episode_0004

Sigh…….Fuck.

I got screwed again during the interview.

But do you think someone like me with no connections, no education, and no special skills would be able to get a job easily?

It’s really hard to make a living in this world.

If it weren’t for the money Hye-yoon gave me, I might have just laid down on the street…

After buying a drink at a convenience store and drinking it, I walked slowly near the Han River Bridge.

The sunset over there was somehow beautiful.

Wow… My mind feels empty when I see such beautiful scenery.

Somehow I feel refreshed.

It’s okay to change your mood by getting some fresh air like this sometimes.

Today is tough, but seeing such beautiful scenery makes me feel like something exciting is about to happen.

When I was leaning against the bridge railing, with my eyes closed, I was lost in a strange feeling.

Suddenly someone spoke to me from behind.

“Hey. What are you doing there?”

huh?

Who is it? No way…….

When I looked back, I was so shocked that my whole body froze.

Bin Hye-yoon is sitting in the backseat of a limousine, looking at me with the window down.

Hyeyoon, smoking a thin, long pipe, stopped the car for a moment and met my gaze.

Oops…….

No matter how close you are as children, your opponent is a mafia boss.

You have to treat it with care.

For a moment, a nerve-racking tension came over me.

“……. Okay, I was just taking a walk. No, I was.”

Damn. Even I think that’s a pathetic way of speaking.

But what can I do…? The person I’m dealing with is no longer the Bin Hye-yoon I used to know.

Hyeyoon, who was smoking a pipe with her eyes wide open like a cat, answered coldly.

“I don’t like it. It’s gross, so don’t use polite language.”

“Huh?”

“We talked comfortably last time. I don’t like it when you use formal language in front of me.”

Are you serious?

Well, Hye-yoon herself said that, so it can’t be a joke, right…….

I swallowed hard and answered.

“Okay, okay. Okay. I’ll go home. Okay, that’s it……”

“Wait a minute.”

Hyeyoon said as she tossed out her thin pipe cigarette.

“Get in the car. I’ll give you a ride home in my car.”

It’s burdensome.

Still… it’ll be hard to refuse, right?

***

I sat next to Hye-yoon.

The limousine took off. It was a killer ride. It felt like riding a boat on a calm lake rather than riding in a car.

For a while we were silent.

“Surprised?”

It was Hye-yoon who broke the silence.

I shrugged my shoulders and answered as nonchalantly as I could.

“Not really. It’s a world where it wouldn’t be strange if the Earth suddenly ended tomorrow.”

My voice trembled a little as the tension eased.

Hyeyoon said, sitting on the wide limousine seat with her legs crossed.

“So much has happened. I don’t think I can explain everything that happened after we were separated at the orphanage when I was little. There was just too much. Anyway, I ended up here. Do you know what I mean?”

“Okay, then. Okay.”

…….Hye-yoon’s legs in black stockings are pretty. Hye-yoon must have known that and chose these stockings.

Even in the midst of all this, I hate myself for having these thoughts.

Hyeyoon smiled a little elegantly and crossed her legs to the other side.

Wait. Did you notice that I was sneaking a peek at your leg?

Hyeyoon looked straight ahead with big eyes and opened her mouth.

“I don’t have any friends. I’ve been like that since I was little. Even at the orphanage, you were the only one who took care of me. Even after I was adopted, I didn’t have any friends. Is it because I have a shy personality?”

“Oh, no. That’s because you have something to do right now……”

“Thanks for the heads up. I’m already in a good mood because I’ve recently wiped out all the other gangsters.”

Yeah? You wiped out all the other organizations?

Hyeyoon reached out and grabbed my left hand. Then she continued speaking.

“So, I’m thinking of going to see a pianist’s concert next week to clear my head. He’s my favorite pianist. Do you want to go too?”

Pianist performance?

There’s no way I could have such a sophisticated hobby.

…….But I can’t refuse, right? What if I refuse and get stabbed in the back of my head? I heard the mafia does that a lot.

“Okay, I’ll go as much as I want.”

Answer as leisurely as possible.

Hyeyoon, who was looking straight ahead, looked at me and smiled.

“Okay. I like it. Do you have a suit? Do you know that there is a dress code for pianist recitals?”

“Of course. Don’t worry.”

…….But I’m not sure if the suit I have at home will fit. I’ve gained some weight recently.

Hyeyoon glanced at my expression and opened her mouth.

“No. It’s probably a cheap suit that looks like it was picked up from a trash can. I’ll have a suit tailored for you and send it to your house. Wear it and come. Okay?”

“Huh? Okay, okay. Thanks.”

“What are you thankful for…. Did you spend all the money I gave you?”

An unexpected question.

I hesitated for a moment and then answered.

“Yeah. I have some use for it here and there…….”

“You’re a regular employee at a large company with an annual salary of 100 million won? But I guess you were in a hurry for the money.”

…….My face turned bright red.

Damn it. I should’ve just stopped bragging then.

Hyeyoon laughed out loud when she saw my face.

Hyeyoon, who had been laughing for a while, tapped my shoulder and opened her mouth as if she was saying that her stomach hurt from laughing so much.

“Your ears are bright red. Ah. That’s funny. Seongwon. Why did you lie back then?”

“You, you lied too.”

“I didn’t lie? I’m running a business, right?”

Shameless.

I’m not the type of person who would give in to an argument if I went somewhere.

