I signed a contract for a detached house with a good view in Hannam-dong for 13.2 billion won. Since the seller is moving out next Tuesday, we decided to pay the balance on that day and sign a sales contract.

I immediately signed a temporary contract and drove home.

‘I never thought I would own a detached house in Hannam-dong.’

Apartments in New York and buildings in Gangnam were profitable real estate. There was a sense of satisfaction that I had my own building, but since it was an investment property, I couldn’t really feel it except for the money being stamped into my bankbook.

‘There’s so much money coming into my bank account that I can’t even see it.’

The money pouring out of stock accounts now exceeds 200 billion a day. Nearly 50 billion won came into my personal account alone, so the rent didn’t really touch me.

But houses were different.

‘I have to convince my parents too.’

I don’t know if he will abandon the place where he has lived his whole life and come to Seoul. Still, I had to ask.

‘Because my relationship with the villagers isn’t the same as before.’

While protesting to appeal my injustice, the store was ruined. If the villagers had sided with their parents, the store wouldn’t have gone out of business.

‘The countryman’s heart is weaker than I thought.’

When I contacted them asking for a loan, it wasn’t my close friends who reached out to me. Rather, it was Lim Han-ul, whom I met in a university startup club.

I never thought he would extend a helping hand to me. It was just that I was caught on a phone call that I returned because I thought I would regret it later if I didn’t contact him.

‘How about taking this opportunity to connect Daehan Market and Hanul’s business?’

Hanul Lim’s metaverse market was to come as freshness to young consumers. He said that it is planned to allow users to set avatars within the market and to provide content for consumers to shop together.

That was later, but it was quite attractive just to have a window where you could compare and examine Internet market products relatively carefully.

There were numerous products in Daehan Market, so it would be a good situation for sister and brother-in-law if only direct delivery products were added to the Metaverse Market first.

‘First of all, marketing through partnership with Savannah Market…’

If you launch too many at once, consumers get confused. First of all, I had to properly launch and manage familiar overseas direct purchases.

The metabus market was the next thing.

‘Because the metaverse could be a differentiator from Dokgo Commerce.’

At least as an additional service in the online marketplace, it was clear that it would appeal to customers. In addition, it would be of great help to the sales of Hanul’s company, a startup in which I had a 10% stake.

‘This is solved like this.’

When I was trying to connect with Dokgo Commerce, I thought a lot. It was because it was clear that if Dokgo Commerce grew in size, it would be difficult to swallow.

However, they found an alternative called Daehan Market, and through this, Dokgo Commerce will be able to reduce its size.

‘If the group doesn’t help, it could be disassembled and swallowed up quickly. ‘

If you help, it will take longer. It was my dream to one day swallow them all and turn them into a mission they would hate.

‘I’ll die of hurting my pride.’

I laughed just thinking about Dokgojeong, where the medicine would rise and roll on the floor. If the atmosphere isn’t good, it’s going to be hard for your ex-wife to live happily.

Before that, it would be nice to take out Hayeon.

‘Ah, just thinking about it is so good.’

***

“What is moving at this age?”

“Songchungi should eat pine needles.”

I expected it, but my parents didn’t want to move. Having lived here for the past 60 years, it was clear that leaving the village was burdensome.

‘There’s no need to forcefully drag people who don’t like it.’

Since he only knew life in the village now, he could have been afraid to go out. It is said that the stress of learning new things when you are old is hard for young people to imagine.

However, experiencing life in Seoul might change your mind. There is a saying that you don’t know how to get your clothes wet in drizzle.

But if you still want to live here, we can do some remodeling for you.

“How are your neighbors these days?”

“It’s much better than before.'”

“This weekend, I decided to go hiking with Mr. Kim, a poultry farmer.”

Mr. Kim of the poultry farm house was a person who helped my parents when they were having a hard time. Most residents turned away from their parents, but not all of them.

“I heard Mr. Kim’s knee is not good.”

“So I decided to go to the lower mountain.”

“Be careful when hiking. By the way, someone I know wants to do a homestay this time.”

“Homestay?”

I thought it would be strange if I said that I would attach a bodyguard, so I called it a homestay. I have already told the two Koreans in advance.

“I am a second-generation Korean, and they seem to want to experience life in Korea. My company recruited applicants and I applied.”

“I can’t help it if the company ordered it.”

“That’s right. The company also sent me Hawaii, but this is enough.”

The two of them went back and forth from Hawaii, so their faces bled. He seemed to like the guide quite a bit, and he praised me dryly, and I, my son, was envious of everyone.

Still, I made an album of my parents’ wonderful looks and sent it to them, so I was satisfied.

“What should I do if it’s a homestay?”

“Shouldn’t we have a new experience?”

The two of them put their heads together.

“You can live your life as usual.”

“He should do it properly.”

“Shall we ask Mr. Kim to experience the chicken farm?”

I guess you hate work.

“You can live as usual.”

“I think the chicken farm will smell too much.”

“is it?”

“How about the farm? I heard you were harvesting the Yang family’s strawberry farm this time.”

“That’s right. I did. Should I ask Mr. Yang?”

He was so excited that he couldn’t hear me, so I couldn’t help it.

‘I’ll have to take care of the extra allowance.’

My parents, who had been talking for a while, turned their heads and looked at me at the same time.

“When are you coming?”

He said he had an appointment tomorrow…

“It’s the evening after tomorrow.”

“Good.”

