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Deep in the morning when not even the moon is visible.

A very quiet rooftop of an abandoned building.

There, Han Hyeon-ho met an unidentified man.

“The elders have high expectations for Mr. Han Hyeon-ho.”

The unidentified man opened his mouth like that.

Han Hyun-ho asked, arrogantly running one hand through his short hair.

“You mean what the elder said?”

“Yes.”

“If this is successful….is it right for you to take my side in the inheritance issue?”

“Of course. If Black Emily’s head is blown off, the old man will become Han Hyun-ho’s godfather from that moment on. Starting with the group’s inheritance, everything will be a smooth highway.”

“No. Well… It sounds like a good suggestion.”

Han Hyun-ho put both hands in his pockets and spoke as if he was not satisfied.

“There are many high-ranking people who just take advantage of things like this and throw it away. How can I trust you, sir……”

The unidentified man smiled broadly.

Even though he’s a loser, he’s still the son of a wealthy family. Did he expect that much from what he heard?

The unidentified man spoke lightly as if the matter was nothing.

“You can keep all the conversations as recording files from now on. If the old man abandons Mr. Han Hyun-ho, you can just spread the recording files, right?”

“What……. Even without that, they were recording everything we were talking about.”

Han Hyun-ho took his phone out of his pocket and smiled brightly.

“Okay. It won’t hurt to be careful. Listen carefully. Mr. Han Hyun-ho. Red Cross was caught trying to solve this problem too clumsily. They just recruited a random civilian to do the job, and because security wasn’t maintained properly, they ruined the whole thing. They paid the price with their lives.”

“I heard that too.”

“Yes. We have to do it professionally. Mr. Han Hyun-ho. Can Mr. Han Hyun-ho take charge of this work?”

Han Hyun-ho, who kept his mouth shut for a moment and thought about it, finally looked up at the full moon that appeared behind the clouds and answered.

“ I will. I have no future anyway.”

“Okay, you made a good decision. If you need any help, please let me know.”

Han Hyun-ho tilted his head and opened his mouth.

“I need to hear the voices of the elders directly. There are things I need to negotiate directly.”

“As much as you want.”

The unidentified man took out his phone and pressed a button.

Then he threw the phone at Han Hyun-ho.

Han Hyun-ho, who lightly tapped the phone, held it to his ear and waited for the old man’s voice.

“You want to do this?”

The voice of an old man. This husky voice is definitely Baek Hyung-sik’s voice.

“Yes, sir. I have to make one thing clear. You won’t abandon me, will you?”

“Of course.”

“Then please keep this project a secret from my uncle. We must keep it strictly confidential.”

“Okay.”

“Okay, sir.”

So the call ended.

Han Hyun-ho handed the phone back to the unidentified man standing in front of him.

“Let’s do our best.”

As Han Hyun-ho reached out his hand, brushing back his short hair, the unidentified man smiled irritably and shook Han Hyun-ho’s hand.

***

The next afternoon.

Ellin, with bandages wrapped all over her body and a cast on her leg, limped into Hye-yoon’s room on crutches.

Hyeyoon, who was sitting with her legs crossed and staring at Elin, opened her mouth.

“Yeah. Even though you were hit like that, you look fine. The excommunication is canceled.”

“, thank you boss. ”

Elin sobbed and lowered her head.

“You are a capable child. It would be a shame to lose you to something like this.”

“……Yes. Boss.”

Elin, who had a bandage wrapped around her head and a cast on her neck, kept awkwardly lowering her head.

Hye-yoon said, putting a cigarette in her mouth and lighting it with a Ziplighter.

“From now on, treat Seongwon and I as if we are on the same level. Got it?”

“Yes, I understand, boss.”

“If you act arrogantly toward Seongwon and I hear you say something, I will kill you with my own hands. It won’t happen again. Remember that.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“Okay. Then go out.”

Ellin bowed her head one last time and limped out of Hye-yoon’s office on her cane.

“Wait a minute.”

At Hye-yoon’s words, Ellin looked back.

“Make sure to apologize to Seongwon.”

“Yes, I understand. I will do that.”

Ellen nodded and left the office.

Hye-yoon muttered to herself as she stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray.

“Anyway, I’m so weak-hearted……”

***

Big mart.

I was looking at the market.

