Chapter 217 – Part 3. Harem Edition (Sorry, Friend!)

“Jinah… Our Seongmin is handsome, right? Hehe…”

Yoo Jin-hwan, who was very drunk, leans on Yoo Jin-ah as he walks.

This is Yoo Jin-hoon, who was very pleasantly drunk at a classmate meeting after a long time.
It was good to see Choi Ji-yeon, whom I saw at the filming set, and Lee So-hyun, whom I had never expected, at a drinking party, and it was also good to drink with the attention of my classmates as before when Yoo Jin-ah came.

It was especially refreshing to see the rotting face of the unlucky Kim Jae-min.
It was so refreshing to see Seongmin constantly filming Jaemin Kim, and all he could think about was that he had a really good friend.

“Huh. Okay. Handsome.”

Yoo Jin-ah listens to the drunken person’s drunkenness with one ear and speaks as if shedding it with the other, but responding without hesitation to a surprisingly not bad expression seems like Eugene-ah doesn’t have bad feelings for Seong-min either.

“That handsome guy is my friend. Jina… Isn’t that right? Sungmin decided to protect you. Whoop whoop…”

Yoo Jin-ah, who took her taxi and put Yoo Jin-hun in the back seat with difficulty, got into the seat next to her and their eyes widened at her words.
She wanted to ask what that meant, but as soon as she got into the taxi, she couldn’t ask any more of Yoo Jin-hoon, who was prowling his head back in her chair.
Yoo Jin-ah moves her gaze out of the dark car window and secretly draws a picture of Seong-min she saw earlier.

She first met Seong-min at a studio where she went to a shopping mall and for a photo shoot for a magazine.
To be honest, I was in my late 30s at the time, but I was more interested in the incredibly young and beautiful Kim Hee-kyung.
She said she was married too, she said she had a son who was in college, and she was astonished how, as a woman like her, she had such good looks and body at that age.
They even got jealous that Kim Hee-gyeong looked better than her 20-year-old self even though they had changed clothes.

So she filmed, and she ended up having lunch with the boss and a tall, handsome young man, and at that spot, she was surprised how surprised she was to find out that Seong-min was Kim Hee-kyung’s son…
Her eyes first fell on Seong-min, who at first was not very interested in her, and while eating her meal, she learned that Seong-min was from the same university as her, and her curiosity was piqued.

After that, as she and Kim Hee-kyung often filmed together, they had more time to talk.
At the same time, I learned that the son’s name was Lee Seong-min, and that he was not her real son, but her stepson.
How much Kim Hee-kyung brags about her Sung-min, she couldn’t help but know about his information, and then she even found out that Seong-min was in the same grade as her older brother Yoo Jin-hoon.
It was to the point that I thought it was amazing that I could love my son like this even though he wasn’t my real son, so I said it all.
Of course, Kim Hee-gyeong was her own master, and it was only natural that she was the love of her soul, but she said it.

Hearing Ha-do Kim Hee-kyung about her Seong-min, Yoo Jin-ah felt like someone who knew Seong-min very well.
According to Kim Hee-kyung, there was no one in the world who was so good and cool.
Moreover, didn’t she say that she recently entered an entertainment company and even worked as an actress?

Although she supports her family with her modeling work because of her suddenly difficult family situation, Eugene is now a curious, dreamy little girl who is only 20 years old.
Hee-Kyung Kim, who has an impressive story of how a girl like that started working as a model again for her dream after turning 40, so now I’ve gone beyond admiration and respected Hee-Kyung Kim. How did the image of Seongmin settle in
Moreover, Eugene Ah had seen her Seongmin in real life, and her image at that time was not bad either.

She had even thought of asking her brother, Jin-Hoon Yoo, about her Sung-min, but a few months ago, Jin-Hoon Yu was in the worst situation of her life when she took out a loan.
She was preoccupied with finding a job that was not being offered properly, and she could not even enter her house properly because she was being chased by loan sharks.
Isn’t it something she can’t ask Yoo Jin-hoon, who used to contact her on her cell phone from time to time to see if he’s doing well?

Then she came home after filming today, and when her mother heard that her brother had come and left right away, she got angry and called.
When she came home after a long time, she would have dinner with her mother, who was not feeling well, and thinking of going somewhere to have a drink, losing her senses, made her feverish.

But didn’t they say that there was a group meeting and that Sungmin’s older brother would also appear?
A 20-year-old young girl cannot hold back her curiosity and curiosity, and decides to attend her drinking party to see her brother, under the pretext of picking up her brother.

And the appearance of Seongmin seen there.
At first, Kim Jae-min suddenly appeared first and almost fell, but didn’t Seong-min appear and easily subdue him?

Perhaps it was because she had heard so much about it, she could recognize her Seongmin at a glance the moment she saw her.
However, her image of Seongmin has completely changed.
She was tall enough to work as a model, so tall that she had to look up and wonder if she was this tall.

