The Baby Seizes Fortune - Chapter 71

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Episode 71

‘…What?’

Seungcheol couldn’t help but be flustered.

As far as Seungcheol knew, Chairman Gochan-hyeong had no interest in dramas, movies, or celebrities.

And his expression wasn’t the face of someone surprised to see a celebrity either.

Gochan-hyeong, who couldn’t take his eyes off Junho’s appearance for a long time, took out a handkerchief from inside his jacket and wiped his face.

Then he stood up from his seat.

“Congressman, is there anything I can help you with…?”

“No, I’m just going to the restroom.”

Watching Chan-hyeong waddle away with his massive frame, Seungcheol instinctively thought.

He needed to dig into Gu Jun-ho.

His pupils gleamed sharply behind his silver-rimmed glasses.

* * *

Inside the rooftop apartment, one day before moving.

‘It’s over 1.7 billion, hehe!’

My bank account balance confirmed through Noah had now exceeded 1.7 billion won.

It was thanks to US stocks rising steadily as expectations for the IT revolution grew.

‘Cheat codes are the best. But…’

Today there’s something a bit unsettling.

I receive today’s fortune from Noah every day and warn Junho about things he should be careful of.

Last time, there was an ominous sign related to document luck, so I had Noah hack into the 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 PD’s email to understand the problem that occurred with Junho and hint at a solution.

“There was an issue between the hotel we rented and the filming team, so when I asked to see the contract, it was exactly the problem I had seen, right? Everyone was so surprised that I knew about such issues. Thanks to Chaea, I became a problem solver.”

Junho smartly read contract-related books and took the lead in solving it, not only preventing disruption to filming but also transforming into quite an intelligent image.

But recently, the message ‘There is misfortune in your roots’ kept repeating,

[It is a day of great misfortune.]

Sentences with incomprehensible meanings like this were written.

‘It’s not like someone with a weapon is going to attack like last time, is it? But today’s filming was supposedly very important, so I couldn’t stop him…’

“Still, I made sure to give him the tip.”

[It would be good to return home early today.]

“Come home right after filming today. Got it?”

“Our Chaea, do you miss Father that much? Ah, Father is so moved.”

“Uh… um… mmhm. Yes…”

They say even tigers come when you speak of them, and just as I was thinking of Junho, the door opened with a clatter.

“Chaea!”

Junho, who had rushed over right after filming, came running toward me with his arms spread wide, wearing a cheerful smile.

* * *

“A five-car pileup, that could have been terrible.”

Junho rubbed his shoulders as if shivering while watching the news.

The accident had occurred on a road Junho usually traveled.

“I hope no one was hurt.”

As soon as Junho finished speaking, a subtitle appeared saying “4 deaths.”

“…Ah…”

Watching Junho, I thought with a heavy heart.

So this was the reason to come home early.

There’s never a peaceful day when raising Father, sigh.

“How was filming today?”

“It went pretty well.”

“Then… how about the new actress?”

“Ah, Mi-jin?”

After what happened with Im Su-yeon, who had a love line with Junho, new characters were introduced to the drama.

Among them, actress Yu Mi-jin was a newcomer the same age as Junho, and she was drawing viewers’ reactions with good chemistry.

‘Most importantly, their faces match well together.’

When I watched Junho and Mi-jin’s scenes on television, even I felt excited.

Twenty-six-year-old Junho still didn’t have a girlfriend.

Despite being handsome and having gained considerable recognition as an actor, which should have attracted some interest, he still rarely met anyone except Oh Young-il, Seok-min, and very occasionally Min-hyeok.

“Well, I think… she has good fundamentals.”

Though there was a positive tone mixed in, Junho’s words contained no personal interest whatsoever, so I was inwardly disappointed and probed a little more.

“Does Mi-jin have a boyfriend?”

“Well, I didn’t ask.”

Still a frustrating response.

“Father, do you have any thoughts about… dating?”

Finally, frustrated, I brought it up first.

I had said something like this before, and Junho was the type whose face would turn red whenever such topics came up.

I had worried it might interfere with his romantic acting, but surprisingly, he seemed to be doing well.

So this time, rather than asking if it would interfere with his acting,

‘If he’s giving up such things because of me… I don’t like that.’

It was about Junho’s true feelings.

He shouldn’t be unable to date because he’s tied down by me.

“Dating…”

Junho tilted his head and then shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t think I’m ready to start yet.”

“Ready, you mean…”

‘…It really might be because of me.’

“I want to try more diverse genres. When the sitcom ends next year, I want to try filming movies too, and I especially want to do action. And English study – doing all this leaves no time to think about dating.”

But what came from Junho’s mouth were clear and constructive reasons.

“Maybe someday I will. But right now I want to focus on growth.”

“Father…”

I stared blankly at Junho.

I recalled how he looked when I had just met him.

His whole body was covered in pain patches, and he had buried his acting dreams in his heart.

His eyes were clear, but they lacked strength as if he had lost his purpose.

If Junho back then twinkled like a dim star, the current Junho shines like the brightest star in the universe.

‘I think I was overthinking…’

“I’ll become a father that genius Chaea can be proud of.”

Junho narrowed his eyes as if to say ‘just wait and see’ and spoke with a playful tone.

I showed him a faint smile.

* * *

In the chairman’s office of Tomorrow Finance, a secretary approached Chairman Kang Un-san, who was enjoying tea while looking at the view from the skyscraper.

“Chairman, Manager Park has arrived.”

“Alright, tell him to come in.”

Soon, Manager Park, who had assisted him at Tomorrow Finance for a long time, entered.

Wearing a gray suit, he submitted a report.

Unsan received it and began to scan through it casually.

“Is this the Tomorrow Securities system error you reported last time?”

“Yes. The error is quite unusual. It’s too peripheral to be a hacker’s attack, so it doesn’t seem to be a hacker’s doing. We should update our security.”

“Let me see…”

Unsan’s eyebrows twitched as he read the submitted report.

Tomorrow Securities’ home trading system (internet banking) was designed to operate only in stable PC environments.

However, one user’s IP address kept changing, and errors kept occurring even when user information was modified.

And the name of that user was…

‘Gu Chaea!’

The report listed the account details of 5-year-old child Gu Chaea.

The portfolio, diversified across US stocks and Hyunsung Electronics, was very aggressive in orientation, and it was clear at a glance that it had generated massive profits relative to the principal amount.

The initial investment, which hadn’t even reached 100 million won, had exceeded 1.7 billion won within a year.

Even the most capable trader would find it impossible to achieve such results.

“A five-year-old child couldn’t possibly invest, so it’s probably the child’s father doing it. It’s also strange that large sums occasionally come in from unknown foreign accounts.”

“I know this child.”

“Pardon?”

Park Manager showed a surprised expression at Chairman Kang’s words.

But he soon nodded as if it made sense.

If a five-year-old’s account had 1.7 billion won, the father must be an influential businessman or politician.

A very big player who could know in advance which stocks would rise or fall.

So it was possible he had connections with Chairman Kang.

“She’s a classmate of Hee-jae’s.”

Could it be Somang Preschool?

Park Manager asked with a sense of disbelief.

“By any chance, is she the friend who came to the birthday party last time?”

“That’s right.”

Chairman Kang’s eyebrows were rigid.

The child’s voice asking how about investing in Carrot seemed to echo again.

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