Chapter 416
Theatrical Regression Life
Episode 416:
There was another person gnashing his teeth here.
âAre you kidding me, bro?â
It was Lee Jae-heon, who almost got caught collaborating with the police.
âI thought I would get caught someday, but I didnât expect it to be because of this guy.â
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 âLee Jae-heonâ 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.
âOh, look at your eyes. âIs that what you want to say to your heavenly brother?â
âThen why would you touch someone who is doing well? âI followed my brotherâs advice and didnât cause any accidents and just went to work quietly, because I was lacking something.â
âWhat 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?â
âItâs because we were caught seeing that our Deputy Jeongâs expression was very unusual.â
It was obvious even without looking.
âI guess my stomach is upset.â
Although he was a member of the Lee Dang group, âLee Jae-heonâ 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.
âI was scared on the boat at that time.â
Iâm boiling inside in many ways, but considering Lee Dang Groupâs image, I canât 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.
âYou 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. Thereâs 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-hoâ¦â 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.
âDidnât you decide not to interfere with my hobby?â
Anyway, what Jae-hyung Lee ultimately chose was to disrupt âJae-heon Leeâsâ pranks. If youâre lucky, youâll get a control device named Jung In-ho, but even if you donât, youâll feel better because youâll be interfering with the fun of âLee Jae-heonâ.
âI thought you said you would tell your sister and parents wellâ¦â
âI already told you what I said. This guy took care of everything. Iâve prepared everything youâve been looking for, what you want, and what youâve been waiting for. âRemember that I decided not to interfere with your hobbies.â
âThen can you tell me what you talked about with Assistant Manager Jeong?â
âLee Jae-heonâ 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 âLee Jae-heonâ.
âBy any chance⦠youâre not saying that youâre being deceived by me or that Iâve made some kind of ridiculous slander, right?â
âDo you not have that much faith in your brother?â
âNo⦠Iâve been deceived by someone my whole life, damn it! âI always give it to them and then take it away!â
âLook at your crumpled face.â
Jaehyeong Lee admired Jaeheon Lee, who was giggling and grumbling. âLee Jae-heonâ 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.
âOkay, Iâll admit it. âI tried gently touching Jaeheon to see if he really trusted you.â
âOh reallyâ¦!â
âBut 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. âNothing happened.â
Itâs terrible.
âI heard you came to the company for this purpose from the beginning.â
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 âJae-heon Leeâ had been working on recently.
However, now that âLee Jae-heonâ felt easy again, I quickly relaxed. It seems like he decided that even though he might cause an accident, it wouldnât harm him. Seeing that Lee Jae-hyungâs 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.
ââ¦It was a joke.â
âIs that so? Wow, I canât believe what youâre saying.â
âYou have to trust the people you trustâ¦.â
Despite grumbling, âJaeheon Leeâ nodded.
âBut really, donât do that. âThey really put a lot of effort into it.â
To some extent, it was sincere.
âItâs already a shame that itâs been discovered that Hong Kyung-jun and Kim Yeon-woo are working together to catch Song In-myeong, but if theyâve opened their mouths like this, itâs even weirder that they donât 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 extentâ¦â
Unlike in the behind-the-scenes world, Jung In-ho in real life has a cold-hearted side. However, Lee Jae-heonâs 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.
âNo, even thinking about it now makes you angry, doesnât it? âWhy do you mess with someone who is having fun?â
âHuh? This bastard has already had his older brother come to meet him, but heâs still this crooked? âIâm so dumbfoundedâ¦â
Lee Jae-hyung chuckled.
âRelax, man. It was a real joke. âIf anything goes wrong, I take full responsibility.â
ââ¦Itâs not like youâre going to have to reconnect broken trustâ¦.â
âIt might be a little difficult, but whatever. Should I call the big guys? Donât friendships and romance bloom in times of crisis? âIâll threaten you appropriately, so you can rescue me in the meantimeâ¦â
âAh, thatâs enough. âWhat are you and I going to say?â
âAre you upset? âAre you really upset?â
Lee Jae-hyung, who was poking Lee Jae-heon, said awkwardly.