But I can’t say anything because the other person is Bin Hye-yoon. Am I scared?

I bit my lip slightly and just looked away.

Let’s just stop talking.

Feeling a little offended, I decided to bring up a different topic.

“Where were you going? In such a fancy limousine.”

“I have a lot to do. It’s a corporate secret, so I don’t really want to talk about it. Seongwon.”

“So you met me by chance today?”

Hyeyoon, who had been smiling brightly, quickly stopped smiling and answered seriously while staring into my eyes.

“Yes. It’s definitely a coincidence. Why? Are you upset?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it……. I was just curious…….”

“It’s a coincidence. Don’t ask any more.”

“Yeah.”

It wasn’t like this in the past……. Ha……

I’m so scared.

***

A week later.

I stood in front of the mirror.

That suit looks really expensive… Can I wear it?

I looked around at the tight-fitting suit and thought.

The fabric is very soft. How much does this suit cost?

By the way, I have to go out soon.

It was the day I planned to watch a piano concert with Hye-yoon.

I never imagined that my destiny would be to attend a piano concert.

I went outside, caught a taxi, and headed to the meeting place.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump……..

My heart is pounding.

I didn’t feel like this even when I went on my first date with Yeonlim.

Why am I so nervous?

Maybe it’s because I don’t know Hye-yoon’s thoughts.

I have no idea what she’s thinking when she approaches me. Why she wants to be friends with me. What she wants from me.

I have nothing, and Hye-yoon has a lot. That alone… makes me nervous. Even leaving aside the fact that Hye-yoon is a mafia boss.

The taxi stopped after running for about thirty minutes.

In front of the huge concert hall where the piano recital was taking place, mafiosi dressed in suits were swarming.

Wow. What the hell. I’ve never seen anything like this before.

Mafia armed with machine guns, rifles and pistols surrounded the concert hall, smoking cigarettes leisurely. There seemed to be hundreds of them.

Black Emily is said to be the largest mafia organization in our country… This is beyond imagination.

I just stood there at the entrance of the concert hall, not knowing what to do.

I actually came at Hye-yoon’s invitation… but I didn’t have a ticket or anything. Moreover, it was my first time ever going to a piano recital.

If I keep doing this and don’t meet Hye-yoon… If Hye-yoon forgets about me…

Should I just go home? I feel a bit sad.

Soon a long, shiny limousine arrived from over there.

Then, the mafia members who had been walking around with guns wielding and making a fuss all straightened their clothes and stopped in their tracks.

When Hye-yoon, wearing a black dress, got out of the limousine, everyone bowed their heads.

What? Should I bow my head too?

The mafia thugs didn’t even utter the stereotypical line, “Boss! Welcome!”

He just bowed his head politely without saying anything.

Hye-yoon, wearing a black dress that showed off her large chest, looked around at her subordinates who were bowing their heads to her with a slightly tired expression, but also with an indifferent expression.

Hyeyoon, are her breasts that… big?

I was surprised. It didn’t seem to be that size when you came to my room last time……. Oh…..

The dress looked expensive, but it was a fairly simple design. Hyeyoon, wearing a dress that revealed her back and high heels, walked with a step, guarded by more than five bodyguards.

I felt it at that moment.

Hyeyoon lives in a completely different world from me.

That girl is a mafia boss. Charisma dripped from her alluring beauty. She was a woman who could only become a mafia boss.

Then I-

“Oh my. You’re here!”

Hye-yoon’s voice breaks the silence.

In that moment, everyone there’s attention was focused on me.

Hyeyoon, who approached me with her high heels clicking, smiled and opened her mouth.

“How is it? Does the suit fit you?”

“Ah……Why are you making such a big noise? Everyone’s staring at you.”

“What’s wrong? They’re all my subordinates. What did you take? Bus? Subway?”

“I came by taxi. Let’s go somewhere quiet, quickly.”

What I said was not a lie.

Hye-yoon’s subordinates all looked at me with suspicious eyes. What is it about that guy that makes the boss treat him so friendly? That was the look in their eyes.

“Yeah. The concert is starting soon. How do you like my dress today? Is it pretty?”

“Uh, yeah? Yeah. Pretty. Pretty.”

Was it just lip service? Was it sincere?

I wanted to hide in a mouse hole. I absolutely hated the situation where everyone’s attention was suddenly focused on me.

Hyeyoon reached out her hand to me and whispered.

“Okay. You’re the escort today. I’ve reserved a VIP seat at the concert hall, so go there.”

“I don’t know where that is, Hye-yoon.”

As I reacted slightly indifferently, a tall man who appeared to be mixed race approached me and spoke to me.

“My name is Alex, the boss’s secretary. I will show you around.”

He’s handsome and has a good voice. This guy…….

“Wait a minute!”

Suddenly Hye-yoon opened her mouth.

Then everyone’s eyes were focused on Hye-yoon.

Hyeyoon suddenly crouched down in front of me and grumbled while tying my shoelaces.

“Your shoelaces are untied. Seongwon is still a mess.”

Ugh……. I feel like I’m being ignored again. It feels like everyone is staring at me.

By the way, Hye-yoon. If you’re going to squat like that, you should cover your chest. It’s obvious.

…….I couldn’t say that.

Hyeyoon, who had tied all of my shoelaces with very slow, elegant hand movements, stood up and held out her left hand.

“Okay. Go.”

I swallowed hard and linked arms with Hye-yoon as we entered the concert hall.