An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 264

264. #48 – What I Chose (1)

A quiet village.

Song Yoona fidgeted with her phone, waiting for Jin Heesung to return from grocery shopping.

After a few minutes, Song Yoona stirred and looked around outside the window.

“I don’t think anyone would recognize me here, right?”

Seeming restless, she took a hat from the back seat and stepped out of the car.

“Wow, there are so many stars in the sky!”

Song Yoona exclaimed, gazing at the countless stars in the sky.

She immediately took out her phone and captured the sky in a photo.

She seemed intrigued by the place, moving her feet.

Then, a familiar scent brushed past her nose.

Sniff sniff-

She twitched her nose and followed the scent as if drawn to it.

“This is totally the smell of market tteokbokki [spicy stir-fried rice cakes]!”

A diet she always had to control because of filming.

The smell of tteokbokki, a food she usually avoided, tempted her.

Song Yoona swallowed hard, her mouth watering, and moved towards the smell.

“Well, I’ll just take a quick sniff as I pass by.”

With a sly smile, she glanced at the nearby mart [small supermarket].

“And Heesung *oppa* [older brother or male friend] might like tteokbokki. It’s right in front, so I should just take a quick look.”

Not far from the mart where Jin Heesung had gone.

She walked towards the tteokbokki place, which seemed to be just around the corner, and as she turned the corner with a bright face,

“……!”

Numerous people came into her view.

Song Yoona quickly pressed down on the hat she was wearing.

“Oh? Song Yoona… Yoona-ssi [Ms. Yoona]!”

It seemed they had already recognized her.

Song Yoona sighed and squeezed her eyes shut.

‘I knew it… I heard some commotion, but it was a broadcast….’

Many people rushed towards her.

Song Yoona couldn’t get annoyed or run away.

Her appearance was already being captured on camera.

“Wow, everyone. We’ve met actress Song Yoona here, not even in Seoul!”

Comedian Im Jooho exclaimed to the camera, treating her with great respect.

Comedian Jo Insoo, standing next to him, quietly whispered to her.

“This is live, so you’re already on camera, Yoona-ssi. Would you mind talking for a moment?”

Song Yoona had no choice.

It wasn’t a recorded broadcast, but a live internet broadcast.

Before Im Jooho introduced her to the viewers, looking at the camera,

Her appearance was already in the frame.

She forced a smile and replied.

“Yes, I’ll just say a quick hello and leave.”

At her answer, Jo Insoo bowed his head and turned to the camera.

“Wow, everyone. Actress Song Yoona has appeared on our Q-Tube entertainment show ‘Go Anywhere’!”

Q-Tube, which many people watch more than TV these days.

The Q-Tube entertainment show ‘Go Anywhere’ was one of the channels operated by the broadcasting station.

In other words, it was a channel with unquestionable influence and excellent views.

“Hello, this is actress Song Yoona. Nice to meet you.”

Her greeting caused the real-time chat window to explode with activity.

-Huh? Song Yoona in this remote mountain area of Gangwon-do? Is this real?

-Wow, Song Yoona’s beauty is insane.

-Yoona *unnie* [older sister or female friend], I love you!!

-Song Yoona came out on ‘Go Anywhere,’ this is crazy.

-Isn’t she a guest the broadcasting station invited? lol

-Unnie, you’re pretty!

-I heard Song Yoona looks crazy in person, Insoo *hyung* [older brother or male friend], how is Song Yoona in real life?

Im Jooho laughed at the real-time comments and said.

“Wow, Yoona-ssi, our subscribers are going wild just because you’ve shown your face on our show.”

Jo Insoo looked at the rising comments and started to speak.

“Yes, everyone. Yoona-ssi is pretty on broadcast, but she’s even more amazing in person!”

At their words, Song Yoona smiled awkwardly.

Im Jooho looked at her and asked.

“Yoona-ssi, but what brings you here?”

