“Hey, to be honest, most young people these days don’t like being controlled by their in-laws, right? If you were put in the same position and your in-laws spread rumors about your private life, how would you feel? Especially when what they’re saying is created out of nothing.”
“Tiffany has a high EQ. She doesn’t care what you guys say. She can change anything into a form of motivation, so she would never step out to clarify anything. Just because she has a mother-in-law like this, she still respects her as an elder. If she was to argue back, how bad would that look?”
“The funny thing is, you guys were led by the nose all along and pitifully lacked basic judgment…”
“You just wait and see. Time will tell what’s true and what’s not.”
“I am an example of someone that has been taught a lesson by Tiffany. I’m sure you guys will also suffer many faceslaps!”
“I am Yang Xi and I was once an enemy of Tiffany’s. Today, I am returning a favor to her, by stepping out to say a few honest truths.”
Yang Xi released a 2-minute long video. According to her current state, she could no longer call for a press conference like she used to; she had already lost her level of influence.
But, she could still say a few words for Tiffany.
This was the first person to step out and speak for Tiffany. Yet, she was a previous enemy of Tiffany’s. For the sake of the FT awards, they had once put up a fight to the death.
However, today, under the circumstances that Tiffany was facing, the first person brave enough to speak up for Tiffany was actually her!
Online, the netizens originally either praised Han Ji-eun for being brave and having the courage to go against Tiffany, or they were trying hard to prove if Han Ji-eun’s words were true. Even though, in their hearts, they already had the answer.
However, no one delved too deep into the fact that they were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It was not until Yang Xi spoke up that everyone realized what may be happening.
Yang Xi was right…
How much of what Han Ji-eun said was the truth? Everyone had their own ability to judge the situation and the entire Seoul had long understood how Tiffany was.
At least, up until this point, she had not done anything deserving of condemnation. She had always been flawless, so how could she possibly make such big mistakes in front of her mother-in-law?
Therefore, the rumors about Tiffany still needed to be verified, whereas, it was obvious that Han Ji-eun had overly interfered with her son and daughter-in-law’s private lives.
Especially since the entire incident had happened in front of the entire nation. Han Ji-eun couldn’t deny it even if she wanted to.
_“My mother-in-law once told me that my birth date is yin in nature and that it is a sensitive date that attracts a lot of yin energy. So, she hired a Taoist priest to perform a ritual that required me to strip naked. When I found out, I directly kicked my mother-in-law out of the house.”
_“The commenter above is quite pitiful, but I’ve heard even worse. Not long after my friend got married, her mother-in-law brought home a woman and straightforwardly told my friend that the woman was her second daughter in law and that they should learn to get along with each other. What a joke…”
_“Argh, I gave birth to three girls in a row, yet my mother-in-law insists I continue trying. She even keeps an eye on my husband and I to make sure that we sleep in the same room. What a psycho!”
Not long after, the internet erupted with discontent from wives and husbands that disliked their mothers-in-law.
_“All in all, I think Han Ji-eun has made a series of baseless accusations with her loud mouth. That’s why I insist on supporting Tiffany. Otherwise, I’m afraid my mother-in-law might end up like that.”
_“I can tolerate most things. After all, my mother-in-law is also loose-lipped. But, when it comes to jinxing an unborn child, I feel her motive is terrible. If it was someone else’s child, it may have been passable, but this is her own grandchild, how could she say such a thing? If this child finds out about this in the future, she will lose all respect as a grandmother.”
Han Ji-eun never imagined, her intention to teach Tiffany a lesson lost control and backfired onto herself.
She was a mother-in-law!
As a mother-in-law, she did not act like a person of seniority and she did not show respect to those younger than her at all. Instead, she revealed the evil hiding under her mask and made people disgusted in her.
Online, the scolding towards Han Ji-eun grew. In fact, the verbal attacks became more and more violent. Seeing the comments online, Han Ji-eun was furious. She immediately gave Taeyeon a phone call, “Isn’t Crown Empire the leaders of the industry. Why haven’t they suppressed this news?”
“Which news are you referring to?” Taeyeon asked while sitting in his office.
“Are you going to allow the entire nation to scold your mother?”
