Episode 618
[Are you dead?]
One insincere sentence.
“….”
Song In-myeong got irritated.
“Miss, really….”
I blushed.
Song In-myeong, who had been sprawled out on the bed, woke up.
“They’re doing this to manipulate me again.”
I got grumpy for no reason.
‘You have to have a kidney ripped out to know that the industry is scary.’
In fact, he is not a person who would be easily scared if you proposed such a transaction.
“…If he was such a scary person, he wouldn’t have contacted me again in the first place…”
It was a text message that simply asked, ‘Are you dead?’, but I could roughly understand Lee Jae-heon’s intentions. It probably meant deciding whether to cut off or continue the business relationship that had been going on for a while.
In the meantime, Song In-myeong was kept in a private room and did not make any movement, so if he wanted to be suspicious, he could have. However, Lee Jae-heon was already convinced that Song In-myeong would eventually do business again, so he only sent such an arrogant text message.
‘Anyway, he’s an annoying guy.’
Song In-myeong got out of bed while grumbling.
“…Oh, it’s me.”
Song In-myeong called the manager and asked with a frown.
“Did you recognize her as Seo In-young?”
“….”
“Hmm, okay.”
“….”
“I’ll organize it and send it to you by email, sister.”
Song In-myeong hung up the phone and pressed his cell phone to my lips.
“….”
I thought I was going to transfer to Seo In-young’s direction.
“I’m going to share this too.”
Song In-myeong felt a little fed up.
“…Haaaaaaa….”
I sighed in an ambiguous feeling.
“….”
Song In-myeong wiped his face.
‘…Okay, let me organize my thoughts.’
It seemed like I would have to visit Lee Jae-heon sooner or later.
* * *
Kwon Yeon-hee shed tears of happiness.
“There’s… a lot of meat!”
“No, he doesn’t normally eat meat, so why is he reacting like this?”
“There are too many…! There are so many! “I never thought I would see something like this in my life!”
“I packed a lot of things. So what.”
“I love you, Manager…!”
“Hey, are you telling me not to say things like that? “A grown woman and child.”
Regardless of Lee Jae-heon’s bitter reaction, Kwon Yeon-hee continued to be happy.
“I never thought I would accumulate and eat so much meat in my lifetime…!”
“So don’t overdo it. “You’re acting like someone who’s never eaten meat in their life.”
Kim Yeon-woo intervened in Lee Jae-heon’s words.
“I think this is probably the first time in your life that you’ve seen this much meat piled up.”
“….”
Hmm.
Lee Jae-heon, covering his mouth, asked back awkwardly after a moment.
“…is it?”
“Yes, I guess. “This is a bit much.”
As Kim Yeon-woo said, there were all kinds of meat in the yard.
Most of them were large raw meats that were not divided into small pieces and were good for barbecue, but Noh Yeon-seok’s eyes sparkled as he had introduced himself several times as someone who loved cooking. President Choi Jeong-man was impressed and said, ‘It looks like they are out to do business.’
Kim Yeon-woo looked around and smiled as if it was amazing and asked.
“I haven’t seen you bring this much meat. Did you bring it to the villa in advance? “I don’t think there was this amount of meat in the trunk.”
“Uh…”
Lee Jae-heon answered, gently wiping his mouth.
“It was a gift from my family.”
“yes? “Family?”
“My brother and my sister.”
“ah.”
“Brother for the beef, sister for the rest….”
“….”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon hesitated and asked in a tense atmosphere.
“…isn’t it a bit bad? If you get paid like this at this age…”
“I don’t think that’s the problem, manager.”
When Kang Min-ah shook her head gently, Noh Yeon-seok, who was next to her, asked back with a pale face.
“Isn’t this human meat…?”
“Yeonseok, your words are harsh. “My family is not in the private loan business, so why do you say that?”
“Manager, I heard your father ran a private loan business when he was young…”
“What are you talking about? I guess he’s given up now…? “You’re older too…?”
“Why is it a question?”
“To be honest, I don’t know my family very well.”
“outcast?”
“So why do you talk like that?”
Choi Jeong-man smiled awkwardly and stepped between them.
“I, um, human meat… I’ve never seen anything like that, but this definitely looks like beef and pork, so Yeonseok, let’s rest easy.”
“What about that…?”
“That’s lamb. Yeonseok says he likes cooking, so why are you so confused?”
“This is the first time I’ve seen it whole like this…”
“Don’t you think it looks more like animal meat because it’s a whole barrel? Look at that lamb leg sticking out. Anyway, I’m very scared.”
As Choi Jeong-man laughed cheerfully and patted Noh Yeon-seok on the back, the atmosphere among the survivors gradually eased. Kang Min-ah let out a sigh of relief.
“What a relief.”
“Why on earth is our family’s image like this?”
“Wouldn’t a gift of meat from a family member giving red chrysanthemums as a visitation gift be a bit creepy…?”
“If you say that, I don’t have anything to say.”
Jaeheon Lee scratched his head nervously.
“Aissi… Anyway, it’s not like that. “I said I was going to the villa to have fun, so I said I had already stocked up.”
