You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 65



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Episode 65 The Courageous One (6)

The barbecue place in midsummer was extremely hot even at night.

No… … it was hot.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

But it’s cold now.

The cold stares of everyone gathered here were lowering the temperature of the barbecue place by several degrees.

The silence that remains after the most explicit denunciation of any confession.

In the midst of all that can be heard is the sound of insects.

“That… … uh… … and… … again… … .”

Im Soon-sang said.

“That, this, how, how did it happen… … .”

He swallows a few times and then strikes a comical pose.

“Oh, it was a hidden camera! Ta-da~ Hahaha!”

No one laughed at his exaggerated gestures.

Only Im Soon-sang’s laughter spreads out like an empty echo.

“Haha… … Ha… … . But it’s really a misunderstanding. T, that’s because this is, Sanha! It’s a gag you and I made up! Right?”

I don’t know why you’re suddenly biting me and hanging on.

‘I’d like to grab onto even a shred of straw.’

There is absolutely no reason for me to help him.

I turned my head with a sigh.

Meanwhile, Im Soon-sang’s desperate excuses continued.

“No, this is a real misunderstanding! These, these cell phones are all categorized by work, no, they’re air machines… … .”

He starts picking up the cell phones one by one while talking nonsense.

The moment when I was trying to hurriedly put the cell phone I had in one hand into my back pocket.

Kwak-jik!

Hong Jeong-hwa’s hand grabbed Im Soon-sang’s wrist as if it was going to crush it.

Im Soon-sang was so embarrassed that he didn’t even dare to say anything in response.

“Hey, wait a minute, Junghwa, why is this… … .”

“Hand it over.”

Hong Jeong-hwa snatched the bundle of cell phones with incredible strength.

Then he said in a cold voice.

“Unlock fingerprint recognition.”

Im Soon-sang refused.

“Why should I do that… … Huh?!”

Hong Jeong-hwa refused to accept the offer.

Wood crack!

She grabbed Im Soon-sang’s finger with overwhelming force and broke it.

“Kuaaaah!?”

Im Soon-sang tried to resist, but

“All I need is your fingerprint. You can cut it off, okay?”

“… … .”

I ended up turning into a fool in front of Hong Jeong-hwa’s terrifying expression.

Tiring! Tiring! Tiring!

Finally, all three phones are unlocked.

Hong Jeong-hwa kicked Im Soon-sang’s buttocks and sent him flying.

“Oh, no! Not the phone, please… … !”

The moment when Im Soon-sang is about to rush towards Hong Jeong-hwa.

Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack!

Numerous hands began to grasp him.

It was the hands of the female employees surrounding Hong Jeong-hwa.

“Be quiet. You don’t want anything else besides your fingers to get broken.”

“You can’t hire an attorney, and anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. Just shut up and exercise your right to remain silent.”

“Go! What kind of beast of a person would dare touch a human body?!”

“I reported you for drugs. The police will be here later, so stay still until then.”

No matter how hard Im Soon-sang struggled, he couldn’t shake off all those hands.

Hong Jeong-hwa started to place her cell phone on the table.

After launching the Contacts app on each phone, try calling by pressing the number registered in your favorites.

Thump thump- thump thump-

A loud ringtone resembling the sound of a cricket rang out.

All calls were connected with an interval of about 1-2 seconds.

[Hello! You said you were busy today, what brings you here?]

[Hello? Huh? Who… …?]

[Hello~ Huh? What is it?]

A different woman’s voice is heard from each of the three phones.

A brief moment of silence as they sense something odd in each other’s voices.

“hello.”

Hong Jeong-hwa’s greeting penetrated.

“Excuse me, but I’m not your honey. It’s nice to meet you. My name is Hong Jeong-hwa, and I just became Im Soon-sang’s 4th girlfriend.”

I heard some bewildered voices on the other end of the phone.

[Huh? What does that mean?]

[4th? No, oppa? But who are the others?]

[… … Is this some kind of joke?]

Im Soon-sang cried out from behind.

