Chapter 359 – 359. Child (2)
The person named Kang Joo-hyuk was more meticulous than I expected.
After examining the back in various ways, I couldn’t hear any noise, and many people commented that it was pleasant, unlike its appearance, and its reputation wasn’t that bad.
But that made me even more suspicious.
Why on earth does a man who runs a decent gym in a decent location without any problems suddenly want to sell his store?
No matter how much I thought about this question, there was only one answer.
… They are trying to run away by making something big.
If he committed a little trick or illegal act, he could dig deeper.
But there was only one reason why I didn’t have to do that and came here myself.
When my suspicions turn out to be correct, I can never control the rumor if someone other than me is involved.
There is no way a private investigator could keep this huge scandal a secret without selling it.
So, if my suspicions were to be believed, I went to their house secretly without contacting them at a time when they must have gone to meet the man.
Unfortunately, on the day the two of them had a day off, they skipped going to the gym.
As expected, Hinami’s house was empty no matter how many times she rang the bell, and Seo Ji-ah’s house was also empty when she visited.
I heard from the manager that they dropped them off together, but if they weren’t home, where did they go?
If my suspicions are correct, the two are definitely staying downstairs at Seo Ji-ah’s house.
The house where Seo Ji-ah’s older sister and a man named Kang Joo-hyuk live together.
Of course, there was a possibility that he might have gone somewhere other than this building.
It wouldn’t be strange if you found a suitable pension or hotel and went there to have fun.
But either way, I couldn’t go there myself.
There is a justification for me going to spy on an idol from my own agency, but there is no justification for blindly going to an ordinary person’s house.
In that case, of course we should call them out.
I got back into her car, picked up her cell phone, and sent a call to Seo Ji-ah first.
I have something to talk about regarding my activities, so please come out to the front of the house for a moment.
If you receive this text and come out of that building right away, you have physical evidence, and if you lie about being at Hinami’s house together, it can be easily detected just like that.
If I just ignore it, there is no other way…, Well.
No matter how young you are, you cannot ignore moving.
-I’m not at home right now
-Then where is it?
-I went out to eat alone for a moment
However, Seo Ji-ah must have sensed her suspicion and avoided the trap.
Maybe it’s because he’s a smart kid, but he’s quick-witted.
If what he said wasn’t a lie, I don’t really have any reason to question him.
… Unless it’s a lie.
**
I received an urgent call from her brother-in-law.
The director’s car was in the parking lot, and the director walked out from inside the building and got back into the car.
Intention is something that even a fool can recognize.
You’re trying to figure out if I’m lying.
-Then I will go there.
-Yes. Please come here.
I shouldn’t have been caught lying to the director.
It’s obvious that he checked upstairs to see if I was staying, checked that I wasn’t there, and then got in the car.
If I go down like this right away, they’ll definitely pressure me, asking if I’m not home, questioning me for staying downstairs, and eventually trying to dig into my relationship with my brother-in-law.
It would be hard to gloss over it by simply saying that he went down to see her sister’s face, but I felt confidence in the director’s actions.
You don’t have to think too deeply about how strange it is for the three of you to be together in broad daylight, in a newlywed home, with your brother-in-law who took the day off to do something with his girlfriend.
Even if you can get through it once, the second time will be difficult.
“Whoa…”
I told a lie in front of the elevator, took a deep breath, and immediately got a call from my brother-in-law.
The story is that the director got out of the car as soon as he received my text message.
At this time, you can sneak down, come out of the lobby, and then take a circle and go to the convenience store next to the restaurant.
If we leave at the same time, the director who left first will arrive at the restaurant early, so he can make the excuse that he was buying something at a nearby convenience store.
In the meantime, I secretly sent Hinami up, and if we talked about it properly, everything would be—
“… “Wait a minute.”
… Hinami.
Hinami’s house is empty too.
… Didn’t the director visit there?
After me, won’t you definitely try to find Hinami?
She said the manager dropped her off with her, but when Hinami asks her where she went…, How should I answer?
Desperately trying to come up with an excuse, he somehow manages to come up with a reasonable story.
You only need to ask the manager to know that I was with Hinami until last night.
