Baekje University Welcomes the New Chairman
“I’ll be off then, Grandma.”
“Make sure you knock her flat.”
Shin Jaewoo’s expression turned awkward at Park Sun-ok’s words.
For now, he fiddled with the car keys he’d received from Derek Coleman. Today, he’d be driving himself. And just to note, it wasn’t his usual Rolls-Royce.
Today, it’s this one.
A silver Ferrari 812 GTS. Truth be told, this wasn’t entirely to Shin Jaewoo’s taste either.
…This was the car Kim Jinwoo drove.
Here, Kim Jinwoo was the protagonist of a novel Shin Jaewoo had read recently.
Shin Jaewoo wasn’t particularly into cars. And while he acted like Lu Bu in the online world from his room, out in the real one, he didn’t. He hated anything too flashy or attention-grabbing.
This one’s a bit too showy.
But today, he planned to take it out for a spin. This, too, was something Kim Jinwoo had done in the story.
The novel’s Kim Jinwoo was a college student with exceptional investment skills—or more precisely, one who gained investment superpowers.
He started out pathetic, but after making a fortune, he rolls up to campus in a silver Ferrari.
The moment the protagonist finally flaunts his presence. And right there with him was the silver Ferrari 812 GTS.
I wonder if the author just likes Ferraris.
Now, at this moment, Shin Jaewoo was the one behind the wheel.
Vroooom!
The sensation was utterly different from the Rolls-Royce. The interior setup alone was worlds apart.
Tight.
Tight and low. And the vibration humming through it. Unlike the Rolls-Royce, where you barely felt a thing, this was designed differently from the ground up. The vibes hit sharp and clear, and the roar? Forget about it.
The instant he turned the key, Shin Jaewoo jolted in surprise.
This isn’t really my style…
Personally, he disliked cars that roared around causing noise pollution. He’d frowned at others doing it, and now here he was, starting one up in a quiet residential neighborhood.
“Haa.”
Shin Jaewoo sighed. He considered swapping cars again, but the human heart is fickle.
I already bought it anyway…
Might as well put it to use.
He gripped the wheel and eased forward. For a supercar, it didn’t exactly blast off. In a neighborhood like this, gunning it was tough anyway. Just a calm cruise.
First things first—where’s my junior at…
Originally, he’d planned to meet Moon Sojeong at the university. But that had changed. They’d still go together, but he’d pick her up. He had to head to Baekje University in Gongju from Daejeon anyway.
Vroooom.
Bit by bit, Shin Jaewoo started getting into the Ferrari’s flow. The engine growled as it prowled the road. Cautious at first in the residential streets, it gradually asserted its presence. Most cars naturally gave the Ferrari space.
Whew.
Even on the city streets, speed built up in a flash. At first, every roar made him flinch, but this was just for today.
Time to own it.
The Ferrari’s flashy display turned heads everywhere. Shin Jaewoo’s ride drew every eye.
By then, they were nearing the villa where Moon Sojeong lived.
She said she’d be out around here…
Shin Jaewoo scanned the area. And there— a woman stepping out in a black dress.
Found her.
Maybe it was too flashy. Moon Sojeong’s gaze was already locked on the car. She probably had no idea it was his. She’d seen his black Rolls-Royce Phantom, but not this Ferrari 812.
It was just that the sports car screamed for attention.
Then her expression shifted to puzzled curiosity.
Is it coming my way?
Exactly that look. And sure enough, it was.
Shin Jaewoo pulled up near the sidewalk where she stood. The window rolled down.
“...Get in.”
“Huh? Oppa’s car?”
Moon Sojeong blinked in confusion at first, then realized who it was and lit up in surprise. She hurried over. As the door opened, her exclamation rang out.
“Whoa! I’ve never ridden in one like this.”
She eyed the interior in awe, but Shin Jaewoo’s gaze quickly scanned her just as fast. From afar, he hadn’t noticed—she was wearing a sheer top today. The fabric draping her collarbone and shoulders let a soft glow peek through.