âBut 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?â
ââ¦I did.â
âI found him. Wow, the world is really scary these days. âHe was just a college student.â
It was Song In-myeong.
âI 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. âI just need to have a quick late-night snack and then move on, right?â
ââ¦.â
âAnd I also invited the writer to the eventâ¦.â
âInvite me?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Song In-myeong?
ââ¦Is that okay?â
âInnocent 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. âMy brother worked hard to get an invitation here.â
âAre you saying thereâs a separate party for people in that industry?â
âNo, thatâs part 2. Part 1 is such a pervert⦠oh, sorry. Anyway, even people who donât 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. âIf you want, Iâll find seats for part 2 as well.â
ââ¦.â
Lee Jae-heon asked, recalling the phone call he had on the companyâs rooftop garden.
âI think Junhee and Junyoung said they were coming too.â
âNo, how can I stop their stubbornnessâ¦â
Lee Jun-hee and Lee Jun-young.
They were Lee Jae-hyungâs 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.
âYou and I are going to attend, so youâre just saying that youâre going too? Even though I told them it would be boring, they didnât listen. âI think itâs because Iâm happy to see you after such a long timeâ¦â
âThatâs why I told you to be nice to the kids.â
âHey, is there a father who is as good as me? âBuy me what I ask for, do what I ask for. If you want to go somewhere, Iâve never given you enough pocket money⦠Huh?â
âIsnât it because you donât 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. âIâm not doing it because I really want to eat it or because I want to get everyoneâs attention.â
âI donât know, I canât hear you. âI canât hear youâ¦â
âAit, are you really not taking your hands off me? âYou always try to pass it on to me!â
âAhhhh I canât hear you!â
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.
âThe director has arrived.â
âOh, thatâs right.â
Letâs get down as the secretary opened itâ¦.
ââ¦.â
âWhat, why?â
ââ¦just.â
A large, quiet Korean-style building comes into view.
âItâs been a while.â
Is this the first time you remember your past life?
The old managerâs heart trembled at the thought of seeing his family.
* * *
Leeâs last name is âLeeâ.
The âpartyâ of the group party.
As can be guessed from the archaic name âIdangâ, Idang was a group that valued Korean tradition and made it their signature. As can be seen from the external characteristics of Idangâs 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.
âItâs just a taste passed down from generation to generation.â
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 doesnât 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.
ââ¦.â
âWhy are you looking like you chewed shit earlier?â
âI hate the design of this house.â
ââ¦Thatâs the same for me too.â
The eldest daughter, Lee Jae-hee, is someone who always has a smile that you canât tell whatâs inside, so she says, âOh my gosh, the newly built house is so pretty. She fawned, saying, âYou are my mother, after all.â But the men, who were far from fawning, were just shocked.
âDid it really have to be a hanok?â
âBut that doesnât mean there isnât a sense of civilization insideâ¦.â
âIf the inside is going to be Western-style, why is the outside a hanok? âI really donât understand.â
âI plan to build a palace soon. What is that outbuilding? âI didnât see you last time.â
âThatâs why I asked you to come here often⦠What is that? âMy father is learning embroidery these days.â
âWhat does that have to do with building a new outbuilding?â
âThatâs exactly what Iâm saying. âWhat does it matter?â
A soft voice could be heard behind the grumbling men with identical faces.
âThatâs itâ¦â
Tap.
âYour mother must be sad.â
Lee Jae-hyung collapsed as his fingers hit the ball without warning.
ââ¦! â¦!!!â
ââ¦Uhâ¦.â
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.
âItâs been a while since our youngest.â
ââ¦.â
âAre you not short on pocket money?â
ââ¦Yes, sister.â
The eldest daughter of the Lee family and the current owner of Idang.
It was Lee Jae-hee.
ââ¦Butâ¦â
Arenât you a mannequin too?
Why?
(Continued in the next part)