The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary

Chapter 77

The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary - c77

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As he left the department store, he called Hyeseong, but he didn’t answer. At some point, the message “The customer’s phone is turned off...” was heard, and Ihyeok’s last remaining reason had flown away.

Did the damn guy who he doesn’t even know tell the kid to turn off his phone? After that, Ihyeok went back to the department store and rummaged around here and there. It was because he thought if Hyeseong had sent Dohyun back first, the meeting could take place here.

Hyeseong was imagining the scene of him entering a hotel room with that guy, when miraculously the call got connected. That was also when he heard the puzzling words that Hyeseong was in front of the company.

He had driven here like crazy for now...

“No... you said this gift was for someone precious...”

Everything Ihyeok heard from Hyeseong was unfamiliar.

“Yes. That’s right. It’s a gift for you, Ahjussi.”

Hyeseong held out the shopping bag. Ihyeok, who still couldn’t grasp the whole situation, blankly received the gift Hyeseong gave him.

“Wait, you didn’t have a girlfriend? You bought this gift for her... and sent Park Dohyun back first to give it to her...”

How on earth did this old man know even that? Hyeseong slightly shook his head.

“You’re all wrong. Me having a lover? Who said that?”

Ihyeok covered his mouth with a surprised and pale face. What? Is this how it feels when the world is secretly filming a hidden camera on you?

“And what’s with the hotel?”

Hyeseong began to sharply question back, as if he was sure something was strange. Ihyeok rolled his eyes here and there as if embarrassed. There was a problem, but since there were only people who were embarrassed with each other here, the story couldn’t progress.

“Ahjussi...”

Just then. Hyeseong turned his head slightly, feeling a gaze. As expected, employees who were just getting off work were staring at this place. Everyone passing by seemed to have recognized Ihyeok, mentioning things like CEO.

“You brought your car, right?”

Ihyeok slowly nodded his head.

“Then let’s go somewhere else for now. There are too many people watching here.”

Hyeseong walked steadily towards Ihyeok’s car.

Ihyeok sighed deeply and followed him like a puppy. After reaching out his hand so that Hyeseong wouldn’t hit his head, Ihyeok also got in the car.

* * *

Before long, the night was thickly covered in darkness. Around them, a calm river was making graceful ripples, and above, a train was noisily passing by on the railroad. Looking up, the splendid lights of the city in the distance looked like multiple dots, like gold paint sprinkled on a black canvas.

Ihyeok’s car was now parked in a quiet place. He had left Seoul and randomly parked the car in a remote suburb. There were no words exchanged between the two on the way here.

Ihyeok and Hyeseong had complicated expressions as if they had finally realized the whole story.

“I’ve been thinking about it on the way here.”

20 minutes after parking. Hyeseong opened his mouth for the first time in the quiet car.

“So you thought I had a hidden lover, and today I bought a gift to give to that lover and went into a hotel together to spend a sweet time like couples usually do, is that right?”

“...Yeah.”

“What on earth... How did you misunderstand... And what’s with the hotel. Did you see me as such a promiscuous kid?”

Hyeseong couldn’t help but be shocked.

Ihyeok had thought all along that he had another partner. On top of that, he saw him as a kid who would run to a hotel in Seoul without hesitation whenever someone called.

When Hyeseong lifted his head, his eyes met Ihyeok’s.

Since when had he been looking at him? His sharp and sturdy eyes were directed straight at him.

“I understand that I misunderstood. I also understand that you don’t have a lover you can’t live without. Then explain some of the misunderstandings I had.”

“First of all, the person I met at that hotel was not someone to share passionate love with, but the president of Seohyeon Corporation.”

“Ahn Gi-baek?”

“Yes.”

Hyeseong briefly explained that he had brought Kim Doo-sung’s corruption data and requested a deal, but they had called him to the hotel.

“I think the president was also trying to attend a wedding.”

“Then the kiss mark.”

“That’s...”

Hyeseong quickly rolled his eyes. He had to come up with a plausible excuse right now. Hyeseong mobilized all the knowledge he had learned for 16 years, including university, and spun his mind.

“That is?”

When the answer was delayed, Ihyeok’s eyes narrowed.

In the first place, Hyeseong didn’t even know why he had to make excuses for such a thing. The fact that he didn’t have a lover could be proven in other ways, and he had explained the hotel issue well, hadn’t he? It would be fine if he said it was a personal matter, but Hyeseong didn’t like Ihyeok misunderstanding.

He didn’t like being seen as a promiscuous kid, and he was also afraid that if Ihyeok kept suspecting, he would eventually find out the culprit.

He had somehow wrapped up the kiss incident, and he didn’t want to create another awkward situation again.

“It happened while getting a massage.”

“What?”

“My neck was so stiff that I was going to go to a massage shop, but I really couldn’t find the time. It was expensive too. So I ordered a massager online, but I didn’t know how to use it properly, so I did it randomly and either scratched it or got a mark on that part from blood rushing.”

Hyeseong spat out the words like a rapper without stopping.

When he was young, he clearly remembered his aunt using a massage item that she pressed hard with her hands and getting bruises here and there.

Moreover, he had sensitive skin. In fact, even with a light force or a gentle scratch, marks were easily left.

Ihyeok knew that fact well too. When he was frequently attending the Taesung office, there was a time when he got involved in an incident and got hurt. Not seriously enough to die, but thanks to his delicate skin, it looked like a pretty deep wound to anyone. Thanks to that, Ihyeok’s eyes completely turned, and it was a big deal to handle.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. Why would I lie?”

“Then why did you wear a band-aid? If it’s like that, there’s no reason to cover it up.”

He’s sharp. Hyeseong clicked his tongue inwardly.

“I had to go to work right away, and it happened to be an area not covered by clothes, so I thought people might find it strange. So I covered it. Look. In fact, you misunderstood too, Ahjussi.”

Hyeseong drove the point home. At this point, Ihyeok wouldn’t have anything more to ask.

The confrontation between the two continued for a few seconds. Hyeseong prayed that he would let it go.

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