Chairman Cha’s retirement was not an unexpected event. He thought there wouldn’t be any particular sentiments.
However, contrary to expectations, there was a strange loneliness inside. It felt like he was taking away his time and glory without any consideration.
“Grandfather.”
“Why.”
“…Thank you for your hard work.”
A tingling sensation spread from the chest to the whole body. Taesang awkwardly averted his gaze.
“Uh, well. Sure.”
Chairman Cha, too, quickly averted his eyes, seemingly embarrassed.
Then, he went on about how more eyes would be watching in the future, not to underestimate things at first, and he continued to speak incoherently. In the awkward atmosphere, Taesang just listened quietly, saying yes, yes.
After his long speech, Taesang stood up from his seat after a long time. Bending his waist slightly and crossing the study, he suddenly turned his head.
“Oh, and…”
A puzzled look met his gaze.
“I have no intention of giving Dajeong away, so if you’re going on a trip, go with the little grandfather.”
“Are you jealous? If you want, just ask her to join us.”
Chairman Cha raised an eyebrow while looking at him.
“I’m not so idle as to be jealous of something that hasn’t happened.”
Confidence that couldn’t be fathomed emanated from the corners of his smiling mouth.
As the time outside the window darkened, sitting on the living room sofa, Myeongok looked at her phone with an anxious face.
Until when should she wait?
Today was the day when Manager Kim was supposed to meet with the shareholders. It was long past the time when the meeting would have ended. Normally, he would have called her a long time ago, but today, there was no contact at all.
“Could he have changed his mind by now…?”
She had made a loud noise, but the fact was that Subin’s shares were insufficient to confront Taesang. If he had done some investigation, he might have judged that it would be advantageous to withdraw at this point.
The anxiety that had arisen once was becoming uncontrollable. Myeongok picked up her phone with a hand gesture as if catching something.
“Connection failed, beep sound, after….”
Boring connection sounds and repetitive absent call notifications. With each repeated sound, her nerves seemed to twitch more sensitively. The anxiety that had become tangible seemed to be approaching.
“Yes….”
After five attempts to call, Manager Kim answered the phone. And even that with a voice like a flat soda.
Myeongok poured out questions with an urgent tone.
“Manager Kim, what’s going on? Why didn’t you call me?”
“I’m sorry. There’s something going on….”
“What’s going on? Did something happen at the meeting?”
“No, it’s not that….”
The hesitant words seemed like they might stop any moment.
“There was no meeting today.”
“What did you say?”
After staying silent all day, only now did he speak. The hand holding the phone trembled.
“Manager Kim, are you joking with me now? What’s going on?”
“Director, I am a bit cautious in saying this… but the situation at the headquarters has changed a lot.”
The word ‘situation’ pierced through like an ominous sign. Whatever situation he was talking about, considering the current circumstances where I’m being pushed out of the company, there isn’t much I can do.
“W-what situation?”
“Rumors are circulating that Chairman will officially initiate the succession of management. They’ve already prepared press releases, and it seems it will be announced soon.”
“It can’t be…”
Chairman Cha had repeatedly told Taesang to quickly take over the company. However, that was merely encouragement to further his growth, not genuine sincerity.
He used to say that I should endure a little more, so that Taesang could be comfortable later. Occasionally, when there was no grandson around, he revealed such thoughts.
So why would he suddenly… In an instant, a single unsettling thought crossed my mind. Could it be related to my recent interference with Taesang?
If it was to lift Taesang to a position that no one could touch, then everything made sense.
Myeongok shook her head with a disgusted face.
She knew he was a figure with significant influence and drive, but she didn’t expect him to be so reckless.
“…You need to be careful.”
“…”
“Hello? Director?”
Myeongok, who had been staring blankly, flinched and shook her pupils.
“W-what did you say?”
“What are you thinking? Now is not the time for Subin to worry about her position.”
“What is that supposed to mean…”
“One of my colleagues in the central prosecutor’s office told me that soon there will be a warrant issued in front of the director. For tax evasion and embezzlement.”
“…!”
“So, for the time being, lie flat. It would be even better if you lie flat in front of the Chairman.”
“That can’t be…”
The remittances were handled strictly under a pseudonym, and only a modest amount was moved each time. Moreover, it was done very slowly, gradually over the long, tiresome years.
No one could have noticed. Who, or rather how…
“No, no. Manager Kim probably misunderstood something.”
“Well… Anyway, I just told you what I heard. Please don’t contact me anymore. I have no intention of causing unnecessary misunderstandings. Goodbye.”
“Manager Kim…”
The almost extinguishing voice barely flowed.
“Hey, Manager Kim. It’s not that I don’t trust you; I just need to confirm. How about arranging a meeting with that college friend… Can’t he make some room?”
He was a man I considered disposable, with slow and inefficient handling, but at this moment, his help felt like the last remaining lifeline.
“Wait, who are you trying to ruin someone’s life right now? Do you know what kind of trouble you can get into by doing such things?”
“I’ll make sure nothing like that happens by itself…”
“Director, I’m sorry, but I’ll end it here.”
Click, click, click.
The harsh sound of the disconnected call echoed in her ears. Myeongok remained frozen, unable to move. What to do, who to mobilize. No solution came to mind this time.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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