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"I don't think he likes her either. After all, who would like someone that appeared out of nowhere to steal half the affection from their parents."

After hearing this, Miss Li breathed a sigh of relief as her attraction for Lee Young-Min grew.

The celebration was about to officially start, but Seohyun was still nowhere to be seen, so Mother Lee thought Seohyun wasn't coming. But, just as she revealed a ridiculing smile, a white sports car pulled up at the front of the villa. Out of the car stepped Seohyun dressed in a long diamond encrusted silver gown, looking extremely feminine.

"Isn't that the child that the Lee Family adopted?"

"Is that Lee Seohyun? She's so beautiful."

"We don't see this child often. I never expected that she'd be so impressive."

Everyone began to talk about Seohyun. In fact, a few words made their way into Seohyun's ears.

But, Seohyun was not intimidated as she walked elegantly towards Father Lee and Mother Lee in her white high-heeled shoes and gave them a hug, "Mom! Dad!"

Father Lee was indifferent as he briefly acknowledged that it was good that she was back. Meanwhile, Mother Lee's gaze was spiteful and cold.

Seohyun looked at the two elders. Just as she was about to hand them her present, Lee Young-Min suddenly pulled her into his arms and gently hugged her, "Seo Seo..."

Seohyun angrily stepped on his foot. This man was doing this on purpose, even though they were obviously living under the same roof.

Everyone saw the way that Lee Young-Min hugged Seohyun. Although it was just a gentle hug, it still surprised them.

He did not go near any of the young socialite women in the room, yet he treated Seohyun with such affection and love. It seemed, this brother did not dislike Seohyun the way that everyone rumored.

Mother Lee was extremely displeased by Lee Young-Min's actions, but she couldn't complain in front of everyone. So, she quietly reminded Lee Young-Min, "Young-Min, help me entertain the guests."

Seohyun pinched Lee Young-Min and Lee Young-Min laughed.

Soon, it was time to open the gifts. Each family presented Father Lee with their expensive offerings. Miss Li, in particular, gifted him a thousand-year-old antique because she knew that he liked to collect them.

"This is worth tens of millions!"

"It looks like Miss Li is trying to win the favor of her future father-in-law."

"This is worth too much..."

After receiving everyone's admiration, Miss Li's lips slightly curved upwards. As a response, Mother Lee did not stop praising the young woman.

"Xiao Ai, you are too kind...I'll get Young-Min to share a dance with you later."

Miss Li turned and looked at Seohyun. For some reason, even though there were so many female guests in the room, she felt hostile towards Seohyun. Was it simply because she was Lee Young-Min's sister?

"Seohyun, what did you prepare for your father?" an elder asked. "It wasn't easy for your parents to bring you up. You need to be filial."

Seohyun smiled, pulled a box out of her handbag and handed it to Father Lee.

"I don't have anything expensive, so I can only give you this old item," Seohyun explained with a smile.

Everyone thought Seohyun was indeed nothing compared to Miss Li. There was no wonder that the Lee Family smiled so happily at their 'future daughter-in-law' and was indifferent towards Seohyun.

Father Lee received the box. But, as soon as he opened it, he froze for a few seconds before his eyes became teary, "Seohyun, where did you find this?"

"I heard you mention it when I was young, so I've been looking for it over the years."

It turned out, the gift that she had given Father Lee was something that once belonged to Lee Young-Min's grandfather. Back in the days, he had sold this broken watch to launch his business.

This was extremely sentimental for Father Lee...

Obviously, Father Lee was more pleased with this broken watch than the antique received from Miss Li as he held the watch in his hands and caressed it over and over again.

Mother Lee glared at Seohyun, angry that she had snatched away Li Ai's limelight.

But, Seohyun pretended that she didn't see a thing as she completely ignored Mother Lee's glare.

"That's why they say a daughter is a father's heart warmer. I guess they're right."

"Just because she heard about it when she was young, she remembered it until now. She sure is filial..."

Everyone's image of Seohyun began to change.

"Seohyun, I heard you work as a manager in the entertainment industry. Aren't entertainers difficult to get along with?" someone deliberately provoked. They wanted to embarrass Seohyun and make it sound like she was hanging around with a bunch of clowns.