“Ah… I’m on a break right now, so I came to relax.”

“I see. You must be on your way somewhere, and we can’t keep you for too long.”

At his words, Song Yoona smiled and nodded.

“Yes, if you invite me next time, I’ll stay longer then. I have somewhere to be today….”

Song Yoona glanced around, trying to get out of here as soon as she greeted them.

Then, she saw Jin Heesung’s figure.

There was an inexplicable sense of dread in Jin Heesung’s eyes as he spotted her.

If Jin Heesung appeared here too… people would suspect their relationship.

Song Yoona signaled Jin Heesung with her eyes, trying not to make it obvious.

‘Don’t come. Don’t come…!’

She thought he would have read her eyes,

But as soon as Jin Heesung received Song Yoona’s desperate gaze, he started rolling up his sleeves.

In the end, Song Yoona squeezed her eyes shut.

“Then please be sure to appear on our ‘Go Anywhere’ next time. We’ll continue to support Yoona-ssi.”

At that moment.

“Hey, what are you doing!”

Jin Heesung approached with a deeply frowned face and puffed-up body.

The sound was vividly captured by the live camera audio.

Song Yoona’s face, which was visible on the screen, turned pale.

Her flustered face was broadcast live on Q-Tube.

The comment window rose rapidly again as if it had a motor.

-What, who is it?

-Who is it that made Song Yoona’s expression so surprised?

-What what what.

-Song Yoona is so pretty.

-How can a surprised expression be so pretty? So pretty.

-What is it, I’m glad I came to watch the live broadcast today lol

-Who else is it lol

-Is this the last episode today? What is this chaos lol

Jin Heesung pushed away the men surrounding Song Yoona, not knowing the situation.

Only then did Song Yoona come into his view properly.

“Yoona-ssi, what are you…!”

And then he grasped the situation.

Jin Heesung couldn’t see any of the cameras because of the corner.

All the people he thought were thugs were broadcasting staff.

The cast and broadcasting staff were all wearing matching black padded jackets, which was the cause.

Jin Heesung was surprised by the sight of large men in black clothes surrounding her.

Since Jin Heesung came in front of the camera, his appearance was fully captured on camera.

Rather, the cast members Im Jooho and Jo Insoo had flustered expressions.

“Jin Heesung… Actor-nim [Mr. Actor]….”

Even someone seeing this situation for the first time could immediately realize it.

The relationship between Jin Heesung and Song Yoona.

The hand he grabbed to pull Song Yoona away as soon as he arrived.

The joined hands seemed to prove that their relationship was not just colleagues.

-Kyaa!

-Wow….

-Are Song Yoona and Jin Heesung dating?

-No way… no. They might have come together for filming. Let’s just wait and see!!

-It’s obvious, right? They got caught, right?

-Song Yoona already said she came to Gangwon-do for a break lol

-Wow, crazy. Are they really dating?

-This is amazing. To get caught like this on a Q-Tube broadcast? Is this real?

-I came into the live broadcast because Song Yoona came out, it was such a good choice lol

-Heesung *oppa*… I heard you were taking a break, were you dating?

-Song Yoona-ssi, I was in line first. How can you snatch Heesung oppa like this….

The real-time comment window was literally exploding; it was a mess.

As soon as Jin Heesung saw the screen he was on, he squeezed his eyes shut and let out a short sigh.

“Wow… this, it was a broadcast?”

Im Jooho carefully asked Jin Heesung, who opened his mouth as if embarrassed.

“Um… Heesung-ssi, we’re live on ‘Go Anywhere’ right now. Would you like to say a word to the viewers who are watching? Haha.”

Im Jooho always proceeded smoothly.

But now, as a fellow entertainer, he stuttered and asked, seeing Jin Heesung and Song Yoona’s flustered appearance.

At his question, Jin Heesung loosened his lips, smiled, and said.

“Yes, viewers. Hello, this is actor Jin Heesung. I’m suddenly greeting you like this.”

