CH 148

Sehun was in this state for the past few days. Every time they worked together, the older lawyer seemed to move awkwardly. Yoonshin got the impression that Sehun was overcome with the urge to tear down the barrier between work and personal life, which didn’t suit him. He was very affected by Yoonshin’s confession. Perceiving this, Yoonshin felt good for some reason. He grinned, but scared that he would be caught, he hid the traces of his pleasure and went back to business.

“We’ve obtained the letters of intent for takeover from the interested potential purchasers other than Taesan Construction. The structure of the deal, the transaction schedule, and the letters of intent are listed briefly here. Most of these aren’t firm since we’ve obtained the info by asking around. Wouldn’t it be better to wait until you get firm information before going into the meeting?” Yoonshin said as he pointed to the monitor.

Sehun shook his head. “The letter of intent isn’t legally binding anyway. The important things are the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements… As far as I know, they haven’t exchanged any of the likes with anyone. Other law firms are probably doing the same thing as us. It’s too late to start designing this all in our favor. Just go with this.”

“Don’t you usually submit a letter with this?”

“Normally, yes. The company selling already submitted an IM. Yet, even with such an appetizing dish laid out in front of them, the potential buyers are all reacting blandly. This means that the sale has yet to become official. Ultimately, there’s a lot of buzz, but nothing is proceeding. What would this mean, then?”

“Everyone is hesitating,” Yoonshin answered.

Sehun snapped his fingers and continued Yoonshin’s thoughts. “Because the rumor going around is that Taesan will call a high price.”

“Once they all start to express their interest, they’re worried that the price will skyrocket, so they’re all being careful.”

“Taesan has the highest chances, but we can’t neglect to address the rest. We need to consider all scenarios. This is the task of the corporate commercial senior lawyers, but I’ll give you a chance too. Come up with a defense for Taesan and bring me a first draft of the report by nine in the morning next Monday. If you’re any later, I’ll toss it even if you submit the report.”

“Understood. Oh, right. What do you think about shaking up Youngjin once before going into the real deal?”

“Don’t say something so naïve. I’ve done this for years now, and wherever I go, the other company hates me. If I make a move…” Sehun was about to put his foot down when he stopped mid-sentence. He seemed to deliberate on something, then he changed his mind, suddenly considering the attempt.

“This project is already going down a different path than my usual style of shaking them by the collar and yelling at them, so the other party would have already prepared for that. Maybe there is a need for pretending to poke them with a stick while letting them in on the gist of how this will go.” As soon as he concluded, he pressed the intercom and summoned Secretary Tak.

“Yes, sir?” his secretary answered.

“President Wonik Cho of Youngjin Construction. I’d like to meet him separately. Very secretly,” Sehun stated.

“Just the two of you? He’ll probably be on guard. One wrong word and he knows you’ll grab his weakness. He probably won’t come unless you come alone while he brings five of his lawyers along.”

“Tell him that he can if he wants to. He can even come with 10. Ask Senior Attorney Song just in case. She has a lot of connections to financial circles, so she might be able to connect me quickly.”

“I’ll ask first.”

After ending the call, Sehun grabbed his stack of papers. Then, he extended his hand to Yoonshin. Yoonshin thought Sehun was just reaching for him, but he wrapped his hand around his shoulders, pulling him to Sehun, and caressed Yoonshin’s right cheek. Surprised, Yoonshin looked up at the other. Sehun’s actions must have been unconscious because the older man merely lowered his hand while ignoring Yoonshin staring daggers into him.