𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 || 𝗥𝘆𝗲𝗷𝗶 ✔️

Things of the Past

RYUJIN

"So Miss Kim, what's your proposal?" I was direct.

The woman took a deep breath and smiled cynically.

"I want to buy Shin's Industry."

For some instants, I imagined having heard wrong or fantasized those words coming from her mouth. But no. Jennie Kim had really made me that proposal. I took a deep breath, still staring at the woman and thinking about the situation a few minutes ago. I looked at Lucy who knew what that proposal had caused in me. With delicateness, her thin fingers rested on my hand in a quick caress, almost imperceptible, as if she was asking me to stay calm.

"So, Miss Shin? What do you say?"

Suho, one of the Jennie shareholders asked clearly excited, in his pose of an important businessman when in reality he wasn't. He was just another self-interested man.

"Let her think, Suho. We don't need an immediate answer, Ryujin." Jennie spoke calmly with a triumphant smile on her face, which was directed at Lucy.

"Can I ask you a question, Miss Kim?" I let out almost sharply.

"Yes, of course."

I smiled sarcastically. Under the fearful eyes of Lucy.

"When passing in front of my company, or when you walked in here did you see some kind of plaque or document that said we wanted to sell?"

"No, I haven't seen any. But..."

"Right." I interrupted "I can't understand then. From where did you take such an absurd idea? Do you really think that I would sell the best real estate company to you?"

The present shareholders looked among each other fearfully. Jennie arched an eyebrow and smiled cynically in my direction.

"I'm sorry, but I don't see the idea as an absurd one. Nieeh is rising in the polls and practically equating Shin's Industry. I have enough money to buy your company, Miss Shin. And make it a much bigger empire."

Arrogant, prepotent. As always. I laughed at her response without a hint of humor, causing a certain surprise in everyone there. The atmosphere wasn't one of the best, everyone quickly noticed the blazing gazes between us.

"Ha Miss Kim... It's on these occasions that I see your immaturity in the business field. Jennie you still haven't reached the level of my company that currently is one of the most well successful multinational, money doesn't buy name nor experience, which by the way I have plenty. But don't worry, I have enough money too, to buy yours, and anyone's that comes here.

"Full of yourself, right Ryujin? Aren't you afraid that everything will go wrong?" She provoked blatantly.

"I have the right people with me. Nothing will go wrong." I said quickly, holding Lucy's small hand. Lucy stared at me somewhat nervously, and Jennie looked at our contact and smiled.

"Let's see until when the right people will be with you."

I was counting inwardly from one to one hundred. Controlling all the animalistic impulses that screamed for me to drag that provocative woman out of my company by her hair. But I wouldn't act like that, I learned very well how to always come out on top. The only problem is that in this regard Jennie was also experienced.

"Good partnerships never go wrong."

"Yes, of course. But, are you sure that you don't want time to think? We have a wonderful proposal, right Suho?"

"Yes ma'am, we evaluated everything and..."

I was already impatient, I couldn't stand any of those people there. Apart from Lucy of course, the only one that transmitted me calmness. I took a deep breath to then say: