I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 468

Miley Cara. The most successful actress and singer in Hollywood. But her peak wasn’t the end. It was no exaggeration to say that Miley Cara was enjoying her second golden age recently, and it began after she met Kang Woo-jin in Korea.

Since then, a lot has happened.

Everything was a huge issue, but one of them was Cara’s confession to Kang Woo-jin. Of course, this part was a top secret to the outside world. Still, the media, smelling something, broke the dating rumors, and it surfaced moderately. Miley Cara, in that situation, naturally couldn’t meet Kang Woo-jin recently, nor could they even contact each other often.

First of all, they were both too busy.

Well, Cara had some leeway, but Kang Woo-jin had none at all. But it might have been an excuse. Actually, Cara was.

‘How will he react?’

She was curious about how Kang Woo-jin would act after the sudden dating rumors broke. That’s why she didn’t make any official statements and refrained from contacting Woo-jin, watching his moves.

The problem was.

‘Why! Why isn’t he doing anything!’

There was no reaction from Kang Woo-jin. She understood that he was incredibly busy, but Cara thought he would at least leak a brief statement to the media.

Miley Cara, who had already confessed, was honestly a little anxious. I mean, isn’t it obvious? Whether it’s a rejection or giving some leeway, he could do something, right? Since Cara confessed first, she thought Kang Woo-jin would give her a canned answer [a pre-prepared, standard response].

But there was nothing.

The busy Kang Woo-jin was frantically working through his schedule. Of course, the dating rumors didn’t die down and continued to grow, but Miley Cara missed the timing to contact Woo-jin.

‘Ha- Damn it!’

She should have done it as soon as the dating rumors broke, but she distanced herself, thinking she would watch him, and now it was awkward for Cara to contact him first.

‘If I contact him first and ask something, it’ll look like I’m really clinging.’

She had already confessed first, so she was okay with clinging a little now, but Cara was worried that if she was too eager, Kang Woo-jin might dislike it. Plus, they were both busy, so she didn’t want to seem like she was pressing for an answer.

‘Ha- Seriously, I’ve never been like this before! This is a first!’

Until now, men had always come running to her, but this was the first time Miley Cara was anxiously waiting like this. She had no experience, so she didn’t know what to do. In the meantime, Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Pierrot’ was released, and his influence in Hollywood became several times stronger.

Around that time, wanting an answer became a foolish thing to do.

Let’s be patient, what’s the big deal, let’s be patient.

Cara calmed herself down and pretended to be relaxed while hiding her feelings. But deep down, a faint sense of disappointment inevitably arose. When that disappointment had grown to a moderate level, Cara met Kang Woo-jin today at an event related to ‘Beast and Beauty.’

It had been quite a while since she had seen him.

She tried to greet him warmly, but when Cara saw Kang Woo-jin in the waiting room, she somehow ended up using a cold tone.

“It’s been a while, you’re alive.”

“Yes, fortunately.”

“Okay. Let’s talk after the event if you have time.”

“Sure.”

The conversation was very brief and cold. Because of that, the staff around them thought the two actors had fought. Why? Ah- because of the false dating rumors? So they were keeping their distance from each other? However, Miley Cara’s true feelings were a little different.

‘You idiot! Why did you do that! Why were you so cold to him! Did I unconsciously put up my pride??’

Miley Cara blamed herself for expressing her disappointment with a relaxed pretense, as if she didn’t care. But Kang Woo-jin remained indifferent, with no particular reaction. What is that man? Because of that, Cara wasn’t in a very good mood throughout the event, and she subtly glanced at Kang Woo-jin, who had shown up looking stylish.

‘······He’s the same as usual.’

Kang Woo-jin, who was sitting right next to her, had his usual calm demeanor. Again, she was the only one worked up, and Cara felt pathetic. At this point, Cara admitted it again.

‘Sigh, I think I’ve fallen too hard for Kang Woo-jin.’

She had already crossed the point of no return. Even though she was being treated so coldly, even though the temperature difference was so stark, Cara couldn’t easily give up on Woo-jin.

‘But- starting today, I need to think about him less.’

That’s when Cara made a promise to herself.

“······The atmosphere has already changed to just colleagues and a misunderstanding, but the public still wants a clear answer! Is it not true after all?”

A reporter who participated in the event asked Kang Woo-jin a sensitive question. Cara, who was lost in thought, suddenly came to her senses. What is that crazy reporter saying now! Don’t disappoint me anymore! She had barely calmed down, and that reporter was adding fuel to the fire again.

