Chapter 279 – (Abduction) Farewell
It has been two months since Lee Ha-young went on a trip.
It had only been two months now.
But I didn’t know that the crisis would come so quickly.
She had only been 60 days, 4 days and 13 hours, but she kept looking at Jeong Seong-min’s photos, sighing, and throbbing near her heart.
‘But, I have to put up with it.’
But she had nowhere to back down.
If the owner wants to see it right away and goes back to Korea, nothing will change.
Nine out of ten, it was obvious that if I went back now, I would be in agony as I looked at my classmates who were sharing the ‘future’ with my master.
In the end, in order to overcome this situation, you must change yourself or the owner must change.
If I went back now, there would be no such possibility.
“Ha…”
Go away, Lee Ha-young sighs.
Indeed, it was so difficult to restore broken trust.
If he had just smiled once, patted his hair once, if he had given him a warm look, he would never have traveled to a foreign country like this, and no matter what achievements he made, the owner never gave him a glance, and never smiled once.
‘On the contrary, it got worse after that.’
At that time.
So, the time when he made a plan without the owner’s knowledge and rescued his mother.
On that day, Lee Ha-young thought that she and her master were truly connected.
She calls her master’s name, and the master sheds tears in his arms.
She knew so she could go back to the relationship she used to have.
But no.
Rather, after that day, Master avoided himself, and he did not come to visit him well.
Even if she innovates in the entertainment center and raises the bonus money, or successfully launches a business that advances to the sunny area, she only praises her as a ‘work’, but does not give warm humane praise at all.
She never gave her a glance, and even when she visited, she was busy asking for an excuse that she was busy.
Why the hell did that happen?
Why did the master, he became distant from himself?
It was really good then.
I thought I would call my master by name, and he would call me affectionately again.
“You seem to have a lot on your mind.”
Just then, a seductive woman’s voice was heard nearby.
Lee Ha-young turned her head in the direction of her voice.
She saw Lee Shin-ah walking here wearing jeans and a white tee.
“Mother.”
She is still beautiful.
A voluminous body that would be believed even if it was in its early 30s. An atmosphere steeped in depth.
“Is Sungmin thinking?”
Lee Ha-young saw Lee Shin-ah like that.
Considering that the master’s sex appeal came from the woman in front of her, she could be said to resemble a hat.
The two were too attractive for their respective genders.
“Well… That’s right. Doesn’t your mother miss her family?”
“Whoops. Why? Do you want to go back?”
The question is, do you want to go back?
She’s honestly driven by that urge from time to time, but she’s never been sincere.
Lee Ha-young smiled bitterly at her and shook her head.
“No. It will go according to plan. It’s a one-year plan. I will fill it for at least a year.”
“Huh. It seems that you are still strong.”
“…How is your mother? Don’t you miss your home?”
“Whoops. Of course I miss it. Actually, I’m a bit regretful.”
“…Just like me. Will you still travel?”
“Huh. Because that ‘desire’ hasn’t calmed down yet. I want to go around a little more and find out the cause. Why do you keep having this desire?”
She wants to explore her own desires.
Lee Ha-young said.
“Can we get an answer? It is the answer to ‘desire’.”
“Well. Even if you don’t realize it, it will be a lot of travel to gain. Experience makes a person. In the meantime, I’ve had so… Terrible experiences, and I’ve done terrible things, so maybe I can get an answer if I do self-discipline like this.”
“… I hope so. I wish I could get an answer.”
Solution.
Lee Shin-ah wanted to find an answer that would allow her to control her own unstable desires, and Lee Ha-young wanted an answer that would be acceptable to her Jung Sung-min.
The two embarked on a long journey to find the answer.
***
1 year.
It has already been a year since Lee Ha-young and Lee Shin-ah traveled.
In the meantime, the two traveled to many countries and had a lot of experiences.
I have explored famous places, tourist sites, and historical sites all over the world, and sometimes I have traveled to rough terrain.
