[37] Likes Squandering Taehyung's Money
Some of the fans who shipped Y/N and Jimin began to change their minds.
Y/N was still playing happily. After finishing her meal, she insisted on taking Jisso to go shopping and gave up only until many stores were closed.
She arrived home to see that Taehyung was sitting on the sofa and reading a book.
She reckoned that he should have just taken a shower because his hair was still a little damp.
"Mr. Kim..."
"Darling, you should be having an enjoyable time," Taehyung said sourly.
'He's jealous, huh?'
Y/N blinked and said, "Of course I'm happy, I haven't seen Jichu in a long time."
"Well, I just didn't expect you to be so charming that you appeal to both sexes, Darling."
'What does Doggy Taehyung mean?'
Y/N subconsciously took out her phone and logged on to Weibo, and sure enough...
Every time Taehyung spoke to her in such a sarcastic tone, she would end up on the hot search list.
However, this time, she was on it with Jisso.
Y/N put her phone down smilingly and said, "These people have great judgment. Jichu is so outstanding, I'd definitely marry her if I'm a man. Actually, I can marry her now too. Unfortunately, I'm already married now."
As she spoke, she looked at Taehyung angrily. 'It's all your fault!'
Taehyung ignored her angry gaze and stood up to go upstairs. "Jisso is the only child. Even if her future child may not bear her last name, she still has to give birth to one."
Y/N instantly understood the meaning of his words.
'He just means that two women can't have a child together, huh? What a conservative and backward mindset!'
'As long as Jichu is willing, we can just go to the orphanage to adopt a child.'
She tagged along slowly behind Taehyung. After watching him enter the study, Y/N quickly opened the door to her bedroom and locked it.
She gave it some thought but still felt uneasy so she pulled the chair in front of the vanity table and placed it against the door.
After doing so, she finally took out her cell phone and looked at the "ambiguous photos" of her and Jisso on Weibo.
'Ah, beautiful women should be together. Look, these photos are so pleasing to the eye!'
Bright early in the morning the next day, Y/N was jolted awake by the ringing of her phone.
She pressed the answer button and snapped, "I don't care who you are, if it's not something urgent, I'll chop you up into pieces when I see you!"
"Little pepper you are really fierce. Little pepper, my lifelong happiness its an urgent matter."
'That lunatic Jimin?'
Y/N pinched the middle of her brows and was struggling to open her eyes. "You have ten seconds."
"Little pepper, you heartless woman, you actually abandoned me to date another woman!"
Everyone knew that he must have read about the rumors between her and Jisso.
"I've never dated you at all, how am I heartless?"
"You... You..." Even though she couldn't see Jimin's face at the moment, Y/N could imagine how aggrieved he must look. "We once exchanged vows and you've once kidnapped me, held me captive, and forced me to marry you. Have you forgotten about that? Little pepper, you're going overboard!"
Y/N could not help but clench her fist. "Damn it, have you had enough? We were just acting, it was all fake. Do you get it? You should fall in love with Jungkook and torture each other for the rest of your lives!"
"Little pepper, forget it that you don't want me anymore. I can't believe you're even thinking of giving me to that rogue Jungkook. Little pepper, I'm really upset. I won't call you or contact you for three days. When I see you, I'll walk away in another direction. Hmph!"
As if he had a strong backbone, Jimin hung up and quietly waited for Y/N's call.
Y/N glanced at the phone and then tossed it aside.
"What a nutcase." After saying that, she continued sleeping..
Jimin waited for a long time but he still didn't receive a call from Y/N.
Staring at his cell phone, he was just about to call her again but he soon thought about the vow he declared just now. 'Forget it, I just won't contact her for a week. I must let her know that I'm really angry.'
Y/N slept until noon, and when she came downstairs, she was greeted by all the Kim family members who were waiting for her to start eating.
"Second Sister-in-law, I've spent so much time alone with you, why hasn't anyone snapped photos of us? Why are there no rumors about us?" Jennie questioned with righteous indignation.
Y/N stretched her back lazily and said, "Perhaps, you're not as pretty as Jichu?"
"Second Sister-in-law, you call me by my full name but you address Jisso as Jichu. You're so biased, we're both women, you can't treat me differently!"
Y/N couldn't help but look at Jennie twice. 'This little girl is jealous.'
"What was your attitude towards me when we first met?"
Kai, who was wolfing down his food with his head hung low, frantically raised his arm and exclaimed, "I know! Jennie..."
"Shut up, you're such a gossipmonger. No wonder Grandpa is so eager for you to get married," Y/N said as he glared daggers at her.
Kai suddenly felt particularly aggrieved. 'Look, this is what a difference in treatment means.'
It happened that Taehyung and Seokjin had already gone to work. Uncle Zhang was a total coward and no one in the Kim Family was on his side.
"Second Sister-in-law, can we not harp on the past and rake up history? We should look forward and plan for the life we aspire to live in the future!"
"How many points did you score for your ideological and political exams? What gave you the confidence to declare your testimonial here?" Jennie immediately chickened out after hearing Y/N's shrewd comment, which hit the nail on its head.
'All you do is bully me, Second Sister-in-law, I'm going to stop being your meticulous and close confident!'
As soon as she secretly swore in her heart, Jennie fished out two concert tickets from her purse and showed them to Y/N like she was offering a treasure. "Second Sister-in-law, I had a hard time getting these tickets to the concert of a famous internationally-renowned band. They're VVIP tickets, should we catch it together?"
Y/N rubbed her ears. She couldn't stand heavy metal music because her ears would ring for a long time after listening to music of this genre and she preferred staying at home to listen to some relaxing music while enjoying a glass of wine.
"No, I want to accompany Kai to a blind date. Jennie, you should also hurry up and get yourself a boyfriend, lest you frolic around here out of boredom every day and night like an eyesore."
Jennie directly chose to ignore the latter half of the sentence. As soon as she heard that Kai was going on a blind date, she began to get really gossipy.
She suddenly sat up straight and said with glistening eyes, "Third Brother is going on a blind date? Isn't Third Brother a lady killer? He has so many ex-girlfriends but he's reduced to having to go on blind dates?"
Seeing that Kai was gloating, Kai gritted his teeth angrily and said, "Shut up, sooner or later, it'll be your turn."
"Impossible, I've had everything planned out. I'm going to take the graduate exam and attend graduate school abroad, then I'll have a reason to avoid blind dates."
'Jennie wants to further her studies abroad?'
'Her grades are so terrible, she must have paid loads of money to get so far in her academic attainments.'
'Ah, the lives of the rich are really unimaginably blissful.'
Soon, Taehyung sent a text message to Kai to inform him of the blind date venue.
The venue was at a mountain resort, which was chosen by the parents of the girl he would be meeting.
'A resort... I can treat it as a field trip.'
"Second Sister-in-law, I'll give you a million Won. Can you help me cancel this blind date?"
After eating, Y/N specially changed into another outfit and made her way downstairs again.
She was wearing a suit made of houndstooth fabric paired with black stilettos on her feet and a square purse in her hands. She looked extremely sharp and capable.
Hearing his words, Y/N glanced at Kai indifferently and said, "If your blind date turns out well, it won't be an issue for me to ask Grandpa for five million Won.."
But...
"Shut up, if you keep griping, you'd better lay on the table and get ready to take a beating from me."
Kai indeed wimped out and kept his mouth shut.
When they arrived at the resort, Y/N discovered that there were at least seven or eight of the girl's family members present. Although they were not sitting at the same table, they were seated close together and whispering to each other.
"Damn it, is that necessary? Isn't it just a blind date? Why are they acting like it's a wedding?" Kai couldn't help but criticize. "Second Sister-in-law, we mustn't lose out to them even though we're outnumbered. We'd better not go over."
Y/N couldn't help but slap him on the shoulder and chided, "Cut out the excuses, do you really think I don't know how much of a playboy you are?"
After saying that, she took out a mask from her purse and a pair of black-framed glasses that she had prepared beforehand. "Let's go. I've got your back, what are you afraid of?"
Kai couldn't help but criticize her in his head. 'You're dressed like a thief and you want to have my back?'
"What are you waiting for? Roll over!"
As soon as they saw Kai, the woman's parents immediately stood up and said, "Ah, Third Young Master is here. Please have a seat. This is my daughter, Chen Hina."
The two seemed to have completely ignored Y/N as they quickly started greeting Kai enthusiastically.
Once Kai was seated, he called the waiter over so that he could order some food.
Kai took the menu and placed it on the table with a sullen expression.
"Is Third Young Master not satisfied with this? It's alright, we can go to another restaurant," Hina's mother frantically asked.
"My second sister-in-law has yet to be seated. What are you so eager for?"
"Second sister-in-law..."
Kai patted the seat beside him and said to Y/N with a fawning smile. "Second Sister-in-law, please take a seat."
The Chen family members looked at each other in shock because they thought that this woman who was wearing a mask and sunglasses was Kai's secretary.
"Oh, so you're Second Young Madam Kim, my apologies, we were too daft to realize that it's you. Please take a seat, Second Young Madam Kim."
