Reversal of Life With Stock Cheats

Chapter 22

“It seems a little awkward.”

My father tried to hold back a smile in a suit tailored by a London tailor. Having said that, he seemed to like it quite a bit.

He said his clothes were wings, and he looked 10 years younger.

“You look good on me.”

“It’s a department store outfit, so it’s easy to move around.”

Only then did my father smile and move his arms up and down.

It was a product made by a craftsman in a bespoke way to fit his father’s body shape, so it adhered to the body even when he moved, and it was made of Italian wool, which gave it a glossy feel and was more luxurious.

“My father. You look like the boss?”

“What about the boss?”

My father was embarrassed and laughed.

“But isn’t this too expensive?”

“It’s not expensive.”

Compared to my income now, it was new blood. My father only knew that the suit was bought at a department store, but he did not tell me the price.

“Just dress comfortably.”

“Thanks to Jae-gu, I can wear custom-made clothes that nobody even sells.”

“Why isn’t it on the list?”

“I don’t know if a country boy like me can afford to wear such nice clothes.”

“Ugh. It’s nice, but stop worrying about it.”

My mother, who had been sitting still as if she was tired from work, finally said something.

“A department store ticket is good.”

“Mom. How is your father? He’s cool, isn’t he?”

“It’s cool. The clothes are cool.”

My mother snorted with excitement and turned her head away.

You could see the corners of your mouth going up and your face blushing.

***

next day.

I met Han Kyung-ah at a private room at a Korean restaurant near KAIST. At first I didn’t know who she was.

“Jaegu Kim. Hello.”

I raised my head at the greeting, and there was a graceful beauty resembling sunlight standing in front of me.

“Han Kyung-ah, welcome.”

I wouldn’t have recognized it if it wasn’t for the voice.

‘I heard that glasses are a sign of beauty.’

Taking off her glasses, she was so beautiful that people passing by looked back at her once in a while.

Glasses with a high degree of prescription were correct.

Han Kyung-ah took a seat across from me.

“I’m wearing contact lenses… isn’t it awkward?”

“No. It suits you well.”

It was pretty and nice to look at, but that was it. Because Han Kyung-ah and I have a big age gap, and I didn’t even think about dating right now.

Soon after, the clerk came in and took the order. Han Kyung-ah expressed disapproval when choosing a menu with a reasonable price.

“Isn’t it too expensive?”

“it’s okay.”

Today’s expected rate of return was 10% for the personal account and 15% for the best product account. Since the profit earned from personal bank accounts alone is around 690 million won, it was not at all burdensome to eat a meal that cost more than 200,000 won.

‘Because people are so cunning.’

When I lived with 200,000 won in pocket money, I was trembling even buying a chicken for 20,000 won, but now I don’t mind eating such high-end food.

Rather, I came to believe that treating the other person properly is the way to win the other person’s heart.

‘Because I did too.’

The American beef that the manager bought me at once flashed through my memories of my days as a slave, when I volunteered to work overtime for a week.

‘Besides, that was a corporate card.’

It was the money left over from eating Korean beef, and at that time, I was grateful for that too. For a married man who has difficulty eating even 20,000 won chicken, the beef at a dinner party was like a welcome rain from a drought.

‘If it had been Korean beef, I would have at least removed the liver.’

So when you have to shoot, shoot properly.

“It’s still burdensome…”

“It’s okay. Thanks to the work you did last time, I made a lot of money, so I deserve to eat this much.”

At those words, Han Kyung-ah lowered her eyes in embarrassment and smiled softly.

“Do you have something else to ask for?”

“Yes. I’m trying to upgrade the program you made last time.”

“Are you upgrading?”

“Before that, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it?”

Han Kyung-ah swallowed.

“Have you decided on a career path?”

Her eyes trembled slightly.

“I don’t know yet. I want to study more while doing my PhD abroad, and I also want to earn money by getting a job.”

“PhD?”

