1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 14



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#14. Han Ye-rin’s Boyfriend
2023.07.18.

　
The person outside was banging the door so hard that it almost broke, causing Ye-rin and Lee Hyun’s forehead to furrow slightly.

Ye-rin pushed Lee Hyun, who was blocking her way, and got up.

“Is there anyone who decided to come at this hour?”

It was late enough for Lee Hyun to say that.

Ye-rin hesitated to answer, biting her lips slightly.

No one had decided to come, but there was one person who would come at this hour so abruptly.

“Chief, I’ll go out for a bit and come back.”

“No.”

Lee Hyun shook his head, blocking Ye-rin’s front with his thick body.

“I’ll go out.”

“No!”

Ye-rin grabbed Lee Hyun’s arm as he opened the door and tried to leave right away.

He could feel his solid muscles, but that wasn’t important right now.

“I have to go out.”

“I think he knows who it is.”

“I think my father is here.”

“Ah.”

When Yerin’s father came, Lee Hyun left a short reply and stepped aside.

“Chief, don’t come out even if you hear a loud noise outside.”

“What do you mean?”

“I think my father might misunderstand if he sees you and me here at this hour.”

Misunderstanding.

Lee Hyun’s brow furrowed because of those two words.

“I’ll send my father away quickly, so if you stay still here… … .”

In the meantime,

there was still a commotion outside.

“Han Yerin! I know you’re here, so come out quickly!”

As Yerin was about to turn the front doorknob to open it,

Lee Hyun’s soft, low voice could be heard from behind her.

“Come quickly.”

“… … .”

“I think you’ll miss me.”

Lee Hyun made a sly face as he said that.

It was an expression that made it hard to tell if he was serious or joking.

Lee Hyun smirked cutely at Yerin, who was flustered.

“I said that because it was the first time I’ve ever been home alone.”

“Oh, yes.”

Yerin bit her lip, realizing the true meaning of Lee Hyun’s words too late. She

was dumbfounded at how she had been so excited by such meaningless words.

However, there was no time to talk to Lee Hyun any longer.

Outside, Yerin’s father, Pyeonghoon, was banging the doorknob with his foot, almost as if he was going to break the door down. When

the door

lock was unlocked and Yerin appeared, Pyeonghoon, who had been running wild, became even more angry and pointed his finger at Yerin.

“You’re always so slow!!”

Yerin quickly went out of the house and slammed the door shut, worried that Lee Hyun might hear her. She

gripped the doorknob tightly as if it were her salvation and leaned against the door.

“Open the door! What are you doing?”

“Dad, let’s go over there and talk.”

She wanted to talk as far away from the door as possible.

Pyeonghoon’s voice was so loud that he kept yelling as he followed behind Yerin.

“Dad came here himself, why aren’t you offering me a cup of tea?”

“You know the house is small.”

“Why is my daughter looking after her dad like this? Sigh.”

Yerin took Pyeonghoon to a corner of the rooftop.

It was such a small space that Lee Hyun would probably hear their conversation here, but there wasn’t really any other choice.

“What are you doing this late?”

“Do you need a reason for a father to come to see his daughter? Huh. This is why raising a daughter is useless.”

Pyeonghoon kept swearing in a harsh voice.

He must have already had a drink, because the smell of alcohol filled the air every time Pyeonghoon opened his mouth.

“Dad, if you drink, who will take care of mom…?”

“Am I taking care of a woman who is dying?”

“Dad!”

Yerin’s eyes welled up with tears as she thought about her mother being alone in the hospital room again today.

That’s why she called Pyeonghoon out and regretted it later.

“Why. “Your mother is sick, and it’s not my fault, so why am I stuck in that hospital with that strong smell of medicine?”

“Haa.”

Yerin’s head ached so much that she put one hand on her forehead.

“Do you need some pocket money?”

Pyeong-hoon, who had been furious at the mention of pocket money, became quiet.

Then he opened his eyes blearily and opened his mouth wide.

“Hehe. I didn’t mean to do anything.”

Yerin let out a short sigh.

“Have you already spent all the living expenses I gave you last time?”

“Then. How do you want me to live with that amount? I used to be a very successful businessman.”

Pyeonghoon was always like this.

He couldn’t escape the glory days of the past, so he always lived in the swamp of those memories.

He didn’t know that it was making his family around him sick.

“I told you I have a really good business idea this time.”

“… … .”

“If this works out, it wouldn’t be a big deal to move your mom back to the VIP hospital room and have her call you madam.”

As always, he was just talking nonsense.

All the money he earned while working at Jiseok Electronics went into Pyeonghoon’s allowance and his mother’s hospital bills.

“Dad, when I get my paycheck this time… … .”

“Will this dad starve to death by then?”

Before Yerin could finish her words, Pyeonghoon raised his voice again and harassed her.

“Are you ignoring me because your business failed?”

“No. That can’t be.”

Yerin felt wronged.