Hina's father was smart enough to walk over and pull the chair back for Y/N. "I'm really sorry. Hina, didn't you say that you really admire and look up to Second Young Madam Kim? Now that she's here, remember to ask her for help, lest you still stick to all your bad habits after getting married in the future."
Hina first looked at Kai coyly before waving at Y/N and greeting her. "Second Young Madam Kim, I heard that the first film you invested in became a blockbuster. My parents are always chiding me for failing to give any help to my family. Second Young Madam Kim, can you teach me a thing or two?"
Y/N felt the strong fragrance of tea wafting up to her face.
Resting her chin in one hand, she looked rather sluggish and languid. "Oh, please don't say that, I just like squandering his Second Brother's money."
It was a blatant flaunting of her loving relationship with her husband.
The corners of Hina's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Y/N with an envious gaze.
"Second Young Madam Kim, why are you wearing a mask? It won't be convenient for you to eat later."
"Oh, I'm allergic to some pollen. I'll skip the meal later, you guys hurry up."
Hina didn't probe any further since her target today wasn't Y/N anyway. She was bent on marrying Kai even if he was a philandering playboy.
As long as she becomes his wife, she would be able to live in the lap of luxury and never have to worry about her livelihood for the rest of her life.
Her father had put in a lot of effort to set her up for this blind date with Kai.
"Third Young Master, can I take the liberty of asking if you like small animals?" Hina asked as she tidied her hair with her fingers and then placed one hand on top of the other on her knees, giving herself the image of a studious and obedient girl..
Kai had a look of bewilderment on his face and he wondered, 'Is there any direct relation between matchmaking and liking small animals?'
"I don't."
Hina was stunned. 'Don't they all say that men like kindhearted women?' She was planning to carry on the conversation after he asks her if she had a pet or not.
"Haha, is that so? I thought someone like you would like dogs or other pets, Third Young Master."
"What do you mean someone like me? Have you ever seen any pet lovers like me?"
He indeed didn't dislike pets but would he let her have what she wanted.
Of course not.
'Although she's a little pretentious, she was at least a delicate little beauty after all. What's up with Kai's attitude?'
Y/N extended her leg to kick him hard. "Miss Hina, you don't have to mind. Kai is just like that. He's always so vague with his words. Just continue."
Hina nodded. Seeing that the cup of tea in front of Kai was empty, she refilled it with some tea and asked, "Third Young Master, have you thought of how many children you want? I don't know if you prefer boys or girls but I'd like to have a daughter because girls are more caring. We're in modern society now and favoritism toward males is declining."
At this point, Hina said with a longing gaze, "Of course, I would prefer to have a son and a daughter in the future, preferably a son first so that he can protect his younger sister. Don't you agree, Third Young Master Kim?"
'We barely know each other and she's talking about having children with me?'
'Girl, I'm afraid you're thinking too much.'
Kai was sincere about his answer. "Miss Hina, I'm very sorry but I've always disliked children since a young age and I've never thought of having children in the future. Children are a huge burden in my opinion and I don't even want one, let alone two. It seems that I can't fulfill your wishes, Miss Hina. Why don't we just..."
Hina quickly interrupted, "It's okay, if you don't like children, I can choose to remain childless."
Hina's parents also chimed in in agreement, "Yes, yes, people these days are more open-minded and there are plenty of couples everywhere who don't want to have children. Hina has an older brother and we don't necessarily need Hina to have children. Third Young Master Kim, if you're against it, you two can just remain childless."
Kai pinched the middle of his brows. That was the reason that he used to only date models, celebrities, or influencers.
Wealthy families like the Chens were usually very difficult to shake off.
'This is only our first blind date and she's already talking to me about the future.'
He looked at Y/N with a pleading gaze, only to see that she was looking down at her mobile phone. She was actually giving the Kim siblings a live coverage of the situation.
[Y/N: This Miss Chen is really amazing. She has already thought of how many children she wants to give Kai.]
[Jennie: Second Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, what did Kai say in response to her question?]
Y/N initially wanted to tease Kai and it happened that Hina asked whether or not the Kim Family would mind it if they chose to remain childless.
Subsequently, Y/N blurted before she could even think through her words carefully, "He is infertile."
Kai's face turned pale.
An awkward tension arose as the atmosphere became bizarre. Hina's family sat dumbfounded in place while their eavesdropping relatives also looked over with their eyes filled with astonishment.
She paused while tapping her fingers on the screen of her cell phone and Y/N raised her head. Blinking in confusion, she said, "Uh... lots of Kai's ex-girlfriends have showed up at our home and claimed that they were pregnant with his child but it turned out that none of those babies were biologically fathered by him."
"..."
Kai thought, 'Second Sister-in-law, you swindler! You maligned me!'
Hina's father first coughed violently before saying with a smile, "It's alright, since you two plan to remain childless, being infertile won't be an issue. Besides, Hina's mother and I both hope that she will marry a good man. All that matters is that her future husband will treat her well.."
"Then I may have to disappoint you two."
This time, Y/N spoke first before Kai did.
"Second Young Madam Kim...what do you mean?"
Y/N glared at Kai furiously because she had expected better from him. "You should know that Kai is known for being a playboy. To be honest with you, he agreed to come on this blind date, only because he wanted to appease his grandfather. I know Kai very well. Even if he marries you, he'll still go about his philandering ways and fool around with women out there unless you break his limbs."
At this point, if the Chen family still insisted on letting their daughter marry Kai...
'Tsk, tsk...'
"I-I will try my best, I believe I can change Third Young Master Kim, as long as he gives me a chance to," Hina said coyly as she clenched her fists around her clothing.
'Damn, where did this weirdo come from?'
'Give you a chance? What for!?'
'What's wrong with Grandpa? He introduced these random dates to him. Is he sure he isn't out to harm his biological grandson?'
Kai was just as flabbergasted. "Miss Chen, you're not my cup of tea, I can't give you the chance."
Hina turned pale immediately and she looked at Kai pitifully with tears in her eyes. "Third Young Master Kim, w-what kind of girls do you like then? Can you tell me?"
Kai felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
He immediately began to scan his surroundings in the restaurant and when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, his peach-blossom-shaped eyes instantly lit up and he said, "Tzuyu, why did you take so long to arrive? It's my bad for not giving in to you."
Tzuyu had been tailing someone lately and she had been keeping tabs on her for a long time. Now that she was about to unravel a big piece of news, someone suddenly called out to her.
She was stunned and she was just about to ignore that person but he suddenly walked over to grab her.
"Tzuyu, I promise to turn over a new leaf for you. How about you accompany me to clear up a misunderstanding now?"
Kai was grabbing her slender wrist with his large hand and his voice was full of tenderness. When looking at her face with his peach-blossom-shaped eyes, they were filled with tenderness as if she was the woman he loved.
Y/N pushed the glasses up her nose.
'Kai is definitely going to contradict himself. He even said that he doesn't plan to have kids just now.'
Only then did Tzuyu move her eyes away from the target that she was following. When she saw Kai, she was secretly shocked. "Third Young Master Kim, what are you doing here?"
Kai ignored her surprised gaze and asked, "Tzuyu, do you dare to say that you're not following me?"
"Why would I follow you..."
"You must be upset because I'm on a blind date, right? Actually, I'm quite regretful now, let's make up."
'What's wrong with Kai?'
Tzuyu twisted her wrist and said, "We're not..."
"Cut out the nonsense. Come with me."
Kai was very powerful and she pulled Tzuyu towards the Chens. "Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen, and Miss Chen, to be honest with you, she's just my type and we've been in a clandestine relationship for two months. She had a tiff with me a short while ago and that's the only reason I agreed to come on this blind date. I just wanted to spite her."
The Chen family members looked rather solemn.
Tzuyu's face was flushed. "I'm not..."
"You can punish me in any way you want to when we get home. Be good," Kai said, pinching Tzuyu's face affectionately.
It felt rather nice to touch.
Hina's father was infuriated but he had no choice but to suck it up because he couldn't afford to provoke Kai. Hence, he had no choice but to ask Y/N, "Second Young Madam Kim, what's going on? The Chen family may be inferior to the Kim family but Hina is our precious daughter.."
Y/N said with an innocent expression on her face, "I don't know." Immediately afterwards, she glared at Kai in exasperation and said, "Kai you're really something. You managed to win the heart of my best friend too."
'Is this woman really Second Young Madam Kim's best friend?'
Hina immediately felt a sense of crisis as she stared at Tzuyu with her guard up. Trying her best to maintain a smile on her face, she asked, "Third Young Master Kim, is she really your girlfriend?"
Hearing her words, Kai said with a look of displeasure, "Why? Do you think I can't even recognize my own girlfriend anymore?"
"That's not what I meant."
Tzuyu was still struggling to break free from Kai's grip. "Let go, I still have work to do."
"What work is more important than getting back together?" Kai retorted. He suddenly smiled at Tzuyu and said, "Tzuyu, I'm sure you won't want to delay Miss Chen's marriage for our matter."
"But we simply..."
"We're just a godly couple. I know, Miss Chen, you've seen it yourself too. My sweetheart and I still have some conflicts to deal with. Please return first. As compensation, I, as the president of TG Entertainment, will also help you with the Chen family's financial crisis."
