Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 735

“It’s about my father.”

“Your father? If you’re referring to the Chairman, are you talking about the former Chairman?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Chairman Shin Min-ki nodded immediately.

Of course, he was curious about other things, but what he was most curious about was his father.

He didn’t even know his father had cancer.

But Hyeon-seong in front of him had cured it. As a son, how could he just stand by? That’s why he came to find Hyeon-seong right away.

On the other hand, Hyeon-seong, unable to read Chairman Shin Min-ki’s mind, was just puzzled.

He had first met Chairman Shin Chun-oh back in his second year of high school.

Chairman Shin Chun-oh had come to find him after watching TV.

But what brought them closer was his illness.

At that time, even Chairman Shin Chun-oh himself didn’t know he had cancer.

But Hyeon-seong discovered it first, and that’s how their special relationship began.

Hyeon-seong’s healing ability completely cured Chairman Shin Chun-oh’s liver cancer.

After that, Chairman Shin Chun-oh thanked him and gave Hyeon-seong 1 billion won. Of course, that money became a stepping stone for Hyeon-seong to get back on his feet.

He invested half of it, 500 million won, and earned 50 billion won.

That’s the story of Chairman Shin Chun-oh and Hyeon-seong’s past.

But now, Chairman Shin Min-ki is suddenly visiting him all the way from Seoul to Incheon, saying he needs to confirm something about his father, Shin Chun-oh.

What on earth was he so curious about…….

After pondering for a moment, Hyeon-seong looked at Chairman Shin Min-ki and asked,

“What part about the former Chairman were you curious about?”

“Even if I overlook everything else, I feel like I need to know about my father’s illness. To be honest, until I received the report from Secretary Yoon this time, I didn’t even know my father had an illness.”

Chairman Shin Min-ki seemed to think for a moment, then immediately continued,

“Does that make sense? A son not even knowing that his father had an illness.”

“Ah, that was the reason.”

“Yes, when I first received that report from Secretary Yoon, the shock was so great that I was momentarily dazed.”

“Yes, I understand what you mean.”

Hyeon-seong nodded.

It was understandable enough.

It was his own father, not someone else, who had an illness. And it wasn’t just a minor illness, but liver cancer.

In that situation, the son didn’t know?

Any human with normal thoughts would naturally be shocked.

Hyeon-seong now understood why Chairman Shin Min-ki had come to see him so urgently.

Hyeon-seong asked Chairman Shin Min-ki in a calm voice.

“So, what are you curious about?”

“The first thing I want to know is how you discovered the cancer. That’s what I’m curious about.”

“Ah, that.”

Perhaps it was a natural question.

It wouldn’t make sense for an ordinary person, not a doctor, to discover cancer.

Now the problem was Hyeon-seong.

He had to explain how he discovered Chairman Shin Chun-oh’s cancer.

This was a special ability that only Hyeon-seong possessed. The problem was how to explain this special ability to Chairman Shin Min-ki.

If he just bluntly said he had a special ability, the other person would feel repulsed.

‘What should I do?’

After pondering for a moment, Hyeon-seong said to Chairman Shin Min-ki.

“Chairman, could you give me your hand for a moment?”

Hyeon-seong’s chosen method was to directly demonstrate his ability.

He thought that experiencing it firsthand was the most certain way to understand, no matter how much he talked about it.

Actually, he had felt pain in his right chest area when he first shook hands with him at the *gopchang* [grilled small intestines] restaurant.

That meant there was a high possibility that Chairman Shin Min-ki had a problem with his lungs.

Hyeon-seong was going to explain his special ability by diagnosing whether Chairman Shin Min-ki’s lungs had any abnormalities.

There would be no more certain way to explain his special ability than that.

On the other hand, Chairman Shin Min-ki was just dumbfounded.

He asked how he knew about his father’s cancer, but instead of answering, he suddenly asked for his hand.

What on earth was going on?

Chairman Shin Min-ki asked again, just in case.

“Did you just ask for my hand?”

“Yes, there’s something I need to check for a moment.”

“Check? Check what?”

“There’s something. You just need to give me your hand for a moment, Chairman.”

“Hmm…….”

Chairman Shin Min-ki cleared his throat and reluctantly held out his hand.

It would be strange to just resist and not give his hand in this situation.

