Chapter 192 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 3

Chapter 192 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 3

Lee Hyerim looked at Woojin, doubting her own ears.

“What… what did you just say?”

She asked blankly, then suddenly let out a chuckle.

Another prank.

“Hey, that’s not funny.”

Woojin placed his left hand on the table with a faint smile.

And fixed his gaze on the watch Lee Hyerim had given him a long time ago.

“This watch. For a very long time, ever since I received it, I’ve always been careful, thinking, ‘What if it gets scratched? What if it breaks?'”

Woojin turned his gaze and looked at her again.

“Just as you thought of this Watch, Hyerim thought of you that way too.”

When he first met Lee Hyerim, he had intended to gain things he didn’t know through her, but not anymore.

As time passed, she changed a lot, and he changed too.

Looking back, Lee Hyerim always smiled when she looked at him, and he found himself smiling at her without realizing it.

Then Lee Hyerim briefly lowered her gaze.

Had a minute passed like that?

She raised her head again and asked Woojin, looking him straight in the eye.

“You’re not kidding, are you?”

“No.”

“Are you using your Pass now?”

Woojin slowly nodded, a smile on his face.

“Yes.”

She brushed back her long hair and let out a long breath, like a sigh.

“Haa…”

Then she revealed her white teeth and smiled brightly.

He never imagined such words would come from Woojin’s mouth, but they did.

“Since you’re using your Pass, there’s nothing I can do. Let’s do it. Get married.”

“This.”

What Woojin took out were two Movie Tickets.

He could have paid with his Cellphone, but he didn’t; he went and bought them in person.

Because he wanted to.

“I wanted to watch this movie with just you.”

It was a romantic comedy movie.

“We have two hours left?”

“Yes.”

Woojin answered and pulled out something else from his pocket.

It was an old notebook, and Woojin flipped through about two-thirds of it, holding it out for her to see clearly.

“Hyerim, could you take a look at this?”

“What is this?”

Immediately, her eyes caught the words Woojin had written.

[Walk hand in hand with Hyerim, go to the zoo with Hyerim, eat ice cream on the street with Hyerim, ride amusement park rides with Hyerim (skip the Viking Ride), give flowers to Hyerim. Go to the valley with Hyerim. Carry Hyerim on my back, with Hyerim…]

As she read through the dense writing, her eyes welled up.

Strangely, her heart felt full, and she felt like crying.

It moved her more than any material gift or any words.

Lee Hyerim tilted her face towards the ceiling to cool the tears that threatened to fall.

“So you want to do all of this with me?”

“Yes. I want to enjoy dates like couples do. Only with you.”

At that moment, Lee Hyerim slung her bag over her shoulder and stood up from her seat.

“Let’s go.”

“Already? The movie doesn’t start for another two hours.”

“Let’s walk there.”

So the two of them left the coffee shop and started walking side by side.

They just walked without saying a word. No, Lee Hyerim’s hand kept twitching.

She thought she could just grab Woojin’s hand, but it was strangely difficult.

That’s when it happened.

Woojin’s hand gently slipped into hers.

“Your hand is warm.”

Woojin slowly swung their clasped hands back and forth in time with their steps as they walked.

They were mingled among the people, and no one knew that Woojin and Lee Hyerim were a couple who had just started dating.

It was a fact only they knew.

That made it even more special.

Their backs were different, but their hearts were the same.

And much had changed.

“Oh?”

Lee Hyerim suddenly stopped. No, she quickly turned back towards the room and moved.

In a short time, they arrived at a place selling ice cream, the kind you would only see at an amusement park.

“Two, please.”

Colorful ice cream was piled high on cones and held in Woojin’s and her hands.

Lee Hyerim smiled brightly and raised her ice cream.

“Cheers!”

“Cheers!”

They clinked their ice creams together as if making a toast.

The ice cream was sweet and smooth.

They walked again, holding hands, and Lee Hyerim’s head fell onto Woojin’s shoulder.

She wanted to fully experience this feeling.

Completely.

***

The next day, a news article was published online.

[News that a middle schooler, Ira, recently made a significant donation of 700 million won to an orphanage is generating much buzz. What’s even more surprising is that this is not the first time…]

The female reporter who wrote the article stood at the school’s main gate as if waiting for someone.

Not even 10 minutes passed.

She spotted a middle school student with short hair and dimples that appeared whenever she smiled.

The female reporter quickly approached Han Bora.

“You’re Han Bora, right?”

Han Bora instinctively recoiled and asked.

“Who are you?”

She tucked her hair behind her ear and gave a kind smile.

Then she held out her business card.

[Reporter Lee Siyeon]

“I’m a reporter. I heard you recently made a donation, such a large sum of money…”

“That wasn’t me?”

The reporter blinked and looked at Han Bora from head to toe.

She was a pretty, ordinary-looking middle school student, except for her pretty face, judging by her bag and shoes.

The reporter smiled again.

“I know everything.”

Because it matched the photo of her eating pizza with the children at the orphanage, with a bright smile.

Han Bora flinched again.

Suddenly, she remembered what Uncle Woojin had said.

‘When you do a good deed, if you wish for someone to know about it, then it’s not a good deed. But if it naturally becomes known to the world, that’s a good thing. A good person sets an example and influences people positively in some way. Like a happy virus.’

When she heard this, Han Bora had pondered whether she was a good person.

Uncle Woojin had given her the answer.

‘Our Bora is good and kind. She likes to donate in secret. She’s different from celebrities.’

