The Third-Gen Chaebol Becomes a Genius Actor

Chapter 137 < This is not the place yet. >

“Ugh…”

As a painful sound escaped his lips, everyone’s eyes turned to him. Yoo Yeon Seo ignored how Park Geum-ju was visibly flustered.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah, I get headaches sometimes. Maybe it’s stress.”

Yoo Yeon Seo shrugged off the words of concern and swallowed the painkiller that someone handed him. He nodded vaguely at Yoo Eun-ho’s silent question if he was okay.

“I’ve been busy lately. I’ll be fine if I rest.”

“Take good care of yourself. Do you want me to make you some herbal medicine?”

“I’m fine.”

He always felt worse when he came to this house. Yoo Yeon Seo tried to ignore the annex that was visible from the window.

“Yeon Seo, do you have any good news?”

“Me?”

All of a sudden?

“Well, you and Shin Ye-won seemed to have a good chemistry in the drama.”

“Acting and reality are different.”

What were these aunts trying to do? Yoo Yeon Seo smiled faintly.

“Really? I heard that when you immerse yourself in the role, you develop feelings for the other person. Is that not the case?”

“I snap out of it quickly. And that sister is not my type.”

“Oh, brother. Sister. Don’t you think you should look after the kids? Eun-ho doesn’t seem to have any plans either…”

Yoo Yeon Seo’s ironclad defense backfired on Yoo Geon-min and Choi Yoo-jin. So this was… a pressure to get their sons married?

‘The aunts are not completely clueless either…’

The issue of inheritance was not a joke.

“They’ll figure it out themselves. We can’t force them to find a match.”

“And these days, people get married late anyway.”

“Besides, our Eun-ho can be quick if he sets his mind to it. Oh, I’m getting so many requests to introduce him to someone. He’s the top groom candidate among the chaebols.”

“Oh, you too? I hear so much about Yeon Seo. Our sons are so outstanding…”

“Did you know that Yeon Seo is also the second-best groom candidate among the chaebols these days?”

What’s the difference between first and second? Yoo Yeon Seo frowned. They turned the aunts’ attacks into subtle boasts about their sons.

“But we should show them their great-grandchildren before dad and mom get older.”

“Right. Brother. They’re still your grandsons…”

“Isn’t Seo-yoon the closest one? Aren’t you making a move these days?”

The eldest aunt, Yoo Min-jung, closed her mouth. She knew her daughter hated it, but she was secretly pushing for a match. How did her brother find out? Lee Seo-yoon’s face darkened.

“Brother, I thought you only cared about your sons. Do you have a lot of interest in the surroundings?”

“Of course. They’re our beloved siblings and nephews.”

Yoo Geon-min smiled leisurely and took a sip of water. His eyes were quite sharp… Oh, dad. I only saw you as a workaholic, but this is unfamiliar. Of course, that thought didn’t last long. He brightened up again when he met Yoo Yeon Seo’s eyes.

And Yoo Chairman, who was silently watching the situation, had a faint smile on his lips.

‘As expected, he’s a mean old man…’

He was the one who made this game. It would have suited his personality to just decide and notify them. But he gave them a grace period and created this tension. What was his intention…?

“Kids. Are you done eating?”

“No.”

The real power in the house was Park Geum-ju.

***

“Are you guys not going home?”

“We’ll go in a bit.”

“…You should act like this more often!”

They stayed to persuade Yoo Chairman. Even when he yelled at them, they shamelessly held their ground. The cousins were uncomfortable with the adults being like that, but they didn’t go outside.

Yoo Yeon Seo, who would normally go home first, also sat quietly and watched the situation.

“I’ll go in a bit too.”

“You too?”

“If you don’t like it, I’ll go.”

“No, it’s fine. It’s been a while since we all gathered like this.”

Yoo Chairman’s mouth twitched. Did he create this situation to shake them up with his wealth? Yoo Yeon Seo snorted at the possibility.

“Stay then?”

“Ah, I have some research to do.”

“Then I’ll go check on the aunts.”

Yeon Seo nodded at his brother’s words and followed the two aunts who left their seats. He was used to hiding his presence. However, he encountered an unexpected variable in the middle.

“Grandma.”

“Oh, yes.”

Park Geumju seemed flustered and was watering the plants that she had already watered. Yeon Seo grabbed the watering can and gently put it down next to her. Park Geumju’s hand twitched.

“How have you been?”

“I’m fine. You seem to be doing well.”

“Did you watch the drama?”

“Yes, your grandfather is so stubborn, you know.”

So she did watch it. Yeon Seo sighed softly.

He wasn’t unaware of Park Geumju’s situation at the time, but he couldn’t forget how she treated him coldly for no reason. He wasn’t sure if it was the resentment that Yeon Seo had originally or what he was experiencing in the present reality, but he didn’t have any such feelings now.

Maybe it was because he vented his anger that day. Yeon Seo felt his head ache again.

“Thank you for hiring Mr. Park Jungho.”

“It’s fine as long as he’s useful. Keep him around if you need him.”

“Aren’t you curious? What I’m doing.”

“What do I care what you do.”

That’s that. Yeon Seo turned his head. Park Geumju read the disappointment in his action and quickly added.

“Do I have the right?”

Her voice was trembling. Yeon Seo didn’t know how to answer. If the culprit was revealed, he could clear the ridiculous rumor that was spread about Park Geumju. But did grandma need to know that process?

