Episode 416:
There was another person gnashing his teeth here.
“Are you kidding me, bro?”
It was Lee Jae-heon, who almost got caught collaborating with the police.
‘I thought I would get caught someday, but I didn’t expect it to be because of this guy.’
He glared openly at Jaehyung Lee, who was sitting in front of him. He is lightly blunt so as not to deviate from the image of ‘Lee Jae-heon’ that he has built up over time, but at the same time coolly so as to let people know that he is a crazy guy.
Lee Jae-hyung was disgusted by the gap between his facial expression and gaze, which must have incited a sense of discomfort.
“Oh, look at your eyes. “Is that what you want to say to your heavenly brother?”
“Then why would you touch someone who is doing well? “I followed my brother’s advice and didn’t cause any accidents and just went to work quietly, because I was lacking something.”
“What a great thing it was that I had a little chat with your subordinate. Do you know what I talked about with that bastard named In-ho Jeong? uh?”
“It’s because we were caught seeing that our Deputy Jeong’s expression was very unusual.”
It was obvious even without looking.
‘I guess my stomach is upset.’
Although he was a member of the Lee Dang group, ‘Lee Jae-heon’ was in fact last place. This means that he is worse off than his three nephews who are candidates for succession, and it is unclear who will inherit the family business. My pride must have been hurt by the fact that the guy I thought would be rolling around in my palm turned out to be an unexpectedly crazy person.
Their older sister, Lee Jae-hee, might not have been very impressed, but Lee Jae-hyung was different. Men in this world were particularly sensitive to hierarchy, so I could roughly understand it.
‘I was scared on the boat at that time.’
I’m boiling inside in many ways, but considering Lee Dang Group’s image, I can’t not take care of Lee Jae-heon, who is a bomb that could explode at any moment. If I were to go against my will, it would seem like they would come into my house one night with a knife.
‘You may have thought that you wanted to control Lee Jae-heon, who can react at any time. I would have thought that Jung In-ho would be easy to coax since he is reasonably smart and suspicious. There’s no way he would have approached this type of guy without doing a background check, so I think he wanted to use his hands to create a control device for Lee Jae-heon called Jung In-ho…’ I never thought that a
bastard who had no interest in people around Lee Jae-heon his entire life would go this far just because he insulted him once. . I felt the need to talk to Jeong In-ho so that he would not approach me in the future.
“Didn’t you decide not to interfere with my hobby?”
Anyway, what Jae-hyung Lee ultimately chose was to disrupt ‘Jae-heon Lee’s’ pranks. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a control device named Jung In-ho, but even if you don’t, you’ll feel better because you’ll be interfering with the fun of ‘Lee Jae-heon’.
“I thought you said you would tell your sister and parents well…”
“I already told you what I said. This guy took care of everything. I’ve prepared everything you’ve been looking for, what you want, and what you’ve been waiting for. “Remember that I decided not to interfere with your hobbies.”
“Then can you tell me what you talked about with Assistant Manager Jeong?”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ was seducing random citizens in order to commit murder or similar crimes. At least Jaehyung Lee probably knows that. Before I visited the other side of the world last time, I made arrangements so that my meeting with other survivors would not seem as strange as possible.
However, Lee Jae-hyung, who was upset, wanted to vent his anger on something, and as a result, he opened his mouth to Jeong In-ho, who was being deceived by ‘Lee Jae-heon’.
“By any chance… you’re not saying that you’re being deceived by me or that I’ve made some kind of ridiculous slander, right?”
“Do you not have that much faith in your brother?”
“No… I’ve been deceived by someone my whole life, damn it! “I always give it to them and then take it away!”
“Look at your crumpled face.”
Jaehyeong Lee admired Jaeheon Lee, who was giggling and grumbling. ‘Lee Jae-heon’ seemed to feel better when he reminded himself that he had been under Lee Jae-hyung for a long time. He seemed to have realized again that no matter what his true nature, Lee Jae-heon was a pitiful youngest child who needed to be cherished and protected.
Lee Jae-hyung, who had become completely relaxed, leaned against the backrest.
