158 Views 7 Favorites 7 Chapters 2 Chapters/Week 11 Readers 0 Reviews 6.1k Words Jun 16, 2025 darkveil122 Betrayed and cast out by her organization, Go Chae-won—a legendary former secret agent codenamed "Viper"—is left with nothing. Her new mission is not revenge, but absolute freedom, the kind that can only be bought with an impossible sum of money: one trillion won. Instead of conquering dungeons, she vows to conquer the Hunter economy, applying her elite skills in analysis, strategy, and psychological warfare to the cutthroat world of business.
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Her journey begins from rock bottom in a shabby rooftop apartment, where she meets Yoon Se-ri, an orphaned girl with the unique appraisal ability, [Eyes of Authenticity]. Chae-won sees her as the key to building an empire. However, beneath a sweet and innocent facade, Se-ri is the "Shadow Rose"—a yandere whose possessive love views anyone other than Chae-won as a threat to be silently and ruthlessly eliminated.
"The Viper and Her Shadow Rose" is not a power fantasy of instant success. It is a brutal and realistic business case study, dragging the reader through every authentic trial and failure of building a company from the ground up.
Readers will not just follow a plot; they will learn from and experience:
The Startup Phase: From crafting a business plan with minimal capital to legally incorporating a company.
Operations & Finance: Facing every entrepreneur's nightmare, including cash flow crises, broken supply chains, managing inventory, and navigating tough contract negotiations.
Investment & Growth: Experiencing the sting of total investment losses, the meticulous process of due diligence on potential partners, and the stress of audits by financial regulators.
Management: Learning the challenges of hiring and firing, while dealing with corporate espionage from competitors.
Every one of Chae-won's successes is built on the ashes of painful failures, and every step forward is shadowed by Se-ri's obsession, which serves as both her greatest asset and her most dangerous liability.
Can Chae-won manage her perpetually struggling enterprise while controlling her partner's dark and toxic devotion? Or will her dream retirement fund become a gilded cage, built on a foundation of ruin and an all-consuming Love?
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