However, what surprised me more than that was that he was so incredibly handsome that it made me wonder if he was this handsome.
When he works as a model, he sees countless tall, handsome male models.
However, Eugene Ara, who had strong confidence in herself, honestly did not notice such male models.
If you’re tall, you’ll notice that your body is slim like chopsticks because your body is exaggerated a little, or if you have a very good-looking face, you’re a bit short.

She’s that tall, and her face is as handsome as any handsome male model she’s ever seen.
However, Sungmin’s body was literally a sculpture.
How do you know that you are wearing clothes, but you have been working as a model since high school and dreamed of becoming a costume designer, so you applied to the industrial design department in college. If you don’t know, shouldn’t the designer be beaten?
From that external aspect, Sungmin was truly a perfect man.

However, Seong-min is so smart that he attends the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at one of the top three universities nationwide.
That alone can give a huge plus score, but doesn’t he just subdue the leech-like Kim Jae-min very easily?

Moreover, I came to the table with Seong-min, hey, aren’t there beautiful actresses Choi Ji-yeon and Lee So-hyun that everyone knows in Korea?
Didn’t they say that they also joined because of Sungmin?
Choi Ji-yeon hated her brother Yoo Jin-hoon, who was wandering around next to her, but I could see why Choi Ji-yeon and Lee So-hyun were here without asking how much Yoo Jin-hoon complimented Seong-min.

Seeing all of this, even Yoo Jin-ah couldn’t help but look at Seong-min as special and cool.
It was clear why Kim Hee-kyung had praised her so much that her mouth was dry.

One regrettable thing was that he remembered Seong-min like that, but Seong-min didn’t remember himself at all.
I’ve never thought I’d fall for my looks anywhere, and I tried to hurt my pride a little by not remembering myself, but now that I think about it, it’s Seong-min who gets along with Choi Ji-yeon that way, and her mother is Kim Hee-kyung.
With so many pretty people around, she wondered if an unspecial woman like herself might not come into her eyes.

So she first revealed where she saw her, and then Sungmin seemed to remember her.
But she was funny, Eugene Ah, somehow felt good that Seong-min remembered her like that.
I don’t know why.

Women have a sense of touch.
As Yu Jin-ah’s drinking party progressed, she could sense that Choi Ji-yeon cared immensely for her Seong-min.

The first time she saw her was Choi Ji-yeon, who said she was pretty as soon as she saw her and said that she would raise her when she entered the agency.
Moreover, she is the best actress in Korea, and looking right in front of her, how can a woman in her mid-40s be prettier and prettier than younger women?
So, as Yoo Jin-ah, who works as a model, Choi Ji-yeon couldn’t be bothered by her, and she couldn’t help but pay her attention to talk to her while pouring her a drink to look good.

Then, I could see the great actress Choi Ji-yeon peeking at Seong-min’s notice, and Yoo Jin-ah couldn’t understand why she was doing this to her far-out junior, now only twenty-three years old.
However, even in such a state, her Seongmin looked great to Eugene Ah.
What is the entertainment industry like? However, if Choi Ji-yeon, a great actress who is said to fly and stay in such a place, is a junior who needs to pay attention to such a thing, there must be something great about anything.
She was Yoo Jin-ah, who looked more amazing than Seong-min.

Even before Choi Ji-yeon left her seat, she kindly told Yoo Jin-ah to visit her company.
She is Eugene, thanks to which her mood was uplifted.

But she just said that Seong-min would protect him like Yoo Jin-hoon was a fat man, and she did.
She would have heard it with one ear and let it out with the other if she seemed uninterested, but as Eugene, who had already developed a lot of interest in Seongmin, she was inexhaustibly curious about what that meant.
However, her older brother, who is supposed to answer her, sighs heavily and turns away drunk.

Outside the dark window, Sungmin’s figure passed by Yu Jin-ah’s field of vision.
It seemed to her that sooner or later she would have to create an opportunity to meet her once, whether through her brother or through Kim Hee-kyung, and when she thought that, her heart pounded strangely for no reason.

Eugene’s taxi drove a long way and she entered a shabby apartment complex on the outskirts of Seoul.
Although it looks old and shabby, it was a fairly large apartment complex in the past, and it is a good place to live in a well-equipped surrounding environment.
Although the price was vastly different from Gangnam’s apartment, her father risked his life to protect this one house.

“Brother. Get your mind right.”

“Mmm… Yes.”

Perhaps it was because she had slept in her taxi, and when Eugene Hoon got off, she came to her senses and started walking on her own feet.
Of course, he still stumbled and had to be held by Yoo Jin-ah, but…

She took the elevator and she arrived in front of the house.
However, the sound of a piano came from somewhere.

“Haa~ What time is it, Mom?”

