1. A butterfly in a vase (1)
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Early dawn, when the darkness had not yet cleared, the small pond, which was secretly embraced by the quiet manor, contained a subtle shining round moon. Captured by the deep moonlight that fell, the clouds stopped for a while.
On the wooden-floored wooden porch of the elegant annex lit by the two moons, a large wolf with coveted white fur sat motionless like a sculpture. Sotis the wind blew and the scenery under the eaves dangled. The mountain bird that went the wrong way was very scared and chirped loudly, but the wolf, who was focusing only on the old silver mirror at his feet, never shook his head all night.
Sorang.
It was around the ti when a familiar voice was heard that the cold blue sky began to turn crimson little by little. The wolf didnt look back at the sound of calling him, but he roughly wagged his tail to the person who provided him with daily food indicating that he heard her. He knew that it was ti for Hee-Joo, who was getting impatient, to call her in.
The CEO hasnt co back?
Not yet.
When the wolf, who still did not take his eyes off the silver mirror and answered briefly, the face of a decent looking woman dressed in a neat daily Hanbok* full of anxiety appeared behind him. Hee-joo, who has faithfully managed the day to day work of the CEO of Jungcheon for more than 40 years, was the least able to understand Gaons starvation or sleeplessness.
[T/N: Hanbok () is Korean traditional dress.]
If she wants to get so sleep, she should co back quickly At this rate, she wont be able to sleep a wink and have to get on the plane.
She needs to find a strategy while considering even the smallest details to keep the profit line stable.
Of course it is true, but. Its been hours already. She didnt even have dinner last night.
Because its been 15 days. I dont know why crazy things are even more ghastly when the full moon rises, 21st century is troubleso.
As soon as a slight tremor was sensed at the surface of the silver mirror, the woman in Hanbok jumped up in surprise and quickly retreated. At the sa ti, a strong light emanated from the small mirror the size of a palm, and a sowhat tired-looking Gaon slowly walked out of the light.
The CEO is back.
Gaon nodded lightly to Hee-Joo, who greeted politely and stroked Sorangs head a couple of tis with a sorry face. She knew she had been in Jungcheon for quite a while, but she didnt know that so much ti had passed. She had no ti to be bored even though she was tired from working all night, but it would not have been easy for Sorang, who had been guarding her way back in one place all night, and endured the boredom.
She was so happy to have him, but because of her, hes having a hard ti. She should have let him run through the field and kill the boredom. When Gaons face showed signs of regret again, the wolf, who turned his head as if he didnt want to see it, tapped the floor with his paws and opened his mouth bluntly. He didnt want to say anything because his mouth hurts from telling her that he had never regretted his decision of being intertwined with the CEO of Jungcheon.
Dont think about useless things, go eat and get so sleep. I heard youre going on a business trip today.
Oh, a business trip Mrs. Kwon, was that today?
Yes, Sir. The flight is at 2 p.m. First, eat as Sorang said. Are you hungry?
a little bit.
Oh, my. Youre saying youre hungry now? I couldnt eat a single snack all night and I am starving. Tsk, its because the person is so clueless about her health even at this age. He may have been chosen as her familiar because she has no flexibility at all.
The wolf, who was shaking his head with a deeply disapproving look, entered the manor. Anyway, Gaon ca back safely, so hell catch up on sleeping. Gaon, who was watching the back of the Sorang disappear like the wind for a while, entered the main house. She was in a hurry to sleep right away, because she had a long flight ahead. She had to refill her energy to so extent to stay in shape.
Gaon, who was silently walking down the long hallway connected to the main house, stopped walking due to the fragrant sll of flowers riding on the wind, and looked around the garden that had beco surprisingly bright. When you live with little awareness of when the seasons change, you cant grasp how ti passes. But when you see a flower tree that blooms lightly every once in a while, you still realize that ti is passing.
Is it already ti for the peach blossoms to bloom?
When Gaon murmured in a faint voice, Hee-Joo, who was quietly following behind, widened the distance a few steps further without saying anything. Gaon, who is living a life of work surrounding her without entertainnt even though she has the power to wield the world, was able to enjoy the scenery for the first ti in a long ti. So she thought she should never disturbed her. Gaons appearance in front of the fluffy flower branches was as beautiful as ever, and just as miserable as that.
Wiiiing. Wiiiing.
However, the montary play, which was like a dream, ended with the senseless vibration of the cell phone. Dont tell its from the company again. Hee-Joo, who had a sad face when she saw Gaon, who took her eyes off the flower tree without regret and started walking again, opened her eyes a little wide after checking the caller. It was the Chief of Security, so Hee-Joo picked it up.
Whats going on at this hour?
[ Sister.]
When she answered the phone in a hurry, the voice she had never heard before scratched her ears. Hee-Joo was genuinely surprised by her brothers voice, which had completely changed overnight.
Whats wrong with your voice? Are you sick?
[Cough. Its the flu.]
Hee-Joo, who was blinking her eyes in surprise at the unexpected situation, slowly wrinkled her forehead. Oh, my God, he never caught a cold in the middle of winter even if he was wearing rags. No matter how long he stays in the cold outside.
Did you take your dicine? How can you be so stupid in the blooming spring of March. Anyway, dont go anywhere near the CEO for the ti being, Wait. Then how would you go on a business trip today? Where is the Chief of Securiy, huh?!
