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Vol. 2 Chapter 53: Chapter 53
Vol. 2 Chapter 53: Chapter 53
Vol. 2 Chapter 53: Chapter 53
Translated by Chef
Edited by Chef
“Inseop, long time no see.”
“Hello, Manager Yoon.”
Inseop immediately turned around and greeted Manager Yoon Jaehyeon.
“Where is Mr. Lee Wooyeon?”
.
Inseop smiled awkwardly and pointed to CEO Kim’s room.
“I see he’s being scolded. The company has been in trouble for the past few days.”
Even for Inseop, the past three days were hell. Even though he was on forced leave and resting at home, he wasn’t resting. It seemed as if the internet was turned upside down and people all over the world were cursing Lee Wooyeon. He diligently left comments saying that Lee Wooyeon would have circumstances, but he only ate his fill of swearing in the comments.
He wanted to visit Lee Wooyeon, but he couldn’t because he remembered his advice not to be unnecessarily kind. It all seemed to be his fault. He let Wooyeon out of the car even though he knew that he was in a bad mood. He was afraid of being hated by Lee Wooyeon, so he couldn’t stop him. Everything that happened was dealt with by Manager Cha. On the set that day, it was Lee Wooyeon who covered up the mistake he had made with Chae Yeonseo.
As a result, he couldn’t do anything himself. He was disqualified as a manager. The deadline he promised was next week, but it was right for him to calmly quit his job as soon as possible. Even though he knew, he never said he would quit. He couldn’t bear it because he wanted to see Lee Wooyeon a little more often.
…what a nuisance.
“I’m sorry for troubling you.”
Inseop bowed his head and apologized.
“Ah, why is Inseop apologizing when it wasn’t something Mr. Inseop did. And honestly..”
Manager Yoon looked around and lowered his voice.
“Even if it’s me, I would’ve hit him. He talked about his girlfriend like that, but if he puts up with it, that’s an asshole. Mr. Lee Wooyeon, I saw him again. I fell in love with him as a man.”
Inseop answered in a weak voice, “Is it because of that?” He thought of Chae Yeonseo when he heard the word “girlfriend.” Inseop reflected on himself.
“Anyway, I heard you were searching for me earlier.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I have a question for you. When can I get my passport back?”
It was only then that Inseop remembered the purpose of finding Manager Yoon.
He got a call from America yesterday. His mother asked cautiously when he could come because he was on vacation now. He then remembered that he hadn’t called home for days because he was so distracted.
Pathetic.
Inseop swallowed the insults against him and apologized to his mother. Then he replied that he would be leaving soon. He thought he should go and show his face for a day before the vacation was over.
“Which passport?”
“Lee Wooyeon said he needed it because of his overseas schedule, so I gave it to him.”
“A foreign country? As far as I know, there won’t be any schedules outside for a while. Isn’t Inseop misinformed? Who did you give it to?”
“I gave it to Mr. Lee Wooyeon…”
“Really? What am I doing wrong? Shall I ask the representative?”
“No. I will ask Lee Wooyeon myself.”
Since there might be something out of the ordinary, Inseop changed his mind to ask Lee Wooyeon directly.
“Okay. But why are you staring at the flowerpot like that?”
“Is this from Mr. Kang Youngmo?”
Inseong pointed to the pink ribbon around the flower pot and asked. The name of Kang Youngmo’s agency was written on it.
“That’s right. That Kang Youngmo. What was that crazy guy was thinking, he sent all the pots to the office address. It must have been embarrassing to have made that fuss last time. The CEO said that rumors shouldn’t leak out, so everyone stayed quiet. I almost died because I wanted to call a reporter I really knew.”
“You can never tell.”
When Inseop said with a frightened face, Manager Yoon shook his head.
“Don’t worry. Because the CEO told me very firmly. Anyway, why a flower pot? He is a man who makes a lot of money. Well, while filming that drama, it was well known that he never bought the staff a meal. I would have been very happy with that too.”
Manager Yoon added his words as he slurped his coffee.
