I Became A Terminally ill Villain - I became a terminally ill villain (Episode 140)
Episode 140
“You shouldn’t think you’re completely healed yet. Take your medicine consistently and visit the doctor… .”
“I don’t even remember how many times I heard that story.”
As the day of discharge from the hospital, which seemed like it would never come, came, Seunghyeon shook his head with a slightly annoyed look on his face. Jaeyoung’s overprotectiveness was enough to nag her.
“It is a case without precedent, so it is not surprising if something happens. So, don’t think it’s for nothing and contact us right away even for minor changes.”
“All right.”
Seunghyeon was calm, but today was a very meaningful day for Jaeyoung. Seunghyeon was able to walk out of the hospital where he thought he would never be able to leave.
Although he was not yet physically fit enough to walk for long periods of time, just being able to leave the hospital lobby and walk to his car was an emotional experience for Jaeyoung.
“Joo Jae-young, don’t you have to go to your house?”
“… “Would you like me to go somewhere else?”
“No, I’m not telling you to go… Because I was in the hospital the whole time. Didn’t you visit your parents’ house often? But these days, I’ve been here all the time… .”
It was a tone of concern for Jaeyoung, but it sounded a little different to him. Should I also draw a line? Since he had bad memories of his family, he might have already made sure to do the right thing.
Seunghyeon added one more word, completely unaware that Jaeyoung had taken his words that way.
“After you take me home, it would be better for Jaeyoung Jae-young to go home too. You’ve had a lot of trouble so far. “I’ll take a day off.”
“I’m fine. And it’s only the first day of discharge. I need someone to watch me for a day… .”
“If that’s the case, don’t worry.”
Seunghyeon spoke in a calm voice. Don’t worry. Is there a corner of me that believes in something?
“There is someone who decided to come.”
“… “Does Seunghyeon Han have any friends?”
It was a bit rude, but it was true. Since he had never seen Seunghyeon meet someone else, he couldn’t believe that someone would come visit him. Did he even call a separate caregiver?
“We’re not friends, but… “Lee Seon-hoo said he would come visit.”
“yes?”
Jaeyoung was surprised by the unexpected name and stopped the car. Seonhu, is she talking about the seonhu she knows?
“I know… “Are you talking about him?”
“If Joo Jae-young knows only one person, Lee Seon-hoo, it would be true.”
I’ve never seen him contact me before, but he suddenly comes to my house. She gave Seunghyeon a brief explanation as Jaeyoung looked at her bewildered face.
“Was it when Joo Jae-young went to eat…? I once received a phone call. “When I asked him how he got my number, he said he stole it from Han Tae-seong’s cell phone.”
“Why is that kid… .”
“well. I don’t know about that, but he said he wanted to meet me, so I agreed. Joo Jae-young also needs time to rest, and I don’t think he’ll ever rest if I’m left alone.”
“I’m fine. just… .”
“I already made an appointment, so go in and rest today. It would be nice to go to my parents’ house. “Because it’s nearby.”
Seunghyeon firmly cut off Jaeyoung’s stubbornness. Going back to my hometown. My heart is not ready yet.
Jae-seong did not tell her about Seung-hyeon as promised, but the fact that Jae-young was living in the hospital was because someone else found out about her.
‘I think I need to explain something when I get home. ‘Wouldn’t the sooner be better?’
I had already ignored several threats under the pretense of invitation, so I was afraid of what would happen if I went back. I couldn’t avoid it forever, but I was planning to at least introduce him to my family after the story with Seunghyun was over.
‘If this is the case, I may not be qualified to introduce it or anything… .’
In order to do that, I needed to at least get confirmation that we would become a family, but I wasn’t confident. My anxiety grew as I heard that I had no good memories of my family and that my family did not mean much to me.
It was okay if I didn’t go to my parents’ house, but it didn’t seem like this anxiety would be easily relieved. Jaeyoung took a long sigh and said.
“… “What time are we supposed to meet?”
“About three o’clock… “It’s half past one, so it will be a good time when we arrive.”
“We’re not close friends, and we don’t have anything worth talking about at length, so I’ll probably leave by dinner. “Because Executive Director Han is not the type of person to leave Seon-hu out for a long time.”
“We didn’t say when we would break up, so… .”
“Maybe so. “Then I’ll go back in the evening.”
This was the greatest concession Jaeyoung could make. Seunghyeon nodded this time, wondering if he was that worried.
“all right. “I do what’s comfortable.”