“Okay, I’ll admit it. “I tried gently touching Jaeheon to see if he really trusted you.”
“Oh really…!”
“But it was really a joke. You know, I keep my word once I say it. I took a quick peek because I was curious to see how much fun you were having. “Nothing happened.”
It’s terrible.
‘I heard you came to the company for this purpose from the beginning.’
Jaeheon Lee himself was an old man, so he knew it well. Originally, the Kkondae family lived and died from pride. Lee Jae-hyung, who is the same type of person as me, must have wanted to somehow recover from the emotional wounds he suffered on the boat that day, and as an outlet for his anger, he may have tried to ruin the relationship with Jung In-ho that ‘Jae-heon Lee’ had been working on recently.
However, now that ‘Lee Jae-heon’ felt easy again, I quickly relaxed. It seems like he decided that even though he might cause an accident, it wouldn’t harm him. Seeing that Lee Jae-hyung’s expression has improved after clearing his mind, the probability of him touching Jung In-ho again in the future has decreased. It may not be reassuring as it has only been lowered, but it is better than nothing.
Lee Jae-heon consciously looked as if his anger had subsided. I relaxed my cold gaze more gently and slowly opened my tightly closed lips.
“…It was a joke.”
“Is that so? Wow, I can’t believe what you’re saying.”
“You have to trust the people you trust….”
Despite grumbling, ‘Jaeheon Lee’ nodded.
“But really, don’t do that. “They really put a lot of effort into it.”
To some extent, it was sincere.
‘It’s already a shame that it’s been discovered that Hong Kyung-jun and Kim Yeon-woo are working together to catch Song In-myeong, but if they’ve opened their mouths like this, it’s even weirder that they don’t notice something strange. It may seem like he only noticed it, but if he keeps his mouth shut, he will be able to overlook it to some extent…’
Unlike in the behind-the-scenes world, Jung In-ho in real life has a cold-hearted side. However, Lee Jae-heon’s sacrifice was still undesirable for him, who had become more emotional than before and had tasted the joy of human relationships. After organizing his thoughts, Lee Jae-heon grumbled once again.
“No, even thinking about it now makes you angry, doesn’t it? “Why do you mess with someone who is having fun?”
“Huh? This bastard has already had his older brother come to meet him, but he’s still this crooked? “I’m so dumbfounded…”
Lee Jae-hyung chuckled.
“Relax, man. It was a real joke. “If anything goes wrong, I take full responsibility.”
“…It’s not like you’re going to have to reconnect broken trust….”
“It might be a little difficult, but whatever. Should I call the big guys? Don’t friendships and romance bloom in times of crisis? “I’ll threaten you appropriately, so you can rescue me in the meantime…”
“Ah, that’s enough. “What are you and I going to say?”
“Are you upset? “Are you really upset?”
Lee Jae-hyung, who was poking Lee Jae-heon, said awkwardly.
“But I found everything else. really. You said last time that you were looking for a certain writer. I heard that he got paid after seeing his work. right?”
“…I did.”
“I found him. Wow, the world is really scary these days. “He was just a college student.”
It was Song In-myeong.
“I prepared and brought all the materials, so I will read them slowly after seeing my mother and father. The event starts at 10:30 anyway, so there is plenty of time. “I just need to have a quick late-night snack and then move on, right?”
“….”
“And I also invited the writer to the event….”
“Invite me?”
Song In-myeong?
“…Is that okay?”
“Innocent bastard, even if this is a charity party, is it really a party where charity is carried out? In that industry… well, only people who know each other get together and hang out. “My brother worked hard to get an invitation here.”
“Are you saying there’s a separate party for people in that industry?”
“No, that’s part 2. Part 1 is such a pervert… oh, sorry. Anyway, even people who don’t have such unique tastes come to make connections. Neither you nor I have the capacity to go all the way to part 2, so we just got part 1. “If you want, I’ll find seats for part 2 as well.”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon asked, recalling the phone call he had on the company’s rooftop garden.
“I think Junhee and Junyoung said they were coming too.”
