XX | Chapter 1.1

“Cheon Sooha!”

At the thunderous shout that fell like a bolt from the blue in the early morning, Sooha, who was sitting on the sofa, lifted his head.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

A man exuding an overwhelming presence stormed down the hallway and roughly swung open the study door, as if it might fall off its hinges.

It was Cheon Gyehak—Sooha’s father and the chairman.

“You little brat! You’re dead today by my hands!”

“Ch-chairman! Please calm down, calm down!” As soon as Gyehak saw Sooha, he started swinging a golf club in a rage, and Kim Pilgyu, who had hurriedly followed him, quickly intervened.

“Why is there never a quiet day with you, huh? I’m so embarrassed because of you that I can’t even show my face! Pilgyu, let go. I’m going to beat the hell out of this brat today, son or not!”

“Ch-chairman, please, for my sake, hold back. Please, I’m begging you.” Pilgyu pleaded with a groan. Even though he was told to let go, Gyehak couldn’t calm his anger and continued to fume.

Sooha’s father, well into his fifties, seemed vigorous enough to not be swayed by the desperate intervention of Pilgyu, who was in his mid-twenties and Sooha’s manager.

It was as if Pilgyu was dangling and swaying here and there. He was never someone who would be called small or weak, but in front of Gyehak, he seemed endlessly small.

What a commotion.

Sooha, who was leisurely watching the two, yawned with his mouth wide open. Haaam. A shout came, asking how he could yawn right in front of his father, but Sooha didn’t care at all.

“Why again, what’s the fuss about this time?” Sooha asked, his face genuinely looking clueless.

Dressed only in a shower gown, he looked as if he had just stepped out of a magazine photoshoot—befitting his job as a model. Even though he was sitting casually, it seemed like he was posing for a shoot.

The droplets of water trickling down his platinum blonde hair and onto his collarbone and chest looked as if they were intentionally placed for a photoshoot.

Pilgyu, while trying to calm Gyehak, thought to himself: Really, he’s unnecessarily handsome.

“Why? Why? Are you asking because you really don’t know why I’m like this?” In contrast, Gyehak exuded an even more menacing aura than before. ‘Bang!’ A thick book was thrown onto the table. Sooha’s face lit up with excitement upon seeing the item.

“Oh? What’s this, it’s out already?”

“Do you have nothing better to do than to expose yourself to the world and take pictures!” At the same time, Gyehak’s voice echoed throughout the study. The item in question was none other than the internationally renowned adult magazine, PLAY Monthly.

The title ‘PLAY!’ was adorned with the phrase ‘The epitome of XL, Cheon Sooha! Exclusive all-nude photoshoot!’ on the cover, featuring Sooha biting into a bright red apple.

He was completely naked, with apple juice trickling down his neck and pooling on his nipple.

Perhaps because of its unusually pink hue, it looked twice as provocative as usual.

The lower body was cut off just above the hip bone, stimulating the viewer’s imagination.

Especially the subtly visible body hair around the lower abdomen created a sensual atmosphere.

Opening the magazine, the first page showed Sooha lying down, revealing his back muscles.

The concept was a Greek-Roman mythological god, draped in soft purple silk fabric over his naked body.

It felt more elegant and sophisticated than vulgar.

Turning the pages revealed various poses of Sooha’s photoshoot.

His silhouette was clearly visible over the silk barely hanging on his hip bone.

Some pages focused on his chest, while others showed only his muscular buttocks.

The god concept varied, with appearances like Eros with wings, surrounded by models like Zeus, and holding a wine glass like Dionysus.

As you flipped through the masterpiece-like photos one by one, the last page featured Sooha in a full nude state, posing like the statue of David.

His boldly exposed large manhood was visibly bigger and heavier than that of ordinary people.

It was not just big; it was enormous, enough to make one gape in awe.

The only difference from reality was the presence or absence of hair.

The hair that was partially visible on the cover was nowhere to be found in the magazine, leaving it clean.

Ah, they erased it even though I told them not to.

Sooha complained about the hairless exposure, but that opinion was not accepted.

Whether it was due to censorship issues or public demand, the body hair seen on the cover was probably the best compromise.

“Shouldn’t you be ashamed of bringing disgrace to the family?

Didn’t I tell you to stop taking these nude photos?”

Gyehak, who had been watching to see how long his son would admire his own photos, finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up.

“Do you know how much the image of Cheonha Group has been tarnished because of you?!”

“No way, I’ve heard that these days, people think better of Cheonha Group because of me.”

“Better, my foot!

When you search Cheonha Group, all the related searches are about your penis or your exes!”

This brat never loses an argument!

In the end, Gyehak, unable to contain his anger, threw a slipper.

But Sooha, annoyingly, easily dodged the slipper flying towards him.