“But I don’t know if a genius like me can do well in a foreign graduate school.”

Seeing him smile bitterly made my heart ache for some reason. There were a lot of geniuses at KAIST, and in the face of natural geniuses, the genius was small.

Her meticulousness must have been created while struggling to compete with them.

“You mean you want to study more and get a job.”

“Who wouldn’t?”

“How about preparing for graduate school while working with me?”

“Yes?”

She opened her eyes wide in embarrassment. It was to the extent that I could see myself reflected in her lake-like eyes.

“The menu you ordered is here.”

As the table that broke the upper leg was served, the delicious smell stimulated the sense of smell.

There was a research result that Mt. Geumgang is also called postprandial, and that a person’s mind becomes harmful when they are full. To obtain consent, it was right to make demands when the other person was full.

“Eat once.”

I put the steamed ribs on a plate and handed it to Han Kyung-ah. She took the plate politely with both hands.

“Oh, thank you.”

“If it’s not enough, I can order more, so I eat as much as I want.”

“Yes.”

While eating, we had small talk. It was about a favorite food or hobby. Some people thought it was good to talk about MBTI or blood type, but I didn’t think people who attended KAIST would believe such a thing, so I excluded it from the topic of conversation.

“My hobby is reading, which is a really good hobby.”

“No. It’s a boring hobby.”

Han Kyung-ah rolled her eyes and blushed as if she was embarrassed.

“The world is inside a book. I think it’s a wonderful hobby.”

“Thank you. Mr. Jaegu Kim… No, Jaegu Kim, what is your hobby?”

“My hobby is the Internet.”

There was no better place than the Internet to gather material for revenge. It was basic to collect using the incognito mode of the browser.

“What do you usually do on the Internet?”

“I watch the news or look for data. Did you know that the world is also on the Internet?”

“What is it? The boss was proud of his hobby?”

Han Kyung-ah smiled and rolled her eyes in a half-moon shape.

“That’s right. I boasted that my hobby is as good as Kyung-ah’s.”

“If you think about it like that, I read a lot of papers on the Internet, too? Am I going to win if I do this?”

As expected, talking about hobbies made things easier. When the plate was somewhat empty and the atmosphere heated up, crystal fruits were served along with refreshments for dessert.

Han Kyung-ah swept the boat.

“Ah. I think I’ll be stuffed. It’s delicious, so I must have eaten too much.”

“Me too.”

After dinner, it was time to get to the main topic.

“Kyung-ah, what do you think of what I said earlier?”

“Are you talking about joining the company?”

“Yes.”

“…I’m a bit worried about my career anyway.”

“Projects developed by the company may be used for portfolio purposes.”

“Yes?”

Using an unverified person was risky, so IT companies preferred talent with a solid portfolio.

That is why it is important to build a portfolio.

“You only need to sign a security pledge for data and company internal data, and you can write the content related to the program in your portfolio. There will not be a lot of FP (Function Points) added. We will give you an additional project cost of 100 million.”

‘gulp’

Han Kyung-ah swallowed dry saliva and opened her mouth.

“The price range is different from last time.”

Because last time I wasn’t really making any money.

“We will give you 100 million more for the maintenance of the existing program based on a one-year contract.”

Han Kyung-ah swallowed dry saliva with a serious face. The temptation of asking a soon-to-be graduating master to carry out a project with 200 million won for a year was no small amount of money.

“Of course it’s a mistake order.”

If the real income was 200 million, it was close to 400 million before tax.

It was a really unconventional treatment, but I didn’t want to take an adventure again from the beginning, so I presented it greatly.

‘Because if you bring in a new developer, you’ll have to review the reliability first.’

Because it is a program where big money comes and goes, a meticulous developer like Han Kyung-ah was needed. Besides, the faster the development, the better, so she, who had already made it once, was the right person.

From the look on her face, it seemed that she had almost passed.

