Chapter 492 – Hypnotic Brainwashing #3

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Kim Seo-yeon, who naturally brewed tea in the kitchen as if it were her own home, put the teacup down on the sofa table.

“Please eat.”

“Thank you.”

The corners of Han Seo-ah’s mouth went up as she drank the hot chrysanthemum tea.
In Song Ji-hyeok’s office, he couldn’t properly enjoy tea because of his affair with Da-in, but in a quiet house, he could feel the taste of tea.

The tea was very tasty.
I added a bit of exaggeration, and as soon as the massage, all my worries disappeared and I felt like I was floating on the clouds.
This is why people who like tea ceremonies buy tea at high prices.

“How is it? Are you okay?”

To Kim Seo-yeon’s soft question, Han Seo-ah, who drank more of her tea, answered.

“Huh. It’s delicious.”

“Thank god.”

“Are you not drinking?”

“I have no idea.”

Han Seo-ah’s gaze turned to the bathroom where the sound of the shower could be heard.

“Will Dain be okay?”

“What does it mean?”

“No… That’s right. For the first time today… I did it with Song Ji-hyeok…”

“Are you worried? He said there was no problem with the mission, so it should be fine.”

“Yeah… Then I’m glad.”

While having a very, very normal daily conversation with Kim Seo-yeon, Han Seo-ah’s cell phone vibrated.
A secret word that tells you to report on a mission.
It was sent by the branch manager.

Seo-ah Han, who put down the teacup and started calling right away, widened her eyes as Seo-yeon Kim stretched out her hand to restrain her.

“What are you doing?”

“Are you trying to contact the branch manager?”

“That’s right. I have to report it.”

“Do it on speakerphone.”

“What…? Why?”

“Because I have to listen to the contents too.”

“You?”

Just-!

Kim Seo-yeon snapping her fingers.
Han Seo-ah’s eyes jumped up at the moment, and she returned to normal.

“It has been like that until now.”

At Seoyeon Kim’s emphasis, Seoah Han closed her eyes and then opened them.

“… Yes, it is. You are also an agent on a mission…”

“That’s it. Report naturally. The branch manager shouldn’t know that I’m listening.”

“Because it’s been that way?”

“Yes.”

“Huh. Don’t worry.”

Showing off her confidence, Seo Ah Han called the branch manager on her speaker phone.

-It’s me.

“Yes, this is Han Seo-ah.”

-What happened to that guy named Song Ji-hyeok?

“I think we need to investigate further.”

-Okay? If it’s going to take a long time, can you help me a little?

“How?”

-Send additional personnel, or I can go out on my own.

The fact that the branch manager said such a thing meant that he, too, took this incident seriously.
It would be even better if he took off his feet and gave it to me.
But…

“…”

Kim Seo-yeon, who was listening to the conversation next to her, shook her head.
As Han Seo-ah, who is in a position to prioritize her instructions, she could not accept the helping hand of the branch manager.

“Is the lazy branch manager going out on his own?”

-It’s a big deal.

“I’ll take your heart. You don’t even know how to fight.”

-This is dead…

“Just joke. Don’t worry about this and leave it to us. It is working out.”

-Okay.

From the time he entered the headquarters, he himself had been disingenuous with the branch manager.
So he might be able to lie more naturally.

Seoah Han, who had a few more private conversations with the branch manager, pressed the end call button.
She then asked Kim Seo-yeon.

“Why did you refuse the branch manager’s help?”

“I can’t trust you.”

“… What…?”

Han Seo-ah’s eyes darkened.
She can’t trust the branch manager, the most trustworthy person she knows and the trust of her subordinates?
Even considering that Kim Seo-yeon was a newcomer who didn’t know the branch manager well, it made no sense and made her angry.

“Yes, you…”

The moment she tries to scold Seo-yeon Kim for crinkling her forehead,

Just-! Just-! Just-!

Kim Seo-yeon’s fingers snapped continuously.
At the same time, Han Seo-ah’s pupils loosen up.
Kim Seo-yeon, who gently shook her hand in front of her blurred eyes, emphasized again.

“I can’t trust the branch manager.”

“… Why…?”

“I used the slang term ‘a bastard’ for the boss.”

“For that reason alone…?”

“Of course. Aren’t you in a bad mood, senior?”

“I…? Why…?”

“Because the senior respected me and the person I liked was criticized.”

“…The person I admire the most… And like…?”

“Yes. I’m the CEO, Song Ji-hyeok.”

“…”

“President Song Ji-hyuk was a great help to my seniors. Both for me and Dyne.”

“No, no way…! It can’t be…!”

Han Seo-ah’s body trembled violently.
A reaction as if she were having a seizure. She was a side effect of being implanted with greatly manipulated memories.

Seoyeon Kim, noticing her teeth, drank her chrysanthemum tea and put it in her mouth, then she put her own lips to Seoah Han’s.
Then he poured her tea directly into her mouth.

