...Disclaimer: This Taekook fanfiction is adapted from the Chinese web novel "Rebirth of A Movie Star" or "重生之朗朗星空" by j112233. This is a non-profit fan work inspired by the original novel. The plot and characters totally belong to the original author. I've just envisioned them using Taehyung and Jungkook for this book, along with the book cover. The book is also reimagined using them. If you like the vibe, please support the original book!...

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...:: Warnings ::...

...(From the translator; not from me):...

...1. Dog blood, a little white small madonna (good person MC) without any golden finger. If you don't like it then please click X, all the best to you....

...2. Completely made up setting, if anyone resembles a real person then it's definitely a coincidence....

...3. When it comes to professional terminology and setting, please don't take it too seriously and use your imagination to fill in the defects....

...CP \= Kim Taehyung X Jeon Jungkook...

...1×1, MC is shou....

...Elegant, hardworking shou x fierce, big dog gong...

...Despite the author's casual summary, this story is actually really detailed and has in depth description of the entertainment business which seems quite realistic. The MC, despite not having any golden finger, is one of the most rational and smart MCs I've met who doesn't have any stupid misunderstandings. The ML is also super awesome and somewhat atypical. He truly is one of my most favorite MLs. I read a lot of danmei and this is one of the most readable and most entertaining I have read so far. It's also a reasonable length, just enough to sink your teeth into but not so long it drags out....

...[Aster:...

...Gong (攻 - Gōng): Often the active, dominant, or "giving" partner in the relationship....

...Shou (受 - Shòu): Often the passive, receptive, or "receiving" partner.]...

...[Actually, recently I was reading this book in taekook version, by some other author. However, the book suddenly got deleted and the author's account was suspended. I don't know the reason why. I've reached out to the author to tell them this, but so far no reply was given. I hope they do come back to platform. Thus, as this book reading was left in middle, I was very anxious and curious, so I decided to complete it by my own. Thank you for the support o(*////▽////*)q]...

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...SO LET'SSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOO...

📍ADAPTATION WORK

In his previous life Kim Taehyung was a small star. He rejected his boss and foolishly engaged in a relationship which he thought was true love.

He didn't expect that he would get betrayed, die of a heart attack and trouble his boss to accompany him on his last journey.

After his rebirth, he decided to give up on true love. As for his boss... since he wants something then just let him have it.

So this little star after his rebirth collected his boss, and then it became a true love story with his boss.

In between there are good friends/love rivals/s*um men in the mix. A sweet story with a happy ending(HE).

📍This book is not mine. I've just adapted it into Taekook version.

Original Author - j112233

Original Name - Rebirth of a Movie Star (重生之朗朗星空)

“I’m telling you that it wasn’t me. It’s up to you if you want to believe it or not.”

The man’s voice was low and husky and carried with it a strange feeling.

Kim Taehyung had always been unable to like it . But right now what made Kim Taehyung’s hands and feet feel even more cold, was the meaning behind the sound of those words.

“... if it’s not you, then who?” Kim Taehyung’s throat felt dry.

“You’re asking me?” Seeing Kim Taehyung’s tense appearance, the man’s voice carried laughter. “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself?”

Kim Taehyung felt as though he had been hit over the head. He took an involuntary step backwards.

The tall and imposing man in front of him bent his waist and picked up the remote control from the table.

[Pa!] There was a noise and a TV that took up almost half of the wall lit up.

Kim Taehyung’s thoughts were still sunken into a chaotic emotional state but the sound of the broadcast pierced his ears painfully.

“... In regards to Kang Chireul’s earlier press conference, Asia International’s Chief Executive’s daughter, heiress Shen LingLing has also ten minutes ago updated her social media to publicly confirm the news of her engagement to Kang Chireul....”

Kim Taehyung suddenly raised his head. He stared disbelievingly at the television screen.

The screen showed a press conference. The lights and cameras flashed constantly, showing Kang Chireul’s unmistakably familiar face in high definition. There was a dazzling smile on that face.

