The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 99

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Episode 99. I Will Not Forgive (7)

“Kang Hong-chul!!”

Lunch hour at Sokcho City Hall.
The moment Jang Gwan-yong called Kang Hong-chul up to the rooftop, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Jang Gwan-yong’s mind was still in disarray.

“What? What happened?”

Since Kang Hong-chul wasn’t in the relevant department, he’d asked his friend Jang Gwan-yong to look after the flower shop matter.

He’d climbed to the rooftop expecting good news, but the atmosphere was all wrong.

‘Did this bastard screw something up?’

Not every civil servant was honest, just because they held the title.

The world rolled forward in balance, with good and evil coexisting—and the civil service was no different.

Corrupted civil servant Kang Hong-chul and Jang Gwan-yong, both the same age, had become friends.

Both Grade 6 civil servants.
They helped each other and profited from the arrangement.

But today’s business was…….

“You knew, didn’t you? That’s why you threw me into the fire!!”
“Jang Gwan-yong! Stop shouting first and explain properly. What went wrong?”
“Everything! Damn it! If my head rolls because of you, how are you going to take responsibility, huh!!”

Jang Gwan-yong was howling so loudly on the rooftop that the surroundings seemed to shake.
The words of the flower shop’s owner still rang fresh in his ears.

Her husband was the youngest son of Ha Ryun Group.

A family of that caliber in the top ten conglomerates.

A low-ranking provincial civil servant could be dealt with easily for minor infractions.

All the way back to City Hall, Jang Gwan-yong’s body trembled.

He’d had to stop by the shopping complex pharmacy and buy an Oxinis Cordyceps Heart-Calming Pill.

He’d nearly collapsed into a drunk stupor after accepting a drink from Kang Hong-chul.

“What’s wrong with you? Speak up so I can actually answer!”

Kang Hong-chul’s exasperated voice had risen too.

He’d been pushed into this business by his stubborn father’s temperament, but he’d been uneasy about it all along.

Yet as far as Kang Hong-chul knew, the flower shop owner was nobody special.

They were people scraping by, barely earning enough rent each month.

He’d even heard that her husband was having a rough time with work recently.

“Ha Ryun!”
“Ha Ryun? What’s that?”
“You didn’t know?”
“Know what? Explain it to me properly. Why is Ha Ryun coming up now?”
“The flower shop owner’s husband is the youngest son of the Ha Ryun Group chairman!”
“What—what—WHAT?! The Ha Ryun Group’s youngest son?”

Kang Hong-chul’s ears couldn’t believe what they were hearing.
His face went ashen in an instant.

Something he’d never imagined had come to pass.

“The moment I showed up, I checked it out. Damn it. Chairman Ha Cheol-gon is really her father-in-law!”

Kang Hong-chul’s body trembled as his face went white.

‘That senile old fool! What exactly was he making me do!!’

* * *

“Thank you for having me, Boss.”
“Oh, well…….”

Han Ji-yun, who’d been tending the flower shop, was taken aback.
A part-time worker had shown up out of nowhere.

Someone hired without any job posting.
She’d even brought her apron with her.

A young woman who appeared to be in her late twenties.

Her hair was neatly tied back in a ponytail, and she wore a bright smile.

“Should I start by stripping the thorns from these roses?”
“You’ve done this before?”
“I worked at a flower shop while I was in college.”
“I see…….”
“Boss, you rest now.”

As Yu Hee-jin spoke, she moved with practiced efficiency.

Her flower shop experience was genuine.

She quickly cleaned and sorted the fresh flowers, then arranged them in the flower cooler.

Han Ji-yun watched her work.
In fact, before Yu Hee-jin had arrived, she’d received a text from her son.

-I’ve sent a bodyguard.

So Yu Hee-jin was Han Ji-yun’s bodyguard, disguised as a part-time worker.

Han Ji-yun understood her son’s intentions well.

The trauma from her previous employer, Kang Deuk-su, ran deep.

‘If that’s how fate works, then…….’

She thought of it as another gift her son had prepared.

She didn’t know how the pieces were moving, but it gave her comfort.

She’d heard that her son was also involved in her husband’s work situation.

A high school student, yet somehow he’d already become a pillar of the family.

‘Tae-ung……. Thank you.’

Han Ji-yun smiled, thinking of her dependable son.

* * *

“Vice Chairman? To the Pariah?”
“Yes.”
“On whose authority?”
“Mine.”
“I can’t believe this…….”

Jang Ji-yu, who had skipped lunch and remained in the classroom.

She was stunned by the gossip the other students were spreading.

Kang Jun-woo, the unquestioned authority, had personally sought out Ha Tae-ung, the Pariah.

Judging this to be serious, she shot up from her seat and ran out.

The real identity of the Pariah, Ha Tae-ung, was a member of the Ha Ryun Group family.

Getting tangled up in needless conflict would be a disaster.

But when she arrived at the Management Research Club, it was Kang Jun-woo, not Ha Tae-ung, who dropped the bomb.

Appointing the Pariah as Vice Chairman.

“It’s my authority. And Ha Tae-ung is a direct member of the Ha Ryun family. That alone makes him qualified.”
“I know that. But Ha Tae-ung’s father was kicked out of the group, wasn’t he?”

Jang Ji-yu understood high society politics to some degree.

With this move, Kang Jun-woo was setting foot in the upper echelons.

“Are you worried?”
“…… Well, you and I are still relatives.”
“Thank you. For saying that.”

‘What’s with him? Why does he look so excited?’

Kang Jun-woo, who normally carried an aura of weight like a trademark.

Everyone except Jang Ji-yu was so intimidated by him they could barely speak.

A model student who only studied and commuted between school and home.

Today felt different.

“What—what are you thanking me for?”
“I’ll invite you over soon.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I’m going to invite Tae-ung too.”
“Ha Tae-ung? That Pariah?”
“He’s my friend.”
“You’re insane!!”

Jang Ji-yu’s jaw dropped.
This change in Kang Jun-woo’s attitude wasn’t just strange—it was unsettling.

“Are you a psychopath?”
“Why?”
“Is this to mess with the Pariah? Now that people are calling you the crown prince-in-waiting?”
“Heh…….”

Kang Jun-woo laughed lightly.

“Am I right?”
“No.”
“Then what?”
“I’ve decided to be real friends. I like him.”
“Wow…….”

Jang Ji-yu sensed that Kang Jun-woo was telling the truth and found herself at a loss for words.

He appointed a Pariah as Vice Chairman, befriended him, and was even inviting him to his house?

“Mother will be surprised when she finds out.”
“It’s fine. She trusts me.”

As for a father…….

“Why would I?”
“…… I have a feeling. I think Tae-ung’s about to cause a major incident.”

“”……??
“Do you have any money?”
“Money?”
“If you have spare cash, buy Bitcoin. Next week.”
“B—Bitcoin?”

Something that absolutely didn’t fit Kang Jun-woo’s character.

“F—five times? You actually believe that?”

The coin market was already tanking because of Luna.

“What? Three billion?”
“Yes.”
“……Ugh.”

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