Chapter 66 – Prelude to Collapse (2)
1.
Fragrant coffee is excellent for relieving drowsiness after lunch.
Slurp –
Hyunwoo turned the page of the book he was looking at, savoring its unique bitter taste. As soon as a sip of warm coffee enters my body, I feel like the fog in my head is cleared to some extent.
Sarak –
The sound of a paper book turning, accompanied by the soft scent of coffee. Hyunwoo’s gentle smile is added to it, creating a sense of coziness that warms the hearts of those who see it.
However, the preface of the book that his eyes were reading was not comfortable at all.
“Psychological manipulation is the technique of controlling or exploiting the psychology of others. This book introduces techniques used in psychological manipulation, reveals the reality of psychological manipulation prevalent in modern society, and introduces how to live as an independent individual.”
Grumbling –
Hyunwoo tilts his coffee cup to his lips and reads the text of the book in earnest.
While organizing Hyeji’s house in preparation for her return, a book he found caught his eye as if it were fate.
Perhaps it was a textbook he used to take a psychology class before enlisting. Although the professor’s teaching skills at the time were not very good, I think his insight in selecting textbooks was excellent.
The book I re-read by chance was like an oasis that answered her curiosity about Hye-ji’s psychology.
“The type most susceptible to psychological manipulation is dependent personality disorder. This type tends to listen to others in a defenseless state and even entrust their lives to others. They let their guard down and confide in life’s worries, even to strangers. These actions reflect an unconscious desire for help, and the person who offers a helping hand quickly takes the initiative.”
That was the case with the passage I just read.
Isn’t this a phrase that reminds me of my first meeting with her?
This was the first time she had told me about her alcoholic father and how she had run away from home, which fit perfectly into the passage explaining her dependent personality disorder. 〉
Perhaps her abnormal obedience is also due to the dependent personality disorder mentioned in the book.
As Hyunwoo read the text, confidence gradually grew in his eyes.
“Dependent personality disorder is an inability to take care of oneself while caring for the people around you. To avoid worrying and conflicting opinions by observing what the other person thinks, we live by affirming what the other person says. This also applies to cases where you end up having sex against your will if you are strongly requested.”
No matter how many times I reread it, it’s a description that feels like Hyeji’s personality has been translated into words. And that wasn’t the only phrase that added to Hyunwoo’s confidence.
“Domestic violence is a representative environment that creates dependent personality disorder. Children who grow up with violent parents develop the habit of behaving to please others from an early age. A young child who cannot live without parental love becomes accustomed to restraining herself and observing the feelings of others in order to avoid being abandoned by her parents. As a result, rather than following their own judgment, they look at their parents’ expressions before making decisions, and instead of developing independent will, they only act according to given instructions.”
As he read the part explaining the causes of dependent personality disorder, he got goosebumps to the point that his hair stood on end. It is no exaggeration to say that it was almost a story written after observing Hyeji, because all the descriptions pointed to her life.
How amazed she was by her reactions, which seemed completely out of the ordinary. Although she thought it was one of the symptoms of mental illness, she was secretly curious about the mechanisms at work in her psychology.
For that reason, Hyeon-woo couldn’t help but nod his head as he saw her reasonable and logical words explaining why Hye-ji’s personality was like that.
Moreover, after explaining why dependent personality disorder is a type that is prone to psychological manipulation, the author kindly explains the principles and techniques of psychological manipulation, and even applauded for his kindness.
Hyunwoo, who was just quietly turning the pages, caught an old teaching assistant’s notebook and a ballpoint pen in his hands.
It even provides examples of how to hold and shake Hyeji, who clearly suffers from dependent personality disorder, and it would be foolish to refuse the meal prepared for her.
“A person with strongly dependent personality disorder is obsessed with the idea that he cannot live without the person he has become dependent on, just as a drug addict clings to drugs because he cannot live without them. No matter how unfairly he is treated, he does not want to leave that person. This is because leaving someone is the same as losing the support in your heart.”
There was also information in the book that explained her strange obsession with love. This is the woman she says she loves even though she fucks her throat until she vomits and makes him drink her piss. She cried and blew her ass as he fucked her, and then she woke up and said that she was happy to give for the first time. It was clear that everything was a result of her personality disorder.
Hyunwoo’s hands became increasingly busy as he copied the contents of the book.
If he has been using methods that drain his mind by going back and forth between hope and despair, now in addition, various techniques called psychological manipulation will become his weapons.
Hyunwoo carefully organized and familiarized himself with the text explaining the principles of psychological manipulation.
“Despite being exploited of all kinds, not recognizing it as exploitation but rather recognizing it as joy is related to trust in the other person. And psychological manipulators usually exploit and profit from the beliefs of people with dependent personality disorder. For example…”
After that, Hyunwoo devoted himself to reading for three to four hours.
The smile on Hyunwoo’s face grows as he continues to play with the ballpoint pen.
He closed the last page of the book he was reading and let out the breath he had been holding.
“Whew…”
After all, people must learn. The old sage’s words that knowledge is power are not wrong.
If the panic attack triggered by her ambivalent feelings was a one-time means of toying with Hye-ji, the knowledge she learned today was a long-term roadmap to tame her.
Hyunwoo stretched her arms, thinking of a roadmap that would wash her soul.
What will the puppet you get at the completion stage of this roadmap look like? And how much is that doll worth?
A living doll that can be used anytime, anywhere. In particular, any sexual delusion could be made a reality by encouraging naivety and unconditional obedience to believe in love and destiny.
Even if you have tattoos so vulgar that it takes your breath away on your pure white body.
Even if they pierce your delicate nipples and give you a piercing that will never be removed for the rest of your life.
Still, if it’s a doll that is hugged while whispering that you love it.
Its value cannot be easily calculated.
If you think about it, it looks pretty and is easy to fasten, so there are no flaws in design and function.
Hyunwoo rubbed her groin, which was swollen with excitement, and thought about his future with her.
The one and only absolute person who literally owns everything in a woman, including her soul and life.
Becoming such an absolute did not seem like just a vain dream.
And the dream started with tonight’s date.
2.
“Customer, how many monthly installments would you like?”
“Please make a lump sum payment.”
Hyunwoo handed the credit card he made when receiving the insurance money to the clerk and then turned to Hyeji.
Even though she was the one doing the calculations, it feels like she is becoming more restless.
“Oppa… I’m okay with that one too… Isn’t this too expensive?”
“No, this one is the prettiest. Then, you should buy me the prettiest one. You said that yesterday. Don’t worry about the price, just pick the one you like.”
Jiying –
While I was soothing her, I received a message informing me that her card had been approved for use.
[Web transmission]
Samsung Card 3*0* approval
Kim*Woo
3,122,000 Won Credit
Hyundai Department Store
Since she kept snooping around mid- to low-priced jewelry stores, I grabbed her wrist and went into an overseas luxury store.
It was a brand that everyone would have heard of at least once in her life.
What Hyunwoo wanted to give her was not just an expensive necklace.
I wanted to convey the symbolism of owning a luxury product that everyone recognizes for the first time in my life, as well as proof of love that such a luxury product is not a waste for you.
“Hey, customer. The payment has been completed. Would you like me to put the items you paid for in your shopping bag?”
“No. I’ll kick it right away. Please throw away the receipt.”
Since this was a necklace I chose after walking around the first floor of the department store several times, there would be no need for an exchange or refund.
She also smiled shyly and lifted her hair, as if there was no disagreement except for the price.
The yellow gold necklace worn on the flawless white nape of her neck went very well.
“Oppa, how are you? Are you pretty…?”
“Yes, of course it’s pretty. To me, this is the prettiest. It suits you well.”
Hyunwoo smiled and kissed her flushed cheek. Until I met her, she was crying and wondering what would happen to her manager, but now she smiles sweetly as if she were new.
“Thank you. I’ll really, really use it well.”
“I am even more thankful that you thank me. Shall we go eat now?”
“Yes!”
Hyun-woo, who seemed to like her necklace even more, took her to a luxury restaurant located in a department store.
The expensive meal that followed her necklace was her script for the day.
Among the explanations I read during the day, psychologist Ariel Merari’s explanation was impressive.
One of the processes by which an ordinary, rational person transforms into a terrorist is the generous treatment given before committing terrorism.
I heard that if you are treated as a hero with an abundance that you have never received in your life, suicide terrorism will soon become a fait accompli, and you will have no choice but to step out of it. There is also an explanation that since you do not have the ability to give back what you have received, the situation where you have to carry out the assigned mission whether you like it or not is the first step in psychological manipulation.
Everything Hyunwoo gave today was in line with such generous hospitality.
“Oppa… What kind of meal is there… There’s almost an extra 0 attached to it? I really wanted to buy you dinner. I don’t know if I’ll make up the balance.”
“I’ll buy it, so don’t look at the balance and just enjoy it.”
“No, I’ll add it too. I also got a necklace as a gift, but if I don’t, I feel sorry and won’t be able to do it. Should I order Course A and split it?”
Hyunwoo looked at her carefully asking and then smiled.
The waiter waiting for the order stood in a polite posture the entire time, but approached with a graceful gait at Hyunwoo’s hand gesture.
“Here, please give us Course C for two people, and please prepare a drink of today’s wine.”
Hyeji kept her mouth shut like a mute in response to the pressure of the waiter dressed in her suit, and when the waiter left, she muttered.
“Oppa, isn’t C the most expensive? I said let’s go with A. I won’t have that much money…”
“Now that I’m here, I have to eat the most delicious food and leave. If he enjoys it, that’s fine with me. What’s the point of sharing? I pay for everything.”
The current meal is also a kind of compensation for the pain Hyeji has experienced and will experience in the future.
Together with her necklace, it is her gift that will make her focus on the mission she has arranged and thus be reborn as her excellent sex slave.
That’s why Hyunwoo wasn’t a bit of a waste.
“I don’t waste any money I spend on my woman. There is no woman who can understand me as much as she does. Thank you for understanding me yesterday. To commemorate that, I want to buy you a meal… Will you do that?”
“Ah… Well… I’ll enjoy it. Thank you so much.”
Hyeji hesitated for a moment, then smiled brightly and nodded.
An expensive gift she had never received in her life, and a special treatment she could not even expect from people she had ever met.
She had suffered from loneliness and anxiety for a long time, so her current mysterious emotions pounded her heart horribly.
Yes, how cold and blunt were the people who treated him today. How different is her brother?
Whether my brother is somewhat harsh or gentle, he always shows his affection generously. He thought that there would never be anyone in his life who would love him this much.
Unable to be treated well by anyone, she eventually surrendered her soul to Hyunwoo, who acknowledged her existence.
