Sour Grapes ! ★ [Adaptation]

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Chapter 26 : Why Don't We Leave Incheon City?

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Mr. Lee agreed, and the car sped up further.

There was still some distance between them and the building when Lisa saw an ambulance parked outside the building.

Two people in white coats carried a stretcher with a person lying on it. They came out of the building and hurriedly jogged to the ambulance.

As they were too far away, Lisa couldn't see who was on the stretcher. However, she saw that Choi Minho looked anxious as he followed beside the stretcher.

A patient that Minho had to follow personally...

Lisa's heart sank.

Mr. Lee also felt that something was wrong. The car sped up and swerved to the side of the ambulance.

When he saw Lisa, Minho almost cried. "Young Miss, President Park just fainted!"

Lisa rushed to the car. Her father was on the stretcher, his eyes closed and his face pale. 

Her voice was trembling. "Doctor, what's wrong with my Father?"

"There's slight bleeding in his brain."

The doctor didn't even lift his head. He replied as he gave Park Seo-joon an oxygen mask and measured his blood pressure. Lisa's little face turned pale, without a trace of blood.

In the dream, Jeon Juwon fainted from a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and passed away in time because the Jeon family went bankrupt.

She didn't expect that her father would also get the same disease today!

"During this period, the company's stock price has been plummeting. As a result, many projects had to be canceled because of negative public opinion. Furthermore, some of our partners want to terminate their contracts."

There were tears in Minho's eyes. "President Park has been busy handling the company's affairs. I didn't know he was exhausted to this extent..."

Lisa shivered and held her father's cold hands tightly.

Park Seo-joon was quickly sent to the emergency room. After six hours of emergency treatment, Lisa finally received some good news. "Fortunately, the patient's life is no longer in danger."

That night, she stayed in the ward to watch over her father. The next day, Park Seo-joon finally woke up. He saw Lisa's eyes which were as red as a rabbit's. Obviously, she hadn't slept all night and even cried.

Park Seo-joon took her hand and patted it. He comforted her gently, "Lili, don't be sad. Isn't Dad fine? Dad will be full of energy again in two days."

Lisa suppressed her emotions and took a deep breath.

The six grueling hours had been exchanged with the luck of surviving a disaster. But Lisa didn't know if she'd have this kind of luck again. That nightmare was like a curse, and things seemed to go in its direction.

"Dad, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time."

Lisa's tone had never been so serious. "The current situation and public opinion in Incheon City are unfavorable to the Park family. So why don't we leave Incheon City when they release Oppa from prison?"

Their relationship with the Jeon family was tense, and two lives were involved. Although the Park family had nothing to do with it, Jungkook and Jeon Juwon assumed otherwise.

Nothing will ever resolve the estrangement between the Park family and the Jeon family. The best solution she could think of was to stay far away from Incheon City and avoid them altogether.

"Lili, what are you thinking about in that little head of yours?"

Park Seo-joon almost laughed out of anger. "Dad has been in charge of the Hongyuan Group for almost 30 years. What kind of storms have I not seen? This small problem is nothing."

"Dad, I'm not talking nonsense. I have proof."

Lisa had prepared some documents and handed them to Park Seo-joon. "This summarizes the country's economic policies within the past two years. In the future, AI medicine will be a high-tech industry that the country will focus on supporting. Unfortunately, there's not much room for development in the real estate market, but there's still a lot of potential in the medical field."

She continued solemnly, "Currently, most of the Hongyuan Group's Medical Technology team and laboratories are concentrated in Busan City. I think it may be better for us to move and develop in Busan City."

Park Seo-joon flipped through the materials and felt a sense of comfort.

In his heart, he'd always treated Lisa as a child. He didn't expect his daughter to have such a deep insight into the country's policies and economic trends. However, most of the Park family's assets were in Incheon City. How could they easily leave?

Park Seo-joon said gently, "I admit that your analysis of the situation is correct, but these materials seem to lack the field of Mobile Communication?"

"I didn't include it. Mobile Communication, especially mobile phone chips, will be a major industry in the future with unlimited prospects."

Lisa had her own considerations. "Jeon Jungkook had a lot to do with the fact that the Jeon family was able to develop the chip. With him around, I don't think the Park family can do better than him in this field."

Park Seo-joon chuckled. "You child, why are you praising others' ambitions and destroying your own?"

"Jungkook is really talented. His potential in this field is unparalleled."

Lisa said, "The business world has always been ruled by the strong. If we are bound to lose in the competition with the Jeon family, then we might as well give up early and focus on the medical field. Let the Park family become the leader of the medical field and have a good reputation domestically and overseas. Isn't that a better option?"

"You're always saying childish things."

Park Seo-joon didn't think much of it. "The business world is like a battlefield. You need a heart that isn't afraid of death. Besides, the situation could be reversed at any time. Who said the Jeon family would lose no matter how talented Jeon Jungkook was? We can't leave Incheon City."

He called Minho in. "Alright, Minho will take care of me here. Dad needs to handle business matters. My good daughter, don't worry. Go home and get some sleep."

 Lisa was speechless. The conversation failed, but she didn't want to give up.

It was normal for her father to disagree at first. After all, the Hongyuan Group was huge, and Incheon City was the foundation of the Park family.

However, that didn't mean he wouldn't change his mind in the future.

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"Jungkook, there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious about Park jimin."

Mingyu rubbed his dark eye circles and looked up from behind the computer. "We've followed him for many days and watched many surveillance videos. He can't be any more normal."

Jungkook's expression darkened. The little progress he'd made from Ha Sungwoon didn't seem to be of much use. In fact, everything had returned to its original point.

Jungkook's investigation came to a standstill.

On the other hand, the police released an investigation report. There was no evidence to prove that the car accident was related to Park Jimin, and he was released without charges.