episode_0285

“Haa, why are the kids like that today.”

I was standing there looking at the products on display, but they didn’t catch my eye.

“What’s the problem?”

Even though it’s strange, something is very strange.

Yoo Ah-rin suddenly got annoyed and tried to link arms like normal.

Seo Ye-rin keeps her distance, telling him not to even touch her.

Even Choi Yi-seo shouted that she wanted to have sex.

‘It’s not like it’s a movie. Did your soul change?’

Thinking that way, I glance at the three people. The three of them are all looking at the carrier, and it seems like they are each discussing the cost-effectiveness among themselves.

I think you’re worried because it’s expensive, but you were definitely going to buy one carrier anyway.

I have to get closer to you to tell you that.

“Ahem.”

Strangely, the state of the three of them today was strange, so I hesitated to approach them casually.

I’m fiddling around with the ambiguity-looking goggles that look like they’re for professionals, and I’m wondering what to do.

“Would you like to buy that?”

Choi Jin-ah, who was glancing at me from the side, spoke to me.

“Jin-ah?”

Even though I didn’t ask why she was there, Choi Jin-ah answered first.

“Here is our department store.”

“Ah.”

somehow.

No matter how much money was paid, I thought that there was something more than money involved in renting out the VIP lounge to individuals like this.

Or maybe you have a separate network of connections.

It was because it was Choi Jin-ah’s department store that they accepted us like this.

“You really didn’t know? I thought I knew the moment I saw it.”

“I didn’t know. How would I know something like this?”

As I answer with a shrug, Choi Jin-ah’s eyes narrow.

“In this case, it’s not that they didn’t know, it’s that they weren’t interested.”

“… … .”

“Woojin, what does it matter if this is our department store or not? Just have fun with your girlfriends.”

“Why are you here? I’m playing a game at home.”

“I don’t do that much these days.”

“Are you really still at our parents’ house?”

“… … .”

I just floated around and it’s still hanging on there like a parasite.

At this point, it seems like Choi Jin-ah has some kind of iron plate stuck on her face.

“Well, we’re engaged, after all. So we have to go shopping together.”

“Does your chairman still know that?”

“Yes, because I haven’t been back home since that day.”

“Huh.”

“Maybe you don’t think you’ll be living with your in-laws in advance.”

Now that you mention it, I suddenly become curious.

“Doesn’t your father watch TV? I think it’s already widely known about me and Yoonji.”

It would be hard for you to accept that your daughter’s fiancé is spreading rumors about his girlfriend on TV.

“It’ll be okay. Most chaebols around Woojin’s age usually have two or three girlfriends.”

“… … .”

What about Bonggeun too?

I was curious for a moment, but didn’t ask.

“Since it was a political marriage in the eyes of the father anyway, Woojin’s past history won’t be a big problem.”

“Well, okay. If it’s okay with you, then it’s okay.”

Actually, I don’t really care. I wasn’t interested in the first place.

“Rather than that, go and tell the kids. I’ll give them each a carrier, so they can choose whatever they want regardless of the price.”

“Yes? Me? Mr. Woojin can go and tell him himself.”

“The kids are a bit sensitive right now, so I don’t feel like going.”

“Hmm? I don’t know what you mean, but I get it.”

And then Choi Jin-ah walks quickly towards the kids. She greets Seo Ye-rin warmly and naturally becomes entangled with the kids.

Unlike the old Choi Jin-ah, she is not formally polite but friendly.

There were definitely some differences from our first meeting on a blind date.

‘Now that I think about it, you said you still keep in touch with those people.’

I heard that he sometimes keeps in touch with two girls he used to drink and hang out with at the high school reunion.

I don’t know if the two of them will become good friends, but in any case, it broke a kind of dignity that the woman named Choi Jin-ah had.

That is, the person who taught character.

It meant that the teachings her father had built up were crumbling.

‘I guess what’s good is good.’

If you want to change, then it should be like that.

‘Hmm, then I guess I should start choosing too.’

I couldn’t buy my own stuff because I was busy following the kids around and helping them choose things.

While the four of us are like that, I think I should spend some extravagance with my father’s money for the first time in a while.

‘I need to buy a carrier too… … .’

Don’t go there for now, the kids are choosing.

My gaze goes to the sunglasses and I look around.

I wanted to do something custom for the kids, but I also thought it would look weird if all four of them wore the same thing.

“Ugh.”

It’s ambiguous.

As I was just looking around, I saw luxury items like wallets, watches, and perfumes. It was nice to see all kinds of luxury items.

Actually, isn’t that something you use when giving as a gift, not when you travel?

“Oh, right.”

I had a good idea and started putting things in there one by one.

* * *

After all the shopping is done.

The three of them are back as a trio of thieves once again.

I thought you were going to come out wearing mountain clothes, but it’s such a waste because they’re so expensive.

We don’t have to take the items separately, they will be delivered to us, so returning them is easy.

“Wow, I never thought I’d live to shop at a place like this.”

“It’s something that happens in dramas. The female lead meets a wealthy male lead and spends a luxurious time with him.”

Yoo Ah-rin and Seo Ye-rin suddenly started talking about dramas. It definitely felt that way when I heard them say it.