“This is nothing!” Taeyeon replied calmly. “Before you began to get scolded, Tiffany and I had already experienced this treatment.”
“You…”
Taeyeon did not wait for Han Ji-eun to throw another tantrum. Just as he was about to put away his phone, an anonymous phone number popped up on the caller ID. He immediately picked it up, “Hello?”
“President Kim, I’ve already done what you’ve asked and repaid Tiffany.”
It was a phone call from Yang Xi. Which meant, unbeknownst to everyone, Yang Xi’s video was all a part of Taeyeon’s plan. Because, as soon as the scandal broke out, the first useful person that Taeyeon thought of was Yang Xi.
“OK!”
Taeyeon’s PR methods had always been flawless and perfect. Even when faced with so many problems at once, he was able to find a weakness and destroy it in one hit.
…
Meanwhile, for the the last few days, Suho had passed by the studio and not seen Irene.
Could it be that the brat had stopped fixing dislocations and decided to do something else?
Suho felt it was quite a shame, but there was nothing he could do about it. However, when he met with Director Chen Feng again, a petite figure stood before him. It was a person that made Suho’s eyes almost pop out of their sockets in shock.
“Director Suho, I have something interesting to show you. This girl approached asking to be a stunt double. But, look how tiny she is. With her tiny arms and legs, can she really do it?”
Suho smiled, but did not respond. He simply walked up to Director Chen Feng and said, “Director Chen, I recommended this girl to you before, but she kept rejecting me. I don’t think we are in need of any more actors now…”
Hearing this, Chen Feng let out a laugh, “So it was her?”
“Yes.”
“Did you hear that Irene? We don’t need any more actors,” Chen Feng said after getting Suho’s response. “You can go home.”
Irene glared at Suho. After a few moments, she said, “You won’t find another stunt double as good as I am. If you don’t believe me, you can give it a try.”
“Oh?” Suho raised an eyebrow with a sense of doubt, “How do you plan to prove it?”
“I can throw punches and aren’t afraid of receiving them either!”
Body doubles always had a depressing existence in the entertainment industry, but amongst them, stunt doubles were the worst. Not only was it the most dangerous, stunt doubles had absolutely no opportunity to reveal their faces to the cameras nor become famous.
It was common to receive news within the industry about an injured stunt double. Small incidents involved paralysis; serious incidents involved death. However, the money they received was nowhere near 1/1000th of what a main actor received.
After hearing what Irene had to say, Suho walked over to her and asked in an intimidating manner, “Have you bought insurance for your entire body from head to toe?”
“No…”
“Then, how could you be so brave?”
Irene pushed Suho away and scoffed, “When I started my career as a stunt double, you were still nothing.”
“You sure talk big, you little brat…”
“I started my career as a stunt double when I was 7-years-old,” Irene gave off a cool vibe as she spoke, “Plus, you are honestly strange. You were hassling me for the last few days about acting in your drama. Now that I’ve finally come here, you’re trying to stop me.”
“I wanted you to act. Leave the stunts for someone else. Look at at you, you have scrawny shoulders and weak arms, so…” Before Suho could finish his sentence, Irene hooked her arm around Suho’s shoulder and flipped him onto the ground in one swift movement.
Chen Feng was shocked by Irene’s actions, but he couldn’t help being convinced by the power contained in this tiny package.
“Will you hire me?” Irene asked as she pressed down on Suho.
“Let me ask you, must you be a stunt double?” Suho asked as he lay on the floor.
“Yes, it’s my job.”
She was only capable of being a stunt double. Whenever she was asked to show her face, her entire body would freeze in nervousness. So, she preferred being unknown.
“As you wish,” Suho couldn’t convince her nor was he close enough to her to influence her decision.
“Since you want to be a stunt double, what good is beating me in a fight? If you manage to win against the other martial artists that we have already hired, we can consider making you the stunt double for the female lead…Oh, wait, the female lead doesn’t need a stunt double…”
“Why?”
Everyone knew that Tiffany didn’t use stunt doubles. She always did everything herself, no matter how difficult.
“We can consider making you the stunt double for the supporting actress.”
Hearing this, Irene finally loosened her hold on Suho and stood up. She then asked Director Chen Feng, “Where are the martial artists that you guys speak of?”
