Chapter 720 – Abduction 223) the Chaser(122)
223) The Chaser(122)
The day came when he decided to meet Baek Eun-joo, the mother-in-law of this family. Arriving at the meeting place, I went into a tea house with a shabby exterior.
“Oh~ the charm of the twist.”
Contrary to the shabby exterior, the interior of the teahouse was the pinnacle of splendor. The interior was painted gold and glittered golden.
“How did you come?”
“I’ve decided to meet Baek Eun-joo here.”
“Ah, you are his company. Come this way. I will guide you.”
When I said the name of Baek Eun-joo, the middle-aged woman led me to a room inside.
“This way.”
“Thank you.”
I went into the room the woman had shown me to. She saw a woman sitting in the seat of honor and elegantly drinking her tea.
The woman was wearing clothes that were wide in her arms, as if she thought that her dignity would be damaged if they were too tight or too exposed.
But even though she was wearing wide-brimmed clothes, she couldn’t hide her innate sexuality. Just by looking at her, just by being in the same space, her infatuation surged.
‘Baek Eun-ju.’
Through the memory of Nari Yun, her maid, she had seen it once, but there was a difference between seeing it through someone else’s memory and actually seeing it.
What can I say? Do you think it’s a bit different from what you see through the camera?
Baek Eun-joo was much prettier in real life and had a strong sexiness.
“Oh, you’re here.”
Baek Eun-joo slowly put down the teacup as if she had just discovered it after realizing that I had entered.
‘Are you thoughtless or bold?’
I thought he would have brought at least one or two escorts, but Baek Eun-joo was alone. There were no escorts around the tea house either.
She came to see me alone… I don’t know for what purpose she asked me to meet me, but it was clear that she was no ordinary woman.
‘But. She is the daughter of the head of the Baek family, and she is the matriarch of this family, so she is no ordinary woman.’
Even in terms of status, she was by no means an ordinary woman.
“Sit down.”
Baek Eun-joo pointed to the seat across from her and offered her a seat. But I didn’t sit across from her. She passed the seat across from her and sat down next to Baek Eun-joo.
“… What are you doing right now?”
“Why? I just sat here because this one looked more comfortable. Never mind.”
“…”
Seeing my shameless appearance, Baek Eun-joo looked at me with absurd eyes. Either way, I shrugged and put my hand on her shoulder.
“…!”
Then Baek Eun-joo widened her eyes.
You’ve probably never seen someone so rude as me in your life.
Who could dare to commit such disrespect to her?
If there was such a person, he would have been buried somewhere in the mountains right away. Ah, since we met at a tea house, she must have fed her black tea?
But I’m one of the few people in Red Town who can be rude to Baek Eun-joo, who has a high status.
“…”
“…”
Baek Eun-joo glared at me. It meant removing her hand from her own shoulder.
“… You’re quite rude, from what I’ve heard.”
Even so, when I didn’t put my hand down from her shoulder, Baek Eun-joo stood up from her seat and moved to the seat across from the one she had suggested to me earlier.
“I’m rude? I’m not rude. I’m rather polite. Maybe no one in Red Town is more polite than me?”
“Does a polite person put a hand on my shoulder?”
“Oh, it’s like a habit. I’m sorry if I offended you. But what you heard? Some bastard said I was rude?”
“My husband.”
“Ah, that man approves.”
If Lee Sang-gye said that I was rude, I would be willing to look down on him.
First of all, he is the father of Yuri and Eun-hye, and the ex-husband of Baek Li-hyang, who will soon become my woman. At the same time, he is also the current husband of Baek Eun-joo, who will soon become my woman.
It’s like I’ve taken away all the women associated with him.
Therefore, it is safe to say that the ideal world is rude to me. But if you gossip about anything else, you’ll be damned.
“Why did you ask to see me anyway? To avenge your father?”
In order to have the initiative in the conversation, I went straight to the main topic.
Mentioning revenge, I stared into her eyes. A man can lie with his mouth, but not with his eyes.
“… No.”
‘What?’
At her answer, I tilted my head inwardly. What? Why is it true You don’t want to take revenge on me? So what are you trying to see me for?
“It’s sad that your father died like that…”
‘Huh?’
Something was very strange. This time, his eyes trembled slightly. It meant that he was not sad even though his father had died.
“Avenging my father on you doesn’t mean my father will come back alive, and more than anything, I don’t have the strength to do that.”
‘This is the truth.’
It was the truth now. It seems that the Baek family is more of a bean flour family than I thought.
“Well, I understand. Then why the hell did you ask to see me?”
“Before I say that, I want to ask you one thing.”
“What? Tell me.”
“What is the relationship between my two daughters, Lee Eun-hye, Lee Yoo-ri, and Steel Armor?”
‘Daughter?’
