The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 47

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Episode 47

 

 

There was an amazing change.

 

“Your office is nice.”

 

Someone had appeared to completely occupy the reception sofa in our office that was always empty.

 

“Senior, aren’t you going home?”

 

It was said in a tone that sounded like ‘Won’t you get lost?’

 

However, Lim Do-hyuk grinned and leaned back against the sofa in our office.

It was moderately firm and moderately soft, so I was a bit surprised when I first sat on it too.

 

Ho-shin Senior’s office is very luxurious and high-class, unlike its exterior that looks like it’s about to collapse.

 

From the sofa to the desk, chairs, and even small items like lighting and shelves.

It was like a well-decorated model house.

 

“What would I do if I went home, it would just be boring.”

“Why don’t you go to Haeil?”

“I took vacation. As a director.”

“Doesn’t Haeil have work?”

“There’s no way there isn’t… Ah, does our lawyer Sung Tae-hyun not like me being here?”

 

I nodded without frowning even once.

Lim Do-hyuk’s face, which seemed to have stiffened slightly, relaxed smoothly.

I didn’t know when he was at Haeil, but this guy was quite thick-skinned too.

 

“Why? Does it remind you of old times?”

“No.”

“Then?”

 

I pointed to the iced Americano glass that Lim Do-hyuk was drinking.

 

“It’s wasteful.”

 

Then Lim Do-hyuk clutched his left chest area as if his heart was in great pain and pretended to collapse.

 

It was surprising acting, but no one in this office is surprised by him anymore.

Even Noh Hae-min had gotten used to ignoring him.

 

“Why, let me use it a bit. Tae-hyun, you guys don’t even sit on this sofa much, right?”

 

I stared at him blankly.

 

Why is the sofa important.

It looks better empty than with Lim Do-hyuk sitting on it.

That means it has interior design value.

 

But Lim Do-hyuk sitting on it?

Isn’t that an insult to the office sofa.

 

“So what.”

“Haha, Tae-hyun. This sofa, it costs over ten million won. That desk you use? That’s also designer furniture. Not knowing the value and neglecting it like this-.”

 

His words went on and on.

Why did Noh Hae-min’s face brighten when he had been ignoring Lim Do-hyuk like a transparent person for days?

Suddenly Noh Hae-min returned to his usual bright face and excitedly shouted.

 

“Wow! Lawyer Lim Do-hyuk, do you know this furniture?”

“…? Of course I do.”

 

Noh Hae-min looked very proud.

 

Did he make this furniture himself?

However, the series of facts that followed was enough to make me flustered.

 

“All of this was made by my father’s company.”

 

What?

 

I wasn’t the only one surprised.

Even Lim Do-hyuk was frozen for a moment.

Assistant Manager Yoon Ha-young was the same as usual, making it difficult to judge whether she was surprised or not.

 

I don’t know much about furniture so it’s hard to comment, but over ten million won for one sofa.

That’s quite…

 

“…Lawyer Noh Hae-min’s father is… the Representative of ‘Wooa Furniture’?”

 

Wooa Furniture?

 

That’s a company even I know, despite not knowing much about furniture.

They were famous for making a wide range of products from low-cost beds and wardrobes to quite expensive premium lines, and for their good quality.

 

“Yes, it’s a company my father founded.”

 

A chaebol heir here, a chaebol heir there.

Could Sung Tae-hyun also be a hidden chaebol heir?

 

Before I knew it, Noh Hae-min was sitting across from Lim Do-hyuk, chattering about eco-friendly wood used in the coffee table and shelves.

Lim Do-hyuk was also listening to it quite seriously.

 

“…Huh.”

 

I don’t know why it was there, but the furniture pamphlet stuck in the small bookshelf next to the table wasn’t for interior decoration.

That was also a ‘Wooa Furniture’ product pamphlet.

 

Noh Hae-min seemed to need someone to listen to him, as he was excited enough that his face had turned red.

 

“…So, my law school grades weren’t great, but our Representative Kim Ho-shin accepted me. On the condition that my father would completely renovate the office interior!”