Irene thought she’d secure the position as long as she beat these people. But, she never expected that Suho would document everything with the cameras.
“Didn’t you say that I only need to fight?” Irene asked as she looked at Suho.
“After being a stunt double for so many years, don’t you understand the concept of choreography? No matter how good you are at fighting, if you don’t show up on the cameras, that would be a waste of energy. Aren’t you afraid of nothing? Let’s get started.”
Irene could feel that this was a part of Suho’s revenge, so she stretched out her hand and gave him the finger.
Suho chuckled as he watched Irene prepare for a fight with two people.
“Let’s get started…”
The two stunt doubles came from martial arts schools and were proper students with famous teachers. Irene, on the other hand…
Irene stood opposite the two women. She then glanced at the camera in Suho’s hands, obviously uncomfortable and, in fact, a little nervous. However, she closed her eyes and said, “The two of you can come at once. I’ll close my eyes and go easy on you.”
Suho already noticed that Irene froze in front of the cameras, so he knew that closing her eyes was merely an excuse to avoid them and perform her best. She thought she’d appear generous, but this was all a part of her tactic.
“Open your eyes. If the camera accidentally catches our stunt double with her eyes closed, that would harm the quality of the entire drama.”
Chen Feng sat to the side, not knowing whether to laugh or cry at Suho’s words.
“If you can’t face the cameras, then leave. No wonder you haven’t achieved much after being a stunt double for so many years.”
Suho had gone a little overboard with his words, so Irene was obviously displeased. However, she did not start fighting with the two stunt doubles. She instead pounced onto Suho and sat on top of him as she pressed him against the floor, “You’re a psycho that likes to cause trouble and force others to do what they don’t want to do…”
The scene was suddenly in a mess as Director Chen Feng closed his eyes in embarrassment. The position that the two were in, was slightly inappropriate.
“A stunt double is also an actor. If an actor can’t face the cameras, then why would we hire you? How much of a big-shot do you think you are? Why would the entire cast and crew work around your preferences?”
“If you can’t face the cameras, then leave. There’s no use sitting on top of me.”
“I don’t care how you managed in the past. When it comes to us, we can’t let anything go wrong.”
“Hey…” Director Chen Feng wanted to call out and tell Suho not to be so harsh to the young lady.
“I’m really good at fighting.”
Too bad she couldn’t face the cameras. After saying these words, Choi Irene stood up disappointedly, “There may not be a place for me here, but I am bound to find somewhere that wants me!”
Suho watched as Irene left and quickly stood up. However, for a split second, Suho’s pants almost fell off. He didn’t know when it happened, but Irene had walked off with his Gucci belt…
“Why did you have to be so harsh towards her?” Chen Feng couldn’t help but ask.
Although Suho had been slightly humiliated, as soon as he thought of Irene’s mother, he felt that there was no need to make Irene end up like her mother. So, he decided to force her away.
“Haiz, Suho, if you feel pity for her, you should take her under your arms and train her properly. Did you think, with her personality, she wouldn’t just go join another cast?”
“Other production crews might not be as humane as we are.”
Hearing this, Suho suddenly realized that the brat was like a devil who was bound to cause chaos.
So, he immediately ran out after her and watched as she hopped onto a motorbike…
She drove a motorbike…
Not just any motorbike, but a high-caliber motorbike…
Irene looked at Suho from the distance, swaying his belt in one hand provokingly as she got ready to drive off.
At this time, Suho yelled loudly towards her, “I’ll hire you as a stunt double.”
“But, I have one condition!”
“You need to sign a contract with me and work under me, abiding to my rules. Otherwise, I can make it so no one in the entire industry will hire you!”
Meanwhile, in South Korea.
“Madam, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but you’ve been here too many times before. With your extent of scarring, it’s impossible for us to help you recover. Even if we can help you, there is no way to get you looking like you used to,” the hospital staff said in perfect English. “We suggest you search for another hospital.”
The old lady put on her face mask in disappointment. Although she had already gotten used to it after so many years, she had never been so desperate.
If she couldn’t recover her original appearance, she would never be able to reveal herself in the open. In other words, she would be an embarrassment to Taeyeon.
She didn’t want to put up with the judgment of others, nor did she want Taeyeon and Tiffany to suffer this fate.
