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

"Mr. Kim, do you know why Second Young Mistress Kim always comes to my place?" Jungkook asked in an extremely annoying manner.

Taehyung lifted his eyelids and shot him a cold and indifferent glance.

"Because she has a crush on me."

Assistant Wen was dumbfounded.

Taehyung remained calm because he knew that Y/N was too straightforward to secretly have a crush on someone.

He raised his hand to look at the time on his wristwatch. 'The auction has begun, they should have already arrived.'

Taehyung got up and suddenly turned around when he was about to reach the door. "My wife wanted to be on top last night."

He then left especially indifferently.

'What do you mean? Ugh! This cunning man is showing off to me!'

'That female gangster Y/N has never experienced my skills before. I'm definitely better in bed than that cunning man. Since I'm a gangster too, I'm very compatible with her!'

Y/N and Jisso had already been seated and the venue had been specially decorated today, perhaps for the purpose of adjusting to the mood.

"Sister-in-law, you said..." As soon as she spoke, she immediately saw the man who was walking towards her.

It was a tall man dressed in a black blazer who had a long and slender pair of legs.

He was handsome, refined, and attractive. As soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of everyone present.

Y/N raised her brows in amazement.

'Doggy Taehyung is so handsome, I want him!'

Taehyung had been living abroad for a long time and rarely came home. Hence, the people at the auction who didn't recognize him merely made guesses about his identity while those who did were aware of his shrewd and domineering means. Hence, they only dared to sit at the side to observe him carefully.

"Taehyung is here," said Jisso who moved to the seat beside her. "Y/N, come sit over here and make space for him."

Just as Y/N was about to refute, she realized that she would be sitting next to Jisso so she immediately moved over.

Taehyung sat down next to her. "Sister-in-law, you seem to be very free lately."

"I'm already done with the designs so I'm not that busy now," Jisso answered gently with a smile.

Seeing the sullen expression on Taehyung's face, Y/N nudged him a little with her elbow and said, "Hey, be nicer to Sister-in-law."

'You're being so fierce to her.'

Taehyung pressed her thin lips together and squinted at Y/N's delicate face.

"Y/N, that's just how Taehyung is."

Afraid that she would cause Y/N to dislike Taehyung again, Jisso hurriedly tried to persuade her.

Y/N humphed and glanced at him. 'I won't hold it against you for Jisso's sake.'

Taehyung didn't answer and simply glanced at the elegant Jisso who was seated beside Y/N.

'Seems like it's dangerous for Jisso to stay in this city.'

Assistant Wen suddenly had some sympathy for Taehyung.

'He has so many love rivals like Jungkook and Jimin. Now he has to vie for attention with Jisso too. How pitiful.'

Y/N wasn't interested in the paintings and calligraphy that were currently up for auction so she was dozing off on the chair.

She suddenly shifted her body to the side and was about to lean on Jisso. However, a large palm appeared in time to move her head towards him.

Seeing that Y/N was about to rest her head on his shoulder, Taehyung unclenched his fist and tried his best to resist the urge to push her away.

The eyes of the people who knew Taehyung were about to pop out.

'She must be Second Young Mistress Kim.'

When Jungkook appeared at the auction house, he happened to see that scene.

His handsome face turned sullen and when he saw Y/N's pretty face, he was suddenly in a foul mood.

"Go tell Second Young Mistress Kim that I intend to give her a painting worth one million Won."

Jungkook's secretary's eyes widened when he heard that.

'Are you crazy, Mr. Jeon? Second Young Mistress Kim is trying to cheat you out of money, yet you still took the initiative to give her the money?'

As the last item was brought up for auction, Jungkook appeared on the stage.

He had changed into a white suit at some point, and his hair was combed back and waxed. He looked just like a decently-dressed scumbag.

The auctioneer immediately handed the microphone to Jungkook as soon as he saw him appear.

Jungkook put one hand in his trouser pocket and grabbed the microphone with his other. "I'm buying this painting."

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

'Isn't he the owner of this auction house? Why is he buying it?' They wondered.

Jungkook looked at Y/N and said, "This painting for Second Young Mistress Kim. It's worth a million Won, Second Young Mistress Kim, do you like it?"

Y/N who was napping while resting her head on Taehyung's shoulder, suddenly sat up straight and glanced at the painting. She said with a smile, "Mr. Jeon, you're being too polite. How can I turn your goodwill down?"

Jungkook glanced at Taehyung somewhat provocatively and said, "Good that you like it, Second Young Mistress Kim, I have many of such things here. If you like them, feel free to come to my home whenever you wish."

Y/N nodded, and then looked at Taehyung with contempt. "Look how generous Mr. Jeon is, as a CEO, are you ashamed?"

"The world out there is dangerous and full of vicious people."

Y/N secretly thought, 'Can they be as vicious as you?'

Everyone knew how vicious and cunning Taehyung was.

"Y/N, that painting is the work of a renowned artist from overseas. His paintings weren't worth much when he was alive but they were suddenly hailed as masterpieces after his life," Jisso explained while scrutinizing the painting on display on the stage. "It's too commercialized but since it's a gift from Mr. Jeon, you should accept it."

Y/N nodded. 'Who cares if it's commercialized or not? As long as it's valuable, it's good.'

The auction had already ended and a staff wearing a tight dress that showed off her slender figure, strutted over elegantly. "Second Young Mistress Kim, Mr. Jeon would like you to go to his office."

Y/N suddenly got up and was just about to raise her leg but Taehyung suddenly said slowly, "There is indeed a plot of vacant land halfway up that mountain, Darling, if you..."

'Vacant land?'

Y/N sat down again and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jeon, my husband doesn't like the painting you gave me so I... shall reject it."

After saying that, she felt the huge pinch, as if a chunk of her flesh was gone.

Jisso secretly chuckled. 'Taehyung knows that Y/N is a money-grubber.'

The staff nodded while sighing. 'Rich people just live differently. They don't even want a gift that's worth a million Won! I'm so envious...'

When the staff relayed the conversation between Y/N and Taehyung to Jungkook, Jungkook's handsome face was slightly distorted.

'Taehyung, you cunning fox, I'll spell my name backwards if I don't steal your wife from you! Damn it, ugh what a scum.'

"What else does Second Young Mistress Kim like besides money?" Jungkook asked his secretary coldly.

The secretary wiped the cold sweat from the corner of his forehead and answered, "Fighting."

"..."

Suddenly reminded of something, the secretary said, "Second Young Mistress Kim has a relative in her hometown. It seems to be her grandmother whom she was very nice to before she married Mr. Kim. Something happened later and she never visited her grandmother again."

Jungkook raised his brows and asked, "Are you telling me I should go help her grandmother?"

He was interested in Y/N, not in Y/N's grandmother.

"Mr. Jeon, pardon me for asking, but have you never pursued a woman before?" The secretary suddenly asked, genuinely curious.

Jungkook's expression stiffened but he soon frowned and glared at the secretary. "That's none of your business."

The secretary smiled nervously and said deferentially in a bid to curry favor, "I don't mean anything else, I just think that the way you're wooing her is not quite right, Mr. Jeon. If it were another woman, you could just give her some money, but we're talking about Second Young Mistress Kim who's married to the CEO of Kim Group."

Jungkook pondered for a moment and asked, "So?"

