Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Bamboo Forest Manager.

Episode 216: The Blind Date (1)

– Administrator: Recently, bicycles have been disappearing frequently both inside and outside the school.

– Administrator: If you find this bastard, the administrator will give you a small reward.

↳ Anonymous11: Why is this guy suddenly so aggressive?

↳ Anonymous111: Are you okay?

↳ Anonymous36: But bicycles do disappear quite often. My friend’s bike went missing too.

↳ Anonymous69: I want to have sex!

↳ Anonymous90: I want to have sex!

↳ Anonymous74: 69, let’s match together. 6974.

↳ Anonymous367: From what I know, if you search through second-hand sites like Junggonara or Danggeun, you’ll find them.

↳ Anonymous124: Please, please find it! It’s a bike I really cherish. ㅠ

↳ Anonymous249: It’s the first time I’ve seen the administrator personally step in.

↳ Anonymous59 (Administrator 1): That guy lost his bike.

↳ Anonymous321: Hahahahahaha

↳ Anonymous199: Haha, Administrator haha

↳ Anonymous11: Hahaha idiot haha

“Ah, Yu Arin.”

I was trying to pretend to work ethically, but Yu Arin exposed that I’m privately offering a reward.

Anyway, that one never lets me succeed at anything.

Still, I decided to take a breather regarding the bicycle. I also reported it to the police station, and since there’s CCTV at the PC café, shouldn’t it be found soon?

[Next stop is-]

It’s about time to get off.

When I got on the bus, I remember it was still lunchtime.

Getting off the bus, it’s so dark that it feels like my precious weekend has flown away in vain.

‘Ah, should I skip Monday?’

While everyone else probably rested over the weekend, I grumble about not having rested and try to find a reason not to attend school on Monday.

As I step out of the bus terminal, I come face to face with my eldest brother waiting for me in front of the car.

Even though he was quite a well-known businessman, perhaps because he wasn’t a celebrity, no one seemed to recognize him.

Just a handsome guy, that’s all. People around might approach him as if they were trying to pick him up, but.

“Hello, young master.”

With a blonde beauty in the passenger seat, who could even dare to?

“I never expected my big brother to come to pick me up, let alone with my sister-in-law.”

“I just got off work. On the way, your mother asked me to bring you home.”

“Oh, I’m glad I ditched my hyung and escaped from home. Working until this hour on a weekend, is that even a life?”

“…Stop babbling and get in.”

A luxury sedan’s back seat.

I didn’t think much of it before, but now I hardly ever ride in such things.

Having just taken the bus, the ride was noticeably different.

My bicycle was also exceptionally luxurious compared to other bicycles in terms of ride comfort.

“People need to make money. I realized that with my bicycle.”

“There’s definitely a big difference between expensive and regular bicycles, right?”

“Yes, absolutely.”

As I grumbled, lying back in the rear seat, my hyung glanced at me and kept his hands on the wheel.

Suddenly, a question popped into my mind.

“Since when does hyung drive? Isn’t it usually the secretary?”

“Since it’s after work now.”

Ah, so the secretary usually drives, but after work, my hyung does it himself.

“Surprisingly, you’re quite domesticated.”

“Be quiet.”

He tells me to be quiet at every turn.

Anyway, we arrived at the house.

Still extravagant, luxurious, and unnecessarily spacious.

The long dining table was already lined with food, and my second brother and his pregnant wife were waiting.

“What about Father?”

“Mother went to call him. He’ll be here soon.”

I naturally sit in my old spot.

I used to take this sort of dining table for granted. After living away for a few years, it feels like a scene out of a drama, and I chuckled to myself.

“I saw this scene in a drama.”

“What are you talking about?”

I joked with a smile, and my second brother laughed it off as well.

I wasn’t the only one who had moved out, so maybe my second brother thought the same as I did.

“Ahem.”

“Look at our sons, each with a girl by their side.”

Mom came in with Dad.

Still the same as ever, lightening the atmosphere as if she never aged.

The meal itself was quiet.

As Dad picked up his spoon, everyone else started eating, and I wondered if it was always like this.

‘If it’s like this, can’t I just eat separately in my room?’

I can’t look at my phone or watch TV, and there’s no real conversation happening.

At least the food is good, which is a relief.

I hadn’t eaten much today except for what I had at the PC café, so I was a bit disappointed. Eating this luxurious home-cooked meal fills me up.

As the meal was nearing its end.

“Woon.”

Dad called my second brother.

