Chapter 43, exclusively released...

Lee Joo-hyuk was completely baffled by Kang Ah-rin's answer. What did she mean by being troubled by her own overwhelming charm?

With such irresistible charm, why would I need to worry?

People who aren't very charming are the ones who need to worry about why they lack charm.

Lee Joo-hyuk looked at Kang Ah-rin speechlessly, and she simply returned a pure smile, indicating that her answer was correct.

"Never mind, I'll go follow them and see."

Lee Joo-hyuk wasn't actually very familiar with his friend's assistant... oh wait, I should say manager now. This was only their second meeting, but he still had a pretty good impression of the other person.

There's nothing we can do; Jiang Yalin is just so beautiful. Beautiful people have certain privileges, like being unforgettable.

Being able to remember someone doesn't mean you like them, but your initial level of attraction is quite high. She's the only one among so many pretty girls who approached Kwon Ji-yong not because she liked him.

There's nothing he can do about it; he's Kwon Ji-yong's good friend, and he'll complain to him from time to time, so he naturally knows about all the unpleasant things that have happened to him lately.

I came here today to check on him, since his condition is indeed worrying. It's been said that a female ghost is trying to get his attention and is constantly possessing the staff around him.

Isn't this enough to cause him concern?

He was really afraid that one day he would have to visit him in the mental hospital. The thought of never being able to go to bars with him again or eat barbecue together made him feel that a lot of fun had been lost in his life.

Watching him rush into the YG building with a worried expression, Jiang Yalin, left behind, shrugged helplessly, showing no displeasure at being left behind.

However, she suddenly thought of a question: When Kwon Ji-yong stood next to Lee Joo-hyuk, did he not feel inferior?

Although he said he was 178cm tall, he was still slightly shorter than Lee Joo-hyuk, who was 184cm tall. After all, isn't the ultimate goal for men to be 180cm?

However, since we can get along well, it's probably because...

Although she shouldn't think that way, Jiang Yalin couldn't control herself. However, his temperament was indeed quite good. It's true that people who can hang out together have similarities.

"Jiang Yalin, please wait a moment."

Just as Jiang Yalin was about to continue walking forward, she suddenly heard a voice calling her from behind. Turning around, she saw that it was the third female lead. She felt that the woman coming to find her was both expected and unexpected.

Why was it expected? Take Kim Jin-ah as an example.

"What can I do for you, President Fang?"

Jiang Yalin smiled politely. She had a good impression of this third female lead. After all, she was a good cook and, apart from being a little too love-struck, she really had no flaws.

“I just saw that Ji-ryong oppa came into the store and left very quickly. He didn’t seem very happy, so I prepared something and would like to ask Kang Ah-rin to give it to him. Of course, this one is for Kang Ah-rin, consider it payment for your help.”

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. You just said you'd come, and you even brought me some. Thank you so much."

Jiang Yalin, who was initially hesitant to refuse, immediately and enthusiastically accepted the two food boxes from the other person when she heard that there was a share for her.

Seeing that she wasn't unhappy at all, Fang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief as she received the items.

The reason why Oppa came in a hurry and left in anger must be related to Kim Jin-ah and that trainee, so they are both people who like Oppa.

Fang Zhixia suddenly felt that this world was a bit strange. The strangeness was all in the women who appeared around Quan Zhilong, and each of them had a personality that matched the female protagonist in the fanfiction about Quan Zhilong that she had read.

Kim Jin-ah, who was reborn or perhaps transmigrated by someone else, Lee Yeon-jin, a trainee at YG Entertainment, and Kang Ah-rin, who went from assistant to manager, and herself, who opened a Chinese restaurant near YG Entertainment. But this is just the setting of a female protagonist in a novel. When the settings of female protagonists from several novels appear together, Fang Zhi-xia is a little confused.

She didn't know how to explain this phenomenon. Could it be that multiple novels had merged, and then the heavens were nurturing a nemesis, forcing these female protagonists to fight it out, with only the final winner able to win the heart of the handsome man?

Jiang Yalin was initially quite interested in hearing the plot that Fang Zhixia had transmitted, but she became somewhat unhappy after hearing that Fang Zhixia had also positioned herself as one of the female protagonists.

However, by the end, Jiang Yalin was quite impressed. Fang Zhixia had guessed most of the story, and she even felt a chill run down her spine when she heard the end. Could it really be as she guessed, that the heavenly way of this world was raising a venomous insect, bringing together so many female protagonists and then selecting the best one to match with Quan Zhilong?

But.....

Why?!

Why should so many outstanding girls fight over him, only to have to choose the best one among them in the end?

In her view, whether it's a romance novel or an idol drama, since its target audience is women, it should be female-centric. Whoever the female lead chooses becomes the male lead, instead of setting up a male lead and then having countless female leads revolve around him, fighting and being jealous of him, all in order to be worthy of him in the end.

