Everyone watched as he placed the peeled prawns in Y/N's bowl, after which Y/N began eating them self-righteously.
"My dearest wife, if you like the dishes here, I'll buy this hotel for you."
'Buy the hotel? For fun? For Y/N to have fun? Wait, what did Taehyung just call Y/N?'
Wang Xiao was flabbergasted and the most appalled person among them. He suddenly shuddered and subconsciously pointed at Y/N. "Mr. Kim, Mr. Kim, she...she's your..."
Taehyung said with raised brows, "She's Second Young Madam Kim. Why? Do you have a problem with that?"
'Second Young Madam Kim?!' Everyone was shell-shocked..
'Second Young Madam Kim... Doesn't that mean she's Mr. Kim's wife?'
'Y/N is Taehyung's wife!'
'Y/N is married to the legendary helmsman of Kim Group!'
Everyone regretted not helping Y/N and not obeying her command for them to apologize to Tzuyu just now.
Compared to Taehyung's wife, Ye Minran was nothing.
Ye Minran's husband was not even qualified to be compared with Taehyung!
"You...you...you mean she's... she's your wife?" Wang Xiao felt that he could no longer see any hope in his life.
Taehyung peeled another shrimp for Y/N and waited for her to finish eating before passing her the glass of juice that he had just poured.
After doing that, he looked at Wang Xiao again. "Why? Do you have an opinion?"
"No, no, no," Wang Xiao denied as he shook his head vigorously. "I don't have an opinion, I don't. How dare I have an opinion, right?"
Watching their public display of affection, Jungkook felt a little peeved but he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but look at Jimin.
As expected, Jimin pulled out a handkerchief from nowhere and bit it tightly with tears in his peach-blossom-shaped eyes. He looked just like a vulnerable woman who was being bullied by her husband.
He did look rather pitiful.
However, Jungkook was thrilled.
'So what if they're married? At most, I'll sow discord and make them get a divorce. Once then do, Y/N will be mine.'
'But Jimin is different, he doesn't stand a chance at all.'
'Not only is he incapable of convincing his fussy mother, he won't have the guts to vie with Taehyung for his woman.'
"Little pepper, you...you actually got married behind my back, I'm so sad," Jimin said, gazing at Y/N pitifully.
Y/N pursed her lips. grabbed a piece of pig trotter, and tossed it in his bowl. "Chew on it slowly, you don't have to thank me."
If it were in the past, Jimin would have been overjoyed but now, he felt even more aggrieved than ever.
'Little pepper is actually married to Taehyung! Little pepper and I are so close and I like her so much but she actually hid it from me. Even that rogue Jungkook is aware of it!'
Y/N ignored Jimin's resentful gaze and leaned against Taehyung's shoulder after having eaten and drunk to her heart's content. She raised her hand to point at Ye Minran and said, "Hubby, she bullied me and even asked her husband to boycott me. I'm so scared~"
Jungkook's eyelids twitched. 'Miss Y/N, have you got any shame?'
Jimin couldn't help but take a few more glances at Y/N. 'Since when has Little pepper learned to be coquettish?'
Ye Minran secretly gritted her teeth with a guilty conscience.
'Damn, how could I have imagined that Y/N is the Second Young Madam Kim!?!'
She got more and more terrified when she thought about her attitude just now.
Y/N was not to be trifled with and her identity was terrifying too.
'Damn, I thought I was the best in the class and even in the whole school, but I never thought that Y/N would appear and steal my limelight!'
'No wonder she made me apologize to Tzuyu.'
"Yes, Darling, just bully them back."
Y/N reached out and grabbed his collar. "No, no, you help me bully them back~"
"..."
Facing Y/N at this moment, Taehyung suddenly felt a headache coming on.
"Bullying others is something that Mr. Kim can't manage," Jungkook suddenly said as he looked at Y/N smilingly. "I'm much better at that. Miss Y/N, why don't you leave it to me instead?"
'Duh, your father and grandfather were both gangsters, of course you'd be suitable for the job.'
Y/N waved her hand and said, "Bully her hard."
Jungkook twirled the chopsticks in his hand, looking rather roguish. "Mr. Wang, I don't have any other hobbies except being overly protective."
Wang Xiao shivered in fear and said, "Yes, yes, it's my fault this time. Second Young Madam Kim, I'm really sorry, we were too blind to have recognized you."
At this point, he glared at Ye Minran with a sullen expression. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and apologize to Second Young Madam Kim!"
His tone was full of menace and his expression was hideous too. Ye Minran was dumbstruck and she actually forgot to answer him for a long while.
"Ye Minran, it's fine for you to be arrogant and domineering at home, but how dare you behave so unrestrainedly outside? Quickly apologize to Second Young Madam Kim. Do you want to pack up and leave?"
Ye Minran shuddered and frantically shook her head while her face turned pale.
"No, no, simmer down, Hubby. I'll apologize right now."
What she cared about the most was her status of the wife of a wealthy husband, and what she was most afraid of was living a miserable life. Now that she had offended so many people, she would die if she was really kicked out by the Wang family!
Ye Minran abruptly stood up and bowed towards Y/N, "Y/N, I was at fault just now. I'm sure you know how hot-tempered I am. On the account that we're classmates, will you please just forgive me this time?"
Y/N rubbed her ears and said, "Am I very close to you? Do you know when my birthday is?"
Ye Minran froze in shock. "I..."
"You don't even know when my birthday is and you're still acting like you're very close to me. Have you got any shame at all?"
Feeling rather humiliated, Ye Minran's face turned pale.
The classmates around them didn't dare to make a single sound at all and they quickly took out their phones to search for information about Y/N. They then quickly memorized her details.
They really didn't expect that Y/N had not only become a famous celebrity, she had even married the CEO of Kim Group. She was truly a winner at life!
"Second Young Madam Kim, it was my fault, please forgive me," Ye Minran apologized again through gritted teeth.
Y/N sat up straight and looked askance at Ye Minran. "You shouldn't be apologizing to me."
Only then did Ye Minran look at Tzuyu who had been keeping quiet.
Y/N was the wife of Taehyung so she didn't mind apologizing to her but she saw no need in apologizing to Tzuyu at all.
She was just a woman who had a child out of wedlock with a man whom she didn't even know.
Y/N said again, "What's the matter? Miss Ye, you seem quite reluctant."
Ye Minran gritted her teeth and decided that she wouldn't put herself in trouble. Even Wang Xiao didn't dare to offend them, let alone herself.
After taking a deep breath, Ye Minran forced herself to smile and said, "Tzuyu, I'm sorry, I used to be young, reckless and insensible. I really regret those things I've done to you in the past too. Well, you've become so pretty now and I'm really glad for you."
'What a hypocrite.'
Tzuyu humphed coldly because she knew that Ye Minran was willing to apologize to her, only because of Y/N and Taehyung.
'Ah, indeed, being rich and powerful is different.'
Ye Minran continued to maintain her smile and looked at Y/N again. "Second Young Madam Kim, I've already apologized to Tzuyu. I hope you won't make things hard for my husband anymore."
"Look what you're saying. When did we ever make things difficult for your husband? Weren't you the ones making things difficult for me?"
Y/N looked innocent.
"If I remember correctly, the two of you also seemed to have tried to encourage me to boycott Miss Y/N," Jungkook added.
Wang Xiao and Ye Minran instantly panicked. They never expected that Jungkook would intervene and call Ye Minran out at this juncture.
"We...we were just joking, how can we possibly dare to boycott Second Young Madam Kim? We were just joking."
Ye Minran chimed in too, "Exactly, we were just joking.. Y/N is our classmate after all, why would we boycott her?"
Y/N once again deeply experienced what it means to be leveraging on someone else's power.
Previously, he was really arrogant but now, he was a complete coward.
"Is that so?" Y/N raised her brows and turned around to look at Jackson. "Class President, did she not just refuse to apologize to us, and even encouraged her husband to seek help from Mr. Jeon to boycott me?"
