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Tiffany and Qiao Sen were good friends. When she thought about the man that loved sci-fi film more than she did and how he would no longer appear in front of her, she couldn't help but cry.

Qiao Sen's daughter was influenced by Tiffany's emotions and began to cry as well. Even when Taeyeon arrived at the hospital, Tiffany was still crying.

As soon as he saw his woman covered in tears, Taeyeon's heart broke. He quickly walked over to her and swept her off the floor into his arms.

Qiao Sen had left too suddenly; no one expected it. The most important part of the film still needed to be shot before they headed into post-production, but Qiao Sen was no longer around.

"Tiffany, you're pregnant, don't let yourself get too sad. All I hope for now is to see 'The Ant Queen' on the big screen. That is the best consolation for my father."

Tiffany did not say a word. She simply turned to Qiao Sen's daughter and gave her three sincere bows.

Afterwards, Taeyeon lifted Tiffany in his arms and took her home. But, she remained silent for the entire trip.

Taeyeon understood that she needed time to accept the truth, so he called Sooyoung, told him to put filming for 'The Ant Queen' on hold and instructed him to comfort the staff.

Tiffany leaned against the bed as she listened to Taeyeon's phone call, unable to draw her mind away from Qiao Sen's death.

Taeyeon noticed this and his heart broke as he sat on the edge of the bed and held onto Tiffany's hand, 

"The only thing you can do for him now is to complete 'The Ant Queen' because it was his biggest dream. Ning...I know your heart is broken, but the dead can not be brought back to life. Compose yourself. The entire crew is waiting for you to lead them."

Tiffany lifted her head and looked at Taeyeon. As she felt herself overflow with sadness, she replied to Taeyeon with a sob, "I'm fine. I've always known that life is fragile, but I've never experienced it before. So, now that I've witnessed a man leave this world when he was just laughing and talking to me yesterday..."

"...I'm surprised by how sudden it happened and I'm struggling to come to terms with it," Tiffany cried as tears once again rolled out of her eyes.

"As a result, I began to think about you and how you've been going back and forth between the set, the office and our home - all because you made a promise to me. You're practically like a spinning top. It makes me afraid..."

After hearing Tiffany's thoughts, he understood her fears. It was hard for anyone to accept the sudden loss of a life, let alone someone that was as sensitive as Tiffany. So, it was in her nature to think about the people around her and begin to feel guilty.

Therefore, Taeyeon pulled Tiffany into his arms again and gently patted her back, "You, when you're strong, even men can't compete against you. Yet, you choose to torment yourself. Why should you shoulder responsibility that you shouldn't?"

"Stay strong, OK?"

After hearing these words, Tiffany felt a lot better, and after another round of crying, her emotions finally stabilized.

She rested a bit before she pushed herself to return to the set. Taeyeon understood that she needed to vent her feelings, so he decided to accompany her.

Meanwhile, as soon as everyone on set found out about Qiao Sen's passing, they were overcome with grief. Some people even felt that 'The Ant Queen' wouldn't be the same without Qiao Sen because no one was as passionate as him.

So, after Tiffany arrived on set, everyone looked at her and asked, "President Hwang, are we going to continue filming? How are we to continue?"

Tiffany held back her tears and replied, "Filming will definitely continue. I've already contacted Director Suho. After he settles down, he will take over from Qiao Sen."

The staff weren't particularly excited by this.

So, Tiffany added, "I know that it's hard for you guys to accept Director Qiao Sen's death. I can't accept it either, but the director's biggest dream was to see 'The Ant Queen' make its way onto the big screen. That's why, from now on, I hope everyone can put in their best efforts and continue to work hard for the film. The day that it finally gets released, I will remember each and every one of your names and faces."

After hearing these words from Tiffany, all the staff on set were moved to tears, "OK, since President Hwang isn't giving up, then we have no reason to give up either!"

"We will persist until the end and help the new director settle in as soon as possible!"

"Thank you." Although Tiffany was in Taeyeon's embrace, they all understood that the woman that appeared weak actually had a very strong spirit.

