"Second Sister-in-law, is... is there something wrong?"

"Did you fight with Jun-yeon over this man previously?"

Afraid that Y/N would misunderstand her, Jennie hurriedly explained, "Second Sister-in-law, it's not that I stole Jun-yeon's boyfriend. Woo-jin and Jun-yeon have never dated each other before. Besides, Woo-jin has always liked me, so Jun-yeon was jealous. She wants to snatch away everything that I like."

"No wonder there was a fight, both your IQs are not high."

Y/N couldn't help but mock.

Jennie bit her lip and said, "Second Sister-in-law, Woo-jin is really brilliant. His family might just run a small business, but they're making enough to cover their expenses. Woo-jin works very hard too, and he would never let himself become a burden to his family. He came in first place in the art examinations at school. Many painters and artists have praised his artwork."

While watching the soap opera, Y/N replied, "So?"

"Second Sister-in-law, do you have any misunderstanding about Woo-jin? He is very nice and gentle to me. The last time I was drunk, he clearly had the opportunity to take advantage of me, but he did not do anything."

'You are at least the daughter of the Kim family, even if he has that intention, he doesn't have the guts to execute it!'

Women of the olden days were easily deceived by men who were good at sweet talk language, but Jennie was not only fighting and causing trouble, she often went shopping with a few luxurious girls, so why does she have such terrible judgment?

"What do you see in that man?"

"Second Sister-in-law, he has a name, his name is Woo-jin," Jennie said with a frown.

"I don't care what his name is, he's not my boyfriend anyway."

Jennie clearly felt Y/N's disdain for Woo-jin.

"I'm charmed by his talent, the way he looks when he's focused on painting, and the way he got nervous when I was injured in an accident. Second Sister-in-law, there are few people who take care of me and care for me as much as he does."

'You just lack love!'

Y/N pursed her lips, knowing that Jennie was blinded by love, and she would not be able to knock any sense into her.

However, if Jennie was not her sister-in-law, she wouldn't have bothered to do such a thing that wouldn't benefit her.

"Woo-jin is not a good man. If you stay with him, you're only going to get hurt. Jennie, if you really want to be in a relationship, you can get your brothers, including Kai, to introduce you to a good guy. I don't support your relationship with Woo-jin."

Jennie stood up furiously and snapped, "Second Sister-in-law, who I fancy and who I want to fall in love with is my business. Don't compare all men with Second Brother. Besides, Second Brother doesn't like you either!"

Y/N's gaze suddenly turned hostile and she began sulking too.

Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, Jennie swallowed her saliva, but she was actually still unwilling to concede. Puffing her chest up and increasing her volume, she continued, "Just do your job well as my brother's wife. Woo-jin will prove to you that you are wrong."

Y/N suddenly picked up the leather whip beside her and when Jennie saw this, she immediately took a few steps back while her hair stood on end as she stared at Y/N with her guard up.

"Jennie, I have never expected much from you, or rather, I actually look down on you, a rich man's daughter who doesn't know the sorrows of this world. Mark my words, if that Woo-jin harms you, I won't care about you."

She then turned around and headed upstairs.

Seeing that Y/N did not hit her, Jennie heaved a sigh of relief.

She immediately frowned and thought, 'Second Sister-in-law has gone overboard. She's so quick to disapprove of Woo-jin before giving him the chance to prove himself.'

Y/N and Jennie gave each other the cold shoulder for almost a month.

During that period of time, Jennie would deliberately call Woo-jin on the phone and talk to him affectionately with sweet nothings whenever she was at the same table as Y/N.

Kai was sandwiched between them, but he dared not vent his frustration at all.

"Second Sister-in-law, do you plan to take on any new roles? I have a few drama scripts here that are pretty good."

Seeing Jennie blow kisses into her cellphone, Kai rubbed the goosebumps on his arm before looking at Y/N again.

Y/N was chewing on an apple, fully immersed.

"I'm just an in-name artist of your company. Whatever job I take on in the future has nothing to do with you."

'The only reason that I'm tolerating you is that you are my Second Sister-in-law. If you were someone else, I would have kicked you out of the company.'

Kai secretly criticized.

"But the company also needs to be involved in some things. When the film is released, our employees will promote it."

This time, Y/N did not refuse.

She was looking forward to seeing the audience's reaction after the release of 'Female Fortress Leader'. Old Mr. Kim's birthday was a few days after the release date. Before then, she would not be taking on a new role.

After all, she didn't have the capital to negotiate with those people yet.

"The promotional events are starting tomorrow, right? Do you need me to hire some keyboard warriors to support you?"

Keyboard warriors?

"Do I lack fame so much that I need them to create clout for me?"

'Uh...'

Seeing Y/N and Kai chatting like nobody else was around, Jennie also wanted to join in.

However...

Gritting her teeth, she raised her voice. "Really? Woo-jin, you're awesome. You don't have to consider me, your future is important. I support your decision to go study abroad."

Y/N and Kai rolled their eyes in unison.

'How pretentious.'

After hanging up the phone, Jennie abruptly stood up and said, "Woo-jin has received an acceptance letter from an internationally renowned arts academy. He will be going abroad to further his studies soon. By then, he will become the most popular painter and newcomer of the arts scene."

As she spoke, she carefully scrutinized Y/N with her peripheral vision.

She expected to see a change in Y/N's expression at first, but in the end...

At this moment, Y/N was simply a replica of Taehyung, expressionless and resembling a stone statue.

"Jennie, aren't you sick of this? We're not curious about where your gigolo is going to study. If you want to flaunt your relationship, go to the side."

Kai waved his hand with extreme annoyance.

'Gigolo?'

Jennie slammed her hand on the table and snapped, "Third Brother, watch your words. Who are you to say that Woo-jin is a gigolo?"

Kai retorted in displeasure, "Hmph, you're just like a retard. Given your poor judgment, you're only worthy of a lousy man like Woo-jin."

'Second Sister-in-law must have badmouthed Woo-jin in front of Third Brother!'

'If not, why would Third Brother say that when he hadn't even met Woo-jin's before?'

Thinking about this, Jennie glanced at Y/N resentfully with tears in her eyes. "Y/N, I hate you. I must have been blind to think that you're the only one who's worthy of Second Brother."

Y/N lifted her eyelids and said, "No man in the world is worthy of me."

"Hah, stay alone for the rest of your life then. Just you two wait and see, Woo-jin and I will not only have a good relationship, we will also get married and have our own children."

After saying that, Jennie stomped her feet and dashed upstairs while wiping her tears.

Kai coughed twice awkwardly. "Jennie has always been spoiled rotten and pampered since she was a child. She doesn't know the viciousness of the human heart, plus she is a little bratty. You..."

"I can't be bothered to stoop to her level."

Y/N answered coldly and stood up with some milk. "Tomorrow, I'm going to promote the film with the crew. I won't be back for the next few days."

"Hey!" Kai once again called out to Y/N to stop her, and he then looked at her with a somewhat complicated gaze.

"Shoot."

"You... you're not really going to leave Jennie alone, right? She's actually quite kind-hearted, she's just overwhelmed and blinded by love now, and... you're disapproving of Woo-jin without a proper reason. It's understandable that she'd detest you."

Y/N glanced at Kai coldly and said, "It'd be too late if I wait until I find the evidence. However, your sister clearly doesn't need it."

"Um... then, you and her..."

He could tell that Jennie quite liked Y/N and was especially dependent on her. Jennie was not that chummy with her eldest sister-in-law.

"Jennie was so blatant with her words and was so upset by what you said because she likes you."

"I'm her second sister-in-law."