“Well, it looks like it’lldie soon.”
“Who?”
“That flowerpot. No one gives water because they know Kang Youngmo sent it. There are people who sometimes pour coffee. Like me.”
Manager Yoon laughed and pretended to pour the coffee he was drinking into a flower pot. When Inseop was startled, he said he was joking and walked past with a chuckle.
Inseop sighed and looked at the flowerpot. As if Yoon’s words rang true, the leaves were yellowing and the soil was dry.
“What a bad person.”
He muttered a small curse so that no one could hear. He couldn’t understand the way of thinking that he could solve the mess he made with just one flower pot.
He really didn’t like Kang Youngmo. He didn’t like the flower pot he sent. He deserved to be more angry with him. Kang Youngmo openly insulted Lee Wooyeon. Even though his lover was being criticized, Inseop has not been able to properly express his anger.
Even though Lee Wooyeon was not actually dating Chae Yeonseo, he was so angry. Compared to her, he was cowardly, to the point where he was ashamed of himself.
“…I should have hit you too.”
Inseop clenched his fist. It was a weak fist that did not have any threat. Inseop immediately realized that it was not appropriate for him, and he moved his gaze to the flower pot.
He still wanted revenge.
Inseop grabbed the leaves of his potted plant. He wanted to tear it apart. Because it was a bad flower pot sent by a bad guy.
He had to do that, but he still couldn’t.
The hand he had clenched trembled, but Inseop was unable to properly pluck a single leaf.
“Mr. Inseop!”
“Ah!”
Inseop was startled by a voice calling him from behind.
“What are you so surprised about? Like someone caught doing something bad. Oh my, what is that?”
Manager Cho pointed to what was in Inseop’s hand. Inseop looked down at his hand with a pale face. There were flowers that had been uprooted.
“What kind of flower pot is it?”
When Lee Wooyeon saw Inseop standing with a potted plant with a gloomy face, he said something.
“…I want to raise it.”
Inseop answered while hugging the withered flower pot. Lee Wooyeon’s well-groomed eyebrows moved slightly upward.
“I think it will die soon, so why don’t you just throw it away.”
“I just have to take good care of it again.”
Inseop answered, collecting soil from the dying plant.
“Even now…”
“Yes?”
With the sound of the elevator door opening, Inseop couldn’t hear Lee Wooyeon and asked again. Lee Wooyeon did not answer and got on the elevator. Inseop hurriedly followed him. There was an awkward silence. Inseop saw Lee Wooyeon’s hand, wrapped in a bandage, as he tried to find a topic.
“Are your hands okay?”
“Yes”
Lee Wooyeon replied briefly.
“Today I will take you home. Kangwoo told me to go in first. You look very tired.”
Lee Wooyeon looked at Inseop with his head tilted.
“Aren’t you tired, Mr. Inseop?”
“Yes. I am okay.”
In fact, Inseop hardly took a break for three days. He couldn’t leave his computer because he was checking posts and articles posted on the Internet all day and eagerly commenting on them. But he did not want to appear that way in front of the Wooyeon.
Lee Wooyeon’s hand approached. Inseop stiffened. His graceful fingers tapped the bridge of Inseop’s nose.
“A nosebleed?”
“Oh, it’s fine. I was just fine that day.”
On the day of the accident, Inseop was restless in his car, holding his nose. He could go out only when the nosebleed stopped, but far from stopping, as time passed, the blood flowed more and more heavily.
‘Shouldn’t hyung go to the hospital?’
Kim Kang-woo, who was worse off, started his car again and asked.
‘No. It will be fine. Rather than that..’
He didn’t say that he had to go and see it. Bang, the glass shattered, and soon after, the horn from the car rang out for a long time. Kim Kangwoo and Manager Cha, who were in the car, were startled and ran outside. Inseop also went outside.
‘What happened… ’
Inseop froze. His eyes met Lee Wooyeon, who slowly got up from the driver’s seat of the Audi. Lee Wooyeon pulled out a large piece of glass stuck in his hand and approached Inseop. Then he grabbed Inseop’s cheek.
