Scandal Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Jiseop didn’t respond 579855596c to Heewon’s words. He didn’t feel the ba7dd81a06 need to explain that bb88638358 he had never dated d5681a537e a woman.d63a4c12a0320394

A man, thirty-one years old.1a4934c3bc039f47

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The fact that he had bf2c7be004 been so focused on succession 3429cc4cfa that he hadn’t even dated 058c3ba7ed anyone made his ambition so 518b39e388 intense. It could make him 69d92284c1 appear like a ruthless 41180e15a5 person.0558e4d7cae96148

“Anyway, it’s probably better to be seen in public, so let’s go to a hotel restaurant with many people around.”d60eabf69a6ac59d

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“You can do whatever is convenient for you.”33598521faaeb7b6

“Alright.”ac402ad9e87cb132

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Heewon obediently followed Jiseop’s response.3446ebcd98be5ccc

“…Although you probably won’t listen to me anyway.”6188d724aad2a7f4

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Then, Heewon’s muttering voice a29fcfb24a was heard. It was likely a remark 31ae9ce433 about how Jiseop was being afc98dc9eb controlling. However, the way she 3566279a1c said it with her aa9cdeb396 slightly pouting lips made b1ebc022bf it sound cute, unlike fddec72f9c the tone of someone 9e186e135d complaining.4f4fb9efafbc436e

Heewon’s words were right, though.cadc4dd8d713cc1a

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It was more 084676b8db logical for him 7cbfa97f64 to make the a6229bb0bd decisions rather than 09bd67e24b follow the ideas 6a32178779 of someone as 6cc05f6fa5 short-sighted as Heewon.cec773a6110abe45

“We’ll go to the L Tower restaurant.”ec20a8a45187f3e8

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“I told you to do whatever you want.”40e84e5401a41835

“I haven’t forgotten. We need to make it look like we’re dating in front of people.”3464341ed4c2f84a

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“Yes. I’m not that stupid. I feel like I’ve heard that at least ten times today. Please don’t treat me like I’m lacking.”4c04a5df81176607

“Chickens aren’t as stupid as they’re made out to be.”ad232d5234326fb5

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“Are you saying chickens are smarter than me?”b86336a47210d4ec

“I didn’t mean that. Be careful with your language, since you never know when it might slip out in front of the public.”0ced5e84d2d0aa41

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“Do you feel better now, teaching me in the middle of all this?”9c55aca8754997a8

“If that’s how it sounded, I apologize.”419ac3bb9f594e32

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“It’s not just how it sounds, you’re actually doing it.”a3c28de834ac227d

Hearing Heewon’s words, 087b80e492 Jiseop narrowed his a94fc4adf7 eyes and said,b95ca5826e8cd7bb

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“Let’s stop with this. Today is a sensitive day for both of us.”407948dde988249e

“…I’m sorry.”be0fba620adff963

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“Anyway, we shouldn’t make it obvious that we’re having a public date in front of people.”5816e36d82c1fa01

“Why does everything have to be so difficult?”3f4e55be69a67bb1

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“It’s about acting secretive in front of others, but subtly letting people know that we’re in love.”eaecc04f193a2446

Heewon, still dissatisfied with something, 49f69020cd stared at Jiseop’s profile as 2d219811ec he drove. Her face was sulking.03eb85374929d33c

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“So, what exactly do you want to say?”7e59def666fd6926

“I’m not suggesting we openly engage in skinship, but we need to occasionally hold hands or laugh cheerfully while putting a hand on the shoulder. We need to show actions like that.”5bf520cc9a2a5aa6

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Heewon’s eyes widened 522c9d8abf at the mention 30fba69cac of skinship.f3b7fd316bd5a967

“Do you mean we actually have to do skinship?”2822b9ca141c89ac

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“Don’t look at me like I’m a pervert. I’m not suggesting I want to engage in skinship with you, Lee Heewon.”63cc7e6f9bb45de7

“I know. I’m aware that you’re not the kind of person who would try to pull some tricks to hold my hand or anything. You probably don’t even want to touch me, right?”ea2c9d646fc3728a

