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Chapter 1323
Lee Hyuk-Tae, the heir and successor to the Blue Group Enterprises, was someone completely ordinary.
Although he received numerous private tutoring lessons and earned good grades in school, his grades were not high enough for him to attend Sky University, the go-to school for the children of chaebol families. His athletic abilities were also average.
When Lee Hyuk-Tae turned seventeen, he heard his father and the vice chairman of the group talking in front of their door.
–As expected. I don’t think my Hyuk-Tae is good enough to lead our Blue Group. How about you? What do you think?
–...I feel the same way, Chairman.
Hyuk-Tae fell into despair when he heard the evident bitterness in the voices of the people standing on the other side of the door.
–It’s better to just appoint him as the director of one of our affiliated companies. At times like this, I truly envy Chairman Kang.
–Are you talking about Ilhwa Group’s chairman?
–That’s right. There’s this child named Minhyuk. He’s a genius among geniuses. He’s still a kid. Every time I look at him, I feel like I’m looking at a very sharp blade. He'll be the one leading the economic circle in Korea in the future.
At that time, Minhyuk was only twelve.
A few days after that encounter, Hyuk-Tae attended a meeting similar to the one they were holding now. He met the twelve-year-old Minhyuk in that very same meeting. The sons and daughters of the leading business families all hovered around the young Minhyuk, heaping him with praise and flattery.
Hyuk-Tae stared at Minhyuk with envy. Ever since that day, Lee Hyuk-Tae had worked very hard. Instead of trying to join the...
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