Her confidence and passion quickly united everyone.

"Everyone on set will receive double their income from now on."

Taeyeon said this last sentence because he understood that compensation was an important means of comfort for the staff.

This was the only way to make the staff work harder and wholeheartedly invest their efforts into the film...

Soon, Suho returned from overseas. As soon as he stepped foot in Korea, the first thing he did was go to Superstar Media to see Tiffany. When he arrived, Tiffany was in the process of releasing an announcement for Qiao Sen's death.

"I'm sorry for calling you with such short notice..."

"Sorry isn't necessary between us. Leave it with me," Suho assured. "I may not be good at other things, but when it comes to helping a friend, I am more than capable. What's more, I'm really happy that I can still be of use to you."

"What about Wendy..."

"She is attending an audition overseas. She has an assistant accompanying her, so I don't need to worry for the time being."

As a result, Suho took all the information that Qiao Sen left behind and decided to analyze his style of filming so he could reduce the difference between their footage.

As for Qiao Sen's death announcement, Suho decided to give Tiffany some words of advice.

"President Kim didn't try to stop you?"

"If you make the announcement now, you will give everyone another reason to slander you. I heard that you've already created a lot of enemies because of Luo Sheng."

"What do I have to fear?" Tiffany asked. "If they want to slander me, then go ahead. If they want to ridicule me, I don't care. But, if someone tries to provoke me head on, I won't hold back."

"Qiao Sen has spent his whole life trying to perfect sci-fi. I don't want him to leave quietly."

"Fine. Since so many people are supporting you, you can do whatever makes you happy."

After speaking, Suho left with all of Qiao Sen's manuscripts and notes. He needed to immediately focus on the film.

Soon thereafter, Tiffany released an announcement for Qiao Sen's death on behalf of Superstar Media.

She was going to fulfill the wish that Qiao Sen couldn't complete.

It didn't take long before everyone heard of Qiao Sen's death. At the same time, the cause of death was confirmed as a sudden brain hemorrhage from overworking on the set of Tiffany's new film, 'The Ant Queen'...

This news made President Fan extremely happy...

Did this mean that Tiffany was responsible for the loss of two lives?

The public immediately erupted into discussions.

_"Couldn't she have peacefully remained as a diamond manager? Why must she stick her nose into everything? She even tried to create a so-called national sci-fi film and caused someone to lose their life."

_"I really want to know what Tiffany's thinking. I can't understand her..."

_"Who would go watch a domestically produced film that resulted in a death? That's extremely auspicious!"

_"Please, Tiffany, if you don't want to act then don't do it, stop acting recklessly, you've already killed two people."

Although the negative comments were expected, Sunny and Seohyun still felt that it was too extreme.

"Should we get Qiao Sen's daughter to rectify things?"

"No need. Don't drag Qiao Sen's daughter into this mess," Tiffany rejected as she shook her head. "I'm fine, you guys don't need to worry about me. When I first decided to announce Qiao Sen's death, I already expected the consequences."

"OK. But, be aware that President Fan will definitely take this opportunity to cause trouble..."

"I hope he does!" Tiffany looked at her computer screen as she said in an extremely cold tone, 

"An a*sshole is an a*shole because they don't know how to be considerate even when you've already shown them mercy."

Qiao Sen's death was a huge blow for Tiffany, but it also made her realize many things. Just like Taeyeon said, life had always been difficult in itself, yet one had to be ready for accidents to happen at any time. 

So, rather than sitting around and waiting for accidents to happen, it was better for them to live happily. That way, when they grew old someday, they could look back on their lives and not feel like it was a waste.

"You guys go ahead and work. I don't need any company."

If someone else was in Tiffany's position, they would not be able to persist under such difficulties.

Especially now that the director passed away and the public were insulting and criticizing her.

Worst of all, President Fan was constantly monitoring them and waiting for a chance to strike.

Not only was he an a*shole, he even secretly inquired about 'The Ant Queen's' filming location and posted photos of their progress online.

An exploitative act like that was extremely disgusting.

