A dark energy swirled in Dan Woo’s eyes as he turned his back on Tae Yoon.
He knew the danger of exposing himself. One moment of carelessness could have left him defenseless before Woo Seon Ho.
However, this was Korea. It was time to put into action his plan to regain his peaceful life.
There was no reason to hide anymore, nor any need to do so.
And once everything was wrapped up and he could bring his mother back, he wanted to live a normal life, starting his mornings with mundane tasks.
It was a humble wish.
Walking a few steps ahead, Tae Yoon talked about Dan Woo’s trainer, Kang Seon Hu.
Dan Woo was strong enough to protect himself, but no one knew what kind of harm Woo Seon Ho might inflict.
Hence, it was Tae Yoon’s idea for his safety.
“Seon Hu will be following your car. You know Seon Hu’s car, right?”
“I do.”
When they entered the office, Chairman Michael was there. He was scheduled to attend the upcoming executive meeting via video call.
Dan Woo widened his eyes and turned to Tae Yoon, asking what was going on.
“He said he would call you, but decided to just stay.”
As Tae Yoon finished speaking, Dan Woo asked Michael.
“Are you planning to attend in person?”
“There will be more executives who can’t stand the young CEO. I thought it would be better to come in person and support him.”
“Wasn’t it boring in the hotel?”
“There was a bit of that reason too.”
Play Round Conference Room where the executive meeting was to be held.
Tae Yoon opened the door to the conference room and raised his voice.
“The CEO is coming in.”
The executives, who had been waiting for the young CEO, straightened up in surprise when Chairman Michael entered.
It was the first executive meeting after Dan Woo took over as CEO.
Some were from the U.S. headquarters, and others were the general directors in Asia, hence the glances directed at Dan Woo were not very pleasant.
However, Dan Woo did not bend to such gazes.
The meeting began with Dan Woo’s greetings.
“I’m Woo Dan Woo, the representative of Play Round Korea. Today, we will report on the sales during the preopen period of the past week.”
The executives, who were not very fond of him, listened attentively to the sales report as if ready to retort.
However, the preopening sales of Play Round Korea surpassed those of over twenty other stores worldwide.
Besides, Chairman Michael was observing the meeting, so no one dared to nitpick.
Dan Woo ended the meeting with a heavy warning.
“I will not tolerate any complacency thinking, ‘it’s just the first store’. Moreover, I won’t allow illegal commission for store admissions under the name of Play Round, power abuse against employees, or monopolizing benefits using one’s position.”
A satisfied smile spread across Chairman Michael’s lips as he watched Dan Woo.
Back in the CEO’s office, Michael finally raised the question he had been curious about.
“You’re going to see your mother soon, right?”
“Yes.”
“Tell me about it when you get back.”
Dan Woo looked at Michael with an inscrutable expression. When dealing with Michael, he neither bowed down nor deceived himself.
He had honest conversations with him, and sometimes sought advice from him.
“There are times when I don’t understand why you, Chairman, are so interested in my affairs. I sometimes get confused about whether you are a friend or a foe.”
“Chairman Woo Su Ho was a great competitor for me. So, he’s closer to a friend than an enemy. But it bothers me when someone tarnishes the place left by an old friend. I’m thinking of visiting the Hae Song family. You never know. Maybe the reason your father has been in a deep sleep lies elsewhere.”
Dan Woo silently observed Michael after putting down his teacup.
He had secretly infiltrated the Hae Song family and collected his father’s blood, so he already knew the result. There was no hidden truth as Michael suspected.
“It is indeed an aftereffect of the accident. I’ve already investigated it.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I thought there might be an easier way, but there wasn’t.”
Michael, after hearing Dan Woo’s rather somber words, comforted him and returned to his hotel.
A few days after Chairman Michael left the country.
The place where Dan Woo arrived with Tae Yoon was a road adjacent to the “Blue Nursing Hospital”.
The Blue Nursing Hospital was where his mother had been confined by Woo Sun Ho. Next to the hospital building, there was a lab of Hae Song Bio.
Dan Woo was supposed to meet a researcher from Hae Song Bio here.
Cases of side effects from the copied drugs imported and sold by Hae Song Bio had often been reported in the news.
It was a drug used mainly for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and dementia, and Hae Song Bio attributed the side effects to resistance from longterm usage.
It was difficult to prove causality with just the lawsuits from the victims. However, the lawsuits were continuously pursued for years by other victims.
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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