“.... She is incredibly grateful for everyone’s well wishes and also hopes that everyone will continue to support Kang Chireul. Kang Chireul’s road to fame has not been easy and he has shown that he is an honest and sincere person who is also warm-hearted and gentle. As for those people who have spread heinous slanders about him and Kim Taehyung being gay in order to suppress Kang Chireul, Shen LingLing expresses deep regret. After all she has been in a relationship with Kang Chireulg for two years, it’s only that they didn’t publicise until now...”

After hearing this, Kim Taehyung’s entire person shook.

“.... Now that these two people had decided to come together to form a family and plan a future together, they hope that those slanders will settle down. As for the date of the wedding, taking into consideration that in the coming months Kang Chireul will be filming Director Guo Shan’s latest masterpiece “Mountain Rain Will Come”, she plans to have a simple wedding with Kang Chireul overseas. To have the support and well-wishes of their friends and family is their greatest desire. She once again wishes to thank everyone for their support....”

The sound of the broadcast was incredibly crisp and clear. Each word was like a knife cutting into Kim Taehyung’s heart.

Kim Taehyung suddenly felt as though he couldn’t breath. Add to it the fact that he had had trouble sleeping for a week, and the vision in front of his eyes suddenly went black. In his chest a terrible pain tore through his heart. Kim Taehyung unconsciously clutched his left breast, crumpling his shirt.

The man in front of his eyes looked shocked. He took a step closer. Normally Kim Taehyung would have backed away but this time he found he couldn’t. He could only double over painfully. In his ears the words “wedding”, “dating”, these type of words echoed repeatedly....

The pain in his chest became worse and worse.

It was so painful cold sweat appeared on his skin, and from his eyes tears fell out.

His last impression was that the voice that he originally didn’t like was yelling, filled with desperation.

“Kim Taehyung!!!?”

****

The terrible pain made Kim Taehyung gasp, then once again he woke up from a terrible nightmare.

When he opened his eyes, he heard the sound of his own gasping and painful breathing sounding in the quiet room.

Kim Taehyung lay on the bed. He stared dazed at the white ceiling lit by a street lamp from the window and listened to the sound of his own heart pumping furiously; peng, peng, peng. It felt as though any minute now it would fail.

After a long time, when his heart beat had somewhat slowed down, Kim Taehyung finally rubbed his face and raised his body to drink a sip of water.

There was a warm thermos beside his bed. In the last few days he had gotten into the habit of preparing one before going to bed.

Only after feeling the warm liquid flow down his throat could let Kim Taehyung escape from the grasp of repeated nightmare he had night after night.

However if it was only just a nightmare, a dream, then how good would it be?

And if it wasn’t a dream, then how should he describe it....?

Kim Taehyung clutched the thermos, staring dazed into the darkness.

His eyes turned, unbidden, again to the digital clock sitting on his bedside table.

In the darkness, the illuminated numbers and words clearly showed: August 23rd, Year 20XX.

This was the summer of ten years ago.

The him that had died of a heart attack, had somehow returned to ten years previously.

****

In the entertainment world ten years into the future, although Kim Taehyung perhaps could not be considered a mega star, he was at least someone who had attained household name status.

He had a warm and gentle image. In the broadcast of the long drama “Partners for Life”, he portrayed the role of a young single father. He held the hand of a five year old little boy and this image of father and son was carved deep into the hearts of the audience.

This kind of suitable role helped shape his image. Kim Taehyung’s fans came from all age groups: from small school students, to old 70 or 80 year old grandmothers and grandfathers. During a particular time, he was also considered every unmarried girl’s dream “good husband” image representative.

Suitably accompanying Kim Taehyung’s image was his clean and warm appearance. He had white skin that never tanned, straight and glistening black hair, and full lips that carried with it a natural redness. He had a tall and slender figure and was a living example of a white-skinned and red-lipped scholar from a storybook. After “Partners” became a popular drama, it was extremely difficult for Kim Taehyung to shake off this image.