Hina still wanted to stay but her father quickly grabbed her to stop her. "Hah, since Third Young Master Kim is already dating this lady, Hina definitely wouldn't continue to pester you. In this case, I shall thank you on behalf of the employees of Chen Group. To be honest with you, this financial crisis has caused many employees..."
Before Hina's father could continue, Kai had already waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, you can leave now."
Once the Chen family left, Tzuyu opened her mouth and bit down hard on Kai's hand.
"Damn it, are you a dog or what!?!" Kai shrieked and immediately retracted his hand while glowering at Tzuyu scornfully.
"Scoundrel, Third Young Master Kim, you're so shameless. If you needed me to play along with you, you should have asked me beforehand. Now that the person I've been tailing has left, I'll hold you responsible if I get dismissed from my job!"
Although Kai and Tzuyu had only met a few times, she had always been cowardly and avoiding direct contact with him. This was the first time she had ever lost her temper at him.
"You're just tailing someone, right? What's the big deal? Tell me his name and I'll help you find him."
Tzuyu rolled her eyes and said, "Y/N, I'm leaving now, I have to go pick up..." At this point, Tzuyu looked askance at Kai and immediately changed what she was going to say. "Pick my nephew up from school."
Y/N had almost picked away all of her newly done acrylic nails.
She drank a mouthful of water and stood up with her purse. "I'll leave with you, this rascal is really infuriating and shameless."
"Second Sister-in-law, I just borrowed your friend for a while. Must you do this?"
Y/N glared at him and asked, "You have to pay her even though you were borrowing her time for a while. Did you pay? What if Hina comes looking for trouble with Tzuyu in the future? If the Chen family spreads the word about your relationship with Tzuyu, wouldn't that ruin her reputation?"
Kai said nonchalantly with an indifferent expression, "What's the big deal? If Miss Chou is willing, we can try dating each other for real."
Tzuyu said with a cold and indifferent expression, "I'm sorry but I'm not willing."
After saying that, she pulled Y/N away and left without even turning around.
Kai felt hurt. 'That woman actually rejected me again! Has my charm plummeted recently?'
After leaving the restaurant, Tzuyu heaved a huge sigh of relief, feeling as if a huge stone had been lifted off his chest.
"What kind of person are you tailing?"
Hearing Y/N's question, Tzuyu immediately straightened her back and looked around. "Y/N, our editor-in-chief was the one who privately told me about this piece of news. He suspects that Yixin Finance has been embezzling the money invested by customers. The person I was tailing is the senior public relations officer of Yixin.."
"Yixin Finance?"
Tzuyu nodded and said, "Yes, Y/N, you will definitely be surprised to know who the boss behind this is."
Y/N raised her eyebrows and saw her mysterious behavior, which led her to develop an idea immediately. She guessed, "Is it related to the Min family?"
"..."
'It's not good to have a best friend who's too smart. It makes me seem like I have a low IQ.'
Seeing Tzuyu's behavior, Y/N knew that she had guessed correctly.
"Actually, they're just the relatives of the Min family. You should know Leng Jing, right? She's the mother of Yoongi and Leng Do-hee. Yixin Finance was established together by Leng Jing's cousin and the latter's husband. They built it together with the reputation of the Min family."
Although the Min family was quite annoying, Y/N had heard from Taehyung that Yoongi and his father were indeed talented geniuses. If Yoongi were to focus his attention on business, he would probably be on par with Jungkook.
"How did your editor-in-chief find out about this? Why did he send you to tail him and find out more information?"
A slight carelessness in scandalous affairs that concern wealthy families would cause their reputation to be tarnished. How could ordinary people be able to defeat these whales?
Isn't Tzuyu's editor-in-chief out to make her sabotage herself?
Tzuyu said helplessly, "The editor-in-chief of our newspaper has tried to court me before. I've mentioned it to you, right?"
Y/N nodded.
"Then he got married to a famous woman in order to work for a famous magazine abroad. The editor-in-chief of that magazine house was competing with him for the position of editor-in-chief. However, he ended up losing so I guess he just doesn't like me."
The scheming and plotting that go on in workplaces are just as intense as that of the ancient imperial courts.
"Moreover, the editor-in-chief's young girlfriend has joined us as an intern but I was coincidentally arranged to be in charge of her. That girl's father is a school principal who has a wide network of connections. He's also the former classmate of our president so that girl has always been arrogant and domineering at work. We all turn a blind eye to her behavior and sometimes, we even help her write her interview reports. I just don't want to be the same as them."
'Just another brat who has been spoiled rotten by her family, huh?'
It seemed that Tzuyu had been bullied a lot.
She suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Tzuyu, do you think your magazine house will be willing to accept an interview with me?"
"Huh?" Tzuyu asked in bewilderment. "That's covered by the entertainment news reporter."
"I'll be accepting the interview as Second Young Madam Kim."
Tzuyu began to get agitated. "Maybe the editor-in-chief will interview you himself."
Y/N nodded and an idea came to her mind.
The sky had already turned dark by the time she picked up Mu Mu.
They hadn't met each other for some time and Y/N discovered that Mu Mu had grown much taller. His hair had also become a lot shorter.
When he saw Y/N, Mu Mu dashed towards her excitedly. "Hello, pretty aunt, I missed you so much, we haven't met in a long time."
Hearing the word "pretty" Y/N grinned and said, "Mu Mu, you have great taste. Feel free to tell me what you want to eat, it's my treat."
"Fried chicken! I also want coke, fries, and hamburgers!"
They were all caloric-dense foods. It was no wonder that Mu Mu was quite chubby even though he was still at a tender age.
Tzuyu immediately threatened, "Did you forget what the doctor said during the medical checkup? If you eat these things again, you will become an ugly and fat boy, then Nana and Aera won't play with you anymore."
"Nana and Aera?" Y/N asked with a bewildered gaze.
Tzuyu said with an awkward smile, "They're Mu Mu's playmates who love playing with him."
'Ah he's already taking after Kai's behavior at such a young age.'
'Genetics are really incredible.. Will Doggy Taehyung's children be just as, if not even more vicious than him?'
In the end, the three chose to go for hotpot.
As soon as she parted from Tzuyu and Mu Mu, she received a call from Kim Jae Wook.
Kim Jae Wook usually wouldn't contact her unless it was for something important.
As soon as she answered, Kim Jae Wook said, "Y/N, how did Kai's blind date go today?"
Indeed, he was here to ask about that.
Y/N thought about it and decided to tell the truth, "Grandpa, you don't have to go to such great lengths to arrange for a blind date for Kai."
Kim Jae Wook was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Grandpa, I think you must teach Kai a good lesson. He even lied to you, he's really too lawless," Y/N said with righteous indignation.
Kim Jae Wook was even more puzzled and he asked, "What's wrong with Kai?"
"He already has a girlfriend and yet, he still agreed to go on a blind date. This is a more of a scumbag move than his frequent changing of girlfriends."
As soon as Kim Jae Wook heard that, he began to get worked up and he hung up furiously.
At this moment, Kai just said goodbye to a few friends. He was in quite a good mood today and he also specifically bought a midnight snack to bring home but before he even reached the door to his home, he was given a huge scolding.
The project of Black Cloud Fortress had already reached its final stage and after this period of investigation, Y/N discovered that Jun-ho had great potential for being a public relations officer. Hence, she handed all the remaining work to him with a peace of mind.
Tzuyu had given her a reply saying that the president of the magazine house that she worked for was over the moon to hear that Second Young Madam Kim wanted to accept an interview with them.
Since Tzuyu had interviewed Kai before, her editor-in-chief initially wanted her to do the interview with Y/N but the president insisted on sending the intern along under the pretext of letting her learn more from Tzuyu.
The interview was to be conducted in the Kim Family's manor but Y/N would never admit that she was doing it on purpose.
"Sister Tzuyu, this interview is a great opportunity for me to successfully become an official employee. You just have to assist me from the side later," said the young intern who was dressed to the nines as if she was going to attend fashion week. Carrying her newly bought designer bag on her shoulder, she walked at the front.
Tzuyu was carrying her own equipment so she was quite displeased to see the young woman empty-handed.
'As a reporter, she's making someone else carry her camera. Does lrene take herself to be a guest?'
"The editor-in-chief has explained the instructions to me before leaving. I will carefully complete my part."
lrene began to be a little disgruntled. Since she was an intern, she was assigned a lot less interview parts than Tzuyu.
If it were in the past, it would have been fine, but this time, it was an interview with Second Young Madam Kim, which would definitely be widely covered in the electronic issue of the magazine as well as the physical newspapers.
If her name was the only one stated, it would catch the attention of others.
"Sister Tzuyu, don't be so stingy, haven't you already interviewed Third Young Master Kim? Besides, Second Young Madam Kim is the wife of a rich man, she must be very brand-conscious and definitely pays lots of attention to the latest luxury goods and fashion." lrene sized up Tzuyu somewhat disgustedly and said, "Sister Tzuyu, are you sure you know more about this industry than me?"
'Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with her about this.'
