Chapter 58: Sneaking into the Main Residence

On the film set.

Qi Huai didn’t get a reply on KKT from Yoon Nam-hyuk. Instead, he got the news that Yoon Nam-hyuk had been stabbed at the press conference.

《Woosan’s Current President Yoon Nam-hyuk Suspected of Being Stabbed in a Vital Organ by the Family of the Deceased Go Eun-bin》
《Woosan President Yoon Nam-hyuk Stabbed and Rushed to Hospital for Emergency Treatment》
《Woosan President Yoon Nam-hyuk in Critical Condition After Stabbing》

A torrent of breaking news swept through social media. Qi Huai’s mind was buzzing. Even the usually talkative System was uncharacteristically silent.

Assistant Yoo’s phone was unreachable, let alone Yoon Nam-hyuk’s. Qi Huai didn’t even have to think to know that things in Seoul must be in a complete mess.

But Qi Huai also found it inexplicably strange.

Because everything had happened too quickly.

Not long after the news broke, Woosan had held a press conference at a hotel near the company. The press conference wasn’t long. Could Go Eun-bin’s family have decided to kill Yoon Nam-hyuk in just two or three hours?

From the video clips leaked by the media on the scene, for such a gentle and quiet lady to make up her mind, rush to the press conference venue, and think of using a diary to conceal a sharp knife… If there was no one instigating and arranging this in advance, Qi Huai would absolutely not believe it.

The sudden news, the deliberately guided family, and… the plummeting stock price.

Qi Huai’s brow furrowed tightly. He quickly dialed his partner’s number. “Hello? Gavin, the plan needs to be moved up.”

About ten minutes later, Assistant Yoo’s call finally connected. His emotions were clearly unstable, his tone urgent and uneasy. “Actor Qi…”

Qi Huai said urgently, “How is Nam-hyuk’s condition?”

Assistant Yoo slammed his fist against the wall in frustration. “I… I don’t know.”

Qi Huai was stunned. “You don’t know? How can you not know?”

Assistant Yoo took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself, his words unusually jumbled. “It happened so fast. The president was stabbed and fell on me. He was bleeding. I was very anxious and called an ambulance. But fortunately, the bleeding wasn’t heavy, and he didn’t faint. He told me he was fine, that it wasn’t serious, and even told me to tell you not to be too nervous, but…”

His thoughts were chaotic as he continued, “But after we got to the hospital, the Chairman’s people suddenly came and took over everything. They wouldn’t even let me see the president. His condition was okay when he went into the hospital, but somehow they suddenly said he needed emergency surgery. I don’t know the actual treatment situation, and they wouldn’t let me in. And then there was the news saying the president is in critical condition. I… I don’t know.”

Could it be what the medical shows say, that people with severe injuries don’t feel it at first? That shouldn’t be right. The president didn’t bleed that much at all.

Qi Huai paced back and forth, his mind racing. “Is it a hospital invested in by the Yoon family?”

Assistant Yoo said quickly, “It is…”

To protect the health information of the family business owners, most chaebols would choose to invest in hospitals. The Yoon family had many industries, and investing in a hospital was bound to be one of them.

If Nam-hyuk is really not seriously injured as Assistant Yoo said, Qi Huai thought, then the reason Yoon Tae-min’s people showed up at the hospital in such a hurry couldn’t be because they were concerned about their son’s injuries.

Could it be for…

“What?!”

Assistant Yoo on the other end of the line suddenly let out a cold, surprised laugh, confirming Qi Huai’s guess.

“Transfer the management rights? Are you crazy? Aish… You won’t even let me see how President Yoon is doing, and you’re already talking about transferring management rights?”

“I think you’re the one who’s crazy.” The person on the other end of the line with Assistant Yoo snorted. “Who’s bigger, the Chairman or the President? I think you can’t tell at all. Didn’t the son’s management rights come from the father? Now the Chairman is worried about the President’s health and is temporarily taking over the company. What’s the problem?”

Assistant Yoo: “I want to see the president!”

The other person: “You rude little bastard… throw him out.”

The other end of the phone was in chaos, and the call was even accidentally hung up. Not long after, Assistant Yoo called back.

The moment the call connected, the elite, overseas-educated Assistant Yoo pressed his aching mouth and held back the curse he had been halfway through. “…Actor Qi, the president said that since the mastermind knows so much about Woosan’s old news, it must be someone close to us. He hopes you will stay on the set for the time being and not come back, but…”

Qi Huai laughed in anger. He interrupted Assistant Yoo, “He probably said that before Yoon Tae-min’s people showed up, right?”

