Chapter 4
Jungkook PoV
It's been 3 weeks since my mother's heart operation and the last time I've spoken to Dr. Park. I wasn't able to be there for my mom's operation due to work and my assistant kept adding schedules in my list.
We're still in the hospital, waiting for mom's discharge. And Il-Do and her has been having a heated discussion about his move to the States. Even if I try to speak back to my mother about topics like this, I know I shouldn't speak back to her.
I sit down on the chair and looked at them arguing over small things. Hyung was supposed to move back to the States and handle everything there, I know my mom hates hyung because he's adopted. Grandma and grandpa were afraid that my dad would not get married so they adopted a son for him.
"Jungkook? Why're you dragging him into this?!" Dongie shouted. "I told you, he will find someone and that someone will not be that girl, okay?! Leave my brother out of this!"
"How dare you? Jungkook is 27 years old! He needs a wife! And Jang Won Young is perfect for him!" my mother shouted.
I stood up from my seat, "Mom. I think it's too much, rest--"
"No! I will not rest! I will not stop until you get married to the Jangs daughter!"
"Give Jungkook 1 year to decide who his bride will be. If he does not have an eligible bride, then Wonyoung can marry him," Dongie told her.
She folded her arms, "Fine. 1 year."
I'm screwed. My mother knows that I couldn't fall in love with a girl easily. She knows she'll win. She knows that I don't like to be in a relationship that is too serious.
With the door opening, we stopped talking about our private conversation and looked at Doctor Park. She was carrying a metal clipboard with her and 2 bars of snickers were hanging out of her doctor's coat.
"Oh, did I bother you guys? I can come--" she paused.
"No, no. You came on time, what is it you want?" Dongie asked.
I cleared my throat, "Hyung, be nice to the doctor. And also you mom."
Chaeyoung laughed, "Anyway. I completed your discharge papers, it's all taken care of. You're medicines are with your bodyguards, and here's the bill of the hospital. Who should I--?"
"I'll take that," I took it from her. "A million won? That's crazy. Are you sure?"
"W=Why is it too expensive?" she asked.
"No. It's awfully cheap."
She looked at me seriously.
I laughed at her reaction, "Okay Ms. Park..." I looked at her ID. "Ms. Park Chaeyoung."
And I signed the papers and followed her to the front desk for the transaction.
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Finally, I went out of the hospital. Everyone was bickering and fighting, even Namjoon wanted to fight. He was pissed because last night Hoseok-hyung, a famous choreographer, said he can't dance well. And it pissed him, so now he brought it to me. And now, I'm pissed off.
I walked inside my office room with my assistant, Rachel, and underman, Cole, following me. My underman is the one who acts like a detective for me, I just didn't know what you call them.
As I sat on my seat, I turned the swivel chair to the big glass window with the view overlooking Seoul. Busy Korea. With half of it not resting.
"Sir Jeon, you have a business meeting with Park Jihyun, CEO of Park Industries and Sir Bambam, CEO of WeAreOne Entertainment," Rachel said.
"I know about Jihyun, but Bambam? What's he want?" I asked.
"Their entertainment is starting to loose it's funders. No one wants to fund them and support them. If we fund them, we take about 20% of shares in their stocks," Cole told me.
That's what my underman does.
"Okay, tell Bambam around 3. And Jihyun at around 1. Rache, you can go," I said.
She nods and leave.
"Uhm, Cole?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Can you look at the name Park Chaeyoung for me?"
He looked interested, "Where she working right now, sir?"
"She's a doctor in Hye Jin Hospital. Give me her personal data and have your men picture her wherever she is."
"Right away, sir."
"You may go," I told him.
I rarely give Cole these kinds of assignments. He's always done excellent jobs in stalking the information of the companies we rival and we always are one step ahead of them because of our company's brain.
Even if it sounds creepy, I had Cole look for Dongie-hyung's mother. She's working as a front desk lady in the first floor. All along, my big brother's been seeing her and I told her that he's her son but she should keep her mouth shut.
From my deep thinking, my office door busted open and I hear 2 bickering men. Bickering, again? Seriously?
I turned my swivel chair back, facing my table and my office.
"I told you, Gucci is way better than Ralph Lauren!" my brown haired friend said.
"No, no. Ralph Lauren has the coolest styles! Guccie sucks!" my blonde friend answered.
"Seriously? Polo clothes? Collared? Don't you feel choked with those kinds of clothes? You have no sense of fashion, Park Jimin!"