'At least, before she gets a divorce, Y/N would still be considered Jennie's elder.'

'As for the rest... we'll let nature take its course.'

'Jennie is really...'

Kai cursed softly, "Troublesome."

The physical promotional activities of 'Female Fortress Leader' required them to travel to six cities.

As the female lead, Y/N could not turn it down.

At this juncture, Jimin, who hadn't met Y/N in a long time, was undoubtedly the happiest person.

"Little Pepper, how about it? Do you want to consider joining our company instead? Kai is so unreliable."

"No."

Jimin wore an extraordinarily pompous pink suit today, and his hair was dyed silver some time ago. He looked just like a pretty boy from a comic book.

"Little Pepper, I read from your profile information that you like the color silver, so I especially went to dye my hair silver. Don't I look very handsome?" Jimin spoke as he squatted in front of Y/N, like a small puppy wagging its tail. He continued, "Do you want to touch my hair? It's nice to touch."

"Everyone knows that information on the internet may not be true."

They were now at the press release venue and there were hundreds of guests present, and almost all of them were Jimin's fans.

Seeing this, a group of people started pulling out their cellphones.

"Oh my god, so that's what Jimin is like!"

"They're so compatible. Jimin is worthy of being the spouse that Y/N tried to vie for in the fortress. I'm now looking forward to the release of the movie."

"They probably did that on purpose to match their onscreen characters, but Jimin is really so submissive."

Lee Dong-wook looked at the interaction between the two of them and suddenly felt that what Jimin did was not too bad as it would definitely boost the popularity of the film.

Hyun Bin seemed to be bent on fighting Lee Dong-wook to the very end.

As soon as the promotional campaigns for 'Female Fortress Leader' began, the ones for 'Islander' started too.

Furthermore, Jungkook of the Jeon Corporation would also be attending the event in Seoul as a special guest.

'Is Jungkook done with handling the mess he's involved in?'

Y/N was holding the tablet, on which was displaying the new issue of Jungkook's interview.

"Mr. Jeon, I heard that you faced a problem with your club in America some time ago and made a special trip there to resolve the issues. Mr. Kim happened to be in America as well, did you two meet?"

With a cigarette in his mouth, Jungkook answered with a look of disdain, "Is Taehyung a beauty whom everyone loves? Why should I meet him?"

"..."

"Mr. Jeon, now that the film 'Female Fortress Leader' that Second Young Madam Kim invested in is about to be released at the same time as 'Islander' which you invested in, do you have anything to say about this?"

Jungkook extinguished his cigarette and turned to look at the camera. He then raised his middle finger and said arrogantly, "They're definitely going to be defeated, but I won't feel a sense of achievement for defeating women."

Y/N squinted.

'Jungkook, huh? It's over for you.'

After the press release was over, Lee Dong-wook walked over to Y/N who was still figuring out how to teach Jungkook the most painful lesson ever.

"Y/N, there is something that I need you to tell Second Young Madam Kim."

Y/N's first reaction was that the disgusting man Hyun Bin was getting up to some nasty tricks again.

"What is it?"

Lee Dong-wook hesitated and then handed a form to Y/N. "Almost all of the famous domestic cinemas have rejected us and they don't intend to screen our movie. Instead, they have scheduled many screening slots for 'Islander'."

Y/N flipped through the form to see that there were some notes on it. The bulk of the information was about Jungkook forbidding them from screening the film and comments about Lee Dong-wook's bad reputation.

"No matter how good our film is, if no cinema is willing to screen it, we can only..."

When he mentioned this, Lee Dong-wook began to choke between sobs.

Squatting on the ground, he held his head in his hands and said, "I really shouldn't have been so delusional to think that I can clear my name and turn the situation around with the film this time."

"There are cinemas that are willing to screen it, isn't that so?"

"They're all just small and little known cinemas in the fifth or sixth tier cities where there are very few moviegoers."

'Jungkook, hah...'

"Does Kim Group own cinemas too?"

Lee Dong-wook nodded, "The Kim Group will certainly allow us to screen our film for the sake of Second Young Madam Kim, but this is far from enough. There are only so few Kim Group cinemas in Seoul."

'How troublesome.'

Y/N frowned, feeling annoyed and frustrated when she saw Lee Dong-wook acting like he was dying.

"Good movies will definitely be discovered. Director Lee, put out a five-minute clip of the film after the premiere. Just choose the scene of me forcing a kiss on Jimin."

'It's just promoting the film and creating clout. It's all about resorting to tricks. As a bandit leader, my tricks are definitely far superior to everyone else's."

"But, that's our best scene..."

"Just listen to me. Let Jimin post updates about the film regularly on Instagram. That's the only purpose of his face."

In Lee Dong-wook's opinion, Y/N represented Second Young Madam Kim, so everything she said would be on behalf of the latter.

"Hyun Bin is creating quite a bit of a storm for his film this time. I heard that apart from Mr. Jeon, many artists of the industry will also be there to support them."

Y/N looked up and thought, 'It's just a competition of whose guests have higher statuses.'

"I want you to do something now. Get a Instagram account to spread the news that Second Young Madam Kim will be in charge of the invitation list for old Mr. Kim's upcoming birthday banquet."

Lee Dong-wook was a veteran after all. He instantly understood what Y/N meant.

Old Master Kim was once a powerful figure in the business world who had a wide network of connections.

There would definitely be top figures of every industry at his birthday banquet.

For some entrepreneurs, it would be a very good opportunity.

As long as they got into Second Young Madam Kim's good books and made her happy, they would obtain the entrance ticket to the birthday banquet.

"Y/N, Second Young Madam Kim is really unpredictable, this is a great move. I'll get someone to do it."

"Okay."

She would make Hyun Bin end up in a state that was as miserable as he was complacent and conceited now.

As expected, once the shocking piece of news was released, many netizens were the first to discuss it.

"Second Young Madam Kim is going against Mr. Jeon for real now, huh?"

"Hah, I don't care. Mr. Jeon is a hunk. I support hunks. Besides, Second Young Madam Kim is a woman, how can she compete with Mr. Jeon?"

"The only thing I care about now is how extravagant and luxurious the Kim Family's birthday banquet will be!"

"Wake up your idea. We will never be able to guess or imagine what kind of banquets tycoons throw."

In the evening, Y/N received a phone call from a number that she didn't recognize.

She was surprised to find that the caller was none other than her husband, Taehyung.

Taehyung was obviously confronting her for her deeds.

At this moment, Y/N was lying on the bed and doing some stretching exercises.

"Who are you?"

Taehyung had just finished taking a shower and was holding his phone in one hand while wiping his hair with a towel.

He was wrapped in a dark gray robe and his toned, straight legs would be revealed with every step he took.

The woman's voice was slightly unfamiliar to him. When Y/N asked that question, Taehyung couldn't help but furrow his handsome brows into a frown.

To his surprise, she didn't save his contact number.

Since he wasn't answering, Y/N got a little impatient and annoyed. "If you're not going to talk, I'm going to hang up now."

Just as she was about to move her cell phone away from her ear, his deep, magnetizing voice sounded. He said slowly, "I'm Taehyung."

Y/N was speechless.

After being stunned for a moment, Y/N smirked and teased, "So it's you, the famous Mr. Kim Taehyung, why are you calling me at such a late hour? Do you need a woman now?"

As if he hadn't heard her question, Taehyung asked indifferently, "What did you do to Jennie?"

His tone was so calm that Y/N even suspected if he was being concerned about his younger sister.

"What can I do to Miss Kim? Mr. Kim, are you trying to convict me?"

"Don't give her hope and then put her in despair."

