episode_0359

On the way back after work.

Ji-eun always had a sense of regret and anticipation for tomorrow at this time.

The college entrance exam is over, so there’s no need to go to school.

The rest of the time was free time. It was time to play until right before entering college.

It’s a true story of hardship and happiness. The reality is that hardship leads to happiness.

I’ve found a new studio and I’ve saved up a decent amount of money. I’ve somehow taken care of all the housework, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

I used to worry happily about what would be best to do.

But today wasn’t like that.

I still remember that harsh cough.

That eerie, throat-scraping cough was rougher than before.

Not only that, but seeing him wipe away his saliva with difficulty, sweating profusely, while thin saliva is sprayed around… I can’t help but feel worried.

but…

“…”

Ji-eun, who was looking at the bag of tteokbokki she was holding in one hand, made a pouty expression.

“…chew. Kim Min-hyuk, you idiot!”

A pebble flew out, kicking my foot.

“It’s not that I like tteokbokki, it’s that I like eating it with you. Idiot, you idiot!”

Amon, the pebbles start to fall one after another.

“Ouch! Ugh… It hurts…”

He kicked a rock as if to vent his anger, but he must have kicked something a little too big, so he held his sore foot and shed tears.

But the pain only lasted for a moment.

“…idiot.”

I could tell because I had been by your side for a long time.

Minhyuk’s condition has worsened compared to before.

If you’re sick, get some rest. Don’t overdo it, and when you do rest, keep your eyes closed. Don’t just sleep soundly, but get plenty of sleep.

I talked so much that my mouth was about to burst.

But Minhyuk didn’t listen.

At times like that, I became more cold-blooded thanks to my relationship with my family and became obsessed with saving money.

It’s obvious that the eerie coughing sound from earlier was the result of them piling up and piling up.

“I can’t leave you alone. It’s always like this, and it makes me rot inside.”

If you go there and get some medicine, you’ll be fine.

“No. I have to see him shove it in his mouth. He already knows the password, so he has to break in. Yeah. That’s right.”

Of course, before that.

“…”

I should stop by the house I left on my own feet and come out.

Ji-eun took a deep breath and shook off the tension.

‘It’s okay. You can do it. Seo Ji-eun.’

Anyway, if we just sort this out, it’ll be over for this family.

Ji-eun went back to her parents’ house, where she had left a long time ago.

-Tiring.

A door opens with the sound of a door lock.

The password was still the same.

But for some reason, the inside of the house is dark.

“…What? Is there anyone?”

Looking at the dark interior, it really seemed like there was no one there.

Looking around, it was the same. There was really no one staying in this house.

It was difficult. I had to wait for someone to come to this house. I didn’t like that kind of thing.

“If you make a note, I’ll call you or something.”

Just as I was about to go out again.

Ji-eun, who was looking around, noticed a desk light that had not been turned off yet.

The current time is night.

As the view grew darker, it wasn’t strange that the light was on.

But it was strange that only that light was on even though all the lights in the room were off.

and…

Significantly, there are documents scattered here and there on the desk.

As if I had seen this and left.

“…”

That’s the desk in the room used by the eldest son of this house.

It was a desk in the room of the ‘son’ who would inherit this house, a house that he never thought of as family and was never treated as such.

Seo Ju-hwan’s room. It’s a space I absolutely don’t want to step foot in…

“Something’s weird.”

Ji-eun, who felt a sense of discomfort, headed straight towards it.

Then he began to read the documents slowly.

“This… seems to be a password used at work.”

It looks like a document that is often circulated within the company, but he said there is a separate way to read it.

Because she had learned this, Ji-eun was able to prove that her mother’s death was not suicide but her father’s murder, and she was able to present evidence to the police and have him sentenced to death.

Ji-eun began to interpret the password one by one and write it down on her cell phone.

One letter. One letter.

Without missing a beat.

And then… I realized.

The fact that Seo Ju-hwan wasn’t stupid, he was just acting like a fool.

