Chapter 32: Kim Tae Hee

  Entering March, a new semester has begun. Zhang Chengyuan, as the student representative of the opening ceremony and as a senior in the third grade, stood on the stage facing all teachers and students on the playground, reciting a passionate and inspiring speech according to the school's pre-prepared script, solemnly declaring that he would represent the entire high school prep team, work hard for the next year, improve their grades, strive to add glory to their alma mater, and fight for honor.

  At this time, Zhang Chengyuan's name was already well-known in the school, and even with a pair of ugly black-framed glasses, he couldn't hide his proud temperament and outstanding demeanor that seemed to emanate from his bones. Since last semester, after a certain teacher inadvertently revealed that Zhang Chengyuan was actually the younger brother of "Zhang Dongjian", the new star in the advertising world, as well as the actor who played the role of Zhang Lie, the tiger-beating youth in a TV series, Zhang Chengyuan fell into the troubles that came with fame. Wherever he went in school, he would be surrounded by onlookers or chased after, and if it weren't for the school leaders' fear that this situation would affect Zhang Chengyuan's academic performance, causing him to fail to get into a prestigious university, which would in turn affect the school's reputation, they would have strictly forbidden all students from disturbing Zhang Chengyuan. Otherwise, Zhang Chengyuan might have had to take a leave of absence to avoid the hysterical harassment of some female students.

  It was precisely because of the school's "care" for Zhang Chengyuan that he also returned the favor, enduring his impatience and speaking highly of the school at important events such as the opening ceremony, pretending to be a loyal and dedicated alumnus. In fact, Zhang Chengyuan did not have such high moral character, nor did he think that the conveniences provided by the school were a great blessing; in his opinion, it was just an exchange of interests. On the other hand, he had always been grateful to the director of studies and the class teacher who truly appreciated him, thinking about when he could do something for them.

  Because he is already in his third year of high school, the study workload has increased dramatically. He never thought about giving up his studies or taking a temporary break, so Zhang Chengyuan's current workload has been reduced by at least half. Except for jobs with good prospects and pay, he no longer takes on small cases such as being an extra or stunt double, which are time-consuming but good training. This has saved him a lot of time to study in school, making his teachers feel relieved.

  In fact, Zhang Chengyuan couldn't take on more work even if he wanted to. His class teacher and academic director were very strict about his leave card for this semester, requiring that Zhang Chengyuan's total number of absences for the entire semester could not exceed ten times, and the total number of days absent could not exceed thirty days. However, last semester Zhang Chengyuan had taken at least thirty absences, exceeding sixty days. This forced Zhang Chengyuan to be careful about taking leave. Nevertheless, every night and weekend he continued with his acting training, which was a necessary stepping stone for him to succeed, and something he couldn't give up on. His agent, Park Byung-ryul, would not allow it either.

  He spent about a month living like an ordinary student, only occasionally taking on some work on weekends, such as shooting magazine covers and the like. As a result, Jang Sung-won's life was quite leisurely during this period. During this leisurely period, he did not forget the birthdays of Yu Zhenhuan, Li Zhen, and Cheng Youli, which all fell in March.

  In addition, this month, Jang Sung-won and Yoon Eun-hye's school uniform advertisement was also broadcast on SBS TV, receiving a lot of love from young people, especially middle school and high school students. It is said that several schools have already chosen the CleverS school uniform brand endorsed by the two as their new school uniforms for this year and placed orders with the company, making advertisers overjoyed and praising the choice of models.

  One weekend afternoon, after Zhang Chengyuan finished his acting training class, he suddenly received a call from Park Byung-ryul, asking him to come to the company immediately. He rushed over in a hurry. As soon as he walked to the door of Park Byung-ryul's office, he heard Park Byung-ryul talking to a young woman. Park Byung-ryul's tone sounded extremely intimate, even softer than when he spoke to Zhang Chengyuan.

  The young woman's voice was very light and beautiful, making him feel quite comfortable; her tone was extremely polite, with a hint of caution, suggesting that she was a prudent person; she spoke fluently and elegantly, with clear thinking, and had a strong grasp of language, possibly a very intelligent person.

  These thoughts flashed through Zhang Chengyuan's mind, he knocked on the door and after getting Park Byung-ryul's response, he slowly pushed open the door and walked in. His eyes scanned the room and saw a stunning beauty standing up with a smile, looking at him. Zhang Chengyuan was stunned!

