After Kang Chan signed, Kim Seong-Gil spoke in a deep voice.
âHey, Mr. Acquirer, if possible, please donât fire the employees that stayed.â
Whatâs he saying now?
Kang Chan first looked at Michelle.
âEmployment preservation isnât in the terms of the contract,â Michelle replied.
âThatâs why Iâm asking.â
Kim Seong-Gilâs way of speaking was strange. It wasnât formal, but it wasnât informal either.
âOkay. Weâll do that if itâs possible.â When Michelle answered, Kim Seong-Gil pointed to the contract with his thumb.
âIf youâre okay with it, then please add it to the contract in your own handwriting.â
Kang Chan smirked and looked at Kim Seong-Gil.
It ends here.
It would only become burdensome in the future if he acquired this company. These ruffians would later argue that they faced losses when they handed it over to him. Moreover, he didnât want to go through all this trouble just to acquire the company.
âLetâs stop this.â Kang Chan grabbed the cheque from the table and put it in his inner chest pocket. He then grabbed the signed contract and ripped it vertically and horizontally.
âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
Smirk.
When Kang Chan smiled, Kim Seong-Gil bent his chairâs backrest backward and cracked his neck.
âYou donât seem to be in the right state of mind since youâre still young and have some money, kid. Regardless, you now have to buy the company at a billion won.â
Eun So-Yeon turned to Michelle, looking like she was about to cry. Michelle previously felt bad for her.
Kang Chan secretly shook his head.
Michelle wasnât a fool that would make him spend five hundred million won just to save that girl. However, at the very least, she certainly did an awful job at handling her work.
This wasnât right.
Kang Chan was about to stand up.
âIt seems you donât know me that well. In this industry, itâs hard for people to ignore me. Youâre well aware of that, arenât you, Ms. Michelle? Thatâs why you should accept my generosity of selling you the company for only a billion won. Or you can just give us five million won as the price for playing with us and leave. Iâll give back double that amount after weâve finished producing a drama.â
There was no use crying over spilled milk. Looking offended, Michelle glared at Kim Seong-Gil.
She was really pretty when she was angry.
The unnecessary thought made Kang Chan smirk. He got up from his spot.
At that moment, he noticed the other two girls with gaudy makeup smiling strangely.
Heo Eun-Sil. It was the exact smile that the bitch wore when she called him a âdickâ in front of the school.
âDo you want to stay longer? Or do you want to leave with me?â Kang Chan asked Michelle.
âSit down!â Kim Seong-Gil growled, draping his left arm on the chair.
A head suddenly popped in from the conference room that was beside theirs, and the employee at the entrance counter hurriedly approached them.
âAh! Iâm sorry. I tried to be quiet. Please go back to what you were doing,â Kim Seong-Gil apologized.
At this rate, he was going to cause trouble. Despite Kim Seong-Gilâs attempt to lure him with danger, Kang Chan walked off as Michelle grabbed her bag.
Kim Seon-Il hurriedly blocked the entrance.
âPhew. Why do things like this keep happening?â
âOur President hasn't finished talking yet, you sonââ
Pow!
âCough!â
Kim Seon-Il bent forward when Kang Chan stabbed his side with his half-bent fingers.
As he pulled Kim Seon-Ilâs head, Kang Chan blocked the space from which Kim Seong-Gil could approach.
Pow. Pow. Pow.
Kang Chan bent his hand up and hit Kim Seon-Ilâs face with his palm. It only took two hits for Kim Seon-Ilâs blood to splatter all over.
âHey, you son of a bitch!â
Kim Seong-Gil tried going over the table, but Kang Chan swiftly shoved Kim Seon-Il away, faced Kim Seong-Gil, and hit his leg with his right arm.
Crash. Crack!
Kim Seong-Gil fell from the thick table and onto a chair, crushing it to pieces. He ended up on the floor.
Frightened, Michelle stood right against the wall, and Choi-Young stood at the innermost corner of the conference room with the three talents.
âUgh!â
Kim Seong-Gil tried to get up, but Kang Chan violently struck his shoulder with his right foot.
Crack.
âGaaah!â
The people that sprang out of the conference room next door quickly ran off when they saw the blood-stained carpet and the gruesome scene.
She wants me to acquire a company thatâs run by these fuckers?
Kang Chan sharply glared at Michelle, then grasped onto Kim Seon-Ilâs head, which was now covered in blood.
Just thenâŚ
âPlease donât do it.â
Eun So-Yeon stopped Kang Chan with a trembling voice. Unlike her, the other two bitches had their heads right against the wall to hide their faces.
This crazy bitch pretended to be nice while working under such pathetic fuckers.
Pow! Pow! Pow!
Kang Chan had recovered enough to regain his capabilities when he worked as a mercenary, allowing him to give them a proper and powerful beating.
âSir!â
As he hit them three times, two healthy, robust men ran to Kang Chan. They appeared to be security guards.
He was already enraged, though.
Kang Chan sharply glared at the guys.
âHow have you been, Hyung-nim?!â
Seemingly crazy, the two guys hastily stepped back and greeted him while bowing deeply.
It was a disconcerting sight.
âIâm Joo Chul-Bum, the one that served Do Seok hyung-nim, hyung-nim.â
Damn it.
He felt as uncomfortable as being caught relieving himself at the business center.
Thud.
Kang Chan pushed Kim Seon-Ilâs head, which he had been holding onto, against the wall.
