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That was when Eun Hyung, who was looking at Chun Young through glaring eyes until then, turned around to see Yoo Shin. Unlike his polite character, Eun Hyung didn’t greet him even with a nod.

Yoo Shin, however, continued to speak regardless, “Now I see why Yoo Gun has told me to go here first.”

My face stiffened at his remark. Yoo Gun? Was he a prophet or what? It would have not been over an hour since his flight landed in Korea, but how could he already predict the situation here?

At that moment, Eun Hyung, who was standing still like a statue, finally began to move. He nodded at Yoo Shin shortly then quickly turned around to walk toward the entrance.

Shoving his feet into some random shoes, Eun Hyung stepped outside and slammed the door. The sound was so loud that my ears rang for a while.

Rubbing my ears, I blinked swiftly upon the unbelievable happening just now. Eun Hyung had yelled at Chun Young, not even greeted Yoo Shin properly, and even shut the door with a bang. How could that happen?

Yeo Ryung and I, who were absentminded for a moment, turned to look at each other. We then quickly ran toward the entrance after Eun Hyung.

Article 32. Until He Gets Used to Misfortune (Part 2)

The garden surrounding the building wasn’t that large.

It wasn’t enough to see everything at a glance, but once we turned around one or two corners, everything came into view. We, however, paused our steps and stood still when a red hair was in our sight.

Against the snowy bush, Eun Hyung was leaning on the building wall with downcast eyes. He had a blank stare on his face. The peaceful look on his eyes made it doubtful that he had lost his temper earlier. The serene atmosphere he was emitting was just like the temperature outside the silent garden.

Ban Yeo Ryung and I revealed our feelings of bewilderment to each other. If Eun Hyung was rather crying, we would have initiated a conversation while using it as an excuse to comfort him, but what could we say to that solid shell which looked like he had already sorted out the confusion inside him on his own way? I recalled the assumption again that I had from the hospital eventually.

‘Maybe the two of us aren’t helping Eun Hyung, aren’t we? The Chinese character of a human, ‘人,’ means two people leaning against each other, which completes the existence of a person. However, Eun Hyung is too used to enduring everything by himself, so aren’t we just disturbing him instead?’

He would soon show up again with his usual, friendly smile, so wouldn’t it be better to just go back into the house and wait for him to finish sorting out the mess on his own?

That was when I thought about things to that extent.

Within a close distance from where Eun Hyung and we were standing, a vehicle was parked outside instead of the garage. According to the snow that just seemed to have fallen on it, the car looked like it belonged to Yoo Shin.

About three to four men with black suits were wandering near the car while lighting up their cigarettes. Looking at those guys throwing a glance at Eun Hyung, I was sure that they were also aware of Eun Hyung’s existence.

‘Do they know each other?’ I wondered. If they did, they would have also heard about the accident, which they could have shared a few cheering words of comfort to Eun Hyung as a matter of form. However, they just glanced at Eun Hyung from a distance as if they saw something uncomfortable.

Then I heard a remark slipping out of a guy’s mouth, which made my eyes wide open.

“See? I knew that he’d be fine. He said from the hospital that he’s returning home first.”

He would be fine? Was that what the guy just uttered? Ban Yeo Ryung and I frowned at the same time. We quickly turned out heads to look at Eun Hyung.

The voice was so loud, which was obvious that they wanted Eun Hyung to hear their words; however, Eun Hyung kept a straight face. I was even getting more upset at Eun Hyung just scowling down at the ground quietly with his green eyes. ‘Gosh, you must say something!’ I shouted in my thoughts.

Meanwhile, the guys kept babbling, “How dare to behave that way when Mr. Chairman has taken care of him in his house. Very ungrateful, huh?”

“Hey man, you’re wrong. Not only Mr. Chairman but his father was also involved in the accident, but he’s still acting like that.”

“Isn’t he a psychopath or something like that?”

The last words they dropped made me breathe in loudly. Clenching my fist for a second, I quickly turned my head to look at Yeo Ryung. As if she became as angry as I was, Yeo Ryung was scowling at the guys while biting her lips tightly with fierce eyes. It looked as though she would immediately run toward them and seize the guys by their collars.

So was I. If they ever saw Eun Hyung in school, at least, once, they would never speak that way. No, at least, they had seen Eun Hyung talking to Chun Young in the house just now, they couldn’t utter those words! How much do they think they know about Eun Hyung?!

At that moment, another remark came over.

“Well, I heard that he didn’t even shed tears when his mother passed away by the car accident. He was only six or seven years around that time.”

“What? Are you sure?”

I turned pale this time. How could they bring out the story of Eun Hyung’s mother when they were already aware of Eun Hyung listening to their conversations, especially when Eun Hyung’s father was also involved in the accident right now?

“Those who’re working in that house have been contracted for decades, so they all know what’s going on when they try to learn. Everyone tried to be nice to him at first while feeling sorry, but they were turned off since the kid never even cried like a ghost or a demon…”

Ah… now I had realized why those guys were behaving like there was an invisible line between them and Eun Hyung. The reason why they were sending a gaze of wariness to him instead of words of comfort… I could clearly understand what that was.

Regarding the attitude of Yoo Chun Young’s mother in the hospital or how Yoo Gun and Yoo Shin treated Eun Hyung, he seemed to be receiving their interest and care; however, it was only limited to Yoo Chun Young’s family members.

In the perspectives of Balhae Group employees, they would see Eun Hyung just as a boy who was lucky enough to live together in Chun Young’s house. Besides, the boy was reacting that way toward their employer’s accident. Thus, in their point of view, they couldn’t help but become suspicious of Eun Hyung’s personality.

Still, they were acting too harshly. I bit my lips. Bringing out the story of his mother in front of Eun Hyung amid the situation could only be defined as something very evil.

The conversations among the guys then began to develop in an unexpected way. They suddenly changed the topic.

“What if Mr. Chairman doesn’t wake up this time?”

“I heard from my friend who’s investing in stocks that the Balhae Group owner family has a low stake in their stocks.” Swinging his wrist, the guy flicked the ashes off his cigarette and continued, “The youngest of the three brothers is still a teen; besides, only Yoo Gun is officially announced to participate in the management of the group. He’s, however, too young that he was promoted to the director position at the end of last year you know.”

“So, what’s gonna happen?”

“Well, there’s a high possibility of the management right being transferred to someone else.”

My brows met in the middle again. I wasn’t completely understanding what they were implying; however, watching soap operas for years made me grasp the overall context.

So to speak, it seemed that Yoo Chun Young’s family was leaving the owner position of Balhae Group. If this was happening in a TV drama, wouldn’t it be an incident that would usually appear in the climax part? If I was right, this was a serious issue to Yoo Chun Young and his family.

One of the guys pointed at Eun Hyung and flung a question.

“What happens to him then?”

“Hey, they say even if the riches go broke, they still can survive three generations. Come on, he’s still the friend of our youngest master.”

Shrugging nonchalantly, the guy suddenly continued, “Oh, but didn’t he have a sister?”

I squinted my eyes while thinking, ‘Why are you bringing it up here for god’s sake?!’

I, of course, knew that Eun Hyung had a sister. However, he seldom mentioned it even to us; if Jooin didn’t point that out again during the courage test, I would have forgotten about it until now. Turning my head aside, I found Yeo Ryung showing a look of surprise on her face with a frown as if she was asking, ‘Now I come to think of it…’

I diverted my head back onto the front. Anyway, Eun Hyung and those guys had been knowing each other for a long time inevitably, so it wasn’t strange that they were aware of Eun Hyung’s sister. However, why were they mentioning it right now on all occasions?