Chapter 69 – Prelude to Collapse (5)
Hyeon-woo thinks about her belongings that will be delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and suggests that she live in his own house.
Since she couldn’t take various adult products with her every time she went to her house, it seemed better to move her here.
“Ah… But… Is it okay? The contract period probably ends this month. “I was wondering if I should renew my contract, but if it’s okay with you, should I do that?”
“Of course it’s okay. If you want to pay rent and live there, come here and live with me. “I won’t even collect rent.”
Hyunwoo joked and urged them to call the owner right away. If possible, he wanted to finish her move tomorrow and get her into her house before her things were delivered.
Hyeji seemed to hesitate for a moment, then took out her cell phone and called her landlord.
It was just past 10 o’clock, so it wasn’t too late to call, and my brother’s words about living together gave me courage that I didn’t have before.
Living with my brother in a dream-like house. It felt like I was starting a newlywed life, and my heart pounded just thinking about it.
Click –
[Hello~]
Fortunately, the call was connected after only a few beeps.
“Ah! Madam, I live in room 107. Can I call you right now?”
[Room 107? Why is there a problem with the room?]
“No, not that. I’m calling to check out the room. “The contract is ending soon.”
[Ah… Contract. Please wait a moment~]
The homeowner put the phone down for a moment and made a rattling sound.
[It’s here. He said he was looking for a contract. Room 107… Student Hyeji?]
“Yes, yes! That’s right! Jeong Hye-ji!”
[Let’s see… Deposit of 500… The contract expires this month?]
“Yes! I’m going to leave the room now. “I will unpack my luggage in advance, so can I get my deposit back in advance?”
[Student, that’s not possible. The contract has already been extended.]
“Yes?”
[The student doesn’t seem to know much. The contract has already been extended. If you want to vacate the room, you have to tell us two months in advance. What should you do if you tell us this late and suddenly ask for your deposit back?]
Hyeji was startled by the owner’s completely unexpected words. What kind of absurd logic is this, that her contract was extended without her consent?
Hyunwoo was also listening to the conversation through the speakerphone, so he was equally astonished.
“That… What do you mean? “I don’t want to extend my contract.”
[Oh, if you don’t tell me in advance that you’re leaving, your contract will be automatically extended.]
“Oh my god… Where is that? I didn’t agree to it, but you can’t arbitrarily extend the contract. “I won’t extend my contract, so please return the deposit.”
Hyeji poured out what she had to say urgently in a slightly excited voice.
This is ridiculous and unreasonable. She couldn’t be fooled by such force and have her deposit, which was like all her assets, taken away.
[Well, that’s the law, the law. Let the student take a look. If you want to cancel the contract right now, I will return the deposit minus 3 months’ rent.]
“No, why are you taking it out? Madam… If you keep doing this, I will report you. Please give me my money back.”
[Whether I report it or not, that is up to the student and I follow the law. Anyway, I can’t return the deposit, so please find out and contact me again later.]
Tu – Tu – Tu –
The owner of the house clicked her tongue in a stern voice and hung up on her. Hyeji only looked at Hyunwoo with a look on her face that said she didn’t know what to do.
“Brother… The lady said she won’t return her deposit… What should I do? Do I have to report this?”
Hyunwoo also wanted to tell him to report it to the police right away, but he couldn’t do it because he was worried about the landlord’s strangely confident tone.
“Wait. That person kept saying what about the law? “I’ll take a look.”
First, Hyunwoo calmed down Hyeji and searched for ‘real estate contract extension’ and ‘lease contract extension’ on his cell phone. Surprisingly, the homeowner’s absurd claim had a legal basis.
Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Housing Lease Protection Act states that if you do not express your intention to terminate the lease two months before the end of the lease, the contract will be automatically extended.
And Article 6-2, Paragraph 2 states that termination of an already extended contract will only take effect three months after the date of notification of intent to terminate.
It was clear that the law the landlord was talking about was referring to these two provisions. The statement that 3 months’ rent would be deducted from the deposit and returned seemed to be based on the clause that termination of the contract would only take effect after 3 months.
“Oppa… If this is the case, isn’t he right?”
“Ha… I see. I didn’t even know there was a law like this. Furthermore, I thought it was just bullshit…”
“What should I do… What should I do… I need to get my deposit back…”
Hyunwoo shook his head as he watched Hyeji mumbling nervously.
