“You don’t have to worry about that. Even if we don’t do anything, Ocean Shipping won’t last long.”
“What do you mean?”
Unexpectedly, she asked seriously at his words. In response, Taejun gently held her hand on the table and slowly opened his mouth.
“Ocean Shipping is not as stable as you think. It seems there was a lot of pain inside as the company grew rapidly. But Chairman Jo ignored it. The loyalty of the employees to the company is low. How long do you think such a company can survive?”
“Ha! It’s rotten from the inside.”
A genuine chuckle erupted from Serin’s mouth, who had understood it well.
“Soon. Chairman Jo will be arrested by the police before boarding the escape ship. And the Ocean Shipping that Chairman Jo was supporting will soon collapse. Still, compared to the pain we’ve endured, I think this is a punishment that can’t even compare. But we did our best with what we could. So… now, shouldn’t we live our lives?”
Tears welled up at Taejun’s words.
His words were right.
There was no need to throw away the remaining years of their lives because of Chairman Jo.
We have to live our lives.
You and I, we deserve to be happy enough.
Only then did a faint smile appear on Serin’s lips.
“Drive, go in first. I think I need to buy something to eat. I’ve set the address, so just drive as directed by the navigation.”
“How do you plan to come without a car?”
“I’ll figure it out. In this neighborhood, driving and wandering around in a car is more noticeable, so I usually use a bicycle a lot.”
“Okay. Got it. Then I’ll go to my father first.”
After the secretary got out of the car, Minhyung took the steering wheel. Then, she drove as directed by the navigation. After about 5 minutes, lights could be seen not far away. It seemed to be the villa where Chairman Jo was staying.
Minhyung parked the car and almost jumped out. He wanted to see his father’s face as quickly as possible.
As he climbed the stairs, the door opened with a creak, revealing someone.
Although Minhyung didn’t hear from the secretary that there was anyone other than Chairman Jo, who on earth could it be?
As Minhyung, looking bewildered, looked up at the man, a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap casually passed by him.
Even without hearing from the secretary that someone other than Chairman Jo was there, who on earth could it be?
As Minhyung, looking bewildered, looked up at the man, a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap casually passed by him.
Even without showing any signs of surprise, he passed by so naturally that Minhyung felt awkward.
Although he had a large build, the honest eyes visible under the baseball cap made the middle-aged man quite impressive.
“Excuse me!”
Minhyung grabbed the man’s arm. And at that moment, she saw it. A large spider tattoo on the man’s wrist.
The man naturally shrugged off Minhyung’s hand and went down the stairs, disappearing into the forest path.
“What the? Feels weird!”
It seemed that he might have been called in by Chairman Jo. So, even after seeing Minhyung, he passed by so casually.
It was so natural that it made Minhyung feel awkward.
Minhyung frowned and stepped into the villa.
“Father! I’m here!”
He shouted as soon as he came, but the spacious villa was strangely quiet.
“What’s going on? Are you in the bathroom? Father! Father!”
He shouted loudly, looking for Chairman Jo throughout the second floor of the villa. However, Chairman Jo’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
According to the secretary, Chairman Jo had never left the villa once during the time he was hiding. So, surely Chairman Jo must be inside the villa.
However, there was no response to his call…
For a moment, a spine-chilling sensation ran through him.
“Father! Father!”
Startled, he rushed upstairs again to find Chairman Jo. He opened every noticeable door, checking each one meticulously.
Then, when he opened the last bathroom door, Minhyung was so shocked that he froze in place.
Chairman Jo lay in the bathtub, looking as if he were dead. And blood seeped from his outstretched wrist outside the tub.
“Ah, ah…”
Unable to breathe, choked up, he couldn’t say a word.
Sitting there, Minhyung mumbled incomprehensible words, blinking his eyes rapidly.
Is this a dream?
There’s no way Father is dead.
No, that can’t be.
How can I live without you!
Minhyung crawled on his knees towards Chairman Jo. The slouched body showed no signs of life, yet it still retained warmth.
“Ah… Father. Ah… Father…”
He grabbed Chairman Jo’s arm, where blood was still flowing, pressing firmly to stop the bleeding. Then he tapped Chairman Jo’s cheek.
“Open your eyes. Father… Open your eyes. Okay?”
Though red blood from Chairman Jo flowed over Minhyung’s body, he paid no attention. If only Chairman Jo could open his eyes, he could endure bathing in this amount of blood.
How much effort did he put into this?
Now, the secretary, who had just arrived, jumped in surprise, witnessing the tragic scene of the two.
“What happened?”
“Ah… Father won’t open his eyes. What should I do?”
The secretary calmly checked whether Chairman Jo was still breathing. His breathing was almost non-existent, but the pulse was still slow. However, the secretary had a gut feeling that Chairman Jo was beyond hope.
“Our father… He’s still alive. His body is warm. So… Could you call an ambulance?”
“Mister, what about Chairman…?”
As the secretary shook his head, Minhyung burst out with a curse.
“Darn it! Call an ambulance, you gangster! Our father is still alive!”
Only then did the secretary pick up his phone, and Minhyung, who had been holding back tears, burst into tears.
“Ugh… Huhuhuk! Huhuhuk! Please, Father. No, you can’t. You can’t die. Open your eyes!”
Minhyung pleaded desperately, stroking Chairman Jo’s cheek with his own. Of course, he thought Chairman Jo wouldn’t hear, but in reality, he was still in a faintly conscious state. He just couldn’t control his body that had almost lost vitality.
The man who cut his wrist to make Chairman Jo faint and staged it like suicide had lost his older brother for decades because of him.
After that, he claimed to have watched him. He wanted to kill him, but he never had the chance. But someone willingly created an opportunity for him.
Madam Son, who picked him up during his wandering.
In the end, the insane old woman repaid him, he thought.
But at the last moment, the man turned around and spoke.
[Dash]Baek Seorin, the executive, asked me to convey something. Well… to leave.
Only then did Serin recall the warning she had given.
[Dash]I’m going to strangle you.Baek Seorin, reluctantly… You…
He had never imagined even once that his end would be like this. He didn’t believe in gods, so he didn’t believe in an afterlife.
Even if he committed sins, he believed that as long as he lived each moment well, that was success. Thanks to that, he could become even more wicked. There was no guilt. He was just faithful to the moments he lived and breathed.
But now, his life was ending so miserably.
People in the world would say such things about his death. As you sow, so shall you reap.
Consciousness fades.
And through that fading consciousness, Minhyung’s desperate cries echo.
“Father! You can’t leave me! Ughhh[Dash]ah!”
Only now does he begin to realize.
Maybe there is a god after all.
In some unexpected form, somewhere.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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