Choi Hai grinned deferentially. "No, I wouldn't dare to."

"Frankly speaking, Choi Min-ho does love to cause trouble and this time, the Jun family only decided not to pursue this matter because they need your help. Otherwise, do you think they'd let Choi Min-ho off? The upper class circle in Seoul is very complicated and even I don't dare to provoke the top four wealthy families..."

At this point, the deputy chief paused and said, "Your current reputation is the result of our family's efforts. I hope you will treasure it."

Choi Hai secretly clenched his fist while maintaining a benevolent smile on his face. "You're right, I understand."

'Hmph, you're just being promoted to the chief position soon. What's there to be arrogant about?"

"Go see that woman, are you sure the Jun family won't take care of her?"

Choi Hai said with a look of contempt, "Who would bother about a small time actress like her?"

The deputy chief nodded.

The two of them walked out of the office to see that Y/N was still sitting on the lounge chair in the hall.

Her posture wasn't very elegant and she was chewing on some gum while lowering her head to play her mobile game.

"Y/N, we have concrete evidence of you beating Choi Min-ho up and causing him to be hospitalized. Since he's the only child of the Choi family, they'd definitely pursue this matter all the way to the end. If there's anything that you're dissatisfied with, you may ask your lawyer to submit an appeal."

Y/N looked at the police officer in front of her before turning to look at Choi Hai and the deputy chief.

Just as she was about to get up, Jun-ho dashed in, clad in a patient's gown with his arm in a cast.

"I haven't even pursued the matter against Choi Min-ho, what are you being so eager for?"

When Choi Hai saw Jun-ho, he froze in shock for a while before turning to look at him. "Mr. Jun, your father has already privately settled this matter with us..."

Jun-ho furrowed his thick eyebrows and didn't give them a chance to finish speaking. He exclaimed viciously, "My father's private settlement with you guys has nothing to do with me. Did I agree to settle it in private? Your son hit me, not my father!"

"Mr. Jun, our families will continue to cooperate in the future, why do we have to make the relationship so strained?"

Jun-ho smiled contemptuously and said, "Damn it, how dare you talk about maintaining peace between our families when you had the audacity to arrest Sister Y/N? She hit him only because she wanted revenge for me. We either drop this matter or I immediately hire a lawyer to sue Choi Min-ho. He'll probably have to serve a jail term of a few years, right?"

Y/N raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but look at Jun-ho.

'He usually look just like a fool but I didn't expect him to be so domineering when he threatens others.'

With a sullen expression, Choi Hai said, "Have you discussed this with your father before you said this? Let's call your father now."

Jun-ho waved his hand and said, "Bullshit, you want to pursue this against my Sister Y/N, huh? Fine, the person who instigated her to hit your son is me. Shall we sue each other?"

After saying that, Jun-ho looked at Y/N with a heartened gaze.

"It seems that you're bent on ruining the relationship between our families, huh? Mr. Jun, you really plan to forgot everything for a small time actress. Impressive."

Y/N suddenly said, "If not for the fact that you are older than me, I would have knocked your teeth out."

'This wench!'

Choi Hai took a deep breath.

'What does this spoiled brat know? All he does is fool around and have fun. I refuse to believe that his father will really offend me for her!'

"My son got beaten up and no matter what, we won't just drop the matter. I want her to take responsibility!"

Jun-ho gritted his teeth and glared at Choi Hai with fury in his eyes. "Do you really plan to leave your son alone?"

"Mr. Jun, you'd better cherish your life. You seem to have many brothers."

Y/N really wanted to hit them.

However, she knew where this place was.

Even if she wanted to fight, she had to wait until she made it out.

She squinted and looked at them calmly.

"Jun-ho, get lost and go back to the hospital."

Jun-ho turned around to look at Y/N and said in disbelief, "Sister Y/N, I'm here to support you, why are you chasing me away? Besides, you went to beat Choi Min-ho for my sake anyway!"

Y/N ruffled her hair and replied carelessly, "Do you think I need you to support me?"

Jun-ho blinked and only then did he suddenly remember that apart from her aggressive combat skills, she was also Second Young Madam Kim!

Jun-ho calmed down. While Choi Hai was watching in bewilderment, he turned around and sat beside Y/N.

As soon as he sat down, he started wincing in pain.

Sst...

In a moment of agitation, he forgot that he was now injured and hence was in great pain!

Choi Hai thought that Jun-ho must have been scared of his father and hence, decided to give up just like that.

"In that case, deputy chief, can we sentence Y/N as soon as possible for beating up my son and causing him to be hospitalized?"

As soon as he finished, Jun-ho couldn't help but interject, "Hey, I suggest that you think it over, don't regret it when the time comes."

'Regret? Why would I regret it? Hmph!'

"Miss Y/N, are you admitting to what you've done?" the deputy chief asked, looking at Y/N.

He felt that she was somewhat familiar-looking.

'Could it be that I've seen her in some commercial?'

With one leg crossed over the other, Y/N leaned against the wall and said with a look of annoyance, "Just press charges if you want to. What are you dilly-dallying for?"

"Hmph, in this case, please go to the detention center..."

Seeing that the handcuffs were about to be cuffed on Y/N's wrist, Kai suddenly spoke up.

"What are you trying to do to my Second Sister-in-law!?!"

Everyone turned to look at them.

There were lots of people this time.

There were seven or eight of them.

The leader was wearing a black trench coat and he had a noble aura with a cold expression on his handsome face.

He pursed his lips and kept his hands in his pocket. Each step he took seemed to be a step on their hearts, making their heartbeat race rapidly.

Kai, the esteemed Third Young Master Kim was following behind him. Apart from the refined-looking man who was holding a pile of documents, the rest should be bodyguards.

As the president of the Huimang Charity Foundation, Choi Hai was fortunate enough to have met Taehyung once, so he recognized him at a glance.

His legs began trembling and he hurriedly walked forward to greet them with a smile. "It's so late, Mr. Kim, why are you and Third Young Master Kim at the police station?"

'Mr. Kim? Third Young Master Kim?'

The deputy chief was smart enough to have instantly guessed the identities of the visitors, which made him feel a chill down his back.

'What is Mr. Kim doing here at the police station? Could it be for Jun-ho?'

Taehyung ignored Choi Hai and looked at Y/N.

She was wearing a casual suit and remained seated like a gangster. Despite being bare-faced, she was still beautiful.

It seemed that she wasn't hurt.

Even Taehyung felt relieved, though he didn't realize how tensed up he had just been.

He covered his mouth and coughed before walking towards Y/N and looking down at her from above.

Y/N subconsciously raised her head to make eye contact with him.

"You..."

Just as she was about to speak, Taehyung suddenly reached his hand out to her.

His hand was beautiful as his bones were defined and his fingers were slender and long. Y/N's eyes flickered and soon recalled his misogyny.

"I'm here to take my wife home, do you have an opinion, Mr. Choi?"

Choi Hai and the deputy chief were both startled as they looked at Y/N in unison.

Y/N was still hesitating, and couldn't help but look Taehyung in the eye again. She then reluctantly reached her hand into her sleeve and placed it on his palm.

Taehyung frowned and pulled her sleeve away to hold her hand. His fingertips were cold and when they touched her skin, Y/N felt his body shaking.

"My wife is timid and she's so frightened by you that she can't speak anymore, Mr. Choi. How do you think you should compensate us?"

'Damn it, are you serious?'

Both Kai and Jun-ho were just as dumbfounded.

They looked at Y/N, blinked, and then looked at Taehyung again.

'Y/N is timid? She's so scared that she can't speak?'

Kai resisted the urge to pound his chest.

'Second Brother, how can you go against your conscience and say such things without batting an eyelid at all!?'

