If I make you a prosecutor, are you going to be the president of South Korea?

What's even more outrageous is that in this show called "The Penthouse," almost all the wealthy men and women living in Hera's Palace, along with their children, are villains!

They're all worse than the last, all more insane than the last.

These wealthy families, driven by desire and greed, and in order to help their children climb the social ladder, have become involved in a series of melodramatic events, including murder, betrayal, infidelity, and financial transactions.

The plot mainly revolves around wealthy people like Zhu Dantai and their children.

The first couple: Zhu Dantai, Shen Xiulian, Zhu Dantai's children Zhu Xijing and Zhu Xixun, and Shen Xiulian's biological daughter Anna [Min Xue'e].

The second couple: Ha Yoon-cheol, Chun Seo-jin, and their daughter Ha Eun-sung.

Commoners: Oh Yoon-hee and her daughter Bae Luna.

And other characters.

The plot is incredibly melodramatic and absurd, and the characters are all insane and creepy.

In his previous life, Lee Seung-hwan only saw a rough outline of it.

To summarize briefly.

Bae Luna, the daughter of commoner Wu Yunxi, wants to learn from singer Qian Ruizhen, which brings up the old grudge between Wu Yunxi and Qian Ruizhen. It turns out that the two were classmates back then. Wu Yunxi sang better than Qian Ruizhen. Qian Ruizhen was jealous of her, so she scratched Wu Yunxi's voice and ruined her career.

During a gathering at Hera Palace, Shen Xiulian tried to mediate a quarrel between Qian Ruizhen and her husband, but was instead resented. Qian Ruizhen then seduced Shen Xiulian's husband, Zhu Dantai, into having an affair, and the two secretly began to have frequent secret trysts.

One day, Anna, the tutor of Zhu Dantai's two children, happened to film the two having an affair. Anna has a hidden identity; she is Min Xue'e, the biological daughter of Shen Xiulian.

During the second gathering at Hera Palace, Shen Xiulian accidentally witnessed Xue'e falling to her death. Zhu Dantai and the others moved the body. Because they had all been drinking, everyone assumed that they had accidentally killed Xue'e, so they all tacitly kept quiet.

Shen Xiulian's investigation revealed that Xue'e was her biological daughter, and that Zhu Dantai had been deceiving her all along, sending her biological daughter abroad and abandoning her. In order to take revenge on Zhu Dantai, she began to secretly plot and punished this group of people many times.

However, she was betrayed by Wu Yunxi, whom she had befriended, and was subsequently murdered by her husband, Zhu Dantai. At Qian Ruizhen's suggestion, the two framed Wu Yunxi, leading to her imprisonment...

This is only the first season's plot; the later plot becomes incredibly melodramatic. Shen Xiulian, who was originally dead, is resurrected, and then the other villains engage in various power struggles, plot twists, mutual harm, and betrayals...

In the end, almost everyone died.

Lee Seung-hwan only had a general understanding of the subsequent plot.

The only thing that left a deep impression was that this Zhu Dantai was actually a fake, and his real name was Bai Junji. He had plotted to kill the real Zhu Dantai and took his place.

So he tentatively revealed his real name.

Unexpectedly, Baek Joon-ki lost his composure on the spot and trembled violently!

Lee Seung-hwan grabbed his vital point!

Baek Joon-ki never imagined that there would be someone in this world who could see through his deepest secret.

All he could think about now was begging for mercy, kneeling and pleading with Lee Seung-hwan not to expose him!

The thought of his identity being exposed, the truth about the murder of the real Joo Dan-tae family being made into the news, being revealed by Lee Seung-hwan to everyone in South Korea, and being put on trial filled him with dread!

He didn't want to become a prisoner, didn't want to lose his freedom, didn't want to lose his status as a tycoon, didn't want to become penniless and return to being a lowly commoner like an ant!

"Prosecutor Lee, I beg you!" Zhu Dantai crawled on his knees to Lee Seung-hwan, grabbed one of his legs, and banged his head on the ground repeatedly. "Please, have mercy on me and spare my life!"