“Don’t worry, son. We’ll take responsibility for it.”

“Are you the son of a high person?”

“I’m not a high-ranking person, I’m just working together.”

It was nice to see him full of enthusiasm, perhaps because he thought he was of great help to me.

“Don’t overdo it.”

It would have been better if you came to Seoul, but what about where you are? When the bodyguard comes in, we should pull out a car to make it easier to move.

“father.”

“yes?”

“When guests come, it’s inconvenient to move around, so I’ll get you a car.”

“What car?”

“Take your pick.”

***

The next morning’s routine was the same as usual.

First, I went to the office, checked the program, and entered the values. From the eye of the observer, we bet on two technology stocks that are large among US stocks but have high stock price fluctuations and companies with recent issues.

Thanks to that, I was able to manage quite a lot of money, which helped me a lot.

‘End of today’s work.’

I stretched out coolly and looked around the office.

Choi Ji-hoon, who was staring at the textbooks at the speech academy, caught my eye.

“Jihoon, is it worth going to the academy?”

“Yes. Brother.”

As if he had studied very hard, there were a lot of writings written on the textbook. The handwriting was a little crooked, but it was a handwriting that could be felt with passion.

“Looks like studying pronunciation first.”

“Pronunciation and voice are important to give trust. I’m going to go to an academy later to practice vocalization.”

Studying must be annoying, but his expression was very bright. He seemed happy to be of some help.

He patted him on the back and sighed.

“Yes. Work hard.”

“Yes! Brother. I will not disappoint you.”

Han Kyung-ah was still concentrating on programming as if she were about to be sucked into the monitor. A lot of papers were scattered on the desk, and complicated formulas were written on it.

“Kyung-ah, you’ve been having a hard time since morning.”

“Yes? Yes. Boss. I have to work hard.”

She adjusted her glasses and looked up.

“Don’t overdo it. Your body is your property.”

“Ah… no. No yes…”

“Are there any blockages?”

“Yes. It’s going well. There is no problem with the feature you requested, and we are reviewing whether there is any logic that can increase even a little more profit.”

“You’re eager.”

“hehehe. It’s worth the money. The program ran fine yesterday without any problems.”

‘A bonus of 1 billion is good.’

He was passionate like never before. If there were no problems by next month, I was supposed to receive 1 billion won.

“Okay. Then I’ll trust Kyung-ah.”

“Yes. Boss. Just leave it to me.”

A confident answer was reassuring. Because Han Kyung-ah has never once betrayed my expectations.

“Okay. Good job everyone. Today, I have work, so I’ll go first, so eat something delicious.”

“Yes. Brother.”

“Boss. Take a look.”

I waved to the two people who came out to meet me at the door, and left the building.

‘Today, I must make an appointment to meet Ha-yeon.’

I tried to call my ex-wife again, but I couldn’t connect as if it had been blocked.

I found a nearby public phone on the internet map and called. After several attempts, it finally connected.

{hello?}

A slow, charming voice. It was the voice of the woman who had once whispered in my ear.

I thought the words would spill out of my mouth, but there was so much to say that the words choked in my throat.

How is Hayeon? What happened? what is remarriage? What happened to our apartment? why didn’t you contact me? When my parents said they wanted to meet Ha-yeon, why did you refuse so hard? Why did you ignore my contact? Wasn’t it because I worked with him that I went to prison this time? Is Ha-yeon really my daughter?

As I recalled the last question, something jumped in my throat. A question I never wanted to imagine. When there was nothing, it was a question that I swallowed again and again, fearing that I would really collapse without Hayeon.

{hello?}

“it’s me.”

{Mr. Jaegu?}

“uh.”

What should I ask?

Where did our relationship go wrong?

I didn’t want to see you again, but I wanted to ask if there was a reason for me to be treated this way.

But I persevered.

Because there was something I wanted to ask before that.

“Eunchae. Ha-yeon, how are you?”

My daughter Ha-yeon.

I really wanted to meet Ha Yeon.

To-. To-. To-. To-.

“Such a f*cking bitch.”

***

Still, since I am a person, I thought I could do it with words, but he said it wasn’t and there was no other way. Today was a weekday, so if I waited in front of the house in time for kindergarten to end, I would be able to meet Ha-yeon.

After checking the certified copy of the register and confirming that the owner of the house was Dok-go-jeong, I parked the car nearby and waited inside.

Instead of a tailored suit, he changed into an old suit he originally wore to work. It was because I wanted Ha-yeon to not feel awkward with her father.

‘It looks like he’s working undercover.’

What should I say when we meet?

I was worried that he might be surprised to see his father, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Thoughts followed one after another, but in the end, expectations won out. It seemed like it would come running and cling to my leg as usual. Now that it’s so heavy, it’s going to be hard to move your legs.

A smile came to his lips.

I waited until the sun went down, but I couldn’t meet Ha-yeon. The only ones who entered the house were Seo Eun-chae, her new husband, Dok Go-jeong, and their attendants.

Seo Eun-chae pushed the stroller, but there was no way she could put a child who was a kindergartener in the stroller.

Even if it was burned, it was normal if the legs came out from under the stroller. So, the person in the stroller had no reason for Ha-yeon.

‘It’s already past 10 o’clock…’

Today was a weekday, and it wasn’t even a holiday. Even if I went to an academy, it was normal when it was over by now and I had to return home.

‘What the hell happened?’

Something was going strangely.

< what the hell happened > end

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