episode_0187

Ha Chae-kyung (1) ― One Mind Salvation Church Paradise

If you think about it, they used all kinds of rhetoric like an occupational disease and made it sound like they had some groundbreaking plan, but there wasn’t such a great plan.

Preparations to increase Ha Chae-kyung’s dependence.

The preparations were most likely going to be peaceful and boring routines.

We eat together, chat and joke, and joke around.

It must be even more strange that the process of quietly permeating Ha Chae-kyung’s day is so dynamic.

Even though I push myself like that, the boredom becomes more evident because the most recently acquired executive is Shim So-young.

While hanging out with the maids at the hotel, he played lightly with Shim So-young, who approached her cheerfully.

Shim So-young, who was grinning with a redder face, was given an interesting punishment as compensation for her defeat.

One day, when the dark night came, I went hunting for ‘Tess’ with her.

I was able to realize once again how fun those days were as I spent several weeks staying at the hotel, which I had intended to end briefly.

But Shim So-young is Shim So-young, and Ha Chae-kyung is Ha Chae-kyung.

Isn’t it possible to suddenly ask Ha Chae-kyung if she would like to spar?

What’s more, as punishment for sparring, they strangle me and press my stomach with their feet to massage my uterus?

It’s like begging Ha Chae-kyung, ‘Please call me the cult leader again.’

This is correct.

For Shim So-young, who was like a blazing fire, a counter-fire strategy was the perfect fit, but Ha Chae-kyung’s image as a person was more like water than a fire.

And it’s not just water, it’s a blue sea.

No matter how much I think about it, for Ha Chae-kyung, what I’m trying to do right now is right.

Even if I recite the Buddha’s name all day, every now and then an unbearable rejection reaction comes up like hives.

Powerful words, heartfelt secrets, and partners who share the burden.

good. This is very good.

It wasn’t bad at all, and it was true that this was a very refreshing experience for me.

Still, this is a sweet healing that only happens once or twice.

If I just smile all day long, I start to get confused about whether I’m a cult leader or a pick-up artist.

Still, you have to endure it.

I still have to endure it.

I raised my head, suppressing the declaration of male hormones that were slowly rising like chicken meat.

After the meal, a table with simple desserts and coffee was placed.

As you follow the white steam of coffee rising gently, Ha Chae-kyung, who is sitting across from you, appears in your pupil.

Two eyes quietly closed and slightly sunken dimples, as if enjoying the fatigue after a meal.

And two pure white treasures that cannot be covered with a dress.

Male hormones naturally stop the strike declaration due to the magical power that makes the hands itch.

okay… … Patience is bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

gulp-

It’s definitely going to be really sweet.

“Uh- Chaekyung?”

“… … .”

“Chaekyung?”

“… … Why.”

He met her slightly opened gaze and smiled softly.

He then tapped his wrist, which did not even have a watch, as if to emphasize the time.

“The 10 minutes you mentioned has passed?”

“… … .”

“Would you like to reflect for about 10 more minutes?”

“… … This is so unfair.”

A grumbling voice full of dissatisfaction.

She opened her closed eyes, crossed her arms, and glared at me.

I gritted my teeth and ignored the fact that her breasts stood out even more.

I desperately made eye contact with her and smiled.

“But you didn’t play around in the conference room today?”

“It’s even disgusting! Thanks to Guwon, Hyeon and Kang can’t look each other in the eye these days!”

“Pfft—!”

A rather loud laugh leaked out in a voice filled with pain.

Thanks to this, I gently avoided Ha Chae-kyung’s wide-open eyes as if she were dumbfounded and recalled the past few days.

Come to think of it, it’s been about 5 days since we first joked around?

It may seem a bit rubbish to say it this way, but Seong Ga-eul had clearly warned me not to mess around during the afternoon meeting, so the morning meeting was out of the question.

Ha Chae-kyung continues to use the same excuse of being a bug for each of her pranks in the conference room.

The Minguk brothers, who completely believed those words, were no longer in a meeting, but just staring at the ceiling of the conference room all day.