The reason Gyehak urgently summoned Sooha to the main house was roughly this.

Ahead of an important contract, Cheonha Group suddenly became a hot topic on the internet, and the reason was none other than Sooha’s all-nude photoshoot, published again this year following the previous two years.

That damned nude book!

When Gyehak first heard the news that his son’s fully naked photos were spreading everywhere, he thought it was a false rumor.

But when he found out that it was a photoshoot his son had willingly participated in, he was utterly shocked.

Moreover, hearing that the magazine featuring Sooha’s nude book was gaining sensational popularity made Gyehak feel like the world was deceiving him.

Do people really like this? Really?

Even though he admitted he might be from a closed-minded and outdated generation, he found it hard to understand the sensibilities of people these days.

They pretended it was art, but the photos were filled with obvious intentions!

The blatantly sexual appeal in the compositions and poses made him sigh.

Returning to the contract story, there was no way a corporate contract would be canceled just because the youngest son, who was a model, took some revealing photos.

The problem was that the person attending the meeting with the title of the father of the brat who exposed himself and took nude photos was none other than Chairman Cheon Gyehak himself.

It wasn’t like he was advertising that he couldn’t properly educate his child, and there was a limit to how much disgrace he could bring to his father’s face.

In front of others, he would laugh it off, saying, “Young people these days can be like that,” but behind his back, there were a truckload of stubborn people who would criticize him for bringing shame to alphas.

And then, the brat of a son didn’t just drag his feet coming to the main house; he came reeking of alcohol and omega scent!

That shameless face that didn’t show a hint of remorse or embarrassment!

Gyehak, who was about to kill Sooha, first told him to wash up thoroughly because of the unknown omega pheromone scent wafting from five meters away.

“Is that all?

You called me at the crack of dawn just for this?”

As expected, his son was someone who didn’t know how to feel an ounce of shame.

Sooha’s mind was just a field of flowers, making Gyehak’s outburst of anger seem futile.

And to be precise, when Gyehak called Sooha, it wasn’t the crack of dawn but 7 AM.

Sooha dragged himself to the main house two hours later at 9 AM.

His concept of time, where he spent the morning sleeping and the afternoon waking up late, busy partying until dawn, made Gyehak’s temples throb.

“Just for this?

Does this look like ‘just for this’ to you, you brat?”

“Anyway, you have nothing more to say, right? I’m busy today.”

“You really…”

Pilgyu looked back and forth between the two opposing father and son with wavering eyes.

Sooha’s brazen attitude seemed to have left Gyehak at a loss for words.

Sooha, who had neatly packed the magazine, prepared to leave.

Was this going to end like this today?

Pilgyu was about to follow Sooha out, watching for Gyehak’s reaction.

“Oh, right.”

Suddenly, Sooha, who was about to leave the study, stopped and turned back with his characteristic mischievous eyes.

“This is a secret.”

What now, what is it? What is it?

Pilgyu, realizing the meaning of the mischievous smile, quickly shook his head.

Don’t say anything. If it’s a secret, don’t say it! Please, please, please!

Pilgyu sent Sooha a desperate look.

Sooha easily ignored his earnest signals and dropped a bomb.

“The daughter of the family you’re signing the contract with today said she likes my penis too.”

“…You, you, you brat!

I’m really going to—”

Gyehak, whose face turned red and blue in an instant, picked up the remaining slipper.

The slipper flew with a swoosh, but Sooha’s action of closing the door was a step faster.

Thud!

A dull sound was heard on the door simultaneously with Gyehak’s voice echoing.

“You’re dead, really!”

✮⋆˙

If you stopped someone on the street and asked if they knew Cheonha Group, they’d definitely say yes.

And if you asked who comes to mind when they think of Cheonha Group, they’d immediately say Cheon Sooha.

Cheon Sooha.

Cheonha Group.

Fashion model.

Diamond spoon.

Scandal maker.

There were plenty of words to describe him.

Born as the youngest son among one son and one daughter of Cheonha Group, which owns a department store as its parent company, Sooha knew early on that he wasn’t cut out to be a businessman.

So he handed over the successor position to his dominant alpha sister, Cheon Yua, and just played around.

Unlike the children of chaebol families who appear in morning dramas fighting fiercely over management rights, Sooha coveted the title of a chaebol family’s spendthrift son who squandered money lavishly.

Isn’t enjoying life more stylish than living stressfully and fiercely?

At least, that’s how it seemed to Sooha.

Sooha’s carefree lifestyle continued for several years into adulthood until Gyehak, unable to watch any longer, kicked him out without a penny.

Of course, there was strong opposition.

I mean, no matter how it is, is it right to kick out your son without even giving him a credit card?

Isn’t that too much?