“I’d be glad if Secretary Han came with me. But let’s make one promise. I’m going as a celebrity manager, and it would look really strange for a manager to bring his secretary, right?”
“….”
“There, Secretary Han will pretend to be my friend. Secretary Han can call me Jiwon. I’m using an alias.”
“…How could I dare to pretend to be your friend?”
Han Woojin is good at playing coy too. Who does he think doesn’t know that he’s already endlessly repeating ‘Cha Jaehyun, son of a bitch. Damn bastard, drop dead’ in his heart?
“So there’s something Secretary Han can’t do. You can’t act. Then that’s too bad. It seems it’ll be difficult to go together.”
“…That’s not true, Young Master. I’ll do my best to do well.”
‘Right, that’s how you should come out.’
[Noeul Orphanage Han Woojin]
As soon as Han Woojin left, I started web searching, wondering if I could get a clue from the orphanage he told me about. I thought I could get something since it was a place with deep ties, but absolutely nothing came up.
‘I was a fool.’
What I realized after searching for a long time was that I did something futile. Anyway, when he started working as a secretary, Cha Taehan’s side would have erased all information about Han Woojin. The very idea of trying to get information about Han Woojin through the internet was a mistaken thought.
* * *
“I thought about it and how about orphanage volunteer work?”
“Where is it?”
“It’s called Noeul Orphanage, apparently it’s in Gyeonggi-do.”
“Where did you find out about such a place?”
“You don’t need to know that. Discuss the schedule with the company once.”
“What’s there to discuss with the company? If we’re going, we just go.”
Right. Seo Hanryul dislikes Han Woojin. I thought there would be no uglier scene than the two of them fighting in front of kids.
“…And since Secretary Han knows the place, we decided to go together.”
“Fine, do everything your way.”
I thought he’d roll his eyes and say he wouldn’t go, but it was a very bland reaction. Has his feelings toward Han Woojin disappeared now too?
“But listen to what I’m saying.”
“What?”
“That person is dangerous. Even if he smiles on the outside, he’s probably hiding a knife inside, right? Don’t naively fall for that appearance.”
“From what I see, you’re the same.”
Seo Hanryul was speaking definitively that Han Woojin was suspicious. I know everything, but I’m curious what aspect of Secretary Han the bastard saw to judge so easily.
And the funny thing is that Seo Hanryul might also be hiding a knife with a smiling face. From what I see, they’re the same, but they seem to have some kind of mutual hatred.
“Whether you hate someone outwardly or inwardly, it’s the same thing.”
“Now my mouth is getting sore. How are you going to live in the world being so clueless? Can you do this with someone you hate?”
Seo Hanryul’s face suddenly came close to mine. Since the last face attack, he must have found my reaction funny because he keeps doing this every time we meet. This time too, he tried to shallowly rub faces, so as soon as he thrust his face close, I gave him a satisfying head-butt.
“So what?”
“Ugh! How can you be so petty?”
“What can’t I do?”
“Our Young Master has really grown up?”
“Stop doing this.”
“Looking at you like this, you’re pretty again.”
Not knowing how to stop joking, he grabbed both my cheeks with his hands and stretched them. Lately I keep thinking that maybe Seo Hanryul has forgiven Cha Jaehyun. Forgiving the past isn’t easy so I kept thinking ‘no way,’ but watching what the bastard does to me, it seemed like his desire for revenge against Cha Jaehyun had completely disappeared.
‘Is it fortunate that at least this one changed?’
After the contract ended, Seo Hanryul’s attitude changed as easily as flipping a palm. All his actions toward me are strangely gentle. While I think it’s fortunate that he changed, one corner of my heart is uncomfortable. That his behavior changed like this means a new change occurred in the bastard’s feelings.
* * *
“Wow, there was an orphanage in a place like this. The air is nice.”
Since I decided to go with Han Woojin, I thought he’d keep postponing the schedule, but surprisingly Seo Hanryul quickly set up a schedule.
‘It’s really nice.’
These days orphanage facilities are really well done. The orphanage facilities I often saw in mass media seemed very poor, but this place has good air and the facilities look good too.
‘How does Han Woojin know about this place?’
“You must have worked hard coming all this way. I heard from Woojin that the manager worked hard to create this good time.”
As soon as we arrived at the orphanage, the orphanage director warmly welcomed me.
