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On the other side of the phone, Duan Jinghong's face turned pale...

She obviously sensed Taeyeon's warning...

If Crown Empire could raise Song Xin to new heights, they could also drag her back down. This was the almighty power that Taeyeon had. He could give someone the best, as long as they didn't challenge his authority.

Hence why the artists at Crown Empire all respected and feared Taeyeon at the same time.

Duan Jinghong no longer dared to act impulsively, in fear that she would ruin Song Xin's future. So, she quickly swallowed back her anger.

Luckily, she did not make this phone call in the presence of Song Xin. Otherwise, the situation would have gone out of hand.

After returning to the artist's van, Duan Jinghong looked at Song Xin and comforted, "Chanyeol said that he'd look into it tomorrow."

"Can't he do it tonight?"

"You're well aware that his wife..."

"Yes, she was injured by me!" Song Xin did not say any more, she simply closed her eyes to get some rest. Duan Jinghong assumed that she'd forget about the entire matter. But, nice and early the next morning, Song Xin dragged Duan Jinghong to Chanyeol's office, sat in his chair, and asked, "What was up with the talk show last night?"

"Don't they know my identity?"

Chanyeol was under Taeyeon's instructions, so, of course, he knew what Song Xin was referring to. Hence, he curved his lips upwards and asked, "What identity?"

"My grandfather..."

"The producer's brother is currently appointed to an important position in the government. Yet, you're mentioning your retired grandfather?" Chanyeol rebuked. "Song Xin, don't you think you're stepping a bit out of line?"

Both Song Xin and Duan Jinghong were stunned. Chanyeol actually spoke back to Song Xin in such a manner.

More importantly, Song Xin was made to understand that there was always someone better.

She hated the feeling of being oppressed. She despised it!

"The matter this time doesn't pose that big of a loss for you. You simply appeared on the camera a little less. Plenty of artists put up with stuff like this, why are you any different? Yet, you even made a phone call to President Kim last night. Do you know what President Kim hates the most?"

"He hates self-righteous people. What do I mean by self-righteous? Someone that thinks they are more important than others..."

"If you don't have anything else, you can leave."

Song Xin had never suffered such humiliation in her life. After being scolded by Chanyeol, her eyes were red and swollen. If she could, she would chop Chanyeol up into a million pieces.

"Song Xin, let's leave first," Duan Jinghong knew that it wasn't wise for them to have a fall out with the agency at a time like this. After all, Song Xin was currently on the rise and Crown Empire was already the best platform in the industry.

If they offended Crown Empire, how was Song Xin going to ever achieve anything?

"Remember what you have said today!"

After speaking, Song Xin stormed angrily ahead of Duan Jinghong, making the staff at Crown Empire very uncomfortable.

Upon returning to her room, Song Xin sat quietly in her chair. Duan Jinghong gave her some time to cool down, before she patted her on the shoulder, "Don't be angry...this is only momentary."

"Why did they treat me like this?"

"If you think about it carefully, Crown Empire didn't actually do anything wrong. President Kim has always been tough and ruthless, so it's normal for him to disregard you. Wasn't this the reason why you entered Crown Empire in the first place? As for Chanyeol, his words may have been a bit harsh, but they made sense. Your background may be impressive, but there are plenty of people in this world with impressive backgrounds. Just think of today as a lesson."

"Above all...don't forget that we were the ones that injured his wife. Let's just endure it for now."

After listening to Duan Jinghong's advice, Song Xin tried her best to suppress her anger.

"I'm going to make him kneel before me someday..."

"Yes, our Song Xin is invincible."

It was good to have confidence, but one shouldn't think too highly of themselves.

Actually, Chanyeol was quite puzzled. According to Song Xin's progression, she was undoubtedly popular right now. Although she was selfish with an arrogant personality, Taeyeon did not need to personally restrict her from advancing in her career.

But, Tiffany had no intention to reveal the truth straight away because she didn't know what Chanyeol would do.

Although she had basically confirmed the truth, it was just a basic hunch.

