[Episode 94] 2nd Anniversary
Time passed quickly.
The saddest day came back two years later.
trudge-
Si-woo Lee enters the ossuary with a small flower.
Dressed in a black suit, he headed to the side of the ossuary.
Ishiu, who had pasted a small flower on the window, closed his eyes and bowed his head.
“Father, I am here.”
From this year, Nuri’s designated holiday has been increased by one.
That day was the day Siwoo Lee became the representative and the anniversary of Dowoon Lee.
The employees who came in after that had no choice but to celebrate the anniversary of the company’s founding.
However, for those who knew Lee Do-woon, this day was not a happy day.
A picture neatly placed inside the ossuary caught Siwoo Lee’s eyes.
It was the figure of his father with his hands on top of Si-woo Lee’s head in school uniform.
“I thought I would take a lot of pictures. If I had known you were going in such a hurry… He must have captured a lot of his father.”
Like Siwoo Lee, his father also hated taking pictures.
After puberty, Siwoo Lee had never taken a picture with his father.
The only picture left was a high school graduation picture.
Siwoo Lee put his hand on the window and closed his eyes tightly as if in pain.
Meanwhile, Shin Ae-ra, who was watching him from the side, put her hand on his shoulder.
“… Thanks for coming with me.”
The reason Shin Ae-ra is here is because of Lee Si-woo’s request.
I came with Shin Woo-cheol last year, but this year I wanted to introduce a new person to my father.
After a drinking party last year, the two quickly became close.
It has developed to the point of meeting often to have a drink or to confide in the frustration of not being able to tell others.
After a while, Si-Woo Lee put his hand on the window and smiled faintly.
“Do you want to go eat breakfast?”
“good.”
“I came early because I thought there would be a lot of people coming today, doesn’t my sister have to go to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office today too?”
“I paid my monthly payment today. I haven’t used it in years, so I don’t have anything to say about taking a day off. let’s go.”
* * *
The prince’s group’s president’s office.
Injehu made a wrinkle on his forehead after receiving a report from his secretary.
Then he pointed to someone’s picture and said,
“So… Is this reporter digging into Ae-ra’s back?”
“yes. Since last year, I have been persistently trying to dig up Ae-ra’s every move.”
“Do you know who Shin Won-sun is?”
“yes. I reported it to President Shin separately.”
“I am a reporter Seon Bo-yeon… The guy who writes Kang Eung-ryong’s articles has such a great interest in Ae-ra… Hmm, did you understand the reason?”
“I… Because of CEO Lee Si-woo.”
Injehu, who remembered his name, which Shin Won-sun was talking about, nodded.
“Why is CEO Lee Si-woo coming out here?”
“It is reported that reporter Seon Bo-yeon had a conflict with Mrs. Ae-ra while conducting an interview with CEO Lee Si-woo. And there are rumors that the reporter is paying attention to CEO Lee Si-woo.”
“okay? After all, he’s a young and talented businessman, so it’s worth paying attention to.”
The representative who is now twenty-eight years old.
It showed the true value of exceeding 10 billion units in sales last year alone through repeated growth.
I thought that there would be many people who looked at young entrepreneurs who started as a junk dealer and grew into a company with annual sales of 10 billion won in the shortest period of time.
“Is Siwoo Lee’s relationship with a woman complicated?”
“Not even that. After work, they don’t go out and stay inside the company. Except that I often meet Miss Aera, there are very few problems with women.”
“You’re an odd friend.”
“I think so too. During the investigation of CEO Lee Si-woo, nothing came out of it.”
“How is the company running?”
“It is neat. There were debts, but they were all paid off last year. We are paying our taxes faithfully, so there will be nothing to rob.”
Siwoo Lee’s personal connections were limited.
Of course, the business networks were wide and diverse, but the human networks they knew were narrow.
I didn’t have any friends near the shredder either.
Occasionally, except for meeting a college friend about once a year, Siwoo Lee spent almost all of his time inside the company.
“Oh, and today is the 2nd anniversary of the father of CEO Lee Si-woo. So it is said that he went to the ossuary with Miss Ae-ra.”
“Did you know how CEO Lee’s father died?”
“yes. It is said that he died after being struck by scrap metal that had been thrown out while standing at the scene. And after that, I know that CEO Lee Si-woo dropped out of college and jumped into this job entirely.”
It was an interesting story in many ways.
“It means that he started working as a junk dealer after his father’s death.”
“It is not. It is said that he has been working in a junkyard to help his father since middle school. At least in terms of experience, it is understood that he had more than 10 years of experience, Chairman.”
“More than 10 years… I mean, I wasn’t a beginner when I took over the junk dealer in the first place.”
With this kind of experience, it was safe to be a prepared person.
If you’ve been working in a junkyard for over 10 years, it’s enough to hear the veteran’s voice.
“So I heard that CEO Lee Si-woo often comes to the field to lead and ride equipment. Employees say that one fork crane is excellent.”
Hearing everything the secretary investigated, Injehu smiled softly.
When waste was found at the branch due to Jang Cheol-soo’s interference, Si-woo Lee’s behavior was surprising.
I thought he was a friend who knew the law well, but he wasn’t.
‘Because I know the field that is not the law, I must have acted like that at that time.’
After thinking for a moment, Inje-hoo looked at the secretary.
“I’m not going to cancel the suggestion to go into more detail. watch it at once Don’t let Aera find out.”
“yes. I will.”
* * *
As April approaches, flowers begin to bloom on the streets.
Si-woo Lee and Ae-ra Shin, who came out after breakfast, slowly strolled down the street.
“I need to go to the bathroom.”
“Okay.”
Shin Ae-ra stopped by a convenience store and left saying she was going to the bathroom.