'This silly girl probably doesn't know that this interview is meant to set you up! Y/N is out to seek justice for me!'
The thought of it made Tzuyu much more satisfied. During this period of time, lrene had been secretly scheming against Tzuyu, which made her really infuriated.
Nowadays, finding a job is very tough and she had been working for the magazine house since she went to college. She was now an experienced employee and she really couldn't bear to resign and get another job.
"Sister Tzuyu?"
Tzuyu glanced at her indifferently and said, "Suit yourself."
lrene humphed coldly. 'What are you being so smug for? You're just like a country bumpkin and you're actually qualified to interview Second Young Madam Kim. What a joke..'
However, lrene was soon attracted by the gate of the Kim family manor.
'The gate alone is so spectacular, the surrounding scenery is comparable to a 5A park. The interior of this place must be unbelievable! How wonderful must it be to marry into the Kim Family.'
Upon Y/N's orders, Zhang Guoquan had already been waiting at the gate of the Kim family's manor since a long time ago and when he saw them, he immediately walked over to bow to them respectfully as a greeting.
"Hello everyone, I'm Butler Zhang who works for this family. Second Young Madam Kim is already waiting, please come with me."
lrene lifted her head and puffed her chest up. With a poised smile, she nodded at Zhang Guoquan and said, "Thank you, Butler Zhang."
Zhang Guoquan assented with an indifferent tone of voice, and turned to look at Tzuyu. "You must be Miss Chou, right? Please come in."
Seeing the stark difference in Zhang Guoquan's attitude towards her and Tzuyu, lrene was enraged and she thought that Tzuyu must have visited the manor in private before. 'How despicable.'
Zhang Guoquan took them straight to the garden.
Soon, the two saw the sun umbrella in front.
There was a woman sitting under the umbrella, dressed in a beautiful dress. At this moment, she was leaning against the sun bed.
She was wearing a wide-brimmed beach hat on her head and a large pair of sunglasses on her face. Her head was hanging slightly low and only her delicate jaw could be seen.
The first thought that came to lrene's mind was 'Second Young Madam Kim is so pretty and elegant.'
"Hello, Second Young Madam Kim, I'm lrene, a reporter from Kim Daily. I'm very honored to have this opportunity to interview you, and I'll definitely write a good report."
"lrene?"
"Yes, my father is the dean of a university in the city and my mother is a university professor."
People of wealthy families usually socialized with members of other wealthy families, as well as scholarly families. lrene self-righteously felt that she was totally fit enough to befriend Second Young Madam Kim.
Almost all her friends and relatives knew about her interview with the Kim family today and they were all green with envy. Her father had even given her money to buy the outfit she was wearing today.
Her father told her that she couldn't embarrass herself no matter what.
lrene took out a beautifully packaged gift box from her handbag and said, "Second Young Madam Kim, this is a small token of my appreciation. It's a bracelet that I bought overseas a short while ago. I brought it for you because I feel that it suits you very well."
Y/N had always accepted all gifts from others and her life motto was to never turn down money and gifts.
Since lrene was from an affluent family, Y/N was sure that the gift she gave definitely wouldn't be cheap.
However, she still had to put on some airs.
Y/N waved one hand and ordered the servant waiting by the side, "Take it."
Seeing that Y/N had accepted the gift, lrene thought that the relationship between them had become one step closer and was just about to continue praising Y/N but the latter interrupted, "By the way, Miss lrene, why did you come here..."
lrene's smile stiffened and she coughed. "I'm here to interview you, Second Young Madam Kim. I've already introduced myself just now."
"No, I clearly remember that the reporter who's going to interview me is named Tzuyu."
Irene couldn't help but glare at Tzuyu but she continued to grin and explained, "I'm learning from Sister Tzuyu who's generous enough to let me come along as the main interviewer because this interview is a key factor that will determine if I can successfully become an official employee. She will be helping me from the side."
Tzuyu want to hurl some expletives at her.
If the subject of the interview wasn't Y/N, Tzuyu would have definitely stood up for herself instead of stomaching the anger.
Y/N was indeed very helpful as she suddenly smacked her hand against the table at the side. "What does your magazine house mean by sending an intern to interview me?"
Lrene was instantly frightened by Y/N's domineering aura and shivered right on the spot. "Second Young Madam Kim, don't worry, I definitely won't disappoint you.."
"Did I ask you a question?" Y/N questioned with displeasure as she reached for a piece of apple and stuffed it into his mouth. "I heard from Kai that Miss Chou is quite a nice girl, I want her to interview me instead. You can just stand at the side and wait."
"But..." lrene bit her lower lip and said, "Second Young Madam Kim, please give me a chance. If I can't complete this task well, I won't be able to become a real employee. I really love this job and Tzuyu has to leave later because of something important."
"If you really love this job, can't you just go to another news press?" Y/N was clearly displeased. "I said, I want to be interviewed by Miss Chou. You can just help her from the side. Miss Chou, are you very busy?"
Tzuyu said in a cowardly manner, "No, no, Miss lrene and I have already been assigned to tasks before we arrived and I'll definitely finish my task before leaving."
'That bitch Tzuyu!'
Irene gritted her teeth furiously. 'What right does Tzuyu have to get this opportunity? She's dressed like a bumpkin. Just based on the way we're dressed, it's obvious who's more professional.'
"Sis Tzuyu, how can you go back on your word? You clearly promised to let me do the interview just now while you helped from the side.
Tzuyu said helplessly, "I may have promised you but Second Young Madam Kim didn't. Otherwise, why don't you ask Second Young Madam Kim for an answer? As long as she says that you can do the interview alone with her, I'll leave without another word."
Irene looked at Y/N again. "Second Young Madam Kim..."
"You're so irritating, if you keep clamoring, I'll have the bodyguards throw you out!" Y/N hollered angrily.
Irene kept quiet again as she stood in the same line as the other two staff members reluctantly.
"Miss Chou, huh? Come here," Y/N said in a gentle tone, waving to Tzuyu while pushing the sunglasses up her nose.
Tzuyu tried to contain her laughter and walked over with a serious expression. "Second Young Madam Kim, do you have any instructions?"
"Come, come, come, sit next to me. Miss Chou, you look so much like an old friend of mine, I feel so close to you whenever I look at you."
Tzuyu was surprised. "Is that so? That's really my honor."
Watching the interaction between the two who were behaving like they had known each other for years, lrene was mad with jealousy.
After an exchange of glances, Tzuyu began to seriously interview Y/N while asking her about her scandal with Jisso.
"Jichu used to be my sister-in-law, isn't it right that we have a good relationship?" Y/N then winked at Tzuyu. "Miss Chou, if you can marry into the Kim Family, I'll definitely be very close to you too."
"..."
Tzuyu smiled awkwardly and said, "Second Young Madam Kim, you must be joking. I'm just a commoner, how can I be worthy of the Kim Family?"
Irene had been assigned a few interview questions with Y/N, but at Y/N's insistence, Tzuyu completed the entire interview alone. Hence, lrene felt like she was a complete joke.
After the interview ended, Y/N took the lead in finding an excuse to leave, and only then did Tzuyu start packing up her equipment.
"Sister Tzuyu, you're quite capable, how did you get Second Young Madam Kim's favor? Why don't you teach me?" lrene mocked sarcastically.
Tzuyu chose to ignore her. She couldn't afford to offend lrene but she could choose to ignore her presence.
As long as lrene didn't have a handle on her, she believed that there was nothing lrene could do.
Seeing that Tzuyu wasn't answering, lrene flew into a rage.. She kicked the equipment box and rebuked, "I'm asking you a question, what are you being so cocky for? Do you really think you can climb up the ladder after interviewing Second Young Madam Kim?"
Tzuyu suddenly stood up angrily.
"Irene, you'd better mind your words. I, Tzuyu, am upright and aboveboard. If you don't like me, that's your business. It's my business that I'm performing the tasks that have been assigned to me. If you're upset that you didn't get to interview Second Young Madam Kim today, you can go to her and reason things with her. Stop being so sarcastic with me, I'm not your mother."
"You..."
"Of course, I don't mind if you want to acknowledge me as your mother."
"Tzuyu, don't be too smug and complacent. If Second Young Madam Kim isn't pleased with the final content of the interview, you'd definitely die a terrible death."
Tzuyu continued to retort, "My interview draft is going to be written by me alone, not a few people. Miss lrene, you don't have to worry about this. Since the task has been completed, I'll get going now."
Tzuyu really left.
Irene stared at Tzuyu's back and stomped her feet on the ground.
Standing on the second floor, Y/N saw everything downstairs.
Seeing that lrene was about to leave reluctantly, she quickly beckoned Zhang Guoquan and said, "Uncle Zhang, you can close the door and let the dogs out."
As soon as Tzuyu walked out of the door, the sounds of dogs barking suddenly came from behind her, followed by lrene's screaming.
She turned around, only to see that lrene was being chased by two dogs.
Holding her stilettos in hand, she was barefooted and her hair was messy. She looked extremely flustered.
"Help! Help!" While running, lrene tried to scare away the dogs that were following her. "Someone, come and take them away. Ah!"
'Y/N actually prepared such a move.'