The source of the flu is believed to be the eting where both secretaries and security office executives gathered to check Gaons business trip schedule. In other words, the closest group that moves like Gaons hands and feet was disbanded. As Hee-Joos voice rose, Gaon, who had been walking ahead for a long ti, finally looked back.
Is it Manager Kwon?
Yes, Sir. But. I think weve got so problems.
Gaon, who imdiately reached out her hand and received her cell phone, listened silently to the Chief of Securitys report. Her forehead wrinkled a bit, but there was no sign of agitation on her calm face as usual.
***
On the gentle hillside where a good amount of sunlight shone, various trees of different sizes and types were lined up at regular intervals. In the anti, the two people who were slowly walking up stopped in front of a fairly strong cherry tree.
Sister, were here.
Its been a while, right? How have you been? I heard it snowed a lot last winter, wasnt it cold? Ji-Won glanced at Lisa, who was whispering to the blooming tree, and put down a bouquet of lilies he was holding under the tree without saying a word. Then he glanced down the cherry tree with slightly irritated eyes. Again this year, the flowers fell and only the flowers that had not yet fallen apart were hanging in a cluttered manner, but the untidy appearance stimulated Ji-Wons aesthetic with great discomfort.
If he knew this would happen, he would have planted a tree that blooms later. What is this every ti he cos? But he cant pull out the trees that are already in place. Its like digging your own grave. Ji-Won, who was kicking his tongue disapprovingly, felt Lisas gaze staring at him and smiled hurriedly.
Cha Ji-Won, arent you going to greet your mom?
My mother isnt even here, so what do you an by greeting?
Not only my parents, but there are not even ghosts of them in this whole park. As soon as his car ca into the parking lot, it was already revealed to him. Both of them passed the Reincarnation Door a long ti ago. Even though he knows that clearly, the reason he cos here every year on ti is to make his aunt feel comfortable.
Hes a cold-hearted fellow anyway.
But its better than when he was young. Lisa, who had been staring at her nephew, who was grown up enough for her to look up, beca a little serious at the thought that suddenly ca to mind. It was sothing that could have been ignored, but it bothered her that Ji-Wons tone was strangely confident.
Ji-Won, do you still see ghosts?
Ji-Won, who flinched at his aunts worried voice, raised the corners of his mouth with a calm face. It would be devastating to say that he made it his job to catch ghosts, not just sees ghosts.
Sotis.
Sorry, auntie. Actually, I see them often. I was used to just seeing the ghosts, but now I even hunt them down.
Should I call so exorcist?
Hahaha. Thats enough.
Ji-Won, who imdiately shook his hand, burst into laughter, but Lisas expression did not brighten easily. He was laughing but she couldnt. Rembering the people who tried to put her healthy nephew in a ntal hospital, it was enough for Lisa to jump out of bed as if seeing a nightmare.
Auntie, cant you co back from Arica? If my aunt is legally my guardian, they wouldnt co over to bother and we can live on our own. You can kick my Uncles away! I have to kick them out of my house as soon as possible! They are saying Im crazy! They want to kick out!
Sixteen years ago, the persuasion of the young nephew that had been heard over the phone is still vivid in her ears. The police were not helpful because public power was not deeply involved in family affairs, and it has been a long ti since she left Seoul, so there was no other place to reach out. The 14 hours of flying on a hectic plane to Korea were as long as eternity. Holding a cell phone tightly in her hand that did not ring again, Lisa had already begged her sister, who was not in the world, for help more than tens of thousands of tis.
Her brother-in-laws family, who reassured her at the sudden funeral of her sister and her husband, said, Dont worry, well take good care of the child, showed their true colours by coveting their young nephews property less than a month later. Lisa, who was settled in New York, did not know that her brother-in-law beca a self-made businessman and had a huge wealth. He was exhausted from helping his brothers who were constantly opening their hands to beg money from him, and eventually completely cut off their relationship.
When Ji-Won was very young, his uncles agreed together to send Ji-Won to a ntal hospital who rembered saying he could see ghosts. They would have judged that there would be no need to argue for a guardian position because his mothers only relative was his unmarried aunt.
Ji-Won, who had barely escaped to the basent while locking the front door with his cell phone in hand, could not let go of the golf stick for nearly 20 hours until Lisa arrived in Seoul. Ji-Won, once talented in golf to the extent that he dread of becoming a professional, has never held a golf stick again since then.
No! Do you think Im making things up? He said he really saw her late grandmother! He even drew the face of a person who had just died. Hey, you saw it then, right? If hes not crazy, he couldnt do that. Thats why were trying to cure him. Shouldnt a sick child be treated? Isnt it a guardians duty to raise him healthy?
Lisa will probably not forget the terrible sight of Ji-Won, whose veins burst and his eyes turned red, falling down as soon as he saw her face, until she dies. Fortunately, the lawsuit for changing guardianship was not difficult. Lisa imdiately filed a lawsuit with the best law firm in Korea, and Ji-Wons uncles, who had little enough ti to turn their eyes on their young nephews property, naturally failed to defend properly.
T/N: The month of Ramadan is here so Ill be pretty busy. As Ive said before, updates will be irregular until the end of next month. Till then, stay safe and healthy.
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