Chapter 107
After the meal, Hyojun announced firmly, “Everybody, get out of my way now. I’m going to do the clean up myself. ALONE, so don’t bother me. Go away so you don’t get in my way.”
Everyone there knew that when Hyojun did housework, he liked to do it alone, so everyone left the table. Hyoyoung’s parents went to their room to rest while Hyoyoung and Kiwook hesitated, glancing at Hyojun. When Hyojun waved them away, they quickly left to take a walk.
As they enjoyed the scenery, Hyoyoung said to Kiwook, “Wow. I don’t know how I ate so much meat. Where did it all go?”
It was dark in the mountain except for the faint streetlights that created beautiful shadows of the rows and rows of trees.
Kiwook asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling well? Do you have indigestion?”
“I’m not sure. I don’t know if I have indigestion, or I have digested everything and still feel hungry…”
“Hmm… let me see.”
Kiwook placed his hand on her stomach, making her shriek.
“GYAA! What do you think you’re doing?”
“My Hyo! You have a chubby baby tummy! So cute…”
“I’m going to kill you.”
“W-what…?”
“I will kill you right now. How dare you make fun of my precious tummy…?”
“P-precious?”
“It’s a secret place where I hide a stash of food in case of world apocalypse. It’s not a place you can make fun of!”
“Oh…”
“Dammit! The truth is… I was going to go on a diet before you saw my tummy… but you got me.”
“So beautiful.”
“Shut up!”
“I mean it! Can you hear my heartbeat? It’s pounding so fast! To feel your tummy for real, the fact that this isn’t a dream or my imagination… I can’t believe it!”
“A…are you still talking about my fat stomach…?”
“Yup.”
“Do… do you have a strange fetish or something?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Well, it sounds like you have a weird taste… fat tummy…”
“Yup. I like all of it. All of you, I mean. Your eyes, nose, lips, cheeks…”
When Hyoyoung looked at him strangely, Kiwook grinned and continued, “To have you right in front of me… It makes me feel crazy…”
Kiwook caressed Hyoyoung’s eyes, nose, lips, and cheeks. Then slowly, he kissed her.
“So soft…”
He bit her ear lightly and whispered, “And so warm…” His lips trailed down to her neck.
“You make my heartbeat go so fast…”
Moving up, Kiwook kissed Hyoyoung’s lips again and whispered again. “You smell so nice…” He hugged her tightly.
“You make me feel crazy, Hyoyoung.”
Kiwook started to kiss Hyoyoung deeply. His arms tightened around her, and Hyoyoung’s arms wrapped around his neck. She hung onto him because she was afraid she might collapse to the ground.
Kiwook whispered to her ear, “I love you.” He was breathless as he continued to kiss every inch of her skin. Kiwook repeated, “I love you…”
Hyoyoung wanted to say something, but she couldn’t find her voice. She could hear her heartbeat in her ears, and she murmured, “Kiwook Oppa…”
Her voice sounded like a moan, and with a shiver, Kiwook said to her, “I won’t let you go.”
“…”
“I will never let you go.”
“…”
“Never. You are mine forever.”
“And you belong to me…”
“I love you.”
With a sigh, Kiwook kissed Hyoyoung again. It was a passionate kiss, and afterward, he stared into her eyes. Hyoyoung looked at him as well. She felt nervous and overwhelmingly happy.
Kiwook suddenly said to her, “You are wet.”
“Huh…?”
“Your eyes… they are wet.”
“Oh…”
Grinning at Hyoyoung who was blushing, Kiwook announced, “Let’s get back to the cottage. Your family’s probably getting nervous.”
“Now?”
“Why? Are you disappointed?”
“No… It’s just that… Well…”
“Oh! My lady Hyo wants more time with me! Very aggressive!”
“It’s not like that!”
“Just hang on a second! I can give you another deep…”
“Gosh, shut up! Just shut up!”
“Haha, alright. Let’s go, Lady Hyo.”
Kiwook took Hyoyoung’s hand and kissed it.
They started to walk together quietly.
Just when they were about to arrive at the cottage, both Hyoyoung and Kiwook’s phones rang at the same time.
“It’s Mikyung. Why is she calling me right now?”
“Mine’s from Jiwoo.”
***
“So you are asking ME to help YOU?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t you think this is strange?”
“I know I don’t have any right to ask you for anything, but I have no other choice.”
“Myunghee…”
“Please save me.”
“What?”
“Please save me.”
“Myunghee Shin…”
“I’m not asking you for a lot… Just, please make sure my uncle can’t find me. You can send me away anywhere. I don’t care where it is, as long as my uncle can’t find it.”
“You… are you…”
“I’m going to get killed.”
“Did… did Jaehoon really do this to you?”
“Yes.”
“And your mom…?”
“My mom doesn’t care about me. She doesn’t care what happens to me. She is just like my uncle. I want to start a new life in a new place where no one knows me. If you do this one thing for me, you will never have to see me again. I will live quietly. I will never get involved in any of your business, so please sir…”
President Kim was busy taking care of last-minute details of the sale when suddenly Myunghee called him. The reason he allowed her to come to his office was because he was worried that she might be a danger to herself. He also felt sorry for her.
When she entered his office, she immediately started to cry. President Kim was well aware of how she was the one who started all the problems, but he also knew that Myunghee was also a victim of President Shim.
On top of that, Myunghee’s most recent interview was what solved a lot of their problems. Her honest words were able to change how the media saw The M. It even made President Kim look like a good person, and he was able to make the sale go smoothly.
President Kim meant to thank Myunghee when he got a chance, but when he saw her walk into his office, he couldn’t hide his shock. Her hair was a mess and her face was covered in blood and bruises. It looked like she was mugged.
The fact that her uncle, President Shim, was the one who hurt her that badly… President Kim couldn’t believe it.
He sat on the sofa in shock. Myunghee was trembling uncontrollably, but she looked determined as she begged him to save her.
President Kim stared at her, not knowing what to do, when suddenly, Hyunsuk walked in. He said in annoyance, “Sir, why won’t you answer my call…”
Hyunsuk was about to complain, but when he saw Myunghee, he gaped.
“What… what is going on here?”
Myunghee seemed oblivious that someone walked in. She just continued to cry and beg President Kim to save her.
“Myunghee, just give me a minute, ok?”
President Kim handed her a tissue and left the room with Hyunsuk.
Outside, President Kim whispered to Hyunsuk, “Apparently President Shim beat her.”
“B-beat her?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“Obviously because of her recent interview. He was also probably pissed off because of me, so I think he just couldn’t control his anger.”
“But… to do something like that? That bastard! I knew he was a jerk, but this is… too much.”
“She was crying for me to save her.”
“To… save her?”
“Yeah… She asked me to send her away to where her uncle can’t find her.”
“It’s that bad, is it?”
“It’s pretty serious.”
“Gosh… this is becoming so complicated.”
“When Jaehoon sees the news tomorrow about the sales of this agency. He is going to lose it and Myunghee…. I think we need to…”
“We need to protect her.”
“Right?”
“Of course. After all, she got into this problem because she was trying to help us.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought too. My thoughts exactly.”
“I will get a hotel room for her for now and get her a bodyguard.”
“Is that possible? Well… I guess it would be possible for you to do it.”
“Just give me a minute. It would be strange for me to take her there, so I’m going to arrange something.”
Hyunsuk sent a text to somebody and within a few minutes, he got a reply. Hyunsuk said to President Kim, “Someone is going to be coming here soon to pick her up. I also got a room booked for her for a week to begin with. Please tell her to stay inside the room. When this deal is done, we will decide what to do with President Shim. And when things settle down, I will send Myunghee to China.”
“China?”