Choi Hai widened his eyes in shock.

'Wife? They're holding hands... Does that mean Y/N is the legendary Second Young Madam Kim? Y/N is Taehyung's wife!'

He suddenly felt like he was about to pass out as he finally figured out why Y/N was so composed.

At the end of the day, Choi Min-ho was the one who beat up Jun-ho first and Y/N had merely hit Choi Min-ho again to take revenge for Jun-ho.

Things were more complicated now that the Kim Family was involved...

He didn't have the guts to continue pursuing the matter! The Kim family was way superior to the Jun family!

They were the wealthiest of all tycoons. While Choi Hai could subdue the Jun family, there was nothing he could do to the Kim family.

Choi Hai smiled awkwardly and said, "Hehe, there must be some misunderstanding here. I was just too muddled up because I love my son too much and got really worried because he's hospitalized. Mr. and Mrs. Kim, please forgive me."

Jun-ho couldn't help but add fuel to the fire. "Weren't you bent on pursuing this matter to the end and putting Sister Y/N behind bars? Don't chicken out!"

Choi Hai wished he could sew Jun-ho's lips together. "Mr. Kim, I won't pursue this matter anymore, Second Young Madam Kim has taught my unfilial son, Choi Min-ho, a lesson and disciplined him on my behalf. I ought to thank her, actually."

Taehyung ignored him and turned to look at the deputy chief.

"Ahem, I was just being impartial and I was rather furious because Choi Min-ho is my nephew. Mr. Kim, please pardon me, we won't pursue this matter either. At the end of the day, my bastard nephew is at fault in the first place. Please forgive us, Mr. Kim!"

Taehyung squinted and said, "You have to compensate for the emotional trauma you've inflicted on my wife..."

"We will!" Choi Hai immediately added, "Is one million enough? We'll compensate her for the emotional trauma. Second Young Madam Kim, please forget about the unpleasant incident today!"

'One million...'

Y/N scratched Taehyung's palm gently with her finger. She could sense the sweat that was seeping out of his palm.

He was clearly feeling extremely uncomfortable but he still insisted on holding her hand. 'Tsk, tsk, Doggy Taehyung has indeed been subdued by my charm.'

"I'll make do with it. When the time comes, get Choi Min-ho to kowtow and apologize to me too, and I won't pursue this any further."

Choi Hai agreed without hesitation, "Yes, yes, that's for sure. When that brat is discharged from the hospital, I'll take him to the Kim family to kowtow and apologize to you, Second Young Madam Kim."

"Forget it, don't dirty my home. Just make him record an apology video and upload it onto the internet. Oh, remember to make it clear that it's an apology to Second Young Madam Kim, not Y/N."

He was smart enough to understand what Y/N meant.

She didn't want anyone to know that she was Taehyung's wife.

"Okay, okay, we will do as we are told!"

Choi Hai wiped the cold sweat from the corner of his forehead and turned to look at Taehyung. "Mr. Kim..."

"Remember, my wife is delicate and vulnerable. She's not to be bullied by anyone."

'If she's really that delicate and vulnerable, would she have beaten my son up so badly?'

However, Choi Hai dared not voice his opinion and instead nodded profusely while bending forward. "Yes, yes, I've learned my lesson, we won't bully Second Young Madam Kim again. I will instruct Choi Min-ho too."

Pleased with his answer, Taehyung asked, "Deputy chief, can I take my wife away now?"

The deputy chief smiled and said, "Yes, of course, Mr. Kim, Second Young Madam Kim, please take care."

After making sure that they had already gotten inside the car, the deputy chief stopped smiling and glowered at Choi Hai in displeasure. "Look what you've done. If you affect my promotion, I'll sever ties with you."

He thought that he would do his brother-in-law a favor and handle this matter personally since it was just an issue with a small time actress.

In the end, everything backfired and they ended up offending one of the most powerful men in Seoul!

Choi Hai rubbed his cold sweat and said, "Rest assured, Brother-in-law."

In fact, he was more worried about whether Taehyung would do something to his charity foundation.

Y/N watched Jun-ho leave in his car before slowly getting into hers.

Kai walked towards the passenger seat while letting the two of them take the backseat.

"Second sister-in-law, did you really go to beat up Choi Min-ho for Jun-ho?"

Y/N glanced at him and questioned, "What else do you think it was for?"

"He's not your biological brother, why did you have to make a fuss for his sake?"

Kai would never admit that he was jealous.

She had previously beaten up Woo-jin and Jun-yeon for Jennie's sake but now, she even got into trouble for Jun-ho! Meanwhile, she had never stood up for Kai before and even beat him up instead.

The more Kai thought about it, the more aggrieved he was, but Y/N chose to rub salt into his wound at this juncture.

"You're not my younger brother either."

"But I'm your brother-in-law and my second brother is your husband!"

'I'm also considered your boss!'

"Kai, you look like a fool tonight, I do not want to talk to you."

!!!

Kai stared at Y/N pitifully in disbelief.

Y/N looked out of the window as she couldn't be bothered to answer him.

Kai once again looked at Taehyung, only to see him handing a bottle of mineral water to Y/N calmly.

Y/N grabbed it and was about to unscrew the cap when she saw a couple by the roadside.

The man was unscrewing the bottle cap for the woman.

Y/N thought about it and handed the water to Taehyung.

Taehyung was bewildered.

Y/N coughed twice and said righteously, "I'm so weak and delicate that I can't unscrew the cap."

The chauffeur couldn't help but look at Y/N through the rear view mirror!

Kai, who had pulled out his earphones and was about to hear music, suddenly turned around in shock.

He stared at Taehyung who was holding onto the bottle of water.

Taehyung pursed his lips and handed the bottle to Y/N again.

Y/N smiled sweetly at him and took a sip of the water, which was rare of her.

'Mm, it tastes good.'

At this moment, Kai thought, 'Y/N is really shameless. Even Popeye wouldn't be able to beat her, how can she have the cheek to say that she's weak and can't take care of herself!? I'm the one who's weak and delicate!'

When they returned home, they were surprised to see that Jennie was still awake.

She was sitting on the sofa with a large rabbit plush in her arms while Jisso, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, was beside her.

"Second..."

When Jennie saw Y/N, she immediately stood up in excitement. In the end, Y/N dashed over to push her away and sat down beside Jisso. She then hugged Jisso's arm affectionately and exclaimed, "Jisso, you're back!"

Jisso's eyebrows arched as she smiled and she patted Y/N's back gently. "I heard you went to the police station, what happened?"

"Nothing, I was just there to answer some questions. How long do you plan to stay this time, Jisso?"

Jisso's smile stiffened as a touch of despondency flashed in her eyes. Although it was fleeting, Y/N saw it.

She reckoned that it must have something to do with Jin.

'Are the Kim brothers all the same?'

'What else can they do other than hurt women?"

Y/N glared at Taehyung and Kai with a sharp gaze.

Both of them were confused.

"I'll leave after the New Year, we're almost done with preparing for the fashion show next year. Y/N, if you're interested, will you do me the honor and model for us?" Jisso asked in a soft and tender voice.

Y/N nodded and said, "It's alright, I won't charge you a fee."

It was rare that Y/N would be willing to work for free.

Kai looked at Jisso with some jealousy.

'Why? Can't handsome men enjoy the same benefits that pretty women do!?!'

"Sister-in-law, you were away for so long and I missed you so much. I have so much to say to you in private. You don't mind letting me sleep in your room tonight, do you?" Y/N asked in a sweet and coquettish voice.

Kai and Jennie looked at Taehyung in unison.

Taehyung removed his jacket and hung it on his wrist, still looking as aloof as ever.

"Darling, Sister-in-law needs to get some rest."

Y/N glared at him and retorted, "I'm not going to disturb her."

