– I’m not asking you to do something big. People from the group and affiliates will all come and you will be so distracted that you won’t be able to have a proper conversation. It’s not that I want to be formally greeted or to buy you a gift, I just want to be able to see your face from afar. Then I won’t bother you with this again.
“… … “Never again?”
– then! That’s it!
Mrs. Cha’s breathing became heavier as she finally found a glimmer of hope. On the other hand, with her eyes closed, Lee Han’s voice subsided to the point where she could no longer go down.
“What are you going to do if you make that promise and then break it?”
– Do you know who your mother is? He is the director of Seomun Art Gallery.
“It’s good. “Then give me the gallery.”
– … … .
“why. “Are you not confident?”
Lee Han’s slightly raised eyelids and exposed black eyes became drowsy like those of a wild beast. Mrs. Cha smiled awkwardly and awkwardly.
-You too. When I said something to laugh about. Anyway, you don’t have to worry about that.
“yes. “I won’t worry, but I will keep the gallery for myself.”
– … … hmm. excuse me… … Now that I think about it, that girl, the professor, might have a prior engagement. We tried to push our ideas too far to someone like a professor at Cheil Hospital. I don’t owe you anything.
“debt.”
It’s a debt.
Lee Han’s fingers began to roll rhythmically on the desk again. Even after the call was hung up with her mother’s urgent greeting telling her not to think too much about it, she held the receiver lost in thought for a while longer.
Mother’s birthday.
Although it is a happy day, it will come back next year anyway. However, the hardships of the next year depended on how I spent that day. If my aunt, the personification of matchmaking, had also joined in, I could have guessed how many coincidences would have infiltrated my weekend and dried up my patience.
I know very well how stubborn the sisters in that family are born with, so that they don’t tell me not to do it.
“… … .”
Just look at yourself with that blood mixed in right now.
“Whoa.”
With a short sigh, the fingers tapping on the desk took on a regular rhythm.
Will I spend the year filled with resentment and tears, or will I spend the year in relative comfort under the guise of appropriate filial piety?
His fingers gradually became faster, matching the beat of his thoughts. It doesn’t even have to go as far as a year. Even if he flat out refuses to do this, he is someone who will do whatever he wants. But that’s not the real problem.
If your mother personally confirms that it really isn’t a special relationship, from that moment on, you’ll be inundated with boring positions.
“No… … . “I hope so.”
Anyway, if I can only make my life comfortable by meeting someone, I will be less tired and smarter. okay. More than anything, she is a woman who can’t help but be cooperative and earnest… … .
“Chairman.”
“… … .”
Her smile was wide, albeit fake, and Lee Han’s hand tapping on the desk also stopped.
It’s definitely pretty.
Hae-joon’s expression became depressed as he seemed to realize something he didn’t know.
“Well, I came in thinking you had finished calling.”
“yes. “You’ve come at the right time.”
Lee Han put down the receiver and stood up to greet her. The way he held out his hand and pointed to the chair was more serious than any contract he had ever signed.
“Let’s sit down and talk first.”
◇ ◆ ◇
“… … So, what you just said to me.”
Hae-joon stared at the teacup in front of him. What did I just hear? As he watched the steam rising, his head only became hotter. The gorgeous yet luxurious lapel-gold teacup looks exactly like the man in front of me.
“It’s just as you heard, Professor Hae-Jeon Yoon.”
A man who is perfect for bewitching people, but who you would never want to mess with.
“If you don’t understand, I can explain it again.”
“no!”
“… … “It seems like you understand it well, seeing as you are strongly opposed to it.”
Lee Han smiled, crossing his long legs and holding his share of the glass. It was the same when they were alone, but he looked even more cool and elegant holding a gold-rimmed teacup.
“I thought you wanted to repay the money, didn’t you?”
“So you want to meet with the chairman to repay the money?”
“I guess we should pretend to meet each other.”
“… … .”
What are you crazy?
Hae-joon lowered his head, let out a deep breath, and then raised his eyes. His haughty, cat-like eyes were trembling as if he could no longer hold it in.
