MTLNOVEL Chapter 16: ‘YES’ FOR NOW
"GARAM-SSI, I bought you some snacks. The young master rarely uses this penthouse, so we don't have food here. In fact, the refrigerator is only filled with bottled water and alcoholic beverages."
Oh, he calls Sihyuk Hyung 'Young Master' now instead of 'Boss.'
Anyway…
The snacks that Jung Han handed to Garam were ice cream cones, chocolate bars, chocolate milk, chocolate bread, chocolate chips, and a big bottle of water.
They're all sweet.
"I don't know what kids like to eat these days, but I figure you'd want something sweet to improve your mood," Jung Han explained, his cheeks turning red as if he were embarrassed. And then he suddenly let out a soft gasp. "Garam-ssi, you're not allergic to chocolates or nuts, are you? I'm sorry, I should have asked first."
Hmm?
Why is Han-ssi panicking?
"If you have something else that you want to eat, then tell me. The young master gave me his card to take care of your needs."
"I like all the snacks that you bought for me, Han-ssi. Thank you. I love sweets," Garam said, bowing his head politely before making a request. "But when I'm depressed and angry, I like eating fried chicken. Can I have them?"
"Of course. I'll order fried chicken for you…" Jung Han paused, and then he brought out his phone from the inner pocket of his suit. "Let me just take this call first."
Garam just nodded politely.
Jung Han then bowed lightly before heading to the balcony.
Oh, I guess it's a call I'm not allowed to hear.
Not that he was interested.
Garam looked around the penthouse.
He lived a comfortable life when his parents were still alive. But their family didn't own a penthouse in the most exclusive and richest apartment complex in the country. Chaebols were really in a different league than most ordinary wealthy families.
Everything here looks expensive, like I'll never recover financially if I so much as scratch the floor.
That was why he sat still on the fancy and big sofa in the beautiful living room.
I didn't expect someone as rough as Sihyuk Hyung to have a refined taste for house décor. But I guess, despite his tough exterior, even though he acts and talks like a gangster, a chaebol is still a chaebol.
Garam's admiring moment of Song Sihyuk's posh penthouse was interrupted when he got a message from Gong Hanseo.
His hyung sent a video to their group chat— the one with their group members.
"Check this out, kids. Rich people are really crazy."
That was Gong Hanseo's message attached to the video that he sent.
The video in question was informally titled 'chaebol's mistress beaten up by scary teenagers.'
Hmm?
According to the comments, the woman in the video was HMG Group Chairman Lee's mistress.
Wait, isn't this ahjumma the one who beat me up the other day?
Lee Taeho's mother?
But Sihyuk Hyung said Chairman Lee has several mistresses…
Curious if it was the same 'mistress' that he encountered the other day, Garam played the video.
And then he gasped.
The video seemed to have been taken outside a beauty salon.
An elderly woman dressed elegantly was being ganged up on by four girls wearing high school uniforms. Two girls were pulling the old woman's hair, and the other two were slapping and scratching the old woman's face.
Aigoo.
The old woman's bodyguards were trying to get to her, but five huge men dressed poorly were blocking the bodyguards' way.
"Do you think you can get away with this?! I'm HMG Group Chairman Lee's wife!"
Oh, Garam recognized that voice.
It's really the ahjumma who beat me up!
The video ended after the old woman claimed to be the HMG Group Chairman Lee's 'wife.'
But Garam had seen enough.
Something wasn't adding up, though.
Chaebols are untouchable. It's hard to believe that a chairman's mistress would get beaten up by high school girls. Plus, isn't that beauty salon located in a rich and secure neighborhood? Those uniforms don't look familiar to me.
Moreover, who were those men stopping the old woman's bodyguards?
Why does everything feel orchestrated…
Garam suddenly remembered the conversation that he had with Song Sihyuk after he got beaten up by Lee Taeho's mother…
"I'm bothered by your swollen face. Do you want me to ask my subordinate to slap that woman for you?"
"Hyung, I'm fine— the swelling will disappear anyway."
"It's better gone once I return. Or else I'll send someone to slap that old woman."
Oh, right.
Garam remembered that the swelling of his face didn't disappear right away.
But Song Sihyuk didn't say anything when they met again after that incident, so he assumed that the Alpha had forgotten about his threat.
Obviously, it wasn't the case.
Hyung didn't forget, and he really did what he said he would do…
Garam felt a chill down his spine.
So, this is the kind of person I decided to marry.
***
GARAM almost fell asleep because he got full after eating ice cream.
Plus, the sofa was very comfortable.
But his entire system was awakened when he heard the main door opening.
Is the fried chicken here?
Garam stood up excitedly, but when he turned around…
"Why do you look disappointed?" Song Sihyuk asked teasingly, raising the plastic bag in his hand. "I brought you the fried chicken that you want. I forgot to ask what flavor you want, so I got three boxes of different flavors."
Oh, that was nice.
Garam beamed. "Thank you, Hyung."
"So, are you going to marry me now?"
Aigoo.
Hyung doesn't waste time, huh?
"Yes, Hyung," Garam said, nodding. "It's a 'yes' for now."
"'For now,' huh?" Song Sihyuk repeated, smirking. "Sounds about right."
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