The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 21

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I burst out of the classroom, ignoring the worried looks of the students.

Dizziness washed over me, and my body swayed.

But I overcame it with superhuman will.

‘I can’t fall here.’

I walked forward, supporting myself against the wall.

In the schoolyard, my grandmother, who had come to find me, was there.

She must have seen the article I posted late last night.

I was sure she sensed my danger and rushed here.

Again, the high fever caused a headache, and my body staggered.

The ground rippled and moved.

I couldn’t move even a step due to the dizziness.

But I had to go.

If I missed today, there would be no more chances.

My grandmother must have overcome numerous obstacles to get here.

Perhaps she overcame even greater crises than I did to get here.

I was sure she had as many restrictions as I had surveillance.

I took another step forward.

I went to the central staircase and went down to the first floor.

Holding the railing, slowly, slowly, step by step.

A distance that would normally take less than a minute.

Now it took more than 10 minutes.

“Haa…, Hoo….”

The high fever made my breathing quicken.

It was a mess, hard to breathe, but I exerted superhuman will.

Arriving on the first floor, Jeong-hoon staggered toward the front door.

***

“Bbaaang, Bbaaang.”

Suddenly, a car horn blared in the middle of the quiet schoolyard.

Startled by the sound, reporter Park Seong-hoon turned his head.

Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok was pressing the car horn.

‘Has Grandma gone senile?’

He thought.

“No, why are you suddenly doing this?”

He asked Hyeon Jeong-ok with a bewildered face.

She smiled playfully and replied.

“Now the show is about to begin, and there should be many spectators, hoho?”

“Yes? What do you mean by show?”

“Tsk, tsk, how can a reporter be so clueless? Look, do I look like I came here for fun?”

“Please explain it in a way that I can understand, Elder [term of respect for an older woman].”

Eventually, Park Seong-hoon exploded.

He had been holding back, having come this far by chance.

But he was only subjected to constant nagging and no proper explanation.

He couldn’t stand it any longer.

“You, how dare you raise your voice here….”

Park Seong-hoon was startled by Hyeon Jeong-ok’s roaring voice.

Surprised by her momentum, he quickly calmed his anger.

“No, Elder, that’s not what I meant… Please tell me in detail.”

“Tsk, just watch. Get ready to send the article; it’s a scoop.”

“Yes, a scoop, I understand.”

He was too annoyed to reply to her words, which were still full of riddles.

He just answered casually.

“Is this being broadcast live?”

He asked the man who was filming him with a camcorder next to him.

“Yes, it’s being broadcast on the internet now.”

“Film it well.”

“Yes, Elder.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok spent 100 million won to broadcast live on the internet.

Money wasn’t important.

No one should interfere with this moment.

She had to use every means possible to attract people’s attention.

Then those vile people would no longer be able to interfere.

She wanted to use the broadcasting station.

She had more than enough money, so she could give them as much as they wanted.

But they were in collusion with Cheonjihoe [likely a fictional organization], so they would obviously not listen to Hyeon Jeong-ok’s request.

So she didn’t even ask.

She was afraid that her movements might be exposed.

She told Kim Man-ho to use OhmyNews, which had been a great help last time.

In consultation with that company, they were sufficiently broadcasting live like this now.

“Okay, let’s go. Ah, just a moment.”

Once again, the car horn was pressed for a long time.

– Bbaaang, Bbaaang.

The loud horn disturbed the students’ classes.

From teachers to children, heads were sticking out of the school windows.

They were curious about the identities of the people in the middle of the schoolyard.

To them, it would have looked like a senile old woman was causing trouble.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok strode forward.

The camera followed her, filming her.

Park Seong-hoon, who still didn’t understand the situation, also chased after her.

***

I pushed the glass door of the central entrance on the first floor outward.

I felt the cold air.

The temperature dropped sharply due to last night’s rain.

Jeong-hoon’s body trembled at the low temperature, as cold as early winter.

I tensed my whole body.

When I raised my head, I saw people walking in the schoolyard.

Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok, with her white hair neatly tied up, was leading the people.

She was the smallest in stature, but she looked the biggest because of her unapproachable aura.

It was like the march of a triumphant general.

She stepped up the cement stairs from the schoolyard to the main building.

And finally, she stood in front of Jeong-hoon, who was standing in front of the entrance.

The two people’s eyes met each other.

It was the first time.

‘My grandmother, Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok, is right in front of me.’

‘My grandson, Jeong-hoon! You’ve grown up well.’

For a while, the two just stared at each other without saying a word.

The camera was broadcasting the scene without filtering it.

