Wedding Ending Chapter 35

“Seeing you here, Representative Kang.”

Kang Jion naturally turned his body. With a smiling face, he exchanged conversation with the people approaching him.

In the midst of that, Kang Seunghyun was led by Secretary Song to walk toward the opposite side. As Min Jaeyoon moved his steps, he fiddled with his rumpled suit shoulder. Then, as if suddenly coming to mind, he carefully looked behind. People were crowded around Kang Jion. Secretary Ha is there too….

‘He really didn’t come?’

No matter where he looked, Lee Yuseong was nowhere to be seen.

‘Or is he just a little late.’

In a place like this, it was also difficult to ask Kang Jion separately. More people were swarming around his side than around Kang Seunghyun.

“Where do you keep looking?”

Kang Seunghyun’s voice leaked out meaningfully. Min Jaeyoon hurriedly raised his head. This was no time to be spacing out. Conscious of the people, he smiled softly to look like a affectionate married couple. However, he couldn’t stop his cheeks from twitching.

“If you talk like that….”

Min Jaeyoon lowered his voice further and trembled with the momentum to bury his lips in Kang Seunghyun’s forearm.

“People will misunderstand that I’m having a child.”

“It’s going to happen anyway, so what….”

Min Jaeyoon snapped his head up. That wasn’t something that could be spat out so easily. We didn’t get married because we loved each other, so a child being born was out of the question. It was a path where everyone would become unhappy.

Instead of saying something to him, Min Jaeyoon glared with wide eyes.

‘Let’s see about this at home.’ 

He spoke with his eyes and looked forward.

“Have you been well? Is Mijin doing well? You should have brought her today. I wanted to see her face too….”

Min Jaeyoon conversed with people amicably. He couldn’t feel anything strange from Kang Seunghyun beside him either. He did not make Secretary Song’s past efforts go to waste.

As time passed, the heat inside the banquet hall grew even hotter. Water droplets beaded up and trickled down the ice sculpture erected at the entrance.

An official representing the organizer, Yeonjin Hotel, stood on top of the stage. Following right after, receiving the applause of the crowd, Kang Jion dressed in a white suit stepped onto the stage.

While the New Year’s party was about sharing the start of the year with people to laugh and enjoy, the main purpose was to make Yeonjin Group’s prestige known.

“…Yeonjin Hotel has donated 1 percent of its annual sales to charities every year. Thinking that people come before management, we will take the lead in creating a better world to live in.”

When it was time for Kang Jion to finish speaking, Secretary Song approached and whispered into Kang Seunghyun’s ear.

“It is ready, Managing Director Kang.”

Kang Seunghyun let go of Min Jaeyoon’s hand. Guided by Secretary Song, he moved his steps.

Dazzling lights poured down from the moment Kang Seunghyun climbed the stairs. The angles of the cameras installed everywhere were all focused on him.

Kang Jion stepped back, and Kang Seunghyun stood in the center of the stage. Glancing quietly at the audience, he pressed a button on the remote control held in his hand. His body turned obliquely.

The surroundings turned entirely pitch black, and ‘Eden Resort’, floating onto the large screen, revealed its prestige.

“To create a ultra-luxurious resort with an artistic design, we have already completed a four-year preparation period. Eden Resort, consisting of 142 floors across 3 buildings, will hold 5-star hotel rooms reaching up to 2,450 rooms.”

Following Kang Seunghyun’s words, the video behind his back changed. A building with the largest total floor area of 93,000 square meters appeared. It was right next to the resort.

“It is a super-large shopping mall that will be built by investing 2.5 trillion won, the largest scale in the history of domestic tourism. International exhibitions, as well as various events held by Yeonjin Group, will be spearheaded and conducted here.”

In the video, massive buildings were erected one after another around the shopping mall. Matching that, the mouth of Kang Seunghyun, who stared straight ahead, parted with precision.

“As you can see, water parks, aquariums, golf courses, residences, entertainment facilities, and cultural contents are expected to form the main focus.”

Yeonjin Group was attempting to construct the largest-scale town. The starting point of that was ‘Eden Resort’.

“It is projected to create 100,000 jobs in the future and approximately 100 trillion won in production inducement and added value. We foresee that it will greatly contribute to revitalizing not only the local economy, but also the national economy.”

