The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 226 Lee Ji-eun Lost Her Life
Behind the half-person-high decorative wall, on the hidden small couch, incense wafts in the air, and an ambiguous atmosphere surges.

The petite and slender female body was kneeling beside him. There was a hint of childishness in Li Zhien's delicate features, her fair cheeks were slightly red, and her white teeth were lightly biting her lower lip.

The formal business suit on her upper body is meticulously done, while her tender thighs in the lower body are wrapped in soft and shiny black stockings, which emit an alluring luster under the slightly dim light, which makes people imagine a lot.

Bae Yong-jun sat on the edge of the couch, looking at Lee Ji-eun who was in a panic in front of him, stroking her smooth thighs, and waiting quietly for her answer.

Really, he's not in a hurry.

However, after a few seconds of panic, Li Zhien's expression calmed down again. Her childish face was tense, as if she didn't understand what Pei Yongjun said. "What are you talking about? Running away?"

"Isn't it?" Pei Yongjun slowly slid his palm, feeling the charming touch of the high-end stockings in his palm.

It feels slippery and slightly cool, but if you pause for a moment, you can immediately feel the warm and delicate skin underneath the stockings.

It feels great.

"If you don't want to use me to escape, why are you approaching me?" He looked into Lee Ji-eun's eyes and asked seriously.

Li Zhien glanced at his big hand, bit her lower lip lightly, suppressed her somewhat scattered breathing, and continued to deny with a stern face, "I'm not a criminal, I'm free, why should I run away?"

"Escape from here, escape from Kakao." said Bae Yongjun.

Lee Ji-eun didn't say anything. She turned her head and looked at her round knees with her eyes lowered, as if she didn't want to say what she was thinking.

"You're not going to say anything? Then how about I say something?" Bae Yongjun smiled, then paused for a moment before continuing, "Jie Eun, I think the reason you came to stop me is because you also have shares in your own agency, right?"

"Everyone knows this. It's been on the news, hasn't it?" Lee Ji-eun stared at him.

This happened more than a year ago, but it was just a small hit at the time, and IU's shares were considered a gesture of goodwill from Kakao to its pillar IU.

After all, both Kwon Bo-ah and Kangta can become directors of SM, so this treatment is not uncommon for Lee Ji-eun.

"Then let me continue," Bae Yong-jun continued, "Just over a year ago, shortly after Woo Kyung-ho was promoted from general manager to marketing director, your agency contract and all copyrights were transferred to a new agency, EDAM."

"Right?"

These contents were not disclosed in the brief report at the time.

"It seems I was right." Pei Yongjun nodded.

Li Zhien still didn't speak.

Her delicate eyebrows wrinkled slightly, her petite body shrank subconsciously, and her hands clenched the hem of her dress.

Pei Yongjun's hand naturally moved up along her thigh and held her tender little white hand.

"This is equivalent to transferring all of Kakao Entertainment's rights and interests in you to this new company, which is understandable. However, what's interesting is that in this new company, Kakao Entertainment owns 49% and you own 51%."

He spoke slowly while playing with his little hands, which were sweating from nervousness.

"It's very similar to the conditions Yu Qinghao just proposed to me."

"Right?"

He asked again.

"How do you know?" As soon as the words fell, Li Zhien suddenly turned around and stared at Pei Yongjun with big eyes, "Who told you that?"

She looked very nervous, as if her inner secret had been discovered by Pei Yongjun. Pei Yongjun looked at her expression and recalled the information he had obtained through the investigation of Prosecutor Zheng Taihao.

IU approached her for no reason and made bold advances towards her. There must be a reason.

Pei Yongjun traced the source and found this news from more than a year ago among the many news about Li Zhien.

He keenly sensed that something was wrong, so he commissioned Zheng Taihao to investigate. However, the evidence obtained from Zheng Taihao showed that Li Zhien actually had 51% of the shares of the new agency.

It is understandable to give some shares to the company's pillars as a sign of goodwill, but giving away 51% of the shares is equivalent to letting the person escape, isn't it?
For an entertainment company, this is tantamount to self-destruction, which is really strange.

It wasn't until today when Bae Yong-jun heard the familiar conditions offered by Woo Kyung-ho that he understood what had happened.

Lee Ji-eun must have faced the same conditions as him and must have agreed.

From an artist who was manipulated by others to a boss who controlled her own destiny, Lee Ji-eun could not resist the temptation and accepted Woo Kyung-ho's conditions.

However, it seems that Yu Qinghao's gift is not easy to get.

"Yes, you're right. So what?" Li Zhien took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm my own boss now. It's a good thing."

"If it's a good thing, why are you warning me?" Pei Yongjun immediately pointed out the weakness beneath her calm appearance.

Lee Ji-eun fell silent again, tightly pursing her delicate thin lips. Bae Yongjun held her little hand tightly in his palm.

"Jie Eun, if you keep silent, I will definitely sign the contract prepared by Woo Kyung Ho, otherwise I won't be able to convince myself."

"From a reporter to the owner of the newspaper, why should I refuse? I don't even have to pay a penny."

"Just sign if you want to." Lee Ji-eun said in a low voice.

Pei Yongjun turned his head and looked into her beautiful big eyes, which showed a fragile look of hesitation. Finally, he added, "In that case, you don't have a chance, do you?"

"What opportunity?" Lee Ji-eun glanced at him and couldn't help asking.

"A chance to save you." Bae Yongjun's dark eyes were filled with mystery, as if he could see right through Lee Ji-eun's heart. "I'll ask you one last time."

"Tell me, how much of that 51% stake do you have left now?"

Li Zhien shuddered as if struck by lightning.

When their eyes met, she could no longer suppress her inner feelings.

IU looked at him for a long time, and finally opened her slightly trembling lips and told him the secret hidden in her heart.

“…Only 39% left.”

"I've lost 12% of my entire life."

"I don't want to lose." She murmured to herself, turning her small hand over in his and holding it tightly, as if holding on to her last hope. Her big eyes were shining, so beautiful. "I don't want to lose."

Pei Yongjun looked calm, holding her little hand as if he was holding her fate.

"Well, tell me, what happened?"

"it is good……"

(End of this chapter)