There were such celebrities.

They said they didn’t want their donations to be known.

But later, it would eventually become known, and they would do interviews.

It was a kind of image marketing.

However, for Han Bora, donation had a completely different meaning.

She thought about her past and truly felt happy seeing their smiles.

“You’re the student who donated, right? How did you get so much money…?”

“Bora, who is this?”

At the sudden voice, Han Bora’s head turned back.

A woman wearing a hat, a white t-shirt, and skinny jeans.

It was Lee Hyerim, who had asked to go clothes shopping together today.

“Sister!”

Han Bora clung to Lee Hyerim, linking arms with her.

Then, she whispered into Lee Hyerim’s ear, looking at the Reporter.

Lee Hyerim’s eyes grew languid after hearing the story.

She then approached the Reporter.

“She’s a child who wants to live quietly. So please just go home.”

“Good deeds should be known…”

Lee Hyerim’s fair brow furrowed slightly.

“Do you really think so?”

“Excuse me?”

“Or are you just trying to gain personal profit by putting her in the mouths of others, regardless of whether flies stick to her or not?”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“She’s still a minor. She’s at an age where she might be going through puberty. Do you think she can endure the distorted gazes of people she’s never even met?”

The Reporter waved her hand.

“I truly came with good intentions.”

“Then just go.”

At Lee Hyerim’s cold tone, the Reporter licked her lips.

“Well, if that’s your wish, I understand.”

The Reporter turned around and walked away.

Lee Hyerim kept her eyes fixed on the Reporter’s retreating back.

Han Bora approached Lee Hyerim and gave her a thumbs-up.

“Sister, you were so charismatic.”

Lee Hyerim chuckled.

“Somehow… Bora, you’re starting to sound like Woojin, too, aren’t you?”

“Hehe, oh my… like this?”

She chuckled again and asked.

“The reporter gave you something earlier, didn’t they? What was it?”

“A business card.”

“Can I see it, unnie?”

She took the business card from Han Bora and brought her cellphone to her ear.

“Chief Cha, it’s me.”

She ended the call simply and headed straight to the department store.

Han Bora started by looking at shoes.

Ironically, she wasn’t just buying one or two pairs of shoes; she was buying several, all in different sizes.

It wasn’t just shoes; it was clothes too.

She even made video calls, showing the person on the other end and asking, “How about this one? How about that one?”

She was taking care of the children at the orphanage.

Watching Han Bora, Lee Hyerim smiled with pride.

She sent the purchased items by courier.

“Now let’s go buy something for you, Bora. Unnie’s treating!”

“Luxury brands aren’t pretty…”

To Han Bora, luxury brands looked strange.

Lee Hyerim nodded, understanding that it could be that way.

After all, the perspectives of children and adults could always differ.

It was always like that.

Whenever she asked Han Bora what she thought of something, she would just smile awkwardly.

“You should buy what you like.”

“I think those are pretty.”

Han Bora pointed to a top in another store.

“Bora.”

“Yes?”

“That’s a luxury brand.”

“Ah…”

***

At that moment.

Reporter Lee Siyeon was checking her cell phone while waiting for the company elevator.

The cell phone screen showed a picture of Lee Hyerim and Han Bora traveling by car from the school’s main gate,

“Amazing…”

Reporter Lee Siyeon didn’t show it, but she recognized Lee Hyerim at a glance.

And she secretly captured their images on her cell phone.

A middle school student is donating hundreds of millions of won, and that middle school student is related to Lee Hyerim, who is rising in the Shinhwa Group.

A more exciting picture than any article was naturally drawn.

“This is truly a huge scoop.”

She felt as if the elevator was arriving unusually late today.

She wanted to quickly tell her office colleagues that she had landed a big scoop.

The elevator arrived, and she immediately opened the office door and entered.

“Manager!”

“You’re going to make my ears ring.”

She spoke with determination in her eyes.

“I’ve got a huge scoop!”

“What is it? Is it not just a wild goose chase and you’re making a fuss like last time? Are you sure?”

After all, she had to issue a correction article immediately, stating it was baseless.

“Look at this.”

She showed the manager the picture she took with her cell phone.

“You know that article I wrote? The middle school student who donated hundreds of millions, I think that middle school student has something to do with Shinhwa Group’s Lee Hyerim.”

The manager’s eyes widened.

Although she was wearing a hat, it definitely seemed to be Lee Hyerim.

“Hey, this…”

Just then, the interoffice phone rang.

“Just a moment.”

The manager answered the phone.

“Yes. Manager Kim Gyeongho…”

The manager couldn’t speak and just listened. No, his face was stiffening.

“Understood.”

He hung up the handset and said to Lee Siyeon,

“Take down that middle school student article quickly.”

Her eyes widened as she asked,

“What?”

“Take it down quickly. And don’t mention Lee Hyerim.”

“Manager, what are you talking about?”

“Hey, you. Do you know who just called?”

“Manager, this is a huge scoop…”

Just then, she flinched and looked back as she felt a presence behind her.

It was Woojin, dressed in a suit, who had just visited the CEO’s Office.

Woojin had taken action himself after receiving a call from Cha Juhyeok, who was about to report first and then act.

Because it concerned his own person, Han Bora.

His purpose for visiting this room was only one.

“Who…?”

At her question, an expressionless Woojin opened his mouth.

“Will you listen if I break your pen? Or will you listen if your head gets chopped off?”