More importantly, if she was to step out in her current state, she wouldn’t be able to go up against Han Ji-eun.
So, she insisted on maintaining her trust in medicine. She believed that science would continue to improve. The only problem was, after so many years, the scars on her face had already become permanent and was impossible to heal.
If this was the case, what was Taeyeon and Tiffany to do when they faced problems in the future?
When necessary…it seemed her only hope would be DNA.
…
In the end, not only did Han Ji-eun’s revelations not hurt Tiffany, it dug her grave deeper. The public deemed her as the perfect example of a ‘malicious mother-in-law’, because her actions were enough to attract the disgust of tens of thousands of young people.
Late into the night, inside a seaside villa at Hyatt Regency. Han Ji-eun saw the scolding and attacks online. She did not have the tolerance that those in entertainment had, so she was boiling in anger as she threw her phone to one side.
“My dear wife, be careful not to hurt your body with anger,” Father Kim comforted, “I’ll get Taeyeon to deal with this issue.”
“Deal with it? Right now, in his eyes, compared to Tiffany, do we still hold any importance?” Han Ji-eun asked. “Look at this child, we’ve treated him well since he was small. Yet, he is willing to let the entire nation scold his mother because of a mere woman. What type of son have I given birth to?”
“Why don’t we return to the US?” Father Kim suggested.
“Return? You can tolerate this, but I can’t,” Han Ji-eun rejected. “How did I give birth to a son that doesn’t acknowledge his family?”
“Do you still have the intention to go up against Tiffany? Forget it. It doesn’t suit your identity! Plus, she’s already married to your son…”
“It’s none of your business!” Han Ji-eun grunted.
In reality, Tiffany had already experienced all forms of schemes within the industry. So, no matter what Han Ji-eun was to throw at her, she would not fear it.
Compared to all the calculations and plotting, Tiffany preferred to spend time practicing her script. After all, the further she read into ‘Concubine Ning’, the more interesting it became.
“Is this script really that addictive?” Taeyeon asked as he sat down beside the seriously concentrated Tiffany.
Tiffany put down the script and smiled at Taeyeon, “This story is filled with ups and downs. It is interesting, yet difficult to film. I love a good challenge like this.”
“No matter how interesting it is, you should still eat first!” Taeyeon confiscated her script and pulled her into his embrace, “My heart hurts when you are hungry…”
“OK,” Tiffany said obediently as she followed Taeyeon to the dining table.
“Sooyoung will be away for a few days, so from tomorrow onwards, I will be a little busier than usual.”
“You can get Chanyeol to help you out.”
“Chanyeol already has a lot on his plate. If I give him more to do, Shinhye will have something to say,” Taeyeon replied.
Actually, this was an example of extending one’s love for the sake of their lover. If Shinhye wasn’t Tiffany’s friend, Taeyeon would not have cared.
“I understand. But, there’s one thing. Suho said he was delivering the last part of the script to me today, yet I haven’t seen a glimpse of him yet.”
Tiffany wasn’t aware of the dramas with the stunt double yet, so she was curious why the usually punctual Suho was late. Tiffany’s anticipation was simple: she really wanted to know what happened next. What was the answer to the mystery?
Of course, she would have never predicted the change that Irene would make to all their lives!
…
Meanwhile, the small stunt double couldn’t resist the temptation of Suho’s offer in the end. So, she submissively hopped off her motorbike.
“Why would you suddenly sign a stunt double? Are you crazy?”
Irene was especially cautious of Suho, “Don’t tell me you want to do something indecent to me. Let me tell you, I’ve witnessed many dirty things in the industry. But, I sell my skills, not my body!”
Suho snatched his belt out of Irene’s hand and scoffed, “You? I’d be lying on the floor before I even touch a hair on your body. No matter how perverted I am, I don’t want to die! Plus, you are already outdated in this industry, there’s no point putting on an act in front of me.”
“And, if I must add one more thing, as harsh as it may sound, with your body, I would never take the risk to do something indecent.”
“Then, why would you sign me?”
“It’s a public service to prevent others from being scammed by you,” Suho sneered.
