Chapter 193 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 4

Chapter 193 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 4

“What, what did you say!? What did you just say? Who are you?”

Woojin took another step closer to her.

She flinched and stumbled back, as they were close enough to feel each other’s breath.

Woojin said,

“Me? Someone who can control you.”

Her brow furrowed deeply.

“What? Who do you think you are…?”

“Someone who knows your secrets.”

“I’ve never met such a strange person in my life…”

At that moment, the Manager stood up and stepped between them. He then spoke firmly to Lee Siyeon.

“Stop it. Take down all the articles immediately.”

The Manager had only met Woojin today, but he knew of his brief actions.

He had gone into the CEO’s Office, and then the CEO had called.

Take down the article about the middle school student who was donating right away. And don’t even mention Lee Hyerim of Shinwha Group.

To briefly summarize the situation, he could sense the power this expressionless person held, and which Righteous Path he was on.

To put it simply,

he didn’t know who he was, but ‘if you mess with him, you’re screwed.’

Woojin spoke.

“I’d like to speak with Reporter Lee Siyeon for a moment.”

The Manager, who was caught between them, forced an awkward smile.

“Ah… yes.”

As he stepped aside, Woojin spoke to her, her neck flushed red.

“I’ll let you live. Take this as a lesson and think it over carefully. The pen you wield can hurt people, and it can also turn into an arrow and pierce your own neck.”

Lee Siyeon clenched her loosely hanging hands into fists.

They were so tightly clenched that they turned red.

“Who do you think you are…?”

“Lee Siyeon!”

The Manager couldn’t hold back and shouted.

“You almost got yourself fired! You might not have been able to work as a reporter again. He’s being lenient, so apologize to him right away!”

She stared at the Manager with wide eyes.

“What?”

“What do you mean, ‘What’? Don’t you understand the situation? Apologize at once!”

Her mind finally started working properly.

“Ah…”

Lee Siyeon’s eyes trembled as if there had been an earthquake.

Just then, Woojin stood beside her.

And he whispered into Lee Siyeon’s ear.

“I’ve seen a lot of Reporters. They were all one of two things: either they became my ally, or they tucked their tails between their legs and lived as if dead. Why do you think they ended up like that?”

Lee Siyeon closed her eyes tightly without a word.

She wanted to slap him right away, but she knew that if she said anything to him, who seemed to be the ultimate authority, she would be the one to suffer the consequences.

“I-I’m sorry.”

At her apology, Woojin’s head tilted slightly.

He had clearly heard what she said, but he wanted submission.

“What did you say? I can’t hear you.”

She bent at the waist.

“I apologize. I will take down all the articles and never speak of this again.”

Woojin slowly nodded his head.

He held her fate in his hands.

Conversely, Woojin had never given anyone control over his own fate.

If an opponent was strong, he just had to become stronger.

“Don’t bother people as if a Reporter’s pen is a privilege.”

“Yes, I will be careful from now on.”

Her tone was completely subdued.

An organism with whom he no longer needed to exchange words, nor worry about.

Woojin nodded lightly, then turned his body without hesitation and headed for the entrance.

The manager quickly spoke up.

“Take down the article now.”

“Yes, but who is that person…?”

“I don’t know either, so just take down the article. Unless you want to get fired.”

Lee Siyeon quickly returned to her seat.

Remembering Woojin’s chilling, vampire-like gaze.

***

On a sunny weekend, Woojin and Lee Hyerim were in the car, as if on a drive.

Lee Hyerim kept smiling, looking at Woojin’s left hand on the steering wheel.

The watch she had given him before was clean and sparkling in the light.

Lee Hyerim extended her hand out the car window and closed her eyes.

The sunlight seeping in was warm, and Woojin’s subtle scent was fragrant.

Even the love song playing.

A smile naturally formed on her face.

“This is nice.”

At that moment, Woojin’s hand, resting on the console box, covered Lee Hyerim’s hand.

“Me too.”

She didn’t open her eyes, feeling Woojin’s hand.

Her smile only deepened.

The place they arrived at was a villa with breathtaking surrounding scenery.

Security seemed tight, with thugs in black suits surrounding the area, but Lee Hyerim had a free pass.

Lee Hyerim took a deep breath at the door.

Even after the share transfer, she consistently visited her grandfather to report and receive advice.

She always felt nervous when dealing with her grandfather, but…

“This is a different kind of nervousness.”

“Let’s go in.”

As Woojin opened the door and entered, Chairman Lee, who had been looking down at the Go Board from the sofa, raised his head.

“You’re here?”

Lee Hyerim smiled brightly and sat down.

However, she couldn’t help but feel nervous, despite her outward appearance.

“Were you playing Go?”

Chairman Lee nodded at his granddaughter’s question and turned his gaze to Woojin.

“This isn’t working out well.”

He was referring to the Go game he was playing.

Woojin picked up a black stone and placed it on the Go Board.

Thud.

“If you do this, a path will open in three moves.”

Chairman Lee laughed hollowly, as if dumbfounded.

He had been agonizing over it for 30 minutes, but Woojin had found a path for the black stones as soon as he saw it.

Soon, Chairman Lee turned his head and looked at Lee Hyerim.

“So, you have something to say?”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyerim unconsciously gripped the hem of her skirt tightly.

“Grandfather.”

“Didn’t I tell you to call me Chairman Lee?”

“I have something to tell you as your granddaughter.”

Chairman Lee leaned back into the sofa, as if to say, “Let’s hear it.”

“Go on. Do you want a toy or something?”

Lee Hyerim smiled and shook her head.

“Well…”

Lee Hyerim trailed off and looked at Woojin.

