The Wife Is a Superstar 2

Chapter 319 - Team Up

Jay straightened to his full height. He was taller than either his father Jihoon or his older brother Donghwi. He walked to the living room and sat on the couch beside his mother.

Ning poured hot tea for her son.

"There is no need to remind me, Uncle Xiao. I already received information from my business insiders that Father is planning on promoting me to work at the main company soon. Maybe within this year. When that happens, everyone will soon know that I'm more capable than Donghwi. I'll make it into a situation that Father will have no choice but to appoint me as his successor because it will be for the company's best interests to do so."

"That's my son!"

Ning looked very proud. An almost maniacal ambition danced in her eyes. She couldn't wait for the moment when her son succeeded as the next head of the Kims. Wouldn't that make her the Kim family's Old Madam? She felt absolutely gleeful at the thought.

"Mother, I would like to talk with Uncle Xiao alone," Jay told her.

"Fine, fine. I'll leave the two of you with your manly talk, then." She chuckled. "It's time for my beauty sleep anyway. Goodnight!"

The two men waited until she was gone before they began talking once again.

"I asked my mother to go because she has a tendency to become too caught up in her emotions whenever we talk about the Kims."

Xiao nodded in agreement.

"Now tell me the real situation regarding Donghwi and the elders, Uncle Xiao. You make it sound as if it's so easy to influence the other branches and to decrease Hwi's influence within the family." Jay steepled his fingers together as he laid inquisitive eyes on the older man sitting across from him. "Although I very much believe that the elders are furious about Donghwi's decision to reveal his son to everyone, I doubt that they'll try to unseat him from his position of heir."

Xiao cleared his throat, feeling uncomfortable by the younger man's heavy gaze. He sighed. "You're right. The elders' way of thinking are too old-fashioned. You already know this. To them, only Young Master Hwi is the one fit to succeed by virtue of him being the eldest legitimate son."

Despite hating the words "legitimate" and "illegitimate", Jay still nodded and encouraged the older man to continue talking. His steepled fingers, however, were now clasped together so hard that his hands shook a little and veins popped on the surface of his arms.

"Even if Young Master Hwi isn't in the picture, if given the choice between you, your other sister, and the Young Miss Ruby, the elders will most likely choose Young Miss Ruby over the two of you just because she's a legitimate child and you are not. Even when they hate her guts, they'll grudgingly let her succeed the head position. That's just how backward the elders' minds work."

Donghwi's face contorted in fury, but he was able to quickly control his expression. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm himself. This was to prevent himself from flipping the low table in front of him or from punching the wall.

When he calmed down enough, he opened his eyes and spoke in a much calmer voice. "Let's stay focused. Donghwi is the biggest block in my way. Ruby is a good-for-nothing spoiled brat. She's a pathetic excuse for a Kim heiress. She'll never be a threat to me."

"Don't underestimate her, Jay," Xiao cautioned him. "She has grown more sensible ever since she woke up from her coma. Your father is very pleased with the improvements in her attitude. He and Madam Jia are growing increasingly close to her right now. Young Master Hwi, too. If Young Miss Ruby and Young Master Hwi team up, they'll definitely have the advantage compared to you."

Jay laughed like it was the funniest thing he had ever heard. Then he sneered. "Go ahead. Let them team up. What good does it do for Donghwi to team up with a good-for-nothing like Ruby? Isn't he just dragging himself down? Sure, she has achieved some little successes recently but she's still nothing but a showgirl. What does she know other than singing and dancing and selling her pretty face to the public? What does she know when it comes to working in the business industry? Nothing! By teaming up with her, Donghwi will just obtain a useless burden for himself."

"You're right," Xiao nodded. "But it's still better to be cautious. I hear that Young Miss Ruby is like a completely different person now. She doesn't act like a spoiled brat anymore."

Jay scoffed. "A leopard cannot change its spots. Don't forget that Ruby works in showbiz. People of her kind excel in acting. She's probably just acting to be more mature and sensible to butter up our father. Let's see how long she can maintain her act. She'll revert back to her usual b*tchy and bratty self again one day."

"Hmm. Maybe..."

Xiao sank into deep thought. He agreed with Jay's opinions, but there was a niggling feeling inside him, warning him to be cautious of Young Miss Ruby. He had not personally met with her yet since she woke up from coma, but he had heard many things about her from his informants within the Kim ancestral residence.

He just hoped that it was just as Jay suspected, that she was just acting and would eventually revert to her previous unpleasant personality. If not, she would be a tough adversary to beat especially if she started gaining the elders' good graces.

"Regardless of whether Young Mis Ruby is a threat or not, I think we should still have some plans in place for when she and Young Master Hwi really decide to team up together," Xiao insisted. "What about you team up with your other sister? Both of you are in a similar situation of being ostracized by the elders just because of your illegitimacy. If you unite, you'll have a higher chance of succeeding. Especially since your sister is also a high-achiever like you. The two of you can show everyone that despite being illegitimate, you're more capable than the legitimate children."

"Stop calling us illegitimate!" Jay finally couldn't stop himself from exploding.

"I..." Xiao was shocked at his outburst.

Jay sat back down and sighed heavily. "Sorry for raising my voice at you, Uncle. Anyway, about my other sister. Yes, she's a high-achiever but she has no ambitious bones in her body at all. I already tried pulling her to my side before but she's already content of her own position. It's beyond my comprehension how she can tolerate being treated like sh*t by the elders and the other members of the Kims. She's definitely so much better than that good-for-nothing Ruby, yet she doesn't complain when our father shows obvious favouritism to that spoiled brat."

"Is that so? How unfortunate. And here I thought we can use her..."

"Let's forget about her." Jay waved a dismissive hand. "Besides, my mother will be upset if I team up with any of my siblings. She hates the guts of Father's other women and their children."

The two men continued to talk about their plans. As the night grew deeper, their ambitions also grew bigger and hungrier.