Chapter 50: Call Me Hubby

The two of them spent a long time in bed, kissing with their noses rubbing together. Yoon Nam-hyuk, having finally vented years of pent-up frustration, felt a lightness in his heart he had never known.

He tugged at the corner of Qi Huai’s shirt and said thoughtfully, “Those photos and the video, I’m not sure if it was Yoon Nam-woo. With his personality, if he had arranged it, he would have been waiting at home early to see me make a fool of myself. But he hadn’t returned by the time I left this afternoon.”

Qi Huai: “Last time with the Choi Min-jun incident, you suspected there was someone else behind Yoon Nam-woo. Could it be that person again this time?”

“Perhaps. I’m not sure.”

Yoon Nam-hyuk shook his head, confused. Even the matter of someone being behind Yoon Nam-woo was just his speculation.

He had later sent someone to “greet” Choi Min-jun in prison. The questioning process wasn’t very polite, but the result was nothing special, just as Yoon Nam-hyuk had guessed.

At first, Choi Min-jun insisted that the secret filming was to warn Qi Huai. It was only when he was “questioned” to the point of near-fracture that he told the truth. He had made a deal with Yoon Nam-woo to get dirt on Yoon Nam-hyuk.

That day, he had happened to run into Qi Huai and Yoon Nam-hyuk being intimate. And since he had always been dissatisfied with Yoon Nam-woo’s arrogant attitude, he had decided on the spot to blackmail him.

But he had never expected that Yoon Nam-woo, that good-for-nothing illegitimate son, could mobilize thugs of that level. They had nearly gotten him drunk and thrown him into the Han River, faking a drunken suicide.

The reason he hadn’t said anything was simply because he was afraid of retaliation from the Yoon Nam-hyuk brothers after he got out of prison.

Therefore, whether there was another mysterious person was just Yoon Nam-hyuk’s own speculation.

Qi Huai frowned. He reviewed the characters the plot had given him and found that besides the supporting roles like directors and screenwriters who would appear later, the important characters had basically all made their debut.

Among these people, who else would target Yoon Nam-hyuk?

Yoon Nam-woo was one.

RC’s Eun Chul-woo, as Woosan’s rival, was another.

Kim Min-kyung, who was clearly Yoon Nam-hyuk’s childhood friend but had signed with Eun Chul-woo, was also a possibility.

Then, could the entire Kim family also be a possibility?

The Kim family was a family of prosecutors. It was normal for them to collude with members of illegal organizations for mutual benefit.

If he thought about it more complexly, could there be foreign forces behind this, profiting by manipulating the stock prices of Korean chaebols?

This matter, on a small scale, could be considered a sibling rivalry. On a large scale, there was no ceiling. If he wanted to know the answer quickly, the most convenient way was to ask the System directly.

At the beginning of his transmigration, the System had promised to grant him three wishes. So far, two had been used: one to make money, and one to alter his identity. Both were necessary choices.

Perhaps the third wish could be used to ask about the mastermind? But what was the most optimal way to use this wish?

Just asking who the mastermind was seemed meaningless. If the other party really was a prosecutor family like the Kims, even a chaebol like the Yoon family couldn’t easily take them down. At that point, he wouldn’t have the ability to use the System to immediately find leverage on the Kim family. They would be very passive.

It seems the most suitable method for now is to wait for the other party to make their move, and after they’ve played all their cards, counterattack when the opportunity arises… Qi Huai thought.

“Stop thinking about it.” Yoon Nam-hyuk’s lips curved slightly as he lowered his eyes and played with Qi Huai’s long fingers. “If their target is me or the entire Yoon family, they will definitely make another move. As long as they make a move, there’s a chance for us to catch them.”

Qi Huai spread his five fingers and let him play, occasionally hooking his fingertip around the other’s index finger. “Do you have a clue about your mother’s memento?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk nodded. “Mmm, I found out it’s overseas. Yoon Tae-min has three secret properties abroad. There’s only one I haven’t checked yet. The security there is too tight, very difficult to break through.”

The Yoon family was considered a chaebol family in Korea, yes, but that status wasn’t enough overseas. To avoid Yoon Tae-min finding out, he had to act discreetly, so progress was very slow.

“I’ll help you,” Qi Huai said, brushing Yoon Nam-hyuk’s eyelashes.

“You’ll help me?” Yoon Nam-hyuk squinted thoughtfully. “Qi Huai, you seem a bit mysterious. You were a model, but your acting is exceptionally good. You’re also good at fighting, and you have hacker friends. And the huge sum of money that suddenly appeared in your account is even more mysterious. I certainly haven’t paid you that much salary. Aren’t you going to explain?”

Qi Huai smiled. “Didn’t I just say so?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk knitted his brow. “When?”

Qi Huai laughed out loud. “I just said, kiss me and I’ll tell you.”

Yoon Nam-hyuk’s eyes widened. “Didn’t I just kiss you?!”

He had kissed him more than once!

Qi Huai feigned confusion. “Did you? Was that why you kissed me? I thought President Yoon was just so overcome with affection that he couldn’t help himself. Wasn’t that it?”

Shibal…

What a purebred scoundrel!