However, Suho had no idea that he had actually done a great deed…
Over the next few days, Han Ji-eun boiled with anger. On one side, she was frustrated at the ruthlessness of the internet, and on the other, she was furious that Taeyeon ignored her authority.
Regardless of everything else, she was still Taeyeon’s ‘birth mother’, yet, judging by the current situation, her status was nothing compared to a mere performer. How could someone that had been a mother for a few decades, accept this?
“Don’t forget that you are a senior intellectual. Why should you let a performer bother you?”
“If it was someone else, I would have let it go. But, look at this performer; look at how frightening she is. If I let her go, I don’t know how many calculations she will make against the Kim Family,” Han Ji-eun exclaimed.
“You should watch what you’re saying. After all, your son runs an entertainment agency…”
“While we’re on this topic, I would like to say how regretful I am. When Taeyeon first told me that he was getting married to a model, I should have rejected it. If I had rejected it back then, things wouldn’t have gotten out of hand like this.” Han Ji-eun then turned her head and looked at Father Kim, “Did you know that the professor told me her child will be a daughter?”
“So what if it’s a daughter?” Father Kim did not understand the point she was trying to make.
“If it’s a son, it wouldn’t be that bad. But, if it’s a daughter and follows in the footsteps of her mother, what should we do? I don’t want a granddaughter like that…”
“It’s not like you can stop the child from being born.”
Han Ji-eun did not linger on the topic with Father Kim. Instead, she made a phone call to Taeyeon, “Taeyeon, the other day, when I took Fany to see the professor, he told me that the child in her stomach is a girl. But, I remember you’ve always wanted a son, right?”
“Get to the point. And, stop calling my wife Fany, that is not a name for you to call. Don’t make me vomit.”
“The professor also told me that the child may be born with a serious illness.”
“I never knew that Professor Li has the ability to predict the future,” Taeyeon ridiculed. “Ms. Han, let me give you a word of warning: don’t play your schemes on my child. Otherwise…”
“Otherwise, what?” Han Ji-eun asked.
“Things won’t end well for you.” After speaking, Taeyeon directly hung up the phone.
He never imagined that Han Ji-eun would do something like this and say such words. She was practically one step away from telling Tiffany to have an abortion.
What exactly was going through her head?
Had she not considered that the child in Tiffany’s stomach was also her grandchild?
But, of course, Taeyeon did not let Han Ji-eun get to him. He simply buried his head back into work like nothing had happened. However, at this time, he received a phone call from Sooyoung, “President…”
“Have you found anything?” Taeyeon asked immediately.
“I looked into the research facility and everything seems fine,” Sooyoung replied. “If something big had actually happened, I’m sure uncle would have notified you. I think you are just being a little paranoid.”
“Plus, your suspicions sound a little farfetched.”
Farfetched?
Taeyeon’s lips curved slightly. The absurdity of the real world had always been far greater than any creative piece of work and the modern world had witnessed plenty of farfetched incidences. So…his suspicions weren’t entirely a figment of his imagination.
Perhaps, there was one more person that could provide him with an answer.
As a result, Taeyeon quickly made a phone call to Yuri. However, the person to pick up was Sooyeon.
“President Kim, please wait a moment, Yuri is currently filming. Can I get him to call you back later?”
At this exact moment, Yuri finished filming his scene and walked over to Sooyeon, “Who’s on the phone? Why are you being so polite?”
“It’s President Kim…”
“Give me the phone,” Yuri put down the helmet in his hands and grabbed the phone impatiently, “What do you want?”
“I want to know why my mother changed her surname,” Taeyeon asked straightforwardly.
“What a joke. You’re her son and you don’t know. Why would you come and ask me?” Yuri scoffed before his eyes suddenly lit up, “It happened over a decade ago. I was only 15/16-years-old at that time. I still remember, auntie suddenly returned home one day and said that she was changing her surname. Grandfather refused, so they got into a huge argument. But, in the end, auntie still changed it anyway.”
“So, I think you should ask grandfather for the details…”
“However, I do faintly remember that auntie said that she hates actors…”
Taeyeon did not ask anything else as he hung up the phone. He remembered that Han Ji-eun never liked the idea of him taking over Crown Empire, but she had never said anything to him about it. Nor had she ever had such a strong opinion towards actors. So, why did she suddenly hate them so much?