‘I’m glad I gave you a good time.’

“But Kim Woo-jin isn’t as handsome as the male leads in dramas.”

“Why. I like Woojini better than male actors.”

“Do you like pork more than beef?”

“Huh? How did you know? I like pork better than beef.”

“Somehow.”

What is that girl talking about now?

“Are you saying I’m pork?”

When I asked while getting closer, Yoo Ah-rin crossed her arms and smiled.

“What are you talking about? I was just asking you what kind of meat you like, pig.”

“Oink?”

“Haha! This is so funny!”

“I’m serious! When we were filming this time, senior Sungho came too? But I like Woojini better.”

“What?! Han Seong-ho is here? Hey! Then I should get his autograph!”

Han Sung-ho was a male actor famous for being handsome.

“Hmm? But Arin, you have that kind of taste?”

“It’s Han Seong-ho. Among the women in Korea, which one doesn’t like Han Seong-ho?”

“Not me.”

“That’s because you like pork. Most people like beef.”

“Aha! Then next time-.”

Seo Ye-rin, who was about to say something, hesitated for a moment and then looked at Yoo Ah-rin again and asked.

“But why did Chanwoo break up? They both have similar vibes.”

“… … .”

“Come to think of it, when I was in high school, didn’t you say that handsome male actors were somehow dull and not very good?”

“… … .”

“If you’re saying this to make me jealous because Woojini is next to me-!”

“Hey! Yaaaa! No! My tastes changed when I became a college student!”

flaw.

The corners of the mouth slightly rise.

That sassy bitch.

As I couldn’t hold back the corners of my lips from snickering next to me, Yoo Ah-rin blushed and shouted.

“Dog shit! Don’t like it!”

“I didn’t like it.”

Gently spread your arms out to both sides.

“Will the pork hug me?”

“Get out!”

“I like it!”

I told that to Yoo Ah-rin, but Seo Ye-rin quickly came and hugged me. As I was hugging her tightly, Yoo Ah-rin looked over at me and grumbled.

“Yes, the body is honest.”

People say expensive beef is good.

“Actually, your body wants pork.”

As I smiled and gestured, Yu Ah-rin began to walk towards me unsteadily.

At that moment, he extended one arm and tried to hug Yu Ah-rin as well.

“This, this is not right!”

Seo Ye-rin, who was in my arms and had her nose buried in my chest, suddenly pushes me away and steps back.

“S, refrain from skinship!”

“You hugged me.”

Seo Ye-rin is putting some distance between herself and herself while wrapping her arms around herself.

Yoo Ah-rin, who was standing next to him, also flinched and coughed as if something came to mind, then smiled softly.

“Woojin, what’s wrong?”

“… … Huh?”

“Haha, you shouldn’t do that in front of everyone.”

Then, he tapped my shoulder in an unusual way, which gave me goosebumps.

“What, why are you suddenly like this? What’s the problem?”

“What’s the problem? We’re doing fine.”

“What the! Why are you suddenly doing that!”

No matter how much I spoke, the two people did not respond.

“Men and women under the age of seven must not sit together!”

“Woojin, are you really tired? Should I lend you my shoulder when you leave?”

Seo Ye-rin, who suddenly became a Confucian girl, and Yoo Ah-rin, who started taking care of me.

It’s not just creepy, it’s disgusting and repulsive.

“I don’t know what kind of joke you’re playing. It’s really not good, so stop it.”

I don’t know why they’re suddenly killing their individuality and doing weird things.

So I said something to them, but they both responded harshly.

“The Three Bonds and Five Relationships! The Tenth Day of the Runners!”

“Woojin, you look tired. Should I give you a massage?”

“… … Just do whatever you want.”

I don’t know anymore.

I don’t know what I ate wrong, but if we talk more here today, they’ll just ignore me and do whatever they want.

‘Do you want to change your image?’

Then it seems like the concept was a bit wrong.

‘If it doesn’t change later, I’ll probably go out and fight back.’

I think if I completely changed the concept and made it an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, I think I would realize something.

“Are you leaving now, Mr. Woojin? If it’s okay, the chairman said to stop by your parents’ house tomorrow.”

“I have plans with my friends tomorrow.”

I decided to eat omakase tomorrow.

“Friend, you? Woojin, Mr. C?”

“Hey, let’s go quickly.”

He calls out to Choi Yi-seo while blatantly ignoring Choi Jin-ah who has a surprised expression on her face.

But Lee Seo answered while standing there blankly.

“I’m going to talk to Jinah for a bit and then I’ll go.”

“With Jin-ah? What is it?”

It was so out of the blue that I wondered what was going on, but Choi Yi-seo just smiled and didn’t say anything in response.

“I’ll take you there, Mr. Lee. Don’t worry too much.”

“… … .”

I felt it was a bit cheap though.

I had no reason or justification to stop the two of them.

So in the end, I had no choice but to get in the car.

“Ahem, please go ahead. I’d like to stop by a hut and have a cup of Gabena on the way.”

“Woojin, if it’s hard for you to get in the car, should I give you a seat?”