‘A nosebleed?’
Before Inseop could answer, Manager Cha grabbed Inseop by the arm and forced him into the car.
‘Don’t come out until your nosebleed stops!’
As the car door closed, Manager Cha urgently shouted. Manager Cha repeatedly said that the reason why Lee Wooyeon stopped there was because of his quickness.
“I’m perfectly fine now.”
That day, Inseop went straight to the orthopedic surgeon and took an X-ray. This was because even after the nosebleed stopped, Lee Wooyeon asked him several times if he was okay.
“Okay.”
The elevator door opened. Lee Wooyeon handed the car keys to Inseop.
“CEO’s car”
“All right.”
Because of the incident, reporters followed him tenaciously. It was the only time CEO Kim was willing to give him his car. As he pressed his car key, the white Benz lights came on. Inseop went first and put the flower pot behind him. Lee Wooyeon smiled bitterly as he watched Inseop carefully set the pot down, fearing that the dark flower pot would fall over and spill the soil.
“Inseop is very kind.”
“Yes?”
When Inseop looked back at him, he lifted his head and hit the back of his head into the car door. Lee Wooyeon said while rubbing the back of Inseop’s head.
“Well, you are kind to all living things in the world.”
“Oh, no.”
Lee Wooyeon put his hands down and got into the passenger seat. Inseop quickly sat in the driver’s seat and fastened his seat belt. He was not kind to everyone in the world, and he tried to say that he was the kindest to Mr. Lee Wooyeon, but his mouth did not come out easily. Lee Wooyeon’s cold atmosphere, which was different from before, made Inseop shrink.
Lee Wooyeon turned on the navigation and started typing the address.
“You do not have to enter the address.”
From the office to Lee Wooyeon’s house, he could drive with his eyes closed.
“I am not going home.”
“Are you going to the hotel?”
Whenever reporters bothered Lee Wooyeon, he would use the hotel. However, the address on the navigation system was not even a hotel he frequented.
“You’ll know when we go.”
Inseop started driving without saying anything further. Lee Wooyeon stared out the window with his chin resting on his hand.
“I… I am most affectionate to Mr. Lee Wooyeon.”
Inseop mustered up the courage to speak honestly.
“I see. I didn’t know.”
Inseop gulped.
It was always like this. He seems angry, but he doesn’t tell him why or let go of his anger.
“We’re here.”
The address taken by Lee Wooyeon was close to the company and they arrived shortly after. It was a complex of villas that looked incredibly expensive even to Inseop, who was unfamiliar with real estate.
“If you go to the left, there is an entrance to the parking lot. Park there for a while.”
Inseop stopped the car as Lee Wooyeon ordered. Lee Wooyeon, who went out, went into the management building and got back into the car.
“Did you get the confirmation?”
“Outside vehicles can’t enter here, so I just registered them.”
The fact that outside vehicles were not allowed to come in at all made it possible to understand why Lee Wooyeon had escaped here today.
“Is it designated parking?”
“Yes. Start with the fourth pillar on the left and park it anywhere.”
Inseop stopped the car in the direction Lee Wooyeon pointed. The spacious parking lot was filled with all kinds of luxury foreign cars.
“Is this the CEO’s house?”
CEO Kim had several houses. There were only three houses that Inseop knew, so he wouldn’t be surprised if they added up to this.
“No. I bought it some time ago.”
Lee Wooyeon replied and pulled the seat belt clip. Inseop was surprised and couldn’t answer anything, just staring at Lee Wooyeon.
“Aren’t you coming down?”
“Ah yes?”
Inseop hurriedly unfastened his belt and got out of the car. He didn’t forget to open the back door and take out the flower pot.
“Well then, I’ll be on my way.”
Inseop lowered his head.
Lee Wooyeon never mentioned moving to him. It would be a lie if he said it didn’t make him sad. Still, he didn’t want to bother him with this now.
