Until a month ago, it had swelled from 300 million to 600 million. It should have stopped there.
If 600 million doubles, and then that doubles again…
How much is it exactly?
They say human greed knows no bounds. Clinging to false hope, he once again ventured into gambling.
When he lost 100 million, then 200 million, and returned to the starting point, Kwon Seungcheol lamented in regret.
If only he had stopped at that time, he wouldn’t have come to this point. However, after losing another 100 million and 200 million, he was no longer in his right mind.
Just one more game, just one more time. Please.
In fact, he couldn’t remember why he picked up the card. He thought he could recover quickly. It wasn’t until he lost all the property he had, including the money he had planned to share with Jusung and youngest Jea-chan, that he finally came to his senses.
“I’m insane.”
He walked endlessly down the street. He walked and walked without any thoughts.
Before he knew it, the tidy city settled down, and one by one, the lights began to shine brightly.
When complete darkness fell, the high-rise apartment building, the center and landmark of that place, caught Kwon Seungcheol’s eye.
It was a familiar apartment building.
The apartment building where he had come to catch Jieunjae.
“When did you come all the way here…”
Kwon Seungcheol stopped abruptly in front of the apartment building. Then, he looked up and down the apartment building, laughing to himself.
“Is Jieunjae doing well?”
Well, if he’s a professor at Yeonrim Hospital, he probably doesn’t have to worry about money.
He thought that, and then, why am I thinking about that? He laughed as if it was ridiculous, sitting heavily on the bench.
Tuh— Spitting on the ground, Kwon Seungcheol swept his disheveled bangs up. Then, looking down at his hands, which had become muddy and unwashed for days, he laughed in frustration.
“Seungcheol-ah, this is like a savings account. A 20% annual interest savings account.”
Then, the words of Sunseok, which he didn’t understand at the time, came to mind.
“Lend it and forget about it. And then, go check it out after 10, 20 years. How much do you think that money will be?”
“If you forget about it, in 10 or 20 years, his brothers, sisters, husband, wife. Even his child’s daughter-in-law and son-in-law will come and take it all on their own. So, we just wait for the right time. The time of maturity for the savings account.”
Whether now or then, Sunseok’s words were not wrong at all.
Twenty years ago, or to be precise, 23 years ago. The four-year-old child, who was completely useless, had suddenly grown up and really brought back a diamond.
Thanks to that, he experienced turning 5 million won into 300 million. There was a bit of trickery involved, but still.
Jeong Sunseok was the practical representative of the big corporation that was the target of the pants boss.
While tidying up the troublesome business, he handed over a small office to himself, cleared up ten years ago, and left for the Philippines.
Having exchanged pleasantries, they continued to meet, and he proposed that if she manages the resort he owns, he would give her the position of a manager. He suggested that she quickly settle Jitae-gwang’s money matters and come to the Philippines.
He should have followed Sunseok’s advice at that time. He should have left Korea without looking back. However, even if he regretted it, it was a useless matter.
Kwon Seungcheol let out a deep sigh and took out a cigarette from his shirt pocket. The business card that was together in the pocket fell in front of Kwon Seungcheol’s worn-out shoe.
Yoon Sunwoo, Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Yeonrim Hospital.
Smirking, Kwon Seungcheol picked up the business card and put a cigarette in his mouth. Putting the cigarette case and business card back in his pocket, he looked up again at the dazzling office building.
Then, he recalled the vivid image of Yoon Sunwoo that he had kept in his mind.
Back then, and even now, the inexplicable sense of eerie familiarity with his appearance.
“Yoon Sunwoo, Yoon Sunwoo…”
Repeating his name, which seemed both unfamiliar and familiar, a woman standing alone in front of the cafe suddenly entered Kwon Seungcheol’s field of vision through the dispersing hazy smoke.
“Looks similar.”
These days, when you see only girls of the same age, they all look like Jieunjae.
Muttering to himself, when he slowly raised his head again, the woman’s face facing him became more vivid.
I thought it was a woman who looked similar, but is it really Jieunjae?
Kwon Seungcheol stood up and moved slowly. The face of the woman who noticed his presence gradually turned pale. As she approached, Jieunjae’s expressions, which changed every moment, were interesting.
“Is it Jieunjae?”
She seemed to have visited some fancy places. While looking at the quite expensive-looking black dress on Jieunjae, he savored it from below.
Indeed, money is good. Making that countryside girl like this.
“I almost couldn’t recognize you.”
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.”
