episode_0462

I once seriously considered it.

So… who is the person that the party trusts the most?

family?

Or is he one of those who belong to the development team she leads and can be called her close associates?

Surprisingly, neither of the two was the correct answer.

The person I met named Dang Soso was not the type to easily trust someone just because they were family or close associates.

Nevertheless, if there is someone who is trusted by the party, it is none other than Ha Young.

There was such a background behind the decision to leave Hayoung there on the day we left Guryong City.

It was an arrangement made in case our stay in New Castle City ended up being longer than expected… The moment I heard that Hayoung had broken that plan and came to visit us in New Castle City, I thought to myself, I thought you would welcome it.

From my point of view, it was reasonable to think so because Dangsoso was a busy person.

It’s only been a while since I regained consciousness, so he’s staying by my side like this, but that will soon reach its limit.

However, in such a situation, Hayoung arrived in New Castle City at the right time.

I don’t know, but from Dangsoso’s perspective, he probably thought it would be okay to give Hayoung the role of guarding me when he was busy.

That’s why I thought he would welcome Hayoung’s visit with open arms.

“Couples may stick together a bit.”

What is this… the air that seems slightly sharp but isn’t?

Didn’t you trust Hayoung?

What should I do by talking?

I have felt air similar to this before.

Where have I felt it? It was like that in real life.

Even now, when Ari and Rahee are busy yelling at each other whenever something happens, the air that flowed between them at the time of their first meeting felt exactly like this.

No, I should say this is a bit more blatant than I felt at the time.

Still, because Ari and Rahee had met each other for the first time, there was a certain feeling of mutual respect. If there was, there was nothing like that here.

Ha-yeong’s expression became strange as she looked like she had been hit by a blow that Dang So-so had thrown at her without any hesitation.

It’s like… ‘What is it…? This? Should I say that he had an expression that seemed to say ‘Do you want to try it with me now?’

Well… from Hayoung’s point of view, it’s hard to believe it.

At best, too much time had passed to use the expression, but my friend’s behavior had changed dramatically in just about a week.

It was as if his mind was being controlled.

‘Well… I wrote something similar.’

While I was thinking this to myself, did it occur to me that I should adjust to the change in my friend’s attitude, which seemed unusual in many ways, rather than hastily denying it?

Hayoung, whose expression was somewhere between confusion and anger, returned to its original state and opened her mouth.

“Yes, that could be possible, but first, shouldn’t we be told how that person ended up in the hospital?”

For your information, the ‘us’ that Hayoung was talking about seemed to include Helena, who had been standing with her arms crossed earlier, observing my condition closely.

I don’t know what happened while we were away from Kowloon City to make those two eat together, but that’s how I felt.

Look at it as evidence.

Before you know it, Helena is nodding her head as if she’s contradicting Hayoung’s comment just now.

No, but what is it really…

How did these two end up on the same page?

While I was still wondering about that, I wonder if I couldn’t just ignore those words, even if I didn’t know anything else.

Dang So-so, who clearly showed his unwillingness to speak by biting his lip for a moment, finally opened his mouth with a sigh.

“There was an assassination attempt targeting me.”

“What…?”

It was right after that that Hayoung, who had been staying in her seat with the feeling of “let’s see what the words that came out of Dangsoso’s mouth”, slightly widened.

The reaction was so blatant that you could tell that Hayoung was shocked even when standing on her head from about 100 meters away.

That same reaction had already taken over Hayoung’s face.

Well, from Hayoung’s perspective, it’s worth reacting that way.

Because one of the direct descendants of the Tang family was attacked not in any other place, but in New Castle City, which could be said to be the Tang family’s stronghold.

Although their last names are different, Hayoung, who shares the commonality of being from Sega, must have been shocked as soon as she heard how serious this was.

Thanks to this, unlike Hayoung, who had a very serious expression, Helena’s expression standing next to her was not much different from what I had just seen.

That look was like, ‘Yes, I know there was an attack. He seemed to be saying, ‘But what should I do?’… but he still didn’t say those words out loud.

