Chapter 1035 – #101. The Most Handsome Man in the World (10)
Since I knew they were acting strangely, I couldn’t help but ask them why.
A day when all the family gathered together.
I seriously asked my family why they were not actively trying to receive my help.
“You really don’t know that?”
“He’s a bit clueless.”
“?”
Is this a matter of perception?
“You need to know the aftermath of your changed face.”
“The child is not used to it because it is his own face.”
“Whew… Haesol. Your face looks like you’ll be kidnapped the moment you go outside. You’re so delicate that I feel like we can just forcefully drag you away.”
Everyone cited my appearance as being too dangerous.
“That’s all?”
I didn’t understand how appearance could be the reason.
“It may become a hot topic for a moment. But since you are a regular person, the photo will be taken down quickly.”
“Yes, since you are a member of the public, you will be protected to some extent. The problem is that your face will be seen on private sites.”
“Private site? Ah… I’ve heard of it. Are you talking about a secret place?”
A place I deliberately didn’t try to find out about because I wanted people not to know.
Maybe it’s a place like Ilbe?
“Yes. Even if that wasn’t the case, your picture was openly circulating in the shadows. I reported it, but it wasn’t a place that cared about such things.”
No matter how many times I report it, my photos are constantly being uploaded, and all kinds of novels are being written using those photos.
But this is something completely new to me.
“It would have been worse than that when I was a celebrity, but now I’m worried about that?”
“The situation is very different now than when you were a celebrity. When you were a celebrity, you couldn’t be touched, but now that you’re an ordinary person, it’s very easy to touch.”
After listening to my family’s story, I could understand why they were worried more than before.
Since I am an ordinary person, it is much easier to feel bad about me than when I was a celebrity.
“You don’t really think I’m going to get kidnapped, do you?”
“Having something bad happen in itself is unpleasant.”
“At least Minyoung’s café is a bit far from here, so the location of where she lives isn’t known, so I’m going crazy trying to find you.”
What is your name and how old are you?
Where do you live and what is your relationship with the café owner?
Where do you usually work, what is your occupation, etc.
“There are people who are following the industry, saying that there is no way they are celebrities with this face, and there are also people who are writing novels, saying that the reason they have not been known so far with that face is that they are not aspiring celebrities and are likely from a conglomerate family.”
“Why are there so many?”
The only thing I’ve done so far is to go out to a café once.
“So I told you. Their madness is no joke. What you don’t know is medicine.”
“Then am I still stuck at home?”
“It’s not like I’m going to act that extreme… I guess I just need to be a little more careful.”
“How about getting that child guarded?”
My eyes widened at Yeonju’s words.
“Surely you are my sister-in-law?”
“I think he’s thinking about retiring, and I think he’ll like it if you ask him to be your bodyguard.”
Choi Kwan.
She is the younger sister of Yeonju’s older sister and the woman with whom I am in a relationship.
However, because her job was unusual, she did not interact with my family often.
That’s right, Gwan’s sister-in-law…
She was the boss of a criminal organization.
As a result, she minimized interactions to prepare for an unexpected situation.
‘I said I didn’t have to do that.’
Even if someone found out between me and my sister-in-law and threatened me, I was confident that I would escape the threat safely.
As her relationship with me deepened, she knew that I was special, so she said she didn’t need to be careful.
Nevertheless, my sister-in-law rejected my offer.
She was a celebrity, but she was a gangster boss, and there was no benefit for others to know about her relationship.
That’s how we continued to meet, being careful again and again, and even when Gwan’s sister-in-law became pregnant, my identity was completely kept a secret.
“Would your sister-in-law want to do it?”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to change my identity? I haven’t been able to be close to you because of my identity all my life. If I create a new identity, I want to tell you that I can stay by your side forever.”
Yeonju knew well how her sister-in-law felt, and she always felt sorry for her.
She’s a sister-in-law, and she’s a woman, so isn’t it natural for her to want to spend time with the person she loves?
“If you say it’s good, I’m more than happy to welcome it.”
Even when she was a celebrity, she always had bodyguards with her, so it was no stranger for her to have her sister-in-law as her bodyguard.
In addition, she liked the fact that she could continue to hang out with her sister-in-law, who had not paid much attention to her.
All fingers hurt no matter where you bite them, but there was one finger that caused particularly painful pain, and for me, that was my sister-in-law.
‘If you’re a bodyguard, you can’t be left by my side, so I have to do a lot of things I haven’t been able to do for you.’
I was already looking forward to the day when she would appear as her bodyguard.