"Mr. Jeon, if you want to win Second Young Mistress Kim's heart, you have to outshine Mr. Kim in all aspects and at least, leave a good impression on her. I reckon the Kim Family probably dislikes Second Young Mistress Kim's grandmother because she's from the countryside. That's why they didn't bring her to the city. Mr. Jeon, you may..."

The secretary stopped at this juncture because he thought that he had already made it very clear.

Jungkook rubbed his chin with one hand and thought that he made sense.

"It's settled then."

He was really nervous because it was his first time wooing a girl!

As soon as Y/N left the auction house, she stood in front of Taehyung eagerly and stared at him with glistening eyes. "Are you really going to let me have that plot of vacant land on the mountainside?"

Although she found it a pity that it was not an entire mountain, she had no choice because she couldn't afford a mountain. She really wanted to experience the feeling of being rich,

Taehyung stared at her changing expressions, finding her rather lovely and cute.

"How about I rent it to you at a low price of 200,000 Won a month?"

'Taehyung are you a devil?'

Taking a deep breath, Y/N smiled sweetly and asked, "Ah, Mr. Kim, what are you being so calculative for? We're a married couple."

There was no expression on Taehyung's face as he stared at Y/N indifferently.

Y/N blinked at him but he still didn't say anything.

"Y/N, why do you need to go to the mountains if you want some land? I have a plot of land in the city, I can give it to you."

Y/N smiled at Jisso very gently.

'How is that the same? Bandit lairs are all built in the mountains, not the city!'

'Besides, I have too few underlings who are impressive. I need to establish the new Black Cloud Fortress beside the escort team of the Kim Family so that it'll be easier to poach them.'

The thought of her lifelong career made Y/N make up her mind and she tugged Taehyung's sleeve. "Mr. Kim, just agree to it, I promise I'll serve you well tonight and take you to your highest point!"

Jisso started blushing and turned her head away awkwardly.

Assistant Wen who was on the passenger seat, remained silent.

'Second Young Mistress Kim is really awesome!'

"Darling, it's not appropriate to be so touchy in public."

There was a large garden outside the auction house and Jungkook's subordinates were stationed everywhere. No ordinary person would dare to go near them.

"Mr. Kim, you're a man and I'm a woman. If I'm not shy, what are you being shy for? Why can't we discuss about our sex life?"

Y/N said shamelessly, "You either charge me a cheaper price or I'll go borrow a loudspeaker now and place it on your car, so as to let everyone know that I want to sleep with you."

Even Taehyung who was usually composed, couldn't help but cough when he heard Y/N's threat.

"Darling, land is expensive in this city and the Fengshui of that mountain is good."

'What a joke, if the Fengshui is not good, why would I covet it for such a long time?'

'Doggy Taehyung, you're so stingy.'

"Darling, can you tell me what you want that plot of land for?"

It's none of your business!

"I want to use it to do what I want to."

Taehyung stared at her and asked, "Like what?"

'Like building two houses for my kept men.'

"I think it's dangerous to leave my Immovable assets in the city!" Y/N said righteously.

'Immovable assets?'

Taehyung looked at her with a look of bewilderment. "Darling, what immovable assets do you have?"

'Why? Are you looking down on me?'

'The hunks of all walks of life are my greatest immovable assets.'

Of course, Y/N wouldn't be so silly as to say that in front of Taehyung.

She folded her arms and raised her chin condescendingly. "I have a few paintings and some gifts from friends, they're all my treasures. Aren't they considered immovable assets?"

"Yes."

"There are lots of bad guys in this city so I want to go to the mountains to build a house to protect my treasures while providing my friends with a place to play in. Do you think there's something wrong with that?"

Taehyung pressed his thin lips together and said, "No."

"There you go. Let me tell you, I'm not greedy and I keep a low profile all the time. I don't want Grandpa's island. Otherwise, I won't even want that lousy mountain of yours."

Hearing her word,s Taehyung suddenly said ambiguously, "Darling, are you hinting that I didn't give you a baby?"

"..."

'Damn it, I forgot that the old man said that the island will go to whoever gives birth first.'

Y/N finally got what she wanted, and that was to rent the plot of land on the mountain at a price of 10,000 Won a month.

The land was about a few hundred acres. Although it wasn't very large, it was more than enough for a small cottage to be built.

She personally sketched the blueprint for the Black Cloud Fortress and even spent a huge sum of money on hiring a professional team of designers to edit and design it.

The thought of the fact that her Black Cloud Fortress would be established again in a few months made Y/N feel that she could live for a few decades longer!

Jennie discovered that Y/N seemed to be in an extremely good mood the past few days as she would be smiling even when she saw Zhang Guoquan whom she hated.

As a result, Zhang Guoquan lived on tenterhooks everyday as he felt that she seemed to be plotting something against him.

Ever since Y/N withdrew from the variety show, she committed all her energy into filming for "The Tumultuous Harem" while Ji-eun had been particularly quiet.

"Y/N, you're about to be done with shooting for all your scenes. Why don't we all get together for a meal tonight? Dinner's on me," Chen Keyi said, patting Y/N on her shoulder with his eyes full of admiration.

'She's got excellent potential. Once she sharpens and hones her skills further, she won't be inferior to Jimin.'

Y/N was just about to turn him down when Ji-eun walked over smilingly and said, "Yes, Y/N, you're always absent for our gatherings. Now that we're almost done with filming, let's have a meal together."

Y/N frowned slightly and stared at Ji-eun.

Faced with Y/N's gaze, Ji-eun suddenly felt a little guilty. "I don't mean anything else I just think that we should have a meal together since we've been working together for such a long time after all."

"Sure!" Y/N suddenly said.

Ji-eun secretly heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Director Chen, I told you Y/N wouldn't turn us down."

'Ji-eun took the initiative to invite me to a meal? Tsk...'

'Interesting.'

The opulent and dazzling building had a luxurious and eye-catching decor.

It was the best hotel in the city.

"My younger brother brought his friend along, I hope you guys won't mind," Ji-eun said as she bowed to everyone.

"Turns out you have a younger brother, Ji-eun. Don't worry, we won't mind. Since he's your younger brother, that makes him family."

"Yes, yes, Sister Ji-eun treats us to a meal all the time. Besides, if Director Chen doesn't mind, why would we!?!"

Ji-eun's smile was rather hypocritical.

Y/N quietly walked behind them and she thought, 'Hasn't Ji-eun's brother been nabbed for committing a crime?'

"Y/N, my brother's friend said he knows you, so I agreed to bring him here, so don't mind!"

Y/N was nonchalant.

She didn't know him anyway.

The private room was large enough to fit two large round tables.

There was a large LCD TV hung on the wall and the drama series that was starring Jimin and Ji-eun was being played on the TV.

There were two people seated on a leather sofa near the floor-to-ceiling window at this time.

One of them dressed like a hipster while the other had a buzz cut and an eye-catching centipede tattoo on his neck that ran up to his ear.

However, the both of them clearly had handsome features.

A supporting actor who had a straightforward personality couldn't help but ask, "They're quite an eyesore. Which one of them is Ji-eun's younger brother?"

Ji-eun felt a little embarrassed too. If it wasn't for the fact that she had no other choice, she really wouldn't admit that she had such a tacky younger brother who got into fights all day and would make her clean up the mess he creates and get him out of trouble.