Honestly, the moment this thought popped into her head, Jiang Yalin's fists clenched. She was thinking that if her previous conjecture was true, then she was willing to use that ability to help these female characters come to their senses, even if Jiang Zhiyuan had already lost her mind and was like a madwoman. She hoped that she could come to her senses and understand what she was doing.

"Fang Zhixia, what did you say when you opened this Chinese restaurant here?"

"I....."

Fang Zhixia opened her mouth, wanting to say that she came for Quan Zhilong. She was the female lead, and Quan Zhilong was the male lead. They were a perfect match. He was so busy, so she would stay here and wait for his return.

But is it really a good idea to do this?

A look of confusion flashed across Fang Zhixia's face, but her expression quickly hardened.

“I’m a fan of Ji-yong oppa. Besides making money, I can see oppa often by opening a Chinese restaurant here. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”

Jiang Yalin, who didn't think she could bring the other person back to her senses with just a few words, wasn't particularly disappointed when she saw her return to her old self.

"That's really great. I won't bother President Fang any longer. I'll head back now and tell Kwon Ji-yong that you made this for him."

"Then thank you, Jiang Yalin."

[If Jiang Yalin really is one of the female leads, would she really give the item to Oppa? Fang Zhixia thought with some worry, but she also knew that she could only trust Jiang Yalin for now.]

"Auntie, what are you trying to do? I need to work! My work is all done by myself, without needing to be disturbed!!!"

As soon as Jiang Yalin arrived at the floor of Quan Zhilong's studio, she heard Quan Zhilong's breakdown. Without a doubt, the person who made him break down must be Jiang Zhiyuan. So far, of the four female leads, only she has such an ability.

"Ma'am, this behavior is sexual harassment. If I'm not mistaken, you seemed to have pinched Zhilong in the chest. This behavior is really immoral. I will tell his manager the truth later."

Oh wow, she even groped his chest! Is Kang Ji-won that aggressive?

Just thinking about her harassing Kwon Ji-yong with the face of a cleaning lady made her imagine how devastated Kwon Ji-yong would be.

"Oppa, didn't you say you knew? Why won't you accept me?"

"Auntie, if you keep doing this, I'm going to call the police!!!"

Seeing that she was about to say the same thing again, Kwon Ji-yong, not wanting to involve his friend, interrupted her with a cold face.

Kwon Ji-yong's cold face was still somewhat frightening. The gradually deranged Kang Ji-won was really scared by him, standing there obediently without moving, not daring to say another word.

"You should go to work. I don't need your interference here. Don't lose this job, or I'll be very angry!!!"

Seeing that he was really angry, Kang Ji-won was a little reluctant, but she still obediently left, after all, she really liked Kwon Ji-yong like this.

Seeing her leave, Kwon Ji-yong breathed a huge sigh of relief, then turned around and met Lee Joo-hyuk's strange gaze.

Why are you so angry that the older woman lost her job?

When Lee Joo-hyuk asked him this question, Kwon Ji-yong opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't know how to explain it.

Yes, people who don't know the inside story certainly wouldn't understand why they would be angry because the other person lost their job.

Shouldn't it be that I was so angry that I caused the other person to lose their job?

"This...this isn't important..."

"Yes, that's not important. What's important is this food box in my hand. It's a lovingly prepared bento box from President Fang of that Chinese restaurant. If I don't eat it properly, the beautiful President Fang will be very sad."

"Yalin? Why are you here too...?"

Looking at the food box that had been stuffed into his arms, Kwon Ji-yong felt betrayed as he looked at Kang Ah-rin, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Why did she hand it over without any reluctance when asked to? Even if she doesn't like me, shouldn't a manager feel responsible for seeing this happen to one of her artists?

Jiang Yalin: It's not like if I told you to break up, you would actually break up.

Kwon Ji-yong: I really want to break up, didn't you know that?

"Stop talking nonsense. Why do you think I could bear to refuse a beautiful woman? Don't pretend you're innocent after getting the benefit. If you don't want it, then give it to me..."

As Jiang Yalin spoke, she tried to reach out and snatch the food box from his arms. Quan Zhilong, who had just seemed unwilling, immediately hugged the food box to his arms like a precious treasure when he saw her reach out to grab it.

Despite the complaints, delicious food is still something we shouldn't miss.

"You just steal it because it's yours? Are you a bandit?!"

"Hey, I've really been waiting for this bandit incident today, just to avoid being falsely accused and gaining a bad reputation for nothing. And today, I've really proven him right!!!"

Seeing the two of them suddenly start fighting, Lee Joo-hyuk took two steps back, his gaze shifting back and forth between them.