Chapter 3.4
As he claimed to be kind, it seemed that his lingering guilt and sense of responsibility for his deceased fiancée made him continue playing the role of a son-in-law to her family. Choi said it was ambition, but with his fiancée gone, there was no ambition left for him in the HanKyung Group. He often took women to hotels, slept with pitiful men occasionally, and seemed to live aimlessly.
Because he was kind, too kind.
"If you’re too kind, you might end up in big trouble."
"Is this the right place? You were living with that guy because you had nowhere else to go, right?"
He suddenly moved closer to the car window to look at the officetel where Haewon was sitting. Haewon flinched. A smile appeared and disappeared at the corner of his lips, as if mocking Haewon.
He rested his hand on the passenger seat backrest and moved so close that his cheek nearly touched Haewon’s. He then looked up at the officetel standing in the darkness beyond the car window. Haewon felt his body heat briefly. Haewon slowly moved away, giving him a better view of the building.
"Yes, this is it."
"Let’s go up together. I need to see for myself."
"It’s fine. You’ve already brought me here. I appreciate your help today."
"I can’t send you off until I see it with my own eyes. How can I trust someone who lied about being a college student when they’re already an adult? You weren’t just let go from the police station; I vouched for you."
"......."
The fact that he had lied about being a college student, even though he was already well into adulthood, seemed to stick with Hyun Woojin. Maybe he was intentionally trying to embarrass Haewon. It was mentioned again and again.