Yoon Nam-hyuk angrily threw Qi Huai’s hand away and turned his head. “I’m going to sleep.”

Qi Huai didn’t even need to look to know that a certain president’s face and ears were definitely red.

“Don’t you want to know? It seems you don’t care about me,” Qi Huai sighed. “That’s true. No matter how the huge sum of money appeared, I already know the account password. My boyfriend’s money is my money. As long as I can spend it, it doesn’t matter how it got there, right? If it really is an illegal asset, it seems safer not to know the source. Anyway, if this boyfriend goes to jail, there will be a next one…”

“Aish—” Yoon Nam-hyuk cursed and turned his head to glare at Qi Huai. “So noisy! Can’t you say something nice!”

What do you mean, go to jail—hey! Wait, what boyfriend? When did he ever admit they were boy-boyfriends!

“So fierce?” Qi Huai raised an eyebrow. “Where’s the courage you had when you secretly kissed me in the car?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk’s eyes widened. Shibal! How did he know! Wasn’t he asleep then?!

“Want to ask how I know?” Qi Huai chuckled. Of course, a certain system that can’t keep a secret told me, he thought. “President Yoon, getting handsy with someone while they’re drunk, that’s sexual harassment, isn’t it?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk turned as red as a little tomato. He buried his face in the pillow and completely ignored Qi Huai.

Qi Huai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you trying to suffocate yourself? The first time I met you, you buried your face in the covers. Haha, what’s with that habit?”

“Hey!” Yoon Nam-hyuk lifted his head and exploded.

Did he bury his face voluntarily? It was clearly Qi Huai who threw him on the bed, and his face just happened to be facing down!!! Shibal!

Qi Huai was quick. Before Yoon Nam-hyuk could burst out cursing, he had already pinched his chin and given him a deep, lingering kiss.

After a long moment, he whispered against Yoon Nam-hyuk’s lips, “Shh, Assistant Yoo and Dr. Choi are sleeping next door. Don’t shout.”

What?!

Whether from shame or anger, Yoon Nam-hyuk’s face turned even redder. Why is this guy only telling me now that Assistant Yoo and Dr. Choi are here?! he thought. Aish… he really deserves a beating!

He wanted to punch him, but his back was injured and he couldn’t lift his arm. He wanted to dock Qi Huai’s salary as punishment, but then he remembered the long string of zeros in his account. Even when he wanted to curse a little more to vent his anger, his mouth was still blocked.

Yoon Nam-hyuk was so angry he could only bite Qi Huai’s mouth in return. And as he bit, they started kissing again.

Mindful of the injuries on his back, they kissed in a very limited position until they were panting. Qi Huai simply picked Yoon Nam-hyuk up and had him lie on his chest.

Yoon Nam-hyuk squinted, panting on Qi Huai’s chest. Qi Huai had one hand on his waist, the other gently stroking the back of his head, occasionally pinching his warm neck.

“You want to find your mother’s memento, and you also want Woosan…” Qi Huai said slowly. “Are you planning to acquire Woosan’s shares?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk was drowsy from comfort. “You know Woosan’s shareholding structure. If I want to have absolute control over the company, I must have the support of the vast majority of the shareholders. Those guys are old foxes. They can’t be bought off with petty profits.”

This was also why Yoon Nam-hyuk wanted to cooperate with overseas capital, because domestic capital was no longer enough to make those people bow their heads.

“What do you think of GATE?”

“GATE?” Yoon Nam-hyuk was stunned. “That hot social product in the United States?”

He certainly knew about GATE. To the old guys in the company, capital with strong financial strength was far less dazzling than a partner with both capital and traffic.

Therefore, in his list of potential partners, social products with large traffic and diverse gameplay had always been his first choice.

It was just that GATE’s founding team was very mysterious. All the members were only known by their codenames, and they had never accepted any media interviews. Even if he wanted to contact them…

Wait.

Yoon Nam-hyuk suddenly felt his head spin. He stammered under Qi Huai’s smiling gaze, “You mean… you, your money is… when? No, why?”

The big boss of an American internet company debuting as an actor in the Korean entertainment industry??? What kind of bizarre script is this? Even Woosan’s screenwriters wouldn’t write it like this…

Qi Huai smiled. “Call me hubby, and I’ll help you buy Woosan.”

Yoon Nam-hyuk stared at him blankly.

That’s right, he had money, but the vast majority of the Yoon family’s wealth was held by Yoon Tae-min. Yoon Nam-hyuk, as the president, was merely a professional manager working for the chairman for a high salary and shares.

Without Qi Huai, he would use the funds he had to acquire as many of Woosan’s shares as possible. But to buy Woosan completely, that was something Yoon Nam-hyuk didn’t even dare to dream of…

Qi Huai pinched his cheek. “Dumbfounded?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk didn’t make a sound. He lay quietly on Qi Huai’s body for a while, his mind racing. After a long moment, one word suddenly popped out of his mouth—“Hubby.”

Qi Huai was stunned for a moment, then he couldn’t stop laughing. The more he laughed, the more ashamed Yoon Nam-hyuk felt. He squirmed, trying to get off him.

