From a man’s perspective, Kang Joo-heon could not have been an impatient person, but he was a man who was very cautious in his every move, so it was definitely an early marriage.
“You must have built such a career in the U.S. and been very busy here.”
“I was busy, so I thought I should do it faster.”
“… … “What is that?”
“I don’t know why I have to be so busy. “I’ve lived harder than anyone else, so shouldn’t I have at least one thing left to me?”
“… … .”
Despite his business-like tone of voice, his eyes toward the bride contained the deepest affection he could contain.
Jooheon, who had been looking at Daon intently, turned his gaze back to Lee Han. However, his eyes, which were as sharp as blades, were still focused somewhere and did not know where to go.
“hmm.”
no way. No, that can’t be possible.
Jooheon, who was following Lee Han’s gaze, found someone at the end and rubbed the end of his eyebrows. If you haven’t experienced it, you wouldn’t know it. That vague, endless, burning feeling was still there even now when I stood at the ceremony. As I looked at Lee Han’s sculptural profile, my sly smile suddenly became relaxed.
“Chairman Seo.”
“… … Congratulations once again on your marriage.”
With a slightly delayed answer, Lee Han lowered his head and walked away. As if he had finished all his thoughts, his once complex face became clear.
Jooheon raised his head as he saw Lee Han walking towards somewhere without hesitation.
“professor! “Are you here?”
“huh.”
Come on.
He held out his hand towards Da-on, who was approaching me. The new bride smiled brightly, as if she knew that his heart was pounding just by looking at him.
“I heard the person you were with was the chairman of Cheil Hospital?”
“huh.”
“Even though I did it, my sister kept looking at me and saying that. “I was wondering why your expression looked so bright, but now I understand.”
“… … really?”
That you? no way.
Jooheon looked at Daon in surprise as he noticed that he could not be embraced with love alone. However, Daon said he had a clear sense of it just today, and even the movement of lifting his heel toward his ear was full of confidence.
“I’m talking about the sister who did it anyway. “I think things went well with the chairman of Cheil Hospital.”
“… … Yudaon. “You really.”
“I mean the heart transplant center!”
“… … .”
“When my sister went to Cheil Hospital, she had a strong will to somehow create a heart transplant center. But looking at her expression today, I think the conversation went well. “So does the Chairman.”
The longer Daon’s excited voice continued, the more solemn Jooheon became. Da-on, who had been chattering for a while, saying that it was really good and that I should follow her example, belatedly tilted her head.
“… … Why are you doing this? professor?”
“just.”
Jooheon’s agony face also showed no strength as soon as he turned to face her. Although I may have many stories in my heart, the moment I saw Daon’s eyes sparkling in front of me, there was only one thing I could say.
“… … I say I love you.”
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“Jun. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Ah, center director.”
Hae-joon, who was glancing somewhere, turned around when the center director of Hankuk University called me. Where has he gone? He hadn’t even been able to talk properly with Lee Han since he came all the way here. I was nervous about him suddenly disappearing from view, but since he is also the chairman of the board, there must be many people here who know him.
‘okay. It’ll be okay.’
He is not a man worth worrying about what might happen. So, what’s really not okay with him may be the fact that he looks back at him every chance he gets.
“Jun, you didn’t even get a proper bouquet, what’s wrong?”
“The center director too.”
Hae-joon laughed at the center director’s harsh joke. He boasted of a friendship that was more than family with the center director, as if they had been friends for four years. The shoulder dance she did on her 60th birthday last year was still ingrained in her body.
“I need to see Jun get married before I retire.”
“Well, what about marriage? what.”
“but. “Our Jun is married to CS.”
“… … .”
no. I don’t really want to do that.
This time, the corners of her mouth became awkward, unable to smile. The center director only meant what he said, but my heart pounded as I listened to it. Without realizing it, Hae-joon glanced once again at the area near the statue where Lee-han was standing.
“ah. Come to think of it, I heard that the chairman of the board came with us today.”
“… … “Center director.”
As soon as his story came out, she idly brushed her hair. I haven’t heard that man’s name once or twice today, and I can’t figure out why he keeps getting agitated. At the same time, I felt strange that Seo Yi-han was a man that everyone, including the center director, recognized.
Chairman of the board of directors of Cheil Hospital and successor to Seomun Group.
That man is her lover.
It was such a strange feeling that it made me feel sick to my stomach. Suddenly, in front of the center director who was scolding me for not being able to accept even a bouquet, I realized, ‘That man, my lover, didn’t say anything.’ The urge to tell me suddenly arose.
