1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 35



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#35. Lips I Want to Hold
2023.09.29.

　
At those words, Yerin turned her head, widening her already round eyes.

“You always exceed my expectations.”

“I’ve received a lot from Lee Hyun.”

“Do you know that’s a comment that makes me want to keep giving?”

“Huh?”

“I feel like if I give you something, you’ll try to close the distance.”

Yerin couldn’t answer because it was true, so she just bit her lip.

She had learned that there is no such thing as unreasonable kindness.

Yerin’s father, Pyeonghoon, said that free stuff is the best in the world, but Yerin didn’t. She

knew all too well that the more you receive without anything in return, the harder it is to handle.

Yerin quickly drew the line, worried that Lee Hyun might buy her too many things and give them to her, as he had just said.

“Lee Hyun, I’m satisfied with just seeing Mom today.”

“Because I’m not enough.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s get out first.”

Lee Hyun quickly got out of the car and turned around the large body.

And naturally, he opened the passenger car door and waited for Yerin to come out.

Lee Hyun’s heart raced because of Yerin, who smiled brightly like the spring sunshine while looking at him.

Yerin was a secretary who didn’t show her emotions on her face when she was working.

However, during private time like this, she was the type to be honest, as if she had become a different person.

What could a smile like that be?

Even on the way home after parting ways with her, she kept appearing in front of Lee Hyun’s eyes.

Thinking that she was seriously ill, Lee Hyun walked with Yerin.

The two of them felt light as they climbed the dark stairs together.

They arrived at the house where Yerin lived, unlocked the door, and went inside.

“Huh?”

“Why is that?”

Yerin saw the bathroom with the lights on and hurriedly walked over to turn off the switch. She

tilted her head and wondered for a moment if she had left the bathroom light on this morning. She

had been so busy that day that she couldn’t remember.

Lee Hyun asked Yerin, who was standing there blankly, as if curious.

“Why?”

“No.”

Yerin thought it was nothing, thinking that she must have forgotten to turn off the lights in her hurry to get to work, and put her bag on the kitchen chair.

“Lee Hyun, if you sit here, I’ll make you some warm tea right away.”

As she was about to pass Lee Hyun and head toward the cupboard,

he suddenly pushed his body in and blocked Yerin’s entrance.

“What do you need?”

Yerin took a step back after checking Lee Hyun’s face, which was too close.

“I don’t want tea.”

“Oh, then is there anything you’d like to drink? I’ll go out and buy it right now.”

Lee Hyun shook his head slowly.

“There’s something I’d like to drink, but I can’t get it outside.”

“Is that so?”

Yerin was about to give up, thinking it was a fancy drink sold only at department stores.

However, she suddenly became curious about what that drink was.

Thinking that it might be useful when she was helping Lee Hyun in everyday life, Yerin let out a kind voice.

“Can you tell me what it is?”

Yerin asked with an innocent face.

Lee Hyun snickered at the sight.

He tilted his head and slowly swept his tongue across his lips.

Lee Hyun’s hot gaze was fixed on Yerin’s face.

“Are you curious?”

“Yes.”

Was he unwilling to tell her? Or was it really impossible to find it even at the department store?

Lee Hyun was silent for a long time.

Just as the small house was about to fill with silence,

Lee Hyun slowly opened his mouth.

“Ms. Han Yerin, you’ll be very surprised when you hear it.”

It seemed to be a drink with an unimaginable price.

At this point, she became very curious about what it was that was so hard to get and why she would be surprised if she found out.

Yerin smiled again and straightened her back.

“I’m confident you won’t be surprised.”

“Really?”

Lee Hyun raised his eyebrows slightly as if he was interested.

Then he slowly bent down. He

brought his lips to Yerin’s ear and whispered softly.

“That’s it.”

Yerin became very nervous at the hot breath that hit her ear.

“I thought I wanted to touch your lips.”

Then, surprised once again by Lee Hyun’s words, she froze as if she had turned into a rock.

Unlike Yerin, who was flustered, Lee Hyun slowly lifted his waist with an extremely relaxed expression.

Lee Hyun smiled slightly as he took a step back and looked at Yerin, who was wide-eyed in surprise.

“See. Didn’t you say you’d be surprised?”

“Oh, I wasn’t surprised… …”

Yerin couldn’t finish her sentence and moved her lips.

“Yes. I was surprised.”

Unable to meet Lee Hyun’s eyes, Yerin slowly walked back.

Lee Hyun, who was watching her actions, pulled out the kitchen chair and sat down first.

Then, he pointed to the empty seat across from him with his chin and told Yerin to sit down. The roles

of the host and guest were so clearly reversed that anyone who saw it would think Lee Hyun, not Yerin, was the owner of this house.

Yerin took a short breath and sat down.

She lifted her head, neatly tidying up the hair that had fallen over her face behind her ears.