I couldn’t help but be amazed by the amazing skill of the homeowner, who was able to legally extort the deposit of a person who was new to society and had nothing.
It seemed like this wasn’t the first time something like this had been done, as they even invoked the law as if they had been waiting.
“Oppa… What should I do… How did I save that money…”
Hye-ji, who had been trying to deny reality, saying there was no way such a law existed, lost her composure when she saw the legal provisions that existed.
Her hands were shaking due to the unbearable stress that quickly rose.
With less than 1 million won left over from my grandmother’s funeral, I moved around from gosiwon to home, and managed to sign a contract for my first studio apartment. To save a deposit of 5 million won, I worked from morning to night and did not eat or wear clothes for several months.
I was furious at my own ignorance as the deposit, which was a lot of money, had been wasted by a strange law called contract extension.
The three months’ rent that the landlord said he would take from her deposit was more than the money her grandmother left her. Above all, that money is enough to buy her brother a nice gift.
I couldn’t stand it because I felt sick to my stomach because I had to give up such precious money to the landlord who was holding the deposit hostage.
“But wouldn’t it be better to rent out the room now than to live there for another year and keep paying rent? “If I move here, I won’t have to pay rent in the future.”
“But… Well… If that lady wants her deposit back, she has to pay rent to a house she doesn’t even live in.”
“The law says so, so I have to give it to you, what can I do?”
“How can you do that? I really worked hard to save up that money… Wow, with that money, I could do so many things with my brother… I’m such an idiot. “I should have found out in advance…”
Hyunwoo patted Hyeji, who was starting to shed tears, wondering why she was so upset, and then he chuckled at a flash of thought that occurred to him.
Even if it was an unplanned event, it was one more opportunity to comfort her and add to her heart’s debt, so she couldn’t just ignore it.
The debt she already had was enough to shake her soul, but the heavier it was, the faster her sinking would be.
“She’s sad, and it hurts me too. Don’t cry, baby. I will help you. “I don’t want him to feel sad about something like this.”
“Ugh… I’m trying not to cry… I’m so angry. The landlady, huh… She was really mean… I didn’t even pay rent once… I kept the house spotless… Why are there so many bad people in the world? I’m upset because I feel like such an idiot… And so sad. “
“I know. Why are there so many bad people who make me cry? Phew… Do you want to give me your phone? I’ll solve it. “Trust me once.”
Hyun-woo, who took the cell phone from her crying hand, looked through recent call records and immediately called the owner of the house.
“Oh, hello? “He is the boyfriend of room 107, Jeong Hye-ji, who just called.”
[No, even if they say they can’t return the entire deposit, why do these people keep calling?]
“Oh my. What keeps happening? Is this only your second time? And that’s not what I’m calling you to say, so just listen first.”
[Huh, how can both the female student and the student say the same thing… The student doesn’t even have parents?]
“Fortunately, there are no shameless parents like you who rob innocent students and shout loudly. “Stop talking nonsense and just call the account number.”
[… Account? What is the account for?]
“If you send me enough money for three months’ rent, management fee, and cleaning fee, I can return the deposit of 500 right away, right? As I said before, I will unpack my luggage right away sometime this week.”
“Oppa!”
“Shh. I will get all your money back, every penny left. So don’t cry.”
Hyunwoo pulled away from her who was trying to stop him and continued with her acting.
The character he is playing now is a man who falls in love with his girlfriend without any consideration after seeing her tears.
The sight of a man saying that he would pay for you if he saw you crying was irrational and romantic, so there was no doubt that this would also be one of the treats that would encourage her subordination.
Hyunwoo sent 2 million won, including three months’ rent, three months’ maintenance fee, and cleaning fee, to the account that the landlord obediently called, and then called again.
“I sent enough money, so please check and send the deposit directly to Hyeji’s account. Now, let’s stop talking nonsense and finish it cleanly, quickly.”
[Student, by the way, are you sure you can pack your bags by the end of this week?]
“Ha… If you don’t take out your luggage, you can call a company to clean it up with the cleaning fee we sent you. “I will take care of your luggage, so please send me a deposit first.”
[Hmm…]
“Let’s not complicate things and let’s get along well, okay? Isn’t that why I just sent you two million won? It would be difficult if you took money and did this.”
Hyunwoo growled lowly, feeling like he was barely holding back his anger. He was so absorbed in playing as an apostle of justice for 2 million won that he also got a little excited.
