The Genius Investor Who Picks up The Conglomerates - Chapter 354



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Episode 354 How do you know that?

My shaking pupils turned to the Baetnajeogori in my hand.

“You know all of this?”

“Yes, I know that the time you were born and your weight were written on that baby jeogori. Even that there was a big mole above your belly button.”

“…………”

At this point, I couldn’t just deny it.

I couldn’t tell if the person who contacted me was my biological mother, but it seemed clear that she at least knew something about my birth.

There was a limit to the information that could be provided through estimation alone.

“Shall I meet you first?”

The director’s mother looked at me with concern.

“No. It’s my job and I have to step forward. I don’t want to worry my mother for no reason. I don’t know how she knew about me, but she’s probably a fraud. I’ll give her a hard scolding and come back.”

“Are you really okay…?”

After all, you can’t fool your mother. I was trying to pretend I was okay, but ever since I found out about the existence of Baenatjeogori, my heart had been pounding horribly.

It was difficult to define in one word what this feeling was right now.

I was scared and angry at the same time.

On the one hand, I was excited for no reason, but there was also a sense of sadness.

A whirlpool of various emotions swirled dizzyingly, as if going back and forth between hot and cold baths.

“I’m really fine. It’s just a bit dazed and funny. Now that I’m here? It’s been 30 years, so why are you contacting me now? Actually, I don’t feel like I miss you or miss you at all. I’m just really curious. How long has it been? “I wonder if they are living such an amazing life that they can even abandon their child because of a stomachache.”

Maria’s mother, who was silently looking at me as I complained sharply, nodded.

“Yes. If Daeun is you, you will be able to deal with it wisely. I trust our Daeun.”

“Of course. I have to trust my reliable son, but who am I to trust?”

He joked and hugged the director’s mother.

My mother’s unique pine scent wafting from her old nun’s clothes calmed my chaotic mind.

***

A small rural town in Alberta, Canada.

“Oh! I’m surprised. What is this again?”

I was scared when I suddenly saw deer blocking the road.

bread!!

I honked my horn, but a deer just stared at me without any response.

He looked so carefree that anyone could say he was a local resident.

The deer that had been wandering around for a while soon disappeared from sight.

“What kind of neighborhood is this?”

Is this truly the standard of overseas village villages?

There wasn’t a single supermarket to be seen around, and only a few homes were visible.

“What is that again?”

Shocked by the deer, I looked out the window before I could calm down and couldn’t help but believe my eyes.

“What is this town’s sheriff?”

I rubbed my eyes and looked again to see if I had seen something wrong, but there was clearly a white man dressed as a cowboy riding around the neighborhood on a black horse.

The funny thing was that he wore a bicycle helmet instead of a cowboy hat.

“It looks like he’s a sheriff with a strong law-abiding spirit…”

Perhaps because it was so rural, only animals roamed around and there were hardly any people to be seen.

The streets were so quiet that there was a bit of a naughty atmosphere.

“I never thought I lived abroad…”

When I expressed my wish to meet in person through the director’s mother, I received a reply saying that I was currently in no condition to move anywhere.

When I told him I wanted to visit him in person, he apologized for the inconvenience and sent me his address.

“Well, it’s hidden in a place like this, so even if you want to look for it, you won’t be able to find it.”

No matter how famous I was, no one would recognize me in this rural town.

“When will you arrive?”

This village was rural enough, but the navigation instructed us to go deeper into nature.

How long did you drive on the rough off-road road in the forest?

In the distance, a large mansion embracing a small lake caught my eye.

It was exactly the destination pointed to by the navigation.

“Hey… there’s a house in a place like this too.”

I let out an exclamation with my mouth, but as I got closer to the mansion, my heart rate began to fluctuate.

When I left, I didn’t think much of anything, but when I thought that my biological parents might be in that house, my heart sank.

“Whoa… Why are you acting like this without feeling Daewoon? You’re the one who wasn’t scared even by the Arab crown prince.”

I parked the car nearby and got out.

Only the sound of an unknown bird chirping and the rustling of insects could be heard, and no other sounds were heard.

Hehehe

At that moment, the branches of the trees were fluttering in the breeze, and the sound of brush being brushed could be heard.

That time when I was caught in that silence and couldn’t easily take a step.

crackling crackling

From far away, an unknown animal ran towards me with fierce force.

I fell to the floor and screamed as I was tackled by something the size of a small calf.

“Ugh!”

I squeezed my eyes shut, expecting terrible pain as the awl-like teeth sank into my body, but what?

Something hot, wet, and slick ran across my face.

“Kung! Kwang!”

“huh?”

When I gently opened my eyes, I saw a puppy panting with its bright red tongue sticking out.

No, it’s so huge that it’s embarrassing to call it a puppy, with bright eyes, droopy mouth corners, and spotted fur.