Jackson did not dare to offend the Kim family. Besides, Ye Minran had really been arrogant previously. Thus, he nodded and said, "Yes, Minran does have an eccentric temper."
As he spoke, he looked at Ye Minran again and persuaded her earnestly, "Minran, it's rare for us to get together for a reunion. No one wants things to end on a sour note, you'd better quickly apologize to Second Young Madam Kim."
Jackson was quite upright when he was still in school and they didn't expect him to have changed so much after graduation.
Ye Minran secretly clenched her fist and felt really indignant. 'Forget it that I have to apologize to Y/N but why should I apologize to Tzuyu? She's just a woman who has had a child out of wedlock. Seriously, what's wrong with Y/N? She's a rich man's wife now, how can she still befriend someone like Tzuyu?'
Supporting her chin in one hand, she said, "Yeah, it seems Miss Ye still doesn't want to apologize. Forget it." As she spoke, she turned to look at Taehyung affectionately. "Hubby, I really dislike Ye Minran and her husband. They're such eyesores, what should we do?"
Taehyung replied particularly calmly, "This kind of rude thing should be done by Mr. Jeon. Mr. Jeon, what do you think should be done to that couple?"
Jungkook glanced at Taehyung and secretly cursed at him for being a sly old fox. "Since they had the guts to bully Miss Y/N, I think we should first destroy their company and then leave them with a few billion yuan in debt."
As soon as Jungkook said that, both Ye Minran and Wang Xiao shuddered.
With a thud, Wang Xiao fell onto his knees and apologized, "Second Young Madam Kim, it was my fault for being bewitched by this woman and marrying her. I'll divorce her right now. The one who offended you is her, it has nothing to do with me at all, I was instigated into this by her!"
Some married couples tend to part ways during difficult times.
Ye Minran and Wang Xiao are an example.
Y/N looked at the both of them with great interest.
Ye Minran looked at Wang Xiao in shock. "Wang Xiao, are you even human at all?"
Wang Xiao glowered at Ye Minran hostilely, wishing he could draw a clear line between them as soon as possible. "You know clearly how many people you've offended out there. Yet, you keep making me clean up the mess you've created. Ye Minran, I was really unlucky to have married you. Anyway, I'm dead set on divorcing you."
Ye Minran gritted her teeth and bowed to Y/N first. "I'm sorry."
Afterwards, she turned around to face Tzuyu and bowed to her again indignantly. "Tzuyu, it was my fault for what happened in the past. I'm very sorry to have created such a traumatizing memory for you."
"What about the rest?"
Y/N glanced at them coldly and everyone began to apologize to Tzuyu.
Tzuyu was in a bit of a trance as the images of herself getting bullied by them in the past gradually surfaced in her mind.
At that time, she lived in misery everyday and she even thought about committing suicide. Never in her wildest dreams would she have ever expected to see these bullies bow and apologize to her.
It was all thanks to Y/N.
'What have I done to deserve such a wonderful friend like Y/N?'
"Second Young Madam Kim, look, we've already apologized, so..." Wang Xiao asked deferentially.
Y/N sat up straight and said, "Mr. Jeon was kind enough to have gotten the tab for this meal.. If you have something to say, say it now. If not, get lost."
The crowd left quickly and avoided her like the plague. As soon as they opened the door of the private room, Y/N spoke again.
"Wait a moment."
Everyone shuddered, cowered and turned around.
"I don't like blabbermouths who talk nonsense, so it's better to keep today's incident to yourselves." Y/N said nonchalantly.
"Yes, yes, we know that you're keeping a low profile, Second Young Madam Kim. We will definitely not say anything about today's incident."
"Yes, we'll keep our lips sealed."
Only when everyone had left did Jimin speak up with an aggrieved gaze in his peach-blossom-shaped eyes. "Little pepper, you're actually married. You're married but you kept your marital status from me."
Y/N rolled her eyes and retorted, "I got married openly, when did I hide it from you?"
'Openly?'
Even Taehyung couldn't help but glance at her and pursed his thin lips without saying anything.
"You hid it from me. Even Jungkook knows that you're married, but I didn't."
'Moreover... you're married to Taehyung! You should at least get a husband whom I can challenge! Someone like Jungkook!'
"You didn't ask me," Y/N said indifferently.
Clutching his chest with one hand, Jimin asked with a bitter expression, "Little pepper, did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"The sound of my heart breaking."
"..."
Y/N pursed her lips and hollered furiously, "Get lost."
Jimin really left but he was forcefully dragged away by his manager.
All of a sudden, there was silence in the large private room again.
Looking at the two big shots in front of her, Tzuyu began to get a little uneasy, especially since she could feel the tension within them.
It had long been a well-known fact that the Kim Family and Jeon family were at odds against each other. They were also business rivals who often fought toe-to-toe in the business industry.
Now, they were fighting over a woman...
"Y/N, I have to go pick up Mu Mu from school, I'll get going now!"
"I'll accompany you."
Y/N was about to get her bag but Tzuyu frantically refuted, "Nah, Mr. Kim and Mr. Jeon are here, you'd better keep them company."
"They're just two men. What should I keep them company for? They're not in my harem anyway," Y/N said in disdain. "I'd rather go pick up Mu Mu and admire his puerile looks than stay here."
Tzuyu wanted to give Y/N a huge thumbs up.
'Only you would have the guts to say that. What harem!? Do you think you're a female emperor!?!'
Jungkook suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Miss Y/N, it turns out that you haven't acknowledged Mr. Kim's status. He's not even in your harem, how pitiful."
Taehyung glanced at him coldly and said in a well-mannered way, "Well at least, I have a ticket to enter, unlike you, Mr. Jeon. You don't even get granted entry."
'What entry ticket? Isn't it just a damned marriage certificate? I don't care for it!'
The tension between them increased and Y/N suddenly felt that it was quite a nice feeling to have two rich and handsome men fight over her.
The classmates' reunion ended just like that. During this period of time, Y/N began to get busy with the matters of the Black Cloud Fortress.
The fortress was about to be completed and she can start running her business too. Of course, the first thing to do was to find a bunch of people to make her fortress look grand and ostentatious.
Y/N discovered that Seokjin did not seem to be affected in the least by his divorce from Jisso.
Moreover, he was getting closer and closer to Seulgi.
After a long time of being away from Jisso, Y/N began to miss her greatly. Since she returned home early today, she decided to speak to Jisso over a video call.
It was already late at night over at Jisso's side and at this moment, she was sketching some designs on her work desk, which now had her hand-drawn sketches strewn all over it.
Jisso was still as elegant and alluring as ever. Dressed in a dark green silk nightgown with her hair draped across her shoulders casually, she looked rather carefree and languid.
"Sister-in-law, why have you become prettier and prettier?" Y/N whistled and teased while facing the phone screen.
Jisso cheeks turned slightly red and she said, "Y/N, I'm not your sister-in-law anymore, you should change the way you address me.."
"I've gotten used to it. How about..." Y/N suddenly said with an evil smile, "How about I call you Jichu?"
'Jichu is a nice name, it's affectionate too.'
Jisso coughed. Ever since she was a kid, she had never been addressed in such a manner. Even her parents rarely called her by any pet names.
"Jichu, what do you think of this name?"
Jisso said helplessly, "As you wish."
All of a sudden, a figure appeared in the corner of her eye and Y/N asked loudly, "Jichu, are there any good and handsome men wooing you lately?"
Jisso immediately pulled a long face and said worriedly, "Y/N, I was just about to ask you for advice."
Y/N asked with surprise, "So you do have a suitor, huh?"
"It's a senior of mine from college. Actually, he did try to woo me when we were in college but he went abroad to further his studies after I rejected him. Recently... I ran into him in the US and he wants to woo me all over again. He keeps coming to pester me all the time."