This kind of advantage also had its limitations. In his next five dramas, Kim Taehyung’s company arranged for him roles all of which showed him as a good and upright youth, it was unable to be changed. In the future all of his roles went in this direction: righteous, good and family-friendly.

Thus Kim Taehyung’s advancement was limited, however since this image was suitable for many types of product endorsements, Kim Taehyung’s rewards could have been said to be more than his losses. In terms of amount of taxes paid, in many years Kim Taehyung could have been accounted in the top five artistes, and can be considered an actor who worked hard for the aim of earning money.

[T/N: This is a bit hard to translate. It’s basically saying someone who accepts a lot of roles, not all of which are outstanding, in order to hunker down and slowly bit by bit grind out money. Not someone who is chasing achievement/awards or to make waves.}

However for someone like Kim Taehyung who had this kind of spotless image, even the slightest bit of slanderous rumors was extremely difficult to recover from.

In these ten years as an actor, Kim Taehyung had faced three great trials.

The first time was not long after “Partners for Life” became famous. Because of the large debts of Kim Taehyung’s brother Kim Younghoon, his image suffered a blow. But after all it was the problem of Kim Taehyung’s family members and was not directly related to him, and so after Kim Taehyung appeared to help Kim Younghoon clear his debts, he was able to pacify the talk about his low-class family background. However due to this incident, his fame which had only just begun to rise, was once again pulled back down.

The second time Kim Taehyung became famous, it was after a few more years.

At that time Kim Taehyung accepted a role in the reality cooking show “Who is Hosting Dinner?” and for the second time tasted the flavor of becoming famous. The friendly and handsome young man would carefully select ingredients and go to a famous star’s home help them cook and host a dinner party for their guests. At the same time the audience was able to see each star’s luxurious homes and get a glimpse into their private lives. This plus the carefully selected menus and delicious delicacies made the show incredibly popular to mothers and grandmothers.

At that time Kim Taehyung once again became the number one male star that every woman wanted to marry. This was undoubtedly related to his cooking skills. Any company that was half-related to cooking came knocking on Kim Taehyung’s door to ask him to endorse their products. All the way until an fuzzy and unclear video was broadcasted on a popular video-sharing site, accusing Kim Taehyung of often attending luxurious yacht parties to gamble and take drugs. These kind of serious accusations led to Kim Taehyung being investigated by the police. Although the investigation turned up no evidence to support these claims, Kim Taehyung’s fortune took a second large blow.

But the God of Fortune had clearly taken an interest in Kim Taehyung. After two quiet and lonely years where he didn’t have much work, Kim Taehyung shot an MV for a love song and once again audiences took note of this elegant, clean and gentle youth.

At this time Kim Taehyung was someone who had been in the entertainment circle for many years. After the two previous tumultuous incidences of wind and rain, in which he had experienced the coldness of human hearts, he had learnt to become strong internally. This kind of inner strength and elegant bearing was not something a new young artist who had only experienced success could demonstrate.

When he once again obtained a role as a second male lead in the movie “Sunset”, Kim Taehyung portrayed the tragic role of someone who was misunderstood however in the end stood in the background to silently bless the male and female lead. This kind of role strongly hinted about Kim Taehyung’s own tragedies and misfortunes in the past, and so under the influence of this “full of meaning” image, Kim Taehyung for the third time achieved a height in his career.

However what didn’t change was, after attaining this height, there would always be an inevitable fall.

The third time was the last time. This time Kim Taehyung faced the accusation of homosexuality.

According to the stories, Kim Taehyung was not only gay but he was also a dirty person.

Because he used underhand and terrible methods to force the new star Kang Chireul to be with him.

Don’t look at Kim Taehyung’s cultured and clean image, underneath that he hid a disgusting and ugly face.

Isn’t it obvious that the reason each time Kim Taehyung was able to return to the spotlight, was because he had climbed into some rich man’s bed?

No wonder Kang Chireul felt disgusted, and had no choice but to publicize everything in order to prevent more people from being hurt....