"I can give you anything you want!"

“I can transfer my shares in J-King to you free of charge! I can give you the ownership of Hera Palace! My house, car, bank savings... everything is yours!”

"As long as you don't expose me!"

Baek Joon-ki kowtowed and begged him to show leniency.

She cried so hard that snot and tears streamed down her face.

Lee Seung-hwan looked at him with disdain, "So you admit you're Baek Joon-ki?"

With tears streaming down his face, Baek Joon-ki revealed his painful past: "I haven't used this name for many years. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten my real name long ago..."

"This is a past I don't want to recall. Whenever I think of this name, I think of my family, which was once hungry and cold, and my mother and sister shivering in the cold winter."

“Back then, we didn’t even have a house to shelter us from the wind and rain. I watched my mother and sister starve to death. From that day on, I secretly vowed that I would make something of myself and build the most luxurious building in South Korea!”

"I did it!"

"But my mother and sister will never see this!"

"Prosecutor Li, please give me a way out! I'll be your dog! I'll give you everything I own. From now on, I'll be your dog to make money. You're a prestigious prosecutor, you must be short of money, right? I can help you make a lot of money..."

In order to preserve everything he had worked so hard for, Baek Joon-ki abandoned all his dignity and knelt before Lee Seung-hwan, crying and begging.

Li Chenghuan saw that the time was almost right.

They didn't become aggressive anymore.

He never intended to cripple Baek Joon-ki.

As he said, Baek Joon-ki's status as a chaebol of the J-King Construction Group was very useful, and he could indeed provide him with a lot of money and assistance in various aspects.

Rather than sending him to prison, it's better to keep him around to do things for me.

However, some criticism is still necessary.

He pointed to the phone camera that had been placed to the side and said to him, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I can give you a chance to be a dog, but if I ever find out that you, this dog, have any disloyal intentions, this video evidence will be your death warrant, understand?"

Upon hearing Lee Seung-hwan's words, Baek Joon-ki subconsciously glanced at the phone on the table next to him, which was constantly filming him, and his face turned even paler.

But what does it matter that Lee Seung-hwan said he was willing to let him go?

He kowtowed several times to Li Chenghuan, saying, "Thank you, Prosecutor Li, for giving me this opportunity. I, Bai Junji, swear that I will be loyal to you alone for the rest of my life!"

Lee Seung-hwan nodded in satisfaction, his previously cold and threatening attitude suddenly transforming into one of approachability.

He personally helped Bai Junji up, and said with a smile:

"President Zhu, your legs must be numb from kneeling. Get up quickly, the ground is cold. Don't you dare to bow to me like that again. If others see this, they'll think I'm some kind of fierce demon."

Baek Joon-ki felt a chill run down his spine as Lee Seung-hwan's expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book; this kind of smiling tiger was the most terrifying.

He forced a smile and said, "Prosecutor Li, you have always been fearless of power and selfless. I am sorry to have troubled you and made an exception for you. Your magnanimity fills me with awe, and it is only right that I kowtow to you."

Li Chenghuan waved his hand: "President Zhu, you're being too formal. Alright, don't be so polite in the future. Let's go out. We've been in the room for so long, people will think we're fighting."

Baek Joon-ki nodded in agreement.

As Lee Seung-hwan put away his phone and was about to leave the room, he paused slightly, turned around, and smiled at Baek Joon-ki:

"By the way, Chairman Zhu, you should keep your word. Prepare to split up the shares of J-King Construction Group, the ownership of Hera Palace, and your bank deposits."

"Of course, as a prosecutor representing the people of South Korea, I never take a single needle or thread from the public, much less engage in embezzlement or bribery. So, for specific handover matters, you'll have to consult my assistant, Jung Jik-soo."

"I won't take your money for nothing. After it's done, have your wife, Shen Xiulian, come to me personally to get my stamp. Once she has my stamp on her, you, Bai Junji, will always be Zhu Dantai, understand?"