Since Song Xin enjoyed playing a game of cat and mouse...Tiffany was going to play along.

That morning, Hyoyeon returned to the Kwon Family house. After her identity was confirmed, Elder Kwon discovered all the trauma that Hyoyeon had gone through and was ready to welcome his real daughter home.

It wasn't convenient for Tiffany to move around, so she did no accompany Hyoyeon. Even though she would have liked to see Taeyeon's grandfather.

...

Meanwhile, ever since Irene and Suho confessed their love to each other, Irene's appearance suddenly looked like that of a young girl in love.

During this time, her competition with Ling Long grew more and more fierce, while the director became more and more willing to give her chances and she faced each scene with more seriousness. When competition existed, the challenging feeling attracted both love and hate. But her improvement was obvious.

The director did not tell her that this was all a part of Suho's plan. Nor did he tell her that every scene she tried was actually recorded properly.

At first, Ling Long was indeed advantageous, but as support for Irene grew, it was hard not to admit that Irene improved dramatically.

That night, Irene continued filming late into the night. But Suho had to return to the set of 'Concubine Ning' the next day.

Suho liked to take things slow. After all, there was still plenty of time. But, this was Irene's first relationship.

She dreamed of sticking to her lover 24 hours day and not wasting a single minute.

As a result, Suho ended up staying the night. But of course, he did not stay in Irene's room. Instead, he slept on the grounds of the set. They couldn't allow others to discover their relationship, yet they couldn't help stealing glances at each other. It sure was tiresome...

It wasn't until the next morning, when no one noticed, that Irene finally leaned into Suho's face and placed a quick kiss on his cheek before she quickly moved away.

Suho couldn't help but smile, "You are still young after all. I'm getting too old..."

"What? You don't like this?"

"Careful others don't see you," Suho said as he nudged her forehead.

"We are lovers. Why can't we do this?"

"It's to protect you," Suho got up from his seat and massaged his numb arms, "I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself on set."

"When will you come back?" Irene gazed at him hopefully.

"Depends on your performance..." Suho replied before he turned and left.

Sometimes, even he didn't understand why he would once again choose such a troublesome and young girlfriend.

Perhaps...

...he was born to enjoy being abused!?

Following on for quite some time, Song Xin's jobs did not run as smoothly as she hoped. She either didn't get many shots in front of the camera, or she was disregarded on the side.

If it was just once or twice, she may have ignored it, but, after missing so many opportunities, she began to suspect that someone was manipulating things behind-the-scenes.

"It's already late. Why are you still sitting here?" Duan Jinghong spotted Song Xin smoking on the balcony and quickly pulled out an ashtray for her.

"Haven't you noticed that my jobs haven't been going well lately?"

"I haven't noticed anything major," Duan Jinghong replied. Song Xin was still appearing on TV programmes and her schedule was still packed full. The only issue was the result wasn't always ideal.

"I keep feeling like Crown Empire is deliberately suppressing me," Song Xin said as she looked into the distance.

"That couldn't be. Crown Empire has no reason to do that."

"Don't forget, Crown Empire doesn't just have one Taeyeon, there is also Tiffany. It wasn't easy for Tiffany to get to where she is today. For me to suddenly appear and steal her limelight, she's bound to hate me," Song Xin did not consider for a second that her evil deeds had been exposed in front of Tiffany. She simply assumed that Tiffany treated her as a competitor.

An intimidating competitor!

"What should we do now?" Duan Jinghong felt that Song Xin's words were not unreasonable.

"Since Crown Empire has gone down this path, they shouldn't blame me for retaliating," Song Xin put out her cigarette with an icy cold gaze. She was indeed talented, but...she thought way too highly of herself.

She was right, Crown Empire was suppressing her. But, it wasn't because of the abilities that she was so proud of.

Early the next morning, news started spreading that Crown Empire was suppressing Song Xin. Since Tiffany had taken things so far, she couldn't blame Song Xin for bringing the issue to light.

After hearing the news, Chanyeol immediately knocked on the CEO's office and sat opposite Tiffany, "Rumors have started."