As for the starring role that Kim Taehyung was originally supposed to have in “Mountain Rain Will Come”, the fact that it was changed to Kang Chireul was only karma and justified comeuppance....

This kind of human scum should disappear forever from the entertainment world, and never again see the light of day...

***

Each time he saw this kind of online comment, the corners of Kim Taehyung’s lips would lift ironically as he reminisced.

All of these was nothing compared to the words Kang Chireul had once spoken to him.

“Ah Taehyung, we love each other. Clearly we haven’t hurt anybody so why do we need to hide our relationship!?”

“I know that you want the best for me. However what I want is to stand proudly by your side. I want to hold your hand in front of the whole world. I love you so much, I don’t want to hide anymore. I’ve suffered enough!!”

“Just think about our future together. Don’t we have many decades together? You know that I can’t let go of you forever. How can we live the rest of our lives hiding in the shadows like sewer rats?”

“Why don’t we try? Let’s try! Perhaps after publicising our relationship, we will everyone’s support and love! Look at these comments, don’t the fans always say they’ll support us no matter what? What do we have to fear!?”

“Anyway, even if the whole world is against us, we will still have each other isn’t that right!?”

***

Unable to withstand Kang Chireul’s begging, Kim Taehyung finally decided to try. He was stupid, so very stupid.

They had discussed it previously. Kim Taehyung would first make an appearance at some particular venues, in order to allow the fans some time to get accustomed to the idea. {T/N: Basically at gay venues, bars etc.}

However Kim Taehyung had only stepped half a foot out of the closet when everything changed.

Kang Chireul became uncontactable, and following that poisonous and terrible rumours began to assault Kim Taehyung.

Kim Taehyung was hardly able to withstand it, however in order to fulfill his promise to his lover, Kim Taehyung didn’t run but could only force himself to weather the storm. He had endured the previous two incidents in this manner. Even when his father, mother and older brother all stood out to publicly denounce him, announcing they were severing all ties with him, he could only clench his teeth and endure it. {T/N: Remember the slanders are not just that he was gay, but that he was someone who was dirty/slept-around/forced other people to be with him etc etc.}

However two weeks later, when Kim Taehyung finally once again received news of Kang Chireul, he was met with this kind of press conference.

In it Kang Chireul and Shen LingLing’s wedding was announced, and at the same time Kang Chireul stole the role that he had been anticipating for a long time and which was supposed to help change his image.

And so, everything became crystal clear.

However unfortunately it was not until the moment just before he died, that he finally understood everything...

A familiar pain pierced his chest.

Kim Taehyung paid no attention to it. In the darkness he could only laugh at his own idiocy.

Even he didn’t understand why fate had chosen to return him to ten years ago.

For someone who had nothing to live for like him, what was the point?

Especially for someone like him who had an unhealthy heart, and who had been told by doctors that he had to avoid becoming overly strained or too much pressure, and could only live carefully and delicately, he probably had an expiry date of only 50 or 60 years. In his last life had used it all up prematurely, but this time would the result be any different?

Working hard to live. Living carefully to survive. Last lifetime Kim Taehyung thought he had done enough.

In the end all he had achieved was an episode of terrible pain. Fortune, fame, in the end all of it had only been empty air.

If he could start again, with even a chance for revenge, so what of it?

However when thinking of those last painful moments, and those strange last images, there was still a few things that Kim Taehyung couldn’t forget.

It was as though his soul had left his body.

In his previous life, as for what happened after his heart attack, Kim Taehyung should have had no knowledge. However strangely he actually knew. After he fell down there was someone who had caught his limp body, someone who had called his name desperately, someone who had taken him to the hospital. The images which came after came into his head chaotically...

All the way until the emergency doctor had announced that the resuscitation had failed and that all hope was gone for him. His parents and brother had long cut ties with a “monster” like him. However at his funeral there had been a lone black umbrella shielding him, and someone had with his own two hands, slowly, slowly, taken his ashes into the cemetery.

Kim Taehyung closed his eyes and recalled his unbelievable images.