After thinking about it, Jisso decided to turn her down. "I heard that Taehyung has only recently returned too. Y/N, you've been away from him for a long time too, you two should spend more time together. Why don't we talk after you're done with work in the day?"

Y/N was displeased.

"Alright then, rest early, Sister-in-law. Feel free to call me if there's anything."

Taehyung watched Y/N go upstairs and then turned to look at Jisso again. "Sister-in-law, you seem to have a good relationship with my wife."

"Y/N is quite clingy with me. She's a good girl, Taehyung, you have to treasure her."

Taehyung nodded and headed upstairs too.

It was already in the wee hours of the morning and Y/N was really sleepy. After a simple shower, she was just about to lie down on the bed when the door to her room was suddenly pushed open.

Taehyung had already changed into his pajamas and entered calmly.

"What are you doing?"

"It's cold," he said as he glanced out the window.

"Darling, you need someone to warm you up."

"Huh?" Y/N squinted.

Taehyung walked over to the big bed and sat down. "I can do just that."

'Do what? Warm me up?'

Y/N stared at Taehyung for a long time before laughing insidiously. "Mr. Kim, it turns out you're so eager to cuddle with me. Do you want to sleep with me?"

"Darling, please mind your words."

He just wanted to try to curb his physical discomfort.

"What's there to mind? Mr. Kim, don't you want to make love to me?"

Y/N got into an extremely alluring pose.

She had a lithe and slender body. With a smile on her pretty face, she said, "Since you've taken the initiative to come here tonight, I'm fine with it."

After saying that, she quickly climbed onto the bed and snuggled up under the duvet. Supporting her head with one hand, she said, "I'm ready, come on."

"..."

Being the gentleman he was, Taehyung lifted the duvet and occupied only a small side of the bed, leaving a large space between the two of them. It was as if there was a galaxy keeping them apart.

'Huh?'

Y/N raised her brows and inched over to pin him down beneath her when she saw that he had closed his eyes and was about to sleep.

She propped herself up above him with her arms and Taehyung met her glistening eyes as soon as he opened his.

"Mr. Kim, you took the initiative to hold my hand today."

Taehyung maintained a calm expression and said, "Yes."

"Mr. Kim, you keep hinting at me." Y/N deliberately sighed and continued in a delicate voice, "You hope that I will take your virginity as soon as possible."

The corners of Taehyung's mouth twitched slightly.

"Mr. Kim, here I come!"

After saying that, Y/N inched closer and was about to press her tender lips against Taehyung's thin lips but he suddenly reached out to stop her.

His palm was warm and wet. As his body trembled, a peculiar feeling arose within him.

"Mr. Kim, didn't you say that you were going to warm me up?" Y/N asked rhetorically.

Taehyung's gaze was deep and his body gradually began to tremble while his childhood memories surged in his mind like a flood.

The blazing flames...

Two bodies that had been burnt and charred beyond recognition...

He clenched his fists and forced himself to play it cool while Y/N had obviously sensed the changes in his body. She pursed her lips and then turned around to leave.

'Such a perfect man like Doggy Taehyung actually has such a strange illness. Tsk.'

While Y/N was lamenting, Taehyung stood up and entered the bathroom.

He came out after a long time, his body temperature exceptionally high.

Taehyung looked at Y/N who was leaning against the headboard of the bed. He then said slowly in a slightly hoarse voice, "Go to bed early, Darling."

"Mr. Kim, are you not going to keep me warm tonight?"

He glanced at her delicate face and said, "I gave it a try, you'd better not come near me for the time being."

"???"

'So, how in the world did you get a wife, Taehyung?'

Y/N was full of disdain. "Mr. Kim, I just like being all lovey-dovey with you, I'm not interested in living like a widow. If you really can't do it, let's just get a divorce, I..."

Before she could finish, Taehyung suddenly turned around.

When he reached the door, he said nonchalantly, "I don't mind letting you take a look at my size, lest you feel like you're living like a widow."

Y/N was puzzled.

She only came back to her senses after she heard the door being closed shut.

'Doggy Taehyung flirted with me!'

She clenched her fists and punched the side of the bed while making up her mind to go sleep in Jisso's room.

The thought of Jisso put a smile on Y/N's face again as she hugged her pillow and scurried into Jisso's room.

Jisso's lifestyle habits were so regular that it was quite scary. Y/N thought that Jisso had fallen asleep, but as soon as she arrived at the door of Jisso's room, she realized that the door of her room was ajar.

The light in the room was dim.

Y/N gently pushed it open and caught a glimpse of the slender figure standing on the balcony.

Jisso seemed to like the color green very much and she could carry green-colored clothes well too.

At this moment, she was wearing a dark green silk dress, with her waist-length hair draped over her shoulders in a slightly messy manner.

Holding onto a wine glass, she leaned against the railing elegantly and looked into the distance.

Y/N hesitated before slowly walking in.

"Jisso, you..."

Jisso subconsciously turned her head and looked at Y/N with some surprise.

Only then did Y/N see the tears at the corners of her eyes.

Jisso hastily reached out and rubbed her tears while forcing herself to smile. "Y/N, why are you still awake?"

"I'm suffering from insomnia, I need you to sleep with me, Sister-in-law."

"Don't you have to go to the film set tomorrow? If you don't sleep now, can you wake up in time?"

Y/N waved her hand indifferently and said, "Filming will take place in the afternoon, it doesn't matter. Sister-in-law, do you have anything to say to me?"

Jisso smiled and said, "What can I have to say?"

"How about your relationship problems?"

Jisso was stunned but her gaze was flickering.

"Sister-in-law, you should know how I got married to Taehyung back then."

Jisso was well aware of how everyone despised and criticized the original Y/N when she first married Taehyung.

Jisso suddenly scrutinized Y/N and said, "Y/N, you have changed a lot, I wonder what you have gone through."

Y/N looked down guiltily. She was a completely different soul than the original owner so there were naturally major changes.

"I-I just suddenly came to my senses and felt that men are all scumbags."

Jisso said with some envy, "If only I could think like you."

'Indeed, she's upset because of Jin.'

"Y/N..."

"Go ahead, Sister-in-law."

Y/N tilted her head and gazed at Jisso.

Jisso hesitated for a long time before saying, "I... I want to get a divorce..."

'Divorce?"

Y/N was agitated.

"If you get divorced, you'll no longer be my sister-in-law, right?"

'No, it actually doesn't make a difference since Doggy Taehyung and I will get divorced sooner or later anyway.'

'By then, we'll both be divorced and in the same plight. That's good!'

Y/N immediately smiled and said, "Getting a divorce is good. Jin is a workaholic, there's nothing in his head but his skeletons and patients. Sister-in-law, it's the right choice to divorce him!"

"You really think so?"

Y/N nodded and said, "Of course. I can provide for you if you need me to."

Jisso once again fell silent.

Y/N knew she had something on her mind, so she stood quietly at the side without disturbing her.

After a long time, Jisso spoke again, "Jin and I got married because it was arranged by our families but we actually knew each other when we were very young."

Jisso's eyes were always full of infatuation and admiration when she talked about Jin.

She had a beautiful pair of eyes and coupled with her unique elegance, she was extremely alluring.

Y/N really liked Jisso's temperament, which made her feel comfortable.

"Jin and Taehyung have been geniuses since they were kids. They're fast-learners who are focused on academics. Actually, my best playmate was Kai."

'Sure enough, the path to success begins from childhood.'

She, for example, grew up as a gangster and a female bandit. Naturally, she eventually became a bandit leader.

"I always knew that Jin has never fancied me romantically. When our families first suggested that we get married, I turned it down but my father threatened me so I had no choice but to comply... Jin probably hates me because he feels that I ruined his chances to marry a woman he really loves."