"The rumors didn't start on their own. Song Xin started it," Tiffany said calmly as she remained focused on the script in front of her. "She wants Tae and I to know that she's not one to meekly submit to oppression."

"Speaking of this, I don't quite understand how she has offended President Kim," Chanyeol was confused. "Logically speaking, she may be arrogant, but I've always been the one on the receiving end."

Tiffany glanced up at Chanyeol. She did not respond immediately. After planning out her words, she replied, "We have our reasons."

"Tiffany, you've never gone around in circles like this," Chanyeol sighed weakly. "I'm quite passive towards your actions."

"The person that provoked Han Ji-eun was Song Xin's assistant, Duan Jinghong," Tiffany directly skipped the incident with Shinhye and told Chanyeol about her other crime. "I'm sure you understand why Tae made such arrangements."

"Are you sure?" Chanyeol was still doubtful.

"Han Ji-eun previously came to Crown Empire to identify the person that provoked her, but she looked all over the agency and did not find the culprit. At that time, we thought the culprit must not be from Crown Empire. But, as it turns out, she changed her appearance," Tiffany explained without revealing the part about Go-ho recognizing the limited edition bag.

"You can't assume it's Duan Jinghong based on this small fact..."

"That's why Taeyeon took a photo of Duan Jinghong with short hair and no makeup to Han Ji-eun. Can you guess what the result was?"

Needless to say, the fact that Tiffany asked this meant that she had already confirmed her target.

"These two women are tricky. They almost got away with it..."

"But, no matter how big the world is, nothing can slip through the cracks."

Chanyeol finally understood, so he nodded his head, "Why didn't you call the police?"

Tiffany put down her script, lifted up her glass of milk and replied with deep meaning, "Because it's not time yet."

She wanted Duan Jinghong and Song Xin to at least experience how it felt to be bitten by a dog and to be poisoned first.

"But, there are a lot of public discussions going on..."

"Use another artist to draw away the public's attention," Tiffany instructed softly. "Chanyeol, I understand what you are thinking, Song Xin is a rare talent. But, a talent that hurts others in secret, will only hurt the innocent to achieve their motive."

"Don't worry, I never go easy in this aspect."

It was because Tiffany understood Chanyeol's temper, that's why she couldn't tell him about Shinhye.

At least, not for now.

Chanyeol stood up to leave, but a moment later, he returned to the office and said to the Kim Couple, "Song Xin wants to see you, will you see her? If not, I'll reject her for you."

"I'll speak to her at the office, she can't do anything to me here." Crown Empire had an open balcony and there were plenty of people around. According to Song Xin's mindset, no matter how stupid she was, she would never do something reckless at a place like this.

A moment later, Tiffany stood up from the sofa. Although Taeyeon did not say anything, he gestured the bodyguards to keep an eye on her.

Soon, Tiffany arrived on the balcony. Song Xin was already sitting on a chair waiting for her.

"I didn't think you'd actually agree to meet me."

"Speak, what do you want?" Tiffany said as she sat down opposite Song Xin. After sweeping her eyes across Song Xin, she added, "Where's your manager?"

"I noticed you're not only good on the runway and acting, you've also gained a new skill recently. You know how to snitch in bed," Song Xin said as she stirred her coffee and laughed. "Do you feel that pressured by me? Is that why you're using President Kim to suppress me?"

Tiffany also laughed as she lifted her head and looked at Song Xin, "We don't exist in the same field, so there is no competition between us. Why would I treat you as a competitor?"

"You are good at writing songs and your scriptwriting is not bad. But, you don't have a pair of long enviable legs, nor do you have impressive acting skills. Why would I even care about you?"

Song Xin was stunned for a moment, but she quickly responded with a stronger tone, "If that's the case, then why would you get President Kim to suppress me?"

"It's true that I don't have long legs nor any acting skills, but I'm young. By the time I reach your age, what can't I achieve?"

"You may not achieve even half of what I've achieved," Tiffany spoke back calmly. "Don't try to provoke me verbally, it won't be of any benefit to you. Song Xin, watch what you do, otherwise, you may attract your own demise."