From the rainforest to the desert, there was no place I hadn’t been to, and I had gone through all the hardships.
“Wow…”
And the best of them was, by far, the Northern Lights in the Arctic.
They were able to enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature to their heart’s content in the feast of yellow-green that poured into the night sky.
Indeed, there will be no other scenery like this to decorate the end of the trip.
“It is beautiful.”
Lee Ha-young is holding back tears while looking up at the night sky.
Lee Shin-ah also looked up at the sky with tears in her eyes and said.
“Huh. It is beautiful.”
The bright lights of the night sky.
Lee Ha-young and Lee Shin-ah looked at the scenery and projected their thoughts.
After looking back at life, looking back at myself, I looked into pure desire.
I thought about my mindset and attitude to deal with that desire.
I thought about what was right and what was for me.
– Sarak.
After finishing their last tour, they returned to their lodgings and wrote a diary.
They not only explored the physical world, but also the world of the mind, so the diary was like a milestone.
It was like a picture of the mind left on that day, at that moment.
The diary that I wrote down every day became food for my mind and helped me understand my true self.
At first, it was very difficult because I missed my loved ones and my family, but in the end, I gained a lot from the trip.
Now they decided not to shake any more.
***
A week later, Lee Ha-young and Lee Shin-ah finally returned home.
Jeong Seong-min and his party, who had been waiting for them for a full year, were waiting at the airport and greeted them after a long time.
“…”
However, the hat and hat did not say anything when they saw each other’s faces for the first time in a year.
He only greeted me with a smile and a look in his eyes.
“Mother. Welcome back. Did you ever miss your grandchildren?”
At that time, Lee Hee-yeon, who had perfected her body care after giving birth, stepped forward with a smile.
She started bragging about her bastard, showing a picture of her ‘her son’ in her phone.
“Mother~ My son is very pretty too.”
And in response, Jill Sera, who had given birth to her son, An Ji-yeon also stuck by her Isin-ah’s side and began to brag about his son.
Elena also showed off Yerin Jung at her first birthday party and boasted that she was just starting to talk about her daughter and that she might not be a genius.
“…”
However, Lee Shin-ah accepts all the fuss with a smile.
She smiled broadly as she looked at each of her grandchildren.
They were really lovely kids.
And in the meantime, Jung Sung-min saw Lee Ha-young.
He smiled slightly and said to Lee Ha-young.
“Lee Ha-young. Well come Sales dropped a lot while you were gone. After all, it seems that you need to go back to the pleasure shop or sunny business.”
Jung Sung-min said that and handed the USB to Lee Ha-young.
When Lee Ha-young received the USB, Jung Seong-min began to explain it.
“This is a summary of the business progress over the past year. If you’re smart, you’ll figure out the gist right away. The old position and position. Left as is I can come back right away, so I’ll take a week off—”
“Master.”
At that time, Lee Ha-young interrupted Jung Sung-min with a calm expression.
She said to Jung Sung-min with a soft smile.
“Actually, I have something to tell you about my comeback. Could you give me a minute?”
“…Isn’t that something that can’t be said here?”
“…Yes. It’s a personal story, but it’s also an important one.”
At Lee Ha-young’s meaningful words, Jung Sung-min nodded.
He told her Lee Ha-yeong to come over to her private office, leaving her free at 9:00 tonight.
Lee Ha-young nodded her head.
***
Finally, she returns to her longed-for home, and Shina Lee sees her grandchildren first.
In the order in which she gave birth, she played with Elena, Heeyeon Lee, Jiyeon Ahn’s son and daughter, and had a good time. Finally, she also stopped by Hayun Baek’s room.
Baek Ha-yoon also recently gave birth to a daughter, but she was taking care of herself due to the severe aftereffects of childbirth.
Lee Shin-ah smiled softly at Jung Seong-min, who treated Baek Ha-yoon, who was sick, with utmost sincerity.
