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"One of the biggest events in the business industry of South Korea will unfold tonight as the 2023 Business Summit will begin. Partnerships, mergers, and business deals will take place and help strengthen the economy of the country."
"One of the rumored partnerships to take place is between the Seo Group of Companies and Lee Enterprises. Two of the biggest businesses today, one could expect this would mean new opportunities for business leaders and workers alike."
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"Dating rumors between the heir of Jung Industries, Jung Wooyoung and the son of the President of Lee Enterprises and big-time model, Lee Felix are circulating as the two have been spotted together over the recent weeks. One would have to wonder if there is romance brewing between the two or this is just a way for Jung Industries and Lee Enterprises to form a partnership as well."
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"Lee Felix, son of the President of Lee Enterprises is rumored to be present at the 2023 Business Summit tonight as it had been announced that he has been officially named as the ambassador of the company. Felix is known to be a model with a significant following, this would be an advantage for the company as they seek to strengthen their businesses in the hospitality industry with their chains of resorts and hotels as they would benefit with Felix's influence."
"It is also his first appearance here in Seoul after partaking at the Louis Vuitton event in Australia last month."
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"Big night for Lee Enterprises tonight as President Lee has announced that he would be introducing his son, Lee Minho as his heir to the company. Lee Minho has privately worked as the Chief Operating Officer of his family business. This would mark his first public appearance since his announcement to being the heir of one of the most powerful businesses in the country today."
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Lee Felix sighed as he placed his phone down as the news of the Business Summit flooded his social media. He sipped his triple shot caramel macchiato as he looked out the window, Louis Vuitton aviators were perched on his blonde hair as he met the eyes of the amused male in front of him.
The male had silky black hair with a blonde undertone, a hypnotic gaze, a face that seemed like it was carved by angels. He screamed perfect.
"Are you nervous today?" The male, Jung Wooyoung, asked as Felix laughed,
"Now why would I be nervous?"
"Well, you are going to be having your first appearance as your father's brand ambassador tonight. Not to mention, there are sites that are already spreading rumors of us dating."
"Well, technically, we are on a date right now." Felix mused as he got out of his seat so he could sit next to the businessman.
Wooyoung instinctively placed an arm around him protectively as he offered a slice of cheesecake to the boy, "I mean, you do have a point."
The two were inside a café on one of the buildings that Wooyoung owned. They were in a secluded area so that they did not have to worry about anyone walking up on them or anything.
It was noon and Felix had a few hours before he had to get ready for the event. He had flown back to Seoul this morning after having spent majority of the summer abroad doing photoshoots, runways, and events.
He wanted nothing more but to curl up in his apartment and wait for his stylist team to doll him up for the evening.
"Do you have any plans for the rest of the day princess?" Wooyoung asked as Felix reached for his drink,
"Well, I might go see Jeongin today and help him out with the kids. Then I have this vlog I need to film for LV with me shopping at one of their boutiques here."
"Sounds like a blast, princess. Will you be needing anything from me today?"
"I think I'm good baby, thank you. What about you? Any plans for today?"
"Just a few meetings for the afternoon and stuff. Nothing serious."
"Look at my man, being booked and busy." Felix cooed as he booped Wooyoung's nose.
Wooyoung chuckled as he kissed Felix in the forehead, "Just doing my job, princess."
One of Wooyoung's assistants approached them and pointed to her watch, Wooyoung waved her off as he sighed, "Well baby, daddy must go now. Are you sure you won't need funds for your shopping spree?"
"Mhmm, I'm sure. It's sponsored anyway. I'll see you tonight?"
"See you tonight baby. Stay here as long as you want."
With that, Wooyoung gave him one last kiss before he straightened his suit and left. Quickly, Felix fished out his phone to message his friend, Jeongin.
Felix
Wooyoung is so fucking hot.
Innie
it's noon.
Felix
And what about it?
But yes, I get to spend time with him tonight!
Innie
hooray?
lmao, i'd love to hear about this story about your sugar baby life and all but some of us have normal jobs? i'm trying to be a teacher here!
Felix
It's half past noon, Innie. Shouldn't your class be on the way home now?
