You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 97



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Episode 97 Winter`s Waltz (2)

I opened the status window and checked the appointment I had just made.

The list was lined with the names of the Saechi family.

Min Chang-bae (Father): If you had any intention of stealing, I promised to stand and wait all day.

Noh Se-young (Mom): If you had any intention of stealing, I promised to stand and wait all day.

Min Ha-yool (son): If you had any intention of stealing, I promised to stand and wait all day.

As soon as they fulfill their promise, they stand upright at attention.

Damn it!

They stood like British royal guards.

I asked them while they were waiting.

“There’s an empty seat in front, why don’t you go in?”

The father of the Saechi family answered.

“Yes! You go in first! We will wait here for the rest of the time!”

It’s a great military spirit.

If the enemy saw it, they would be so intimidated by its spirit that they would retreat.

“Okay. Good luck. Stay strong.”

“Sir, yes sir!”

The family of swindlers roared at my whisper.

Other people also look at them confused.

“What? Why are you standing here?”

“If you’re not going, get out of the way.”

“I’ll pass by?”

Every time that happened, the Saechi family stepped aside and gave a loud salute.

Whether or not, I grabbed Hong Jeong-hwa’s hand and pulled her along.

“Two adults.”

I need to get out of here quickly before she questions the situation.

* * *

Even after buying the ticket and entering, Hong Jeong-hwa kept looking back as if she couldn’t understand the current situation.

“What is this? What is this? What’s going on? Why are these guys suddenly doing concept work?”

“Well, actually, I guess those people liked waiting.”

“No, huh? Are there people like that?”

Hong Jeong-hwa continued to tilt her head.

Eventually, we moved to a place where skates were rented.

At that time, Hong Jeong-hwa said with a smile.

“So. How long are you going to hold hands?”

“Oh, I forgot. Sorry.”

“It’s not something to be sorry about. I don’t mind holding on a little longer, right?”

Hong Jeong-hwa with a strange smile.

I laughed back too.

“I hate it when my hands get sweaty.”

“… … .”

First, I rented skates.

After putting on the gear, move onto the ice.

The moment I put my feet on the ice, I realized.

“Want to hold hands, please?”

“You don’t like it because your hands get sweaty?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think this is for me.”

I can’t take a single step forward.

If things continue like this, I’ll be standing here shivering for the rest of my life.

Meanwhile, Hong Jeong-hwa was already far ahead.

“Then let’s do this! If you catch me, I’ll end our ice skating date.”

“I also have the option of going back alone… … ”

But she doesn’t wait for my answer and speeds up.

Chot chot chot chot!

How can you tell she’s a figure skating queen?

It’s speed skating.

I took a deep breath.

‘Let’s try moving a little for now.’

It was a waste of money to stay in one place.

Take slow steps.

Swish-

It becomes self-objectification.

‘Hey, this won’t do.’

If you move even a little bit, you will fall over immediately.

Then someone else’s skate blade will pass over it with a whoosh.

‘It’s so scary.’

The moment I turned my body and was about to head towards the exit.

Oh my!

Someone grabbed my sleeve.

“Got it!”

It was Hong Jeong-hwa who had already gone around once.

She started to drag me towards the center of the ice.

It was an unprecedented tension.

Chook- Chook-

I asked, shivering.

“Are you a selected person?”

“No? When I was little, I only came to play with my mom a few times.”

It’s surprising that people like this don’t go into sports.

The loss of the gold medal hurts.

I was endlessly dragged along by Hong Jeong-hwa’s hand.

Choaaaaaaah-

The feeling of running quickly on a cool ice rink is quite refreshing.

A smile also appears on Hong Jeong-hwa’s face as she looks at me while holding both of my hands.

“Isn’t it fun?”

“Hmm. More than I thought.”

Would someone who likes and is good at sports like this be happy working as a journalist?

“Are you satisfied now, Sister?”

Hong Jeong-hwa looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.

Deep brown eyes stare straight at me.

In the silence, only the sound of ice being cut can be heard.

Choaaaaaaah-

Only after a long moment of silent racing did she open her mouth.

“… … Huh. I guess I can forget all the disappointment.”

It’s an incomprehensible answer.

The moment I was about to open my mouth again, Hong Jeong-hwa slowed down.

“The trial version is over. Shall we start learning how to skate for real?”

“I think there might be a choice to give up even now.”

“That would have been possible if you had caught up to me, right? But on the contrary, since I caught you… … Instead, you should grant my wish.”

No, how dare you drag someone onto the ice and say something like that.

‘… … An offer I can never refuse. Mafia style.’

Hong Jeong-hwa quickly moved back and placed her hand on my waist.

“Shall we straighten our backs a little more, Homo erectus?”

“If you keep mocking me like that, I’m really going to go.”

“Hmm. I guess we need to teach our Byung-mi the fun of skating a little more clearly.”

She gently pushed my waist and grabbed my right hand.

“Don’t be so stiff. Take one step at a time. Think of it as dancing a waltz to the beat.”

