“Why are you doing this? If you ask me anything… … .”
“no. “It’s not that, it’s because you’re so beautiful.”
“huh? I?”
“yes. “Seeing you like this, you look truly elegant, and I think Mr. Lee Han would be really proud.”
“… … How.”
However, it is no different from the last time except that he suddenly takes out a handkerchief. It wasn’t an empty remark, but Hae-joon stared blankly at Mrs. Cha who brought a folded handkerchief to her mouth.
“Ho, if you’re upset… … .”
“no. “It’s my first time hearing that.”
“… … .”
“I thought my child was proud of me, something that only came out in dramas or something.”
Maybe we watched the same drama. Hae-joon’s mouth tingled at Mrs. Cha’s smile. No, she is, after all, the wife of a chaebol family. If you summoned me secretly and separately, there must have been a clear reason.
‘no way.’
As expected, if I were to point out something, I would ask you to break up with that guy, or something like that.
Hae-joon’s mouth felt dry. Even if I didn’t try to make a leap, the scenes that were widespread in the drama passed me by on their own. A family that doesn’t match the wife of a wealthy family, and a flight… … . Even though he only thought about it that far, his heart sank.
‘What if it’s really like that!’
Of course, I don’t think the noble lady sitting in front would do that, but she is ‘that’ Lee Han’s mother. She cannot let down her guard easily. I still have a lot of debt to pay back to that man, so it would be difficult to end it here.
What would you have said if Lee Han was with you? Did he obediently ask for it, or…? … . Hae-joon felt as if he had been pushed to the edge of a cliff, and his heart was pounding like rough waves.
“Mr. Hae-jun. “It’s okay to say something like this because we’ve only met twice.”
“Oh, mother!”
“… … .”
Hae-joon’s eyes became earnest as he sat up close in an active posture. Mother, I have five more to fill! There was nothing awkward about the title since it was the title that all patients around my mother’s age were called anyway.
“mother! “It’s not easy for me to say this, but”
“… … “Your mother?”
But the mother who accepts it seems to be different. Mrs. Cha was embarrassed and embarrassed, and her eyes were shaking, so she reluctantly folded up her handkerchief.
“oh my god… … . “I should have brought my sister.”
“What about your aunt?”
“huh. “Show me.”
It was amazing that the conversation could somehow continue between the women who were bewildered by each other. She was more sincere than anyone else, whether it was Mrs. Cha, who couldn’t believe this situation and held down the tip of her nose, or Hae-joon, who lost her job because she was used to it now, and her earnest heart.
‘Just five more times.’
I wanted to hang on to the remaining five attempts, wondering if that would be enough. Pride doesn’t feed you. If you fill it up just five times, then it’s really… … .
“… … Mr. Hae-jun?”
“Oh, yes.”
Hae-joon was startled by Mrs. Cha’s soft voice calling me. If I fill up the remaining debt, won’t I have more regrets? Her heart was pounding harder than when she first sat down.
That’s natural. That’s how it should be.
She had been through joys and sorrows and could weep even with dry eyes, but this time she really needed a handkerchief. She wasn’t just sad, she was so confused in her mind that she didn’t even know, and she really wanted to cry.
‘no. ‘You don’t know yet.’
Looking at Mrs. Cha’s meaningful eyes, Hae-joon straightened his back in an attempt to come to his senses. I was so anxious that I went ahead, but I still haven’t heard exactly what was said. Even if I heard it, I had to endure it and pretend not to know.
“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 agree to a corresponding amount for each time you cooperate.”
“It’s not as easy as it sounds, and if you don’t believe it or are against it,”
“I have to endure it.”
“… … .”
“Isn’t that what you’re paying for?”
There is no refund. Please, just give me a refund.
Putting aside my unknown feelings for that man, I have never forgotten for a moment the sense of duty that I must carry out at all costs.
“Oh, I’m sorry, mother. “I was thinking about Lee Han.”
“You were thinking about Lee Han? “He suddenly came to mind like this?”
“… … .”
When Hae-joon said that she was thinking about her son, which she usually tries to erase, Mrs. Cha’s handkerchief shrunk in half again.
“Well, I see! “It looks like Hae-joon cares about Lee Han more deeply than I thought.”
“… … “I have nothing to say.”
This isn’t just empty words, I really didn’t have anything to say. Please let me see my son ‘at least five more times’. His hands, tightly clenched on his straight knees, trembled with fierce determination.
“I’ll do better. “I will try my best.”
“oh my god.”
Hae-joon became tearful at Mrs. Cha’s heaving chest, which he could see without having to raise his head. That person shouldn’t be putting too much strain on his heart. In the meantime, the burden on her heart was greatly increased as she had to worry about her heart.