It was said that Taehyung had always been an introvert who liked being alone and was particular about the details. He also had high expectations for everyone around him.

That was the reason he despised his wife, Y/N.

Y/N smiled coldly and said, "Jennie's business has nothing to do with me. Taehyung, if you just want to give me a warning, I'm sorry but please forgive me. I can't comply with you. Also, don't challenge me, I am more difficult to deal with than you think."

After saying that, Y/N hung up the phone.

'Who does he think he is? Does he think he's a big deal because he's a domineering CEO?'

'If you have what it takes, fall in love with me first!'

Y/N hung up on him again!

Taehyung stared at his cell phone screen that had dimmed, with a cold gaze in his eyes.

'What trick is this woman playing?'

He heard that she managed to make Jun-ho invest 50 million Won in her film. It seemed that she was really quite something.

*

After running promotional events in five cities, about more than half a month had passed. The last stop for the promotion of 'Female Fortress Leader' was at Seoul University.

The last time she was there, it was for Jennie.

Y/N strolled through the spacious campus with a small, exquisite umbrella.

Unfortunately, she was already an adult in society. Otherwise, she would really want to experience what this desirable college campus life was really like.

"Y/N, Jimin's autograph event is expected to go on for a while longer. If you're bored, why don't you take a stroll around the campus?"

"Yes."

As soon as Y/N answered, she suddenly glanced at the small forest opposite her.

She saw Woo-jin and an innocent female student walking in one after another.

"Y/N?"

Seeing that Y/N had gotten lost in thought, Lee Dong-wook couldn't help but call out to her again.

"What is it?"

"There is a dinner gathering tonight. Will you come along with us?"

Y/N was still staring at the forest, but Woo-jin and the female student had already vanished out of sight.

"Nah, I'll be having dinner at home tonight."

"That's good, spend more time with your parents. From now on, your career will definitely get better. By then, you won't have time to spend with your parents."

'Spend time with my parents?'

Y/N snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Lee Dong-wook.

That seemed to be impossible for her.

"I don't have parents."

"Sorry, I..."

"It doesn't matter, they're not my parents anyway."

Lee Dong-wook automatically assumed that Y/N had grown up as an orphan and was later abandoned by her adoptive parents.

After all, he was a father and all of a sudden, he was overwhelmed with paternal love as he looked at Y/N with a compassionate gaze. "I've just turned 40 years old this year, but if you're willing, you can treat me like your father."

Y/N shot him a contemptuous glance and gibed, "If you want to take advantage of me, that's impossible."

"..."

'I really want to acknowledge you as my daughter!'

'In ancient times, I can really be your father at this age... right?'

When she returned to the Kim Family's estate, Jennie and Kai were seated on the sofa and having a chat with each other. When she saw Y/N, Jennie abruptly stood up and prepared to go upstairs.

"Jennie."

Y/N called out to stop her.

Jennie actually wanted to make up with Y/N, but she couldn't swallow her pride and bring herself to do it.

Hearing her words, Jennie thought that Y/N was going to take the initiative to make up with her. She raised her chin slightly and pretended to be proud. "What's the matter?"

"Are you and Woo-jin still dating?"

"We are dating with the intentions of getting married."

'Married?'

'Damn it, she doesn't understand the sufferings in the world.'

"As your sister-in-law, I'll warn you one last time, break up with him while it's still early."

Hearing this, Jennie immediately lost her temper and glowered at Y/N with reddened eyes. "You just want to break us up, what's wrong with Woo-jin? Why do you detest him so much? Don't worry, we will go live abroad after we get married. We won't stay here and get in your way."

"Jennie!" Y/N was furious too. She snapped, "You are the daughter of the Kim Family. Why do you have to degrade yourself so much? I don't believe that you really have no suspicions about Woo-jin."

After being stunned, Jennie clenched her fists and said, "What do you mean?"

Y/N took a deep breath. "Are you sure that Woo-jin is not dating you because of your status as the daughter of the Kim Family?"

"I trust him."

'Damn it, I really want to punch someone.'

"Kai, bring your feather duster here."

Hearing her words, Kai hurriedly waved his hand and signaled for her to hurry back to the room. "Second sister-in-law, let's discuss the matter of grandpa's birthday banquet. Grandpa has also agreed to let you be in charge of the guest list this time."

He managed to divert Y/N's attention.

Jennie looked at the two people downstairs indignantly, gritted her teeth, and rushed back to the room angrily.

In fact, she was really nervous.

"The birthday banquet will be held privately and no media personnel will be invited. So, you don't have to worry about the majority of netizens finding out your identity."

Y/N nodded. She really didn't want more people to find out, so as to avoid troubles when she got a divorce in the future.

The gossip mongers of this era were really infuriating sometimes.

"Will Jungkook attend old Master Kim's birthday banquet?"

"Nah. Jungkook and Second Brother are at odds against each other, and the Jeon family and Kim Family are not on good terms with each other either." Kai looked at Y/N and said, "There are four top wealthy families in the city, namely the Kim Family, Jeon family, Min Family and Park family."

She knew about the four great families.

"The ancestors of the Kim Family used to be heroes who defended the country. Later on, they started running their own business, which is still in operation now. The Jeon family, as we all know, used to work with the mafia and they're all roguish." Kai paused before continuing, "The Min family is a family of scholars and the members of the family are all top elites in the various art industries. The Park Family... have their roots abroad and have only started to develop their business in the past two years. However, there's a lot of conflict within the family and it's really chaotic."

(Park Jimin and Park family are totally different)

"Are there any excellent and handsome bachelors to introduce to me?"

'I'm giving you an analysis of the dynamics of our social circle and you're asking me if I have any brilliant and handsome bachelors to recommend?'

Kai glanced at Y/N and was even more certain that she was getting ready to cheat on his brother.

'No. I mustn't let her be bewitched by those hunks out there, but I can't say that there aren't any eligible bachelors.'

After thinking about it, Kai ran a hand through his hair and smiled at Y/N sinisterly. "I'm in the top ten of the rankings of the tall, handsome, and rich men of the city, as ranked by majority of the women in the city."

Y/N rolled her eyes and turned around to go upstairs. "You're nuts."

Feeling like he had been dealt a huge blow, Kai pulled out his cell phone and took a selfie in the angle that he liked.

'I'm obviously very handsome!'

'Y/N has terrible eyesight. She criticizes me even though I'm so handsome.'

'Gee...'

Finally, the day of the premiere of 'Female Fortress Leader' was coming up.

As expected, the premiere of 'Islander' was on the same day as 'Female Fortress Leader'.

First of all, there was the screening, which was held in a cinema belonging to the Kim Group, thanks to the connection of Second Young Madam Kim.

The premiere of 'Islander' was screened in a cinema belonging to the Jeon Corporation.

Bright early in the morning, the majority of netizens began to discuss the two films.

Now, it had evolved into a contest between the Kim Group and the Jeon Corporation.

"Although Mr. Kim is my idol, I'm standing on Mr. Jeon's side this time. I can't help it, 'Female Fortress Leader' is destined to be a flop."

"The Kim Group failed because they invested in Lee Dong-wook's film where the female lead is a maniac with violent tendencies. It's a pity that my Jimin and Second Young Madam Kim invested all that money."

"For Jimin's sake, I shall buy a ticket for 'Female Fortress Leader', but I'm really looking forward to watching 'Islander'. I heard that Ji-eun has a breakthrough role."

The screenings for both movies were scheduled for 7 pm.

At noon that day, Hyun Bin posted several posts on Instagram in a row.

