1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 40
Only Krnovel
#40. Special person, ordinary date
2023.10.17.
I could tell without having to turn my head to check the other person’s face.
The man next to me was Lee Hyun.
When Lee Hyun silently sat down next to Yerin, the man who had arrived at the table before him frowned.
Lee Hyun grabbed Yerin’s hand as if he was trying to show off and asked affectionately,
“This man is not the guy you said you were drinking with, right?”
“Yes? Yes. Of course.”
Lee Hyun checked to see if he could be Yerin’s friend, and gave her a cold look when she said no.
“What, why, why are you looking at me like that?”
The man stuttered as if he was overwhelmed by Lee Hyun’s gaze.
“You seem to be the type who doesn’t have much sense.”
Lee Hyun glanced at the hand he was holding with Yerin with his chin.
After checking the scene once more, the man who had come to hunt Yerin quickly stood up.
“No, I saw this woman drinking without an acquaintance… … .”
“You just got here. Boyfriend.”
So, Lee Hyun stared at the man coldly, his eyes filled with the words, “Get out of here.”
The man grumbled quietly to himself and left the table where Yerin was.
If Lee Hyun hadn’t shown up at the right time, there might have been quite an unnecessary argument.
Since the man had also left, there seemed to be no need to hold hands with Lee Hyun, so Yerin tried to pull her hand away, but she didn’t budge.
“Lee Hyun, please let go of my hand.”
“No.”
Then Lee Hyun got up from his seat and put strength into the hand he was holding with Yerin, helping her up as well.
“Shall we go out and take a walk?”
“Yes… ….”
Hold hands?
The reason she couldn’t ask that was because Lee Hyun tugged at her hand as if it was so obvious.
***
Seo Yoon’s mood was at rock bottom because Lee Hyun had left her miserably at the cafe.
When she entered the club she often went to, her friends who had already taken a room and were hanging out greeted Seo Yoon as if they were happy to see her.
Among them, Soo Ji, who was the most interested in Seo Yoon, asked first.
“How was your recital today?”
“Hey, this solo concert is just an excuse. Didn’t you just invite the guy you’ve been eyeing lately?”
“Did you? So that guy came?”
Seo-yoon sat down, poured the whiskey into her mouth in one gulp, and put the glass down with a thud.
She felt suffocated, but she didn’t want to show her weakness in front of her friends.
“Of course. His family all came.”
“Oh my, that must have been like a preliminary meeting.”
“More importantly, who is it this time?”
Seo-yoon straightened her shoulders and spat out the words in response to the question.
“Jiseok Electronics’ Chaihyun, the head of the Chaihyun branch.”
“What?”
“Really?”
It was hard to find someone in this industry who didn’t know Lee Hyun.
Everyone was shocked and gaped at the fact that Seo-yoon had targeted Lee Hyun this time.
Seo-yoon smiled shyly, brushing back her flowing hair.
“I think the fathers have already talked about marriage.”
“Wow!”
“If you do well, you’ll become the wife of the Jiseok Group?”
“Maybe so?”
Seeing Seo-yoon smiling brightly, her friends all nodded.
Since Assemblyman Kwak was still being mentioned as a candidate for the next president, it was an unspoken rule among her friends that she couldn’t get on Seo-yoon’s bad side.
But on top of that, if she became the hostess of the Ji-seok Group, the largest conglomerate in Korea.
When all her friends who had thought that far ahead were thinking that they had to impress Seo-yoon, Soo-ji made the first suggestion.
“Seo-yoon, do you want to go rounding together this weekend?”
When Seo-yoon seemed interested in Soo-ji’s story, the other friends joined in.
“After you finish the rounding, come to our hotel. I’ll prepare the spa.”
“Then, shall we go to the spa and eat at our restaurant?”
Seo-yoon liked this kind of attention.
It felt like she was ruling over everyone under her feet.
‘If I really become the hostess of Ji-seok Group, I can enjoy this every day, right?’
On top of that, she had the wonderful Lee Hyun as her husband.
Just thinking about it was thrilling.
“Should I?”
As soon as Seo-yoon finished speaking, her friends started contacting her and making plans.
‘Yes, I absolutely have to have Chaehyun.’
At first, it was because he was Yerin’s man.
But now, beyond that, she needed Leehyun so much as a means to satisfy her own greed.
Jiying-
Seo-yoon’s cell phone, which had been carelessly thrown on the table, began to ring for several minutes.
“Seo-yoon, isn’t this the call you need to answer?”
Her friend handed her the phone.
Seo-yoon’s pretty face cracked after checking the caller ID.
“Oh, why does this guy keep calling you so persistently?”
It was a call from Hee-jun, who had once been Ye-rin’s boyfriend but had now fallen to being her entertainment partner.
Seo-yoon made a face of extreme annoyance and pressed the reject button to mute the call.
At first, she was satisfied with Hee-jun.
The fact that a large hospital that was known just by the name was owned by Hee-jun’s father.
However, now Hee-jun could not help but seem insignificant.
‘There’s a guy like Cha Yi-hyun in front of me. How could someone like that catch her eye?’