Later on, President Fan even manipulated the netizens into demanding Tiffany for an apology and tried to force her to cease filming.

He practically did all he could to make Tiffany suffer.

Of course, for Luo Sheng and Wendy, who had already transferred to Crown Empire, this incident didn't affect them much at all. Luo Yinghong, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky. Many of her recent activities were canceled for no reason, and even though she didn't investigate the matter, she knew exactly who benefited from it all.

But, Luo Yinghong did not blame Tiffany. After all, during her most difficult time, Tiffany helped her back on her feet. So, even if the entire world turned on Tiffany, she would never oppose her.

5 days later, a memorial service was to be held for Qiao Sen. Although the public criticized Tiffany, their level of respect towards Qiao Sen increased. This was because they thought Tiffany had 'tormented' him to death. When they took into consideration everything else he had done in the past, they all agreed that he was well-deserving of respect.

This was what Tiffany wanted...

Crown Empire's board of directors weren't pleased with this incident, but after what happened with Director Lin, they did not dare to challenge Taeyeon's authority.

Either way, Taeyeon did not instruct Crown Empire's PR to do anything, so it was obvious that the couple knew what they were doing even though the public were attacking them.

"Memorial service? If she dares to attend, I'm going to make her life miserable!" President Fan sneered as he looked at the news about Qiao Sen.

Meanwhile, many people called Crown Empire during this time, requesting for Tiffany to not go around causing trouble...

Sooyoung was helpless towards these phone calls.

"President..."

Taeyeon pretended not to hear a thing. After quite some time, he finally lifted his head and said, "Tomorrow, help me hire another 30 people for the customer service department. If anyone calls, directly counter their complaints."

"There are also a lot of programs that want to invite the Madam as their guest."

"Both you and I know their motives," Taeyeon looked at Sooyoung coldly. "How many times have I respected Tiffany's wishes by not doing a thing even though she's being criticized? This time, I'm not going to listen to her."

"So, what you're saying is...?"

"Select the most well-renowned program and tell them that Fany accepts their invite..."

"And when the time comes...?"

"I'll go on the show instead," Taeyeon replied.

Sooyoung nodded his head and did as he was told.

Many people thought that Tiffany was crazy for announcing Qiao Sen's death because she was practically asking to be scolded; she obviously had the option of quietly dealing with the matter. But, those that knew her, understood that she would do anything for her friends. 

If she had not done what she did, Qiao Sen would not be receiving the amount of respect that he was currently experiencing. Even though he had already passed, this respect was what he deserved and Tiffany's actions were the only way to make the public aware of it.

Over the following few days, Suho stayed at home to do all forms of research. It wasn't until the fourth day that he finally stepped outside. As he arrived on the set of 'The Ant Queen', the crew did not particularly acknowledge him, but he still vowed to give his all.

Tiffany accompanied him to the set and when the crew saw her, they all complained about the unfairness that had been thrown upon her, "The public's criticism has gone too far. How could they be so mean?"

"Exactly! Director Qiao Sen's death was a complete accident. Besides, these people have absolutely no idea how much Qiao Sen loved and cared about this film."

"There's no point talking about this now. I have no plans to clarify the matter. You guys simply need to focus and use your best efforts to guarantee me that, two years from now, when 'The Ant Queen' gets released, today's suffering would be all worth it. I'm not afraid of the scolding, I'm afraid that I won't do Qiao Sen's passion and determination justice. So, I hope you can all help me..."

"Don't worry, Fany unnie, we will keep on going as though Director Qiao Sen is still alive."

"Suho, everything's now in your hands," Tiffany placed all her hope in Suho: the only person in the field that she could trust to help her at a time like this. After all, every other director she had ever worked with was currently afraid of being slandered...

"Don't worry," Suho patted Tiffany on the shoulder.

Of course, Tiffany was unaware that Taeyeon would be attending a program on her behalf at 8pm that night. It was coincidentally just before Qiao Sen's memorial service. So, just as night hit, Taeyeon notified Tiffany that he had something on that night and would be returning home late. When Tiffany heard this, she did not suspect a thing...