The boy who dressed like a hipster was the first to stand up and did what he thought was a handsome pose. "Hello ladies, I am Ji-eun's brother, Dino."

"Is it convenient for you beauties to give me your number? I'm going to be staying in Seoul from now on, if I get bored, I can ask you guys out!" Dino exclaimed while shaking his phone.

Everyone had indifferent expressions.

'What a hillbilly.' They thought. If not for the fact that he was Ji-eun's brother, they wouldn't even have bothered to say hello to him.

Ji-eun chided sternly, "Dino, we're not in the county now, mind your manners."

After saying that, she glanced at the man with the buzz cut.

Only then did Dino remember the purpose of the gathering this time. He glanced at everyone and finally fixed his gaze on Y/N.

"You must be Sister Y/N, right? Coincidentally, it happens that your boyfriend is my buddy, he heard that my sister and you are working together so he specially asked me to bring him to meet you."

Y/N blinked her pretty eyes and looked confused.

'My boyfriend? Since when do I have a boyfriend?'

The rest of the staff were also surprised.

The only stranger besides Dino in this room was the man with the buzz cut. Who else could Y/N's "boyfriend" be but him?

The man looked like a gangster as he was seated in an unsightly posture. They didn't expect Y/N to be secretly dating him.

Ji-eun had been paying attention to Y/N's expression. She thought that Y/N would be scared to the point of turning pale but to her surprise, Y/N was composed and collected.

She was totally nonchalant and aloof, as if it had nothing to do with her.

The man with the buzz cut had already stood up and he waved his hands at Y/N in a cool manner. "Y/N, come here and let me see if you've lost any weight."

Hearing the affectionate way he was calling her, everyone was even more certain that he was Y/N's boyfriend.

Y/N remained still on the spot.

The man was displeased. "Y/N?"

'Does this woman think she can cut me off and sever ties with me now that she's become a celebrity? Hmph, dream on!'

"Uncle, who are you?"

'Uncle?'

"Y/N, have you forgotten our vows? You took the initiative to write me a love letter and confessed your love to me."

'Bullshit! Even if it was the original Y/N who knew you, I bet she wouldn't like a fool like you!'\

However, judging from his angry expression, she felt that he wasn't lying.

'Did the original owner really go out with this man behind Taehyung's back?'

'Impossible, I don't have a single memory about this matter.'

"Y/N, I know that you are now a big star so it's not convenient to disclose our relationship but we know everyone here. I came just to see you and talk to you."

"No, you have to tell me who you are first, otherwise how can I play along with your act?"

Y/N shrugged with a helpless expression.

"Sister Y/N, he's Kwon Hao and everyone in the town you're from knows that you two are an thing. You don't have to pretend," Dino interjected. He circled around Y/N and said, "You're quite pretty, no wonder Kwon Hao can't get over you."

She wanted to slap him.

Y/N suppressed her anger and she thought, 'So, they set this up just to make me "reunite" with Kwon Hao?'

Kwon Hao's name did sound familiar to Y/N, which was the reason for her uneasiness. 'Did the original Y/N really date him in the past? Did they have any intimate contact? If I suddenly recall anything, I'll be disgusted!'

"Ah, Y/N, I really did not expect that you already have a boyfriend, no wonder you turned Jimin down even though he's such a good catch," Ji-eun said in shock.

'You actually brought Jimin up at this juncture, why are you so f**king shameless?'

Y/N pursed her lips and looked at Ji-eun with a hostile gaze in her eyes. Suddenly, she smiled and said, "This must be Sister Ji-eun's brother who may go to jail for committing a crime, right?"

Ji-eun's face turned pale after saying that and said almost without hesitation, "How did you know?"

Right after she said that she realized that she had lost her composure. She looked at the staff around her and said with an awkward smile, "Y/N, you're making it sound so serious. My brother may be stubborn and often fights with others but it's just a trivial fight that isn't severe enough to warrant a jail term."

"Sister Ji-eun, you should know that I have a pretty good relationship with Second Young Mistress Kim."

Ji-eun clenched her fists.

Y/N added, "Second Young Mistress Kim likes to wander around aimlessly and she happened to run into a pair of mother and daughter..." Y/N paused at this point.

'Second Young Mistress Kim is the wife of a top tycoon. Why would she be so close to Y/N? Could it be because of the ambiguous relationship between her and Kai?'

'Impossible, Kai has so many girlfriends but none of them has had a good relationship with Kim family.'

However, it was a matter of fact that Y/N was born in a remote town and studied at a third-rate university.

"Y/N, these are your co-stars and members of the crew. I believe they won't tell others about this. I really miss you..." Kwon Hao said as he walked over and gazed at Y/N with an affectionate gaze, full of devotion.

'I heard that this woman has earned a lot of money from filming, great she can solve my problems that have to be dealt with urgently.'

Kwon Hao secretly thought to himself and he was just about to pull Y/N.

Y/N subconsciously retreated and kicked Kwon Hao hard on his stomach at the same time. "Get lost, I'm not that close to you."

She was very strong and her kick sent Kwon Hao flying by a meter.

The crew behind Y/N felt the power of her kick and backed away one after another, all shuddering.

'How impressive and domineering!'

Y/N craned her neck and turned around to look at Ji-eun expressionlessly. "You chose to die so don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying that, she left without looking back.

As soon as she left, Jungkook called her on the phone.

Y/N was now furious and when she stared at Jungkook's name on the caller ID, she cursed at him.

In the end, her phone rang again.

Jungkook persistently called several times before Y/N finally answered. "Jungkook, you gangster, is there something wrong with you? Can't you see I don't want to answer your call?"

On the other end of the line, Jungkook touched his nose after Y/N lashed out at him all of a sudden. "Who offended you, Y/N? Tell me and I'll beat them up."

"You!"

"..."

"Second Young Mistress Kim, don't you want to see your grandmother?"

'Grandmother? Since when do I have a grandmother?'

Y/N rolled her eyes.

"You're a nutcase."

After saying those words coldly, Y/N hung up.

When she returned home, she realized that the Kim siblings were sitting on the sofa. As usual, Taehyung was indifferent and sullen but Kai and Jennie seemed to be sulking too.

Y/N asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong with you guys?"

Kai was reading some newspapers. When he saw Y/N, he humphed coldly and turned his head to the side.

'Is Kai throwing a tantrum in front of me?'

Y/N raised her brows and stared at Jennie sternly. "Jennie, tell me what's going on."

Jennie was feeling extremely upset at this moment and she finally couldn't help but stand up and exclaim, "Second Sister-in-law, you're such a disappointment. Why did you choose to date a random man and cheat on such a good man like Second Brother!?!"

"Since when have I done that? Make yourself clear!"

Jennie said with reddened eyes, "It's out in the news. You made it to the hot search. I didn't expect that kind of man to be your type!"

She was acting as if Y/N had cheated on her instead.

Immediately reminded of Kwon Hao, Y/N quickly pulled out her cell phone to see that she had indeed made it to the hot search list.

It was a strange photo and the angle that it was taken from made it seem as if she was in an ambiguous relationship with Kwon Hao. Most importantly, the members of the crew were all present. Thus everyone was speculating that the cast of 'The Tumultuous Harem' had been colluding to help Y/N keep her relationship a secret.

In fact, many of Jimin's fans even came over to scold her and claimed that she was stirring up trouble and toying with men.