Woojin slowly nodded, and her mouth opened again.

“I want to marry this man.”

Chairman Lee’s eyes widened slightly.

Chairman Lee, who had been looking back and forth between the two, fixed his gaze on Lee Hyerim.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes.”

“Hahahaha!”

Chairman Lee slapped the sofa and burst out laughing.

“You truly are my descendant. You have good taste, I see.”

At Chairman Lee’s positive reaction, Lee Hyerim’s heart also began to pound.

“Alright, I give my permission.”

Her eyes widened in surprise.

As Woojin had said, her Grandfather had brought up marriage, but she hadn’t expected him to agree so easily.

“Really?”

“Have you ever seen your Grandfather go back on his word?”

Chairman Lee turned his gaze back to Woojin.

“However, there’s one condition.”

He had seen countless people, even the most exceptional ones, but this young man was a little different.

He had eyes that saw through the world.

He could feel it clearly when they played Go and talked.

His actions were also like that.

But that was that.

Chairman Lee opened his mouth. No, Woojin spoke faster.

“I will draw up a prenuptial agreement. I will ensure that nothing can be taken through notarization of assets. The same applies to participation in management.”

Chairman Lee, who had been smiling and gazing at Woojin, chuckled again.

Look at that, he even knows what I’m thinking.

“Do you have to write it in front of me?”

Woojin nodded.

“Of course I will.”

For Woojin, the prenuptial agreement was nothing but a scrap of paper.

It was a marriage solely for Lee Hyerim.

Woojin had many things he wanted to do, but he wasn’t greedy for money.

He already had plenty, after all.

“Yes, marriage is something you do when you want to. If you miss your chance, it gets delayed and withers.”

Woojin and Lee Hyerim shared a faint smile.

That would never happen.

Now that they were one, Woojin and Lee Hyerim had so many things they hadn’t done yet.

“But what do we do? Even if I’ve given my permission, there’s a big mountain we still have to climb.”

Lee Hyerim blinked and asked,

“Huh?”

“Your father. Did you get Jeongcheol’s permission before coming to this grandfather? No matter how much you two love each other, you still need the approval of your elders.”

“Ah….”

“They say there’s no parent who can beat their child, but Jeongcheol will be different. You might not have realized it, but he cares for you a lot. Jeongcheol acts differently from other parents; he acts in reverse. That’s why he was colder and treated you that way.”

Lee Hyerim slowly nodded her head.

She had been feeling that way more and more lately.

What would Dad say if she introduced Woojin to him?

‘Break up immediately.’

He might say that.

***

After a few games of Go with Chairman Lee, Woojin and Lee Hyerim left the villa and got into the car.

As the car engine started, Lee Hyerim stared intently at Woojin.

‘How are you going to get approval?’

To Grandfather’s question, Woojin replied,

I have something in mind.

And Woojin didn’t bring up the topic again.

Lee Hyerim, unable to contain her curiosity, asked,

What do you have in mind?

Woojin smiled subtly.

Holding onto your father-in-law’s ankle?

She chuckled.

Hyerim, speaking of which, should we visit him today?

Today?

Yeah, as Chairman Lee said, there’s no benefit in delaying it.

It was truly Woojin’s decisiveness.

He acts as soon as he thinks.

Hmm….

Seeing her ponder, Woojin asked,

Why? Am I acting strange today?

No? Whose husband material are you? You’re perfection itself. Just a moment.

Lee Hyerim called Dad from the moving car.

It’s me, Hyerim. Do you happen to have time around 7 o’clock?

-I’m free. Are you suggesting dinner?

Yes, for several reasons, and I also have someone to introduce to you.

-Introduce?

Yes, you’ll know when you meet him.

-Alright. Set the time and place and contact Secretary Kim.

Okay, I’ll see you later.

Just as Lee Hyerim finished her call, Woojin suddenly stopped the car.

Lee Hyerim, who had leaned forward, asked in surprise,

“Why? Did you hit something?”

“Wait, don’t come out.”

Woojin got out of the car and suddenly disappeared as if he had fallen off a cliff.

But he quickly returned to the car.

Click.

Woojin got into the car and offered her a small flower. No, he put it in her hair.

“Because you look pretty. It suits you well.”

And click.

Woojin, who took her picture, immediately set his cellphone wallpaper to Lee Hyerim.

“I won’t change it. And I’ll brag about it.”

“Do you know something?”

Lee Hyerim held up her cellphone so Woojin could see it clearly.

On her cellphone, a picture taken with Woojin under a streetlamp a long time ago was set as the wallpaper.

The slowly rising sunset illuminated the two of them, and after an hour’s drive, they arrived at the restaurant they had reserved.

“Am I shaking?”

At Woojin’s question, Lee Hyerim shook her head.

“No, you don’t look like it at all.”

She looked no different than usual.

And while he had felt Woojin’s eyes deepen, he had never once seen him tremble.

Just then, Lee Jeongcheol entered, guided by a staff member.

At the same time, Woojin stood up abruptly.

“Father-in-law, hello. My name is Shin Woojin.”

Lee Jeongcheol unbuttoned his suit and looked at Woojin.

“Haven’t we met somewhere before?”

“Yes, I saw you once when you were playing Go with Chairman Lee.”

Lee Jeongcheol’s gaze moved to Lee Hyerim.

He was implicitly asking about the current situation.

Introduce a Go teacher?

And the way he addressed him.

“Father-in-law?”

At that moment, Woojin prostrated himself as if bowing deeply.

“Father-in-law, please give me your daughter!”

Lee Hyerim felt as if her mind was going blank.