‘Kang Woo-jin, who always goes straight, will answer anything! Then I’ll be disappointed again!’

That’s when Cara frowned.

-Swish.

Kang Woo-jin, with a nonchalant face, turned his head. He looked at Cara. Miley Cara, startled, tried to hide her excitement. A brief eye contact. Cara thought that Kang Woo-jin was saying with his eyes that it was annoying, so he would either make a vague excuse or say that the dating rumors were false. Cara felt the same way.

There were over 200 reporters gathered, and the ‘Beast and Beauty’ team was all here, so there was no need to put too much weight on that question.

But she couldn’t help but sigh.

‘Sigh, yeah, I need to choose reality.’

Cara’s resigned sigh cooled down. At the same time, Kang Woo-jin’s low and short voice spread through the microphone.

“No, we are dating.”

Miley Cara, who had sighed again as if she had been waiting for it, smiled sadly.

‘Right, we’re nothing. We’re just dating······Huh?’

Then, Miley Cara’s blue eyes widened. She raised her head that had been lowered. Her expression was full of ‘What is this?’ Did Kang Woo-jin just say that? No, no, I must have misheard? Kang Woo-jin slowly met the eyes of Cara, whose blue eyes were shaking. His poker face didn’t change, but Woo-jin didn’t avoid Cara’s eyes.

At this point, the hall with over 200 reporters fell silent for a moment.

“······”

“······”

All the ‘Beast and Beauty’ actors, including director Bill Rotner and Maria Armas, focused their attention on Kang Woo-jin. Their faces were filled with shock. Then, a reporter who had barely regained his senses blinked his eyes and asked again.

“Excuse me?? Mr. Woo-jin, what did you just say?”

Kang Woo-jin, who was staring at the dumbfounded blonde Cara with a dumbfounded face, answered again calmly.

“We are dating.”

That’s when.

“······Ah- Ah!!”

“Huh? Huh??! Ah!!!”

“Did Kang Woo-jin say they’re dating?!”

“Oh, my! I was spacing out!!”

“Mr. Woo-jin!! Mr. Kang Woo-jin! When did you two become lovers?!!”

The over 200 reporters who had gathered in the hall regained their lost souls. They suddenly screamed and shouted, and frantically took pictures of Kang Woo-jin and the blonde Cara sitting side by side on the stage.

-Flash! Flash! Flash!

Flashes of light burst as if blinding them. But the eye contact between Kang Woo-jin, who was looking at Cara, and Miley Cara, who was looking at Woo-jin, did not stop. Woo-jin had a calm face due to his concept, but inside he was almost going crazy.

‘I did it!! Oh!! I did it!! Crazy! What do I do now??! Ah, whatever! I’ll just throw out the prepared lines and wait!!’

Miley Cara had the same feeling both outwardly and inwardly.

“······”

Total shock. Kang Woo-jin’s answer, which was thrown without any build-up or hint, made Cara’s mind dizzy. The endless shouts of the reporters and the flash of cameras intensified that feeling. Regardless, Kang Woo-jin, who had a thick face [meaning he was shameless or composed].

-Swish.

He leaned close to Cara, who was still sitting next to him with her blue eyes wide open, and whispered softly.

“I’m sorry, I was late in answering.”

Soon, Miley Cara, whose shock had faded a little, smiled and replied.

“You’re really a weirdo, and thank you.”

This two-shot was being captured by countless reporters’ cameras.

Behind them.

After Kang Woo-jin’s ‘no-backing-down’ declaration, the hall of the ‘Beast and Beauty’ event was in a frenzy. The reporters’ shouts and flashes continued endlessly. Still, director Bill Rotner had calmed down and was just smiling.

“Haha, does this mean that ‘Beast’ and ‘Beauty Bella’ are dating in real life?”

Maria Armas and others who had first guessed Woo-jin and Cara’s relationship.

‘I knew it!’

The actors offered their congratulations to Kang Woo-jin and Cara. The ‘World Disney Pictures’ officials were busy moving around, but they didn’t seem flustered.

The reason was simple.

Kang Woo-jin had already done the groundwork with ‘World Disney Pictures.’ In fact, he hadn’t ignored Cara’s confession. He was just waiting for the right time. That was today. Of course, he had informed Disney first, and if they had refused, he would have tried to schedule it for another day. But ‘World Disney Pictures’ was cool with it.

