The Wife is a Superstar 1

Chapter 141 - Dong Hwi

The temperature within the dining hall immediately plummeted. Jia and Alice wanted to defend Jennie but stopped themselves. If there was one person in the residence that they didn't want to offend, it would be Donghwi. He was, after all, the Kim family's legitimate heir. If something ever happened to Jihoon, he would immediately take over as the head of the family and the business.

Jennie was, of course, also a legitimate heiress but she wasn't expected to succeed Kim Industries. The company was the family's lifeblood and the reason why the Kims were enjoying their current status as a prominent business family.

To all of the Kims, Donghwi was their crown prince and one of the most important figures in the family, second only to Jihoon himself. Compared to him, Jennie's importance in the family was negligible except for the legitimacy of her birth, automatically labeling her as an heiress. As long as she wasn't officially disowned, she would inherit a large share whether the rest of the family liked it or not. And Jihoon had no intention of disowning any of his children, either legitimate or illegitimate. In short, her role was only that of a decorative princess who held no authority over the family.

"Son, your sister has greeted you properly," Jihoon's strict voice cut through the tense atmosphere. "Is that how you welcome her after not seeing her for so long?"

"My apologies. I was rude." Donghwi slightly bowed his head to Jihoon's direction before turning back to Jennie. "Good to see you too, Little Sister."

Jennie nodded, looking unruffled despite the tense atmosphere.

They ate a sumptuous meal of traditional cuisine. The aunt and niece continued to chat with Jennie while eating. The father and son, on the other hand, ate in relative silence. They weren't the talkative type of people to begin with.

Perhaps due to the slight tension in the air, the aunt and niece did their best in maintaining the lighthearted conversation.

After dinner, they all headed to a living area connected to a veranda overlooking one of the beautiful gardens of the inner courtyard. It was a great place to relax while watching the moon and the stars in the night sky.

The five seated themselves and were served a light blend of hot osmanthus tea. The women continued to chat with each other, while the two men sipped their tea, only speaking briefly when spoken to.

Moments later, a maid delivered a stack of Jennie's album "Rebirth". There were 29 copies in CD format.

Jihoon coughed and then gave the maid a stern look. "I didn't say to bring them all out."

The maid blinked, confused. "Master, I didn't bring everything out. These are only a third of the CDs. There are still more of the DVDs, the Blu-rays―"

"Alright, enough!"

Jihoon's expression was cold, but Jia noticed the tip of her husband's ears turning red. She laughed quietly to herself, not wanting to embarrass her husband in front of his daughter.

"Jennie...my daughter, you don't have to sign all of them. You can sign just one...maybe two or three...or if it's not too tiring, sign ten of them. It's up to you, of course."

"It's fine, Father. I'll sign all of them."

"Good, good." Jihoon nodded, keeping his expression stoic when inside he was delighted.

"Ah! Wait, Ruby! Let me grab my copy from my room first!" Alice exclaimed before dashing off.

The maid handed a black marker to Jennie. She wrote "Father" on the first one before signing it and then gave it to Jihoon. This time, he couldn't stop the smile from appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Jia also grabbed one of the CDs and handed it to Jennie, smiling shyly.

Jennie understood and signed "Aunt Jia".

"Thank you, Jennie."

Jennie smiled and continued signing the rest of the CDs.

Donghwi watched everything in silence, an indifferent expression on his face, sipping his tea.

Alice finally returned and shoved her copy to Jennie. Jennie wrote "Alice" and then signed it.

"Yay!" Alice hugged the CD to her chest. "Wow. This feels like you're really a celebrity."

"I am a celebrity."

Alice giggled. "I know." Then she took out her phone and sat beside Jennie, taking a selfie of the two of them. "Now I have proof that I met a celebrity today."

Jennie chuckled. She almost finished signing everything. She was about to reach for the last CD when someone beat her to it.

Donghwi grabbed the last copy, studying the CD carefully from the front to the back. Everyone looked at him, wondering what he was up to.

Alice was displeased. Was he planning on provoking Jennie again? She liked Jennie and already considered her as her friend. Alice was about to open her mouth and say something to Donghwi but Jia hurriedly stopped her niece with a look. Alice pouted but obeyed.

"Is something the matter, Elder Brother?" Jennie asked in a calm tone.

"Donghwi," he said, handing the CD to her.

Jennie didn't understand.

He sighed, looking like an adult who was being forced to explain something to a child who couldn't understand the meaning of his words.

"What I mean is give me an autograph. Write my name 'Donghwi' because I'm going to keep this CD. Now do you understand?"