NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 155
I went to the police station for no other reason than to welcome Kang Hyung-man, who was going to be released before the 48 hours due to insufficient evidence after his emergency arrest.
The people who came with me were the exclusive trainer of Brotherhood Planning, Lee Ji-woo, Older Brother Sang-gu, Lawyer Lee Kim-jang, and…
“…….”
About twenty or so Brotherhood Planning staff brothers.
Seeing them lined up in two rows in front of the police station, Lawyer Lee Kim-jang grumbled as if he was displeased.
“Seriously, I said it’s not a gangster company, but who sees this and doesn’t think it looks like a gangster company…”
Looking at their current state, it certainly looked like a gangster company.
Fortunately, it was early morning, so there were hardly any witnesses to this spectacle.
The police officers coming in early were startled to see us, but seeing that we weren’t causing any trouble, they went right into the building.
After waiting for about ten minutes, at last…
Thud.
Kang Hyung-man finally came out, and…
“Thanks for your hard work—!!! Hyung-nim!!!”
With a booming voice that seemed ready to wake the whole neighborhood, the Brotherhood Planning staff members bowed down in unison like a well-rehearsed dance.
“Everyone, don’t do this kind of thing again. What a racket to make in the morning.”
“It shouldn’t happen again!!”
As Kang Hyung-man said this, looking annoyed, Lee Ji-woo approached him, tears streaming down her face, and pounded on his massive chest with tiny fists.
“You said you’d take responsibility for my whole life!! Do you know how shocked I was when you suddenly got arrested?”
“…No, I meant I’d take responsibility as an employee…”
“I know! Who’s questioning that?! Anyway, just try to get arrested again! Waaah!”
Lee Ji-woo said she was right next to Kang Hyung-man when he was taken in.
Perhaps because the memory resurfaced, she continued to hit on his chest, crying both out of worry and relief.
By the way, when I returned to the Brotherhood Planning office for the first time in a while yesterday, she was also crying, cursing at An Representative and Shin PD.
Waaah…!! I’ll kill those bastards…! Ye-rin…! Waaah…!!*
…What a tearful person.
Anyway, after Lee Ji-woo finished her emotional reunion with Kang Hyung-man…
“…President.”
I approached Kang Hyung-man, who was waiting behind.
And Kang Hyung-man…
“…Ye-rin, hmm?”
He flinched when he saw me and asked Older Brother Sang-gu beside me.
“Who’s the one who gave Ye-rin this?”
“……”
By the way, I was holding tofu in my hand.
The super-hot tofu that was just made and required gloves to hold.
“I didn’t just get out of prison… and I wasn’t even in jail; I spent one night at the police station, but who gave her tofu…?”
“…Ye-rin prepared it herself.”
“……”
“…She insisted she wanted to do it.”
Hearing that I was the one who prepared the tofu, Kang Hyung-man paused his words in a hurry.
“…I’m sorry.”
The reason I prepared tofu wasn’t just because I wanted to try something I saw in movies or dramas.
There’s a saying that if you eat tofu, you won’t go to jail next time… I hoped Kang Hyung-man wouldn’t experience this again.
Whether he sensed my feelings or not, Kang Hyung-man took the tofu from me…
Chomp.
“Thanks, I’ll eat well.”
He took a big bite.
But even after he ate the tofu, I didn’t stop apologizing.
“…I’m sorry.”
“……”
“…I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
There’s one truth that no one else knows but me.
That is, I cowardly chose the path of rescuing my parents instead of Brotherhood Planning.
I shouldn’t have done that…
How much has Brotherhood Planning done for me…
It’s because of Kang Hyung-man and the others from Brotherhood Planning that I’m here now…
Of course, I didn’t act on it, but just thinking about it made me feel like I had already committed a huge sin against Kang Hyung-man.
“…I’m sorry.”
Maybe because I poured everything out yesterday, no more tears flowed.
The Extreme Demon trait still kept my emotions in check, but my feelings of guilt broke through.
While I kept bowing my head, apologizing to him…
Tap.
“……!”
Kang Hyung-man placed his rough, big hand on top of my small head and said.
“It’s okay.”
“……”
He doesn’t know why I’m apologizing so much.
Nonetheless…
“I’m really okay.”
He stroked my head and assured me it was okay.
His words had immense power.
For a moment, feeling the guilt of betraying Brotherhood Planning since last night, I…
“…Thank you.”
With just Kang Hyung-man’s words of assurance, I felt saved.
Just then, as I was about to burst into tears again…
“I learned everything that happened outside from this lawyer while I was inside.”
“……”
“You’ve worked hard during this time.”
“…You’ve worked hard, President, because of me.”
“I’ve worked hard? What are you talking about?”
Kang Hyung-man chuckled for a moment before turning serious again.
“…Ye-rin.”
“…Yes.”
“Taking the courage to step forward is a commendable thing. However… if this thing is to have meaning, it needs to be wrapped up well.”
“……”
Wrap it up.
I could easily grasp the meaning behind Kang Hyung-man’s words.
“Let’s go to your parents right now. I’ll… go with you.”
Ending my relationship with my parents.
To completely cut off the long, filthy ties.
“……”
At those words, I silently looked up at the sky for a moment.
Then I closed my eyes, opened them, and looked back at Kang Hyung-man.
“……Yes.”
My relationship with my parents had already crossed a river that couldn’t be turned back.
As of yesterday, we could no longer live as an ordinary daughter and ordinary parents.
‘…In fact, we should have had this kind of relationship a long time ago.’
…It’s late, but I guess I should cut it off properly now.
“I’m going to… see my Dad and Mom…”
At my answer, Kang Hyung-man around me nodded his head, looking sympathetic.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Just as we were about to head to meet my parents…
Vroom.
Honk-honk.
“……!”
Suddenly, headlights turned on toward us, and someone honked their car horn.
“What’s that?”
“Who dares to be rude…?”
As the Brotherhood Planning staff became displeased, we turned our heads toward the sound…
“President Kang! And Miss Ye-rin!”
“……!”
“Let’s have a quick chat.”
There stood An Representative of MS Planning, one of the main culprits of all this.
—
Right after the press conference yesterday, an official statement was posted on MS Planning’s official SNS.
An Representative of MS Planning’s tampering and sexual bribery allegations were all false, and MS Planning was a victim deceived by Shin PD and my parents.
It was an obvious attempt to cut off the tail, but the already furious people began to terrorize everything related to MS Planning.
From MS Planning’s Neviut channel to SNS and the official website.
People searched for every place related to MS Planning, strongly condemning and protesting, and thanks to that, MS Planning had to block and control all their comments as their sites became paralyzed.
Moreover, the unhappy entertainers affiliated with the company took this opportunity to make large-scale whistleblowing and show signs of defection, resulting in a complete disaster.
Perhaps because of that, the face of An Representative, who was calling out to us, looked much more haggard than when we had the press conference.
Kang Hyung-man stared at An Representative coldly and said.
“Mr. Ahn Min-seong of MS Planning… It’s the first time we’re meeting like this, but we don’t have anything to say to you.”
“W-well, wouldn’t it be better to have a brief conversation? I’d like to share some productive discussions that would benefit both MS Planning and Brotherhood Planning…”
“Please convey your message through our lawyer later. We’re busy, so we’ll be leaving now.”
Since he assumed it was going to be some nonsense, Kang Hyung-man didn’t even respond and turned away.
But then…
“…Wait, President.”
I grabbed Kang Hyung-man’s sleeve, stopping him for a moment.
“…I want to talk to that guy for a bit.”
“……”
This past week had been the worst time of my life.
So before I finished my relationship with my parents… I wanted to completely sever ties with that person, as if this whole week never happened.
I was curious why he did such a thing to me.
“…Okay.”
Noticing my feelings, Kang Hyung-man thought for a moment and nodded.
“If that’s what you want, let’s do it.”
Then he glared at An Representative with an intimidating gaze.
Thus, the first and last meeting between An Representative and me was set to happen.