"Hyun Bin: Thank you to the chairman of IP Film Industry for coming to the premiere screening of 'Islander'."

"Hyun Bin: The famous actress Miss Hina will attend the premiere screening of 'Islander' together with her newly wed husband, the vice president of LM Enterprise. Welcome."

"Hyun Bin: Thank you Mr. Lee, Madam Kwon..."

Y/N was already on her way to the movie theater with the main cast and crew.

After seeing what Hyun Bin posted on Instagram, she remarked, "Hyun Bin is pretty silly."

"He's just showing off. Doesn't it look like he's showing off to everyone the people who gave him flowers after his death?"

Y/N looked at Lee Dong-wook and said, "Director Lee, that's the truth."

"Little Pepper, I think Hyun Bin is like a psychopath too," Jimin said as he inched closer and smiled radiantly. "Little Pepper, praise me quickly. I'm the best at scolding others."

"Jimin, you must have been a woman in your last life."

If it was another man, he would have definitely picked a fight with Y/N.

Obviously, Jimin was not like other men.

Upon hearing her words, he blinked his peach-blossom-shaped eyes and waved at her shyly. "Ah, Little Pepper, you must have been my other half in my previous life. We're really a match made in heaven."

"..."

Y/N took a deep breath and said, "Get lost."

"Y/N, Hyun Bin invited so many people to the screening. Just because of this alone, I reckon it will attract a large audience once it's officially released tomorrow."

Y/N raised her eyebrows and asked, "Will there be no one watching 'Islander' without these people?

'Well, Hyun Bin's ability to create clout is indeed...' Lee Dong-wook couldn't help but look at the people in the car again before staying silent.

"We should be the only people at our screening, but the clips that you need have already been edited. I'll upload them onto the internet at the end of the screening."

Y/N took out her lipstick and began touching up her makeup. "No hurry, Director Lee, post something on Instagram with your personal account. Just say that Second Young Madam Kim will personally attend the screening of 'Female Fortress Leader'."

Lee Dong-wook's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Second Young Madam Kim is attending our screening? Ah, I'll post something about it now."

Not only did he have to post something, he had to sing praises about Second Young Madam Kim.

The scene of numerous reporters surrounding the entrance of the theater was reported on the news. Y/N then looked at the theater where their film would be screened.

It seemed rather depressing.

"Director Lee, have you posted it on Instagram?"

"Yes, yes, many people have liked it. They even said that I must post some photos of Second Young Madam Kim, so that they can admire her beauty."

'No need for admiration. I'm worshiped and looked up to by many in the first place.'

"Go in."

In the spacious screening theater, there was not a single janitor at all and only the ten-odd crew members and cast were present.

On the other hand, at the screening venue of 'Islander", there were dozens of entertainment industry artists at the back, in addition to a few powerful businessmen who were seated at the front.

Therefore, a red carpet was laid at the entrance of the theater.

"What a grand scene. The screening for 'Islander' is such a grand scene. Ah, damn, it looks so impressive, I'm really looking forward to it."

"This is so funny. Compare the screenings of 'Female Fortress Leader' and 'Islander'. What a stark contrast!"

"Will the Second Young Madam Kim be embarrassed? Ugh, I really want to know what my Mr. Kim's wife actually looks like. Why am I so unwilling to accept it?"

"It feels like Mr. Kim doesn't like his wife very much. Yet, she's still creating so much trouble. If 'Female Fortress Leader' becomes a laughing stock, she's definitely going to lose her place in the Kim Family."

Kai was on his way to the screening venue when he saw the people slamming Y/N on the internet.

'They're all a bunch of sour grapes. Y/N's explosive combat power is enough for her to dominate the Kim Family, okay?'

"One-in-a-million Third Young Master Kim: Second Sister-in-law is especially favored by Grandpa. Grandpa insists on pampering her!"

After posting it, he posted a selfie of himself.

"Third Young Master dotes on his second sister-in-law so much. I'm so envious~"

"Hubby, you got even more handsome. When will you marry me and bring me home? I'll wash myself clean everyday!"

'Marry you?'

'You must be dreaming!'

Y/N still did not know what Kai had done. At this moment, she was calmly seated and listening to Jimin who was blabbering beside her.

"Little Pepper, I'm really looking forward to our kissing scene. I even framed that still of our kissing scene and blew it up to the size of a wall in my house. Now, it's hanging on my wall. Little Pepper, when are you going to come back with me to take a look at it?"

'The size of a wall..."

The corners of Y/N's mouth twitched slightly, somehow finding the image to be unusually frightening.

"Jimin, have you measured your IQ before?"

"Of course I have. I'm a genius with an IQ of 200!"

Jimin answered proudly.

"I heard that you and Kai were always at the bottom place for your exams, is that true?"

Jimin blinked his peach-blossom-shaped eyes and said, "Damn it, that shameless Kai must have smeared me. Little Pepper, I was just scared that Kai might be lonely being at the bottom."

'If you're stupid, you're stupid. Why do you have so many excuses?'

"Studying is good. You should study more. Look how dumb you've become."

Y/N rubbed Jimin's hair and said with a sympathetic expression.

Jimin's manager and assistant who were standing at the side were forced to take pictures of Jimin at the scene.

'Y/N, you've finally told the truth!'

Jimin stared at Y/N with glowing eyes and said, "Little Pepper, you've touched my hair. You've finally touched my hair!"

"So?"

Smiling like a fool, Jimin said, "Our Family has a tradition whereby if a man has his hair touched by a woman, the woman has to take responsibility for him. Little Pepper, from now on, I'm yours."

The veins on Y/N's forehead throbbed and she curled her finger at the supporting actress.

"Come here."

The supporting actress was scrolling through Instagram. When she heard the instructions, she walked over confusedly.

Y/N grabbed her hand and used it to stroke Jimin's hair. "Okay, from now on, Jimin is your man, so you have to be responsible for him. This is the tradition of the Jimin's family."

The supporting actress blushed immediately and looked at Jimin shyly. "This doesn't seem too appropriate."

"What's wrong? Jimin said it himself."

Looking at Y/N aggrievedly, Jimin said, "The Park family's tradition is only for you, Little Pepper!"

In another ten minutes, the screening would begin officially.

Kai was wearing a black suit, with his shiny hair combed and gelled. He even put on some makeup for himself and looked extremely dashing.

Almost as soon as he appeared, the few women at the scene instantly started fawning and swooning over him.

"Kai, Kai. It's really Kai, I finally saw Kai in person!"

"Kai is so handsome, he's really worthy of being a hunk who's on par with Jimin."

"Jimin is clearly much more handsome than Kai. Jimin has so many suitors that they can form a ring around earth."

Y/N glanced at him and said, "You are not bad either."

They were both known for being flirtatious playboys.

"Little Pepper, I'm just teasing those people. I have nothing to do with them. You're the only one in my heart."

As he spoke, Jimin made a heart-shaped sign at Y/N.

'Fool.'

When Kai saw that, he glanced at Y/N sultrily and then strode forward to pick Jimin up before returning to his seat.

Jimin immediately flared up and exclaimed, "Kai, what are you doing? That's my seat!"

Crossing one leg over the other, Kai looked at Jimin and said, "I just like this seat. I can get a great view."

"You, get up!"

"I was invited by Director Lee and Miss Y/N. Are you trying to get physical with me?"

"Nonsense. How can Little Pepper possibly invite you?"

Just after he finished speaking, Jimin remembered a piece of news that he had been ignoring.

Y/N was suspected to be dating Kai.

'Could it be, could it be that...'

Jimin looked at Y/N with a pitiful gaze in his eyes and said, "Little Pepper, are you really going to abandon me for that jerk?"