Assistant Yoo lowered his head. “Yes.”

Qi Huai sighed. “With him in this state, how can I possibly not go back?”

It was obvious that Yoon Tae-min had gone to great lengths to take over the management of Woosan. The supposedly “critically ill” Yoon Nam-hyuk was taken home from the hospital by him, clearly not giving him any chance to interact with strangers.

Late at night.

Assistant Yoo drove Yoon Nam-hyuk’s Bentley, which had been parked at the company, and slowly headed towards the Yoon family’s main residence in Hannam-dong. The uncle at the security office was very familiar with Assistant Yoo and greeted him with a smiling bow.

“Oh, it’s you.”

Assistant Yoo also smiled and nodded. “Good evening.”

The security uncle had clearly seen the news. He said with concern, “You must be an employee of Woosan, right? I heard your president was injured. Is he doing okay?”

Assistant Yoo answered patiently, “He’s okay, but he still needs to rest for a while no matter what.”

The uncle’s gaze swept over the back seat, which was filled with file boxes. “Wow… a lot of work. I won’t disturb you. Please come in.”

The license plate was automatically registered, and with the guard’s eyes as a second check, Assistant Yoo, along with Qi Huai hiding under a pile of file boxes in the back seat, passed through easily.

The security uncle watched the Bentley slowly drive away and thought, Sigh, although he was born into a wealthy family, he’s actually a child with many disasters. He bleeds at the drop of a hat. Aigoo, besides having endless money to spend, which is a good thing, his life is actually not as good as an ordinary person’s.

The Bentley drove to the familiar Building 7, then stopped with the engine off. Assistant Yoo turned around and said, “Actor Qi, this is as far as we can park. Any further and we’ll be easily discovered. Let’s get out.”

Qi Huai nodded and got out of the car. The two of them walked forward with the light of their phones, all the way to the basement of Building 10.

The basement was where the property management dealt with trash, and it was also the passage for construction and delivery of goods. It required a property staff card and a resident’s key card to open.

Assistant Yoo had all the necessary cards and was very familiar with the twists and turns here. He led Qi Huai into the property elevator, which went directly to the back door of the main residence. After entering the back door password, they were in the Yoon family’s pool courtyard, with a full view of the entire main house.

There were still lights on in the hallways of the main house. They couldn’t use the front door, and they couldn’t even step into the hallways. They had to climb through a window.

“You wait here. I’ll go by myself.”

The height of the second floor was not difficult for Qi Huai. There was the edge of the balcony and a railing he could use for leverage. A running start was all he needed to get up. It would probably be difficult for Assistant Yoo.

Assistant Yoo, who had been about to ask if they should find a stool or a ladder, immediately shut up, took Qi Huai’s jacket, and nodded. “Be careful, Actor Qi. I’ll keep watch for you.”

Qi Huai took a running start and jumped.

Assistant Yoo’s mouth fell open.

Daebak, did Actor Qi serve in the military in America? I only served in Korea, and I don’t have this kind of skill yet.

The balcony was rectangular, with a lounge chair, a small table, and a few potted plants. It was very stylish. The curtains of the French windows were half-open. Through the glass, Qi Huai could directly see the sleeping Yoon Nam-hyuk.

His sleeping face was serene, half of it buried in the blanket. The sight of him from afar made Qi Huai’s heart melt.

He was lucky enough that the French windows were not closed. They opened with a push. Qi Huai slipped in sideways and quietly knelt by the bed. “Nam-hyuk?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk’s breathing was steady, and his complexion was good, at least better than the day he had sat at Qi Huai’s doorstep playing pitiful after being beaten. But he just wouldn’t wake up no matter what.

Could he have been injected with a sedative?

Qi Huai frowned slightly. He lifted the blanket to check Yoon Nam-hyuk’s wound. The knife wound was on his side, and the bandage was not large. It didn’t look like a vital organ had been pierced, as the news had said.

As expected, it was all just an excuse for Yoon Tae-min to forcefully seize power… The reason wasn’t hard to guess either. It was most likely that Yoon Nam-hyuk hadn’t informed him about holding the press conference.

At the press conference, Yoon Nam-hyuk had announced to the national media that he would reinvestigate the Go Eun-bin case and handle it impartially. This had made Yoon Tae-min, the then-operator of Woosan, feel a sense of crisis. After all, there was no telling how many old matters this old case of Go Eun-bin would drag out.

