On the first day of filming the intimate scene, both Eun Chul-woo and Kim Min-kyung made a fool of themselves.

Eun Chul-woo thought to himself, perhaps it was because his body had been dormant for too long, or perhaps it was because this body suddenly recognized the person who was most familiar with him, so with just a few light steps, a large bulge appeared under his red skirt.

Fortunately, it was covered by a pillow, and the director only wanted to give the audience a hazy glimpse, so no one noticed except for him and Kim Min-kyung.

As for Kim Min-kyung, his “disgrace” was a bit more serious than Eun Chul-woo’s. When the director shouted “Action” and started filming the kissing scene, Kim Min-kyung kissed like a greedy beast and couldn’t stop, scaring all the staff present.

The director said, “That… Min-kyung-ah… Korean intimate scenes still need to be a little more beautiful, it’s not the same as Hollywood’s performance. Control your emotions and we’ll do another take later.”

“Okay.”

Kim Min-kyung smiled and nodded. The protective gear pressed against Eun Chul-woo’s thigh. It was all thanks to that pillow, otherwise all the staff would have been shocked.

Eun Chul-woo laughed at himself.

He thought to himself, they are two selfish, despicable, and horny monsters. They were like this 5 years ago, and they are still like this 5 years later. They have never changed.

In the future…

Perhaps it won’t change either?

Meeting Kim Min-kyung again was unexpected.

A few months ago, the director suddenly appeared backstage at the theater and said he had a job he wanted to talk to Eun Chul-woo about, and asked if he had time.

Eun Chul-woo was a musical actor, and a well-known one at that. He had relied on his talent to get into an excellent music high school, and then relied on his talent and hard work to enter the Korea National University of Arts, eventually becoming one of the most powerful actors in the top theater company in Seoul.

At the young age of 29, he had a guess about the director’s sudden visit, and this guess made him feel excited.

“It’s like this,” the director sat on the sofa in the lounge, holding a cup of coffee and said, “I have a new drama to shoot, and there is a very important role in it that I think is very suitable for you. It’s a villain, I don’t know if you mind?”

“I don’t mind. It doesn’t matter if it’s a protagonist or a villain, a main role or a supporting role. I like characters with personality,” Eun Chul-woo said immediately. “May I ask what kind of role it is?”

Even within the entertainment industry, it was an honor for many young actors to be able to star in the director’s films, let alone a musical actor like Eun Chul-woo.

You know, many famous Korean actors started out as musical actors. Eun Chul-woo certainly had the same expectations, but this was the first time such an opportunity had fallen on his head.

The director laughed, “That’s good.”

They discussed the script in the lounge for a long time. The director showed him the introduction of the character. “There are a few too many main characters. Some have been decided, and some are pending. Before you officially star in it and sign a confidentiality agreement, I can only show you a small part of the script information. I hope you understand.”

“I understand, director,” Eun Chul-woo nodded. “May I ask… why did you choose me? This role is very important, but I have no experience in film and television dramas.”

Even by just looking at the simple introduction, Eun Chul-woo could see that this was a very complex character. It seemed a bit risky to have a “newcomer” like him play it.

The director laughed. “How can you be considered a newcomer? An emotional musical actor who performs so many plays every year, you’re good-looking, have a good voice, and good stamina. The experience you’re talking about is just things like the set and the camera. It’s not important. You’ll get used to it. The important thing is that you’re suitable.”

That’s right, suitable.

Before seeing Eun Chul-woo, the director was indeed worried, but the person who recommended Eun Chul-woo said, “If the director is not sure, just go and watch his performance. You will be pleasantly surprised.”

Unexpectedly, there was indeed a surprise.

Eun Chul-woo was one of the main actors in this afternoon’s play, a killer who had a cross-dressing scene.

In one mission, the killer put on a red dress and a leather jacket, with a gun tied to his thigh, and infiltrated a presidential palace banquet to assassinate the target.

A tall man with a muscular chest and abs and a tan skin, who put on a red dress to complete the assassination mission, staged a few funny and interesting things to transition and pave the way for the subsequent exciting plot.

His acting was perfect, and his singing was effortless. A big man wearing a red dress was not disgusting or annoying. It was perfect. The director felt that this trip was not in vain.

“You’re saying, someone recommended me?” Eun Chul-woo was stunned. “May I ask for their name…”

“Ah, sorry, I can’t say that,” the director scratched his head. “The other party told me to keep it a secret. He said that as long as you act well and don’t disappoint his expectations, he will ask you for a celebration dinner after the filming is over.”

Eun Chul-woo couldn’t help but laugh. “Is that so?”

This tone sounded very much like the university professor he had a good relationship with. The reason he did this was probably because he was afraid of burdening him, right?

After that, Eun Chul-woo attended the audition with a nervous and excited heart. After passing the audition, he went through a crash course in film and television acting under the arrangement of the director.

In short, after a few months of a fulfilling life, Eun Chul-woo had almost forgotten about the mysterious person who had recommended him, until the day he officially joined the group to read the script…

The director affectionately pulled a handsome but slovenly man into the room and introduced him to everyone, “This guy is named Kim Min-kyung. If you don’t watch American dramas, you might not know him, but he’s quite famous abroad, right? Hahaha, he’s a Hollywood actor. Oh, right! He’s also your alumnus, Actor Eun.”

Not just an alumnus.

Kim Min-kyung thought to himself.

He was thirty-one this year, and Eun Chul-woo was twenty-nine. Their story could even be traced back to their university days.

Some ill-fated relationships are just destined to be.