“Look, Chairman! How can you ignore people’s sincerity like this? Do you think I’m the type of person who would do something like that for money?”
“What about money? “What is the reason for being so honest and honest?”
“I mean… … It’s not like that. “When I said I would repay that money, I meant to ask you to think of the heart transplant center separately from me.”
“That’s why I said yes.”
“… … .”
“I was just talking.”
Lee Han’s black eyes glowed brightly as he placed a round teacup to his lips. He looked at her biting her quivering lower lip and shook her head as if to suppress her laughter.
“Professor Yoon will do what he wants, and I will also do what I want, so it will be good for both of us.”
“Chairman, is everything that easy?”
“Aren’t you doing this because it’s not easy? “Professor Yoon and me.”
“… … So why are you dragging me there!”
“Is there any other way to repay the money?”
Seven thousand eight hundred.
Even though he couldn’t hear it anymore, Haejun swallowed his saliva at the amount that sounded like an auditory hallucination. Of course, I wanted to shout it out loud, but just ten minutes ago, I entered this room with a hearty smile, trying to extend the installment period as much as possible.
“that is… … .”
“it’s okay.”
Lee Han, who smiles and raises his eyebrows as if to say, is extremely obnoxious.
“I’ll give you 10 million won per meeting.”
“… … “Wow, it’s 10 million won!”
“Meeting my mother. In addition, if there is a need for a position, we will deduct the corresponding amount for each time you cooperate.”
“… … .”
Lee Han thought the 10 million won was a joke, but showed an unusual kindness towards Hae-joon, who blinked with a face that clearly revealed his thoughts.
“It’s not something that will last long. “After I see you for your birthday next week, I won’t have much to see you again for a while, and I won’t let you do that.”
“why? You said you were family… … .”
“Because we are family, we see each other several times a year.”
“ah… … .”
Are you illegitimate?
I knew it. Hae-joon almost asked that question out loud, so he picked up the teacup with trembling hands. In my mind, I felt like I had to bite down on the candy in my pocket to come to my senses, but I couldn’t be alone when I was faced with a man who was surprisingly calm.
“Oh, no. I won’t do it. “Let’s pretend you didn’t hear me!”
“Professor Hae-jun Yoon.”
“Because my main job is to heal other people’s hearts, I can’t do such a mean and childish thing that deceives people once or several times a year.”
Even though money is greedy. Even if you just want to close your eyes and move on.
Before he could shake any further, Hae-joon stood up from his seat and swallowed down the emotions surging towards him. He walked forward, barely resisting the urge to grab Lee Han, who was looking at him in surprise, and shake him violently.
What on earth am I hoping for, sitting here?
Her white gown fluttered as she turned around in vain. Far from being embarrassed, Lee Han’s voice was still and he did not even turn his head.
“I thought Professor Yoon’s feelings for the heart transplant center would be bigger than this, but I was surprised.”
“… … .”
At the same time as he put down the teacup, Hae-joon’s feet as he walked toward the door stopped. As if he had expected that, Lee Han lifted his lips and crossed his long legs in the opposite direction.
“You said it was worth it just to think about it, and this was a pretty good deal to repay the money… … .”
“I will not. “I won’t do it!”
Her steps are as fast and reckless as the day we first met. Before he knew it, Hae-joon was standing in front of him and looking at him, his heart was heaving with indescribable anger.
“It looks like you have fun manipulating people to suit your tastes, but the heart transplant center is not a place you can easily criticize!”
“… … .”
“And not seven thousand eight hundred, but seven thousand six hundred!”
Hey, look carefully. I paid back two hundred!
Hae-joon took out a thick envelope from his chest pocket. It’s been 5 years since I joined CS, and although I’ve experienced all kinds of ups and downs compared to my peers, I never thought that the day would come when I would have to throw an envelope of money to a chaebol.
“Respected Chairman. I will repay the remaining 76 million won as quickly as possible, even if it means cutting off my bones and flesh. “If you replace the interest you’ve earned so far by listening to today’s ridiculous nonsense with a smile, it will fit perfectly into the calculation you like.”
