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

The atmosphere inside the Mercedes-Benz G-Class was slightly awkward.

While driving, Lee Ho-young felt that Park In-jung, who was sitting in the back seat, was staring at him.

Although Li Haoyang's words ruined his image in Park In-jung's eyes, it did not stop him from taking Park In-jung home.

On the contrary, Li Haoyang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was somewhat uneasy.

He woke up after uttering that almost sleep-talking statement.

Knowing he had made a terrible mistake, and one that was beyond repair, he was filled with anxiety the whole way, so he tried to lighten the mood:

"In-jung, I've watched your shows, you sing really well. When are you going to debut?"

It has to be said that Li Haoyang knows how to talk; his words hit Park In-jung right in the heart.

Park In-jung kept a straight face and mumbled, "The company doesn't have any plans yet, after all, I just joined SM!"

"No problem, your singing is really great, I believe you can do it!"

Li Haoyang said with a smile, but to Park In-jung it sounded very grating.

Park In-jung loves singing and is very talented, so she wanted to be a singer since she was a child.

Through her tireless efforts, she not only gained admission to Anyang Arts High School this year, but also successfully joined SM Entertainment as a trainee.

She thought she had achieved her dream, but when she joined SM Entertainment, she realized that her journey to realize her dream had only just begun.

This feeling is like finally getting a contract after painstakingly writing a novel, thinking you can make a fortune, only to find that there are still the Three Rivers Realm, the Fine Arts Realm, and the Myriad Realms ahead...

Not only that, SM is a big company, and the level of its trainees is quite outstanding. The competition within the company is extremely fierce. There are even trainees who have been trainees for five years and still haven't debuted. It's terrifying to think about!

Forced into a competitive environment, she had to work her hardest to catch up with the schedule, making her life even more difficult than before.

As for his debut, it still seems a long way off!

"Well, unfortunately, I'm not very good-looking!"

As she said this, Park In-jung looked at Lee Ho-young again.

"Forehead……"

Well, Park In-jung has killed the conversation again!

Li Haoyang felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but look at Li Haorong with a pleading look.

Damn it, you're looking at me now? Why did you say those things in the first place?

If you don't have a mouth, why donate your brain?

Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere didn't last long.

Anyang City is located southwest of Seoul, only ten kilometers away from where the two met.

It was really bad luck for Lu Xiantai. He dropped off Lim Yoon-a at home first, and then gave Park In-jung a ride on the way. He got a flat tire just before he got home.

Therefore, after driving for a short while, the car came off the highway and arrived at Park In-jung's home.

"Thank you so much, Chairman Li, Brother Haoyang!"

After getting off the bus, Park In-jung pulled her suitcase and waved goodbye to Lee Ho-young and the others.

"You're welcome. It's Chinese New Year, you deserve a good rest!"

"Yes, Chairman Lee, I will try my best to become more beautiful!"

Finally, Park In-jung spoke earnestly to Lee Ho-young.

"..."

Li Haorong forcibly suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. So, he couldn't get over this joke, could he?

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The four-hour drive passed in the blink of an eye, and by a little after four in the afternoon, the two brothers had already entered Pohang.

Pohang is located on the southeastern coast of the peninsula, at the southern end of the Taebaek Mountains.

This is a typical industrial city, home to the headquarters of POSCO, the largest steel company on the peninsula.

Unfortunately, Li Haorong's parents were not fortunate enough to work for such a large company; they were employees of a small shipping company in Pohang.

Because their father was hospitalized, the two brothers, Li Haorong and Li Haorong, did not go home, but went directly to Donghae University Hospital in Pohang where their father was being treated.

The two did not know the specific ward number, and the mother was not answering the phone, so they could only ask at the front desk of the inpatient department.

Before they could even ask, they bumped into their mother who had come out to fetch water.

"Oh, Mom?"

Hearing Li Haoyang's excited voice, Li's mother spotted the two brothers at a glance.

There was no way around it; these two brothers, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, looked like the Fat Monk and the Thin Monk—they were too conspicuous!

Only then did Li Haorong compare the mother in the original owner's memories with the real one: a plaid cotton-padded jacket, instant noodle hair, a typical image of a middle-aged woman from the peninsula.

While Li Haorong was looking him over, Li Haoyang had already rushed over and hugged his mother.

"Haoyang, look at you, you've lost weight. Have you not been eating properly lately?"

Li's mother gently rubbed Li Haoyang's chubby face, her expression full of heartache.

Sure enough, there's a kind of thinness that only your mom thinks you're thin!

Does Li Haoyang look like he's thin?

"Haorong, you've lost weight too!"

At this moment, Mom let go of Li Haoyang, came to Li Haorong, and gave him a hug.

From childhood to adulthood, Li Haoyang was always the more favored one. The reason was simple: Li Haorong was the kind of child that other people admired, making parents feel very at ease.

Therefore, the couple focused more attention on Li Haoyang.

But at this moment, in his mother's arms, he still felt a sense of intimacy he had never felt before.

His parents left early in his previous life, and he hadn't experienced their love for a long time.

He actually felt a little nostalgic about this feeling!

"By the way, how's Dad?"

Upon hearing Li Haorong's words, Li's mother's face immediately froze.

"What's wrong? Is the situation not good?"

Seeing his mother's somewhat unpleasant expression, Li Haorong couldn't help but frown.

"Which ward is Dad in? Let's go see him right away!"

Li Haoyang immediately became anxious and quickly pulled his mother to ask for the ward number.

"5……503……"

Upon hearing this, Li Haorong and Li Haoyang hurriedly ran towards the ward.

However, when they pushed open the ward door, they saw Li's father sitting on the hospital bed, holding the nurse's hand and reading her palm!

"Your love life isn't going well; you need to find a boyfriend soon. Do you have a boyfriend? My son..."

"Snapped!"

At this moment, Li's mother angrily slapped Li's father on the back of the head from behind.

"what!"

The nurse was startled and quickly pushed the cart away.

Mr. Li was initially quite angry, but when he turned around and saw that it was Mrs. Li, and then saw that both of his sons were there, he immediately calmed down, as if nothing had happened.

"Dad, are you alright?"

"I won't die for now!"

Upon seeing the two brothers, Li's father's expression immediately changed, and he leaned back as if waiting to die.

"No, why did you call us back out of the blue? Do you know how busy we are out there?"

"Busy, busy, you're all busy! You're the president of the country, how can you have so many things to do?"

In his parents' eyes, Li Haorong's excuse of being "busy" was just that—an excuse—and they didn't believe a word of it.

"Oh Mom, so you had Dad fake being sick this time just to trick us into coming back?"

Li Haoyang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask.

"It's Chinese New Year, shouldn't you come back and visit us?"

"That's true, but we'll have to wait until we're finished with our work, right?"

"Finished? By the time you're done, it'll be too late!"

Since things had already come to this, Li Haorong could only sigh and, while looking for a place to sit, asked, "You rushed us back just to spend the New Year with you?"

"Of course not, I want you to go on a blind date!"

"Huh? Ah..."

Li Haorong, who was originally going to sit on the edge of the bed, heard this and instead sat down on the ground.