Ho Jaejung didn’t think that Ho Munbeom, the most difficult of his grandchildren, would follow his wishes. So he planned to get results within a year by any means necessary.
People typically get along well with those raised in similar environments. Including several major corporations that could stand shoulder to shoulder with Ho Moon Group, along with businesses with high growth potential or promising futures, when he filtered for Omegas of marriageable age, there were quite a few candidates. Just to be safe, he gathered even distant relations, which increased the number further.
Among them, there were several that even Ho Jaejung found acceptable. Those who possessed both beauty and ability filled all ten fingers. This will work, he thought. No matter how high his standards, within a month he’ll be attracted to one of them. With that confidence, Ho Jaejung eagerly waited.
Three months was still acceptable. After all, his grandson was naturally cautious and suspicious. He could wait longer.
Six months passed. Even if the boy had eyes on top of his head, this seemed excessive.
By the tenth month, Ho Jaejung’s patience had worn thin. Though generally prudent in most matters, he couldn’t maintain that attitude regarding his grandson’s marriage. Ho Jaejung tried the same method again—he simply collapsed in bed.
The rumor that Chairman Ho Jaejung was gravely ill—he thought spreading this once more would make that ungrateful grandson hurry with marriage. But the response was departure from the country. On the day Ho Jaejung had feigned illness and instructed people to say he was in critical condition, Ho Munbeom suspended his ongoing project and promptly left for America.
How many times had he tried to contact him afterward? Ho Jaejung gritted his teeth, saying the calls and texts must number in the thousands or tens of thousands.
He felt indignant, furious, and enraged.
While his other grandsons would immediately drop everything at the slightest cough from him, why wouldn’t this one do the same? Had he praised him too much, calling him excellent and the best? But truthfully, among all his children and grandchildren, he was indeed the most impressive. He didn’t want to pass Ho Moon Group to anyone but him.
Ho Munbeom returned exactly two weeks after Ho Jaejung staged his performance.
Facing the disgruntled, unpleasant old man, he spoke nonchalantly.
‘This is your company, Grandfather, and I don’t particularly covet Ho Moon Group. I don’t care if it fails or not. But the people working here have nothing to do with either you or me. Don’t ever cause the company’s stock to plummet over such nonsense again, making innocent people lose their jobs and suffer losses. That’s truly a contemptible act.’
‘Contemptible? Con-temp-ti-ble?! That’s a word I’ve never heard in my 80 years of life! You brat!’
‘I’m sure. Who else would say such a thing to you besides me? So remember it, and don’t do such ridiculous things again. I came back this time, but there won’t be a next time.’
He wanted to throw a few more words at him, asking if he was threatening him. But seeing his grandson’s cold gaze looking down at him, he had no choice but to close his mouth.
Still, this damned brat never said he wouldn’t go on the blind dates and continued attending them. Though now he wouldn’t sit for even 10 minutes, and if there was an unavoidable schedule, he would stand people up entirely.
This damned brat wasn’t just toying with people—he wasn’t even properly participating in the blind dates, just playing around.
How wonderful it would be to start a family and have several children while young and vigorous. Ho Jaejung just exhaled forcefully through his nose, thinking his grandson would regret not listening to him later.
After several months passed, when he became curious again about how Ho Munbeom’s blind dates were progressing and whether there truly wasn’t anyone he liked, that news reached his ears.
Upon hearing that there was something between the second son of Yewon Construction and Ho Munbeom, his mood soared. Yewon had some bad rumors, but that didn’t matter. What was important was whether Ho Munbeom was actually dating him.
In Ho Jaejung’s mind, everything from the family meeting to the wedding would proceed smoothly. If they started preparing now, he might hold a great-grandchild in his arms by early next year. Kids these days moved fast, so there might already be one on the way—but this happy thought was short-lived as the scandal quickly quieted down. Ho Munbeom had taken action to erase the very fact that a scandal had occurred. This was possible because nothing had actually happened in the first place.
Not stopping there, he announced he would no longer attend the blind dates that had been going well continuously.
‘What’s the point of going on blind dates? Just creates scandals like this. It’s a waste of time.’
Knowing that his grandson had cooperated a lot by attending blind dates for over a year, Ho Jaejung couldn’t say anything more. But that didn’t mean he had given up on Ho Munbeom’s marriage.