Tzuyu took out her cell phone to record a video before leaving in satisfaction.
The interview with Y/N was published the next day in both the physical copy and electronic issue of the magazine. Due to the fact that the subject of interview was the mysterious Second Young Madam Kim, the interview made it to the top of the hot search list in less than half an hour.
Clearly, the official publisher had edited the text exquisitely. In the photo attached to the article, Y/N was leaning lazily on the recliner.
The brim of the hat happened to block her face but her slim body could be seen.
[Reporter: "Second Young Madam Kim, did you expect the film, Female Fortress Leader, to become a blockbuster when you decided to invest in it?"
Second Young Madam Kim: "I will never do anything that I'm not confident about. I trust my own judgment."
Reporter: "Can you share a little bit of your daily life with Mr. Kim?"
Second Young Madam Kim: "Mr. Kim and I usually watch the films that Y/N starred in when we're free."
At this moment, there was a huge uproar in the comments section of every forum.
[Look at this photo, I reckon that Second Young Madam Kim is a great beauty.]
[Duh? How can she possibly marry into the Kim Family if she isn't pretty? I want her body.]
[Second Young Madam Kim is definitely the representative of women of the new era. Her investment shows her good judgment. The movie Moon, is probably going to become a hit too.]
[My goal in life is Second Young Madam Kim.]
Y/N's latest film was named after the female lead, Moon.
Tzuyu discovered that since she had interviewed Y/N, lrene had become even more outrageous as she often used her status as the girlfriend of the editor-in-chief to criticize Tzuyu's script.
"Tzuyu, Second Young Madam Kim personally called just now. She's very satisfied with the interview draft you wrote," the editor-in-chief, Wang Yunjin, who had just come out of his office, said gently to Tzuyu when he saw her.
Wang Yunjin was actually quite a nice person. He had a high level of education, good qualifications, and was rather good-looking. It was said that his parents were both artists. Unfortunately, he ended up having such a bratty and capricious girlfriend as lrene.
Wang Yunjin often helped her at work, and would occasionally stop lrene from continuing with her malicious behavior. Thus, Tzuyu was rather respectful towards him..
"Thank you, Editor-in-chief Wang, if there's nothing else, I'll get off work now."
Just as she was about to leave, Wang Yunjin suddenly reached out and stopped her. "Tzuyu, the interview this time will give everyone in our department extra performance points and our colleagues have decided to have a meal together to thank you."
"Everyone deserves credit. I just happened to get the opportunity to interview Second Young Madam Kim. I guess I'll give the gathering a pass. There are quite a lot of things for me to handle at home."
"Tzuyu, it won't take up much of your time. lrene has already returned home because she has something important to handle. She'll be giving the gathering tonight a miss."
Tzuyu continued to maintain a presentable smile and said, "Editor-in-chief Wang, the person that you want me to tail is going to make a move tonight. I'll get busy first."
Wang Yunjin's smile stiffened for half a second and he said with a look of worry, "lrene should be the one going first but considering her work efficiency, I was worried that she might be discovered. It's been hard on you."
She would rather work overtime than to get together with that group of hypocritical fence-sitters.
Tzuyu had a mediocre network of connections in the publishing house. Many of her colleagues who joined at the same time as her had left and now, most of them were newcomers who either gossiped about luxury goods or celebrities.
After lrene arrived, she intentionally or unintentionally ostracized Tzuyu so everyone grew distant from her.
"Tzuyu, don't idle about in the office. Try to chat with everyone to become closer to them. The president specifically mentioned this matter to me. Next year, you might be given the position of editor-in-chief."
Tzuyu looked like she had no desires at all. "I'm not interested in being promoted. I think our current position is good."
The median salary in ABP Media wasn't high but it was enough to feed an entire family.
The reason for this was that the amount of work and authority corresponded to one's position. She was already busy enough as a reporter so becoming the deputy editor-in-chief meant that she would be even busier.
She really did not aspire to get to that position.
The girl in front of him was wearing a pair of glasses that was rather retro and a plain outfit. She looked just like an ordinary person.
Tzuyu's presence in the magazine house was indeed quite low and Wang Yunjin didn't notice her when he first arrived.
He was stunned when he happened to see her wearing makeup and dressed in pretty clothes.
He was surprised to discover that Tzuyu was quite pretty.
She just couldn't understand why others would bother dressing up to work but she made herself look like a programmer most of the time.
"Tzuyu, in fact, lrene and I have been having more and more conflicts lately."
Tzuyu didn't give Wang Yunjin the chance to continue. "It's normal for couples to have tiffs every now and then. lrene may not have a good character but since you two have decided to date each other, you should stay here. I have something important to do, I'll get going now. Goodbye, Editor-in-chief Wang."
After saying that, she left quickly with her bag.
She had been meeting unfavorable men lately. She somehow felt that Wang Yunjin seemed to be interested in her.
After nearly a month and a half of publicity events in real life, the premiere of 'Moon' finally arrived.
The large audience of the premiere of 'Female Fortress Leader' were once again brought to light for discussion by netizens. Many people began to bet on whether Jungkook and Jun-ho and others would be there in person this time.
There was still an hour to go in the countdown to the premiere. There was an uproar on the Internet, especially Weibo.
[@ParkJiminTheMostHandsomeManInTheUniverse: In order to support my dear little pepper, I have booked ten movie screenings. The list of theaters is as follows. Those who didn't manage to get any tickets, you can queue up to get these ones. They'll be given away on a first-come-first-served basis!]
[@JeonJungkook: I've booked 20 screenings under my name. I wish the new movie will be a great success, Miss Y/N..]
@One-in-a-millionThirdYoungMasterKim: TG Entertainment is going to invite the whole company to watch the movie in the name of Miss Y/N.
@KimJissoSY: Wishing that our brand spokesperson's film will become a big hit.
@Jun-ho: I wish Sister Y/N's movie will break box office sales records. I've already managed to snap up twenty movie tickets!
That wasn't all. Even the owner of Casino City in Hong Kong had given her his blessings and specially registered an account on Weibo to do so.
@Zhong Yousheng: I'm looking forward to Miss Y/N's work.
Y/N was actually a little confused. 'What nonsense is this group of people doing? When did I become so capable?'
[Sister Y/N is definitely one of the women I admire the most after Second Young Madam Kim. I suddenly discovered that Sister Y/N knows many bigwigs.]
[Damn it, is this real? The Best Actress of the same company only managed to run the publicity events of her new drama, within the entertainment industry. Why has it become a showcase of bigshots giving her their blessings when it came to Y/N?]
[I'm a lemon, I'm so sour. My Jimin, Jungkook, Third Young Master Kim, and Young Master Jun... Why does Y/N know so many handsome men?]
With the support from this group of big shots, the tickets for the premiere of 'Moon' sold out at almost all the cinemas nationwide. Now, it was extremely difficult to get a single ticket and some people were willing to purchase tickets from scalpers even though the price had been tripled or even quadrupled.
Y/N happily registered an account on Weibo in the name of Second Young Madam Kim. Once the movie rating was released in two days and it gets a stable reputation, she would be able to start promoting the Black Cloud Fortress.
Soon, the movie rating was released. It had reached a high of 9.1 and even if there were unscrupulous bloggers that deliberately tried to smear them, it still couldn't change the fact that 'Moon' had become a huge hit.
Lee Dong wook was indeed a talent who knew how to manipulate the 'human heart' to his benefit. Many of the scenes and a large part of the plot of the movie was tugging at the heartstrings of the viewers. That was one of the biggest reasons for the success of the film.
Y/N became even more famous and she continuously received offers from film producers and variety show producers, one after another. However, with the last unpleasant experience, Y/N still refused to participate in the variety shows. However, she took the opportunity to select two special guest roles in films.
Although those two characters that she had chosen were just going to be cameos, their personas were extraordinarily interesting and unforgettable.
Y/N specifically asked Lee Dong wook for some resources. At night, Y/N, Kai, and Jennie lay down on the couch to watch a movie.
"Second Sister-in-law, look at the comments posted by these people, they all say that you added a strong touch of life to the character, Moon. They even said that you have the spirit of dedication."
The spirit of dedication was none other than Y/N's deliberate decision to skip her skincare routine, which caused her to develop flushed cheeks from the cold.
They enjoyed the movie while munching on some potato chips delightfully. At this moment, the scene of Moon as a child appeared on the screen.
Suddenly reminded of something, Y/N subconsciously looked at Kai.
Indeed, he was staring at the screen, and to be precise, he was staring at Mu Mu.
Mu Mu was extremely adorable in the Lolita-style outfit.
"Second Sister-in-law, who is this child actress? I think she has great potential for a very promising future. Why don't we sign her on now?" Kai said with a sparkle in his peach-blossom-shaped eyes. "If she decides to become part of an idol group in the future, she can start amassing popularity from now onwards."
'Kai really has some great ideas when it comes to star-making.'
Unfortunately...
"Forget it, she's not going to sign a contract with your agency."
"Why not? She became an actress at such a young age. That just goes to know that her parents hope for her to become part of the entertainment industry too. TG Entertainment doesn't sign contracts with just any other artiste. Her parents should be glad that I've seen the potential in her."
