Seeing nothing but a few desks scattered across the wide office, Chung-seop said to Seong-ho with a sheepish look, "Director. Isn't this office too big…? I really think somewhere around 10 pyeong would have been plenty…"

Chung-seop had been hunting for an office of about 10 pyeong somewhere near Gangnam, and Seong-ho had headed him off.

"It's fine. Since I bought the building anyway, I'm just handing you the leftover office space, so you needn't fret over it."

Seong-ho looked around the office, then out the window.

The 100 million won entrusted through Chung-seop had come back as a total of 55 billion. Setting aside just 5 billion of the 55, Seong-ho had added a loan and purchased a building near Teheran-ro in Gangnam. A seven-story building not long since built — Seong-ho had helped set up Chung-seop's new office there.

Chung-seop looked around the office, which seemed well over 70 pyeong, with a sheepish expression. "Hearing myself called 'CEO' feels strange."

Turning from the window, Seong-ho looked at him and smiled. "You'll have to get used to being called CEO now. Just as I'm no longer a director, you're no longer an assistant manager."

At Seong-ho's words that they had to begin anew in a new place, Chung-seop steadied his resolve. With someone here who trusted him this much, he felt he mustn't betray that trust.

"Heh-heh. Sir. How is it? Isn't it fine?" The real-estate broker hovered at Seong-ho's side, rubbing his hands and letting out a laugh. Seeing Seong-ho become a building owner at such a young age, he was working to ingratiate himself by any means.

Seong-ho nodded. "I'll count on you to manage the building well going forward."

"Aigoo. Don't you worry — just leave it all to me. I'll handle it so cleanly that not one complaint comes out."

At being entrusted with the whole of the building's management, the broker crowed, his mouth stretched wide as a washbasin.

Seong-ho figured there'd be no trouble with Chung-seop in the building — if the management were shoddy, Chung-seop would contact him directly.

Smiling quietly at…