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"Isn't an adopted daughter also human? How could she ask her for $30 million? That's unbelievable."

"The Lee Family throws the blame on Seohyun whenever something goes wrong. But, Seohyun now has a strong backing and doesn't need to take the blame anymore."

Miss Ye looked at Seohyun. She then glanced at Yoong. Of course, in the end, she trusted Yoong and believed that Mother Lee was a complete liar.

"You previously claimed that Seohyun seduced your son and that your son was a victim, but Seohyun is now standing before us and she is saying that none of that has happened. So, what do you say to that Mrs. Lee?" Miss Ye asked.

"That..."

"You are a disgusting adoptive mother," Miss Ye yelled on behalf of Seohyun without any reservations. Afterwards, she turned to Seohyun and apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss Lee, I misunderstood you. I'm glad everything has been clarified now. Otherwise, the Lee Family would have continued to blame you whenever something went wrong."

Seohyun glanced at Mother Lee and noticed that she was looking at her, hoping that she'd save her. But, Seohyun completely ignored her.

"Mrs. Lee, Seohyun can no longer take the blame for you. Is it time for you to tell me where Lee Young-Min is?"

At this moment, Mother Lee felt like a pig on a spit; she was completely helpless.

Before Seohyun arrived, she still had the option of throwing the blame on her, but now that Seohyun was standing in front of everyone with Yoong by her side, it was practically like Seohyun had served her a burning hot face slap.

"This..."

"Did the Lee Family think that the Ye Family are easy to pick on? In the past, you bullied Seohyun, were you also planning to bully me from now on? Let me tell you that it's impossible."

Just as Miss Ye began to lead her family out of the villa, the housekeeper suddenly rushed in holding his phone and said to Mother Lee, "Madam, I finally got through to the young master. Quick..."

"Xiao Ye, please don't be angry. Look, we finally got through to Young-Min." After speaking, Mother Lee received the phone and turned on the loudspeaker. "Son, where are you? Why aren't you back yet? Everyone has misunderstood you and you've made Xiao Ye angry."

"I am out surfing with some babes. I won't be returning any time soon. If you want you can get engaged on my behalf."

"Don't you love controlling my life? Since there's no difference whether I'm around or not, why do I need to be there? You can make the decisions on your own..."

"You can finalize the engagement for me and find a time to finalize the wedding as well. Everyone will be happy after that, right?" Lee Young-Min's charming voice resounded from the phone.

"As for Miss Ye, I must apologize. If I had rejected you, my mother would have threatened me with death and punished me. All I could do was temporarily agree to the engagement..." after a short pause, Lee Young-Min continued, "...but, I honestly don't want to marry someone that I don't have feelings for. So...I'm sorry, you can finish the ceremony on your own. This is my present to you."

After Lee Young-Min was done talking, a loud slap echoed through the room: Miss Ye had slapped Mother Lee across the face.

Everyone was shocked.

"I hate parents that force their own children. Yet you've taken it to the extreme. First, it was Seohyun, now it's Lee Young-Min. You toy with your children just to prove your power. What a complete psycho!"

"I need to thank Lee Young-Min for what he did today. If not for him, I almost jumped headfirst into a fire pit..."

"Since the Lee Family likes to act so much, they can act all they want." After speaking, Miss Ye left the ridiculous engagement party with the rest of her family.

The guests continued to watch on. But, they weren't watching an engagement ceremony, they were watching a spectacular show.

Because Mother Lee's mask had been torn off in front of everyone.

But, while she was pitiful, it was also hard not to hate her. Everything that happened was a result of her own actions and it all panned out naturally.

She had controlled her children their entire lives, yet her son betrayed her during the most important occasion.

Now, the entire Korea knew she was an evil woman. How was she to face people from now on?

Father Lee immediately asked the housekeeper to send the guests away because the scene was much too ridiculous...

Afterwards, Father Lee and Mother Lee helplessly pleaded Seohyun, "Seohyun, the Lee Family are sorry for what we've done, but you saw what happened tonight. Your mother has suffered a huge blow. Could you put in a few good words to the public for us?"

"After all, we brought you up..."