“Why did you tell your family you were going to the villa to play in the first place?”
In response to Jung In-ho’s question, Lee Jae-heon looked at him with eyes that asked, ‘Why are you asking such an obvious question?’
“Then why don’t you do it? “Who is managing this villa?”
“I heard it’s the manager’s.”
“It’s mine, but there’s someone else who manages it. I’m not the type of person who can do that well. My sister was taking care of it for me…”
“Aha, so.”
“I told my sister, and my brother automatically heard the news.”
“Hmm…”
Jeong In-ho thought deeply about those words and then raised his head.
“I just had an ominous feeling.”
“Are you imitating Detective Hong Kyung-jun?”
“Please listen seriously and not be sarcastic. “I felt really ominous.”
“….”
Just as Jaeheon Lee was about to move his lips to say something, his cell phone rang.
“Boss?”
“No, it’s nothing special.”
“Every time the manager said something like that, it was always about separation?”
“I really didn’t receive such a big call… it was just a security notification.”
“…Security alert?”
“uh.”
Jaeheon Lee showed his cell phone screen to all the survivors.
“A guest has arrived.”
What was shown on the screen was Jeong Eun-woo sticking his head out of the car and saying hello.
Looking at the location, it was right in front of the villa.
“crazy.”
“What about you? What about uncle? “What is crazy, crazy?”
“No, it’s not like that… uh, what are you doing now? “Did you open the door?”
“Then are you going to kick out the person who came here at this hour?”
“Why did that person come here in the first place? “Why on earth… why…”
Jeong In-ho, who was denying reality, soon looked at Lee Jae-heon with bloodshot eyes.
“The manager called.”
“What nonsense, why am I calling this guy?”
“Then are you going to dismiss my uncle’s visit to this remote area as just a coincidence?”
“I told you that my sister manages this villa.”
“ah.”
“Your secretary is Jeong Eun-woo…”
“Ahh…”
“Then who was the person who directly managed this villa?”
Lee Jae-heon looked at Jeong In-ho with pitiful eyes.
“Are you denying reality when you already figured it out?”
“If you, Manager, are in my situation once, you will understand how miserable I am.”
“I would still do that even if my uncle came.”
“If your parents come.”
“Ah, for Assistant Manager Jeong In-ho, Uncle Jeong Eun-woo is at the level of his parents? It’s very touching. Director Jeong is going to cry.”
“I think this could constitute a crime of spreading false information.”
“When do you say I spread it?”
“You do not deny that it is false.”
Sigh-.
Around that time, a car stopped next to the lawn.
“Inho, were you having a good time?”
And then Jung Eun-woo came out.
“….”
“….”
It was a very natural greeting to say that they had been in a relationship for over 10 years without knowing whether each other was alive or dead, only to have reunited a few weeks ago.
Jaeheon Lee said.
“I don’t think it’s particularly false anymore.”
“Not my parents.”
“Probably not. More real than my real parents…”
“Oh no.”
“Are you annoyed with the manager just now?”
“Ahh… ah ah….”
Jeong In-ho, who was struggling in pain, was taken away by Hong Gyeong-jun, and Lee Jae-heon played the role of Jeong Eun-woo, who was naturally an uninvited guest. He stood in front of Jeong Eun-woo, who was carrying an armful of something.
“What is that?”
“Fruit.”
“Why didn’t you come to visit me?”
“Director Jaeheon Lee seems to think so because he only receives fruit gifts when visiting the hospital, but this is a gift I bought entirely out of good faith.”
“Oh, so I guess the visitation gift is a good intention, then?”
“I bought it with a more cheerful heart. “I heard that you like mangoes, so I brought you mainly tropical fruits, but I’m not sure how you’ll like it.”
“….”
“There is also papaya.”
Jaeheon Lee nodded.
“pass.”
“Boss…!”
“Your nephew is over there.”
“Thank you for your hospitality.”
“It was nothing.”
The manager, who abandoned the assistant manager who was crying out for him in sadness, called Noh Yeon-seok.
“Yeonseok, please take care of this.”
“Uh… isn’t there poison in here?”
“Don’t worry, even though I was given cancer poison at home, my life was never in danger. “It’s probably a sleeping pill at best.”
“That’s not a reassuring statement at all, Manager.”
“Even if it’s really poisonous, you won’t die. It’s okay, it’s okay. “Trust the manager.”
“What’s okay…”
Noh Yeon-seok continued to mutter as he entered the villa carrying a heavy fruit basket. Kang Min-ah followed behind, perhaps because she was worried about sending her younger, more inexperienced lover alone.
“What a nice looking pair.”
“Yes.”
“Ahait, I’m surprised… haven’t you gone to your nephew yet?”
“In-ho has a delicate side. “We decided to take our time and approach it gradually.”
“You act like you’re treating a wild cat.”
“Inho is as cute as a cat.”
“I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of those called bean pods. “It’s unseemly to act mischievously with your grown-up nephew at that age, you know?”
“By the way…”
“What’s wrong? “Could you please not clean it up by yourself, Eunwoo Jeong?”
