Impure Wedding Night - Chapter 98



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#98. Changed Relationship
2024.05.07.

The breakup was harder and more painful than I thought.

It was so hard to accept Lee Hyun’s cold gaze. Even

as he entered the secretary’s office, Lee Hyun didn’t even glance at Ye Rin and treated her like she didn’t exist.

On the contrary, I felt relieved, but I couldn’t help but feel a sense of emptiness in my heart.

For the first time since she took Lee Hyun in, Ye Rin took a vacation.

She wanted to spend her last night at the hospital with Chan Sook, who had shown considerable improvement and was now able to receive outpatient treatment.

Of course, she didn’t have the confidence to endure Lee Hyun’s cold gaze, so she took a vacation while doing something else.

“Mom!”

As she opened the door to the hospital room and went in, as expected, CEO Han was not there.

Chan Sook, who looked much more rosy than usual, greeted Ye Rin.

“Yerin, you’re going to be discharged tomorrow, so why did you come?”

“I took a vacation today to rest. I wanted to spend time with Mom.”

Yerin sat next to Chansuk, trying to look cheerful.

“When Mom gets out of the hospital, let’s go on picnics and have lots of dates.”

Chansuk waved her hand at those words.

“You should go on picnics with your boyfriend.”

Yerin hesitated, biting her lips at those words.

“What’s wrong?”

“Mom, I broke up.”

Chansuk looked very surprised to hear such an unexpected story.

“Why? Did Yerin oppose you at home?”

Chairman Cha said that, but that wasn’t the only reason for the breakup, so Yerin shook her head slowly.

“That’s not it.”

Chansuk grabbed Yerin’s hand.

A few days ago, Chansuk also checked the news about Lee Hyun’s relationship. She

also knew very well that the fiancé mentioned in the article was not about Yerin.

“Yerin, do you know that Mom loves our daughter a lot?”

“Yes. You know.”

“Mom wants our Yerin to always be happy.”

“Isn’t Mom getting healthy my happiness?”

The two mothers and daughters looked at each other with similar smiles on their faces.

Chan-sook was certain of this as she watched Ye-rin, who was only smiling at the corners of her mouth.

The fact that Ye-rin was having a very hard time because of the breakup and that her feelings still lingered. She

had always felt a debt in her heart for not being able to give Ye-rin proper love since she became an adult because of the pain.

Now, as a mother, she wanted to do something for her daughter.

At that moment, there was one person who came to mind.

It seemed like that person could solve this situation.

***

Rrrr-

Ye-rin’s extension phone rang.

It was a call from the information desk on the first floor.

“Yes, I picked up the phone.”

– Kwak Seo-yoon came to see Director Cha Yi-hyun.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

It seemed that the two were quite far along in their engagement since they had come all the way to the office.

Even though she already knew this would happen, she couldn’t understand why her heart sank every time.

Ye-rin took the receiver off her ear and asked Secretary Choi.

“Secretary Choi, I heard that Kwak Seo-yoon is on the first floor to meet the director.”

Secretary Choi’s brow furrowed slightly at the woman’s unexpected name.

“What should we do?”

“I think it would be better to ask the director.”

If possible, he wanted to avoid meeting Lee Hyun alone, but that was impossible.

“Yes, I will.”

Ye-rin said she would contact the information desk again soon and got up from her seat.

She took a deep breath in front of Lee Hyun’s office and knocked on the door.

When she went inside, Lee Hyun was still not giving her a single glance.

“Director, I heard that Kwak Seo-yoon is on the first floor right now. What should we do?”

Lee Hyun slowly raised his face at that voice.

There was no expression on his indifferent face.

Not surprise or displeasure.

“Tell him to come up.”

“Yes, I understand.”

After leaving Lee Hyun’s office, Ye-rin called the information desk again.

When he told her to send Seo-yoon up, Hye-jin, who was listening from the side, started to fuss again.

“You two, are you really getting engaged? Am I right?”

“That’s right. Isn’t this the first time the chief has allowed a meeting without an appointment?”

While the secretary’s office was excited by the news of Lee Hyun’s engagement, Yerin alone kept a calm expression and organized her diary.

Today, Seo-yoon came to visit without warning, and now it was a done deal.

That Lee Hyun was preparing for Seo-yoon’s engagement.

***

The sound of high heels clicking could be heard from afar, and Seo-yoon appeared.

All the secretaries got up from their seats and greeted her.

Yerin approached Seo-yoon as the representative and guided her to Lee Hyun’s office.

Knock-

knock, and when she went inside, Lee Hyun buttoned up his suit and walked to the sofa in the center of the office.

