Chapter 60 – Little Trouble
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Mira walked back and forth to her room while calling Namtan. When Namtan answered, she quickly spoke.

"Wait! First, calm down, Mira," Namtan instructed.

"I'm... I'm calm," Mira answered.  Although she claimed to be calm, her anxious voice betrayed her.

"Okay, take a deep breath."

Mira repeated, "Deep breath," and did as Namtan said.

"Ready to talk now?" Namtan carefully asked.

Mira nodded, taking a final deep breath. "Yes."

"About the resort you asked about, I've booked it."

"Really?"

"Yeah, although your secretary should have done this," Namtan complained lightly.

"They're too busy with preparations and coordination. Besides, you know how hard it is to book that resort. Thankfully, the owner is your girlfriend, haha,"

"Oh~ So it's because the owner is my girlfriend? Hah... don't you know how much effort I put in just to get her to agree?"

"What?"

"Come on~ When I asked her to book the resort for us instead of another client, she refused, saying the other client was a foreigner with little social media popularity, which is still good for her resort."

"Indeed."

"But again, you're my dear friend, and you asked me to do this. So, for the sake of your future happy love life, I begged her," Namtan explained with exaggeration.

"How did you manage to convince her?" Mira asked curiously.

Namtan hesitated, scratching her head before reluctantly explaining. "Well, I told her you're planning to propose to Luna."

"What?! Are you crazy? You know Film is close to Luna, and they work closely together. What if she slip her tongue? You know how mischievous your girlfriend is," Mira said anxiously.

"My girlfriend isn't that mischievous...," Namtan began, then remembered Film in bed, adding, "...only in bed."

"Namtan?!"

"Alright, alright, look, I explained to her, and she understood. However, guess what? Film still refused," Namtan sighed, continuing.

"What? So you didn't manage to convince her with that revelation?"

"Nope. You know, she's mischievous and likes to play around, but when it comes to business, she's clear-headed. She even recommended other resorts."

"Ugh... why won't she agree?"

"Profit. You're a businesswoman yourself,vyou forgot?"

"Ah, right. But I thought there was a friend privilege, something like that," Mira said uncertainly.

"Hmm? Friend privilege?"

"Yeah. Anyway, why don't you get to the point?"

"Come on, everything's related, okay? Let me continue. Ahem... and since it's all about profit, I wanted her to know it's much more profitable to choose us instead of some foreigner. So I told her that your friend, who will also come, is a member of the very popular girl group NJZ."

Mira was speechless.  Who wouldn't choose a popular idol over someone with little social media presence?

"Mira?"

"Haa... I'll talk to Minji first. Although she has more free time now, it's still better to get her opinion."

"Didn't she agree to come with Hanni and Dani?"

"Yeah, but it's a different story if it's made public."

"Isn't that actually a good opportunity for promotion?"

"We wouldn't know. The entertainment industry is different from the business world. They need to be careful with their words and actions as people watching them unlike to us in business people wouldn't really put too much attention us."

"That..." Namtan suddenly felt guilty, not expecting her actions to cause trouble.

"Don't feel bad, that's why I'm going to talk to them, right? To see if it's good for them or not."

"But what if it's not?"

"Then we'll find somewhere else, although I really like the sunset there."

Namtan felt bad, she hadn't expected to make a mistake.  Having done so, she decided to find another resort with a nice sunset.

"Alright, I'll look for other places, just in case."

"Okay, don't be so down. It's not like you really made a mistake, no harm's done."

Namtan knew Mira was comforting her, though she knew no real harm was done. "Alright, just talk to them first," she said with a wry smile. Three seconds later, she slapped her face.  It wasn't her style to dwell on negative emotions.  Quickly, she opened her laptop to search for new resorts.

When Film entered Namtan's room, she didn't see anyone. She looked around, then went to the study. There, she saw Namtan carefully looking at different resorts.

Film knocked twice, but Namtan didn't answer. Sighing, Film went behind Namtan and kissed her cheek.

Namtan finally noticed Film. Turning around, she asked, "What are you doing here?"

"To see you, but... why are you looking at these resorts?"

Namtan smiled wryly and turned back to her laptop. "I told Mira about what we discussed, and... it seems I made a mistake."

Film was confused, but seeing Namtan less confident than usual worried her. "What mistake?"

"Haaa... about the NJZ girl group members also attending, and that they're more profitable than some foreigner."

"What about it?"

"Mira said she needs to talk to her friend because she's not sure if making it public is a good idea."

"And you're looking for other resorts because...?"

"Mira said we can look for another place if her friend doesn't agree. So I'm looking for another one."

Film listened carefully. She felt conflicted because she really wanted to promote her resort, which she'd built with all her money at low cost.  She'd rejected Namtan several times, feeling bad because it was for her friend, but knowing there were better resorts Mira could afford.  Seeing Namtan so down, however, made her think it was her fault.

"Honey... then just don't make it public."

"Huh?"

Film was reluctant to let go of the promotion she could get from a vlogger or a girl group but looking at how bad Namtan looks she can't help but let go of her greed.

"Well, we can just follow what Mira wants. It's for Luna anyway, so I'll let it slide," Film said playfully to make Namtan comfortable 

Namtan knew Film well. She was grateful that Film was willing to adjust, but Film was her lover, and she wanted to support her too.

Namtan smiled and pulled Film down to pat her head. "It's okay, let's just wait for Mira."

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