Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243: BAD HABIT

<A DIAMOND SPOON with a golden heart...!>

Pfft.

Song Gunwoo couldn’t help but laugh at the headline of the article that he was reading.

"You really have the guts to smile after making your dad worry, huh?"

Song Gunwoo lifted his head and met his Alpha father’s disapproving eyes.

They were already home.

We couldn’t stay out for too long since Seulgi was waiting in the car.

After the surgery, his family had to leave the puppy in the animal clinic for further observation.

But, thankfully, the vets assured them that the puppy was out of danger now.

Anyway, right now, Song Gunwoo was having a meeting with his Alpha father in the study again.

We don’t want Dad to know about our plan, after all.

"Daddy, did you pay the press to praise me excessively?" Song Gunwoo asked curiously. "We only planted two reporters to make sure that my "good deed" would be spread to the public. But the reporters that Kang Taehyun paid were also writing articles about me."

"No, I didn’t pay them. We didn’t want those reporters to know that you stole Kang Taehyun’s spotlight on purpose," his Alpha father answered, and then he sipped his tea. "Are you wondering why they still wrote articles praising you?"

"Yes, Daddy."

"The articles that the two reporters under our payroll wrote went viral since they were the ones who namedropped you as my son. So, of course, the other reporters would write about you as well since you were trending already. Moreover, between the youngest son of a mayor and the only son of SG Group, who do you think the commoners will be more curious about?"

"Me," Song Gunwoo said. He wasn’t being arrogant— he was merely stating a fact. The one who was being arrogant here was his Alpha father. "Daddy, you’re being rude. Dad always reminds you not to call people ’commoners,’ and yet you still make this mistake."

"I’m sorry, son. Bad habits die hard."

Song Gunwoo just sighed and shook his head before changing the topic. "I didn’t expect people to praise me, Daddy."

There were still bad comments, of course.

Some people are cruel enough to criticize a child whom they know nothing about.

But, surprisingly, there were more positive comments than expected.

"I’m surprised because Dad often says that the general public hates chaebols."

"Oh, they do. And rightfully so," his Alpha father said. "But our country has a severe disease called lookism. Most people go crazy over good-looking people. The public hates me now, but there was a time they worshipped me like a god because of my face."

"Ah, Aunt Sua told me about it. Apparently, you used your good looks to distract the public from criticizing my great-grandfather when he was arrested for tax evasion. Then you even went to the army to save SG Group’s plummeting stocks at the time."

"Why would Song Sua tell you about that?"

"Auntie taught me how to use my good looks to get what I want."

"Don’t learn that kind of thing from your aunt."

Song Gunwoo just chuckled. "But Aunt is right— being a good-looking chaebol is useful. Our good looks sometimes make people forget that our wealth is ill-gotten wealth, and that we are filthy billionaires who shouldn’t exist."

"You’re scaring me, Gunwoo-ya," his Alpha father said. "Your dad is already distributing our wealth to the charities and foundations that he’s supporting earnestly. But you sound like you’re going to distribute everything we own to the poor."

"Don’t worry, Daddy," Song Gunwoo said, smiling. "I’ll leave enough so we can treat our Seulgi like a princess until she becomes independent."

***

"JUNHO Hyung, why haven’t the articles about Gunwoo been taken down yet?" Garam asked worriedly. "What did the PR Team say?"

He wanted to ask Song Sihyuk, but his husband was in the study with Song Gunwoo.

The two of them are having a meeting again.

After they got home, he put Seulgi to sleep first because his daughter looked tired.

Then he went to the kitchen with Shin Junho to prepare dinner.

These days, he liked cooking for his family, especially for Seulgi.

"What the PR Team said to me was strange, Garam-ah," Shin Junho said worriedly. "Apparently, the higher-ups only asked them to take down the negative articles and posts that criticize the young master. But they were asked not to touch the articles praising Gunwoo."

The "higher-ups" would just be Song Sihyuk.

"Why would Hyung not want to take down the articles that reveal our son’s identity?"

"Maybe Chairman Song likes the fact that the young master is being praised?"

"Hyung should have consulted with me first. He knows I’m not comfortable exposing our young child to the public."

I need to talk to Hyung later.

To be fair, when Garam accepted Song Sua’s business proposal, he was ready to introduce his children to the public.

But not this way.

Yes, his son was mostly being praised online.

Even so, I feel like something is wrong...

"Appa, Uncle Garam, I’m here!"

Garam smiled, his mood instantly improving, when he saw Shin Jina enter the kitchen.

Shin Geon was following his daughter quietly while holding her pink backpack.

Oh, right.

Geon Hyung went to pick up Jina from her cram school after driving us home.

"Uncle, where’s Gunwoo Oppa and Seulgi?"

"Seulgi is asleep while Gunwoo is talking to his daddy," Garam said, smiling while gently patting Shin Jina’s head. It was amazing how the child’s cast was taken off just after two weeks. "Have snacks first while waiting for them. But we’ll be having dinner soon, so I’ll only allow you to have one ice cream."

"Yes, Uncle!" Shin Jina said cheerfully. "Thank you."

Shin Junho then ushered Shin Jina to the refrigerator.

"Then I shall take my leave first, Madam," Shin Geon said politely. "Chairman Song asked me to go to the study."

Oh, right.

Garam remembered that Shin Geon was with Song Gunwoo during the accident.

He had also seen a video where Shin Geon grabbed Song Gunwoo and used his body to shield the child and the puppy from the speeding car.

"Wait, Geon Hyung."

"Yes, Madam?"

"What happened to the driver who almost hit my son?"

Garam was so focused on the articles that revealed Song Gunwoo’s identity that he had almost forgotten about the reckless driver.

"The driver is already behind bars, Madam— he was intoxicated while driving."

Tsk.

Garam pressed the bridge of his nose. "That reckless bastard almost killed my baby..."

Wait.

Song Gunwoo almost died, but Song Sihyuk didn’t personally "take care" of the driver?

The Hyung I know would "borrow" the reckless driver first before making sure that the bastard would rot in jail.

Something was fishy.

Both Song Sihyuk and Song Gunwoo were too calm after the accident as if...

"Geon Hyung."

"Yes, Madam?"

"Tell me everything you know about this "accident,’" Garam said sternly. "Was it truly an accident?"

Shin Geon flinched.

Ah, my hunch is right.

Well, what do you expect from a tight-lipped person?

Until now, that is.

***

It’s rare for my wife to yell, and he has never yelled at our son before...

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