But a strange thing happened.

Hyeon-seong, who was holding his hand, closed his eyes and just stood still without doing anything.

Chairman Shin Min-ki was dumbfounded, but he had no choice but to stay still.

How much time had passed?

Hyeon-seong opened his closed eyes and let go of Chairman Shin Min-ki’s hand. Then, as if his chest was stuffy, he tapped his chest a few times and opened his mouth.

“Chairman, your lungs are very weak.”

“Yes? How did you know that……?”

Chairman Shin Min-ki was just dumbfounded.

He had suffered a lot because of his lungs since he was young.

He was born with weak lung function. So, during physical education class in school, while his friends were exercising, he could only sit on the bench and watch his friends exercising.

‘What is this?’

The problem was how Hyeon-seong knew this. He wasn’t a doctor of Korean medicine, just an ordinary person.

Chairman Shin Min-ki looked at Hyeon-seong and asked immediately.

“What’s going on? How does President Kim know that my lungs are weak? Actually, I’ve suffered a lot because of that since I was young.”

“It’s my special ability. Of course, I can’t know about everyone, but sometimes I can know about a person’s physical condition like this.”

“Heh heh, does that make sense?”

Chairman Shin Min-ki couldn’t believe it.

How could this happen?

All he did was touch his hand a little while ago. There was no movement. He didn’t take his pulse like a doctor of Korean medicine, he just held it.

But he knew that his lungs weren’t good.

And he was saying that it was a special ability he had.

Then…….

“Did you discover my father’s liver cancer in the same way?”

“Yes, that’s right. When you first came down to the *ramen* [instant noodles] shop in the countryside, you asked me for a handshake before going back up after eating *ramen*. So, I naturally shook hands with you too. But at that time, I immediately felt that there was something wrong with your liver.”

“So?”

“You said that couldn’t be possible and went back up. But the next day, you came down again right away. Of course, at that time, you had already had a CT scan at the hospital.”

Chairman Shin Min-ki shook his head from side to side as if he couldn’t believe it, looked at Hyeon-seong, and asked again.

“So, did you start treatment from then on?”

“Yes, that’s right. I was doubtful at first whether it would be cured. But fortunately, it was cured.”

“Heh heh, how can this happen…….”

Chairman Shin Min-ki still looked at Hyeon-seong with an expression as if he couldn’t believe it.

After a while.

Gulp gulp.

Chairman Shin Min-ki emptied the water cup in front of him in one gulp. Then he grabbed Hyeon-seong’s hand.

“President Kim, thank you so much. Of course, as for me, I honestly still can’t believe it. But that’s just my problem, and I think it’s an undeniable fact that you treated my father.”

It was unbelievable.

But the important thing was that his father’s liver cancer was definitely cured thanks to Hyeon-seong. The hospital had already confirmed his father’s records.

Chairman Shin Min-ki grabbed his hand firmly again and continued.

“I don’t know how this could have happened, but whatever the reason, my father was able to recover from cancer thanks to you. I don’t know how to repay this favor.”

“No. You’ve already…….”

“Of course, I know that too. But how can that 1 billion won replace that great favor? So, I want to repay that favor in any way I can…….”

Chairman Shin Min-ki looked at Hyeon-seong straight on.

His eyes were shining more than ever. That meant that what he was saying now was sincere.

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul.

Hyeon-seong had lived quite a few years too. It was natural that he could feel Chairman Shin Min-ki’s heart as it was.

Hyeon-seong met Chairman Shin Min-ki’s eyes for a moment, then nodded and said.

“Chairman, more than anything else, your heart right now is enough for me.”

“No, that can’t be. How can I just get by with words when you saved my father, not someone else? Don’t do that and just tell me anything you want…….”

“Chairman!”

Hyeon-seong interrupted Chairman Shin Min-ki in the middle. Then he immediately continued.

“I don’t think there’s anything more precious than a person’s sincere heart. So, that’s enough…….”

“President Kim!”

This time, Chairman Shin Min-ki interrupted Hyeon-seong. Then he immediately continued.

“I can’t do that at all. Of course, I admit that a person’s heart is important. But that’s only when it’s to a certain extent. If I just get by with words here, I’ll have to live my whole life feeling guilty towards you. So, for my sake, please tell me anything you want. Please.”