Y/N glanced at Taehyung and said, "Do you also think I cheated on you?"

"Of course not, I trust you, Darling."

Kai and Jennie both turned to look at Taehyung in unison. 'Why did he keep quiet and pull a long face then? He made us all misunderstand.'

"Why so?" Y/N asked curiously.

Taehyung picked up the document beside him and started reading through it. "He's too ugly for you."

Y/N immediately smiled and said, "You know me well."

She indeed felt that Kwon Hao was too ugly for her. Even the butcher in Black Clouds Fortress was better looking than Kwon Hao.

"Second Sister-in-law, do you really have nothing to do with him?"

Kai and Jennie both inched closer to Y/N in a gossipy manner.

Y/N looked at the both of them in disdain and exclaimed, "I don't want to talk to you for the time being, get lost!"

Jennie was incredibly aggrieved. 'It's all Kai's fault for saying that Second Sister-in-law cheated! I was wronged!'

"Where's Jisso?"

"She's gone home."

'Back to her own home? Oh right, Jisso comes from a wealthy family too.'

She sat down beside Taehyung and fiddled with her cell phone with one hand. She was certain that Ji-eun must be the one behind the matter regarding her and Kwon Hao.

It wasn't easy to film a drama series and now that there was a sudden change in female lead, Y/N had to reshoot some scenes with the new actress too. She decided to tolerate it for a while but Ji-eun decided to provoke her.

Y/N squinted. "Which bar did Ji-eun use to work at?"

Knowing that she must be asking him that question, Kai hurriedly answered, "The bar Ji-eun used to work in has folded long ago. Otherwise, there would have been concrete evidence of her working there in the past."

'It has folded, I see... Simple, I'll start with her family.'

"Go check up on the relationship between Dino and Kwon Hao."

"Isn't Kwon Hao your..."

As soon as he spoke, Y/N glared daggers at him.

Kai immediately chickened out. "I'll get to it right now."

Almost as soon as Kai went upstairs, Zhang Guoquan hurriedly walked over with an electronic tablet in hand. "Second Young Mistress, that aunt of yours is here again."

'Aunt?'

After pondering for a while, Y/N finally remembered who her aunt was.

'Oh right, the one who came to borrow money from me. Her name seems to be Se-jung.'

"What is she doing here?"

Zhang Guoquan wiped the cold sweat off of the corner of his forehead and said, "It seems that your grandmother has disappeared and your aunt insists that you took her away."

'Grandma has gone missing?'

Y/N suddenly remembered what Jungkook said to her during the phone call just now.

She frowned and said, "Let her in."

Se-jung had gained a significant amount of weight since the last time they met a few months ago.

She was dressed in a large floral print dress with a green coat. She had applied so much blush on her cheeks that they were as red as a monkey's butt.

Y/N pounded her chest and thought, 'Even those villagers who live at the foot of Black Cloud Fortress have a better fashion sense than Se-jung. She's dressed in such an ugly outfit and yet she has the nerve to think that she's a beauty queen.'

Se-jung first greeted the Kim siblings before turning to glower at Y/N furiously. "Y/N, where did you hide your grandmother? It's been such a long time since you last saw her but you haven't shown her any concern. I doubt you'd be so kind as to bring her to the city to enjoy life."

As she spoke, Se-jung sat on the ground and smacked her thighs. "Oh my gosh, you're such an unfilial granddaughter. Tell me, where did you take your grandmother to? Do you know how worried your uncle is?"

Y/N rubbed her ears and turned to look at Taehyung. "Do you mind if I ask Jungkook to come over?"

Taehyung was bewildered.

Y/N continued, "If I'm not mistaken, he should have taken my grandmother."

She didn't have a deep impression of her grandmother so she wondered if the original Y/N had suffered from brain damage before her death.

Actually, she was rather curious about how the original Y/N died too.

After a moment of silence, Taehyung said, "Zhang Guoquan, please inform Mr. Jeon that we would like to invite him over to our place."

Seeing that everyone was ignoring her, Se-jung blushed in embarrassment and scanned her surroundings while lamenting to herself, 'As expected of the wealthy. Each ornament in this house is probably worth more than all the furniture in my living room.'

'Hmph, Y/N is a little ingrate. She didn't invite me to go in for tea previously and even humiliated me in front of so many people.'

'She must have secretly taken that old woman this time because she's coveting that old residence of hers.'

The government had launched an initiative to support villagers lately and the old residence belonging to Y/N's grandmother had a history of more than 300 years.

It was said that the town council planned to renovate that house for the development of the countryside tourism industry. The renovated house could serve as a guest inn.

Se-jung glanced at Y/N carefully and thought, 'She's already married into the Kim Family. Does she still want to vie with her cousins?'

Seeing that Se-jung had stopped crying, Y/N smacked the sofa and said, "Hey, keep crying, don't stop."

"What?" Se-jung asked, stunned by her words.

"I told you to keep crying, I haven't seen enough."

Se-jung looked ashamed and indignant as she retorted, "Y/N, I'm your aunt after all. You're so disrespectful to your elders. Haven't you learned any manners and etiquette since you married into the Kim Family?"

Before Y/N said anything, Taehyung said indifferently, "Aunt Se-jung, you seem to have a lot of opinions about my wife, don't you?"

Faced with Taehyung's cold and aloof gaze, Se-jung subconsciously shuddered. She dared not provoke Taehyung who managed to make Kim Group break into the international market at the age of twenty.

Unlike the rich playboy Kai, Taehyung held true power and authority.

"I-I wouldn't dare to. I was just worried because Y/N's grandmother went missing. Mr. Kim, have you seen her?"

Taehyung was leaning against the couch with one arm around Y/N's shoulder.

Y/N was seated upright beside him but his gesture seemed a little romantic.

Se-jung couldn't help but frown. 'Since when has this ingrate become so chummy with her husband?'

"How are you so sure that my wife was the one who took her away?"

Se-jung glared at Y/N viciously and said, "I went to the countryside to visit her grandmother and the neighbors said that she was taken away to the city by two handsome young men. Who else lives in the city except Y/N?"

"Is your eyesight that terrible? There are loads of people in this city, how can I be the only one here? If you're suffering from eyesight problems, you may look for Seokjin, he will poke your eyes with a hammer and make sure you have perfect vision immediately."

Jennie stayed at the side and watched quietly. 'Second Sister-in-law is getting better at lying through her teeth.'

Se-jung knew how sharp-tongued Y/N was and she had repeatedly told herself to bear with it before she arrived but now...

"You're coveting your grandmother's house in the countryside and you're worried that she might give it to your cousin so of course you'd take her away and threaten her. I bet you must have colluded with Kwon Hao. Y/N, hand over your grandmother now or I'll report you to the police now!"

'House?'

"What house?" asked Y/N whose curiosity had been aroused.

"Drop the pretense. Didn't you take your grandmother away because you found out that the town is planning to convert her house into an inn for tourists and you're worried that she might give it to my son?"

'Converting her house into an inn for tourists? Is that lucrative?'

Y/N turned to look at Taehyung and asked, "Is running an inn very profitable?"

"If you market it by making yourself the spokesperson, it'll indeed generate a large amount of profits."

'Ah... Se-jung is giving me the opportunity to make money!'

Y/N's eyes lit up.

