A Bad Guy On Top Of A Bad Guy - c116
Episode 116: Side Story 4-13.
Su-hyeon stretched and came out into the yard. The green grass was moderately wet from the early morning rain. I went to the two-seater rocking chair nearby and sat down. It was shaded and cool. Su-hyeon often used the swing, which did not seem to suit Yang Ho-beom at all.
While riding the swing, I watched the security guards talking from afar. In addition to the bodyguards, there were several people doing housework here, and most of them were kind to Su-hyeon, but they did not talk to her personally. During the day, I mainly talked to Kang Won-daek, and sometimes I met Team Leader Park and went out. Just like today.
While waiting for Team Leader Park, he took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and continued to swing back and forth. He made plans to go to the department store and got a card from Ho-beom Yang, but he couldn’t decide what to buy yet. A memory from a few months ago comes to mind. He was caught by the police after receiving a cash advance with a credit card with the intention of screwing up a prisoner, but was misunderstood as a voice phishing scheme. At the time, I could never have imagined that our relationship would develop like this, given how obnoxious Mr. Yang was at the police station.
Come to think of it, I also met Seo Min-jun there that day. Yang Ho-beom later confessed that he took Baek Soo-hyun there on purpose. He said he wanted to put pressure on Seo Min-jun, but at the time, he didn’t know what the consequences would be. He said he regretted it for the first time after falling in love with Baek Soo-hyun.
Sometimes I think of Seo Min-jun. Even if I didn’t try to do it, it came to me as naturally as breathing. He was finally sentenced to probation and divorced. His father-in-law, Kim Hyun-sik, also retired from politics and has not been mentioned in newspapers since.
Seo Min-jun appears in my dreams once in a while, and every time, he looks at me with resentful eyes and lunges at me as if I were going to kill him. Even though it was just a dream, it was scary, so after waking up, I always hugged Yang Ho-beom to calm my anxiety.
“Why are you here?”
When I raised my head at the sound of a loud voice, I saw Team Leader Park walking towards me. He always wore a black suit, but today his clothes changed. He seemed more free than usual, perhaps because he thought that his unique bodyguard attire would attract people’s attention.
While driving with Team Leader Park, we had a light conversation. Perhaps because the two of us lived in Thailand, we didn’t feel too much of a burden talking. Usually, Soo-hyeon spoke a lot, and Team Leader Park was the one who responded.
When I arrived at the department store, left my car with the valet and went upstairs, there were quite a lot of people even though it was a weekday. The first place I stopped by was a men’s clothing store to choose clothes for Yang Ho-beom. However, because he was tall and had a large bone structure, it was not easy to find clothes in regular stores.
“The CEO will wear almost custom-made clothes.”
“Hmm, I hadn’t thought of that.”
In the end, I gave up on the shirt I liked and went looking for something else. Then I found a store that seemed to be mainly visited by middle-aged people. Looking at the clothes the mannequin is wearing reminds me of Baek Gwang-moo, whom I met about 10 days ago. Even the shabby t-shirt he was wearing.
As I was staring at him, Team Leader Park came and stood next to me.
“You are pretty. “It’s a design that adults will enjoy.”
Even with those words, I don’t give up easily. While I continued to stare, Team Leader Park left for a moment to make a phone call. It seemed like the reason she went out of the way was out of consideration on her part. Soo-hyeon, who was conflicted, made up her mind and went inside, looking at her clothes while being guided by the clerk.
Since I couldn’t decide, the employee asked how old the person giving the gift was and what their relationship was. Su-hyeon couldn’t say the word ‘father’ out of his mouth, so she just said that he was someone she knew. After choosing clothes based on the employee’s recommendation, I thought of Chairman Yang.
Even though the president only wears hanbok every day, wouldn’t it be nice to have at least one pair? Since the old man had a hard time having surgery, should I give him a gift? To be honest, I didn’t really feel like it, but since I was Yang Ho-beom’s grandfather, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad thing to look good.
While I was buying clothes and paying the bills, Team Leader Park comes in. Thankfully she didn’t ask any more questions about the clothes and moved with us to the next location. The next place I stopped by was the underwear store. Last year, when she decided to leave Korea, she gave Yang Ho-beom a scarf as a gift. When she found out that other people had done the same, she asked how much it was the towel for the opening ceremony, and even now she brings it up every time she sees the towel.
Still, I hung the scarf in the most visible place in my winter wardrobe.
“Team Leader Park. “How about that?”
When I pointed to the leopard print pants, Team Leader Park tilted his head.
“Would you like it?”