Y/N caught the main point. "Ruin his chances to marry a woman he really loves? What do you mean?"

Jisso smiled bitterly and said, "Jin had a biology teacher who started teaching him when he was a teenager. He respects her greatly and she has a daughter who loves medicine as much as Jin does. Later on, they went to the same medical school."

Y/N looked up and said, "So what?"

"Y/N, in fact, Jin told me at that time that we are just ordinary friends. I secretly carried a torch for him but he didn't know. He said that if it's a must for him to get married in the future, he would marry Seulgi because they at least shared similar interests."

Afraid that Y/N wouldn't understand what she was talking about, Jisso added, "Seulgi's the daughter of Jin's biology teacher."

'So at the end of the day, Jin has a crush on someone?'

'That's not right, during those few days that I spent with Jin, it seems that he just doesn't like anyone.'

'No, he purely seems asexual.'

"Seulgi has graduated from college and has returned to the country, I think it's time for me to leave."

Y/N frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, I support your decision to get divorced but if you're getting divorced for a random woman, I won't agree to it."

After thinking about it, Y/N abruptly reached out and pressed her hand on Jisso's shoulder. "I'll accompany you to meet that woman tomorrow!"

"Seulgi and Jin are in the base camp's infirmary. Recently, one of the squads went on a mission and there were quite a lot of injured people."

Y/N remembered seeing Ji-woong battered with injuries not long ago.

'The base... That's the place where there are muscular hunks everywhere.'

Y/N dilly-dallied for a while.

'Ah~ I finally have an excuse to go gawk at hunks.'

"Sister-in-law, we will go to the base at dawn. You can get a divorce but it won't be too late to do so after we get rid of that pretentious b*tch"

'If all else fails, I can get divorced on the same day as Jisso and we can go have a feast to celebrate us becoming single again!'

"I'll pass... H-He said that I'm not welcome there."

'Jin had the heart to say such harsh things to a dainty beauty like Jisso? Atrocious.'

Y/N held Jisso and said with a sweet smile, "Don't think about that dog anymore. Sister-in-law, let's go to bed."

'Go to bed?'

Jisso coughed, once again surprised by Y/N's words.

Y/N got up early the next morning and she initially planned to make Taehyung send her to the base. However, in the end, she saw the maids coming out of Taehyung's room after cleaning it up, as soon as she left Jisso's room.

"Has Taehyung... left?"

"Yes, Second Young Madam Kim, Second Young Master left for the office half an hour ago."

'Frick! Doesn't Doggy Taehyung need to sleep at all? What did he wake up so early for? It's not like Kim Group will fold if he's half an hour late to work.'

Just as she was feeling peeved, Kai walked over while stifling a yawn. When he saw Y/N, he waved at her and greeted, "Good morning, Second Sister-in-law."

"Kai, send me to the base where the Kim family escort team is later."

Kai immediately sobered up and shook his head profusely. "It's Wednesday, there's a meeting at the office this morning. I have to get going now, Second Sister-in-law."

'What a joke, the brutal men there are all waiting to fight me one-on-one.'

Kai knew very well in his heart that the group of henchmen chose to pick on him because they just didn't dare to challenge Jin and Taehyung.

Kim Jae Wook had always indulged the people there and allowed them to pick fights with Kai.

'I, Kai, rely on my good looks to make a living. What if I get disfigured!?!'

Y/N secretly despised Kai when she stared at his back.

'Wimp, you deserve to be a miserable singleton.'

'Why would I wake up bright early in the morning and ask you for help if I wasn't worried that I might not be able to go in? Forget it, I'll go on my own.'

As she had expected, Y/N was stopped by two well-trained escort team members when she almost reached the entrance of the base.

Both of them looked particularly young, with thick eyebrows and large eyes. They looked rather quick-witted and smart.

"I'm looking for Jin."

"Sorry Ma'am, you can't go in unless Young Master asks to see you."

'You're so young but why are you so inflexible?'

Y/N frowned and said, "You guys go contact Jin and tell him that Y/N is looking for him."

Looking righteous and upright, the two of them said, "I'm sorry Ma'am, but you can't go in without an appointment or permission from Young Master."

'Hey, I have a bad temper!'

Y/N crossed her arms and said, "I am Taehyung's wife, Second Young Madam Kim, are you sure you want to stop me?"

The two looked at each other, and then looked at Y/N in unison, with obvious disdain on their faces.

'Second Young Master is such a domineering and smart person, how can he accept such a crude and shrewish woman as his wife?'

'She's pretty, though.'

"Hey, Ma'am, we're being nice enough to persuade you but you refuse to comply, huh? This is not an ordinary place that you can enter as you please."

Even if she was really Taehyung's wife, they still wouldn't let her in.

In their opinion, weak women would only cause more trouble for them.

Y/N instantly stopped smiling. 'These two don't know any better. Once I build the Black Cloud Fortress, you two will be the first ones I deal with!'

'It's just buying a mountain and building a cluster of mansions, isn't it? What's the big deal? I'm going to buy a mountain too!'

'Not only do I want to buy a mountain, I want to train bandits to irk you everyday!'

"Do you guys think I'm weak?" Y/N questioned, pointing to herself.

She suddenly put on a gentle smile but the cold gaze in her eyes sent a chill down the spine of the two escort team members.

"Ma'am, please don't make things hard for me, the Kim family's escort base is not a place that just anyone can enter."

Even Jisso and Jennie would need permission to enter, let alone Y/N.

"No... I'm asking you if you think I'm very weak?"

The two of them exchanged glances and thought, 'Aren't you weak?'

Y/N clenched her fists. As the leader of the Black Clouds Fortress and a bona fide bandit leader, she could tolerate anything except being looked down on by others.

Y/N took a large stride forward and grabbed one of them by the collar. "Even Kai doesn't dare to do anything to me. Who are you? You're just a little better than me but I don't think you're that impressive. You either let me in now or..."

Y/N paused and continued, "I'll let you know what it's like to be a vegetable."

The team member instantly got a great shock because he could sense the murderous aura that she was exuding. "I...I really don't have the final say. I..."

"Y/N?" Hearing the familiar gentle male voice, Y/N raised her brows and looked over, only to see Jin walking over from the back door. There was another pretty woman beside him who was similarly clad in a white lab coat.

"Young Master."

Jin looked at the escort members and said sternly, "What's the matter?"

"Young Master, this lady insists on going in but we refused to let her pass and she was about to hit us."

Y/N let go of him, adjusted her own clothes and said, "SeokJin, I'm in a bad mood today. If you don't want to die a miserable death, you'd better not provoke me."

Everyone present was stunned that she called Jin by his full name.

The woman behind Jin couldn't help but take a few more glances at Y/N with a dangerous gaze.

Jin on the other hand, wasn't particularly shocked. "Let her in."

"Yes."

Y/N walked to the medical room together with Jin. Ji-woong, who was also present, was just about to greet Y/N when he saw her but she interrupted him immediately. "I don't have a good impression of you, get lost now if you don't wish to become a cripple."

Ji-woong was puzzled to hear her words.

Although he felt that Y/N wasn't good enough for Taehyung, he didn't openly offend her.

Seeing that Ji-woong wasn't doing anything, Y/N threatened aggressively with a raised brow, "Don't you understand simple English?"

"Ahem, I-I'll get going now."

'Second Young Madam Kim is so fierce.'

"Jin, who's this..."

Y/N turned out to look at the woman. 'Is this the shameless bitch who's making Jisso upset?'

Y/N glared at her scornfully and introduced herself, "I'm Jin's baby whom he has no choice but to cherish."

Jin, who had just sat down and was about to prepare some research reports, suddenly shuddered and subconsciously looked at Y/N.