"Is he handsome? Is he rich? What does he do for a living?"
"He's an architect. We attended a painting exhibition together previously and that's actually where I ran into him."
'Architect, huh? Sounds like a lofty job but it doesn't matter, as long as he's Jisso's suitor.'
At this moment, Seokjin had already walked towards the sofa opposite Y/N and sat down with a book in hand, which he was reading seriously.
Y/N cleared her throat and said again loudly, "All that matters is he can afford to provide for you. Jichu, you're so outstanding and beautiful, your suitors must be great catches too. You two are of a marriageable age anyway. If you find him suitable for you, just accept his courtship. He's been holding a torch for you since college, men like him are rare."
Y/N deliberately put her phone on loudspeaker and soon, Jisso's voice could be heard coming from him.
"Give me a moment, Y/N, I'll go get the door."
It was followed by dense and hurried footsteps.
Soon, a pleasant male voice sounded.
"Jisso, I heard your assistant say you are still working overtime. I happened to be passing by so I decided to bring you some late-night snacks."
His voice was gentle and mellow, extremely pleasant to the ears.
Y/N grinned. 'Sounds like a hunk.'
"Senior Eunwoo, it's not good to have supper at such a late hour."
"You're so slim, you don't have to be afraid of gaining weight. Give it a try, the owner of this restaurant is from Seoul and he makes delicious Seoul-style dishes."
Y/N had already seen what the man looked like. He was dressed in white athletic attire and gave of a jovial and energetic vibe. The point is, he was really quite handsome.
"Jichu, quickly introduce me to your new boyfriend!"
After saying that, she glanced at Seokjin with the corner of her eye.
He was still seated composedly and reading his book, seemingly unaffected by the fact that Jisso had a new suitor.
'Damn it, jerk. There'll be a day that you regret this!'
Y/N smiled and waved her hand at the phone screen, "Hello handsome, you fancy Jichu, don't you?"
"Jichu?"
"Oh, right, let me introduce yourself, my name is Y/N and I'm Jichu former sister-in-law. Now... Jichu is my woman."
"Uh..." The man was slightly stunned but he continued with a faint smile, "Hello Miss Y/N, I'm Eunwoo, Jisso's senior back in college."
Y/N was even more pleased. She deliberately changed her position so that Seokjin would be able to see her phone screen from where he was seated..
"Mr. Eunwoo, you are so compatible with Jichu. I wish you good luck in winning Jichu's heart soon."
Hearing this, Eunwoo suddenly laughed out loud and looked at Jisso who was beside him, with an ambiguous gaze in his eyes. He said, "Thank you for your wishes, I'll definitely treat you to a meal when I succeed."
"You're welcome, I won't disturb your date with Jichu, Mr. Eunwoo. Goodbye. You're welcome to visit my Black Cloud Fortress when you return to the country."
"Black Cloud Fortress?" Eunwoo frowned, finding the name a little strange.
Pretending to be mysterious, Y/N said, "It's a heaven on earth that will make you forget everything. You'll know when you come here."
After ending the video call, Y/N stretched her back and shifted her gaze onto Seokjin. "Seokjin, are you seeing anyone lately?"
Seokjin raised a brow and deliberately teased, "No, I haven't been able to meet anyone like you."
Y/N didn't expect to hear such a flirtatious remark from Seokjin. She smiled even more sweetly and said, "It turns out you like women like me. That's such a pity, I'm one of a kind in this world. Seokjin, how about you go seek Taehyung's opinion?"
Seokjin played along, "Good idea, I heard that you're getting really popular with men lately. Maybe I should seize the opportunity."
"???"
'Is Seokjin being serious?'
Y/N was shocked. "Jichu's new boyfriend is quite a good catch. He's an architect and he's really handsome too. His name is Eunwoo, do you know who he is?"
Seokjin's gaze turned a little dim and he said with a relaxed gaze, "I don't have an impression of him."
'How boring.'
Y/N humphed coldly in disdain and quickly put on her shoes. She stood up and said, "I'll wish you and Jichu to each find your happiness soon then. Seokjin, I suggest you lower your standards because excellent women like me are hard to find."
Seokjin couldn't help but glance at her. Y/N was the greatest narcissist he knew.
The news about her that had been exposed on the Internet lately was as viral as that of top celebrities.
Someone snapped some photos of Taehyung and Leng Do-hee, the daughter of the Min family who chose to take on her mother's last name. The two of them were photographed chatting and laughing with each other happily. Everyone guessed that Do-hee was Second Young Madam Kim.
In addition, the two of them had known each other since they were children, and both belonged to notable families. Hence, it seemed to be a matter of course that they were married.
All of a sudden, many netizens began to give their well wishes and some even set up a special support group for the two, with the slogan of defending the love of Taehyung and Do-hee to the death.
Y/N had been addicted to watching dramas lately so she had been spending lesser time on social media. Lee Dong-wook was the one who had been telling her about it.
"Y/N, you're the real and rightful Second Young Madam Kim. Look at these ignorant netizens. I think you should announce your relationship with Mr. Kim to the public."
Lee Dong-wook said earnestly.
Once she does so, it would be good for the publicity of the film too. They would be killing multiple birds with one stone.
Today, Jennie went for a spa appointment with Y/N and was now laying comfortably on the spa bed.
Hearing her words, she frowned in displeasure. "Why must I do that?"
"Y/N, now everyone is saying that Miss Leng is Second Young Madam Kim and that she and Mr. Kim have a loving marriage. There are even photos of them. Are you sure you're not angry?"
"Why should I be angry?" Y/N asked rhetorically.
She was looking at the photos, in which Do-hee was photographed rather clearly. She was smiling brightly but only Taehyung's back could be seen.
His back view was very suave and it was indeed Taehyung.
"You're the rightful Second Young Madam Kim. Do-hee must have done that on purpose."
Y/N yawned and said, "Just beat her up. What's the big deal? Okay, I'm going to go put on a facial mask."
After saying that, she hung up without giving him the chance to reply at all..
Jennie sat up immediately and said, "Second Sister-in-law, do you really not intend to do something about this? Do-hee is different from those female celebrities. She's very difficult to deal with."
Hearing her words, Y/N couldn't help but tease, "I remember you saying that I can't compare to Do-hee at all."
"..."
'Second Sister-in-law, you shouldn't be so calculative. Moreover, I was just trying to spite you then.'
"At that time I was young and ignorant but now I know how wonderful you are. Second Sister-in-law, don't worry, you're the only one I care about and the only person the Kim Family acknowledges."
Jennie didn't pick up any other skills lately but she had become rather good at sweet-talking. She was almost on par with Kai.
"You're so good at talking but unfortunately, your IQ is too low."
Jennie knew what she was referring to. She pursed her lips. It wasn't her fault that she had been living a sheltered life since she was a child and didn't know how dangerous the world out there was.
Just was they were about to leave, a woman said, "Jennie, long time no see."
When Jennie subconsciously turned around and saw the person walking towards her, her expression changed immediately and she glanced at Y/N awkwardly.
It was an extremely ladylike woman whose looks weren't stunning but had done her makeup well, which made her look rather attractive.
"Sister Do-hee, you...why are you back?"
Do-hee smiled faintly and walked towards Jennie. "This is my home, of course I have to come back. Jennie, what happened to Taehyung lately? He keeps declining my calls."
Jennie secretly thought, 'Second Brother has such a beautiful wife. Why would he pick up your calls?'
'No, even before Second Sister-in-law married Second Brother, he hasn't been picking up your calls either.'
So that's Do-hee!
Y/N sized her up to see that she had a noble aura but she wasn't half as pretty as Jennie. It was no wonder that she kept throwing herself at Taehyung.
'Tsk, tsk, Yoongi is quite good-looking too but his sister is inferior.'
Without her clothes and makeup, she would just be a plain Jane.
She looked like a hillbilly too.
There were two young girls beside Do-hee who were obviously her followers.
