I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C52
#52
I swept the alley with eagle eyes and made eye contact with a man hiding behind an electric pole, looking at me worriedly.
‘No way, does he really think that huge muscular body of his can be hidden behind one electric pole?’
“Hah…”
A hollow laugh escaped unconsciously out of absurdity. Why didn’t I notice this until now? Come to think of it, there were more than a couple strange things so far. I must have been too naive all this time.
“This won’t do.”
I gritted my teeth, got up from my spot, and approached the man. The man’s complexion grew paler and paler, but my steps did not stop. Finally, I stopped walking with just one electric pole between me and the man.
“Hic.”
The man, visibly tense and flinching, looked a bit pitiful.
‘No, get it together. Is now the time to worry about this man?’
From observing, although the men’s appearances were a bit scary, they all seemed like good people. I almost softened, but I intentionally raised my voice.
“Mister, you’re Kwon Taebeom’s subordinate, right?”
“……Eek.”
The man sharply inhaled and blinked with a flustered face. His very restless actions, looking all around to ask someone for help, were quite frantic.
‘My goodness, there really are more than just one or two?’
Thanks to the man’s transparent gaze, I spotted men hiding in various places like behind an electric car, between traffic cones, behind a Japanese restaurant’s fish tank, and so on, not just electric poles.
“Oho. Did those men over there, there, and there all come together?”
I asked, pointing to each place the men were hiding one by one. I smiled with just my eyes, not my mouth, and the man’s complexion turned even more ashen. The parts I was doubtful about were also all resolved as the man glanced at the other men. With a confident face, I crossed my arms and opened my mouth.
“So. Where is Mr. Kwon Taebeom now?”
He must be around here somewhere. I looked around, trying to find where Taebeom might be, but there was nowhere to particularly hide as the men had already taken all the spots.
‘There can’t possibly be a person inside that refrigerator box, right?’
I suspiciously eyed the refrigerator box awkwardly sitting in a corner of the road, then glanced at the man. Then the man avoided my gaze, rolling his eyes. Seeing he had no intention of telling me, I rubbed my tired eyes.
“Sigh… Then please relay this for me. I’m not going to Seoul. And in the first place, I entered that house to learn how to fight. But I’ll handle that on my own now too, so tell him not to mind me anymore.”
“…….”
“Ah, right. And make sure to tell Mr. Taebeom to live happily ever after with the person he likes.”
As I spat out the words I had been holding back like a machine gun, the man was startled.
“S- Sister-in-law…!”
Only then did the man frantically try to grab me with an honest face. Tsk… I said I’m not your ‘sister-in-law’!
“I’m not ‘sister-in-law’, I’m Yuwon? And my arm hurts. Take all this back now. I don’t need it.”
As I retorted in a sharp tone and held out the things I was carrying, the man took them back in a fluster. I even took off the jacket I was wearing, handed it over, and warned.
“Don’t follow me. I clearly told you.”
Did you think I would obediently follow if someone came to get me? And Grandma said a man who cheats once will cheat again. Now I don’t care either!
Try to forcibly take me, I’ll spray a bunch of pepper in your eyes.
I exhaled through my nose, ‘hmph’, while simulating the cruel situation. I thought I looked so cool passing by the man with a confident face. Hehe- I smiled goofily with crumbling lips and walked vigorously.
But the moment I thought I had truly achieved freedom, my confidence piercing the sky was short-lived.
“S- Sorry. G- Go ask somewhere else, young man!”
Finding a part-time job wasn’t easy. The reason was hanging right behind my back. The frightened owner’s gaze landed behind me. Feeling an ominous sensation, I swiftly turned around and there were men in black suits standing close behind me again.
“Da heck…”
“Hic-“
When I glared at them, grinding my teeth, the men were busy avoiding my gaze, reading my expression.
‘No, I need to find a job quickly so I can get a place, whether it’s a monthly rent or a studio!’
After experiencing yesterday, I desperately felt I needed to find a stable place to stay. But all I had was less than 500,000 won, and getting a monthly rental with this money was out of the question.
The deposit starts from at least a few million… Fortunately, there were a few studios nearby. I planned to stay in a studio and save up for a deposit for a few months to get a monthly rental. But that was only after finding a stable job. Sigh…
“Why do you keep interfering! The owners are getting scared because you’re standing there like that!”