“If you finish work early, it’s okay to rest freely in the spare time. You won’t regret your choice.”

“Joe… I’ll think about it for a bit.”

If you push too hard, you’ll think it’s weird.

You have to give them a choice so that they feel that the other person cares about them.

“Kyung-ah has the choice. But I don’t have much time, so could you give me an answer by next week?”

I was able to purchase shares with my own hands for a few weeks. However, as the company grew, handling it directly was risky.

It will take about two weeks to establish a corporation in other countries.

“Yes. I’ll tell you by next week.”

“Oh, take this.”

I handed Han Kyung-ah a cake I bought from a 5-star hotel in Seoul. She opened her eyes wide.

“what is this?”

“You made the program so well last time, I prepared it as a token of gratitude.”

A smile spread across her face at those words.

“thank you.”

It has been said that if you do a small favor first, you are more likely to return a large favor.

***

[Jaegu Kim. Let’s meet at that cafe last time.]

‘It’s later than expected, but it’s finally here.’

A text message has arrived from Detective Moon. The deadline for the 100 million won bet is one week. It had already been 10 days, so the bet was over.

Nevertheless, the story of being in touch.

‘That I have something to say.’

In other words, the probability of being on my side was high.

It may be a guess, but the fact that I had been in contact after the bet was over could have meant that after all that much research, I couldn’t find anything suspicious about me.

‘At least I have the eyes to detect fabricated evidence.’

The worst case was that I brought the evidence used in the trial where I was sentenced to prison and asked me to give 100 million. But Detective Moon didn’t.

That said, he must have had the feeling that the evidence had been tampered with.

[Cafes have a lot of eyes, so let’s meet here.]

A restaurant with lots of rooms was the best place to talk about secrets. Meeting at an accommodation facility was the best way, but since two men didn’t want to go in, I suggested a suitable Japanese restaurant.

[Isn’t that expensive?]

As soon as I said that I had embezzled him, he changed to short language, but it became clear when I saw him constantly using honorific words.

‘It’s clear that I think I’m innocent.’

Then maybe you can help me properly. It was a little absurd to let go of the press in front of a reporter, but there must be some information that can be obtained with such a fight.

[I will buy it.]

[What time should I go?]

***

I arrived 10 minutes ago at the Japanese restaurant where I was supposed to meet the detective. I ordered a moderately luxurious menu, sat down, and organized my thoughts.

He was accused of embezzlement of 1.5 billion won from Gangmyeong Corporation, was put on trial, and was imprisoned for two years. At first, he tried to appeal, but was abandoned after being persuaded by his ex-wife and his new lawyer. He had been persuaded by the saying that fighting alone, with no one to help, would only cost time and money.

‘I was really stupid at the time. If I had known you were sticking with someone else, I would never have given up…’

If only he had hired the right lawyer, he might have been able to get away with it.

My head throbbed as I remembered the face of my ex-wife who had persuaded Ha-yeon to gulp down the entire apartment.

‘I can meet Ha-yeon if I get rid of the false accusation.’

My only daughter Ha-yeon in the world. Memories of when I was babbling while watching my dad came back to me. His eyes resembled his mother’s, but the overall atmosphere resembled mine, which made it even more amazing.

‘I’ve gathered quite a bit of money now.’

It was not enough money to fight against the conglomerate family, but it was enough money to live in Seoul with Ha-yeon.

‘Although Ha-yeon makes the choice.’

After all, the money would grow like a snowball in just a few months. If there was even a level-up quest in the middle, it would be icing on the cake.

The fight with them only became a little longer.

drooling.

The door burst open and Detective Moon came in.

“Ahhh. Why did you come so early? You came on time, but I think I was late.”

“Are you here?”

He closed the door and came in and sat down.

“They say they’ll buy you all the food at an expensive place like this.”

“The people who have it live.”

Detective Moon suddenly banged his head on the table.

“sorry!”

“No. Why are you like this?”

“I think I misunderstood you!”