"If you didn't bring that up, we may have been able to still hold a conversation. But, Mr. Lee, it disgusts me to hear you mention that you brought me up," Seohyun responded straightforwardly.

"Don't worry, I won't add to your misfortunes. But...I will never lie for Mrs. Lee either. Otherwise, I would become like her."

"Haiz, this was our own doing."

If they knew this would happen, they wouldn't have done what they did in the past.

At this time, Father Lee contacted an acquaintance and asked him to control public opinion and not to allow any negative news about the Lee Family to be released.

However, Yoong had already made corresponding arrangements. So, the Lee Family had no choice but to provide an explanation. They couldn't just bully Seohyun without facing any consequences.

"It was indeed a good show," Tiffany raised an eyebrow at Seohyun as she left.

This time, both Lee Young-Min and Yoong helped Seohyun exact her revenge.

"Did you have fun watching it?" Taeyeon asked beside his wife's ear.

"Of course. From now on, no one will say that Seohyun seduced her brother," Tiffany replied.

Meanwhile, due to Taeyeon's powerful presence, none of the guests dared to get too close to the couple, even though many of them wanted to ask Tiffany for autographs.

Taeyeon shielded Tiffany as they left. However, even up until this point, many people still didn't understand why the couple had shown up at the engagement party.

But, the reason was simple. It was because of their friend!

After all the drama subsided, the night finally ended with Mother Lee fainting. It was originally a well planned out engagement party, but it was completely destroyed in the end.

Was this a result of all the vent up anger that Lee Young-Min had accumulated over the years?

Did he release it all in one go?

Of course, after this incident, Seohyun was no longer affected by Mother Lee's rumors.

"Let's go. I'll take you home," Yoong said as he looked at the messed up Lee Family Home. "There's no point sticking around here."

"Yes," Seohyun nodded.

Although Miss Ye had an interesting personality and was quite cute, Seohyun was happy for Lee Young-Min. At least, when it came to marriage, he did not easily come to a compromise.

After this incident, Mother Lee would no longer have control over his marital affairs, right?

Unless, of course, she wanted to embarrass herself again...

On the night that Lee Young-Min ran away from his engagement party, Sunny also gave Xia Hanmo a phone call, "I've already looked into the matter that you asked me about earlier. The person that's replacing Zhou Qing is the Station Manager's son. It seems he has the intention to give all the best programs to his son, so Zhou Qing was sacrificed in the process."

"I don't think Zhou Qing can be replaced," Xia Hanmo said with a trace of anger.

"After so many years, 'The Big Adventure' has already accumulated a huge fan base. If they replace the host, the audience will complain at first. But after they make a public statement to clarify the matter, the audience will quickly forget the person that made the show popular in the first place," Sunny explained realistically.

"Sunny...without Zhou Qing around, I don't think I can continue with the show."

Sunny understood how Xia Hanmo felt. But, she had only signed her contract with 'The Big Adventure' not too long ago. If she was to cancel the contract now, not only would she destroy the career she rebuilt, she would also need to pay compensation.

"Don't act impulsively."

"Sunny, even someone with a status like Zhou Qing was kicked aside so easily. How am I supposed to survive? I am simply a novelty for now because I come from Superstar Media and I'm managed by Tiffany, but someday, I will end up just like Zhou Ge."

Xia Hanmo was simply being honest.

"You should speak to Tiffany about this. I can't call the shots," Sunny suggested.

After Xia Hanmo heard this, she nodded her head. At least, before Zhou Qing left, she had to control her emotions.

In reality, Tiffany already made preparations for this matter. After all, she was famous for appreciating true talent.

So, the next morning, she didn't even head to the set of 'The Ant Queen'. Instead, she asked Seohyun to help her organize a meeting with Zhou Qing.

Of course, she did this without Xia Hanmo knowing.

"I am honored to meet with the infamous Tiffany," Zhou Qing shook Tiffany's hand politely.

"It seems, Zhou Ge was already expecting to see me," Tiffany smiled.

"Because I know that you are fond of talented people. Most importantly, I know you don't want Xia Hanmo to lose the popularity she accumulated in one night," Zhou Qing understood Tiffany well. Because of this, the two were able to speak straightforwardly.