But, Seohyun smiled elegantly and replied, "I think the one that is difficult to get along with is you. At least, they've never tried to make things difficult for me."

As soon as she heard these words, the woman was dumbfounded.

"I'm sorry, I need to go to the bathroom. Please continue without me." Seohyun knew that everyone would start attacking her soon if she didn't leave, so she quickly made her way out of there.

However, just as she reached the first floor bathroom, a black figure suddenly pressed against her, pushed her inside and locked the door.

"Are you crazy?" Seohyun glared at the sight of Lee Young-Min.

Lee Young-Min gripped onto Seohyun's wrist and with one swift move, kissed down on her lips, "I'm sure you must have expected me to do this."

Seohyun took a bite of Lee Young-Min's lips and sighed, "Do you want the whole world to know that we are doing something immoral?"

"All I care about is my happiness. I don't need to care about what other's think."

"But I care. Don't force me into a dead end," Seohyun said in seriousness.

After hearing this, Lee Young-Min pulled Seohyun into his embrace, "Just let me hug you for a little while. I guarantee that I'll behave..."

At this moment, Seohyun's heart weakened and she stopped resisting. After a little while, Lee Young-Min let go of her as promised, "Let's continue at home tonight."

After he was done, he opened the door and ran out.

Seohyun turned to the mirror and began to touch-up her makeup. But, a little while later, Li Ai suddenly stepped into the bathroom and asked, "A moment ago, were you and Lee Young-Min in the bathroom together?"

"Miss Li, I think you're overthinking things," Seohyun replied in an extremely calm manner.

"But, I saw it with my own eyes..."

"You were seeing things..."

But, Li Ai was certain that she wasn't seeing things. She even saw Lee Young-Min wipe the lipstick off his mouth as he walked out.

What was going on with these siblings?

Her mind was a blur. Li Ai thought of countless possibilities, but the one that she believed the most, was that Seohyun seduced Lee Young-Min. After all, they weren't blood-related.

Thinking of this, Li Ai felt that Seohyun was completely disgusting.

So, she decided to tell Mother Lee about this. How would Mother Lee react if she was to find out?

After returning to the celebration, Li Ai approached Lee Young-Min and asked, "Young-Min...I...I think I just saw you in the bathroom with Seohyun. Was I seeing things?"

"No, you weren't seeing things," Lee Young-Min admitted without hesitation.

"What?" Li Ai looked at Lee Young-Min in shock, her eyes so wide that her pupils almost popped out of their sockets.

"Is there something wrong with your ears?" Lee Young-Min shook his head with a look of pity.

"Are you saying that you and Seohyun were having sex in the bathroom?"

"Regardless of what we were doing, you don't stand a chance," Lee Young-Min said as he picked up his wine glass and walked away.

He did not admit anything, nor did he deny it.

Li Ai clenched her fists. She felt helpless against Lee Young-Min's psychological torment. Even though Lee Young-Min did not explain things in detail, he did not give her the slightest chance.

Li Ai was not the type of person to not admit defeat. However, she hated being defeated by Seohyun.

After all, they were meant to be siblings.

With this thought, Li Ai walked over to Mother Lee and asked softly, "Auntie, could I speak to you for a moment?"

Mother Lee nodded and walked out of the room to the garden outside.

"Xiao Ai, what did you want to speak about?"

"Auntie, don't you feel that Young-Min and Seohyun's relationship is a little too close?" Li Ai asked suggestively.

"Xiao Ai, they are siblings, so it's natural to be close. Don't overthink it."

"But, just a moment ago, I saw the two of them kissing in the bathroom," Li Ai exaggerated with a shocked voice. "I even confronted Young-Min about it and he didn't deny it."

Hearing this, Mother Lee froze as her eyes grew big, "Are you sure that you weren't seeing things?"

"No, when Young-Min was walking out of the bathroom, I even saw him wipe the lipstick from his lips."

After hearing this, Mother Lee clenched her fists angrily and stormed back into the villa.

Even though there were plenty of guests and it was an important event, she didn't care as she walked straight up to Seohyun and threw a slap across her face.

The slap resounded clearly across the room, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

"I brought you up not so you could seduce your brother," Mother Lee yelled.

Seohyun did not respond to Mother Lee's anger. Instead, she waited until Lee Young-Min was in front of them before she threw a slap across his face.