Hmm… It’s nice to be able to try a variety of things without having to worry about money.

I pulled the cart and put all the ingredients I had never eaten before in it.

Should I buy some raw beef and eat it this time?

At that moment, the phone in my pocket rang.

Huh? Who’s calling?

I checked the number and was a little surprised.

It’s Yeonlim.

I haven’t heard from you recently. We’ve lost contact completely since you went to the sea and came back…

But why did this kid call again?

I hesitated for a moment and then answered the phone.

“Oh, what’s going on?”

“What are you doing now? Where are you? Do you have time?”

Yeonlim’s voice sounded a little gloomy.

“I’m shopping at the mart. Why?”

“No…… That…… Can you come to my house for a minute?”

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“I’ll tell you when you get there.”

What is it? Is there some kind of surprise event?

No. Yeonlim and I aren’t that kind of people. Furthermore, Yeonlim is secretly a bit arrogant, so she’s not the type to do something like that.

Since Yeonlim’s voice sounded unusual, I decided to go to Yeonlim’s house first.

Is this the end of today’s shopping?

After counting the items in my cart, I put them in a box and sent them for delivery.

Then I got into the car that was waiting for me outside the mart.

Recently, Hye-yoon gave me a driver.

“I’ll stop by for a moment. Please go to the place I call you.”

When I told him Yeonlim’s home address, the young, broad-shouldered driver nodded.

“Yes, my lord. I will go to the place you called me.”

***

Yeonlim’s apartment.

Yeonlim was home alone.

Yeonlim, wearing a white T-shirt and short shorts, greeted me with a gloomy look in her eyes.

“You haven’t been to this house when we were dating, right? What do you think?”

An old apartment of just under twenty pyeong.

It seems like the perfect size for a family of three to live in, but… I’ve recently been living at Hye-yoon’s house and have gotten used to the environment there, so I can’t help but feel that this place is shabby.

The apartment itself was so old that there were cracks on the exterior walls, and the moldy smell emanating from every corner of the house seemed like it would be impossible to get rid of even if I cleaned it.

“Hmm. Good. I wanted to live in a house like this when I escaped from my studio apartment.”

When I said this out of lip service, Yeonlim smiled sadly and answered.

“I can be honest. Compared to Bin Hye-yoon or Yoo Seol-hee’s house, it’s just a bathroom, right?”

“Ah, no……. That’s……. not it.”

As I answered awkwardly, Yeonlim took out a drink from the refrigerator, which was so old that it made a groaning sound.

“Have you eaten?”

“Yeah.”

Yeonlim, sitting in front of me, sighed deeply and opened her mouth in a quiet voice.

“As you can see, our family is not well off. My father started a business and got into a lot of debt by doing various things. The incident last time was also caused by my father’s debt.”

I see. Somehow…….

Yeonrim looked at the light pouring in from outside the window and continued speaking calmly.

“If things continue as they are now, this old apartment will fall too. Because I can’t afford the debt.”

What, what?

Didn’t Seol-hee pay Yeon-rim’s father’s hospital bill last time? Didn’t she stop helping him after that?

Yeonlim smiled melancholy as if she had read my thoughts and spoke again.

“Seol-hee paid my father’s hospital bills, but that was the end of it. After that, we lost contact completely.”

but.

In the first place, Seol-hee helped Yeon-rim because she thought she might be of use to her.

Since it was confirmed that it was not useful, there was no need to help it any further.

Even though that kid may look innocent, there’s something certain about how they start and end relationships like that.

If I don’t have any value right now, I might just ignore you and pretend not to know you.

Yoo Seol-hee is that kind of woman.

“How are you doing these days?”

Yeonlim suddenly looked into my eyes and asked.

I hesitated for a moment and then answered half-honestly.

“Just live well. But live without thinking about anything.”

“Does Bin Hye-yoon take good care of you? Bin Hye-yoon really likes you.”

“Huh?”

“I felt it when I went to the beach to play. It’s a feeling that only women can understand.”

feel?

“Every time Bin Hye-yoon looked at you, honey would drip from her eyes? Seol-hee wanted to somehow fit in between them, but Bin Hye-yoon was staring at you so stickily… It was hard. Didn’t you know? ”

Was it like that?

When I didn’t answer, Yeonlim smiled faintly and continued speaking.

