40 – Haerin Kang (40)
Haerin Kang (40)
It’s a strange thing.
There has been no contact from Haerin Kang for several days.
I decided to take a break today, sat on the bed and stared at my phone devastatedly.
Whoops.
I hurriedly snatched it from the messenger’s vibration, but-
[Dongminah, noona, I’m sorry… please contact me…]
[(crying emoticon)]
It was Idami who sent the message.
“ha…”
I threw the phone away nervously.
When my older sister sees it, she will cry, saying, ‘I didn’t raise you like this,’ but now I was protesting against her irresponsible behavior in my own way.
a few days ago.
How troubled I was because my older sister was drunk and showered me with kisses that others would misunderstand.
“It was obviously left open on purpose.”
I muttered as I remembered Kang Hae-rin’s actions that day.
At the time, I was deliberately avoiding contact with my sister.
In the latest episode of 『Journal』, it was not enough to make ‘Dahyeon Lee’, who can not be confused by the person concerned, into an incestuous brother-sister, and even killed him.
If she is an avid reader of my novels, she would have known that ‘Lee Dong-hyeon’ appeared in the novel and that ‘Da-hyeon Lee’ was herself.
Because of this, even if she came home, she pretended not to be there and locked the door, but Kang Hae-rin, who would be more than happy to welcome her, opened the door.
It seemed that he understood his intentions now.
She knew that my sister was attached to me and expected what kind of filth she would do in front of me.
Maybe he knew he was drunk.
He was trying to make a weakness for me by letting a woman who was obviously going to show some intense affection.
By inducing her to do something that could prove her jealousy or anger towards her sister.
It was absurd to me that even a half-sister would treat someone with half blood as a ‘woman’, but I had no choice but to fall for the ruse.
‘Don’t touch my sister. I’ll do anything.’
Usually, it’s not normal in Korean society for older sisters and younger siblings to kiss or something, so in the end, I had no choice but to promise that.
Of course, this isn’t the sister’s fault either.
How could she imagine that I was being threatened by Kang Hae-rin?
can’t even say that
If so, what would she have done to Kang Hae-rin by believing only in her jiu-jitsu purple belt?
Knowing that I was being bullied, she tried to protect me by mobilizing her close brother and friends, giving me various information and even subsidizing my rent to get me out of my father.
As she said, she did a lot for me.
It’s not that I don’t understand the feeling of betrayal.
It is more than acceptable to use punching or prohibited articulation techniques in real combat.
My older sister has a fairly good body balance and, unlike me, has good athletic abilities.
But Kang Haerin is stronger.
How surprised I was to see Song Yeon-woo, who has a different physique, tossed up in one go.
Even so, I can’t help but hate it.
Whoops.
[Is my kiss that dirty?]
[(Sobbing emoticon)]
“Oh, really, Idami!”
I, who eventually fell for the sympathy-inducing operation, replied.
[are you okay. Not dirty.]
[But call me later. Are you busy now.]
Then the reply came soon.
[(Okay emoticon)]
[(Heart mark emoji)]
[I love you, Dongmin~ You know that noona loves you, right?]
“…Are you still sober?”
I was dumbfounded and laughed.
Of course, it’s not strange to see my sister showing affection to me like this, but I’m becoming more conscious of it for no reason.
She was struggling on purpose now.
It seems that he is afraid that he will become distant from me.
I know that it is not a rational feeling that Lee Da-mi cares for her younger sister more than her older sisters.
However, since my sister and friends and even Kang Hae-rin are suspicious of it, I become conscious of it, and we become uncomfortable with each other.
I don’t care what other people think.
However, when her sister shows affection like this, Kang Hae-rin will show off her crazy imagination.
In her mind, her older sister’s affection for her younger brother is thought of as the tail of a bull fox trying to steal her boyfriend.
“Then your sister is in danger too.”
I put the phone down and covered my head.
It was to the point of being fortunate that Baek Yoo-ram and Park Se-young hadn’t been dragged into her basement.
The midday sun was not blocked by the curtains.
I became a stone statue sunk in the deep sea and pondered for a long time why Kang Hae-rin did not contact me.
‘Are you doing anything? I’ll think about it.’
My sister made a fuss, and she left our house with a meaningful expression on her face.
I promised to do whatever she wanted to calm her down.
Including me ‘moving in’ with her house.
Of course, Kang Hae-rin never mentioned it directly, but I was considering it up to that point.
In order not to unleash the murderer Kang Hae-rin into the world, I had to make her focus exclusively on me.
Isn’t that the only thing I can do for that?
Cohabitation is the final scene in my study novel, when I have already been unable to escape from her grip.
However, Kang Hae-rin found out that she was a character in a novel, and the laptop that recorded her actions was also broken, so it won’t unfold the same way.
Above all, just don’t have s*x.
If you emphasize platonic love like this, you will be able to continue your relationship with that.
“But why didn’t you contact me…”
Kang Hae-rin, who had been teasing me for a while, suddenly became quiet, so I became rather anxious.
When he found out he was a character in a novel, he also dived for a long time. Is there such a change of heart?
“What the hell are you up to?”
After thinking for a long time, I decided.
“Let’s go directly.”
I couldn’t wait like this.
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[… Kang Hae-rin, the place where the beautiful monster lived was a neighborhood in Seoul famous for its wealth. The detached house was shielded from the neighbors by a white wall, and it was impossible to guess what was inside from the outside. Judging from the height of the floors, it seemed to be at least three floors, but one of them might have been a torture chamber where dozens of people died horribly.]
As I rode the bus, I re-read a scene from a novel I had written.
It was the point of view of a detective who, until the middle and late half of the novel, was almost the only one who was suspicious of Kang Hae-rin while tracking her down, and was trampled to death because of a crucial mistake.