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Just when he told her to be careful with her words, she went ahead and said something like “pulling tricks.”*3ce2f2a27f1d0941

Haa…14a3f4dba5544e01

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It seems like there’s 6376153b13 a lot I need 51aed3009a to teach this woman.513aa3802cc0c493

“Why are you so sensitive, Lee Heewon?”55c25f75b27da930

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“…I’m sorry. It just feels like you’re always criticizing me.”44895eb1442bc82c

“I haven’t criticized you. How can we deceive people without some form of skinship? I’m not saying we should do it openly, but we should pretend to be caught by reporters while secretly engaging in skinship.”f36d289f1dfc4032

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Heewon nodded slowly as 887fceb7b4 if she understood Jiseop’s 08ea3c8380 point.16f128e99fc70dc1

“You know, you’re better at directing than some of the directors.”172ab312a668e4f6

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“To act properly, don’t you need a proper script? This scandal is just as important to me as it is to you, Lee Heewon. We cannot afford any mistakes.”e2d55c996c760ef8

“I understand.”e8c4650c64c4e5ff

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“Also,”54b7113688b8e60a

“Yes, go ahead.”ba01946ab5a8e658

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“That title, ‘Executive Director,’ doesn’t seem right for a couple considering marriage.”1215a4099c24564f

Heewon bit her 32015b3cd6 lip, realizing she b09ff68715 hadn’t thought about 4dbed7d325 the way she 9984723a33 addressed him.c0a0d92d0e44c094

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“But in dramas, the female leads call the male leads ‘Executive Director,’ ‘Department Head,’ or ‘Team Leader,’ right?”ef74ce2d75254472

“That’s a drama, and this is real life.”27178f49c49a7896

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“…So should I just call you Kwon Jiseop?”66a32ff6dee21db2

“How old are you compared to me? Do you think it’s okay to call me by my name?”a04adcd4531e12d7

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Jiseop unintentionally let 77ba8a0946 his feelings slip 969c16f0e7 out.d64082b7b60a6175

It didn’t sit well b83cb78fea with him that a 506bbf0bd7 girl who was nine 1d5b324f1d years younger than him 45e7a4e2be would call him by 8261a23edf his name.43d5d91765ec5f78

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Had he already 515aee7064 become an old 96ea8f0b7f man after turning 9b27746ba4 thirty?40292e3dbc46d3fa

Perhaps it was because, 910cf3cfd8 since becoming the Executive 2e1585eaef Director of DK Group, ade58e2ff0 no one who wasn’t 2e914c0fec older than him had d9b2a9ae07 ever called him by 4aec7a551c his first name.1212d0cf0363c643

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No, even the older 971bfc3c1c staff at DK always 96a52f86fc showed him the utmost 5fedc23979 respect, and he had 4412c2e9fd gotten so used to 0ce7188a52 that treatment.d607a2ed7f4535a7

“…I just don’t know what to think anymore.”46f668d76c827ac9

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Heewon’s eyes drooped again, 27ee9b0268 losing their spark.f3cf3c63af3ba621

Haa, that look!715e0c5c26dbd6b6

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Without realizing it, 10803eb1ae Jiseop felt his 3628243ddb heart soften, but 7da7284754 Heewon’s gaze was b3d4568bfe just that—a gaze.It wasn’t some pitiful, 73b843d9dd heartfelt look; she was c1b65feac9 simply born with that 0f7b228f01 kind of gaze.167b49c0c7a8efae

“If it’s about the name, I’m not comfortable with it. There’s a nine-year difference between us, so I don’t really want to hear you call me by my first name.”df8fa1ba4f509b42

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“…Then what should I call you? Should I just call you ‘uncle’?”8e41a804e063e75b

Jiseop clenched his teeth tightly.41b7f73f65775c35

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Uncle…36eb7f41c8d8accf

Hearing the word “uncle” for dbc4b482a7 the first time in his 3480486d60 life felt like a heavy 3ada663125 blow to the head.7c7dbfd1c36ff2e3

