I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 303

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Chapter 303

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Huijae read books in the vast and quiet house. The music flowing from the LP record was beautiful. The elegant melody harmonizing with the sound of rain was absolutely perfect for delighting the ears.

She no longer attended the Madams’ gatherings.

As Hanamura’s daughter who had caused a scandal, it was obvious that even as Taejin’s wife, the gazes wouldn’t be kind.

She didn’t want to cause harm to the sewing factory that had finally established itself. The clothes produced at the sewing factory had reached the point where they couldn’t sell due to lack of inventory.

Of course, it was Taeseok’s doing.

Huijae looked out the window.

Why did she feel so powerless? Despite living an incomparably happier life than before, why on earth.

It was probably because she had never accomplished anything on her own.

She realized that the sewing factory she had boldly started was difficult to operate without Taeseok’s help, and that this peaceful and affluent life was also impossible to live without Taejin’s help.

As Huijae gazed blankly out the window, a familiar car entered her view.

“What were you reading?”

Today too, his hands held something to give to Huijae. Chestnut yokan from a famous shop in Jongno.

Taejin placed it on a tray along with pear blossom tea. On the tea table made of high-quality wood, teacups with flowers blooming abundantly were placed.

“How is your body feeling?”

“As you know, there’s nothing difficult for me.”

“Your throat? How is its condition?”

On rainy days, Taejin always carefully looked after Huijae.

“It’s good.”

At those words, Taejin smiled and brought the pear blossom tea to his lips. The Husband who was savoring the warm and fragrant tea at just the right temperature set down his teacup without making a sound.

“You’ll be going to night school this evening as well, won’t you?”

“Yes. I should.”

“My wife is so diligent.”

Taejin carefully pulled Huijae’s hand toward him. Then he brought it to his cheek.

“Please stay like this for just a moment.”

Come to think of it, his face seemed to have become rough. Like someone who hadn’t been sleeping properly.

“…Are you very busy with work?”

Lately, Taejin would sigh while making phone calls somewhere, and there were frequent days when he wouldn’t come home even after dawn broke.

He wasn’t the Man who had always been leisurely and relaxed.

“Still, I have time for a cup of tea with my wife.”

Taejin rubbed his cheek against Huijae’s soft hand. As if trying not to forget this moment.

“Wife.”

“Yes.”

“I… seem like I’ll become very, very busy.”

Taejin pulled Huijae’s hand very slowly. So that Huijae’s light body could stick close to him. Their shoulder tips touched.

“Is it because of the distillery? Did something go wrong? Did another accident happen during the acquisition?”

If there were problems with the distillery, the people who worked there would end up on the Streets overnight. Their foundation of life might be shaken because of Hanamura.

It felt as if a heavy stone had settled in Huijae’s chest.

“No. There’s no problem with the distillery. Only good things are left to happen from now on.”

“Really?”

“Of course. When have I ever lied?”

Huijae anxiously wanted to hear confirmation two or three times. At his wife’s uncharacteristically pleading appearance, Taejin let out a small laugh.

That innocent and clear face reminded him of her Young Girl days with short hair.

“The Koreans who worked there will not lose their jobs. I promise you, wife.”

The warmth felt from their touching shoulders was warm. Taejin took a deep breath.

“So please tell me just once to cheer up.”

“Yes. Cheer up.”

“Please tell me I’m doing well.”

“You’re doing well.”

Upon hearing that there were no problems with the distillery, Huijae’s expression relaxed considerably. Taejin smiled gently.

His face slowly approached closer to her. Huijae closed her eyes. The Husband still held his wife’s hand with one hand, and preciously cupped her cheek with the remaining hand.

The destination of his lips was her cheek.

“Thank you.”

Taejin, who had briefly kissed his wife’s cheek, slowly pulled back.

“Since you say such things, wife… I feel like I can become a wonderful husband.”

With a voice that seemed soaked in rainwater, Taejin smiled.

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Huijae set out on the dark night road. The rain still fell without any intention of stopping. When Huijae reached the front of the factory, she took a moment to breathe deeply. That’s when it happened.

“That, I heard the night school Teacher’s Father was arrested…”

The Workers who came to learn reading were whispering quietly about Huijae’s story.

