Chapter 187 – 187. Drinks Again With Mi-Young

“Ugh… Where is this…”

“You’re awake?”

I opened my eyes in the still-dark night, and a cold voice reached my ears. I turned my gaze to see Yeon-hee looking down at me.

The location was her room. I had absolutely no idea why I was here.

“It was late, so I brought you straight to my room for now.”

“I definitely remember drinking, but…”

I remembered drinking with the team leader, but I couldn’t recall anything that happened after that.

I seemed to have been taken to a motel, but my memory was so hazy that I couldn’t remember what had happened.

“You were sleeping at a motel, so I brought you here.”

“Really? Thanks.”

“No, it’s fine. I was worried and waited for hours without any calls or texts, but it’s okay.”

“I’m sorry…”

She didn’t say it directly, but Yeon-hee’s face clearly showed that she was angry.

“Mother, Yeon-ji, and Auntie also waited up late, and I had no choice but to use location tracking to find out where you were.”

“Oh, I see…”

I flinched slightly at the mention of location tracking, but I decided to stay quiet because arguing now would only make Yeon-hee angrier.

“I never thought you’d lose contact because you were drunk… What if Team Leader Mi-young had tried something?”

“Um… Isn’t it usually the other way around?”

“With her, it’s not entirely impossible.”

“She doesn’t seem like that kind of person…”

“You might not know, but Team Leader Mi-young is very ambitious… And she seems to know a bit about you too.”

“Huh?”

“She might not know exactly who you are, but she probably deduced that you’re at least someone connected to the Chairman and approached you.”

“But… I can’t do anything?”

“Even so, it’s true that you have a connection with the Chairman. That alone is enough reason to approach you.”

“Ugh…”

I was a little taken aback by Yeon-hee’s words, as she seemed to know things I didn’t, as if it were obvious.

I had just thought she was a naturally kind person, but the thought that she might have been nice to me because she was ambitious made me feel a little disappointed. But I decided not to dwell on it, since that’s how social life is.

“Did you do anything at the motel? If you did, she’ll probably try to gain something from it.”

“Um… motel… motel… Su-jeong… Oh? Su-jeong?”

“Yes? Why Su-jeong…”

I had a hazy feeling that Su-jeong was there when I was at the motel.

Of course, I didn’t actually see her, but I thought it was her based on the sensation on my chest…

“I… I think I messed up?”

“Tell me in detail.”

“Okay…”

As I recalled one thing, it slowly connected, and my memories gradually returned.

I remembered mistaking her for Su-jeong, kissing her, and even touching her breasts and her private parts.

“You almost got yourself into trouble… Sigh…”

Yeon-hee sighed softly after hearing my story.

“Team Leader Mi-young probably won’t do anything, but… this is something that you wouldn’t be able to say anything about even if you were sued.”

“Yeah…”

I did it while drunk, but I almost committed rape by mistaking someone for someone else.

My females would all be happy if I did this to them, but doing that to a team leader who has no connection to me is a pretty big deal.

Even if I’m not sued right away, if this spreads within the company, it’s an incident that could end my company life before it even properly starts.

Yeon-hee said that the team leader might demand something because of this incident, but if I tell her, she’ll take care of it.

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay… If you didn’t have this drinking habit before, then we’re not entirely without responsibility…”

I never drank enough to get this drunk before, but it’s clear that the habit of assaulting women while drunk started after I met my mother-in-law.

That’s why Yeon-hee also felt a bit responsible, and she didn’t get too angry, and it ended there.

“Anyway, for today, just sleep, and we’ll think about the rest tomorrow.”

“Okay… I understand.”

“Then, as punishment… sleep next to me today.”

“Okay… Come here, Yeon-hee.”

“Okay… Papa♥”

Yeon-hee, who quickly switched to daughter mode, smiled as she hugged me.

She has more jealousy than the other females, so she must have been a little jealous after hearing that I almost assaulted another woman.

Still, she quickly calmed down when I hugged her, and I fell asleep in the arms of the cute Yeon-hee… I decided to think about tomorrow’s problems tomorrow…

……………………………

“Ju-hyeon? Can you see me for a moment?”

And what was coming, came.

……………………………

Inside the company conference room.

While others were working hard, Mi-young and Ju-hyeon were facing each other inside the conference room.

Ju-hyeon was bowing his head like a criminal, and Mi-young was secretly smiling inside as she looked at him.

Seeing his guilty expression, she felt like things were going according to her plan, so she was thinking of using this situation well.

