake fix. And now I'm standing here looking at you like you're…"

"Like I'm yours?" he offered, voice warm.

He reached for her hand, fingers brushing hers gently, deliberately.

"You're not the only one who fell," he said. "I just fell first."

Then Mina looked at him, really looked. "You're not going to do the client voice now, are you?"

He grinned. "Only if you want to rehearse an engagement scene."

She raised a brow. "I will slap you with a neck pillow."

They stood there, smiling at each other like idiots.

And finally—finally—Minseo leaned in.

The kiss was soft. Careful. The kind that comes after the chaos, not during. No audience. No performance. Just two people choosing each other in the middle of an airport that suddenly felt like the quietest place in the world.

When they pulled back, Mina whispered, "So what now?"

Minseo tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Now we stop pretending."

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