Impure Wedding Night - Chapter 97



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#97. True
2024.05.03.

After sending Hyejin away first, Seoyoon talked to Heejun on the phone.

“Hey, how have you been?”

-You seem to be in a good mood today?

“Yeah. There’s something you’ll be happy to hear, too.”

-What is it?

“Han Yerin broke up with Chief Chaehyun.”

-Really?

Heejun’s voice on the other end of the phone sounded really agitated.

-When?

“Not long ago.”

-Wow, they seemed so close. Why did they break up?

Seoyoon snorted at that.

“They really are. You can tell just by looking at them that they were in a limited-time relationship.”

Seoyoon continued talking while sipping a cocktail in her glass.

“Oppa, Yerin must be upset these days. Try taking care of her and earning some points.”

-I guess I should. Thanks for the good information.

After hanging up the phone, Seoyoon kept laughing like she had lost her mind.

I couldn’t stop laughing because I was so happy.

***

“I heard some incredible news yesterday?”

As usual, Hyejin broke the silence in the secretary’s office.

“Our chief, you’re really getting engaged.”

Seolgi looked extremely surprised at that, and Secretary Choi also looked incredulous.

Only one person, Yerin, was unfazed.

Inside, she was trying hard to hide her embarrassment.

“You know Kwak Seo-yoon, right? Why, there was a news article about their relationship a few days ago.”

“Oh, I know. You’re really getting engaged to that woman?”

“Yes. I heard it from someone who’s really sure about it.”

“No, then why did you put out a press release saying the engagement news was groundless?”

Hyejin snapped her fingers at Seolgi’s question.

“They originally said it wasn’t like that, but then they announced it after it was confirmed. Isn’t that why?”

Everyone looked excited at the news of Lee Hyun’s engagement.

“So does that mean we’ll have another wife to take care of?”

“I guess so. I hope it’s someone who isn’t picky.”

Hearing that, Hyejin let out a short laugh.

“That woman seems formidable. Everyone should be prepared.”

Secretary Choi clapped her hands after hearing the ridiculous story of Lee Hyun’s engagement.

It was a rumor that was different from the facts, but I couldn’t just step forward and correct it. Anyway,

once Assemblyman Kwak’s true face was revealed, such ridiculous rumors would quickly disappear.

“Come on, let’s stop talking nonsense and make sure we don’t miss any of our afternoon schedules.”

Secretary Choi just looked at Yerin, who was quietly sitting at her desk working, as if she was worried.

***

“I’m going to leave work now.”

As soon as six o’clock came, Yerin packed her bags.

In the past, staying with Lee Hyun until the end was a date and fun, but not anymore. She

wanted to avoid being left alone in a space with him.

Hyejin and Seolgi looked very puzzled when they saw Yerin, who always stayed to work, leaving work on time these days.

“Secretary Han, are you preparing for a new job these days?”

“Yes?”

“No, that’s right. The person who was always the last to work leaves work at exactly 6 o’clock as if he had a new feeling.”

Yerin smiled at those words.

“That’s not it. I think my health is not good, so I try not to work overtime if possible.”

“Is that so? Well, Secretary Han has been overdoing it a lot.”

“Go inside quickly.”

Yerin left the Jiseok Group building in a hurry and went into the pojangmacha she and Na-ri often went to.

Na-ri, who had arrived first and was waiting for Yerin, greeted her.

“Aren’t you busy these days? Isn’t it really nice to see you this early on a weekday?”

“I’m going to quit my job.”

“What?”

Na-ri froze, holding the menu, as if she had heard something she had never thought of.

“Why? You were dating and working at the company. Weren’t you extremely satisfied?”

“Nari, I broke up.”

“… … .”

This time, Na-ri was even more surprised and slammed the menu she was holding onto the table.

Without even thinking about picking it up, she pressed him.

“What on earth are you talking about? Why did you break up with Director Chaehyun? Is that why you’re quitting the company?”

“Ask them one by one, I’m going to suffocate.”

Yerin tried to smile and picked up the menu that Na-ri had dropped.

“Let’s talk while we eat something. How about the spicy tteokbokki that I always eat?”

“Order anything. What you eat isn’t important, right now.”

“Okay.”

As soon as Yerin finished ordering, Na-ri grabbed her as if she had been waiting for it.

“Why did you break up?”

Yerin let out a deep sigh and confessed everything that had happened.

Even if no one else knew, she didn’t want to hide her true feelings and what had happened from Na-ri.

“Kwak Seo-yoon knew.”

“What?”

“That I attended the Cheto party and that I was the woman the chief was desperately looking for.”

Na-ri’s arm, which had reached out to grab her glass, stopped in midair.

“You’re crazy, really. So you were threatening me with that?”

It was a question she had hoped would be the case, but Yerin’s head slowly nodded.