Last time when I was looking for orphanage information, I learned that the director’s name was Yoon Ahyoung. I remembered her kind-looking smile even on screen, but seeing her in person, her impression seemed much better.
I naturally thought that children could grow well under such a warm person. In the midst of this, to speak the name Woojin so affectionately, I became even more curious about the relationship between this place and Han Woojin.
“Thank you for inviting us. …How do you know Woojin?”
“I think it would be better to ask Woojin himself about that. I can tell you that he’s a very grateful and important person to our orphanage. He provides large donations every year and is a grateful person who carefully looks after the children.”
“Woojin has been doing good things secretly.”
“Woojin is a really kind and clever child. I’ve never seen someone like this in my life.”
Calling him a child means she’s known him for quite a long time.
Han Woojin, I only knew him as a thoroughly cold-hearted person in everything, but he was doing such good deeds alone. As expected, you shouldn’t judge people only by their outward appearance.
‘Right, let’s do well today.’
Everything is flowing smoothly according to plan. Seo Hanryul and Han Woojin came in the same car, but unusually they didn’t clash. The two even exchanged ordinary conversation. Though the content of the conversation wasn’t warm.
Lee Dojun also said he’d come soon, and the volunteer program started peacefully without any problems.
“Hyung, I think I saw you on TV.”
“Right, this hyung is a celebrity. You kids should know how lucky you are today.”
The kids were so innocent that even the person watching became happy. Being stuck between big guys plotting strange schemes and then mixing among innocently smiling children feels good.
“But hyung, are you a celebrity too?”
“No, I’m a manager.”
“Hyung, why aren’t you a celebrity?”
“Hyung isn’t interested in that.”
“If you became a celebrity, you’d totally succeed.”
“Kid, you have good eyes.”
Talking with the kids is healing. Cha Taeha must be doing well too. As expected, cute kids are the best.
“Seo Hanryul, don’t do other things and do well. I’m going to go play with the kids over there.”
“You really like kids?”
“They’re cute. Let’s do well today.”
Leaving Seo Hanryul behind, I went out to the playground to do play activities with the kids. There were no problems in the car, so surely he wouldn’t do the shameful thing of fighting with Han Woojin behind my back.
“Kyaa! That’s cheating.”
“How is this cheating?”
“Give us a break!”
“The world of competition is cold.”
A water gun fight started. The kids screamed outwardly but their expressions were brightly smiling. The innocent smiles meant they were enjoying this time, so I was secretly proud.
“Kids, shall we have snacks now? Hyung bought a lot of snacks too.”
“Awesome, hyung, can’t you come again next time?”
When the game ended, the kids made regretful expressions. At that age, parents are the biggest shelter. Seeing the kids make gloomy expressions, I naturally felt sorry.
I understand why Han Woojin keeps supporting this place. When I go back, it seems the kids will keep weighing on my mind.
‘I should come often when I have time. I should look into donations too.’
“Jiwon-ah.”
I gave the kids a break time and was cleaning up alone when I heard an affectionate voice from behind. That sweet voice can’t be Seo Hanryul, it must be Han Woojin.
When was it that he asked how he could dare speak informally to me, yet he acts so well. As expected, saying he couldn’t do it was just a smokescreen.
“Why?”
“Shall we walk for a bit?”
“I need to play with the kids.”
“You need to rest a bit too. Let’s walk briefly while the kids eat snacks.”
“…Okay.”
He even acts naturally well as if he’s my old friend. Anyway, when will Lee Dojun come? I need to observe the atmosphere between the two.
“Kids, hyung will come in soon, so go inside first.”
“Okay! You have to come quickly.”
After confirming the kids went inside the building, I followed the path Han Woojin walked. After climbing the hill behind the building for about 5 minutes, the entire view of the orphanage could be seen at a glance.
“Why did we come all the way up here?”
Because I’m maintaining such an ambiguous relationship with Han Woojin, even though a beautiful scene was unfolding before my eyes, I couldn’t enjoy it comfortably. The only thought that came to mind was ‘does he want to secretly push me?’
“Young Master, the scenery is really beautiful, right?”
Han Woojin spoke to me with a smile. He wouldn’t have come all the way up here to have a meaningless conversation. There must be a reason he brought me to this deserted place. I decided to continue the conversation with him and figure out his intention.