His mind was suddenly full of questions.
Taeyeon put down his phone and got ready to go home. However, a moment later, he received another phone call from Sooyoung.
“President, I just found out from an old researcher that auntie and uncle was at a different research facility before they came to the Far Ocean Science and Technology Research Institute. From his memory, the previous research facility was burnt down, but auntie and uncle did not get injured in the fire, so no one has ever mentioned it.”
“Look into this fire for me,” Taeyeon instructed.
“Yes.”
After hanging up the phone, Taeyeon left Crown Empire. Without telling Tiffany, he drove over to Father Kim and Han Ji-eun’s villa.
Although they were father and son, with the news that was going around and other unhappy incidences, Father Kim was quite surprised to see Taeyeon at a time like this.
The relationship between the two men had obvious cracks and gaps, making the atmosphere quite awkward.
Of course, this villa still belonged to Taeyeon, so he didn’t need to be polite. As a result, he directly walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa, “I would like to know about the fire at Caton Biological Research Laboratory.”
“How did you find out about that?” Father Kim felt slightly suspicious, “I didn’t tell anyone about it…”
“You simply need to tell me what happened.”
Father Kim thought for a second before he walked over to the sofa and sat down,
“It all happened 19 years ago. At that time, you were only in your early teens, so I never told you about it. Plus, it wasn’t that big of a deal. At that time, it was due to the improper handling of chemical substances by the assistant director that led to the fire. Luckily, your mother and I escaped unscathed. So, we transferred over to the current research facility.”
“Did you not notice any changes in Ms. Han after that day?” Taeyeon asked suggestively.
Father Kim did not think too much into it as he replied, “Your mother was traumatized, so she was bedridden for one month before she slowly recovered. Perhaps, she had been affected by the chemicals, so she became slightly more irritable afterwards.”
“What about her persistence to change her surname?”
“What’s wrong with you today?” Father Kim asked suspiciously.
“You simply need to answer me,” Taeyeon demanded coldly.
“I’m sure you know that your mother is quite superstitious. The fortune teller once told her that she had to change her surname to avoid bad luck, so she changed it,” Father Kim replied casually without any trace of doubt towards his wife’s words.
“I remember she never liked actors, but it wasn’t to the extent of complete hatred…”
“It took you so many years to get married. So, over time, your mother was worried that it was due to your work in the entertainment industry. This worry slowly turned into hate…”
“Then, why is her hatred specifically directed towards actors?” Taeyeon once again pointed out the main issue as he continued to question his father.
Father Kim froze for a moment. In the end, he finally caught the deeper meaning to Taeyeon’s words. So, he looked at Taeyeon suspiciously, “Taeyeon, why are you asking me these questions today?”
“It’s nothing. I just want to understand mom better and relieve the tension between her and Tiffany.”
Hearing this, Father Kim did not completely believe him, but his suspicions also dissipated.
“Does one need a reason to hate something?”
Of course not!
But, this was no random coincidence, because Taeyeon now realized that there were some things that perhaps even his father didn’t know.
“I came today for no other reason but to request that you keep an eye on your wife. Otherwise, when I finally make a move, I will not take anyone into consideration!”
Hearing this, Father Kim was finally angered as he pointed at Taeyeon and growled, “Is this how you treat your parents?”
Taeyeon did not respond. He simply looked deep into his father’s eyes…perhaps feeling a slight sense of pity.
Afterwards, Taeyeon returned home. However, Tiffany noticed the time that Taeyeon returned, so she stood up from the sofa and asked, “Mr. Kim you are late by 20 minutes today.”
Taeyeon wrapped his arm around Tiffany and hugged her tightly, “Don’t ask me any questions. Just give me some time.”
“I won’t ask,” Tiffany replied decisively. “Even if you didn’t try to convince me, I still wouldn’t have asked.”
The couple already understood each other, so Tiffany could roughly guess what Taeyeon had been secretly doing.
“By the way, Shinhye invited me to her birthday celebration.”
“Do you want to go?” Taeyeon released Tiffany from his embrace, led her over to the sofa and helped her tidy the script that was lying around.
“Of course,” Tiffany replied.
Within the industry, she didn’t have many friends. When she eliminated those that had turned on her like Se-ra, how many people were left that she could talk honestly to?
