1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 32



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#32. Do you remember what we did last night?
2023.09.19.

Lee Hyun came down from Yerin’s house and called Pyeonghoon right away.

Pyeonghoon picked up the phone right away, even though he hadn’t heard the call ring a few times.

– Oh my. What’s going on tonight?

“Mr. Han, since we’re investing in a business, I’d like to make one more suggestion.”

– Hehe. What’s that?

“I heard from Yerin that Mrs. Park is receiving hospital treatment.”

– Oh, yes. That’s right.

“The hospital bill must have been a lot, so it must have been hard for Mr. Han to pay for it all.”

– Hehe. Of course, as the head of the household, he should do it.

Pyeonghoon, who had never paid Chansook’s hospital bill himself, was making a fuss about it.

Lee Hyun made a bitter sneer on his face.

“If you don’t mind, it’s fate that we’re so entangled in business. Would it be okay if I helped pay for the hospital bill?”

– Huh? Really?

“Yes. “I don’t know where you are currently receiving treatment, but I want to help you receive care from the best medical team in the country.”

– Hehe. It’s fine for me, but… …

Pyeong-hoon pretended to hesitate for a moment before readily accepting Lee Hyun’s offer.

– It’s fine for me. Hehe. I don’t know if I can receive help like this.

“If you tell me the information about the hospital where Mrs. Park is currently hospitalized, I will send someone tomorrow morning.”

– Oh, yes, yes. I will.

After hanging up the phone, a bitter sneer appeared on Lee Hyun’s face.

He had been playing around with Ye-rin’s hospital information like that,

but he didn’t like how he was giving me information so easily.

“But I guess I’ll be able to see you often now.”

When he thought of the delicate figure that had shed tears in front of him today, his heart ached for no reason.

Lee Hyun called Secretary Choi.

“Secretary Choi, there’s something I need to take care of early tomorrow morning.”

– Director, I have now stepped down from the front lines of your work. If it’s urgent, I can send Secretary Han… … .

“It’s a personal matter.”

-Oh, I see.

Then that would be different.

Yerin would take charge of all of Lee Hyun’s work, and Secretary Choi agreed to handle personal requests from Lee Hyun.

-I guess it’s urgent. If you’re looking for me so late at night.

“I sent you a message.”

-Yes. J Hospital? What’s your business here?

“I don’t need to know the details. Patient Park Chansook, please complete the admission procedures for the VIP room at Jiseok Hospital tomorrow.”

-Can I just go and get her there myself?

“Uh.”

-What’s your relationship with the director…? Secretary

Choi seemed to be saying something, but Lee Hyun, who had finished his business, hung up the phone first.

Lee Hyun didn’t start the car and waited in front of Yerin’s house for a long time.

Soon, the lights in her house went out, and only then did Lee Hyun move.

　

***

Yerin slowly opened her eyelids at the familiar alarm sound.

Her head hurt so much that she got out of bed with difficulty.

“How did you get home?”

Yerin’s expression, slowly reminiscing about yesterday, changed moment by moment.

“Oh, right. The chief gave you a ride?”

She could have taken a taxi, but why did she have to?

It seemed strange that Lee Hyun drove herself.

“Didn’t the chief drink?”

No. He definitely said he had a drink.

“Not remembering is called a drink… Huh?”

Yerin believed those words and her actions flashed before her eyes like a scene from a movie.

“No. No. That’s ridiculous.”

No matter how hard she shook her head, nothing changed.

“Ha. Why did I do that?”

Even if she belatedly reproached herself, her actions did not disappear.

“The chief’s drink should have been the one who didn’t remember.”

Regardless.

The gloomy thing was that Lee Hyun didn’t even have a single glass of wine last night.

“I got screwed over, right now?”

Haa. She sighed deeply.

There was only one thing Yerin could do. She pretended not to remember anything that happened last night. There was nothing else.

Yerin put the clothes she had worn in the washing machine and quickly started getting ready for work.

A lot had changed overnight.

I had a fake relationship with Lee Hyun, and not only did I touch his lips, I was the first to grab his hand.

Looking at Lee Hyun’s face, how on earth should I treat him?

It was a preparation for work filled with sighs.

***

Although she had a fake relationship with Lee Hyun, fortunately, he didn’t show it during work hours.

When she went into Lee Hyun’s office to brief him on his schedule, he treated Yerin more businesslike than usual.

“Secretary Han, please move the meeting tonight to another day. I have somewhere to stop by.”

“Understood.”

After that, Lee Hyun, who had been talking about nothing but work, called Yerin as she left the office.

“Secretary Han.”

“Yes, Chief.”

“How are you feeling?”

“… … .”

Yerin quickly controlled her expression and turned around.

“I think I drank too much yesterday.”

“That’s what I said. Was the wine that good?”

“Yes… … . This won’t happen again.”

