The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 89

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Episode 89

 

 

Having a lot means having just as much to lose.

 

“You…”

 

Choi Ji-young’s expression turned cold as she forced her lips into a smile.

 

She hates losing until the very end.

Even that aspect resembled the young Choi Yoon-ki.

Let’s see what she has to say.

 

“Negotiation, ha. You call this a negotiation?”

 

Choi Ji-young swept back her long hair as if she had never been frozen and snorted.

Even after revealing this much, she still has something left to say.

Despite being young and inexperienced, her venomous determination not to be easily pushed around was evident.

 

She’s better than I thought.

That look in her eyes that says she’d rather die than lose.

 

“Is it okay for someone who wants to negotiate to corner their opponent like this?”

 

Choi Ji-young’s tone, which had been commanding like speaking to a subordinate, changed.

 

“It depends on the situation.”

 

Seemingly displeased with my answer, Choi Ji-young snorted again and sipped the coffee in front of her. Even her action of buying time while thinking resembled Choi Yoon-ki.

 

Finally setting down her coffee cup, Choi Ji-young pretended to be relaxed as she leaned deeper into her chair.

 

“Fine, let’s hear why you’re doing this to me.”

“Then we should start by clarifying your relationship with Bae In-jun.”

 

Choi Ji-young’s eyebrows twitched.

 

“…Didn’t you say you know everything? You’re right about that. I never dated Bae In-jun, and we’re not in a common-law relationship either.”

“Then what about the rumor that Choi Ji-young is the ‘real’ owner of Bailonics?”

 

Having come this far, she didn’t seem to plan on continuing to lie.

Choi Ji-young chuckled and began to speak.

 

“You could say that. I did invest in it.”

“Why Bae In-jun specifically?”

“He caught my eye at the time.”

 

Lee Seol-rok’s investigation was correct.

She was impulsive, but she had an eye for people.

 

She saw the ability to create the Syneser System in Bae In-jun, who was supposedly a hostess bar worker, and invested in him.

Without her, Bae In-jun would still be in the shadows, let alone holding the title of CEO of a unicorn company.

 

“Bailonics cost quite a bit of money. I even put aside the fashion brand I was planning to launch and invested first.”

“So you can’t give up?”

“…I don’t know why you’re bringing up giving up first.”

 

Choi Ji-young’s eyes changed in an instant.

She quickly closed the distance across the table and made eye contact with me.

It was the attitude of a beast protecting what’s hers.

 

But unfortunately, she was too young.

 

“Lawyer Sung Tae-hyun, I have no intention of giving up Bailonics. Got it? You must not know how much money went into it-“

“So in the end, you filed that ridiculous lawsuit against Kim Su-yeon for the sake of Bae In-jun and Bailonics?”

 

Of course, that’s a fact we both know.

 

The reason I brought it up again.

Was to remind Choi Ji-young how pathetic what she did looks.

 

People like her can’t stand that kind of thing.

Sure enough, the offended Choi Ji-young produced a twisted smile.

 

“…That’s why I said I’d withdraw the lawsuit. Oh, excuse me.”

 

And she took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

Lighting it without even asking the other person.

 

As expected, it was obvious she was someone who had never shown or thought about courtesy toward others.

 

“Well… In-jun isn’t that bad of a kid.”

“Was there a request from Bae In-jun?”

“Sort of? I also wanted to keep things quiet until the M&A was finalized.”

“You got it wrong.”

 

Once again, Kim Su-yeon’s eyebrows twitched.

 

“…That’s just your opinion, Lawyer. Do you know that woman Kim Su-yeon well? She was famous for In-jun chasing after her when she worked at the company.”

“Is that so?”

“It’s not my business, but… that woman apparently made things annoying by reporting In-jun as a stalker instead.”

 

So, Bae In-jun had only told Kim Su-yeon his own self-serving version of events.

 

He probably didn’t say a word about how and how much he had tormented Kim Su-yeon.

It was a common occurrence.

 

“So, in the end, you sued Kim Su-yeon to prevent disruptions because of that M&A?”

“Ah, this annoying lawyer speech.”

 

Kim Su-yeon grumbled as she exhaled cigarette smoke.

 

“Lawyers always try to confirm everything. Ah, seriously….”