"Jennie, is your Second Brother home? If it's convenient, I'd like to go to your place at night . I brought lots of gifts."
Jennie replied perfunctorily, "Sorry, it's not convenient, Second Brother is on a business trip."
"Is that so?" Do-hee had a trace of dejection in her eyes. She turned to look over, only to finally notice Y/N. The first thing she thought was that Y/N was really pretty.
"Jennie, this is..."
"I..." Before she could say the words 'second sister-in-law' Y/N squeezed her waist.
"Y/N. I'm Jennie's friend."
'Y/N?'
"Is there an heiress with the last name Y/S/N in our circle?" Do-hee was bewildered but she felt that Y/N had an elegant aura, though she didn"t recognize her.
As the heiress of the Min family, she knew most of the socialites in the circle.
Y/N smiled and said, "I'm not the heiress of some noble family, I'm from the countryside."
All of a sudden, Do-hee was a lot less enthusiastic towards her and there was even some disdain in her eyes. "Oh, I see. Jennie, I've always taught you to be careful when it comes to making friends. Our statuses are different from that of ordinary people and others might make use of us."
Jennie was displeased too. She used to think that although Do-hee was rather spoiled, she was quite a nice person but now, she began to dislike Do-hee.
'Well, maybe it's because Second Sister-in-law is here so Do-hee instantly pales in comparison.'
"Sister Do-hee, don't worry about me, I can decide for myself who to befriend. We have something on, we'll get going now." After saying that, she pulled Y/N away..
"Do-hee, what's up with that Miss Kim? Weren't you very close to her previously?"
Do-hee's gaze became dim and she said, "Jennie is rebellious to begin with and she doesn't do well in school either."
Do-hee only decided to get close to her because she was the younger sister of the man she loved deeply.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered to befriend a spoiled brat like Jennie who knew nothing except creating trouble, despite the fact that she was a Kim.
"Do-hee, your brother is already here, right? Let's go quickly, lest we keep him waiting."
"Yeah, it's been such a long time since we saw your brother."
Do-hee glanced at the people behind her, knowing exactly what they had in mind.
'They want to be my sister-in-law, huh? They can dream on!'
The car that Jennie drove today was a cool and sporty-looking Maserati, which was a gift to her from Kim Jae Wook.
Y/N silently looked at the pink cover on her steering wheel and asked, "Is driving easy?"
"Huh?" Jennie was stunned for half a second before she reacted. "It's pretty simple. Both Second Brother and Big Brother are good at driving, you can ask them to teach you if you'd like to learn how to drive."
Y/N treasured her life very much so she wasn't very keen on learning how to drive.
She used to think that King Yama had tricked her but now, she felt that life wasn't too bad because things were indeed much more convenient in this era, as compared to the one she came from.
Thus, she intended to protect her life properly.
"Second Sister-in-law, that was Do-hee, the woman who's rumored to be dating Second Brother. I used to hang out with her, completely because she used to deceive me. Now, I've discovered that you're the one I should be learning from!"
At the same time that she was criticizing Do-hee, Jennie didn't forget to suck up to her. Jennie is getting better!
"Do you think your Second Brother will fall for that woman now that she's back?" Y/N suddenly asked.
Jennie immediately explained, fearing that Y/N would get the wrong idea. "Impossible! Second Sister-in-law, you must trust Second Brother, he's not such a person. If he'd ever fall in love with Do-hee, he would have done so a long time ago. He wouldn't wait until now."
"What are you being so agitated for? It's fine if he has a change of heart, as long as he pays me a sufficient sum for the breakup fee."
"..."
'So, in Second Sister-in-law's eyes, Second Brother ranks below money?'
Ever since Jisso divorced Seokjin, Jennie had been feeling extremely uneasy and worried that Y/N might divorce Taehyung one day.
She had finally gotten two such outstanding sister-in-laws and now that she had just lost one, she had to do her best to keep the remaining one regardless of what it takes.
Jennie smacked the steering wheel and said, "Second Sister-in-law, don't worry, you're the first female who can have close physical contact with Second Brother. He's really different to you. I'll make sure Do-hee doesn't get what she wants. I'll keep an eye on her for you and make sure that she doesn't have the chance to get close to Second Brother!"
Y/N looked at Jennie with a strange gaze. 'I didn't even say anything, why are you so agitated?'
Jennie was really about to take action.
The first thing she did was to post something on her Instagram account and she even tagged Kai in it.
[@Jennie: All you gossip mongers, stop making guesses blindly. My Second Sister-in-law has long, straight and black hair. She's 1.68 meters tall and is much prettier than me. @One-in-a-millionThirdYoungMasterKim]
Kai was rather supportive as he quickly shared Jennie's post on Instagram.
Do-hee had permed, curly hair and was only about 1.6 meters or so. In fact, even Jennie was much prettier than her.
Jennie didn't directly declare that Do-hee wasn't her Second Sister-in-law but the content of her post on Instagram was enough to clarify that.
Hence, Jennie made it to the first place on the hot search list on Instagram.
[What? At the end of the day, it turns out that it was just the blind guesses of those netizens..]
[I've just joined the Rich Wives support group and it's already flopped so quickly.]
[It hasn't really flopped but Second Young Madam Kim is so mysterious I really take my hat's off to her. I heard that she had invested in Lee Dong-wook's new movie.]
[Is that so? Lee Dong-wook is working with Second Young Madam Kim again? In this case, that movie definitely isn't worse than Female Fortress Leader. I'm already looking forward to it.]
More and more people started paying attention to the speculation about who exactly 'Second Young Madam Kim' was and 'Second Young Madam Kim' had also somehow gotten a large number of fans.
Y/N glanced at the comments on the Instagram page and suddenly discovered that she had found a business opportunity!
She quickly called Lee Dong-wook to turn down the offer that she had received to join the variety show and called Jun-ho to follow her to Black Cloud Fortress. She was intending to speed up the construction works in Black Cloud Fortress.
It was dark, windy, and cold at night. Temperatures were especially low at the mountainside as the night breeze was rather strong there.
With dark circles under his eyes, Jun-ho wrapped his jacket tightly around himself and stared at Y/N who was supervising the workers and giving them orders. He was filled with misery but he couldn't voice it.
"Mr. Jun, what's wrong with Sister Y/N today? Didn't she place a lot of emphasis on work-life balance previously? She used to tell us not to work overtime after 7pm everyday."
Danny Ahn dragged his exhausted self towards Jun-ho.
Jun-ho rolled his eyes and said curtly, "How would I know? Sister Y/N said that she'll let me be the manager if the construction can be completed in advance. How glorious would that be?"
'Manager?'
Danny Ahn wondered while looking at the ancient-looking building in front of him. Anyway, he was now just having blind trust in Y/N, just like Jun-ho. When Y/N said that she was going to turn this place into a paradise for men and a land of joy for women, he first thought of...
When Jun-ho saw the lewd expression on his face, he clenched his fist and punched him. "Sister Y/N said that this is going to be a paradise for the rich. We're decent people. What else do you have in your mind except lewd and corrupt thoughts?"
'You're at least the young master of a wealthy family, can you be more civilized with your words?'
Y/N looked gleefully at the plaque that the workers had just put up, finding the words 'Black Cloud Fortress' to be very well written!
'Once the furniture is moved here, the work will be almost completed.'
"Sister Y/N, so what exactly is Black Cloud Fortress?" Jun-ho came over and asked with curiosity.
Y/N said with a gleaming gaze, "A bandits' lair."
"..."
It did sound quite like a bandit's lair.
"Sister Y/N, are you serious?"
Y/N turned around and retorted, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Sister Y/N, we're now living in a harmonious society where bandits are not advocated. Look at Jungkook's family, they're trying so hard to improve their reputation now!" Jun-ho began to advise earnestly. "We are the pillars of society, we have to do something meaningful that will benefit society. We can't be bandits, we'll even face the risk of going to jail!"
