Play Round’s meeting room.
A week has passed since the public disclosure of Chairman Usuho’s shares inheritance through the will.
Danwoo saw a man sitting across the table. The man was the head of the U.S. M&A specialist company, Jackniten.
“Then, please review and let me know.”
“Yes, of course.”
Hae Song Group’s stock, which lost its leader due to the public will, was drawing a downward curve every day due to the loss of consumer trust.
Amidst this, the movements of a large M&A specialist company trying to salvage Hae Song Group and the attempt to acquire it at a low price for a split sale were also unusual.
Watching Danwoo’s expression ahead of the Hae Song Group’s shareholders’ meeting, Taeyoon asked about his intentions.
“What are you thinking of doing?”
“I don’t know. I’m not sure if it’s right to see Hae Song Group being split and merged with other companies.”
“Then take charge of the management yourself.”
Taeyoon ultimately asked directly if Danwoo had the intention to get involved in managing Hae Song Group.
“I don’t want that.”
“What about Hae Song Group’s Director Lee Kyungin who came last time? He seemed okay, didn’t he?”
“I don’t have a guarantee that he’s a good person just because he consistently opposed what Sunho was doing.”
Danwoo recalled Lee Kyungin, the executive who had visited him.
“Hae Song grows like a pine tree with its roots in the sand by the sea. Growing while enduring strong sea winds, its stem is close to black. However, the value of Hae Song, which has grown withstanding the sea breeze, is incomparable to a regular pine tree. Do you know the value Hae Song Group holds in South Korea? I wanted to tell you about it, hoping that Hae Song Group, embodying the Chairman’s management philosophy, would not disappear with a reversed reputation.”
“Why are you saying this?”
“I hope President Woo doesn’t see Hae Song Group the same way as Sunho.”
The executive said that his first company after graduating from university was Hae Song Electronics.
After that, he added that the philosophy of Chairman’s values contained in the name ‘Hae Song’ was his values until he became an executive at Hae Song Group.
An hour later.
Danwoo, riding in a car to attend Hae Song Group’s shareholders’ meeting, turned his gaze out of the window.
He spotted Yeonwoo, Ha Jun’s mother, at the square in Play Round and naturally thought of Ji An.
The words exchanged with Ji An about going back to his own home, Lake Tower, were on his mind.
When Ji An realized the situation she was in, that she couldn’t leave Ji An alone if she lived with her mother, Danwoo’s words that it still couldn’t go back had come out first.
He had said he would think of a solution with a seemingly silly smile, but there was no such solution.
If he didn’t leave his mother alone, he would have to leave Ji An alone.
When Danwoo sighed quietly, Taeyoon asked, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing.”
As Danwoo turned his gaze, Yeonwoo was already inside the Play Round building.
He wondered if Yeonwoo came to see Ji An, and he thought for a moment.
Yeonwoo strolled around a flower bed themed on spring in Play Round Square and then sat on a bench.
She had just visited the attic library and was on her way out after meeting Ji An.
Seeing Ji An awkwardly lowering her gaze, surprised, made Yeonwoo feel heavy-hearted. Perhaps Ji An had vaguely guessed the reason for her sudden visit.
Yeunwoo found it strange that Ha Jun, who had been making excuses for consecutive business trips, had been abruptly ending calls, saying, “I’m busy. I’ll call you later.”
So, while leaving the workshop for another matter, she stopped by the Geon Guk Law Firm and unexpectedly heard a story from this manager.
He revealed that Ha Jun had left the law firm, and the lawyer he claimed to be dating was not even at the law firm.
The manager vividly recounted the day when Ji An and Ha Jun had fought in front of the elevator, portraying it as an opportunity.
“I hate Woo Representative. He stole my woman.”
He even mentioned Ha Jun’s words, saying, “I hate Woo Representative. … He stole my woman.”
Though momentarily surprised by the manager’s words, Yeonwoo eventually, after some thought, came to meet Ji An.
While pretending not to know that Ha Jun and Ji An’s relationship had soured, it felt uncomfortable to ignore the fact.
She remembered the young man she had seen at Jae Yoon’s funeral, the recent topic of discussion, the illegitimate child of Hae Song Group, ‘Woo Dan Woo.’
Understanding Ha Jun’s state when he had come to the family home inebriated to a point where he couldn’t separate his body, Yeonwoo also felt hurt.
“It’s definitely not Ji An’s fault.”
Muttering to herself, Yeonwoo fixed her gaze on the people enjoying the spring sunshine.
Ji An, who had finished preparing to leave, quickened her steps to meet Yeonwoo.
Spotting Yeonwoo sitting on the bench in the square, she increased her stride and walked towards her.
Wearing a bright pink trench coat, Yeonwoo shifted her gaze from a child walking briskly to her left.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
