episode_0060

“Yeah, I just woke up.

What’s the situation like? Did it go exactly as I said?”

『Young Master, this is unbelievable……』

After a deep sleep, I called my secretary, whose voice was trembling.

Having commanded on-site all night in my stead, adrenaline must have been pumping through them, as I could even hear the sound of their saliva hitting their dry throat.

After hearing the sound of them looking for water, as if extinguishing their burning chest,

『Yes, Young Master, it was exactly as you instructed.

That stock price we were observing closely… after the short sale, it seemed to collapse, but then it went up over 20 times… And as the repayment date approached today, a fierce day-trading war erupted!』

“So it did.”

While indifferently scratching my belly, a smile was full on my lips.

A big global event that I had been observing, knowing the future.

The GameStop incident.

A stock called is listed on the US NASDAQ.

Originally, it was a specialized company distributing games, but omitting other background details, it transformed into a battlefield between individual investors (lit. ants) and hedge funds (*fund alliances).

A legendary event where individual investors fought due to their extreme animosity towards giant hedge funds.

The development began with individual investors banding together, raising a stock that was only a few dollars to nearly a hundred times its value in a few days.

Naturally, the hedge funds that discovered this mouth-watering sugar lump did not stand idly by.

They immediately crushed it with short selling through massive capital, and the individual investors’ stock immediately lost its momentum.

As there weren’t just one or two hedge funds clinging on, with enormous short-selling and media manipulation, they sank the stock price to the bottom like a roller coaster, as fast as it had steeply risen.

The usual ‘individual investor-eating’ ending.

However, if it had simply ended with prices fluctuating here, it would have been a completely uninteresting event.

After the short selling, individual investors, gathering more firmly in communities, desperately bought stocks to resist the hedge funds.

When hedge funds tried to suppress them with stronger threatening media campaigns and immense capital, they instead invoked call options, engaging in an ‘all-in’ war.

The outcome of that war was decided by the long-awaited highlight that occurred early yesterday morning.

Hedge funds struggled to secure as much stock as they had shorted, but individual investors continued to buy, defending the stock price and enduring.

At the time, the stock graph must have looked like a high-blood pressure patient’s heartbeat.

It was truly a day where individual investors emptied the pockets of the rich, a fierce battle day where the individual investors, who were daily victims, revolted.

The cost of defeat that the hedge funds, who finally declared surrender, had to pay was a staggering 79 trillion Korean Won.

It was a record-breaking day in stock history, where giant hedge funds knelt before individual investors.

That’s right.

As history recorded, the individual investors took the victory of this war.

But, if one were to turn back time, who would be the true ultimate winner?

‘Oh yeah, making bank with day trading is super sweet ♬’

Of course, it’s us who bought beforehand, sold to get profit, and then bought again the moment it bottomed out from short selling.

In preparation for today, I had already instructed Woo Miae with everything.

I told her that when the short-selling forces tried to forcibly push down the price, if she diligently bought low and sold high, money would just copy itself.

Since I had even set specific prices for safe buying and selling, there should have been no mistakes.

“So,

After deducting fees, how much profit came in early this morning?”

『The stock has quieted down after 4 AM, so we haven’t sold everything yet, but even conservatively, it’s 4 trillion… no, if we slowly offload the remaining stocks, it’s as if we’ve collected up to 6 trillion.』

Only one day of day-trading brought in 4 to 6 trillion (Won), they said.

If combined with the profits earned before that, it’s truly an unbelievable amount of free money.

Knowing the future, real money is piling up like game currency.

However,

“Good. Diligently load your bullets now. Because we’ll need more soon.

I’ll tell you the next stocks to invest in later, so go home and rest well today.”

『Yes.

…However, honestly, I’m more worried about Young Master than my own health.』

“Why?”

『With this scale… you are truly planning to clash head-on with the Third Young Lady.』

“I got messed with once before, didn’t I?”

After digging my ear,

“I need to properly educate that brother-in-law I haven’t even met yet, and my immature younger sister.”

『…If that is Young Master’s will, I won’t argue further.

Then, I will report the full performance for today in the parking lot tomorrow.』

“Alright.”

After a brief exchange, I hung up the phone first.

Since I was awake now, I sluggishly got out of the warm bed and stretched.

“Ughh… So tired.”

For a chaebol delinquent’s life, it was turning out to be busier than I thought.

Although an overwhelming amount of money and companies were already in my hands, since my younger sister had started to move, I also needed to respond quickly.

Worried about being threatened like last time, I increased security, and to properly confront that punk, I need greater power.

Because this wasn’t something planned in the future.

Moreover, the opponent is a real high-ranking figure.

‘…Still, until I multiply my money further, there’s nothing much to do.’

The acquired company, anyway, Cha Hwaryeon will be in charge of it, just like before.

There’s no longer any need for her to compete with me, and since I’m also keeping an eye on her, there won’t be any trouble.

“Haa… Management is no fun.”

In the end, what’s left is ambiguously floating time.

Not wanting to go to work, wondering if there was anything else fun to do, as I languidly headed for the bathroom,

*Vrrrr! Vrrrr!*

“!”

The phone ringing on the bed, as if by fate.

I thought Woo Miae had called again, but as soon as I saw the name, my teeth automatically showed.