Before Pyeonghoon’s business failed, he lived in a large and luxurious house without any shortages, but it didn’t have to be like that. He

just thought that if his parents were happy, he would be happy, so he sent Pyeonghoon living expenses every month even though his salary was small.

“Do you know how much money I spent raising you? You don’t know the favor I received from you, and this is all I want.”

Yes, the reason Pyeonghoon came to see Yerin today was for allowance.

“Do you think that small amount of money will be enough to pay for your mother’s hospital bills and maintain my dignity?”

“Dad, I really gave you as much as I could.”

“A man, huh? When you run a business, you have to meet people here and there and spend a lot of money. How many times have I told you to think of it as an investment?”

Yerin was going into the house to get her wallet.

At that moment,

she felt a familiar warmth behind her, and a low voice echoed through the rooftop.

“Yerin, why are you staying so long when it’s still cold outside?”

Pyeonghoon was surprised to see the man who suddenly appeared.

“Who?”

Yerin was also surprised by Lee Hyun, who was looking down at her affectionately.

Pyeonghoon was completely intimidated by the overwhelming aura he gave off when he saw Lee Hyun standing tall in front of him.

It was understandable, because he was nearly 190cm tall and his shoulders were as wide as the Pacific Ocean.

Even to Pyeonghoon, who was interested in clothes, the suit Lee Hyun was wearing was a luxury item.

He was a great man not only in appearance but also in his external appearance.

Pyeonghoon was completely taken aback by his confident appearance, which allowed him to say what he wanted to say without blinking even in this noisy situation. Pyeonghoon

took a step back when he saw Lee Hyun’s confident expression, as if it was natural for him to be at the top of the food chain.

“Who are you to be with our daughter at this late hour?”

Lee Hyun simply stared at Pyeonghoon with indifferent eyes without saying a word.

The gaze was so cold that Pyeong-hoon’s whole body froze as if he had entered a refrigerator.

“Ahem.”

Pyeong-hoon cleared his throat.

“I am the father of our Ye-rin.”

“Yes, I heard what you were saying.”

Usually, if one person were to introduce themselves, the other person would reveal who they were, but Lee Hyun stood there without blinking.

Pyeong-hoon narrowed his eyes and looked at Lee Hyun and Ye-rin alternately.

The fact that they were at home together until this late meant that they were close.

Pyeong-hoon was very surprised, wondering if Ye-rin was dating such a handsome man.

However, he tried hard to hide his surprise and pretended not to know anything.

“I asked who you were and why you were with our daughter.” This

was already the third time he had asked.

Pyeong-hoon waited for Lee Hyun to answer, very nervous, wondering if he would ignore his question this time.

“I.”

Lee Hyun glanced at Ye-rin, who was completely frozen, and spoke without hesitation.

“Our Yerin’s boyfriend.”

“A… a boyfriend?”

Pyeonghoon stuttered in surprise as his previously unimaginable thoughts became reality.

“Yes. Yerin’s boyfriend.”

Yerin was so surprised that she quickly grabbed Hyun’s suit sleeve.

It was a signal to stop, but Hyun misunderstood.

Hyun intertwined his hands with Yerin’s, thinking ,

“That’s right… .”

Embarrassed, Yerin tried her best to pull her hand away from Lee Hyun, but he didn’t budge.

Pyeonghoon kept exclaiming strange exclamations while looking at the hands he was holding.

“Huh. Are you really saying that you’re Yerin’s boyfriend?”

“Yes.”

It was a short but strong answer.

“Hehehe.”

Pyeonghoon had so much to say right now.

He wanted to ask where on earth he got such a smart guy, but he thought he should ask that when he was alone with Yerin.

Although this man seemed to be from a wealthy family, he still didn’t want to be the father who would give permission so easily.

So he made a stern expression for no reason and let out his voice.

“No matter what, you two were in the house at such an early hour?”

“That’s right.”

“You should know that coming at this hour is a nuisance.”

“Of course. President Han knows that well, so I came out myself because I was upset.”

“… … .”

Pyeonghoon tried to argue, but closed his mouth again.

Lee Hyun clearly called me ‘CEO Han’.

It was a word I had never heard since my business failed. The corners of my

mouth kept twitching as I wondered what that meant.

It had long since been forgotten that Lee Hyun had been mocking me.

“Hehehe. I was just worried about how our Yerin was doing… …”

“As you can see, she was doing very well with me.”

“Ahem. Is that so?”

“If you’ve checked everything, please carefully look down and go.”

Lee Hyun’s conversation style was always like this.

It seemed like he was listening to the other person’s story, but the conclusion was always the way he wanted it to be.

If this was a skill, it was truly an outstanding skill.

Before he knew it, Lee Hyun had already reached a conclusion first in his conversation with Pyeonghoon.

Lee Hyun pulled hard on the hand he was holding with Yerin as he spoke.

“Then we’ll go and finish up what we were doing.”

Yerin’s pupils trembled.