Si-woo Lee, who was looking around, looked at the street lamp on one side.
A place where something feels uncomfortable.
Si-woo Lee was always careful when meeting Shin Ae-ra.
She was a public official in charge of the Pyeongtaek redevelopment division, and Siwoo Lee was a representative of a company related to the demolition project, which is the center of the project.
If rumors circulated that the two were dating, problems could arise.
‘what?’
The hem of the beige coat protruding from the street lamp caught my eye.
After checking the hem of the coat, Siwoo Lee got up from his seat and slowly walked towards the street lamp.
There was a woman crouching behind a street lamp, holding her breath, and Seon Seon-yeon with a camera around her neck in comfortable clothes.
Si-woo tilted his head and looked down at her who was squatting.
“What are you doing here, Reporter Sun?”
Lee Si-woo, who realized that it was Seon Seon-yeon, asked with an absurd expression.
Shin Ae-ra, who had just come out of the bathroom, also found Lee Si-woo looking down at someone and walked over.
“this… I heard it.”
Siwoo Lee had no idea what the hell she was doing here.
However, Shin Ae-ra knew what Seon Seon-yeon’s intention was to follow her.
“Could you give me that camera, sir?”
Shin Ae-ra found the camera she was holding in her arms as if it were a precious treasure.
In response to her request, Sun Seon-yeon proudly shook her head.
“This camera is mine. The officer can’t check!”
Shin Ae-ra smiled at the appearance of Sun Seon-yeon, who spoke arrogantly.
When Shin Ae-ra tried to move to take the camera by force, Lee Si-woo held out her hand without saying a word.
“Give it. It seems that you do not know that it is a sin to follow without consent, Reporter Sun.”
Seon Seon-yeon, startled by Lee Si-woo’s cold eyes, bit her lip and bowed her head.
If I called the police here, it would be a big deal for Seon Yeon.
When she was forced to turn the camera over, Siwoo Lee checked the picture.
“Can I delete the picture?”
“that… … .”
“I leave my picture alone. However, I will delete only the photos taken with public official Shin Ae-ra. Do you agree?”
“yes… … .”
Siwoo Lee deleted some pictures and returned the camera.
It was something to be wary of.
However, the camera was full of photos of Siwoo Lee himself.
“See you next time.”
When Si-woo Lee turned around coldly, Ae-ra Shin followed after him.
Sun Seon-yeon, who was suddenly caught by the follower, bit her lip slightly.
‘But I’m glad.’
I thought I would delete them all, but Siwoo Lee left most of the photos.
In fact, it was not for any other purpose, but Sun Seon-yeon was chasing after her own hobby.
A habit I had when I was a reporter at the entertainment club in the past, it was to follow celebrities and dig into their private lives.
Lee Si-woo, far away from Seon-yeon, opened the car door.
“What pictures did you have on your camera?”
“It was just my picture. don’t worry. Because I deleted all the pictures of my sister.”
“Siu… … .”
Shin Ae-ra knew what intention Seon-yeon was following.
But there was nothing she could do with those pictures.
Moreover, it was even more so that Siwoo Lee deleted all the problematic photos one by one.
“know. what my sister would say But I am not a celebrity, and my face is not known to the public. There’s an interview article, but that doesn’t make my face famous.”
‘I can’t leave it like this.’
Shin Ae-ra decided that Lee Si-woo was thinking too easily.
It was a problem in itself that I left it because there was no problem.
Si-woo Lee didn’t even wonder why Sun Seon-yeon took a picture of his face.
Do you mean that you know how those photos will be used later and leave them alone?
Fortunately, Seon Sun-yeon was Shin Ae-ra, who thought she could finish it well in Kang Eung-ryong’s line.
So the two left the ossuary and headed for Nuri’s headquarters.
“It’s very clean here too.”
“It shouldn’t be dirty. This is Nuri’s face.”
As soon as I opened the door, I could see the neatly organized scrap metal and the yard.
Soon after, he went into the office and had a cup of coffee with Shin Ae-ra.
“It’s quiet. How long have you been here?”
“I come here often on Sundays to check it out. I don’t know about the other branches, but this one has to make sure it’s properly organized.”
“Well, it’s a meaningful place for you too.”
In fact, it was a lie without my heart to say that I was going to close the headquarters.
This was a place no one could ever touch.
It was a place that my father built up and developed for Siwoo Lee all his life.
“Is it quiet and good?”
“Yes. It’s noisy when I’m working.”
“I love opening the office door and looking at it like this on my day off or after work.”
Of course, when the shredding plant came out to the yard after all the work was done, the world felt peaceful.
However, there was no other place where the mind and body were more stable than here.
“Sister, shall we refrain from seeing each other often?”
“yes?”
When she found out that Seon Sun-yeon was taking pictures and following her, Lee Si-woo became worried.
He realized that even meeting him often could be a bad thing for others.
“I don’t want my sister to be harmed because of me.”
“Even if I quit the civil service, I have a lot of work to do. Because I am still young.”
“But it’s a position that noona reached after hard work. It is not easy to become a secretary.”
“If it becomes a problem, just put it down neatly and leave.”
“However… … .”
As Lee Si-woo said, if the meeting with him ends in harm to the two of them, it is right to refrain from it.
But I didn’t like it.
It was a job where I had to deal with someone every day.
Whether it was working with subordinates or meeting and persuading civil servants.
As this is a job that consumes a lot of emotions, Shin Ae-ra had no place to relieve her stress.
And it was the same with Siwoo.
That is why, in the beginning, we met only once a month, but now it has increased to once every two weeks.
I didn’t know it was so good to have someone I could meet occasionally and talk about the past.
“Again, I hate it.”
“… Then my sister could get hurt.”
“Never hurt. don’t worry.”
