Three days after arriving in Vietnam, Sunwoo and Yonggi found themselves completely frustrated by people more irritating than the hot weather. On Monday morning, the two visited the client directly but faced a closed door. In the afternoon, they attempted to contact a high-ranking government official introduced by Congressman Kang Sanho. However, they were met with excuses and couldn’t secure a meeting. It wasn’t until Wednesday morning that Sunwoo could finally meet with the contracting party. However, they shamelessly denied any formal contract.
“Didn’t we sign a formal contract with K1 Construction?”
“Even a pre-contract is a contract. Terminating a contract without reason is legally disadvantageous, you know?”
Despite Sunwoo’s proficient Vietnamese and protest, they just sneered.
“We have our reasons. Congressman Kang Sanho no longer trusts K1 Construction. Do you think we can trust you?”
Internally cursing, Sunwoo felt a surge of anger. What kind of business negotiation abandons a contract between companies for such reasons!
Further discussions felt like a waste of time. Regrettably, they decided to accept the losses and abandon this deal. As Sunwoo and Yonggi were leaving the building, someone called them from behind. Sunwoo remembered that he was the secretary of the high-ranking government official he met the day before yesterday.
“Could I have a brief conversation with you?”
Exchanging glances, Sunwoo and Yonggi followed him to a corner of the lobby. Throughout the conversation, the man wore a genial smile, but Yonggi’s expression remained serious.
After finishing the conversation, as Yonggi approached, Sunwoo asked quietly, “Are they asking for a bribe?”
“I did mention it indirectly, but the conclusion is yes.”
Sunwoo furrowed his brow irritably. Even if they provided kickbacks to the high-ranking official, his superiors, and the client responsible, considering the scale of the contract, it was still a profitable deal.
From a business perspective, it wasn’t a bad transaction. At that moment, Sunwoo recalled Inyoung’s words.
“There’s no free lunch in this world. It seems like the time has come to pay for the easy path we’ve taken.”
Even if the world stigmatized him as an adulterer, he had already made up his mind not to escape to politics. Sunwoo realized that he loved what he was doing now, regardless of Park Chan-wook’s intentions.
Even if he became a salaried employee for K1 for the rest of his life, he was willing to do so as long as Han Green was by his side. Being able to be with the person he loved and give his best in a job he enjoyed was considered a blessed life.
Therefore, even if the Vietnam contract had gone awry, he couldn’t quietly return to Korea. He hadn’t done his best yet.
Until he arrived at the accommodation, Sunwoo, who had been deeply engrossed in his thoughts, turned to Yonggi and gave a firm command.
“An Director, reserve the first flight to Bangkok for tomorrow.”
“Yes? Yes…”
Before Yonggi could inquire about the reason, Sunwoo called Namiran, his secretary in Korea.
“This is Jin Sunwoo. Please call the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Tell them that Sunwoo from K1 Construction is on a business trip and would like to pay a brief visit. I’ll be in Thailand until the weekend, so the timing is up to the head. …Yes, let me know once it’s arranged.”
As soon as he hung up the phone, Sunwoo turned to Yonggi and said, “We’ll redirect everything prepared for Vietnam to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Let’s try to persuade the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.”
Yonggi quickly outlined Sunwoo’s plan. Relatively cool Chiang Mai was the second-largest city in Thailand, known for its beautiful nature, unique culture, and traditions. The comprehensive development, linking golf courses, hotels, and a shopping town, was the area where Sunwoo’s Development Division was most confident. With direct flights to Incheon Airport and Chiang Mai Airport, the project was commercially viable.
“Should we try to meet the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand?”
“Four years ago, during the Bangkok city development project, didn’t we reach an agreement with him? Since the results were good, he’ll meet us once.”
“Oh, is the person in charge back then the current head of the Tourism Authority?”
Yonggi slapped his palm with his fist. Sunwoo responded with a mischievous smile, “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and open the laptop. We need to prepare a proposal.”
“Ugh. Can we catch our breath first?”
While grumbling, Yonggi mechanically opened the PowerPoint presentation. Adapting the plan optimized for Vietnam to fit Chiang Mai’s local conditions was crucial.
“Since the Hallyu wave is strong in Thailand, let’s create a Hallyu street in the center of the shopping town.”
Not missing a single word of Sunwoo’s remarks pouring out while checking the facts and producing revised proposals, Yonggi’s fingers flew across the keyboard.
While Sunwoo was running around in Thailand, Green went to K1 Construction headquarters with both hands full of food.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