Two bodies that could get hot from just kissing—this kind of rubbing was practically a provocation for Qi Huai.

He pressed down on Yoon Nam-hyuk’s bottom, pinning his restless body against his own. “Don’t move. I’ll feel guilty if I have se-x with an injured person.”

“Mmph…” Yoon Nam-hyuk bit his lip tightly, a shiver running through him from the heat and the feeling against his stomach.

“So good,” Qi Huai praised with a smile. He said he wouldn’t do anything to an injured person, but his hands were not so honest. He slipped his hand into President Yoon’s pants and started rubbing, chuckling into his ear as he sighed, “So soft. Hubby likes it very much.”

Shi…

Yoon Nam-hyuk’s cheeks were steaming.

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With the backing of Qi Huai and GATE, the next steps of the plan were much simpler. But no matter what, the Yoon family was a chaebol with deep roots. Achieving their goal couldn’t be done overnight; it still required time.

First, they couldn’t make Yoon Tae-min too wary of them. Because the password box left by Ms. Hyun was small and easy to move, if Yoon Tae-min sensed something was wrong, Yoon Nam-hyuk’s previous investigation would probably be in vain.

Acquiring Woosan was “easy” for them, but the password box was Yoon Nam-hyuk’s childhood obsession. If it was destroyed or disappeared due to carelessness, it would definitely become an eternal regret for him. Qi Huai didn’t want to see him look upset.

So the two agreed that Yoon Nam-hyuk would return to the Cheongdam-dong apartment left by Ms. Hyun before dawn, and, as in the past, be a son who would endure humiliation and return to his father’s side no matter what.

Qi Huai would continue to join the cast of Director Baek’s film and play the role of the “powerless,” “body-selling” small-time artist.

Then, Assistant Yoo would spread the news in the company that Woosan was going to terminate Qi Huai’s contract, letting Yoon Tae-min be completely immersed in his sense of control over his son, maintaining the calm before the storm.

Then came their plan to seize power.

It must be known that an old fox who had been in charge of a chaebol for many years was not a fool, even in his old age. If the benefits they provided weren’t enough to stun those core shareholders, the news of Yoon Nam-hyuk trying to take over Woosan would be immediately leaked. So they still had to disguise themselves in this matter.

The first step was to publicize GATE’s ambition. Qi Huai’s partner Gavin and the other founding members would have to make an appearance, announcing GATE’s determination to replace Instagram, Facebook, and X to become the world’s largest social media platform.

The second step was to extend an olive branch to local entertainment companies and content production companies in various countries, expressing GATE’s intention to invite stars from all countries to join the platform, hoping to achieve long-term cooperation with more entertainment content companies to produce localized content, and being willing to invest a large amount of resources for this.

Once such cooperation news was released, any fool would know that whoever cooperated with GATE would see their stock price soar. As one of the largest entertainment companies in Korea, Woosan, whether it was Yoon Tae-min or other senior executives, would inevitably push Yoon Nam-hyuk to take the initiative and not give up this opportunity.

Once the fish was on the hook, GATE could make its demands. Cooperation with Woosan was possible, but GATE must have a stake in the company. Yoon Nam-hyuk could use this opportunity to meet with all the shareholders and have a heart-to-heart talk.

Woosan was founded by Ms. Hyun and then revitalized by her son’s own hands. It was precisely because of this that the management of Woosan could make money while lying down.

Now, the steadily profitable company was facing a bigger leap. Would they choose Yoon Nam-hyuk, who could take the company to the next level, or the senile Yoon Tae-min and the blockhead Yoon Nam-woo? These executives were not stupid.

Of course, if there were still hesitant executives, that was also easy to handle. GATE would find an excuse to hold a conference overseas and officially send an invitation to the Woosan shareholders to fly over on a chartered plane.

Planes, well, they were prone to malfunctions. Perhaps they would have to make an emergency landing in a place like Mexico. At that time, Qi Huai would personally talk to these stubborn executives.

Those who couldn’t figure it out would stay in Mexico to continue thinking, gnawing on tortilla chips with salsa under the watchful gaze of the Mexican mafia.

Those who could figure it out would go home with a high-priced share acquisition contract to enjoy their retirement. By then, the situation at Woosan would probably have changed completely.

To be honest, without Qi Huai’s help, it would be very difficult for Yoon Nam-hyuk to accomplish these things on his own. Even if an overseas capital was willing to cooperate with him, it would definitely only focus on the business.

Business is business. It would involve lengthy negotiations and bargaining, and everyone would be afraid of losing out. Those arrogant overseas capitals would definitely be picky, conduct strict investigations, and even propose many excessive conditions. Nothing would be within Yoon Nam-hyuk’s control.

Actually, what worried Qi Huai the most was still the mysterious mastermind. Regardless of whether they really existed, they were a fog that hung over him and Yoon Nam-hyuk.

But it didn’t matter. Just as Yoon Nam-hyuk said, Qi Huai thought, if there really is a mastermind targeting the Yoon family, they will definitely make another move.

No matter who that person was, he and Yoon Nam-hyuk would quietly wait for them to play all their cards, one by one. The System’s third wish would be their most reliable guarantee.