Chapter 29 (1) - The Mysterious Art Museum

Chapter 29 (1) - The Mysterious Art Museum

Mass release for the year end, see you all next year.

The next afternoon, two o'clock.

In front of the W Tree Ambassador Hotel in Hannam-dong.

Having descended from the subway and walked uphill for about 15 minutes, I marveled at the two-lane road leading up to the hotel.

"Wow..."

Surprised, you ask?

Because the path up was so luxurious?

Or because it was flashy?

Not at all.

The road to the hotel was like a mysterious entrance to a secret forest, winding and twisting.

Young green leaves hung from the tree branches, covering the sky, but the sun filtering through the leaves brought a warm feeling.

Could this be a reflection of the hotel owner's taste?

Walking on the sidewalk at the edge of the road, the unexpectedly steep and long road made me stop and rest, leaning on the guardrail.

Having walked uphill for about 20 minutes, a splendid view of Seoul city unfolds before my eyes.

Despite the cool weather, a single drop of sweat trickles down my back due to the unexpected 'hike,' but it quickly evaporates in the cool breeze from the mountains.

"Phew."

As I catch my breath, admiring the view, the phone conversation I had with Soo-young in the morning comes to mind.

Information I had asked Soo-young about the client over the phone because I felt it wasn't right to go without knowing anything.

Her Korean name, Yoo Min-young.

Completed a doctoral program in humanities at the University of Florence in Italy.

She is twenty-eight years old, two years older than me.

The W Tree Ambassador Hotel chain started in 1996 with a hotel in Jongno and now operates ten hotels nationwide, including in Jeju Island. The current chairman, Yoo Chang-hyun, has two sons and a daughter, all of whom are managing the hotels.New novel chapters are published on

Having grown up in such a family and facing an unrealistic concern, I straighten my clothes before entering the hotel.

A male staff member in a bellboy uniform smiles and opens the door for me.

Hmm. I should have just nodded coolly and entered, but I found myself awkwardly bowing more than the staff member, feeling embarrassed for a moment. But then, snap out of it, Jeong-hoon. You're here for work.

I approach the information desk and say I have an appointment with the CEO. They ask for my name.

I state my name with as much confidence as I can muster and wait. After a few phone calls, the staff member hands me a card key and points to the right.

"Take the elevator at the far right, and place this card on the internal card sensor."

"Ah, yes. Thank you."

The black card given by the staff member.

What is this for?

I remember that the staff already explained to use the card inside the elevator, so I go to find it.

There were six elevators next to the information center, but there must be a reason they specified the one at the far right.

Wow, this hotel is really huge. The lobby is as big as a school playground.

I walked to the right for a while, but the elevator was not in sight.

I showed the black card to a passing staff member, who immediately changed his expression and respectfully gestured for me to keep going.

Hmm, I don't know what this card is for, but it seems to get me special treatment.

After searching for about three minutes more, I found two elevators tucked away in a corner. I pressed the up button and stepped back, lifting my head out of habit.

"Huh?"

Don't elevators usually display what floor they are currently on and how close they are to arriving? Why doesn't this one show anything?

However, my confusion didn't last long because the elevator doors opened immediately. But as I hesitated and glanced at the elevator, which epitomized luxury, I stepped in and was bewildered again.

There are no buttons.

There's no button for open, close, not even for the floor I need to go to.

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