'Hah...'
Y/N rolled her eyes and said, "You're thinking too much. The grass at her father's grave has already grown taller than her.."
Kai said with a regretful look, "Is that so? Has her father passed? It's such a pity. She's such an adorable little girl."
Y/N looked at him mysteriously and said, "Yes, he's dead. I heard it's because he was a jerk who slept around too much when he was still alive so he died from an illness."
"How was he a jerk? Did he have lots of ex-girlfriends? Actually, it's normal to have several ex-girlfriends in today's society."
Y/N raised her index finger and shook it slightly before saying, "He slept with the kid's mom and went missing afterwards. Men like him are the scumbags of scumbags, don't you agree?"
Kai frantically nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of irresponsible man is the scumbag of scumbags. He actually chose to abandon such a lovely daughter. If I ever see him down there in the future, I'll certainly beat him up hard."
Y/N was satisfied. "That's what you said."
Kai swore, "Yes, I said so."
"Deal, Jennie shall be the witness."
The movie had just ended when Taehyung came back.
He should have just finished socializing as he still reeked of alcohol.
Kai and Jennie were self-conscious enough to head upstairs but before they left, they didn't forget to wink at Y/N.
"Something wrong with your eyes?"
Expecting better from him, Jennie exclaimed, "Ever since Big Brother and Jisso got divorced, Grandpa's hope for a great-grandchild has been pinned on Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law. Good luck, we'll be cheering for you, all the best, Second Brother!"
She even made an exaggerated gesture.
Y/N picked up the book on the table, giving Jennie such a huge fright that she scurried upstairs immediately.
She turned around to see that Taehyung was leaning on the back of the sofa with his eyes closed.
He should be a little drunk as he seemed lazy and exhausted.
After thinking about it, she got up to pour a cup of hot water and brought it over. Just as she was about to hand it to Taehyung, she saw the lipstick mark on his collar with her sharp eyesight.
Her pretty eyebrows were slightly raised, and she placed the cup on the coffee table before taking a seat opposite Taehyung.
"It seems that you had a good time at the party, Mr. Kim."
Taehyung slowly opened his eyes, picked up the glass of water and chugged it in one go. Watching his sexy Adam's apple move, Y/N could not help but swallow a mouthful of water.
'Damn, that lipstick stain is such an eyesore.'
Taehyung noticed Y/N's gaze and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. He asked, "Darling, are you thirsty too?"
"No." Y/N looked away. She replied with a cold and indifferent expression, "I just suddenly wanted to ask you about your plans for the future."
"Huh?"
Ignoring the trace of displeasure in his heart, Y/N smiled again and said, "My business is almost established. I'll pay the rent for that land once a year, the money will be transferred to your account on time, Mr. Kim."
Taehyung's gaze gradually turned sullen. "Then?"
"Back then, I seem to have said that you can feel free to let me know if you have found someone you like. You and I are clearly aware of what our marriage is really like. Now that I've suddenly found something more valuable in life, we can get a divorce whenever you want, Mr. Kim."
After saying that, she stood up and left without looking back.
She certainly knew that Taehyung was not a promiscuous person. Moreover, he had a strange resistance against women so all the more he wouldn't casually sleep with any woman.
However, he did have a lipstick mark on his collar, and most importantly, she was furious to see it!
When Y/N realized that, she also made the shocking discovery that Taehyung could actually affect her mood now.
She couldn't let this go on so she decided that she must stop it immediately.
She can be in an ambiguous relationship with him, cure his so-called misogyny, cooperate with him to act like a loving couple in front of people, but she must not let herself fall in love with a man again
Otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable for her!
Taehyung was a little puzzled and he stared at Y/N's back, seemingly deep in thought. After a long time, he headed upstairs to return to his own room.
After entering the bathroom and removing his clothes, he finally discovered the bright red lipstick stain on his shirt, which made his frown deepen.
He had attended the engagement party of the son of the owner of Yixin Finance today so he naturally couldn't avoid meeting Leng Do-hee.
He thought that the lipstick stain must have been left behind by Leng Do-hee when she thought about the scene at the time. Taehyung's face became more and more sullen. If it wasn't for the fact that she was Uncle Min's daughter, he wouldn't have let her off after what she had done.
Suddenly reminded of something, Taehyung quickly took a shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes. 'I that girl upset because she saw the lipstick stain?
Y/N was leaning against the railing of the balcony and spacing out while wondering, 'Who does that lipstick stain belong to? Is he really seeing another woman out there?'
The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she felt.
At this moment, the sound of a key being inserted into the lock filled the air and immediately afterwards, her room door was pushed open from outside. She subconsciously turned around to see that Taehyung had appeared in front of them.
"This is my room. Get out."
'I was too careless. How could I have forgotten that Zhang Guoquan had a spare key to all the doors in the entire villa!?!'
Taehyung placed a hand in his pocket and strode towards her. Seeing that Y/N was glaring at him, he asked, "Darling, are you bothered by that lipstick stain?"
Y/N began to feign ignorance. "What lipstick stain? Why should I care about a lipstick stain?"
Taehyung chose not to expose her either. He suddenly leaned over to place both hands onto the railing, securing her in his arms. "Darling, did you not see the lipstick stain on my shirt?"
"I-I don't know, I didn't see it."
"In that case, I still feel the need to inform you, Darling."
Y/N met his gaze indifferently and asked, "What do you want to tell me about?"
"The owner of Yixin Finance is getting engaged today. I had some wine and ran into Leng Do-hee. The lipstick stain belongs to her."
'Damn it, I've thought about everyone but I never thought that the lipstick stain is from Leng Do-hee! If Doggy Taehyung dares to have an affair with Leng Do-hee, I'll castrate him right now!'
"Well, Miss Leng accidentally fell and lunged towards me. Her lipstick stained my shirt because I couldn't dodge in time."
'He's explaining, huh? Given Leng Do-hee's lousy habit, it's indeed possible that she'd do such a shameless thing.'
"Mr. Kim, why didn't you accompany the beauty who sent herself to you?"
Taehyung answered seriously, "I already have you and that's enough, Darling."
'Gee...'
'Who'd believe you?'
However, Y/N admitted that she was now in a much better mood.
In fact, after thinking about it, she realized that she had quite an amazing relationship with Taehyung. They were married in name and had never crossed their boundaries with each other.
However, it wouldn't be apt to say that they were not on good terms because they had already hugged and kissed each other. They had even shared the same bed without getting intimate. She had also taken on the task of treating his illness for him.
They seemed to be separated by a sheet of paper that becomes thinner over time. Although it had clearly become extremely fragile, no one tried to break it.
'That's actually great.'
Y/N sighed again. "Mr. Kim, we should be considered friends now, right?"
Taehyung was slightly stunned and repulsed by the word "friends" but when he saw her cold and distant gaze, he couldn't help but nod.
"Apart from friends, we're indeed also a married couple who share mutual benefit. Don't worry, Mr. Kim, I will fully support your job. Although I can't give you any help, I definitely won't try and ruin your relationship.."
After saying that, Y/N skipped in place twice and said, "I'm kinda sleepy. Mr. Kim, goodbye, I won't see you off. I wish you good night and pleasant dreams!"
After Taehyung left, Y/N quietly went to the storeroom, which was also the place that the original Y/N used to stay in.
The area was not half as large as her current room. There was only a single bed, a closet, and a desk, but the original Y/N had decorated it very warmly.
Since she was still using someone else's body after all, Y/N respected the original owner very much and tried to maintain the original appearance of things here when switching rooms.
The window was facing the main gate of the manor so she could even imagine how the original owner used to stand here everyday to wait for Taehyung's car to appear.
When she thought about it carefully, she felt that everything seemed to have been predestined.
If the original owner had been a little more cheerful, a little more bubbly, and a little more confident, her relationship with Taehyung might have been loving.
The reason that the original owner died in an accident was precisely her withdrawn and timid character, thus giving Y/N the chance to be reborn.
'Died in an accident...'
'Died in an accident...?'
Y/N suddenly looked into the house with dilated pupils.
'Right, how did the original Y/N die? Why don't I remember anything that happened in those two days before the rebirth?'
She remembered that she was at the film set when she woke up so she wondered if the original owner had died abruptly at that time.
'That doesn't seem right, why would she pass away for no reason?'
'Why do the memories of the events that happened in the few days before filming seem so confusing? It's as if I forgot something.'
Y/N hurriedly ran to Jennie's room. Jennie, who was still binge-watching dramas, suddenly got a great shock when she saw Y/N.
"Second Sister-in-law, why have you suddenly appeared? You almost scared me to death!" She patted her chest and complained.
"Jennie, do you remember what I did on this day last year?" Y/N asked as she handed her cell phone to her while pointing on the date of the calendar.
"Huh? How can I possibly remember? Did you lose some treasure of yours, Second Sister-in-law?"
Based on the date, Jennie should have had a hostile relationship with Y/N, and she particularly loathed her so there was no way she would pay attention to what she had done.
Y/N suddenly realized that she had yet to be reborn at that time and the Kim family members including the maids, were not on good terms with her back then. Hence, it seemed pointless to ask them either.