They raise their arms, looking like they start a fight.
"What're you doing?" they asked together.
"Hey, don't copy me!" the said in unison, again.
"Jeongmal, Kim Taehyung!"
"Ya! Park Jimin!"
I sighed and clapped at my 2 friends who were acting. 1st class drama! Both of them have been annoying lately.
Kim Taehyung is my family's friend. His parents are well off, they don't own a company but they own the largest and most famous fashion brands here in Korea. His brother, Kim Seungmin owns it right now. But Taehyung is the CEO of my family's fashion brand. And he's maintaining his top spot in the rankings.
Park Jimin, is my dad's rival's son. Well, used to be rivals. Jimin's younger brother, Park Jihyun just got started as their company's CEO. Since Jimin has been played by the media, calling him: 'the worthless son', my dad also made him a CEO of our company's entertainment branch. The Parks don't follow Korean belief about the youngest, they choose their successor.
"Okay, both of you stop it! What are you doing here?" I asked them.
Taehyung smiled, "Like what we always do. Hang out in your office because our offices are way boring!"
"Yeah, none of the workers there in Bulletproof Entertainment works like a human. They don't know how to connect with the kids," Jimin complained. "Why did we even hire them?"
"That looks like a problem. What's going on in the Entertainment?" I asked.
"Most of the trainees are backing out because of our new vocal teacher. She's very strict. I myself couldn't handle her," he laughed. "So should we fire her?"
"Yeah, she sounds like an idiot," Taehyung laughed.
"Do what hyung says, we need an artist on the list, Jimin-hyung. As much as possible, pick 5 boys already," I told him. "And you, V-hyung? What's the matter in our fashion line?"
"Oh. Nothing, I just wanted to leave the office. I yelled at the workers because it's fashion week in less than 3 weeks and we haven't completed 3 lines yet. And Jimin wanted to go to you so yep, I came along," he answered.
"It's fashion week in 3 weeks? Huh? That's early," I wondered.
"Nah, it's the showcase of our latest put-ups. And everyone's been slacking."
"That's because you let your workers off with your softie heart," Jimin said.
"Aish! If both of you want to argue, argue outside!" I told them.
The looked at me, "Hmm. Jungkook, what's your story in this side of the company?"
"Nothing. The new video game is about to launch and I haven't seen it yet, Kim Jennie's business is driving me insane. She's been loosing too much customers lately. And the hospital!" I sighed.
"Political war in the hospital?" Taehyung asked.
"Yeah."
"Woah. What's the tea?" Jimin asked.
"Ms. Woo is being accused of big scandals lately. And if her company's name is in the articles, then our company is too. There's been elections in the board if we should take her out and put mom as the new CEO. And that would mean--"
"Another workload. Oh, Jungkook, I pity you. Why not give it to Il-Do?" Jimin said.
"You think his mom likes him? Of course not, and do you think Seunghan will get it? No again," Taehyung said.
"We can ask Namjoon-hyung to carry that part of the company, like how your dad did to us. We're CEOs of branches in Jeon Foundation and your father is still the CEO of Jeon Foundation," Jimin again spoke out.
My father is still the CEO of Jeon Foundation, I'm just his representative and he wanted to expose me in these situations while he's in America. But it feels like I own the foundation, and I want to prove that I can do it.
"Yeah, but Namjoon doesn't want to get involve in such things," I said.
"Seokjin-hyung, owns his companies now. Hoseok-hyung doesn't take part in these kinds of things. Well, what about Yoongi-hyung?" Taehyung asked.
I looked at him at the name 'Yoongi', that's right, my friend's name is Min Yoongi but the son of our maid is named Nam Yoongi.
"Didn't I tell you? Yoongi-hyung's in Europe and he's currently building their business there," Jimin told Taehyung. "if you're asking about the business, the hotel that Jeon Foundation also sponsors."
Taehyung opened his mouth a little that made him look like saying: "aah" and nodded at Jimin. Both of them always helped me with a problem in our company because they know how much I dislike talking to the board members.
God, those old skanks.
Except for my favorite uncle, Uncle Bang Si Hyuk. He's been through the highs and lows with my father in this company and didn't want to pursue it as his but as a method of art. And he's always fended me off from those old hags in the board.
"I guess we don't have a choice but force Namjoon-hyung, JK," Jimin told me. "That's if..you want to handle the hospital."