“If my sister-in-law comes as a bodyguard, will she be allowed to move around? Everyone was worried that I might be in danger.”
“… Even though she has bodyguards, it’s not a good idea for her to move around too much.”
“If I keep doing this, will I become crooked?”
“Okay, okay.”
Although the family members still looked shocked, they succeeded in getting them to promise that they would no longer object.
“Then who will receive the next payment?”
I asked, thinking that everyone would want help now that they can move around freely.
“Me!”
“Na na na!”
“Nowhere, no up or down! Starting with me.”
Everyone smiled happily as they raised their hands.
Yes, this is exactly what I wanted.
“Everyone, don’t worry. We will provide you with everything without fail!”
I smiled brightly because I had another chance to show off my abilities to my family.
* * *
Because I was so busy with work, it was difficult to find time.
I was planning to go on the weekend, but something happened at work, so I had to work overtime.
Thanks to this, I was so exhausted on my days off that I couldn’t bear to take the long journey home.
In the end, after a month of not being able to keep the promise I made to my friend, I finally found the time to come down to my hometown today. Surprisingly, I heard that the new house I had moved into had come to visit the villagers and say hello.
“What kind of people are they?”
“There were more family members than I expected. I was surprised at how pretty and young they all were.”
“I wondered if pretty women who didn’t look like family would come together to live together, and they said they were all married women.”
“Married women?”
“Yes. I guess there is a husband in that house. They are his wives.”
“I’m dying to know how talented he is to have such pretty women around.”
The people living in the haunted mansion are all the wives of one man.
It was a moment when her curiosity, who had originally wanted to visit that place, was further stimulated.
“Did you see the man?”
“It looks like you’re just going for a quick walk?”
“Really? I’ve never seen it before. It’s such a precious face that you can’t even see the eyes or nose.”
“I knew it because I saw it. The women there had faces so precious that they were cheap. At first, I thought they weren’t people.”
“Huh?! Is it true?”
The testimony of a local woman immediately caused an uproar in the village hall.
The local elders also seemed to be quite curious about the new house they moved into.
“Rather than just talking like this, wouldn’t it be better to hold a party and invite everyone?”
She suggested a simple way to resolve curiosity to the village elders.
“Whose money is the party being held with?”
“Of course, the new person who moved in should open it. I’ll tell them and come back. Young people these days have no sense, so you have to tell them these things, so they know.”
“Oh, I think it’s better not to do that. I guess those people are a bit difficult to deal with? There’s that kind of atmosphere.”
“That’s right. Don’t you think they are the kind of people who would hang out with people like us?”
“Ha! They live with gold on their hair? There are people who get along with us, and there are people who don’t get along with us? That’s ridiculous!”
Seeing the village elders having a hard time made me feel a little angry.
If they are so prosperous, how prosperous do they have to be to make it so difficult for the elderly?
I pledged to hold a very proper ceremony on behalf of the village.
She arrived at the castle, steeling her resolve, and hesitated in front of the bell for a moment.
‘I think I understand why the elderly are having a hard time.’
Even just by looking at the gate, I had a rough idea of how much money was spent here.
Wouldn’t spending that much money mean that their social status is higher than their own?
‘Still, I have to take the initiative so that the seniors don’t get ignored!’
She summoned her courage and rang her bell, setting a goal that no one would hope for.
Ding dong~!
The bell also makes a very luxurious sound.
“Hmm.”
Don’t be scared!
She thought to herself and rang her bell again.
Ding dong~!
-Who are you?
A human voice was finally heard from inside.
However, it was unexpected that the voice was sharp enough to pierce her heart.
“So… Are you the landlord here?”
She was embarrassed, but she gathered her wits as best she could and opened her mouth.
-Yes, that’s right. Who are you?
“I’m from the village here. I have something to tell you. Could you open the door?”
-… Villager? I think this is my first time seeing you.
“I moved to another place because of work.”
-Then you’re not from the village?
“This is my hometown. My parents still live here. So, I’m from the village!”
How picky!
The feelings about the strange voice that made my heart pound quickly subside.
I felt like I had to come to my senses.
-All right. Please come in first.
Clap!
The gate opens remotely.
It was normal to understand that people were wary of strangers, but since my heart was in a twisted state, I didn’t like the situation itself.
But.
As soon as I entered the open gate, my feelings of disapproval melted away.
As expected, a very beautiful garden spread out before her eyes.
It was as if I had entered a fairy tale, and the childhood innocence I thought had disappeared suddenly resurfaced.