[Chairwoman Kim Yu-ri has the power to lead the group alone, but her fatal flaw is that she suffers from mental illness. Her special characteristic is that she has a trauma from the death of her son and husband in an accident. It is a rare disease so severe that she mistakes Kim Min-hyeok for her son, so when she tried to attack him, she naturally collapsed.]

[Third, Kim Eun-ji is the youngest, and she is not capable of taking over the group, let alone taking it over. This woman, who is ignorant of the ways of the world and has only flowers in her head, will not bite unless you openly oppose her. Then what if you throw her some bait to oppose her instead? Since she has a mind to openly harass Kim Min-hyeok, if you let someone help her, she will naturally be able to create gold.]

[Second Kim Eun-hye’s abilities are overshadowed by her eldest daughter, but she is very outstanding. In particular, she could not touch anything near her iron-clad inspection ability or the clothing business that she was in charge of on her own. However, her hasty and fiery personality is perfect for making things worse or ruining things. She used her hasty personality to continuously create gaps in her relationship with Kim Min-hyeok and appropriately restrained him. As a result, their relationship continued to deteriorate, and irreversible events occurred.]

[ First, Kim Eun-seo is considered the eldest daughter and the most suitable eldest daughter to take over the group, but she feels inferior due to some of her adopted son Kim Min-hyeok’s activities. She was an easy person to use. If this inferiority complex is fueled and the condition of her mother’s absence is met, she will fall away quickly. It seems that she is not well-received within the company, so it is only a matter of time before she can leave. ]

…

…

[ Everything went according to plan. The Yuri Group was greatly shaken by Kim Min-hyuk’s presence. ]

[ Now all that’s left is to cleanly eliminate the bastard, hold the Yuri Group accountable, and take over this empty place. ]

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[ …Why is that kid so annoying? ]

[ It’s clearly not my biological child, but I keep seeing it. ]

…

…

[Kim Min-hyuk. Kim Min-hyuk. Kim Min-hyuk.]

[ You keep interfering with my plans. You ruin my plans. You’re putting a dent in my plans. If this keeps happening… ]

…

…

[ …I think I have to get rid of him. Everything is going wrong because of him. I tried to use him to deal with each person, but now he has become the most annoying enemy. Did I throw in a tiger cub?]

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…

[ We have to kill him. He was no ordinary guy. We have to get rid of him as soon as possible so we can get our hands on the Yuri Group. ]

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…

[ The guy fell. It seems he is living independently, away from the glass group. He was lucky. ]

[Recently, Kim Min-hyeok said that he had been working too hard to earn money. He didn’t give up on his grades either, but his health seemed to be very poor. It wouldn’t be hard to pretend that it was due to overwork. If he just mixed that potion and gave it to her──── ]

“Oh my god…”

When she found out what this document was and what this house was planning, she was terrified and had to run outside right away.

“No. No…!”

Time passes with a fluttering sound.

Ji-eun ran as fast as she could.

Then, I fell and hurt my knee.

“Ugh…!”

Because I came out in a hurry, I came out wearing slippers.

These slippers were old, so the front part was cracked and they were no longer functioning properly.

But the shoes aren’t the problem.

“This is not the time…!”

An hour was urgent.

Ji-eun took off her slippers and ran on the spot.

Her knees began to hurt and bleed as she ran barefoot, but she ran regardless.

After running and running like that, I arrived in front of Minhyuk’s house.

“There’s no one there…?”

I looked around, but there was no one there.

That’s fortunate. Then nothing happened.

Since no one has come yet, I guess Minhyuk is safe?

I tried to be reassured, but…

Ji-eun suddenly got scared.

The lights weren’t on.

Minhyuk doesn’t sleep at this time.

He was a person who did his work even if it meant cutting down on sleep.

no way.

What’s happening already…

“No.”

That can’t be true.

Minhyuk, Minhyuk will be safe…!

-Tiring!

The door lock creaks and asks you to enter your password.

The password… Minhyuk has never told Ji-eun.

But, I know.

Minhyuk’s birthday.

Because his birthday, which no one knows, will be set as a password.

At the same time, Ji-eun pressed the number that was also her birthday and activated the door lock.

-Beep beep♪

The door that had been closed was unlocked with a simple mechanical sound granting entry.

however.

