Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

“Plop—plop—”

Kim Taeyeon's eardrums were hurt by the sound of her own heartbeat, which was so loud that it felt like someone was beating a drum in her chest.

Her calves trembled slightly uncontrollably, and the cold sweat on her back had soaked the lining of her dress.

It’s over.

The thought cut into my mind like a knife.

She was discovered by Lee Boo-jin - she heard secrets that she shouldn't have heard, about the future of Samsung, about that man's layout, and about industrial plans that could shake the whole world.

I will die!
This realization emerged before my eyes with incredible clarity.

She could even imagine what would happen later in a corner of a Korean tabloid: "Girls' Generation's pre-production member Kim Taeyeon accidentally fell into the river, suspected of falling while drunk."

No one will pursue the truth, just like no one cares who is in the sacks weighed down by concrete blocks at the bottom of the Han River.

In South Korea, there are so many ways to make someone disappear - especially for someone at the pinnacle of power like Lee Boo-jin.

Kim Taeyeon bit her lower lip hard until she could taste rust.

She recalled the reporter who broke the news about the chaebol scandal online last year and was found hanged in his apartment three days later. The prosecutor quickly closed the case as suicide.

And now, she has become that unnecessary variable, the risk that needs to be eliminated.

Kim Taeyeon felt a biting chill running up her spine, as if someone had poured the entire Han River's icy water into her veins.

My fingertips began to numb uncontrollably, and even my teeth trembled slightly - this is the most instinctive reaction of a person when they are extremely frightened.

Just when she was about to be swallowed by despair, Lin Yuan's voice fell like sunlight breaking through the ice: "No. She is right next to me, and I can feel her breathing very deeply."

His tone was as relaxed as if he was discussing the weather. "You feel stiff, maybe because she slept so soundly. How could she not feel stiff if she slept like a dead pig?"

When Kim Taeyeon heard Lin Yuan describe herself as a "dead pig", she didn't feel angry at all. Instead, she felt like she was grabbing a life-saving straw while drowning.

Of course she knew that Lin Yuan was speaking for her and wanted to save her.

Using the term "dead pig" can make Lee Boo-jin subconsciously feel that Lin Yuan and she are not close, thereby better convincing Lee Boo-jin.

She could clearly feel the protection in Lin Yuan's words - he clearly saw through her disguise, but still chose to build a wall for her.

A certain hot emotion suddenly welled up in my eyes.

In this circle where even relatives and friends will betray each other for profit, why would this man at the top of power protect an insignificant trainee?
Kim Taeyeon made up her mind that what she heard tonight would rot in her stomach forever.

Even if she died, she would not tell anyone.

It was just because she didn't want to cause any trouble to Lin Yuan. This was the only thing she, a small person, could do for Lin Yuan.

But will Lee Boo-jin believe what Lin Yuan said?
However, Lee Boo-jin's next words instantly dragged her back into the cold cave: "This is a serious matter and we cannot leave any hidden dangers."

The silky smooth voice concealed a sharp edge: "Leave it to me, I guarantee it will be clean."

The word "deal with" cracked in the air, turning into countless cold needles that pierced Kim Taeyeon's skin.

She had seen the ways that chaebols "handled" problems - those artists who suddenly terminated their contracts, those reporters who disappeared, and those numbers that remained silent forever in the middle of the night.

"Since it happened in New York and in my home, let me handle it." Lin Yuan's voice sounded again.

The voice was so warm that Kim Taeyeon wanted to cry.

"What are you going to do about it?"

"Believe me, I'm confident I can handle her. I promise I can find out if she really heard what we said."

Lin Yuan was still covering for her and didn't believe that she had heard the conversation.

"If she heard it, what would you do? Get rid of her? It's better to leave it to me so that you don't get your hands dirty," Lee Boo-jin asked.

"Even if she heard it, there's no need to be so extreme. I'm confident that I can guarantee that she won't tell anyone." Lin Yuan replied.

Taeyeon's heart skipped a beat.

How could he be so sure? I'd only met him twice, did he trust me so much?
This inexplicable trust made her chest swell.

Can't he see that he's just a minor character who can be wiped out at any moment?
Kim Taeyeon naturally didn’t know that Lin Yuan’s confidence came from his “mind-reading ability”.

Lee Boo-jin naturally didn't know either, so she seemed to have misunderstood.

"Oh~ I understand!" Lee Boo-jin's voice was hinted at teasing.

"You've fallen for her and want to make her your woman, right? Then she'll be your own. If that's the case, I can barely accept it."

Before Lin Yuan could answer, Li Fuzhen's voice rang out: "Then I'll leave her to you. Take care of her tonight, and I'll have a good talk with her tomorrow morning."

Lee Boo-jin pronounced the word "good" very clearly.

This was obviously said to Kim Taeyeon, who was still lying down pretending to be asleep.

"If I still feel there's a risk tomorrow morning, I'll have to take matters into my own hands."

After Lee Boo-jin said this, Kim Taeyeon did not hear Lin Yuan continue to express his objection.

This is understandable. Without facing such a big risk, she is willing to leave the matter to Lin Yuan to solve. This is already a great trust in her.

Lin Yuan should give her an explanation.

Kim Taeyeon began to feel uneasy: How will Lin Yuan handle this matter?

"Then I'll be leaving now. I'll leave this to you. See you tomorrow morning."

She heard Lee Boo-jin saying goodbye to Lin Yuan.

See you tomorrow morning?
This "we" refers to me, right?

Kim Taeyeon didn't dare to look up or move, she just lay on the table and pretended to be asleep.

I heard the sound of a chair being pushed out, followed by the "thump thump" of high heels walking towards the door.

With the sounds of "creak" and "bang" of the door opening and closing, Lee Boo-jin finally left.

This made Kim Taeyeon breathe a sigh of relief instantly, and most of the heavy burden on her shoulders was lifted.

She quietly let out the breath she had been holding for too long, and then she realized that the back of her dress was soaked.

But the relief only lasted for a brief moment - what would be waiting for her when the sun rose tomorrow morning?
Become a chaebol's mistress?
The thought made her throat bitter.

Are all those days of sweating in the practice room, all those painful times of practicing in front of the mirror, going to be turned into a jewelry matching lesson in front of the dressing table?

Perhaps for many women, this is a dream opportunity that they would long for, but Kim Taeyeon really can't bear to give up the dream in her heart.

"Butler, Miss Lin is drunk. Find a few waitresses to help her back to rest."

At this moment, Lin Yuan's voice came again. "Okay, Mr. Lin. What about Miss Jin?"

"I'll take her back to her room."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Jin Taeyeon became nervous again:
He's going to take me back to my room?
He must have known that I was pretending to sleep, right?
Kim Taeyeon's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she could smell the faint cedar scent approaching from Lin Yuan.

When the strong arms passed through her knees and back and lifted her up horizontally, Kim Taeyeon almost screamed - the man's body temperature burned her skin through the thin fabric of the dress.

Her body unconsciously tensed up like a bow, but she didn't dare to really struggle.

Lin Yuan held her steadily and gently.

This made her ears feel hot. She was afraid that the other party would notice that she was pretending to be asleep, but at the same time, she inexplicably felt a sense of secret security.

Kim Taeyeon felt herself moving up and down slightly. It was Lin Yuan carrying her towards the room.

The arm supporting her was exceptionally steady, the warmth of his fingertips burning into her skin through the thin fabric.

Kim Taeyeon could clearly feel every rise and fall of his chest and the steady, powerful beat of his heart. His breath gently brushed against her hair, carrying a masculine scent that made her feel weak all over, even her fingertips numb.

Her eyelashes couldn't help but tremble slightly, and her heart beat so fast that it almost burst out of her chest.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never had such close contact with a young man.

Perhaps to outsiders, this doesn't seem like an overreaching behavior.

But after witnessing with my own eyes how Lee Boo-jin's delicate feet interacted intimately with Lin Yuan under the table.

A certain human code in Kim Taeyeon's heart has been aroused.

When he had close contact with Lin Yuan again at this time, the feelings in his heart were naturally magnified many times.

"It's so comfortable to be held by him... If it weren't more..."

The thought made her ears burn, and she could even feel a subtle shiver running down her skin under his touch.

How could I think of that?
It’s so…

Although Kim Taeyeon is still a young girl, in this era, she has seen many things on computers.

It's not that she is particularly interested in this aspect, but because she lives in the dormitory of Girls' Generation.

