Chapter 427 (2/2)

Lee Hyuk slapped the manager on the back of his head before getting off. Only after seeing the van disappear into the distance did he calm down and start walking. He walked past the hotel lobby and grabbed an elevator. He got off the elevator while muttering the room number and checked the number on each door as he walked.

“Is this the place?”

After gulping several times in order to ease his throat, he took out his phone and called someone. After checking that the signal repeated itself three times, he quickly hung up. He had to be as careful as possible.

Soon, the door opened. The one that opened the door was a cute girl with a bob cut. She seemed to be just past 20. Lee Hyuk put on an awkward smile at the girl who flinched after seeing his face.

“U-uhm.”

“There are people inside, right?”

“Yes.”

“Is this your first time here?”

“I can tell that you’re a trainee, but let’s not pretend we know each other. You should know that this is a masquerade without the masks. I’ll also pretend that I never saw you when I come across you outside, so don’t worry about that.”

The girl nodded. She was wearing a black silk one piece dress, which revealed her cleavage every time she moved. It didn’t look like she was wearing any u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r either.

Normally, he would have pleased his eyes to the utmost, but right now, he didn’t have the leisure to do that. The calm music that flowed out made him tenser. This was a party room that required millions if not tens of millions of won to rent per day. He didn’t have the leisure to appreciate any of the pop art on either side of the corridor as he walked in. While he was walking, he heard a woman’s m.o.a.n from his left, but he ignored it. He didn’t have the courage to open the door and look inside.

The first thing he saw when he went in was the large glass window which allowed him to see the entirety of Seoul, and the second thing he saw was the people who were appreciating some drinks lightly. The man that was giggling with the ladies on a white sofa looked at him. Lee Hyuk tried his best to ignore that gaze and walked around in order to find the person that called him here.

“Oh, my. If it isn’t Lee Hyuk.”

One of the girls he met eyes with approached him with a smile. Lee Hyuk did not know who this girl was. However, just from the fact that she acted so boldly here, he knew that he had to be polite with her. If it was before he screwed up his business, that is, four years ago, he would’ve held his head up in pride, but right now, he had to be an obedient dog.

He lowered his head at the girl who touched him like a toy before walking further inside like he was running away. Just as he was looking around like a foreigner in a new place,

“Over here.”

A voice could be heard inside a room with a bed in it. Lee Hyuk put on a smile and walked towards that place. The woman sitting on the bed puffed on a cigarette before putting the cigarette on an ashtray.

“One of the CEOs of my business partners enjoys appreciating the smell of cigarettes like this, and well, it is quite decent. It’s horrible when you do it with domestic cigarettes, but the imported ones have a good smell. Oh, please sit. I guess I was talking too much by myself when there’s a guest around.”

Lee Hyuk obediently sat on a chair when he heard the woman’s words. His mouth felt very dry. The woman was in her late twenties. She was younger than him, but around ‘here’, age was merely a number that did not have any significance.

“Come here, have a drink.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Oppa. You’re a lot older than me so don’t use polite speech towards me. Let’s drop the honorifics, alright? I think it’s been four years since we met.”

“This is more comfortable for me.”

“Haha, there you go again, oppa.”

Lee Hyuk pretended not to have heard her say ‘you’re pretty good’ right after that. He put down the glass after drinking it.

“How was the shoot?”

“Good, thanks to you.”

“How is it thanks to me? It’s all because of your efforts. Come and sit over here.”

The woman spoke as she shifted her c.h.e.s.t length long hair to one side with her hand. Lee Hyuk sat obediently in front of her.

“Oppa, you really become more my style every day. This is really a problem. I’ve never been engrossed with a man for such a long time before.”

Lee Hyuk clenched his teeth when he felt the hand that stroked his neck.

“Looks like you’re still working out?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Oh my. Look at that sturdy c.h.e.s.t. Men are really attractive when they’re past thirty. Oppa, I really like you because I don’t get fed up with you. You’re so good at managing yourself.”

“Because I’m an actor after all.”

“Aha~n. Actor, you were an actor, that’s right. I almost mistook you for a dog I raised. Haha, then I’m a woman who gets horny for a dog, huh? How l.e.w.d.”

Lee Hyuk flinched when a hand reached inside his pants, but he relaxed after seeing the woman’s gaze becoming sharp.

“I am really tired these days. I mean, work keeps screwing up. So, I want to relieve some stress this time. Oh, before that, though. There’s something I need to do. Let’s give the kind oppa a present for now.”

The girl handed him a box. When he opened the box, there was a watch inside.

“It’s a limited edition, apparently. It costs around 80 mil. Put it on.”

He smiled even though he felt insulted as well. He put the watch on and showed it to the girl. The girl smiled back at him.

“It suits you. You should wear it from now on.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“It’s almost time too.”

At that moment, a boy opened the door and entered.

“Hey, what are you going to do if this noona was doing something strange?”

“At that time, I’ll just quietly close the door and leave.”

“Geez, how bold of you.”

Lee Hyuk nodded towards that boy.

“We meet again, Lee Hyuk-seonbae-nim.”

“Ah, yes.”

Lee Hyuk licked his lips as he spoke.

“Mr. Kang Giwoo.”

[1] Referring to Cyworld, a popular social network service that is no longer in service today.