I was starting to get annoyed by the two people talking strangely behind me.

Seo Ye-rin, who turned back time and became a scholar because the Confucian girl concept was too much, and Yoo Ah-rin, who treated me like a patient because her strange consideration was too much.

“After.”

How am I supposed to endure these two people’s nonsense without Choi Yi-seo?

It was just a feeling of being lost.

* * *

After parting ways with Kim Woo-jin and his group.

Although she said she had something to say to Choi Jin-ah separately, in reality, there was someone else Choi Yi-seo could really talk to.

Squeak.

The study I entered.

Even though it was late at night, Kim Woo-jin’s father and the chairman of Woojoo Group was sitting there like a deeply rooted old tree.

“Hello, Father. I heard you called me aside.”

Although he bowed politely and greeted me, the chairman got straight to the point without any pretense.

“I heard that Oh Yoon-ji and Un are working at that guy’s company.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The book the chairman was reading turned to the next page. Even though he was talking to Choi Yi-seo, his gaze was not directed at her at all.

“The victims were sending separate threatening letters to Oh Yoon-ji, right?”

“… … Yes.”

How did you know?

Choi Yi-seo wondered how the chairman knew information that no one else but herself and Oh Yoon-ji knew.

Sarak.

The bookshelf turned, but the heavy silence remained.

“Why didn’t you use it?”

A sudden situation, a sudden question.

But I didn’t think it was meaningless.

Choi Yi-seo answered with all her heart.

“They are also victims.”

“… … .”

“If we let it be known that the bereaved family sent a threatening letter to Yoonji, public opinion would have become even more firmly in our favor.”

But that wasn’t the case.

“The victim who became the perpetrator. However, I fully understood their feelings, so I didn’t want to hurt them any more. In fact, I haven’t received any more letters since then.”

When the world turned to Oh Yoon-ji’s side.

I didn’t want the blame to turn to the victims’ families.

Even if they did wrong, Choi Yi-seo wanted to do it.

“What if Woojin had failed? Did you plan on using it then?”

“Yes.”

Choi Yi-seo was resolute.

There is something called a standard within oneself.

That could be called a line of sorts, and Choi Yi-seo is someone who always tries to keep it.

But there were times when that line was crossed.

Sarak.

The bookshelf turns again.

After a moment of silence, the Chairman asked again.

“Don’t you regret what you said to Oh Yoon-ji?”

“… … .”

“Thanks to that, Oh Yoon-ji moved and I heard that the relationship between the two became quite affectionate. Public opinion also supported their relationship.”

and.

“I, too, have no reason to oppose Oh Yoon-ji anymore.”

Now the world knows that Oh Yoon-ji is a one-sided victim.

If you accept her here.

Rather, it is a happy ending that is free of prejudice, humane, and story-wise beautiful, so people around you will look upon it favorably.

Rather, it was a time when accepting Oh Yoon-ji could have been more beneficial to Woojoo Group.

“Don’t you regret it?”

“… … .”

“If Woojin chooses Oh Yoonji here, it’s over. I’ll accept it, and the two of them will start over.”

It was still the same.

The chairman’s gaze was still fixed on the words in the book.

“That’s right, because of your choice.”

Such indifference was rather strangling Choi Yi-seo’s neck.

“Friendship and love. It’s a tedious but age-old problem. You chose friendship this time.”

“Both.”

Kkukkuk.

Choi Yi-seo clenched her fists and took a deep breath as she answered.

Her blue-tinged eyes did not waver even a little under this pressure.

“You’ll get both.”

“Hmm, there’s nothing I hate hearing more than empty talk from an incompetent person.”

“But.”

Before she knew it, a smile was forming at the corner of Choi Yi-seo’s mouth.

“I will do it.”

Moment.

The chairman glanced at Choi Yi-seo for a moment and let out a hollow laugh.

“Greedy and selfish.”

thud.

I finally closed the book.

“They look alike.”

Now, the corners of the Chairman’s mouth, looking straight at Choi Yi-seo, relaxed slightly.

“Yes?”

“It looks like that smile of Woojin when he brags in front of me.”

“… … .”

Choi Yi-seo felt a little embarrassed after hearing that.

“They say that if you love someone, you start to resemble them.”

She bowed down in shame and subtly confessed her feelings for Kim Woo-jin.

The chairman nodded slightly and then made the same suggestion to Choi Yi-seo.

“Marry Woojin.”

“… … !”

“You are enough. You are better than the other two kids and Yunji… … You are better.”

Gulp.

Choi Yi-seo swallowed her saliva without realizing it.

Permission was granted to my father, who I thought would be the most difficult.

Even to the point where he says he rejects others and only accepts himself.

Choi Yi-seo’s heart was pounding as if it was going to burst.

“That means.”

The smile that resembled Kim Woo-jin still remained on her lips.

“It doesn’t seem to mean anything unless you hear it from Woojin.”

“… … .”

“If you have nothing more to say, I will leave now.”

Choi Yi-seo bowed her head.

Even though he slowly left the room, there was no one calling his name.

but.

Choi Yi-seo thought that the chairman’s face seemed to be smiling just before he closed the door.