It’s already past 10pm, so it’s past time.
However, the sound of the piano at this time was truly ignorant in a condominium called an apartment.

The sound of the piano was resonating in the house Eugene was about to enter, and Eugene came out with a sigh.
It’s not crazy, I don’t know how many times I’ve already complained about what kind of piano it is at night.

Yu Jin-ah, who opened her door lock and entered, quickly checked her table first.
She set it up for dinner and went out, but she found the food on the table cold as it was first served.

“Mom. You haven’t had dinner again? Really why?”

Even though her children came in, Yu Jin-ah screamed out loud when she saw her mother playing only her piano.
But whether she does or not, she is still a mother who is immersed in playing the piano.
Yoo Jin-Hoon catches and stops Yoo Jin-ah from approaching her with her angry steps.

Yoo Jin-hoon approaches her mother and gently hugs her mother from behind.

“Mom. Hehe… Were you playing the piano today? Mom and son are here.”

The sound of the piano finally stopped, and Shin Hyo-rim, her mother, turned her head to look at Yoo Jin-hoon.

“Is my son here? Ooh, the smell of alcohol. How much have you been drinking?”

Shin Hyo-rim turns to her and caresses her son affectionately on her cheek.
Yoo Jin-ah sighed at the sight and approached.

“Mom, how many hours have you been playing the piano? Shouldn’t she have dinner?”

Her voice makes her cry as if her mother is still worried about her mother.

“I know. I’m sorry my daughter. It’s already time for me to play the piano for a little bit because I have no plans for dinner.”

Shin Hyo-rim scratches her own cheek shyly with her so calm voice and her elegant hand gestures that seem to drip with her culture.

“Mom. Are you okay. If you want to play the piano, play as much as you like. If anyone says anything, I’ll take responsibility.”

Yoo Jin-hoon makes a loud noise that can’t even be said to be drunk.
Yoo Jin-ah glares at Yoo Jin-hun for saying useless things, but Shin Hyo-rim smiles softly as if she is lovable.

What would I have done without these children?
The well-to-do family collapsed, and her husband died in an accident.
It was something that happened in a short time of less than two years, enough to make me wonder if it was too harsh.

Shin Hyo-rim’s body, which was already weak and bad from the shock, has been getting worse lately.
My son, Yoo Jin-hoon, stopped going to school and struggled to earn money, and although I was barely able to live on thanks to my youngest daughter who was born pretty, I felt so sorry for my child that I couldn’t do anything as a mother.

“Mom. Wake up. It’s late, but at least have a drink.”

Yoo Jin-hoon gets up and grabs Shin Hyo-rim’s hand.
Her daughter, Yu Jin-ah, was so tall that she even worked as a model, but Shin Hyo-rim, who stood up, was skinny and dwarfed, barely exceeding 160 cm.
If you touch her, she’ll fall, and her wrists are so thin that she’ll break if you grab them wrong.
It’s amazing how he can play the piano so passionately and powerfully with such a small and nimble body.

However, unlike her small and diminutive body, Shin Hyo-rim’s face was startlingly beautiful, as if she was not the mother of handsome Yoo Jin-hun and very pretty Eugene-ah.
Rather, thanks to her small stature and dwarf physique, she looked so dainty and lovely.
If he had such grown-up children, he would surely be over 40 years old, but his current appearance was so small that it could be mistaken for a teenager.
Of course, if you look closely at her face, there are some wrinkles, and it is absolutely not that she is full of shades.

Shin Hyo-rim struggles to get up while holding Jin-hoon Yoo’s hand and making a grunting sound.
She sat in her chair for hours and played the piano with all her might despite her small frame, so her weak body couldn’t stand it.

Yu Jin-ah quickly went back to the table, opened her rice bowl, emptied the cold rice, and floated back to the warm portion.
She tries to reheat the soup, but she is stopped by Shin Hyo-rim not to.

When Shin Hyo-rim sat down on her chair and raised a spoon, Yoo Jin-hoon sat across from her, and Yoo Jin-ah poured cold water into her cup and handed it to Yoo Jin-hoon, who smelled of her alcohol.
Shin Hyo-rim scoops up a grain of rice with chopsticks, puts it in her mouth, and puts a dry side dish into her mouth.
She seems to be able to tell why Shin Hyo-rim has such a small body just by looking at what she eats.

“Mom. Don’t worry too much.”

Yoo Jin-hoon cuts the front and back, probably because he was drinking, and laughs while making a sound like a fat.

“Jin-ah is here today. I got a scouting offer from Jiyeon Choi.”

“Choi Ji-yeon… Senior?”

Shin Hyo-rim, who did not understand what she was talking about, asked while holding chopsticks in her mouth, and Eugene Ah! She did and she exclaimed and she chuckled.
Judging from the fact that she didn’t say no, it seems that Yujin Ah also liked Jiyeon Choi’s offer.