'If that bastard Jungkook dares to kill my grandmother, I'll break his skull!'

"Y/N, your grandmother is old and she can't take the fright." Se-jung took a deep breath and roared furiously as she reached into the pocket of her coat to secretly turn on the voice recording function of her cell phone.

Y/N's eyes flickered and she suddenly turned to look at Taehyung with pouted lips. She said aggrievedly, "Hubby, she's being so mean and fierce to me!"

Jennie paused when she was just about to drink some water.

Kai who was getting ready to come downstairs, almost missed a step.

Taehyung raised his arm calmly and left it hanging in midair for a few seconds before placing it on Y/N's back. "Darling, just be yourself, you don't have to be so pretentious."

???

'Doggy Taehyung, is there something wrong with you?'

Just as Y/N was about to snap at him, Taehyung said, "Go ahead and hit her if you want to, you don't have to hold back."

Y/N raised her brows gleefully. 'He's instigating me to hit someone!'

"Ah, why has the usually quiet and dull home of the Kims become so lively all of a sudden?" Jungkook interjected as he appeared at the door just at the right time.

He was dressed in thick sportswear with a pair of earphones hanging around his neck. He leaned against the door frame languidly.

Jungkook's roguishness came from within and he even exuded the vibe of a gangster.

Y/N couldn't help but glance at Taehyung who was still seated in a relaxed manner right beside her, still dressed in an immaculate suit and appearing dignified.

His brows were thick and beautiful.

After comparing the two, Y/N felt that Taehyung was much more attractive than Jungkook.

"Darling, it's not good for your image if you stare at me like that in public," Taehyung said calmly with a smile.

With a cocky expression, Y/N's gaze lingered on Jungkook for a moment before she said, "You're my husband, what's wrong with me looking at you? Does Mr. Jeon think that it will affect my image?"

With a smirk, Jungkook strode towards the couch and sat down. He then peeled an orange and popped it into his mouth, totally making himself at home. "That just means that you're very devoted, Second Young Mistress Kim. Unfortunately, Mr. Kim doesn't care for it. Otherwise, if you devote your feelings to me, I'd definitely pamper you to bits."

Se-jung couldn't help but look at Jungkook.

She could tell at first glance that he was on the same level as Taehyung and also guessed that he must be the CEO of Jeon Corporation.

However...she was a little shocked. 'How is Y/N so lucky? Why does the CEO of Jeon Corporation fancy her too?'

"Mr. Jeon, if you're harboring designs on my wife, you should consider fancying someone else instead."

Jungkook barked arrogantly, "No!"

'I've taken a liking to your wife and she's the only one I'll marry in this life.'

"My dear wife is lusting for my body," Taehyung said.

As soon as he did, Kai and Jennie looked like they were interested in some gossip.

'Second Brother is so good at this. Since when has he been comfortable with saying such things out loud!?!'

Even Y/N felt a little awkward now.

"What's there to lust over? You must look as weak as a chicken," Jungkook said while taking off his sports jacket to reveal his singlet. He began showing off his muscles and said, "Going to the gym is my only hobby. Second Young Mistress Kim, would you like to give it a try? I promise you'll be satisfied."

Everyone knew how protective Y/N was over those who were related to her, especially since she was indeed lusting over Taehyung's body.

At the very least, she would never get sick of him before she got to sleep with him.

With her hands around her chest, she said with a frown, "Mr. Jeon, this is the Kim Family's residence, please mind your words. You're worse off than my husband."

'What?' Jungkook's face turned sullen immediately.

Taehyung was pleased.

He squinted at Jungkook and sized him up.

"It seems that you're not curious about your grandmother's whereabouts at all, Second Young Mistress Kim."

'Grandmother?'

Se-jung also got a little agitated. "You're... Mr. Jeon, right? Do you know where my mother-in-law is?"

Jungkook finally noticed Se-jung's presence and moved away from her. "Who's this fatso?"

'Fatso?'

Se-jung pulled her skirt furiously while feeling somewhat embarrassed too.

Y/N couldn't help but feel an urge to give Jungkook a round of applause.

'That's exactly what she is...'

'People always say that bigger girls are adorable and kind and Tzuyu used to be really chubby during college. She was so cute but Se-jung is different, she's horrendous and vicious.'

"I... I'm Y/N's aunt and her grandmother is my mother-in-law."

"Luckily you're just her aunt."

Y/N coughed and asked, "Mr. Jeon, is my grandmother at your place?"

"Your grandmother is fed well at my place and she likes to praise me all the time. She even said that it would be great if you had married me instead."

Taehyung couldn't help but look at Jungkook with a hostile gaze. "Thank you for your excellent hospitality to Grandma, Mr. Jeon. Y/N misses her grandmother so I hope you can bring her back personally."

Y/N was not a fool and she felt that Jungkook must have taken her grandmother away because of her, and not for the ancestral home.

Unfortunately, even the original owner did not have any impression of her grandmother, let alone the current Y/N.

However, for the sake of the ancestral home...

"Jungkook, it is against the law to kidnap the elderly. You either hurry up and send her home or I'll punch you before throwing you behind bars. Take your pick."

Laughing like a rogue, Jungkook said, "I'd like to choose Second Young Mistress."

Jungkook was seriously challenging Taehyung's limits at all times.

Jennie shook his head. 'They've been at odds against each other for several years, doesn't Jungkook have any self-awareness at all?'

"Mr. Jeon, you're not good enough for me. You have an hour's time to bring her here or I'll wreck your auction house immediately."

Jungkook didn't doubt her words at all because he knew that she was entirely capable of doing so.

He had heard about Jun-ho's incident from Danny Ahn. Resting his face in his hand, Jungkook felt extremely conflicted.

'Why does Jun-ho deserve such good treatment from her? It's not like his family is richer than mine.'

"Go bring Y/N's grandmother here," Jungkook said to his underling.

'That old lady is indeed with Jungkook.'

Se-jung straightened her back and began to get into the mood.

Soon, an old lady walked over with Jungkook's help.

She was wearing a set of brand new clothes with her white hair tied into a bun secured at the back of her head. Although she was already in her seventies, she seemed to still be in the pink of health.

Y/N began to search her memories carefully again.

The original Y/N did have a maternal grandmother named Lee Bo Young whom she rarely met. Besides, her grandmother had always been biased to her son so she never showed much concern to Y/N's mother who got married and moved to the town later on in her life.

'No wonder I don't have a deep impression of her.'

"Ma'am, this is your granddaughter, Y/N," Jungkook introduced affectionately.

Lee Bo Young had a hostile expression at first but when she looked at Jungkook, she immediately smiled radiantly. "Jungkook, didn't you say that Y/N is here?"

As she spoke, Lee Bo Young scanned the room and finally fixed her gaze on Jennie. She then immediately walked over and held onto Jennie's hand. "Y/N, I didn't expect you to be so grown up now. Do you still recognize me? It's all my fault for not visiting you often, I can barley recognize you now."

Jennie coughed awkwardly and said, "Ma'am, I'm Y/N's sister-in-law, she's over there."

She then pointed to Y/N who was munching on an apple with one leg crossed over the other.

In the past, Y/N used to be somewhat ladylike but as she gradually let herself go, she became more and more unfeminine. It was no wonder her grandmother was mistaken.