This damned grandson thought he was doing this because of great-grandchildren, but there was actually another reason.
Ho Munbeom was an extremely dominant Alpha. These days, with good medication, he wouldn’t turn into a beast during rut periods or suddenly emit pheromones due to his condition, but there were limits to suppressing natural phenomena with medicine. Even if not a lover, he needed at least a partner to properly relieve himself. There was a world of Alphas and Omegas that Betas didn’t understand.
Ho Munbeom’s prickliness toward him and unnecessary sensitivity on rainy or gloomy days were clearly due to unresolved sexual desires. So, he planned to attach an Omega to him. If he did just that, he wouldn’t force blind dates anymore.
But that precious, impudent grandson unexpectedly dropped a bomb.
‘I’m seeing someone,’ he said.
Ho Munbeom was relaxed as he said this. That’s how Ho Jaejung knew it wasn’t a lie, and he couldn’t have been more excited.
Who could it be that this impudent grandson was dating? Was it a serious relationship? More importantly, from which family was this Omega? If they met the criteria, it would be straight to family introductions, marriage, and then great-grandchildren. With plans flowing through his mind, Ho Jaejung excitedly exclaimed.
Let me meet them.
That person you’re dating, right now.
A date was set immediately, along with time and place. Thinking this must be a serious relationship, Ho Jaejung was overjoyed. But who would have thought a young, green kid with baby fat still intact would show up?
When they were standing together outside, he thought he might have seen wrong.
He thought it might improve in brighter lighting, but he was wrong. Sitting in a well-lit place, the person looked even younger and more beautiful. The kind of person who would make an old man like him say, “Oh my, how lovely. Whose child are you?” if they passed by. And his grandson was with this extremely young, peach-like Omega…
“Why are you just staring? I thought you were curious about who I was dating.”
“…”
In the spacious room, all the food was brought out at once for comfortable conversation. Ho Munbeom and Yeonwoo sat side by side, with Ho Jaejung sitting across from them. He slowly closed his eyes. After taking a couple of deep breaths, he glared at his brazen grandson.
“…I don’t think you’d deliberately hire someone to tease me with this act. That means you’re really in that kind of relationship with this extremely young baby?”
“As you said, Grandfather, I’m not the type to create troublesome situations just to tease someone. And Yeonwoo is not a baby. He’s an adult.”
“Is he really an adult? How old are you?”
With the question, Ho Jaejung’s gaze flew to Yeonwoo.
Yeonwoo, feeling tense despite thinking he hadn’t done anything wrong, fidgeted with his clasped hands.
“…21 years old.”
Ho Jaejung tightly shut his eyes.
Upon meeting, he had planned to find out everything he could—name, age, family background. After a pleasant meal in a warm atmosphere, he thought he’d just give a blessing like “Live well together” as he left.
After taking a deep breath, Ho Jaejung picked up his glass, moistened his throat, and muttered.
“Let’s eat first.”
He couldn’t just sit there frowning with food in front of them.
Ho Jaejung picked up his chopsticks first and ate some vegetables that were in front of him.
Though he usually enjoyed this place for its clean flavors, now he could barely tell if what entered his mouth was vegetables or sand—it just felt rough. Still, he tried his best to endure. The young person sitting across from him could barely breathe.
He planned to feed the kid something first and then continue the conversation. That was certainly his intention.
Ho Jaejung put down his chopsticks with a clack and glared at Ho Munbeom.
“You, come out with me for a moment.”
As soon as he stood up, Yeonwoo raised his head. Yeonwoo’s eyes widened as he looked up at him. He seemed very flustered, but having nothing particular to say to Yeonwoo, he turned away first.
Walking briskly into the corridor with his hands behind his back, Ho Jaejung suddenly stopped and took a deep breath. Then, unable to contain himself, he turned around. Seeing Ho Munbeom who had followed him out and was standing right behind him, he immediately pointed an accusing finger.
“If you like them young, you should have said so from the beginning! Then from the start…!!”
“It’s not that I like them young; it’s Yeonwoo specifically that I like.”
“…”
“I take after you, Grandfather, so my standards are quite high.”
This brat is absolutely determined to toy with me.
Realizing that all the blind dates Ho Munbeom had attended over the past year had been a waste of time, Ho Jaejung grabbed the back of his neck in frustration.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