“Actress Choi Ji-yeon is there. I met Choi Ji-yeon sunbae and Lee So-hyun today. But she said that senior Choi Ji-yeon saw our Jin-ah and said she was pretty and asked her to join his agency. She will raise herself…”

Meanwhile, Yoo Jin-hoon excitedly talked about what happened today.

“Brother. Talk to you later Mom is eating.”

Shin Hyo-rim, with her chopsticks in her mouth, didn’t even think about eating her rice, and seemed a little excited while listening to Yoo Jin-hoon’s story.
Her youngest daughter seems to be worried about that again.

“Then Jin-ah, are you going to become a real celebrity instead of a model?”

“Not yet. Senior Choi Ji-yeon made an offer, but she didn’t do it formally… She hasn’t even had an interview with the company yet. Nothing has been decided yet, so don’t expect too much.”

Jin-ah Yoo spoke calmly, but there was a hint of anticipation in her voice.

“By the way, Jin-Hun, you call Choi Ji-Yeon your senior. Do you know each other?”

Jinhun gulped down the water as if his throat was dry.
Then, to what extent did he sober up, that he had worked as an extra at a drama set for the past week, that he met Seong-min, a classmate there, and that Seong-min was a junior at Ji-yeon Choi’s agency, and thanks to Seong-min, she ate meals with Ji-yeon Choi and got a fixed job. And boasted.

“Oh… Maybe you have all the friends you are so grateful for? So, can you continue working there now?”

Shin Hyo-rim already knew that Yoo Jin-hoon was struggling and suffering because of his job.

“Huh. It seems that Seong-min has a better back than I thought… There is an assistant director who is second only to the director on set, and he was called and said, ‘Can you give me a seat at my friend’s house?’ They gave me a fixed extra seat… I don’t have to pay a fee to the company for that seat, and it’s settled on the spot every day. The accommodation was also given to the staff and minor roles there…”

Perhaps because of Seongmin’s story, Jinah Yoo was also sitting next to Hyorim Shin, listening to Jinhun’s words.
It was another story about Sungmin that I didn’t know about.
I don’t know if this will increase my liking.

“Okay. What a great friend you are. Thank you and…”

“And mom.”

Yoo Jin-hoon calls Shin Hyo-rim and smiles at Yoo Jin-ah.
Eugene knew something and laughed quite eeriely, but once she did, she didn’t say anything.

“Sungmin… Our Jin-ah… Decided to protect him.”

Shin Hyo-rim and Yu Jin-ah’s eyes widened.
Yoo Jin-ah asked if what she said earlier was a joke, and Shin Hyo-rim asked what this meant.

“I asked for it. Heck… Honestly, it was like a ridiculous joke, but Sungmin, my friend, took it seriously again. And my thoughts right now… I really want to completely entrust our Jina to Seongmin.”

Meanwhile, Yoo Jin-hoon looks at Yoo Jin-ah.

“Muh… What are you talking about?”

Yoo Jin-ah’s face turns red at the sudden marriage story, and she doesn’t know what to do.
And Shin Hyo-rim, her mother, looked at Yu Jin-ah in a curious way.
Due to Yu Jin-ah’s personality, when this kind of talk comes up, she already says, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Oh~ Eugene. I guess you liked Seongmin today too?”

And it is Yoo Jin-hoon who starts teasing Jin-ah Yoo right away.

“What… What? Anyway… If I get into senior Choi Ji-yeon’s company, I’ll become senior-junior with Seong-min oppa…”

Yujina giggles as her face turns redder.

“Sungmin oppa? What? I saw you for the first time today, have you already become brother and sister?”

Yoo Jin-hoon smiled and teased Shin Hyo-rim, looking at the two with a face wondering what he was talking about.
When Yoo Jin-hoon gives a brief supplementary explanation, Shin Hyo-rim puts down his chopsticks and covers his mouth with his hand, giggling.

It is a home atmosphere where laughter bursts out after a long time.
I don’t know how long it’s been since his father passed away and his family members are sitting together and creating such a friendly atmosphere.
Yoo Jin-hoon felt like he was about to burst into tears, and he was even more grateful for Seong-min.

“Then, Jin Hoon. Let’s invite that friend Sungmin to our house. Thank you and…”

“Ah! Is it really so?”

As if he hadn’t thought of that, Jinhoon Yoo clapped his hands and liked it.
Eugene: Doesn’t she hate it? She has a subtle smile on her lips.

“He might be my daughter’s husband… Ho ho ho…”

“Mom!!!!”

A joke came out of Shin Hyo-rim’s mouth after a really long time, and eventually Yoo Jin-ah, who couldn’t stand it, screamed.

The next day, Yoo Jin-hoon called Seong-min to invite him to a meal as soon as he woke up, and Shin Hyo-rim and Yoo Jin-ah left the house to go shopping.