"Shut up, believe it or not, I'll throw you out."

Y/N threatened viciously.

Pursing his lips, Jimin said, "Little Pepper, you're actually defending an outsider. I'm so sad."

Kai finally realized that the flashy Jimin seemed to have taken a liking to Y/N.

'How can that do?'

'He's so much clingier than that pug that I used to raise!'

"Hey, my second sister-in-law invested in this film, so I'm here on her behalf today. Jimin, you'd better be more polite to me."

Jimin rolled his eyes at her and pushed Lee Dong-wook to another spot before sitting on the spot on Y/N's right.

"Third Young Master Kim, do you mean that Second Young Madam Kim is not going to come?" Lee Dong-wook asked anxiously.

He still wanted to get a glimpse of the goddess' true face!

Kai took a quick glance at Y/N and said, "Second Sister-in-law doesn't like crowded places, so she's probably watching it elsewhere."

'That works too?'

At this moment, Hyun Bin was standing right at the entrance of the cinema with the leading actor and actress, waiting for the arrival of the real boss.

Soon, a black commercial vehicle was driven over. The car door was opened and Jungkook alighted slowly.

"Mr. Jeon, welcome to the screening, please come inside."

Hyun Bin was all smiles when he greeted him joyfully.

Jungkook glanced at the people present and asked, "Where are they?"

"Those few people will come later. Mr. Jeon, it's hot outside, you can go in and take a seat first," Hyun Bin said as he winked at Ji-eun.

Ji-eun walked over with a slight smile and greeted, "Hello Mr. Jeon, I'm Ji-eun, the female lead of 'Islander'. Please come inside, Mr. Jeon."

Jungkook glanced at Ji-eun and remarked, "I have to admit, Taehyung's wife has a better taste when it comes to picking the female lead."

In other words, he meant that Y/N was much prettier than Ji-eun.

Ji-eun clenched her fists and the smile on her face stiffened. "Mr. Jeon, I always convince the audience with my acting skills."

Jungkook said disdainfully, "Is that so?"

Although Jungkook used to be a gangster, he had a good taste and judgment. Now, all sorts of sordid people were allowed to become actors. Those with genuine acting chops were few and far between.

"I won't let you down."

Staring at Jungkook's handsome side profile, Ji-eun's heart skipped a beat. Jungkook was the CEO of Jeon Corporation and in terms of status, he was far superior than Jimin.

After entering the screening theater, Jungkook waited for almost half an hour, but he still didn't see the bosses arriving.

The smile on Hyun Bin's face almost vanished. He beckoned to the assistant director and said, "Call and find out. There are still a few minutes to go before the screening begins. Why haven't Mr. Lee and the others arrived yet?"

The expression on the assistant director's face was extremely complicated at this moment. He carefully looked at Jungkook, handed the phone to Hyun Bin, and said, "Director Hyun Bin, look at this."

Seeing this, Hyun Bin's eyebrows furrowed and he said, "At this time, you're still making me look at Instagram? I told you to call and find out the situation."

The assistant director wiped the cold sweat on the corner of his forehead and said, "No, Director Hyun Bin, the bosses are here, but they've all gone to the screening of 'Female Fortress Leader'."

With a furious expression, Hyun Bin snatched the cell phone.

It was a set of photos sent by the entertainment reporter.

The place where the photos were taken happened to be the entrance of a cinema belonging to Kim Group where more than a dozen luxury cars were parked at the roadside. Those who originally promised to go to the screening of 'Islander' appeared at the entrance at this moment.

"What's going on?" Hyun Bin chided softly.

"I-I don't know, didn't they already promise us?"

"Lee Dong-wook must have pulled some tricks. Atrocious."

On the other hand, Lee Dong-wook was already ready to let the screening start earlier than the scheduled time, but the closed door was suddenly pushed open at this moment.

The first person to enter was a bald middle-aged man whom he knew. It seemed to be the old director of some enterprise.

The next to enter was a certain female celebrity and her husband who was a big boss...

A dozen people entered in a row, all of whom were dignified figures in the city.

Lee Dong-wook rubbed his eyes hard and said, "Did they go to the wrong place? This is not the venue of the screening of the premiere of 'Islander'!"

Y/N said calmly, "No. They're here for Second Young Madam Kim."

'Second Young Madam Kim?'

'But she's not present!'

Lee Dong-wook once again glanced at Kai. With him around, it wouldn't be too bad.

The important thing was that those people wanted to attend old Mr. Kim's birthday banquet, right?

'Oh...'

'How did I cozy up to Second Young Madam Kim!?'

Soon, the matter hit the hot search list.

"What's going on? What's going on? Aren't Mr. Lee and Vice President of LM Enterprise are all guests who are supposed to attend the screening of 'Islander'? Why did they go to the rival's screening?"

"It's a little... a little shocking. Maybe they saw that Third Young Master Kim is present, so they want to suck up to him."

"You guys don't understand. This is just the screening of a film. It's far less important than getting an entrance ticket to old Mr. Kim's birthday banquet. It's purely a chance for you to meet someone who's more impressive than you are."

Capitalists would only give priority to their own interests. It was no longer a matter of choice.

Those who were smart enough would choose the latter without consideration.

Jungkook seldom used Instagram, and he only learned about the situation when he received a notification from his assistant.

His face instantly turned pale and he was glaring at Hyun Bin with flames of fury in his eyes. "Damn it, you played me out, huh?"

Hyun Bin was so frightened that he began shuddering continuously. "I wouldn't dare to, I wouldn't dare to. Mr. Jeon, Lee Dong-wook must have resorted to some tricks. I didn't expect those people to choose to disrespect you because of Second Young Madam Kim."

With a single sentence, he put all the blame on Second Young Madam Kim and Lee Dong-wook.

Jungkook cursed, "How much can a woman's status be worth? They're all doing that because of Taehyung and his old man. I shall endure this today. If we can't defeat them in box office sales, I'll behead you."

Hyun Bin's legs were trembling terribly. It was no wonder that he used to be a gangster. Jungkook's menace was too astonishing.

"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Jeon. Don't worry, I am confident that our box office will surpass Female Fortress Leader."

He had worked so hard and spent so much money on publicity. How could he not get his money back?

Having confidence didn't mean success.

Jungkook crossed his legs and scratched his hair with some annoyance. It seemed that he had really underestimated Second Young Madam Kim.

As one of the investors of 'Female Fortress Leader', Jun-ho was honored to receive an invitation from Y/N.

When he saw the text message Y/N sent to him, he even felt surprised and flattered.

'I didn't expect that one day I'd become Second Young Madam Kim's underling!'

(If you are unfamiliar with him, here is a picture of Jun-ho for those who would like to picture him. He played the male lead in the Korean drama "King the Land.")

When he thought of Jung Sung's current downfall, he somehow even felt a little smug.

At the venue of the screening of 'Female Fortress Leader'.

The group of bigwigs originally thought they might have been tricked by Lee Dong-wook when they realized that Second Young Madam Kim hadn't appeared for a long time. Soon, they saw Kai who was sitting in the first row and holding a bucket of popcorn.

'Damn!'

'Isn't that Kai!?'

'He might be bad at academics, but he's doing a good job at running TG Entertainment.'

"Third Young Master, I really didn't expect you to attend the screening. I wonder if you..."

"I am Second Sister-in-law's representative," Kai said as he stuffed some popcorn into his mouth. He suddenly looked at the person who arrived and continued in a slurred voice. "Why? Don't I qualify?"

"Yes, yes, of course. If you are not qualified, who else is? Mr. Kim's birthday..."

"Oh, Second Sister-in-law will draw lots to decide."

A group of people revealed a look of bewilderment.

"Second Sister-in-law will draw lots to decide the names that will be on the guest list."

'Drawing lots works too?'

'Second Young Madam Kim is really willful.'

Kai looked at Y/N. He was telling the truth as Y/N really said that such a thing could be decided by drawing lots.

Just as an advertisement began to be displayed on the screen, Jun-ho strode over.

The crowd turned around and looked.

Hah!

'Isn't that Jun-ho? He's such an arrogant person but he's surprisingly willing to do Second Young Madam Kim the favor. Seems like we made the right choice to come here.'

The moment Jun-ho saw Y/N sitting in the front row, he immediately behaved himself and scurried over, ignoring the people around him who were staring at him. "Good evening, Sister Y/N. I wish you great success in your film!"

???

'What's going on? Why is he sucking up to that unknown actress?'

If they remembered correctly, the person who caused him to be involved in that scandal was Y/N.

Remaining calm, Y/N said, "Have a seat."

"Sister Y/N, I bought a floral basket, it's placed at the entrance. I'm very confident in this film!"

After all, he had been forced to invest 50 million Won and even if he didn't have the confidence, he had to force himself to be confident.

Y/N finally looked at Jun-ho, reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Good boy."

The people in the room were even more puzzled.

'So, Jun-ho is not here for Second Young Madam Kim?'

'Is Y/N the person he wants to woo?'

'No, wait, Jun-ho addressed her as 'Sister Y/N'!'

At this moment, Jun-ho wished he was Y/N's biological younger brother.

He wouldn't mind having Taehyung as his older brother too!

'Why do I only have a bunch of half-siblings who are trying to snatch my inheritance away?'

'I finally have a biological younger sister, but she's a fool who dares to provoke anyone.'

Thinking about this, Jun-ho glanced at Kai with jealousy and resentment, truly envious of him.

"What are you looking at me for? I'm not interested in men."

Kai looked askance at him aloofly.

Jun-ho humphed coldly and then looked away.

"Sister Y/N, where do I sit?"

He was an investor and the heir of Heng-yuan Real Estate after all. He ought to be allocated to a decent seat no matter what.

Y/N pointed around casually and said, "There are many seats here, you can choose a random one."

Jun-ho took a glance at the seat to Y/N's right, where Jimin was sitting at the moment.

"You must be Jimin, right? I'm the investor of this film. This seat is now mine," Jun-ho said with unusual arrogance.

Jimin had already gotten into position and was ready to watch his kiss scene with Y/N. His vision was suddenly blocked and he was originally already angst enough. Hearing his words, he glared daggers and hollered, "Get lost! This is my seat, who are you to covet it?"

"Sissy, who are you telling to get lost?"

Jun-ho was a qualified rich heir who was skilled at bullying others and throwing his weight around. "Do you want to be unable to make a living in Seoul?"

"Gigolo, who are you calling a sissy? Who are you to taint Little Pepper? Get lost!"

"Jimin, do you believe I'll beat you up!"

Kai abruptly stood up and glared at him angrily.

"Why are they arguing at this time?" Lee Dong-wook asked nervously as he realized that the credits had already begun to be displayed. He continued to ask Y/N, "Y/N, think of a solution. Jimin and Jun-ho seem to be very compliant towards you."

'My foot.'

'At such a timing, it's still necessary to resort to violence.'

Y/N did not care about the people present at all. She simply picked up the mineral water bottle next to her and smashed it onto the ground forcefully. "All of you, shut up! Are you itching for a beating?"

"..."

The big bosses began shivering when they looked at the mineral water that had been smashed and cracked open.

'What a tough and burly woman.'

Kai and Jun-ho felt as if the mineral water had been smashed on their own bodies as they shivered in unison.

Looking aggrieved, Jimin began to say coquettishly, "Little Pepper, they keep bullying me. I'm your husband!"

'Damn it!'

'He's still as sissy as ever.'

'No one can compare to him.'

'So...'

'What exactly do Jimin's hardcore fans see in him?'

Y/N said with a look of disgust, "Kai, Jun-ho, go sit in the last row!"

"Why?"

"I don't agree."

"I don't want it!"

Y/N raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Huh?"

Meeting her threatening gaze, Kai and Jun-ho sprinted to the last row without looking back.

At the same time, they didn't forget to glare at Jimin.

Jimin thought to himself conceitedly, 'See, Little Pepper still likes me the most after all. She didn't chase me away at all.'

After some bickering, the premiere of 'Female Fortress Leader' finally began.

The title song was an ancient instrumental piece that was sometimes passionate, sometimes gentle and slow. There were no lyrics.

The main characters were introduced in the form of ink paintings.

The opening scene at the beginning was that of Gyeong-ae riding a horse over from a distance. There was sand and dust in the sky, creating a desolate scene.

She was dressed in lake-blue and there was a dirty veil on her face. Her hair was tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head. She was clearly a weak woman, but others felt that she was extremely strong.

The bosses and vice presidents who temporarily changed their minds to attend the premiere screening of 'Female Fortress Leader' were actually only there to build connections with Second Young Madam Kim. However, they were unexpectedly attracted by the plot of the movie.

The film was two-hour long and it closed with the scene of Sejong kneeling in front of Gyeong-ae's tombstone, holding her portrait in his hand.

After the screening, there was countless applause.

"I really didn't expect this movie to be so good!"

"Yes, yes, it reminds me of the martial arts films that were prevalent when I was a child. Not bad, not bad."

"Second Young Madam Kim has got great judgment. This film is great."

Lee Dong-wook looked a little excited as he wiped the tears at the corners of his eyes while watching the film. "This is a superb move. It'll definitely be a hit and our box office sales will flourish."

Jimin hugged his manager and said, "If it doesn't become a hit, I'll write my name backwards."

Y/N sat on her seat for a long time before sighing. They felt that it was amazing to see themselves appearing on the screen in such a manner.

After going back, the bosses began posting things on Instagram without waiting for the Kim Family's orders.

"Damn it, why are these big bosses all praising 'Female Fortress Leader', this is too fake."

"For the sake of the Kim family, these people wouldn't dare to give a bad review. I'm a little curious, though."

"It's a terrible movie. What good stuff can Lee Dong-wook come up with? The female lead is played by an unknown background actress. I even detest Jimin now."

"That's right, Jimin was probably complacent because of the overwhelming support from his fans. Jimin, just you wait for a drop in your fans!"

Y/N and Kai were sitting side by side on the sofa. When he saw the comments, Kai abruptly stood up and said, "I'll get the public relations personnel to deal with this. These are obviously the doing of hired keyboard warriors."

"What's the hurry? You're just being scolded a few times."

Y/N even said calmly.

Kai looked at her in disbelief and thought, 'That's rare. Y/N actually let others scold her?'

"But..."

"Sit down. You're the Third Young Master of the Kim Family. Why are you so flustered? Mind your decorum."

Kai pursed his lips and thought, 'You're talking to me about decorum?'

"Kai."

"Huh?"

"Play a game with me."

Since she transmigrated to the modern era, Y/N had no other hobbies apart from playing games.

Kai was well aware of what Y/N's skills were like.

Although she seemed tough and invincible, she was terrible at games and would drag her teammates down, causing them to die.

"Why? Are you not willing?"

"No, of course not."

Kai was forced to log into the game.

After playing one round, he once again felt that he had been implicated by Y/N. Staring at the pathetic reduction of his points, he was afraid that Y/N would tell him to continue.

Fortunately, Y/N logged on to Instagram directly.

