Chapter 27
Due to Hong Bin’s request, the crew especially hired the best team of stylists who dolled Taemin up into a gorgeous female bandit.
Tian wei
Tae, don’t you have a manager or an assistant? You seem to be alone.
Kwon Taemin
I don’t.
‘Well, Soo yeol is in jail and as for an assistant…’ ‘The original owner never had one.’
Tian wei
No, I remember you are an artist of Jun Entertainment and you have such a close relationship with Second Young Mistress Jun. Surely Third Young Master Jun would have to take special care of you no matter what!
Kwon Taemin
Why would he take special care of me?
Tian wei
💭Uh… Oh right, Taemin seemed to have hit Third Young Master Jun before. That mysterious Second Young Mistress Jun must have stopped him from making things hard for Taemin.
Hong Bin
What? My little pepper doesn’t even have a manager?
The frivolous and arrogant male voice suddenly sounded and everyone looked up at the same time, only to see the incredibly suave Hong Bin who now had a bald haircut. Due to his stunning good looks, Hong Bin did not look like a boring monk even though he was wearing a robe. Instead, he seemed laid back and carefree. His eyebrows were very thick, and his peach-blossom-shaped eyes were squinted while his thin lips were pursed tightly with some anger on his face.
“He seems so ascetic. Even if this movie turned out to be a flop and I got criticized terribly, it would still be worth it because I get to be in the same production team as Hong Bin.” “Hey, who doesn’t think that way? I envy Taemin for getting to play the female lead. Why do you think he gets to do that? he’s not as experienced as us.” “Hah, you don’t know… Look at her pretty face. He must have hooked up with some big boss.”
A few actresses started gossiping among themselves at the side, not afraid that others would hear them at all. Taemin’s brows were raised. Before he even said something, Hong Bin was already glowering at them.
Hong Bin
Who are you mortals to slander my little pepper? He is protected by me, the Best Actor. From now on, anyone who bullies him will be bullying me.
Hong Bin
Also, if anyone dares to spread a word about what happened today… •smiled sinisterly•
Everyone shuddered one after another.
‘It may be no secret that Hong Bin likes beautiful girls and enjoys flirting with them, but his attitude towards Taemin… is so excessive, isn’t it?’ ‘He called Taemin his little pepper!’ The actresses were extremely jealous.
Hong Bin
Lei pepper, why don’t you leave Jun Entertainment and join our company instead? In the future, my manager and assistant will work for you too and I’ll share my resources with you.
Hong Bin’s manager and assistant secretly wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads. ‘Why is he such a playboy? He flirts with all beautiful women.’ They remembered that the last person whom Hong Bin flirted with was the new Best Actress, Li Jihyo. Taemin folded her arms and stared Bin coldly with indifference.
Kwon Taemin
Share resources? Do you want me to shoot a razor ad with you?
Hong Bin
That works. You can use the razor for shaving your armpits! •winks•
Kwon Taemin
💭… ‘Fool.’
Kwon Taemin
Director Tian, we can start filming now.
He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to resist beating Bin up into a pulp if she stayed any longer. He was also afraid because Hong Bin had too many female fans. After all, his life was very precious! With Hong Bin the local tyrant around, the ambiance in the production team was not too bad as most of the crew had been working with Tian wen for several years. Knowing that Taemin was the one who found Tian wen an investor, they naturally treated her nicely. In order to make it in time for the holiday season release, the filming schedule was rather tight. Since it would take a journey of more than four hours to-and-fro the Jun Family residence to the studio which was in the outskirts, Taemin simply chose to check into a nearby hotel with the rest of the crew.
As soon as he swiped the key card to the door of his room, there was a sudden flash in the corner of the corridor behind him. Taemin quickly turned around and caught a glimpse of a figure. ‘Is it a stalker?’ It was common for artists of the entertainment industry to be stalked by hardcore fans, and even Hong Bin, an oddball with an eccentric temper, had fans who had the guts to stalk him. However… He knew that he probably didn’t have such crazy fans.
After some hesitation, Taemin decided to let that person off for now and pushed the door open to go in. It was raining tonight, and the raindrops fell on the windows. Taemin stood in front of the full-length window and admired the beautiful scenery and vast grassland outside the hotel which was far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. All of a sudden, he heard the sounds of someone knocking on the door hastily.
Kwon Taemin
💭Who’s looking for me at such a late hour?
He pulled the door open, only to see that it was dead quiet outside as there was not a single soul in the corridor. Taemin frowned and reckoned that it must have been that person. Just as he was about to get ready to enter, he abruptly saw the black gift box that was placed at the door. There was a sticky note on it, on which his name was written strikingly in red.
Kwon Taemin
💭Is this a gift from my die-hard fan?
He smiled and opened the gift in high spirits, only to see a realistic-looking finger prop inside the box. Under the finger, there was a card on which there were wriggly and crooked words.
“Shameless bitch, stay further away from my Bin, you don’t deserve to star alongside him. You’d better leave the crew on your own or else, your finger will be in the box next time!” Taemin ’s expression turned grave and she couldn’t help but curse,
Kwon Taemin
Damn!
Kwon Taemin
💭Which person who has a death wish sent this to me? Does he or she really think that I’d be so easily intimidated?!
Throughout the 500 years that he spent queuing up in the Netherworld, she had seen all sorts of demons! Looking a little glum and furious, Taemin took out his cell phone and snapped a photo of the box, which he then uploaded onto Internet.
Kwon Taemin
💬BanditLeader: Stop getting up to such tricks. I’m a saintess with a fragile heart. You won’t be able to bear the consequences if I get frightened!
Still not appeased, Taemin posted another caption.
Kwon Taemin
BanditLeader: I’m not going to discipline your fans for you. I’m good at nothing but fighting! @Hong
Taemin ’s words made it to the hot search in less than half an hour’s time. Bin’s fans were infuriated. “It’s just an obsessive fan. Please don’t join our fan club. You can’t withstand the battles that we go through.” “He or she might have gone overboard, but would this have happened if you didn’t take on this film? I bet you’re just in cahoots with Tian wen to make use of Hong Bin .” “Wow, this is too much. The pretty babe must have been scared soulless. I’ll lend you my shoulder to lean on!”
Hong Bin ’s fans were indeed all brainless. Why would they treat a frivolous fool like a god? Bin had just finished taking a flower petal bath and was getting ready to go for a massage when he saw the posts that Taemin posted. Without hesitation, he scurried to his room next door in his bathrobe.
Hong Bin
Lei pepper, did you get frightened? I’m here to accompany you, hurry and open the door!
Taemin turned pale and opened the door to punch Hong Bin ’s face. This time, Hong Bin seemed to have been prepared and quickly dodged to the side. However, Taemin was clearly angered. Seeing that he had dodged, he raised his leg to kick him.
Hong Bin
Hey! Lei pepper, why are you hitting me?
Kwon Taemin
Get lost!