Celine, a woman around 23 years old, has high ambitions for her work, which has brought her to where she is today.

She does not feel successful yet, so she continues to pursue her career. After all, she is still young, she thinks.

Although she is ambitious, she is a very serious young woman who does not like dirty things.

Just yesterday, an influential man approached Celine, offering her great success in exchange for accompanying him to bed. The man said that if Celine agreed to sleep with him, he would give her luxury items and a lot of money. He also said he would invest millions of dollars in Hayper Entertainment.

But, of course, Celine refused outright.

Because of this refusal, which the man considered an insult, he threatened Celine.

The influential man withdrew all his investments from Hayper Entertainment. The owner of Hayper Entertainment, who knew nothing about the story between Celine and the man, scolded Celine this morning. This was because the jerk told the company owner that he was withdrawing all his investments because of Celine's insult.

At that moment, for some reason, Celine's lips were sealed. She couldn't say that it was actually Celine who had been insulted and sexually harassed.

That was what had been troubling Celine from morning until now. When she had lunch with Riki at a restaurant quite close to the Hayper Entertainment building.

Not wanting to be bothered, Riki reserved a VIP room, which was a private and enclosed room, so that Celine could talk freely.

"So that's how it is... no wonder you're so worried, Celine," said Riki, after hearing Celine's whole story.

The woman was crying, so Riki gave her a tissue to wipe her tears.

"A beautiful woman like you doesn't need to cry over a jerk like that. I told you, right? If you have a problem, especially if it's related to money, then I can help you," said Riki.

Celine wiped her tears with a tissue, feeling that Riki was right about not needing to cry over a jerk like that.

"Can you really help? The owner of Hayper Entertainment was very happy when he found out you invested a lot of money in several projects. You are also one of the largest shareholders. He really wants to meet you, Mr. Riki... I mean—Riki..."

For some reason, Celine felt awkward and her heart fluttered when she mentioned Riki's name, without the title "Mr." It felt very awkward, but it also made her cheeks flush for no reason.

"Then, he'll be very happy if I agree to buy all the shares that are currently being sold, right? Or... how much is needed to cover the losses caused by that jerk?" asked Riki.

Celine bit her lower lip, hesitant to tell Riki, but she also really wanted to say it.

For some reason, there was something about Riki that made Celine quickly feel comfortable and trust him. Even though they had only met once.

There was a worry in Celine's heart. She was afraid that Riki was also a jerk. But, for now, Celine wanted to believe that Riki was indeed a handsome prince who had come to her rescue.

"Actually, it's about one and a half million dollars," Celine muttered.

Riki laughed when he heard that. "One and a half million? Oh my god, I'm sorry, I don't mean to belittle your company, but... that guy made you cry just because of that amount of money?" asked Riki.

Celine was quite annoyed by Riki's words, but on the other hand, she couldn't be angry. Because for someone like Riki, that amount of money was probably like buying candy.

"I know that amount of money is trivial to you, but to me it's a lot, Riki! Don't laugh, you're so annoying!"

Riki stopped laughing and smiled broadly, "Alright. I'll invest two million dollars in Hayper so your boss won't be angry anymore. Now, you're happy, right? Smile, Celine. You're much prettier when you smile—I mean, you're pretty when you cry too."

Celine, flustered by his sweet talk and also embarrassed, pinched Riki's arm.

"So you like to see me cry?"

"Haha, that's not it!"

Their conversation had to stop because the food they ordered had arrived.

They were both very excited to see the food.

It was a dish that was currently viral. It made the restaurant they were visiting at that time have a lot of customers coming in. That was one of the reasons why Riki immediately booked a VIP table.

So that Riki didn't have to queue and could get a seat quickly.

The dish was a slightly spicy beef tendon curry. It was served with a plate of fluffy and fragrant warm rice. It was so appetizing for their lunch.

Accompanied by a glass of cold matcha latte that neutralized the spiciness and fat from the curry.

Riki was quite surprised when eating the beef tendon curry, because the meat was very tender and easily fell apart. It seemed that their claim about cooking the beef tendon curry for several hours was not a lie.

Even though he had his own restaurant, which Jay managed, there was no denying that Riki loved food.

With his cooking skills, he could taste all the spices used, how long the meat was cooked, and what temperature was used.

Riki also felt he could make similar dishes with the same recipe, or even improve the taste.

However, Riki won't give the recipe to Jay. Because healthy competition is something Riki always upholds.

After lunch, the two of them chatted about work again before heading back to the company.

The girls who had been gathered had practiced and rested.

After lunch, they could finally show their talents and the qualities they possessed to see if they could survive or not.

Celine and Riki were behind the stage, but they were still monitoring the show. In fact, they were secret judges who could point out anyone they liked.

At that time, Riki was not only with Celine, but also with two of Hayper Entertainment's best young producers.

Their names were Martin and Chris. Two handsome blond-haired men who looked like they hadn't slept much. One was very tall, the other very muscular.

Both commented on the girls' performances, telling Celine and Riki who they thought had potential.

Although they didn't have Riki's detection skills, the two young music producers saw the potential in all the contestants.

They praised Liz's soft and soothing voice. They also praised Angeline's extraordinary star aura.

Then, it was Selene's turn.

The girl was clearly nervous, she sang a bit carelessly, but she had a good voice.

After all the girls had performed, they had to choose about five main girls and a few backup girls.

As Riki had expected, they all agreed that Liz, Angeline, and Selene should be in the debut lineup.

However, they had trouble choosing the last girl. Because they only had Kaitlyn, Angeline, Liz, and Selene.

Riki remembered his mission again. He had to recommend one girl to be included in the debut lineup.

So, Riki suddenly raised his hand to get everyone's attention.

Riki cleared his throat before continuing.

"Actually, instead of that girl, I prefer this one. You might have ruled her out because her current appearance is quite concerning. I understand that you can't debut a girl who is a bit overweight, but she has great potential. Besides, I'm sure she can lose weight within the specified time. How about we trust her?" asked Riki.

They all doubted Riki's opinion. Their boss wanted a perfect debut lineup. From talent, aura, to visuals.

There couldn't be even the slightest flaw. And the girl Riki had just pointed out had almost everything, except that she was fatter than the other girls.

"Mr. Riki is the main investor for this project, what if we just trust him?" asked Celine.

Because of Celine's words, the others were forced to obey Riki's words.

[Your mission is complete!]

[You have recommended the perfect debut lineup to Celine!]

[You have received a big reward in the form of three gold tickets and five silver tickets to spin the prize gacha]

Riki frowned when he heard the word gacha. Was it like a lottery ball that would then give out several prizes from inside?

[Yup! That's the concept, master!]

[Congratulations!]

[You can spin it anytime you want]

Well, definitely not now.

After the meeting was over, it was already very late. Liz said that Kaivan would take Selene to Riki's apartment. Sean was too busy to pick her up.

It was already ten o'clock at night, and Riki hadn't eaten dinner yet.

"Riki!"

Celine walked quickly to catch up with Riki.

"Hey, slow down, I'm here," said Riki, worried that the woman would break her leg because she was walking too fast. Especially since she was wearing high heels.

"You haven't had dinner yet, right? How about having dinner at my place? I saw that you really liked the beef tendon curry at the restaurant earlier, right? I'll cook it for you. How about it?" asked Celine.

Since Riki was curious about Celine's cooking, he agreed to the offer. Riki thought Celine couldn't possibly live alone; she must be with her family. Living with family, especially a young woman, was very common in that country.

But it turned out that Celine was the only one in that luxurious apartment.