hotmtlnovel Chapter 13
Chapter 13
“Really... what the heck...?”
Chae Suhyeon kept grumbling.
It seemed like she had expected something, but it had strayed far from her expectations.
“Sigh... I was just going to bury Baek Jihoon...”
“How did he avoid the blacklist? I’m sure he was properly registered.”
“How did he manage to join a guild? Especially the Blue Guild?”
“Sigh... so annoying...”
She frowned at her reflection in the mirror, clearly displeased.
It seemed nothing about herself was to her liking.
“Lee Sooah...”
A name that immediately came to mind when mentioning the Blue Guild.
She was one of the women Chae Suhyeon despised.
“Sigh... I can’t stand the sight of that woman. Of all places, why did he go there?”
“Could it be that Baek Jihoon had feelings for Lee Sooah?”
She was curious why he had chosen the Blue Guild of all places.
“It seems deliberate. If not, then what is it?”
“Is he trying to get under my skin by intentionally joining the Blue Guild? Right?”
“Tsk. I should have added him to the blacklist sooner. Stupidly lingering after that press conference. Ugh.”
She was throwing things around in frustration.
“Ugh. I don’t care anymore. For now, I’ll just go shopping.”
With a sulky expression, she looked outside.
*
“Are you kidding me?!”
In the department store, Chae Suhyeon was making a scene.
“Don’t you know who I am? I’m Chae Suhyeon.”
“Um... Ms. Chae Suhyeon, the product you mentioned is out of stock...”
“What?! Then you need to bring it to me right now.”
“Um... it’s a product coming from overseas, so it’s delayed due to customs procedures...”
“Who do you think you’re talking back to? You want me to show you my power?!”
Chae Suhyeon was causing a ruckus.
If anything didn’t please her, she tended to create a scene like this.
She seemed to be venting her frustration over Baek Jihoon.
“Sigh... Didn’t you watch TV yesterday? I’m going to marry CEO Lee Jinhyeok, you know? What’s your name? What’s the store manager’s name? I should fire them all. Clear the store!”
“Huhhh... Miss Chae... Chae Suhyeon, customer...”
She was shaking and unable to say anything.
“What’s going on?”
Suddenly, Lee Jinhyeok appeared. He must have sensed that the atmosphere was unusual because he approached from a distance.
After all, it was planned to meet Chae Suhyeon today.
“Ah, oppa!”
Chae Suhyeon spotted Lee Jinhyeok and quickly changed her attitude.
“Un! There’s something I had my eye on that wasn’t ready in advance. This is the best department store, isn’t it? How can they be out of stock?”
She clung to Lee Jinhyeok, acting all cute. Then she crossed her arms and sulked.
“Hmm...”
He vaguely glanced around.
“It would be a problem if there’s no stock. We can’t have our VIP customers disappointed. I’ll take care of it.”
“Phew...”
Chae Suhyeon looked utterly disappointed.
“Let’s just go eat something. Don’t vent your anger here unnecessarily.”
“Okay.”@@@@
“Suhyeon, no matter how angry you are, you can’t display it like that. We have an image to maintain.”
“But... phew...”
Chae Suhyeon continued to act adorably while sulking.
Lee Jinhyeok focused on calming her down.
‘Well, being an S-Rank Hunter, she may have a bit of a temper. She can’t have a tofu-like mental state.’
He thought it wasn’t a big deal.
Then, I refocused on my guild duties.
*
Thud. Dee dee dee.
“What... what the hell????”
Chae Suhyeon’s expression was one of utter disbelief.
She had clearly called Baek Jihoon, but he had hung up on her.
This had never happened before.
Even while showering, in the middle of the night, during drinking sessions with friends, or while gaming, he always answered her calls.
‘No way. Damn. Is Baek Jihoon crazy? How dare he not answer my call?’
Chae Suhyeon kept calling again.
But he continued to hang up.
‘Damn it. What the hell!!’
She was about to throw her phone in frustration.
‘Ah, did that bastard do this?’
Seeing him not pick up, she was sure it was Baek Jihoon’s doing.
[ Hey, you bastard. Are you not going to answer the phone? Do you want to die? Seriously? Pick up the phone. ]
Chae Suhyeon quickly typed a text message.
After huffing in anger, she deeply contemplated and decided to delete it without sending.
[ Jihoon oppa, you’re not answering. Are you busy? I have something to ask you, when do you have time? ]
Then she crafted a new message.
‘This... this should work...? Damn...’
She bit her lips tightly.
She seemed to feel utterly humiliated.
‘What on earth... What kind of situation is this...?’
Chae Suhyeon checked her status window again.
[Retrieval Progress: 2% ]
‘It’s still alright. It’s only 2% gone.’
‘I just need to ask him to stop for now.’
‘2% is nothing to fuss over.’
She was trying hard to reassure herself to calm down.
‘Anyway, Baek Jihoon is a pushover, so I can probably just sweet-talk him. It’s nothing serious.’
‘Sigh... Seriously. I can’t stand that Baek Jihoon.’
‘I’ve been putting up with him so far, but... sigh...’
She shook her head, expressing her frustration.
‘He must have hung up because he was busy.’
‘Once he sees my message, he’ll rush to get back to me.’
Chae Suhyeon was lost in her own thoughts.
Then she decided to sit quietly on the sofa and wait.
*
“Oh dear. Jihoon, you’re already out...?”
“Right? Why did you come out so early...?”
As afternoon approached, members of Team A began to arrive one by one.
They all seemed to be suffering from a serious hangover.
Though their bodies were at work, their minds seemed to be elsewhere...
“Yeah, I came in a bit early.”
“When did you come in?”
“Oh, I arrived in the morning.”
“Huh? Didn’t anyone contact you?”
The manager glanced around.
“No, I did receive calls, but I just came in early to get some work done.”
“Oh dear, why are you so diligent? This is when you should be resting. But are you feeling okay? You seem pretty normal?”
“Yeah...? Jihoon seems totally fine.”
“Haha... yeah... luckily, I’m doing okay.”
He answered with an embarrassed smile.
“Um... Jihoon!”
While he was exchanging greetings with his team members, he suddenly heard Lee Sooah calling him.
“Yes!”