Chapter 429

Episode 429

“There’s pink, blue, and green.” Oh, there’s a white one too.”

“yes.”

“Choose just two.”

“Green and white.”

“Then, should I give the pink and blue ones as a gift to a friend who is visiting?”

“...! great.”

“Then choose the one-piece dress. “There are more colors.”

“Hmm...”

The security guard was watching the two people talking randomly from afar.

‘...I’m glad that this sponsor seems to be treating me well.’

He was recently transferred from residential security to department store security. I was an employee of a company closely connected to an industry that high-ranking people enjoyed secretly, but coming to the department store gave me some breathing room.

Bodyguards mainly worked in the field of human trafficking. I didn’t specifically take on the security role because he wanted me to, but in this industry, people with a lot of affection are all assigned similar tasks. This may be because it is only people with this type of nature who pay special attention to ensuring that the so-called ‘product’ is not damaged by the ‘buyer’. The thoughts of those above were correct.

‘I think we made eye contact earlier, but I wonder if he remembers me. ‘I guess it wasn’t a mistake when he gave me a look that said he was glad to see me?’

The man was affectionate, which was rare in the industry. Actually, I think it was average, but that was also a friendly level within the industry. Being at the bottom of the industry, it was easy to maintain one’s personality. Not only that, but among other colleagues, those who guarded adopted children blamed themselves and felt sorry for them.

The bodyguard was one of those people. What is the difference between ‘selling an experience’ and human trafficking? I also don’t know what they are doing with children who are only in kindergarten. The child named Jang Seo-ah, who was held in the arms of a supporter with a sharp face, was also an acquaintance.

“Now look. This is a hair band. Raising your hair when washing your face. know?”

“i know.”

“I’m going to buy it first, but it doesn’t matter if I don’t use it.”

“yes.”

“I have cold feet, so while I bought pajamas, I bought some socks. “Let me see the size of your feet.”

“Here you are.”

“Where...”

It’s not unusual to see a child on your lap and gently touching their little feet.

‘...I heard you are single. Do you have any children out of wedlock? ‘Why are you so skilled?’

To become a VIP at such a prosperous department store, you have to spend hundreds of millions of dollars every month. And VIPs receive many benefits and services.

Since he was a customer related to the industry, even he, a security guard, knew that the customer was single after receiving information about the customer named Lee Jae-heon.

In particular, Lee Dang is a group that has a lot of talk within the industry. It’s not a job to take care of just one person, and there seems to be a quiet atmosphere internally. A child out of wedlock would not be surprising.

“Why are your clothes so cumbersome?”

“Oh, do you want a casual style?”

“How do I know that? Jang Seo-ah, please answer.”

A 6-year-old child asks.

“What is casual?”

“...Just bring it over. “I’ll see it and think about it.”

I also made a request to the last remaining manager.

“He must be thirsty. “Bring me a glass of milk.”

As the employees rushed out as if their feet were on fire, Lee Jae-heon’s eyes scanned the empty room. Before the security guard could understand the meaning of the gaze, Lee Jae-heon stroked the child’s head and explained in a quiet voice.

“Casual means comfortable clothes. “Something like jeans, a hoodie, or a t-shirt.”

“....”

“A hood is a hat attached to clothes. “T-shirts are short-sleeved clothes.”

“ah.”

“Yeah, things like that. “It’s not tight on the body, and there aren’t many things attached...”

The voice, which was even kind, cut off when the child turned to the security guard. The hand stroking his head was still moving gently, but his gaze was directed at the bodyguard standing behind him. Then, before our eyes met, Lee Jae-heon turned his head to its original position and cleared his throat.

“Hmm, anyway, that’s it.”

“....”

The security guard became a little frustrated at the sight of the employee grumbling and returning to his seat.

“...Maybe that’s not the case...”

I muttered without realizing it and then closed my mouth. The first to disappear from this industry were those who spoke lightly. Even if there was no one listening, there was no need to put yourself in danger by talking nonsense.

But even as I returned to my original place, I still felt uncomfortable.

‘Isn’t this nonsense? Who could threaten someone from this party group?’

If you think about it rationally, that was right. Lee Dang established the second largest company in Korea, both in name and reality, and Lee Jae-heon was a member of that family. I saw you today and your body looks pretty strong. Unless you are someone with considerable power and strength, you will not be able to threaten him.

However, the catch was that this world does not run on common sense alone.

‘...I heard that the internal atmosphere of this party is so bad, do you get threatened by your family? Or above that? Was there anything that could have involved Oh Seong and Lee Jae-heon? If we had met in the industry... why was Jaeheon Lee associated with the industry in the first place? Watching you take care of Seo-ah, it doesn’t seem like it’s your style. Rather, he seemed like a person who would feel rejected.’

Normally, I would not have observed this closely because I was tired of seeing customers being abusive. Just look at the reactions of other employees. Looking at the fact that employees in the service industry, who were well-established, did not notice, it was clear that they were so enraged by Lee Jae-heon’s abuse of power that they focused only on their own work.

Moreover, Jaeheon Lee did not show much in the process of trying to hide his soft appearance. If you look closely, you can barely see it. He seemed to be good at hiding his true feelings, but I don’t know why he always acts like that.

“I heard that a royal one came out today.”

“uh.”

“They said Gapjil was crazy. How was it?”

“so so.”

“You big-mouthed bastard...”

The security guard shook off the joking co-worker and stood in his seat. The employee who was with me left the lounge. It would probably return to its original location.

Even while I was watching it, I was distraught.

‘...What if I was really being threatened by someone?’

It wasn’t certain, and even if it was real, I wasn’t in a position to do anything about it. I know that I can survive for a long time in a place like this if I turn off my nerves, but I couldn’t help feeling anxious. The familiar helplessness I had felt while working in the industry continued to disturb me as time passed.

The next day, Monday afternoon. One of the customers called him. It wasn’t a direct call, but seeing as I was the only one selected, the call was right.

“Jaeheon Lee did his shopping here.”

“Oh yeah. you’re right.”

“Because I want to become friends with him.”

Daeyoung Seong.

He was a writer for the industry.

“Can I ask you a few questions?”

Of course, it was a question without a choice.

* * *

―First of all, did you scratch like you said?

“okay.”

―Is this okay?

“That’s enough.”

I must have been upset because I didn’t get a single call through the business card I sent. Seong Dae-young himself knows that this is a natural result considering Lee Jae-heon’s personality, but he must be frustrated at the thought that there is no progress in work regardless of reason.

But Song In-myeong, who is already an enemy, is scratching his head over Lee Jae-heon? Even to the person you feel jealous of in the same vein? Jaeheon Lee remembers that the patience of the art teacher monster he saw in the other world was not very long. He is as cautious as he is clever, but when he gets buried in his emotions, he turns into a bulldozer.

“Please continue to take good care of me.”

-Are you going to kill me?

“....”

―Oh, was it too early to ask? I made a mistake.

“...Well....”

I consciously created a calm, dry, and gloomy voice.

“I wonder what it would be like.”

It was the imitation of a resigned person.

(Continued in the next part)