dkrc Chapter 73 Taking Advantage of Someone's Downfall
Chapter 73 Taking Advantage of Someone's Downfall
It wasn't just relatives who took advantage of the situation; company executives did too.
Yoon Seok-hwan, CEO of CJ CheilJedang
He walked over quickly, pretending to straighten a pot of white chrysanthemums that Li Zhengyi had knocked over, but in reality, he was making his stance clear.
After straightening the flowerpot, he frowned and glanced at Li Zhengyi, then said something to his colleague next to him that was just loud enough for them to hear.
"The president is right. If this kind of person stays in the Li family, he will drag the whole family down sooner or later. He even harms his own brothers. He is beyond redemption."
Koo Bon-jae, representative director of CJ Bioscience, the biotechnology subsidiary of the CJ Group.
Follow behind and finish off the enemy.
"I heard he had a conflict with Kakao's princess, Kim Tae-ah, which caused the company's stock price to plummet. His father is currently keeping her under house arrest. He's a jinx. Wherever he goes, trouble follows."
Several distant relatives also began to join the choir.
"Three years ago, some people said he had an improper relationship with his stepmother, and some even defended him. I said at the time, this person is a menace."
"It's such a pity for Woo-bin, such a good kid."
"Get him out."
Those who joined in the kicking and shoving, every face, every expression, every line.
Li Zhengyi created a folder in his mind and stored all these things in it.
He wasn't angry because he didn't have time to be angry; he was just keeping accounts.
Li Zhengyi was dragged along by bodyguards as if he were a serious criminal.
Kim Soo-ho broke free from his parents' hands.
"Get off me!"
He pushed through the crowd, rushed forward, and punched a bodyguard in the shoulder.
Caught off guard, the bodyguard staggered and loosened his grip on Li Zhengyi's hand.
Kim Soo-ho turned around to face the group of people who were mocking him, his eyes blazing with fury.
"What do you mean by adultery? Who saw it with their own eyes? Who has any evidence? If you don't have evidence, shut up!"
He pointed at Zheng Minghuan's nose.
"And you, what do you mean he killed Woo-bin? You were on the plane at the time. Everyone knows that Woo-bin's bodyguards brought Jung-il onto the plane. That was Woo-bin's territory. How could Jung-il have harmed anyone? Using his powers from a distance? I think your ability to slander is even more vicious than Black Widow's!"
Zheng Minghuan was speechless, his face turning pale.
Kim Soo-ho then pointed to the two subsidiary representatives.
"And you guys too. Chairman Li just said something, and you immediately jumped on his bandwagon, afraid of being too late to take sides, right? When Li Yubin was alive, you fawned over him; when he died, you fawned over the old man; and now you're coming to smear someone who's mourning his own brother. Aren't you tired of this?"
No one answered him.
Those who had been speaking so vehemently just moments before were now all silent.
It wasn't that I was convinced, it's that there was no need to argue with a young kid in public.
Arguing at a funeral is unseemly in itself, and Kim Soo-ho's voice is too loud. Given his young age and low status, arguing would only lower his own standing.
"Jungil Oppa!"
Kim Jisoo also broke free from her parents' control and squeezed out from the edge of the crowd.
She didn't say anything, but knelt down, took out a tissue, and began wiping the spit off Li Zhengyi's face.
My hands are shaking.
Her mother's anxious voice came from behind her.
"Kim Jisoo! What are you doing? Come back here! Hanging out with someone like that will only make you a target of gossip!"
Kim Jisoo's eyes were red, and she didn't turn around.
She wiped away her saliva, looked up, and stared at the group of people.
"Jungil oppa isn't the kind of person you're describing. He's the gentlest person I've ever met. Although he can be a bit sharp-tongued at times, his heart is kinder and more righteous than all of you!"
After venting her anger, she stood up, turned around, and shielded Li Zhengyi behind her, preventing the bodyguard from getting any closer.
With her size, there wasn't much she could have blocked, but she still did it.
She had secretly vowed to protect Jung-il oppa.
Seeing everything that happened today confirmed her prediction from that day.
Jung-il oppa didn't dislike her; he was afraid that if she got too close, there would be danger, so he said those things to deliberately make her angry.
Kim Jisoo turned around and glanced at Lee Jung-il.
Sure enough, this man is still as kind as ever.
Li Zheng was completely baffled.
As for Kim Soo-ho, he's his best friend, so it's no surprise that he stood up for him.
But why are you getting involved, Kim Jisoo?
And that look in your eyes, does it have to be so affectionate?
What on earth are you thinking, you little brat?
But in this situation, he couldn't possibly push Kim Jisoo away.
Fortunately, this unexpected incident did not affect the plan.
Li Zhengyi leaned against the wall and slowly straightened up.
He glanced at Kim Soo-ho; this guy usually acted carefree and irresponsible, but he was really serious when a conflict arose.
Actually, even if Kim Soo-ho hadn't stood up today, he would have understood.
Offending the CJ Group has caused their business to suffer huge losses.
Even so, he still stood up firmly.
He looked at Kim Jisoo again. The girl still had tear stains on her face and her body was trembling, but she stood firmly in front of him, opening her arms to protect him.
Really.
When did I fall so low that I needed this brat to protect me?
Her parents watched her from behind the crowd, their expressions grim, calling for her to go back, but she refused.
He looked at the group of people.
Those related by blood, those not related by blood, those with whom we have a friendship, and those without.
In that moment of permanent expulsion, some rushed over to kick him while others stood in his way.
That's life.
When you're successful, you're surrounded by good people.
You only know who truly cares about you when you're at your lowest point.
He glanced at Kim Soo-ho and Kim Ji-soo, and his lips twitched slightly.
"Don't worry. If they won't let me have the surname Li, then I'll have the surname Jin."
Kim Soo-ho paused for a moment, then wiped his eyes, forced a smile, and said, "Don't you dare. People with the surname Kim want a share of my family fortune."
Kim Jisoo whispered from the side, "You can share some with me."
Kim Soo-ho turned around and glared at her, mouthing, "Can't you be a little more reserved?"
Kim Jisoo mouthed, "Shut up."
They never argue, but these cousins have always had a good understanding of each other.
The brother and sister had a silent verbal battle, then turned at the same time and showed the same expression to the group of relatives who were still standing at the entrance of the farewell hall.
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a handsome guy/beautiful girl before?
Li Zhengyi straightened his collar, which had been pulled askew, and tugged at his cuffs.
He glanced again at the black coffin in the farewell hall.
The coffin was empty except for a few of Lee Woo-bin's belongings, which were placed on the altar as props for a funeral without a body.
He suddenly realized what the most ironic detail in this scene was.
Everyone is mourning for someone who isn't dead, while the person who truly deserves our grief is standing there being driven away.
He looked at the sea of black mourning clothes and white wreaths in front of him, his gaze sweeping across Li Chenghao's face.
His gaze swept across Li Zhihui's face.
His gaze swept across Yong Jang-soo's face.
His gaze swept across the faces of everyone who had just kicked him while he was down.
I suddenly feel like laughing.
Then laugh.
After laughing, he pointed at these people.
"The day I walk out this door, I will sever all ties with the CJ Lee family."
"But this is not good news for many of you."
"Because by the time I return, you won't even have a chance to play the family card."