1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 34



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#34. That’s why I love you so much
2023.09.26.

Yerin slowly raised her head as she realized the warmth she felt on the back of her hand.

Then, her eyes met with Lee Hyun’s, who was staring at her intently.

“Why are you hesitating instead of going in?”

“I was going to go in.”

Yerin took a deep breath and opened the door forcefully.

As soon as she entered, she saw Chansook’s face and smiled brightly.

“Mom!”

“My daughter!”

Yerin ran quickly and hugged Chansook who was sitting on the hospital bed.

Chansook also hugged Yerin and patted her, feeling happy to see her again after such a long time.

“Why has it been so long? I wanted to see you.”

Chansook smiled brightly at Yerin.

Unable to tell her where Pyeonghoon was and why she couldn’t come until now, Yerin made an excuse that she was busy.

“There’s more work than I thought.”

“I guess that’s why you lost more weight.”

Chan-sook was caressing Ye-rin’s cheek when she belatedly discovered an unidentified man who had come in with her.

Chan-sook widened her eyes at the intimidating appearance.

“Ye-rin, who is that person…?”

Before Ye-rin and Lee Hyun could answer, Pyeong-hoon, who was sitting next to her, stepped forward.

“Hehe. Our Ye-rin’s boyfriend.”

“Huh? Boyfriend?”

Both Ye-rin and Lee Hyun looked quite flustered.

Pyeong-hoon, not sensing the mood, chuckled as if he was so happy about something.

“This man is in this hospital room….”

“Mr. Han.”

Lee Hyun called Pyeong-hoon softly. He stopped talking and looked at Lee Hyun.

“Shall we go out and talk privately?”

Thinking that he wanted to talk about business, Pyeong-hoon followed Lee Hyun.

Ye-rin, who was left alone with Chan-sook in the hospital room, felt like she was going to die.

She had to deal with this bomb that Pyeong-hoon had thrown all by herself.

No, it was actually fortunate.

If Pyeong-hoon was here, he would have said even more nonsense.

Ye-rin sat on the folding chair and held Chan-sook’s hand.

“Ye-rin, your boyfriend is so cool.”

“Really?”

“Oh. And I think he loves you a lot.”

Love.

Ye-rin shook her head at that ridiculous statement, saying it couldn’t be true.

“Oh, no.”

“No.”

Chan-sook sat up more and leaned against the bed.

“That guy has been looking at our daughter all along?”

“That’s because I’m the only one who knows.”

She had to change the subject of the conversation about Lee Hyun.

She asked Chan-sook about her health, which she had been curious about all along.

“How’s your health?”

“It’s getting better. No, but why did you suddenly move to such a nice place?”

“There’s a welfare system at the company that I didn’t know about.”

“Welfare?”

Ye-rin repeated the excuse she had made in the car with Lee Hyun.

Fortunately, Chan-sook seemed to believe her.

“It’s so nice to see my daughter after such a long time.”

“Me too, Mom.”

Just being together could make her feel this comfortable.

“I’ll come often from now on.”

“You said you were busy.”

“But I’m still coming to see Mom.”

The mother and daughter looked at each other and talked about things they hadn’t been able to say for a long time.

It was nice just looking at each other’s faces.

It was enough to make me cry.

　

***

A break room in the VIP ward.

Lee Hyun sat with her long legs crossed and looked down at Pyeong-hoon with cold eyes.

Pyeong-hoon spoke first to break the awkward atmosphere.

“Hehe. Thank you so much for moving the hospital room. It’s bigger than my house, so I think I can roll around. Hehe.”

“Director Han.”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

“I want you to keep it a secret from Mrs. Park that I moved you.”

“Huh?”

“Wouldn’t you feel burdened if you found out?”

“That’s right. Hehe.”

“Let’s wrap it up by saying that it was a welfare benefit for the company Ye-rin works for.”

Pyeong-hoon nodded.

It didn’t matter who moved the hospital room or who would pay for it in the future.

“Anyway, what should I call you?”

In other words, the question was, what kind of person does he do to spend money so sparingly?

Lee Hyun took out a business card from his wallet and placed it on the table.

Pyeong Hoon picked up the business card as if he was possessed and read the title.

“Director Cha Hyun of Ji Seok Electronics?”

“Yes.”

“Oh my. I thought you were a high-ranking official.”

Pyeong Hoon bowed even more after receiving the business card.

By the way, I thought I had seen the name and face somewhere.

“Huh?”

Pyeong Hoon belatedly put the puzzle pieces together and jumped up from his seat.

“Are you really the Director Cha Hyun, one of the successors to Ji Seok Electronics?”

Pyeong Hoon’s eyes widened as if they were going to pop out at any moment.

Unlike Pyeong Hoon, who was getting excited, Lee Hyun’s expression didn’t change at all.

It was like someone who had become immune to such people after meeting many of them.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Pyeong Hoon covered his mouth with both hands.