The face of Ha Chae-kyung, who was unable to say anything to the brothers and had her face down, came to mind again.

Unfortunately, Ha Chae-kyung, who has become accustomed to pranks these days, did not respond at all even when I poked her with telekinesis.

Also, since we didn’t want to cross the line that was about to explode, we had to change the location of the joke.

That was the reason why I tickled Ha Chae-kyung’s neck during dinner today.

“Still, it’s been a while since you were surprised, right?”

“You are unfair, obnoxious and shameless!”

Ha Chae-kyung’s pure white neck is screaming with lots of emotion.

I looked closely at the red mark left by the telekinesis there.

A desire to leave a mark there other than the one made by telekinesis boils over.

In order to hide the naturally tense lower body, I sat down further in the chair and held out my hand.

“Then I’m so sorry, Son!”

“… … I haven’t gotten over my anger yet.”

“Hand!”

Ha Chae-kyung, who pouted her lips at my repeated words, naturally held out her hand.

Chae-kyung Ha narrowed her eyes as she looked at my hand, which was familiarly wrapped around my finger.

“Guwon, you’re a pervert, right? Playing weird pranks every day and holding hands like this all the time.”

“… … uh? That’s right! Since I think like that, playing pranks is perfect!”

Ha Chae-kyung asks and answers herself and opens her eyes wide as if she has gained enlightenment.

… … Are you a genius?

is not it? Isn’t it even more amazing to know that now?

Actually, if it had been Seonggaeul, instead of holding my hand, he would have slapped my neck with his hand.

Whatever it was, Ha Chae-kyung had to be stopped as she started gritting her teeth.

I asked back, widening my eyes even more than hers as a sign of injustice.

“Not at all?!”

“Then what is this?!”

Ha Chae-kyung shows her joined hands as evidence.

“That and this are completely different. This is one of the measures for psychological stability. It’s no different from holding hands and spinning around during a festival, or having a stage where you hold each other’s hands during a group healing program.”

“You have a really long mouth, Mr. Guwon?”

Ha Chae-kyung looks triumphant with a strange smile.

I also spoke calmly with an expression that there was no problem at all.

“You attach a lot of meaning to holding hands, right?”

“… … That is.”

Ha Chae-kyung seemed a little embarrassed by my question and continued speaking.

I thought quietly as I watched her suddenly become hesitant again.

Okay, let’s do this today.

After chatting with Ha Chae-kyung for so long, no other topic naturally came to mind.

Moreover, we had to start investigating her past and household registration soon.

“There is no way men would have left someone like Chae-kyung alone. Chae-kyung, should we say that we are doctors by profession?”

“… … .”

She smiled bitterly, not answering my question to change the subject.

He gently put away the bitter smile that stayed for a while and opened his mouth.

“… … It’s only men. The women also loved me passionately even though I was lacking.”

An expressionless expression that did not match the words she spoke at all.

I calmly moved my head, understanding the context.

“… … ah. Could it be… … The nurses… … .”

“It’s a long-standing tradition. It is especially harsh on square stones.”

“… … .”

Ha Chae-kyung was talking about the ‘burning’ of nurses.

It wasn’t the direction I was leading the conversation in, but it was actually good.

As if to show that my efforts so far were not in vain, she started talking in depth on her own without much prompting.

I continued stroking our joined hands without saying anything.

Ha Chae-kyung, who was looking at our hands, awkwardly raised her voice.

“Besides, my dad was really, really special!”

“Father?”

“Yes. I can’t say it myself, but you really weren’t that stupid. I’m busy all day and I’m dying, but I’m on the phone… … .”

Her eyes grow further and further away, as if swimming through the past.

“Even though I said it wasn’t necessary, they came to pick me up at the hospital every day and gave me a ride… … Especially at dawn, when he came out with sleepy eyes, he shouted loudly that he wasn’t sleepy at all… … .”

“Would anyone do that if they had a daughter like Chaekyung?”

“Is that so? Still, isn’t it a bit harsh? According to what someone said, I’m pretty old, right?”