 

Even if it sounded like that, it couldn’t be helped.

It’s an occupational hazard.

 

Besides, I haven’t been a lawyer for very long.

I should take it as meaning I’ve adapted splendidly.

 

“Let me summarize. Choi Ji-young, you’ll withdraw the lawsuit against Kim Su-yeon?”

“Yes, that’s right. Don’t touch my M&A anymore. It’s annoying.”

 

So she absolutely cannot give up the M&A between Cheondong Future Innovation and Bylonics.

 

This has become quite unfortunate.

That was exactly what I wanted.

 

“That’s exactly the problem.”

 

Choi Ji-young flicked ash onto the ground.

She now had an annoyed expression on her face.

 

“Lawyer Sung Tae-hyun, I really don’t understand lawyers’ minds. What exactly do you want?”

“I’ve been telling you since earlier, but you don’t seem to be listening.”

“Don’t keep talking like that-“

“I’m talking about pulling out of Bylonics.”

 

At my words, Choi Ji-young kicked back her chair and shot up.

 

“There’s no need to listen anymore. Just wasting time.”

 

Well, it’s not like I hadn’t expected this level of resistance.

For the woman who was about to leave, even grabbing her bag, I placed my mobile phone on the table.

 

“What’s this now-“

 

And I pressed the play button on the audio file.

 

* * *

 

A few days ago.

 

-And Ji-young was completely excited about preparing this M&A to make her older brother fail.

 

So she was the granddaughter of the Chairman of D Group.

What Choi Ji-young’s friend said in Lee Seol-rok’s interview was the hint.

 

There’s also the saying that the enemy of my enemy is my ally.

 

“…So, go find Choi Ji-young’s older brother?”

 

That was my request.

Lee Seol-rok’s eyes sparkled mischievously.

 

“Damn, Tae-hyun. Were you always this bold?”

“Bold my ass. It’s work.”

 

Honestly, I knew the name of the chairman of Cheondong Future Innovation, but I didn’t know about Choi Ji-young’s existence.

All I knew was Choi Yoon-ki, the son of the Cheondong Group Chairman.

 

However, I’d seen this type of power struggle countless times to the point of being sick of it.

Especially in families with a lot of wealth.

 

Inheritance fights happened even in families with nothing, but in wealthy families, more diverse types of domestic disputes would occur.

 

“Choi Ji-young’s older brother, what was his name… Anyway, didn’t you say he’s already working under the Cheondong Future chairman?”

“Oh yeah, that’s right. Choi Ji-han. There’s quite an age gap between him and Choi Ji-young. He’s probably in charge of some new business development department.”

 

Anyway, these old men have terrible taste.

 

Even though Choi Ji-han, already marked as the successor, was in the new business development department, they accepted the M&A deal that Choi Ji-young brought?

That was ultimately the chairman’s decision.

 

“I don’t know how Choi Ji-han thinks of Choi Ji-young, but.”

“Yeah. Well, probably just an annoying younger sister? There’s quite an age gap after all.”

“Who knows. But Choi Ji-young was ‘excited about making her older brother fail.'”

“…That’s what the granddaughter of the Chairman of D Group said.”

 

Choi Ji-young clearly plans to grow Bylonics, succeed in the M&A, and then make an impression on her father.

She probably wanted to push aside her older brother and raise her own value even by doing that.

If that’s the case.

 

“…Hey, Tae-hyun, your eyes look a bit crazy.”

“Senior.”

 

I smiled at Lee Seol-rok, who was spouting nonsense.

The more cards you have, the better.

 

I don’t know what kind of person Choi Ji-young’s older brother is, but….

Wouldn’t he be someone who knows well how the chairman would react when he performs worse than his younger sister despite being in a better environment?

 

“You said you know Choi Ji-han’s side through connections?”

“Huh? Oh yeah, that’s right? We’re not close, but he’s also a senior from Korea University Law School….”

 

The connections are this good.

Even though being from Hankook University doesn’t mean you know everyone.

 

Given our country’s sentiment, there tends to be somewhat lower barriers.

On top of that, Lee Seol-rok tends to easily get close to people with his characteristic cunning and acting.

 

“Are you available for drinks?”