“Lee Hyun, how have you been? It’s been a long time since I saw you at the restaurant that day, right?”

Seo-yoon intentionally greeted Yerin more brightly, as if she wanted her to hear.

Lee Hyun stared at Seo-yoon with a blank expression.

“Yes. Please sit down.”

Seeing Seo-yoon sitting on the sofa, Lee Hyun asked.

“Tea or coffee, which would you like?”

At that question, Seo-yoon turned her head and looked at Ye-rin.

“Secretary Han knows how to make it, so prepare it for me. Coffee is good, right?”

It was as if she was ordering around her subordinate.

As if she was already the owner of the Ji-seok Group.

Ye-rin, who had no right to criticize that attitude, simply smiled business-like.

“Yes, I’ll prepare it for you right away.”

As Ye-rin went outside, Seo-yoon let out a snicker.

“But when is Secretary Han going to quit?”

Seo-yoon belatedly said, “Oops,” after asking that question. She belatedly

made an excuse, fearing that she might be caught urging Lee Hyun to leave her.

“It’s hard to keep working while seeing your ex-lover. That’s why I asked.”

Lee Hyun leaned back deeply on the sofa and blurted out the words.

“Secretary Han won’t quit.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Seo-yoon’s expression suddenly crumpled.

This time, Lee Hyun tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

“Ms. Kwak Seo-yoon, I like people who keep the proper line.”

In other words, she was telling him not to even think about interfering with her company’s business.

“And it seems you misunderstood what I said.”

“What did you mean?”

“I thought you clearly said you were busy before the new product launch.”

“Oh, I understand. That’s why I came to see you in person because you seemed busy… … .”

“Ms. Kwak Seo-yoon.”

Lee Hyun’s voice was extremely cold as he called her name.

“I meant for you to stay quiet until I contact you first.”

“Huh?”

His cold gaze was so intense that it was hard to believe he was dealing with his fiancé.

Overwhelmed by that gaze, Seo-yoon couldn’t say anything.

“This is a hard-earned opportunity, so shouldn’t you miss it this time?”

“Yes, of course.”

Seo-yoon nodded as if she had finally understood.

Lee Hyun stood up, not wanting to continue the conversation at all.

“Then I want you not to come to me without notice or contact me first.”

“… … .”

“If you keep quiet, the news you’re waiting for will come.”

“I understand. Instead, I hope you don’t make me wait too long.”

Lee Hyun snickered at those words.

“Of course. You’ll hear an interesting story soon.”

Lee Hyun gestured to the door with his chin, making a gesture for him to leave since his business was over.

Then he returned to his desk and shifted his gaze to the documents.

Lee Hyun didn’t even glance at Seo Yoon, who was standing alone in the middle of the spacious office.

“Oh, I don’t want to stay here for a little while and then leave.”

Ye Rin wanted to stay here for a long time, but Lee Hyun wasn’t so easy.

Still, Seo Yoon turned around, moved by the fact that she could come all the way here.

Ye Rin came into the office holding two cups of coffee.

Seo Yoon quickly turned around and spoke brightly to Lee Hyun.

“Lee Hyun, I’m going to go now. I’ll call you in the evening.”

Seo Yoon smiled at Ye Rin holding the coffee tray.

“I also had a tight schedule, so I can’t have coffee. “I’ll try it next time. Thank you.”

Before he could say anything in response, Seo-yoon left the office first, so Hyun and Lee were left alone in the office again.

Yerin approached Lee Hyun’s desk with coffee and simple nuts for snacks, and silently put down her cup. She

didn’t say her usual thanks or that it tasted twice as good because it was Yerin’s.

Ding- ding- ding-

The clock rang right on time, indicating that it was three o’clock.

At that sound, she remembered what Lee Hyun had said before.

“From now on, instead of the cookies or fruit you give me as snacks around three o’clock, I want you to eat something else.”

“I always feel sorry for Han Yerin because I always eat snacks.”

“Let’s be like this every day at three o’clock.”

　
As she said that, why did she suddenly remember the time when Lee Hyun’s breath touched her?

‘It’s all in the past.’

Yerin quickly shook her head and took a step back.

“Then I’ll go.”

Even as Yerin left the office, Lee Hyun’s eyes were fixed solely on the paperwork.

In reality, Lee Hyun had to work very hard to keep his eyes and heart from turning to Yerin.

He gritted his teeth and held on because he felt like he wanted to hug and persuade Yerin right away if they met his eyes.

Now, there really wasn’t much time left.

The day when he could act as he pleased again.

The day when he could see Yerin’s face full of smiles again.