HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 279: Vigilance (4)

Rewinding the time to before Park Hee-Woo had sent Kang Ra-Eun the text that the operation had been successful, Hee-Woo went to see Park Chan-Gil once again while the Just Like a Melodrama Protagonist shoots were going on. Much time had passed since their meeting with Chairman Jang Yun-Jik.

“Has Chairman Jang still not given his answer?”

Chan-Gil nodded. During their meeting, Chairman Jang had not been able to give his answer right away. He had told them that he would think about it; in other words, he had put it off. A week passed since then, which was neither short nor long, but it could only feel like a month for the people waiting for his response, especially Hee-Woo.

She had guaranteed the operation’s success and scheduled everything such that the production would open right away, but if Chairman Jang decided not to give in to their threats and side with Kim Han-Gyo instead, Hee-Woo would be in a predicament. Hence, she had come to see Chan-Gil early in the morning.

“Not yet,” he answered.

Unlike the fretting Hee-Woo, Chan-Gil was as calm as he could be, possibly because he had no reason to fret.

“If Chairman Jang doesn’t comply...”

As Hee-Woo was about to express her anxiety, Chan-Gil cut her off.

“That will never happen, so don’t worry.”

Hee-Woo was not able to erase her anxiety despite her father’s strong confidence.

“What makes you so sure?” she asked curiously.

Chan-Gil, who had been reclining in his chair, raised himself back up.

He fixed his glasses and slowly answered, “Because Chairman Jang is as good of an entrepreneur as me. That’s why I believe he will most definitely accept my offer.”

“An entrepreneur...?”

“Do you still remember what I said to you when I left TP Entertainment in your hands?”

Hee-Woo heavily nodded and replied, “You told me to become an entrepreneur.”

“And what makes an entrepreneur?”

“I believe you’d said it’s someone who always chooses the option that benefits themselves.”

“We are not volunteer workers. We are entrepreneurs who pursue profits above all else. Not just me, but Chairman Jang as well. No, he might be even more of a nasty entrepreneur than I am.”

Chan-Gil fixed his gaze on his daughter, who had a stiff expression.

“I assure you that Chairman Jang knows very well about which choice would benefit him.”

Would he choose friendship or his company?

“If I was put in Chairman Jang’s shoes, I would choose my company without hesitation.”

Hee-Woo also knew that very well, since that was the kind of person her father was.

“In that aspect, we are the same, so—”

Vrrrr—

Chan-Gil’s smartphone vibrated before he could finish his sentence. After checking the caller ID and a short call, he finished what he was about to say.

“Chairman Jang has decided to accept our offer, so go about your own business.”

Chairman Jang had ultimately raised the white flag. Hee-Woo once again came to realize how true the phrase ‘fight fire with fire’ was.

***

Ra-Eun’s mood was heightened as soon as she heard the news that the operation had been successful. She was having difficulty pulling down the soaring corners of her mouth. She had made her final move.