I looked at him, "Hyung, you know me well. And in my whole life, I've only wanted to follow my father's footstep in taking place from his seat. I'm just the ceo of GCF Mobas. And I don't want to deal with the hospital. In the first place, it's the most problematic one."
And with our conversation ending at a knock in my room. I hurriedly made Taehyung and Jimin sit on the couch in my office. When I asked the person to enter it was just Rachel.
"Sir, what would you like for lunch?" she asked. "Oh, Sir Kim and Sir Park." she bowed.
"Cold noodles, tenderloin steak, cola, lasagna and samgyeopsal," I told her. "Is there anything else?"
She nods, "Yes, sir. Uhm, Sir Seokjin will be opening a new restaurant, and he messaged that he's in this part of town and wants to meet you."
"Where will we meet?" I asked.
"He didn't specify."
"Tell him to go here, get me a lunch for 4, thanks Rache," I told her and she left the room.
Whenever I pay or give free lunch for my 2 best friends they always end up happy, since they always pay and because I'm the youngest so they have to pay. But today was different because my secretary went to me asking what I should get for lunch, and she doesn't do it all the time, knowing my schedule.
But it's a good timing Jin-hyung will be going here. It's been months since he and I have actually had a meal and talked to each other properly.
While I sat on my desk, looking at the papers that were sent to me for signing, my 2 friends were in my room talking or doing nonsense in my office.
Then I happen to come across a file from HR about Kim Jennie's fashion line. It's not really big, it's more of an Instagram kind of buying but I we gave her the opportunity to get a small business done.
I personally think, Jennie is being unprofessional when it comes to the business part but in the fashion side, she's fine. According to the file from HR, Jennie's stocks has gone high these days and it's bringing benefits to the company.
But what caught me was when Jennie asked HR to give designs to me and have me approve a whole line that consists of 5 designs. Most of it were for girls since it's theme was to bring the feminine side of women to life. And the draft photo models has the famous Kim Jisoo...and Park Chaeyoung.
Boy, anybody would kill for that waist!
And for what seemed like hours, a knock in my door broke the different atmospheres of my office. When it opened, Jin-hyung went inside and waved at us.
"AIGOO. MY LITTLE DONGSAENGS!!" He opened his arms wide signalling for a hug.
The 2 hugged him and I got up from my seat and hugged him as well.
"Jin-hyung!! I missed you!!" the three of us.
He laughed, "I knew you missed your handsome brother!"
We took a seat. Jin-hyung seated next to me and the 95s seated across us.
"So, what're you doing in this side of Seoul? We heard you were opening a new branch here," Taehyung said.
"Yeah, I kind of thought it would be nice if we will open a restaurant that has a sense of class and style but at an affordable price. Didn't think it was hard to look for a good place to put up a restaurant," he said.
And while we were talking, Rachel opened my door and let the waiters from our mini restaurant and bar waiters from the first floor go in and serve our food.
"I ordered food since you were coming," I told Jin.
He nodded and said it tasted good.
"Hyung, what brought you to visit us, by the way?" Jimin asked.
"Yeah, I thought you were busy in find a new place for your restaurant," I added.
"Well, first, I heard about what happened in the hospital. I own shares there too, with the cafeteria being in my sponsorship. I wanted to talk to JK about it. And it has been a long time since we talked," he said and ate his steak with noodles wrapped around it.
Taehyung looked at him, "Hyung, are you sure or is there something bothering you?"
"No, no, of course not. There's nothing bothering me," he said.
"But hyung, why would you be here? We talked yesterday," Jimin told him.
I placed my fork down, "Hyung why are you here, really? I still have a meeting with Jihyung at 1."
"You're gonna meet my brother? Can I come?" Jimin asked me.
"No, it's business business. But I'll have him meet you afterwards," I told Jimin.
"Yah. When have you grown?!" he asked me.
I shook his hand off my shoulder, "Jin-hyung, what is your real motive here?"
He looked down.
"..Hoseokie...got into the hospital...and I'm afraid Kim Woo is using him as bait."
I looked at him, "But Hoseok-hyung doesn't have anything to do with business."
"Jungkook-ah, remember, he's your close friend. And remember, Kim Woo wants you to give shares in your companies," he continued.
Jin looked at the 3 of us, "Be prepared with your family's business, Taehyung-ah, Jimin-ah, she's making war in our companies."
"And J-Hope...is her bait to catch us."
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sounds like suspense but we'll get to the romantic scenes after.
the food is making me hungry T-T
anyway, til we see again!
iz out-
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