"Crown Empire has invested in a lot of programs and has a good relationship with a lot of television stations. Some people may think that changing a host on a variety show is nothing, but I know that once someone has this thought, the program will definitely be on a downward slope."

"A certain television channel has a new program that is looking for a suitable host. Since the timing is right, I wonder if Zhou Ge would be interested?"

As soon as Zhou Qing looked at the information in Tiffany's hands, he realized that she wanted him to move to the enemy camp.

"When a famous host leaves their current channel and moves to a competing one, it means that a lot of problems exist."

"What about Hanmo?" Zhou Qing asked.

"You go ahead first. I have other arrangements for her."

Zhou Qing smiled and nodded his head. He realized that Tiffany was really bold when it came to handling matters like this.

No wonder the artists in her hands all became famous, one after another.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing returned to the television station. At this time, Xia Hanmo was waiting for him.

"Zhou Ge, are you planning to leave in such an unjust way."

"I have no choice," Zhou Qing replied calmly. As Tiffany had told him not to tell Xia Hanmo about his plans, he did not tell her that he was moving to a competing channel.

"But, what am I supposed to do when you're not around?"

"Just focus on filming the program. Don't disappoint me," Zhou Qing instructed.

Xia Hanmo felt completely helpless. It wasn't easy for her to develop a fighting spirit, but now, she had to continue working for a heartless television station. Worst of all, she had to feign ignorance even though she knew the real reason behind it all.

Zhou Qing looked at Xia Hanmo's expression and smiled to himself. He then returned to his waiting room, leaving Xia Hanmo alone in the corridor.

...

Tiffany did not announce that she was working with Zhou Qing because it wasn't the right time yet. She simply felt that the Station Manager was stupid for giving up on such a talented host and handing him over to them. Did he really think that his son was at the same level as Zhou Qing?

This was definitely not a decision made by a wise Station Manager. Perhaps, his son convinced him with eloquent words. Either way, he had let someone else benefit.

As a result, Superstar Media grew even stronger...

After dealing with Zhou Qing's matter, Tiffany returned to the set of 'The Ant Queen'. But, the atmosphere on set was like she had stepped foot into a community of stalkers. Because practically the entire crew were fans of Taeyeon's.

Even the problematic Cate was silenced by Taeyeon's presence.

As soon as Qiao Sen saw Tiffany arrive, he immediately said to her, "Here to visit? I never expected President Kim's acting to be so good."

"Haven't you considered whose husband he is?"

"President Kim truly loves you. From the moment he stepped foot on set, he hasn't taken a single glance at another woman. Even when he acts with Cate, he simply does what's needed of him and turns cold and unapproachable as soon as he's done," Qiao Sen sighed. "So, you don't need to worry. He only has you in his heart. You don't need to be suspicious of anything."

"I'm well aware of my own husband," Tiffany replied confidently.

Soon, Taeyeon spotted Tiffany and naturally walked over to her side, "You didn't need to come this far."

"It's fine," Tiffany wrapped her arms around Taeyeon and tightened them around his waist, "I simply wanted to see you..."

Not too far away, Cate saw the affection between Tiffany and Taeyeon and immediately turned to question the staff beside her. Fortunately, the staff could understand English, "What's their relationship?"

"Isn't Miss Cate aware? They are an extremely loving married couple. If it wasn't because Fany unnie is pregnant, the female lead in this film may not have been yours."

Cate was not angered by the staff's words. She was simply curious how a man could turn a blind eye to something beautiful in front of him and choose a pregnant woman instead.

Could Tiffany satisfy him?

She refused to believe a man could remain abstinent.

Especially since overseas, there were plenty of men that fooled around behind their wives backs.

So, everyone would have to wait and see what she'd do. After all, Taeyeon still had a good few months on set.

However, even though Taeyeon was supposed to be on set for a few months, he still returned home every day.

Apart from filming, Taeyeon still had to look through documents in the study room until late into the night. Although he had distributed a lot of his responsibilities around the company, he still needed to have things under his control, otherwise, the shareholders of Crown Empire would not be pleased.

