1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 29



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#29. Today is my house
2023.09.08.

Yerin had already made up her mind when she heard that she could see Chansuk.

And in fact, I didn’t hate Lee Hyun either, so I didn’t really have a reason not to accept.

I think I was curious about what Lee Hyun, who was so affectionate on the bed, would be like when in a relationship.

Yerin took a deep breath and wrote her name on the contract.

Lee Hyun seemed very satisfied, and with the corners of his lips raised, he took the tablet PC.

Lee Hyun also finished signing.

“Do I need a lawyer’s notarization?”

“No, it’s okay.”

Lee Hyun was happy to have what he wanted so badly.

Yerin was excited to meet her mother, Chansuk, for the first time in years.

“Secretary Han, please take good care of me for 6 months.”

“Yes, and the chief.”

　

　

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The two of them got into his car naturally after leaving the restaurant that Lee Hyun had rented out.

Lee Hyun, who was about to turn on the navigation, hesitated.

“Secretary Han, I like things to be fair.”

“Yes… … .”

For some reason, he had a feeling that something big was going to happen.

As expected, Lee Hyun lifted the corners of his mouth dizzily and slowly spoke.

“I went to Secretary Han’s house and got a cup of tea.”

Lee Hyun looked at Yerin as if he already had the answer.

“When you came to my house to wake me up last time, I was so flustered that I couldn’t take care of you.”

“It’s okay. I was so out of it back then… … .”

Thinking back to that day, the image of Lee Hyun lying down with his well-built muscles exposed naturally followed.

“Okay. I have free time today.”

Lee Hyun seemed to have made up his mind a long time ago and started the car.

“Director?”

“Oh, and Secretary Han. Isn’t it weird to call me that when we’ve started dating?”

“… … .”

“If you’re going to do it, I hope you do it realistically.”

He was right. Since I had a lot to gain, I wanted to help Lee Hyun as much as I could.

“Then what should I do?”

“If I ask you to call me by my awkward lovers’ titles from the beginning, I think a secretary would freak out.”

“Yes, I guess… … right?”

“Let’s just call each other by our names.”

As soon as he finished saying that, Lee Hyun spoke in a more affectionate tone, as if the lover patch had been applied.

“What do you think, Ms. Han Ye Rin?”

“… … .”

The gaze looking at me was so warm that Ye Rin’s lips parted as if she was entranced.

“Yerin?”

“Oh, yes.”

Unlike Lee Hyun, who treated me so naturally, Ye Rin was awkward, like a broken robot.

There was a brief pause. Perhaps she was waiting for Ye Rin to call her. Ye

Rin clenched her fists on her knees and carefully called Lee Hyun’s name.

“Ms. Lee Hyun… … .”

“It sounds good. When you call me that.”

“But is this okay?”

Is it okay to call your boss by his name so friendly?

Lee Hyun raised his eyebrows as if to ask what the problem was.

“What’s not okay between lovers?”

“That’s true.”

“I thought it would be better to call him secretary or director while on a date, so I made that suggestion.”

Yerin nodded slowly.

After all, Yerin was much better at this.

While they were deciding on the titles,

Lee Hyun’s car stopped in front of the very familiar officetel. It

seemed that he had been worried that he hadn’t been able to treat me to tea, but he had brought her to Lee Hyun’s house anyway.

The two got on the elevator heading to the top floor and stood there awkwardly. At

that moment,

Lee Hyun’s sudden action, which had come right up to Yerin, made her turn her head.

“Director?”

“Title.”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Mr. Lee Hyun.”

“Why did you call me, Ms. Han Yerin?”

Yerin glanced down at Lee Hyun’s left hand, which had brushed the back of her hand before passing by.

“I thought you said you wouldn’t do anything without my permission.”

“I did.”

Lee Hyun raised both hands as if he was so innocent.

“What did I just do?”

“The back of my hand… .”

Yerin hesitated before speaking. They brushed past each other

, but that didn’t mean they held hands.

It was a simple gesture that couldn’t be considered skinship, but it wasn’t for Yerin.

As his warmth spread, the senses she had forgotten began to slowly awaken.

“Why did I stop speaking?”

“No.”

Yes, he could have just come near and brushed past her.

Thinking that, Yerin turned her body forward again.

Soon, she felt warmth on the back of Yerin’s hand again.

“Mr. Lee Hyun.”

“Yeah.”

Unlike Yerin who was flustered, Lee Hyun looked amused.

“Did you do that on purpose?”

“What?”

“Because our hands kept brushing against each other.”

“Oh.”

Lee Hyun made a shameless face as if he had no idea.

“Did you? I didn’t know.”

He was clearly doing it on purpose and pretending not to know.

“As you can see, the elevator is narrow.”

“Huh?”

