episode_0054

“What’s going on, boss?”

“… … .”

Dad and Mom are kneeling.

I was taken aback by what had happened for the first time so far and couldn’t help but ask.

But it seems that Kang Hyeong-man was also embarrassed.

“That… . ha… .”

He trailed off uncharacteristically, but then sighed in frustration.

My father and mother probably thought that was an opportunity, but they used their kneeling position as a momentum to rush at me.

“Ugh-! Yerin ahhh-!”

“Ah, the instructor… ! Bring us to our knees… ! I’m just saying this in a scary way… ! Hmm… !”

“Oh, get out of the way!”

“Kwaaang-!”

Of course, I trusted Kang Hyung more than my parents, so I pushed my parents aside as they rushed at me.

This was because only Kang Hyeong knew that this couldn’t have happened without any reason.

“Boss… , if… .”

“… … .”

“My parents got into an accident again… ?”

“… … .”

When Kang Hyeong-man hesitated to answer my question, he shouted as if my parents were being wronged.

“… Yerin, I can’t believe we’re having an accident again… .”

“If someone sees us, they’ll think we’re a troublemaker… .”

“Dad, Mom told you to be quiet!”

“Our Yerin… Wow… .”

“Yerin, who was kind… , hehe… .”

Seeing Dad and Mom making my blood pressure rise, Kang Hyeong-man glared at my parents in a scary way… .

“Hiik!”

“S-sorry… ”

“Phew… .”

He sighed once and spoke to me.

“… Yerin. It’s a bit different here… Let’s talk outside.”

“… Yes.”

With those words, I left my parents at home and went out, following Kang Hyeong-man.

**

Thump, thump.

As soon as he went outside, Kang Hyeong-man took out a cigarette, probably because he was distraught.

But before lighting a cigarette… .

“Ah.”

When he saw me, he said, “Oops,” and put out his cigarette again.

“I’m sorry, I almost made a mistake in front of the kid.”

“No, boss. You can smoke.”

“Okay, smoking in front of the gopi makes me feel uncomfortable. Cigarette smoke is not good either.”

Having been a smoker in a past life, I know how difficult it is to stop just before lighting up.

Even though he felt like he needed a cigarette even more now that he was so upset, Kang Hyeong-man endured this difficult task.

Again… , where his consideration stood out.

“Now… , Now tell me. Why did you do that to my parents? Did my parents get into some kind of accident again?”

Why was Kang Hyeong-man so angry this time?

When asked the reason, Kang Hyeongman sighed once more for what may have been the number of sighs today and slowly opened his mouth.

“To talk about that first… , I should start by telling you why I have been lending money to your family all these years.”

“… … !”

I couldn’t help but be shocked by those words.

In fact, it was a topic I had always been curious about.

For those with bad credit… To my parents, who no matter who looks at them, they are nothing but human trash… , Why did Kang Hyeong-man lend money?

‘I’d rather leave the fish to the cat. Why on earth are you giving money to my parents?’

I was nervous and waited for Kang Hyung-man to say something.

And it was quite surprising from the first words he said.

“There are two main reasons. The first reason is… , First of all, it was because your grandfather was my benefactor.”

“… Yes?”

“When the benefactor’s son asked to borrow money, he refused.”

“… Now, wait a minute.”

What does this mean?

“My grandfather, whom I have never met… , the boss’s benefactor?”

“Okay.”

Kang Hyeong-man calmly nodded to the question I asked in confusion.

When I think about it, the only time I saw Kang Hyung was when I was quite young.

At that time, I just thought my dad had borrowed money again… , I guess the relationship between my family and Kang Hyeong-man was closer than I thought.

“When I was young. When you have nothing in your hands and live a miserable life, acting like a brat. Your grandfather took me in and saved me from my trash life. From then on, I took charge of your grandfather’s collection work.”

“Collection… . Was my grandfather also a gangster?”

