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

Chapter 142 Am I going to time travel again?

"Is Miss Jin being so disrespectful?"

"Mr. Zhao, you're married, how can you still invite people out to dinner?"

"It's just a meal, nothing more! Or is it that Miss Jin wants something more from me?"

"you----"

Kim Hee-sun looked at the man in front of her with deep hatred in her eyes, and wanted to throw the wine in her hand at him.

Unfortunately, due to the other party's status, she could only dream about it!

Kim Hee-sun tried to avoid him, but the other party refused to give up and slowly approached her.

As the two drew closer, Kim Hee-sun decided to turn and leave, no longer caring whether she offended the other person.

Just then, she felt a weight on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw that it was Li Haorong with his arm around her shoulder. Her body immediately relaxed.

"What's your name, sir? Is there something you need from one of my company's artists?"

"you----"

The other person clearly recognized Li Haorong and immediately stopped in their tracks.

"Hee-sun, could you introduce yourself?"

"Zhao Yuantai, the son of the Hanjin Group!"

Upon hearing the name, Li Haorong suddenly realized who it was and began to scrutinize the person in front of him.

He was a towering 1.9 meters tall, with his facial features all scrunched up together, and despite wearing glasses, he looked like a refined scoundrel.

Of course, he wasn't refined; he was truly a scoundrel!

The Hanjin Group, to which he works, is a very famous conglomerate on the Korean Peninsula.

In terms of ability, he might only rank thirteenth, but in terms of fame, he could definitely be in the top five.

This family is truly an extraordinary family!

The father, Zhao Lianghao, embezzled public funds; the mother, Li Mingji, abused employees.

The older sister, Cho Hyun-ah, was the protagonist of the "nut rage" incident and was sentenced in 2014 for forcing a plane to stop.

The protagonist of the "water-splashing incident" involving Zhao Xian, the younger sister, lost 2000 billion won to Korean Air with just one cup of water.

Compared to his abnormal family members, Zhao Yuantai seemed like a normal person. After all, at most he would beat up traffic police, elderly people, and his own mother, which could be described as "full of martial virtue"!

"So it's Mr. Zhao! I've heard so much about you!"

Although Lee Ho-young greeted Jo Won-tae, his right arm remained around Kim Hee-sun's shoulder, showing no intention of shaking hands with her.

"Isn't Chairman Li afraid that Yin Xin will find out about what he's doing?"

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhao's family is in the transportation business, right? Is that related to tonight's party? How did you get in?"

Upon hearing Li Haorong's words, Zhao Yuantai clenched his fists.

He had only used Li Yinxin to insult Li Haorong, but the other party had dared to humiliate him like this, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.

Just then, he met Li Haorong's eyes, and his imposing aura instantly dissipated by more than half.

Although he was taller than Li Haorong, he had not yet gained any real power in the company. Faced with Li Haorong, who had long held a high position, his aura was actually suppressed.

"you----"

"I'm sorry, Chairman Li, Mr. Zhao is my friend!"

Just as Zhao Yuantai was in a dilemma, a middle-aged man wearing glasses came over to smooth things over.

"Who are you?"

"Chairman Lee, I'm Han Sung-soo, formerly with SM Entertainment!"

The other party was very polite and bowed to Li Haorong as soon as he came up.

"What was it before?"

"Yes, I just resigned from SM Entertainment and started my own small company!"

As he spoke, Han Sung-soo took out a business card and handed it to Lee Ho-young with both hands.

Li Haorong took the business card and glanced at it: "Pledis Entertainment?"

"We're just a small company; please excuse our poor performance, Chairman Li!"

"Your attitude is good!"

Li Haorong nodded to him, then looked at Zhao Yuantai.

Han Sung-soo immediately understood and quickly pushed Cho Won-tae away, while nodding to Lee Ho-young and saying, "Chairman Lee, you're busy!"

Only Zhao Yuantai was not happy, glaring fiercely at Li Haorong and Jin Xishan.

Only after Zhao Yuantai left did Kim Hee-sun thank Lee Ho-young, saying, "Thank you, Chairman!"

"You're my artist now, and it's my responsibility as the chairman to protect you from this trashy harassment!"

Li Haorong released the other person, said something indifferently, and left, completely ignoring the intense gaze behind him.

At the subsequent party, many people from the entertainment industry came to Li Haorong to pay their respects, not necessarily seeking his help, but at least to become acquainted with him.

Sometimes, friendships develop through repeated interactions.

Li Haorong stayed a little longer before leaving early.

He disliked these kinds of occasions; the pretentious manners of those people, all outwardly polite but inwardly transactional, disgusted him.

Refusing Kim Kwang-soo and Kim Ji-woo's offer to see him off, Lee Ho-young went downstairs alone. Since he had called ahead, his driver had already parked the car at the door.

The new driver's surname is Mo, which is a rare surname in Peninsula. The most well-known person with the surname Mo is probably the director of Peninsula, Mo Ji-en.

Old Mo was in his thirties, taciturn, and of average appearance; the kind of person you wouldn't even glance at if you threw him on the street.

The other person's behavior clearly indicated that they had served in the military.

Of course, this is normal, after all, there are not many people of his age on the peninsula who haven't served in the military!

He was Jeon Jun-wook's cousin, and Lee Ho-young trusted him, so he kept him by his side.

Li Haorong nodded to him, and the latter opened the car door for him.

