Lee Han smiled faintly, as if he wanted to leave it at that. It was a smile that didn’t even feel the slightest warmth, but if Secretary Kang saw it, it would definitely feel different from usual.
First of all, it’s the first time I’ve talked about something that Seo Yi-han once said no to at this length.
“Then I think you understood it much more clearly this time.”
“I’ll pay you back.”
“… … .”
Suddenly, Lee Han’s fingers, which had been lightly moving, stopped. Hae-joon’s eyes, which were filled with satisfaction, also momentarily narrowed, and Hae-joon’s face became determined.
“78 million won, I will repay you.”
“Professor Hae-jun Yoon.”
“To the Chairman, if a person like me is the problem, solving that problem should be the priority.”
Pay back the money, pay it back.
An invisible flame burned in her determined eyes. Since he is a man without blood or tears, he should at least have money. As soon as he said that he would pay back the money, Hae-joon slowly raised the corners of his mouth at Lee Han’s reaction of not being able to say anything, as if he had been caught off guard.
“I believe that if I repay the money, the chairman will think about CS’s heart transplant center more rationally and step-by-step from the beginning, regardless of me.”
“… … “The joke is funny.”
“You’re kidding. Even if things are like this, is there any reason to joke about my youth and the money I worked so hard to save?”
“Why are you spending such precious money like this?”
“Because the transplant center has greater value.”
“… … .”
“I’m not asking you to build a transplant center right away. “It’s a place where I don’t lose anything if the chairman gives me serious consideration just once.”
If Lee Han is good at calculations, Hae Joon is also good at calculations. As she reached the conclusion she had been working hard on on her calculator for two days, Lee Han’s fingers on her overlapped knees rolled again.
“Please reconsider, Chairman.”
“… … So, how do you plan to repay me?”
“Oh, actually, I didn’t know something like this would happen, so it’s hard to pay it back all at once.”
Hae-joon’s voice, which had been confident until now, shrank depending on the situation I was in. In any case, he was the one who was disappointed, so he had to adjust his repayment plan before Lee Han callously cut off his head.
“Well, if you can give me just a little consideration for that part, I will repay you little by little. Even if that wasn’t the case, I thought about it… … .”
The two people stopped what they were doing at the same time at the faint sound of vibration ringing at the right time. Hae-joon, who had just opened his mouth to start talking, bit his lip in disappointment, and Lee Han’s eyebrows cracked.
“… … .”
As the vibration continued to ring, Lee Han finally took out his cell phone. However, as soon as he confirmed the sender, the wrinkles between his eyebrows deepened and he immediately turned off his cell phone.
“It’s done. Continue what you were saying… … Phew.”
Ring ring, this time it’s not a cell phone, but the secretariat’s intercom. The sound of the bell ringing like a loud voice kept getting on his nerves. Unable to pull out the line, Lee Han touched his forehead in resignation, and Hae Joon quickly backed away.
“I’m going to go out for a while. Please take it easy.”
“no. “Because that won’t happen,”
“no. It seems like an important call, so you should answer it. “Just listening to me again after the call is over is enough.”
Hae-joon’s smile suddenly turned innocent as he waved both hands and walked away, saying that he really didn’t have any great greed. It looked as if there was going to be a round of applause like in the auditorium a few days ago, so Lee Han missed the moment to refuse and swallowed a silent laugh as soon as the door closed.
“Yes, it is me. mother.”
– Oh, are you Lee Han? Why is your voice so bright?
“… … “No way.”
His lips, which had moved up as he switched the receiver to his other hand, also returned to their original position. For a moment, I had forgotten how meaningless the person on the other side of the phone was.
– Maybe something good happened that I don’t know about?
“From now on, I need to think about how fair something good should be for me, who was kicked out of a good company.”
– Oh my.
I can’t say anything, even the grumbling bruises seem brighter than usual. Lee Han sighed, his head throbbing as if he had just been hit.
“Don’t just turn around and say it. “If you’ve called me several times during this time, you probably have a separate topic.”
– Have you been busy? Looks like I got in the way. But what did you do?
“… … “I usually work at work, Mom.”
So please.
His body sank deeper and deeper as he sat back on the chair with resignation. I had a somewhat ominous feeling, but I couldn’t just dismiss it like I treated other people. Although he is far from being a clingy, grinning filial piety like Yu-han, Lee-han is also the eldest son who still retains at least some sense of filial piety.