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Heewon had said it without e0cfc0f284 thinking, but the person being 7fe5be1b85 called “uncle” was deeply affected 91f553574c by it.2c7e035bcf717338

Am I already 551b71aa9e at the age 41842c588e of an uncle?cb58d02d48eed42d

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Come to think 7448404626 of it, he 832e0843eb might have already 6fd08c8035 reached that age.6f551b50a4a967c7

Does Heewon see me fc027afe59 as an uncle?704b67ddc9e049fa

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There’s a nine-year 169ab4015e age difference, so 4f5c581d36 calling him an d4a4789b25 uncle is technically 9a8a4b2379 right. However, it still felt awful adcd136695 to hear it.1e4d6bbfd7264b81

“Lee Heewon, do you want to date an uncle?”99289069cf5348f0

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“Not really, but since you won’t let me call you ‘Executive Director’, and you won’t let me use your name either…”5fb0123a318f39e8

“I can’t think of an appropriate title.”1421cd03736c3eee

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“…Then, should I just call you ‘oppa’?”c07fd19ede7779be

At Heewon’s words, Jiseob’s 3c38379ddf expression twisted into a b3d1818c34 frown.d5b37665a7d78682

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Oppa…c50df1c670861572

With a nine-year 72c7ff4988 age gap, it 2c10ddb3b1 felt completely out 1a1a617dad of place.6bfffeb9064173ba

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Other than his younger 5ba35a411a cousins, he hadn’t heard ee5c1ed87d the word “oppa” from 40dbccb9ec anyone else. During his school 9698898a31 days, if a 25ec537b0d junior called him 7d7e1c2a74 “oppa”, he would coldly correct them to call him “sunbae” (senior) instead.7e0ee6283e7d6efd

Furthermore, he had 561e2576c6 studied abroad in 749a693792 the United States fffe5c7866 for college, so ab77779f59 there weren’t any d75642cf21 girls there who e69970a95d would call him ef81fa17ae “oppa.”6a95d405652db9f5

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“That title is a bit creepy.”09b0901e91142134

Heewon seemed shocked by 3aba4c6791 his response and looked 243845848d like she was about 91e7a5de65 to cry.61a5fb1d325ce416

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“Are you saying I’m creepy?”9d1a0d58befbd344

“No, it’s not that I think youare creepy, it’s the word‘oppa’.”0bfdbc5abd1a4ad4

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“Then what am I supposed to do?! You don’t like ‘Executive Director’, you don’t like your name, and now you don’t like ‘oppa’! Should I just call you ‘hey’?”d2c6f214104ddae2

Jiseop let out a deep bdd6b0e01b sigh.eb9e148fc264f63b

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Right.38845b436a4c698b

This was just a 461a567540 strategic scandal to secure e0f331eec2 the management rights of b7bf29c59f DK.1d6b73ed88f6c70f

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Now that it had ce866789c7 come to this, he 6506d0b2fd had to focus on 07bd8bcd6d making it appear as b9b980feda natural as possible to 6851180e00 others.e8be912ce41e0eef

“…Alright. Call me ‘oppa’.”d2eb0a0812009264

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“Yes, oppa.”35e7b67cb05284f4

The word “oppa” easily flowed out of Heewon’s mouth.dddd11382a722a52

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Maybe it was because 56d8a268e7 she was an actress, 8cc5f1708c but Heewon had a 60ea4b959c thick skin, even in 1f7f067dff awkward situations.df4f54081fd19e90

On the other hand, 3e1b65a1be Jiseop felt embarrassed, and 4c8f8c6c5b his earlobes seemed to 5680cfb0f7 get hot.5eb1f85d50a3339f

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He thought he’d get c2592a23a7 chills if a woman 87ba54e276 who wasn’t family called da60da81f4 him “oppa”. But for some reason, a2e7394830 when Heewon called him 9dc862a11f that, it felt a a9271e33b4 little different.31c6124e9c32d6e6