“There’s a lot of meat.”
Ha Seong-yoon, who was quietly observing the situation, asked.
“Wasn’t it delivered to you by Jeong Eun-woo?”
“Yes, no.”
“I just heard that the person who manages this villa is Eunwoo Jeong. None of us have contacted Eun-Woo Jeong, and you came at such good timing that you can’t just say no…”
“I was able to come here thanks to my juniors contacting me.”
“Junior?”
“My co-workers. So, what I mean is….”
Jung Eun-woo continued, smiling with his signature smooth face.
“I meant that there was nothing else I heard from the chairman.”
“That’s unexpected.”
“I was on vacation for almost a month.”
“….”
When Ha Seong-yoon blinked with a look of ‘what are you talking about?’ at the refreshing remark that is hard to hear in today’s harsh society, Hong Gyeong-jun, who was next to him and was suppressing Jeong In-ho to prevent him from running away, asked.
“Recommended resignation?”
“no. “Because it’s paid vacation.”
“It was your boss’s kind and final consideration, but aren’t you so clueless that you didn’t understand?”
“The president doesn’t tend to be very warm, so this is just a normal long paid vacation.”
“It’s amazing to have paid vacation for over a month.”
“It’s the generosity of a large company. Detective Hong Gyeong-jun, maybe…”
“I think being a detective suits my personality.”
“It’s a shame.”
Lee Jae-heon looked bored.
“Why are you trying to scout just by meeting my family?”
“Everyone has good qualifications, so stop.”
“It’s disgusting, so stop. “What’s wrong with taking a month’s vacation?”
“I was offered a vacation because I felt like I was smiling a lot after going to the other side of the world.”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon, who was trying to convince himself with his brows furrowed, soon failed and asked back.
“What kind of novel bullshit is this….”
“It was originally supposed to be for a few weeks, but the counselor freaked out, so it ended up being a month.”
“Why is there a lot of laughter, but the counselor is shocked? “Isn’t that actually a good thing?”
“I don’t know much about that either. I thought my condition had really improved, but is this because such a sudden change is impossible based on common sense?”
“Crazy bastards are all over the place.”
Jaeheon Lee nodded.
Perhaps the counselor is also someone from the industry or this party. For people in that world, a sudden increase in human emotions would be nothing short of a disaster…
‘Especially because Jung Eun-woo was a bit harsh.’
Lee Jae-heon said after organizing his thoughts.
“Well, it was worth freaking out.”
“…Where on earth are you going…?”
“There is such a thing.”
Kwon Yeon-hee glanced at Lee Jae-heon and Jeong Eun-woo with eyes that could see the incomprehensible, but soon the high school students intervened and this brief commotion was destroyed.
“So when do we eat meat?”
“I’m hungry.”
“We brought rice… aren’t you going to bake it?”
In turn, following the remarks of Seong Ji-ho, Maeng Na-eun, and Kim Hee-chan, the Park siblings also added their strength.
“We brought the sauce.”
“Can’t we grill the meat first before the rice cools down?”
“You can tell stories while eating meat.”
“There’s so much meat, it’s all going to spoil.”
“It’s big, so put it up a bit in advance.”
“When do you cook it and when do you eat it?…”
Lee Jae-heon sighed as they continued to hit each other in a friendly manner.
“Boss, let’s add some meat.”
“The temperature of the charcoal is ambiguous… Yes, I understand. “I just eat roughly.”
President Choi Jeong-man placed a large piece of meat on the wire mesh with a happy face. Kim Hee-chan, who has a sturdy appearance and loves to eat, smiled brightly.
“Wow, the brisket is so big.”
“What is brisket?”
“It’s what you put in when making meat soup.”
“Isn’t that tough?”
“If you bake it over a low heat for a long time, it smells good and becomes very soft.”
“I don’t want it to take so long.”
In response, Dayoung Park courageously approached the wire mesh.
“Then you can upload other things as well. “My sister goes to Sirloin.”
“Ahh, Park Dayoung is so powerful…!!”
“I respect you, senior!!”
“Put it all up, put it all up.” “I’m going to gain 3kg of weight today.”
“We can do it!!”
“will do! number! there is!!”
Ha Seong-yoon muttered softly as he looked at the frantic scene.
“How can you say that you will get an adult disease at a young age?”
Lee Yun-byeol, who was quietly next to Ha Seong-yoon, patted Seo-ah on the back and smiled awkwardly.
“Playing like that at that age is also a memory.”
“I draw it, it’s cute and nice.”
The azalea right next to it was also positive.
Ha Seong-yoon made a slightly sad expression.
“There is no one on my side.”
“It comes naturally when you make a good impression and smile.”
“That’s true, but…”
Kim Ki-jeong nodded at Ha Seong-yoon’s muttering.
“I understand Ha Seong-yoon’s feelings.”
“is that so?”
“I’m sucked. I want to go home.”
“ha ha ha.”
In the end, the meat party continued until 6:39 am.
The villa trip, which was 2 days and 1 night, will be extended to 3 days and 2 nights.
(Continued in the next part)