She smiled and said, "Oh look at me, I'm old and silly. I remember that Y/N used to like wearing dresses so when I saw you in a dress, I assumed you were Y/N."

'Do I like wearing dresses? Not really...' Y/N thought as she looked at the sweater and jeans that she was wearing.

"Y/N." Lee Bo Young turned to walk towards Y/N and sat down beside her. "I'm sorry sweetheart, your parents refused to bring you to visit me and I had to take care of the things at the ancestral home so now..."

Seeing that Lee Bo Young had mentioned the ancestral home, Se-jung hurriedly walked over with a smile and stood in front of Lee Bo Young, afraid that she would announce her will to let Y/N inherit the ancestral home.

"My dear mother-in-law, why didn't you inform me before coming here on your own? Do you know how worried I was about you?"

Lee Bo Young seemed to be quite nice to her daughter-in-law. She patted Se-jung's shoulder to comfort her, "Jungkook said that he's going to bring me to meet Y/N."

"By the way, Y/N, Jungkook said that you're planning to divorce your husband. It's quite a good idea to get divorced if your marriage wasn't built on love. Why don't you consider Jungkook and give him a shot?"

Jennie, Kai, Zhang Guoquan, and all the other servants who had been watching the scene quietly from the side, all turned to look at Taehyung in unison.

'Can he tolerate this?'

Taehyung stood up and picked up the teacup on the coffee table to take a sip of tea before saying, "Serve Grandma some tea."

Lee Bo Young had been paying attention to Taehyung who was seated beside Y/N.

She could tell at first glance that the handsome young man, Taehyung, was a scheming person.

"Who are you..."

Taehyung nodded slightly and replied politely, "Hello Grandma, I'm Y/N's husband, Kim Taehyung."

Lee Bo Young couldn't help but look at Taehyung a few more times before suddenly laughing out loud. "You're Kim Taehyung? I thought you were Y/N's brother-in-law. You're so dashing."

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandma."

Lee Bo Young shifted her gaze back and forth between Taehyung and Jungkook. "I heard that your relationship with Y/N is quite strained, when are you planning to get a divorce?"

All eyes were on Taehyung.

Y/N raised her brows and squinted at Lee Bo Young.

She had lived in the countryside for many years and did not seem to feel the slightest bit of fear in the face of Taehyung and Jungkook.

'Lee Bo Young is quite interesting, she's definitely not as simple as she seems to be.'

"Grandma, don't worry, Darling and I are not planning to get divorced."

Lee Bo Young instantly looked at Se-jung and said with surprise, "But after Se-jung came to visit Y/N last time, she said that the two don't seem to get along well and everyone is saying that you two are getting a divorce."

Taehyung glanced at Se-jung coldly and said, "Aunt Se-jung, who did you hear that from? The legal team of the Kim Group will take care of it."

Se-jung couldn't help but tremble because she knew how famous and competent the legal team of the Kim Group was. They were known for winning almost all the lawsuits they fought.

"Hehe, I just heard a few wealthy ladies discussing it the previous time. Turns out it's a false rumor!" Se-jung laughed awkwardly and quickly drew a line between her and the gossipmongers.

"Ma'am, they're just pretending to be in a loving relationship and Y/N is just Mr. Kim's excuse to fend off gossip. If you don't believe me, make them kiss each other on the spot right now and see if they're willing to do it or not," Jungkook said smugly as he began to instigate Lee Bo Young.

As a longtime rival of Taehyung's, Jungkook happened to get some information about him yesterday.

'Tsk, tsk, if those fangirls of Taehyung find out about his aversion to women, what would they think?'

Jungkook glanced at Taehyung before looking at Y/N again, feeling extremely certain that they wouldn't engage in an act of intimacy.

Jennie leaned closer to Kai carefully and said, "Third Brother, that gangster Jungkook is stirring trouble."

Kai said with a look of sympathy, "No, he's digging his own grave."

Indeed...

As soon as Jungkook said that, Y/N suddenly kicked the coffee table in front of her. Jungkook was about to grab a cup of water for himself but the coffee table fell to the ground while his hand stiffened in midair as lots of water was splashed onto the back of his hand.

"Jungkook, you'd better not create trouble on my turf. If you provoke me, I'll beat you up into a pulp."

Jennie grabbed Kai's sleeve. 'Second Sister-in-law is so fierce and aggressive! What a boss!'

Se-jung and Lee Bo Young were startled by Y/N's move and stared at the overturned coffee table on the ground with a dumbfounded expression.

Jungkook's eyelids twitched and whistled. "Second Young Mistress Kim, you're so brutal. It's such a pity that you're not a gangster."

"Gangster my foot. My ambition is to be the king of a big mountain."

Taehyung who was beside Y/N, couldn't help but glance at her while pondering for a moment.

'Does she want part of the land of that mountain for this reason?'

As he thought about it, the corners of his lips curled into a smirk. 'Interesting.'

"Second Young Mistress Kim, you're so fierce and aggressive, no wonder Mr. Kim has no feelings for you. I'm different from Mr. Kim, I like girls like you. Since it's a rare opportunity for us to meet, will you fulfill a small wish of mine?"

As expected of a gangster, he was abnormally straightforward when trying to woo someone else's wife.

As soon as Y/N was about to speak, her cell phone rang as she received a call from Tzuyu.

Y/N looked at everyone around her before picking up.

"Y/N, the journalist from the entertainment news section of our press interviewed Kwon Hao today. What's going on? Why did Kwon Hao suddenly look for you?"

'Interview Kwon Hao?'

At the thought of that lunatic's face, she could already tell what the interview was about.

"It's okay, I know I'm innocent."

"Y/N, I think you have to make some clarifications. Many of your so-called former classmates have come forth to say that you and Kwon Hao used to date each other when you were students. During high school, you even sneakily went to watch him play basketball."

'Watch him play basketball my foot!'

She remembered that that didn't happen at all.

During high school, she had a crush on a senior who excelled academically and also belonged to the basketball team. Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered to watch the bunch of skinny boys playing basketball.

"Oh, it's not true anyway."

'Tzuyu and the original Y/N had known each other for more than ten years so Tzuyu must know about those things between me and Kwon Hao. She should also know about that grandmother of Y/N's.'

Y/N glanced at Lee Bo Young who was carefully sizing her up.

"Tzuyu, let's have dinner tonight. Gotta hang up now."

After hanging up calmly, Y/N pointed at Se-jung and continued to speak, "Since you're here too, let's go. Oh, by the way, you have to apologize to me first lest I report you to the police for slander."

Se-jung suppressed her anger and chuckled. "This is all just a misunderstanding. I was just worried because I couldn't find your grandmother. Since she's fine, I can be at ease now."

As she spoke, Se-jung looked at the clock on the wall and said, "Y/N, it's getting late and it's dinnertime soon. Why don't you take me and your grandmother in for the night and we'll leave tomorrow instead?"

There were lots of treasures in the house and she was bent on taking a few before leaving.

After the town committee renovated her ancestral home, she would take a few out and put them on display so that she could show them off to her guests.

She glanced at the cabinet near the door.

There was a small and exquisite wooden sculpture. When she passed by it, she took a sniff and it was extremely fragrant.

Afraid that Y/N wouldn't agree, Se-jung walked past Lee Bo Young and pinched her shoulders. "You should know that our new home hasn't been renovated yet and we're quite far away from here. Your grandma is old and her legs are ailing. I..."