“What nonsense are you talking? If it’s our Teacher’s Father, he must be a fine person too!”

“You don’t know anything. He runs an enormous distillery in Busan and Jinhae, but he was caught secretly evading taxes!”

“From what I heard, that wasn’t the only thing.”

Huijae stood frozen in place. The conversation from beyond the corner continued without end.

“Then won’t our Teacher get arrested too?”

“Tsk! Words become seeds. Won’t you watch your mouth?”

“No… I was just worried about what would happen if she received some investigation or something…”

Sighs could be heard from here and there.

“Thanks to Teacher, I can at least write my three-character name. My mother made a fuss at Home saying a remarkable person appeared.”

At those words, one side of Huijae’s heart ached.

“Same with our house. We were all illiterate, but nowadays I read to them. But why do these damn newspapers still use so many Chinese characters? Every time they ask me what this is, I break out in cold sweat.”

Small laughter erupted.

“These days I can just read the letters written at the Market too. In the old days, they only overcharged me! Does it show when someone doesn’t know how to read? Damn.”

Huijae’s heart raced as she listened to the Workers’ inner thoughts across the Wall. It tingled as if being squeezed.

“Anyway, let’s not say foolish things in front of Teacher. Whoever’s daughter she is, the fact that she’s our reading Teacher doesn’t change.”

That voice filled with affection and trust toward the Teacher. Huijae covered her mouth with one hand as tears seemed about to burst.

Then she turned around and walked away quickly.

Now she had to do what she could do.

Huijae hugged the Korean textbook tightly to her chest and entered the factory.

As if washing away all the filth of the world, the rain fell all day long.

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Taejin’s brilliant success story reached Taeseok’s ears every day.

An indispensable talent for the nation, the Man who would make the ruined Seoul shine brightest.

“….”

All spotlights shone on him. If Taejin was light, Taeseok seemed to be darkness. The more Taejin shone, the darker Taeseok became. As if he had become his shadow.

“….”

Taeseok silently worked in his Office. As he always had. He read Documents with dead eyes.

Whenever he habitually thought of someone, his breath became choked. It felt like an unsolved necklace was strangling his neck.

“Huff…”

Even while Taeseok gasped from hyperventilation, he couldn’t leave his desk.

Because this was the only love he could give to Huijae.

Though he could no longer dare to look at or dream of her. It was work that Huijae had directly requested, so he didn’t want to let it go.

That was the only reason Taeseok couldn’t step down from this position.

He hated more than death the thought of becoming a pathetic Man who had everything taken away in front of Huijae and fallen into ruin.

A successful businessman.

A man who could easily develop something like the sewing factory work that Huijae wanted.

If he could just appear to be such a person, it would be fine to die of suffocation at this desk.

Even if it was foolish, it couldn’t be helped.

It was then that someone came to visit Taeseok, who was covering his face with one hand and gasping for breath.

“…Why are you…”

It was an old man dressed in shabby clothes.

The man who had served as a butler by Hanamura’s side.

The bastard who had stood by as a lookout when Hanamura came to the port and slapped Taeseok across the face.

“I, have, come, knowing, everything.”

Now there was no trace of his former arrogant demeanor anywhere. The person who had only spoken Japanese was trying to appease Taeseok with awkward and clumsy Joseon words.

He limped as he walked toward Taeseok.

“If it’s CEO Gi, I can trust, so wise choice, I am absolutely necessary person.”

Taeseok frowned with displeasure. His groveling attitude was nauseating. The past when he had been trampled by such a lowly thing was still vivid.

“I have gift for CEO Gi. Important information. I can become your ふくしん, your right hand.”

His eyes moved busily as if trying to gauge Taeseok’s success. Since everything here was high-class, he seemed to have finished his calculations.

“Just get to the point.”

“It’s here. Documents that I protected.”

Like a snake, he stuck out his tongue to moisten his dry lips and grinned slyly. A rustling sound came from the envelope in his hand.

“Hanamura and… Robert, father’s crimes.”

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Taeseok immediately ran to Taejin’s office.

“CEO Gi? Did you schedule an appointment?”

“Move aside.”

“Right now our president said not to let anyone in… CEO Gi! This is really troublesome!”

Bang!

Taeseok roughly threw the door open.

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