1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 19



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#19. Investment for the Future
2023.08.04.

While being pushed by Lee Hyun, Pyeong-hoon gazed longingly in the direction of Ye-rin as if he still had regrets.

“Ah, I have something to say to Ye-rin… … .”

“It’s too late.”

“I know that, but.”

“Our Ye-rin, she’s a bit tired today.”

In the meantime, the door slammed shut and Ye-rin disappeared, and Lee Hyun’s smile that had been pretending to be nice disappeared in an instant.

“Let’s go down.”

The cold voice was as if he had to go down right away.

“Oh, I was just about to go down anyway.”

“Mr. Han, when did we become so close?”

“Huh?”

“You’ve been speaking to me lower since earlier. Should I lower my voice too?”

“Oh. Sorry.”

Pyeong-hoon raised one hand and swept the back of his head.

He tried to act like an adult because he was his daughter’s boyfriend, but it wasn’t easy because he was Lee Hyun.

In the meantime.

The two arrived on the first floor.

Pyeong-hoon’s eyes widened when he saw a luxury foreign car parked in front of the villa.

“Is that car really yours?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It was a car that was hard to see, with only two of them in the country.

Instead of answering Pyeong-hoon’s question, Lee Hyun pressed the smart key.

Beep-

The moment the lights came on in the enormous car body, Pyeong-hoon’s mouth dropped open.

“Where on earth did Han Ye-rin get such a hotshot?”

Pyeong-hoon laughed, thinking that the best thing his daughter had ever done since she was born was dating Lee Hyun.

When I had pointed out to him why I was so short-spoken, I had thought he was a narrow-minded slob. But

after seeing this expensive car, his attitude changed in an instant.

He really was a big-hearted guy.

“Anyway, are you really going to take me home?”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyun gave a short answer and got into the car first.

Pyeong-hoon approached him hesitantly and carefully opened the passenger door.

The interior of the car was also luxurious enough to make your eyes pop out.

Where on earth did my daughter get such a cool guy?

How many times did she meet him?

I was curious.

Lee Hyun started the car gently and Pyeong Hoon opened his mouth.

“Our Yerin… …”

“Mr. Han, you’re not coming tomorrow, are you?”

Pyeong Hoon answered without hesitation at the chilling voice.

“No, no. Hey, how can you keep coming to visit your grown daughter like this? Isn’t that right? Hahaha.”

Then he quickly shut his mouth.

“Ah, this isn’t it.”

This wasn’t the answer he had intended to give.

However, standing in front of Lee Hyun made him tense up like this and was being manipulated by him as he wanted.

It was really crazy and exciting.

Lee Hyun kept his expressionless face and stared ahead.

“I heard that the CEO has a good business idea.”

Pyeong Hoon’s head turned sharply at Lee Hyun’s words.

“Then. There is. If only there was the funds, this would be so groundbreaking that it would surprise the world… … .”

“There’s no place to invest?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right.”

Pyeong-hoon’s two eyes sparkled in the darkness.

In fact, he had come to see Ye-rin in order to receive even a small amount of money.

But what is this?

Even without opening Ye-rin’s small wallet, he had a feeling that he could just woo a bigger tycoon.

Pyeong-hoon opened his mouth to explain the business item he had now.

However, Lee Hyun’s low voice quickly drowned him out.

“I’d like to see the business plan.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes.”

Pyeong-hoon smiled broadly.

I didn’t expect Lee Hyun to be the first to ask to see the business plan without me having to step forward and say something rude.

Thinking that he must be deeply in love with his daughter Ye-rin, Pyeong-hoon made a solemn expression.

The car was completely dark, so Lee Hyun wouldn’t be able to see it, though.

“Hehe. I’ll have to make time to do this.”

Of course, there was plenty of time.

But I didn’t want to look like I didn’t have anything from the beginning, so I pretended to have something in front of Lee Hyun, who was busier than anyone else.

Lee Hyun, who was driving along the main road, pulled over to the side of the road where I could park for a moment.

“I hope you won’t come to see us like this while I’m reviewing the business plan.”

“Oh, then! That’s right.”

He didn’t go to see Yerin because he wanted to see her.

His purpose was to get a little more money out of her.

If he could get an investment, he could have granted a hundred more of Lee Hyun’s requests.

“Even bothering to contact me… .”

“Oh, I won’t. I won’t.”

If he could open his wallet bigger without bothering Yerin, why would he be so squeamish toward his daughter who didn’t even welcome him?

Lee Hyun spoke with a blank expression on his face as Pyeonghoon answered him coolly.

“It’s good that we can communicate. But I think CEO Han has a lot more questions about our relationship.”

Pyeonghoon laughed.

“Wouldn’t it be better if you asked me instead of Yerin?”

