The hidden daughter of a chaebol family.
The wedding was held suddenly as soon as the fact was revealed.
It was a wedding so fresh and destructive that one could never imagine it coming from a rigid chaebol family.
This wedding was introduced with this headline in front of some entertainment newspaper articles.
‘Wedding of the century.’
Columns that begin with
There were also occasional articles about Cinderella Kim Cheol-soo, who grew up in an ordinary family and married the daughter of a wealthy family.
But time had a strange power to calm all excitement.
Due to various drug incidents, the rise in real estate in the Bubble Seven region, and the government’s announcement of comprehensive real estate tax, most incidents and accidents were buried without a sound.
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March 1, 2005.
A subway station.
Han Jeong-hwa was sitting on the bench looking very haggard.
I saw people commuting to and from work all day in a daze, looking exhausted from the constant phone calls.
After working for a foreign company for nearly 10 years, I passed the special level 5 civil service examination in Korea and became a civil servant.
Then, an idea suddenly occurred to me, and I took on the challenge of starting a business that had been my dream.
steam cleaner.
In 1999, when everyone was going through difficult times, she raised all the money from her in-laws and her parents and started developing products.
It was a good idea, and I thought that if I developed it, I could sell it well.
After much trial and error, the product was finally created in 2004, but the market response was not good.
The Velcro kept falling off, and the water tank kept cracking and leaking water.
We need to keep improving our products, but we’re out of money.
Meanwhile, Hanyoung Electronics showed their intention to work together on product development, but Han Jeong-hwa, who was good at signing contracts with a lot of experience, discovered that they had some kind of plan.
If you accept the money they offer and sign a contract, your idea can be passed on to them.
So I declined their offer, never dreaming that it would turn out to be poisonous.
Banks that were friendly to her suddenly refused to give her a loan.
Private loans have been stretched to the limit, so if you spend more, you won’t be able to get out of hell.
I was in a situation where I had to spend all the money from my in-laws and my relatives, so there was absolutely no money to be made.
They even sold their house and lived in rent, and their children were going to school at their parents’ house.
Han Jeong-hwa’s phone rang again.
She checks the number.
It was my mother’s call.
– uh. mom.
But my mother just cried without saying a word.
Han Jeonghwa asked in a worried tone.
– what’s the matter?
– Father···. passed away
Han Jeong-hwa lost strength in her hands when she heard that the person who supported her until the end, even in difficult situations, had died.
A cell phone falling and rolling on the ground.
Han Jeong-hwa stared blankly at her phone for a long time.
I felt dizzy, as if my brain, which had been furiously thinking about how to solve this situation, had stopped.
– The train is coming in. As for the guests…
She got up.
I thought I was going to pick up my dropped cell phone, but I just slowly headed towards the platform like I was in a daze.
She moved so slowly that people around her thought she was just standing.
A train came into the station with its horn honking in the distance, and with her pupils dilated, she stared blankly at the incoming train and took a step forward from the end of the platform.
Only then did people’s eyes widen as they realized what she was trying to do.
‘Let’s die.’
She closed her eyes and was about to fall onto the platform when someone grabbed her by the collar.
Instantly, a few pieces of her hair were torn off by a passing train, and a car was washed in the face by a strong wind. She saw the train passing slowly, less than 5cm away.
‘why?’
– manager. This is Manager Kim. Ah yes. The contract has been completed successfully.
Han Jeong-hwa struggled feebly at the sound of the foreign voice, but was unable to move as if he had been held tightly.
– Oh, it will be a little noisy because the train is passing by. Yes… I will rest at home today and go to work tomorrow. yes. yes. Oh, Park Dong-gyu joined the company as a full-time employee? Wow… I wonder how things have changed. Okay, see you tomorrow then.
‘Let go!’
The speed of the train in front of me gradually slowed down, and I met the gazes of people looking at me with surprised eyes through the window.
“madam.”
Han Jeong-hwa turned her eyes to the voice calling her.
He was a handsome young man with a very angry expression.
“Don’t you know how much it will shock and harm many people if you do that there?”
This person was famous once
An office in the Hanyoung Electronics Building.
Choo Seong-tae looked down at the night streets of Seoul through the window, holding a cell phone in one hand.
– They said they put the loan on hold.
– Haha, because there was a request from Director Chu. That’s how you should do it.
Hanyoung Electronics’ sales graph was slowly falling again, so something new was needed to boost sales.
Meanwhile, a company with about 10 employees called
Their product, which is sprayed with steam at 100°C instead of 65-70°C like German products, was excellent at cleaning and, above all, at killing germs.
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Among the products on the market, they were the only ones whose water tank and nozzle were so sturdy even when the steam temperature was raised to 100°C.
If only advertising and marketing were supported, it would definitely become a big hit, so I recommended investment.
– Hanyoung Electronics is better than an ordinary company that doesn’t know what the future will be. I hope that I will achieve my goal this time too.
– Hahaha, of course it is. As your business expands, you will probably need to take out quite large loans. If that happens, the branch manager will provide a loan.
– That’s good.
However, perhaps because of her smarts, Han Jeong-hwa requested a revision to the contract terms.
Chu Seong-tae, who was trying to eat up their business, did not grant their request.
‘A child should listen when you are comforted, so he or she gets hit even less. ‘She may be smart, but she has no understanding of the situation.’
– Then, please continue to block loans in the future.
– All right.
After hanging up the phone, Seongtae Choo looked at his face reflected in the window and smiled.
Upon investigation, Han Jeonghwa had already borrowed money to the limit.
A weakness so glaring and vulnerable.
In sports, it was a natural rule of competition to persistently target the opponent’s weaknesses until they collapsed.
The same was true for relationships between companies.
Tenaciously attacking the opponent’s weaknesses was a rational and efficient method.
