episode_0035

About 10 minutes before betting time.

“Have you given up?”

Choi Young-cheol, who remained alone in the spacious chairman’s office, was deep in thought.

It’s strangely quiet.

It must have been a bet that they made because they thought there was a chance of winning, but there was no significant change until the appointment time was imminent.

“In front of the door there.”

“Yes! Chairman.”

“Never look away. Until 7 o’clock.”

“Yes! Of course!”

When I spoke to his attendants who were guarding the door just in case, I received a reassuring answer.

Only then did my nervousness calm down a little.

If you think about it carefully, the other person is just an ordinary college student.

A very common person with no special history whatsoever.

There’s no way a guy like that could climb up to the top floor of a major company’s headquarters without anyone’s permission.

In the spirit of building a stone bridge, I looked through the family history of employees currently working at the headquarters, but I could not find any connection to Han Yu-seong.

In other words, the probability of that arrogant bastard winning the bet was infinitely low.

‘But what is this anxiety?’

To use an analogy, it felt like holding a full house A in poker.

Even though I know in my head that there is little chance of losing, I hesitate to reveal my hand.

It seemed like the moment he confidently went all-in, four of a kind would appear and force him into defeat.

I checked my watch with trembling hands.

1 minute before 7 o’clock sharp.

If he holds out for another 60 seconds, he wins.

“Knock knock.”

And as if to measure the timing, a knock was heard along with a familiar voice.

**

“…How did you get here?”

“I just got a little lucky.”

“For something like that, you have a very calm face.”

Choi Young-cheol’s eyes shifted slightly to one side.

There, the two attendants he trusted were sleeping side by side, leaning against the wall.

No, there was no way I could suddenly fall asleep in such a short period of time, so it would be correct to say that I fainted.

At this point, I actually felt relaxed.

The fact that he got a full house wasn’t because of beginner’s luck, but because the dealer dealt him that hand from the beginning.

It was four cards rather than a full house, so if they had headed to the Blue House as planned in advance, wouldn’t the opponent have calmly presented a rotiple?

“Who is that child?”

“This is my younger sister. Excuse me, but is it okay if I sit down with you for a moment?”

A young girl was seen hiding behind Han Yu-seong’s back and sticking her head out.

He was a very cute child who stimulated the protective instinct just by looking at him.

“Can I not go?”

“Why?”

“I heard that it is not allowed when talking to adults…”

“How could I leave Younha alone? Besides, you get lonely when you’re alone, right?”

Han Yu-seong spoke in a kind voice to the child who timidly asked in a low voice.

Choi Young-cheol, who briefly remembered the two people who were close to him, realized that the child was one of his twin sisters who lived with him.

His name was probably Lee Yun-ha.

Tiring.

The alarm clock on my cell phone, which I had set in advance, rang.

Exactly at 7 o’clock.

Han Yu-seong was standing in front of Choi Young-cheol.

“Is it okay if I assume that I won the bet?”

“…What is the purpose of asking again what has already been decided?”

“I think it would be good to be sure about this.”

“Okay, I lost. I lost. Let me admit complete defeat.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Choi Young-cheol looked into Han Yu-sung’s eyes for a while.

I thought about it when I saw it for a moment, but it was not something that the average college student he knew could have.

It seems that it was actually him, not him, who had chosen the wrong bettor.

Choi Young-cheol shook his head for a moment and led the two inside.

“Please come in. Because there is no one else here except me.”

“Please excuse me.”

The chairman’s office at the headquarters of Korea’s largest conglomerate.

Even as he entered this enormous space, there was no significant change in expression on Han Yu-sung’s face.

The more I looked at him, the more I thought he was truly a monster.

“…So, I’d like to hear those three requests. However, as I said in the first bet, it will have to be a condition that I can fully understand.”

Choi Young-cheol, who was sitting on the sofa opposite Han Yu-seong, opened his mouth in a heavy voice.

The reason Choi Young-cheol so obediently accepted the outcome of the bet.

That was because there was another condition that Han Yu-seong placed along with the bet.

If there is room for negotiation, the game has not been completely lost yet.

These were words that Choi Young-cheol always kept in mind, from inheriting a mid-sized company with about 1,000 employees at a young age to building the current large company with 500,000 employees.

He wasn’t foolish enough to make unnecessary enemies out of a momentary emotion.

“Chairman, would you accept any condition as long as it is acceptable?”

“Are you planning to persuade me?”

“I intend to do so if necessary.”

It seemed like the other person was thinking the same thing.

I can see that he is not happy at all even though he won the bet.

A bet is always an excuse to create a negotiating position.

At the same time, it would be good if you could win the bet and go in with a psychological advantage.

