I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 139

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Chapter 139
139: Gifts Pouring In! (2)
No matter how much one might say that virtue and propriety have hit rock bottom these days, whenever I saw the sheer number of cars heading home for the holidays and the traffic jams they created, I couldn’t help but think the world was still turning quite well.
Dohyun’s father, Lee Seonghun, harbored similar thoughts.
“Phew, the traffic is absolutely brutal again this year.”
Watching cars crawl along at a pace where 10 kilometers took a full twenty minutes made his chest feel tight enough to burst, but he knew that stopping at a rest stop now would only make them later, so he had no choice but to press on. Still, he endured it, knowing that once they cleared this congested section, they could finally accelerate.
As he drove, Lee Seonghun glanced at his wife Han Seunghee beside him, then caught sight of his daughter Lee Dohee in the back seat through the rearview mirror and asked a question.
“Are you in touch with your sister Chanmi?”
“Sister Chanmi?”
Lee Seonghun’s older brother’s daughter, Chanmi Lee, hadn’t shown her face back home in years, just like Dohyun, so he’d asked on a whim—but Lee Dohee’s response was lukewarm.
“Don’t you know? We never even had a cousin group chat to begin with. I guess they just don’t want to be that close?”
“Hmm, couldn’t you create one yourself?”
“Ugh, come on. Even if sister didn’t, there’s cousin Chanmin, right? But the fact that neither of them created one means there’s probably a reason.”
Watching his daughter Lee Dohee respond so dismissively, Lee Seonghun acknowledged her point and said nothing more, though he felt a pang of sadness at the distance that had grown between family members.
Though they were cousins, he couldn’t help but think it was a shame that the gap had widened so much. But he also knew that family bonds couldn’t be forced—they either existed naturally or they didn’t—so he let the matter drop.
Han Seunghee, who had been listening quietly to her husband’s words, pondered for a moment before speaking.
“But didn’t you say Chanmi got a job?”
“Sister Chanmi? Don’t you know? It’s been years since she’s come home.”
“Your brother hasn’t come home in years either.”
“Well, still, Dohyun has only been gone for a year.”
“A year or two—not coming home is the same either way.”
“Hmm, well…”
Though Lee Seonghun had tried to defend Dohyun, he was no match for Han Seunghee. In truth, every word she said was correct. Either way, the fact remained that he hadn’t come home, so there was nothing more to say. Lee Seonghun closed his mouth.
Still, Dohyun had said he was coming this year, so he would come.
“I think Chanmin said he was coming, but I’m not sure about Chanmi…”
“My older brother is coming.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes, he said something good happened and he’s coming. And Chanmin also got transferred to a good place, so he’s coming to pay his respects.”
“What? Sister Chanmi did well too?? In what?”
“I don’t know~ He’s coming anyway, so we can ask him later.”
As they chatted about trivial matters inside the car, it wasn’t long before they cleared the congested section and could finally pick up speed. With the traffic finally flowing, the stuffiness in Dohyun’s family’s hearts seemed to clear as well, and they sped down the highway toward their homeland.
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The Three Lee Brothers—Seonghan, Seongho, and Seonghun—weren’t particularly close-knit, but their relationship was certainly better than that of an average family.
They had never fought as if they were bitter enemies, never had any serious quarrels, and they made a point of seeing each other every holiday. Occasionally, they would all gather during vacation and go on trips together, maintaining their bond well over the years. This year’s Lunar New Year was no exception.
Near the house located in Chaeeun-dong, Dangjin City, Chungcheongnam-do, the neighboring homes were spaced quite far apart rather than cramped together, and one could frequently spot fields in the nearby area.
While it was a typical countryside scene, the local residents would say it had developed considerably whenever they heard such descriptions.
It was the neighborhood where Seonghan Lee, the eldest of the three brothers, resided.
He lived on the land and in the house he had inherited from his father, and he farmed on the inherited land as well. Having lived here his entire life, he gazed with considerable envy at the newly constructed buildings that had recently gone up on some of the nearby plots.
As Seonghan Lee came out to the courtyard in the late morning and looked around here and there, his wife Mijin Jeong furrowed her brow and called out.
“What in the world are you doing standing around there like that?”
“Hey! You said they were coming.”
“Well now, they’ve still got a ways to go before everyone arrives. Come on inside and watch some TV.”
“Ahem.”
Seonghan Lee responded to Mijin Jeong’s words with a dismissive cough, as if he disagreed, but when he spotted a car approaching in the distance, his face broke into a wide smile.
Though it was too far to see clearly, it was a familiar vehicle. Recognizing it as his younger brother Lee Seonghun’s car, he grinned and began shuffling forward toward the approaching vehicle, as if pleased with himself for coming out to greet them. Watching this, his wife Mijin Jeong laughed heartily at how amusing her husband was being.
The car would arrive anyway, but she wondered how delighted he must be to rush out like that. Finding her husband so entertaining, Mijin Jeong stopped watering the vegetable garden and headed toward where the car was coming from.
As Mijin Jeong hurried toward the car with equal enthusiasm, she could see the happy faces of those arriving.
“I’m here, older brother.”
“Yeah, you made it?”
When Seonghan Lee responded without showing his emotions, Mijin Jeong poked him in the ribs and spoke up.
“Goodness, you’ve been waiting out front all day, and yet you say something like that?”
“Ahem, what did I do?”
“Hehe, how have you been doing, sister-in-law?”
“It’s been a while, older brother.”
“Indeed. Come on in, everyone. Park the car and bring the luggage inside.”