It was already 12 midnight now. Lee Dong-wook posted a video on Instagram that was close to five minutes long.

In the video, Y/N was molesting Jimin like a hooligan.

Kai glanced at her cell phone a few times and thought, 'Jimin, you sissy, how dare you snatch Second Brother's woman!? It's over for you!'

As expected, the video was posted and it attracted the following of a large number of fans.

"The leading actor and actress are very good looking."

"My Jimin looks really good as a monk. Jimin, become a monk, so that I won't have to worry about you getting together with a beautiful woman anytime and anywhere."

"Is Y/N so good at flirting? I can watch this clip of her molesting Jimin ten times!"

"I've decided, after watching 'Islander' tomorrow, I'll go watch 'Female Fortress Leader'. Only children have to make choices. I'm going to watch both!"

At 2.30 p.m. the following day, the premiere of 'Female Fortress Leader' officially began.

The premiere of 'Islander' was just 10 minutes ahead of it.

As Lee Dong-wook expected, due to the time clash with 'Islander' and the fact that Hyun Bin had spent a lot of effort on publicity, almost the entire screening hall of the cinema for 'Islander' was full. In contrast, only half of the screening hall for 'Female Fortress Leader' was occupied.

However, that was already much better than Lee Dong-wook expected.

At this moment, the main creators of the film were sitting in a teahouse and having some tea.

"Director Lee, can we really beat the box office sales 'Islander'? Look at their box-office rate. Rumor also has it that the tickets for the screenings of 'Islander' for the next two days have also been snatched up."

As for 'Female Fortress Leader', there were still many tickets left for today's screening, let alone the one for tomorrow.

Lee Dong-wook also did what Y/N did. Remaining calm, he snacked on some melon seeds while drinking tea.

"What's the hurry? This is only the first scene."

"Director Lee, you're the one who's usually the most anxious."

Lee Dong-wook took a sip of the tea and said, "Stay calm, don't be impatient, have some confidence in yourself."

"..."

'Why does Director Lee seem more like the monk than Jimin does?'

After the first screening, Lee Dong-wook waited for 10 minutes before logging on to Instagram.

The hot search topics were all about 'Islander'. There were a lot of good reviews and they were so exaggeratedly positive that it seemed like bots who left the comments.

Lee Dong-wook kept refreshing the page and finally, he saw 'Female Fortress Leader' when he scrolled to the bottom.

The one who posted that post was a female college student.

"I agreed to watch 'Islander' together with my roommates, but unfortunately, we couldn't get a ticket, so we had no choice but to resort to watching 'Female Fortress Leader'. We originally just wanted to kill some time, but in the end, we were completely drawn to the film. It looks very realistic and the special effects don't look cheap at all. When Gyeong-ae died, I bawled my eyes out. I strongly recommend everyone to go watch this flick!"

She also attached a picture of Gyeong-ae.

In the photo, Gyeong-ae was wearing a fiery red wedding dress with a longsword in her hand as she stood in the pile of corpses.

There was a large pool of blood on the ground that seemed like it was going to merge with her wedding dress.

She was standing there expressionlessly with a full moon above her head, that made her pretty and delicate face nearly translucent.

There were already more than a thousand comments under that Instagram post.

"This scene is perfect."

"I love the look in her eyes, it's full of desperation and murderous intent. Y/N has great acting chops!"

"I love it, I love it, this is so beautiful. I really like the way she looks."

Immediately afterwards, many netizens began to share good reviews about the film after watching it.

"I'm sold. A bandit couple is really wonderful. Ji-eun, go away. Jimin and Y/N are a true match made in heaven!"

"I died, Y/N's portrayal of a female bandit has really killed me. She's beautiful, valiant, heroic, and cool. She's a true blue female bandit! I'm questioning my sexual orientation now. I've already asked my friends to watch it again with me."

"My Jimin has achieved a huge breakthrough in acting. The way he watched Gyeong-ae die before him is absolutely perfect!"

'Female Fortress Leader' had a tragic ending.

Lee Dong-wook knew that a romance between a monk and a female bandit was definitely not going to end well.

Gyeong-ae's fortress was wiped out by the government, and all the people in the fortress perished.

Gyeong-ae killed the soldiers before taking her own life in front of Sejong.

Many netizens posted the last words that she said before she died.

"I am a bandit, but I will never kill those who are kind. I am a bandit, but I always stay true to myself. I'm a bandit, but I'm loyal and righteous. Why can't you see me? To hell with the Buddhist rules, to hell with not being accepted by the mortal world. I, Gyeong-ae, have never been accepted by the world. In the end, you... gave me up for the sake of the perfect life in your heart..."

Currently, apart from the cinemas owned by Kim Group where the film 'Female Fortress Leader' would be screened twice a day, the film would only be screened once a day in other cinemas.

The film made it to the hot search list and the netizens had begun discussing it too. Many had also started snatching for tickets.

The box office sales for 'Female Fortress Leader' had clearly been rising faster than the first day while every screening of 'Islander' was sold out.

Hyun Bin had already eagerly begun throwing a celebratory banquet in advance and even specially invited Jungkook.

"Mr. Jeon, like I've promised, we definitely won't lose out. Look at the box-office rate of Lee Dong-wook's film. Currently, they have sold only hundreds of thousands of people tickets while we've already sold millions."

Leaning against the sofa sluggishly as usual, Jungkook swirled the glass of wine in his hand and said, "Mhm, not bad."

Seeing that his glass was almost empty, Hyun Bin took the initiative to fill half of the glass with wine. "Mr. Jeon, I'm planning to produce a sci-fi film next. You..."

Looking askance at him, Jungkook questioned contemptuously, "Are you expecting me to invest again?"

"Hehe, I believe we will have a happy cooperation."

Adjusting his posture, Jungkook said, "Director Hyun Bin, I will never deal in anything that will bring me losses."

Hyun Bin nodded profusely and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I know. Don't worry, Mr. Jeon, I have faith in our film."

"I'll decide after seeing the results of this film." Something came to Jungkook's mind all of a sudden and he said with a sinister smile, "But, you'd better not let me suffer any losses, or else... I will think of a solution to take it back from you."

Hyun Bin shuddered uncontrollably and said, "No, no, that won't happen. Rest assured, Mr. Jeon."

It was no wonder that Jungkook used to be a gangster. He was simply too intimidating.

On the third day after the release, all the tickets for 'Female Fortress Leader' were fully booked.

The number of discussions about 'Female Fortress Leader' on the Internet seemed to be surpassing that of 'Islander' soon.

"I'm bawling my eyes out. My Gyeong-ae, my female bandit, she's the goddess in my heart. She was so gorgeous in that red wedding dress!"

"I love Gyeong-ae, I love Y/N. She played the role so well. I think Y/N's previous violent behavior was all meant to prepare her for the role."

"I have a friend who works with the crew and he said that Gyeong-ae is very much like Y/N. That's also the reason Y/N chose her to play the female lead."

"I haven't watched such a good movie in a long time. It'd be wonderful if Sejong is not a monk and becomes a mortal. My poor female bandit!"

"Oh dear, I've already watched it twice. I'm planning to watch it again tomorrow. I really strongly recommend it, this film takes me back to the 80's and 90's. Back in the day, our locally-produced films were awesome!"

Immediately afterwards, Y/N's name was on the hot search list again.

Y/N watched as her follower count soared rapidly at the speed of a rocket. In just one night, her follower count exceeded a million.

With her eyebrows raised and her lips curled, Y/N saw Kai making his way downstairs. Swinging her phone boastingly, she said, "Kai."