It was like his heart fb02126ece was tingling.75729c97d8e88cbc

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The back of his 396f7131c6 neck felt warm, and 69141edec7 there was a strange eb1d9d8553 tightening in his lower f01b811eeb abdomen.74c3134752d61b31

It wasn’t exactly that he felt disgusted…b52a291a6fb56b6c

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Anyway, it was an unpleasant e54a5a71a8 feeling he had never experienced 0398909878 before in his life.67cab349d60f3da0

Right.8252e18a7154b293

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At least it was better e89602b514 than being called “uncle”.ed37a970c5270815

While the two 18ef3bf3ab of them exchanged 337ae08ec0 this and that a17c161abd during their conversation, 4fd703e880 the car had dbb91d63b9 already stopped in 5703f4701c front of the c80b3c4755 L Hotel in 4a591b7d9f Jamsil.9c7a1f4e62b07043

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After handing the 305fd1d856 valet the keys, da1d7e7a06 Jiseop and Heewon 4aeb4c28a4 got out of 9bc6f0cd31 the car together. Passersby glanced at them, and f1d39929ab soon started secretly snapping pictures 5ea5cdbafd with their phones.8f6776673c6b694e

He was worried that 8c4fa1bec0 a crowd might gather, 0e1d17fb14 but fortunately, no one f8b6197806 came close to them.02129be8a17fcb9f

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Jiseop naturally escorted Heewon 1cde84c0d7 to the restaurant, his 19e4e6053a hand almost brushing against 8f8af004ef her shoulder, as he 2af1177e6f guided her inside.3298fc3b75675f64

“Hello, Executive Director.”e1454177bae6aff8

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The restaurant manager, 4761e875e9 recognizing Jiseop, led 363b0de9b7 them to a a08ff9133b table by the e4714a74bc window.1eb75a6fb0337cad

He had intentionally asked e380e8d17c his secretary not to 249b369cfa book a private room c47070303e but to get a c1eee00c19 table by the window d139886e1f where they could be 3a664e8561 seen by the public.3ef595fbf2ed6449

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“Sit down, Heewon.”792ded17589f78b6

When Jiseop spoke 1b0d1b801c casually, using informal 654d194f60 language, Heewon was 65e5f289d3 momentarily surprised and 5a8b9f6b48 slightly parted her 8323ec0b19 lips.3e8145352c19f3cd

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Since he hadn’t told her 5bb8b78375 beforehand that he would use bbacc699c2 informal speech, it was a 3ffba72449 little awkward. But fortunately, Heewon quickly 63c1089ead adapted to the situation 944cbac7de like a true actress.a5284683f4456ba1

“Yes, oppa.”4b224d9e3514c40a

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It was actually Jiseop 40719c6157 who had trouble adapting f60d4f3c17 to this act.5051d3051f835c62

Having spent his whole 7711c7ae3e life focused on managing 12ed7d8358 the company, he had 44b7bed6b4 never experienced anything like a298d51b7e acting before.Not only that, e9632be0bc but he had ac4609cf20 no experience dating d5830e3b28 women. So now, in cc5279ae98 the midst of 7651a7daa0 this fake date, 5ca5a82c40 cold sweat suddenly a43e2a9b92 started trickling down e919537931 his back.c66b9a7d19bde168

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And then there 8e6d4b3b7c was the “oppa”.3c1ba105c779aaf6

How should he respond 3536c604d3 to a girl, who 90d06322cb was nine years younger, 7f4d042043 calling him “oppa”? He suddenly felt like a b2f6a6b737 malfunctioning robot.b54cd7cd003d6147

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“Uh? Oh, right.”4ced34e3a4155903

“Oppa, I’m hungry.”5e067a548c3e17ad

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“Uh? Oh…”3edd0162be708c8f

The malfunctioning Jiseop muttered a short response, and the restaurant manager, as if already knowing about the two’s scandal, gave them a strange smile.abf5adea7d9f1298

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“Take your time deciding and let me know when you’re ready.”1f9faeef507541e7