The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 127

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Episode 127. Free Will (2)

“I’ll take responsibility for your whole life!”
“Kyaaaaaah! Did he really say that?”
“The kids walking by heard it.”
“Tae-ung is so cool~”
“Well, Jang Ji-yu deserves it. She’s got looks, family background, personality — what’s there to complain about?”
“I’m so jealous…… Sniff.”

Cheonghwa High School turned upside down over the morning’s events.

A romance drama had unfolded right on the sidewalk in front of the school.

Jang Ji-yu, one of Cheonghwa High’s Three Most Beautiful Girls!
And the hottest Crown Prince lately, Ha Tae-ung!

Their conversation spread through the school like wildfire.

Students rushed to mimic the cheesy line as if it were straight out of a webtoon.

Nothing like this had ever happened at Cheonghwa before.

Cheonghwa High was a place where even romance required parental permission and contractual dating agreements.

A single misplaced rumor could derail their future plans.

Most students never pursued relationships casually.

They wore the mask of ruthlessly studious elites, but they were just teenagers after all.

Tae-ung’s line had become legend within a single day.

Most of all, the two of them had looked impossibly cool.

“Tch…….”

In the first-year, Class 10 classroom.
A girl in the corner pouted, thrusting out her lower lip.

The scattered chatter had finally gotten under her skin.

“You okay?”

“I’m fine!”

Kang A-ri tied her hair back tightly, her tone sharp.

An A-ram noticed the unusual edge in her usually even-tempered friend and bit her lip.

A-ri had never been one to dwell on romance.

Still, she understood.

Over the past month, A-ri’s thoughts had been consumed by Ha Tae-ung.

Rumors of him being a second-generation chaebol heir followed him everywhere.

If true, no one at Cheonghwa could match his wealth.

Except for the girl standing right in front of her.

Enormous sums of overseas private funds were registered under A-ri’s name.

She would own them outright once she came of age.

When that happened, even Tae-ung couldn’t compare.

“Wait, are they actually dating?”
“Probably. He literally said he’d take responsibility for her. Isn’t that a confession?”
“……. But what about Hyo-ju?”
“Well…….”
“And A-ri?”
“…….”
“Wow! So Tae-ung’s basically a player?”
“Yeah. He’s got something going with all three of Cheonghwa’s beauties.”
“Sigh. I want to be part of a rumor like that too.”
“So jealous.”

The students murmured and gossiped, swept up in the frenzy.

“Hey, did you know Tae-ung drives?”
“Seriously?”
“I saw him getting out of a car in the Woosung Building parking lot next to school.”
“Well, he’s an adult anyway.”
“I want to ride in his passenger seat.”
“Can you imagine being in that passenger seat?”
“My mom said to be nice to him…….”
“Wake up. Can your family afford the Ha clan?”
“…….”

The girls showed no signs of stopping.

Many boys frowned at the constant chatter.

Their resentment burned particularly hot that Ha Tae-ung was the topic whenever Cheonghwa’s Three Most Beautiful Girls were mentioned.

He wasn’t someone they could compete with.
His family background. His money.

Everything surrounding Tae-ung existed on another plane entirely.

An Outcast had become Cheonghwa’s idol.

“A car?”

A-ri’s eyes suddenly gleamed.

Tae-ung still had a golf appointment coming up.

“He’ll be driving soon, right?”

And…….

“Of course! Leave it to me and I’ll seal the deal right away!”

“Thank you so much, ma’am! Thank you!”

“Yes! I’m on it.”

Lately, her luck had been turning.

With someone barely more than a kid.

“Right, I found the penthouse…….”

The moment she heard the listing, one client sprang to mind.

“But…… is it possible?”

This wasn’t a tens-of-billions property — it was thirty billion.

With acquisition tax and miscellaneous interior costs factored in, it would run several tens of billions.

At least it wasn’t an officetel, so the luxury tax of eight percent wouldn’t apply.

The client was terribly young when she thought about it.

Director Yu quickly typed out a message.

Inside the Management Research Club president’s office.

It had become the talk of the school.

At least A-ri hadn’t appeared. Instead, Lee Hyo-ju shot me looks of pure disdain, huffing and clicking her tongue.

The boys’ stares weren’t any gentler either.

“What’s so funny? It’s all your doing.”

“How’d the story get told?”
“Not much. I just said you shared some coin intel with me.”
“You promised it was confidential.”
“We checked your account together. Besides, we’re real friends — kindergarten buddies.”
“You’re not secretly into her, are you?”

Kang Jun-woo waved his hands defensively.

A message arrived.

“Looks like I need to move.”

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