Trial Marriage Husband (Pangyo Couple version)

CHAPTER 16: Give the Contract Back to Park Shinhye!

The official contract signing ceremony with Stonehenge is to be held at 9am and would be broadcasted live as well as officially announced to the public. It seemed, regarding the war between Jooeun and Shinhye, Stonehenge had chosen Jooeun's side.

3 years had passed since Jooeun last attended an event like this. She had almost forgotten how it felt. But as soon as she put on her creamy white low-back dress and the jewelry that Stonehenge had sponsored her, she was once again glowing with confidence.

Minjung left the house nice and early to drive over to Hyatt Regency. As she was Jooeun's assistant, Jeonghwan had given her special permission to enter their villa as she pleased. She had originally prepared a dress for Jooeun, but when she entered the huge walk-in wardrobe Jeonghwan had given to Jooeun, she couldn't believe her eyes.

"He is indeed the president of GK, generous with good taste!" Minjung praised.

At that exact time, Jeonghwan came out from his own wardrobe. As soon as he saw Jooeun, he turned to Minjung.

"I have something I need to say to Jooeun."

"OK, I'll step out for a bit." Minjung turned around understandingly and closed the door as she left.

Jooeun stood in front of the mirror smiling sweetly at Jeonghwan; fresh and elegant like a blooming lily. It was hard for one not to turn all their attention to her.

"What do you want to say to me?" Jeonghwan didn't say a word, instead, he took big steps towards Jooeun and hugged her from behind. He then turned her neck so he could cover her mouth with his.

"I want to kiss you and even more, I want to adore you."

"I'm going to be late." Jooeun also didn't want to part with Jeonghwan's lips.

"I will watch the live broadcast." Jooeun nodded her head with satisfaction. She hooked her arm onto Jeonghwan's as they walked out of the villa together. Truthfully, anyone looking at the couple would believe they were a perfect match. Jooeun is like white snow emanating a sense of pureness, whereas Jeonghwan is alluring like a dangerous dark knight. Minjung was captivated by the sight of the couple.

This is how a married couple should look like, unlike Jung Yonghwa the jerk, who would not be so pleasing to the eye.

A little while later, Jooeun boarded the car with Minjung's assistance. On the way, Minjung spoke while driving.

"The contract signing will be at 9am, we should arrive at 8:50am just right."

"Your arrangements have always been on point." Jooeun looked down and swiped her phone.

"The plane will be at 3pm and Shinhye has arranged for anti-fans to stop you at the airport. Among her fans, they have discussed a plan to make you look bad. One of them will find the chance to embarrass you and others will pretend to be passersby aiming to skew the judgment of onlookers." Minjung screwed up her nose in disgust. This was something primary school kids did and unfortunately, childish acts like this always seemed to hurt others the most.

"All this information, how did you find out about it?" Jooeun was quite surprised.

"Because I have a reliable source hiding amongst them." Minjung hummed proudly. "We'll just let these kids be happy for a bit. After the video is released, we'll see whose face gets slapped harder."

Jooeun laughed as she shook her head. Shinhye certainly had the ability to gather anti-fans. In comparison, her number of active fans looked pitiful. However, there were still a few that were looking forward to her appearance at the airport.

8:50am, right on time, Jooeun arrived at the hotel where the contract signing was to take place and walked down the red carpet in front of the reporters. Minjung had selected to arrive at 8:50am because any earlier, Jooeun would have devalued herself. At the same time, she had to make sure they wouldn't be late, so Minjung timed everything perfectly.

"Cha Jooeun, after your public apology, you disappeared. When you appeared again, you took Park Shinhye's contract. Was this all part of your plan?"

"Park Shinhye released photos of her working hard to stand up again this morning. Is she accusing you of stealing her deal?"

" Cha Jooeun, are you planning to make a comeback?"

Jooeun smiled the entire time without responding to any of the reporters' questions. After entering the hotel, she listened carefully to Stonehenge's arrangements and cooperated accordingly.

On the other hand, Yonghwa who was originally meant to attend the signing couldn't attend because he was busy. So Jooeun was accompanied by her assistant instead. This gave the public the impression that Jooeun and CN Entertainment were on bad terms. However, Yonghwa was indeed busy, busy being held back by Shinhye. There was no way she would allow Yonghwa to attend the signing and support Jooeun.

At GK Entertainment.

Jeonghwan is sitting in his office watching the live broadcast. On screen, Jooeun didn't appear demanding. She was quiet and beautiful but is hard to ignore. As the contract signing reached its end, Jeonghwan phoned his assistant through the intercom.

"This afternoon, send 4 bodyguards to protect Jooeun all the way until she boards the plane."

"Yes, president."

Jeonghwan knew, regarding this spokesperson deal, on the surface everything seemed to be smooth sailing, but in actual fact, there were rough seas ahead. After the contract signing, Jooeun and Stonehenge's founder sat down for lunch together.

1pm, Jooeun left the hotel to head directly for the airport. The closer they got to their destination, the more nervous Minjung became.

"Jooeun, I will try my best to protect you, you also have to protect yourself."

"Unnie, do you think I haven't prepared myself?" Jooeun smiled as usual. Right now, everything is within their control. What was there to fear? 3 years ago, she already experienced everything.

Not long after, Minjung got out of the car first. After taking the luggage out, she assisted Jooeun out as well. At first, no one noticed the two of them. However, as soon as they stepped into the airport, a bunch of fans ran over with flowers to greet them. The flowers were shoved into Jooeun's hands. But before she could grab hold of them, the flowers and other gifts fell to the floor. In an instant, everyone was stunned. Wearing sunglasses and face masks, her fans were disappointed upon seeing their gifts being mistreated.

"Jooeun, what is the meaning of this? We gave you flowers because we like you, how could you throw it on the floor? Even famous celebrities wouldn't dare treat their fans like this, let alone someone like you who isn't famous yet!"

Jooeun knew these guys were here to cause trouble, so she immediately apologized. "Sorry, I didn't get a grip yet. It wasn't on purpose!"

"As if it wasn't on purpose, it was obvious that was your intention!"

"I saw it too! You threw it away deliberately."

The anti-fans were sparking up speculation amongst passersby as they started to speak up.

"Just on your personality alone, how can you compare to Shinhye? She always greets her fans with a friendly smile, offering to take photos with them. Did you think, just by signing one contract, you would be able to replace her?"

More and more people crowded around and the number of curious people increased. In an instant, Jooeun had roughly over a hundred people surrounding her. Because of the increasing number of people, the anti-fans decided to initiate the second step of their plan. Gathering the crowd closer, they started to push and shove Jooeun around.

"Why do you think Shinhye has stayed famous for 3 years while you became old news? I've realized now, it must be because you have a bad personality. Look how nice Shinhye is in comparison."

"Give the contract back to Shinhye!"

"I agree! Originally, I quite liked you, but you actually went ahead and threw the flowers your fans gave you onto the floor. You can't compare to Shinhye even a tiny bit. You don't deserve to take Shinhye's contract. What schemes did you use? Tell us!"