Hinami just slept and returned home early in the morning.
She said she was bored and went somewhere to play by herself.
She said she wasn’t feeling well, so she went to the hospital.
There were many plausible excuses, but the problem was right now.
If I send you to my house like this, and you come back proudly, you will be caught, but it doesn’t make sense to show up in that disguise.
Even if I change my clothes quickly while taking my time, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m around here.
Should my brother-in-law take the car and go near Hinami’s house?
… That’s too dangerous even without the director.
“…”
Continuing to shake my head, I take a walk around the street and head to the convenience store near the restaurant.
Two blocks across from here is the restaurant where the director was called, so you can absolutely see it from here-
“Uh, Jia.”
“Oh…”
… There won’t be one.
As if reading my thoughts, the director made eye contact with me as he munched on the hot bar at the convenience store.
“Sorry, I was hungry too, so I was waiting to eat something.”
“…”
But the director didn’t seem to be surprised. He calmly stuffed the remaining hot bar into his mouth and looked at his watch and smiled.
Then, he moved his eyes and pointed to the outside of the convenience store, and only after all the people passing by had disappeared did he wipe his mouth with a handkerchief and speak to me.
“Jia, for an idol, you seem to eat a lot of fattening foods.”
“… “I’m sorry.”
“No, whatever. Even idols might want to eat burgers and fries outside.”
“I didn’t eat French fries.”
“You should have eaten it with Hinami too.”
“…”
… You know, this guy.
Did you notice everything?
“Why is your expression so rotten? Weren’t you with Hinami? “The manager said so.”
“He…, I’m not feeling well, I’m in the hospital alone―”
“Okay? Then you should have told me or others a long time ago. “I have a schedule tomorrow too.”
“… “I just said it was a cold.”
“I’m catching a cold because of the weather these days. Be careful.”
However, despite completely noticing it, the director continued to spin the topic.
As if waiting for me to confess with my mouth.
It was slowly constricting my breathing.
“Anyway, there’s actually nothing much to talk about, just in case. I thought it would be easier to talk face to face.”
“… Yes.”
“… Hinami is downstairs right now.”
“…”
Kwaak.
He pulled the rope and strangled me.
“You’re with your brother-in-law. No?”
“… “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“What’s the matter. “You even lied and said you ate the hamburger outside instead of having it delivered.”
“That… !”
“Do you really think I’m doing this to you because I don’t know?”
The airway narrows, and the heart twists.
My temples are filled with cold sweat, and you can tell I’m lying just by looking at me.
It looked so shabby.
“… Jiya. Let’s be honest. I don’t want to be like this with you either. It’s only one year anyway, right? Don’t hide it, just—”
“Uh, hello?”
“…”
Just in time.
… My prince appeared before my eyes and saved me.
“… Hello. Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk. See you again?”
“Oh, yes. What. That’s right.”
Really, I don’t know if I can save it or not.
Even I’m not sure.
I at least rescued him from this quagmire that made him feel like he was going to vomit at any moment.
“Do you have anything to talk about with my sister-in-law?” ?”
“Well, it’s our child. Even though he looks all grown up, he is still young and there is a lot to take care of.”
How much do we know about each other?
How confident are we that we know each other?
“… Anyway, I also have something to talk about with the director. Do you have time?”
“Yeah, whatever. Willingly.”
I couldn’t judge.
… It was up to my master to decide.
He,
Other than believing that you will save me,
I really couldn’t do anything.
**
… There is no answer.
I tried to trick him somehow, but it was difficult to deceive someone who had doubts that were close to certainty in the first place.
Because reality is not baseball.
Although it is possible to pretend to throw a fastball and throw a breaking ball, it is impossible to change a fastball that has already been thrown into a breaking ball.
In the end, there was no answer other than a forced breakthrough.
No matter how much I force my body, will it be strong?
… It’s difficult.
No matter how much I think about it, I guess I shouldn’t have followed them to the hotel at that time.
Or maybe I shouldn’t have gone to the convenience store.
… No.
If you think about it that way, the only conclusion you can come to is that we shouldn’t have met in the first place.
You just have to get through it this time too.
Anyway, it’s not me that’s disappointed but that person.