It had been a long time since Tiffany last appeared on an interview because of personal reasons. Apart from making appearances because of her artists, she was even absent from the FT Awards. So, why would she accept an interview after Qiao Sen's incident?

Had she woken up to reality and realized that she needed to give an explanation?

The program started promoting like crazy because they knew that Tiffany's appearance meant that viewership ratings would go through the roof. However, Taeyeon deliberately prevented Tiffany from hearing about the program, hence she was still unaware of it.

In everyone's eyes, Tiffany was a born rebel: she never did anything that catered to the audience and often made them quite angry.

Why did she always act different than expected?

Soon, it was 7pm. As usual, Tiffany was feeding the kids milk and coaxing them to sleep. However, the little brat, Taehyun, refused to shut his eyes.

Tiffany ignored him as she headed into the kitchen to tidy up some bowls and utensils. But, by the time she came back out, she spotted the little rascal had climbed onto the sofa by himself.

Tiffany crossed her arms and leaned against the doorway. Just as she stretched her neck to see what the rascal was doing, she received a phone call from Sunny.

"Tiffany, you have an exclusive interview at 7:30pm."

"What do you mean?" Tiffany couldn't understand what Sunny was talking about.

"What I'm trying to say is, Boss has accepted an interview on your behalf at 7:30pm. It is a live broadcast. However, he never told you about it and has gone to the television channel on his own," Sunny explained. "I mean, which husband could tolerate their wife being slandered to this extent?"

"Especially when he's someone like Boss."

"That's why you should stop thinking that there's nothing wrong with being scolded. You may not be hurt, but someone else is bound to be hurt because of you."

Tiffany looked at the time and realized it was already 7:10pm. Even if she was to rush over now, she wouldn't be able to make it.

No wonder Taeyeon said he was busy today even though he never returned home late.

"Turn on the television and watch President Kim's handsome counterattack. It feels good to tell you about this after keeping it a secret for so many days."

After hearing this, Tiffany couldn't help but laugh. It was indeed a challenge for Sunny.

When it came to important matters, Sunny always managed to remain calm, but when it came to her own people, it was difficult for her to keep secrets. So, it was a huge improvement for her to actually resist for a few days.

Soon, Tiffany put down her phone and turned on the television. At this time, Taehyun crawled over to his mother and nestled his head into her armpit with an extremely cute expression...

...

7:11pm, on the set of a program at a particular television station, the director was furious at his staff.

-"Where's Tiffany? Why hasn't she arrived when the program's about to start?"

-"We've already called Crown Empire to chase Tiffany," the staff immediately explained.

-"The entire world currently has their eyes on Tiffany. You better stay focused. Everyone's already scolding her, so there's no need to be polite."

-"Have you already sent the details of the interview to Tiffany?"

-"Yes," the staff replied quickly.

-"Whatever, that's not important. We won't be asking those questions in today's interview anyway." After speaking, the director placed his hands on his hips and looked at the time anxiously, 

-"She's still not here. Why is she putting on a front? If it wasn't because of Crown Empire, I would have told her to get lost already."

"She's obviously undeserving of her reputation..."

The staff listened without saying a word. After all, it was common for the director to be angry. Plus, they were all oppressed by his abuse of power. So, even though they heard him insult Tiffany, they did not dare to reveal it to the outside world.

But...

...just as one of the staff lifted his head and looked towards the entrance, his face turned pale in fear. Originally, he wanted to warn the director to watch what he was saying. Unfortunately, the more the director spoke, the more worked up he became.

-"This won't do. Give her another call and tell her to hurry. Actually...no, don't worry. If she's not coming, then so be it. Let's see how I criticize her on national television."

"I'm waiting to see how you will do that," a charming and dangerous voice suddenly sounded from behind the director. The director turned around and his heart almost jumped out his chest at the sight of Taeyeon.

"Pr-President Kim..."

"Who did you say was undeserving of their reputation?" Taeyeon asked.

The director's back was immediately covered in sweat as his face turned pale.

"That was my mistake. I didn't watch what I was saying. I

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