Yeon Seo had experienced the rage that boiled up against the culprit even in his sleep. And he didn’t enjoy that feeling.

“You’ll find out soon.”

“I see.”

He left the spot and stopped in front of the small study where the two aunts went in.

‘Will this work?’

Yeon Seo clenched his fist and bit his lip as he pondered something. The physical abilities that developed due to the influence of the soul, then what about his hearing? He pressed his ear against the closed door. The voices of the two aunts sounded as clear as if they were next to him.

“Tsk, he’s ruining our way even after he’s dead.”

“Brother. Still, he’s a dead person.”

“Why? Kyungseok, don’t you think the same as me?”

Park Kyungseok couldn’t say no. He hesitated for a moment and then sighed deeply.

“To be honest, I didn’t expect to get anything.”

“Me neither.”

Chairman Yu only cared about his bloodline. The two sons-in-law were not in his eyes. The exception was Lee Heeseo. He was the grandson, and he had the advantage of being a genius. Chairman Yu loved him so much. He didn’t expect that his shadow would affect the inheritance distribution even after he died.

“But…”

He heard the sound of swallowing something. Were they close enough to have a drink? Well, there was no possibility that there was only one ‘head’. They could have been in a cooperative relationship.

‘I have a lot to worry about.’

Of course, it could be someone other than the two aunts. Yeon Seo sighed softly and focused on their conversation.

“Even if Sunwoo doesn’t, our Yujung has the ability and ambition to not fall behind. But he only favors his brother’s family.”

“There’s nothing we can do. By the way, Yujung is cheerful. Our kids are…”

Lee Youngtaek sighed. He knew they were trying, but they didn’t meet Chairman Yu’s standards. His eldest daughter Lee Seoyun, who didn’t listen to him well because she was influenced by foreign things while studying abroad, and his second daughter Lee Sea. He hoped they wouldn’t cause any trouble.

“Yeon Seo seems to be going to the vice chairman’s side, so why do we have to split the shares with him? He already got a lot.”

“That’s right.”

“The father-in-law hasn’t decided everything yet, so we have no choice but to hope for that.”

His wife wanted to secure her share or at least her child’s share. But he didn’t want his children’s share to go to the distant nephew.

Lee Youngtaek gently swirled the glass. Apart from the inheritance issue, he acknowledged Yeon Seo’s ability. The nephew knew how to roll money. It was surprising that he suddenly made a place in the entertainment industry, but he seemed to be successful there too. He looked like he could do anything.

“By the way, Yeon Seo is quite a bastard.”

“Maybe he takes after his brother?”

“If he did, would the father-in-law spread rumors around the neighborhood?”

Park Kyungseok nodded. Yeon Seo confirmed that his information was hidden here. He was relieved. If they knew he had a good memory, it would mean he still remembered the encounter with that madman. He didn’t want that fact to be known to the ‘head’.

“Why can’t we have a kid like that…”

“Brother. Don’t be like that.”

Lee Young-taek, the eldest uncle, seemed dissatisfied with his own children. Yoo Yeon Seo frowned as he thought of his cousin sister who looked dejected. How unlucky.

Park Kyung-seok, who knew how he felt, brought up a different topic.

“You know that father-in-law cares a lot about Yeon Seo.”

“…”

“Who would do that in that situation? That poor kid.”

“But how long will he be stuck in the past? Yeon Seo, he doesn’t seem to remember it anymore… He’s fine, isn’t he?”

“That’s true.”

Yoo Yeon Seo was puzzled by their conversation. He thought they would talk more comfortably and candidly in private… But the content was quite polite, as if they were conscious of each other.

“What do you think of that incident?”

That incident, he said… Yoo Yeon Seo was shaken, but he didn’t show it.

“What is there to think about? It’s over… It’s just a pity. What about you, brother?”

“I feel the same.”

As the conversation turned to a heavy topic, Lee Young-taek naturally changed the subject.

“How’s business going?”

“Just the same, you know.”

“I heard you’re doing well overseas.”

“That’s not because of me, it’s all thanks to Seon-young… How about you, brother? Are you looking forward to becoming a director soon?”

The conversation shifted to their personal updates. Yoo Yeon Seo, who thought there was nothing more to gain, tuned out and headed to the living room, pretending to have gone to the bathroom.

‘I need to check out the annex, too…’

He had a throbbing headache. But his eyes kept going there, as if there was something on the original side… He couldn’t ignore his instinctive movements as the memory synchronization was more than half done.

“Where are you going?”

“Over there.”

“The annex?”

Yoo Eun-ho, who grabbed his brother, widened his eyes.

“Are you okay?”

“Why?”

“You didn’t even look at it.”

“Did I?”

But he felt like he had to go there for some reason… Yoo Yeon Seo went out as if he was possessed. Yoo Eun-ho followed him.

“It was here…”

He couldn’t forget it, no matter how many times he replayed the memory.

“Where you met that lunatic?”

“It’s awkward to hear lunatic from your mouth, brother.”

“Why, am I not human?”

Yoo Eun-ho chuckled. Of course, he wasn’t really laughing. He was trying to ease the tension with a smile, in case something like last time happened again.

“Let’s go back now.”

“Just a moment.”

Yoo Yeon Seo approached the annex and stopped at a certain point. It was probably the room where Lee Hee-seo had been. The shape of that thing, hovering in the air, was the same as he had always seen, but the impact on his body was tremendous.

“Ugh…!”

No, this place is still not ready.