I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 326

"You should go down and take a look."

"Hmm..."

This is a bit sudden.

What’s going on?

‘Quite a bit of time has passed. It’s already been several days.’

Considering how much is currently in motion, there could very well be matters that are too burdensome for Soo-ah to handle alone.

I’m not even fully aware of the current situation, so it’s understandable that she’d be overwhelmed.

"What exactly is the issue?"

"It’s about the M-May 1st appointment."

May 1st appointment...

‘Oh, fuck.’

I remembered.

Go Hayan!!

Holy shit, I almost fucked up.

Did I actually forget about this??

‘Jesus...’

I completely forgot about it because I was busy fucking around with Go Min-young and RK-99...

I was supposed to meet her in Seoul...

Damn it...

I nearly stood up Hayan noona. Fuck.

‘The appointment is the day after tomorrow... Soo-ah probably got a call from her secretary office for confirmation. But since she doesn’t know when I’ll be coming out, she’s been fumbling around.’

I could picture the scene.

"Min-young, I..."

"Go. The verification is done anyway. We’ve already done everything we can here. I want to rest. I want to sleep."

"...Thank you."

I seriously almost fucked up...

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— I can’t believe it. D-DAY is just two days away, and you’re telling me you can’t reach the Young Master? What kind of nonsense is this?

"I told you already. He’s been in seclusion for the past few days due to something important."

— Then you should go and inform him yourself! This isn’t just any meeting; how can you handle a meeting with the owner family like this?

"I said I would, didn’t I? But we can’t give you a definitive answer right now. So just wait a —"

— What do you mean, wait?!

A booming voice echoed loudly, even though the speakerphone wasn’t on.

The secretaries’ attention zeroed in on Soo-ah.

"Wh-Why are you shouting...?"

— Make the impossible possible! What kind of training did you receive?!

"...What did you say?"

— Put yourself in our shoes. Are you telling us to report to the young miss with such vague information? ‘We don’t know if the Young Master will be able to attend the meeting on May 1st because we can’t reach him right now.’ Is that what you want us to say? This is a matter of life and death, and you’re handling it so carelessly! Give us a clear yes or no! We need a definitive answer to report back!

"...."

Soo-ah was taken aback by the man’s extremely agitated tone.

Sure, it was their mistake, but to react this intensely?

‘A matter of life and death...?’

Soo-ah tried to put herself in their shoes, as the man suggested.

If it were Go Muyeol she had to report to?

‘I don’t think it would be that big of a deal...?’

If Go Muyeol was in a particularly foul mood, maybe he’d scold her or be annoyed.

But a matter of life and death? That seemed excessive.

In the first place, it was the other side’s issue.

Why was the secretary getting reprimanded? That part didn’t make sense.

‘Everywhere else, there were no issues.’

Whenever Go Muyeol made an appointment, the secretary office always coordinated it first.

And in cases where Go family members were meeting each other, there was always a preliminary check between the secretary offices.

None of them had ever «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» reacted this way.

Even when Go Muyeol invited Go Hayan to the yacht, her secretary office didn’t react like this.

‘Of course, that time, there was no mishap... But even so, this kind of reaction?’

Were they being chased by something?

Or was it really a life-and-death matter if the report was delivered incorrectly?

For Im Soo-ah, who served Go Muyeol, it was hard to understand.

— Hurry up! Every minute, every second —

Just as that piercing voice echoed through the room again —

"Ah...?!"

Suddenly, someone appeared and snatched the phone out of Soo-ah’s hand.

She reflexively looked over —

"It’s me, Go Muyeol. Who the fuck are you?"

— Eep...!

It was Go Muyeol.

"Ah! M-Master...!"

"Who told you to bark so loudly? Didn’t they teach you phone etiquette?"

The man who had been yelling at Soo-ah instantly shriveled up, repeatedly apologizing.

"I won’t be late, so stop making a fuss."

— S-Sorry!!!!

Muyeol ended the call and handed the phone back to Soo-ah.

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"Is Noona really that harsh?

Why the hell was he shouting so arrogantly?

You’re getting demoted for a while, you bastard."

"Ma... Master...!!"

"...What? What’s wrong with you?"

"Waaaah...."

Was she that upset by being scolded?

Im Soo-ah clung to me, sniffling.

Now that I got a closer look, her hair and skin looked noticeably dull and rough, and the dark circles under her eyes were alarmingly pronounced.

She was practically a walking corpse at this point.

"...Have you been sleeping?"

"Nngh...."

Seeing Soo-ah so utterly wrecked was a rare sight.