Innie
well, they are.
Felix
Guess I'm coming over then. See you in a few!
Innie
ugh, I hate you.
but yes, see you in a bit.
After a few more texts, Felix finished his cheesecake and took his drink as he decided it was time for him to head over to Jeongin's daycare center. It was a few blocks away and his driver was already waiting for him downstairs.
Louis Vuitton got him a private driver and a personal stylist to accompany him for the day to have him ready and prepared for his vlog activity.
He got a call from his stylist as he made his way down the building, "Hello, Mr. Lee, I would just like to ask if you're ready for today's activities?"
"Hey, Brie. Yeah, I'm on my way down. Can you tell Daniel we'd be going to Babybread Daycare first? I just need to pick up Jeongin then we're all set." Felix chirped in response as he walked down the lobby as he made his way out of the carpark.
As he and his stylist were busy talking and going over their plans for the day, he didn't see how one of the cars parked in the suddenly reversed on him. Felix shrieked as he tumbled down and his drink went flying in the air.
In almost comical fashion, his drink came crashing down and on his perfectly styled hair and began to stain his outfit.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Brie and Daniel by their car aghast at what happened, Brie had her hands over her mouth as Daniel just stared in shock. He didn't know how long he sat there on the concrete, but he did hear a car open, and footsteps rushed towards him.
"I'm so sorry! My car is shit. Are you okay?"
His head immediately turned to the sound of the voice and gave the man a glare. The voice came from a flustered man.
"Does any of this look okay to you?" Felix snapped at him as he got up from his position, he wiped his hair away from his forehead, he already felt the stickiness of his iced coffee mix with the hairspray that Brie put on him earlier.
The man bowed in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen."
Felix rolled his eyes, "Yeah, I'm sure you are. Do you know how much this cost me?!"
"Uhm, 10,000 won?" The man joked but stopped when he saw Felix's eye twitch in irritation.
"Oh, you're a wise guy huh? Well, hand over 10,000,000 won right now."
Had it not for the situation they were in right now, he would have laughed at how the man's eyes widened, "t-ten million won?"
"Yeah, not so funny now huh?" Felix snickered.
"Look, I don't have ten million won right now but I really am sorry. Can you maybe let this go just this once?" He tried as Felix snorted.
"Yeah, no. Ten million, now."
"Look, I genuinely don't have that kind of money on me. You see this," He said as he gestured at his beaten down sedan, "you think if I had that kind of money, I'd be riding something like that?"
"I don't care how you live your life sweetheart. What matters is right now I have coffee dripping down my face, I am dirty, stained, and embarrassed and it's all because of your stupid car. I demand compensation, I don't think that's hard to understand."
By now, the man was getting irked at how Felix spoke to him, "Look, don't think I didn't see you on your phone while you were walking. You weren't paying attention so technically, it's not just my fault this happened to you."
Felix stared at him as if he grew a second head.
"The nerve of this guy." He muttered in english as the man rolled his eyes in response,
"I heard that." He replied in english as well, slightly surprising the freckled boy.
Felix was about to let him have it, but he checked his watched, his eyes widened and said, "You're so lucky I have to go right now. But first, hand me your phone."
"For?"
"I'll let you go for now but don't think I forgot about this. I'll be contacting you soon to discuss this."
"But-"
"Complain and I will sue you right here and now. Your pick."
"You're unbelievable." The man groaned but relented anyway as he handed his phone to Felix.
Felix then sent himself a text using his number and gave back the phone to the rude jerk.
"The name's Felix by the way, what's yours?"
"Chan."
"Alright, Cody. You'll be hearing from me very soon."
Felix gave him one last glare as he made a dash for his car where Brie was already waiting for him with a towel and some wipes.
"The nerve of this guy! Oh, he's gonna regret the day he ever messed with me." Felix snapped as they drove off.
If things had gone different, he would have stopped and admired how hot that man was, with his muscles bulging from his shirt or to how ethereal he looked. He looked like as if he was carved by the angels themselves.
But no, he did nothing to get the nice treatment from Felix. He was going to get his and he would make sure of it.