My patience, which I had suppressed, exploded with a bang in this situation that was repeating for the 8th time. Why are they interfering like this, really? It’s already hard enough to find a job, harder than I thought.
Every time I entered a store with a part-time job posting, the men would invariably hinder me by pressuring the owners with their silent presence. Now I was so angry that tears even welled up. When I looked at the men resentfully, they lowered their heads with a helpless face.
“S- Sorry, Sister-in-law….”
“S- Sister-in-law, please kill me!”
“I will atone for my sins with my life.”
I sighed, barely stopping the men from ramming their heads on the cold asphalt floor and pulling out knives from inside their jackets. I can’t even resent them like this…. Right, what sins do these men have? This is all because of that bad Kwon Taebeom.
I tried to only say good things thinking of the baby in my belly, but I felt like my stomach would flip if I didn’t do at least this.
“Sigh… This is driving me crazy.”
As the sun gradually set, I grew more anxious. I clasped my hands together, pleading.
“Please don’t interfere with me. Okay?”
“Sister-in-law….”
“I need to find a job.”
My mouth hurt more to say they weren’t my brothers-in-law. I glared at the men looking at me pitifully and spoke as if frustrated.
“Even if you give me mon-“
Before I could even finish my sentence, one of the men abruptly held out a bundle of yellow cash. How much is that… It looked way more than the money I had at a glance.
“…ney! I absolutely won’t accept it.”
They were really going to give me money. I sighed inwardly and opened my mouth again.
“I have a place to stay ton-“
Then this time, another man handed me the key card to Room 2001 and smiled at me awkwardly.
“…ight! So I’m relieved at least for that!”
Sigh… I’m not some immature kid in puberty… If someone saw this, they’d think some immature chaebol 3rd generation young master ran away. That jerk Taebeom is nowhere to be seen, and there are only these men all over!!
Exploding with irritation, I stamped my feet and the men turned pale and pushed a cushion under my feet.
…What is this now? Why a cushion? Why are they carrying this around?
I looked at the man with a dumbfounded face, my eyes wide open, and he hesitated before opening his mouth.
“You might… get hurt like that.”
Why on earth are you acting shy…?
Sighing deeply with an inexplicably reddened face, I squeezed my eyes shut.
Right. It was an emperor’s outing instead of an emperor’s confinement.
Without me knowing, that’s what it was…
I looked at the sea with a sentimental face, rolling my bitter mouth.
“Okay, misters. Let’s call it a day for now… I’m hungry…”
Right. Since I’m already caught anyway, and these men don’t seem like they’ll back down easily. Let’s run away to Grandma’s house when the time is right. I only have 428,350 won left, so until then, I’ll spend Taebeom’s money lavishly!
Summarizing the situation this simply, my appetite suddenly surged. If I had known, I should have just eaten all that food yesterday.
The luxurious food I couldn’t eat yesterday came to mind and a growling sound rang out from my stomach. What would be the most expensive menu? Since it turned out this way, I should eat something so expensive that Taebeom will be shocked.
A smile automatically spread on my lips, and I felt my cheeks lifting to the sky. The men must have had a hard time because of me anyway, so I thought of a menu to eat together and came up with lobster.
“Misters, let’s go have a party, a lobster party!”
It was a bit brazen to show off with Taebeom’s money, but oh well. If he doesn’t like it, he can just go now. As I lifted my chin and confidently presented the black card, the men smiled brightly and looked at me fondly.
***
At that moment, Junseok took out the camera he had inserted into a small hole while hiding in the refrigerator box. When he tapped on the wall, Axe, who was nearby, ran over and lifted the refrigerator box to take Junseok out.
Junseok, seeing the sunlight again after an hour, furrowed his brows and rubbed his eyes. What the heck were they doing right now? Junseok grabbed his throbbing head.
“No, does hyung-nim really not know why the sister-in-law ran away?”
Junseok turned his head and spoke to Axe after confirming the camera was off. Axe, who handed Junseok cold water, rubbed his shiny head roughly.
“It seems so…”
“Sigh… I don’t get it. He’s usually so quick-witted otherwise.”
They say even the king is cursed behind his back, and Junseok clicked his tongue, saying he didn’t understand Taebeom. Axe, who had been watching Junseok with anxious eyes, slowly held out his cell phone.