Perhaps because it was in front of me, Baek Eun-joo referred to Eun-hye and Yuri as her daughters. Anyway, now she is the wife of the ideal world, so when she calls Eun-hye and Yuri, it is correct to refer to her as her daughter.
However, knowing their relationship, I could only snort.
‘Why are you asking this anyway? Don’t you already know?’
Everyone knows the relationship between me, Eunhye, and Yuri. Even now, there were watchers sent by the ruling families around our house, and I showed our good side in front of them.
They didn’t show them having sex, but they did show things that can only be seen between lovers, such as hugging or kissing.
Therefore, no one in the highest ranks of the ruling family did not know that we loved each other.
Anyway, there was no reason not to answer, so I nodded and said.
“We love each other.”
“…Both?”
“Yes. Both.”
“That’s… It’s really amazing. Lee Yu-ri is like that, but I can’t believe Lee Eun-hye is like that.”
‘Huh? What? Didn’t you know?’
When I revealed the relationship between us, Baek Eun-joo looked surprised. That wasn’t smoke.
‘… Hehe! Was it like that?’
Baek Eun-joo’s reaction gave me a sense of her place in the family.
It is true that Baek Eun-joo is the mother of this family, but she does not have any great authority. She probably doesn’t have all the rights and powers she deserves.
‘Come to think of it, I bought my information with money.’
Baek Eun-joo, through her Yunari, sought my information from a person in the intelligence team run by this family. That too for a lot of money.
Even Yoo Na-ri’s information money was raised by selling Baek Eun-joo’s wedding ring at a bargain price.
A position where you have to pay money and seek information even from the intelligence team run by your family.
If Eun-joo Baek was truly the matriarch of this family, if the people of her family considered her to be her true matriarch, this would not have happened to her.
“What do you want? Are you aiming for this family through Lee Eun-hye and Lee Yu-ri?”
“Are you aiming for this family? Me? Why? Why?”
“So you’re saying you really love them?”
“Yes. I would have loved those two people if they were not from this family, but if they were ordinary people. I fall in love by looking at people, not by looking at their status.”
“… Is that so?”
What is it? In response to my answer, Baek Eun-joo momentarily put on a bitter expression. And she had a look of envy.
“Rather than that, if you heard my answer, why don’t you bring up the matter soon? By the way, if you say something different this time, it will just happen.”
“I was thinking of that anyway. Mr. Steel Armor, how about joining hands with me?”
“Hold hands? What do you mean?”
“It’s literally. Be on my side. This is what I’m saying.”
“So. What are you asking me to be on your side for?”
“… You’re sharp.”
Baek Eun-ju looked at me with surprised eyes.
I am Steel Armor, a being branded as a villain by the ruling families of Red Town.
He is telling me to be on his side. If someone caught our image now, we would be kicked out of Gamo right away.
Baek Eun-joo had something she wanted to do by holding hands with me, even if it took that much risk.
“Originally, I was planning to have this family with your help.”
Do you have this crest?
It’s definitely possible with my help.
“But since you said you love each other with my two daughters, you won’t help me for that purpose. So please make me the head of the White House.”
Is the Baek family the next best thing?
Still, it’s a family that stands shoulder to shoulder with this family, but such a family is the next best thing. Baek Eun-joo was a woman with more desires than I thought.
“Why do I have to make you the head of the Baek family?”
“If I become the head of the household, I will clear all the false accusations against you. I will also make sure that you do not have to commit crimes in the White family’s territory. Lastly… I will give you 30% of the White family’s income.”
“Ohh~”
I whistled in admiration at Baek’s suggestion.
Bondi negotiations are a series of push and pull. First, say the lowest point you can give, then raise it little by little to find a position that you and your opponent can be satisfied with.
She disregarded the standard of negotiation and held on hard from the beginning, all-in. She had no choice but to acknowledge the distribution alone.
“Um~ I don’t like it.”
“… I beg your pardon?”
But I flatly rejected her offer.
There was one thing she overlooked, so it’s not the money that drives me. Also, the false name(?) That was placed on me is not important.
There are only two things that move me: my heart and my women.
From that point of view, Baek Eun-joo was not my woman, nor did she agree with me, so she had no reason to accept her offer.
“Are you done talking? Then I’ll get up.”
“Hey, wait! I’ll give you 35%, no 40%.”
“Because I don’t like it.”
“Then 50%! No 70%!”
“Heh heh heh… Are you deaf? I hate it.”
“…Money wasn’t the main thing.”
When I refused again, Baek Eun-joo realized that he had made a mistake. She is a woman with a good mind as well as a great desire.
“What do you want? Will you help me with something?”
“Hmm…”
Feigning her momentary contemplation, I pointed at her with my finger.
“You.”
“… Yes?”
“Baek Eun-joo wants you.”
“…!”
Baek Eun-joo widened her eyes.
