Rebirth of the Film Empress' Beloved Wife [JenLisa Adaptation]

Chapter 13 - The Public Opinion

After a brief silence, Jennie asked with suspicion in her tone, “You, are you laughing at me?”

She didn’t like this possibility because if it was true, then she wouldn’t be able to guarantee the same persistence in completing this required mission!

Wouldn’t she have to make a fool out of herself nine more times in order to make Lisa smile nine more times? What a joke!

Lisa awkwardly withdrew her smile, but her eyes were still smiling as she explained, “Of course not, I’m just kidding. You’ve been acting weird these past two days.”

“Hmph!” Jennie harrumphed coldly. For the sake of that point she got, she decided to let her off.

This little incident greatly lifted the tension, making the atmosphere much more harmonious than before. Lisa and Jennie’s expressions both softened considerably, and they interacted as two ordinary friends would.

Neither were talkative individuals, but together, they actually had quite a few topics to talk about; for example, about work, about Lisa’s scripts, and about the entertainment industry. They both had their own unique ideas and opinions, and lunch ended with them gaining deeper understandings of each other.

Lisa had always admired Jennie, but she didn’t know her well enough. Even though they were a long-married couple and lived under the same roof, she’d never seen this lively side of Jennie before. As they ate and conversed, time flew without either of them noticing.

After lunch, they returned to the company. The image of this beautiful pair leaving and returning together was almost impossible to ignore. Once again, fervent discussion commenced and by the time it finished circulating at noon, just about everyone in the company knew about President Kim and the new Film Empress Lisa’s lunch date.

There were so many different versions of their supposed love story that it made one feel helpless and amused at the same time.

That afternoon, Jennie received a call from Mother Kim.

“So, Nini, are you going to make your relationship with Lisa public? I received photos of you two leaving and entering the company together. Why don’t we take this opportunity to disclose your relationship to the public? That way, I won’t have to help you hide news anymore.”

If Jennie was referred to as the Entertainment Queen, then Mother Kim had to be the Media Queen. What could be reported and what couldn’t be reported were all under her command. It was all thanks to her that Jennie and Lisa was able to keep their marriage a secret for three whole years.

However, that had been at Jennie’s request and not Mother Kim’s own initiative. Jennie didn’t acknowledge the marriage, so she hadn’t thought to publicize it. Mother Kim understood her daughter’s thinking, but the past two days had shown a clear and drastic change in Jennie’s attitude towards Lisa. Mother Kim wasn’t sure what was going on anymore.

“Would disclosing it be beneficial?” Before, Jennie didn’t like the idea, but now the circumstances were obviously different. She didn’t agree, but she didn’t reject either.

“It has its advantages and disadvantages, so it all depends on you.”

“Let’s keep it a secret for now.” She couldn’t think of any reason to disclose it, especially since Lisa was a star.

Under the interference of Mother Kim, no media outlets dared to report about Lisa and Jennie. However, this time it would be impossible to keep the news entirely from leaking out. Afterall, they were in the advanced age of technology, and the two hadn’t been secretive about their outing either. Thus, on that same day, a picture of Lisa and Jennie together took the Internet by a storm.

Jennie liked to keep a low profile, so despite being famous inside of the circle, not many outsiders knew about her. This time, by borrowing Lisa’s light, she also became a hot topic herself. In only a few hours, her name was noted by countless people.

[Who is this woman? Why is she with our Empress Lisa? Though she’s not ugly, Empress Lisa belongs to all of us, no one can take her away for themselves!]

[Empress Lisa’s newest scandal girlfriend, Resplendent Entertainment’s Queen Jennie Kim!]

[The relationship between the Entertainment Queen and the Film Empress, is it true love or false rumors?]

[Empress Lisa’s official webpage confession, her true love is the Entertainment Queen!]

All sorts of striking headlines were dished out. After making a round through the company, Jennie was starting to get a headache.

“Jisoo, send our people to steer the direction of the rumors. Get rid of the ones that are damaging.” Nothing too outrageous had come out yet, but this was only the beginning. Jennie knew the entertainment circle’s methods and changes all too well, so she had to be on guard.

“Yes, I understand.”

Before long, it was proven that her worries had not been in vain. Just as Jisoo finished manipulating the tides to normal topics, a large number of slandering remarks about Lisa suddenly surfaced.

[Shocking news! Empress Lisa is being kept by the Entertainment Queen!]

[Regarding Lisa and her many post-debut scandals, how impressive!]

[Rumors that Lisa’s public confession was blocked by the company, secret affair with the company’s president!]

[Mystery of Empress Lisa’s unimpeded stardom raveled, her rumored high-rise ‘escort’!]

The topics seemed to all have appeared on the major forums in the same timeframe. If it weren’t for Jisoo’s careful surveillance, the consequences would’ve been unthinkable. In this era where the public opinion could kill, a star’s rise and fall were sometimes too simple.

“President Kim, this is too obvious. Clearly, someone is trying to cause trouble. Should I investigate?” Under the control of Jisoo, all of those topics were deleted the moment they appeared, but she didn’t like using this method of suppression. Furthermore, just looking at Jennie’s face told her that President Kim was not happy at all.

If President Kim was unhappy, then there would bound to be more people unhappy.

“Investigate! Anyone who dares to touch Lisa will suffer the consequences!” Jennie ordered without hesitation. Since Lisa was under her protection, she would not allow anyone to harm her!

Jisoo acted quickly. She took many routes to trace the offenders back to one original source.

“It was the work of Star Entertainment. The specific perpetrator still needs to be identified, but their sole target seems to be Ms. Manoban,” Jisoo went over the report in her hand.

“Lee Sun-mi!” Just from the words “Star Entertainment,” Jennie was already able to confirm the perpetrator’s identity. However, she was surprised by Sunmi’s move.

Star Entertainment was the Lee family’s business. Sunmi served as the vice-president. The two companies seemed peaceful on the surface, but the reality wasn’t so. However, this was their first time being so blatant as to blackening Lisa’s reputation. After a moment of contemplation, Jennie was able to figure out why.

Lisa’s public webpage confession must’ve provoked Sunmi, so she wanted to take this opportunity to pressure her. She would be able to kill several birds with one stone: test Lisa and Jennie’s relationship, give Lisa a warning and pressure Resplendent Entertainment.