The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 105 The Most Beautiful Scenery in the World

"Grandma, please stop sending me stir-fried rice cakes. We can't eat them now!"

"You can't skip meals even if you're practicing! Look how thin you've gotten!"

"Grandma, I finally managed to lose weight, please, please go back home!"

"You haven't been back for a long time, I just wanted to see you!"

Grandma always wants to give her granddaughter what she thinks is the best, but that may not be what the granddaughter wants.

This is what Park In-jung was thinking at that moment.

She's been under immense pressure lately.

In a girl group, the position of lead vocalist is fixed, even in large girl groups, there are at most two or three.

She originally thought the lead vocalist position would be a competition between herself and Jessica.

However, Kim Tae-yeon, who thought she was going to debut as a solo artist, was suddenly selected by the company to join their girl group, which brought Park In-jung an unprecedented challenge.

Park In-jung's family was not wealthy; they were at best ordinary working-class families.

Her family has already spent a lot of money on her becoming a trainee. If she fails to debut, how can she face her family?

Therefore, during this stage, the more concern she receives from her family, the greater her burden becomes!

Now he even wants to hide from his family.

"Grandma, what I need right now isn't concern, I just want to debut!"

Feeling agitated, Park In-jung somehow blurted out those words.

She regretted it the moment she said it.

Grandma came over in the afternoon and waited for her for several hours just to see her, but she was met with harsh words from her, and a sense of guilt filled her heart.

Especially seeing her grandmother's smile gradually freeze, yet she still forced a smile and said, "Of course, our In-jung can definitely do it!"

After saying that, she stuffed the plastic box containing the spicy stir-fried rice cakes into her granddaughter's hands: "Grandma's going back now, you should go back to your dorm! If you don't want the stir-fried rice cakes, share them with your roommates!"

Park In-jung wanted to say something, but her throat seemed to be blocked by something, so she just nodded silently.

Watching her grandmother's departing figure, she felt a sense of relief and liberation.

Carrying the stir-fried rice cakes, Park In-jung returned to her dorm in a daze. As soon as she entered, she bumped into Lim Yoon-ah, who had come over after smelling the aroma.

"Unnie, what are you holding? Stir-fried rice cakes! Can I eat them?"

At this moment, Lin Run'e looked just like a puppy crying for milk; if she had a tail, it would wag like a propeller.

"Here, you can have it!"

Park In-jung casually handed the stir-fried rice cakes to Lim Yoon-ah, who hopped over to the table with them and immediately opened the lid and ate them with her hands.

"Wow, this is delicious!"

Park In-jung was very envious of how Lim Yoon-ah ate.

Lin Run'e is simply a monster. She eats the most every day, yet she's still so thin. I really don't know where all the food she eats goes.

"Where are the others?"

Park In-jung looked around and found that only she and Lim Yoon-ah were in the dormitory.

"They went out shopping, but they should be back soon, since they'll miss the last bus if they stay out any longer!"

Hehe, if they miss it, they'll have to run all the way back—”

"What did you say?"

Before Lin Run'e could finish speaking, Park In-jung suddenly stood up.

"What? You scared me!"

"You mean the last bus has already left?"

"yes!"

Lin Run'e nodded blankly.

Park In-jung quickly turned around and ran out of the dormitory.

"Unnie, where are you going?"

Park In-jung ignored Lim Yoon-ah's shouts behind her; at that moment, her heart was clenched with anguish.

Now that there's no last bus, how will Grandma get back to Anyang City?

Are you expecting her to take a taxi? Or stay in a hotel?

Given Grandma's frugal nature, how could she possibly do that?

Anxious, Park In-jung ran out into the street, but her grandmother was nowhere to be seen.

So she frantically searched for her grandmother, but her grandmother's phone was switched off.

For a time, fear began to consume her heart.

She couldn't help but think that if she never saw her grandmother again, wouldn't the last thing she said to her grandmother be a complaint against her?

It was already dark, and there were many pedestrians on the road. Park In-jung searched for half an hour at bus stops, shops, supermarkets, and gardens, but he was exhausted and covered in sweat, yet he found nothing.

Her face was covered in sweat, which she kept wiping with her arm. She walked aimlessly through the street, like a walking corpse.

She wanted to call the police, but she had only been missing for less than an hour, so the police wouldn't care!

Just when she was in despair, she inadvertently saw McDonald's across the street.

Grandma was sitting alone by the window at McDonald's, holding a melting ice cream cone in her hand.

McDonald's is open 24 hours, and Grandma wanted to sit there overnight to catch the bus the next day.

However, if you don't buy anything, the staff will kick you out, so I bought the cheapest ice cream cone.

Grandma had never even tried the cheapest ice cream cone because she simply couldn't handle sweets.

Watching the ice cream cone melt continuously, the cream flowed down the crispy cone, past Grandma's rough fingers, dripping onto the table, and even dripping into Park In-jung's heart.

After being tense for a long time, Park In-jung could no longer hold back and squatted down by the roadside to cry.

She truly lived up to her reputation as a singer; her crying was loud and clear, drawing the attention of passersby.

But at that moment, she didn't care about her image at all. Regret, guilt, and all the pressure were released in this outburst of tears.

After crying for an unknown amount of time, Park In-jung's sobs finally subsided.

After venting, I felt much better.

She stood up, wanting to go and meet her grandmother, but she didn't want her grandmother to see her crying.

Therefore, she could only keep wiping the tears off her face with her hands, but she could never wipe them all away.

Just then, a pack of tissues was handed to her.

Park In-jung turned her head and, with a dazed look in her eyes, discovered that it was Lee Ho-young.

"Do you want me to wipe it for you?"

What are you doing here?

Seeing Lee Ho-young's hand approaching, Park In-jung quickly took it, saying, "I can do it myself!"

Seeing Park In-jung take the tissue to wipe her tears, and then looking at Grandma Park sitting in McDonald's across the street, Lee Ho-young probably already guessed what had happened.

Even after he dropped Song Ji-hyo off at home, her last words still stirred something within Lee Ho-young.

He drove much slower than usual throughout the journey.

The best route to get back to Sinsa-dong from Ji-hyo's house is to turn around and cross the bridge through Apgujeong-dong.

It turned out that while waiting at a traffic light, I heard Park In-jung crying.

He was speechless. Was this traffic light randomly assigned to Park In-jung?

However, seeing Park In-jung crying, he still parked the car on the side of the road and waited for her to finish crying before going up to hand her a tissue.

"Let's go pick up your grandma and take her home!"

Seeing that Park In-jung's tears had finally stopped, Lee Ho-young finally spoke.

"Chairman Li, you—I—"

Park In-jung choked up and could hardly speak.

"What, do you want your grandma to keep sitting there?"

"Go ahead, my car's parked on the side of the road. It's not like I've given you a ride home before!"

This time, Park In-jung finally nodded in agreement.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. It wasn't the first time I'd troubled Li Haorong, so I felt much less apologetic.

Park In-jung took a deep breath, silently crossed the street, and entered McDonald's.

Looking out the window, Park In-jung embraced her grandmother.

For Li Haorong, who lacked family affection since childhood, this scene was the most beautiful sight in the world.