Chairman Shin Min-ki bowed his head to Hyeon-seong. But he looked quite serious. In the end, he meant that he would compensate Hyeon-seong in some way.

Now it was Hyeon-seong who was in trouble.

As for compensation, he had already received 1 billion won from Chairman Shin Chun-oh in the past. Of course, Chairman Shin Chun-oh didn’t say that money was compensation, but his heart.

No amount of money could replace a life.

Of course, that’s not wrong if you think about it.

In any case, nothing is more precious than a person’s life.

Anyway, that’s that, and the problem is right now.

It didn’t seem like Chairman Shin Min-ki’s stubbornness would be broken.

His eyes and actions were showing his strong will.

After thinking for a moment, Hyeon-seong looked at Chairman Shin Min-ki and opened his mouth.

“Is it really not possible?”

“It was a matter of my father’s life, not someone else’s. I couldn’t help it when I didn’t know until now, but now that I know, how can I just stand by? Don’t do that and save me. Are you going to make me a sinner for the rest of my life?”

“A sinner?”

“Yes, that’s right. This is committing a sin as a son. So, please help me not to commit a sin.”

“Chairman, really…….”

Hyeon-seong had nothing more to say.

A sinner, he says. What more can he say when he’s talking like this?

It was Hyeon-seong himself who had a headache.

‘Hmm…… what should I do?’

If he stayed still, he would be making Chairman Shin Min-ki a sinner, but it wouldn’t make sense to ask for something.

Hyeon-seong’s *gomin* [troubled thoughts] could only get longer.

Then at some point.

Hyeon-seong looked at Chairman Shin Min-ki sitting in front of him. Then he slowly called him.

“Chairman!”

“Yes, just tell me. I’ll do anything I can.”

“Is that true?”

“Of course!”

Chairman Shin Min-ki’s eyes sparkled again. He could fully feel what he was feeling now.

He probably looked like he would grant whatever Hyeon-seong was asking for now.

‘Hmm…….’

Hyeon-seong thought a little more, then looked at Chairman Shin Min-ki and opened his mouth.

“Then, I’ll tell you.”

“Yes, just tell me. I’ll do anything…….”

“Go visit your father.”

Hyeon-seong finished his words before Chairman Shin Min-ki could finish speaking. Then silence flowed for a moment.

“…….”

“…….”

Chairman Shin Min-ki didn’t say anything, and Hyeon-seong quietly waited for his answer.

How much time had passed?

It was Chairman Shin Min-ki who broke the silence.

“Are you telling me to go visit my father now?”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s the only thing I want.”

When Chairman Shin Chun-oh first came down to the countryside, there was one promise he made.

That was to build a Shin *Ramyun* [instant noodles] factory in the countryside. But that promise was not kept.

The reason was that the company reviewed the feasibility and rejected it.

Of course, the one who made the final decision was Shin Min-ki, the current chairman.

After that, the relationship between the two could only grow distant.

Hyeon-seong wanted to resolve the strained relationship between the two before it was too late.

“Haa!”

Chairman Shin Min-ki couldn’t answer and let out a deep sigh. Then he suddenly picked up a *soju* [Korean distilled spirit] bottle, poured alcohol into his glass, and brought it to his mouth.

But he wasn’t drinking the alcohol easily.

Then at some point, Chairman Shin Min-ki quietly put the glass on the table and said to Hyeon-seong.

“I’m ashamed.”

“…….”

“I’ve also been very tormented about my father. But I didn’t have the courage. But like this, President…….”

Chairman Shin Min-ki paused for a moment and then continued.

“To be honest, I didn’t expect you to make such a request. When I think about it, I couldn’t even resolve the entangled relationship with my father, but in front of you, I was making a big noise, claiming to be a son. I don’t even know what a real son’s duty is. I’m really ashamed.”

Hyeon-seong quietly listened to his words and didn’t say anything.

“I’m going to go straight down to Gangwon-do as soon as I leave here. Thank you for giving me courage like this.”

“…….”

Hyeon-seong quietly poured alcohol into his glass. Then he held out the glass to Chairman Shin Min-ki.

“Let’s have one last drink.”

“Yes, let’s do that. I need to drink quickly and go see my father.”

The two clinked glasses as if there was no need for words and quietly emptied their glasses.