Mijin Jeong said this, and Lee Seonghun quickly parked the car appropriately in the spacious courtyard in front of the house before getting out. As he stepped out with a light stretch, stiff from the long drive, Han Seunghee and Lee Dohee also got out. Watching them, Mijin Jeong casually broached the subject.
“Is Dohyun busy?”
At her indirect question, Lee Seonghun answered with a laugh.
“Hehe, that guy said he’d come from his own place with his car. So it seems he’ll be a bit late. Seoul traffic is always terrible, isn’t it?”
“Huh? Dohyun has a car?”
Mijin Jeong asked with a puzzled blink, and just as Lee Seonghun was about to excitedly explain, Han Seunghee gently placed her hand on Lee Seonghun’s shoulder and spoke.
“Yes, he bought it recently. A used one.”
“Ah yes, a used car is best for a first car.”
“I see.”
Seonghan Lee, who had been listening from the side, chimed in agreement, and Mijin Jeong nodded in understanding. But seeing Han Seunghee, who had stopped him, Lee Seonghun looked at her as if asking why she did that.
And so.
“When Dohyun arrives later, he can tell them himself. Why are you rushing to say it?”
The implication was that Dohyun should be the one to tell them, not Lee Seonghun.
Hearing this, Lee Seonghun realized she had a point and let out a small groan before quietly unloading the luggage from the trunk.
Lee Dohee, watching all this, shook her head and grabbed her own luggage, then entered Seonghan Lee’s house as if she were familiar with it.
Since it was a countryside house with a cozy atmosphere, and given that it was quite spacious, when Lee Dohee entered the large living room, she naturally placed her luggage in a small room nearby, as if it were routine.
Though it was called a small room, it was spacious enough for three people to sleep comfortably—the two daughters of the Second Uncle and Lee Dohee. The only inconvenience was the lack of beds.
After Lee Dohee placed her luggage and came back to the living room to sit on the sofa, Lee Seonghun and Han Seunghee soon entered, placed their things, and began moving about. Lee Dohee considered whether she should help, but thought that if there was anything to do, they would have asked by now, so she simply remained quiet.
At times like these, the best thing was to be present yet unobtrusive.
How long had it been like that?
‘Hmm?’
Lee Dohee heard the outside becoming noisy and peeked her head up. Through the large window, she could see the courtyard, and there she spotted the Second Uncle’s car arriving.
Realizing the Second Uncle had arrived, she looked up to see that the Second Uncle Seongho Lee’s two daughters, Minyoung Lee and Lee Minjoo, waved at her happily, and Lee Dohee waved back toward the window.
The two of them quickly rushed over and entered the house.
Minyoung was graduating from high school this year to become a university student, but she still looked young enough to pass for a high school student. Minjoo, Minyoung’s younger sister, was entering her second year of high school this year, so she had completely shed her middle school appearance.
“Sister!!!”
“It’s been so long!!!”
“Yeah, yeah, it has.”
Lee Dohee always seemed like the youngest at home, but whenever she came here, she displayed such a sisterly demeanor that both Minyoung and Minjoo eagerly sat down beside her and began chattering away.
Thinking of these lively creatures, Dohee herself was no different and soon joined in the conversation.
The topics shifted constantly—sometimes about school, sometimes Minyoung asking worriedly about her upcoming university entrance, and Minjoo inquiring about Dohee’s school life. But their greatest interest lay elsewhere.
“Dohyun oppa is coming?”
“Oh? You heard?”
“Yeah, I heard Dad and Second Uncle talking outside.”
“Ah, right, he said he’d come today. But he’s running late—probably stuck in traffic?”
As Dohee spoke, she glanced at Dohyun’s message thread where her last text remained unread, then relayed this information to the two of them.
Both giggled with excitement at news of their cousin whom they hadn’t seen in ages.
“Does Dohyun oppa coming mean he got a job?”
“Probably, right?”
At Minjoo’s words, Minyoung answered similarly, and when they looked at Dohee, she smirked. These clever ones were really probing her. But finding them endearing, Dohee let slip a hint.
“Well, you could say he got a job.”
At her ambiguous answer, both Minyoung and Minjoo tilted their heads in confusion.
“You could say he got one?”
“Either he got it or he didn’t—what do you mean ‘could say’?”
“Ask oppa when he gets here. I might accidentally spill something I shouldn’t if I say more….”
Dohee shuddered as she spoke. After all, she was still haunted by the aftermath of accidentally telling her parents last time. She couldn’t even imagine what might happen if she said more here, so she held her tongue.
As Minyoung and Minjoo tilted their heads in curiosity, a rather loud noise suddenly came from the courtyard, and all three turned their heads.
Then.
Vroom——!
At the rough engine sound, a BMW pulled into the courtyard, and all three’s eyes went wide. Minyoung and Minjoo wondered who was driving such a car, but when Dohee saw the BMW 540i, expecting one thing, someone entirely different stepped out.
“Hey! You’re here!”
The person Eldest Uncle greeted most warmly—none other than Chanmin Lee, the eldest grandson of this household—descended from the BMW with an imposing presence and greeted the adults.
“Hello. I hope you’ve all been well.”
Watching Chanmin Lee’s car, Minyoung and Minjoo murmured.
“Wow, Chanmin oppa changed jobs—did he get into a large corporation?”
“That’s what it looks like.”
Though the two opened their eyes wide in amazement, Dohee paid Chanmin little attention.
Only.
[When are you coming, oppa??]
[You do have a gift for me, right??]
She was eagerly awaiting only Dohyun and the gift he would bring.

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