His eyes were filled with interest but he remained silent. 'Taehyung's wife is getting more and more interesting.'

When Seulgi heard those words, she obviously turned pale. "You..."

"I'm a seasoned gangster. You know what that means right? I'll beat someone up whenever I'm in a bad mood."

'Why is Jin acquainted with such a disdainful and uncouth woman? She's far inferior to Jisso. Does he really take interest in such women?'

Seulgi began to feel uneasy and she said, "Miss, this is the base of the Kim family's escort team. Jin and I are now doing some medical research, if there's nothing important, could you go outside to wait?"

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

With her hands on her waist, Y/N raised her chin slightly and said with disdain.

'What an arrogant woman.'

Seulgi sized Y/N up quietly and thought, 'She's wearing a dress of some random brand but she's pretty and she has a great figure too. Her roguish vibe is very eye-catching as well.'

Seulgi smiled and deliberately put on airs. "Miss, this is the Kim family's secret base and Jin is being kind enough to let you come in. Please pay attention to yourself".

Y/N turned around and sat on the couch with one leg crossed over the other, completely ignoring Seulgi's disgust. "You're a single woman but you're being in the same room as a married man. Can I call you shameless?"

"You..." Seulgi was well aware of the difference between her and the Kim family and all along, she had been trying her best to have good etiquettes and behave elegantly. However, she felt provoked by Y/N, which was quite rare.

At this moment, she no longer cared about manners. "What about you? Aren't you here to seduce Jin?"

Y/N burst into laughter. "Seduce Jin? When did you see me do that? The man whom you value as a treasure, means nothing to me. He's worse than a feather duster."

'At least, a feather duster can be used for hitting someone but all Jin does is make Jisso upset.'

Jin was appalled that she had compared him to a feather duster.

Jin stared at the both of them quietly.

"Jin, this woman criticized and undermined you. Are you going to continue tolerating this?" Knowing that she could never outargue Y/N, Seulgi turned to look at Jin pitifully. "Jin, there are lots of escort team members that we need to treat. Didn't Ji-woong say that two of them have fractured their arms? We..."

After she mentioned it, Jin immediately called Ji-woong. "Get those two people who need to have their fractures treated to come over."

After giving those instructions, Jin hung up and said, "Y/N, I need your help with those two guys later."

Y/N didn't answer immediately. Instead, she rubbed her index finger and her thumb together. It was obvious what she was hinting at.

"As usual, 100,000 Won for the each of them."

Y/N shook her finger and said, "No, no, your mistress has provoked me so 200,000 for the each of them. Not a single cent less, or else, you can forget about it!"

Seulgi was an elite student after all and hence she was smart enough to quickly realize what they were talking about. "Jin, are you going to let this woman fix their fractures? What does she know? Are you planning to give her 200,000 Won for each of them?"

'This woman even called me a mistress! I'm clearly the one Jin used to want to marry in the future but Jisso came in between us. Now there's this little bitch too.'

Soon, Ji-woong entered with two escort team members who were each pressing their hand on one arm while grimacing in pain. When they saw Jin and Seulgi, they greeted them respectfully, completely ignoring Y/N.

Seulgi got a little smug when she saw that.

'Jin brought me here personally to help him treat the injured members. Who is this woman?'

Jin pointed to the chairs and said, "Sit down, we'll treat your fractures."

'Huh?'

They looked at Seulgi in surprise, thinking that she was the one who was going to do it for them. 'I didn't expect Miss Seulgi to be proficient in this. Indeed, she's better than Jisso.'

Seulgi got even more conceited.

In the end, as soon as they sat down, Jin transferred 400,000 Won to Y/N and said, "The money has been transferred, can you begin now?"

Hearing the sound of the successful transaction alert, Y/N grinned widely, twisted her neck, and stretched. "You're being so polite, Brother, how can I refute?"

She called him by his full name before but she was now addressing him with respect.

"Thank you, Y/N."

"You're welcome."

The two members finally realized what was going on and they turned to look at Jin in horror. "Young Master, is Miss Seulgi not the one who's going to treat us?"

'Who is this woman? Can she do the job well? Young Master isn't fooling us, is he!?!'

"Seulgi doesn't know how to treat a fracture."

Seulgi sulked when she saw that Jin had undermined her in front of outsiders.

"Jin, it's true that i don't know how to, but this lady here... She can't possibly treat them either. Bone-setting masters are usually old and prestigious and medicine must be applied on the spot of injury too..."

Crack!

The sound of friction between bones made their scalps tingle and the squad member screamed but soon, he moved his injured arm stiffly.

"Eh? It doesn't hurt as much anymore!" He remarked, blinking in confusion.

Y/N began working on the other squad member without giving herself any time to rest.

After their bones were put in place, she skillfully bandaged their injured arms.

Unable to believe what she had just seen, Seulgi murmured, "She..."

"Seulgi, Y/N is my sister-in-law after all. Please watch your tone and manners when you're talking to her. Show her some respect," Jin warned with some displeasure.

Seulgi froze in astonishment. 'Sister-in-law?'

"Is she Kai's..."

"She's Y/N, Taehyung's wife."

'What?'

Seulgi widened her eyes and stared at Y/N in disbelief.

'She's Second Young Madam Kim? That explains why she's so hostile to me. Her husband doesn't value her at all. Hah...'

Seulgi bowed to Y/N respectfully. "So it's you, Second Young Madam Kim, pardon me for my rudeness. I'm sorry."

"Good that you know you're rude. Take a good look in the mirror, who are you to compare yourself to Jisso?"

Seulgi's eyes flickered and she secretly clenched her fists tightly.

'Once I get rid of Jisso and replace her, I'll deal with you, Y/N. Just you wait!'

The two squad members were shocked too. 'So she's Second Young Madam Kim!'

'She can actually fix bones, well, she's not as much of a good-for-nothing as the rumors make her out to be! She's quite pretty too, eh?'

At this moment, Y/N suddenly thought about the important task at hand. Since it was a rare opportunity for her to be at the base of the Kim family's escort team, she had to rope in some underlings for herself!

'As for Jin... Forget it, I'll teach him a lesson when I have more people under me.'

Y/N grinned widely and said, "Brother, since an outsider can come in at will, there shouldn't be a problem with me taking a casual stroll around this place, right?"

Jin knew how much his subordinates despised and looked down on Y/N.

'This woman is not simple, maybe she can be subdued here.'

"Y/N, you're Taehyung's wife. Of course, no one would stop you from taking a stroll around this place."

"I'd better not run into any senseless people." As she spoke, she stared at Seulgi with an ambiguous gaze.

Seulgi clenched her jaw and tried her best to remain elegant.

"Rest assured, Y/N."

"Ji-woong, it's big here, Second Young Madam Kim can easily get lost, so you should show her the way."

Actually, he just wanted Ji-woong to keep an eye on her.

All of them were well aware of that but Y/N couldn't be bothered to expose his scheme.

She was quite confident in her own charm.

Before leaving, Y/N specifically winked at Jin and said, "Brother, just call me Y/N in the future. By the way, I really like Jisso, if you don't want her, let me have her."

Jin was a bit confused.

'Y/N wants Jisso?'

The last time she was there, she was in so much of a hurry that she couldn't see the place clearly but this time, Y/N realized how impressive the Kim family really was.

There were very few families in the country who would establish their own escort team, let alone such a large training base.

Almost the entire mountain was cordoned and there was an arena, a shooting range, a race course, and even a special plot of land for fruits and vegetable plantations.

"This base was created by Old Master's father and women have been rare guests here. Second Young Madam Kim, please don't wander off on your own, lest they mistake you for a thief or a thug."

Ji-woong introduced while admonishing.