Seo-yoon’s mind, drinking, was filled with the only thought in her head: how can she get Hee-jun away from her?
***
Ye-rin held out one hand to Lee-hyun and headed to the park near her house.
She knew where Lee-hyun had been from Na-ri, but she didn’t want to show it, so she asked him subtly.
“Did you have a good family gathering?”
“My father asked me to go see a gayageum recital, so the whole family went.”
Thinking about that evening, I still couldn’t help but laugh.
“It was a fake blind date. It was a recital by Kwak Seo-yoon, a friend of Ye-rin’s.”
“Oh, really?”
“His playing skills were so poor. I think an elementary school student could play the recorder better than that.”
Ye-rin laughed at Lee Hyun’s honest assessment.
Still, as a secretary, Ye-rin felt she had to tell him this story, so she carefully brought it up.
“On the blind date list that your wife gave me, Seo-yoon was number one.”
“Is that so?”
Ye-rin nodded slowly.
“How was it when you met and talked to me today?”
Ye-rin asked the question and then regretted
it. She had asked to see if Lee Hyun’s feelings had changed since meeting Seo-yoon. She
added one more thing, thinking that maybe her feelings had come out.
“If you and Seo-yoon had even talked about an engagement, I would have to help prepare it too… … .”
“Han Ye-rin, are you serious about that?”
“Yes?”
“Are you really asking me that question for such a public reason?”
Ye-rin took a moment to catch her breath and then spoke.
“Yes.”
“Can you be sure that you have no personal feelings at all?”
“Of course.”
Of course not. She was curious about
what the two of them talked about privately, whether their feelings had changed, and how close they had become. Although she was the one who wanted to push Lee Hyun away more than anyone else, she was dumbfounded at herself for harboring such feelings. “That means that it doesn’t matter to Han Ye-rin whether I get engaged to Kwak Seo-yoon or get married.” “… … .” “No matter what I do with that woman?” Hearing that, she thought of the photo she had seen earlier. The photo that made it seem like they were pretty close. Of course, she didn’t want Seo-yoon and Lee Hyun to get close. However, she hid her feelings because she felt she shouldn’t show it. “That’s the chief’s personal area.” “That’s too much.” Lee Hyun stopped walking and turned to Yerin. His face was filled with resentment. “I get jealous whenever Ms. Han Yerin even talks to another man.” “… … .” “I was a step behind earlier and saw a worthless guy sitting in front of you.” Lee Hyun took a step closer and closed the distance. “I get jealous even though we’re just talking.” Yerin bit her lips as she met his serious eyes that seemed so sincere. “Ms. Han Yerin, I want you to really immerse yourself. No matter how fake the relationship is.” “Yes.” “During the relationship.” Yerin nodded slowly. “I’m on my way here after telling Kwak Seoyoon that I have absolutely no intention of getting engaged.” “Is that so?” Selfishly, I was secretly happy to hear that story. My feelings of relief were confused. “Even during that brief moment with that woman, I thought of Ms. Han Yerin.” Lee Hyun muttered softly, putting strength into the hand he was holding.
“Han Ye-rin keeps trying to run away from me when it seems like we’re getting closer.”
That was really for Lee Hyun’s sake.
However, I couldn’t say that out loud.
The moment I said that, I thought, what if Lee Hyun really drifted away?
‘Since we’re going to have a contract relationship anyway, I’ve decided to do my best for a while.’
During this time, shouldn’t I enjoy it a little?
Shouldn’t I be a little honest? Of
course, I knew better than anyone that even if I thought that way, I wouldn’t be able to put it into practice right away.
But what was really fortunate today was that I was able to see for myself that Lee Hyun’s heart hadn’t changed. “Aren’t you tired?” “I was really tired before I saw Han Ye-rin.” Lee Hyun stared at Ye-rin’s face as he continued to speak. “Hearing your voice and holding your hand like this makes me feel recharged.” “That’s fortunate. That I can be of help.” The two of them, who had been walking slowly, arrived in front of the house where Ye-rin lived. It was really strange. All I did when I met Lee Hyun today was go for a walk. Why did my heart feel so at ease? It was the first time in my life that I felt that even if I didn’t do anything special, depending on who I was with, it could be a meaningful time. *** Mrs. Yoon stopped Chairman Cha, who was about to head straight to the study after arriving at Jinheonjae. “Honey, let’s talk.” Usually, Chairman Cha couldn’t move when Mrs. Yoon said something, but today was even more so. He had done something wrong. Chairman Cha cleared his throat as if he were a criminal and sat down on the living room sofa. Mrs. Yoon’s sharp gaze was fixed on Chairman Cha. “If it was today’s concert, you should have told me in advance.” “I’m sorry. I just wanted to let Lee Hyun and Assemblyman Kwak’s daughter meet naturally.” “Honey, you heard that Lee Hyun has a woman he likes.” Mrs. Yoon, who had been more sincere about Lee Hyun’s blind date than anyone else, changed after finding out that Lee Hyun had a woman in his heart. “I can’t push you to get married for love. Why are you putting a burden on Lee Hyun?” Now, he was a strong supporter who cheered on Lee Hyun’s unrequited love more than anyone else.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
