The Genius Investor Who Picks up The Conglomerates - Chapter 356



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Episode 356: I have too much wealth to fail

A photo of a young couple looking at their newborn baby sleeping soundly in a stroller with the happiest faces in the world.

And pure white light emanating from the picture frame.

What was surprising was that, compared to the brightness of the light, it was not dazzling.

As I was staring at the photo blankly, the fragrant scent of lavender seeped into my nose.

Jiwon, who was leaning on my shoulder and gently crossing his arms, looked at the photo and smiled.

“Anyone can see that it’s my mother and father.”

“Does it look like that?”

“Yes. In particular, my older brother looks very much like my mother. I heard the daughter takes after her father and the son takes after his mother.”

“Uh huh, you shouldn’t do that. I need to be more like you so I won’t be resented by my daughter.”

“Why? I want to be like my brother. I think it’ll be cute.”

Jiwon asked cautiously while making sweet remarks in front of his parents who were greeting each other for the first time.

“How does it feel to meet your real parents?”

“It’s just… I don’t think about anything more than I thought. I just think that these are the people who brought me into this world…?”

“Really? I thought you would be very emotional…”

“A lot of people have that misunderstanding. They say that children in orphanages miss their parents or are very lonely. But that’s half right and half wrong. When you’re young, you definitely want to see your mom and dad, but as you get older and more mature, you realize that. Longing only ends up hurting. If you watch a drama, children from orphanages resent their parents and suffer from a lack of affection, right? But I couldn’t understand how they could hate something they never really experienced. When I think about it, I didn’t want to find my parents because of longing, but I was just curious about how I was born and who gave birth to me. At one time, I felt like I was a psychopath. “I thought it might be so.”

He recited the complaints he had buried deep in his heart like a monologue, and soon a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

“Anyway… I’m confused. It’s refreshing… but it’s also sad. I feel relieved to find out that there was an unavoidable story behind my mom and dad, but at the same time, I feel good because they seem to have died because of me. “No.”

“Why do you think that?”

“Anyway, I was sick and had an accident on the way to the hospital. In the meantime, my mother sacrificed herself to protect me in order to save me… Maybe… If it wasn’t for me, the two of you would have been happy until now. Wouldn’t you have bought it?”

Jiwon, who was staring at me, turned his attention to the framed photo of his parents placed in a small square space.

“If I were a parent, I think what I just said would have been really sad.”

“huh?”

“The two of you are probably very happy in heaven. In the end, you saved my brother’s life. That child lived courageously even in a difficult environment and is now living a more successful life than anyone else. If I were your mother, I would be so thankful that I would cry. “I think he would have been proud and happy.”

“ah···.”

I opened my mouth stupidly and looked at the photo frame again.

Mom and Dad smiling brightly in a picture frame that emits a sacred white light.

As Jiwon said, it was a face that looked happier than anyone else in the world.

Without realizing it, I wanted to touch the photo, or rather, my parents’ faces.

As if possessed by something, I opened the glass door and stretched out my hand. The moment when my fingertips touch the outside of the picture frame.

The pure white light flowing from the picture frame exploded and began to turn the whole world white.

The second hand of the clock hanging on the wall stopped, and no sound was heard, as if someone had pressed the mute button.

When you feel as if you are inside a pure white porcelain where not a single speck can be seen.

An unfamiliar woman’s voice came from behind.

“Daewoon.”

When I reflexively turned my head, the two people standing in front of me were my father and mother in the photo.

I couldn’t react and just stared at the two of them blankly.

My father and mother approached me slowly, one step at a time, and grabbed each of my hands.

As the cozy and warm feeling reached my heart through my nerves, I immediately burst into tears.

“Our Daewoon… we are finally meeting like this.”

“mom···.”

The word “mother” came out without me even realizing it.

In some ways, it was said to a woman I had never met, or even to a woman who seemed to be a college student, but strangely, it didn’t feel awkward at all.

“As expected, our son! Look, Jinhee. What did I tell you? Didn’t I say that our Daewoon is just like me and will get through any upheaval he goes through?”

Mom glances at dad, who smiles triumphantly.

“What do you say? You look just like me. You can’t do anything without me. You’re always shedding like crazy.”

“Big… That’s true, but… Dad, please show some respect in front of the kid…”

He said he was a friend of the same age from the same orphanage, and the way they bickered seemed very friendly.

I saw a happy smile forming on my face as I watched it.

Mom and Dad hugged me and said,

The warmth of those two pairs begins to melt my frozen heart.

“Daewoon… I’m sorry mom and dad. I’m really sorry to Daewoon…”

“Why are you sorry, Mom and Dad?”

“I’m sorry for leaving you alone… I’m sorry for not being able to protect you… I’m sorry for not being able to give you anything.”

Tears flowed endlessly from Mom and Dad’s eyes.

I showed off the most cheerful smile I could muster.

“Why didn’t you give me anything? You gave me a wonderful name, Song Dae-woon. And it’s not Mom and Dad’s fault. I lived really hard. At one time, I thought I was left alone in the world, but that wasn’t the case. Although Mom and Dad “Even though he is not with me, I have a lot of family. Thanks to him, I have worked harder than anyone else, and now I am a son that my mom and dad can be proud of.”

“Thank you for raising me so well, my son. Thank you so much.”

My father, with a happy smile, wrapped his arms around me and patted my shoulder.

It was a truly unfamiliar feeling. Because it was the first time I had a father.

Everyone else has it, but to me, it’s like a unicorn in a fantasy.

I felt extremely proud at the thought of being recognized by my father.

“I am truly grateful to you two.”

For a while, I captured the images of my mom and dad in my eyes.

I am determined to never forget this scene.

“Thank you for letting me know that I wasn’t abandoned. Thank you for loving me more than anyone else in the world. Actually, I was afraid. What if I wasn’t born out of love? If so, would I be able to form a normal family and give my child proper love? “I used to worry about these things a lot, but now that I know how much I was loved by proud parents, I can be happier than anyone else.”

My mom and dad just nodded with a look of pride at my confession mixed with determination.

“Now it’s time to go back. I can’t wait any longer to see my son like this. Daeun, live happily. So that mom and dad can watch over you happily from heaven. You can do that, right?”

He wiped away the tears that were flowing against his will with his sleeve and smiled humorously.

“Of course. Did you see the beautiful woman who came with me? Surprisingly, she is the daughter-in-law of my mother and father. She is very pretty, isn’t she? Isn’t she just pretty? She is also wise and considerate. If my mother and father had been around, she would have become a very beautiful daughter-in-law. My mother, who raised me. “He’s so good to me… he’s going to live so well that his mom and dad will be jealous in heaven, so he comes to me in my dreams sometimes when he’s bored.”

The appearance of my mom and dad, who were looking at me with a smile while I was complaining, changed into a blur, like a holographic image.

The white world began to wash away, and the stopped clock began to turn little by little.

“ah···.”

It felt like I was having a sweet dream.

When I looked down at the picture frame in my hand, the white light had disappeared everywhere.

But I know. Just a moment ago, it wasn’t like a dream at all.

“Oppa…? Are you crying?”

“huh?”

I reflexively stuttered my face at Jiwon’s surprised voice.

Tears like chicken shit were dripping down my cheeks and down my chin.

“Huh? Why are these tears…?”

Embarrassed, I rubbed my eyes with my sleeve.

I never thought I would shed tears in real life too.

I was very embarrassed in front of my prospective wife.

Jiwon hugged me without saying a word and patted my back.

“It’s actually a relief. I thought you were an emotionless robot.”

“What are you talking about? To a person with F in confidence.”

“But why are you crying? Are you finally sure that it’s your mother and father?”

“No, I’m happy, and I’m grateful.”

Jiwon took a step back and looked intently into my eyes.

“I just met Mom and Dad. But is that so? They are so proud of me and thank me for growing up well. So I told them too. Thank you for loving me with all your heart, for bringing me into this world and protecting me until the end. Oh! And support Mom and Dad. “You were so proud of me, my daughter-in-law was very satisfied.”

Jiwon, who probably thought what I said was just a joke, burst out laughing and joked.

“I’m glad you like it. If I had known it would be like this, I would have paid more attention to style.”

After adjusting his clothes, Jiwon turned his gaze towards the photo frame.

“Father, mother. Your future daughter-in-law is a talented woman, so don’t worry about your son anymore. I will do my best to feed him well.”

“Keuhum… What if you say something that the head of the family has to say?”

“My brother is a businessman. There is a risk of failure at any time, but I am an office worker who receives a good salary, right? So just trust me.”

I have too much wealth to fail…

He hid his true feelings and raised his thumb.

“I couldn’t be more confident because I have a talented wife. Please continue to take care of me.”

“Hmph, please serve it.”

We were able to leave the enshrinement hall with bright expressions of refreshment, unlike when we first entered, having taken a picture of one side of the conte instead of the other.

The sun went down before we knew it, and the sky changed from light purple to deep purple and the glow of the glow was on fire.

Jiwon, leaning against the car window, is looking at the red sunset sky.

“Now it’s really time to prepare for marriage. It feels strange. We’re going to become husband and wife…”

“Can’t you believe I’m getting such a pretty wife?”

“I can’t believe it. I can’t believe I’m getting married and becoming the husband of one woman and the head of the family. Should I say it’s like a dream?”

“It feels like a dream for me too. The man I’ve always hoped for and envied will become my husband…”

We both looked at each other and smiled similar smiles.

“Anyway, how should I prepare for the wedding?”

“Like the adults in the family said, I guess we can just do whatever we want. Do you have many guests to invite?”

“Hmm… I’m a guest to invite…”

So many faces passing through my mind at that moment.

“I don’t think it will be a lot, but everyone lives far away, so they probably won’t be able to come.”

I didn’t know at the time.

A few wedding invitations sent as a courtesy would become the seeds of a wedding of the century that would go down in history.