  What a beautiful face! There is actually such an absolute beauty in the world! Since cultivating his yuan spirit, Zhang Chengyuan had never thought that he would have a moment of losing control. But at this moment, he was really stunned, completely shocked by the unparalleled appearance and temperament of the woman in front of him, and became infatuated! At the same time, a strange and unfamiliar emotion arose from the bottom of his heart, and gradually surged up.

  It seemed like a long, long time had passed, yet it was only an instant. Zhang Chengyuan barely regained consciousness with his still somewhat strong spirit and willpower. His eyes flickered open, and his expression immediately returned to normal. He smiled slightly at the stunning beauty, then turned his head to look at Park Byung-ryeol and asked, "Representative Park, who is this beautiful sister?" Although he was looking at Park Byung-ryeol, his eyes were still observing the woman's every move.

  Park Byeong-ryeol burst out laughing, seemingly very pleased: "This is a top student from Hansung University, Kim Tae-hee, who just signed with our company three days ago as a new model and is destined to become a superstar."

  Hansung University is Korea's number one name-brand university. In the eyes of ordinary Koreans, Hansung University students are all elite, symbols of intelligence and pillars of the nation's future, and everyone respects them from the bottom of their hearts.

  Jang Sung-won was even more moved, secretly sighing that this woman not only had unparalleled beauty but also exceptional intelligence. Moreover, from the way she spoke with Park Byung-ryul earlier, it seemed that she was also quite good at interacting with people. If he hadn't retained some of his past life's abilities, he feared that he would lose to her in every aspect. He stepped forward two steps, supporting his right arm with his left hand, and respectfully extended his right hand to shake hands with Kim Tae-hee, bowing his head to greet her: "Sister Kim Tae-hee, nice to meet you, please take care of Sung-won from now on."

  Jang Sung-won's actions were somewhat presumptuous, as according to the etiquette of handshakes, a man should not initiate a handshake with a woman, and a junior should not initiate a handshake with a senior. Kim Tae-hee is not only a woman but also several years older than Jang Sung-won.

  However, Kim Tae-hee didn't get angry and smiled: "Oh! You're Sung-won! Representative Park has been mentioning you to me every day for the past few days, saying that you are the pillar of our company. I'm so glad to see you!" After finishing speaking, she stretched out her hand and gently shook Zhang Chengyuan's hand, feeling a warmth that was unparalleled, and it seemed even more delicate than her own hand, making her feel extremely comfortable, almost reluctant to let go.

  Kim Tae-hee's words were not just a courtesy, she was genuinely delighted. There are three reasons for this: Firstly, no matter what kind of woman sees Jang Sung-won, they will never feel repulsed by him because his appearance and demeanor make it easy for women to have a good impression of him. Secondly, although Jang Sung-won is younger than her, he has been with the company for a long time and is deeply trusted by the boss, yet today he showed such respect towards her, making it clear that she will have a very pleasant time in the company from now on. Additionally, thanks to Jang Sung-won's good fortune, the contract she signed with the company almost completely copied the original terms of his contract, leaving her extremely satisfied.

  With these few reasons, how could Kim Tae-hee not smile when she saw Jang Sung-won?

  Before meeting Zhang Chengyuan, Jin Taihe had heard about his appearance, character and some deeds from Park Byung-ryul and other company employees many times, and was very curious about Zhang Chengyuan: what kind of outstanding appearance and temperament would be unanimously praised by everyone? What kind of intelligence made him progress rapidly, becoming a rising star in the modeling world at a young age?

  After meeting Jang Sung-yoon, Kim Tae-hee was also infatuated with Jang Sung-yoon's appearance. In her heart, she secretly compared her boyfriend at Hanyang University to Jang Sung-yoon and suddenly realized that except for age, her boyfriend seemed inferior to Jang Sung-yoon in every aspect. Even in terms of academic performance, which Hanyang University students were most proud of, he may not have had the upper hand, because she remembered Park Hyung-ryeol saying that Jang Sung-yoon's academic performance was also extremely excellent, enough to get into any prestigious university.

  Kim Tae-hee suddenly had an idea: "If my boyfriend was as excellent as Jang Sung-won, that would be great." But she didn't know that at this time, Jang Sung-won's heart also suddenly thought: "If there is a wife or girlfriend like Kim Tae-hee who has both talent and beauty in this world, it would not be in vain to come to this world."