ushernet Chapter 27
Chapter 27
Episode 27
While Seung-hyun was quickly forgetting bothersome things and enjoying his time, something really uninteresting was happening in Seoul.
“Congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding, Chairman.”
“Now that you have a proper grandson, you must have no more worries. If only my son took after Director Han even half as much. Haha.”
All sorts of greetings poured in to Chairman Han, who briefly showed his face. Thanks to that, Tae-sung, who briefly escaped from annoying people, loosened his tie and sighed.
‘Even the people who were attached to Han Seung-hyun are now clinging as if nothing happened...’
He was sickened from having to face irksome faces he was already tired of. Tae-sung took advantage of the moment when attention was focused on Chairman Han to move to a less crowded area.
“Ah.”
But in the spot he had eyed in advance with few people, there was a guest. And not just any unwelcome guest.
“I want to be alone, could you please go somewhere else?”
“Anyone who sees this would think this place is Ju Jae-young’s private property.”
Tae-sung frowned upon seeing Jae-young holding a cigarette in one hand. Even if it was outdoors, smoking at an invited event. It was a manner that went against etiquette.
“Well, it’s fine as long as others don’t see, isn’t it?”
What does he mean the person clearly facing him right now isn’t someone else? At the strangely antagonistic tone, Tae-sung also wiped off his pretentious expression.
“You didn’t seem to want to come, so why did you make the unnecessary trip?”
“Our madam kept nagging me to come and at least show my face, saying this event was a gold mine.”
“Wasn’t it to see Seon-hu’s face one more time using that excuse?”
“Ah, right. Seon-hu.”
Jae-young finally remembered Seon-hu and opened his eyes a bit wide. How could he have forgotten Seon-hu? He was really surprised and dropped the hand holding the cigarette.
Until not long ago, Seon-hu was definitely Jae-young’s number one priority. Even after Seon-hu got engaged to Tae-sung and married him, eliminating the possibility of being with him, that thought remained the same.
He had never been interested in anyone other than Seon-hu. It may have been natural since he had lived more than half his life thinking he would end up with him.
He also had a personality that once fixated on one thing, he wouldn’t turn his eyes elsewhere for a while. But recently, that obvious fact started to crack.
An appearance so different from the rumors. That face, crying pitifully like a child, wouldn’t leave his mind.
Sometimes his upturned eyes looked fierce to the point of looking vicious, but when he pressed his lips together and lowered his gaze, there was a strange atmosphere.
After surprising him like that and spending the night together, the next morning he woke up as if nothing happened and left him without hesitation, leaving words to spread rumors if he wanted to.
Tae-sung couldn’t refute Jae-young’s words and pressed his lips together. After glaring at Jae-young for a moment without answering, Tae-sung spoke.
“Since you say you know, I’ll speak bluntly.”
Tae-sung had no intention of looking good to Jae-young anyway. Although there was quite a bit of exchange with the Y Group, Jae-young was far from the succession structure, and Tae-sung had no business getting involved with Y Hotel.
So there was no need to manage his image.
“I don’t think you’re unaware of what kind of person former director Han is. Moreover, you had a very special relationship with Seon-hu. Wouldn’t it be nonsense even to you to think that you have favorable feelings towards me?”
Jae-young responded with a frown. Tae-sung continued, unperturbed.
“I don’t know why you two became close, but to former director Han...”
“He’s not a director anymore.”
“...Pardon?”
Jae-young, who was listening to Tae-sung’s words, took out a new cigarette but put the cigarette case back in his pocket. He was already feeling uneasy, and it wasn’t very pleasant to hear about Seung-hyun from someone else.
“Han Seung-hyun is no longer an HJ director, right? Calling him director Han at the end of every sentence. It’s a bit annoying to hear.”
‘Don’t call me Director. I quit the company and don’t want to be called that either. Just... call me by my name.’
Jae-young frowned, recalling what Seung-hyun had said in Busan. He kind of understood why Seung-hyun asked him not to call him Director.
He didn’t like the attitude of thinking that Seung-hyun must have done something wrong while calling him Director Han without actually doing anything.
“We just played together a bit. That’s all... I’m curious too. What Han Seung-hyun is thinking. I thought he would hang out with me, but suddenly contact is cut off.”
Jae-young said that and shrugged his shoulders. Anyway, what the madam wanted was for him to just show his face here and there, and he had already greeted the important people, so it wouldn’t be a big problem if he left secretly.
“Why didn’t you bring Seon-hu? He’s your spouse, nominally.”
“...I didn’t bring him for fear that he would hear unpleasant things from the chairman if I brought him for no reason.”
Aha, Jae-young also knew the fact that Chairman Han was an extreme trait discriminator. Although he brought him in out of necessity, there was no way he would like a passionate son-in-law.
“It would have been nice to see him after a long time. Then please give my regards to Seon-hu.”
Jae-young said that and turned around. He had already endured as much as he needed to be here, and Seung-hyun, whom he had hoped for, wasn’t here either. He didn’t want to see the unpleasant face for long, so he thought it would be better to leave now.
“...It’s not like he’s going around with that face.”
At that moment, when he was about to turn and leave, Tae-sung’s small mutter caught Jae-young’s ankle. ‘With that face’. It seemed trivial, but for some reason, it bothered him.
After contemplating for a moment, Jae-young turned back and asked Tae-sung,
“...Whose face are you talking about?”