Now, quite a bit of the figure of the head of the family could be seen in his back.
It was as if she was seeing Jung Hyun-jae in her youth.
“Ah. It’s already time.”
In the meantime, Jung Sung-min checked his watch and stood up.
He said he had something to share with Lee Ha-young, and she headed to her office to leave her seat for a while.
So when he was away, Lee Shin-ah approached her husband, who was distracted from playing with her grandchildren.
She then hugged her husband from behind as she told her what she wanted to say.
“Love you. I miss you.”
“…”
Jung Hyun-jae, who has a depressed expression.
My husband who has lived with only one single-minded Shin-ah Lee all his life.
He held the hand of Lee Shin-ah, who was holding him.
Then she turned around and looked straight at Lee Shin-a’s face.
As much as she wanted her, she hugged her tightly.
“I missed you too.”
A couple hugging each other.
They enjoy the moment of her reunion, feeling the body temperature of the one she missed.
After some time had passed, Lee Shin-ah spoke.
“Shall we leave?”
“…”
Her offer to leave.
Jung Hyun-jae asked what it meant.
Lee Shin-ah replied.
“It is literally. I mean, let’s get out of this house by ourselves.”
When he heard Lee Shin-ah’s words, Jung Hyeon-jae immediately thought of Jung Sung-min and Jung Sung-ah.
I was worried about leaving them both here.
But-
‘They’re all grown up too…’
They were no longer children.
Jeong Seong-min became the head of the family, and her daughter became a world-class star.
Although they cannot be said to be morally or socially normative, they did their best in their respective fields.
“I guess that’s the conclusion we came to at the end of the trip.”
“Huh.”
“Anyway, what is the reason? I have a loving family here. My grandchildren are here too.”
Aware of her husband’s question, she loosened her hold and looked into her husband’s eyes.
Looking straight into his eyes, she told him her true feelings.
“I want to live my life now.”
“…”
My life.
Not a life lived as a ‘mom’, but a life lived as ‘Lee Shin-ah’.
Shina Lee said.
“After being kicked out of the chaebol family, I made a promise. I decided to prove to my father that my life choosing you was never wrong. So day by day… I tried to create a happy family while enjoying you who loved me.”
Lee Shin-ah in her early 20s, full of possibilities.
In her life filled with so many brilliant options, what she eventually chose was the ‘wife’ of an ordinary man.
It was also her own rebellion that she did not want to live as a doll for her father.
So she had to prove her own choice.
She said that choosing this man was the best choice of her life, and rather than selling her body for an arranged marriage and living with someone she has no heart for, she chooses a man who truly loves her even though she is ordinary. She is right. Had to prove that
Because of this, she tried to make Jung Hyun-jae the best.
She did her best to help her, at least to make him a man who wouldn’t bow down anywhere.
She instilled in him a fighting spirit, and she taught him how to dress up, who had no interest in decorating her appearance.
The hairstyle, the clothes, the color of the tie. It all started at her fingertips, and a handsome gemstone called ‘Jung Hyun-jae’ could be made into jewelry.
Also, what happened in the workplace, coping with it, and the skills needed to get promoted.
He listened carefully to everyone and presented guidelines.
As she has lived in a conglomerate family where she was doomed to be weeded out if she did not succeed, her guidelines allowed Jung Hyun-jae to become a successful man.
In this way, she was able to create a happy family with Jeong Hyeon-jae, who was both economically successful and affectionate and family-friendly.
She was able to raise her children properly without any deficiency.
“So, I was suppressed all the time. The desire to return to the beautiful me of the past. The desire to go back to those days full of possibilities… Was suppressed.”
Repressed desire.
The desire to go back to the days of youth, when he was more free, rebellious, and fighting spirit than anyone else.
Shina Lee was suppressing her true desires under her self-hypnosis that her ‘happy home is her own dream’.
She forgot that it was her desire to have a happy family in the first place that was born of her rebellion against her father.