Kim Min-kyung was born into a family of artists. The family was so large that there was a long list of relatives scattered all over the world. Those people were either pianists or singers, or they were engaged in other artistic professions. In short, they were quite famous in their respective industries.

With such genes, as soon as Kim Min-kyung was born, his family couldn’t wait for him to immediately distinguish between do, re, mi… but he was very lazy and didn’t want to do anything.

Talent cannot be hidden, but the owner of the talent is too lazy to use it.

Just like that, Kim Min-kyung barely passed the high school entrance exam, and then barely passed the entrance exam to the Korea National University of Arts, majoring in musicals. His scores were always hovering at the pass/fail line, up and down, and he seemed to enjoy it.

Kim Min-kyung spent his first year of university in boredom.

The second year of university was the same.

It wasn’t until his junior year that Kim Min-kyung finally found someone he found interesting at the freshman welcome party.

To be honest, the other person was not very conspicuous.

At least before he went on stage.

Fluffy, unkempt hair, black-rimmed glasses that almost covered half his face, a light-colored T-shirt and light-colored casual pants, a faded canvas messenger bag—at a glance, he was the kind of person who lived on an honors scholarship, completely different from Kim Min-kyung’s social class.

There were many poor children who received honors scholarships. Kim Min-kyung had seen many of them. These people were either humble, or arrogant, or smart, or diligent… no matter what, they had nothing to do with him.

But it wasn’t until the other person went on the freshman performance stage that Kim Min-kyung finally knew why the other was called the most amazing freshman representative in the past ten years.

So beautiful.

The word “beautiful” can describe many things, such as mountains and rivers in nature, jungle secrets, or human creations, such as paintings, music, jewelry, and sculptures.

Kim Min-kyung rarely used the word “beautiful” to describe anything, because with his family background, he had grown up surrounded by beauty…

Unless that kind of beauty was very special, like Eun Chul-woo on the stage.

The other’s appearance was beautiful, with a handsome face, a clear voice, bright eyes, and perfectly proportioned limbs…

Even his soul was beautiful. Kim Min-kyung felt that he could see the other’s vitality.

That feeling was hard to describe in words.

In short, it was very difficult for him to look away.

This junior named Eun Chul-woo became a hit at the freshman welcome party. From then on, many people began to pay attention to him, both openly and secretly, including Kim Min-kyung himself.

Those love letters, invitations, and chocolates rained down on him, making the junior who had been trying to keep a low profile feel at a loss.

Kim Min-kyung could even see a sentence on the other’s face: If I had known, I wouldn’t have agreed to the teacher’s request to perform at the freshman welcome party. It’s so troublesome.

Yes, so troublesome.

One was a junior who was barely passing all his courses, and the other was a top-notch freshman who excelled in everything. It was very difficult for them to have any interaction, whether in class or in club activities.

However, for the first time in his life, Kim Min-kyung had a goal—he decided to participate in a school festival performance.

Of course, a “good student” like Eun Chul-woo would participate in this kind of festival performance. He not only had to perform, but also had to help the teacher with various trivial matters.

Kim Min-kyung was not a good student, but he had a good family background. As long as he wanted, someone would naturally allow him to participate in the festival activities.

Just like that, starring in the same festival play was the beginning of the interaction between Kim Min-kyung and Eun Chul-woo.

On the day of casting for the musical, the teacher called all the participating students to the training room. There were ten people in total, all of whom were the best in their respective grades’ musical theater departments.

So when Kim Min-kyung, the one who was barely passing, appeared, many students were shocked.

At this time, the students remembered that there was indeed a senior in the school who came from a family of artists. But because he was too lazy and had no sense of presence, everyone only knew that the senior was very handsome, but they didn’t know what he was capable of.

What is this young master doing here? Is he just going to sit here and take the credit?

“Kim Min-kyung, you will be the protagonist of this play,” the teacher said with a blank expression and handed the script to Kim Min-kyung. “On the day of the rehearsal, don’t let me down.”

He was very familiar with Kim Min-kyung’s strength, and also very familiar with his laziness. He only gave him one chance, which was the day of the rehearsal.

“I know, teacher,” Kim Min-kyung smiled.

Eun Chul-woo looked at him curiously. It was only on this day that he knew that there was a legendary lazybones in their school who didn’t bully, didn’t cause trouble, had a prominent family background, and whose strength was a mystery—that was the person in front of him, Kim Min-kyung, a junior.

A week later, the day of the rehearsal arrived.

The students whispered to each other, saying that the lazy senior had never been to the practice room. They really didn’t know where he had been practicing.

Was it in a paid practice room outside? Or at home? But that was right. He came from a family of artists and lived in a big villa. Even if there was no soundproof practice room at home like the one at school, he wouldn’t disturb the neighbors.

Just like that, Eun Chul-woo’s first impression of Kim Min-kyung was almost all from these gossips. It had to be said that the impression was not good.

But soon, his impression changed.

The rehearsal performance was stunning.

Kim Min-kyung was amazing.

His talent, everything about him, was beyond doubt.

The teacher’s face was tense as he excitedly clapped his hands. Even the other students’ faces turned red as they applauded for Kim Min-kyung, including Eun Chul-woo.

Kim Min-kyung’s gaze swept over Eun Chul-woo’s face and smiled. He saw that look clearly, it was the same look he had given Eun Chul-woo at the freshman welcome party.

It was a sigh of admiration: So beautiful.

Beautiful?

Beautiful, right?

Because this is my trap.

My dear junior.