'Oh wow!'
With folded arms, Y/N glanced at Jun-ho playfully and asked, "Young Master Jun, since when did you have such a high awareness of the law?"
It wasn't that he had a high awareness but rather, he was afraid that he might be implicated if Y/N really became a bandit!
"Hehe, it's all because I've been hanging out with you for a long time so I've developed a higher ideological consciousness." Jun-ho rubbed his hands and said deferentially.
Y/N smiled at Jun-ho with folded arms. "I don't really have a high ideological consciousness, I only care about money."
"..."
'Your ideological consciousness is already very high!'
"By the way Sister Y/N, what kind of business are we going to run in this Black Cloud Fortress?"
Y/N raised her eyebrows, pretending to be mysterious. "Make a guess."
'Why would I ask you if I could guess the right answer?'
Y/N suddenly thought of something and patted Jun-ho's shoulder. "Recommend your wealthy friends who like splurging and flaunting their riches to this place, regardless of what their personalities are like.."
Jun-ho stayed silent. In fact, before knowing Y/N, he was exactly an heir who liked splurging and flaunting his riches!
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this, I'll definitely find a bunch of rich kids to support you."
"I'll give you a raise after you get the job done well."
'A raise? So I'll be getting paid!' Jun-ho's eyes lit up.
"By the way, are you familiar with a woman named Do-hee?"
As soon as he heard the word 'Do-hee', Jun-ho immediately thought of the news that was released recently. 'Is Sister Y/N getting ready to teach someone a lesson?'
He was suddenly full of zeal and excitement. "Sister Y/N, I don't know her well but my sister should be familiar with her. I'll ask her about it. Sister Y/N, don't worry, Do-hee is not even on your level. She's nothing compared to you!"
'Ah, he's getting a glib tongue.'
Y/N squinted and coincidentally happened to see the text message on her phone that she just received, "Keep an eye on this place."
"Okay!"
It had been more than a week since she saw Taehyung.
In the past, she used to feel that she would enjoy more freedom without him but now, she surprisingly felt lonelier without him at home.
The text message just now was sent by Taehyung.
Y/N touched the phone screen and got inside the car in high spirits.
"Step on it."
"Yes, Second Young Madam Kim."
As soon as she rushed home, Taehyung sitting in the living room and reading a book.
He had changed into a set of home clothes and with the warm yellow light casting on him, he looked a lot less cold and imposing.
"Mr. Kim, you enjoyed the company of a beauty during your trip aboard this time. You must have had a good time."
'Beauty?'
Taehyung was confused for a while and Zhang Guoquan quickly reminded him.
He squinted and smirked before teasing, "Darling, are you jealous?"
Y/N put a hand on her waist and waved the other before saying disdainfully, "Jealous? You must be kidding, why should I be jealous?"
"Yeah, right."
'Ugh, jealous is the last thing I'll be!'
"Mr. Kim, you don't have to overthink this. Since you can go on a date with another woman, your illness should have been treated, right?"
Y/N grinned and said, "Can we terminate our deal in advance?'
'If this goes on, Doggy Taehyung is going to steal my heart!'
Taehyung took a sip from his cup of tea and replied nonchalantly, "When did you see me dating another woman?"
'Still denying, huh?'
Y/N found the news article and deliberately placed the photo in front of him. "Take a good look, don't say that I maligned you."
Taehyung took a glance and nodded calmly. "Darling, you've indeed wronged me."
Y/N stared at Taehyung's handsome face for a long time before suddenly saying with a smile, "Mr. Kim, you don't have to be so uptight and sneaky about it. You and I are both clear of the reason we got married. Don't worry, I'm very magnanimous, I won't hold it against you."
Seeing that she was pretending to be relaxed and indifferent, Taehyung frowned a little in displeasure.
"Only Miss Leng's face was captured in those photos. What does it have to do with me if she likes to chat and joke around?"
"..."
Taehyung suddenly stood up and leaned in close to her, "Darling, I have always held myself with great respect and I will never date any woman except you. Just rest assured."
Y/N blinked and looked at Taehyung's face up close, finding it to be even more handsome than before!
Just as she was about to argue, Taehyung suddenly kissed the corners of her lips and said, "Yes, you cured me.."
Kai and Jennie, who had just walked to the stairway, were stunned by what they had just seen.
'Damn!'
They never thought they would see Taehyung flirting with a woman one day!
They also never expected to see Y/N getting shy one day!
"Second Brother, you're back. Sister Do-hee's birthday is just around the corner and she wants me to hand this invitation card to you."
Jennie headed downstairs to place the exquisitely designed invitation card on the table with a huge sense of relief.
The invitation card was like a hot potato that made her feel really uncomfortable.
She knew very well how obsessed Do-hee was with Taehyung and she believed that Do-hee knew that he was already married.
She was obviously still lying to herself, especially since her brother, Yoongi, kept indulging her.
After putting down the invitation card, Jennie sensed three gazes being shot at her.
Kai couldn't help but rub his temples.
'My brothers and I have definitely inherited all of Mom and Dad's intelligence. Otherwise, why would Jennie be so stupid?'
'Can't she see that Second Sister-in-law is right here? How dare she take the invitation card to Do-hee's birthday party out now?'
He looked at Y/N carefully, only to see her picking it up to scrutinize it.
"This invitation card is quite pretty, is this rose on it made of pure gold?" she asked, pointing to the invitation.
Taehyung remained calm and answered Y/N's question seriously, "The workmanship is rough, it's gold-plated."
'Gold-plated!'
Y/N began to criticize, "Do-hee is so stingy, you're the person she has a crush on after all! Since she's so desperate to become Second Young Madam Kim, she has to give something substantial. How can she patronize you with a gold-plated thing!?!"
At this point, Y/N shook her head and said, "She's too insincere."
Jennie couldn't help but look at Kai.
'Second Sister-in-law is really something. Is this a matter of sincerity? No, is sincerity the point? The point should be that Do-hee is harboring designs on your husband!'
Taehyung grabbed the invitation without even glancing at it and casually threw it into the trash can.
"Hey, that's a token of her appreciation. Aren't you going to break her heart by throwing it away?"
Taehyung's slender legs were crossed and he was leaning back against the sofa. Staring at Y/N calmly, he asked, "Darling, do you want me to attend it?"
Y/N was stunned. "It's your freedom to decide if you want to go or not, Mr. Kim. I'm in no place to intervene."
"Darling, do you want me to go?"
'Obviously not. Which woman in the right mind would want their husband to attend the birthday party of another woman who's single and has a crush on their husband!?!'
Y/N thought to herself scornfully but she remained smiling.
"Mr. Kim, your legs belong to you, I can't stop you if you want to go."
Taehyung was somehow a little infuriated.
He abruptly got up and grabbed Y/N by the wrist to bring her upstairs.
Watching them disappear at the stairway, Jennie stiffened and twisted her neck stiffly. "Third Brother, what do you think Second Brother will do to Second Sister-in-law?"
Looking as if he had expected better from Jennie, he exclaimed, "Beat her up, hit her, kill her, and then dump her corpse in the wild!"
Jennie asked with a look of surprise, "No way? Second Brother won't be that brutal with Second Sister-in-law, will he? Things aren't that serious, right?"
Kai looked at her as if she was an idiot. He retorted, "What do you think? Jennie, are you brainless? You clearly knew that Second Sister-in-law was present and yet, you still had the audacity to take out the invitation. Were you afraid that Second Sister-in-law wouldn't know that Do-hee is going to hold a birthday party and has specially invited Second Brother?"
Jennie blinked and suddenly felt a little aggrieved. She just thought that it wouldn't be a good idea to hide the matter from Y/N.
Y/N was Taehyung's wife after all.. If Taehyung were to really attend Do-hee's birthday party behind Y/N's back, it would be pointless for her to continue staying in this marriage.