“I’ll make arrangements…let me know the time.”
“7pm, 2 nights from now.”
…
Late at night, inside a black and white villa.
Irene lay in bed, tossing and turning in restlessness. She had not given Suho a proper answer yet. Should she become a signed stunt double under his management?
If she was to get signed, she would gain a lot more opportunities and never have to worry about not getting any jobs again. But, at the same time, she would lose her freedom and no longer be able to cause trouble like she used to.
“Should I sign or not?”
Just as Irene was in the middle of a dilemma, she suddenly heard the sound of her front door opening. As she walked downstairs, she saw her mother appear in the doorway with her luggage. She immediately walked over to her, “Mom, where did you go?”
The old woman put down the luggage and looked at Irene depressingly, “Irene, mom has something to say to you.”
“Just say what you want to say. Why are you acting so serious?” Irene rolled her eyes and grabbed the luggage from the old woman’s hands. She then led her to the sofa.
The old woman remained silent for a short moment before she clasped Choi Irene’s arm and said, “Actually…”
“Yes?”
The old woman looked at Irene, but struggled to speak. Everytime the words reached the edge of her lips, they would be swallowed back into her throat.
“Forget it. Mom’s tired, I want to get some sleep first.”
Irene’s curiosity had already been triggered, yet she was expected to drop it again? “Mom, we don’t have secrets between us, do we?”
“Mom is seriously tired…” the old woman insisted.
“Fine, if you have nothing to say, I have something to say. I’ve been given the opportunity to be a stunt double. However, there is one condition, I need to sign myself to someone and follow his orders. What do you think?”
“Is it the young man that you hit last time?” The old woman thought for a moment and replied, “Sign it. I think that young man is pretty good.”
Another reason for her decision was because she knew that Suho and Tiffany were on good terms. If they could draw a connection, it would be a lot easier for her to find out about Tiffany and Taeyeon.
“How is he good?” Irene couldn’t hide her disgust, “But, since you aren’t worried, then I have no objections. I’ll sign it. It’s not like he’s going to take advantage of me. If he dares, I’ll chop off his balls.”
Hearing this, the old woman didn’t know if she had done the right thing by convincing her daughter to sign the contract.
Just a moment ago, she had almost revealed everything to Irene. But…if Irene was to find out the truth, according to her temper, she would definitely storm over to Crown Empire and cause trouble for Han Ji-eun.
This was not what she hoped for. So, it was best for her to take things slow and plan things in detail.
In the meantime, by allowing Irene to sign with Suho, she had given her daughter an excuse to get close to Taeyeon and Tiffany. At least, this was an opportunity for the siblings to understand each other a little better.
Would Taeyeon like this troublesome little sister?
“But mom, I have a problem. Suho told me to give him my answer at Shinhye’s birthday event in two days time. However, I don’t have anything nice to wear.”
“Idiot, that means Mr. Suho is already sure that you will sign with him so he is introducing you to some contacts,” the old lady immediately saw through Suho’s intention.
“I know…”
“Are you trying to trick me into giving back the money I took?”
Irene was invited to Shinhye’s birthday celebration!
According to Shinhye’s relationship with Tiffany, there was no way that Tiffany wouldn’t attend.
The old woman realized, this may be the only chance that she’d get to see Taeyeon.
“Irene, since you’ve already decided to sign the contract, take mom with you. I’ve got a few things I want to clarify with Mr. Suho.”
Irene was a little surprised. She never expected that there’d be a day when her mother would volunteer to attend a public event. So, she was completely speechless.
“What? Are you afraid that I’d embarrass you?”
“Who would dare say anything about my mother? Unless they have a death wish,” Irene immediately responded as she hooked her arm around her mother’s shoulder.
“A person’s exterior is nothing! My mother is the best mother in the world. Of course, if she could pay me back my money, she would be even better.”
“I’ll pay you back, I’ll pay you back everything…”
She did not dare to reunite with Taeyeon out of the blue, because her current state was much too ugly. Plus, over the years, she had already experienced all forms of strange looks, so she didn’t want Taeyeon to be ridiculed in the same way.
Sometimes, in this world, having a pretty face had a lot of benefits.
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