“Ah… … . When I think about it that way, it’s a little… … .”

“Is that so? So we fought a lot. When I asked her how to get married, she said I would just live with her, and really… … .”

He was truly a no-nonsense dad.

A faint look in your eyes that is completely different from your grumbling tone.

Her eyes, full of longing, were carefully drawing someone’s face, not the table or our hands.

The absence of the father who cared for and supported his daughter so much.

I whispered, stroking her hand as if I was digging into that void.

“You are a comrade.”

“Yes?”

“I also lost contact with the opposite sex due to unavoidable circumstances.”

“Uh… … . Is this an unavoidable situation?”

“… … Can I be angry about this?”

“Phuep—! Just kidding, kidding.”

“Sseu-eup, I don’t think it’s a joke.”

“Ah~ But it doesn’t seem like that anymore… … .”

Ha Chae-kyung trailed off and looked at my expression.

“Ayoung or Gaeul… … .”

Eyes that awkwardly searched me as if they had never done it before.

I laughed lightly and shook my head.

“Chaekyung, you’re not here anymore.”

“… … Yes?”

I smiled mischievously at her asking such a foolish question.

I didn’t bother to answer and turned my gaze to the table.

The sight captured by her gaze as she followed my gaze.

He held her hand tightly and was silent as she suddenly flinched violently.

─────.

A kitchen naturally filled with silence.

I asked myself, squinting at her with a bright red face.

At this rate, have I become a precious person to Ha Chae-kyung?

If I lost it, would it become a resting place that I would definitely want to get back?

Enough to endure anything.

‘… … ‘It’s ambiguous.’

After completing my own assessment, I opened my mouth, breaking the awkward silence.

“How about a walk in the garden tomorrow instead of coffee?”

***

A rest area reserved exclusively for executives in the back space of the temple.

There was a garden there with lush green plants that seemed to symbolize green life.

“Wow! I really had no idea a place like this existed!”

Ha Chae-kyung entered the garden following my guidance and exclaimed with wide eyes.

“It is managed as a rest area exclusively for executives.”

“Aha~ So you’re saying that this is one of the benefits for executives of Salvation Church!”

A tone exactly one note higher than usual.

Her eyes were sparkling as she looked around the green garden.

“You like it more than you thought.”

“Of course! If there is a place like this, please tell me sooner! Ah~ Still, I feel a little sad that I can’t brag to my mother and Sumi.”

“… … Your mother?”

“Ah! The family I was indebted to when I first came to paradise last time.”

“Ah.”

“Whenever Sumi had a day off from school, we always went to the park together… … . We read books together, got some fresh air… … .”

Ha Chae-kyung trailed off and began to quietly look at me.

As I glanced at him, I could see his insides so clearly that I let out a small laugh.

“Use them anytime.”

“… … really?! Aren’t they executives?”

“Anyway, it is too wide for only executives to use, and in this case, if I don’t show off as a leader, when will I pay it?”

“Uh… … When you say that, it feels like you’re using your personal connections to commit fraud… … .”

“Ah~ Where in the world is there such denial?”

“… … Right?”

A smile gradually spreads brightly across Ha Chae-kyung’s lips.

Then, he began to look around the garden again with even more expectant eyes.

“Is there a bench in a well-shaded area? If the sun is too strong while your mother is reading… … ”

Her excited steps quickly overtake me, just like her excited heart.

I shouted to Ha Chae-kyung, who was excitedly looking around the garden without realizing that I was behind.

“Chaekyung!”

Ha Chae-kyung finally turns around at my call.

He tilted his head and held out his hand to her, motioning for her to come quickly.

“Hand!”

“… … .”

Ha Chae-kyung tilted her head once more as if she didn’t understand at first, and then belatedly glared at me.

“If you really do anything, hand- hand- hand-!”

Ha Chae-kyung approaches me with a lot of grumbling and angry steps.

She held my hand as she glared at me with eyes full of dissatisfaction.

“What kind of dog am I?!”

Very familiar.