"What are you doing?" Mother Lee growled.

"I will treat your son the way that you treat me..." Seohyun replied coldly. "I'm sorry, but I never seduced your son. Your son is the one that's been seducing me."

"The Lee Family brought you up."

"But you also tried to sell me off," Seohyun quickly retorted. "The gratitude of bringing me up was canceled out the moment that you tried to sell me. Yet, you still have the audacity to mention it."

"Either way, Lee Young-Min and I are not blood-related. Even if I insist on being with him, there's nothing you can do. Weren't you certain that I seduced your son? In that case, I'll show you how I seduce him." After she was done speaking, Seohyun hooked her arms around Lee Young-Min's neck and perfectly matched her lips with his.

After a few seconds, she let go and said provokingly to Mother Lee, "As you wished."

"Arrgh...you are a complete sl*t!" Mother Lee had no choice but to yell.

However, Seohyun pushed Lee Young-Min aside and responded with a cold smirk, "The gratitude I have for the Lee Family officially ends today."

"And you, Lee Young-Min, you either move out of my house, or I'm moving." After speaking, Seohyun left the villa in front of all the guests. "How disgusting..."

Mother Lee was so angry that she almost had a heart attack. However, there was nothing she could do.

"Lee Young-Min, you better explain to me what all this is about."

"Seo Seo already said it all..." Lee Young-Min shrugged at his mother. "Are you trying to get hurt again?"

"That slut! Speak..."

"She's right, I'm the one that likes her. I've been chasing her all around the world and even became an actor because of her," Lee Young-Min replied swiftly. "Also, to get close to her, I even moved next door to her."

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Mother Lee punched Lee Young-Min on the chest, "She's your sister!"

"I don't remember you ever giving birth to a sister." After speaking to Mother Lee, Lee Young-Min put down the champagne glass in his hand and turned to the guests, "I'm sorry everyone. In order to chase after Seo Seo, I will now make my leave. You guys help yourselves."

After that, Lee Young-Min ran out after Seohyun.

In reality, he was very thankful towards Li Ai.

If Li Ai hadn't exposed them, he would've never known that his Seo Seo had become so tough. The slap she gave him a moment ago wasn't fake at all. In fact, she had used all her strength. Most importantly, his Seo Seo had learned how to protect herself...

So, when he thought about Seohyun's slap, he was not angry. Instead, he couldn't help but laugh.

This time, after Mother Lee's scolding, Lee Young-Min actually felt a sense of release, especially since it happened in front of so many people. Because, this was equivalent to announcing it to the whole world.

From today onwards, he and Seohyun were likely to be called an 'immoral couple'. But for some reason, he felt that this wasn't a bad thing.

...

Seohyun was truly angered. Just the thought of Mother Lee made her sick.

Because of this, she did not return home after leaving the villa. Instead, she ended up at Wendy's place. She did not want to see Lee Young-Min tonight.

Seeing Seohyun in her fancy outfit, Wendy could guess that she had come back from a big event. But, noticing the unhappy look on her face, she did not dare to ask too much.

"Take me in for tonight. I don't want to go home."

"Because of Lee Young-Min?" Wendy laughed.

"You will never understand how I feel..." Seohyun sighed.

"Yes, I don't understand. But, I feel that you and Lee Young-Min have been entangled with each other for so long already. If you were to leave each other, who else would you end up with? Plus, would Lee Young-Min actually let you go? Most importantly, how do you feel about Lee Young-Min? You should stop lying to yourself."

Seohyun did not respond.

"No matter who you end up with, there will always be difficulties...Don't be naive."

After speaking, Wendy stood up and patted Seohyun on the shoulder, "I have practice tomorrow, so I won't be staying up to keep you company. You're welcome to stay, but you will eventually need to leave."

Seohyun remained silent, but the look in her eyes was a little less confused.

A moment later, Seohyun received a message from Lee Young-Min, "Seo Seo, come home."

"No way!" Seohyun thought.

She wasn't about to let the incident with Mother Lee go. Even though she had already given Lee Young-Min a slap.

Soon, a phone call from Tiffany cut into her thoughts, "Your incident was so big that it's already all over the news."

"What?" Seohyun was shocked.

