Lin Yuan's Douglas Town

Lee Boo-jin frowned slightly, her thoughtful gaze settling on the petite figure.

The childishness had yet to fade from Kim Taeyeon's face, but the flicker of attraction and struggle from just moments ago had not escaped Lee Boo-jin's eyes.

The way the girl clutched Lin Yuan's coat tightly might have fooled a shrewd businessman like Lee Soo-man and a carefree man like Lin Yuan, but before Lee Boo-jin, who had seen countless people, that little thought was as transparent as crystal.

What had made this girl, at an age when love was just beginning to bloom, suppress her fluttering heart so firmly?

Surely it wasn't for that ridiculous idol dream?

Lee Boo-jin gently shook her head, dismissing the absurd guess.

In this realistic world, how could anyone be so naive?

If she could cling to a towering tree like Lin Yuan, who would still care about an idol career that required groveling before others?

Female idols who lived off their youth risked their lives rushing from one schedule to another for a paltry sum, all while frequently enduring cold looks. What was there worth clinging to?

Her gaze casually swept past Aragaki Yui beside Lin Yuan.

Even if Kim Taeyeon could receive one-tenth—no, one-hundredth—of what this Japanese girl received, it would be enough for her to achieve a class leap beyond the reach of ordinary people.

It was said that Lin Yuan had once intended to give Aragaki Yui 10% of Lin Yuan Pictures' shares. This had happened on the eve of Lin Yuan helping her seize control of Samsung Group, so Lee Boo-jin remembered it especially clearly.

Before Lin Yuan Pictures underwent its equity restructuring, those shares represented not only the staggering fortune of eighteen billion dollars, but also Lin Yuan's absolute control over the company.

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