Actually, It’s a Messy Melodrama Chapter 117

“……Haeshin-ah.”

Seonghui carefully stretched out her hand and held her son’s hand, which she had never once held affectionately. Although she felt him flinch, Haeshin did not avoid the touch.

“I know you always exert yourself to protect Mom.”

“…….”

“But Haeshin-ah……. Mom wants to protect you too.”

Strength went into Seonghui’s hand holding her son’s hand. Seonghui also knew. That she did not possess the qualification to speak such words.

“I know. Mom never once protected you, did she. So I also know that it’s shameless to say this kind of thing. I know.”

“Mom…….”

“But that is the truth. Because I had nothing and was full of fears…… because there were many frightening things, I couldn’t do anything for you, but just as you exerted yourself for Mom…… Mom wants to exert myself too.”

Haeshin bit his lip. At every single word of his mom’s, his heart tightened up painfully.

Once upon a time, Haeshin had also thought like that. That his mom was a weak and powerless person. But now he knew. Not everyone in the world can win through struggle. Some people also win a war that has an end by surviving and enduring at that spot without dying, as it happens.

Only after his thoughts reached up to there did Haeshin realize that he had excessively overprotected his mom. That was precisely the reason the past turn failed.

He should have spoken more honestly. Therefore, he should have helped his mom so that she could know the situation and endure by her own power. Because he hadn’t done so and tried to help solely with the fence he erected, he couldn’t help but lose his mom when someone crossed over that protective shield.

Haeshin slowly sat down next to his mom again. It was while still holding hands with each other.

“Mm, don’t be too surprised and listen. In truth…… there is a stalker.”

“A stalker?!”

With no merit to having told her not to be surprised, Seonghui’s eyes went round and she was aghast. Haeshin reflexively patted the back of his mom’s hand and continued speaking.

“Listen. There is such a person, but there’s no need to worry too much. Because Han Taejun Mr. President is helping.”

“Ah…….”

The effect of the name Han Taejun was great. Haeshin felt the strength that had been fully put into his mom’s body loosen up in a single moment. Haeshin felt a deep gratitude toward Taejun from the bottom of his chest. If he hadn’t greeted his mom in advance, it would have been more difficult to persuade his mom at this moment.

“Mr. President even attached bodyguards to me…… I’m really staying well and safely. But I’m doing this because I’m worried that person might approach Mom by any chance.”

“Then, by any chance, you…… saying you’re at a friend’s house right now is……”

“……Yeah. I’m staying together at Mr. President’s residence right now. So you don’t have to worry about me. It’s the safest place in the world, there.”

The safest place in the world.

While speaking those words, unsuitably for the situation, he felt a surging emotion. A ‘safe’ space that Haeshin had never once possessed since he was born. It was precisely at Han Taejun’s side.

“Right. I see……. Thank goodness. Thank goodness……”

Seonghui nodded her head while muttering several times that it was a relief.

“Even so, you must always be careful, and careful again. A stalker…… how could such a……”

But even so, she couldn’t be completely at ease. Heaven was indifferent too. As if it wasn’t enough that her son only suffered lifelong, for such a arduous matter to happen again made her feel like the front of her eyes was turning pitch black.

“Yeah, I’ll be careful. And only when Mom is safe can I be at ease too. You know, right?”

“Yes, yes, I got it. Mom will especially be careful too, so don’t worry.”

Seonghui answered with a countenance far more motivated than a moment ago. She intended absolutely never to let that stalker threaten Haeshin by using her.

“And Haeshin-ah.”

After a short silence thinking solely of the other party passed, Seonghui opened her mouth again.

“Thank you for speaking honestly.”

Haeshin kept his mouth shut tightly. If he didn’t do so, it felt like weeping would burst out at any moment.

During that time, he had heard the words thanking him countlessly from his mom, but today’s greeting was of a completely different meaning from the previous expressions that stemmed solely from guilt.

Because it was good that his mom did not look away from his efforts and willingly held his hand together, his chest surged with emotion.

“I’m…… I’m thankful too, Mom.”

Seonghui was ahead of a major surgery and Haeshin still had a terrible curse he had to cross over, but because it felt like everything would be okay in the end.

The two mother and son held each other’s hands like that for a long time.

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“Is he a crazy bastard……”

Taejun, who came out after finishing the meeting and checked his cell phone, let out a hollow laugh as if it were absurd. Secretary Choi, who was right next to him, asked with an wondering expression.

“Why are you being like that?”

Without an answer, Taejun thrust the cell phone screen out to Secretary Choi.

