[2] Mr. Tycoon's Woman || PJ&RP ✔️

Chapter 216: Seductress

Park Jimin guided Rose Yang towards the black Maybach, using his body to shield her from any prying eyes. She paused by the door, "I didn't get to say goodbye to my grandfather as well as yours."

Park Jimin grunted, "You don't need to." He tried to push her into the car, but she stopped him and was preparing to walk back into the banquet when he grabbed her, "Many people are leaving the banquet as we speak. The Elders will be busy seeing people off."

"Then, at the very least, did you bid him goodbye?"

"Of course." It was the first thing Park Jimin did when dessert was being served and he noticed her absence. He was never one to enjoy sweet food, so the Elder easily pardoned him.

"Now, let's go home." He did not want to remain at this place any longer. He helped her into the car before getting in himself. Jung Hoseok closed the door and started the car.

After such an exhausting day, Rosè Yang did not have the energy to fight off his hands. "I'm tired." She mumbled when she saw the fire ignite in his eyes only to die out at her words. His face softened as he guided her body towards him so that she would be leaning in his embrace. Her eyes closed shut and it did not take long for her to fall asleep from exhaustion.

Park Jimin kept one arm around her shoulder and pressed a kiss to the crown of her head, a worried look buried within the abyss of his eyes.

- - - - -

In a tea room, there was a faint scent of herbal medicine.

To preserve their tradition, the Kang Family Mansion was built in a similar structure as the buildings from the Qing Dynasty. It spread out into a decent plot of land in an open concept that easily allowed the wind to pass through. There were wooden sliding doors, brackets of intertwining wood to create the frames and borders, and tiled roofs.

Kang Seulgi was anxiously waiting for her father to say something. She found it strange that his face was as pale as a ghost and that his eyes were disorientated. She thought he might've had too much to drink, but that would have been impossible as he was always good at holding his liquor.

"What happened, father?" She made sure to keep her tone respectful. She felt like she was speaking to a businessman and not her father. She envied her younger siblings who could talk freely around him.

Kang Boyuan's fingers dug into his palms as he ground his teeth. His jaw tightened and a vein popped out on his forehead. Park Jimin actually dared to threaten him!

"You were right, Seulgi. That vixen pillow-talked him and clouded his brain!"

CRASH!

In one fell swoop, Kang Boyuan had swept everything off the table. Teacups tumbled onto the floor and a century-old ink slab broke into four fragments causing the bamboo floor to be ruined by black stains.

Kang Seulgi flinched, her eyes lowering onto the floor. She could feel her hands shake when the memories of her father's brutal beatings flashed through her mind. The dreadful tone he was using now was the same one from her childhood.

"He actually had the guts to threaten me." Kang Boyuan let out mocking laughter before sitting down on his chair, a calculative look in his eyes. "That wench has wormed her way into his heart like the annoying pest that she is."

Kang Seulgi was tongue-tied. She agreed with her father but feared if she opened her mouth, she would suffer his wrath.

"You stayed by his side for nine years, wasting the precious years of your adulthood on him and what does he do? Demote you for the smallest mistake!" Kang Boyuan heard the full story from his daughter. Rosè Yang was the president of RY, a rising investment firm. It was a very valuable piece of information that he could use to his advantage. He was simply waiting for the right time to reveal it and planned on doing so when the company suffer a fall.

"Do you know what he said to me tonight, Seulgi, when I simply wanted to chat with his temptress?" Kang Boyuan flicked his wrist as a maid dressed in a hanfu attire walked forward, her hands shaking when she passed him the cup of tea. In her careless mistake, a tiny droplet landed on the floor and that alone was enough for him to take the teacup and toss the scalding drink on her.

She shrieked in pain and bit down on her lips, bowing low, "I-I-I a-apologize M-master Kang." Her entire body was trembling now, bracing her body as a sharp kick was sent her way. She was blown back and felt as if her body was shattered by the force. Even so, she crawled to her feet and kowtowed.

"T-this servant deserves to be punished." She said, her forehead touching the floor.

"Get another cup, you worthless minx!" Kang Boyuan snarled, sending the woman scurrying out the door and, in less than one minute, returned with a fresh cup of tea. This time, she was meticulous enough to keep her tremors at bay.

Kang Boyuan calmed down with the familiar taste of chestnut from the Tieguanyin tea. His shoulders relaxing a bit.

Kang Seulgi felt her heart beating one hundred miles per second, her clenched hands shaking. Seeing her father's treatment towards the maid reminded her of his treatment towards her the day she told her father she was demoted.

"The Kang's have served the Park's for eight generations now." Kang Boyuan began, "We have always been loyal to them. Never once have we thought about overthrowing them!"

His face became red. "And what does Park Jimin do?!" He slammed his teacup onto the wooden table, "He threatened to perform an eight generation extermination upon us! He was willing to ruin us all because of a single girl!"

Kang Boyuan would never forget what happened today. He would never forget the menacing and deadly expression on Park Jimin's face. Knowing the brute's temper, Kang Boyuan knew that such a ruthless devil never made threats; he made promises.

Kang Boyuan gritted his teeth so hard, it was a miracle the pearly whites did not crack. He stood up and began to pace back and forth, arms tucked behind him.

"T-then what shall we do, father?"

Kang Boyuan looked at his daughter for the briefest moment. If it was not for the fact that she was able to stay by Park Jimin's side for nine years, he would've beaten her for speaking out of turn at that moment, but he could not do that. He needed her face to remain that pretty, the same one as her mother, his current mistress.

"Stay quiet for now. Do not make any sudden movements until I give you orders." Kang Boyuan would consult the Elders tomorrow morning.

In the eight generations that the Kang's have stayed by the Park's side, none of them ever fathomed the idea of joining the two families together until Kang Seulgi was born.

They gave birth to warriors, not princesses. None of the daughters born in the family were as beautiful as Kang Seulgi. They usually had angular features, too sharp and rough. Their bodies were strong and burly, perfectly shaped for fighting, but Kang Seulgi was different.

On the day of her birth, her cries didn't cause one's ears to bleed; they were softer, quieter, more demure. She had the most innocuous pair of eyes, reflecting the sky, and as she grew older, her face bloomed into that of an angel.

The Elders seized the rare opportunity. They kept her hidden for the majority of her life, secretly training her in martial arts and homeschooling her. In order to keep her further hidden, she could not go to a prestigious college and was made to attend a normal one.

The Kang family did not want her to meet Park Jimin so quickly. They planned for her to be a wild card and when she miraculously passed the selection process at Park Enterprise, they thought her future was bright. The idea was supported by Park Jimin's favorable behavior towards her. Who would've thought that all of their hard work would come tumbling down because of a single woman?

Kang Boyuan would not accept defeat so quickly. Even if Rosè Yang was a formidable enemy, whose family name and backing was too superior for her to be considered a mistress, Kang Boyuan still viewed her as one.

Though Park Jimin and Kang Seulgi were not officially a couple nor did they have any hidden marriage contract, Kang Boyuan believed in her. If the rumors rang true and Elder Park truly considered Kang Seulgi as a marriage candidate, it meant, at the very least, Kang Seulgi and Park Jimin had a relationship that could point to a promising future.