“What are you laughing at? “I didn’t even get a bouquet. Is there anything interesting?”
“Oh, no. Center Director!”
Why do I keep doing this?
Hae-joon, who has been losing his mind more and more these days, quickly threw up his hands. I laughed along with the center director’s shy and insincere laughter as if he was keeping the beat. Still, after leaving Cheil Hospital, I felt relieved because I could laugh to my heart’s content.
“Anyway, Chairman Seo is nowhere to be seen. “Did you go to say hello to Director Kang?”
“ah… … You will come. what.”
Hae-joon’s face, who was trying to pretend to be calm, became gloomy. There is no way a man who visits someone else’s wedding hall or even an island will not come back no matter where he goes.
“Jun, you know that, right? “Director Kang is Professor Kang Joo-heon’s grandfather.”
“yes. I heard. “I heard it’s a great family.”
“hmm. “I heard a little while ago that Chairman Seo also said that there will be good news soon.”
“… … yes?”
“It sounded like they were getting married.”
The center director smiled slightly, wondering what other good news there could be at that age. I smiled happily here and there, saying it was a good time, but I didn’t actually see Hae-joon’s face becoming more contemplative as he stood next to me.
“You mean marriage?”
“These are some of the best hospitals in Korea, so even family members will be familiar with them. So, Chairman Seo must have come all the way here.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, it seems like Director Kang also listened to this while preparing a gift for Professor Kang. “I heard that the wife of the Seomun Group was preparing for her wedding, so she went through all the jewelry stores in Seoul and had a hard time finding something decent.”
Chaebol said it was like that, and the center director’s admiration, which was not an admiration, was unusually fussy. However, Hae-joon, who used to argue louder than anyone else at times like this, somehow found his voice shaking.
“Woah, are you sure? “Are you really saying that Chairman Seo is getting married?”
“I don’t know if it’s for sure. Still, it seems like the wife said that herself, so it’s probably not a lie. Every once in a while, if you look at the news, they say that there are only two sons in the family, but they probably aren’t the youngest… … .”
“ah… … .”
I’m sure. That’s right, Seo Yihan.
Hae-joon, who had been swallowing dry saliva repeatedly, became out of breath while standing. There is no way Yuhan, a high school student, would get married, and if anyone in that house should get married, it would of course be Lee Han. Hae-joon, who had been struggling to bear the thought of Seo Yi-han getting married, suddenly widened his eyes.
‘Seo, no way. ‘It’s me!’
It’s a funny thought, but the person Lee Han is meeting now is definitely himself. I held onto my chest, pretending not to be Hae-joon, whose heart was pounding in a bird’s beak.
“Ho, wasn’t there any talk about who you were marrying?”
“well. I know what I heard. “I just think that’s what the wife over there says.”
“… … .”
“She’s the perfect daughter-in-law who fits into that family.”
“Sigh!”
Nope. I guess it’s me!
Her heart pounded, as if she was riding a roller coaster, her heart, which had reached the sky, was suddenly thrown to the floor. In front of the center director who asked her if she was okay, her eyes became so cold that she couldn’t even say she was okay.
‘… … It’s really not me.’
I’ve already met Mrs. Cha a few times, and I know she’s a sweet and kind person, but she’s definitely the hostess of a conglomerate. There is something somewhat unexpected about her, and like Lee Han’s mother, I have seen her shine with elegant charisma many times, wherever and whenever she is.
If you are the perfect daughter-in-law in that person’s eyes… … I don’t know, but she probably isn’t herself.
I tried to have some hope if the answer was something like, “I don’t really like my family, but I can’t help it,” or “It’s a bit disappointing, but I like them, so what can I do?” Although I am ‘quite good, have some abilities, and will not be left out wherever I go,’ I cannot say that I am the perfect daughter-in-law suitable for one of Korea’s leading conglomerates.
What kind of person is the perfect daughter-in-law in such a family?
“ha… … .”
no. First of all, it’s not me, so do I really need to know that?
The tip of his nose became increasingly sore, and Hae-joon repeatedly clenched and unclenched his fists. I could barely stand when the center director was there, but now I couldn’t even hear what he was saying.
“Anyway, that world is that world, and our Jun’s future is the problem.”
“… … yes.”
“I should have called you over and talked to you, but how long are you going to be on top?”
“… … “Why is that?”