People stirred. Min Jaeyoon faltered, but only for a moment. However, Kang Seunghyun’s words did not end there. Looking around the audience slowly as if making eye contact, he spoke.

“Eden Resort will become the center of the southern coast. The construction period is 6 years, but we will complete it within 4 years.”

“4 years….”

“Does that even make sense? To think Korea’s construction technology capacity is that high.”

Exclamations leaked out from all directions. When Kang Seunghyun gestured with his chin, the master of ceremonies looked at the paper with written lines held in his hand and opened his mouth. Min Jaeyoon’s mouth opened even wider. President Min Gyuwon climbed onto the stage. He was Min Jaeyoon’s father.

Dressed in a dark-colored suit, President Min overflowed with spirit. The buildings he built were referred to as art and revered by people. Although this ‘Yeonjin Hotel’ was built by his grandfather, the same blood flowed in his body too.

“Father….”

Min Jaeyoon muttered softly and swallowed dry saliva. He accepted a champagne glass from a waitress passing by just in time. His throat was burning dry.

It was right at the moment he was about to put it to his mouth. Someone snatched away the glass resting on his fingertips. Min Jaeyoon’s face turned frantic. He chanted in a low voice.

“Yuseong-ah….”

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Min Jaeyoon came out to the lounge prepared on one side of the banquet hall. With an open panorama, it felt as if the city were beneath his feet.

Because everyone was listening to Yeonjin Group’s presentation, no one paid attention to the two of them. Coming out from a dark place into a bright place, Min Jaeyoon blinked repeatedly to correct his vision.

Even so, the sight of Lee Yuseong dressed in a suit remained the same. Tilting his neck back, he downed the champagne held in his hand.

“Jion-hyeong is inside… no, Representative Kang is over there, so why are you alone separately?”

Min Jaeyoon implicitly looked behind. He stared at the side profile of Kang Jion, who was together with Secretary Ha at a far-off spot.

Lee Yuseong placed the finished glass carelessly onto the table. Soon, a passing waitress took the glass away.

“Mr. Jion probably doesn’t even know I came.”

“?”

What does that mean, did you not come together?

His thoughts couldn’t keep up with his mouth. Min Jaeyoon couldn’t catch the drift of what on earth Lee Yuseong was talking about. What’s more, Lee Yuseong’s complexion was not good.

“Where, are you feeling unwell? I’ll go call someone….”

Lee Yuseong approaches right in front of his nose. Min Jaeyoon opened both arms to support him. Lee Yuseong tilted his head slightly.

“Shall I tell you a secret about Kang Seunghyun?”

The shoulders of Min Jaeyoon, whose two hands were suspended in the air, froze stiff. At the same time, applause poured out from inside the banquet hall. As the lights began to turn on, the sound of people moving could be heard. Just in time, an airplane flying across the broadly spread night sky came into view. In the lounge, there were only the two of them, Min Jaeyoon and Lee Yuseong.

“If you find out how I was able to marry Mr. Jion, you’ll faint.”

“….”

Min Jaeyoon’s head turned slantwise. He slowly lowered his arms. Bzzz— From inside Min Jaeyoon’s inner pocket, the vibration sound of a cell phone leaked out. Lee Yuseong added words mixed with sarcasm.

“And how you came to marry Kang Seunghyun, I know it all.”

“What does that mean?”

The smile at the corners of Lee Yuseong’s mouth vanished in an instant. He wagged his tongue toward Min Jaeyoon, who was standing with an innocent face pretending to know nothing.

“Kang Seunghyun knows that you like Mr. Jion.”

“That’s obviously….”

It wasn’t even a surprising thing. In the first place, it was the reason Min Jaeyoon and Kang Seunghyun’s marriage was established. No, it was also the reason Min Jaeyoon accepted Kang Seunghyun. He wanted to see Kang Jion regret. That too, from the closest distance. However, at Lee Yuseong’s next words, Min Jaeyoon had no choice but to shut his mouth.

“If I tell you the person who helped me marry Mr. Jion was Kang Seunghyun, will you believe my words?”

Min Jaeyoon doubted his ears. Lee Yuseong’s words hardly hit home. However, as if his body reacted first, he felt like his heart froze. Right then, looking around inside the lounge, Kang Seunghyun walked in.

“Were you here? I looked for you for a long time.”