My condition wasn’t good yet, but it wasn’t so serious that I had to stay together the whole time. If that had been the case, the hospital wouldn’t have discharged me.
‘Anyway, it’s overprotective.’
But the excessive worry didn’t feel bad. It bothered me that Jaeyoung was struggling all the time without being able to rest, but forcing him to rest wouldn’t be a good thing.
“I will contact you after Seonhoo Lee leaves.”
Jaeyoung let Seunghyeon out of the car only after repeatedly promising to contact him right away. After dropping Seunghyeon off, Jaeyoung drove a few laps around the house and parked nearby.
‘I don’t have any luggage to pack anyway, and I’m not hungry… .’
There’s nothing to do, so wouldn’t it be okay to just wait here for Seon-hu to leave and go straight back when he’s alone? It would be a few hours at most. Thinking so, Jaeyoung turned off her car and tilted her chair back.
***
“Long time no see.”
Seonhu, who came with snacks in hand as if he had come to visit the house, greeted us. Seunghyeon, who received the greeting awkwardly, guided Seonhu to his seat.
“… We weren’t that close. “I was surprised that they contacted me first.”
Although he accepted the meeting because he was curious about what they would talk about, he still had no idea why Seonhu wanted to meet him.
“I wanted to meet you again at least once. “At that time, we couldn’t even talk properly and we broke up.”
“There’s nothing much to talk about, is there?”
“I heard a lot about Seunghyeon from Taeseong. “I don’t know Seunghyun very well, but I always thought he was strange when I heard him.”
“… … .”
“I only saw him briefly, but he didn’t seem like that kind of person, so I wondered why he would say such bad things about me.”
Seunghyun, who thought it was because he was too kind, swallowed his words without answering. Now I know what kind of life ‘Han Seung-hyun’ has lived and why he behaved the way he did, but I also know that he cannot justify all of his past actions.
So, even though I felt bad about Taesung pretending to know Seunghyeon well, I didn’t think Taesung did anything wrong.
‘… But if it were Seonhu, even if I hadn’t become ‘Han Seunghyun’, I would have tried not to look at him negatively.’
In the original work, Seonhu was repeatedly attacked by Seunghyeon but did not fear or avoid him. He would rather meet in person and talk.
‘If you are dissatisfied with me, it is right to tell me directly. So tell me. ‘I’ll be on time anytime.’
There were times when I sighed because the character was frustratingly kind and believed that human nature is good, but when I met Seon-hu in person, he was just a good person. If someone like this had been by Han Seung-hyun’s side from the beginning, would his personality have been a little different?
“At least that’s what Han Seung-hyun I saw was like that. Things have changed a little since I found out I was Taeseong’s spouse… “The more I felt he was cautious, the more I thought he wasn’t such a bad person.”
It was a line that bordered on disregard, but wouldn’t it be closer to sincerity when he thought of himself as an ordinary person? So I wanted to talk about it again. And when I found out what causes people to push away, I felt a bit of regret.
I should have tried to get a little closer, it wouldn’t have hurt anything to do so. I alternately remembered her pushing away people as if she didn’t want to be around her, and calmly telling her that she wasn’t feeling well.
At first, it seemed clear that Seunghyun did not dislike human warmth. No, on the contrary, it seemed like conversation was fun.
So now that I have no reason to push him away, I thought that maybe we could become really good friends this time.
“I am no longer part of the family. I don’t want to get involved with the people in that house. She submitted her resignation and said we should cut ties between parents and children, and I accepted that. We will also liquidate our shares, so it is completely unrelated to HJ… .”
“So we can be better friends. “I don’t really like the people in that house either.”
Seonhu said with a grin. To the extent that I can understand why the newlywed Tae-seong was such a helpless person, the people at HJ were people that even the good-natured Seon-hu hated to see.
“We meet sometimes, we curse together a bit, and I hear about their current situation so I can avoid them. “That would be perfect.”
Seunghyeon looked at that and smiled without even knowing it. Is it because I’m the main character, or is it because I just like people? He was also someone you couldn’t hate.
“… I’m not that kind of person. If anything, it was frustrating. “He probably isn’t a fun person to talk to.”
“Still, you’re not saying you don’t like it.”
Seunghyeon shrugged his shoulders at Seonhu’s words. Okay, he’s still awkward, but he definitely doesn’t hate it.
‘Now that we’re completely out of the story, maybe we can really be friends this time.’
Seunghyun thought that and smiled. Now that the rest of his life was his own, it was awkward but welcome to create a new relationship.