After hearing this warning, Song Xin suddenly laughed arrogantly, "Are you declaring war on me? With the way that you are now?"

"Tiffany, not only are you pregnant, you are already 27-years-old. Even if you were as young as me, you wouldn't be a worthy opponent. Did you think that using President Kim to suppress me is a sign of success?"

"Let me tell you, you're far from it."

This was the first time that Tiffany had come across such a confident person. It seemed Song Xin had exceeded her limits.

So, Tiffany opened her arms and waited to see what was to come.

"I hate how you appear indifferent when you're actually ruthless on the inside."

"You're still young..."

Hearing this, Song Xin threw back her chair and left. Tiffany had accurately read her mind. For Song Xin, there was nothing worse than having Tiffany disregard her.

A moment later, Chanyeol approached and asked, "Is everything alright?"

"What did you expect her to do to me?" Tiffany asked back.

"Well, you are pregnant after all..."

"Whether I'm pregnant or not, Song Xin has no chance of winning against me," Tiffany said seriously. "In fact, I quite enjoy the way she underestimates me."

How high was Tiffany's EQ? After an entire year of training, it had already reached a frightening level.

However, Song Xin was not an average opponent...

...

"What did Tiffany say?" Duan Jinghong asked as she followed behind Song Xin.

"What else could she say? Of course she denied it!" Song Xin sneered. "I hate people that don't admit to what they've done. What complete rubbish!"

"What should we do following on then?" Duan Jinghong asked. "Now that we've confirmed that Tiffany has done something behind-the-scenes and Crown Empire are suppressing you, what can we do?"

"There's plenty that we can do. It's not like I'm obligated to stay with Crown Empire. We have other options," Song Xin replied coldly. "Tiffany's old. Looking at her expression today, it's obvious that she was pretending to be calm because she doesn't know how to compete against me. I can't wait to see how long she can keep it up."

This was Song Xin's interpretation of Tiffany's expression. But, she had no idea that Tiffany faced everyone with the same calmness. Tiffany never revealed her temper.

But...she actually said that Tiffany was old?

( I don't see her old at all. that photo is in her 30s. so bring your eyes with you Song Xin)

...

Compared to others, Song Xin was definitely a lot more calculative. At least, underneath her arrogance, she still knew how to judge a situation.

She knew that Tiffany currently possessed the most resources in Crown Empire. If she wanted to stand out, she would need to show Tiffany something that was beyond her expectations.

But, what could that be?

Perhaps she could pretend that other companies were also fighting for her.

With news of Crown Empire's suppression, plenty of agencies tried to offer her a way out. Especially the newly reestablished Cheng Tian. Apart from that, a few other film and television agencies also expressed their interest.

On one side, Song Xin was displaying her loyalty to Crown Empire. But, on the other side, she began to demonstrate to everyone that Crown Empire was losing its professionalism. She wanted everyone to know that Taeyeon suppressed his artists unreasonably to keep Tiffany at the top; that he was treating contracts and professionalism as a joke.

But, she had no idea that Tiffany had already played these tricks in the past without anyone knowing.

She wanted Crown Empire to be flustered. She wanted them to acknowledge her importance. But...after the commotion that she caused, Crown Empire did not give any response.

No, to be exact, it wasn't completely no response. At least, during one of his interviews, Chanyeol had said to the media, "Is Song Xin being suppressed? No one in Crown Empire knows of this."

"Then, have you heard that other agencies have sent her offers?"

"The agency hasn't been notified of this either."

Who was Chanyeol? He was Crown Empire's ex PR manager, after all. Would he not be able to get over such a small obstacle? Just a simple deflection was enough to easily dispel the media's doubts.

However, Song Xin wasn't willing to admit defeat. She even leaked a photo of herself having dinner with the boss of another agency.

So...

"I think Song Xin knows how to respect contracts."

One simple sentence from Crown Empire was enough to highlight Crown Empire's bottom line. If Song Xin dared to change agencies, Crown Empire would