episode_0726

After spending 24 hours with Rebecca, the next morning.

“Alright, let’s have breakfast, everyone.”

Rebecca clapped her hands and sat down.

Liliana reacted to the sudden greeting.

“Are you already eating?”

“Really? Hm. Hm.”

Rebecca hummed a morning tune, seemingly in a good mood.

The warm and vivid memories from yesterday made her feel happy.

“…?”

Watching her, Liliana tilted her head, then focused on her food.

The main dish for today was steamed chicken.

Since it was a dish for everyone to share, the first one to serve was the owner.

Liliana concentrated and took a bite of the steamed chicken.

“Rebecca, ma’am.”

“Yes, Scarlet, what’s up?”

“Did you have a pleasant day yesterday?”

“…I-I don’t know what you mean.”

“Your skin looks radiant. It’s so nice. Someone might mistake you for having eaten ginseng.”

“Hm, well, I did eat something like ginseng…”

“….”

As they had breakfast together, Lee Ho-yeon closed his eyes and turned his head.

Seeing Rebecca in a good mood made him feel embarrassed.

‘Everyone knows except Rebecca.’

The awkward smiles everyone gave while looking at Rebecca were evidence of that.

“…Oppa, eat this.”

At that moment, sitting next to him, Nam Da-hee moved a carrot onto Lee Ho-yeon’s plate.

She was the only innocent girl at the table.

She whispered quietly so Nam Da-eun couldn’t hear, but seeing her, he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Da-hee, even if you whisper, Da-eun can hear you.”

“Huh? Oh, um, unnie…!”

“Da-hee, come here. I told you not to be picky.”

Nam Da-eun moved the carrot from Lee Ho-yeon’s plate back to Da-hee’s plate.

Da-hee looked displeased, but as their eyes met, she pouted and ate the carrot.

“…You don’t have to eat if you don’t want to.”

“Oppa!”

“You have to. Ho-yeon, if you develop bad habits, what will happen?”

“Ugh. As you get older, you eat everything. I used to not eat kimchi, but now I eat it well.”

Lee Ho-yeon patted Nam Da-hee’s head and moved a few carrots onto his plate.

In the end, Nam Da-eun might be playing the villain and Lee Ho-yeon pretending to be good, but sometimes you have to give carrots.

‘But what should we do today?’

Lee Ho-yeon pondered while eating the significantly reduced steamed chicken.

Since he was on a break from the academy, he couldn’t go there, and he didn’t have anything else to do.

“Oppa, when are we going out to play?”

“Huh?”

“You promised to take me and unnie out to play.”

“Oh… right. Did I say that?”

Lee Ho-yeon nodded as he looked at Nam Da-hee.

He realized he had said something like that before.

“Oppa, you forgot, didn’t you? Unnie was looking forward to it so much!”

Seeing Lee Ho-yeon’s expression, Nam Da-hee poked his side.

“Da-Da-hee, don’t talk about unnie.”

“Really? If both are looking forward to it, we should go soon. Shall we leave tomorrow?”

“Really?!”

“Yes. It’s Saturday. You said you wanted to go to the amusement park, right? Trust me.”

“Yes! Unnie, let’s go shopping later.”

“Okay. Ho-yeon, are you okay? You’re busy, so don’t push yourself.”

“I’m not busy. I don’t have anything to do anyway.”

After returning from France, he had planned to take a break for a while.

Spending time with Da-eun and Da-hee would be fine.

“Bye, Daddy. We’ll be back soon!”

“Yes. Have a good time. Rebecca, ma’am.”

Lee Ho-yeon waved at Rebecca.

It felt good, like he had become a househusband seeing off his wife going to work.

How nice would it be to live like this forever?

“I’ll be back too, Ho-yeon.”

“Oppa! I’m looking forward to tomorrow!”

“Don’t worry. Oppa will take care of everything.”

Lee Hoyeon greeted his younger sister Nam Daeun with a smile before sending them off. Now that they were gone, he planned to relax at home.

“Phew….” Lee Hoyeon immediately flopped onto the sofa.

The luxurious leather sofa, purchased by Scarlett, enveloped Lee Hoyeon’s body in comfort.

“Lee Hoyeon, do I have to go out too?”

“Why are you suddenly saying that?” Lee Hoyeon looked at Lilliana, who was making a random comment.

“Well, everyone else is going out… I feel a bit left out.”

“…?”

Lilliana furrowed her brow, deep in thought.

Seeing how pointless her worry was, Lee Hoyeon lost interest in her.

“No, it won’t work. I’m going to prepare for a broadcast after a long time.”

“Okay. Make a lot of money, Lilliana.”