How could nine women get together and not talk about some embarrassing things in the dead of night?

Not to mention, Sunny in the group and Choi Sooyoung, who debuted in Japan, are both super veteran drivers.

That's why she said when the plane landed: "Eat? I'm afraid it's not seafood?"

Now she might really be eaten. Kim Taeyeon found that she was not as calm as when she was satisfying her craving. On the contrary, she was very panicked.

At this moment, her mind was filled with Lin Yuan's masculine scent.

Kim Taeyeon didn't dare to open her eyes, but couldn't help imagining his expression at the moment - was it gentle affection, or playful amusement?
However, the next second, all these wild thoughts were swept away, and an extremely shameful thought hit her - the room!
He can't enter my room!

After arriving at Lin Yuan's residence, she fell asleep without even changing her clothes.

After a 15-hour flight and the reversal of day and night caused by jet lag, she was really sleepy.

It was not until the alarm rang for the third time that she finally got out of bed with difficulty.

But there is only one hour left before the dinner starts!

Perhaps in the eyes of men, let alone an hour, even ten minutes is enough to take a shower and make themselves clean and refreshed before going out.

But for women, one hour is really not enough to complete the entire process of taking a shower, washing hair, and putting on makeup.

So when she went out, she didn't tidy up the room at all.

The whole bed was in a mess, and the clothes were thrown on the floor.

This must make Lin Yuan feel sloppy, right?
But what made Kim Taeyeon feel even more ashamed was that it seemed that her underwear was left on the bed?
I can't remember some of it, but her habit was to take off all her clothes outside before taking a shower and then go into the bathroom.

Most likely, the underwear that was changed was just thrown on the bed casually...

What's worse is that the light white cotton underwear was slightly wet because of the reverie in the Lincoln car when I came here.

After it dries, there should still be a hard, wrinkled mark!

Her toes suddenly curled up, the muscles on the inside of her thighs tensed unconsciously, and even her breathing stopped for a moment.

"It's over! What would he think of me if he saw that? Would he think I was a sloppy and slutty woman?"

A picture uncontrollably appeared in Kim Taeyeon's mind - Lin Yuan carried her into the room and put her on the messy bed.

Then... his eyes swept over the clutter on the bed, and finally stopped on the cotton cloth with marks!

When she thought of this scene, Kim Taeyeon wanted to run away immediately, even though this was New York where she was unfamiliar with the place and even though she was facing the deadly threat from Lee Boo-jin.

Lin Yuan's footsteps echoed in the corridor, and every step seemed to step on her nerves.

Her body felt slightly hot in his arms, and she could even feel beads of sweat oozing from her skin, making the tight-fitting dress outline her curves even more sticky.

Finally, Lin Yuan stopped.

The moment the door was opened, Kim Taeyeon almost suffocated.

She could only close her eyes tightly like a camel burying its head in the sand: I am asleep, I don’t know anything, so I won’t be embarrassed!

Kim Taeyeon felt her body sinking into the soft mattress, and then Lin Yuan's strong arms were pulled out from under her.

The soft mattress was obviously more comfortable than her hard, knotty arms, but Kim Taeyeon couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness in her heart.

Maybe there will never be such an opportunity again?
"Xixi Susuo!"

The subtle sound of fabric rubbing against each other was particularly harsh in the silent room. It was Lin Yuan cleaning the quilt on the bed.

Kim Taeyeon's whole body was tense, even her toes were curled up.

That damn thing, isn't it still lying on the bed?
She finally couldn't help but lift her eyelashes a little.

In an instant, blood rushed to her head, making her feel dizzy.
The white cotton strip of cloth was held in the air by Lin Yuan's slender fingers, and was nowhere to be seen under the warm light of the bedroom.

What made her even more embarrassed was that the ambiguous water mark that had already dried up in the middle of the fabric was being examined by him thoughtfully.

Lin Yuan seemed a little confused. Suddenly, he picked up the mark with his index finger and thumb and rubbed it gently twice with his fingertips.

This exploratory action made Kim Taeyeon's eyes go dark, as if millions of ants were crawling up her spine.

She could even clearly see the fabric deforming slightly under his rubbing, just like her head that was about to explode with shame... (End of this chapter)