[Hyung I’m on my way to hyung’s company right now let’s talk a bit]

“Behaving cheekily.”

It was definitely a voice where a trace of laughter was felt, but it wasn’t difficult for Secretary Choi to know that Taejun was enraged right now.

“Shall I make him unable to approach?”

At Secretary Choi’s question, Taejun sank into thought for a moment. If it were an ordinary situation, there is no need to meet Jin Youngmin. Because as long as Taejun made up his mind, there would be nothing Jin Youngmin could do.

But the world Han Taejun trod upon right now was a world uniquely harsh to Cha Haeshin. In this maze, which to an absurd degree looked as if it were designed for Cha Haeshin’s misfortune, Taejun had to fiercely agonize over what kind of result his every single step would bring every time.

Taejun, who agonized for a moment, soon opened his mouth.

“If he comes, let him in. Let’s at least listen to what kind of talk he does.”

“Would it not be dangerous?”

“You can be inside together with me.”

“Understood. Let’s do so.”

Only after the permission that it was fine to be together dropped did Secretary Choi, who relieved himself, answer while bowing his head slightly.

Taejun looked into Jin Youngmin’s message again. He didn’t like that he was still in high spirits. Even though he had personally sought out his house and warned him.

They say if you’re stupid you’re brave.

It seems he still believes in the power of that meager bloodline. A confidence that he wouldn’t be able to trample his cousin just because of merely one man was peeked at, and Taejun didn’t like that.

The reason of gauging the matters that would face them ahead is an excuse, and in truth, does he just want to bring Jin Youngmin over and vent his anger?

Gauging his own mind, which he couldn’t be certain of himself, Taejun tightly gripped the cell phone. He began to anticipate Jin Youngmin’s visit a little.

“Please enter.”

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Youngmin, who received Secretary Choi’s guidance, stood in front of the representative’s office door and caught his breath. Even until coming here, the anger toward Taejun, who suddenly cut in and took away his person, was great, but actually standing in front of this, he shrank like a person standing in front of a tiger’s den.

“Huu……”

Youngmin let out a deep breath once more. He himself is undeniably a person of the Myeongjin Group. There was no need to be disheartened for no reason.

His father behaved as if he would be chased out from the group family if he fell out of Han Taejun’s eyes, but Youngmin’s thought was different. No matter how much Han Taejun behaved high-handedly, he couldn’t cast away himself, who was his cousin, at his whim.

Let alone, Han Taejun’s father and his own mother were siblings whose relationship was quite good. Therefore, for Han Taejun to come up to his house and put on that kind of arrogance was a long way past the limit.

Youngmin, who controlled his mind calmly like that, soon opened the door and entered into the representative’s office where Taejun was. And precisely at that moment, Youngmin realized that the thoughts he had made until now were nothing more than a shabby ‘mental victory’.

It wasn’t that Taejun did some special action. He was merely sitting in front of his desk. But even with only that, Youngmin felt the distance between Han Taejun and himself that could absolutely never be caught up with.

He was truly like the ruler of a kingdom. Even in a space so large that it couldn’t be compared with his own office, Taejun looked amazingly colossal.

Taejun didn’t even pay heed to Youngmin, but that appearance was so natural that Jin Youngmin himself almost felt it was a given that he ignored him.

At that moment, Youngmin couldn’t help but realize even if he didn’t want to. Han Taejun did not grow up as a king because he was born as a prince. He was a man who would have risen as a king no matter when or where he was born.

A person completely different from himself, who would be nothing if he weren’t born in this family.

At that miserable realization, Youngmin bit his lip tightly. As pain arose, only then did his senses return. Youngmin, whose mood turned like crap at the thought that he had behaved like a shabby loser for a moment, forced strength into his shoulders and opened his mouth.

“Hyung.”

Only after hearing that call did Youngmin feel a ridicule from Taejun’s eyeballs as he turned his gaze to look at him. It wasn’t that he couldn’t hide it, he just didn’t hide it. He felt that kind of feeling.

Youngmin clenched his two fists tightly. A proper conversation hadn’t even started yet, but his self-esteem was shattered to pieces. Even though Taejun hadn’t said a single word yet, it felt like he had already lost the fight.

“You’re here?”

Only after staring at Youngmin blankly for a few seconds did Taejun acknowledge him. Moreover, he barely spat out that one word and didn’t even rise from his seat.

It was a too manifest attitude. Thorough ignoring. Han Taejun didn’t even view Jin Youngmin as a fighting opponent. It was miserable and insulting, but there was nothing Youngmin could do in this spot.