That was true.

After all, it was obvious that Yerin would think of me as a materialistic person after hearing Pyeonghoon’s questions.

When Pyeong-hoon nodded vigorously, Lee Hyun unlocked the car door.

“Let’s get out for today. I’ll tell you about Ye-rin and I’s love story next time.”

“Yes, yes, thank you. Please drive me here.”

He dropped him off on a strange road that was a bit far from where Pyeong-hoon lived, but that wasn’t important right now.

Pyeong-hoon got out of Lee Hyun’s car and watched him leave with a big grin on his face until he left, then turned around.

“What kind of windfall is this?”

Even just looking at the clothes Lee Hyun wore and the car he drove, he had guessed that he was incredibly wealthy.

But he didn’t promise to marry her, and he was someone who had enough money to invest in the business of the father of his girlfriend he was seeing.

“Yeah, our Ye-rin looks like me, so I can give her some credit.”

Pyeong-hoon straightened his narrow shoulders and walked along the night road intoxicated with emotion.

The few strands of hair he had left were swaying in the wind.

“I’m really curious about where the two of you met.”

I couldn’t meet Yerin in person or contact her, but it was okay.

I could just ask that rich guy who was crazy about my daughter about all sorts of things.

***

At the same time,

Secretary Choi was driving Na-ri’s car instead.

“I’m really fine, Secretary Choi.”

Since she hadn’t been drinking, she could have just driven the car herself. Perhaps

because of Lee Hyun’s order, Secretary Choi strongly dissuaded her and took the wheel himself.

“No. If the head of the headquarters finds out that you sent the CEO away alone, I’ll be really upset.”

“I can keep it a secret.”

Secretary Choi didn’t budge at Na-ri’s words.

Na-ri decided to take it easy, thinking that he really was a person who couldn’t be stopped.

“I heard that when Yerin gets used to her job, Secretary Choi will step away from actual work?”

“Oh, you even talked about that?”

Na-ri felt a sting and laughed awkwardly at those words. How

could she make such a mistake by hiding the fact that Yerin and I were close and just saying that we only recently met for business in front of Lee Hyun?

Na-ri tried to act calm and spoke cheerfully.

“Yes. I became quite close with Secretary Han Ye-rin while having dinner today.”

“I think you two fit together really well.”

“We’re the same age and have a lot in common, so we decided to become close.”

Since they were close friends who talked on the phone every other day, it seemed better to just say that we had become close now.

Fortunately, Secretary Choi didn’t seem to have any particular suspicions.

“I heard from Secretary Han Ye-rin that the director is quite a kind person… … .”

“Huh? The director is kind?” Secretary

Choi was surprised, as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have heard. He

slowly slowed down at the traffic light that had changed just in time and turned his body towards Na-ri.

“That can’t be true.”

“That… is that so?”

‘Oh, maybe I shouldn’t have told you this story too?’ Na-

ri was nervous that she might talk about Hyun-i if she made a fool of herself.

Secretary Choi tilted her head and turned her face away again as she clenched and unclenched her hands on her knees.

“I think it’s because Secretary Han hasn’t been working with the director for very long.”

“That could be true.”

Secretary Choi looked like she had a lot to say.

“I’ve been with the director since he was young, and I’ve watched him grow up.”

“Yes.”

“He has never been affectionate to anyone.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s a bad person, but, what should I say? He’s a bit cold.”

After hearing that story, Na-ri became convinced.

There was only one reason why a man who was cold to everyone else was affectionate to Ye-rin.

‘He seems to have fallen for our Ye-rin.’

After talking to him today, it seemed that Ye-rin didn’t dislike Lee Hyun as a man either.

‘They look good together.’

Although she couldn’t interfere with the relationship between the man and the woman and tell them what to do, she felt even more regretful because they looked good together even from afar.

“I drive safely, so it takes quite a while to get home. Are you busy?”

Secretary Choi drove smoothly and continued to take care of Na-ri so that she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.

That was quite impressive.

“Yes, of course. Since I didn’t have any plans, I was going to have a drink with Secretary Han Ye-rin, but Director Cha Hyun stole it.”

“Would you like to have that drink with me?”

“Yes?”

Na-ri nodded at Secretary Choi’s suggestion.

“Okay. There’s a quiet pub near my house. Would you like to go there?”

***

Lee Hyun, driving with one hand, pulled down his tie to loosen it, as if his neck was tight.

Lee Hyun had never been interested in other people’s business.

But today was an exception.

Whenever she met Pyeong-hoon, Ye-rin’s face would become very intimidated.

She could tell at a glance that their relationship was not ordinary.

That’s why she didn’t want the two of them to meet.

“I’m enough to shake Han Ye-rin up.”