He had once heard the older generation say that ghosts at their own funerals, would be drawn to the person who mourned them the most.

Jeon Jungkook.

Kim Taehyung would never have thought, that it would be him.

Kim Taehyung and Jeon Jungkook had met quite early on.

Long before Kim Taehyung first appeared on TV screens, the two of them had had a meeting.

At that time, Kim Taehyung was a third year student at a famous university. One day on the street had been given a business card. For Kim Taehyung who looked clean and good-looking this was not the first time something like this had happened. Every time previously he had simply thrown it into the trash bin and never thought about it again.

However that year was the first time his older brother Kim Younghoon had experienced a business failure, resulting in a large debt.

Although the sum was nothing compared to the one that in the future the Kim Taehyung who had gotten famous would have to repay for him, however at that time it was enough to make the Kim family suffer some pressure.

Thus, Kim Taehyung’s father and mother came to Kim Taehyung to discuss withdrawing him from school.

Kim Younghoon was their oldest son. And their “backup son” Kim Taehyung was someone who had been born unexpectedly and was outside their plans. In these two old people’s hearts, their expectations and concerns for their eldest son Kim Younghoon was always much higher than their second son Kim Taehyung.

And this time if Kim Younghoon was not able to come up with the money, he would face the penalty of a bankruptcy record, and would be a stain that he would not be able to clean off his entire life. So no matter what the fact that the younger brother Kim Taehyung should reach out to help his brother was something that they felt was to be expected.

Kim Taehyung was not surprised by this request even though he was not close emotionally with Kim Younghoon who was older than him by seven years.

However withdrawing from school would impact his future greatly. So in order to remain in school and still have money to help his family, Kim Taehyung sought out the company who had given him the business card.

He thought about the advance signing bonus that the company promised him. If he could help Kim Younghoon weather this initial hardship, then he could slowly make up the rest in time.

However in this world there was no such thing as a free lunch. The Kim Taehyung who was innocent and naive and didn’t have any society experience, fell into a trap this time. After he received the money, Kim Younghoon’s burdens were reduced greatly.

However at this time Kim Taehyung found out that his first job was to go to a club to accompany people to drink. He regretted it but it was too late to back out.

It was at this time that Kim Taehyung went out to the club, that he met the VIP customer, Jeon Jungkook.

Jeon Jungkook was immediately attracted to the pale-faced Kim Taehyung at first glance. It was not related to Kim Taehyung’s appearance. It wasn’t as though that in the circle of actors and models that he was used to associating in, that there wasn’t anyone better looking than Kim Taehyung.

What piqued Jeon Jungkook’s interest was the expression of panic and disgust in those eyes which the young man was unable to completely conceal. He wanted to see what it would take to make this young man yield.

However Jeon Jungkook overestimated Kim Taehyung. After only a few sips of spirits, Kim Taehyung became dizzy and was able to pushed down by Jeon Jungkook into the couch.

After being held underneath his chin and kissed with tongue, with their upper thighs rubbing together, Kim Taehyung’s eyes were filled with tears and he was played with by Jeon Jungkook until he was trembling and humiliated and nearly came inside his pants.

It was Jeon Jungkook who was pressing Kim Taehyung down who decided not to do it until the end. It was like he was playing with a small animal. He only licked Kim Taehyung’s red ears and unexpectedly let Kim Taehyung go that night.

But the day after Kim Taehyung ran away in a panic from the club, he received the notice that his contract had been transferred to the En Jiang Group’s subsidiary “Total Entertainment”.

He received a call from a slew of strangers which told him that Total Entertainment’s big boss was Jeon Jungkook and that he was very interested in taking Kim Taehyung as a kept lover, because he was clean and beautiful.

{T/N: 包养/”bao yang”, literally means nurturing/cultivating and basically means taking someone in and providing for all their expenses and in return they will become your kept lover or mistress. A sugar daddy/sugar baby type relationship.}

Kim Taehyung was so angry his entire body trembled. He was also both shocked and scared.