“Yes, Dad.”

“When is the due date?”

“It’s December.”

When my second brother answered, Dad’s gaze shifted to my younger sister-in-law.

My younger sister-in-law is a famous internet broadcaster.

I remember her hair being very flashy, but now it’s dyed black.

Is it because of Dad?

“Stay here for the time being.”

“What?”

“You’re pregnant, so it’s better to have housekeepers around than to be alone at home. Your mom did the same.”

Naturally, it was quite a heavy suggestion.

The older brother sneaks a glance at his younger brother’s wife. At his questioning look, she makes an uncertain expression.

“Uh, would it be okay if I work here?”

She asks cautiously.

Since you only need a room and a computer for internet broadcasting, it seemed like it wouldn’t be a problem.

But our father’s heavy gaze weighs her words down.

“Your body is not just yours. If it could have any negative impact on the child, I cannot allow it.”

“……”

“Internet broadcasting. I know it’s popular these days. But I’ve heard you hear a lot of filth as well.”

Hmm?

“Bad words that come to the mother will also reach the child. Don’t even think about the internet for a while.”

“Oh… Yes, I understand.”

In the end, she backs down.

She seems disappointed that she can’t work.

But our father doesn’t change his mind and continues.

“Woon, if you’re done eating, go talk to Lawyer Kim. There’s something to settle.”

“Settle with the lawyer?”

Though he was curious, our father doesn’t provide any further explanation.

Second brother closes his mouth again, puzzled.

But I think I know what it is.

“Father, do you know about internet broadcasting?”

Suddenly, everyone’s attention turns to me. They might wonder what nonsense the family’s troublemaker is about to say.

“No, calling a lawyer means you intend to sue, right? If it’s attached to hyung, it must be related to his wife.”

I thought maybe he was planning to sue the malicious commenters targeting her.

“Just in case.”

Our father pauses for a moment and then replies succinctly.

“Anything that could negatively impact the child must be removed.”

Honestly, I thought my father wouldn’t like my sister-in-law.

Considering her profession.

I didn’t think she’d fit well with a big corporate chairman’s family.

But it seems my father doesn’t particularly care about that.

My sister-in-law had a strangely touched expression, and my mother nodded beside her.

“This is why I married this person.”

“Ahem.”

Look at how he’s giving a hint not to say unnecessary things. Now I know who my eldest brother takes after.

“Woojin.”

After my sister-in-law’s talk ended.

My father’s gaze now turned to me.

“Yes?”

I tried to lighten the mood by responding cutely as the youngest, but look at how my father’s expression crumples.

“I’ve arranged a lunch meeting with Chairman Choi Gil-seop’s daughter tomorrow, so go there.”

“…What?”

What is he talking about?

When I responded in surprise, my father sighed.

“Seeing as how you got involved with that strange girl last time, it won’t do. It’s a specially arranged meeting, so go and talk. You’ll get along.”

“Yoon-ji is not a strange girl.”

As I stood up and argued, my father glared at me.

“She’s not strange. It’s just that her father is a death row inmate.”

“How is that Yoon-ji’s fault!”

“Sigh, so are you dating this Yoon-ji?”

“……”

Well, not exactly.

When I kept my mouth shut, my father shook his head.

“I know your relationships with women are complicated. Settle it this time.”

“Ha, Dad. I have really high standards, you know?”

As I tapped my forehead in frustration, my mother, who was next to me, slid her phone over.

A photo of a truly beautiful woman.

“……”

“Do you think your father doesn’t know that?”

She is pretty.

No, that’s not the point.

“I can’t watch you get tangled up with some strange woman. Just meet someone introduced to you and get married.”

“Oh, what is this, the Joseon dynasty? I told you, I have someone I like!”

When I protested loudly, my father pressed his lips tightly and asked,

“Who?”

“…What?”

“Who is it? Seo Yerin, Choi Yiseo, Yu Arin. Alright. None of them are bad. They’re decent and their families are quite good. But who are you dating?”

“……”

“Why are you dithering, talking about choices and liking someone! That’s something you shouldn’t do to those girls either!”

Why.

Is it always like this when I speak to my father?

Why does he leave me speechless?

It’s truly uncanny.

“Stop messing around and just go have a meal with them tomorrow. If you don’t like her, I’ll find someone else.”

To my father saying that.

Words that I wanted to utter rolled around on my tongue.

‘Not yet…’

Since I hadn’t received permission from any of the three.

I could only bite my lip tightly.