Jin Heesung forced a smile and looked at the camera.

‘Ha… damn it, I started with home dates to avoid getting caught, but to get caught like this….’

He was constantly smiling, lest his true feelings be revealed.

Im Jooho and Jo Insoo looked at the rapidly rising chat window and asked them.

“How are you two here….”

“Yes, so. Did you all come to play together?”

They threw out questions to try to smooth over the situation, and Song Yoona opened her mouth with a flustered face.

“Um… that’s… we… so the two of us came… um….”

Her rambling answer only convinced the viewers even more.

If others had come with them, Song Yoona wouldn’t have been embarrassed to be on camera with Jin Heesung.

As she stammered, Jin Heesung opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“Yes, we are dating.”

His words, which he admitted coolly, surprised not only the chat window.

Even the staff on site widened their eyes and stared.

He looked at Im Jooho and Jo Insoo alternately and said.

“I’ve told you everything, so can we go now?”

“Ah… yes, of course.”

Jo Insoo, embarrassed, nodded and cleared the way.

Im Jooho grabbed Jin Heesung’s arm and asked.

“We’re having a wrap-up party today, will you come?”

At his words, the chat window was shouting at Jin Heesung.

“It seems like the viewers and fans here are also desperately hoping for it?”

He spoke as if persuading Jin Heesung.

“Ah… yes, I understand.”

Jin Heesung inadvertently answered to get out of here.

Only then were Jin Heesung and Song Yoona able to leave the scene.

* * *

As soon as the car carrying Song Yoona arrived at the pension [a type of Korean guesthouse], I took a deep breath.

“Haa….”

At that sound, Song Yoona, who was sitting next to me, also sighed.

“Wow… what on earth is going on….”

We entered the pension with dazed faces.

We pushed the groceries we had bought to the side and sat facing each other.

And I carefully opened my mouth towards her.

“I’m sorry.”

She tilted her head at my apology.

“Huh? What for.”

“I didn’t intend to reveal it like this. But saying no there seemed even worse, so I revealed it as I pleased. Our relationship.”

At my words, she chuckled and replied.

“Well, it’s true. It would have been obvious from my expression and tone that we were dating, right?”

I ended up smiling at Song Yoona’s words.

“That’s right. It was.”

We looked at each other and just burst out laughing as if this situation was absurd.

We were ignoring reality for a while.

Then, Song Yoona looked at the phone in front of her and opened her mouth as if worried.

“It’ll be okay… right?”

At her words, I reassured her with a smile and replied.

“I’ll check it out.”

Song Yoona nodded.

I quickly picked up my phone and connected to the internet.

And countless articles that could be seen without having to search for them.

[Song Yoona♥Jin Heesung, revealed during a live broadcast of Q-Tube ‘Go Anywhere’….]

[Jin Heesung confesses, holding Song Yoona’s hand, “We are dating.”]

[Song Yoona♥Jin Heesung, from family eating in the same pot… to lovers.]

[WG Entertainment – “We do not interfere in the private lives of our actors….”.]

[Jin Heesung♥Song Yoona – Jin Heesung’s manager ‘Congratulations if it’s true.’]

[Jin Heesung, Song Yoona. The film industry is buzzing with the two actors’ dating rumors….]

With a flood of articles, her and my phones started ringing and buzzing with messages.

Song Yoona, who had been trying to laugh off the situation, bit her nails as she looked at the articles I showed her.

“What do we do now?”

Normally, I would be calling Kim *Siljang* [Team Leader] or contacting the company right now to try to resolve the situation somehow.

But for some reason, I was very calm.

“Well… people can date. Celebrities are people too.”

She nodded at my words.

The fact that our relationship was revealed.

It certainly wasn’t a welcome thing.

Originally, if something like this happened, a very troublesome and complicated situation would unfold.

But thanks to my newly refocused mind, this situation felt strangely liberating to me.