Bamboo Forest Manager

117 – 116. Promise

After meeting my brother, something about Yoo Ah-rin changed.

Whether it was because Director Lee Chan-song was caught by the disciplinary committee, or because of the order that part-timers should be excluded from night shifts, she had returned to her original schedule.

Or maybe it was because she found out that I was the youngest son of the chairman of Gold One’s parent company.

‘No, that’s not it.’

Rather, she had laughed at me for giving up everything and coming out without inheriting anything.

What was it?

The Gold One employees drive foreign cars, but Kim Woo-jin walks?

I got so annoyed by their teasing that I punched one of them and got punched back, so I came out here.

I wasn’t leaving work.

It was a short break, but instead of staying still, I was on my way to see Seo Ye-rin for the first time in a long time.

‘This time, there’s also the matter of Director Lee Chan-song.’

Yoo Ah-rin worked with me, but I didn’t notice. In that sense, I thought I’d ask Seo Ye-rin about it.

‘It’s strange to see her painting and sending me pictures.’

In particular, the frequency of her sending me pictures had increased so much recently that I was worried for no reason.

After all, it meant that she was stressed.

In particular, as a pretty part-timer at Gold One’s Daehandang bakery, her pictures were constantly circulating on SNS, so she must have been getting a lot of attention every day.

‘I should take this opportunity to tell her to pull the plug.’

Since my older brother is still at the hotel, I might as well use it as a chance.

At first, I felt a little uncomfortable because it seemed like I was asking for help, but when I thought about it, it was the other way around. I was helping my older brother.

I’m going to catch the things that he can’t handle at the company.

‘Brother doesn’t want to do good deeds.’

As soon as I arrived at Daehandang, Seo Ye-rin caught my eye. She was wearing a white dress shirt, a brown apron, and a baker’s hat, which was the Daehandang uniform. She had a charm that made anyone, regardless of gender, look back at her.

‘Definitely.’

I thought her face alone was a national treasure and was about to go into the bakery.

“Hey, what’s the matter?”

As soon as she spoke, Seo Ye-rin was caught in the act. Gold One is a casino, so gangsters often come as guests, and this guest looked like one of them.

The goblin-shaped tattoo that ran up his neck made the viewer feel intimidated.

The other part-timers were too scared to intervene, even though they were watching the gangster’s every move.

‘……I just want to go.’

If it were a part-timer or an employee, I would take out my vice president card and tell them to leave, but that guy is a customer.

Besides, he looks like he belongs to some organization with a really cheesy name, like some kind of baseball bat gang.

I didn’t want to get caught up in protecting Seo Ye-rin.

‘Oh, man.’

But when I thought about Seo Ye-rin, who had been harassed by her seniors in the past, I couldn’t just stand there.

She had a hard time in the karaoke room with Han-gang and her classmates, and in the tripe restaurant with her third-year seniors.

How could Seo Ye-rin fend off a gangster on her own?

I was about to step in to buy time to call the hotel guards.

“Don’t touch me, sir.”

Unlike her bright smile, her voice was sharp, and the warm atmosphere of the bakery changed.

“What?”

The gangster was holding Seo Ye-rin’s wrist. She pointed to the CCTV in the bakery with her other hand.

“This is all being recorded. Sir, you shouldn’t do this.””You think you’re hot stuff? You’re just a tramp who’s been passed around!”

She’s crazy.

No matter how much of a punk or an idiot he is, how could he say something like that?

But then.

Thwack.

Seo Ye-rin flicks him off with her other hand. I’ve never seen her swear before, so I couldn’t help but gasp.

The punk growls and looks like he’s about to hit Seo Ye-rin, but then.

“I’ve called the police!”

Guards rush in.

This situation seems familiar. It looks like they’ve been called here a few times because of Seo Ye-rin.

“Sir, you can’t do this here.”

“I’m a customer! Is it okay to swear at a customer? Huh? Is it okay! Is that how you’re going to run your business? Do you know how much money I’ve spent here?”

He’s pretty confident about bragging about how much money he’s blown at the casino. I watch the guards drag the punk away, feeling dazed.

“Oh? Woo-jin!”

Seo Ye-rin approaches me with a bright smile, a complete contrast to the cold atmosphere from before.

“What’s up? Did you come to buy bread? Or to see me?”

“……I did come to see you.”

I feel her gaze and look at the other part-timers. They’re all looking at me with surprised expressions.

It’s not something I can talk about here, so I’m wondering what to do.

“Excuse me, can I take a short break?”

Seo Ye-rin asks the other part-timers, surprisingly perceptive. No one objects to Seo Ye-rin taking a break, especially after what just happened.

In the end, we go outside and sit on a nearby bench.

I buy her a cola from the vending machine and hand it to her. She smiles and drinks it down.

And then she says.

“I only drink Zero!”

“You finished it all, so what’s the……”

“I have to watch what I drink. Next time, get me a Zero.”

She’s into health, too.

Of course, it’s not easy to maintain that kind of appearance.

“What did you want to say?”

“Hmm.”

I did have something to say.

But it all went away when I saw Seo Ye-rin just now. She was able to handle the punk on her own, and she didn’t hesitate to confront him when he s*xually harassed her.