It was being broadcast live on the main screen of the internet newspaper.

The number of views and traffic were exploding.

Park Seong-hoon, who had no sense, also realized that Jeong-hoon was Hyeon Jeong-ok’s grandson.

He quickly started sending articles via text message on his cell phone.

***

An old woman was standing in front of Jeong-hoon.

Her body was small, but a mountain-like energy was felt from her.

Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok, the grandmother he had been waiting for so long, was in front of me.

The person he had eaten with only once in his previous life.

He had pulled it forward by 18 years.

“I am Hyeon Jeong-ok, the cash king of Korea.”

She slowly opened her mouth.

Jeong-hoon pondered. He had to reveal his existence, but there was no basis.

He couldn’t explain how he was her grandson.

‘It’s because of a genetic test from the future.’

He couldn’t say that.

He thought hard, but no answer came to mind.

But suddenly, an idea came to mind.

Jeong-hoon thought that would be enough basis.

He looked into Hyeon Jeong-ok’s eyes.

Looking at her shining eyes, he opened his mouth.

“I… I am your grandson you are looking for.”

“Are you my grandson?”

“Yes. I am your grandson, Yoon Jeong-hoon.”

“Hoo… you’ve grown up very well.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok sighed a very long sigh.

‘You’re really handsome, tall, and I like your unusual spirit.’

With that, she blew away the painful waiting that had been weighing on her for a very long time.

She looked at her grandson standing in front of her.

His expression and emaciated appearance made him look very sick.

His face was also red, and he was breathing heavily.

“You look like you’re in a lot of pain.”

“No. I can still bear it.”

I wanted to leave a strong impression on my grandmother for the first time.

I didn’t want to show her that I was succumbing to a cold.

I focused with all my heart to support my swaying body.

It felt like I would collapse if I relaxed even a little.

Then I heard the sound of people running from afar.

Hundreds of people who had just arrived by bus flocked around them.

Reporters were flashing their cameras and taking pictures of the two of them.

Amidst the chaos, they began to pour out questions.

“Is this student Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok’s grandson?”

“How did you find him?”

“Madam, how do you feel right now?”

My mind was getting more and more blurred.

My consciousness was fading.

Hyeon Jeong-ok noticed Jeong-hoon’s change.

She went over and hugged the child.

The grandson’s body in her arms was as hot as fire.

“Grandson, Grandma is here. Now rest in Grandma’s arms.”

A kind voice came from the woman who had been exuding a mountain-like aura.

Jeong-hoon lost consciousness, feeling a cozy and warm embrace.

Man-ho, who was next to him, picked up Jeong-hoon and ran to the infirmary.

The reporters around him were still pouring out questions to Hyeon Jeong-ok.

“This way, please, Elder.”

Choi Jae-won, the chairman of Jungbu High School, escorted Hyeon Jeong-ok to the principal’s office with an uncomfortable face.

***

“If you had contacted me, I would have gone out to meet you.”

“I don’t even want you to meet me.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok replied to Choi Jae-won with a look as if he were a bug.

His expression hardened.

Choi Jae-won had borrowed money from Madam Hyeon Jeong-ok several times while doing business.

He was once diligent. He was recognized by her and received investment several times.

He had overcome crises thanks to her.

But he became blinded by greed and crossed the line.

He was already out of her sight because of his mistakes.

And Yoon Jeong-hoon, who had been an eyesore, was her grandson.

Nothing was working out.

‘I wish I had said something nice on the day I awarded the scholarship.’

The words he had uttered, close to cursing him as an orphan, could not be erased from his mind.

“You’re running the school… Is the school running well?”

Hyeon Jeong-ok asked with an unbelievable expression.

“Yes, Elder. It’s my last charitable project.”

Her eyebrows twitched.

“Really? Your slush fund or… hmm, I’m embarrassed to say it. Isn’t that what you’ve always been good at?”

“No. Absolutely not.”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s not, but I wish the school my grandson attends was clean.”

“I understand, Elder. Don’t worry. I will do my best to clean it up.”

A quiet silence flowed.

Hyeon Jeong-ok, who had been glaring at Choi Jae-won, got up from her seat.

“I’m going to look around the school for a while.”

“I will escort you.”

Man-ho stood up.

“That’s okay. I prefer to go alone.”

“Elder, it’s a foreign land.”

Man-ho looked worried.

“Okay. Ahem, let’s go, Hyeon-soo.”

“Yes.”

Kwak Hyeon-soo, a man of sturdy build, escorted Hyeon Jeong-ok out.