He sighed...
Most men in this world are disloyal and would often gawk at other women despite being married or attached. Seokjin was an example.
'Big Brother failed to cherish such a good wife like Jisso. I can't lose Second Sister-in-law.'
Y/N rarely saw Taehyung getting angry.
He had a great ability to control his emotions and she couldn't figure him out sometimes.
After being tossed onto the bed, Y/N played along and got into an extremely romantic position. She blinked at Taehyung and said, "Mr. Kim, have you finally discovered how attractive I am? Are you planning to devour me?"
The veins on Taehyung's forehead bulged. "Darling, don't play with fire."
'Play with fire?'
She kicked off her shoes and knelt on the bed before reaching out to curl her hand at Taehyung. "I am playing with fire, indeed. Mr. Kim, are you going to be responsible for putting out the fire?"
"Are you jealous?" He suddenly asked.
Y/N's face turned sullen and she exclaimed sinisterly, "You're the one who's being jealous! Your family is jealous!"
Taehyung nodded especially cooperatively, "Well, Darling, you happen to be part of my family too."
"..."
'Doggy Taehyung, you set me up again!'
She was annoyed and simply rolled over on the bed before pulling the quilt up to wrap herself in it. "It's getting late, Mr. Kim, you'd better go back and rest early."
Taehyung stared at the protruding part on the bed and said, "If I remember correctly, this is my room."
Y/N lifted the duvet again and said, "What's wrong with your room? You and I are married in name now. Your room is my room. I like sleeping here, can't I?"
No one can deal with Y/N when she's being unreasonable.
Taehyung's mood was instantly lifted. "Darling, if you want to sleep beside me, you can just say so. There's no need for a married couple to have so many concerns."
'Bullshit!'
'I just purely like teasing you.'
When Taehyung came out of the shower, Y/N was already asleep with the duvet in her arms.
Her sleeping posture was quite awful.
He slowly got onto the bed, making his movements as light as possible. After staring at Y/N's face for a long time, he finally spread open the duvet that she was hugging and pulled her into his arms.
'She smells nice and hugging her feels great too.'
As soon as Y/N opened her eyes, she met Taehyung's alluring gaze and she blinked with confusion. By the time she was no longer sleepy, Taehyung said in a hoarse voice, catching her off guard, "Darling, I didn't know you were that enthusiastic. You snuggled up into my arms while I was asleep."
'What's going on?'
Y/N was stunned for a long time before she suddenly sat up and exclaimed, "Nonsense, you must have taken advantage of me while I was asleep!"
Taehyung replied righteously, "Darling, don't forget that I'm ill and will only act to protect myself when I'm in a state of deep sleep."
'So?'
Y/N said contemptuously with raised brows. "Can you be less shameless? You're the CEO of Kim Group after all."
"There's no need to be so particular about that since we're married."
'What a hypocrite.'
'A sly old fox indeed.'
Y/N was a little perplexed as she felt that she had not only failed to subdue Taehyung but had even gotten suppressed by him instead.
'Seems like I've become too feminine after not being a bandit for a long time..'
Shaking the goosebumps off her body, she decided that had to find something for herself to do.
'The entertainment industry has been quite peaceful lately and there are no female celebrities trying to harm me either. Should I take it upon myself to do something?'
Y/N suddenly thought of something and looked at Taehyung smilingly. "Mr. Kim, when is Miss Leng's birthday?"
Taehyung was getting ready to go to the bathroom with a fresh set of clothes in hand. "No idea."
The corners of Y/N's mouth twitched and she asked, "Should I call her Miss Min or Miss Leng?"
"It's up to you."
"Mr. Kim, are you bored lately? How about we attend Miss Leng's birthday bash together? Since the invitation has already been delivered to our doorstep, it wouldn't be nice not to go."
Taehyung couldn't help but glance at her. There was a brilliant smile on her delicate little face, but her eyes were full of a cunning gaze.
"Darling, are you very interested in Miss Leng?"
"I'm not interested in her but her brother," Y/N deliberately said while staring at him in a bid to see his reaction.
Taehyung merely nodded and said, "I shall satisfy your wishes then, Darling."
???
'Doggy Taehyung, are you a man? Call yourself a man. Normal men would get extremely jealous after hearing such words and then declare sovereignty!'
She headed downstairs with some frustration and disgruntlement, only to see that Jennie and Kai were standing side by side downstairs. As soon as they saw her, they ran towards her one after another.
"Second Sister-in-law, Second Brother didn't do anything to you last night, did he?"
Kai asked, "Second Sister-in-law, you didn't do anything to Second Brother last night, did you?"
She clenched her fist and waved it at Kai while hollering, "Are you itching for a beating? Get lost!"
Kai touched his nose with an awkward smile. 'Jennie is always so worried about this woman's safety but who is she? She's Y/N, the mighty bandit-like woman that even Jungkook has to bow down to.'
"I'm fine, Jennie, introduce the best stylist you know to me."
Jennie was stunned. "Second Sister-in-law, are you going to attend an event?"
As far as she remembered, Y/N had always been relaxed and unfettered when it comes to her job as an actress. She would usually be uncontactable for a while whenever she was done filming for a production.
"I'm going to attend a birthday party," Y/N said languidly while doing some stretching exercises.
"Whose birthday party is it? Bring me along!" Jennie crossed her fingers. "Second Sister-in-law, I've been good lately, it's been a long time since I've attended a party like this."
Glancing at her, she casually said, "Do-hee's, you can come along if you want to."
'Who?'
Jennie thought she heard wrong. She rubbed her ears and looked at Kai with her head cocked to the side. "Third Brother, whose birthday party did Second Sister-in-law say she's going to attend?"
Kai rolled his eyes at her. "Do-hee."
'Is Second Sister-in-law crazy? Do-hee is not just some actress. Her family has a very high status!'
"I reckon Second Sister-in-law is jealous and intends to personally attend the wedding to provoke Do-hee and at the same time, warn her to stay away from Second Brother."
"You're thinking too much."
In Y/N's eyes, men are not as important as money so Kai thought she was probably intending to extort a huge sum of money from Do-hee by telling her that she would leave Taehyung as long as she gave her money.
Jennie was definitely the best at flattering herself but the stylist she found was really the top in the country. Even the famous actresses in the entertainment industry may not be able to hire him.
Do-hee had been studying abroad for the past two years and had returned only recently. As soon as she did, the rumors about her and Taehyung were exposed.
Moreover, she had a high status so many people paid attention to her birthday party.
Fortunately, the Min family didn't like making their celebratory events public or letting reporters do any media coverage. Otherwise, Y/N would have to think twice before attending.
Taehyung went to the office bright early in the morning. The birthday party was to be held in the evening, so during the day, Y/N played some mobile games with Kai and Jun-ho before starting to do her makeup slowly.
"Second Sister-in-law, Do-hee showed me her dress. She ordered it from Jisso's brand and it's really pretty.. She looks just like a fairy."
Jennie stared at the dress that Y/N was holding, which was all black and plain, totally resembling a funeral dress.
"What does it have to do with me that she looks like a fairy? It's none of my business."
It took Jennie a long time to understand what Y/N meant.
"Second Sister-in-law, Do-hee's target is Second Brother. Look, we have found such a good stylist and what is that for? It's just so you can trump her at the birthday party by looking more beautiful than her."
Y/N looked up and asked, "Is this dress very ugly?"
After sensing Y/N's dangerous gaze, Jennie shook her head and said, "No, it's not ugly."
"Why are you spouting so much nonsense? Get lost to the side!"
Jennie was extremely aggrieved. 'I'm just worried that Second Sister-in-law will lose out to Do-hee!'
Taehyung deliberately made a trip home to pick Y/N up so that they could go to the birthday party together.
The sky was gradually getting darker and they had rolled down the windows in the car to allow the breeze to blow in, which was really comfortable.
"Darling, Yoongi doesn't like you."
