#epilogue
“Oh my, Hae-joon made that misunderstanding?”
Mrs. Cha’s voice, sitting on the living room sofa, was full of confusion. Standing in front of the mirror on the wall, Lee Han put on his tie and lifted his chin.
“It looks like that.”
“What’s going on? I was so anxious that I was in a hurry, so I just gathered this and that, and the rumor spread all the way there. “You should be more careful.”
“… … mother.”
In that case, I wish you would stop cleaning that ring.
Lee Han’s eyes in the mirror turned to Mrs. Cha, who was cleaning her ring behind him. The way he touched and polished each ring was filled with just words of sorrow and ecstatic sincerity. He tried to say something to his mother, who didn’t show any sincerity, but Lee Han eventually closed his mouth and returned to Tai in the mirror.
“Look at this! “How pretty it would be if our Haejun joined in!”
“… … .”
Because I know very well who my mother is looking at behind the ring so ecstatically.
“Lee Han, what do you think of this?”
“… … “It’s not bad.”
“Oh my.”
Did you hear that?
Ms. Cha, holding a dazzling pear-cut diamond, made eye contact with Hyojin. Lee Han’s reaction, which is more indifferent to women’s accessories than a stone rolling on the side of the road, is ‘quite’ active and positive.
“So Dr. Yoon, no, Hae-joon, have you resolved all the misunderstandings?”
“Maybe.”
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have gotten a heart center instead of a ring.”
“… … “Aunt.”
Lee Han turned his body to face Hyojin. The tie, which had not yet been completely sorted out, matched his confused eyes strangely well.
“Didn’t I tell you? “Why did Hae Joon have such a misunderstanding?”
“It did. “I think this family is a bit of a burden.”
“… … .”
“Hmm, then maybe I should have bought the broadcasting station.”
Even the slightest hope disappeared from Lee Han’s eyes as Hyojin spoke to herself, not to herself. There are two reasons why I do not bother to come forward and correct such thoughts. Because I also agree to a certain extent that my aunt’s joke is not a joke at all and that ‘those damn chaebol dramas’ should end.
“Anyway, I hope everyone will be careful. “At least for a while.”
“For now, how much?”
“… … .”
When will we be able to fully reveal our scale and wealth?
Lee Han looked down one by one at his mother, aunt, and Yuhan, whose eyes were shining. As he let out a light sigh, Mrs. Cha became even more anxious.
“That’s right. “I said I resolved all the misunderstandings, but how much longer do I have to wait?”
“That’s right, bro. “We also prepared a gift.”
“… … you?”
Lee Han’s sneer became darker towards Yuhan, who was trying to subtly spoon him. I said I gave up studying early, but when I was a senior in high school and started doing origami by tearing off the cover of a workbook, it was no different from giving up on life.
“How old are you, but you still haven’t gotten over that habit?”
“A habit? “Could you call it a noble hobby?”
“crazy.”
Lee Han, who was finishing tying his tie, suddenly narrowed his eyes as if he didn’t like being in the same space. Will there ever come a day in my lifetime when I understand that guy? He’s grown a lot, and looking at him, he hasn’t changed much since 10 years ago when he was folding up colorful cards next to me.
But now I can no longer just criticize it.
Because people do not necessarily have to run with the flow of time.
I will do my best and do everything in my power to make sure that happens.
“… … Oh, it’s better to swear. “Don’t smile darkly.”
“Seo Yu-han.”
“But what’s so funny about you? “Let’s laugh together too.”
“Wake up from your dream.”
You have to hope for what you want.
Lee Han drew a line with a strong glance at Yuhan, who looked like he was going to cling to me at any moment. That warm afternoon in my grandfather’s hospital room seemed like something I would have to keep in my memory for the rest of my life.
Even if it wasn’t a strong memory of kissing Yuhan’s smooth forehead, the fate that took a long time to reach me was also too precious to say out loud.
If I could go back to that time, I would want to hold the pen with a little more care.
At least once, I want to ask that bold name first.
So much so that you want to cling to the hope that someday you will reach out to someone who needs you.
“I’m a doctor. “Where is race and occupation for a dying person?”
And please make sure to come back with that same faith and effort.
Even though I only know money, my heart can only be directed towards you.
“… … Look at him. “Do you think I’m crazy?”
“… … .”
With a manly, satisfied smile, Lee Han tightened his grip on Tai. I easily ignored the open whispering of the three people sitting around.
“Then I’ll be back.”
“ah… … “Today is the day, right?”
Mrs. Cha clapped softly as if she was happy to see it. Hyojin, who was sitting leaning against her, also shrugged her shoulders with a slightly bored expression.
“Haejun too. “You can just ask them to create a heart center. What’s so difficult about that?”
“… … Aunt. “I think I’ve explained it sufficiently so far.”
“know. “I know.”
Hyo-jin got sick of Lee Han’s rapidly growing eyes and averted her eyes. That doesn’t mean everyone understands.
“Anyway, Hae-joon is also quite stubborn. “There are so many easy and fast ways, but why would I dare to achieve them with my own hands?”
“So, you don’t like it?”
“… … Well, how could that be possible?”
“That’s right.”
Lee Han, who sought the understanding of his bloodlines, put on his coat. On a day like today, I don’t even want to be agitated anymore. Leo, who seemed to be about to go out, rushed over to see a seal-shaped bell hanging around his neck, which slightly frowned his eyes, but he held on well anyway.
“Mr. Lee Han. I will do well. I’ve prepared a lot so far and I’m confident. “I also have to take responsibility for the people who believed in me and waited for me.”
“Do we really have to do that? Whether it’s a heart transplant center or something, I… … .”
“Actually, I have one more person I have to take responsibility for.”
“… … .”
“I plan to take full responsibility for that person.”
Yes, they say so.
I’ve waited 12 years, so there’s no reason I can’t wait a few more days. Rumors must have spread all over the hospital, and all escape routes were blocked in advance. Therefore, he did not refuse Hae-joon’s request to give him time until the heart transplant center’s review.
The way she looked straight at me was reassuring enough to make me want to trust it.
“It looks like Secretary Kang has arrived. “I’ll just leave now.”
“Oh my, why don’t you take a ring with you? “You never know.”
“no. “I also prepared something separately.”
When Mrs. Cha approached with regret, Lee Han shook his head and disappeared without any regrets. He gestured to her, who was staring at the back of her eldest son through her window, that her efforts were in vain.
“What are you doing? “Do you think he would at least look back?”
“… … no. No, when did Lee Han buy the ring? “No, did you leave a ring to buy?”
“I guess you took care of it. “I have a lot of worries.”
Don’t you know your son?
Hyojin sighed in resignation at her younger brother’s puzzled look. Seo Yi-han said she couldn’t buy a ring because she didn’t have one. In her opinion, she didn’t have a more useless worry than that.
“Lee Han is a kid who will cut off rings on other people’s fingers if he wants to.”
“You too, sister!”
“It looks like things will work out on their own with Hae-joon, so what more do you want? “If it were me, I wouldn’t know.”
“huh? “Why aunt again?”
Yuhan, who was folding paper between the two women, glanced at Hyojin. This was just a ploy to appeal to ‘the last childish childishness’, but Hyojin giggled as if even that was cute.
“no. “I was wondering if you would see your brother begging for me.”
“Brother? “It must be difficult, right?”
“That’s right.”