“Please tell me about our young master.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Choi Jae-won began to tell the story about Jeong-hoon.

***

“Is this the internet?”

“Yes, Chairman.”

It was a simple space that didn’t match the title of chairman.

Old furniture revealed the traces of time and the frugality of the elderly.

A state-of-the-art computer was placed on the old desk.

“Chairman, now hold the mouse and move it.”

The old man literally lifted the mouse in his right hand.

He moved it around in the air.

“There’s no response.”

“Heuup.”

Chief Secretary Han Hyeon-dong had to endure it.

He had to risk his life if even a little laughter broke out.

“Chairman, I misspoke. Hold the mouse and click it on the desk.”

“Ahem, be careful.”

It was a cold voice.

Soon, he opened his mouth with a benevolent smile.

“The whole world is in here.”

“Okay, what is this?”

He wandered around and looked around.

He entered the main portal site and then moved the screen to an internet newspaper company.

“Let’s see, Hyeon-dong, breaking news comes out right away; the world will change a lot in the future.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Han Hyeon-dong, who was barely holding back his laughter, clenched his teeth and replied.

The old man was clicking the mouse with the joy of discovering new things.

His gentle face, which had been reading the article, gradually began to distort.

“Hyeon Jeong-ok and her grandson met?”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“Are you asking me that?”

The chairman’s voice echoed through the room.

He glared at the chief of staff and gestured toward the monitor.

On the monitor, which he lowered his head to look at, the scene of Hyeon Jeong-ok and her grandson meeting was being broadcast live.

“This, I’m sorry, Chairman.”

“What’s there to be sorry about?”

The mouse in the old man’s hand hit Han Hyeon-dong’s head, which was bowing, hard.

With a short scream, Han Hyeon-dong grabbed his head and collapsed.

The old man, with an angry face, lifted the monitor and threw it to the floor.

***

“Where is this….”

When I opened my eyes, I saw a white ceiling.

I thought it was a school.

Someone approached at the sound of rustling.

“Are you awake?”

I grabbed my head with my hand.

“Where is this….”

“It’s the infirmary.”

“Yes….”

Jeong-hoon thought he had a dream for a moment.

Grandmother, reporters, it was a series of unbelievable events.

“Teacher, I just had an amazing dream.”

“Huh? What dream?”

“My grandmother came to find me.”

“Pfft, hasn’t the fever gone down yet? Why is that a dream? Madam is in the chairman’s room right now.”

Jeong-hoon chuckled.

“Hoo, that’s a relief. It was so hard to believe. I thought it was reality, but I thought I would be sad if it was a dream, so I did the opposite.”

“You, where did that good courage go, and you’re being timid… By the way, I should have thanked you… Thank you for chasing away Teacher Choi. I don’t know if you did it because of me… Our female teachers at school are very grateful to you.”

“Yes?”

“It’s a bit much to put into words… Anyway, there’s something like that. I’m thanking you on behalf of them.”

“I understand.”

The school nurse stared at Jeong-hoon.

“But Jeong-hoon, it was really like a movie just now. Flashes were popping, and reporters were asking questions… You and that grandmother were standing there… Hya, my whole body was tingling as if I was electrocuted.”

It would have looked like a scene from a movie to her.

But for Grandma and Jeong-hoon, it was a life-or-death adventure.

She had no way of knowing that.

“……Yes.”

Jeong-hoon had no choice but to smile, pretending to be embarrassed.

“I was out of my mind because of the fever, and the flashes made me so dizzy. I think that’s why I collapsed.”

“I see, your fever was over 40 degrees just now. I wonder if you’re okay now….”

The school nurse checked Jeong-hoon’s temperature.

“The fever has gone down a lot. But you still have to be careful, okay?”

She looked at Jeong-hoon with worried eyes.

“Yes, teacher.”

Jeong-hoon, feeling much lighter, got up.

“I’m going now.”

“Already? You haven’t rested much….”

“I think I should go to my grandmother.”

“Just a moment.”

She removed the IV line from Jeong-hoon’s hand.

“Don’t overdo it. Your fever went up to 40 degrees just now. Make sure to go to the hospital when you’re done.”

“Yes.”

I opened the door to the infirmary and went out.

The hallway was quiet because everyone was in class.

The commotion from before seemed like a dream.

The school was as peaceful as if nothing had happened.

Jeong-hoon moved his steps to the principal’s office.

There were many things he wanted to say to his grandmother and many things he wanted to ask.

He was full of questions.

I opened the door to the principal’s office.

A strange man and the chairman were sitting there.

The Genius Grandson of the Cash King Becomes a Tycoon