“Thug… It wasn’t that much, he just gave it to me. Yerin, you know that your family was rich until your grandfather’s time, right?”

“… Yes, I heard he was a little rich.”

“A little rich? No, your grandfather was quite rich. I had a lot of cash… , There is a lot of land.”

… My grandfather was that rich?

Even though it was only Kang Hyeong-man’s words, I couldn’t easily believe it.

They say that even if a rich person goes bankrupt, it lasts for three years… , Of course, a lot of time has passed, but isn’t our family, which used to be so rich, now so desperately poor?

‘Well, how rich is he? ‘I think you’re going a little overboard.’

But I couldn’t help but open my mouth at Kang Hyeong-man’s next words.

“There were a couple of buildings in Gangnam… , I also had some bonds from large corporations… , He had a lot of land in Gyeonggi-do.”

“… … Yes?”

“Oh, did you own tens of thousands of pyeong of land in Pangyo before it was developed?”

“… Yessss?!”

If this is true, our family was truly ridiculously rich.

But if you had so much wealth, why are you so poor now?

When I was young, I heard that my father lost some of his fortune through gambling.

But I guess he didn’t lose all that wealth through gambling… .

“Your father gambled away it all.”

“… … .”

… My dad was the person who made that great thing possible.

“The story of your dad burning 8 billion won in five moves still remains a house legend… .”

“… Oh my god.”

At that moment, I felt a strong sense of dizziness in my head.

If possible, I wanted to meet my father in his younger days and beat him up.

“Anyway, Yerin, when your grandfather retired, he passed on part of his business to me. Thanks to you, I can live like this now… , your grandfather was like a father to me.”

“… … .”

So, I couldn’t refuse my parents, the benefactor’s family, to ask me to lend them money… .

‘Because the boss values relationships… . Maybe… .’

As I nodded slowly, Kang Hyungman patted my head and said.

“Yerin. You look very much like your grandfather. Maybe that’s why he felt more affection for me.”

“My grandfather looked like me… ?”

My dad and I had very similar faces, but there was actually a big difference.

Just an impression.

My face is expressionless and cold, while my father has the soft look of a master who was raised with honor.

But my grandfather had a face that resembled mine. then… .

‘… He must have looked quite scary.’

Even though I’ve never seen a grandfather in a photo… For some reason, I had a rough idea of what it would look like.

‘But this isn’t important.’

As I was thinking about my grandfather, I soon realized that the topic had strayed somewhere else and I spoke to Kang Hyeong-man.

“… Yes, I know what the boss had to do with my grandfather. I also understand why you have lent money to my family so far. But what does this have to do with today’s incident?”

“… … .”

“Please tell me quickly. Why were you so angry today? What accident did my parents get into?”

Kang Hyeong-man wiped his face once and answered my question.

“… To do that, we have to move on to the second reason why I lent money to your family.”

Second reason… .

Yes, Kang Hyeong-man said there were two reasons why he lent money to my family.

“You probably know… , your father has borrowed money from me several times now. And most of them… . I just gave up on getting it back.”

“… Yes?”

“… At the time, I thought it was a way to return the favor to your grandfather.”

Now that I think about it, whenever I borrowed money from Kang Hyeong-man when I was young, my dad would always say this.

‘don’t worry! There is a way to pay it all back! There will be no problem this time too!’

… So I thought I had somehow repaid the debt, but I just didn’t pay it back… ?

Where on earth is my father’s conscience… .

“The amount of money they ask me to borrow keeps increasing even though I won’t pay it back… , In the end, I also refused. Then… , your dad turned his eyes elsewhere.”

“If it were somewhere else… .”

When I asked with a trembling voice, only Kang Hyung answered with serious eyes.

“To be honest, I also lend money at high interest rates… , I don’t think I’m doing something very honorable. But in this world, there are idiots who cannot be compared to me.”

“What kind of bastards… .”

“These guys either ignore the laws of the country and make the debtor give up his body, or they harass the remaining family members and ruin their lives in some way.”

