[Episode 99] Shin Ae-ra, President of Gangdong Steelworks
After meeting Kang Eung-ryong and leaving the cafe, Shin Ae-ra got into the car.
“Secretary Jang, do you know where Nuri is?”
“Give me your address and I will move right away, miss.”
“Please go here.”
Shin Ae-ra, who gave her the address, closed her eyes and pulled the chair back and laid herself down.
It was because of the overwhelming fatigue.
There was already a lot of mental stress, and the clothes were different from what I usually wear and were uncomfortable.
Her whole body was covered with luxury goods.
These were the clothes, bag, and shoes Shin Won-sun had prepared to tell Kang Eung-ryong not to be fooled.
“Yes, lady.”
Jang Han-seo, one of the secretaries directly under the president’s office, received the address and departed.
Shin Ae-ra, who finished the long relationship, put her hand on her chest.
To be honest, I wanted to see the future that Kang Eung-ryong wanted to see with him.
I wanted to see him confidently enter the National Assembly and liquidate all kinds of corruption.
But now it is just a dream of the past.
‘I realized it too late. Still, at the same time, I think I’m happy. If I had left the governor, I would not have met Siwoo.’
Suspecting Kang Eung-ryong, Shin Ae-ra thought that she did a good job of collecting data on corruption.
If Kang-jun couldn’t contain his anger and ran away, he wouldn’t have acted like he did just before.
‘I didn’t know that the collected data would protect not only me but also Siwoo. I’m glad, really.’
It wasn’t that he had a crush on Lee Si-woo from the beginning.
No, it would be more accurate to say that I am not particularly interested.
I just thought that he was a young businessman who is not like these days.
Since when?
It was probably from then.
When I heard the reason why Siwoo Lee started a project to organize the belongings of unrelated people.
Shin Ae-ra couldn’t forget the eyes and face Lee Si-woo had made at that time.
Because it’s been so long since I’ve seen someone and thought they were cool.
She recalled that time.
― It’s a business that will unconditionally lose money, but isn’t it too lack of motivation?
At that, Siwoo put on a bitter expression.
empty eyes.
― My father often said this. No relationship is meaningless. If you value those relationships, they become valuable treasures.
― A precious treasure?
– yes. Memories with Grandma Kim are short, but it was a precious time for me. It has become a precious treasure that my father said.
― You must have talked a lot with your grandmother.
At that, Siwoo smiled bitterly.
It was a helpless laugh, regretting that it would have been better if it had been like that.
– It’s not like that. It’s just that you came every day to say thank you and hold my hands. But my grandmother’s hand… The warmth is still vivid… … .
It was a very blunt tone, but Lee Si-woo’s hand was trembling.
At that time, Shin Ae-ra suddenly remembered the age of Lee Si-woo.
No matter how great a businessman, he is still young enough to accept the death of someone close to him.
It was the first moment when Si-woo Lee was seen as a human or younger brother from a great businessman to Shin Ae-ra.
― I realized that I could give back to someone what I had achieved. It doesn’t matter if it’s just damage. If I can help people in need, I’m happy with that. Money can be earned again.
– Then what if it goes bankrupt?
– You can stand up again. It’s a bit difficult for me to say this to myself, but I’m still young. Once, twice… All you need is the stamina to get up no matter how many times you fall.
Looking at that bright smile, I thought to Shin Ae Ra.
‘Person.’
Shiwoo was a person.
A person who is more human than anyone else.
Unlike my grandfather, who is selfish and personal, who abandoned my family, and Kang Eung-ryong, who has changed.
When Si-woo Lee’s bright smile came to mind again, Shin Ae-ra opened her eyes for a moment and looked out the window and smiled.
‘Me too… It’s serious.’
* * *
Siwoo Lee, who neatly abandoned the redevelopment project, was guarding the office as usual.
“yes? Director Won?”
Si-woo Lee, who was reviewing the documents in the office, tilted his head as he looked at Jae-joon Won coming in.
“CEO Lee, have you given up on the redevelopment project?”
“I didn’t know that the news had already come from Mr. Won. Please sit down.”
Lee Si-woo admired Won Jae-joon’s intelligence once again.
I don’t know how I heard the news, but this was a decision I made today.
“Aren’t you curious how I found out about this?”
“I am curious, but there is no need to ask. It’s a business I gave up anyway.”
Giving up the business was not bitter.
Rather, I thought it was a good thing.
“You are a representative.”
“At the same time, I was wondering if it was a project that was too over-the-top. It will not be able to handle it with the current size of Nuri.”
“Since the scale is large, the fixed maintenance costs for it will be huge.”
“Well, it was a great opportunity to grow Nuri even bigger, but I think it was all or nothing. At the very least, it almost ruined Nuri.”
You are right that it is a greedy business.
Because I thought this business was a shortcut to success.
