Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 36



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Episode 36

Hee-sung was trying out a rotating gear that he was encountering for the first time.

The story that Kim Ye-seul brought up immediately stopped in its tracks.

“My car? What is that… … ?”

“This is literally the manager’s car now. It’s my farewell gift to you, manager. Hehe, what do you think? Do you like it?”

“This is a gift for me? This car?”

I don’t know the exact price, but the brand itself only produces cars worth hundreds of millions of won.

Although it was expensive, I thought it was definitely not too much to ask for considering Kim Ye-seul’s recent income.

Now, with just the money I earn in a month, I can buy several cars like this.

But if it’s not yours, then it’s a different story.

Are you giving this as a parting gift?

“I’ve been thinking about it since I said it would be good to find a good agency. I’ve received so much from my manager, so I really want to repay him, but I’ve been thinking about what would be a good way to do it. Then I thought that there’s nothing better than this.”

“… … .”

“Every man has a romantic idea about cars. What’s more, your manager only drives a van all the time, so he doesn’t have his own car yet. For his personal schedule, wouldn’t a fancy car like this be better than a van? Hehe.”

“But don’t you think this is too much? It hasn’t been that long since I debuted.”

“That’s why I feel so sorry that I can only do this much for you. If I had earned a lot more and had been working for a long time, I would have bought you a house instead of a car. Why, other celebrities do that too. They buy houses and cars for their managers as a way of thanking them for their hard work. I’m not there yet, so I feel sorry.”

“That’s only for managers who have been with you for 10 or 20 years.”

“Hey, just accept it, Manager. What would have taken you 10 or 20 years, you accomplished in half a year, Manager. You don’t know how lucky you are that it’s me. Since we said our quick goodbyes, you should accept this arrangement. Okay?”

Kim Ye-seul continued to speak to Hee-seong, who was still hesitating, expressing her gratitude.

“When I was busy with my schedule for the drama and advertisements, my manager took care of my parents. Thanks to him, my father was able to be discharged safely. I heard about it from my mother later and I can’t even remember how much I cried. I was so grateful and sorry.”

“Hmm.”

“And that’s not all? When I first got scammed and returned all the money I had, and I was feeling hopeless, my manager even paid my dad’s hospital bills. At that time, my manager probably wasn’t well off either. Hospital bills weren’t cheap.”

Even so, it only happened a few times.

That way, Kim Ye-seul can also focus on work.

Of course, I paid it all off in installments.

“My mother said, ‘I don’t know what kind of luck I had to meet someone like this.’ She said that it was a stroke of luck that I would never have again in my life to have someone like this appear in front of me. She told me to think of him as a benefactor and to never forget this feeling for the rest of my life.”

“Why did you go that far… … . You got to this point because you have talent. It’s definitely not something that can be achieved just by luck.”

“When I think about what I’ve been through, I think it was 100 percent luck. It was a huge ‘luck’ to meet my manager in the first place. If it weren’t for my manager, my life would have gone 180 degrees differently.”

Kim Ye-seul, sitting in the passenger seat, smiles brightly at Hee-sung.

“So please just accept this. Fortunately, the manager seems to like it too, so I feel really good too. Hehe.”

When you say something like that, I feel it is difficult to refuse.

It’s not like I did any volunteer work for free.

It seemed right to receive it happily, since it was not a gift given with all one’s wealth.

“I didn’t know I would achieve my dream so quickly, but thanks to you, I was able to shorten the time by 10 years. I’ll ride well, Yesul. Every time I ride, I think of Yesul.”

“Really? How about naming the car Yesul? It feels like family and very, very friendly?!”

“I don’t think so. It’s not good.”

“Oh my, look at that decisiveness. Phew. That’s funny.”

The two people have become close enough to joke around now.

From the beginning, the convenience store was just an excuse, so the two got out of the car and exchanged greetings.

“Then I’ll pick you up early tomorrow morning. Filming ends this week, so do your best until the end.”

“Yes, I understand, Manager! I will look into the contract you gave me more carefully. I think it is more likely that we will decide on Dear Enter.”

“If you have any questions, feel free to ask Kang Sera right away. It’s become quite comfortable now.”

“Hehe, yes, I understand. Manager, you should get some rest today too! Are you going straight home?”

Heeseong smiled and nodded at Kim Ye-seul’s question.

“Yes. It’s a house, but I think we’ll be going to a bigger house today.”

***

The place Heeseong arrived at after running for an hour and a half was his parents’ house.

It just so happened to be my first test drive, and as expected of a good car, I didn’t feel tired at all on the way there.

Is that why you say foreign cars, foreign cars?

There were more than a few times when I almost got caught on camera because I couldn’t check my speed due to the ride quality.