Looking at the comments, it was very positive.
Unusually, some of them were the latest comments.
[I was in good shape at this time… Writer…]
B [Don’t look for the author because I searched for it. The writer who made the legend episode sold his account now]
[It’s when Harin’s charm explodes.]
[If I hadn’t killed the detective, I would have been active in the latest episode, but it’s a pity.]
ㄴ[Still, the legend came out by killing it]
ㄴ[Case of leaving well when clapping]
ㄴ[Yeah, but he came back to suck up the views again and ruined the fans’ memories ㅅㄱ]
[This is a textbook of suspense]
“……..”
I closed the comment section with a depressed heart.
After writing the episode where Lee Dong-hyun kills Lee Da-hyun, I was again abandoning the work indefinitely.
I’m sorry to the readers, but I couldn’t afford or have the will to write a new episode.
When a week passed without notice and the serialization was delayed, I thought that PD Ban Yu-ri would definitely contact me, but surprisingly there was no news.
I’m sorry, but it was embarrassing.
“……”
Anyway, I didn’t think much about writing it, but fortunately, there were landscape descriptions and geographical features that could infer Kang Hae-rin’s address throughout the depicted scenes.
In the beginning, Ji-ri was also criticized for having too many descriptions, but now I’m glad I saw it.
If any of the fans knew that 『Journal』 had become a reality, I thought it wouldn’t be too difficult to find her home.
It’s a terrible dream, though.
Kang Hae-rin is a cat-like woman, so she didn’t like being watched or watched by anyone.
Finding a home was a trial and error process.
A few specific rich villages were pointed out, but no matter how much, I couldn’t figure it out with just that.
I sold my feet and asked the residents.
At least, it was possible to narrow down the candidates because it was characterized by a ‘high wall’ and a closedness that never communicated with neighbors, which was different from the surrounding buildings.
“One hundred percent, here it is.”
When I turned the corner to clean roads and streets, an area that anyone could see as a wealthy neighborhood, I found a particularly white house, unlike other buildings.
I recognized it the moment I saw it.
This is Kang Haerin’s house.
The structure is reminiscent of a movie set that won an Oscar and was named one of the best Korean movies of all time.
I used a lot of reference when describing the house, so I’ll know if this kind of thing exists in reality.
“…Who are you looking for?”
“……..”
I looked around in surprise.
Some lady was looking at me suspiciously.
“Ah, it’s my girlfriend’s house…”
“Oh, is it? That pretty girl?”
The lady looked me up and down and nodded.
“You look tall and handsome.”
“…but who…?”
“It is a neighbour. Ho ho ho.”
“……..”
I was dumbfounded, but I was curious, so I grabbed her and asked.
“Do you know Harin well?”
The intent of my question was clear.
Even though they are neighbors, if I knew Kang Haerin, I wouldn’t have talked to them very much.
She can put on a ‘sociable’ face in front of people, but turns around when not needed.
Even if it was her, acting until she was alone would have been exhausting…
Then the question arises.
Indeed, ‘when’ did they know Kang Hae-rin?
She appeared in about a month or two at most.
In the meantime, such a huge house cannot be built, and if it is confirmed that the narrative of the past does not exist, a time paradox will occur.
It is normal that no one remembers Kang Hae-rin’s ‘past’, and even if it is, it is normal for some logical loopholes and blanks to occur.
I wanted to check that out.
“Ah, I know. You seem like a girl from a very rich family, so you have a pretty face, do you usually stand out?”
The ajumma started talking about Kang Hae-rin’s beauty and wealth as if she were proud of her own child.
however-
“Since she is a pretty girl, there are many men following her. You’re my real boyfriend, right? It’s not something to meddle with, but it’s a heinous world, so I’m shivering.”
“…the men you follow?”
“Oh, did I make you worry for nothing? But you have to be careful. It’s a dangerous world for a woman to live alone. I didn’t know either, but I’ve never seen anyone go in there except for one maid…”
The lady looked at me and said.
But I also seemed excited about my reaction.
“Take good care of your girlfriend. If there is a security company, what do you do? If something happens, you can’t pick it up then.”
“……”
Kang Hae-rin assures me that there will be no harm to anyone, but I suddenly feel uncomfortable.
who follows?
I came to my senses and asked again.
“Aunt, when did you live here? How long have you known Harin?”
After she said it, she was a little worried that it might be a fight, but she didn’t mind.
“I have lived here for 20 years. according to her husband. My husband has been very successful in business-”
“How long did you know Harin?”
“Well, what year has it been…? This house has been here all along, but it must have been 5 or 6 years since I first saw it…? At the time, I wasn’t too interested…”
“……..”
From then on, I couldn’t hear her words.
It’s been 5 or 6 years?
Has Kang Hae-rin lived here?
Something… My thoughts and calculations didn’t match.
I rang the bell after forcibly removing Haerin Kang and the auntie who kept taking an interest in her house.
After a while, a clear voice came from the intercom.
“Yes-♡”
“… Haerin.”
“oh?”
The door opened right away.
“what’s the matter?”
“…what’s wrong?”
I tried to see the inside of the house through Kang Hae-rin’s shoulder, but when the door was open from the gate, all I could see was the lawn and garden.
If Kang Hae-rin had an accident in the meantime, the victim would be locked in an underground torture chamber inside the house.
I also have no choice but to go in.
“How did you know about our house?”
Haerin Kang smiled brightly.
“Do you want to come in?”
I nodded heavily.
“It just went well. Did you eat?”
Kang Hae-rin, who was walking a little ahead, said.
“I have good meat, would you like to eat it?”
Somehow, it seemed that she was more cheerful than usual.