CHAPTER 34: CHAEBOL 101

"HYUNG, don’t give AJ Sunbae-nim 1 billion won, okay?"

"Who’s that?"

But it is a big deal in Korea— people who smoke weed get heavier punishment than sexual abusers here.

"I fired him."

"Hyung—"

"He often smokes weed with a woman from a quasi-chaebol family."

"Wow. This is the first time I’ve seen you this upset on behalf of someone else. Do you like Shin Geon that much?"

"Lim Garam, I am not this nice to anyone else."

"They sound chill. I already like them."

Tsk.

Oops.

"It’s fine if you use that little mouth of yours to curse at other people."

"I don’t think there will be an opportunity to meet them anyway," Garam said casually. "Our marriage is a secret, isn’t it?"

"Alright. I’ll send a house helper here. I already asked my staff to arrange it."

"That’s it— I’m never introducing you to the Hongs."

To be fair, Garam already knew that.

I mean, there’s no sponsor who’d be satisfied with a kiss after spending at least a billion won to support their ’sugar babies.’

It’s not every day you learn about this country’s chaebols.

Yes, other countries might think smoking weed wasn’t a big deal.

"I mean that in a platonic way, so calm down," Garam said, grabbing Song Sihyuk’s face this time. "Plus, you have nothing to worry about since Geon Hyung is happily married to Junho Hyung."

Oh, that was interesting.

Song Sihyuk pointed at Garam’s busted lip. "Because that incompetent bastard failed to protect you."

Why is this hyung so moody?

"We just talked about AJ Sunbae-nim earlier, Hyung," Garam said, frustrated because talking to Song Sihyuk sometimes was like talking to a wall. "He’s the sunbae I got into a fight with."

"Yes, Hyung," Garam said, nodding. "He’s threatening to sue me if I don’t pay him 1 billion won for compensation. I have the money, but I don’t want to give him the satisfaction of ripping me off."

"It’s almost a done deal, so don’t worry about that bastard," Song Sihyuk said, gently grabbing Garam’s face again. "Anyway, how long are you going to stay here?"

To be honest, it was quite scary to see the Alpha make that expression.

"Aigooya. You can be naïve sometimes, brat. We don’t ’settle’ with bastards like that— we answer a threat with a threat."

"I don’t need—"

"Don’t worry about that, Garam-ah. Let my legal representatives handle that. Once they’re done with it, that bastard sunbae of yours wouldn’t even have the courage to look at your way."

Garam realized that he had said the wrong thing when Song Sihyuk’s face suddenly darkened.

We’re technically married, yes, but my point still stands.

Garam gasped out loud.

"Threat?" Garam asked curiously. "Did you get some dirt on AJ Sunbae-nim?"

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"That’s true. But the Hong Family, the ones who own Daesung Group, comes from a legit noble bloodline," Song Sihyuk explained. "My grandfather was from an ordinary middle-class family before his business boomed, while Ilsung Group’s chairman grew up dirt-poor. But the Hongs are different— they’re rich

from the start. Apparently, they came from a noble household that served kings in the past. So, there was never a generation in their clan that experienced poverty, not even for a short time."

Right.

Even if Sihyuk Hyung doesn’t have romantic feelings for me, he still sees me as his property. If I don’t clear up this misunderstanding, Geon Hyung will be in danger.

For some reason, I’m confident that Sihyuk won’t hurt me physically.

But he knew that his contract husband’s display of jealousy was nothing special.

"But you always nag when I say vulgar words."

Tsk.

"That bastard is probably confident that he won’t get exposed because the woman he’s seeing comes from a rich family," Song Sihyuk said, scoffing. "But a quasi-chaebol family is nothing compared to the SG Group."

"I’m not sure. Maybe until my face is healed?"

Okay, that caught his attention.

"How do you plan to threaten AJ Sunbae-nim?" Garam asked curiously. "What dirt did you find out about him?"

Garam knitted his eyebrows. "But why? What happened to Geon Hyung?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Ah, right. I’m not good at remembering names of bastards I don’t care about," Song Sihyuk said, shrugging unapologetically. "Speaking of which, that bastard doesn’t deserve to be called a ’sunbae.’ Just call him ’scumbag’ or whatever."

"How about the Daesung Group? Isn’t SG Group bigger than them?"

"Your fridge is empty. The groceries I asked my staff to bring here will arrive later."

"Oh, right. It’s because Hyung acts like a thug most of the time that I forget you’re a chaebol."

It was actually annoying that Song Sihyuk was acting like a jealous boyfriend when they weren’t a real couple anyway.

Yeah, he was more worried about Shin Geon than his own situation.

"Correct. Ilsung Group also has the most powerful shaman by their side, so there’s that."

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Song Sihyuk chuckled, probably finding Garam ’adorable’ again.

"Yes, I like Geon Hyung..."

Possessiveness and jealousy.

"That’s probably why the Hongs aren’t greedy," Song Sihyuk said, sounding a bit bitter. "They could have expanded their businesses more to be as big as our group, but they’re already content with what they have."

Alphas are just naturally territorial.

Only Song Sihyuk.

"Uh-huh."

Those were two traits that Alphas were known for.

"Do you really not know the answer?"

"Garam-ah, remember this: I will only hesitate to fight if it’s against the Ilsung Group or the Daesung Group," Song Sihyuk said in a serious tone. "As you know, Ilsung Group is the #1 conglomerate in the country. There’s even a saying that goes like this: If Ilsung Group so much as sneezes—"

I’m handsome, okay?

"How do you plan to settle with AJ Sunbae-nim?"

"That’s not true!" Garam said sternly. "I would have gotten more hurt had it not been for Geon Hyung. He stopped both AJ Sunbae-nim and Jun Sunbae-nim from ganging up on me. You can’t fire him, Hyung!"

"Sihyuk Hyung, please let Geon Hyung stay as my bodyguard," Garam said, giving Song Sihyuk puppy-dog eyes. "Tell me what I need to do to convince you not to fire him."

Song Sihyuk just frowned.

"Then the entire country will catch a cold," Garam said, cutting off Song Sihyuk on purpose. "Every Korean knows that if Ilsung Group collapses, then our country’s entire economy will collapse with them."

"Fine," Song Sihyuk said, grabbing Garam by the waist and pulling him closer to his body. "Live with me then, Lim Garam."

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"And you’ll have a new bodyguard."

"Really? CHAMPIONZ is a group from a big company. So, even though most members are jerks, nobody dares to speak about their bullying. They only get into cultural appropriation controversies because their company can’t shut an entire community they offend."

"Then be nicer to me, Hyung."

"I’m still annoyed that you seem to like Shin Geon more than you like me."

Aigoo.

"But why are you telling me not to give that bastard 1 billion won?" Song Sihyuk asked, joining Garam on the couch. Then the Alpha snaked an arm around his waist and pulled him closer to him. "Is he asking that much for a settlement?"

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