If they tightened their purse strings, they would soon collapse on their own, and if they took over the devastated small business for free, they would achieve even greater results.
‘I have to get promoted now too.’
Seongtae Choo put his face close to the glass window and straightened his hairstyle.
**
The train doors opened, and people poured out.
Jeong-Hwa Han fell to the ground because her legs lost strength.
Kim Cheol-soo moved her between the doors of the subway car.
Han Jeong-hwa looked at the people running around with blank eyes.
‘What was I going to do?’
In a split second, I realized that I had tried to kill myself.
Han Jeong-hwa repeatedly shook her head.
I have a husband who continues to support me, and I have children who always give me messages to cheer up.
My in-laws, who even gave me the house deed to contribute to the business funds, are still alive.
Dying like this may be convenient for now, but the people who believed in him…
‘it’s crazy. I’m finally really crazy!’
Kim Cheol-soo just let this train go and stood next to Han Jeong-hwa.
It was because I was worried that she might throw herself again.
As the train left and the people who got off disappeared, the station became quiet.
Only then did Han Jeong-hwa put his hands on the ground and slowly stood up.
Then he looked at Kim Cheol-soo and bowed his head deeply.
“thank you. I think I had some random thoughts for a moment. I almost regretted it forever. thank you.”
Kim Cheol-soo looked at her expression.
It wasn’t the look on his face like he was about to throw himself on the train like he had lost his mind.
His eyes were focused again as if they had never been that way, and he looked like he was truly grateful.
Kim Cheol-soo nodded, sighed lightly, and answered in a soft tone.
“You have to be careful. “Even though it’s spring, the platform is still slippery.”
At the witty words, Han Jeonghwa felt herself burst into laughter without realizing it.
Even though it was my first time seeing him, I felt that he was skilled in dealing with people.
“thank you so much.”
“What.”
She lowered her head again, and Kim Cheol-soo nodded as if it was okay and stood in front of the platform.
Han Jeong-hwa, who was fumbling with her pockets, remembered that she had dropped her cell phone a little while ago, and quickly headed towards the bench.
However, the cell phone that had been dropped had disappeared like a ghost.
All I had was a train ticket.
I’m broke and don’t even have coins to make a phone call.
Han Jeong-hwa once again cursed inwardly at the cruelty of the world.
I was in a situation where I had to contact my mother right away.
After hesitating for a while, Han Jeong-hwa approached Kim Cheol-soo, who was standing in front of the platform.
“···hey.”
“yes?”
“I lost my cell phone, so can I use it for just one phone call?”
In response to her earnest request, Kim Cheol-soo gave her his cell phone.
“You can use it as much as you want.”
“thank you.”
Han Jeonghwa first called her cell phone.
The signal went on for a while, but then it suddenly cut off and a message came out saying that the phone was turned off.
‘You bastard!’
After calling a few more times with an angry expression on his face, he finally gave up and called his mother.
– hello···.
A mother’s helpless voice.
I felt like something was crying inside my chest.
– mom. I am Jeonghwa.
After finishing the short call of about a minute, Han Jeong-hwa handed the cell phone to Kim Cheol-soo with red eyes.
Kim Cheol-soo, who received the cell phone, opened his eyes wide and asked her.
“Is your name Jeong-Hwa by any chance?”
Han Jeong-hwa found it surprising that a young man she had never met knew her last name.
“yes. “Yes, it is.”
“Han Jeong-hwa’s environmental science…”
“Oh, that’s right. “How did you find out?”
“I’m using a steam cleaner, and I like it. “I heard you talking on the phone about that earlier.”
“I see. “Thank you so much for recognizing us.”
Han Jeong-hwa bowed her head once again, and Kim Cheol-soo, who thought deeply for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Your father was rewarded?”
She nodded with a dark expression, and Kim Cheol-soo’s head began to spin.
He didn’t seem like the kind of person who would make an extreme choice just because his father passed away.
If you were in an extreme situation and heard something like that just to make matters worse.
‘It’s an extreme situation.’
Jeonghwa Environmental Science’s steam cleaner was still difficult to find on the market.
If you develop a product that doesn’t sell, it only costs money and no profit.
Kim Chul-soo came to the conclusion that she may be under considerable financial pressure.
“Can I help you?”
“yes?”
“You can take a car just two stops from here.”
“···What is that?”
Kim Cheol-soo took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over.
Han Jeong-hwa was inwardly wary of the sudden favor and received the business card.
– Hanyoung General Trading Company. Manager Kim Cheol-soo.
‘Hanyoung?’
Jeonghwa’s brow furrowed.
After all, it was the name I least wanted to see.
I wondered if there was even a plan to predict and prevent my own death, but then I shook my head.
If he had been hit by a train and died, he would have eaten up the company for free.
“…What is the relationship between Hanyoung Electronics and Hanyoung General Trading?”
At her question, Kim Cheol-soo tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
“Oh, it’s a completely unrelated company. “Except that the lives of the bosses depend on one high-ranking person.”
Kim Cheol-soo’s sly answer.
Han Jeong-hwa felt her guard loosen slightly.
She sighed, made a face, and put the business card in her pocket.
“Thank you for your favor. “But I feel like I’ll feel frustrated if I can’t solve these things on my own.”
“All right.”
Han Jeong-hwa nodded weakly and turned around.
“hey.”
When Kim Cheol-soo called again, Han Jeong-hwa turned her head.
“If you are in a really difficult situation, please call me. I might be of help. Please be sure to contact me.”
It was an earnest request.
Since I ran out of money, I haven’t heard anyone ask me to contact them.
And that too, to the person he had never met before who saved his life.
Because of the expression on that person’s face that seemed to really care about them.
Han Jeong-hwa nodded and walked toward the exit, holding back the tears in her throat.
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