The Lady's Bodyguard

♤16.

황지아

📞Oppa!!

I finally managed to get a call from my brother, who I hadn't been able to contact much since returning to the States because he'd been so busy. He called while I was out, but he was my brother, so what could be more important?

황민현

📞Our Jia, it's been a while

황민현

📞How have you been?

황지아

📞Hmm... sort of

황민현

📞How are you, Woong?

황지아

📞Uh...

황민현

📞Huh?

황지아

📞No

I couldn't bring myself to lie.

I don't know about anyone else, but since he was my brother, I knew he would know right away if I lied.

황민현

📞What's going on?

황지아

📞Um...that's right

황민현

📞Just wait a little longer

황민현

📞Surely Woong won't contact me for the rest of my life?

황민현

📞I'm the one who went all the way to America just for you. I'll be in touch soon.

황지아

📞It's not that I don't trust him... I'm just worried

황민현

📞Just don't worry and wait, I'll definitely get in touch, okay?

황지아

📞Yeah...

안서훈

Huh? Hwang Ji-ah?

No, why is he in front of me at this timing?

I knew that mixing words wouldn't do any good, so I just ignored it.

There is an old saying that it is best to ignore the bad guys.

황지아

📞Sorry, oppa. What did you say?

황민현

📞Huh? No, that's why..

안서훈

Wow...you're talking on the phone in front of someone?

Well, I guess I should just ignore it and go to sleep. First, I think I should think about whether I really need to be polite in front of him.

I tried to continue the call without paying any attention to it, but...

안서훈

📞Hwang Minhyun, at this point, why don't you just cut it off?

황민현

📞What are you

(Suddenly)

황지아

Huh?

Wow... There really are more than one or two ridiculous things happening these days.

Why is this kid causing trouble again?

황지아

Why are you here?

안서훈

I didn't come here

황지아

then

안서훈

I was just standing still and you walked past me.

Make sense...

If that was the case, why didn't you just let me talk? Why did you take my phone away and hang up on me?

Seriously, no matter how big the world is and how many people there are, this is a bit too much;;

안서훈

Do you want to go out and have fun with me?

황지아

No, I'm going home.

안서훈

Why? Let's have a meal together on this free weekend.

황지아

What would Woong think if he found out you two were playing together?

안서훈

Jeon Woong? I haven't been able to contact him lately.

황지아

How do you know that

안서훈

Don't ignore my information power

황지아

Whatever happens, I have no desire to play with you.

황지아

I'm going home. You should stop wandering around and go home.

황지아

Ah... I'm tired even though I didn't go out and do anything.

집사

The chairman is calling you, Miss.

황지아

Again???

집사

yes

By now, everyone knows that everything my grandfather says to me when he calls me out is not good.

I really don't want to go there even if I die. If I had known this would happen, I would have gone out to eat with Ahn Seo-hoon.

I forced myself to move my feet, which were too heavy to move, and arrived at my grandfather's room.

황지아

grandfather

할아버지

okay

황지아

What happened this time again...

Please...please be normal...

할아버지

That's it..

황지아

yes

할아버지

W Group..

황지아

wait a minute

황지아

Please, don't say anything about anything related to W Group.

할아버지

what?

황지아

Please, I won't even ask where that kid is right now.

할아버지

Unfortunately, this is a story that needs to be told.

할아버지

If it was something trivial, why would I, who am neither your father, mother, nor your butler, talk about it?

Yeah, I know, I know very well. I knew that too.

I was just scared that something might happen to Woong.

or not,

할아버지

The engagement with W Group was broken off.

I wonder if something has changed between us.

황지아

...

Actually, I wasn't afraid of breaking up.

I was just scared that I might never see Jeon Woong again.

I was doing really well, and then suddenly this crisis came.

I miss you so much... I really miss you so much.

Whether it was a breakup or marriage, it was all good, so I felt like I could do anything as long as I could meet her.

To me, who had never experienced a breakup before, that word was just unfamiliar.

황지아

...also

황지아

Again, is it the W Group Chairman's... no, the President's doing?

황지아

The real power behind W Group is the president, Woong's father.

할아버지

I can't say no

황지아

Ha...really

I've met many people in various relationships throughout my life, and I've hated them, but this is the first time I've hated someone this much.

My feelings towards that person were nothing but hatred.

How long has it been since I decided to protect him, who is much more delicate than he looks, and yet something like this happens again...

황지아

How can that child come back?

할아버지

Unfortunately, I don't know.

Why is it that in reality there are no answer keys like in exam questions?

I wish there was an answer to all of this.

I wish someone would come and hand me the answer sheet right now.

전웅

hello

Anyone can see that the atmosphere is stiff.

Jeon Woong, who appeared with a calm expression, broke the silence and seemed to be lost in other thoughts.

기자

You said that W Group will focus on developing new products this year. Is that true?

Woong continued to answer the formal, hackneyed questions like a robot.

It could be seen as an answering machine, or AI itself.

기자

By the way, I see that Company T hasn't arrived yet.

기자

I heard that you were attending this event today...

기자

Oh, you're here at the right time.

They say even a tiger comes when called, and the door quietly opened and a tall man appeared.

안서훈

hello

전웅

...Mr. Ahn Seo-hoon, I hope you like it.

안서훈

yes?

전웅

The other company's status is like this

안서훈

...

There was no more conversation.

What more can I say when all the reporters are here?

After the interview, the two met separately in a corner of the restaurant.

안서훈

I'm talking about Hwang Ji-ah

전웅

Finish it in 10 minutes

The air flowing between them was suffocatingly desolate, but their expressions didn't change at all.

안서훈

Hwang Ji-ah, you know...

전웅

you

전웅

Take good care of me while I'm gone

안서훈

uh?

전웅

I'm not doing this because I like you

안서훈

know

전웅

But you're the only one I can trust and leave it to

His eyes were filled with strong trust in his rival.

전웅

I will definitely go back

전웅

You know very well that I am the kind of person who would never be swayed by my father.

안서훈

of course

전웅

Okay, please

안서훈

huh

I knew I had to go somewhere, but I had no idea where my father would send me.

전웅

Now is the time to be satisfied.

아버지

You'd better not expect too much from me.

전웅

What more on earth...

전웅

Ha... If I keep doing everything my father tells me to do, I won't be able to survive.

아버지

Go to America

전웅

yes?

It's America again.

Now, just hearing about that place is so tiresome, it's America.

전웅

Aren't you bored?

전웅

I did everything you wanted.

아버지

Stop complaining

아버지

My flight is at 11 tonight. Stay home until then.

Even tonight.

전웅

Ha..right lol

전웅

Is that all there is to it?

아버지

okay

전웅

then

전웅

Before I go, I have just one request.

아버지

What is it?

전웅

Please let me just say my final goodbyes.

아버지

who

전웅

You know

아버지

...Have a nice trip

전웅

!!!

As soon as permission was granted, Woong picked up the car key and ran to the parking lot.

전웅

Hwang Ji-ah!!!

황지아

Jeon Woong?!!

I ran to Gia, whose eyes had grown wide, and hugged her tightly.

전웅

Yeah, it's me, Jeon Woong

At this moment, I didn't want to think about the future.