"Second sister-in-law..."
"Oh, it's nothing." Y/N stood up calmly and then glanced at the tablet in Jennie's hand. "Why are you still watching dramas at such a late hour? And you're still thinking of going to graduate school? Dream on."
"..."
'Why is she launching a personal attack on me?'
During breakfast, the Kim siblings discovered that Y/N was particularly quiet today. To be precise, she was behaving in a bizarre manner.
The porridge in front of her was being stirred into a thick paste and she didn't even realize it.
Kai couldn't help but ask, "Second Sister-in-law, are you heartbroken?"
After saying that, he discovered that there was something amiss with what he said so he looked at Taehyung carefully.
'Thank God.'
Y/N actually didn't teach him a lesson, which was rare. "Kai, I didn't get diagnosed with any illness in the past year, did I?"
Kai was confused by her question. "Second Sister-in-law, wouldn't you know best if you had fallen ill or not?"
Y/N glared at him.
Seokjin chimed in in a warm voice, "Sister-in-law, are you ill?"
'Sister-in-law?'
'Hasn't Seokjin always called me Y/N in the past?'
"No, I'm purely curious."
She was extremely vexed because she couldn't figure out exactly how the original owner died. The feeling was terrible.
"Darling, are you planning to invest in a new film?" Taehyung replaced the bowl of porridge in front of her before moving Y/N's favorite dish towards her..
"Where did all these good storylines come from?"
Unfortunately, she wasn't good at literature. Otherwise, she would have really wanted to write a good drama or film herself.
"Second Young Madam Kim did get sick once last year. She wasn't really considered sick, actually." Zhang Guoquan carried the cut beef steak over and when he heard their conversation, he couldn't help but chime in.
Y/N's eyes lit up. "Is that so?"
"Some time in February or March, you got a sudden heart attack when filming, Second Young Madam Kim. They were about to pronounce her dead but you were suddenly resuscitated."
'Damn, I can't even remember such an important thing.'
Everyone at the table was agitated.
Jennie asked, "When did it happen? Why didn't I get any news at all?"
Kai said, "No way I go home everyday. Why do I not know about it?"
Seokjin asked, "Was there really such a thing?"
Zhang Guoquan secretly broke out in cold sweat and looked at Y/N. "There was indeed such a thing but due to Second Young Madam Kim's character reasons and the fact that no one pays much attention to her at home, you two probably didn't bother much after hearing the news, Third Young Master and Missy."
Moreover, after the doctors at the hospital said that she was fine and had gone back to filming, he didn't probe any further.
Kai and Jennie shivered. 'We've actually done such a treacherous thing!'
It was normal for Taehyung and Seokjin to be unaware of it since they were overseas at that time.
Y/N had already fallen into deep thought but when she suddenly felt a sudden warmness on the back of her hand, she subconsciously raised her head to look at Taehyung's worried eyes. "Are you feeling unwell? Seokjin, please check on her."
Seokjin had already instructed Zhang Guoquan to prepare all the necessary equipment.
All of a sudden, she seemed to have become a vulnerable woman as the entire Kim Family was afraid that she'd get injured.
Y/N was speechless. 'Are they trying to make it up for what they failed to do in the past? If only that old man King Yama had given me a way to contact him or else I'd just go see the original owner.'
Ever since Kai learned that he had almost lost his second sister-in-law some time ago, he was now full of a sense of guilt and completely reduced himself to being her underling.
"Second Sister-in-law, are you going to go see Lee Dong wook at the office today? I happen to be going there too. Fancy a ride in my car?"
He had specially driven his limited edition sports car that he had kept in his garage for a few months. He shook his car keys in front of Y/N like he was showing her a treasure.
"That works too."
As soon as they drove away, Jennie dashed out with her car key in hand too. However, all she was greeted with was the exhaust from the car. She was so furious that she stomped her feet incessantly.
'That dog Third Brother has stolen my chance to perform again.'
In the car, Kai began to find all kinds of things to talk about. "Second Sister-in-law, I heard that there's a really famous bungee jump in the nearby city, shall we find some time and go there for some fun?"
Y/N refuted without any hesitation, "No."
"Why!?!"
"I don't want to wait in line for another five hundred years."
Kai automatically assumed that she didn't want to go queue up for the bungee jumping. "I'm the scion of the Kim family, I'd definitely charter the entire place when we go there. Second Sister-in-law, just feel free to have fun, we don't have to queue up."
Looking at him like he was a fool, Y/N said, "No wonder you can't get a girlfriend. You have such a low IQ and you have the cheek to say that you're a ladies' man?"
'I was kind enough to ask you out for some fun but you scolded me for not being able to get a girlfriend!'
"Second Sister-in-law, what does it feel like to get a myocardial infarction? Is it very uncomfortable?"
Y/N flew into a rage. "Kai, if you say another word, I don't mind perishing together with you in this car!"
"..."
'No, Second Sister-in-law is such an arrogant and domineering person who's really brutal too. Yet, she'd actually suffer from myocardial infarction too. I was just curious! If I had known earlier, I'd learn more about medicine from Big Brother..'
Lee Dong wook was considered the most popular director in the entertainment industry lately. Almost as soon as he walked into the TG Entertainment building, many artistes came around to get close to him.
Even the small-time actor who made a cameo appearance in the film he directed had become famous so it was impossible that they wouldn't be envious.
TG Entertainment was a conscionable company. If the artistes themselves had the ability to find their own casting calls, TG Entertainment would not only support them but also allow them to use the company's makeup team to their convenience.
Y/N actually arrived earlier than Lee Dong wook, which was rather rare. When Lee Dong wook entered the conference room, she almost finished eating the apple in her hand.
"TG Entertainment is worthy of being one of the leading entertainment companies in South Korea, it is indeed very competent."
"Since that's the case, Director Tao, would you like to consider officially becoming a director of our company?"
'Become TG Entertainment's director?'
Lee Dong wook was stunned.
He was now a freelance actor and had a great right to choose his own films to direct. If he became TG's director, he was afraid that he could only cast TG's artistes although he would no longer need to worry about funds and investments.
"I can promise on behalf of Kai that he will never interfere with your filming or force you to sign any artistes."
As Kai said, Lee Dong wook was a rare talent who was discerning and had ideas of his own.
If TG Entertainment could successfully recruit him, his future career would flourish.
"Oh, Y/N you are my great benefactor. Since you've said so, what reason do I have to refuse?"
'She's Second Young Madam Kim, how can she possibly dupe me?'
Besides, if Y/N hadn't taken the initiative to look for him and asked to invest in 'Female Fortress Leader', he would still be living in the doldrums now.
"Y/N, the main purpose of my visit today is to talk to you about the Cannes Film Festival. Our film has been successfully nominated for it but we have many competitors. However, getting a nomination is already the greatest recognition."
Speaking of this, Lee Dong wook seemed a little excited.
"There will definitely be a return for our effort. Director Lee, you should know many male celebrities, right?"
"I know a few. Y/N, are you looking for an actor?"
'How is that possible?' Y/N smiled and took out a business card from her purse. "Director Lee, advertise this to those male celebrities every now and then. Just tell them that this is Second Young Madam Kim's business. From now on, Second Young Madam Kim will be staying here to discover male leads for new investment works."
'Black Cloud Fortress? Why does it sound so strange? Doesn't sound like a place that normal people should go.'
Indeed, she intended to turn the Black Cloud Fortress into a top entertainment club. She would first attract a bunch of wealthy scions before getting Jungkook and the others to join in. She wouldn't have to worry about a lack of business then.
Her life motto was to earn the money of the rich!
"By the way, celebrities with a slight reputation in the entertainment industry will more or less do some charity, right?"
As soon as Kai walked to the door, he heard Y/N's words and froze. 'Is Second Sister-in-law planning to do charity? This is not like her style!'
"Yes, public figures need to maintain their own image and portray themselves as kind and positive people, so doing charity is necessary. In fact, many are superficial, and there are very few who really devote themselves to charity."
"Do they save their money in the bank or engage a professional financial management company?"
Lee Dong wook thought that Y/N was just too rich and didn't know what to do with her money so he answered her question seriously, "Actually, it's better to invest your money in a film. Financial companies are not that reliable these days. However, as far as I know, many celebrities have entrusted Yixin Finance to manage their assets. The lady owner of Yixin Finance is Madam Min's cousin and their reputation has always been good."
Usually, only people who seem purehearted with stories to tell would make use of the trust of their "relatives" to do awful things..
"Y/N, are you planning to engage Yixin Finance too?"
"I'm just asking for a friend. Director Lee, do you think it's possible that the money that those celebrities have put in Yixin Finance has been tampered with and used for illegal activities?"
"There had really been such cases in the past. Didn't several such financial companies declare bankruptcy and flee abroad? Yixin Finance has been running for so many years without any problems and the Min family is backing them up too. They should be reliable."
'Hah...'
She stood up and waved her hand at Lee Dong wook. "I have something important to handle, I'll get going now. Kai will liaise with you regarding the contract."
As soon as the door was opened, Y/N saw Kai who was sneaking around like a thief.