The elevator was very spacious and had a lot of empty space.

That meant there were a lot of places to stand.

“That’s why I’m stuck next to you like this.”

As if entranced by Lee Hyun’s deadly smile, just as she was about to ask him something,

the elevator arrived at the top floor where Lee Hyun lived.

Yerin hurriedly got off the elevator.

They didn’t even hold hands, it was just a simple touch where their hands briefly brushed against each other.

Lee Hyun was calm, but it felt strange that she was the only one paying attention to him.

After unlocking the door and going inside, Lee Hyun gestured to the living room sofa with his chin.

“Sit down. I’m a guest today.”

She was going to say that she would just have a quick cup of tea and leave,

but Lee Hyun suddenly disappeared, leaving Yerin in the living room.

Yerin, who was sitting awkwardly in the living room, slowly looked around his house. She

had been too absent-minded the day she came to wake Lee Hyun up to look around properly.

Yerin found a large window that gave a panoramic view of Seoul’s nightscape and approached it as if she was entranced.

“Wow.”

For a moment, she thought that this house was uncomfortable.

Yerin looked out the window, involuntarily amazed by the incredible atmosphere from above.

In the meantime, Lee Hyun came to the living room, as if he was ready to receive his guests.

“Let’s sit.”

Yerin turned around and slightly opened her eyes.

“Lee Hyun, didn’t you say you would definitely give me tea?”

“I did.”

However, what ended up on the living room table was wine.

“Why did you bring wine?”

“We don’t have tea at home.”

“Huh?”

In a house that seemed to have everything, there wasn’t even a single tea bag.

When Yerin made a face of disbelief, Lee Hyun approached her and pulled her next to him.

“There’s one thing I never miss on the day I sign the contract.”

“What?”

“Having a glass of wine with someone you love?”

Yerin widened her eyes at Lee Hyun’s words.

Everything he said was surprising.

Yerin asked questions as if she was possessed.

“With someone you love?”

“Yes.”

“So who have you been drinking with so far?”

She really was just curious.

Who did Lee Hyun, who had never been in a relationship, celebrate with?

Just curious.

The corners of Lee Hyun’s mouth went up when he heard Yerin’s question.

“Are you jealous?”

“Yes?”

“You’re cute, even when you look like that.”

Jealousy?

Yerin was speechless because she had concluded that it was jealousy after asking out of curiosity.

Yerin quickly opened her mouth.

“Lee Hyun, you’re not jealous.”

“Then?”

“About a boyfriend you just started dating… .”

What am I saying now? She

had started saying anything to make an excuse, but stories that had nothing to do with the owner’s intentions flowed out smoothly.

Lee Hyun seemed to be enjoying this as well, as he crossed his arms and stared at Yerin intently.

“Why are you stopping mid-sentence? It makes me even more curious.”

“So.”

Phew. Yerin took a deep breath. She

always had to be alert in front of Lee Hyun.

“I was asking this question to get to know you better, Lee Hyun.”

“Was it?”

“Yes. I didn’t ask who you ate with

because I was jealous.” “That’s too bad. I wanted Han Ye-rin to be jealous.”

“There’s no reason for me to be.”

Lee Hyun isn’t really her lover.

But maybe because Lee Hyun said it was jealousy, or because he kept beating around the bush and trying not to talk about it.

I felt really strange.

It was like I was really curious about my boyfriend’s past.

“If you said it was jealousy, I would have told you the truth.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Huh?”

“You said you’re not jealous. I just thought there was no reason for me to tell you the truth. Isn’t that right?”

Lee Hyun opened his wine very leisurely and smiled at Ye-rin.

Red wine slowly filled the empty wine glass.

On the contrary, Ye-rin’s curiosity was not resolved at all.

Ye-rin looked back and forth between the wine glass and Lee Hyun, lost in thought.

‘Do you admit that you’re jealous?’

No, no matter how much I think about it, it’s not jealousy. It’s just curiosity.

‘Is being curious jealous?’

Thinking about it, it seemed like she had never felt jealousy toward her boyfriend while dating him.

Yerin muttered quietly to herself.

“What is jealousy?”

“What did he say?”

“Huh? No.”

When her ex-boyfriend fell for Seoyoon, it seemed like she felt betrayed rather than jealous.

While Yerin was deep in thought,

Lee Hyun came right next to her, closing the distance a little closer.

His large hand gently grabbed Yerin’s chin.

“Mr. Lee Hyun?”

Their eyes met in the air for an instant.

“I think you don’t know what jealousy is, so I’m going to explain it to you.”

“… … .”

“I get angry when you even make eye contact with another man.”

“Huh?”

“Especially when I think of you drinking with another man.”

Lee Hyun furrowed his brow slightly, feeling bad just thinking about it.

“I think I’d get really angry.”