“Wouldn’t you like it if it were a gift?”
She smiled with an ambiguous expression, and Soohyun bought one more pair of underwear in a different color to wear as a couple. When the employee asked what size the recipient of the gift was, the image of Yang Ho-beom’s large prick flashed in her mind.
“I’m in great shape. You know Dwayne Jones in that foreign country, right? It’ll be similar. Of course, the face is much more handsome this way.”
Even though I say something nonsense, the employee smiles kindly. I heard that this is why department stores are good. Go to the market and talk about this. Don’t talk nonsense and get scolded for paying money. After buying the underwear, I came out and tried to gift it to Team Leader Park, but he refused. So in the end, we decided to treat them to a meal.
As she takes the escalator to go upstairs to the restaurant, someone catches Su-hyeon’s eye in the distance. At first I thought I had seen it wrong, but no. oh my god. As I hide behind the mannequin, Team Leader Park looks at me strangely.
“Why are you doing this?”
“no. wait a minute. “Let’s just go over there.”
Just as I was about to take her to the other side, I heard a voice from behind.
“Who is this? “Are you alive?”
Suhyun was shocked and stiffened. Fuck. After swearing softly, he turns around and smiles with a friendly face, but Kim Tae-shin is standing there with a bored expression on his face. Kim Tae-shin, whom I saw for the first time in a few months, had thrown away the gangster-smelling clothes he always wore, and today he was wearing a plain collared shirt and cotton pants.
He pretends to know, then turns around and goes somewhere. There was a child and a woman there, but their grim expressions from a moment ago had disappeared and they were talking with friendly smiles. Kim Tae-shin’s gesture of touching the child’s face was filled with affection.
When he came back, Team Leader Park stepped forward, and Su-hyeon stopped him, fearing that a commotion might break out.
“manager. “I will talk to you.”
Kim Tae-shin laughed heartily and looked Su-hyeon up and down and sarcastically.
“Your spiritual intelligence has become clearer?”
“Wow, brother. How long has it been since this? How have you been?”
“Why did you show up now? “I thought I was going to lose my mind while waiting for you at Gungpyeong Port.”
“Oh, you said so. I sent someone to say I couldn’t go at that time, but I guess they didn’t receive the message. But you look really good. His face also brightened. Are you going to a dermatologist these days? haha.”
Kim Tae-shin rolled his tongue in his mouth. This bastard is still opening his mouth. He approaches slowly, and Team Leader Park blocks his path again.
“Let’s stop there.”
Ha, Kim Tae-shin strokes his tied hair with his palm and looks really angry.
“It’s this girl again?”
Suhyeon felt people’s leering glances, and Soohyun stepped in between the two and separated them. Don’t do this, say it with your words, with your words. Then my gaze landed on Kim Tae-shin’s eyes. He was wearing sunglasses so he couldn’t see well, but he felt somewhat cool. Kim Tae-shin must have read the look in his eyes as he takes off his sunglasses. Suhyeon was out of breath for a moment. There was a long cut in one of his eyes, and his eyes looked somewhat unnatural.
“Yang Ho-beom gave it to me as a gift. how is it? matches well?”
Suhyeon swallowed nervously and laughed, her cheeks shaking.
“Honestly, you’re handsome… “It looks good no matter what.”
He glances at Soo-hyeon and suddenly smiles and puts on sunglasses. His artificial eyes disappear inside his glasses, and Kim Tae-shin stares at Su-hyeon with an uncertain look in his mind, then pats him on the shoulder.
“Live well. “I don’t know how long I’ll stick next to that bastard.”
“Yes, thank you for your blessing.”
Well, anyway, you cocky bastard. It’s an expression I don’t like. I don’t know what to do. So, when I tell you to live well, should I repay you with insults? With a smile on my face, I hope he will get out of the way quickly, but the child with him behind me shouts something.
When Kim Tae-shin looked back, the life he had just moments before was nowhere to be seen. He took his child there and disappeared on the other side. Su-hyeon looked at Kim Tae-shin’s back and stroked his chest. Next to him, Team Leader Park looked at Soo-hyeon with a calm expression.
“Are you okay?”
“no. I was so fucking surprised. madam. I guess I don’t fit in with this department store. Why do I always meet that person when I come here? Should I move it somewhere else?”
I’m complaining, but Team Leader Park laughs. Su-hyeon also relaxed and laughed before leaving, looking back at the place where Kim Tae-shin had disappeared one more time. He was just like him when he was casually chopping people up at the butcher shop, but he felt like he got along much better with Kim Tae-shin now. But apart from that, he never wanted to encounter it again.