But in fact, I only realized now that it is not a shortcut, but a way to ruin the company.
“Ah, I fell into another place trying to tell you why I came to the CEO.”
Jaejoon Won checked the time.
He received a report that Jang Han-seo was coming here.
“Oh, what are you here for?”
“It has been decided that the new president of Gangdong Steelworks will take office.”
“Are you the new boss?”
The Gangdong Works had a strange structure.
There was no vice president under the president, and there was no president.
It was only run by the chairman, Shin Won-sun.
“yes. In any company, there is a vice president or a president under the president. However, someone has already been appointed for the position of president. But he had been refusing to serve as president, so I had no choice but to leave it vacant.”
“ah… If you were the boss of a place like Gangdong, you could be greedy.”
“Actually, the president’s granddaughter was appointed as the president. However, my granddaughter refused the seat so stubbornly. Fortunately, however, my granddaughter accepted the position of president.”
“It happened.”
“The inauguration has not yet taken place, but all the procedures have been completed.”
Siwoo Lee was puzzled.
Why would you let yourself know that a new president took office in Gangdong?
Even if Nuri sent a lot of scrap metal to the Gangdong Works, there was no need to come and explain it so kindly to her, who did not own a single stock.
“Congratulations on the inauguration of the new president.”
I had never met him, but I didn’t wonder what kind of person Shin Won-sun’s granddaughter was.
Shin Won-sun was a chaebol.
I’m just a little worried about what kind of person the granddaughter who lived in that chaebol family would be like.
Maybe it’s the eccentric woman of a chaebol family you see in dramas.
“Aren’t you curious? Who is the new boss?”
“I am not a shareholder of Gangdong Steelworks, I am just a representative of a business partner.”
“Fufu, that’s right. But why do I come to the CEO and tell him this news? The CEO and the new boss are familiar with each other.”
“yes? My network isn’t that wide… … .”
Granddaughter meant a woman.
Among those who knew him, the only person that came to mind was Lee Yeon-ah.
She thought of Shin Ae-ra, but shook her head.
If it was Shin Won-seon’s granddaughter, there was no reason to become a civil servant in the first place.
Lee Si-woo thought that there was no reason to become a public servant because of the position of president of the Gangdong Works.
Won Jae-jun smiled faintly at Lee Si-woo tilting his head.
“The boss says he has arrived. Would you like to go out, sir?”
“… Yes, sir.”
Siwoo Lee went out of the office with a bewildered expression.
At that time, Shin Ae-ra approached him with dignified steps.
Seeing this, Siwoo Lee smiled faintly.
“Are you going to call me after work?”
“I was going to do that, but it’s just that you’re the person I remember the most right now.”
Si-woo Lee was startled by those words, but Ae-ra Shin was blunt.
She decided not to hide her feelings anymore.
Si-woo Lee hurriedly turned around, pretending not to hear.
“Yeah, but it looks like your sister’s outfit has changed?”
It was a word that was brought out to change her words, but in reality, her attire was different from usual.
Something flashy attire.
It was different from usual, when I was always looking for a suit or comfortable clothes.
Shin Ae-ra said with a smirk at those words.
“After all, you are a bear.”
“yes?”
Leaving behind Lee Si-woo, who was making a foolish expression, Shin Ae-ra asked Won Jae-jun.
“Uncle, did your grandfather send you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“You’re also very quick-tempered. I wanted to say… … .”
“He said, ‘What are you going to do with something hidden from me? Still, he said that it would be better to inform in advance than to be embarrassed to hear it.”
“Still, it’s not like I have to send a busy man.”
“I am the person who supports the former president. And now the role has changed.”
Lee Si-woo blinked blankly at the conversation between the two.
Won Jae-jun, who looked at Lee Si-woo like that, smiled.
“As the lady said, he is quick-witted from a business perspective, but surprisingly, he is not wise in this area, Mr. Lee.”
“… May I ask what the situation is?”
Shin Ae-ra shook her head at the sight of Si-woo Lee, who had not yet grasped the situation.
“Did you see it? He’s a ghost only in the business part, and he doesn’t care about anything else, right?”
“It was hard to believe at first, but now I think I understand. It feels good to see the human side of CEO Lee once again.”
Shin Ae-ra let out a small sigh and walked in front of Si-woo Lee and held out her hand.
“Nice to meet you, CEO Lee Si-woo.”
“… … .”
“My name is Ae-ra Shin, who will be inaugurated at the Gangdong Works.”
As she said with a playful smile, Won Jae-joon corrected it.
“You’re not going to take office, but you’re already the boss of Gangdong Works, CEO Shin Ae-ra.”
“In one day? The time is too tight to get shareholders’ permission… … .”