Lee Wooyeon looked down at Inseop with an expressionless face and deliberately hit his bandaged hand into the side mirror.
“Ah”
Lee Wooyeon wrapped his bandaged hand with his other hand.
“Are you okay?
Inseop put down the flower pot and quickly ran to Lee Wooyeon.
“You have to be careful. The wound hasn’t healed yet.”
Seeing Inseop at a loss as to what to do, Lee Wooyeon replied, “I will.” Then he deliberately dropped his car keys on the floor. Inseop picked up the key instead.
“I’ll take you to the house.”
“Okay, then.”
Lee Wooyeon took the key from Inseop’s hand and put it in his pocket.
The two took the elevator from the parking lot to the villa. Lee Wooyeon pressed the button.
“It’s only up to the second floor, but is there an elevator?”
Inseop asked with a puzzled face.
“Do I need to walk when I have money?”
It was a clear explanation. Even the number of households per building was one. It was a completely independent villa.
The space leading from the elevator to the front door of the villa was three times larger than the house where Inseop lives now.
“Come in.”
Lee Wooyeon opened the villa entrance. Inseop set down the flower pot on the porch, took off his shoes, and tidied them up before entering the house.
“Excuse me…”
Inseop’s mouth fell open. The place where Lee Wooyeon lived before was also a luxurious residential-commercial complex, but it was nothing compared to it here. Inseop looked around the house with a blank face and met Lee Wooyeon’s eyes. Inseop quickly shut his mouth, quickly adhering to his mature attitude.
“The house is nice.”
“It’s good. It’s expensive.”
Lee Wooyeon went down the marble stairs leading to the living room and sat down on the sofa. Inseop put the flower pot down beside the stairs and went down to the living room. When he got inside, he was even more surprised. The terrace connected to the living room was the size of the garden of any detached house. Because of the trees surrounding the terrace, he felt as if he was in a forest at first glance. Inseop looked around with his eyes twinkling like a boy coming to the city for the first time.
“There is also a second floor. When did you move?”
“I haven’t moved everything yet. Only the second floor has been cleaned up.
As Lee Wooyeon said, the first floor was only furnished.
“Tell me when you are packing up. I will help.”
”… “
Lee Wooyeon stared blankly at him.
“… I’m good at cleaning.”
Perhaps taking Lee Wooyeon’s silence as an accusation of incompetence, Inseop made an excuse with a reddened face. Lee Wooyeon put his hand on his forehead. Inseop was even more at a loss for what to do at the sound of these sighs.
“Well, then, if you don’t have anything to do, then…”
“You said earlier that you weren’t tired.”
Lee Wooyeon took off his jacket and continued.
“No one is looking here, not outside, nor inside, Mr. Inseop, you are not tired today. Besides, for the price of those fans, I don’t even have a schedule for tomorrow.”
Lee Wooyeon, who had approached Inseop’s face before he knew it, asked.
“Do you have any more reason to refuse?”
He could see what Lee Wooyeon was asking for.
Inseop grabbed the hem of his clothes.
Was there any bruises left? He was sure there were no vehicles following him. What if someone was waiting outside with a camera?
Inseop’s hand holding the hem of his shirt trembled. Lee Wooyeon looked straight at Inseop without blinking and waited for an answer.
“I…”
The moment Inseop raised his head, the smell of the perfume Lee Wooyeon was using reached his nose. The cool scent felt particularly sweet. The inside of his mouth was dry. In fact, from the moment he entered the house, he wanted to kiss Lee Wooyeon. No, he fantasized about kissing him the whole time from the time they got into the car. Afraid that his impure thoughts would be discovered, Inseop said he would go home as soon as Inseop stopped his car.
“Tell me if you have. I will listen.”
Lee Wooyeon’s voice was polite and respectful, like an educated gentleman, but his eyes weren’t at all like that. His eyes, glistening with impatience, shone like those of a hungry beast about to get its prey.
“… Then I have a favor to ask of you.”
With a trembling voice, Inseop managed to open his mouth.