âAccompany all of the customers here to the conference room upstairs and give them two VIP hotel vouchers each. The Namsan Hotel will pay for it.â
âUnderstood.â
After giving orders to the man with him, Joo Chul-Bum blocked the entrance, preventing anyone from looking into the room.
As Kang Chan calmed himself down, the basement business center was completely emptied.
âDid these fuckers go against you, hyung-nim?â Joo Chul-Bum asked.
âStop spouting nonsense and leave.â
âIâm asking because I let them use this conference room when these fuckers requested for it, hyung-nim. I only cut them some slack since I knew them when they were still gangers. If something displeases you, then Iâll take care of it, hyung-nim.â
After finishing his explanation, Joo Chul-Bum kicked Kim Seon-Ilâs bloodied head.
âGet the fuck up and offer your respects, motherfucker. Heâs Gwang-Taek hyung-nimâs friend,â Joo Chul-Bum said.
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Kim Seon-Il, who was wiping his blood off with his palm, flinched and looked at Kang Chan.
âYou fucking dickheads shouldâve said something about hyung-nim coming. This is why I shouldnât take care of ex-gangsters. Iâll deal with you guys later,â Joo Chul-Bum continued.
The two of them hesitated and stood up, then greeted Kang Chan with a deep bow.
âIâll take care of this so Gwang-Taek hyung-nim won't hear about it, hyung-nim. Please go over there for now, hyung-nim,â Joo Chul-Bum told Kang Chan.
âForget about it. Iâm leaving. Just send me the hospital bill for these fuckers and the price for immediately emptying this place. Iâm going to go see Gwang-Taek myself if I donât hear from you by the end of the day, so do your best to take care of this.â
Looking troubled, Joo Chul-Bum stepped back.
âPlease spare me just this once, hyung-nim. If Gwang-Taek hyung-nim finds out from the kids, Iâll get fired, hyung-nim.â
Kang Chan felt like he was getting nauseous from hearing Joo Chul-Bum repeat âhyung-nimâ so many times.
Just thenâŚ
âI only acted that way because I didnât know who you were, hyung-nim. Iâd be in your debt if you could turn a blind eye to my behavior just this once and continue buying our company, hyung-nim.â Kim Seong-Gil bowed deeply while clutching his shoulder.
Bullshit.
Kang Chan didnât even want to look at him.
âIf you leave now, weâll fall out of favor with Gwang-Taek hyung-nim, and nobody will want to buy our company, hyung-nim.â Kim Seon-Il hastily clung to Kang Chan while wiping his bloody nose with his palm.
Gangsters never fucking changed. They would only act like humans after they had been beaten up.
Unable to decide, Kang Chan turned to Michelle, only to see her lower her head, which made him feel bad. This whole predicament was his fault, considering he told her to buy this company without even checking it out first.
Their relationship also wasnât meant for business.
He felt like a coward for asking her to do this, then getting angry after things didnât go well.
âIâm going to proceed with the company acquisition, Mr. Choi-Young. Can I still acquire it if Michelle signs as the acquirer in my stead?â He asked.
âYes. Iâll take care of it so there wonât be any issues,â Choi-Young swiftly answered.
Kang Chan looked at Kim Seong-Gil again.
âThis is your last chance. If you have any more conditions to add, then state them now. If I ever learn you cowardly said even just one word behind my backâŚâ
Kang Chan said too much. If they talked behind his back, there really wasnât anything he could do other than beat them up.
âThank you, hyung-nim.â
Fortunately, Kim Seong-Gil responded quickly.
Kang Chan took out the cheque and handed it to Michelle.
âIâm sorry for getting angry,â Kang Chan apologized to Michelle.
âItâs alright, Channy. Iâm sorry for how this turned out.â
âIâm going to drink coffee at the lounge. Stop by once youâre done here.â
âOkay,â Michelle nodded and smiled awkwardly.
She was certainly about a hundred times prettier when she was angry than when she was smiling.
When Kang Chan walked out of the conference room, he heard a loud slap, followed by Joo Chul-Bum saying, âIâll deal with you later, fucking son of a bitch.â
Someone most likely got slapped in the face.
When he stepped into the lounge, the manager hurriedly led him to a seat.
This was why he hated this hotel.
After he ordered a coffee, Kang Chan momentarily wondered why he was so mad.
Damn it.
He suppressed his desire for cigarettes on a whim when Seok Kang-Ho told him that he had quit smoking.
He quit smoking once. That was back in Africa, and something similar happened that time as well. Dayeru and a few other crew members even brought him cigarettes and begged for him to smoke again because he kept losing his temper over even the smallest things.
When his coffee had been served, Kang Chan took a sip of it. As he did, his phone rang.
Who is it?!
Despite his sudden burst of annoyance, he picked up the call.
âYes, Mr. Ambassador.â
- Monsieur Kang, I made a reservation for 5 pm today at the Namsan Hotel. Does that work for you?
Damn it. I have to find a way out of this at any cost.
Strangely, he was always tangled with this hotel.
âUnderstood, Mr. Ambassador.â
- Iâll see you at 5 pm, then.
After he ended the call, Kang Chan decided he shouldnât stop smoking unless he had caught Sharlan.
Just as Kang Chan lifted his cup of coffee again, he noticed Michelle and the three girls heading to the lounge.
Everyoneâs eyes were completely focused on the four women.