Chapter 293 (1/2)

Team leader Han blocked the exit of the rest area to stop Joohyun from leaving.

“Oppa, no, team leader Han. Do you want your nuts cracked?”

When Joohyun said that with a smile, team leader Han immediately put his knees together and covered his lower region with his hand. Joohyun was the type of person who would do what she said. Nothing bad would come from being careful.

“No, but, Joohyun. This is Ella we’re talking about. Your hair, more elegant than ever, it’s that Ella! They rarely decide who they want for their commercial, and they chose you this time! Hey, other women from the company can’t even do this even if they want to, but you just had to kick the chance away without even looking at it. You should at least try to see what this opportunity is.”

“I don’t care about that. And so? Who got this commercial for me?”

“Uh, what? Why do you ask that?”

“Team leader Han.”

“...Yeah.”

“I really like you, team leader Han. I know that you’re a decent person. I’m also aware that you’re trying your best day and night in order to keep the company running, and I’m also aware that you’re looking after our new recruits. However, you know who I am. You know what kind of mindset I came to the entertainment industry with.”

Her eyes were resolute without any shaking. Team leader Han, named Han Gwangjoon, bit his lower lip and scratched his head.

“Joohyun. Did you know? I feel scared whenever you talk to me like that.”

“And yet you still bring me such offers every time?”

“Haah. You really owe me a debt this time.”

Team leader Han took out his phone feeling very sad. Then, he called the CEO. He felt like he was having a stomach cramp, but he had no choice.

“Yes, president. I mean, about the thing you asked me to ask our super actress about… No, I haven’t talked to her about it yet. Yes, that. So, Miss Ahn isn’t exactly, you know, I think she’ll make losses if she takes the commercial. She has a villainous role in the movie, right? Such a woman saying lines like ‘for your hair’ on TV sounds somewhat strange, doesn’t it? Sorry? It’s fine because she has a bright character role in the drama? Oh, of course, you’re right. But uh… president. I think Miss Ahn damaged her hair a little. You know that she had to apply oil to her hair for three hours the last time she did one, right?”

“Yes, president. I’m sorry about that. You know what kind of position Miss Ahn has amongst actresses, right? Her value would start decreasing if she keeps taking model jobs for ads. Let’s have her do something bigger later. She’s doing well in dramas and movies, isn’t she? Yes. I know that you don’t feel good since the movie doesn’t make any money, but she’s still one of the top actresses of Yellow Star, isn’t she? Please look after her a little more. Yes, president. Please take a good rest.”

Team leader Han sighed after hanging up. His head felt dizzy.

“Joohyun, you’re killing me here. I’ll be forty soon, but my hair is already falling out at a crazy rate. At this rate, I’ll start losing weight, hair, and even things that I shouldn’t and become a walking corpse.”

“Team leader Han. People don’t die that easily. Look at me, I’m still alive.”

“Yeah, I have to admit. If I received as many insults as you did, I would have left this industry already. Rather than that, where are you going? You don’t have any schedule now. Weren’t you going home to get some rest?”

“I’m going to meet my brother.”

“Your brother? Oh, Bangjoo, was it? Is he in middle school now?”

“He’s in his first year of high school.”

“Oh really?”

Team leader Han reminded himself of the kid he saw once before. He was short, but had a very energetic voice.

“Then be careful on your way there. Don’t drive fast.”

“Don’t worry about me.”

Team leader Han was about to leave the rest area. The door suddenly opened and a middle-aged man with a bored expression suddenly came into the room. Behind him was the CEO of the company who was forcing himself to smile.

Team leader Han inwardly thought that things were not going well. This man with a lot of wrinkles was from Ella. He also probably had a high position.

“My dear PR team leader was not doing his work properly, so I came. Well then. Hello there, you must be the actress Ahn Joohyun, right?”

The man entered the rest area as though it was his own house. Team leader Han looked at Joohyun’s face. She had a smile on her face. Any normal person would think that she was a kind woman, but team leader Han felt the opposite. He knew that it was her way of expressing her final warning.

“Hello, my name is Han Gwangjoon. I saw you from afar once.”

“Ah, really? Han Gwangjoon, Han Gwangjoon, huh. Oh, you’re the one in charge.”

“Yes.”

“Tsk. Just what kind of a terrible job did you do that she kept refusing? Things weren’t going well so I decided to have a look myself. You know, since I’m here to have lunch with him and all.”

The middle-aged man stood in front of Joohyun with a satisfied smile. Team leader Han wanted to scream when he saw that he looked at Joohyun’s face once before proceeding to stare at her chest so blatantly. This person was too unaware of who Ahn Joohyun was.

“P, president. What were you thinking when you brought him here?”

“Don’t ask. He told me that we should have dinner together because of the commercial, but he barged in just as I was about to leave.”

“But you shouldn’t have brought him here.”

“Do you think I wanted to? He’s the president of the branch. Yeah, that’s right. The CEO.”

“He’s the CEO?”

“Then who did you think he was?”

“Someone who has the position of a head of a department?”

“Do you think anyone is crazy enough to barge into another company with that kind of position?”

“Then why is such a person here?”

“Why do you think?”

“No way, please don’t tell me it’s not what I’m thinking.”

Just as he was whispering with the president. The man from Ella took a step towards Joohyun. He was disturbingly close considering that this was their first meeting. Team leader Han felt a chill running behind his back. He was getting extremely close to dangerous territory. And just as he had thought, he saw Joohyun’s lips twisting.

Team leader Han felt that his stomach stopped cramping and it felt like it was being poked with needles. He felt like visiting the medical clinic wasn’t going to be enough. He then looked at Joohyun and, at the same time, he desperately shook his head. Please hold it in. However, Joohyun kept smiling. Her legs were very thin and bought the envy of many models. However, her thin legs were also thoroughly trained. She did kickboxing. Not intensely, but to the point that she was at a level where she could participate in proper competitions. If that leg decided to strike that man’s shin… the results were unimaginable.

Joohyun was actually a pretty calm woman. She normally did not use any foul language either. The reason she was known as a violent woman was because she did a few interviews where people almost did unspeakable things to her. Indeed, Joohyun wasn’t someone that swore at someone right off the bat. She had common sense, knew how to endure, and was quite understanding of others. However, she was unforgiving when it came to one thing. It was none other than when men approached her sexually.

Team leader Han still remembered the event where Joohyun twisted the wrist of the president of a drama outsourcing company during a meal. That time, that person just laughed it over and didn’t mind it that much, but this man in front of him clearly didn’t look like the type of person that wouldn't ‘mind it that much’. Obstinacy could be seen from his face. He was the type of man to think that women existed for men. It was obvious from his disturbing stare.