“Wow, is that X, Kwak Seo-yoon, crazy to the core? Are you threatening me with something like that?”

Na-ri cursed her heart out and took Yerin’s side.

“It’s because of Kwak Seo-yoon, then?”

“That’s not necessarily true. “Chairman Cha also knew about our relationship.”

“Ah… … .”

As if it had finally come, Na-ri’s face suddenly showed a similar empty expression to Ye-rin’s.

“Chairman Cha is going too far. He knew that you and Chief Cha were so in love that he called you to tell you to break up.”

“Chairman Cha and Kwak Seo-yoon, there was talk of a family match from the beginning. And I got involved in that, you know?”

Na-ri shook her head and grabbed Ye-rin’s hand on the table.

“What did Chief Cha say when you said we should break up? Did he hold on?”

“No… … Oh, Na-ri. The chief knew?”

“What?”

“That I was the woman who disappeared.”

Na-ri covered her mouth with one hand at those words.

“Really? How did he know?”

“If I think about it, that day, even though I had put on a lot of makeup, you could have easily recognized me.” If

she had known, she would have told the truth sooner.

She felt the most sorry that she couldn’t do that to Lee Hyun.

“I didn’t hide it on purpose, but the chief has already lost trust in me.”

Na-ri walked around the table, opened her arms, and hugged Ye-rin.

“There was a reason.”

“That’s true, but… … .”

“Chief Chae-hyun will understand.”

Ye-rin closed her eyes tightly in Na-ri’s arms.

“You didn’t mean it when you said we should break up, did you?”

“… … .”

Silence was confirmation. Na-

ri, who knew that fact, just felt sad along with her.

“Han Ye-rin.”

“Yeah.”

“People who are meant to meet will meet somehow.”

So she told her not to be too sad about this breakup.

“Misunderstandings can be resolved, and things you didn’t get to say can be said.”

So she told her not to give up here.

It was the best consolation Na-ri could give.

“Anyway, she’s not related to me anymore. I thought she was going to get engaged to Kwak Seo-yoon.”

“Are those rumors going around again?”

“Yeah. That’s what happened.”

Seeing Yerin humbly accepting everything, Na-ri just silently stayed by her side.

***

After dropping Yerin off home, who had drunk much more than usual, Na-ri met Secretary Choi.

Although she had called her out late, Secretary Choi rushed to where Na-ri was.

Sitting on a park bench near her house, Na-ri sipped the citron tea that Secretary Choi had bought her.

“You called me because you had something to tell me, didn’t you?”

Na-ri let out a short sigh at those words.

“Hyun-jun, there’s something I haven’t been able to tell you.”

“What?”

“The woman who attended the Cheto party that I was desperately looking for.”

“Oh, yes, yes.”

Secretary Choi looked curious at the story about that woman he had heard for the first time in a long time.

“Actually, Hyun-jun knows her too.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“It’s Yerin.”

“Yes?”

Hyun-jun was surprised and let out a loud noise.

“No, what is that… …”

Na-ri slowly explained the events of that day.

And Seo-yoon also found out by chance that the woman was Ye-rin, and because of that, she was threatened to break up with Lee Hyun.

“Wow, you’re really an unimaginable person. Kwak Seo-yoon.”

“That’s right.”

“I have to tell the director about this right away.”

Then Nari slowly shook her head while gently grabbing Secretary Choi’s hand.

“I heard that Kwak Seo-yoon and the director are engaged.”

“Huh? Where did you hear such nonsense?”

After asking that question, Secretary Choi let out an “ah-” sound.

“Did you hear it from Secretary Han?”

“Yes. And actually, Yerin and I have been close friends since high school.”

“… … .”

“I had to hide the fact that Yerin was that woman, so I had no choice but to lie about our relationship. I’m sorry.”

Although she didn’t do it on purpose, Nari felt sorry for lying about so many things unintentionally to Secretary Choi.

“It’s okay. But I hope we don’t hide anything from each other in the future.”

“Yes, I will. Then can I be honest with you?”

“Of course.”

“Yerin, I didn’t really ask Director Chae-hyun to break up with you because I wanted to.”

“I guess so.”

I had expected that, but after hearing what Na-ri had said, I became even more certain.

Secretary Choi cautiously spoke.

“May I tell you something?”

“Yes.”

“Director, you didn’t accept the breakup because you truly wanted to?”

“Really?”

“Yes. The engagement with Kwak Seo-yoon is just a groundless rumor. The director is currently preparing to win back Secretary Han Ye-rin’s heart.”

Na-ri smiled brightly at those words.

“Then that’s really fortunate?”

“That’s right. You’re such a great couple, you can’t break up like this.”

Na-ri and Secretary Choi observed the stars that decorated the night sky for a long time.

While desperately hoping for Ye-rin and Lee Hyun’s reunion.