World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 75



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Episode 75. Growing Suspicion

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Seunghyun, who had been out on business since morning, slumped down in his office chair.

After my father, Kang Bae-deok, was arrested, I felt like I had more work to do.

Although I had recently visited Yejin, I had no idea what my father was thinking.

If only he had told me whether he really embezzled the money and lived off of it all, I would be able to find out, but I haven’t heard anything about it.

“ha….”

Is it because stress has built up?

I’m thinking of you more earnestly today.

The female employee he always enjoyed secret meetings with came to mind, but the problem was Ye-jin’s warning.

But I don’t think he brought it up assuming he was having an affair.

He tries so hard to rationalize it.

Seunghyun took his smartphone out of his pocket and turned on CocoaTalk.

-Sir, please print out the report on selecting the insulated safety helmet company I mentioned last time and bring it to me^^

The sender is, of course, that woman.

After sending the message, the number 1 disappeared within seconds. This means she read the message.

I was happily waiting to see what kind of answer he would send, and then the reply came right away.

-all right.

What is this dry reaction?

I’m going to have to give you a real hard time.

Not long after Seunghyun was waiting, a knock was heard at the door.

Knock. Knock.

“Come in.”

But what came in was a male employee.

“Sir, I have brought the report you mentioned.”

“Ah… yes. Leave it there.”

I hid my embarrassment inside and answered as if nothing had happened.

“Then let’s go.”

A male employee leaves behind a nicely organized report.

Seunghyun, who had been staring blankly at her back, took out his smartphone again.

-What? Why aren’t you coming?

When Seunghyun sent a CocoaTalk message, 1 disappeared after a few seconds without looking at it right away.

-I’m not feeling well, so I asked my coworker to send it to you. I’m sorry.

Her businesslike reply.

What is this? It feels cheap.

It could be because I’m really not feeling well. I’ve avoided him before for other reasons.

But this time it’s a little different. Somehow it feels that way.

Seunghyun, like his father, was a person who had confidence in his intuition.

“Haa… What the heck?”

Now that I think about it, something felt strange when I came in earlier.

Seunghyun, who had an ominous feeling, got up from his seat and left the office. Outside, the employees seemed to be busy working.

I walked carefully towards the steam room.

There are. Subtle gazes. There definitely are.

It’s the gaze I felt earlier.

As I looked around casually, pretending not to care, I saw a few eyes glancing at Seunghyun as he passed by.

You could say that he was just looking at me because I was passing by, but my intuition told me otherwise.

As I entered the break room, my eyes met with two female employees who were chatting.

“Oh! Ah… Hello.”

The female employees greeted me first.

“Yes, what were you doing?”

“Ah… We came here to have a quick cup of coffee. We were just about to leave. I’ll go first.”

Female employees hastily greet each other and leave.

It felt like he was caught slacking off, but Seunghyun’s intuition told him that was absolutely not the case.

It felt like the kind of atmosphere that could come between a man and a woman.

“Damn… what is this atmosphere?”

Seunghyun grabbed some snacks from the break room and returned to his office.

He goes in while deliberately showing off the snack he is holding in his hand.

Seunghyun sat down again and fell into deep thought.

It wasn’t just a simple office atmosphere, but the way he was being looked at was strange. Was there some kind of bad rumor going around about him?

“By any chance… have I also been suspected of embezzlement?”

If your father suffered, there is no reason why you won’t suffer too.

Seunghyun opened his laptop and turned on the web browser.

“Daehyun R&S embezzlement… .”

Click. Crunch.

Do a search and scroll down.

I searched for articles using related keywords, but the only things that came up were articles about my father. They were all from before he was arrested.

“Then Daehyun R&S Kang Seunghyun… .”

Search terms that include your name.

Then, new articles start to emerge one after another.

“What? You have my article?”

That was also the latest article, today’s article.

-Daehyun R&S Following the father, now the son…? ‘The son of a father’

Mr. Kang, the son of Daehyun R&S who is currently serving as a director following his father who is the president, is also embroiled in controversy. While the president of Daehyun R&S is currently under arrest on suspicion of embezzlement, photos containing the son’s private life are circulating on internet communities.

The original post has now been deleted, but the photo has already been widely circulated. Some are concerned that even if he is a conglomerate, it is not okay for the private life of Mr. Kang, who is an ordinary person, to be leaked like this… (Read more)

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-Daehyun R&S seems to have fallen into a slump.

-What kind of conglomerate are they? LOL These days, everyone is a conglomerate.

-Do we have to hear news about these kids as well?

“What the heck… .”

The photos were even more spectacular.

Although the mosaic was moderately done, there were footage of him entering and leaving the hotel with women.

“Ha… This is fucked up.”

I was worried about what would happen at home right away.

* * *

Mother photo studio.

A tall male model was standing in the center taking pictures.

Click. Click.

“I’ll stop here and take pictures of the next outfit.”

And Yejin is watching the scene.

Yejin’s fashion brand was in the process of fitting and shooting samples for this year’s S/S (Spring/Summer).

A female employee came out carrying a new outfit for the model to change into.

She approached the male model, carrying her oversized outfit with both hands despite her small stature.

“Isn’t this design somewhat similar to the one I wore last year?”

The male model asked, looking at the sight with pleasure.

“Huh? Do you remember? This was really popular last time, so we renewed it this time by slightly changing the color point. This part here was my idea. What do you think?”

“Oh~ It’s really pretty. Is it good?”

“Really? Hehe.”

The female employee smiled shyly at the model’s compliment.

That was when.

“Ms. Yeri, you need to prepare matching props while the model is dressing up, right?”

Yejin, who had come up behind them, intervened.

“Oh, yes! I’ll get it ready right away.”

The female employee ran away in a hurry after hearing Yejin’s nagging.

A male model awkwardly looks at the scene.

A strange atmosphere hung between the remaining model and Yejin.

“Dojun, it seems like you’ve become close with Yeri?”

Yejin asked in a sharp tone. It was as if they were lovers.

“That’s not it… haha.”

A male model named Dojun answered with an awkward smile.

“It’s okay. If you want to date, then do it.”

“…yes?”

This time, the model asks in confusion.

“I don’t mind if Do-jun meets a girlfriend separately. Just don’t get married.”

Yejin makes a meaningful statement.

“… … .”

“Why aren’t you answering?”

“Ah… haha, I see.”

Yejin approaches quietly and puts her hand under the model’s shirt.

“Can I look forward to the weekend?”

“yes….”

Filming resumed and Yejin began directing again.

Tirolirong. Tirolirong.

At that moment, Yejin’s smartphone rang.

[Team Leader Shin, Sales.]

It was a call from the sales team leader in charge of managing brand stores at Daehyun Department Store.

“Yes, team leader~”

-Oh, Ms. Yejin. It might be a bit awkward to talk to you over the phone, but where are you right now?

Team Leader Shin speaks in a tone that sounds very apologetic.

The atmosphere was strange.

“… I’ll go right now.”

-Would you do that?

At Team Leader Shin’s request, Yejin went straight to Daehyun Department Store.

The shocking news I heard there.

“I think you’ll have to give me some space starting from the first half of the year.”

“No… why all of a sudden? You know that our sales performance in the fourth quarter of this year increased significantly.”

Despite Ye-jin’s protest, Team Leader Shin just looked embarrassed.

“Uh… That’s a decision that came down from above… I don’t have anything else to say. I’m sorry.”

From above? I’m the one who came in by hanging on the rope?

Even though the sales weren’t huge, we worked hard enough to make that noise go away because we grew quite a bit.

“This is too sudden… .”

“That’s… I’m sorry. That’s what happened. I’m also busy with work, so I guess I’ll have to go in now.”

Team leader Shin went in first without even listening to Yejin’s answer.

Yejin just blankly stared at Team Leader Shin’s back.

* * *

Early evening hours.

Yejin and Seunghyun finally got to see each other’s faces at a time that was perfect for having dinner together after a long time.

“You were here…?”

“Uh… I have something to talk about.”

Seunghyun answers without being able to look at Yejin’s face.

Even though Seunghyun is a person who often lies, you could guess that there was something going on when you saw him do that.

“Really? What’s going on?”

“Haa… There’s something important going on… I guess you haven’t seen the article yet?”

Judging by Yejin’s reaction, it seems she hasn’t heard about what Seunghyun did.

Well, if that were the case, there would have been a huge fuss over the phone already.

“…article?”

Yejin frowns.

When I heard the word knight, I thought of her father, who was arrested again for embezzlement.

“No, I also came across a bad article recently… .”

“What kind of article is it?”

Seunghyun, who was looking at Yejin who was getting closer with a nervous expression, handed over the smartphone he was holding.

“You take a look first.”

Yejin was looking intently at the smartphone she received.

Seunghyun looks at Yejin with anxious eyes.

For a moment, her brow furrowed, but that expression only lasted for a moment. Even after reading the entire article, she still had a heavy expression on her face, contemplating something.

“what’s the matter?”

Seunghyun, who had expected to hear something harsh, was taken aback by her completely unexpected reaction.

“… I got fired today too.”

“What do you mean, getting cut?”

Who on earth got fired by the company’s CEO?

“I got kicked out of Daehyun Department Store today. I think I’ll have to vacate the place starting in the first half of the year.”

“What? Why at a department store?”

“… … .”

She didn’t answer.

“No, the chairman went in with a white coat, so why were you kicked out?”

That’s true. The sales performance was good and the salary was good, so there was no reason for him to be kicked out.

If so, there is only one reason.

“You’re in the photo in the article too. Anyone can see that it’s a photo that was taken intentionally.”

She handed Seunghyun his smartphone again.

“My article…?”

Seunghyun took back his smartphone.

“Yeah, yours and mine too. It’s a bit strange. I think I should go see my father tomorrow.”

You have to make a reservation in advance, but I heard that there are cases where it is possible to do it on the same day.

Seunghyun said as if he had remembered something after hearing that story.

“Oh, I don’t think tomorrow will work out.”

“why?”

“I understand that tomorrow is probably the day you meet with your lawyer.”

Yejin’s expression hardened.

I needed some way to contact you immediately.

For some reason, it was clear that Chairman Jang of Daehyun Motors had kicked out their family.

In order to resolve this situation now, it was necessary to find out how much her father knew.