“No! It’s nothing, so just hang up! If you just hang up, I’ll explain later… … Ugh! Ugh!”

Im Soon-sang was granted the benefit of the right to remain silent.

A friendly favor called a foot towel is stuffed into his mouth.

Hong Jeong-hwa’s phone conversation continued.

“Listen carefully, I’ll explain in place of that crazy guy. First of all, I emptied all of Im Soon-sang’s cell phones and called all of his girlfriends at the same time. Do you understand up to this point?”

The voices on the other end of the phone didn’t seem to be understood very well.

[What are you talking about? I don’t understand anything… … Girlfriends?]

[Uh… … First of all, can you please change my brother?]

[You’re saying this situation is no joke?]

Hong Jeong-hwa sighed briefly and continued speaking.

“I understand that you are confused. I have not yet come to my senses even after hearing the whole story. But Mr. Im Soon-sang is having a hard time talking on the phone right now. I will explain in as much detail as possible, so calm down and listen.”

The receiver is silent.

Hong Jeong-hwa continued speaking.

“Let me tell you how I got confessed to by that person. Today was a company dinner party, and during dinner, he suddenly did something crazy. He prepared a lot of strange things like lighting and singing and pressured me, but since it was a public confession at the company, it was hard to refuse.”

Meanwhile, the executives who were instigating the situation are avoiding eye contact like mutes who have eaten honey.

Anyway, Hong Jeong-hwa told the women on the other end of the phone everything.

Then the voice from the first phone spoke.

[That happened to me too… … in the club… … .]

Once again, silence lingers.

The call continued with Hong Jeong-hwa’s empty laughter.

“Anyway, that’s what happened. Then, while we were drinking and playing a game of truth or dare… … That guy got really drunk and started giving his testimony. What did he say? He thought women wouldn’t cheat on him because of his face? So he went looking for other people and tried 100 or 200 times, and eventually he’d get someone… … Oh, wait! He said he could do it up to 400 times, right?”

After a brief silence.

The uncomfortable silence was broken by a woman’s voice coming from a second cell phone.

[This fucking kid is really… … .]

A refreshing remark that no one could say because it was a company.

Meanwhile.

A woman’s voice came from the third cell phone and spoke.

[But… … The person you just mentioned… … Aren’t you Yeonjeong?]

[Huh? How did you know… … You’re Jiyeon?!]

The barbecue place, which had been silent, was filled with noise again.

A woman’s voice from the first cell phone spoke.

[Hey! Why would a kid like you have to meet a guy like that?!]

[No, I just got scared because she kept contacting me and coming to see me every day… … . I told her to keep our relationship a secret from other people. I thought it would be embarrassing if people found out that I was dating a guy like her… … .]

What are you doing?

It seems like their anger is about to really boil over.

Hong Jeong-hwa, who had finished revealing the truth like a reporter, was about to end the call.

“You guys can share the story as you wish… … I still have work to do, so I’ll hang up now.”

But the women on the other end of the line seem to want to hear a little more.

[Wait a minute! Change that kid for me―.]

[Where is it? Just the location―.]

[Sister Yeonjeong, please talk to me.]

Hong Jeong-hwa pressed the end call button with three fingers at the same time as if she was playing the piano.

Belt- Ro- Rock-

All calls end simultaneously.

Then, the hands that had been binding Im Soon-sang began to release one by one.

“Pheuk, kuluck! Who, who is it?! Who poked my eye! It felt like two fingers went in- Ugh… … I can’t see!”

Hong Jeong-hwa laughed.

“Why are you getting hurt over something like that? You’ll be in more pain if you meet your ‘girlfriends’.”

A cold voice that makes it seem like frost is about to fall.

Im Soon-sang shouted as if he was making a last desperate effort.

“You, you, where did you get the temerity to speak informally to your senior? You’re so emotional at work, huh?!”

At that time, Hong Jeong-hwa said.

“The palm tree time isn’t over yet?”

An exclamation mark appeared above everyone’s head.

Everyone’s gaze simultaneously moved towards the MC.

Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam answered while shaking her pupils like a shaker.

“Uh… … I, I admit it.”

The employees’ eyes turn to Hong Jeong-hwa once again.

She said, standing at the center of attention.

“Forced confession is invalid. Do you understand?”

“Oh, oh, … … yes.”

Lim Soon-sang lowers his head weakly.

Perhaps because he was pressed for time, or perhaps because of the palm tree time, he ended up answering in a formal tone.

‘There’s nothing I can do. It’s a game, after all.’

I stood in the corner and raised my glass of whiskey.

Have a drink, Soonsang.

* * *

After all the meals are finished.

The remaining people were chatting while drinking the remaining alcohol.

For reference, Im Soon-sang was taken in for a drug test by the police who arrived late.

Break it!

I heard the notification sound on my phone and checked the screen.

[TLT classmate Hong Jeong-hwa: Can you come to the emergency stairs where you were sitting earlier?]

[TLT classmate Hong Jeong-hwa: Beer on the way!]

I got up, holding two bottles of beer that had been in an ice bucket.

* * *

Hong Jeong-hwa is seen sitting on the emergency stairs of the accommodation.

She had her head bowed and her face buried in one arm.

In his other outstretched hand, a cigarette can be seen burning helplessly.

“… … Are you okay?”

I asked cautiously.

A confession that was forced into me because of the atmosphere.

There is even a problem with the character of the person who forced the confession.

It’s bound to feel bad in many ways.

Isn’t this the worst case scenario where even the face of the entire company was sold?

Right then.

“Hahahahahahahaha!”

Hong Jeong-hwa started laughing in a strange way that sounded like something out of a comic book.

A burst of laughter mixed with cigarette smoke.

She spoke with a cough that seemed to be a sore throat.

“Cough! Ah~ That was fun. Did you see that kid’s expression? It was awesome. It was really refreshing! Why didn’t anyone take a picture when there were so many reporters? Wasn’t that supposed to be on the front page of TLT tomorrow?”

As always, it’s a cheerful voice.

Hong Jeong-hwa snatched a bottle of beer from my hand and hung the cap on the iron bars of the railing.

… Lie!

A beer cap that opens coolly.

“Why are you dead? I think things have turned out well for me. My senior female colleagues have been so worried and concerned about me that my company life has completely improved. And you can’t avoid badmouthing your ex-boyfriend on Girls Talk, right? You have something to relate to and something to talk about! You’ve also indebted your feelings to the executives. It’s a huge plus in many ways for your social life.”

I hadn’t thought about that part.

‘Maybe you’re just an optimistic person?’

I didn’t necessarily say that.

Meanwhile, Hong Jeong-hwa suddenly got up and crouched down in front of me.

“Hey! I’ve been carrying you around my whole life, right? Get carried!”

I waved my hand.

“What’s wrong with being a fisherman at this age?”

“You’re stronger than you look, Sister. You can easily defeat a sickly pretty boy!”

This guy is really drunk.

I said, patting her on the back.

“If you’re grateful, then quit smoking. I feel like I’m going to get smoked too.”

I’m glad that Hong Jeong-hwa looks okay.

I waved my hand and left the place.

At that moment, I heard Hong Jeong-hwa shouting behind me.

“I’ve been smoking for 8 years, how do I quit?!”

… … If you don’t want to hang up, then just say it. Why are you yelling?

* * *

Hong Jeong-hwa had a freshly lit cigarette in her mouth.

A new, unlit cigarette.

“… … .”

She fiddled with the lighter for a while before muttering something.

“It’s difficult.”

yet.

…Sudden!

The cigarette breaks in half.

She held a lighter and a cigarette in one hand.

Then you throw them in the trash can.

No cigarette packs, no cigarettes, no lighters.

Thump- thud- thud- thud- thump-

Hong Jeong-hwa’s gaze is directed towards the barbecue place.

There, Lee San-ha can be seen struggling with his head in a headlock by Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam.

Hong Jeong-hwa snickered at the sight.

“… … It’s really difficult.”