From time to time, Y/N would look at Ji-woong. Although he gave her a bad first impression, he had good combat power and he was the captain too.

"Ji-woong, do you have a girlfriend?"

Ji-woong did not expect Y/N to suddenly ask such a question. After a moment of confusion, he shook his head.

"Have you ever been in love?"

"No."

Y/N began to sigh and remarked, "You're handsome and outstanding. In order to squeeze you dry, the Kim brothers didn't even give you a girlfriend. That's too mean of them."

'Uh... What is Second Young Madam Kim getting up to?'

Y/N suddenly looked up and said, "Why don't you become my underling? I know many beautiful women, and I can help you get a girlfriend."

'Girlfriend? Why does Second Young Madam Kim want to introduce me to a girl and help me get a girlfriend?'

In his opinion, women were fragile women whose bones would break easily so he didn't want them at all.

Ji-woong shook his head vigorously and refuted, "Thank you for your kindness, Second Young Madam Kim, but I'm not interested in women."

'Not interested?'

Y/N suddenly thought of something and smiled lewdly. "Are you interested in men?"

"Huh?"

"Ah, I get it," Y/N said as she reached out and punched the hard muscles on his arm. "If you like men, it's fine too. I happen to know one who has excellent, tender skin and a pretty face. He's actually much prettier than most women and most importantly, he's an A-list actor who is good at making money."

Y/N had already begun imagining the scene of Jimin laying in Ji-woong's arms.

It was quite beautiful.

'Maybe I can invest in a movie...based on their love story.'

Ji-woong felt that Y/N's gaze was particularly frightening, as if she wanted to strip him naked and execute him.

He hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Second Young Madam Kim, only the people of Team No. 1 are at the base now and they should be training at the arena now, do you want to go over and see them?"

Y/N's eyes lit up. "Do they train shirtless?"

"Yes, yes."

"Let's go look at them!"

Looking at how Y/N was skipping merrily, Ji-woong vaguely began to get worried for Taehyung.

'Is Second Young Master really okay with Second Young Madam Kim being like this?'

'I suddenly know why Second Young Master dislikes Second Young Madam Kim so much.'

'All she does is think about other men, of course he won't like her.'

Each team of the Kim Family's escort squad had specific tasks. Team No. 2 was responsible for the safety and security of the Kim family, and they were commonly known as bodyguards. Team No. 3 on the other hand, was said to have been sent to various branch companies...

Team No. 1 was dedicated to assisting the government in dealing with those who engaged in gray industries.

Their work was very dangerous but it seemed that all members of the Kim Family's escort team wanted to join Team No. 1.

The arena was huge and just as they reached the edge, they heard the shouting coming from inside.

They were standing a little far away and hence, they could only see their silhouettes.

Y/N couldn't help but use her phone camera to zoom in on them and finally, she saw the people on the arena.

There were more than 20 men shadowboxing with their arms bared. Thus, their muscles could be seen clearly.

Y/N licked her lips and pointed at them with a smile. "Shall we go there and take a look?"

"Second Young Madam Kim, the members of Team No. 1 have just returned from a mission, most of them are wounded..."

Y/N glanced at him coldly and continued to walk while saying, "It's not like I'm the one who caused them to be wounded."

Ji-woong knew that Y/N was actually not as disliked as the rumors made her out to be. On the contrary, she seemed to have quite a high status in the Kim family and so he didn't dare to offend her.

"Team No. 1 goes out on missions regularly and so they rarely get to interact with women. They also have high expectations of the Young Madams of the Kim Family. Second Young Madam Kim, you'd better not go over lest they develop a bad impression on you."

Ji-woong felt that he had already made his words very clear.

However, Y/N refused to take the hint.

"Is that so? I'm quite interested to see what opinions they have about me."

Although Y/N was good at bone-setting, it didn't mean that the escort team would accept her.

Ji-woong stared at Y/N's back in displeasure.

'I was kind enough to persuade her. Forget it since she doesn't want to accept it. I hope she won't weep when those burly men bully her later.'

The temperature was very cool and the air was chilly. Yet, the energetic men didn't seem to be cold at all.

As soon as Y/N approached, they immediately stopped and said, "Hello, Captain Kim."

"Captain Kim, who is this woman?"

The bunch of bachelors were obviously curious to see a beauty like Y/N.

Ji-woong coughed while covering his mouth with one hand. "This is Second Young Madam Kim."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, they all looked at Y/N with various gazes.

'Second Young Madam Kim?'

'Is this the woman from a humble background who got lucky enough to marry Second Young Master?'

'She's not that stunning, actually.'

'It is said that the Second Young Master does not like her at all.'

Y/N could tell that they were full of disdain and contempt towards her after finding out her identity.

She stood still and calmly smoothed the loose strands of hair in front of her forehead.

In fact, it was not that they disliked women but rather, they purely felt that Taehyung was like an immortal who descended on the mortal world. They would automatically turn down anyone who was involved with him.

Hah...

"So it's Second Young Madam Kim, this is not the place for you to stroll around. Please leave if you have nothing to do here."

"We're all boorish men. Second Young Madam Kim, you'd better not come here."

"Second Young Madam Kim..."

They were all saying unfriendly things to Y/N.

Ji-woong stood at the side without helping.

'Second Young Madam Kim is indeed not bad but she's not good enough to be Second Young Master's wife.'

'I shall see how she conquers them.'

Y/N wrapped her arms around her chest, and glanced at everyone.

When they all stopped talking, she finally asked, "Who am I?"

One of them humphed coldly and said, "Second Young Madam Kim."

Y/N asked again, "Who's my husband?"

'Is this woman a fool?'

"Second Young Master Kim, the CEO of Kim Group."

Y/N nodded in satisfaction while her gaze suddenly turned cold. "The CEO of Kim Group is my husband and this is his turf, which makes it mine too. Even if I build a brothel here, it has nothing to do with you."

The members ignored her, thinking that there was something wrong with her.

Y/N rubbed her jaw with one hand and sized him up. She then raised her eyebrows slightly and pointed at him, "You... What's your name?"

The man raised his head and chest before answering proudly, "I'm the vice captain of the first team, Taemin. When I was in high school, I became the provincial Taekwondo champion. During college..."

Y/N waved her hands in annoyance and said impatiently, "Okay, okay, you shall do the job."

Taemin looked at Y/N in confusion. "What?"

"Are you considered impressive among the members of Team No. 1?"

Taemin patted his chest and said even more loudly, "Apart from Captain Kim, I'm the most capable one in Team No. 1."

Y/N cast Ji-woong a sideways glance and thought, 'So he's the captain of Team No. 1? He's not that great, actually.'

She curled her index finger and cast a sultry glance at Taemin. "Come on, spar with me."

After she said that, everyone turned to look at Y/N one after another like she was an idiot.

'Indeed, Second Young Madam Kim is pretty dunce. She actually wants to spar with Taemin? Her limbs are so thin, Taemin can crush her bones easily.'

"Second Young Madam Kim, you must be joking, I don't hit women."

"Do I seem to be joking?" Y/N asked seriously.

"I..."

"Cut the crap, since you're the second most impressive one in Team No. 1, it means that your team is lousy if you lose to me."

Y/N's tone was extremely arrogant and this time, Taemin and his team were truly angered by the her.

'How dare a woman belittle us?'

Taemin shook the muscles on his body and said, "Second Young Madam Kim, don't blame me for being hostile now."

Seeing that Y/N was really bent on fighting Taemin, Ji-woong decided to do her a favor on the account that she had helped fix the bones of the squad members, and gave a call to the CEO's office of Kim Group.

Usually ,he would have to use his connections to contact Taehyung but to his surprise, he managed to get through almost immediately.

Furthermore, Taehyung had picked up personally.

