Because of her, there were more frequent sharp arguments with Jae Yoon and moreover, he even left the house. And now she says she’s going to do other work.

“Really! Mom.”
She knew her sister Genesis was the center of Mom’s world, but this was too much.

Just as Ji An gave a resentful look, she heard Deputy Lee’s voice over the headset. Ji An drew a deep breath and spoke gravely.

“Dad, don’t look for me. Never look for me. Don’t even try to find me. Even if you do, I won’t come.”
“You wouldn’t understand. It’s not good for a person to live alone as they age. In case something happens to your dad, it’s your fault for keeping your mouth shut, so don’t even bother to cry then.”
Ji An looked at her mother, who now spoke such harsh words with no hesitation, with a heart full of sorrow. Tears welled up and rolled down her cheeks, and she no longer wanted to say anything.

She tightly held the torn button, left the waiting room, and ran toward the hall.

The worldrenowned artist, Genesis, readily accepted to perform at the opening ceremony due to her connection with Chairman Michael.

Dan Woo was on his way to her waiting room to express his gratitude for that matter.

Tae Yoon, who was leading the boss, stopped a few steps ahead. It was due to the sharp friction sound coming from Genesis’ waiting room.

The sound that distinctly reached Dan Woo’s ears was of someone being slapped.

Startled, Tae Yoon grabbed the door handle and pushed, revealing the scene inside the waiting room over his shoulder.

He had hoped for a coincidence, but not like this.

The distinct profile that anyone could recognize was Ji An’s. The sound of a slap echoed continuously.

As Dan Woo started to step forward, Tae Yoon grabbed him and shook his head. Having lied in Jeju, Tae Yoon himself couldn’t step in either.

“Don’t go in. If she sees us here, she will feel bad.”
Dan Woo sighed deeply and chose to step back for her.

Just as he was laughing bitterly at the thought of being a coward, the sound of Ji An’s voice and voices criticizing her came from the waiting room.

As he heard the criticism poured onto Ji An, the events in Jeju came back to mind.

Even though he didn’t express it, he strangely felt deprived by Ji An’s words and actions. It might have been a particularly poignant issue because it was so vividly clear.

However, now, Ji An was deeply embedded in his daily life just by her very existence.

The reasons he was attracted to her had entirely changed, but facing the cause of the deprivation he felt towards Ji An was like a sharp knife plunging into Dan Woo’s heart.

She had said she was good at keeping to herself.

Especially those words, that she didn’t need to look good in front of a book, came back to hurt him. Her face, too, that had laughed bitterly about her voluntary emotional deprivation.

When Ji An came out of the waiting room, Dan Woo stood up. But before his outstretched hand could touch her, Ji An passed by him.

He tried to follow her, but he couldn’t because Tae Yoon blocked him.

Dan Woo cornered Tae Yoon as if interrogating him.

“That’s our staff uniform. Did you know?”
“I swear, I had no idea. And today, absolutely not. Focus on your responsibilities. … Later. If she’s a staff member, you can easily find out about Ji An. ”
“Since you understand, let go of this hand.”
Dan Woo removed Tae Yoon’s hand, and with worried eyes, he looked at the corridor where Ji An had disappeared.

A little later, the voice of Dan Woo, who entered Genesis’s waiting room, was low and solid.

“I am Woo Dan Woo, the representative of Play Korea. It is an honor to meet you.”
“I am the violinist Genesis.”
“I heard there was a disturbance.”
“Ah! That. It’s okay. It was nothing. Thank you for caring.”
Eun Ji, who had pushed Genesis, opened her mouth with a displeased look.

“She seemed to be a staff member here. The training is really a mess. But our Genesis is so professional that she will forget about the incident earlier and give a good performance. Don’t worry.”

In place of Dan Woo, whose expression had cooled down, Tae Yoon responded with a laugh.

He couldn’t completely trust his unpredictable boss, even if he thought he wouldn’t ruin the event.

After President Michael’s greeting on stage, Tae Yoon approached Dan Woo to relay a message.

“Customer Support Team 3. Attic Library Desk Work. She joined as a contract worker through In Plus. As you know, the library works in shifts.”
Cutting off Tae Yoon, Dan Woo asked,

“So she’s working here right now?”
“Yes, somewhere here.”
“I see.”
If she was here, it was only a matter of time before Ji An found out that he was the representative.

When they accidentally met in the bookstore last time, Ji An asked him what he did for a living.

‘I run a business.’ He described his work with that single phrase. It wasn’t a lie, but he could have been more honest.

He had also lied the moment they reunited in Jeju. He had acted as if he didn’t know Tae Yoon, and deceived her by saying he was a guest and not the owner of the house.

He was the one who had buttoned the first button incorrectly. And he was the one who had to rectify this.

However, there was nothing he could do at the moment.

Now was the moment to raise the curtain on the work he had been preparing for 10 years.

Pulling the end of his suit down and smoothing out any creases, Dan Woo stood up tall.

President Michael, the representative of Ace Co., the parent company of Play Round, was introducing Dan Woo on stage.

As he took a deep breath, President Michael’s voice rang out loud.

“Here is my young friend and partner, the representative of Play Round Korea, Woo Dan Woo.”
Ji An was guiding people to the powder room at the entrance of the hall. At President Michael’s last words, she raised her eyebrows and turned her gaze to the stage.

‘Woo Dan Woo?’

It was a name that one couldn’t forget once heard, and it was not a common name either.

Ji An’s gaze followed the man ascending to the stage. The lighting was dim, but she could tell from his erect posture and the way he walked that the man standing on the stage was the Woo Dan Woo she knew.

The feeling of incredulity she had at first soon turned into astonishment, and then into utter disbelief.

Was this how it felt to be hit in the back of the head?

A short phrase slipped out between Ji An’s lips.

“It really is Woo Dan Woo!”
Ji An was not the only one astounded by the sight on the stage.

The same went for Woo Sun Ho, the representative of Haesong Group, who postponed his business trip to Japan to attend the foundation ceremony. He raised his lips peculiarly as he recalled the report from the secretary’s office.

[Known by the American name RED WOO, Representative Woo Dan Woo is known as the game developer of ‘Eagles League’, which has the largest number of users both domestically and internationally.

The game ‘Eagles League’, developed by The Eagles, was launched splendidly seven years ago with investment from Ace Co., and received the spotlight from all over the world.

Currently, The Eagles League is known to have over 7 to 9 million simultaneous users during peak hours, and it has been calculated that there are over 50 domestic esports competitions named after various organizations. Last year’s sales were reported to be over 3 trillion won.]

He hated to death that his father, Chairman Woo Su Ho, regarded his illegitimate son, Dan Woo, as a person from the Haesong family.

So he had helped the bastard live like a bastard.

Sun Ho was extremely irritated by the existence of Woo Dan Woo, who had finally revealed himself in front of him.

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