 

…To think he’s talking about this with such excitement.

 

I suddenly felt a headache coming on.

 

Ho-shin Senior, I didn’t see you that way, but you had some cunning sides.

No wonder a senior who doesn’t even work had such a luxurious office.

 

“I like it even more seeing it in person. How about it? I was thinking of changing the interior and bringing in new furniture for our Haeil Branch Office later.”

“If it’s a request from Attorney Lim Do-hyuk, I can definitely give you the maximum discount. I’ve always respected you!”

 

At least wet your lips before lying.

Turns out Noh Hae-min was a talent who even handled his father’s sales.

 

The back of my neck began to ache dully.

I was worried that at this rate, Lim Do-hyuk might charm Noh Hae-min and take him to Haeil.

Since he said his law school grades weren’t good, formal attorney hiring would be almost impossible, but…

 

Recently, Ilchul had handled the Jung Seung-jun case and the ‘Nexaroom Gate’ incident,

so it wasn’t completely impossible either.

 

“Tae-hyun.”

 

That fox-like bastard.

Not knowing that I was cursing him inwardly, Lim Do-hyuk maintained his smirking face.

 

No matter how I looked at it, it was a remarkable change.

When he was at Haeil, wasn’t he more cautious around me than he is now?

 

I didn’t know what change of heart had occurred, but his attitude that had flipped like a palm was worth being wary of.

 

“Don’t be so guarded. I’m not going to do anything.”

 

A few seconds passed.

When I opened my mouth to respond, the office entrance opened instead.

 

“…!”

 

A hat pulled down low.

Tangled hair that looked like it hadn’t been washed for days.

A face covered with a bushy beard.

Sneakers with worn-down heels whose original color was hard to recognize.

Yet, only his eyes were alive and shining brightly.

 

It was Ho-shin Senior’s return.

 

* * *

 

“….”

 

Ho-shin Senior swept his gaze across the office with sharp eyes like a tired tiger.

A smile hidden behind a bushy beard and invisible is more frightening.

Lim Do-hyuk didn’t pretend not to see him like he did at Haeil.

 

“Good day, Representative Kim Ho-shin.”

 

The guy who had been stuck to the sofa like melted marshmallow immediately stood up upon seeing Ho-shin Senior and bowed ninety degrees.

 

As expected.

It was a completely different attitude from when he described Kim Ho-shin as a ‘crazy bastard’ and advised not to get involved with him.

 

Well, that wasn’t something to say to someone’s face anyway.

 

In any case, Lim Do-hyuk didn’t wait for the senior who was staring at him intently without answering.

Instead, he immediately took out his wallet and offered his business card. It was a respectful attitude without a moment’s hesitation.

 

“Haeil Law Firm, I’m Lim Do-hyuk.”

 

I was swept up in the feeling of watching a well-orchestrated play.

 

Haeil, which Ho-shin Senior was chasing with all his remaining life.

And the combination with Lim Do-hyuk, who was growing while being called Haeil’s successor.

 

“…Attorney Lim Do-hyuk.”

 

I suddenly looked at Ho-shin Senior.

The senior’s messy desk looked like a different background in this office.

Like someone had forcibly composited a mismatched background piece.

 

After receiving Lim Do-hyuk’s business card, the senior didn’t return it with his own business card.

Instead, he took off his hat and made eye contact with him.

 

“I’m Kim Ho-shin.”

“Yes, Attorney.”

 

When Ho-shin Senior extended one hand, Lim Do-hyuk respectfully placed his hand over it.

Though no one said it out loud, it was a very wrong meeting.

 

“Please give my regards to Representative Lim.”

 

Ho-shin Senior seemed to already know that Lim Do-hyuk was Lim Sang-jin’s son.

Lim Do-hyuk nodded without batting an eye.

 

“Of course.”

“When I visited before, I was turned away at the door.”

 

When Ho-shin Senior smiled crookedly, Lim Do-hyuk smiled along.

 

“I’ll speak to my father to ensure such things never happen again.”

