Her last act as the interim CEO was to convey severance pay and consolation money to employees so that they could find new jobs as stably as possible and to pay off the outstanding transaction fees.
Due to the mutual lawsuits and accusations between Jo Daehoon and Ji Seunghee gaining attention, Hyunyang Construction was in the media spotlight for quite a while.
The public felt fatigue just hearing the words ‘Hyunyang Construction,’ and the negative image of embezzlement, shoddy construction, and bullying had left a lasting mark on Hyunyang Construction, causing it to repeatedly miss opportunities.
Most of the construction projects that Hyunyang Construction was planning or in progress were either halted or became non-existent. The larger the scale, the longer the construction suspension period, as other construction companies, feeling the burden, were reluctant to take over.
Eventually, Hyunyang Construction was finally liquidated without being absorbed or taken over by another company. It was removed from the list of South Korean construction companies for dishonorable reasons.
In the process, what could somewhat reduce the noise was that Kangseon Construction hired many employees who lost their jobs after the bankruptcy of Hyunyang Construction as experienced professionals. It was also a directive given directly by Taeseo.
“Good job.”
“Yeah. I worked hard. How much trouble did I go through to minimize the damage to innocent employees and investors…”
Amber, who was stroking the cat’s belly, patted her shoulder as if comforting herself. Taeseo, sitting far away from Amber, was squinting his eyes due to the irritation caused by the cat.
“What on earth… where did you learn Korean?”
“Secret.”
“Okay. Thanks. For jumping into something where there’s not much left.”
“Wow… Taeseo, are you crazy?”
Amber, who didn’t expect to hear words of thanks, widened her eyes, and as soon as she sat up, the cat, in a flash, got up and went into her room. Only then did Taeseo get up, open the window to ventilate, and rub his nose, feeling ticklish.
“I can’t believe I heard words of thanks from Taeseo. Well, learning Korean was a good idea.”
“I know. You wrote a lot.”
Amber, who was scrutinizing Taeseo as if she couldn’t believe it, suddenly realized something and opened her mouth wide.
“Oh, Taeseo. Are you ready to go to Chicago?”
“Yeah. Almost.”
“Oh, you went to Chicago with Sanghwa, right?”
“I know.”
“Manager Jang was worried that Taeseo was working day and night. Is it because the work is hard, or is it because of those people who talk a lot? Taeseo, is the rumor true about you and Gangseon Chemistry…”
“Forget about that.”
The ‘people who talk a lot’ that Amber mentioned referred to Taeseo’s stepbrothers and their relatives. Working scattered across the affiliated companies, they had killed the company’s presence while working. After the bankruptcy of Hyunyang Construction, they started raising their voices, demanding that they be guaranteed their share in the crisis of the Gangseon Group.
Among the four stepbrothers, there was a person who was only two years younger than Taeseo. Taeseo, who had seen him a few times from a distance as they grew up, had been in frequent contact with him these days. He even summoned him to the president’s office at Gangseon Electronics headquarters several times.
So rumors began to circulate. Because Kang Taeseo, who took over the management of the crisis-ridden Gangseon Group, was bringing in the unrecognized children that even their father, Kang Shinjae, did not acknowledge and turning them into his people.
As a result, the stock of Gangseon Chemistry had been rising day by day.
“There’s only one reason why I lost weight.”
“What is it?”
“I miss my person.”
“Ha… I shouldn’t have asked.”
If only I had known he was such a romantic man back when I was in college.
Ignoring Amber’s muttered words in English, Taeseo cast his gaze beyond the large glass window.
Observing the lights that began to embroider the night in Seoul, it reminded him of the star on the Christmas tree he had brought from Chicago for Jaein.
“Ugh, it’s cold. Close the window now.”
“Amber, when are you going to the U.S.?”
“As soon as things settle down. But it might take a couple more months. I want to go to our house as soon as possible, to be honest. But Taeseo, are you really abandoning Hwami Apartments?”
Taking on the employees laid off at Hyunyang Construction at the cost of accepting losses, Kangseon Construction, which also held the unexpected redevelopment project in the Hwami Apartments and Gangnam area, surprisingly decided not to participate. This was due to the influence of Taeseo, who took on the role of interim president.
“Oh. I always thought it was an unreasonable construction project from the beginning. The profit is not that great compared to the effort put in. Moreover, the residents there are too politically active and talk too much.”
“Wow… those people living there are not happy. Right. Those people are a bit noisy.”
“Instead, right next to it, there’s an apartment complex and part of the commercial area that meets the conditions for redevelopment from next year. Kangseon will take care of that. I will do my best to make it the best luxury neighborhood in Seoul. We’ve already taken care of the City Hall side.”
“Huh? Why there?”
“I have something personal I want to settle there.”
“What do you want to settle?”
“People who have bullied with money should be pressed down with money.”
Smiling eerily, Taeseo made an incomprehensible remark. Amber, who was looking at Taeseo with an unsettling smile, wrinkled her nose as if she didn’t want to get involved, although it was unclear what he was talking about.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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