Wow.
If she was wowed by his car, he was equally stunned by her. Lately, he’d been seeing a lot of women with killer figures. Lee Sooyoung was one, and yesterday’s Seong Yubin with Moon Sojeong were too. But each had their own vibe—not identical.
Especially Seong Yubin and Moon Sojeong; worlds apart.
Yubin still feels a bit young…
Of course, that was more about her face than her body. Anyway, Moon Sojeong had no such hint. If anything, she radiated pure succubus energy.
“What do you think? I put some real effort into getting dressed up…”
Moon Sojeong turned to him with a playful lilt, but tension simmered beneath. Women dressed to kill for one reason: to catch a man’s eye. Especially today—she’d come out determined to seduce Shin Jaewoo. If he didn’t like it, game over.
“...You look pretty.”
Luckily, he didn’t mind. Though it felt a tad overwhelming; their eyes barely met.
“For real?”
She leaned in toward him, delighted. Intentional or not, it accentuated her curves even more.
Ooh yeah.
Park Sun-ok’s “advice” echoed in his mind.
—Knock her flat.
Out with the lewd granny!
Her grandmotherly voice looped endlessly in his head. Today might make “just business” trickier than expected.
But work came first.
“...To school.”
“But oppa, why are you really going to Baekje University?”
She already knew the route roughly. While he punched it into the nav and she buckled up, Moon Sojeong asked. From her perspective—unaware of his ventures—she couldn’t fathom why he’d head there.
In a car like this, no less…
Shin Jaewoo gave her question a cryptic smile.
“Who knows.”
He hadn’t told her yet that he was Baekje University’s new chairman. Saying it outright felt weird anyway.
Thankfully, she didn’t press, shifting focus elsewhere.
“This car’s yours too?”
She peered around the interior, fascinated.
“Yeah.”
“Doesn’t it have a convertible top?”
Her words drew a chuckle. Instead of answering, he hit the switch.
“Whoa!”
Moon Sojeong yelped in excitement as the roof retracted, the engine roared, and wind blasted in.
No way he could speed like this. Shin Jaewoo eased off the gas.
“Kyaaah!”
Thrilling for her, apparently. But her whipping hair soon had her busy fixing it. He closed the roof quick.
“...I can’t drive with it open.”
“Yeah, people are staring like crazy. And the wind’s insane.”
That was the convertible charm, though.
Gongju City. The place where Baekje, after losing Wirye Castle to Goguryeo’s raid, established its new capital—then called Ungjin.
And so, Baekje University stood here.
Truly, nothing but barren fields. As emptiness stretched in every direction, the university campus finally came into view.
Moon Sojeong muttered.
“...Still the same old nothing out here.”
“What is?”
“No restaurants, no fun spots, no cafes…”
She vented the frustrations from her student days.
“It was like this when I went here. Anything meant a thirty-minute trek from campus at least…”
At least they had a cafeteria on-site. But like any school, the food wasn’t great.
“But oppa, you’re really going to this school?”
So Moon Sojeong couldn’t grasp his motives. Her eyes narrowed suspiciously.
“You’re not thinking of going back to school or something, are you?”
Sudden urge to visit a place like Baekje University. Unless he’d enrolled out of nowhere, it wasn’t a tourist spot.
“Even calling it a campus, there’s zilch. We used to have a performance hall at least…”
As she spoke, the main gate appeared. And above it, the banner.
[Baekje University Welcomes Its New Chairman]
“...New chairman, huh? The old one was a good guy.”
Moon Sojeong mumbled beside him. Shin Jaewoo nodded along.
The previous one had seemed decent, after all.
“...The new one’ll be good too.”
Anything but “me,” he said.
And so, he stealthily visited the university he’d acquired.
Wonder what it’s like.
His heart raced. Definitely not like his own college days.