"The examinations went well."

Go Mihui, home directly from work. It is what her son said as he got up from his seat in the living room, where he had been watching television.

"You'll settle it with early admission, won't you?"

"Yes."

"Good. You've worked hard."

Her son Kang Junu, who means to apply to the Seoguk business faculty on early admission.

The long, long life of an examination candidate is coming to an end.

A leaver applying on early admission need only mind the school record as far as the first semester of the third year.

Those out of Cheonghwa High School mostly pass the interview at full marks as well.

Against his usual habit her son is resting in front of the television, and today of all days Go Mihui is proud of him.

At the sight of him a person came suddenly to mind.

"Did Tae-ung do well in the examinations?"

"Full marks, he says."

"I see……."

Full marks, which her son has never achieved. Ha Tae-ung has taken them twice over.

It is something.

Shff.

The two of them sat down facing each other on the sofa.

"Mother, I'm going out tomorrow evening."

"Where?"

"Tae-ung is having a housewarming."

"Is he now?"

It seems the interior work on the super penthouse Madam Han Deogim made over to him is finished.

"You'll get a present ready for me, won't you?"

"Who has been invited?"

"The Management Studies Society's members."

"I see……."

Clever.

The young crown prince, who has thought to use a housewarming as his excuse and this time make plain which line he is on.

He goes forward at a different stride from her son Junu's.

A broad stride! Go Mihui, who grew up inside the customs of a chaebol house, could see Ha Tae-ung's plan to a degree.

"That should be entertaining."

"If I go to the housewarming, may I have a glass of wine?"

"Of course~ You may drink."

"Thank you."

Since meeting Ha Tae-ung her son has plainly changed. There is more thinking in his eyes as well.

"Mother. Are options easy?"

"Options?…