“Whew, you have to be careful. A scab is the most precious thing in the world.”

Hee-sung got out of the car, stretched briefly, and entered the villa entrance.

I suddenly forgot the password for the shared front door, and after thinking for a while and failing several times, I was finally able to open the door.

Since I lived with just my mom and younger sister, I used to visit at least once a month, but recently I’ve been so busy with work that it’s been a few months since I last visited.

Hee-sung climbed the stairs without an elevator and stopped in front of room 302.

This time I knew the password, but I rang the doorbell lightly, thinking I might be surprised.

Ring ring.

“Heewon must have gone to school. Mom must be alone.”

It was around 4pm so I was thinking of going out to eat for the first time in a while when my younger sibling got home from school.

I had never really talked about what I was doing in detail because I was worried my family would worry, but I thought it was okay to be honest now.

Because it was more accomplished and meaningful than anything I’ve done in the past few years.

Crunch.

“Who… … . Huh? Oppa!”

I thought my mom would come out, but instead, my younger sister, Heewon, opened the door.

Heeseong also tilted his head and asked.

“Why are you home at this hour? School?”

“It’s final exam period now. Today is the last day of exams, so I took it early and came home to rest. What about you, oppa? How did you get home at this hour? Aren’t you supposed to be working?”

Heeseong smiled brightly at his younger brother whom he hadn’t seen in a long time and walked into the front door.

“Let’s go in and talk. I have something to tell you and Mom. Mom! I’m home.”

As soon as he entered, his younger brother Heewon closed the door and approached Hee-seong, who was looking for his mother.

“Mom isn’t home right now. She’s been going out a lot lately and doesn’t come home until dinnertime. During exam periods, I get home earlier than Mom.”

“Where did you go? Isn’t today Thursday? It’s the day when Mom doesn’t go to the mart.”

“You haven’t been going out lately. You said it wasn’t important right now and you’ve been on your way for about a week. Phew, I was already thinking about whether or not I should call you because of that. How did you come to my house just today?”

“Are you worried? What’s going on at home? What’s going on?”

Even though Hee-sung couldn’t come home, he called his mother quite often.

Every time, his voice was bright and he seemed completely fine.

I couldn’t help but feel my expression darken at my brother’s words.

“That’s why… … . Sigh. What should I do, oppa?”

***

“You can’t find anything like this in this neighborhood for that price, Mom. This is really a great deal. You and your daughter are living together? Then this is great!”

Lee Jeong-sun let out a deep sigh at the property’s not-so-great condition.

“We live together, but my son comes down here sometimes… … It’s a lot smaller than the house I live in now. The structure doesn’t let in much sunlight.”

“Oh my, Mom, you’re talking nonsense. House prices have gone up so much these days! Even Mom, the reason you’re looking for a new house is because the landlord is asking you to raise the key money. It’s the same neighborhood, so what’s the difference? If the price is the same, the square footage is bound to get smaller. Ugh.”

I had expected it and prepared myself mentally to some extent, but when I actually walked around and faced the reality, it was incredibly complicated.

With the house prices suddenly rising and landlords threatening to significantly raise the key money, there was no other way.

Where would you suddenly get money that is not a penny or two but close to a hundred million won?

I gave up on renewing my contract early and started looking for a new house, and I realized how nice of a house I had been living in.

“If I move in here, you’ll have to replace all the flooring and paint, right? I think you’ll have to replace the outside sash, too. The screen is torn, and it makes too much noise every time I open and close it.”

“Oh, mother. I can help you with the flooring and painting if you ask me, but I can’t do the sash. These days, the housing market is so bad that there are already people lining up to move in, so I don’t think it’s too much to ask. I’ll ask them to do the flooring and painting neatly! Haha.”

What is such an unreasonable request?

It’s so hard to open and close that I have to push with all my might. If it weren’t for that door, there wouldn’t be any other way to ventilate.

Since I didn’t have my own home, I had to endure a lot of unreasonable things.

“Is there a good jeonse or monthly rent property…? I don’t care, but I’m worried because my daughter is in her third year of high school. My son is coming home for the first time in a while, and I don’t have a place to stay… Could you look into it for me?”

“Yes, Mother. I can help you find a place, but it’ll probably be hard to find a house that you like. Unless you increase your budget or something. And the monthly rent will probably continue to be a burden.”

I know, but there’s no way now.

The landlord is asking me to move out immediately, and even though I’ve been looking around the property for days, I’m still in a situation where I can’t move forward with the money I have.

But at that moment, Lee Jeong-sun was putting her hand on her forehead and letting out a heavy sigh.

Suddenly, a familiar male voice interrupted from behind.

“Then there is only one way. I can find out through trading, right?”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices