Episode 225
Lee Jae-heon’s body, which recalled his previous life, had definitely changed. He had gained muscles that he had never had before, his physical strength had increased, and his eyesight and hearing had improved, etc. He had become stronger within a range that was ‘not impossible by this world’s standards.’ I thought that some of his physical abilities from his previous life had been transferred.
There is something that Lee Jae-heon had momentarily forgotten.
‘I was drug resistant, dammit.’
It may be that his introspection was transferred from his past life, but basically, the old manager was a person who did not respond well to sleeping pills. That is why he pretends to be asleep, even though it is not in his fortune.
‘Only the octopus stew was okay.’
And all the food except for Tangtang-i, such as tteokbokki, rabokki, eomuktang, sundae, etc., contained sleeping pills. I just pretended to sleep when the timing was right. I had a rough idea when I asked what I wanted to eat, but I felt sick. What on earth would they do with such precious food?
A giggling sound was heard from Jaeheon Lee, who was lying face down on the table.
“Hey hey hey, look at his face. Isn’t it funny how his face only opens when he falls asleep?”
“haha….”
“He has a fierce expression, but he only becomes gentle when he sleeps. It’s been like this since long ago.”
뒷담 작작 까라고 개새끼야.
“Ha, shit… I’ve laughed all I could this year. Now I have to laugh more.”
“Shall I move it for you?”
“Move carefully, it’s sensitive and breaks easily.”
“Didn’t you take any sleeping pills?”
“I have some tolerance. Maybe it’s because I ate it often when I was young.”
“I think you have insomnia.”
“No? I just fed it to you secretly.”
“… … .”
Lee Jae-heon nodded inwardly at the unfamiliar, silent voice. Yes, you think it’s ridiculous, too? Lee Jae-heon himself was even more ridiculous and was about to lose his mind. He remembered that he had secretly given her sleeping pills every time he prepared a surprise event that wasn’t even funny, and his anger exploded.
Lee Jae-hyung, who had been smiling happily, also felt slightly hurt and started making excuses.
“… I fed it to other guys too. It wasn’t just me… .”
“Is that so?”
“Hey, you said there was nothing wrong with your body…! Why, what, why! What did I do! Do you know how noisy this kid has been since he was little? Huh? It was just our last resort to regain our freedom of life!”
“I didn’t say anything, sir.”
“Then close your eyes, you son of a bitch!”
That punk kid over there.
‘They’re saying it’s not a company.’
Lee Jae-hyung was more flexible than Lee Jae-heon as an old fart, but that was all just for image management. Outside, where he didn’t need to pretend to be polite, his gangster side was revealed without a doubt. It was probably because he was a little drunk and in a good mood.
‘… But he usually acts neatly in places where there’s eye contact, so I guess that guy, Secretary Jeong, is trustworthy.’
Lee Jae-heon tried not to react to someone lifting him up. With his eyes closed, his other senses naturally became more sensitive, and he felt like a raccoon was crawling on his body, and he wanted to grab them all.
“Will she cry when she wakes up? Will she cry?”
“haha.”
“Actually, I don’t think I’ll cry. I’ll be furious as soon as I wake up. I’ll get so angry that you’re playing some shitty prank again, and then I’ll say blah blah blah. That happened last time too.”
“You did the same thing last time, too.”
“Our secretary Jeong, you keep pretending like it’s not happening? Do you think I’m funny?”
“No way.”
Hmm.
Strangely, the conversation between him and Jung Dae-ri came to mind, but he quickly erased it from his mind. Of course, I have a better personality than that guy. As I was quietly cursing my mother’s second son, I felt my body being carefully placed in the backseat of the car.
“But this time, it’s not just a joke, I have to scare you a little…”
“I called the staff.”
“But don’t cry. I can’t even tolerate that kid’s natural temper. If you cry, I’ll just treat you worse.”
“Then how far will you allow it?”
“uh….”
Jaehyung Lee, who had been thinking for a moment, answered.
“nail?”
“All right.”
“It’ll leave scars elsewhere. Be gentle.”
“Keep that in mind.”
Lee Jae-heon, who was listening to the plot, thought.
‘f*ck.’
It’s hard to make a living.
* * *
There is a group called ‘Lee Dang (李黨)’ that has created several affiliates centered on the chemical business. It is a company that closely follows Oseong, which is called the nation’s top company, and it is a large company that most people would recognize just by saying its name because it is widely involved in various fields such as cutting-edge technology, life sciences, batteries, cosmetics, beverages, and daily necessities.
Lee Jae-heon, that is, the old-fashioned manager, was the daughter of the chairman’s son who built up this company called Lee Dang, and the youngest son of the chairman at the time. To put it more unluckily, he was a fourth-generation chaebol. However, most of the people around Lee Jae-heon did not know that fact. That means he was a fourth-generation chaebol with no presence.
Then why has its presence disappeared to this extent?
“The pottery is broken.”
“I guess I’ll have to buy it again.”
“I bought something at an auction. I guess I can display it now.”
“Good idea.”
Parents who are not interested in anything other than the results their children show.
“I’m sorry, I should have watched over my younger siblings better….”
“Okay, don’t make a fuss and come in.”
“Okay, good night. I’ll take care of the kids.”
My eldest sister, who never missed a moment to appeal to others.
“Hey, what can you do?”
“Don’t say anything to the youngest.”
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“It’s true, do you know how much this pottery costs?”
“Jaehyeong.”
“Huh? You don’t know how much it is!”
The second oldest brother who harassed the youngest brother hard.
“f*ck, why are you only picking on me!”
This could be attributed to the combination of the stupid youngest who never gave up.
The mother of these three siblings was a great person who physically broke the neck of her father who said that only her son would be the chairman candidate and became the chairman. Her father was the one who spared no illegal acts to support her so that she could become the chairman. The siblings who grew up under two sociopaths admired their parents.
And it was clever.
“Hey, what are you doing! Hey, aren’t you going to open the door?! I’m going to tell the men!”
“Hello, tell me the name~”
“Ah, open the door! Aaaah!”
They realized that the less competition there was, the more they had to gain.
“Are you bullying the youngest again?”
“No way? No way? How can I not open that?”
“… Oh my, it’s already time… My parents are waiting. Let’s go first.”
“Oh, this is really funny.”
When the second child, who usually behaved lightly, played a ‘prank’ on Jae-heon Lee, the first child pretended not to know or quietly let it go even though he knew. The parents did not necessarily scold the two for their behavior. They thought that if they were eliminated because of such a ‘prank’, it was the child’s limit and there was nothing they could do about it.
The only fortunate thing was that Lee Jae-heon’s nerves were thick enough not to be discouraged by ‘jokes’.
“Oh, why are you opening it now! What the heck, there’s nothing to play with inside… .”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Hey, I brought this as an apology. Let’s do this together.”
“Wow, great.”
It just seems stupid.
This behavior of the three siblings was objectively not normal, and their parents knew that. They ‘educated’ the three siblings at home until the children, who had grown up in a greenhouse and did not know how they looked outside, were able to sufficiently objectify themselves.
Also, the first and second children admired their parents’ authority and control, and the younger they were, the more they tried to imitate those they admired. The two children added the ‘education’ that their parents had shown them to their ‘pranks’.
“Ah! It hurts! Look, I’m bleeding!”
“This is Dah-hyung’s education, okay? Do you want to do the same outside too?”
“… Mr. Lee… .”
Of course, the reality beyond what was visible on the outside was none of the parents’ business.
It would have been better if at least one person had felt an ethical problem, but even Lee Jae-heon, who was the least clever and became a scapegoat, had something lacking. The vicious cycle of those who thought there was no problem other than what was truly ‘visible’ and the youngest who lacked the ability to be objective continued like that.
Eventually, when the parents became completely disappointed in Lee Jae-heon and turned their backs on him.
“… Hey, hey, did you memorize everything? If you don’t even know this, people will ignore you.”
“Hey kids, do you want to have a snack? I got some tiramisu from my sisters.”
Only then did the first and second parents begin to fix Lee Jae-heon’s ‘problems’. So that it wouldn’t seem strange to ordinary people. To show the harmonious image of our family. Because they were sure that their parents would not put Lee Jae-heon in the chairman position.
“! This is delicious. The bean powder on top… .”
“… Haha, right? It’s like what’s on Injeolmi.”
“If it tastes good, I’ll have some too.”
Those who judged that Lee Jae-heon was completely harmless began to develop affection for their youngest brother who pretended not to care and listened to them well. Others might say that it wasn’t affection but a curse, but they truly thought so.
Even the victim, Lee Jae-heon.
“You don’t know how to use this? Hey, idiot. Watch me do it.”
“You shouldn’t scold your younger brother like that, Jaehyung. Our youngest doesn’t have to be so discouraged. You understand?”
“… … .”
Even though he didn’t notice it, he instinctively felt that he was being left out, and he was very happy with the affection he was giving me, even if it was twisted. He didn’t express it openly because he had pride, but if he showed even the slightest sign of disappointment, his first and second children would know that he would crawl away.
And when Lee Jae-heon becomes a bad younger brother, they ‘educate’ the youngest brother.
“It hurts…! Don’t do it!”
“Oh, my heart aches for you too, brother. Why do you do such stupid things?”
“What did I do! What did I do!”
“Hey, seriously. You’re not listening.”
For the three siblings, ‘playing’ and ‘education’ followed a similar course, and the intensity gradually increased. Lee Jae-heon did not think that there was anything strange about this family until he graduated from elementary school. He simply learned how to relieve the stress he received from his employees.
The first time I felt something strange was when I was in middle school and visited a friend’s house.
“Mom told me not to eat all of it! I told you that if you eat all of the ice cream, your stomach will hurt.”
“Oh, Mom, please. I have friends too…!”
“Oh my, I told you to save some food for your sister. What should I give Minji…?”
Doesn’t it hurt?
“… … .”
Well, my family has a lot of money.
‘It might be a little different.’
Lee Jae-heon thought like that and naturally let go of the strangeness he felt at the time. He had lived in the Lee family for a while and had learned things from that time, so he could not change his perception with just that level of discomfort. He already knew that the royal family and the ordinary citizen’s family were bound to be different.