They said that this issue would put ‘Beast and Beauty’ on a higher trajectory.

They even congratulated Kang Woo-jin.

I guess Hollywood has a different culture?

Anyway, Kang Woo-jin officially acknowledged his relationship with Cara as he had prepared and planned. He mixed in his usual ‘no-backing-down’ attitude.

The result was a huge success.

Therefore, Kang Woo-jin, who was making eye contact with Cara, pretended to be calm with his concept, but inside he was cheering.

‘Success! Wasn’t that pretty good??!’

And then he wondered if this was right.

‘······But is that Miley Cara in front of me really my girlfriend??’

It was a moment when reality felt very distant, but seeing Miley Cara smiling made him think it was real. Kang Woo-jin briefly recalled his past self.

‘Ugh- man, I used to work overtime at a design company, and now I’m dating that Miley Cara.’

The faces of his family and close friends also came to mind. His close friends would probably go crazy without even seeing it. Like, ‘You’re dating Miley Cara?!’ That would be their reaction. Then, Cara, who was next to him, leaned close to Woo-jin’s ear with a smile. A nice scent wafted to Woo-jin.

“You really- can’t do anything quietly.”

“So, do you dislike it?”

“No? Not at all.”

At this time, the reporters who had been chattering changed their target of questions. This time it was Miley Cara.

“Miley!! Are you two really dating?!!”

Cara, who had her blonde hair braided in a single strand, gave the reporters a deep smile. It was the first smile she had shown all day.

“We’ll have a good relationship, please look kindly on us.”

The event hall quickly became so chaotic that it was difficult to control the reporters. Because of that, the ‘Beast and Beauty’ event had to end quickly, and all the actors, including Kang Woo-jin and Miley Cara, left the stage.

At this time.

“Th, there!!”

“Ooooh!!”

Some of the reporters who were endlessly taking pictures of the departing actors pointed their fingers at Cara and Kang Woo-jin. They had found a mouth-watering scene.

“Hands! They’re holding hands as they leave!!”

Kang Woo-jin and Cara were leaving the stage holding hands. This was, of course.

-Flash! Flash! Flash!

It was captured by the cameras of over 200 reporters. When Woo-jin and the ‘Beast and Beauty’ team came out of the hall and into the hallway, Cara, who was holding Kang Woo-jin’s hand, whispered to Woo-jin.

“Were you surprised? That I suddenly held your hand.”

Oh, totally. My heart almost exploded. The real Kang Woo-jin was screaming something similar to a scream, but there were many eyes watching around. Kang Woo-jin replied with a calm face. He mixed in his sincerity.

“Yes, I was surprised.”

“Liar. Tell me honestly, you were popular even before you became an actor, right?”

“I don’t know, not really.”

At this point, Maria Armas joined in.

“What, humility doesn’t suit you. How can you say you weren’t popular with that face?”

Miley Cara, who had suddenly frowned, growled.

“Don’t interrupt, and don’t talk to Woo-jin for no reason.”

“Okay, okay- I won’t.”

Director Bill Rotner, who was watching with a satisfied smile, put his hand on Kang Woo-jin’s shoulder and whispered.

“You’ve gained a lot with ‘Beast and Beauty,’ now Woo-jin just needs to receive the love and recognition of the fans. As the ‘Beast.’ I need to hurry with the editing.”

With that, director Bill Rotner left the group. The actors also left one by one. It was time for Kang Woo-jin and Miley Cara to part ways. They both had other schedules. Woo-jin, who lacked experience, was 고민 [Korean word for ‘pondering’ or ‘worrying’] while maintaining his poker face.

‘What should I say here? Should I text her? No, that’s a Korean greeting!’

Fortunately, Miley Cara was the one who spoke first.

“I’ll call you.”

It was simpler than he thought.

About an hour later, when Kang Woo-jin, who had parted ways with Miley Cara, finished talking with ‘World Disney Pictures’ and got into the van.

“Yahoo!!”

“Wow~~~~”

“You’re a man, man!!!”

The team members’ welcome and congratulations poured out, and Choi Sung-gun, who had known the content in advance, clapped for Kang Woo-jin and showed him a tablet.

“As expected- Hollywood is pink [meaning full of romantic stories]. Look how full it is of your story.”

The foreign press was half-crazed with the story of the ‘couple of the century.’