“Ooh…!”

The sudden action opened Han Seo-ah’s eyes wide.
But that’s only for a moment.
After tasting her chrysanthemum tea, Han Seo-ah’s tremors gradually stopped, and then her throat began to gurgling rapidly.

“Um… Um…”

She frantically drank the tea served by Kim Seo-yeon while holding her junior’s slender jawline with her hand and fixing it.
Sensing that her chrysanthemum tea mixed with her saliva was very, very sweet, she licked her lips with her tongue, feeling sorry for some reason as her Kim Seo-yeon removed her face.

“Oh that…”

She swipe her blushing face away.
Kim Seo-yeon asked with a smile full of her color.

“Why? It has always been like this.”

“Yeah, that’s right… I haven’t gotten used to it yet… I’m sorry.”

“Are you okay. Let’s go back to President Song Ji-hyeok’s story. We owe him a great debt.”

“… I?”

“Yes. You have raised me since I was little. On behalf of her parents. The boss was a bit overbearing, but he cared for me with love.”

“That, what nonsense…!”

Just-! Just-! Just-!

“Oh…! Ah, ah…!”

In line with the sound of Kim Seo-yeon’s fingers, Han Seo-ah’s whole body trembled as if a short current was flowing.
At the same time, her memories were being transformed in her head.

The parents’ faces, which had been looking at him with warm eyes, changed to Song Ji-hyeok’s, full of dignity, and the young Kim Seo-yeon, Lee Da-in, and Song Ji-hyeok intervened in the family dinner where they were laughing hahahoho and eating together. Turned into a seat.

“… Song Ji-hyeok…”

Seo-ah Han repeats his name without even realizing it.
A painful moan escaped from her mouth.

“It’s awesome…!”

“I’ll get you some tea.”

When Han Seo-ah, whose head was pounding, made a distressed expression, Seo-yeon Kim quickly held out a teacup.
And Han Seo-ah, she forgot her pain as she gulped down the already lukewarm tea.

“Are you feeling a little better?”

Seeing that the tea cup was empty, Kim Seo-yeon asked.
Han Seo-ah’s head nodded weakly.

“… It’s okay… Again… Talk about Song Ji-hyeok again…”

“I guess you remember now?”

“I think so…”

“How far?”

“The fact that we… Were together… At Song Ji-hyeok’s house…”

“Is it so? Thank god. As you remember, we were raised at his house. From the age of three until she became an adult. The seniors went on their own first, and then we went out.”

“Since I was three, three years old…? Then our parents…”

“Have we ever met your parents?”

“There is…! I don’t see you often, but I’m sure…!”

“These are the boss’s people.”

“Song Ji-hyeok’s people…? What else… I don’t understand…”

Just-! Just-!

“Wow!”

“The boss made adoptive parents for us who were orphans.”

“What…?”

Han Seo-ah’s mouth fell open.
She looked like she was shocked, but unlike her appearance, she was rather calm on the inside.
It was because the fabricated memories that came out of Kim Seo-yeon’s mouth were quickly settling in her mind.

Of course, her doubts remained.
However, this was disappearing faster as Han Seo-ah listened to Kim Seo-yeon.

“Why…? Why did you do that…?”

“It’s for a great cause.”

“A big deal…?”

“Yes. Me and Dain will tell you what it is. You know?”

“Can’t you tell me now…?”

“Not yet. It won’t be until you remember that you promised to dedicate your body and mind to the boss.”

“I…? You said…?”

“Obviously it was. I’m going to bring up that memory from now on, but before that, I’ll have to fix her name.”

“Name…?”

“Yes. Don’t just say “Song Ji-hyeok” Out of courtesy, say “Boss” First.”

At those words, Han Seo-ah’s eyes furrowed.
It was because of her instinctive rejection.
Besides, the word ‘first’ was on her mind.
Song Ji-hyeok gave off the feeling that he had a true figure other than the position of ‘president’.

That figure is probably… Related to the Church of Salvation Truth.
It wouldn’t be a coincidence that Song Ji-hyeok’s name came up in the mansion.
Combining this with what Kim Seo-yeon said, it is interpreted that he is a person related to Salvation Truth Church like Song Ji-hyeok.

‘Absolutely not…!’

It should never happen.
I can tell you. This makes no sense.
He says he has ties to that heinous group? Something went wrong.

Please, she hopes that she is misunderstanding, and Han Seo-ah shook her head wildly.

“Hmm…”

Wouldn’t she like her?
Kim Seo-yeon, who burst into her saliva, clung to Han Seo-ah’s side.
She said and she said

“Was that too radical? I’ll start over. I think we need to do a little more.”

“Wh-what…? What do you mean?”

“Now, listen to me.”

In the midst of her confusion, Seoyeon Kim’s kind words stuck in her head, and Seoah Han focused her own hearing.
And she,

Fuck-!

Her vision was blacked out by the clear sound that resonated in her brain.