The Wife is a Superstar 1

Chapter 143 - Unqualified

"Alice!" Jia wished she could gather his niece's thoughtless words and put them back in her mouth. She hurriedly looked apologetically at everyone. "Please don't mind what this girl said. She doesn't know what she's saying."

Alice was confused at her aunt's reaction. Her aunt was giving her a warning look, so she shut her mouth, but she still didn't know what she said wrong.

"You are right. Little Sister Jennie is indeed a legitimate heiress of this family," Donghwi said. "However, she's currently the only one among us siblings who can't work at the company even if she wants to."

Understanding flashed in Jennie's eyes, but she remained quiet.

"Eh? Why is that?" Alice still didn't understand.

"Alice, please stop talking." Jia sighed heavily.

"It's because she's not qualified. Except for her, all of us siblings have university-level education. That's why we're qualified to work at the company, not just because we are the children of the company head. Even you, Alice, also need to finish your degree in digital arts before you can work at the company even though you already have a job offer. Do you think that it will sit well with everybody if Jennie was allowed to work at the company despite being undereducated and unqualified? She barely completed senior high school. Even Father will face harsh criticisms if she was allowed to work at the company with her current education level."

"Oh." Alice finally understood. She glanced guiltily at Jennie, wishing that she didn't say anything at all. Now it felt awkward because of her ignorance.

Jennie's expression remained calm, but there was a thoughtful look in her eyes.

Donghwi looked directly at Jennie's eyes. "That's why I suggest that you stop playing around in showbiz and start attending university. You're a celebrity and popular enough in this country that attending a local university might not be a good idea. If you're willing, I'm sure Father can find a good university abroad where you can get your degree in peace."

"Hmm...I'll keep that mind," Jennie replied lightly. "Thank you for the concern, Elder Brother."

A displeased expression appeared on his face. He opened his mouth, about to say something, but closed it again instead.

Silence.

The atmosphere felt very awkward.

Alice wanted to lighten the mood but stopped herself. What if she said something wrong again? She wanted to console her new friend but saw that Jennie still looked unruffled.

'Jennie must be feeling embarrassed but she's acting like she's not affected at all," Alice thought. 'Big Brother is really too insensitive.'

Although displeased that Jennie didn't seem to be taking his advice seriously, a trace of approval flashed in Donghwi's eyes. If this was before, his youngest sister would have already been throwing a tantrum, fighting with him, and storming out of the residence before he could even utter another word. It seemed that this sister of hers really had matured and grew sensible after waking up from coma.

The four Kim siblings were never close to each other due to not growing up together and having different mothers. Donghwi's position as the heir apparent was unshakeable so the other siblings never really challenged him, opting to maintain a civil relationship with him instead. It was only Jennie who dared to fight him because she felt secured of her status as a legitimate daughter.

All the siblings, including Donghwi, looked down on this youngest sister of theirs who was the most spoiled and entitled of them all. Because she was the youngest, their father would always tell them to back down whenever they had a disagreement with her. They resented that their father was too soft on her and never harshly disciplined or reprimanded her whenever she besmirched the Kim family name. It was so unfair because they had to always act their best, careful not to shame the Kim family name in any way.

Donghwi had long heard that his youngest sister had a drastic change in personality after waking up from coma. Of course, he didn't believe it at first. But when she made a showbiz comeback and her songs started playing almost everywhere, he began to believe. Her new music was able to affect him to the point that he began to doubt if this new and elegant Jennie Kim was the same person as his spoiled youngest sister.

Meeting her now for the first time after so long, he decided to test whether her personality change was genuine or perhaps just mere acting to get into their father's good graces. Either she unlocked a hidden talent for acting or she really changed for the better because he was impressed that she was able to keep her cool after his repeated provocations.

Jennie finished her cup of tea and then made a show of glancing at her wristwatch. "It's getting late. Please excuse me. I need to call my boyfriend to pick me up."

"Eh? What? You're leaving already?" Alice whined.

"Not immediately. I'll still have to wait until my boyfriend arrives to pick me up."

"Jennie, why don't stay over tonight?" Jia suggested.

Alice: "Yes! Then we can continue to hang out."

Jennie: "Thank you but I'll have to decline. My workload will increase starting tomorrow. That's why I visited today before I become too busy."

Besides, Jennie was already missing Lisa despite it only being a few hours since he dropped her off earlier. She wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, especially now that both of them were so busy. Now that her workload would start increasing, they would have even less time to spend together.

Alice: "Aaaw! Fine. But will you visit us here again?"

Jennie: "Yes, when I have the time. If you're free and don't have any classes, you can come over to play at my place or accompany me at work if you want."

Alice: "What, really?! I can?!"

Jennie: "Of course. Just give me a call beforehand."

Alice: "Yes, of course! Oh wow. I'm so excited. I've always wanted to see what goes on in celebrity's daily life."

Jennie chuckled before excusing herself to give Lisa a call. Within half an hour, Lisa called informing her that he was already waiting outside the compound's main gate.