Before I realized it, my hand was already reaching out to her cheek.

She wasn’t a plushie, but she was surprisingly soft to the touch.

"Look at your face. Is it okay for the Director of the Secretary Office to look like this?"

"Uuuu... S-Sorry...."

"Things are more or less wrapped up, so hang in there just a little longer."

"R-Really...?"

"Not completely, but more or less."

I only conducted the tests, but no real negotiations or deals were made yet.

Still, just proving RK-99’s properties was a significant achievement.

At the very least, I could stop by and help Soo-ah out for a bit.

‘If I talk things out today and tomorrow... we should be able to outline a rough plan.’

Honestly, I had no clue how much to charge for RK-99.

Go Min-young said she’d pay as much as I asked, but asking for, say, a billion won per gram was ridiculous.

If it was too expensive, it wouldn’t be cost-effective.

Finding a reasonable price was crucial.

That way, it’d benefit me, Go Min-young, Militaris, the group — everyone.

"Alright, stop pretending to cry."

I sat down in a chair.

"Give me a brief report on what happened while I was gone."

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"Hmm..."

Soo-ah had actually handled more significant matters than I’d expected.

‘I handed everything over to her without much thought....’

Regardless of whether she did well or poorly, it was impressive that she handled everything without running to me or putting things on hold.

Since I hadn’t given her any precise instructions, I’d expected her to come running the moment something big came up.

Apparently, she had taken my "Don’t come to me" order more seriously than I had intended.

‘Is Soo-ah braver than I thought...?’

I stared at Soo-ah, who was barely holding onto her sanity with those dark-circled eyes.

Her head kept nodding forward as if she was about to pass out, but she quickly straightened up when she noticed me watching.

‘I thought the first person I’d entrust an autopilot role to would be Seo Aram.’

But it might end up being Im Soo-ah.

It was a shame she didn’t have absolute loyalty, but that wasn’t something that just attached itself easily anyway.

And Soo-ah was reliable enough as she was.

‘Looks like she hasn’t been sleeping properly either.’

She must have been pushing herself to handle everything.

She probably didn’t want to disappoint me, no matter what.

‘A lot of people are pushing themselves these days.’

Baek Seol was the same, and so was Soo-ah.

It felt like the girls were starting to compete in a loyalty contest.

Well, for now, it was just the two of them.

But once Seo Aram and Seo Eun-mi, those loyalty-obsessed fangirls, joined in, the numbers would grow.

For me, that would be quite a satisfying development.

"The concert... If we’re going to do it, might as well go big. It’s not like we’re short on money.

As for the meeting with the Mayor... I forgot about that. You said he offered to come here?"

"Yes, that’s the suggestion he made."

"Nah. Tell him I’ll go. The date... tsk. When would be good?"

There were so many things lined up that it was hard to pick a date.

But if I delayed it too much, that wouldn’t be good either.

"Just tell him I’ll visit sometime in May."

"Understood."

"Everything else... Well, good job."

"Ah... Thank you."

"I don’t think you really need my input. Want to keep handling things on your own?"

"T-That’s a bit...."

"Heh."

I squeezed her thigh playfully.

If she’d been closer to eye level, I would’ve patted her head, but since I was sitting and she was standing, I settled for her thigh.

"Hang in there a bit longer. We’re almost done."

"Nngh... yes...."

"I’ll fully acknowledge any decisions you make this time. You’re becoming a power player, isn’t that thrilling?"

"D-Don’t tease me...."

I chuckled and stood up.

On my way up, I deliberately groped her breasts and ass.

"Once everything’s wrapped up, I’ll give you a present. You’ll like it."

"A present...?"

"Yeah."

"T-Thank you...!"

"What are you thanking me for? You don’t even know what it is yet."

Smack!

"Kyaa?!"

Her ass was still as plump and bouncy as ever.

That tight, springy feel was absolutely exquisite.

"Good job."

"G-Go safely...."

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I returned to the lab.

But Go Min-young was nowhere to be seen.

"?"

"She’s sleeping inside," Baek Seol said.

"Oh...?"

I headed into the attached room and found the usually icy Vice President sprawled out on the bed like a corpse.

"...."

It hadn’t been that long since I left.

But she was already out cold.

‘She must have been exhausted.’

After being absolutely swamped with work, she came all the way to Muyeol Land, and then we fucked for hours.

It was only natural she’d pass out like that.

"Goodnight, Min-young."

I had planned to talk to her about pricing...

But I guess I’ll let her sleep for now.