“… … .”

I wanted to ask if he knew how to waltz, but I didn’t have time.

Concentrate and concentrate so as not to fall.

We move forward, even if it is inaccurately, step by step.

Knock knock, slap- Knock knock, slap-

As I continue, I feel like I’m picking up speed.

Hong Jeong-hwa smiled as if she was satisfied.

“Is it worth doing?”

“I think I’m finally getting used to it.”

Then she started giggling.

“You always seem to be like that.”

“What is it?”

“Basically, people are indifferent.”

Yeah. I never really thought about it that way.

Hong Jeong-hwa continued speaking.

“But it’s not always like that. He’s more motivated than anyone else when it comes to what he does, and when dealing with people, he’s polite and calm and tries to understand the other person.”

She continued speaking.

“So I don’t know anymore. What you like, what kind of person you are. Even though I’ve been with you for almost a year… … I still don’t know a single thing.”

“It’s really strange that someone who treats people harshly talks to me like he’s being so careful.”

“… … Anyway. I guess that’s why I became a reporter. Because I couldn’t shake off my natural tendency to be drawn to interesting things.”

Hong Jeong-hwa, who had already moved to the edge of the ice rink, said.

With those words, she left the rink.

Tung-

I hit the wall and start getting pushed back again.

… … But why is Hong Jeong-hwa leaving without even looking back?

* * *

I don’t skate anymore.

We walked to the snack corner.

Hong Jeong-hwa kept hitting my back as we moved.

“Sorry, sorry! I didn’t know you’d keep sliding backwards from there.”

“It turns out that being an abandoned criminal is just as bad as being a kidnapper.”

Hong Jeong-hwa began to laugh, even shedding tears.

He sobbed so hard that if you looked at him wrong, it almost looked like he was crying.

“Ha, seriously, I’m laughing so hard―”

As she stumbles, trying to hold back her laughter, something hits her.

Puck- thud-

Hong Jeong-hwa looked down silently.

A hot dog rolling on the floor.

A girl of about five or six years old looking down at it.

The pastel-colored leggings that Hong Jeong-hwa was wearing had ketchup and mustard imprinted on them like a woodcut.

The child raised his head and met Hong Jeong-hwa’s eyes.

“Ugh… … .”

The moment the child started to cry, the child’s mother came running.

“Oh my gosh! I’m sorry! I looked away for a moment… … I’ll pay for the laundry! I’m so sorry!”

Then the child also bowed his head and began to apologize.

“I’m sorry… … .”

It’s a reaction that is so common sense that it’s unprecedented.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

The world is so dangerous and strange these days, so it’s nice to meet someone with common sense like this.

Hong Jeong-hwa answered with a smile.

“Ah, it’s okay. I usually wear comfortable pants… … I didn’t even know the baby was coming.”

“Still, we feel so sorry… … .”

“That’s fine, really. Just buy me another baby hotdog with my laundry money.”

Hong Jeong-hwa was also very refreshing.

She said, patting the child’s head.

“It’s dangerous to run around in crowded places. Okay?”

“yes…….”

The child and mother walk away, repeatedly saying thank you.

I said to Hong Jeong-hwa, who was wiping off the ketchup.

“I knew you would say something to your mother.”

“I apologized properly, so what more can I say? I also respond sensibly to sensible actions.”

“That’s true.”

As I was nodding, Hong Jeong-hwa suddenly spoke.

“A wish came to mind.”

“What is that sound all of a sudden?”

“I caught you earlier. I have to grant you your wish.”

I never thought that forced negotiations that put people on ice would be effective until now…

Hong Jeong-hwa said with a smile.

“Then I think it’s skating lessons.”

Her brown eyes, which had been looking at me the whole time, turn into the distance.

There’s nothing there, what are you looking at?

Finally, after a long silence, she opened her mouth.

“Let me borrow you for one more day.”

“When next time?”

“No one to meet for Christmas?”

“!”

Holiday schedule? What happened that day?

“I think Mom asked me to help out at the store. I’ll check the time.”

The moment I took out my cell phone.

Dingdong-

An alarm suddenly pops up on the men’s messenger icon.

Even now, the number of unconfirmed messages written in the group messenger room was increasing in real time.

The person who was spamming the was Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam.

[Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam: Is there anyone who can contact Sim Yeong-seop?]

Sim Yeong-seop.

This is the name of a senior who quit last week.

He said that he didn’t have any particular trouble or intention to change jobs, but that he just wanted to take a break for a while due to a chronic illness.

No one replies on Messenger.

It’s the weekend, so it’s a natural reaction.

[Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam: Oh, I’m screwed… … Contact someone. The company is going to go under right now!]

I shouldn’t react to this kind of thing… … but I was so curious that I had to write a reply.

[Lee San-ha: What exactly is going on?]

[Team Leader Yoon Yeo-gam: Oh, Sanhae-mong!!! My savior!!!! Hurry up!!!! I got a 5 billion won lawsuit!!!]

I asked for nothing.