Han Taemin~Episode 1

TAEMIN

My hands sweat uncontrollably, my face tomato red. There is an extremely stupid reason for my physical abnormalities. Nervousness. My mother never calls me over to her office, but suddenly today she did. I have no idea what she wants from me here. It makes me nervous. Usually any social matters that my mother wants me to know about are handled by her assistant Jiyu. A normal person wouldn't understand this but I feel as if something very unexpected is about to happen. That worries me, my family has always had their plans and traditions. Of course at times they can act unexpected but my parents don't change. They barely talk to me and my sister. A private one on one talk with the powerful Mrs Han Younghee is more rare than finding a chunk of gold in the street for any common person. As I walk into my mothers office she looks at me with her usual neutral stare. Her eyes point to the chair in front of her indicating that I should sit there. I don't usually speak to my mother at all really, but out of my two parents I speak to her more than my father. My mothers glossy black hair was not put in her regal low bun but instead a calming updo.

" Hello, mother. " I say as I sit down " What did you want to discuss?"

" Something very important. It's about your place with the Han Group." She replies.

" Haven't I handled things well as soon as I stepped in as CEO?" I asked her.

" Yes, but the board of directors believe that it's just some beginners luck. You are an 18 year old, barely an adult. They think it's a foolish idea to let you be CEO." She explained whilst sipping her tea.

My heart drops, or rather my chest becomes heavy. I'm confused. I knew that this discussion would come up at some point when I knew that I was going to be CEO, but we already had this conversation. Years ago actually, and all was fine. So why are they bringing it up now? Confusion , frustration engulfs me.

" But haven't I provided my maturity? I was only 16 when I helped Han Group get out of that stock plumage! I believed that we discussed this already!" I exclaimed. My mother looked at me disapprovingly.

" Don't yell at your mother. I in fact agree with the board of directors this time around. You are an 18 year old with no college degree taking over one of the biggest companies in the world. Of course that sounds stupid" She explains " We've just hit the 2 trillion mark and that calls for some re evaluating. Luckily there is a simple solution for this."

" What solution?" I ask her. My mother plays around with her big gold wedding ring and looks me in the eye.

" I believe you know already. " She replies as she swiftly picks up her clutch and gets out of the room. I'm not confused. It's a perfect solution. A phycological one. When you think of a married man you think of a person who is mature, starting their own family. I can't help but feel despair . I've been working towards CEO my whole life.But, is getting married really worth it?

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