Although Lilliana was now quite famous and worried about whether she could do well on the broadcast, Lee Hoyeon could cover for her if she got into any trouble.

“Now that Lilliana is gone.”

Lee Hoyeon and Scarlett were left alone in the living room.

“I’m going to take it easy for a while and do nothing. Don’t stop me, Scarlett.”

“When have I ever stopped you, Hoyeon?”

Scarlett sat next to Lee Hoyeon, smiling.

She had returned to the Iris Guild and was now officially working at the Korean branch.

“If you need anything, just tell me, Hoyeon.”

Her job was to be Lee Hoyeon’s secretary, handling his official duties through the Iris Guild.

“Does that mean I have to say that every morning?”

“If not, I wouldn’t have anything to do.”

“… So, why do I need a secretary? I don’t plan on working anyway.”

“Hoyeon, even if you move once a year, it’s incredibly important. To fully understand everything about you from the Iris Guild, there’s no one better than me.”

In reality, being a secretary meant not having much to do.

The important thing was that just by being by Lee Hoyeon’s side, she could now earn money.

“By the way, Scarlett, can you do me a favor?”

“Sure, just tell me.”

“Get me tickets for the amusement park tomorrow.”

“….”

Scarlett stared at Lee Hoyeon.

Lee Hoyeon avoided her gaze without realizing it.

“Why are you looking at me like that when you said to tell you if I need anything?”

“You’re trusting girlfriend number 11 to go to the amusement park with another girl… You really have no shame, Hoyeon.”

“Why are you girlfriend number 11? Please don’t give me weird names.”

“Numbers 1 to 10 are all amazing people. A girl like me can only be number 11.”

Lee Hoyeon didn’t respond to Scarlett’s words and lay back on the sofa.

His head hurt when he got involved in her jokes.

“Anyway, please get me the tickets for the amusement park.”

“Alright, I’ll do it. I am your secretary, after all.”

“… But why is your hand going that way?”

Lee Hoyeon raised his head as Scarlett’s hand moved towards his lower abdomen.

A secretary would take advantage of any moment of carelessness to make a move on the boss.

“You had a good time with Rebecca yesterday… And today, no one is around.”

“Fine, do as you please. But can’t I just rest for a bit?”

“Don’t worry. If you stay still, I’ll take care of everything.”

Scarlett chuckled and snuggled up to Lee Hoyeon on the sofa.

This was a privilege that came with being a secretary.

“Oh no! Hoyeon, when I turned on the broadcast, the reporters swarmed in!”

The secret meeting between Scarlett and Lee Hoyeon continued until Lilliana interrupted them in the living room.

The next day,

The warm sun shone through the cold air in the morning.

Lee Hoyeon yawned as he looked at the entrance of the amusement park.

“Dahui, do you have to come so early?”

“Of course. It’s a day to play with my brother and sister, so I have to be there from morning till night!”

I promised to have fun on the weekend, but I never expected to do an open run at an amusement park.

“Hoyeon, I’m sorry. Dahee had too high expectations…”

“It’s okay. You must have been tired from packing lunch too.”

Due to Nam Dahee’s sparkling eyes wanting to eat lunch, Nam Daeun had to wake up earlier to pack the lunch.

In the end, only Nam Dahee was excited, while Nam Daeun and Lee Hoyeon had a tired morning.

“Oppa, you have to ride that first. The Y-Express.”

“… Y-Express?”

It sounded familiar.

It was said to be the most famous roller coaster in Korea.

A ride that Lee Hoyeon didn’t particularly like.

“Hurry, let’s go fast! If we’re late, we’ll have to wait in line!”

“It’s okay to go slowly. If we have a pass, we don’t have to wait in line.”

Lee Hoyeon smiled, holding the pass.

With the pass Scarlett prepared, they could ride the attractions without waiting in line.

“Is that so? It’s amazing….”

“Yeah. But it’s a bit expensive. Was it ten thousand won at once?”

“…!”

Nam Daeun’s eyes widened at the wicked price of the pass.

‘With ten thousand won, I can eat and live for three days….’

Ten thousand won for one ride on the attraction.

It was incomprehensible to her economic sense.

“Oppa, Unni, it’s over there.”

Where Nam Dahee pointed, there was a long line of people in a popular area.

“It must be a headache even for the skilled ones.”

Lee Hoyeon shook his head as he looked at the spinning rail.

He couldn’t understand paying to ride that.

“It looks fun. It looks fun!”

“Still, let’s go because Dahee likes it.”

“Yeah. We should try it.”

Is this how it feels to have a child?

Lee Hoyeon and Nam Daeun held Nam Dahee’s hands and headed towards the Y-Express.