“Hey, you said Hae-joon’s parents live in the countryside, right?”
“… … “Yes, yes.”
As expected, when we moved on to asking about his parents, Hae-joon’s hands, which he held tightly, began to sweat. But you can’t lie. It’s just that their circumstances are tight, but they are not people whose lives have been so wrong that they have to lie or hide anything.
“You run a small restaurant. Because he is busy, he only rests on the weekends, but he works hard.”
“You’re taking a break on the weekend?”
“yes.”
Hae-joon became even more anxious to see Mrs. Cha nodding her head while muttering to herself. She was clinging desperately, but she didn’t know what to do anymore. She can’t even show off all the wealth she doesn’t have, and she’s full of debt that needs to be repaid right away.
If you take out an envelope of money like in the drama… … .
“here. this.”
“… … .”
indeed.
Hae-joon froze like ice after discovering the white envelope under Ms. Cha’s careful hand. It was true. His mind went blank, colorless from the thoughts he had just had.
“Open it. hurry.”
“mother.”
“I told you to take a quick look. I was wondering when I should give this to you… … .”
“Please wake up.”
“… … .”
The sound of Lee Han’s voice ringing as he pressed the envelope that Mrs. Cha held out with his fingertips was terrifying. Hae-joon and Mrs. Cha raised their heads at the same time, but his cold eyes were only focused on Hae-joon.
“I told you to get up.”
“Hey, Mr. Lee Han. “How are we here?”
“I should have warned you that even if I can tolerate everything else, I can’t tolerate this.”
His voice pierced her heart mercilessly, as if it were an extremely sharp spear.
“I said the wind wouldn’t work.”
“Oh, it’s the wind! “When will I have an affair?”
“Leaving me alone and thinking about anything else is a wish. “I don’t know how great you thought it was.”
Hae-joon suddenly shook his head, saying it was unfair, but then his wrist was grabbed. Let’s go out. I had no intention of letting go of my wrist, which I was holding so as not to hurt. Embarrassed, Hae-joon tried to hold on somehow, but the moment her eyes touched the white envelope, Lee Han pulled Hae-joon closer to me.
“Mr. Lee Han, just a moment.”
“If you can’t walk, carry me out.”
“… … .”
Hae-joon, who was frowning as if he was about to cry, couldn’t hold on any longer as his subdued voice clearly told him that it would never end with a warning. When Hae-joon barely said hello to Ms. Cha and disappeared, Ms. Cha, who was sitting blankly, had her lips trembling slightly.
“What should I do with that?”
“mom.”
“… … Just hang in there. “They say I’m going out with you.”
The regret and anticipation that could not be hidden were scattered between the fingers covering the mouth. Yuhan, who had been following Lee Han, barely sighed and sat down on the armrest of the sofa. He boasted that he would never lose with his physical strength, but he was completely defeated by his older brother.
“Phew.”
Anyway, things like this. When I saw the white envelope, my outstretched hand instinctively went to the table.
“Mom too. Knowing your personality… … . this,”
“sandbar.”
“… … .”
“Usually, things like this involve catching me at the woman’s house first.”
Even if I don’t know anything, it’s because I don’t know this much.
Mrs. Cha grabbed the date and time of her brother’s birth and lightly hit the back of Yuhan’s hand as he gulped. She was someone who usually cared for her youngest child, who received all kinds of abuse from her older brother, but her gaze was not so kind today.
“I gave Lee Han all the money he asked me to keep, so what is this? “I can’t even give you anything!”
“… … Mom, what is this all about? “Even if it’s fast, it’s too fast!”
“no. “I’ve been waiting 34 years.”
From the moment Lee Han was born and she scoffed at me with a sullen face when I begged her to call me mom, Mrs. Cha had only one goal. She lets it out somehow.
Yuhan, who had lightly dismissed her strong will, shook his head.
“But still. “Mom doesn’t even know what kind of person Hae-joon is!”
“The woman your brother fell for.”
Is there anything else you need to know?
Mrs. Cha’s eyes became dim, as if she still had Hae-joon in front of her. Yuhan, who usually egged on someone and never tried to stop anyone, was taken aback for the first time and grabbed his mother’s arm.
“B-But, as my aunt said, unless it’s just the two of us,”
“No way.”
Mrs. Cha shook off the handkerchief that she could no longer fold. The experience of a chaebol hostess who has endured a world more competitive than anywhere else was evident in her elegant yet firm gestures, which were different from those filled with emotion.
“If it was fake, you wouldn’t have had any reason to listen to me telling you to keep it a secret from your brother.”