“mother. Let’s give Yuhan a call. “I saw your text message a little while ago, and it looks like you’re very free.”
– no. He’s busy. I can’t contact you. He said he couldn’t come home because he felt like he had to focus on studying for a while.
“What is Seo Yu-han?”
When the unexpected answer came back, Lee Han snorted loudly. Even though he has lived a good life, you must believe in his trustworthy son. The only good thing about Yuhan, the youngest, was that he could drive his parents crazy by wagging his tail like a puppy, but now he can no longer expect that kind of help.
“Then why don’t you call your aunt in America? At this point, it might be a good idea to visit the United States for a while. Once you decide, I will tell you to prepare… … .”
– Oh, by the way, your aunt is coming to Korea! It went really well, right?
“… … okay.”
I became a little more anxious. There hasn’t been much to say about him yet, but he has been living as his mother’s son for well over thirty years. Lee Han was annoyed by the American aunt, returning to Korea, the successive phone calls, the bright voice, and the slowly reminiscent conclusion, so he lowered his head.
“We won’t meet. I don’t eat rice. “I don’t have time for tea.”
– He really is. What are you talking about?
“Mom, you probably know better what I’m talking about. “Aren’t you using your aunt to prepare a place for you?”
This is why Seo Yu-han said something about America.
Lee Han narrowed his eyes as he realized only today why he had made such a fuss two days ago as if he had asked for some big information. I admit that my younger brother’s information was useful, but it’s not to the point where I have to rely on the help of such a child to prepare.
“I don’t know who you’ll meet again, but I hope you don’t have that kind of resentment that you won’t be able to raise your head in that family in the future. “It would be best to prevent such a disaster from happening in the first place.”
– Seo Yi-han, who wants to show it to you?
“… … Isn’t it?”
My predictions were wrong several times today.
Lee Han’s eyes opened. Listening to her mother’s curious voice, it doesn’t seem like she really meant to do that at all. Although it was unexpected, there seemed to be nothing bad to me, so his posture gradually returned to being upright.
“Thank goodness. So, I hope you have a good time with your aunt… … .”
-Your aunt is probably upset right now. I said I don’t need to introduce anyone to you anymore.
“… … yes. But my aunt isn’t the type of person to give up easily.”
– no. Lee Han says you are already seeing someone, what should I do?
“… … .”
– Hoho, there is nothing to be surprised about. Where in the world is there a secret?
“… … “That’s right.”
There could be a secret that you don’t even know about.
Lee Han gradually fell into confusion. I wanted to ask if I had misheard that I was meeting someone, but my mother’s voice on the other end of the phone was already filled with joy and emotion.
– From the moment you went to the hospital obediently, I thought it was strange. Lee Han, where are you from?
“… … mother.”
Then, I don’t know what kind of person I am, or how much more I should listen to, whichever one I should ask first. While Lee Han, who had never been unable to decide what to do, was immersed in an unfamiliar feeling for the first time, her mother became increasingly friendly.
– Be honest. From the beginning… … That’s how it was, right?
“I have never done anything so significant that you would say it without leaving a lingering note in the middle.”
-Who said anything? Ho Ho. Anyway, if I had waited for you to tell me first, would I have listened to you for the rest of my life? I’m glad there’s at least a finite amount of it.
“I don’t know what the hell you’re misunderstanding, but I’m not seeing any women.”
– then. Even if there are no women, there will be seals.
“… … .”
thud.
The receiver, which was not disconnected properly and was misaligned, rolled on the desk. As his mother’s voice calling my name one after another spread like tinnitus, Lee Han’s black eyebrows fluttered.
“… … “You bastard.”
◇ ◆ ◇
“Professor Yoon, would you like something to drink?”
Secretary Yang, who offered drinks one after another, was extremely friendly. Ever since Hae-joon operated on her grandmother earlier this year, he couldn’t help but give her more to see. It was Secretary Yang who informed us of the Chairman’s schedule in advance today.
“There are guests from the West Gate headquarters still waiting, but the Chairman has no other plans for the afternoon. “I will let you know as soon as I finish the call with the Chairman, so please rest comfortably.”
“thank you.”
Hae-jun just sighed and looked at the closed door. okay. At least he wasn’t kicked out. Thinking as positively as possible, she held my hands tightly. For me, it’s like I’ve thrown the last card, so I have nowhere to back down.
However, contrary to my solemn determination, Junho’s response was lukewarm.
