Trial Marriage Husband: Need to Work Hard || Taennie Adaptation

Chapter 20: Byun Baekhyun's Choice

With one quick thrust, Taehyung grabbed onto Jennie's waist and pulled her close to his chest as he whispered into her ear with a dangerous tone, "Then, will you marry him?"

"I admit I was once blind, but...I am certain I am heading in the right direction now..." Jennie murmured, "You are my direction..."

Taehyung flipped over, positioning himself on top of Jennie. He looked at her seriously with his ink-like eyes, "I can barely control myself anymore...but...it's not enough. Even though we have already registered...I'm still hoping for you to get to know me properly and to be certain that you want to spend the rest of your life with me. When the time comes that we are both certain we want to be together - that's when we can truly belong to each other."

"In this industry, my options are endless, I can have whatever I want. The only thing I can't find...is a pure heart."

"Then...let's try hard and work towards the same goal - let's walk the same path and live the same life," Jennie replied seriously. "I really never thought, President Kim - who is sitting high up above everyone else in the entertainment industry - isn't after a fun and carefree lifestyle. I thought you would be a player with a multitude of women; have you never wanted that?"

"When a woman asks a question like this, there is no need to answer...all a man needs to do...is respond with a passionate kiss." After speaking, Taehyung laid down a kiss, and just like he predicted, a passionate kiss indeed makes a lover forget all their worries. That night, embraced by Taehyung's hug, Jennie slept extremely sweetly.

...

Compared to Jennie's happiness, Baekhyun's day was definitely not going well. He was in a predicament due to Jennie's request for Seulgi to leave Tianyi Entertainment. Seulgi not only had his child in her stomach, in her hands she also had evidence of his bad deeds - he couldn't offend either woman.

Full of uncertainty, Baekhyun drove back to his home. Upon seeing Seulgi sitting sadly on the sofa, his heart sank.

"Baekhyun..." Seulgi cried as she flew into his arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist. "What should I do? Does this mean I can't be a model anymore?"

"Seulgi...how about you go overseas temporarily to take care of your pregnancy? After our baby is born, you can return. When that time comes, I promise, I will do what I have done before - I'll make you famous again."

After hearing his words, Seulgi froze in realization, "You're asking me to go overseas? Byun Baekhyun, are you planning to sacrifice me? Let me tell you, I'm not as stupid as Jennie to believe your words, I definitely will not go. Plus... Baekhyun, don't forget, my stomach still contains your child. I've already been your lover for so many years, do you really think you can just kick me aside like this?"

"That..that's not what I meant..."

"Baekhyun, think carefully, who do you want to spend the rest of your life with? Do you love Jennie?"

"Of course I love you, only you!" Baekhyun responded painfully, "But, Jennie set out conditions: if you don't leave Tianyi, she won't marry me."

"Even if you marry her, you aren't guaranteed everything the Choi family owns!" Seulgi reasoned. "The Choi family doesn't care about Jennie. Even if she was to return to the household, how much would she be able to inherit? Baekhyun, do you really want to put all your eggs in the one basket, to find in the end you've gained nothing? Stay with me, at least you have me and our child...the three of us can build a future together, isn't that what you want?"

"Baekhyun, think about it carefully...do you want me, or do you want Jennie? All I need is one word from you and I can go directly to the hospital to organize an abortion. I'll leave Tianyi and never appear in front of you again."

Baekhyun didn't respond as he stood blankly in place.

Seeing no response, Seulgi immediately picked up her phone to ring her assistant, "Help me make an appointment at the hospital, I want to have an abortion..."

"What are you doing?" Baekhyun swiped the phone out of her hand, "Don't be so impulsive, did I say I wouldn't be choosing you?"

Upon hearing his words, Seulgi's face lit up, "Does that mean, you choose me?"

"I love you the most and yet you want to have an abortion, how could I allow you to do such a thing? All these years, I've been protecting you, have you not realized?" Baekhyun ended up settling on a decision - he decided to end things with Jennie. He just felt it was a pity to give up on the Choi family. But just like Seulgi reasoned, there was no guarantee for the future; he couldn't give up on Seulgi and his child over an illusion.

"I knew it, you've always treated me the best." Seulgi broke into tears of joy as she gave Baekhyun a big hug. "I will definitely give birth to your child and make your sisters and mother happy."

"As long as you don't stir up any more trouble, I will be very thankful. Don't go online too much and don't listen to the insults online. News like this, will pass. Although this scandal will definitely affect the judges image of you for the Top Ten Model Awards...this award, is more focused on a model's professionalism, so we shouldn't give up on our goals."

"I will listen to you, however, there is one thing you must listen to me!" Seulgi pulled Baekhyun onto the sofa next to her. "Continue to freeze Jennie's jobs. Look at how arrogant she is right now. All because she secured a deal, she thinks she's all that and even tried to go against the company."

"But..."

"Tianyi can live without Jennie. If we want to find a model, it's not hard," Seulgi stated. "However, we also can't let her go. If she's given the chance, she will definitely seek revenge on us. We will hold on to her and freeze her, after three years is up, she will be so old she won't be able to make a comeback."

"But...at present, Jennie has a lot of people cheering for her and her feedback is really good."

"Doesn't that make things easier? Let's wait till she returns from Liusen...find her a corporate client, a brand that's low-end and disgusting, so her image declines."

Baekhyun looked at Seulgi, he knew what she suggested was a bit extreme, but... Baekhyun couldn't refuse - he just simply nodded, "I'll do as you say..."

"Plus, all companies that want to work with Jennie, we will reply to them saying Jennie doesn't want to work with them."

Baekhyun hugged Seulgi as he planted a kiss on her forehead. This time his decision came from his heart, he would end things with Jennie. After they end their relationship, Jennie would simply be a contracted model of Tianyi's with a term of 3 years remaining. Just like Seulgi had said, he had to prevent Jennie from becoming famous and finding a chance to revenge against them. So...from now on he could only continue to step all over her.