“No, how can I stop their stubbornness…”
Lee Jun-hee and Lee Jun-young.
They were Lee Jae-hyung’s sons and daughters who had children late in life, and they were also nephews who had the guts to ask Lee Jae-heon to run errands for them.
“You and I are going to attend, so you’re just saying that you’re going too? Even though I told them it would be boring, they didn’t listen. “I think it’s because I’m happy to see you after such a long time…”
“That’s why I told you to be nice to the kids.”
“Hey, is there a father who is as good as me? “Buy me what I ask for, do what I ask for. If you want to go somewhere, I’ve never given you enough pocket money… Huh?”
“Isn’t it because you don’t play well that you stick to me and play pranks? Just today, you made such a fuss about me asking me to buy you chicken and macaroons. “I’m not doing it because I really want to eat it or because I want to get everyone’s attention.”
“I don’t know, I can’t hear you. “I can’t hear you…”
“Ait, are you really not taking your hands off me? “You always try to pass it on to me!”
“Ahhhh I can’t hear you!”
While bickering with Lee Jae-hyung, who completely blocked his ears, the car stopped. The man sitting in the passenger seat called Jaehyung Lee. For some reason, he looks a little familiar. I think I saw him last time on a boat when we were having fun.
“The director has arrived.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
Let’s get down as the secretary opened it….
“….”
“What, why?”
“…just.”
A large, quiet Korean-style building comes into view.
“It’s been a while.”
Is this the first time you remember your past life?
The old manager’s heart trembled at the thought of seeing his family.
* * *
Lee’s last name is ‘Lee’.
The ‘party’ of the group party.
As can be guessed from the archaic name ‘Idang’, Idang was a group that valued Korean tradition and made it their signature. As can be seen from the external characteristics of Idang’s corporate trademark and products, it can be said to be a company that represents an image that exudes traditional colors.
It was certainly a commercial strategy, but Lee Jae-heon, who was born into this family, knew it.
‘It’s just a taste passed down from generation to generation.’
The houses I designed were mostly Hanok-style, and my mother, who had already retired, also liked Hanbok. A modern and sophisticated image cannot be overlooked, so although he mainly wears suits, anyone can tell that his taste is that way. After retirement, he even started wearing a modified version of Hanbok.
My father, who was a kind of son-in-law, seemed comfortable wearing suits, but his taste was Korean food. I feel comfortable. This means that old manager Lee Jae-heon doesn’t like vegetables like spinach for no reason. I grew up eating this way since I was young, so even when I grow up, I still chew vegetables.
“….”
“Why are you looking like you chewed shit earlier?”
“I hate the design of this house.”
“…That’s the same for me too.”
The eldest daughter, Lee Jae-hee, is someone who always has a smile that you can’t tell what’s inside, so she says, ‘Oh my gosh, the newly built house is so pretty. She fawned, saying, ‘You are my mother, after all.’ But the men, who were far from fawning, were just shocked.
“Did it really have to be a hanok?”
“But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a sense of civilization inside….”
“If the inside is going to be Western-style, why is the outside a hanok? “I really don’t understand.”
“I plan to build a palace soon. What is that outbuilding? “I didn’t see you last time.”
“That’s why I asked you to come here often… What is that? “My father is learning embroidery these days.”
“What does that have to do with building a new outbuilding?”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. “What does it matter?”
A soft voice could be heard behind the grumbling men with identical faces.
“That’s it…”
Tap.
“Your mother must be sad.”
Lee Jae-hyung collapsed as his fingers hit the ball without warning.
“…! …!!!”
“…Uh….”
Lee Jae-heon glanced at the fallen woman wearing an elegant modified hanbok, clutching her heart, and then turned his gaze back to look at the woman. When our eyes met, the gentle-looking woman smiled softly.
Dark brown hair flows down like roasted grain.
“It’s been a while since our youngest.”
“….”
“Are you not short on pocket money?”
“…Yes, sister.”
The eldest daughter of the Lee family and the current owner of Idang.
It was Lee Jae-hee.
‘…But…’
Aren’t you a mannequin too?
Why?
(Continued in the next part)