Hearing Taemin's cold and indifferent voice, Ji-woong subconsciously stood up and said, "Hello, Second Young Master, Second Young Madam Kim is at the base now and she wants to spar with Taemin."

While he was on the phone, he thought, 'Second Young Master will definitely chase Second Young Madam Kim out of the base immediately.'

In the end...

He reckoned that Taehyung should be busy because he could hear the sounds of typing on the keyboard coming from the phone. More than ten seconds later, Taemin said casually, "If Taemin wins, make him face the wall and reflect on himself for three days."

As soon as he said that, Taehyung hung up.

Staring at the phone screen, Ji-woong wondered why things didn't turn out as he had expected.

'Second Young Master...'

He stared at Taemin hesitantly and was just about to relay the message but he soon saw that Taemin had swung his fist towards Y/N.

Ji-woong's eyelids twitched and he hurriedly interjected, "Hao..."

As soon as he said that, Y/N's body flashed bizarrely and she had already appeared behind Taemin. She then kicked him on his butt.

Clutching his butt with one hand, Taemin's face turned red and perhaps because he had been provoked by Y/N, his moves were getting sharper and harder. Y/N merely kept dodging like she was teasing him.

Her body was lithe and nimble, and she would often slip out of danger when his fist was just a millimeter away from hers.

"Is Second Young Madam Kim practicing some secret set of unique moves?"

"She's so fast, are the martial arts skills of ancient dramas real?"

Taemin truly felt horrified when sparring with Y/N.

Yes, he was horrified.

Whenever he moved past her, he would get the chills.

Y/N smiled at him sweetly. She was beautiful in the first place and even more so when she smiled and revealed her dimples.

Taemin was a little distracted and he sighed secretly. 'Second Young Madam Kim is really pretty!'

At this moment, Y/N suddenly did a side split while Taemin felt a sharp pain in his body. He then fell straight onto the ground.

Bang...

He was tall and burly in the first place. After falling, the dust rose from the ground.

The members of Team No. 1 who were around were astonished. They then looked at Y/N daftly.

"You can't even take a hit, you bodyguards are nothing." Y/N adjusted her clothes and turned around to leave after saying those words coldly.

Ji-woong was stunned for a long time too but he was snapped back to his senses by a call.

He frantically whipped his phone out to look at the caller ID, only to see that it was a call from the CEO's office of Kim Group.

Recalling the fact that Taehyung had picked up just now, Ji-woong was worried that the person who called this time might be Taehyung. He dared not delay so he hurriedly answered.

Indeed, as soon as he placed the phone by his ear, he heard Taehyung's voice. "How's it going?"

Ji-woong knew that he was referring to the outcome of the competition.

Staring at Taemin who was being helped up by a few squad members, Ji-woong asked with a complicated gaze, "Second Young Master, who is Second Young Madam Kim's master?"

"Huh?"

"Um... Well... We want to know who Second Young Madam Kim's master is."

Taehyung instantly guessed the outcome of the competition.

"Ask her yourself." After saying that, he hung up coldly.

'Second Young Madam Kim is obviously holding a grudge against me and Team No. 1... No, I mean the entire escort team.'

'I really didn't expect that she'd be so good at fighting.'

'If she's good in other aspects too, she can somewhat be compatible enough for him.'

Taehyung stared at the land line and seemed to be thinking about it.

A few moments later, he dialed a number and ordered, "Get Assistant Wen to come here."

Assistant Wen arrived very quickly with a large stack of documents in hand. He seemed to be very busy.

"Mr. Kim, do you have any instructions?"

Taehyung picked up the cigar next to him and lit it up with a lighter that he was holding in his other hand.

With a snapping sound, the fire was lit up and Assistant watched Taehyung's movements.

Taehyung was not a regular smoker and would only choose to smoke when he was in a bad mood.

"Go investigate Y/N."

"Huh?"

Assistant Wen was a little confused.

'Why does he want to do that for no reason? She's his wife but he doesn't know about her identity and background?'

While thinking about that, Assistant Wen nodded respectfully. "Yes, Mr. Kim, I'll check up on it now."

As soon as Assistant Wen left, Taehyung called Y/N's cellphone.

Y/N was on her way to set at this moment.

The filming for her scenes in 'The Tumultuous Harem' was about to end.

Ever since the variety show that she was not fated to star in had been removed from her schedule, Kai agreed to invest some money and allow her to prepare for producing a movie of her own.

Hence, he specially instructed Chen Keyi to finish filming her scenes first.

Y/N couldn't help but be emotional. 'Be it in the past or now, having connections and using them always makes life easier!'

Just as she was about to call a cab, her cell phone screen lit up at the right time.

'Doggy Taehyung is calling me at this timing?'

"Mr. Kim, do you regret not getting intimate with me last night?" As soon as the call got through, Y/N couldn't help but tease him.

Taehyung chose to ignore her and instead asked, "Where are you now?"

Y/N squinted and whistled into the microphone of the cell phone. "On the way to your heart."

In the CEO's office of Kim Group.

Taehyung was signing some documents and contracts. Thus, he specifically put the phone on loudspeaker.

Assistant Wen was standing right next to him.

As soon as Y/N said that, Assistant Wen blushed and he subconsciously looked at Taehyung, only to realize that he didn't lift his eyelid at all.

'Second Young Madam Kim is so mighty. Is this how Mr. Kim and her usually flirt with each other at home?'

Assistant Wen suddenly felt a stronger urge to have a girlfriend, preferably the kind that can flirt with him.

"Darling, get a hold of yourself."

???

'How did Mr. Kim win Second Young Madam Kim's heart? No wait, how on earth did Mr. Kim even get a woman?'

On the other hand, Y/N's face turned sullen and she muttered, "Doggy Taehyung, stay alone for the rest of your life, I won't put up with you anymore!"

She hung up furiously...

'Ugh! Doggy Taehyung actually cut me off!'

Y/N finally felt much more at ease after she cursed at Taehyung.

When she returned to the set, Chen Keyi happened to be throwing a tantrum, and the entire crew was standing at the side, shivering in fear.

The make-up artist was the first to approach Y/N. His eyes lit up and he scurried over. "Y/N, you're here, quick, quick, let me do your make up first. I guess we'll have to shoot your scenes with the emperor today."

"What's going on?"

"It's all because of Ji-eun again. Hmph, only after working with her do I know what her true colors are. Her good-girl image is all for show, all she does is create trouble on set. She called in sick today out of nowhere." The makeup artist pointed at Chen Keyi and said, "Director Chen has already arranged everything. We were supposed to film the scene of Ji-eun becoming a noble consort today and she agreed to it yesterday too. Yet..."

'Is it not normal for Ji-eun to be problematic? If it wasn't for the fact that the production team is worried that replacing the lead actress might affect the rest of the crew and delay the production, Ji-eun would have long been kicked out.

Y/N's arrival saved the day and Chen Keyi felt that the local entertainment industry would have long surpassed Hollywood if the actresses these days were all as dedicated as Y/N.

Since she got off work very early today, Y/N returned home in the evening.

The Kim residence was located in a residential area that was full of villas, in the north of the city.

The four great families of the city each occupied a large plot of land in this residential district.

Although Y/N had been in this world for such a long time, she hadn't taken a stroll in the neighborhood yet.

She deliberately hung up on the Kim siblings. Instead, she enjoyed her milk tea and chicken thigh with great satisfaction.

"Trust you to have the nerve to scold me. If I didn't have a mother like you, would I stoop so low as to become someone else's mistress?"

Suddenly, a very familiar voice came from nearby.

There were two women pulling each other while . arguing at the gazebo by the river less than three meters away from her.

One of them was a middle-aged woman dressed in old-fashioned clothes, who was pulling another young woman.