“No shareholder permission is required. President and President Inje-hoo gave permission, what more needs to be said? The three of us, including the president, own a total of 80% of the stock, but asking for permission. It’s absurd.”
“I thought so, but… 80% including me? I know that the two of you have about 60% of what you have… Do you think I own 20% of Kang Dong’s stock?”
“Since establishment, it has been assigned in front of the president’s name. However, the president did not communicate that fact to the president.”
Jaejoon Won explains the situation with a serious expression.
As he listened to his words, Si-Woo’s expression gradually became distorted.
It was because the shock was so great that I felt dizzy.
“Did you hear, CEO Lee Si-woo? I wish you all the best in the future.”
“… Yes, boss.”
* * *
Injehoo chuckled.
Because I heard the good news from a friend.
“Are you okay, Chairman?”
“Good news. Cancer is not good news.”
“May I ask what the news is?”
“I heard that Ae-ra is taking office as Kang Dong-eup’s president. chuckle.”
It was a painful finger to Shin Won-sun, but Shin Ae-ra was also a painful finger to Injehu.
“May I ask why the cold-hearted president can’t just ignore Ae-ra’s work in other matters?”
It wasn’t because Shin Ae-ra was her best friend, Shin Won-sun’s granddaughter.
sorry.
Shin Ae-ra’s father, Shin Dong-hwan, had a tragic death due to the promise between herself and Shin Won-sun.
It didn’t stop my friend from ranting that overthrowing the marriage was nonsense.
As a result, Shin Dong-hwan was expelled and suffered a tragic death.
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t tell Shin Won-sun that Su-in had a separate Jeong-in back then. It was a marriage to be broken in the first place, but I cowardly blamed it on Donghwan.”
“… okay.”
“When I first saw Ae-ra, how lovely she was… To Grandpa Ji, a blunt guy shows aegyo to me and takes care of my health… Oh yeah… … .”
At that time, Injehu could not tell Shinwonseon that his daughter, Insuin, had a fiance.
This is because Shin Won-sun strongly pushed the marriage of Shin Dong-hwan and Insu-in.
Watching Shin Won-seon running wild, Inje-hoo thought it was a good thing.
He didn’t want the Insu-in to lose a loved one because of their promise.
In that way, Injehu blamed Shin Dong-hwan for the cause of the marriage failure in order to avoid his friend’s wrath.
Hearing that Shin Dong-hwan was kicked out of the house, Inje-hoo told Shin Won-seon the truth.
They said that the marriage would be broken anyway, but Shin Won-sun did not accept Shin Dong-hwan again.
Shin Ae-ra was a friend who lived without seeing her face until she turned 17.
Because of him, he cut ties with his son, and it was not enough to live, he even suffered the death of Shin Dong-hwan.
Shin Dong-hwan fell while working at a construction site.
And two months later, Shin Ae-ra’s mother, Lee Kang-yeon, also died of illness.
“I thought it was all my fault. I thought that the reason Dong-hwan lost his life was because I couldn’t say strongly at that time that Su-in had a fiance.”
“Did not President Shin blame you?”
“What is resentment… That stupid dude just blamed himself. So there were a lot of things I was more sorry about.”
It was fortunate.
Shin Ae-ra stopped wandering and returned to her original place.
“Soo-in will be happy to hear this news. Maybe they’ll be furious that they’re coming to Korea right away.”
“Have you ever seen Miss Aera?”
“He said he saw it only from afar. Because I was so sorry that I didn’t even have the right to stand in front of that child.”
Insu-in received a lot of help from Shin Dong-hwan.
If Shin Won-sun had forced the marriage, even Injehu would not have been able to stop it.
However, upon hearing Insu-in say that he has a loved one, Shin Dong-hwan immediately overturned the marriage, saying that he also has someone he loves.
Insu-in and Inje-hu were also people who felt sorry for Shin Dong-hwan.
And Shin Ae-ra, the only daughter Shin Dong-hwan left behind, expressed his regret even more.
“Does Miss Aera know about this?”
“know. because i said But when he heard the story, he took my hand and spoke.”
Don’t feel guilty.
The two were not related in the first place, and it was not the fault of Injehu and Insuin that Shin Donghwan died.
It was the child who told Shin Dong-hwan not to take responsibility for the things he chose for himself.
A 17-year-old child washed away the guilt that Injehu had.
“I thought at the time that blood could not deceive. He grew up just like Donghwan. And his business talent also resembled Shin Won-sun.”
Injehu loved Shin Ae-ra like her own granddaughter.
Insu-in also considered Shin Ae-ra as her own daughter.
However, unlike Injehu, it seems that he is not able to actively take action because he cannot wash away the guilt.
He was only helping Shin Ae-ra from afar and out of sight.
“I will pass this news on to Mrs. Suin.”
“no. I will tell Suin directly. Shouldn’t I be able to tell you this good news myself?”