He had thought he was a great person, but he could be the successor to the Ji Seok Group in the future.

“Oh my. I didn’t know you.”

To think that he had told such a great person that he would act like an adult.

It was a past he really wanted to erase.

In addition, when he was chewing over what other mistakes he had made,

Lee Hyun whispered coldly.

“Why didn’t you tell Yerin which hospital Mrs. Park was admitted to?”

Pyeonghoon swallowed hard.

“That, that’s it.”

He quickly thought of an excuse.

“I thought Yerin would feel burdened… …”

“I heard Yerin paid all the hospital bills.”

“Oh, so that’s what we’re already talking about.”

“Of course. We’re close.”

Pyeonghoon’s face was tense.

Lee Hyun stood up and drove the wedge in.

“If by any chance you try to hide Mrs. Park from me

, that’s what happens.”

Pyeonghoon waved his hands. He

probably wouldn’t have thought of that, but he didn’t want to think about what would happen if he did.

“I think I’d be really upset.”

“Yes, yes. Of course.”

“I couldn’t just stand by and watch my woman get upset and sad.”

The gaze that had become colder before he knew it was directed at Pyeong-hoon.

It seemed that he knew what would happen if he were to flirt with this great man without having to imagine it deeply.

Pyeong-hoon nodded vigorously and agreed with Lee Hyun’s words.

“So, please cooperate, Mr. Han.”

“Yes, yes. That will never happen.”

There was no need to threaten Ye-rin by preventing her from meeting Chan-sook.

Rather, it would be more effective to gently coax her by playing along with Ye-rin and Lee Hyun’s tastes.

“I want my woman to only see and experience good things.”

Although his tone was affectionate, Lee Hyun’s eyes were too cold as he warned her.

Pyeong-hoon stood before him, frozen as if he had turned into a statue.

All he could do was nod vigorously, saying that Lee Hyun’s words were right.

***

Time had passed by the time he left Chan-sook’s hospital.

Lee Hyun opened the passenger door and made it easy for Ye-rin to get in.

As he started the car, Lee Hyun blurted out,

“Today’s date went longer than I thought.”

As he said, the time spent at the hospital was quite long.

He hadn’t noticed how much time had passed since he had met Chan-sook for the first time in a long time and had been chatting about this and that.

“You must have been bored waiting.”

“No. It was fun listening to her stories.”

Lee Hyun had often laughed at the conversation Chan-sook and Ye-rin had been having in the hospital room earlier.

Lee Hyun looked at the clock in the car and quickly calculated the amount.

“We spent three hours together at the hospital today. I guess we don’t have to go on a date tomorrow and the day after.”

If it had been normal, Ye-rin would have cheered and been happy about that, but not today.

For some reason, she felt regretful.

And today was actually far from being a date.

Lee Hyun had been listening to the mother and daughter’s conversation as they were letting off steam.

Ye-rin asked cautiously.

“Is it because the director is busy?”

“We’re still on a date.”

Ye-rin belatedly corrected her title.

“Oh, Mr. Lee Hyun… … .”

“That sounds much better. I can always make time for Ms. Han Ye-rin. I don’t think that’s the case for you.”

It meant that he would keep to the exact time as written in the contract, as he thought Yerin would be uncomfortable.

Yerin thought about it for a moment.

It didn’t seem like it would be a good way to practice dating.

Especially since she could use up the entire hour she had to go on dates while commuting after work.

It would also be strange to leave after eating if an hour had passed.

Above all, Yerin had already received too much through this contract.

After facing Chansook’s face, the iron wall she had built toward Lee Hyun was slowly crumbling.

It was like receiving an unexpected gift. Since

she had received it herself, she felt that she would feel better if she gave Lee Hyun what he wanted.

It wasn’t because she was sorry to break up with Lee Hyun.

Yerin glanced at Lee Hyun’s face as he drove and spoke.

“Lee Hyun, would you like to revise our contract a little?”

“Is there a clause that bothered you?”

“Yes.”

“Oh. You should have told me.”

Lee Hyun waited for her to speak, intending to listen to everything Yerin had to say.

Lee Hyun’s car arrived in front of Yerin’s house just in time.

Lee Hyun made a regretful face.

“It’s a shame to let Han Ye-rin go like this, but a contract is a contract. We’ll coordinate the details tomorrow.”

However, Yerin didn’t get off.

Lee Hyun stared at her as if he was puzzled.

Yerin held onto the seat belt with both hands and spoke.

“Lee Hyun, if you have time today.”

“… … .”

“Would you like to go up to my house for a bit?”

Lee Hyun’s eyes narrowed to the side.

Yerin quickly spoke, worried that Lee Hyun might misunderstand.

“I thought it would be better to coordinate the terms of the contract today.”

Yerin looked at Lee Hyun with an innocent face, saying she had no other intentions.

A

low sigh escaped Lee Hyun’s mouth.

Soon, he unbuckled his seat belt.

“Han Ye-rin, this is why I’m dying for you.”