“So… That desire manifested itself in its worst form. Everything, I hurt you, and the family I built all my life… My, the family I built… I destroyed myself…”
She shudders and suffers.
Jeong Hyeon-jae looked at her silently and thought.
It was her own dependent tendencies, that made her out of her.
She, who should be the center of her family, weakly relied on her, and her wife was taken away by an extramarital man.
He said.
“You are not the only one responsible. I too was a terribly weak man. I’ve lived my whole life just as you told me to, so I don’t know what to do when you’re not there.”
“…”
“So I, too, want to prove it. That I have become a different person than before.”
The appearance of Jung Hyun-jae, who has changed a lot since being stimulated by his son’s appearance.
Lee Shin-ah said while holding his hand.
“Huh. So cool now dignified.”
“…”
“So, I want to start over with you. I want to leave alone, just the two of us, and build everything anew. I don’t want to ‘raise’ you, I want to date you. I want to be your woman.”
The conclusion that Lee Shin-ah reached after a long trip.
It was to properly quench her own twisted desires.
Her conclusion was to quench her twisted desire to prey upon her son, who had deprived herself of her youth, by turning her in the right direction.
“So honey. Let’s go with me The two of us, let’s start over.”
Lee Shin-ah’s earnest heart touched Jung Hyun-jae.
He is able to finally recall what an ambitious and dreamy woman Lee Shin-ah was in the past, and she is.
When the two of them were talking, how many business ideas did she spit out as if tossing them together?
Although she never had a business for a stable family, her plans were promising and feasible.
“Okay. Let’s go Do whatever you want to do.”
So, Jung Hyeon-jae decided to help her fly.
She agreed to quench her twisted desire that it still lingers inside her.
***
Jeong Seong-min’s office with soft lights.
He swallowed his saliva with a hard expression on his face.
It was because he couldn’t understand what Lee Ha-young had just said.
What kind of change of heart did you have during the trip?
“Really… Are you really leaving? Are you saying you want to leave behind everything you’ve built?”
Jung Sung-min once again asked Lee Ha-young’s doctor.
Is it really possible for you to leave me?
You, who can’t even breathe for a minute or a second without me, can you leave me?
“Yes. It’s not that I throw it away, it’s just that I can’t afford it anymore. My work and my feelings toward my master.”
“…”
“Master. While traveling, I suddenly understood the owner’s heart. Are you afraid of going back to the past Jung Sung-min?”
Jeong Seong-min pondered Lee Ha-young’s words.
I hadn’t been aware of that before, but it seemed that such a thought was based on the depths of my unconscious mind.
He hated himself for being pathetic and weak.
“But I miss my old master. Because, we… We started that way. No matter how… No matter how much I call you master, no matter how much I try to think of you that way, I just want to be your girlfriend. But you don’t want to go back to the old you.”
The conclusion Lee Ha-young realized after a long trip.
The two hearts are at odds, and they cannot connect.
That he will never return as a boyfriend, and that he will never be able to forget his past.
“So… I screwed it all up. The moment I betrayed you, I shouldn’t have hoped to connect with you.”
“…”
“It was crazy. I thought it was atonement to serve you as my master and bruise my heart. But it wasn’t atonement, it was a selfish feeling that someday you might look back on me.”
Tears flowed down Lee Ha-young’s cheeks.
However, she said with a dangerously fragile smile.
“Live as a master. Embracing you as a master is your happiness. And my atonement…”
She blurts out her afterwords.
She swallows her saliva, holding down her emotions.
She said.
“To live regretting all my life that I lost the beautiful and brilliant you who loved me the most because of my actions. Living while missing the past you can never come back to. That is what I have to bear.”
She left those words and bowed deeply to Jeong Seong-min.
Then he stood up again and bowed her head respectfully, saying, ‘Thank you so much. He left, leaving only the word ‘master’.
After that, she never returned to Jung Sung-min’s mansion.
Their long and tough relationship has finally come to an end.
