#185. Boom! 5
At the word “young lady,” Lee Hye-rim felt her face turn hot.
If it were before, I would have laughed it off, but today it seemed unusually different.
What should I say about Woojin standing up and smiling?
His shoulders seemed broader and more solid, as if he were riding a horse and holding out his hand to say that there was light there.
Oh, right.
I had something to give to Woojin.
He also wanted to help Woojin.
It was something she had thought about for a long time, thinking about Woojin who sometimes acted strangely, and then her hand went to Baek.
At that time, Woojin said.
“We’re going to be late. Let’s go.”
“Huh? Yeah.”
Lee Hye-rim got up from her seat and muttered to herself.
Should I say it's a gift? Because today isn't the only day.
The two got into the car and Woojin took the wheel.
Lee Hye-rim suddenly had that thought.
When Woojin and I are driving together, nine times out of ten, Woojin is driving.
The thoughts didn't stop there, and memories of the past came flooding back vividly.
When Woojin, who enjoys food, put food on his plate first, saying that it was a good restaurant, while taking a piece of string from his shoulder.
When I turned my back to the sun and waved goodbye, it was so bright that I couldn't see Woojin's face clearly.
Now that I think about it, the way I treat myself has gradually changed.
“Woojin.”
Woojin answered while staring straight ahead.
"huh?"
"thank you."
A faint smile appeared on Woojin’s lips, even though he was silent.
“I should be more grateful.”
“I want to tell you….”
Woojin opened his mouth again as if to cut her off.
“I got to know a lot of good restaurants, met a lot of people, and went to places I’ve never been before. Hye-rim, I learned a lot because of you.”
I was sincere.
I saw and felt a lot through her.
Han Bora felt the joy of giving.
Family was always nagging.
While I still can't stop observing myself in terms of the influence of brain science and hormones, I've also realized that there's a level higher than that self-observation.
It was an emotionally charged reaction.
Joy, delight, happiness, etc… .
Of course, anger was also included.
I intended to do something appropriate to the person who deserved my anger.
Bad guys would be caught as soon as they were seen.
Even if you're not a police officer, you can do it now.
Because the condition has been met.
Woojin was trying to find normalcy in these situations.
Lee Hye-rim smiled awkwardly.
“What are you talking about? I learned it.”
Up until now, Woojin has shown it through his actions.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
When solving a problem, it is always better to do it this way than to just say it.
'That's what will happen.'
That's really what happened.
Lee Hye-rim continued speaking.
“I am grateful.”
“Then let’s call him Teacher.”
Lee Hye-rim smiled wryly.
Even if other things change little by little, that old man-like speech that comes out often doesn't change.
But it doesn't really match the face and it makes me laugh.
I couldn't help but laugh.
At that moment, Woojin, who was waiting for the signal, looked at the car in front and said.
“What if I become a taxi driver?”
Lee Hye-rim was not surprised because she had seen Woo-jin more than once or twice, but nodded slowly like someone practicing Taoism.
It might have been something you really wanted to do.
I really could have done it.
but.
“Not now.”
"why?"
“Because she’s my personal secretary.”
“Oh, I got a job as an executive assistant today.”
Woojin smiled faintly and turned his head towards her.
“Are you feeling more relaxed now, miss?”
Hye-rim Lee lowered her head slightly and covered her face with her hair.
It also helps relieve stress on the way to see grandpa.
It felt like my stiff body was loosening up.
Lee Hye-rim raised her head again and looked at Woo-jin with a smile.
“This, this, we need to take care of our new secretary’s feelings too. We need to raise her salary. How much would that be?”
“Instead of giving me a raise, I would appreciate it if you could buy me something delicious once a week.”
"call."
* * *
Lee Hye-rim arrived at Chairman Lee's house in Hannam-dong, opened the car door, and went outside.
Woojin didn't follow.
It was a place where only the bloodlines of the Shinwha Group gathered.
A storm of emotional psychology will blow in with many thoughts mixed together, but outward appearances will be calm like the eye of the storm.
“Our young lady, fighting.”
Lee Hye-rim waved her hand at Woo-jin's words.
“I’ll be back soon. Let’s go eat something delicious later.”
“Miss, how about some Jjamppong? The sweet and sour pork with rice there is incredible.”
“Chochi!”
Lee Hye-rim, who had been smiling brightly, turned her body.
With each step I took, the smile I had been holding on to gradually disappeared, and I muttered to myself.
I was going to do something terrible to my grandfather.
My grandfather knows that fact.
And it was he who made it known.
It was Woojin's plan, but Hye-rim Lee continued to use self-hypnosis in case she made a mistake.
If you say the wrong thing, Woojin's hard work will go down the drain.
Then I felt like I couldn't accept myself.
As she finally went inside, she saw Lee Jeong-ho, her uncle, sitting in the living room.
He was sweeping his hair with a stiff expression.
“I'm here.”
At her words, Lee Jeong-ho just turned his head and furrowed his brow.
“What are you doing here?”
“I came because my grandfather called me.”
“Father?”
"yes."
Lee Jeong-ho looked at Lee Hye-rim with an uncomfortable expression. No, he didn't mind being embarrassed in front of his nephew.
The question was how the father would come out.
When Lee Jeong-ho was thinking about that again,
Hye-rim Lee did not think of her uncle, whom she was holding in her eyes, as a human being.