Cate couldn't find any opportunity to get close to Taeyeon whatsoever. But, she did remember that there was a bed scene in the script.

So, she could only wait for that day to come.

...

Soon, the incident at the Lee Family was revealed to the public. The fact that Lee Young-Min had run away from his own engagement, caused the shares for Lee Corps to immediately drop. Now that their reputation was ruined, it would take a while to recover.

Meanwhile, Zhou Qing's matter was also causing a commotion. These days, Korea was much too noisy with a new 'episode' of drama every day.

At this time, Xia Hanmo was notified to attend the next filming for 'The Big Adventure'. But, she had no desire to work with them anymore. However, she couldn't find a good enough reason to leave. After all, Tiffany had already invested a lot of energy on her, so she didn't want to be a disappointment.

Soon, the television station notified everyone to attend a meeting. Everyone avoided Zhou Qing because circumstances had changed for him. Even though they didn't want to do it, they still needed to survive and couldn't afford to offend the Station Manager's son.

"I'm sure all of you have heard that the next episode of 'The Big Adventure' will be hosted by me. So, I would like to take this opportunity to share my experiences with everyone." The Station Manager's son stood in front of everyone and started to go through all the awards he had received overseas...

"I'm sure, under my leadership, 'The Big Adventure' will continue to shine."

How is he so confident? Xia Hanmo wondered.

"Hanmo, are you doubting my abilities?" the man seemed to have noticed Xia Hanmo's displeased expression, so he singled her out.

Xia Hanmo laughed and shook her head, "Please continue."

"To be honest, Zhou Ge's style is completely out of date. The world now belongs to the young people. If we want to maintain high ratings, we need to do something new. So, the next episode of 'The Big Adventure' will experience some changes and will be more fun."

Was he planning to make changes to a variety show without first doing any publicity?

The old host hadn't even handed over to the new host yet. So, what he was doing was practically suicide. Did the station manager lose his mind?

Everyone within the industry knew that this young man had done something taboo. But, he had a strong backing, so he did whatever he wanted.

Actually, Xia Hanmo could tell that he was impatiently trying to change the program to his style...

"Don't worry, with help from the entire production team, I'm confident that the new and improved show will be more popular than the previous one."

Xia Hanmo reached her limit. She wanted to leave but the man continued to talk big. Was he trying to make everyone hate him?

In the end, the meeting lasted for an extremely long time; just explaining his experiences took the young man an entire hour to go through.

So, the staff were completely miserable.

Actually, the reason for the young man's confidence was because his father had spoken to a team of experts that analyzed his idea and confirmed that it was feasible.

Since the program was changing its hosting style, why not do it all at once and give the audience a fresh experience?

Eventually, the staff left the meeting room, completely exhausted. But, at this time, Zhou Qing was seen exiting the Station Manager's office. Everyone assumed that he was there to hand over some documents.

So, they immediately lit up and surrounded him happily, "Zhou Ge..."

"Did you guys have a meeting?" Zhou Qing asked casually as he smiled at everyone, "Keep up the good work..."

"Are you going home now?" someone asked as they noticed the filing case in his hands. Of course, Xia Hanmo was also amongst the crowd.

"I've officially completed my handover. From today onwards, I no longer belong to this station. You guys need to behave," Zhou Qing said to the crowd. "You need to take special care of Hanmo as well. She still has a lot to learn."

"I will naturally take care of my subordinates. You don't need to worry about that," the Station Manager's son said with hostility as he stepped out of the meeting room.

"Good. I heard that 'The Big Adventure' plans to go through an entire facelift. Good luck with that."

After speaking, Zhou Qing turned to leave. But, the staff couldn't bear to see him go.

He had personally made 'The Big Adventure' famous, yet the station manager got rid of him ungratefully. It was such a cold-hearted move.

It was bad enough that the station manager favored his own relative, the young man even humiliated Zhou Qing.

Everyone felt bad for Zhou Qing.

"Zhou Qing..."

"It's fine," Zhou Qing chuckled. "It's not like I have nowhere else to go after leaving this station."

"Sure, you have other places to turn to, but to hand over a program that you created at its highest point must be difficult to accept," the young man ridiculed.

Xia Hanmo almost

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