The young woman's back was to Y/N. She had a slender figure and was dressed in a red knitted dress, seemingly rather elegant.

'She looks a little familiar!'

Y/N could not help but hide behind a tree to peek at them.

"Okay, I was too agitated just now. Look, your brother has been kidnapped for an entire day, and if you don't pay the ransom, they will kill him. You can't bear to see your only brother die because of you, can you? Ji-eun, you are so cruel!"

The middle-aged woman began wailing and weeping.

Fortunately, there was usually very few passersby and people by the river. Otherwise, there must be lots of onlookers surrounding them now.

Having heard the key information, Y/N immediately took out her cell phone to record a video of the scene.

It turned out to be Ji-eun.

Ji-eun's eyes were red and bloodshot as she glared at the woman in front of her. "What else do you know besides showing concern for my brother? Why did I go work at the bar? It's all because you and your dear son forced me into it!"

"You took away my hard-earned money that I was planning to use for my tuition fees. For the sake of being able to pay for tuition, I swallowed my pride to become the mistress of an ugly old man. I worked hard to get to the status that I have today. What does it have to do with you?"

At this point, Ji-eun sneered in derision, "So what if I played some unscrupulous tricks in between? Everything is fine as long as I can get what I want."

With a furious look on her face, the middle-aged woman snapped, "Ji-eun, are you insistent on not helping your younger brother? Do you believe that I'll contact the media immediately and expose all your dirty deeds?"

Ji-eun immediately panicked. "Mom, I'm your daughter too, why are you showing favoritism to my younger brother?"

"Blame it in the fact that you're a girl, you were born to be his slave. Since you're earning a decent income now, you should spend some money to let your brother lead a better life. He can't go to prison, or his life will be ruined once he has a criminal record! Can you bear to see the bloodline of our family cease?"

Ji-eun said coldly, "You want a million Won, huh? This is the last time I'm going to help you."

The middle-aged woman was holding Ji-eun in her arms and saying in a warm tone, "Good, I knew you wouldn't bear to let your younger brother suffer."

Y/N watched the entire process and she couldn't help but be reminded of her aunt who had tried to borrow money from her on several occasions.

She didn't expect such a selfish woman like Ji-eun to have such a horrible mother who forced her to bear the responsibility of supporting her brother.

'No wonder this woman wants to marry a wealthy man so badly. Forget it, I'll let her off this time.'

After the both of them left, Y/N finally walked out slowly and stared at Ji-eun's back.

'Since her mother showed up here, does this mean her sugar daddy is somewhere around too? What's wrong with these actresses? Can't they just do their jobs decently? Acting pays very well too!'

Her cell phone rang again and this time, it was Jisso who called. It was a video call.

Y/N picked up immediately.

Soon, Jisso's pretty and exquisite face appeared on the screen.

Y/N blinked and said in a sweet and clear voice, "Jisso."

Jisso was still as gentle and elegant as usual. She grinned and moved the cell phone further away from her face. "Kai called the crew and they said you got off from work early today. Why aren't you home yet?"

"Do you miss me? I'll be right back!"

After hanging up, Jisso looked up at Taehyung and said, "She'll be home soon."

Taehyung nodded and scanned Jisso from head to toe.

Feeling a little shy and awkward, Jisso touched her face and said in confusion, "Why? Is there something on my face?"

"Sister-in-law, maybe you should work harder."

"What for?"

Taehyung stood up and answered as he walked upstairs, "To win Brother's heart."

Jisso moved her lips and remained silent in the end.

'Win his heart? How?'

Kai and Jennie were also waiting for Y/N together with Jisso. They had already heard about what happened at the base this morning.

They wanted to learn a thing or two from her.

After looking around, they finally saw Y/N who had returned.

She was holding a bunch of flowers that she had picked from the roadside. When she saw Jisso, her eyes lit up and she walked over gleefully.

Handing it to Jisso, she said, "Sister-in-law, I picked these for you. Fresh flowers are the best accessory for a beautiful woman."

Watching Jisso take the flowers from Y/N whose hands are now empty, Jennie couldn't help but ask, "Second Sister-in-law, where's mine?"

Y/N looked at her in disdain and stopped smiling. She glanced at Kai and said impatiently, "Get him to pick some for you."

Jennie glanced at Kai in disdain.

"Hey, Jennie, what's with that look in your eyes? I can't be bothered to pick flowers for you!"

Jennie grimaced. "I don't want the flowers you pick."

At this juncture, Y/N put an arm around Jisso and stood beside her affectionately. "I heard that there are new paintings and calligraphy pieces that will be up for bids at the auction tomorrow. It just so happens that I have time tomorrow, would you like to go see the auction, Jisso?"

Jisso thought for a moment before saying, "Taehyung is upstairs, maybe you should ask him to go with you."

Y/N asked with a look of puzzlement, "Why should I ask him?"

"Y/N, you and him are a married couple."

Indifferent towards that fact, Y/N said, "You're my sister-in-law."

'I like hanging out with you.'

"Sister-in-law, you've been in low spirits lately, you need my company."

Jennie and Kai watched the two leave.

"Third Brother, I seem to know why Second Sister-in-law and Second Brother don't have a good relationship with each other."

"I also know why Second Sister-in-law is so mean and aggressive to men." Jennie continued worriedly, "In case Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law really get together, what's going to happen to Big Brother and Second Brother?"

'They're both beautiful and pleasing to the eye, though.'

Kai gently smacked Jennie's head and said, "What nonsense are you saying? How can an upright person like Sister-in-law be with a rogue like Second Sister-in-law?"

'That's true.'

Kai secretly sent Taehyung a text to inform him that Y/N would be taking Jisso to Jungkook's auction.

On the following day, the employees at the entrance immediately fled to Jungkook's office as soon as Y/N alighted from the car.

In the ancient-European style office, Jungkook laid on the sofa languidly. He was a heavy smoker and the cigarette he was holding between his fingers was almost burnt out.

There was an artistic ashtray on the exquisite glass table, which was full of cigarettes.

"Welcome, Mr. Kim."

Taehyung sat across from Jungkook, dressed in a black coat with a gray dress shirt underneath. His chiseled features looked slightly softer under the warm yellow light.

His fingers were clasped together and his face was expressionless as he gazed at Jungkook. After a long time, he finally spoke up. "Mr. Jeon, you seem to be very interested in my wife."

When Assistant Wen was investigating on Y/N this time, he surprisingly discovered that Jungkook was also investigating on her.

Jungkook was laughing maniacally. He changed his sitting posture and said, "I'm not very interested, I'm extremely interested."

'Even that heartless playboy Jimin has taken an interested in her, isn't it normal for me to be interested?'

"Mr. Kim, your wife is fair and pretty. She also knows how to make money, fight, and scheme against others. Mr. Kim, don't you think she's very suitable to be my wife?"

Assistant Wen who was standing behind Taehyung, silently gave Jungkook a thumbs-up.

Only a ruffian like Jungkook would dare to openly harbor designs on Taehyung and compliment his wife in front of him.

'Impressive, impressive!'

At this moment, the staff walked over carefully and said, "Mr. Jeon, Second Young Madam Kim is back again."

Although the staff didn't know who Taehyung was, he nevertheless bowed to him politely.

Taehyung knew very well what Jungkook meant.

He chose to appear at this time precisely because he had received Kai's text message.

Jungkook laughed nonchalantly. "Second Young Madam Kim likes coming to my auction house every now and then. Mr. Kim, aren't you going to consider letting me and her be together? We're a pair of lovebirds."

"My wife and I are lovebirds, you're at most a duck, Mr. Jeon," Taehyung sneered.

Jungkook's face turned sullen. 'So what does that woman like about this sly fox?'