#126. Ordinarily. 6
Lee Hye-rim blinked once and asked.
"gift?"
Woojin, who was looking at his wristwatch, lowered his arm and said.
“Yes, Miss. It’s not material. I don’t know if you’ll like it.”
“Not material things?”
“Yes.”
Lee Hye-rim tilted her head and thought quietly.
They say it's not material things like food, bags, watches, clothes, etc.
No matter how much I thought about it, nothing came to mind.
“What is that?”
“You will find out in two hours.”
Lee Hye-rim tapped her chest as if she was feeling frustrated.
But he quickly smiled and laughed.
“Mr. Shin Woo-jin, you know that when you say that, expectations will only go up, right?”
“There is a high probability that you will like it.”
“Okay. Let’s go.”
As Lee Hye-rim took the lead with a smile, Woo-jin followed behind her, carrying a shopping bag.
He didn't even stand next to her, but just a little behind her, looking like a real executive secretary.
The place we arrived at was a high-end perfume store.
Hye-rim Lee, who was looking over the perfumes on display, looked at Woo-jin and spoke to the staff.
“Please recommend a perfume that is neither too heavy nor too light.”
“Miss, I have perfume… … .”
“Before you came, didn’t you listen to what I said, “토, 달, 지, 말, 라, 고?”
"thank you."
Lee Hye-rim turned away from Woo-jin and covered her mouth with her hand to hide her wide smile.
“How about this scent?”
The employee's words made Woojin briefly recall old memories.
When I came home from being locked in the closet and smelled food for the first time, I thought it was 'perfume'.
Because it smelled so good.
"great."
“There is also this kind of scent.”
"great."
In the end, Lee Hye-rim chose perfume instead of Woo-jin's parrot-like speech.
“Please give me this. I think it suits Woojin.”
It was a gently spreading scent.
It seemed to suit Woojin, reminiscent of a sunny spring day.
"thank you."
That wasn't all of Lee Hye-rim's gift.
Even the tie and pin.
Woojin was set up in his own style.
Lee Hye-rim looked Woo-jin up and down.
If you put down the shopping bag you were holding, you would see that he looked like a wealthy young master.
Maybe it was because her face played a part, but she looked completely presentable no matter where she was shown.
Of course, she had thought of Woojin that way before, but today, it seemed especially… … .
At that moment, Woojin looked at his wristwatch.
“It was a minute ago.”
That moment.
Choi Ki-bae, sitting in front of the PC, was scrolling down the mouse.
I was reading an article,
[Mr. L, a big businessperson, and Mr. M, an actor, were at the same hotel… … .]
The person who posted the article with the photo was not Choi Ki-bae, but another reporter named Kim Mi-young.
Choi Gi-bae muttered with a smile.
"I also wear a dog, but you are the same thing."
Shinwha Group has had countless incidents that were covered up with money.
Suddenly, I remembered Woojin whom I had seen at the billiard hall.
'Choose. You can't get money from Agent Cha Joo-hyuk. Instead, he'll frame Reporter Choi as the perpetrator. In fact, Reporter Choi threatened you. However, there is a way to get money. Pass it on to another reporter. I'll give you the 20 million won I mentioned at the beginning. And all you have to do is pretend to tell Agent Cha Joo-hyuk that you did something wrong. Agent Cha Joo-hyuk will find out if what I said is true or false when he comes.'
Choi Gi-bae couldn't turn down Woo-jin's offer.
It was because he started keeping an eye on Lee Yo-hwan for money.
Shin Woo-jin's words were incredibly sweet in a situation where he started out for the money, but ended up not getting the money he wanted even though he got the job.
Since he had secretly received money from Shin Woo-jin and had never received money from Cha Joo-hyuk, it was difficult to establish a crime.
In this way, Woojin took advantage of Choi Gibae's desire.
“By the way… … .”
Choi Gi-bae muttered, his gaze fixed on the article.
“Is there already chaos in Shinwha Group? This, this… is this a team kill?”
* * *
Lee Hye-rim opened her mouth, looking at Woo-jin with a puzzled look.
“1 minute?”
Woojin searched for an article on his phone and handed it to Hye-rim Lee.
"ah……."
Lee Hye-rim, who was looking at the article, turned her gaze towards Woo-jin.
“Is this you… … ?”
The corners of Woojin's mouth seemed to be slowly rising.
“Miss, here’s my gift.”
Lee Hye-rim's chin seemed to be trembling.
His mouth was shut as if he was trying to hold something back.
I had a vague feeling that Woojin might do something.
It's like… what should I say… .
It felt like I was scolding someone on my behalf.
When I was young, it seemed like my family history was flashing before my eyes.
'Dad, my sister pushed me.'
'Get along well.'
'My brother cut my hair.'
'Get along well.'
'Dad, at school today… … .'
'Don't act up.'
Lee Hye-rim strangely held back tears and looked at Woo-jin with reddened eyes.
The faintly smiling face seems to be saying this.
'I'll scold you.'
Hye-rim Lee sighed and wiped her eyes.
“I really can’t live because of you.”
“Happy birthday, Miss.”
“… … Did you know?”
Tears are streaming down my face.
I didn't even know why I was crying.
Suddenly, I was overcome with emotion.
Woojin touched her shoulder.
“There are a lot of people. If the Shinwha Group people see that you are crying in front of me, I might get fired.”
Lee Hye-rim, who had been covering her face with one hand, quickly raised her head.
“Who? As long as I’m here, no one can touch you. No one.”