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"Damn, someone's a hot mess." Jeongin commented as Felix entered his now empty daycare.
Felix blew a strand of his blonde hair out of his face as he gave him the finger before he marched towards Jeongin's tiny bathroom to clean himself up.
"I hate him so much, I hate him." Felix grumbled to himself as he washed himself down and slipped right out.
Never in his life did he had to deal with such disrespect and to be dismissed like that by Chan ate him up, the way Chan did not give him what he wanted was something that Felix would not forget for a very long time.
A pair of clean underwear and sweats awaited him as he stepped out of the bathroom, he quickly wore them and stepped out back to where Jeongin and his team waited. Brie had already prepared the things she needed to ready Felix for his vlog.
"This is so gonna put me behind schedule." Felix grumbled as Brie began to blow dry his hair.
"Don't worry, I already sent an alert to the rest of the styling team to wait for us at the boutique. From there they already brought the outfit and make-up you need for tonight so it's not much of a big deal."
"What about the clothes?" Felix asked as Brie waved him off,
"Shit happens. We'll have them clean in no time."
"You're a lifesaver sis." Felix said gratefully as Brie smiled, "What matters is that you're fine."
"I also contacted Jung's security team to have that footage deleted so it's like it never happened."
"So, he's off the hook? Just like that?" Felix asked.
"Yeah, kinda."
"He ruined my coffee. I want to sue him."
"You're gonna sue over a macchiato?" Jeongin asked.
"He deserves it. Oh, Innie, you should have seen how he treated me like SHIT! Like, hello? I'm Lee Felix, who the hell does he think he is?"
"So, what are you planning to do then?"
Felix smirked, "You'll see."
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Meanwhile, Chan juggled a small bag of groceries as he had his phone stuck between his ear and shoulder as he listened to his friend, Jisung talk enthusiastically about this vlog he watched.
"It's so cool and high end hyung! And he was really pretty too, do you think one day I can be like that too?" Jisung chirped as Chan just chuckled fondly at the boy's animated chatter.
"Of course, bun. I'm sure of it," He replied as he shimmied his key into his apartment door.
He opened his lights as he placed his groceries on his small dinner table.
"And he's so cool and sweet hyung! Like imagine, he's the son of a huge chaebol, a model, and he's so humble and kind? how is he so perfect?" Jisung sighed dreamily as Chan just listened to him talk.
"Yeah? He sounds like a blast to be with love. Unlike the guy I met earlier." Chan grumbled as Jisung laughed in response,
"Hey, to be fair you DID almost kill him you know."
"But I didn't! God, it was his fault for not looking where he was going anyway! Did you know he wants me to pay him ten million won for damages? All 'cause I ruined his dumb Louis Vuitton outfit?" Chan ranted as he crashed on his bed.
Jisung listened patiently from the other side of the call, he offered a few sounds in response to show that he was listening, and the occasional coughs.
"Well, ten million sounds way too much. But he does have a right to demand compensation. Maybe you can take him out to dinner or something? Y'all can talk it out and stuff?" Jisung offered as Chan scoffed,
"If only he was as nice and sweet as that guy you were watching. This one was a total jerk."
The sound of a sharp knock interrupted their conversation, "Shit, that's probably the landlord. I gotta go Jisungie, it was nice catching up with you. I'll see you this weekend yeah?"
"Sure hyung! I'll see you soon! Love you!"
"I love you too, bye." Chan said and he could've sworn he could imagine Jisung's sweet smile as he hung up.
His thoughts were interrupted by another knock. He groaned out loud as he got up from his bed and walked towards the door.
He opened it and saw two guys dressed in suits and his landlord, Brian.
"Hey, Channie," Brian greeted with a smile, "you have some visitors looking for you downstairs. I brought them up here, hope that's cool with you?"
"Yeah, that's fine hyung, thanks." Chan said as Brian excused himself.
Once they were out of earshot, Chan turned to them and asked, "What's this about? Who are you?"
"I'm Kim Seungmin and this is Mark Tuan, he represents Louis Vuitton and Lee Felix. We came here to settle." Seungmin said as he pointed to the tall and elegant looking man next to him.