Aptly, there was a woman who desired me at the moment.

And what’s more, the well-ripened married female I cherished second most in the world, contacted me as if reading my mind.

[Mother-in-law Soiseol♥]

* * *

“Oh, welcome. Cha Seobang!”

“It’s been a while, Mother-in-law.”

As I went out to greet him at the entrance with a bright face, Cha Seobang entered, dressed in a proper suit.

I thought I might have called him too early in the morning, but he arrived even before noon.

We still referred to each other as mother-in-law and seobang.

It’s partly because we’re used to it, but honestly, the relationship of ‘my daughter’s husband’ sounded strangely even more suggestive, which I liked.

‘He seems to get more handsome every time…♥’

Once my daughter’s husband.

As I looked up at him with eyes overflowing with sweetness that I couldn’t hide,

“Here. As a token for inviting me to your home for the first time in a while.”

“Ah…

Really! I told you to come empty-handed since I would be treating you today!”

“How could I? It’s the day I’m meeting my truly beloved Mother-in-law.”

“Really….”

Even after several months, Cha Seobang consistently bombards me with gifts every time we meet, trying to win my favor.

Though I coolly tried to stop him, honestly, I was happy.

It wasn’t just about the monetary value, but it felt like I was getting younger. Unlike my husband, who had grown cold, he treated me with care, so it felt like a fresh romance was blooming, which made me give him unnecessary ribbing.

“Another one of these…… I told you it’s too much for me.”

Inside the expensive-looking box, there was perfume.

As expected, the luxury brand logo, prominently displayed, reeked of no expense spared.

“It’s no problem at all. Mother-in-law, look in the mirror. Men would still be lining up for you. Nowadays, age is just a number.”

“Pl-Please stop flattering me….”

“And in a way, it’s a gift for me.

If my Mother-in-law becomes even prettier, isn’t it me who benefits from the eye candy?”

“……♥”

Cha Seobang… spoke beautifully.

Unlike men from the past, is this the modern style? Or should I say that even though I’m older, he handles women well… Even words that might sound cheesy when spoken, he utters as if he’s licked butter.

Words my blunt husband wouldn’t say, even if it killed him, words I couldn’t hear from him.

“Hmm… By the way, the heating is on full blast, so it’s hot.”

“Ah… I was preparing some food, so that’s why……”

Her words trailed off mid-sentence.

*Sliiiide…*

As the host, I had the heating on maximum, but it seems I overdid it a bit.

Perhaps feeling stuffy as soon as he entered, Cha Seobang removed his overcoat and even roughly loosened his tie.

*Gulp!*

As a result, the man’s firm physique was revealed beneath his dress shirt.

To a degree where I thought he wasn’t like this before, muscles with defined curves.

‘He must be working out…♥’

Unlike before, Cha Seobang felt increasingly dependable, and even the lines of his body exuded a masculine scent.

His shoulders were broader than before, and his impression was becoming sturdier.

Where did his previous appearance go, the one my daughter detested? It’s as if a different person visits every time I meet him.

“Mother-in-law?”

“…….”

Even when he called my name, I couldn’t stop staring at his body.

I tried to compose this trembling heart until before dinner, but I couldn’t hold back from the start.

“Ch-Cha Seobang! If you’re hot… there’s a simple gown in the room you can put on.”

“? A gown?”

“Yang, your suit will be uncomfortable to move around in indoors…

It would be better to change. In the meantime, I’ll adjust the temperature and prepare lunch for us to eat…”

Explaining somewhat suspiciously with a flushed face.

“Hmm….”

Since I was stammering unlike usual, it drew Cha Seobang’s suspicion.

But when he saw my face, he complied without much suspicion, as if knowingly falling for it, saying, “Understood. I’ll go change.”

As if knowing my intentions, he moved as I wished, which pleased me even more.

*

『I’ve changed.』

A voice heard from deeper inside the living room.

“…….”

Although I heard it with my ears perked up, I deliberately didn’t answer.

Since the ‘event’ was hastily arranged, I hoped he would discover it himself as much as possible.

『Mother-in-law? …Did you go into the kitchen?』

As his voice approached, my breath grew hot and intense through my nose.

I was in the middle of trimming vegetables like mugwort and perilla leaves, but the hand holding the knife couldn’t make progress.

Next to me, doenjang jjigae was bubbling, but only sweat profusely ran down my spine.

“Ah! You’re here─”

Finally, Cha Seobang, wearing the changed gown, entered the kitchen.

But as soon as he stepped over the kitchen threshold, his words disappeared.

It must have been because an unusual sight unfolded inside the kitchen, to the extent that it cut off what he was saying.

All the bare skin revealed below my neck.

Inviting a man not of my family since morning, and brazenly revealing my bare body entirely.

I was wearing nothing but a single thread.

Suddenly inviting him on a whim, and wearing only a cooking apron over my bare body, I pretended to cook.

It was a shameless act, but I greeted him as if clueless, with a ‘special meal.’

‘So incredibly embarrassed…♥’

*Drip, drip…♥*

Though I was drenched in sweat from embarrassment, I endured.

Because I wanted to see his reaction.

At the sound of the male predator’s footsteps slowly approaching from behind, I felt a shiver down my spine, accompanied by a thrill.

I enjoyed this heart-pounding thrill.