The Wife Is A Superstar 3

Chapter 569 - Eloquent Bullshit

Although Jennie's tone was pleasant when she greeted him, Donghwi could see that her eyes were cold. His eyes also hardened. He felt that she didn't give him any face when he already lowered himself and addressed her as "little sister". Instead of following his example, she insisted on this distant way of addressing him as "Deputy CFO". He wasn't making peace by calling her "little sister". It was only to put up an appearance of a harmonious sibling relationship to the public.

All of the executives of Kim Industries were watching and judging. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes, especially right now that he was working hard to regain his footing after his work performance suffered because of the stress caused by Hoyeon. It also didn't help that there was Jay, an overachiever, to compare him with when it came to work performance.

Jennie refused to follow his example of putting up an appearance, but at least she was maintaining the pretense of politeness. The two smiled at each other but their eyes were cold and hard.

While Jennie and Donghwi were having a stare-down, their self-proclaimed partners in crime Jufang and Meng also followed suit. The two elders had been on good terms for many years, both supporting Donghwi, but ever since Jennie rose to prominence and Jufang jumped ship, the relationship between the two elders soured.

"A brand ambassador is nothing more than a hired hand. No matter how integrated you feel, you still won't really belong with the company," Donghwi said in a low voice to prevent the others around them from overhearing. His words were mocking her but also served as a warning that she shouldn't get too far ahead of herself.

"I agree with the first part of what you said," Jennie replied. "As for the second part, we'll see. It will depend on my performance as brand ambassador."

Donghwi clenched his hands but kept smiling. To the people watching them, their group looked like they were having a pleasant chat.

"You already have your own company. Be satisfied with it. Leave Kim Industries alone," he said.

"You mean leave it to you?" she retorted.

"It's my birthright."

"How boring," Jennie drawled. "We live in the modern times. It's hard to understand people who insist on living backwards in the ancient times. I know that you believe that since you're the firstborn, you automatically inherit leadership of the clan and the company. But have you realized that I'm also a firstborn? That our other brother and sister are also firstborns? Father technically has four firstborns because all of us are born from different mothers. So if we're talking about firstborn birthrights, then technically speaking, all four of us siblings have the right to succeed Father."

"Presumptuous!" Meng huffed.

Jufang didn't look like he agreed with Jennie either. However, he remained silent and even moved closer to her, silently indicating that he was on her side even though he didn't agree with her point of view.

Jennie ignored the elders as if they didn't exist, focusing instead on Donghwi. Beside her, Jae was nodding so much and so quickly that it was a wonder he wasn't dizzy by the vigorous way he was moving his head just to show his agreement to her words.

"Father has already mentioned before that he'll leave the clan and the company to whoever among us deserves it the most based on our individual abilities and performance, not on who was born first," she continued. "So, Deputy CFO Kim, may the best sibling win."

"You!" Donghwi finally dropped his smile.

But before he could argue, she gave a brief, dismissive nod.

"Excuse me, Deputy CFO Kim," she said, grabbing Jae and walking away.

Jufang smirked at Meng before following after them. Both Donghwi and Meng wore dark expressions.

"Young Master Hwi, don't take that spoiled brat's words to heart," Meng tried to soothe Donghwi. "You've been trained since you were born to be the heir and the successor after Master Jihoon. You were born to be the next head of our clan and the company."

Donghwi didn't respond, continuing to watch Jennie, Jae and Jufang as they greeted other people along the way. His frustration at Jennie could be seen by the tight clenching and unclenching of his hands into fists and his tense jaw caused by the gritting of his teeth. When he noticed that some people were looking at him, he smoothed out his expression and forced on a smile.

Not far behind them, Jay was standing beside his current mentor, the COO of Kim Industries. They were chatting with a couple of other important guests. However, Jay wasn't focused on the conversation at all because he was doing his best to eavesdrop on the confrontation between Jennie and Donghwi. He was unable to hear everything they said to each other but still heard enough to know that Donghwi lost to Jennie in that battle of words.

'Father technically has four firstborns because all of us are born from different mothers. So if we're talking about firstborn birthrights, then technically speaking, all four of us siblings have the right to inherit leadership,' Jennie's words resonated to Jay.

His lips subconsciously curved upwards in amusement.

'What an eloquent way of bullshitting,' he thought.

Jay had the least interactions with Jennie since she woke up from coma compared to their other siblings. He had always looked down on her but he couldn't help but praise the way she twisted her words in order to humiliate Donghwi. She was clearly bullshitting yet the confidence of her tone and the delivery of her words gave the impression that everything she said was true and made logical sense.

A chuckle escaped from his lips before he realized what he was doing.