Seungmin reminded Chan of a puppy, with his brown emotive eyes, his fluffy brown hair, and from what Chan could make of it, he had a bright smile hidden away by his expression.
Chan's eyes widened and Seungmin gave him an apologetic look, "May we come in?"
Chan stepped aside and let them in his small apartment, a million thoughts ran through his mind.
In a flash, he dialed the number he got earlier today, he appropriately named the contact Bratty Bitch.
A few rings later, the 'bratty bitch' picked up and Chan's hands immediately tightened on his phone.
"Well, look who decided to call. Hello, Chuck."
"It's Chan," Chan corrected him, "and what the fuck is this? How did you find me and why is there a lawyer in my house?"
"Well, when you're me nothing's impossible baby." Felix replied, his voice felt soft and hushed, but he could sense the hint of amusement laced in his tone.
It made Chan's skin crawl.
"I told you I don't have that kind of money!" He snapped as Felix didn't even seem phased at his angry tone.
"So?" He said bluntly, "You being poor is not my problem. Besides, this is out of my hands. What you ruined, dear Chad, was a limited edition from the Louis Vuitton summer collection that they were going to release in a few weeks. They saw the aftermath of your actions on their clothing and got mad. Hence, why Mark hyung is there."
"Wait, pause." Chan said, "model, limited edition, has the resources to track me down? You're Lee Felix? As in the Lee Felix? Model and son of Lee Enterprises Lee Felix?"
Felix giggled in response, "It seems I have a fan, I'm flattered, really. But enough about me, the topic of this conversation is you. So, when will you be able to meet my demands? This is your fault to begin with anyway."
"My fault? I'm not the only one here at fault." Chan retorted as Felix snorted.
"Yeah, sure. But I have the CCTV footage showing you reverse at me, witnesses, and my stylist and driver heard you say that your car was defective. So really, who do you think the court and LV execs would favor? An irresponsible driver like you who willingly drove an accident-prone car in the public or a model who was on the phone for business and did not expect to get ran over at a parking lot?"
Chan stayed quiet at that. He knew Felix had a point,
"What do you want?"
He swore he could've seen Felix's smirk in victory when he replied,
"I knew you'd see things my way, Charlie. Well, as much as I would like to discuss this with you myself, I am at a business summit right now. Seungmin and Mark hyung will discuss my demands with you. Have a goodnight darling."
Before Chan could correct him for using the wrong name, Felix ended the call as Chan screamed in frustration.
He had no idea what he did to deserve this. He was a good boy all his life, did things by the book, and tried his best to make ends meet. But now, all of that came to a halt because of a bratty model.
"Hey, uhm, I know this is a bad time, but can I ask you for some water?" Seungmin said, embarrassed as Chan just waved him to the fridge as he sat down on his dinner table where Mark waited patiently.
"I take it you spoke with Mr. Lee?" Mark spoke as Chan nodded wordlessly.
"And you do know what we hold over you and how this will end for you if you counter sue?"
Chan nodded again.
"So, you have two options. One, you could pay the ten million won-" Mark said but Chan motioned for his apartment, Mark looked around and saw how bare and dull it looked.
The walls were a dirty beige, he had a dining table with two seats, a single bed, and a small countertop where his microwave, and electric kettle were.
"Look around you, sir. I'm broke. I don't have that kind of money."
"He's right, he only has a half-eaten apple and water in his fridge. Dude, aren't you going to finish that?" Seungmin blabbed unhelpfully as he returned to the room.
Chan just rubbed the sides of his head, tired of the entire situation.
"What's the other option?" He asked, seeing no possible way to get out of this predicament.
"The second option is, Mr. Lee would waive and pay for all the damages himself."
Chan looked up and stared at him, surprised.
"Are we talking about the same Lee Felix here? The same one who's trying to sue me over a stained shirt and a spilt macchiato?"
"If you put it that way, yes."
"That sounds too good to be true. There has to be a catch."
"There is," Mark said as he fished out a contract from his suitcase and slid it over the table for Chan to see.
"In exchange of this act of kindness by Mr. Lee, you will be paying him back by being his personal assistant."