"Did you forget that both of you are in the entertainment industry? The news said that you are an incestual couple..." Tiffany laughed. "Lee Young-Min's already expressed his feelings out in the open. What about you? Are you planning to PR for Lee Young-Min? All I need is one word from you..."

Lee Young-Min was exposed as having a younger sister complex. On top of that, it was revealed that he was already living with Seohyun.

Seeing the gossip, Seohyun felt her heart ache. Was Lee Young-Min gambling with his career for the sake of their love?

After dazing around at Wendy's home for a while, Seohyun thought long and hard about the situation. Tiffany's phone call had obviously told her that she had been hiding for too long and reached a dead end – and that it was time to make a decision.

In the end, Seohyun picked up her phone, left Wendy's home and returned to her and Lee Young-Min's apartment.

As soon as she opened the door and entered, she saw Lee Young-Min lying on the sofa casually looking at his phone. Seohyun cleared her throat and said to him, "We're already on the headlines. Aren't you worried at all?"

"Seo Seo, have you made up your mind yet?" Lee Young-Min asked without answering as he turned around and looked directly at Seohyun.

Seohyun froze for a second, but ended up sitting on the sofa opposite Lee Young-Min, "In the past, I couldn't tell whether my feelings for you were because we were family or because I loved you. But, I figured it out last night..."

"My dear brother...You've chased me for so many years and I've avoided you for so many years, isn't the answer obvious? When I was young, a bit of attraction may have sprouted from my heart. But, after the pain that your mother put me through, it's been completely wiped clean."

"You've been crossing the line continuously and have made me question whether what I feel for you is love, but after the news last night, Tiffany reminded that it's time to make a decision. Logically, I felt like I should be with you, but a voice deep within my heart told me that I couldn't accept it."

"I think that true love isn't about compromising. If there is even the slightest bit of unwillingness in my heart, I don't think this relationship will last long."

"I think it's time to clarify the boundaries between us. You should think it over clearly. Lastly, Crown Empire will help us with the PR. If you like this apartment, I'll give it to you." After speaking, Seohyun did not take a single glance at Lee Young-Min as she stood up from the sofa and returned to her room to pack a few clothes.

Wendy's words left a deep impression on Seohyun.

If she let Lee Young-Min go, would someone better appear?

The answer was uncertain, but, the next person could possibly be her true love.

She felt that loving a person meant that she'd be willing to sacrifice anything for them; not the way that she felt about Lee Young-Min. Because in the end, Mother Lee was an obstacle that she could never get over.

As he watched Seohyun pack her belongings and leave, Lee Young-Min's​ arms dropped to his sides.

"She finally gave me a death sentence."

Lee Young-Min couldn't explain how he felt at this moment. He had reached the last straw... Everything in the world suddenly felt like it had no meaning.

But...this result was also a good thing.

If Seohyun really had no love for him and he forced her to stay by his side, he knew it would be much too cruel.

Afterwards, Seohyun gave Tiffany a phone call, "Fany unnie, help Lee Young-Min with his PR."

"Have you made up your mind? Are you going to deny any involvement with each other?" Tiffany asked in surprise. Although she had always felt that Seohyun didn't have any deep feelings for Lee Young-Min, Seohyun had been a soft person over the years. So, she thought Seohyun was going to accept him.

"Of course I'm going to deny it. A relationship that works on compromise is too tiring," Seohyun replied. "Plus, I'm in no rush to find a partner. I'm currently passionate about Superstar Media instead."

"OK, then...we'll do as you wish," Tiffany agreed, "But don't regret your decision."

"I won't regret it."

However, before Crown Empire even made a move, Lee Young-Min stepped out and clarified the entire incident. He admitted that he did have a younger sister complex, but his relationship with Seohyun was completely innocent. Also, he clarified that he didn't live with Seohyun and that they were merely neighbors.

He had moved closer to her to protect her because she had been getting hurt a lot recently.

As for what happened at his father's birthday banquet, he admitted that he had played a joke on everyone. Because his mother kept trying to pair him up with women that he didn't like, he decided to use Seohyun as an excuse.

Although Lee Young-Min's explanation still made them seem ambiguous, he ended up announcing an even bigger piece of news afterwards.

He had decided to temporarily retreat from the entertainment industry.

This was something that both Seohyun and Crown Empire had not expected.

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