Two million won in his balance is nothing more than a bucket of water drawn from a well. Moreover, the well would fill up again over time, so eventually there would be nothing left after it was pumped out.
It must be such trivial money.
Thanks to the audience looking at him with deeply moved eyes, he became immersed in his acting without even realizing it.
Hyeji was tightly hugged in Hyunwoo’s arms, blinking slightly with her eyes moistened with tears.
[All right. I’ll send you the money now, so make sure to unpack instead. Otherwise, I’ll throw it all away next week.]
Instead of answering, Hyunwoo pressed the call end button and put down his phone.
“Did you hear? “The owner of the house is sending money.”
“No, brother. Why did you do that..? Just because of me today… How much money are you spending?”
“You’re crying.”
Hyunwoo gently wiped the tear stains from Hyeji’s eyes and made a cringe-inducing comment.
Since I burned two hundred in an instant, shouldn’t I still get my money’s worth? Now that I had the concept, I was planning to push it through to the end.
“If this makes you smile again, that’s it. Because you are much more precious than two hundred dollars. Please don’t grieve alone and suffer alone. Now I’m next to you, I’ll help where I can. “I really mean it when I say that I don’t waste any money I spend on my woman.”
“Ugh… Oppa, why are you being so nice to me? I… Don’t give anything to you… I don’t have anything… I always receive things… And yet you… You…”
Hyeji’s body trembled as she blamed her own shortcomings in a tearful voice.
She was indescribably grateful and scared at the great favor she had received for the first time in her life.
A relationship in which she only receives will eventually tire her partner, and it would not be strange if such an abnormal relationship ended.
Her anxiety overtook her that her brother, who loved her so much, might eventually leave.
She had to give something. Whatever she had to give, she had to give it to her brother.
The weight of debt hanging in her mind crushed her soul horribly.
“Why, why? Hyeji I do it because I believe you are my destined mate. She says she will never betray me. He said he wouldn’t abandon me and would stay by my side for the rest of his life. I’m done with that. That’s all I want from you.”
“That’s… It’s something you should do if you love someone.”
“Well… I’ve never taken something so obvious in my life. So I don’t want anything big. “I just need one person who can understand me and love me.”
As his words continued, Hyunwoo looked at his slave who began to shed tears of joy little by little.
He couldn’t even imagine how far the flame would rise if he poured this much firewood and ignited the obsessive debt ritual he had always had.
Although it cost millions of won in one night for firewood…
From now on, just be careful not to extinguish the fire once lit and enjoy the fireworks that will reduce her life to ashes.
“So… Stop crying and smile pretty again, honey. “I love you so much.”
“Ugh… Oppa… I love you too. I will never betray you, my brother. Furthermore, I… Will be yours for the rest of my life. Hmm. I can really give you anything you want. No matter what happens, no matter how painful or difficult it is, I can do everything.”
And judging from the way she spoke, the properly lit firewood was already producing strong flames.
Hyunwoo held back sobs and stroked Hyeji as she poured out words of oath.
It is so easy to fool a woman who has nothing.
She was a woman who voluntarily became a slave for less than 10 million won, so money was so cruel. No, her love, which she believed was her entire world, was truly cruel.
“Okay, that’s enough. “I won’t betray you, and you will understand me.”
Hyunwoo patted her and did not hide the smile on her face. She couldn’t help but be happy because she only spent about five hundred dollars to buy a useful sex slave.
If I ask her to understand and ask if she is betraying me, how far can I tame her in the future?
A prostitute in her own right, who grooms herself in a vulgar way and shows off all sorts of things to please her master.
They dress you in whatever clothes you want, train you in whatever services you want, and spank and whip you whenever you feel like it.
If you get tired of that, it seems like a good idea to put a leash around its neck, stick its tail in its rear end, and raise it as a pet that only receives semen.
Hyunwoo’s object swelled as if it was about to explode as he thought about the near future. It was difficult for him to control his excitement because he had an intuition that it was not just a fantasy but a reality that would come true sooner or later.
After all, hadn’t she just erased one of the links between her and her society? Now, if even her workplace is erased, all traces that Hye-ji left behind during her stay in society will disappear.
Moreover, if you listen to what she says, it seems like the bullying at her workplace is becoming more and more blatant, so it’s only a matter of time.
There are only a few days left for her to virtually imprison a woman with no one in her own home.