It was a Saint Bernard that weighed over 80kg when fully grown.

He was hitting me while I was lying on the floor and showing cuteness that was inappropriate for his size.

At that time, a man’s voice was heard from afar.

“Rookie! You can’t do that!”

At the sound of the man’s voice, the dog fell away from me and ran towards the man.

A white man ran towards me, breathing heavily.

“Hush, are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes, I’m just a little surprised, but it’s okay.”

“I’m sorry. This guy isn’t aggressive, but he likes people so much that he often gets into difficult situations.”

“Yes. It looks like he likes it a lot. At that rate, he would still like it even if a thief breaks in.”

Even at this very moment, that dog named Rookie was constantly circling around me and the man, spouting off loudly.

“Hahaha. I’m worried that’s actually going to happen.”

I stood up holding the hand the man gave me and looked at him closely.

Thick white hair and a sad look. I didn’t know it when I heard the voice, but when I looked closer, it was a white man who had just entered old age.

“I guess you took the wrong route. If we go any further, we won’t find anything.”

“That’s not it, I came looking for someone. Do you know someone named Sophie Kim?”

The old man’s turquoise eyes widened slightly at my question.

“Hmm? Do you know my wife?”

Wife? At that moment, all kinds of delusions passed through my mind.

“There will be no one to find a wife… Who are you?”

“Ah… I am.”

For a moment, I didn’t know how to introduce myself so I couldn’t speak.

Someone who might be your biological son? A child abandoned in the past?

“First of all, I am Korean. My wife contacted me saying she knew about my birth, so I came to visit.”

The man nodded as if he understood something.

“They kept saying they were worried about me… I guess they finally contacted me.”

The man took a quick look around and pointed to his house.

“Sophie is inside the house. Would you like to go in first? The sun sets in the forest faster than you think.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Ah! I was too busy to even introduce myself. My name is Jimmy Kimmel.”

“Nice to meet you, Kimmel. My name is Dylan.”

After saying that briefly, I followed Kimmel.

It might be an illusion, but the short distance to the mansion felt particularly long.

The mansion, which embraces a clear emerald lake, had a quiet atmosphere that made you feel at ease just by looking at it.

Kimmel smiled at me as I stared blankly at the lake.

“Isn’t it beautiful? It’s a small lake with a beautiful view. It’s no exaggeration to say that I decided to live here because of this guy.”

“It’s worth it.”

I felt like the concentrated phytoncide emitted from the densely planted trees was flowing down my nose and washing my brain.

There was such a mysterious atmosphere that even if you just stared at it, you didn’t feel any worries.

“Let’s go in.”

Mei profit

Kimmel opened the front door and shouted to the house filled with silence.

“Honey! A visitor has come looking for you!”

After Kimmel’s shout broke the silence.

Mei profit

The person who appeared with the harsh sound of metal rubbing was a middle-aged Asian woman in a wheelchair.

My heart was pounding like crazy, but I tried to pretend to be calm and looked at the woman’s appearance closely.

She looked like a woman in her 50s, with a small physique and a bony face, whose illness was clearly evident.

“Are you… the one who called Sprout Orphanage? You said you were my biological mother…?”

A woman approached me in a wheelchair without saying a word and looked at my face closely.

“You definitely still have a face. Nice to meet you.”

The more I looked at the woman’s face, the more certain I became.

That woman in front of me was definitely not my biological mother.

How do you know that?

There was a certain instinctive feeling that cannot be clearly explained in words.

“Why did you lie? What were you after? Did you want money?”

I tried to maintain my senses as best as I could, but the words came out sharply.

Isn’t that what human instinct is like?

In a way, it was natural to wonder where one’s roots were while pretending not to be interested.

“Why are you so sure?”

“Well, even though I’ve never met my parents, my feelings tell me that you are definitely not my biological mother. Anyway, how did you know about my birth? I’m curious about that.”

The tone was quite aggressive, but the woman burst into laughter.

“They say you plant beans and they grow, and they even have the same sharp personality.”

“yes?”

The woman let out an unknown sound and pointed to the table with her hand.

“This is going to be a long story. Shall we go inside and talk about it?”

***

When the steaming teacup cooled down to lukewarm, she finally opened her mouth.

“Still, I guess you’re curious about the existence of the parents who gave birth to you.”

“I wonder how irresponsible people are to abandon their children like that. It’s just curiosity.”

“I didn’t throw it away! I never threw it away.”

“How do you know that?”

“I am···.”

The woman biting her lip finally revealed her identity.

“My name is Sophie. My Korean name is Kyung-ae Kim. I was born and raised in the same orphanage as Song Dae-un’s biological mother.”

And the story that came out of the woman’s mouth was completely different from what I expected.