‘Usually, people from chaebol families wouldn’t care even if they did something like this… Ju-hyeon is different, after all.’

Among the people who entered the company with Ju-hyeon, there were cases where rich or chaebol family members would sometimes hit on other female employees and cause trouble.

There were trash who didn’t care and tried to solve it with money, but it was rare to see someone like Ju-hyeon, who felt guilty and was sincerely sorry.

Usually, a woman would sue or settle, but Mi-young had no intention of doing that because of this incident.

“I think what happened yesterday was a mistake because you were drunk.”

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay… I know that you’re a man, and you were out of your mind because of the alcohol.”

“Still, I did that to the team leader…”

“Hmm… If you’re that sorry, will you do me a favor?”

“Yes, I’ll do anything I can!”

“Then, from now on, when we have lunch… can I join you and Yeon-hee for meals?”

“Yes… I’ll tell Yeon-hee about it.”

‘Yes!!’

Being able to get closer to Yeon-hee was a very good sign.

Not only could she gain Yeon-hee’s backing, but just being able to get closer to a woman who was much more capable than herself was an opportunity to increase her own abilities.

Mi-young, who didn’t miss such opportunities, smiled at the thought of getting closer to Yeon-hee in the future.

Other people would usually ask for money, but Mi-young, who knew that getting closer to Yeon-hee was worth more than several hundred million won, chose Yeon-hee without hesitation.

“And one more thing.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s have a drink together today.”

“……Huh?”

…………………………….

After work, Ju-hyeon and Mi-young entered a quiet bar alone.

Ju-hyeon didn’t understand why Mi-young wanted to have another drink with him after what he did yesterday, but Mi-young didn’t care much and brought him to the bar.

‘It’s actually a minus to keep making him feel sorry… It’s better to relieve his guilt appropriately and let him go back to normal.’

If the other person continues to feel sorry, it will actually hinder getting close.

She had already gotten what she wanted enough, so it was important to get rid of his guilt without using it any further.

‘It’s still a little embarrassing for me to bring up yesterday’s incident, but… it’ll be okay.’

She had roughly figured out his alcohol tolerance, so Mi-young was sure that such an incident wouldn’t happen again. She lightly drank only beer and talked with Ju-hyeon.

“What happened yesterday was just a mistake, so you don’t have to think too deeply about it.”

“Yes… Still, I did that to the team leader.”

“It was just a mistake. You wouldn’t see someone in their 30s like me as a woman, and it was just because you were drunk.”

“No, I think the team leader is a very attractive woman.”

“Oh? Th, thank you…”

She was just planning to downplay herself to move on, but Ju-hyeon praised her as an attractive woman with a slightly serious expression.

Mi-young was a little surprised by the unexpected answer, but she felt quite good after receiving such a compliment from a man like Ju-hyeon.

If he was dating a sister who resembled Yeon-hee, there was a high probability that he wouldn’t be interested in most women.

Of course, not all sisters look alike or are pretty, but if she was similar to Yeon-hee, her body and appearance would be far superior to her own.

But if he sincerely thought she was pretty and complimented her, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

‘Is he perhaps a Casanova who dates other women?’

Mi-young unintentionally made a similar deduction, but she didn’t think too deeply about it, and the atmosphere loosened up, and she started talking with Ju-hyeon.

“I didn’t think you were such a bold man, Ju-hyeon.”

“Th, that was without me knowing… Haha…”

Now, the atmosphere had loosened up enough that they could talk lightly about yesterday’s incident.

They weren’t completely drunk, but they were pleasantly drunk enough to let most things slide.

Ju-hyeon’s guilt had also eased a lot, and he was able to talk with a light smile, so Mi-young was joking a little about yesterday’s topic.

“You took my first kiss, touched my chest and there… Ah… I’m all done for now.”

“I… I’m sorry.”

“I’m just kidding~ You’re not going to say you’re going to marry me, are you?”

“That’s…”

‘Huh?’

He should have said no here, but Ju-hyeon hesitated as if he was pondering.

‘No, surely not?’

She was joking a little because of the alcohol, but seeing Ju-hyeon, who was lost in thought with a slightly serious expression, Mi-young’s face turned red without her knowing.

She had received many confessions, but it was the first time she had seen someone thinking with such a serious expression in front of her.

‘Could it be that Ju-hyeon is, is interested in me?! No, that can’t be… Or is he really a Casanova?’

Mi-young, who was flustered by Ju-hyeon’s serious expression, quietly tilted her glass and started drinking a little awkwardly…