Since Hayoung’s reaction was so serious, did they decide to wait and see the situation for now?

Thanks to Helena’s wise judgment, the conversation between Hayoung and Soso continued naturally without interruption.

“Then it couldn’t have been that people from your family were surrounding the terminal…”

“That’s right, the culprit has already been caught, but we can’t overlook the existence of possible sympathizers.”

“Well, if you’re going to use your hands, it’s right to make sure to pull it out by the roots.”

Is it because both Hayoung and Soso have a common denominator: they are from Sega.

The two got along strangely well.

It’s so hard to believe that these are people who had been giving off an air of being wary of each other just a moment ago.

“So you were injured and hospitalized because of that attack? The reason there was no contact during that time was because you were too busy dealing with the aftermath, right?”

“···Similar.”

“Similar…? It’s either lethargy or it’s not. What does it mean to be similar?”

“The guys who attacked me used poison. Soohyun tried to protect me from the attackers’ attacks, but she became addicted to the poison.”

What…?!

Mr. Suhyeon…?

Did you just call me Suhyun?

It seemed like I wasn’t the only one who misheard or had a misunderstanding.

As proof of this, as soon as I turned my head towards the place where the sound came from, I was able to come face to face with Dang So-so’s face, which was flushed with embarrassment.

Dang So-so, who always only called me by the title ‘Hey’ or ‘You’, said ‘Soo-hyeon’.

At this point, I had no choice but to become convinced once again.

What this means is that the party office is extremely wary of Ha-young.

Why is it suddenly like this?

It wasn’t that difficult to guess.

Because it was obvious why Dangsoso would suddenly act like this.

It’s definitely because of my relationship with Hayoung.

It’s not like there hasn’t been any skinship between the two of us since we were bound by a contract called a ‘marital relationship contract’.

I’ve done a lot of things like ‘Morning Pella’ to wake me up in the morning, ‘Have a nice kiss’, and ‘Goodnight Boppal’ before going to bed.

But… that was all.

Even if I washed my eyes and looked for a moment that could be said to be more than that, I couldn’t find it.

Compared to your relationship with Tang Soso, what is Ha Young like?

I had a relationship with myself where each day was so long that it was more efficient and quicker to count the days I didn’t cross the line than the days I crossed it.

Wouldn’t the Party Office not know that fact?

The possibility of that happening was extremely low.

To be honest, this had to be the case… my room was located directly across from the room used by the party.

Is that all?

Dang Soso was clearly an expert ranked above me.

As such, he must have more sensitive senses than me, so there is virtually no possibility that he could not have heard the sound coming from the room located directly across from me.

Therefore, the party office will know.

The fact that while I was struggling to cool down my feverish body every night, Hayoung and I were having fun in the room next door.

How about translating that word differently?

This means that the woman who is closer to me physically or emotionally is Ha-yeong, not Dang So-so, who is bound by a superficial contract.

‘It’s not for nothing that people say that rice cakes are scary.’

What if your feelings for me were the same as before?

Whether Hayoung got closer to me or not, Tang Soso probably didn’t care much about that fact.

Instead of paying attention to that fact… I guess they actually liked it.

Hayoung must have thought that if she took care of my partner, she would be less bothered.

That would have been the case in the past, but things have changed.

As the situation changed, I started to worry about things that I would not have noticed before.

The reason why the voice that just came out of Tang Soso’s mouth felt particularly powerful was probably due to that effect.

The problem was that Hayoung was not a person who could get away with things such as a strong desire to win or a desire to win.

Until now, she had not reacted much because she was embarrassed by the changes that had occurred in her friend… but as Dangsoso continued to keep her in check, perhaps something had finally begun to stir within her.

Wiggle!

“Hmm…?”

Hayoung’s eyebrows twitched greatly for a moment.

As if foreshadowing trouble to come in the near future.

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Tribute…

“Huh… Helena…? This is the mood right nowㅡ”

“Shh, be quiet. We are looking into whether any problems have occurred in the circle.”