Just that kind of thinking.

It was an overwhelming feat that could not be imagined from the way he smiled softly while handing refreshments to his younger sister sitting next to him.

What is its true identity?

“…Let’s listen to the conditions first.”

I will take care of the “ column.”

“Don’t you know that it can’t be done?”

“Only until you become a high school student.”

“Hmm…”

Han Yoo-seong’s further explanation caused a wrinkle to form between his eyebrows.

If it were him, he would have definitely said no.

In order to nurture them into elites worthy of their successors, appropriate education had to begin immediately.

There is no point in accepting a high school girl as a lump sum.

“I have no intention of lowering the age any further.”

Han Yu-seong said in a calm voice to Choi Young-cheol, who was worried.

If this offer is not accepted, negotiations will immediately break down.

If that happens, it was definitely Choi Young-cheol’s side that would be in trouble.

But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of meekly shouting yes like this.

If I get pushed back now, I will lose the initiative forever in the other two requests except this one.

“What will you do about safety issues?”

“…”

“If Ran comes here right now, we can be 100% certain that he will take the optimal and safe route until he becomes an adult. But it’s different there. If a big problem occurs to Ran before she becomes a high school student, wouldn’t that be a one-sided loss?”

A third-rate negotiator plays into the game set by the other party.

Second-rate negotiators try to reduce losses even a little.

Top-notch negotiators turn the tables and take things at their own pace.

Choi Young-cheol was a top-notch player who had overturned even more unfavorable situations dozens of times.

If the problem is about the “ column, it’s okay.”

Even on the newly designed board, Han Yu-seong remained calm.

“How can you be so sure?”

“Because I will continue to be with that child as her older brother.”

“I can’t answer. It’s not logical at all.”

“Is it logical that I am facing you here today?”

“…”

Choi Young-cheol’s mouth was blocked for a moment.

It was not a normal situation for a college student to open his mouth so confidently in his presence.

He still didn’t have a clue as to how Han Yu-seong could have come all the way here.

“I’ll admit that. But my intention remains the same.”

“We will meet the minimum cutoff line desired by the Chairman.”

“Ha, that’s funny. How much money do you think it costs to put it together?”

“You can prepare enough. Is there a TV here?”

“TV?”

Choi Young-cheol’s eyes suddenly widened at the unexpected word.

“There is one thing I want to show you.”

“Well, it’s good. Let me take a look.”

Choi Young-cheol handed the remote control that was lying on the table to him.

At the same time, I was curious as to what he was trying to show with such confidence.

“Did your sister give it to you?”

At that time, Younha, who had been listening to the two people’s conversation in silence, opened her mouth.

“I have no intention of writing it. Because it’s a mean foul.”

It was a conversation that Choi Young-cheol could not understand at all.

Han Yu-seong’s finger, which was turning the remote control with the TV on, stopped on one channel.

“…Lotto?”

It was a broadcast program where lotto numbers were being played.

The first prize alone reaches 3 billion won, and this is the starting point of a life-changing event that millions of people watch with bated breath every week.

“Yes. This is it.”

With that, Han Yu-seong took out a small piece of paper from his pocket.

It was a lotto paper with [45,31,10,20,04] written on it.

Choi Young-cheol went beyond being dumbfounded and was about to get angry.

I was wondering why he was so confident, and he said it was a skit like this.

Where have all the overwhelming performances you shown so far gone?

“Playing with me now…!”

“Watch and you will know.”

Han Yoo-seong blocked Choi Young-cheol, who was trying to get up from his seat.

“…Now, wait a minute.”

Choi Young-cheol was embarrassed.

Lotto broadcasts are never rebroadcast.

This was because there was great concern that it would be confused with previous winnings.

That means this is live.

“…45,31,10,20,4.”

“You really won.”

Han Yu-seong, who had just become the lucky winner worth billions of dollars, muttered in an unimpressed voice.

“…How on earth did this happen?”

“Well, it’s like this. Could you please give me that paper? I have to keep my promise.”

Han Yoo-seong took the courtesy paper from Choi Young-cheol’s trembling hand and began to tear it as if to show off.

Crunch- Crunch.

It was the first time for Choi Young-cheol, who prides himself on having experienced countless hardships before giving birth, to see billions of pieces of paper turning into trash before his eyes.

“Huh, you really were an outrageous person.”

“It’s all thanks to my sisters.”

“…Let me ask you just one thing.”

“Yes.”

“Why did you suddenly feel like sending Ran here?”

“…You’ll find out about that when you ask the other two requests.”

Han Yu-seong said that with a very serious expression on his face, as if this was the main topic now.