Yoon Nam-hyuk might not have known at the time, but that didn’t mean Yoon Tae-min didn’t.

The Yoon family’s entertainment company, the Kim family’s prosecutor background, the underground industry Heaven controlled by Kim Min-kyung, and those rooms specifically for VIP entertainment…

After Yoon Nam-hyuk took over, he had vigorously cleaned up Woosan. And Kim Min-kyung had signed with RC, which also ran an entertainment company. Was there really no connection here?

They only saw one Go Eun-bin. But over the past ten years, how many “Go Eun-bins” had been struggling to survive or dying silently in places they didn’t know about?

No one knew.

Yoon Tae-min did indeed detest homosexuals, but as long as it didn’t involve his own son, he probably wouldn’t mind profiting from it in the long run.

Therefore, investigating the Go Eun-bin case was equivalent to putting Yoon Tae-min and other vested interests on the fire. These people would definitely not be willing.

Thinking along these lines, the person who had incited Go Eun-hee to use the knife could be the mysterious mastermind targeting the Yoon family, or it could be someone related to the Go Eun-bin incident, or it could even be Yoon Tae-min himself.

The truth was a mystery for now. The investigation would take time. Fortunately, Yoon Nam-hyuk was fine.

Yoon Nam-hyuk was sleeping very soundly. Qi Huai couldn’t wake him up even by nibbling on his earlobe and talking. He was helpless, but he couldn’t bear to leave. He played with his hair for a while and then couldn’t help but take out his phone to secretly take photos.

He took two tissues and made them into bunny ears, taking a picture. He used a tissue to make a white beard, and took another picture. Finally, he folded a white paper crane. The soft beak kept pecking at the scarlet mole on the sleeping person’s nose. The increasingly annoyed President Yoon gradually frowned. The culprit raised an eyebrow and started to record a video…

See, Qi Huai thought, an injured person should be played with like this. If you’re impatient, then don’t get injured in the future.

Time passed quickly. Just as the System was about to lose it and scold Qi Huai, “You flower-destroying, stinky oppa,” the person who had been sleeping soundly slowly woke up.

“Qi… Huai?” Yoon Nam-hyuk, still clearly under the influence of the medicine, was a bit dazed, thinking he was dreaming.

“Shh.” Qi Huai gently kissed his lips and whispered, “You’re in the Yoon family’s main residence now. I sneaked in, so you can’t speak loudly.”

Yoon Nam-hyuk hummed in agreement. He stared at Qi Huai for a long time before he believed he wasn’t dreaming.

They hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

From before Qi Huai joined the film crew until now, it had been about half a month. Yoon Nam-hyuk had thought of him almost every day, every hour, every minute, every second. When he was injured, he had specifically told Assistant Yoo not to let him come. But now that he was here, he couldn’t bear for him to leave.

“What are you thinking about?” Qi Huai smiled and pinched the mole on Yoon Nam-hyuk’s nose.

“Thinking of you,” Yoon Nam-hyuk said.

Qi Huai raised an eyebrow. “Is there something wrong with you?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk was confused. “What?”

Qi Huai said, “A strange habit of only being sweet-tongued when you’re injured.”

“Hey, you… hiss.” The president, who had pulled his wound, grimaced.

“Be careful.” Qi Huai pinched his cheek. “Does it hurt a lot?”

Yoon Nam-hyuk shook his head. “That lady… she probably came with a certain determination, but she was soft-hearted when she struck. She didn’t hit a vital organ. I looked up her information before the press conference. She’s a nurse. So it just looked serious…”

Some people, even if you put a knife in their hands, they can’t do bad things. It’s because such people exist that one can live with hope.

In any case, Yoon Nam-hyuk was fine. This was great news. The two of them huddled together in the dim room and kissed, expressing their longing for each other with their lips and tongues.

The phone in his pocket vibrated silently. Qi Huai patted Yoon Nam-hyuk’s head soothingly. He had thought it was Assistant Yoo urging him, but to his surprise, the message was from Gavin.

「Sorry, I have to remind you, someone is eyeing Woosan’s stock just like you. They don’t seem to be acting on a whim.」

Qi Huai and Yoon Nam-hyuk looked at each other. Well-prepared? Could it be the mysterious mastermind?

At the same time, a message from Assistant Yoo also arrived.

「Actor Qi, I saw Chairman Yoon and Director Yoon leave one after another. It seems to be an urgent matter. You can stay a little longer.」

He then sent two photos, one of Yoon Tae-min and one of Yoon Nam-woo, their backs to the camera as they left the main residence.