“When I dumped you back then…. If I had known this would be the future, would I have done it?”

“Huh?”

“I thought I had dumped that incompetent poor bum and got a real rich guy. Oh my. Oh my……. But now it’s like this. Isn’t it funny?”

“……”

“I still often dream about that time when I went to Anais Island. That shiny chartered plane… that splendid villa… millionaire women who are the same age as me but live without worrying about money… Seongwon, who doesn’t have to worry about life anymore.”

hmm……

It seems that Yeonlim is feeling deprived.

Did you get depressed after going to Anais Island?

Well… it must have felt like waking up from a dream.

Yeonlim’s situation is not good right now. Her financial situation and her family situation.

At that time, Seol-hee said that she would give Yeon-rim some hope counseling.

That seems to have worked out well.

Suddenly, Yeonlim started crying, tears falling one by one.

“Sungwon… I’m having a hard time. I’ve been interviewed here and there to find a job, and this is the twentieth time I’ve failed. The debt in my house is growing. The house is going to collapse. What should I do?”

Yeonlim ended up covering her face with both hands and crying.

Well… I understand that the circumstances are not good, but…

I can’t believe I’m crying like this after being bitten in just twenty interviews. I’ve been bitten thirty times.

Yeonlim is still mentally weak. Hehe.

Yeonlim, who had been crying for a while, wiped her eyes and whispered.

“How nice it would be if my life were as bright as yours.”

“……”

“Seongwon-ah. Can you help me?”

How do you want help?

I stared at Yeonlim’s face and then answered.

“You want money? Sorry, but I don’t have any money either. Of course, Hye-yoon and Seol-hee have a lot of money. But that’s not my money.”

I told the truth dryly.

It’s a true fact, because that’s how the current situation is.

“No. Even if you don’t give me money… Can’t you get me into Black Emily or Hwarang Group? If you talk nicely to those two people…”

“Why should I do that?”

Am I the kind of person who would do favors? I don’t want to use my friendship to do such things.

As I opened my eyes and stared at Yeonlim, she slowly approached me.

Huh? This atmosphere, really?

Yeonlim slowly took off her T-shirt and whispered.

“It’s okay if you don’t like me anymore. I’ll satisfy you. It’s okay if you just use my body. Is that okay?”

“Yeonrim-a-”

Even though I urged Yeonlim harshly, she gasped for breath and tried to slowly take off my clothes.

Yeonrim’s eyes are full of lust.

Uh… So Yeonlim was this kind of person?

Oh oh…… Yeonlim’s body is also quite……..

Wait a minute……. If something happens here…….. Hye-yoon……..

Right then.

-Tiring, ringing, ringing! Tiring, ringing, ringing!

My phone rang.

Yay. I survived.

I quickly grabbed my phone and stood up.

I don’t know who called, but thank you… Huh? What’s this number?

Ellen?

I decided to get out of here as naturally as possible after watching Yeonlim’s expression.

“I got a call from Hye-yoon. I have to go. I think she’s looking for me.”

I got a call from Ellin, but I lied and said it was from Hye-yoon.

Yeonlim, who was wearing a t-shirt again, answered with an awkward smile.

“Yeah. You have that girl. Did I overdo it? Can you forget what just happened?”

“Yeah.”

Yeonlim, who had been making a proud expression, cried out again and burst into tears.

Ugh… Things didn’t work out.

***

That night.

I told Hye-yoon the story of how I met Yeon-rim and how Yeon-rim tried to eat me.

From before, Hyeyoon had been strangely unguarded towards Yeonlim. Even if I went to Yeonlim’s house and met her, I didn’t think Hyeyoon would react much, so I was able to talk to her.

As expected, Hye-yoon didn’t show much of a reaction to the story about me meeting Yeon-rim.

The reaction was, “I guess that’s just how it is.”

Hyeyoon even made fun of Yeonlim from time to time.

Hyeyoon, who had just finished showering and was lying on the sofa smelling of body lotion, just smiled.

“That sounds fun. If you do it well, it could be useful.”

“Who? Yeonlim?”

“Yeah.”

Hyeyoon, who was lying on my lap with her head on my lap, looked up at my face and whispered.

“Those who have a hard time making a living don’t care about the consequences. Do you think it would be useful in the long run?”

Long-term horse?