Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 187

To become a real couple, not just a virtual one.

To make it clear what kind of relationship they truly had.

Ryu Jaerin had fully prepared herself—

“Huh? We Got Married? No way. We need to reschedule the concert first.”

“...What?”

“The concert was canceled, and now we have too many delayed commitments. It was the biggest event, so everything else got pushed back.”

But her plan never even had a chance to unfold.

It was the most logical conclusion.

After an unfortunate accident forced them to cancel a solo concert, there was no way they could afford to waste time on a variety show that barely made any money.

“Besides... don’t you have to start preparing for your solo album?”

“...”

Agency CEO Lee Jeong-geon shot a quick glance at Ryu Jaerin’s face.

‘Kim Donghu... why do you have to be so ridiculously cool? Do you know how much trouble you cause just by existing?’

Of course, he was genuinely grateful that Kim Donghu had saved Jaerin.

If he wasn’t worried about appearances, he would have dropped to the ground and bowed on the spot.

But from an agency CEO’s perspective—

Kim Donghu was way too damn attractive for his own good.

He was the kind of person you wanted to keep away from your artists.

‘Jaerin has known him since childhood... so of course, her feelings are even stronger.’

The reason Jaerin had skyrocketed as an idol was because she had absolute certainty she would succeed.

And that certainty?

It came from the boy she had admired since childhood, who always supported her.

And that boy... was Kim Donghu.

Of all people.

Of all possible men.

Had it been any random crush, time would have faded it away.

She would have grown up, met someone better, and moved on.

But Kim Donghu was not a man you could replace.

Why?

Because there was no replacement.

Even as an agency CEO, he could admit it—Kim Donghu was number one. The only one.

There was a reason the Veritas CEO had broken down sobbing in the emergency room.

Kim Donghu had an almost demonic charm that pulled in everyone.

“...Still, since the show has high ratings, we’ve decided to delay its cancellation until the end of July.”

“...Huh?”

For the sake of his artist, who was deeply in love with that man—

Lee Jeong-geon closed his eyes and pushed forward.

“Once we’ve cleared some of the delayed schedules... and things have settled a bit... the wedding will still happen.”

“...Really?”

“Yeah. Let’s set it for late August—just to be safe.”

For an idol, a dating scandal was career suicide.

And We Got Married? That damn show had been a thorn in his side for ages.

‘What was I thinking back then? I must have been out of my mind.’

Jaerin had begged to do it.

So he reluctantly let her.

Looking back now?

That had been a huge mistake.

‘...I have no choice but to accelerate the plan.’

He could no longer afford to keep Jaerin just a domestic idol.

It was time to push her into the global pop market.

Dating rumors? Scandals?

They wouldn’t matter if she became so big that nothing could touch her.

As Lee Jeong-geon steeled himself for the next stage of Jaerin’s career—

‘...Then I’ll need to pick out lingerie for August.’

Ryu Jaerin, meanwhile, lowered her head with a deep, satisfied smile.

‘But what if I can’t wait that long?’

A dark flicker of desire passed through her eyes before disappearing.

***

“It’s today, right?”

“Yeah.”

Mid-August.

The long-awaited release of Kim Donghu’s boxing documentary, The Executioner.

“Man, it took forever.”

“Well... it’s not easy to get all three major networks to agree on a joint documentary.”

“Honestly, scheduling everything took longer than the actual filming.”

“At least they each got their own exclusive interviews to differentiate their versions.”

Inside a major broadcasting station, the documentary staff sat down and switched on the TV.

– “An actor and a boxer. A boxer and an actor.”

– “A singular force that shook the world.”

– “The fists that steal hope—Kim Donghu.”

The narration and captions were a bit cheesy.

But effective.

The marketing was direct and to the point.

And honestly, Kim Donghu’s career itself was dramatic enough to justify it.

“...Wait, isn’t this going on OTT platforms too?”

“Huh? It is?”

“Yeah. That’s why it got delayed to August. I heard it’s dropping on Netflix.”

No one knew how that had happened.

But one thing was certain—

The joint documentary, The Executioner, was going global.

“...So basically, the whole world is going to see this?”

“...Uh... is that a good thing?”

From a broadcasting standpoint, more views = more profit.

But if you thought about it another way...

“...Isn’t this basically provoking people?”

The Executioner focused heavily on Kim Donghu’s Olympic matches.

Which meant—

“...So this is a documentary of Kim Donghu beating the crap out of other countries’ boxers?”

And now they were airing it worldwide?

This was a declaration of war.

“...Wow. Donghu Kim’s country just sent us one hell of a video.”

Boxers across multiple nations—each one previously knocked out by Kim Donghu—watched the documentary with wide eyes.

It showed every one of their defeats, the moments they were sent crashing to the mat.

It wasn’t excessively humiliating, since the footage was focused on Kim Donghu’s highlights.

But just being included was enough to sting.

Strangely, though—

“...It doesn’t feel insulting.”

Because for it to hurt, they would have had to at least be close to his level.

But they weren’t.

Kim Donghu had been too overwhelming.

The slow-motion replays in the documentary actually helped analyze some of his movements.

And the more they watched—