Y/N squinted and asked with a mirthless smile, "And who is the reason for that?"
She really felt that Yoongi was interested in Taehyung.
If the two of them got together...
Just as she was about to imagine some images, she received a text message.
She opened it with displeasure, only to see that it was a message from the group chat with Jennie.
At this moment, Kai kept spamming messages in the group.
[Kai: I'm furious, I'm exasperated, Im angry!]
[Y/N: Why aren't you dead yet?]
'Kai goes berserk every now and then. It's no wonder Tzuyu doesn't want to let Mu Mu reunite with him.'
[Jennie: Second Sister-in-law, I know why! The female employees at the company have been privately discussing who the weakest of the three men in the Kim Family are at combat, and they all think that it's Third Brother!]
Kaiw was indeed the worst at fighting.
Y/N replied honestly: [Kai is indeed the weakest.]
[Jennie: Where's Second Brother? Second Sister-in-law, what do you think of Second Brother's fighting abilities?]
Y/N couldn't help but look at Taehyung, only to discover that he was looking at his cell phone. She wondered if he had noticed the chat messages in the group.
'Well, men are all prideful, I should give him a compliment.'
[Y/N: Mr. Kim's combat ability is awesome!]
She even added three thumbs-up emojis.
At this time, Y/N noticed the playful gaze in Taehyung's eyes.
'Huh?'
Kai and Jennie began to send messages to the group again with evil emojis.
Y/N suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
At this moment, Jisso, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly sent a message to the group.
[Jisso: Seems like Grandpa's wish to have a great-grandchild is going to happen soon.]
"..."
'Wish to have a great-grandchild?'
Y/N blushed, which was rare of her. 'Damn it, I got tricked!'
Coincidentally, Taehyung said in a low voice, "It turns out you're so confident in my abilities in bed, Darling."
Y/N gritted her teeth and snapped, "Go away! I don't have any confidence in you. If you have what it takes, why don't you let me try to test it now?"
Taehyung had already grown accustomed to the absurd and overly lewd things that Y/N would say. Now, he was even in the mood to tease her instead.
"Darling, how do I quench your thirst?"
Y/N smiled and said, "That's easy. Since you can't satisfy me, I'll just go look for some other hunks. From the way I see it, Mr. Jeon should be good in bed."
Taehyung was completely angered by Y/N.. He inched closer towards her and pushed her with a hand, pressing her against the door of the car.
His unique scent instantly wafted up to her nose and Y/N blinked while staring at Taehyung's handsome face. She couldn't help but cough a little.
"What... What are you doing?"
"Darling, you seem to have been enjoying life too much lately. You're actually planning to cheat on me."
'Cheat, my foot!'
Y/N gritted her teeth and said, "An unhappy sex life will lead to lots of conflicts between a married couple. I now feel extremely lonely after marrying you, Mr. Kim. Since you have Do-hee now, I can't let myself suffer."
Taehyung stared at Y/N for a long time while she was still rattling on and on.
He suddenly inched over and pressed his thin and cool lips against hers while squinting a little. "Yeah, Darling, you do taste pretty good."
Y/N was stunned.
'Is Doggy Taehyung really still ill?'
She used to be the one who initiated intimate physical contact with him all the time but now, he would casually kiss her whenever he pleased.
However...
'Ahem, it does feel nice to kiss Doggy Taehyung.'
She suddenly felt a slight urge to consummate her marriage wih him.
Seated in the driver's seat, Assistant Wen tried his best to ignore what was going on in the backseat.
'Mr. Kim is getting more and more cruel. He's shoving his loving marriage and affection for his wife in my face!'
Finally, they arrived at the Min family's residence.
Yoongi's social circle was rather special and majority of the people he knew were dignitaries of various government departments. Thus, many businessmen were racking their brains and trying hard to get an invitation card to the birthday party this time.
After getting out of the car, Y/N moved away from Taehyung and quickly found Jennie who had arrived before them.
Taehyung was naturally so outstanding that he would attract attention wherever he went.
Those who could attend Do-hee's birthday party were by no means, ordinary people. They were all notable figures who naturally knew Taehyung. Soon, Taehyung was surrounded by a bunch of bigwigs.
Meanwhile, he was the boss of the bosses.
Y/N couldn't help but sigh. "Has the female lead not made an appearance yet?"
Jennie pursed her lips and said, "The main lead usually the last to appear. Second Sister-in-law, why aren't you following Second Brother? Only then can you show Do-hee that you're Second Brother's rightful wife!"
Y/N glowered at her like she had expected better. "Are you stupid? If I follow him around now, I'll still have to deal with those wives of wealthy men. Why would I create trouble for myself unnecessarily?"
Regardless of the occasion and social circle, women are often the source of gossip.
Besides, the host of this birthday party was Do-hee, the woman who was once considered the most likely to become Taehyung's wife, Second Young Madam Kim!
"Second Sister-in-law, I just saw Yoongi and I heard that he has confronted you and made things hard for you before. Yoongi has a position in the public sector, I don't dare to offend him. If he tries to make things hard for you again, just ignore him and ask Second Brother for help!"
'What a joke. At the end of the day, he's just a somewhat good-looking man. Why should I be scared of him?'
"Jennie, how did I teach you normally? You're such a fool, serves you right for meeting scums like that something- Woo-jin or whatever his name is."
"..."
The man's name is Kim Woo-jin.
However, Woo-jin actually had the cheek to run to Jennie and seek forgiveness, which made her feel absolutely disgusted.
As the party was about to begin, there were more and more people in the hall, many of whom Y/N didn't know. Seeing that Taehyung was surrounded by a bunch of big bosses, he downed a glass of red wine and went to the garden for a stroll.
The garden of the Min family's manor was not even half as large as the Kim family estate. Y/N couldn't help but once again be amazed and wonder just how rich Taehyung was.
'When we get a divorce, will I be able to take half of his assets? Oh, right, and Old Master Kim's island, which Mu Mu has already agreed to give me.'
At the thought of it, Y/N suddenly felt that her mood had been boosted.. 'Kai has done quite a good job for that. I'd better treat him well when I go back.'
"Hey, it's you, little girl!"
Just as she was pondering about it, she suddenly heard a female voice, which made her subconsciously turn her head to the side, only to see that there was a noble lady walking towards her.
The light of the street lamp allowed her to get a clear glimpse of the lady's looks, which she found to be rather familiar.
Y/N carefully recalled and came to a sudden realization. 'Oh, right, she's that rich woman I encountered at the airport!'
Thinking that she ought to form better connections with the wealthy, Y/N walked towards her smilingly. "What a coincidence, Madam. I didn't expect to see you here."
"My thoughts exactly." The noblewoman stepped forward and took Y/N's hand before patting it affectionately. "I've been thinking about you since that time we met and it seems we're fated with each other. Are you also here to attend the birthday party?"
"Yes."
The noblewoman took a good look at Y/N again and felt that although she had gained some weight, she had become much prettier.
She had somehow taken a great liking to Y/N.
"Young lady, what's your name?"
"Y/N."
"Y/N!"
The woman repeated, "That's a really nice name. Oh, right, it happens that my son is also here today. My son is really handsome. Y/N, do you have some time today? How about I take you to meet him?"
The corners of Y/N's mouth twitched. 'How long has it been? She's still thinking of promoting her son and trying to set him up with me.'
The lady was well-dressed and graceful. She was obviously from an extremely affluent family.
'Why is she so eager to find a girlfriend for her son when they're so wealthy? There must be something wrong with her son!'
"Auntie, I..."
"Ah, the birthday party is starting, let's go in together. I'll take you to see my son later."
Not giving Y/N a chance to finish her sentence, the noblewoman pulled her into the hall.
Jennie had gone somewhere while Taehyung was still socializing with other businessmen. Y/N couldn't help but purse her lips. 'They're pretty busy, huh!?'