“I am so grateful.”
Lee Hye-rim ended up laughing at Woo-jin's words.
Woojin took something out of his pocket and held it out.
It was USB.
“The original photo of the article. There is no copy either. I think it would be okay if you took this to your father. Of course, the article will be taken down as soon as Hye-rim meets your father.”
Lee Hye-rim shook her head.
“You don’t have to do this. Don’t do it anymore.”
“It’s a birthday present, as I said. If you reject it, Hye-rim, my efforts will be in vain.”
“If you say it like that, it’ll be hard to refuse.”
Woojin made another thin smile.
“Miss, now is the time.”
* * *
Assistant Manager Cha Ju-hyeok, standing in front of the director, couldn't hide his embarrassed expression.
“What happened?”
“It seems like there was another reporter there. It’s different from the photo taken by reporter Choi Gi-bae.”
It was natural.
Because Choi Ki-bae moved around and took pictures from different angles.
The director rubbed his forehead with his index and middle fingers as if he had a headache.
“That bitch named Kim Mi-young, what the… … I decided not to curse. Where does her company work?”
“It’s called Bright World, and it’s so small that it only has three reporters.”
“What’s the situation?”
“I posted a rebuttal and am responding with an article about a celebrity, but the girl that Master Lee Yo-hwan met is quite famous… … .”
“That’s why you should have played around with him appropriately. Contact that actor quickly. He might have intentionally made reporters wait and told them the time he would come out of the hotel in order to catch Master Lee Yo-hwan. Contact the portal too… … .”
Just then the door opened and someone came in.
It was Lee Hye-rim.
Cha Joo-hyuk quickly bowed, and the director, who got up from his seat, bowed his head politely as if in greeting.
The director raised his head and said.
“Miss, what brings you here… … .”
“I sound like someone who has come to a place I can’t go, is that right?”
“No, that can’t be. Please sit over here.”
When the director reached out to the sofa, Hye-rim Lee placed a USB on the table instead of sitting down.
“This is the original photo of the article. The article has also been taken down.”
The director, whose eyes widened slightly, nodded at Cha Joo-hyuk.
Cha Joo-hyuk said, immediately searching on his smartphone.
“The article has been taken down. I will order the rebuttal article to be taken down immediately.”
If Lee Yo-hwan's article is taken down and the rebuttal article is also taken down, it will naturally disappear from the real-time search rankings.
This was because there was no gossip information that could be on people's lips.
Instead, other celebrity incidents directed by SH Strategy would rise to the top of the real-time search rankings.
As Cha Ju-hyuk disappeared, the director carefully opened his mouth.
“Miss, but how did you… … .”
“It’s not the how that matters, it’s the family. Is that clear? Well, thank you for your hard work.”
Lee Hye-rim left the director's office without looking back.
* * *
The father's gaze, which had been looking at the PC, was loosely fixed on Lee Yo-hwan.
“It seems that Hye-rim, whom you don’t like, stopped you. And you are the one who brings shame to this father.”
Lee Yo-hwan's eyes, which had been looking at the floor here and there, widened slightly.
And then he spoke hastily.
“Father, we just met. That’s not the kind of relationship we have.”
My father got up from his seat, took off his jacket, and threw it on the table.
“It doesn’t matter what kind of relationship you have with that idiot. What matters is that you were humiliated. What do you think your grandfather and this father’s brothers will think of me? Don’t you know that if this father does well, your future path will be smooth?”
"sorry."
“Your right-hand man, the director, was also thrown in jail.”
“I am ashamed. I will do better in front of my father. I am sorry.”
Because of the Mirae Industry incident, he, who was Lee Yo-hwan's loyal subject, ended up covering up everything.
Bam.
The father, who had taken off his watch, approached Lee Yo-hwan.
There seemed to be no emotion in his voice.
“I shouldn’t have done something so regrettable.”
match!
Lee Yo-hwan's head turned sharply to the side.
The lip was torn and blood flowed out.
Just then the secretary came in and knocked.
“You have arrived, young lady.”
Lee Yo-hwan wiped his lips, and Lee Hye-rim stood next to him.
“You found it.”
"okay."
Father returned to his seat as representative.
And he said to Lee Yo-hwan.
“Isn’t there something you need to say to Hye-rim?”
Lee Yo-hwan, whose eyebrows had been furrowing, finally opened his mouth.
"thanks."
Lee Hye-rim also responded dryly to Lee Yo-hwan's tone of voice, which showed no emotion at all.
“Thank you, you’re family.”
After those words, there was a brief silence.
My father, who had been looking back and forth between Lee Hye-rim and Lee Yo-hwan, soon opened his mouth.
“Yohwan will go to Thailand this month. He will oversee the resort business and report.”
"father!"
It was no different from telling them to go into exile.
“Just because I took a picture with a celebrity… … .”
Lee Yo-hwan, who saw his father's eyebrows furrow, could not continue speaking.
“You had plenty of opportunities. You threw them away and acted like a punk. And when you come back, there will be more opportunities. You have to think carefully about what kind of person you can be while you’re there.”
Lee Yo-hwan gritted his teeth, and his father's gaze turned to Lee Hye-rim.
“Hye-rim, you did well. I hope you can fill the void while your brother is away. What do you think?”
Meanwhile, Woojin was talking on the phone with Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong while looking at the sky where the sun was setting.
“We’re going to throw a party. Master Lee Yo-hwan, you’re really stressed out right now. Today is D-Day. The water’s coming in, Inspector.”
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