"Take a taxi home then," Y/N said coldly, interrupting Se-jung.

Se-jung immediately looked like she was extremely heartbroken. "Y/N, you're being too inhumane! I know you've married into a wealthy family and your status is different now. You can choose not to acknowledge me and your uncle but she's your grandmother. Your biological grandmother! Her legs are ailing and you won't even let her stay for a night. What will your late parents think?"

As soon as Se-jung finished speaking, Lee Bo Young immediately looked hurt and devastated.

She merely sobbed but did not reprimand Y/N or speak up for her.

It was rare for Y/N to not lose her temper at such times. She spread her hands apart and said helplessly, "She's my grandmother after all. How can I say no? However, she'll have to make do with the maids' room."

'Maid room?'

Jungkook couldn't help but find Y/N a little stingy. 'The Kim family's mansion is enormous, don't you have a room to spare?'

"There are only a few bedrooms in the main residence and the Kim siblings have each occupied a room. Grandpa and I have a room each too. Well, I don't mind letting you stay in the study if you don't mind sleeping on the floor."

Se-jung gritted her teeth. "What about the guest room then?"

Y/N rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think this is a hotel? There are only three guest rooms in this house. One is for Jisso, the study is meant for me, oh and..." At this point, Y/N suddenly snapped her fingers and said, "Oh, there's actually another room. I don't really have any hobbies but lately, I've started studying skeletons together with Seokjin. They're all there."

"Those are Seokjin's treasures, we can't move them around indiscriminately. Grandma, if you're scared..."

Lee Bo Young hurriedly shook her head.

"There you go, it's not that I don't want to let Grandma stay here."

The three Kim family siblings and the group of servants watched Y/N lie through her teeth expressionlessly.

"It doesn't matter to me, I'm just worried that she might be a blabbermouth and go round spouting nonsense. By then, everyone in the city or even the entire country would know that I let my grandmother to stay in the maid room. If word about this gets out, I'll be thoroughly embarrassed."

'How dare she call me a blabbermouth!'

Se-jung's face turned sullen and she asked, "Mr. Kim, aren't you going to say anything?"

Taehyung was even more ruthless than Y/N. "I respect my wife's decision."

He was the complete epitome of a good husband.

"Right, since Mr. Jeon likes Grandma so much, why don't you let her continue to live in your home? There's good food and people to take care of her. How wonderful is that?"

Jungkook touched his nose and smiled wryly. "There are many hooligans at my place and recently everyone is ready for an internal competition. I'm afraid your grandmother will be scared."

It was obvious that he was rejecting.

Jungkook originally intended to use Lee Bo Young to get close to Y/N but to his surprise, she didn't care about her at all.

Although it was rather outrageous, it was her biological grandmother after all and Jungkook somehow believed in Y/N.

He believed that she must have a reason for being so indifferent to Lee Bo Young.

Staring at Y/N's pretty little face, he thought, 'This girl is so vicious and she has a sharp tongue too. She's so violent but so attractive.'

He suddenly understood why Jimin was so infatuated with her.

At the thought of this, he looked at Taehyung with resentment.

'Damn it, sly old fox, you only managed to marry this female rogue because of your grandfather.'

Sensing the gaze that Jungkook shot at him, he raised his brows at him provocatively.

"How about we do this?" Y/N suddenly got up and walked towards Jungkook, spreading her fair hands apart. "Mr. Jeon, do you have 50 Won with you now?"

Jungkook stared at her with some bewilderment before taking out 100 Won from his wallet and handing it to Y/N.

Staring at the banknote in her hand, Y/N handed it to Chen Lee Bo Young, looking as if she was feeling the pinch. "Aunt and I will split the costs. Grandma, take a cab home together with Aunt. Don't carpool, just hail a cab for the both of you."

Jungkook was confused. 'You're Second Young Mistress Kim and the cab fare probably costs less than 200 Won, why do you need to split it with your aunt?'

That was not the point. The point was that she had asked him for the money.

'Your temporary husband really isn't short of money. Although I hate to admit it, Taehyung is indeed a little bit richer than me. Just a little bit.'

Jennie peeled another orange and stuffed it into her mouth. 'Second Sister-in-law is really the stingiest person I've ever met.'

She stuffed the money into Lee Bo Young's hand and said, "It's getting late, I'm meeting a friend for a meal. Kai, Jennie, please send my grandmother home. By the way, remember to ask my aunt for the change. If she doesn't want to return it, you can sue her at the police station."

'Second Sister-in-law, do you take the police station for the amusement park?'

She picked up her purse and was about to leave. Lee Bo Young then suddenly said, "Y/N, Kwon Hao came looking for you, huh? He's very devoted to you but don't worry, I know you don't like him so I'll help you persuade him to give up sooner."

Y/N blinked in confusion.

Lee Bo Young quietly sized up Taehyung and Jungkook before saying with a benevolent smile, "I may have been born in an older era but I'm very liberal and open-minded. Regardless of who you end up with, I'll give you my blessings."

'There's definitely something wrong with this old lady.'

"Grandma, you don't know me well enough," Y/N suddenly said with a stern expression.

Lee Bo Young asked with a puzzled gaze, "What's wrong?"

"I don't like either of them." At this point, Y/N paused and then glanced at the both of them sultrily. "To be honest, I like Tzuyu, I'm going to go on a date with her now!"

After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "You don't have to wait for me to finish eating. By the way, Kai, our company's public relations department is too incompetent. I think Taehyung's legal team is much better than them."

Kai was speechless.

'Duh!?! If TG Entertainment's public relations department could be as impressive as Kim Group's legal team, I can be as famous as Second Brother too, okay?'

Just like that, Y/N left her grandmother heartlessly.

Lee Bo Young watched as her figure walked further and further away, her face a little sullen. "Haha, Taehyung, Jungkook, Y/N is just that hot-tempered. Se-jung, what are you waiting for? Let's go home."

Se-jung looked upstairs, refusing to give up. 'There must be lots of treasures up there.'

'Y/N is such a heartless ingrate. If I hadn't brought up the engagement back then, would she have gotten the chance to marry into the Kim Family? She doesn't know how to repay the kindness at all. No, I must get the house. Even if it's for the sake of my children, I must get something from the Kim Family.'

Y/N agreed to meet Tzuyu at a less crowded cafe.

Tzuyu had had quite a large chunk of her hair snipped off, and she was now sporting a bob with thin, airy bangs. Coupled with her chubby face, she looked extraordinarily cute and youthful.

She barely looked like a mother of a four-year-old.

Y/N couldn't help but sigh. 'What a waste. Who exactly is Mu Mu's bastard of a father!?! How dare he abandon such a pretty wife and adorable son? If I find out who he is, I'll break his legs!'

"Y/N, you didn't get caught by the paparazzi when you came here, did you? I think you should ask Mr. Kim to assign a few more bodyguards to you. Doesn't the Kim Family have an escort team? I heard they're impressive."

While holding a glass of juice and sipping on it with a straw, Y/N said nonchalantly, "The escorts of the Kim family are just a bunch of losers. I managed to beat them all up. Protect me? Them? You must be joking!"

After a moment of silence, Tzuyu asked carefully, "Y/N, what's the matter with Kwon Hao? Is he still pestering you? Didn't you say that you had warned him and made things clear with him?"