“Maybe?”

“Then let’s do it this way.”

 

I conveyed several matters to Lee Seol-rok.

 

* * *

 

-Ji-young?

 

A low voice that sounded drunk continued.

 

Choi Ji-young’s face turned pale in an instant.

With a complexion drained of all color, Choi Ji-young couldn’t move and stared at my mobile phone.

 

She seemed to immediately recognize who the voice belonged to.

 

-Good girl, our Ji-young. It would have been nice if you had stayed quiet and well-behaved. That fox-like bastard seduced our Ji-young…

 

Choi Ji-young snatched my mobile phone and pressed the delete button on the files.

 

I didn’t stop her.

There were backup files anyway, and that wasn’t what was important.

 

“How far did you-“

“Are you curious how far I dug?”

 

The moment I touched Choi Ji-han, Choi Ji-young would no longer be able to obsess over Bailonics.

That was actually the point.

 

“Well… it would have been good to hear more.”

“Shut up, damn it. What, what the hell did you touch?”

 

She was more shaken than when I mentioned Sung Yi-kyung from Youngoh Industries, her real fiancé, earlier.

 

“I didn’t say everything to the end. Don’t worry.”

 

Now I was the one with leisure.

Choi Ji-young threw her cigarette on the ground and roughly stepped on it to extinguish the ember.

Heavy breathing sounds leaked out.

 

“As you probably already know, I went to see Choi Ji-han. There was a connection.”

“What? A connection?”

“Yes. I’m also a graduate of Korea University Law School.”

“Ha, what kind of damn-“

 

Of course, I had never seen Choi Ji-han.

Lee Seol-rok was the one who saw him.

 

Anyway, I pointed to the coffee cup in front of her for Choi Ji-young, who was trembling with anger.

 

“Are you kidding me?”

 

An angry response followed.

Dragging this out longer with a child would just be annoying.

I answered softly to avoid provoking her further.

 

“I showed you my hand. Since you said it was a negotiation.”

“Hah.”

“Take your hands off Bailonics and Bae In-jun.”

“Hey.”

 

Choi Ji-young’s finger pointed at me.

 

“What do you know to act like this? What do you know to touch me and my family?”

 

Words that seemed to have lost reason continued.

 

I checked my watch.

It would soon be time to leave work.

 

Dragging this out longer would only become annoying.

Besides, I wasn’t particularly interested in Choi Ji-young’s story.

 

“You were the one who touched Kim Su-yeon first, Ms. Choi Ji-young.”

“What? Now you’re giving advice about such things-“

“You didn’t hesitate when touching someone who had nothing.”

 

So for Choi Ji-young, who grew up as the youngest daughter of a wealthy family, Kim Su-yeon’s circumstances were a world she didn’t need to know about.

 

“You didn’t completely believe what Bae In-jun said to Kim Su-yeon either, did you?”

 

If she had believed it all, that would also be karma.

 

“Hey.”

 

I no longer listened to Choi Ji-young’s words.

The time for that had passed.

I tend to dislike working overtime.

 

“Even when you filed a lawsuit against Kim Su-yeon, you probably had the same thought.”

“What are you saying now-“

“There shouldn’t be any noise until the M&A. You probably moved strategically, without thinking about what kind of pain this litigation would bring to one innocent human being.”

“You-“

“So now it’s your turn to listen. Do you understand?”

 

I now stood up, looking at Choi Ji-young sitting in the chair.

 

“If Ms. Choi Ji-young continues to insist on the M&A and doesn’t take her hands off Bailonics and Bae In-jun.”

“….”

“I am Kim Su-yeon’s representative, and I will not agree to your withdrawal of the lawsuit.”

 

So this is a reversal.

A reversal that young Choi Ji-young’s mind couldn’t have calculated.

 

Now it’s not Choi Ji-young who can use lawsuit withdrawal as blackmail, but Kim Su-yeon.

 

“You….”

“And as a way to prove that Choi Ji-young and Bae In-jun are not in a common-law relationship at that trial.”

 

She must have sensed it by now.

 

Choi Ji-young’s lips began to tremble.

No, in fact, her hands and shoulders had been trembling for quite some time already.

 

“I will call Choi Ji-han as a witness to testify in court.”

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