As the melodious sounds of the piano filled the air, a man and a woman appeared at the corner on the second floor.
Y/N knew who the man was. It was the annoying Yoongi whom she hated.
As for the woman... She was wearing a gown that was obviously designed in Jisso's style. She was holding Yoongi's arm and smiling sweetly.
'That must be Do-hee who has been coveting Taehyung for years.'
Her features weren't very exquisite but her makeup was nice.
The noblewoman was a little excited. "Y/N, look, that's my son. What do you think of him? He's very handsome, isn't he? He can totally measure up to those young and popular male idols these days, right?"
'Her son? Yoongi?'
Y/N was stunned and she couldn't help but glance at the noblewoman.
'So this woman is the mother of Yoongi and Do-hee? Damn it! I've been fooled! If I had known, I shouldn't have done a good deed that day.'
Do-hee's mother was named Leng Jing. Since Do-hee had already taken her mother's last name, she obviously meant a lot to her mother.
Leng Jing continued to praise her son in front of Y/N. "Y/N, my son is really capable. He's responsible for many roles but he can still keep his father's company orderly and well-managed. What do you think of him?"
Seeing that Y/N was still lost in thought, Leng Jing couldn't help but push her a little. "Y/N?"
Only then did Y/N react and look at Leng Jing with confusion. "Huh?"
"Are you stunned by my son?" Leng Jing asked with a smug smile. "How's it? My son is very handsome, isn't he?"
"..."
'Handsome my foot.'
"Y/N, what do you think of my son?"
Y/N smiled somewhat perfunctorily and pointed to Do-hee. "Auntie, that Miss Leng is your daughter?"
A doting expression appeared on Leng Jing's face at the mention of her daughter. "Yes, it's her birthday today. I'll introduce you to her later. She's pretty willful and capricious. She's very stubborn too, once she's set her sights on something, she will never let it go."
Y/N immediately guessed that she was referring to Taehyung.
"Auntie, you should try harder to persuade her."
Leng Jing's face turned a little sullen. "Y/N, my daughter's relationship was ruined because another woman came in between them. She has known Taehyung since they were children and everyone in our circle knows that they're the true match made in heaven."
'Another woman?'
Y/N began to get a little worked up as she suddenly felt that the noblewoman in front of her had as low of an IQ as her son.
'So he's wrong for not choosing to marry your daughter? What a joke.'
Y/N couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Auntie, you're quite confident in your daughter."
"I can see how much Do-hee adores Taehyung and as her mother, I hope that my children will be happy." At this point, Leng Jing suddenly looked at Y/N and instructed, "Y/N, my son has plenty of suitors and many girls are desperate to marry him. You have to seize the opportunity, don't end up like my daughter."
Y/N didn't even bother to continue trying to prevent a conflict between her and Leng Jing. 'The people of the Min family probably all have a great sense of superiority. Do-hee is quite good at reincarnating. Well, at the very least, her mother and brother are doting on her and showering her with love blindly.'
Overindulgence is not a good thing.
Staring at Do-hee who was enjoying the blessings of everyone, Y/N rubbed her chin with one hand and seemed to be deep in thought.
Taehyung happened to be walking over slowly at this moment.
He was dressed in a suit that accentuated his tall and aloof aura. Wherever he went, he would be the center of attention.
"Taehyung, you're here!" As soon as she saw Taehyung, Do-hee hurriedly scurried over while holding the hem of her skirt in hand. With a radiant smile on her face, she said, "I'm very glad that you can attend my birthday party. Taehyung, my dad has been saying that it's been a long time we met. Come over to my place when you're free and we can catch up."
Y/N stood at the side and watched the two of them.
Taehyung didn't pay attention to Do-hee and instead walked straight to Y/N. He then reached out to put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I just came to see my wife."
The people around them now were just the relatives of the Min family and their close friends.
The moment Taehyung said that, everyone fell silent immediately.
Do-hee was stunned and she looked at Y/N in shock before turning to look at Taehyung again. "What wife? How can you possibly have a wife? Everyone's saying that your marriage is fake. That's true, isn't it?"
Y/N raised her eyebrows slightly and thought, 'This heiress, Do-hee, is quite interesting!'
Her ability to deceive herself was quite impressive.
Y/N ignored her and turned to look at Taehyung.
Taehyung looked at her expressionlessly and said in a cold tone of voice, "Miss Leng, we're not that close to each other. If you say this in front of my wife, it'll easily lead to misunderstandings."
Do-hee's face suddenly turned pale and her eyes reddened. "Taehyung, what do you mean? Am I worse than this woman?"
She stomped her foot and pointed at Y/N furiously.
"Miss Leng, you must be joking, why should I compare my wife to you?" Taehyung asked rhetorically.
Y/N suddenly realized that Taehyung was quite sharp-tongued.
Do-hee is a dainty beauty after all and she had been pampered by her rich family since she was a child.. She couldn't believe that he was being so ruthless to her!
Leng Jing, who was at the side, didn't expect that Y/N was Taehyung's newly wedded wife and she began to look at Y/N's delicate face with a complicated gaze.
She knew how much her daughter fancied Taehyung and she too, had made up her mind that she would make Taehyung her son-in-law.
'Y/N is a nice girl but unfortunately, she married Taehyung.'
Leng Jing chose to stand on her daughter's side without hesitation at all.
"Taehyung, you know fully well that Do-hee insists on marrying you and yet, you still deliberately married someone else behind her back. Don't you think that you've gone overboard?"
"Madam Min, you must be joking. My grandfather and my wife's grandfather had arranged for us to be engaged since years ago. I have nothing to do with your family, why must I inform you about my marriage?"
Leng Jing frowned because she was surprised to hear that it was Kim Jae Wook's idea.
She glanced at Do-hee again, only to see that her precious daughter was bawling miserably. She was instantly heartbroken and hurriedly winked at Yoongi.
"I can't tell that you're in a loving relationship with Miss Y/N, Mr. Kim," Yoongi suddenly said, glancing at Y/N coldly.
'What a detestable woman."
Y/N felt a strong urge to give each of them a tight slap.
However, she knew that she couldn't act rashly in such circumstances. At the very least, she was still Second Young Madam Kim and she had to save the pride and reputation of the Kim Family.
"Mr. Min, you must have a really long nose. Otherwise, how can you poke your nose so far into our business?" Y/N gibed with a smile and reached out to hold Taehyung's arm. "Honey, the Min family doesn't seem to welcome me. Since we've already given them the gifts, let's go home."
'How dare this bitch call Taehyung Honey!?! She even held his arm so affectionately!'
'Doesn't Taehyung hate having physical contact with women? Why isn't he pushing her away?'
Do-hee was livid. "The Min family doesn't welcome you but Taehyung is my distinguished guest. He can stay for as long as he likes, you can leave now."
'Damn it, having lived through two lifetimes and 500 years in Hell, I've never seen such an unreasonable woman.'
'She clearly knows that Taehyung is already married but she's still so shameless. No wonder she's Yoongi's sister.'
"Miss Leng, are you mistaken about something? Taehyung is my husband, he'll definitely leave with me. Also, harboring designs on someone else's husband is quite an immoral act. I didn't expect you to have the hobby of being a mistress, Miss Leng."
"You!"
Y/N very provocatively raised her eyebrows and looked at Do-hee. She then turned her head to the side and looked at Taehyung smilingly. "Let's go, Honey, I'm craving for the food you cook."
Do-hee was even more enraged. 'Taehyung actually cooks for this bitch!"
"Mom, Brother, look at her!" Do-hee stomped her foot with tears in her eyes. "Who exactly is that bitch? I won't let her off!"
At this moment, Leng Jing felt a little complicated and merely comforted her a little before heading upstairs.
Do-hee looked at Yoongi again and went forward to hold his hand. While swinging it, she said, "Brother, I like Taehyung and I'll die if I can't marry him. Brother, you must help me."