Chapter 149 (1/2)

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at 9th of August 2019 11:05:12 AM

Chapter 149

At the free trade zone in the port of Pyongtaek, Hyongsoon Kim, the president of Sangwon Foods, noticed an interesting article while reading a magazine . Daily newspapers introduced her as the 'faceless angel', but she was identified as 'Hyunwoo's Mom' in the t.i.tle of the magazine article . It was sort of a breach of the contract .

“Hyunwoo's Mom? Ansan City? Is it about Hyunwoo Jang's family?”

His brother, Hyondae, playing a computer game nearby, asked back, with his eyes fixed on the computer screen, “Hyonwoo Jang? Was that b.a.s.t.a.r.d featured in a magazine article?”

“No, his mother . She was highlighted in the article . I didn't know he was running a food factory . Looks like he made lots of money . ”

Hyongdae got interested in the article to hear the word 'money' . Stopping his game, he approached his brother and read the article together .

“Oh, this article . I read it before . By the way, was this 'faceless angel' Hyunwoo's mother?”

Under the t.i.tle 'Faceless Angel,' there was posted a picture showing the construction of a new factory . What was important was that Hyunwoo's mother was its president .

Hyongsoon and Hyongdae looked at each other at the same time .

Smiling mischievously, Hyondae asked, “Are you going to sit idle?”

Hyonsoon replied, “I can't . Let me first check out if that 'Hyunwoo' in the article is the same person that I know . ”

Hyongsoon then called Hyunwoo .

“How come you called me all of a sudden like this?” asked Hyunwoo .

“Oh, I called you after reading the article about the 'faceless angel . ' Looks like your mother is in the media limelight these days in newspapers and broadcasts . Congrats!” said Hyongsoon, sounding him out .

“Oh, it's not a big deal man . ”

Hyongsoon's eyes glared . Obviously, the 'faceless angel' was Hyunwoo's mother .

“Where are you now? If you have such a happy occasion like this, why don't we have a drink to celebrate it?”

“I'm now in a shooting studio, and my office is in Seoul . ”

“Did you quit the furniture company?”

“Almost two months ago I quit . It's exactly two months coming this weekend . ”

“Really? I'm not busy today . Can I come and see you?”

“I think I'm free around 5 pm . Can you come to s.p.a.ce Design? You can easily find out where it is by googling it . ”

At s.p.a.ce Design's office at 5 pm, Hyunwoo introduced Hyongsoon to several people in the office briefly before they sat on the sofa to chat .

Hyongsoon started off with the topic of the 'faceless angel' and 'Hyunwoo's Mom . ' And then he cunningly changed the topic to business . As soon as Hyongsoon began to mention it, he slightly raised his voice .

“My business is doing well . You remember the alumni that we met before? I made sure all of them got a return of at least 5% on their investment . As this trend goes on, I think I can guarantee them an annual return of 15% . ”

Actually, Hyongsoon's remarks were surprising . Little did he expect his friends could enjoy such a big profit by investing in Hyongsoon's business . Rather, he was concerned they might be ripped off, but Hyongsoon mentioned 15% return . It was much bigger than that of banks or investment companies .

It was not only Hyunwoo but also another person in the office who now paid attention to what Hyongsoo said . Though she was looking at somewhere else, Minhye Park, CEO of s.p.a.ce Design, was listening to him .

By now, Minhye gave up Hyunwoo as her likely groom, but she was not focused on Yonggu alone .

In her mind, Yonggu was lacking in something compared with Hyunwoo . So, she felt she could find a better candidate to be her groom if she kept looking, and now Hyongsoon seemed like one . She liked his nice and expensive suit, handsome face and voice, and, in particular, she liked the fact that he was the president of Sangwon Foods .

Then, his mention of the astounding return grabbed her attention .

“That's great, man . I feel good to hear your business is doing well . ”

“I think the return will go up by the middle of this year because my local dealers are increasing quickly . If you are interested, why don't you invest? I guess I need a little more funding to increase local dealers . ”

In fact, Hyunwoo was interested, but his interest was not in investment but in the way he was making money . Though he mentioned the effects of a bonded factory, Hyunwoo wanted to confirm it with his own eyes .

“Can I take a look at your factory?” asked Hyunwoo .

“Of course . Do you want to see it today?”

“Today?”

“It is within only a couple of hours' drive here . You can have a drink after that and report to work the next morning . Otherwise, you can tell the president you will be late tomorrow . If you feel uncomfortable, I can do it for you . ”

Then, Minhye abruptly cut in, “Go ahead, Hyunwoo . ”

As soon as he heard her voice, Hyongsoon stood up from the sofa and bowed politely, “You're as kind-hearted as you are beautiful . I guess the future of s.p.a.ce Design will be bright with such a great president like you . Thank you on behalf of Hyunwoo . ”

She loved his good manners and responded with a smile, “You're welcome . By the way, can I ask you a favor?”

“Why not? I welcome even ten favors from a beauty like you . ”