That’s why I changed the subject.

“You’ve changed a bit. You couldn’t even speak properly in a situation like that before.”

Seo Ye-rin gives me a thumbs up when I say that she’s amazing.

“These days, the trend is for the main character to do everything on their own.”

“You’ve been watching too much anime.”

“Heh, that too. And you can’t keep protecting me forever.”

“……”

Maybe it’s because I heard something I didn’t expect. I find myself staring at Seo Ye-rin, and she looks pleased.

“That’s why. I wanted to be someone you didn’t have to worry about. Yeah, I think that’s why I found the courage.”

I noticed that her shoulders were shaking slightly, just like when she gave me the thumbs up earlier.

She may say that, but I’m sure she’s still scared of scary things.

I guess you could say that she’s just pretending not to be and that she’s gotten better at not saying things she doesn’t like to people.

“You’ve been through a lot.”

I pat her on the shoulder to comfort her, and Seo Ye-rin laughs and finishes off the rest of her cola.

So I’ve comforted her.

I leave my hand on her shoulder and grab both sides of her face with my other hand.Her lips protruded as if they were being pushed out by her cheeks.

I spoke to Seo Yerim, who was looking at me with a questioning expression, with a voice full of irritation.

“I told you to stop sending me pictures.”

“hehehe! Are you having a hard time because you’re embarrassed?”

This b*tch.

“Ugh, stop sending them. Got it? I don’t think you’re stressed about anything these days, so why are you doing this?”

As I let go of her hand and let out a sigh, Seo Yerim stroked her soft cheeks with both hands and replied.

“Then let’s hang out today. How about it?”

“I don’t know why you’re changing the subject like that, but no.”

I wasn’t in the mood to hang out with a girl right now, especially after what my older brother said yesterday.

“Ah, why not! If we hang out, I promise I won’t send you any more pictures! How about it?”

“I could just block you, you know?”

As I spoke confidently, Seo Yerim pouted her lips.

“Are we really going to do this?”

“What do you mean, ‘we’?”

“We’re f*ck buddies.”

“…….”

I had nothing to say.

“You took my virginity and now you’re acting like this?”

“Please stop talking!”

I covered her mouth with my hand and looked around to see if anyone was there, but thankfully, there wasn’t.

I quickly pulled my hand away before she could lick it, having learned from past experience, and she gave me a sly smile.

“If you hang out with me, I’ll help you.”

What is she talking about now?

“What do you mean? Help me with what?”

As I asked her in annoyance, Seo Yerim gave me a mischievous smile and whispered in my ear.

“I’ll help you figure out why you’re not dating Iseona or Arin.”

“……?!”

I looked at Seo Yerim in surprise, and she continued to look at me with the same expression.

“Got it? I’ll text you, so answer me right away when I call you, okay?”

“Haah.”

“Or do you want me to pick you up after work? That would be better.”

Seo Yerim smiled broadly and got up from the bench. She looked at me, who was dying of exhaustion, and clicked her tongue.

“Heel!”

She grabbed my face and shoved it into her cleavage.

“Ugh?!”

My vision suddenly went dark, and I couldn’t help but make a sound as something soft pressed against me.

“hehehe! Ticklish!”

Seo Yerim tightened her grip on my head, preventing me from escaping.

She didn’t seem like she was going to let go anytime soon, so I had to find a way to get out on my own, which meant I had to touch Seo Yerim’s breasts.

It was a situation that anyone would hesitate in, but…

Without hesitation, I grabbed Seo Yerim’s breasts with both hands and pushed her away.

“Whew!”

Seo Yerim looked at me as I pulled away and rubbed her breasts.

“You ruined my bra.”

What am I supposed to do about that?

“Then don’t do it.”

“I did it to make you feel better because you’re so uptight. How about it? Do you feel a little better?”

“……Damn it.”

I hated myself for feeling better after just touching her soft breasts, even though I was about to explode from the pressure in my lower body.

‘Is this because of my bloodline?’

My older brother seemed to be quite swayed by women, so maybe it’s because of him.

Or maybe I’m just a man who’s weak to women’s temptations.

“How was it?”

“What do you mean, how was it? Your breasts? You should air them out, they smell like sweat.”

I immediately got slapped.”Not that! Haven’t they gotten a little bigger?”

“……Huh?”

“At this rate, won’t you be able to do the cosplay you showed me last time?”

Is she talking about the cow cosplay?

I blankly looked at her chest at her words and it was certain that they seemed to have gotten a little bigger than before.

“Did you get implants?”

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“What are you saying! I grew them by massaging them every day!”

I got it, so stop shaking them. It makes me want to touch them.

“Anyway, I get off work at 5, so you have to pick me up, okay? Got it?”

Since it was almost the end of our break, Seo Yerim told me not to forget and said to me.

“Got it, you brat.”

I sighed and nodded my head.

“Then see you later! s*x!”

“……”

Is she really crazy?

As I blankly stared at her, Seo Yerim awkwardly scratched her cheek and made an excuse.

“I heard that men exclaim like this? This is s*x, like this……”

“No, just go.”

“s*x!”

No.