1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 2
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#2. You’ve waited a long time
2023.06.06.
So, all of this happened three months ago because of Yerin’s unexpected misconduct.
That day, an after-party was being held at the rooftop of the KK Hotel after the eco-friendly fashion brand Cheto’s charity event.
Yerin entrusted her body to her friend Na-ri in a corner of the hotel.
“Yerin, this kind of fancy makeup suits you, right?”
“Nari, I don’t feel like I’m in this place.”
“What about her? What’s the difference if you’re acting like a fool at home?”
Na-ri quickly moved her hands and began to apply makeup to Yerin’s already pretty face.
As she closed her eyes, an absurd sight kept flashing through her
mind. It had happened so many times that she couldn’t even count them, but that didn’t mean she didn’t care.
“Han Yerin, don’t even think about that guy and that woman today.”
“Yeah.”
There was only one reason she was getting all worked up so loudly here today.
Her once-closed friend stole her boyfriend again.
It wasn’t the first time, so it wasn’t surprising, but the feeling was the worst.
As always, why did my bad premonitions come true so well?
Yerin tightly shut her eyes as she remembered the day she went to his house to meet her boyfriend, who she felt was gradually changing his mind.
Two familiar people were tangled up on his bed.
Even thinking back on it, it was such a shocking scene.
“No, but why is Kwak Seo-yoon so desperate to steal your man?”
“Well. How could I know how you feel?”
Yerin snickered.
It was so ridiculous.
Seo-yoon, Ye-rin, and Na-ri, who graduated from the same high school, were still close friends.
At some point, Seo-yoon started to covet Ye-rin’s man, and their relationship became irreparable.
“A guy who falls for seduction. Or Kwak Seo-yoon who blatantly twitches his tail. Oh my.”
Na-ri shook her head.
“I didn’t like your ex-boyfriend anyway. So forget about it and find a decent guy and have fun today. Got it?”
“Nari, I just came to see you.” She
couldn’t let her be miserable alone, so Nari called her several times and came to the party, but she had no intention of going outside and entrusting herself to the noisy place. She
didn’t feel like it.
“I don’t have time to play with you?”
Yerin stuck out her lips. She
knew full well that Nari was saying this for her own good.
“So what? I won’t see the man I saw here again anyway. It’s the perfect place to have an affair.”
“That won’t happen, CEO Kim Nari.”
“No, why? The men here are all great people whose identities are guaranteed.”
That was true.
Nari was the CEO of the eco-friendly fashion brand Cheto, and she had hosted today’s event.
All the big names in politics and business were in attendance, and it was a place where no one could set foot unless they were invited.
Even after applying thick eyelashes to Yerin’s eyes, Nari looked dissatisfied as if something was missing.
“Oh, that’s it.”
Nari brought out the blonde wig that was neatly placed on one side and smiled brightly.
Yerin made a face that said, “No way.
” “Nari, you’re not telling me to wear that too, are you?”
“Right?”
Nari tied Yerin’s long hair into a ponytail and put it in a net. She
then put the blonde wig on Yerin’s head.
“Wow.”
Nari clapped her hands as if satisfied.
Yerin looked at her face in the mirror and made an awkward expression.
“Nari, I’ll take this off and go.”
“No, it looks too good on you right now.”
Nari said it was perfect and lifted Yerin up from her seat.
The tight black one-piece dress accentuated Yerin’s voluptuous body even more.
“The skirt seems too short.”
Nari grabbed Yerin’s hand tightly as she kept complaining.
“You said you wanted to have a proper escapade. You’re perfect right now.”
Nari made a determined face like someone who was sending Yerin to battle.
“Yerin, I’m going to talk to the first guy I see when I go out right now.”
“I understand.”
At that moment, Yerin didn’t know.
How big of an aftershock will this pledge bring?
***
Yerin walked slowly toward the rooftop where the party was being held, half excited and half worried.
The heels were much higher than the shoes she usually wore, making
her feet feel like she might fall. Yerin said she would talk to the first man she met, but she didn’t have the courage, so she just looked at the floor and headed to the corner.
“Ah.”
Because she hadn’t looked around properly while walking, Yerin bumped into a man who was approaching her.
“I’m sorry.”
She apologized and raised her head belatedly to check the other person’s face.
“… … .” It was
someone she was all too familiar with.
Yerin covered her mouth with one hand and took a step back.
“Huh?”
There must have been a groove between the wooden decks.
Her high heels got stuck and wouldn’t come off, so she stumbled backward.
‘I’m going crazy. If I fall and my wig falls off, they’ll know who I am… … .’
Yerin held onto her wig tightly with one hand as she thought about it.