"President?"

Just as he was about to get into the car, Kim Hee-sun's voice rang out from behind him. He turned around and saw Kim Hee-sun's pretty face right behind him.

"Why did Hee-sun come out too? Won't she stay a little longer?"

Unlike herself, for an actress like Kim Hee-sun, the people at this party were all money-making machines.

"I'm worried that Mr. Zhao might do something to me. Could you please take me home, Chairman?"

Lee Ho-young originally wanted to refuse, after all, Kim Hee-sun's words sounded fake. In front of everyone, would that Cho Won-tae dare to commit violence in front of them?

But when he saw that Kim Hee-sun was wearing a coat but only an evening gown underneath, shivering in the cold wind, he immediately softened and said, "Get in the car!"

"Thank you, President!"

Upon seeing Lee Ho-young agree, Kim Hee-sun smiled broadly, as if the surrounding cold wind had warmed up.

The two sat side by side in the back seat of the car, but they didn't talk much to each other after getting in. In addition, the driver in front was like a mute, making the atmosphere in the whole car unusually quiet.

"You're not really here to hitch a ride with me, are you?"

After a long silence, Li Haorong finally spoke first.

"Of course, I'd also like to ask the president for a leave of absence!"

Upon seeing Lee Ho-young's question, Kim Hee-sun continued to smile and turned to look at him.

"Ask me for leave?"

Li Haorong was a little surprised. Did it have anything to do with him whether she asked for leave or not?

"I've been in this industry for over ten years, and I'm feeling a bit tired lately. I'd like to take a break for a while. However, during this time, the company's revenue might—"

Upon hearing Kim Hee-sun's words, Lee Ho-young immediately understood what she meant.

Most company owners would find it difficult to accept their top salesperson suddenly taking leave, as it would inevitably affect the company's performance and their own interests.

"Company revenue is President Kim's concern; if you need to take leave, you should tell her!"

Lee Ho-young directly passed the question to Kim Ji-woo, which was tantamount to indirectly agreeing to Kim Hee-sun's request for leave.

After all, everyone knows that Kim Ji-woo and Kim Hee-sun have a close relationship.

"Thank you, President!"

Kim Hee-sun's smile this time seemed more genuine.

However, at that moment, she noticed that Li Haorong suddenly reached out, wrapped his arms around her neck, and pressed her head down towards him.

"What's going on? Has the student council president lost his temper and is planning to do something in the car—"

However, the next second, there was a loud "bang" and the car was violently crashed.

"Were you in a car accident?"

At this moment, Kim Hee-sun's mind went blank, with only one thought remaining in her mind.

Just moments ago, as Lee Ho-young was talking to Kim Hee-sun, his car reached an intersection and he saw a car heading straight for him.

As the car crashed into Kim Hee-sun from behind, Lee Ho-young instinctively shielded her with his body.

The violent impact shattered all the glass in the car's rear window, and shards of glass cut his arms and cheeks, causing them to sting painfully.

Through the empty car window, Li Haorong saw that the driver's seat of the car opposite was actually Zhao Yuantai!

He cursed inwardly: This guy really is a lunatic.

Zhao Yuantai finally felt relieved!

Not long ago, he was publicly humiliated by Lee Ho-young, which made him lose face. However, he did not leave. Instead, he hid in a corner, planning to find Kim Hee-sun again after the party ended.

However, before the party was over, Kim Hee-sun was seen leaving one after the other with Lee Ho-young.

As he walked out of the hotel and saw Kim Hee-sun leaving in Lee Ho-young's car, his anger could no longer be contained.

The thought of Kim Hee-sun being pleasured by Lee Ho-young that night sent a rush of heat to his head, causing him to lose his mind.

At this moment, after Zhao Yuantai crashed into Li Haorong's car, instead of stepping on the brakes, he kept revving the engine.

As a result, Li Haorong's car was pushed by Zhao Yuantai's car and crashed into the roadside wall.

Even so, Zhao Yuantai was still not satisfied. After seeing that Li Haorong was still alive inside the car, he actually chose to reverse and hit him again!

"Bang!"

"ah----"

Another impact rang out, and this time Kim Hee-sun was so startled that she couldn't help but scream.

However, after hearing the scream, Zhao Yuantai seemed to perk up even more. He reversed his car again, preparing to continue crashing!

"President, are you alright?"

At that moment, the driver, Lao Mo, spoke from the front row.

"If you keep letting him keep crashing like that, we'll be in trouble soon!"

Li Haorong replied irritably.

But after he said that, he found that the car still wouldn't start.

At this point, he had no mind to curse Lao Mo anymore. Seeing Zhao Yuantai's car getting closer and closer, Li Haorong had no choice but to pin Jin Xishan down, thinking to himself, "Am I going to time travel again?"

Just then, the car, which had been stationary, suddenly sped off, narrowly avoiding Zhao Yuantai's impact.

Because Zhao Yuantai didn't react in time, his car crashed directly into the wall, completely destroying the already deformed front of the car!

The deployed airbags completely engulfed Zhao Yuantai.

Having escaped, Li Haorong glanced at the carnage behind him, then turned to Old Mo in the front row with mixed feelings, saying, "You bastard—thanks!"

"President, you're bleeding?"

At this moment, Kim Hee-sun also climbed out of Lee Ho-young's arms and was shocked to see that Lee Ho-young's face was covered in blood.

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