"Second Sister-in-law, do you need financial services? Don't go to Yixin Finance. I can find you a more reliable private financial expert."
'Of course, I have to keep my money in my own pocket to feel safe. I'd be out of my mind if I hired someone to help me look for it.'
"By the way, how's the investigation about that matter going?"
Kai straightened his back and said, "Second Sister-in-law, I've asked all the directors and actors. The director's assistant had gone to the hospital to visit you but he saw you spacing out on the bed after you regained consciousness. He brought you back to the crew. Although you seemed healthy, you were quite silly."
Y/N glared at him and said, "You're the silly one. Everyone else in your family except me is silly!"
"I wasn't the one who said it. It's the film crew. When you and Lina were filming the scene where she slapped you, you even almost fell asleep. Lina throws her weight around and bullies you all the time but when you kicked her right after you opened your eyes, everyone thought you were crazy!"
'Screw you. Anyway, I roughly know how the original owner died.'
Acute myocardial infarction does tend to cause death so she reckoned that perhaps, the original owner had possessed her at the instant that she died.
'Ah, a good person died just like that. What a shame.'
Y/N didn't bother much. She patted Kai's shoulder with a warning gaze before leaving gracefully in her stilettos.
Recently, she had been doing well in the entertainment industry and the other top artistes in TG Entertainment had all gone out to work. Everyone shunned her like she was a ghost when they saw her.
After leaving the company smoothly without any hindrance, she saw that the sun was shining brightly today.
Y/N really enjoyed the feeling of bathing in sunlight and she felt that she was about to rot after living in a world of darkness for 500 years.
However, when she learned about the original owner's cause of death, she somehow felt a little melancholic. She didn't inherit the memories that she got from the past few days so she wondered if it was because the original owner really couldn't recall it.
'It must have felt terrible to be disliked by the people at home and get bullied at work on set.'
She stood in place for a long time. Tzuyu sent a text message to her. It was regarding the movement of Yixin Finance's lady boss today.
After thinking about it, Y/N decided to call Jennie.
Jennie didn't play truant today and in fact, she was seriously making some study notes today. The politics teacher standing on the rostrum was almost moved to tears.
In the past half a year or so, there was a visible improvement in Jennie's grades and even her Korean grades had increased. However, her grades for politics was ranked at the last of the class.
"Jennie, come answer this question!" The politics teacher said, giggling as he pushed the glasses up his nose bridge.
Jennie was concentrating on reading a romance novel so she quickly looked up in a panic when she heard her own name being called.
"Huh?"
"I want you to answer the question. Jennie, look at your brothers and sisters-in-law. They're all very powerful figures, you can't fall too far behind. Learning politics will be of great help to you. If there's anything you don't know, I can teach you. Let's look at this question...."
Halfway through the conversation, Jennie's cell phone suddenly vibrated.
When she saw the caller ID, Jennie immediately bent over and covered her stomach, "Ahh, Sir, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the doctor's office for a checkup."
The politics teacher's smile stiffened, but seeing that Jennie really seemed to be in pain, he waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go. I'll call you to answer this question again!"
Jennie began to feign ignorance. "Ahhh, my stomach hurts. Goodbye, Teacher, I'm leaving!"
"Jennie, you..."
After dashing out of the classroom, Jennie quickly picked up the call and said in a sweet voice, "Second Sister-in-law, what are you looking for me for?"
"Let's go shopping," Y/N said concisely over the phone.
'Second Sister-in-law actually took the initiative to invite me on a shopping trip. This is yet another opportunity to improve my relationship with Second Sister-in-law.'
Jennie agreed gleefully and even specially drove her Maserati to the mall.
According to the address provided by Tzuyu, the wife of the owner of Yixin Finance was shopping at the mall today. Since Yixin Finance was in preparation to get listed recently, Yang Qing and his wife must be in a good mood.
However, Y/N couldn't help but mock in her head, 'What do these wives of wealthy men know to do except go on shopping trips and squander money? They're not progressing at all.'
When Jennie arrived, she saw Y/N sitting on the lounge chair with a cup of coffee.
She looked down and tidied her dress before scurrying over happily. "Second Sister-in-law, sorry to have kept you waiting. Why did you suddenly ask me out on a shopping trip? I didn't skip class, I asked the teacher for leave of absence."
Y/N said with a look of disdain, "Enough, enough, taking a leave of absence and truancy are the same."
After saying that, she handed the up of coffee in her hand to Jennie.
Jennie was surprised and flattered. "Second Sister-in-law, is this a treat for me?"
"They're running a promotion, two cups at 20% off."
"..."
'I don't care, even if it was bought at a discounted price,it's still a treat from Second Sister-in-law.'
'It's rare for Second Sister-in-law to give me treat. I can mark this day down in the history of my life!'
Y/N walked at the front while Jennie followed closely behind her. After some contemplation, she took out her cell phone and took a photo of her coffee before posting it on WeChat Moments.
[I'm so glad I got to drink coffee made by Second Sister-in-law *smile*]
She suspected that her friends were on Instagram 24/7 because when she refreshed her page, she discovered that she had already received several replies.
[Kai: Psht, little girls are easily satisifed.]
[Jun-ho: Psht, I'm not Sister Y/N's left and right hand man.]
[Jimin: Don't drink it. I'll buy that cup of coffee at ten times the price and attach a sexy, autographed photo of me]
It was purely an accident that Jimin had her WeChat. He had somehow found out about Y/N's identity and went to her school to ask for her WeChat.
Jimin would ask her almost every single day if Y/N had done anything intimate with Taehyung..
Jennie was totally like a human navigator, as she was extremely clear about which brands there were in this mall and the types of clothing that were sold.
She pointed to the elevator and said, "Second Sister-in-law, I guess Aunt Yang must be upstairs. The style of the brand of clothes upstairs is more suitable for people of their age."
Y/N nodded. Anyway, she knew nothing about fashion because Jisso was in charge of her clothing.
She headed upstairs with Jennie to see that her target was indeed upstairs.
However...she was a little shocked. 'How is Y/N so lucky? Why does the CEO of Jeon Corporation fancy her too?'
Y/N looked at the wealthy lady beside her with some displeasure.
'Leng Do-hee's mother is here too?'
Jennie knew that Y/N had had a conflict with Leng Do-hee during the latter's birthday party previously. Looking at Y/N with some hesitation, she asked, "Second Sister-in-law, are we not going to go in?"
Placing her hand on her wrist, she adjusted the hem of her skirt. Fortunately, she was wearing heels today so she wasn't losing out in terms of aura.
"Of course we should go."
'That Madam Min wanted to make me her daughter-in-law back then!'
Jennie knew how aggressive Y/N was and her greatest hobby was watching the latter teach scumbags a lesson. Hearing her words, she immediately gave her a huge thumbs-up.
"Yeah, Second Sister-in-law is so impressive."
Y/N humphed coldly and said, "That's for sure."
The two of them sauntered into the clothing shop.
Jennie was a regular customer. As soon as the store owner saw her, she recognized her immediately and walked over with a smile on her face. "Miss Kim, you're here. Please come in, it happens that a new batch of clothes have been delivered to the store yesterday. You'll definitely be pleased with it."
Jennie nodded arrogantly like the heiress she was and said, "Go ahead, don't bother about me."
"Okay."
After the owner left, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at Y/N.
She knew that Y/N was an actress who was currently extremely popular.
However, it was an upscale mall after all and all the crew were well-trained. They definitely wouldn't dare to gossip during work.
"Second Sister-in-law, this store sells nice clothes. The designer is close friends with Jisso. Do you want to buy a few pieces?"
Jennie pointed at the clothes on the shelves excitedly.
She really hoped to buy the clothes produced by Jisso's brand.
With folded arms, she looked around the store and when she saw Leng Jing who was walking out of the changing room, she pretended to be shocked. "Ah, isn't that Madam Min? It's such a coincidence to be seeing you here!"
Leng Jing had also discovered Y/N so she had quite a strange expression.
She really liked the pretty Y/N but unfortunately, she was Taehyung's wife and she had gotten into a terrible conflict with Leng Do-hee at her birthday party.
"It's quite a coincidence."
Leng Jing was indeed very suitable for being a noblewoman as she could remain calm in all situations.
"Taehyung said that Miss Leng Do-hee always harasses him. Taehyung is married after all, it won't be good for Miss Leng's reputation when others hear about this either. Those who are unaware might think that she's a home wrecker!" Y/N said sarcastically.
Leng Jing said with an even more sullen expression, "Miss Y/N, aren't you aware of how you got married to Taehyung yourself?"
"Of course, I'm aware. I married him rightfully. Look, my sister-in-law is even here on a shopping trip with me."
Y/N pointed to Jennie and asked, "Mrs. Min, you seem to be a nice person, why won't your daughter learn from you?"
She didn't know that Y/N could be so eloquent.
Leng Jing sulked in disgruntlement. Since she was the wife of the Min family, she decided not to bother arguing with a junior.
Thus, she chose to just ignore Y/N.
Yang Qing had already changed out of his clothes and walked out.. "Leng Jing, who are you talking to?"
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