Her body slowly tilted, and she thought she was going to fall down in an ugly way.
In an instant, a sharp hand came in and wrapped around Yerin’s waist.
The scent of wood wafted into her nose.
‘No way… … .’
Yerin slowly opened her eyes that she had tightly shut in fear.
As expected, the man was wrapping his arms around Yerin’s waist.
“Are you okay?”
“Oh, yes.”
With the man’s help, she barely managed to straighten her body.
As if her business was over, the man disappeared into the distance with his companions.
“Oh, I shouldn’t have come here.”
Yerin covered her face with the clutch bag she was holding in one hand and headed to the corner.
“You didn’t recognize me, did you?”
Her heart had been beating irregularly since a while ago.
It was partly because she had met an unexpected man here and partly because of the situation a little while ago when she almost fell over.
Yerin picked up the champagne placed nearby and poured it into her mouth in one gulp.
“I’ll just have one more glass and leave.”
As she thought that, trying to see where the waiter was,
Yerin felt the hot gaze on her face and slowly turned her head.
“… … .”
Just a moment ago, Yerin’s gaze briefly tangled with the man who had prevented her from falling.
Yerin hurriedly averted her gaze.
“Oh, our eyes met again.”
She kept her gaze fixed on the table, but the man was still staring at her.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
Yerin bit her lip and slowly raised her head again, seemingly entranced.
Fortunately, the man had already taken his gaze away from Yerin.
As always, the man was showing off his dazzlingly cool appearance today.
There were many people around him, but he seemed to be monopolizing the lighting here.
With his hair neatly styled in pomade, his sharp face line, and his shoulders as wide as the Pacific Ocean,
he was a man who lacked nothing.
The man was buried in the crowd due to the people who approached him to have a word with him.
While sipping her champagne, Yerin kept glancing at the man’s table.
At that moment,
a woman dressed up extravagantly walked over and stopped at the man’s table.
“Oppa, how have you been?”
“Uh.”
The man quickly pushed away the woman’s arm that clung to him, saying it was nice to see him
. However, the woman kept talking to him as if something was so good. “Oppa, I heard you don’t have a girlfriend. How about spending time with me today?” “There’s a girlfriend.” “What? You’re seeing a girlfriend?” “Oh.” Yerin exclaimed inwardly. ‘Well, it doesn’t make sense for that face to not have a girlfriend.’ As she thought that and raised her glass of champagne, her eyes met with the man’s again. ‘Oh, I caught you peeking.’ Feeling embarrassed for no reason, Yerin lowered her head. As she was about to leave, she heard the sound of shoes squeaking, and a pair of well-polished shoes stopped in front of the table where Yerin was. Yerin slowly raised her head. “… … .” It was the man she had met eyes with a moment ago. His breathtakingly handsome appearance was all too familiar. Yerin smiled awkwardly, made eye contact, and tried to leave.
At that moment, the man’s pleasant low-pitched voice caught her ankle.
“Have you been waiting long?”
“Huh?”
Waiting
? Me?
She wanted to ask that, but she couldn’t because of the woman staring at her from behind him so intently that she was on fire.
“I missed you too.”
“Huh? What are you saying?”
The conversation didn’t continue at all.
The man came closer and bent down.
Then he whispered softly in Yerin’s ear.
“You’ve been observing me since earlier.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I’m not trying to scold you about that.” “Then …
… .”
The man tilted his head as if he found it amusing and stared at Yerin.
His gaze was so intense.
It was as if he could see right through her.
“Pretend to be my girlfriend for a moment.” “Huh?” “You saved me from falling earlier. I want you to help me this time.” And without warning, the man wrapped one hand around Yerin’s waist and held her in his arms. Yerin’s two eyes widened noticeably. The man whispered a pleasant low voice into Yerin’s ear. “Can’t you pretend to be a loving lover?” “Suddenly?” The man turned his body completely towards Yerin. He had a gaze so affectionate that it melted the person standing in front of him, and slowly stroked Yerin’s hair. “Oh, what if the wig comes off?” Yerin was very nervous that the wig Na-ri had put on her might come off. “What should we do tomorrow?” “… … .” “Let’s go where you wanted to go. I’ll make time.” When Yerin remained frozen, the man came closer as if he was going to kiss her and whispered softly with his lips. “At least nod.” Yerin had no choice but to awkwardly nod. The woman, who had been glaring at him from afar, let out her annoyance and disappeared from their sight. The man immediately relaxed his grip on Yerin’s waist. “Thank you for helping me.” Yerin didn’t know what to say, so she just smiled. “But why did you try to run away as soon as you made eye contact with me? Like a woman hiding something.”
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