“… … .”

I couldn’t easily keep my mouth shut about something that was literally something I’d only seen in a movie.

“Your dad tried to borrow money from those guys, so I lent him 200 million won. But those damned guys… .”

Kang Hyeong-man continued speaking with his fists clenched, as if he was still shaking.

“… This time, I snooped around to borrow money from those guys again. Fortunately, I was able to stop the contract by dragging him in right before it was signed.”

“… … .”

When I made a blank expression at Kang Hyung-man’s words, Kang Hyeong-man frowned.

“There’s no way those meticulous bastards didn’t investigate your family. I know you’re doing well on TV right now… , I guess they were planning to threaten you using your parents as an excuse.”

“… … .”

“If you get caught by those guys, your life will become tiring. No, beyond getting tired, I’m sure I’ll fall into a lot of mud.”

“… Haha.”

… I see.

While I was filming Naaah, I almost became shackled without realizing it.

… Because of none other than my parents.

I thought there wouldn’t be any more surprises in the future thanks to what my parents have done so far… .

My parents were people far beyond my imagination.

I couldn’t stand for a moment due to the shock, so only Kang Hyung supported my body and asked.

“It’s probably hard to see your parents’ faces now.”

“… … .”

“I’ll get you a hotel like last time. Let’s sleep there today. I will take care of the necessary luggage at your house.”

“… Thank you for your words, but I will pack my bags and leave soon.”

“… Yerin.”

“I also have to say something to my parents. … Boss, please wait a moment. I’ll be out soon.”

“… … .”

When I spoke firmly, only Kang Hyung nodded and let me go.

I went straight into the house that way.

“Yerin! Haye-rin!”

“My daughter!”

As soon as I entered, my parents welcomed me as if they had seen me as a savior.

“Wow, my daughter! Didn’t the instructor do something strange?”

“Did you have a hard time filming? Mom will lay a blanket for you, so hurry up… .”

The two tried to take care of him by pretending to be warm.

but… .

“… He said he tried to borrow money again.”

My feelings for these two people have already been cold and cold for a long time.

When I told them about borrowing money, my parents made a sad look and laughed ahaha.

“Ah… , Haha, Yerin, that’s it… .”

“… You promised not to borrow any more money.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“… But why did you want to rent it this time?”

When my father asked a question with a straight face, my mother stepped forward and answered the question as if she was trying to help.

“Sa, try to live like a human, Yerin.”

“… Like people?”

“Wow, we can’t just play and eat like this forever. so… , I’m thinking of starting a small business with my dad and mom… . So I tried to borrow business funds.”

“… Lie.”

How many times have you been fooled by that lie?

It’s different this time. It will change next time.

Dad and Mom have said that countless times, but in the end, it hasn’t changed.

People don’t change easily, so if you say it’s hard to change your innate disposition, you can somehow understand.

but… .

“… If you care about me at all, you shouldn’t have done that.”

“… Yerin.”

“If you think of me as a child even just a little bit, you should have stopped blocking my path even though I couldn’t support you… !”

This is if my parents thought about me at all… , it was something you shouldn’t have done if you supported me even a little.

“Ha… .”

I couldn’t hold back the sigh that came out.

Underwear and outerwear. I tried to pack my toothbrush, socks, etc. and leave, but I couldn’t do it.

“… I’m leaving this house starting today, so don’t come looking for me for a while. … It would be better if I never looked for it in the future.”

“Yerin-!”

“What does that mean! Where are you going when you leave? !”

“Why do I… !!”

In my previous life, I was an orphan.

Because I’m so lonely… , Even at the moment of death, I wanted a family.

When I was reborn in Haye-rin’s body.

When I found out that I had parents, I was happy, struggling with my little body.

I thought of the two of them as a gift and blessing from God.

but… .

“… Why was I born as the child of two people?”

Today, I became convinced that the existence of these two people was a curse to me.

I kicked down the door and left the house.