When Jeon Jungkook called personally to ask him, Kim Taehyung rejected him with a trembling voice. To this Jeon Jungkook replied in his husky voice and on the phone lightly laughed at Kim Taehyung for his innocence and naivety.

In the following weeks Kim Taehyung was on tenterhooks, afraid that Jeon Jungkook would come after him for revenge, however nothing came of it.

However all of the good opportunities for training and exposure passed him by. The other small name actors beside him told him that this could be counted as being slowly frozen out. If he didn’t consider changing his answer, then his career as an actor would be at an end.

This was something that Kim Taehyung could only wish for. The Kim Taehyung at that time only wanted to fulfill his contract at the most basic level. Once he repaid his debt, he would be free of this world of darkness and evil.

However it was as though the company wanted to keep Kim Taehyung hanging. Every job he got came with minimal payment, such as being the waiter at a wine exhibition or passing out flyers at a car exhibition.

This way it was dragged on and on, the contract wore on for over a year and by the time Kim Taehyung graduated university, he still had not repaid his debt.

In this time Kim Taehyung had also considered breaking the contract. However the high cost of breaking the contract was not something that Kim Taehyung could repay. Also, the contract clearly stated that during the time of the contract, Kim Taehyung was not able to undertake any other kind of separate work. Whether it be a tutor, shop assistant or even an assistant teacher at the school, it was all not possible.

It was completely denying Kim Taehyung all work opportunities. Even though he graduated from university, if he wasn’t able to get out of the contract, Kim Taehyung was still restricted and had no income.

And at this time the Kim family was still not able to completely walk out from the shadow of Kim Younghoon’s failed business venture. In the face of Kim Taehyung’s inability to work, they were filled with laments and complaints.

They had completely forgotten that the entire reason that Kim Taehyung had gotten into this mess was because of Kim Younghoon.

After Kim Taehyung graduated university for two months, just as his situation was becoming more and more hopeless, the company suddenly unexpectedly gave him a role in a long drama that was to run for over half a year. It was also something that suited Kim Taehyung’s image.

In order to help him undertake this role which had a “not many but also not few” number of scenes, the appropriate acting lessons and training also soon followed. In the next four months, Kim Taehyung undertook a busy and varied schedule of training which was almost equal to the official artists signed to the company.

Of course, the costs of such a training were to be undertaken by Kim Taehyung himself. According to the entertainment company, since the benefit of the training was Kim Taehyung then it was up to Kim Taehyung to pay for it.

However it seemed that the previous incident of Kim Taehyung rejecting being a kept lover seemed to have been forgotten by the company.

Kim Taehyung was suspicious about this incident however he couldn’t consider it too much. The reality of his circumstances forced him to accept these conditions. He seriously undertook his training programme and completely dedicated himself to his first role in “Partners for Life” as a single father, Jiang XinCheng.

In the drama, although Kim Taehyung’s acting ability was shallow, however his image completely completely fulfilled the requirements of the role. He was someone who had not been in society for long, an innocent and awkward single father.

All of this helped to cover up Kim Taehyung’s inexperience, and the addition of the cute and genius six year old child star Duo Duo helped a lot too. He acted as Kim Taehyung’s son in the drama and helped Kim Taehyung became famous almost overnight.

As the six month long drama “Partners” slowly broadcasted, during this time the company also helped Kim Taehyung accept many advertisement endorsements. All different types of jobs came his way and further helped push Kim Taehyung into the road of becoming an actor and after this it was impossible for him to get away.

Even afterwards when his fortune turned, Kim Taehyung did not consider leaving the road of being an actor. The first acting job really brought to Kim Taehyung many feelings of true joy.

However afterwards, Kim Younghoon once again had a second business failure. This time Kim Younghoon did not learn from the mistakes of the first time, and after falling in with some unsavory ‘friends’ and believing he had some insider knowledge, he thought he could invest in an unlisted company and be able to win back a great reward. Thus he borrowed a large sum of money from an underground money lender, and placed it all into this company.