Seeing Yerin confidently say that, Lee Hyun slowly licked his lower lip with his tongue as if he felt regret.

I was worried about drinking in places where I wasn’t present, but I thought it would be nice to see him drunk sometimes when I was with him.

I had a feeling that it would be a trigger that would bring them closer together.

“Can’t lovers have a drink together?”

Yerin held back from saying something to Lee Hyun, who was smiling at her.

She couldn’t ask him why he made her drink alone when they had decided to drink together.

The moment she asked, Lee Hyun would admit that he wasn’t drunk.

That meant that Lee Hyun’s alcohol intake would disappear like bubbles.

Yerin straightened her back and decided to pretend that she didn’t remember.

“From now on, if you drink, I’ll drink water next to you.”

“What’s the fun in that?”

“Huh?”

“Isn’t it like having a drink with your girlfriend and having deep conversations?”

“… … .”

“I think most people in a relationship do that.”

That was true.

“I’m not very good with alcohol. Please understand this part.”

“Yeah, well. I think my tolerance is really low when I saw you yesterday.”

Yerin was trying to change the subject, thinking it would be best not to mention yesterday as much as possible.

Lee Hyun asked,

“Come to think of it, I don’t know Secretary Han.”

“Huh?”

“I told you about my secretary. Secretary Han didn’t hear it.”

Yerin tightly held her diary with both hands. Yerin

, who was biting her lips, couldn’t meet Lee Hyun’s eyes and spat out her words.

“I also tend to not remember things when I’m drunk.”

“Oh. Really?”

“Yes. Just like the chief.”

Lee Hyun laughed as if it was funny and got up from his seat.

“Then, even if we drink together, none of us remember what happened that day.”

“That would be so?”

“That’s funny. How can we have the same psychiatry?”

“… … .”

“I guess we’re destined to be together.”

“Huh? It seems absurd to make such a judgment just because we have the same psychiatry.”

Lee Hyun didn’t give in to Yerin’s stubbornness.

Instead, he walked around the desk and spoke.

“So, how much of last night do you remember, Secretary Han?”

Yerin unconsciously closed her eyes tightly and opened them.

She remembers everything.

Starting with the story of my true feelings, touching Lee Hyun’s lips.

And the time I threw a tantrum, refusing to let him take my drink.

And finally, touching Lee Hyun’s hands and interlocking them.

“I don’t remember at all, I don’t remember.”

Yerin hypnotized herself and pushed her eyelids up.

She flinched when she saw Lee Hyun’s face, which had come right up to her, and took a step back.

“I… … .”

Lee Hyun tilted his head as if he was waiting for Yerin’s answer.

“As I told you, I was really drunk yesterday.”

“So.”

“I really don’t remember a single thing.”

Finally, Yerin smiled awkwardly.

“I’m sorry.”

“No. Why are you apologizing? That could happen.”

Lee Hyun smiled generously and ran one hand through his hair that was well-made.

“You really don’t remember?”

His gaze was sharp enough to pierce through Yerin’s mind.

Yerin nodded vigorously.

“Yes. When I opened my eyes, I was home.”

Hahaha. Laughing awkwardly.

“Phew. What would I do with someone who doesn’t remember?”

Just then, while feeling relieved

, Lee Hyun came in without warning.

“Then you don’t remember everything we did last night?”

Lee Hyun slowly licked his lower lip with his tongue as if he was feeling regretful.

“It was too scary a night for me to remember alone.”

Yerin’s lips parted.

“It wasn’t that scary a night.”

The words she couldn’t say lingered in her mouth. Lee Hyun raised the corners of his

mouth as if he was interested.

“It’s a shame that one secretary doesn’t remember.”

Yerin just rolled her eyes.

“I was thinking of explaining what happened that day in detail for one secretary who doesn’t remember. Is that okay?”

“Yes… … .”

It wasn’t okay, but she had to pretend it was okay.

Since she already knew the story anyway.

I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it from Lee Hyun’s mouth again.

“Yesterday, a secretary tapped my lips with her finger.”

Lee Hyun took a step closer and narrowed the distance between them.

Because he was bending down, their gazes overlapped as if they were at a close distance last night.

Lee Hyun whispered softly as if he were telling a secret.

“He kissed me.”

“Huh?”

“That’s surprising. I was really surprised yesterday too.”

A kiss ?

I’ve never done that. I

just tapped my lips with my finger.

Why was that suddenly disguised as a kiss?

Yerin tried to say something but soon closed her lips again.

Lee Hyun’s eyes seemed to show that she was surprised.

“And our hands too.”

Lee Hyun grabbed her delicate wrists like Yerin had done and lifted them up.

Then he smiled as he held them together.

“I grabbed them.”

“… … .”

“Of course, this wasn’t me, but Secretary Han.”

Lee Hyeon had a serious expression on his face, not letting go of the hand he was holding.