Confused by her words, Y/N asked, "Warn him? When did I ever say that I was going to give him a warning?"

Tzuyu reached her hand out to her but she still felt worried so she got up and circled around Y/N before saying, "My dear, have you got amnesia? You told me yourself that you would do it and at that time I thought that you finally had the courage to face Kwon Hao and break free from him."

'What...'

She really did not have any recollection of that.

'Could it be that the original owner selectively erased some memories before she died? If I could have been reborn, it's highly likely that the original owner eliminated her memory.'

"When did I tell you that?"

Tzuyu frowned and recalled for a long time. 'About half a year.'

'Half a year ago...'

'It's no wonder.'

At this point, Tzuyu paused and looked at Y/N with a serious expression, "Didn't you decide to apply for leave from filming to go make things clear with Kwon Hao after our former classmates kept babbling nonsense during the gathering?"

"Did I end up looking for him?" With a look of disdain, Tzuyu replied, "How would I know? Anyway, there hasn't been any major event this year, why did he look for you out of nowhere?" 'Hmph, isn't it because of that Ji-eun?' Y/N thought about it and sent the videos that she had previously recorded to Tzuyu, "I sent you a video. Send it to the tabloids later. Just say that... Forget it, just expose it using your anonymous account. How dare that bitch scheme against me. If I don't ruin her reputation, I'll spell my name backwards."

Tzuyu put on her headphones and watched the video again, only to be surprised. "I didn't expect Ji-eun to have such a tragic life. Y/N, if this video is exposed, Ji-eun may win a lot of sympathy and gain even more fans."

Y/N tapped her fingertips against the desk and said, "So what? The image that she set for herself is that of an innocent girl who relied on her own efforts and worked hard to become the Best Actress titleholder that she is now. Once the video is exposed and she once the public finds out about the fact that she's someone's kept mistress..."

Y/N chuckled coldly and continued, "The matter of her working at the bar will also be exposed. She brought this upon herself..."

Even if Ji-eun won some sympathy because of her tragic background, it wouldn't last for long.

Once there was juicier gossip about her, those fans who liked her out of sympathy, would hate her even more.

Hence, one shouldn't build a fixed persona in the entertainment industry.

The most loyal fans are those gained through one's genuine talent and hard work.

Jimin may be silly but he was a good actor so he had plenty of loyal fans.

"But Y/N, did Ji-eun offend you?"

"She and her brother were the ones who brought Kwon Hao over, do you think she's offended me?"

'Uh... She does deserve to be exposed then.'

Tzuyu snapped her fingers and said, "You can count on me, I'll definitely do a good job and promise that Ji-eun will be in deep trouble."

Y/N was finally satisfied. "There is something I have been curious about."

Tzuyu drank a mouthful of coffee and took out her computer. While typing away, she asked, "What is it?"

"So who's your son's father?" Y/N asked curiously while blinking and leaning closer to Tzuyu.

Tzuyu stopped typing and coughed a few times with a trace of panic in her eyes. She turned her head to the side and said, "No one, it... it was just an accident. After a breakup back then, I went to a bar to drown my sorrows in alcohol and I met a pervert."

"You wouldn't have given birth to the baby if it belonged to a pervert. Besides, you were still in college then, you wouldn't have kept the baby."

Tzuyu still wanted to explain further but Y/N interrupted her, "Don't tell me that you're lonely so you decided to give birth to the baby and let him accompany you. Your father may be a jerk but your mom is nice to you. After all, she decided not to remarry for your sake."

"Most importantly, Mu Mu is good-looking, so his father must be pretty good-looking as well."

'Y/N has never asked about such stuff in the past, what's going on today?'

Feeling a little guilty, Tzuyu said, "I... Okay, I met a hunk when I went home during summer break previously. He cheated me out of my feelings and I can't find him now. Y/N, don't ask me about this anymore. I really don't want to mention my miserable past again."

Y/N stared at Tzuyu and thought, 'That makes sense. Tzuyu is indeed very gullible.'

She sighed.

"You should have said so earlier. Keep a lookout, if you find the whereabouts of that scumbag, let me know immediately and I'll go do justice for you."

Tzuyu nodded perfunctorily and said, "Okay, don't worry. Y/N, don't tell Mu Mu about this, I don't want him to know that his father is a jerk."

"For sure, his father's dead meat. I understand."

Hearing her words, Tzuyu felt a little awkward. "Ahem, Y/N, I have some errands to run at the office today. If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Don't be in such a hurry, when will you release the video?"

"If you're in a hurry, I'll publish it when I get back to the office and it'll be out in two hours if nothing goes wrong. I have to find someone to help me hide the IP address."

Y/N understood that she wanted to hide her IP address to prevent Ji-eun from checking and finding out that she was the one.

"Okay then, I'll handle the rest of the matters myself."

"What is it?"

Y/N twisted her neck and said with a sinister smile, "A good thing, of course.'

Tzuyu somehow shuddered and said, "Okay, be careful."

As soon as Tzuyu left, Y/N called Jennie who was bickering with Kai at the moment.

Kai rolled his eyes and said, "It's just getting you to pretend to be cool and doing a hard job, what's there to show off?"

"No, no, no, I have a hunch that Second Sister-in-law is definitely getting ready to go beat someone up. Only women understand the world of women. Goodbye."

Staring at Jennie's back, Kai coldly snorted. 'Hmph, what's there to show off?'

'Fine, I'm just being envious because I want to watch Y/N beating someone up too.'

When Jennie arrived at the place that they agreed to meet at, Y/N was eating candied haw.

She looked a little foolish.

'Second Sister-in-law is indeed a great beauty, she looks so good even when she's eating candied haw.'

Jennie sighed and thought, 'If I were a man, I would make Second Sister-in-law my woman!'

"Jennie."

As soon as Y/N called her, Jennie immediately came back to her senses. 'Forget it, only Second Brother can subdue a unique woman like Second Sister-in-law.'

'No, she's the one subduing him.'

Jennie immediately smiled and scurried over. "Second Sister-in-law, do you have any orders?"

"Did you drive here?"

"Yes, yes, for your sake, I deliberately drove the new sports car that Third Brother bought, without informing him. It's really cool!"

Jennie said in an especially deferential manner.

"Okay, I'll send you an address, just take me there."

The address was that of an express hotel where Kwon Hao was temporarily staying.

It had a bad reputation in the city because it was unsafe but many still chose to stay there because of the cheap rates.

"Second Sister-in-law, what are we doing here? Do you have any friends staying here?"

As soon as they entered the hotel, Jennie felt disgusted by the lewd gazes that the men in the lounge were casting at her.

"A man who's about to die."

'A man who's about to die... That...is outrageous...'

When they reached one of the rooms on the sixth floor, Y/N stopped, lifted her foot, and kicked the door.

Soon, a man inside asked, "Who's there?"

"Y/N. Open the door."

The door was quickly opened by Kwon Hao who was standing at the door, wearing nothing but a bath towel wrapped around himself. There was steam rising from his body and it seemed that he had just come out of the shower.

Seeing that it was really Y/N, Kwon Hao's eyes lit up and he said, "Y/N, you're finally willing to see me. Don't worry, as long as you get back together with me, I'll help you destroy Ji-eun's reputation."

'Just as I expected...'

Y/N smiled coldly.