Lee Hye-rim grabbed the hem of her skirt. But she didn't show it.
Instead.
“Uncle. What’s going on…?”
“Keep your mouth shut and be quiet.”
Lee Hye-rim's gaze sank low as she looked at Lee Jeong-ho.
Because it really didn't look like a person anymore.
At that time, Lee Jeong-mi and Lee Jeong-hye arrived.
They ran straight up to the chairman's study, but were blocked by the man guarding the door.
“He said he was going down soon and told us not to let anyone in.”
Lee Jeong-cheol, who arrived together, sat on the sofa and asked his daughter, Lee Hye-rim.
“Did your grandfather call you?”
“Yes. I came in a hurry too… What’s going on?”
“I don’t know either.”
Lee Jeong-cheol gave a short answer and did not open his mouth any further.
I was just more curious about my father's well-being.
And again.
Lee Jeong-cheol asked his older brother, Lee Jeong-ho.
“Your expression doesn’t look good.”
Lee Jeong-ho, who had been slightly bowing his head, raised his eyes and looked at Lee Jeong-cheol.
Does the guy know what he did, or is he completely unaware?
Director Cho was also involved in embezzlement and other miscellaneous charges.
Given the circumstances, it is likely that the father would like to keep this quiet.
Lee Jeong-ho was able to quickly come to a conclusion.
The guy who looks at her with his usual dry eyes doesn't know that fact.
Didn't they say that there are no parents who win over their children?
For some reason, I had a feeling that my father might turn a blind eye to this.
If you say that Director Cho planned it alone… .
Lee Jeong-ho once again recalled the video he had secretly filmed of his father at the villa.
It was clear that he had dementia.
But no matter how much I threatened and persuaded my doctor, the answer I got was the same.
'I hope you are in good health.'
What the heck… At that moment, everyone’s eyes turned to the second floor.
It was because the chairman was coming down.
As usual, his eyes were indifferent, and his face seemed to have no idea what he was thinking.
Another thing that was different was that he was holding a long whip in his right hand.
The daughters jumped up and approached the chairman.
"dad!"
“Where have you been? You’re back now!”
The eyes of the two people standing on either side of the chairman, supporting him, were filled with tears.
“Where is the portrait? Go and sit down.”
“I can’t tell you how worried I was. Are you feeling unwell?”
“Dad, you seem to have lost a little weight. Are you sure you’re okay? Yes?”
The chairman let out a silent sigh through his nose.
These are the guys who watched his videos and thought of various schemes.
There is no one to blame.
It was the seed that he sowed and the one that he had to reap.
As the chairman sat down, Lee Jeong-cheol opened his mouth with a slightly worried voice.
“Father. I’ve been looking for you for a long time. Your body is…”
“You loser.”
Lee Jeong-cheol suddenly found it strange that his father would say something like that, but he didn't open his mouth.
Because that's how he was originally.
Lee Jeong-cheol didn't know this, but Chairman Lee had a faint smile on his face when he looked at him.
But that smile went unnoticed by anyone and disappeared in an instant.
The chairman knew that the second son, Jeong-cheol, was the most blunt but also the most affectionate.
He has greed but little ambition.
He should have taken some action when he was in hiding, but he didn't.
He is not fit to take charge of the Shinwha Group.
But I think she is more talented at raising children than herself, and she raised Hye-rim well.
"father…."
Chairman Lee nodded at the table at Lee Jeong-ho's cautious tone.
And then he lifted up the hanging reed.
“Go up.”
"father…."
“Why can’t you come up quickly?”
First, Lee Jeong-ho felt his self-esteem and self-respect sink to the bottom.
At this age, in front of my younger siblings and my nephew.
I wanted to hide in a mouse hole, but I had no choice and no method.
These thoughts of Lee Jeong-ho were deliberately induced by Chairman Lee.
Shinwha Group can't be yours.
As soon as Lee Jeong-ho went up to the table, Chairman Lee spoke with his usual expression.
“Roll up your pants.”
Lee Jeong-ho pulled up the thigh dance.
Lee Jeong-ho's calves, the envy of the world, have been revealed.
Lee Jeong-ho closed his eyes in shame.
The wrinkles around his eyes grew like spider webs.
Crack!
The whistle hit his calf like a whip.
“How many times have I told you that you should always know how to draw the big picture when it comes to work?”
Crack!
“When things don’t go well, you have to have multiple escape routes.”
Crack!
“How often have I taken this father’s words for granted.”
Some people just understood what the chairman was saying, and some people didn't.
Crack!
Lee Jeong-ho's calf burst and blood gushed out.
But the chairman seemed to have no intention of stopping.
Crash! Crash!
No one in this place could stop the chairman.
The daughters swallowed hard, and Lee Jeong-cheol just watched quietly as if trying to figure out his father's intentions.
Crash! Crash!
Only after Lee Jeong-ho's calf was completely torn and blood was gushing out did Chairman Lee put him down as if throwing a stick.
The chairman fixed his gaze on Lee Jeong-ho's calf.
Anyone who is to lead the Shinwha Group must be as cunning as a fox at times, and must not let go once they have bitten.
Even if there is no opportunity, you must find a way, and you must create a pretext that did not exist before to suppress the opponent.
And I have to make it mine.
It had to be able to grab hold of people's hearts and shake them.
But now there's a guy who's shown all of that with his bare hands.
The chairman's gaze turned to Lee Hye-rim.