And when I became a high school student, I felt strange again.
“My dad is scattered because of you, it’s a f*ck!”
“…uh….”
“What do you do?
“No, what. I…”
“You killed my father!”
It was a common story. One of the employees working at a large company’s factory was seriously injured and forced to retire, but he died without receiving proper compensation, but the story was not known to the world and was buried.
Lee Jae-heon, who thought that his classmate was just jealous of his wealth and spreading bad rumors, was speechless at the sight of his classmate crying and whining while trampling on him. Lee Jae-heon, who enjoys affection, had a good relationship with his classmates, so it was even more so.
I was hit in the face, my lip split and my nose bled, but I didn’t feel anything.
“Oh my, you got into a fight at school? That’s a good thing.”
“Your parents were worried a lot, Jaeheon. From now on, you’ll just get hit, okay? If you treat them like this, they’ll think you’re some kind of person and try to extort money from you like mosquitoes.”
“Hey, hey, come here. Let’s see how broken our ugly duckling is.”
“Oh my… You must have been in pain. But with this face, your friends will defend you. Anyone can see that you look like a victim. At this level, we can push forward and say that we are victims too.”
“You’re so angry despite being weak. Don’t you have anger management issues? Was it that hard to just take the beating? Well, it was funny how you backed down just because they gave you money.”
Nevertheless, Lee Jae-heon rationalized it.
‘… Right, it wasn’t my fault, it was that kid’s fault.’
Everyone says so, so it must be true. Even if everyone points fingers at me and my family, it’s all because they don’t have money. If you don’t have money, you don’t have time, and if you don’t have time, you can’t do anything, so they take their anger out on poor Lee Jae-heon.
Jae-heon Lee swallowed his anger and never looked back. The guy he had hit more was transferred to another school under the charge of school violence.
“… … .”
And when I became a college student.
“Ah, Jaeheon. Our Jaeheon… This hyung told you to handle things neatly, didn’t he? Huh?”
“…Who are these people?”
“I heard that you have a friend at the university you go to now, that school bully who beat you up and you transferred schools. He’s spreading weird rumors. He’s giving you a headache.”
“however.”
“You were scared, right? You were scared, Jaeheon.”
At that moment, Lee Jae-hyung was more scary.
“Don’t I know you?”
“… No, I…”
“Like last time, there were strange rumors going around again, and I was afraid that I would get the cold shoulder from the kids. Don’t you know that you lack affection? This hyung, look at how deep your friendship is. I’ll make that little rat live like it’s dead.”
“… Brother, wait a minute. Uh… What is it? What did you bring these people here for?”
“It’s obvious.”
Lee Jae-hyung laughed.
“People who will send those little rats to hell.”
“… … .”
“I’ll give you my contact information, so if you need it, Jaeheon, you can use it later too? But please tell me and use it. Okay?”
“What was he thinking at that time?” Lee Jae-heon muttered quietly.
“Brother, that…”
“Oh yeah.”
“… Still, that kid’s dad, it’s our fault, right…?”
“… … .”
“… … .”
That day, Jaeheon Lee was very upset.
And at this point, I really didn’t have any thoughts. I felt like something that had been weighing me down had disappeared. Well, I have a lot of money. It’s only natural that my family is a little different from the poor beggars. It hurt my pride to have to struggle like this every time.
He also wanted to be like his brother or sister. Confident, good at everything, smart and untouchable. Like his brothers who resembled his parents more than anyone else… .
“… Hey, you’re annoying.”
Since that incident, Lee Jae-heon was treated as a ‘troublemaker who couldn’t do anything on his own’, and he got sick of it, ran away from home, and after building up his qualifications as he was given, he got the position of manager at Oh Seong.
By that time, the old-fashioned chief of staff in the 19+ survival drama had already been completed.
“Manager Jeong, are you going to be this stupid?”
With only feelings about the events remaining and memories fading away, through almost perfect rationalization, they establish their own existence by blaming others and believe that they are not bad.
Otherwise, Lee Jae-heon would become someone who should not live.
“Are you still not listening?”
* * *
The important point here is that, even so, Chief Kkondae still had aversion to murder. The entire Lee family knew that Jaeheon Lee was in the category of an ordinary person.
But what if that’s not the case?
“…Ah, sir, brother.”
“… … .”
“I told you not to play around like this.”
Blood from the fingertips where the nails had disappeared flowed down the already bright red blade. The drops of blood fell onto the floor where water had already accumulated.
A slightly embarrassed face.
“Really, I didn’t plan on doing this….”
A slightly tired voice.
“You called them because you don’t need them, right? It’s okay if they disappear, right?”
vestige.
“…Jaeheon.”
Excited lips.
“I was startled when I woke up and saw something black.”
“you….”
“It’s not my fault, you know? I was just… surprised, so I couldn’t help it…”
“Where did you learn it?”
“… … .”
Lee Jae-hyung let out a hollow laugh at the sight of Lee Jae-heon, who was obviously a murderer.
“I never told you anything like this.”
“… So much.”
This is a great image transformation.
Isn’t that right?