However in the end the insider knowledge he received was only empty air. Thus Kim Younghoon fell into a huge debt. When the underground money lender furiously pursued him to repay the money, the entire Kim family was placed under violent threats of danger.

The Kim Taehyung who had no house or assets could only open his mouth to ask the entertainment company for more money in order to help his brother repay his debts and bypass the storm.

From that day on, the Kim Taehyung who on the screen was bright and dazzling, began to take on the dark and terrible burden of repaying debts.

Because it wasn’t just Kim Younghoon’s debt itself, but more because Kim Taehyung had been contracted to endorse several products, however when the news of Kim Younghoon’s debts ruined Kim Taehyung’s image, he had repay a much larger damage of defaulting on his contracts.

{T/N: Because his contract stipulates that he cannot have any image damaging incidents, or be forced to pay damages.}

And these two incidents of great rises and great falls became like a vicious cycle. And Kim Younghoon continued to ask Kim Taehyung to help him repay various debts. Thus Kim Taehyung’s debts became more and more, to the extent that even if he wanted to buy a car, he had to consider things carefully.

However Kim Taehyung’s debtee, from the beginning to the end, had always been Jeon Jungkook.

It was Jeon Jungkook who helped Kim Taehyung settle his damages for breaking his contracts, it was him that accepted all of Kim Taehyung’s responsibilities.

And the reason seemed to be just so he could at irregular intervals call Kim Taehyung on the phone, to discuss with him his debts and his choices in life, and ask him to reconsider his proposal which was still valid: to be his kept lover.

After seeing the gentle but stubborn Kim Taehyung refuse him time after time, it seemed that Jeon Jungkook was able to get some joy out of these interactions. He loved to bring up this proposal each time Kim Taehyung was at his lowest, to test Kim Taehyung’s perseverance.

This kind of mocking and playful attitude provided an explanation for some things. The people beside Kim Taehyung, whether it be his stylist, manager, or make up artist, were all people of skill and talent.

However each time he faced a crucial trial, they would not receive much assistance. It was as though a cold blanket always covered Kim Taehyung and so his road as an actor was always difficult and shallow.

It was not until the final time that Kim Taehyung really broke his heart.

He would rather that these ugly and poisonous slanders were tricks that Jeon Jungkook had created, rather than Kang Chireul. That was why he had run over here to accuse Jeon Jungkook. And the answer he had received was the one that until now he had been too afraid to face: Kang Chireul’s betrayal.

It was probably good that he had died at that moment. Kim Taehyung always thought this.

Facing the rejection of both his family and his lover, he really didn’t know what else he had to live for.

But he had never thought that Jeon Jungkook, whom Kim Taehyung had always seen as a knife held to his throat, would be so unexpectedly sorrowful over him.

Even if there must have been some element of guilt in there, Kim Taehyung had never blamed Jeon Jungkook. He only remembered Jeon Jungkook’s holding the black umbrella, and his anguished profile. That image was like a stamp, from the moment it appeared, it remained stubbornly fixed in Kim Taehyung’s mind....

[Di-lin-lin-di-lin-lin–]

In the darkness the piercing sound of the mobile phone rang, breaking Kim Taehyung’s daydream.

He picked up his phone and took a look. It was his older brother Kim Younghoon calling.

Kim Taehyung’s heart felt extremely complicated. Because judging by the time, he knew that his older brother was calling to beg for his help.

After “Partners for Life” broadcasted for two months, Kim Taehyung had only just signed a few important endorsement contracts.

However it was at this time that Kim Younghoon became indebted to the underground lender for the sum of two million borrowed money plus three million interest, a total sum of five million. He had received his final notice. If he didn’t pay within one week, then there would be consequences.

Since fate had chosen to let Kim Taehyung do over everything again, then this time what should he chose....?

“Big brother,” Kim Taehyung waited two more rings before answering the phone.

“Little brother!! You have to help me!! My life is in your hands!!”

Kim Younghoon’s cry sounded from the phone.