“No way. That guy Lim Sang-jin runs away with his tail between his legs the moment I show up within a hundred meters of him.”

Lim Do-hyuk maintained his smiling face even through this level of humiliation.

 

Did he receive successor training somewhere?

Did you go somewhere to get successor training or something?

No matter how much I thought about it, he was a little different from the Im Dohyeok I knew.

If that’s not the case, could it be that the Im Do-hyeok I saw at Hae-il was acting for some reason?

Just like how I’m not Sung Tae-hyun.

 

“My father is getting on in years, so his heart has become quite weak.”

“…Yes.”

 

I have a bad feeling about this.

 

“Why go to such lengths?”

 

At Ho-shin Senior’s question, Lim Do-hyuk’s gaze briefly turned toward me.

“Why bother? Why.”

At Hoshin sunbae’s question, Lim Dohyuk’s gaze turned toward me for just a brief moment.

Soon composing his expression, he armed himself with a gentle smile once more before speaking.

Ho-shin Senior’s smiling face turned toward me.

 

* * *

 

Before I joined Law Firm Ilchul, I made a promise to Ho-shin Senior.

 

“Whether Haeil sent you to completely destroy me.”

“Or whether you’ll truly become the spark that burns down Cheondong with me.”

“If you can’t do it, say so now.”

 

To the senior who was wary of me.

 

“Three cases, without my help.”

 

And now.

 

I had handled two cases.

Now only one case remained.

 

“…”

 

After Lim Do-hyuk returned to his nest across from our office.

A heavy silence stretched between us.

 

“Senior.”

After Lim Do-hyuk returned to his nest across from our office.

I sat facing my senior colleague, who was both the owner of this office and yet seemed like a stranger at the same time.

A heavy silence stretched between us.

If he had something to ask me, it would be one thing.

 

Am I Cheondong’s lackey?

Though still too young to be called elderly, he looks aged like an ancient tree.

“Yes.”

He did so even though it would be a great loss to him if I were a spy sent from Haeil.

 

Well, Senior was always like that.

Ho-shin Senior alone always maintained his center.

 

He always seemed like an adult who knew everything.

 

“Then please answer.”

“Whatever you say about whose person you are, I’ll believe those words.”

 

He was an adult.

Come to think of it, you’ve always been like that, senior.

I could see a hesitation in Senior’s eyes that was different from before.

 

“I am Sung Tae-hyun.”

 

So instead, I reduced my hesitation.

“Then give me an answer.”

“…”

 

He was an adult.

Even when Choi Yunki and I were just kids who had only grown older.

However, several decades have already passed.

I could see a different kind of hesitation in my senior’s eyes than before.

“I am Sung Taehyun.”

So instead, I reduced my hesitation.

So that he won’t waver even when telling lies.

“Lawyer Sung Tae-hyun. The one who promised to help his senior bring down Cheondong.”

Ho-shin Senior is looking at something much farther away.

 

“So that Kim Wook-han Senior’s death won’t be in vain.”

 

These words would have sounded very sincere.

After all, they were genuine.

 

“…That’s enough now.”

 

Finally, the Old Man’s gaze turned back to me.

Ho-shin Senior was smiling again as if his earlier wavering had been a lie.

 

“No matter what, I shouldn’t be suspicious of you.”

 

Ho-shin Senior looked warmly at Noh Hae-min and Assistant Yoon Ha-young, who were only peeking from beyond the room.

 

“Our law office’s name has become quite well-known.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yes. Especially after the ‘Nexaroom’ case, that Park Ji-hwan fellow has been exchanging a few words with me.”

 

Hahahaha-.

Senior’s laughter echoed through the quiet room.

 

“I wasn’t suspicious of you. I was just displeased that Lim Do-hyuk deliberately set up camp in front of my house.”

 

That was puzzling to me as well.

Using me as an excuse was equally absurd.

 

“…Ho-shin Senior.”

 

Now there was exactly one thing left—the proof he had proposed.

I opened my mouth to make a new proposal.

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