She was startled when she met Lee Hyun’s dark eyes, but she tried to act calm and spoke.

“Since when did you start thinking about that?”

“What are you thinking about? Wanting to kiss Han Ye-rin?”

“Yes.”

“It’s been a long time.”

“… … .”

Ye-rin swallowed hard.

“I see.”

Lee Hyun folded his arms as he sank deeper into his chair.

Then he asked leisurely.

“Han Ye-rin.”

“Yes?”

“Have you ever thought about that?”

This time, she couldn’t answer.

She had.

The memories of that night she spent with him tormented Ye-rin from time to time. She

still remembered the warmth that felt like it was burning her.

However, if she told the truth, it felt like something would happen at any moment.

But if she told a lie, her voice would tremble, so she couldn’t do that.

Seeing Ye-rin hesitate, Lee Hyun let out a pleasant low voice.

“Han Ye-rin had skinship twice without asking for my opinion, I think.”

It was about the day she drank wine at his house.

“Yes… … .”

She had touched Lee Hyun’s lips without asking for his consent. She

had locked hands without permission.

So Lee Hyun also belatedly remembered that he had told Yerin that he would have skinship twice without warning.

Yerin unconsciously raised her hand

to cover her lips. Could it be that he was warning her that he would kiss her?

She couldn’t let it go like that.

What was really funny was that she had a secret anticipation that Lee Hyun might kiss her.

Yerin hurriedly spoke.

“Lee Hyun, I asked you to come up to my house with me today.”

“I know. We were negotiating the contract.”

“Yes.”

Was it possible for someone who knows her well to shake someone up like this by suddenly saying that he wants to kiss her?

“So how about we do it right away?”

“Right now?”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyun snickered again.

“I thought you were talking about adjusting the contract terms.”

Lee Hyun slowly loosened the tie that was squeezing his neck and pulled it down.

“I keep hearing what I want to hear.”

“Huh?”

“I meant that I thought you were going to kiss me and I was excited for a moment.”

Yerin belatedly realized that she had spoken unkindly.

“Oh, the contract! I was talking about looking at the contract.”

Yerin quickly took out the contract from her bag and placed it on the table.

“What I was going to say was.”

Yerin hurried very quickly, feeling that she had to change the subject quickly.

Lee Hyun burst out laughing as he watched Yerin speak without even taking a breath.

“What’s

wrong?” “I won’t. Today.”

“You’re not going to change the contract terms?”

“No. I’ll do that. That behavior that embarrassed Han Yerin just now. I won’t do it today.”

“Oh, yes. That’s fortunate.”

Yerin bit her lips as she smiled awkwardly.

It was truly fortunate.

I felt a little resentful that he had left me like that when he had no real intention of doing it, but

I liked it anyway .

I had decided to open my heart to Lee Hyun, but if there had been some heated skinship between us today, I would have been embarrassed to see his face tomorrow.

Lee Hyun rested his chin on his hand and stared at Yerin.

“Don’t you like me too much?”

“No. That’s not it. I’m just not mentally prepared… ….”

Yerin didn’t even know what I was saying and kept pouring out her feelings.

Lee Hyun asked right away.

“Does that mean that I’ll accept you when I’m mentally prepared?”

“… … .”

It was accurate.

Yerin froze, forgetting to breathe because of Lee Hyun’s sharp digging.

“That’s what it sounds like.”

Yes, if she was mentally prepared and they became closer, even if it was a fake relationship, she was willing to have some skinship.

Lee Hyun stayed still as if he was waiting for Yerin’s answer.

Yerin finally couldn’t stand the awkward silence and opened her mouth.

“Yes. I did think about that.”

“But.”

“You literally have to be mentally prepared… … .”

“You’re not planning on not preparing yourself until our contract period ends, are you?”

“Yes? Yes, of course.”

Of course she did.

Because Lee Hyun asked so obviously, Yerin got mad and answered no.

She tried to sort things out later, but it was already too late.

“That’s fortunate. So I’ll try to hold back today.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

For now, Yerin was just happy that she was able to overcome this tense atmosphere today.

“Then, should we try to coordinate?”

“Sure.”

An hour had passed since they entered the house, but only then did the two of them realize their original goal.

“I’m a little bothered by the time limit. How about removing it?”

“You mean one hour a day is too much?”

Lee Hyun furrowed his brows slightly, as if he couldn’t compromise on that.

Yerin quickly waved her hand and continued speaking.

“No. It’s the opposite.”

“If it’s the opposite?”

It was a clause that I wanted to change because I wanted to help Lee Hyun with his easy dating business as much as I could.

Yerin hesitated for a moment and then said in a graceful voice.

“I want to spend more time with you, Lee Hyun.”

Lee Hyun’s pupils slowly dilated at the unexpected words.