Having been called randomly, Kai immediately stood still with his back straightened. "What...what's the matter?"

"I have more than a million fans now."

"..."

'Is that all you wanted to tell me? Damn it! You scared me out of my wits!'

Y/N simply stared straight at Kai. With a grin, he said, "Congratulations, you are a famous celebrity with more than a million fans now."

Y/N's smile grew wider and she put her cellphone down, turned around, and then headed to the kitchen. "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll cook tonight."

Kai shuddered.

'Y/N is going to cook tonight? Must I eat the food she cooks?'

'Will I still live to see tomorrow?'

At this point, he was extremely envious of Jennie who was living on campus.

Y/N had recently become obsessed with a good Mandarin song and would hum a couple lines of it when she was bored.

Kai was standing at the kitchen door and eavesdropping, honestly finding her singing to be quite passionate.

After waiting for nearly an hour, dinner was ready.

Kai had already eaten several pills to ease digestion.

He originally thought that Y/N would whip up a feast of poisonous dishes.

In the end...

She simply served up two bowls of scallion noodles.

Besides...

Pointing at the bowl in front of him, Kai remarked, "Do you think I'm a pig? Why is my bowl larger than my face?"

Y/N rubbed his hair affectionately and said, "Good boy, eat more so that you can grow. If it's not enough, I'll make you some more."

'Okay she really takes me for a pig.'

'But I'm already 27 years old, why would I grow!?'

Y/N smiled and sat back down. She took the lead to pick up the chopsticks and began digging in.

Kai stared at the bowl of noodles in front of him and struggled for a long time. All of a sudden, he caught sight of Y/N's threatening gaze. He then immediately picked up the chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls of noodles.

Actually...

Actually, it didn't taste as bad as he imagined.

It was just lacking some chili and meat.

"Since when did you learn to cook noodles?"

Y/N looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Does it take a learning process to cook noodles?"

"..."

'Does it not?'

"I'm not like you. When I first became a bandit... I mean, a leader, I had to survive on noodles because we could barely make ends meet."

Kai looked at Y/N sympathetically and said, "It's okay, now that you're married into the Kim Family, you will no longer have to live a hard life."

After he mentioned it, Y/N's face immediately grew sullen.

Kai's heart skipped a beat and he began to reflect on himself, wondering if he had said something wrong.

"Have I been living a good life since I married into the Kim Family? That dog of a man Taehyung is so calculative about everything and he won't even let me spend with his black card. I'm really unlucky to have married into this family. Damn it."

'When I died, I brought many treasures with me. Others can reincarnate with their bodies but why did my soul reincarnate without my body?'

'If I had reincarnated with my body, those treasures can be sold for a lot of money!'

The more she thought about it, the angrier and more aggravated she got. Y/N suddenly slammed her chopsticks on the table and said, "I'm not eating anymore."

Kai stared blankly at her back.

'Damn it!'

Y/N's temper was too eccentric.

At this time, the topic of 'Female Fortress Leader' was getting more and more popular, and the top three hot search spots were all occupied by the the cast of 'Female Fortress Leader.'

On the contrary, not only did 'Islander' decline in ranking on the hot search list, the rating was also getting worse.

"Are all those who praised 'Islander' to no end previously all bots? It's such a horrible film, I'm so disappointed. The bulk of the film is enhanced with special effects, and the plot is terrible. And that Jo Kwon, he's so pretentious!"

"I was looking forward to watching 'Islander', but it turned out to be so disappointing. The plot is a mess and the acting skills of the main actor and actress are also average. They were making too big of a deal out of it before the release. It's not worth watching."

"I originally went to watch it because of Hyun Bin's reputation, but now I realized that reputation means nothing at all. Competency is what truly matters. I'm now a fan of Sister Y/N. When she played Gyeong-ae, she really tugged at my heartstrings!"

"Previously, I felt that Jimin managed to rise to fame just because of his good looks, but now I think that he's handsome and a great actor too. He played the role of Sejong very well."

Hyun Bin was overjoyed and thought that the box office sales would continue to skyrocket today, but in the end, not only did it rise extremely slowly, there were also many more bad reviews.

"Lee Dong-wook, it's just the beginning, don't be complacent!"

Ji-eun was just as furious.

The sound of glass being smashed was particularly striking in the lounge.

"Y/N is just a background actress who isn't famous at all. Who is she to compare to me?"

Her manager reassured continuously, "That's what the entertainment industry is like. It's alright, you have so many more fans than her. Besides, you've just won the Best Actress award. You're an A-lister while she's a D-lister. There's no need to get upset because of her."

Ji-eun's delicate features were almost twisted together. She said, "Look at the comments left by those b*tches. They said I'm not as beautiful as Y/N, who is Y/N?"

"Her face is so fake, she's probably gone under the knife countless times before. She is only relying on her ambiguous relationship with Kai to get to where she is now."

Ji-eun calmed down and said, "Kai? Hmph, does Y/N really think she can marry him after getting rid of Lina? She should reflect on what she's like."

Her manager quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, it doesn't matter. Good productions are always going to be debatable. I guess Lee Dong-wook just deliberately hired some netizens to give good reviews because he's scared that they'll lose too terribly."

Ji-eun squinted and said, "Hire some netizens too and get them to give their film a bad review. Hmph, how dare they compete with me."

'Female Fortress Leader' instantly became a popular topic on the internet.

"It's such a pity that I didn't get to watch the premiere. Actually, Lee Dong-wook is a good director. He just trusted the wrong person and got harmed."

"Putting aside his character, Lee Dong-wook produces really great films. Will he make a comeback with Female Fortress Leader?"

"Seriously speaking, the person at fault for the incident then should be that male lead, right? Lee Dong-wook... Okay ~_~ I don't know how he's going to rebuild his reputation and clear his name."

"Speaking objectively, this film is going to propel Y/N to success. It's really wonderful."

At this point, the ratings for 'Female Fortress Leader' had already reached 8.8 while that for 'Female Fortress Leader' plunged from 9.0 to 7.9 as it saw an increase in negative reviews.

"Previously, Hyun Bin said that Lee Dong-wook copied him, but I thought that their films are completely different from each other. Hyun Bin's film is about a sick islander falling in love with a pretentious woman while Lee Dong-wook's film is about a domineering female bandit falling in love with an ascetic monk. How can that be the same?"

"Hahahaha, a sick islander falling in love with a pretentious woman. Sister, your comment is really accurate!"

Y/N and Jimin also won a large number of fans who supported the idea of them being a couple. In fact, they even created a "bandit couple support association".

Many netizens were also clamoring for Y/N and Jimin to play a pair of lovers who get to have a happy ending, preferably with a baby too.

In response, Kai thought, 'You all are dreaming!'

'Are you really disregarding my second brother?'

'The sissy Jimin can't even compare to Second Brother. Y/N is not blind!'

'Hah, Y/N used to love Second Brother so much.'

"Kai, what are you humming again? Get your ass over here and help me look."

Kai scurried towards Y/N.

She was holding the tablet and choosing some dresses.

"Which one of these two looks better?"

Kai looked at them for a long time and asked, "Aren't they both the same?"

Y/N clenched her fists and said, "The color shades are different and the hem of the collars is different too."

"Is that so?" Kai asked. He wanted to say that he still felt that both dresses looked the same, but when he saw Y/N clenching her fist, he quickly changed his mind. "The second one looks good, it suits your aura!"

'Is that so?'

Y/N resolutely deleted the second item.

Bewilderment was written all over Kai's face.

"The one you selected must be hideous. I can't take it."

'Damn it!'

'What did you ask me that question for then?'