As soon as I grabbed the doorknob, I felt uneasy.

Surely, if I open this door, Minhyuk will be annoyed and ask why I came at night, just like he always did.

I’ll tell you to stop nagging me because I’ll be fine as I always have.

No. This time, I didn’t open it, but I blatantly entered the password. Then, you might be surprised and ask how I knew.

I don’t care how you react.

‘Please, please just be safe…’

Ji-eun carefully opened the door, hoping that nothing would happen and that he would be okay.

however…

“Mi, Minhyuk… Ah…?”

A computer that is turned on alone.

A fatigue recovery agent rolling around the room.

And. under the chair.

“No… Don’t… Don’t do iteee─!!”

Already, as if to prove that everything had happened, Minhyuk had closed his eyes and collapsed.

***

Some time after that.

The sad news reverberated throughout the large university hospital.

This bad news caused an uproar everywhere.

“I told you. I told you over and over again that you left home because of us! Why didn’t you listen to me even once? You were telling me to bring you back even if you had to beat up someone! Do you feel better now seeing what happened?!”

“…”

“I told you that kid didn’t want anything. If he earned that much money on his own and gave it to us, then he didn’t have any greed or ambition or anything like that, and I told you it was our fault! Why, why the fuck didn’t you help him because you were so damn inferior!!”

Outside the hospital. Second sister Kim Eun-hye grabs first sister Kim Eun-seo by the collar and vents her anger.

He was shouting and slapping my cheek, even swearing.

Kim Eun-seo couldn’t say anything.

This was because it was revealed that Kim Min-hyeok’s intentions were all true.

“Get out of the way. Get out of the way! I want to see my son, and you’re telling me what’s wrong with wanting to see him!”

“Hey! Bring some more people!”

“Let go. Let go! Why are you stopping me from going to see my son! My son, Minhyuk… Minhyuk!”

Inside the hospital.

Here, a mentally unstable woman tries to get in by shaking off people.

Kim Yu-ri’s mental illness worsened.

Due to the shock of the death of the patient and adopted son, Kim Min-hyeok.

“Eww…! Nooo… Nooo…”

2nd floor of the hospital.

In this place, only the voice of a girl crying without doing anything can be heard.

Kim Eun-ji didn’t want to believe it.

I had to turn away, like I always did.

Like a little kid who doesn’t know anything about the world, I just cried and cried.

The glass group has already gone across the river.

It was changed to a new group name and ended up in the hands of another man.

On the third floor, the line still follows.

Two men and women in the dojo with miserable faces. The teacher who led the kendo club, his son, and his classmates and seniors who trained with him in the kendo club.

The student vice president who graduated from the same high school as Minhyuk, the student president who was scheduled to graduate on the same day as Minhyuk, and the eldest brother of the two, a man who recognized Minhyuk’s abilities and was eagerly waiting for an opportunity to scout him.

A great number of people were forming a mournful procession.

and…

A girl climbs up on a chair next to the man who has turned into a cold corpse.

“I don’t want to live in a world without you.”

-Less.

***

▶Hidden Memory has ended.◀

▶After the timer runs out, time starts flowing again.◀

“All of this, really…”

I was out of breath.

I was so confused that I felt dizzy.

But even as I felt dizzy, I couldn’t forget the last author’s appearance. No, I couldn’t forget it.

[ 3… ]

[ 2… ]

[ 1… ]

▶The timer has run out.◀

Now that the timer has run out.

The confusion was gone. I had a clear idea of what to do.

-Thump, thump.

With each step, countless hours passed by in my head.

From the moment I met her at Claire’s coming of age ceremony, to the moment she kissed me just yesterday.

Love? I used to think that such an abstract word had no meaning.

So I never really agreed with the meaning of that word…

Just now, my reason was destroyed.

-Tub.

“…Wh, what…?”

Harnie let out a bewildered voice as he hugged her from behind and refused to let go.

I had no intention of letting go.

-Tiring!

▶Harnie’s fairy tale rate has reached 100%.◀

▶The intimacy level of the person is revealed.◀

[ Seo Ji-eun ]