Home time.
Lately, Seorin couldn’t figure out what mindset she had at work. Her mind was filled with the video she saw a few days ago, but her body automatically handled the schedule.
“Are you going home today too?”
“Yeah.”
Taejun had said that they should refrain from being together outside of home for a while. The reason was that he was contemplating sending both of them away, disguised as an accident, just like in the video where Chairman Cho had planned.
Seorin agreed with Taejun’s thoughts. So, these days, they were mostly separated outside the house.
Of course, intentionally staying apart was more uncomfortable than expected, but for the sake of catching Chairman Cho, they could endure even more.
Seorin, leaving the office, walked down the corridor with Director Park. However, her mind was still focused on the relationship between Chairman Cho and Chairman Baek.
She couldn’t understand why Chairman Cho could harbor such deep resentment against Chairman Baek, who seemingly had no knowledge of it.
Then, at a distance, she saw Chairman Baek and his subordinates waiting for the elevator, seemingly about to leave work. They hadn’t noticed Seorin and Director Park approaching yet. Thanks to that, their conversation flowed in unfiltered.
“Ha… This is a big problem. Because of Vice President Baek’s expansion of business, our company’s name is all over the news. How can people not have such thoughts? Riding the same route as that negative publicity Se Jiwon.”
“That’s right. Even though Vice President Baek is the face of the company, it would have been better to handle it quietly. Whether it’s good or bad news, if the company’s name keeps being mentioned in such matters, it won’t be good for the company’s image.”
“That’s what I’m saying. Isn’t that right, sir?”
It seemed that they thought negatively about Vice President Baek for making the incident with the lawsuit against Jo Minhyung a big deal. Then they sought agreement from Chairman Baek, the final boss.
However, the atmosphere quickly sank due to Chairman Baek’s angered voice.
“Hwang Director. Are you saying such things with two daughters? Even if your daughter went through something like that, would you tell her to endure it for the sake of your pride?”
“Ye… Yes?”
Surprised, Director Hwang looked at Chairman Baek with widened pupils.
“That, that… listening and seeing, sir, it seems that you’re right! Yes. Even though Vice President Baek is a noble person, how dare a mere shipping company like Ocean Shipping… ”
“Inform the PR team to handle the publicity play well. And tell the legal team that anyone publishing negative articles about Vice President Baek should be taken care of!”
“Oh, yes. Yes, sir. I will firmly relay that.”
Hwang Director quickly bowed his head and retreated one step. As the chief subordinate, he knew best how to act when Chairman Baek got angry.
However, at that moment, Chairman Baek, looking dissatisfied, coughed lightly and turned his head, catching sight of Director Park.
When Director Park greeted with a slight bow, Chairman Baek’s gaze naturally turned to Seorin, who was behind him.
“Leaving already?”
“Yes.”
As if she hadn’t heard their conversation just now, Seorin showed no reaction.
When the elevator arrived, Chairman Baek and Seorin, along with Director Park, got on. The subordinates quickly left, anticipating the next elevator.
During the descent to the underground parking lot, there was a suffocating silence.
Suddenly, Chairman Baek wondered if he could figure out the connection between Chairman Baek and Chairman Cho.
Love them or hate them, they were brothers and the best partners in business who shared everything.
“Excuse me, little sir. Was there any occasion where Chairman Cho and our father could have met before I got engaged to Jo Minhyung?”
“Chairman Cho?”
At the mention of Chairman Cho, Chairman Baek’s eyebrows twitched, but soon he nodded.
“No, if that happened, you wouldn’t have been engaged to someone like Jo Minhyung. Whether it’s your father or that son, Chairman Cho or Jo Minhyung, what’s the difference? I agreed to the engagement due to your stubbornness, but I don’t know how much your father struggled afterward.”
“Why? What for?”
“Why do you think? There were rumors that Chairman Cho used to be a gangster. Your father was genuinely concerned about you. He didn’t want you to suffer unnecessarily because of your connection to such a family.”
“So, my father and Chairman Cho didn’t meet before I got engaged?”
“Probably? Even if they did, it would have been just a passing encounter. Since they operated in different business fields and completely different areas of activity, there wouldn’t have been much to know.”
Seorin nodded at Chairman Baek’s words. There was logic in what he said. Since they operated in different business fields and areas, there wouldn’t have been any reason for the two to have a significant connection.
The more Seorin learned about the connection between Chairman Cho and Chairman Baek, the more it seemed like a labyrinth.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
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