“Even a DSLR couldn’t capture your true charms.”
“Huh... ?”
“No, it’s just you looked pretty on screen. But you are much prettier in real life than on screen.”
Compliments were useful in any setting.
Lee Hyun-woo praised Lee Yu-na, who was still very nervous around.
But it wasn’t as though he wasn’t being sincere.
He was not flattering her.
When he finally met her in person, the appearance on the screen was nothing compared to her looks in real life.
‘Honourable god.’ [T/N: KR saying]
It was obvious that the reason why this phrase was coined was to describe someone like Lee Yu-na.
Lee Yu-na was the prettiest woman Lee Hyun-woo had ever met.
Darling, Bbangit, Jung So-rim, Yeo-jjing, and Park Ha- neul…
As the other streamers were picked out from among the best-looking, they also had a certain level of beauty.
However, compared to Lee Yu-na, they were like fireflies in front of the sun.
More than that, Lee Yu-na’s appearance was exactly within Lee Hyun-Woo’s strike zone.
“Ah yes! I see, thank you!”
“Is this the first time you’ve been called pretty or something? I am sure you must have heard it every day of your life by now.”
“Ah, well... I guess, but being around the president like this makes me a little nervous. Ahaha....”
Even after being praised, Lee Yu-na still couldn’t get herself to feel relaxed.
And even if he tried to tell her not to be nervous anymore, she wouldn’t be able to relax.
So the first that that came to Hyeon-Woo Lee’s mind was to tell a story that she may be able to relate to.
And because there was that prior relationship between the two of them, it would be easy to bring up the topic.
“I see. You can feel comfortable in your own time. Honestly, the missions I used to you were really hard. But you surprised me! I didn’t expect you to complete 20 missions in just a few days.”
“Of course, I had to work hard! This is the homework given by the president! And the president gives money for as much as the effort I put in too. I am very grateful to you. Thank you.”
Lee Yu-na bowed her head and expressed her gratitude.
‘How should I say it…?’
Thus far, he had received a lot of thanks from the female streamers he sponsored.
‘But why do I feel so moved from being thanked by her? Is it because I like Lee Yu-na’s looks?’
Hyunwoo Lee impulsively reached out his hand to her.
His hand caressed Lee Yu-na’s head which was lowered from bowing.
“Oh!”
“Ah, did that scare you? I stroked your hair without even realising what I was doing.”
“No. I was just a little surprised. It didn’t scare me.”
“That’s good then. We’re about to pull into the highway. Shall we drive faster now? Have you ever been in a car that was driven fast before?”
The car Lee Hyeon-woo was driving exited the alleyway and turned onto the main road.
This was where the real driving would begin.
“No. I’ve never been in that situation. As I said, I only ever went back and forth from home, school, and my academy.”
“Academy? Are there any academies over in the US?”
“Yes. There is an academy specifically for Korean children to learn. It’s an academy that prepared us for something like the American SAT as well as teaching Korean etc.”
“I see. Actually, it’s my first time driving with a woman. So it will be the first drive for both of us.”
To be honest, it wasn’t his first time driving.
However, Lee Hyeon-Woo decided to add some points of similarities for both of them.
“Eh? Isn’t that a lie? Does that mean you’ve never had a girlfriend?”
“Uh... ? Well... That’s right. I haven’t had a single person I’ve ever dated seriously.”
“OMG. President, could it be that are a playboy?”
‘Why did her line of thought go in that direction?’
The topic was a bit embarrassing and made him out to be some sort of womaniser.
When Lee Hyun-woo didn’t seem to understand what she was saying, Lee Yu-na supplemented what she said with an explanation.
“You have a lot of money and you know how to treat women well. Since you have never dated... Wouldn’t that mean you go out and meet up with a woman without a deep exchange of emotions?”
“Ahaha....”
While it was not a 100% correct judgement of his situation, it was a thought that was along the right lines.
It was true that Lee Hyeon-woo had met up with various female streamers casually.
“So, shall we drive for real?”
Hyunwoo Lee switched the topic abruptly and stepped on the accelerator.
The speed of the black sports car gradually increased.
The sports car sped through the open and empty roads.
The landscape around them rapidly changed.
It was a sense of speed that was not normally felt in one’s day to day.
He felt empty in the stomach at such speeds.
Lee Yu-na, who didn’t really know why she was out for something as boring as a drive, gradually had her expression morph.
“President! Can I roll down the window?”
“Sure.”
The tension in the vehicle was blown away before he knew it, and Lee Yu-na, who now sported a very excited expression on her face, opened the passenger side window.
*Whoa!*
When she rolled down the window in the car driving at over 100 km/h, a strong wind blasted into the vehicle.
This was what she wanted to feel.
Her hair fluttered in the wind.
But she did not mind that.
Her head felt cool.
This was freaking.
It felt like the feelings bottled up in her chest were being ripped out.
One couldn’t fathom just how frustrated and anxious she was about the issues surrounding her parents' absence since a while back.
Her father was a businessman who ran a small trading business between the US and Korea.
Although it was a small company and a national-level corporation, he was in a very profitable century and was earning quite a lot of money from the layperson’s point of view.
She had been raised in an environment where there was no shortage of material goods, a family was a little strict but still harmonious.
This should have lasted until she graduated from college, got a job, and got married.
…Until her parents got caught up in a drugs scandal, tax evasion, and a few other crimes.
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“Even a DSLR couldn’t capture your true charms.”
“Huh... ?”
“No, it’s just you looked pretty on screen. But you are much prettier in real life than on screen.”
Compliments were useful in any setting.
Lee Hyun-woo praised Lee Yu-na, who was still very nervous around.
But it wasn’t as though he wasn’t being sincere.
He was not flattering her.
When he finally met her in person, the appearance on the screen was nothing compared to her looks in real life.
‘Honourable god.’ [T/N: KR saying]
It was obvious that the reason why this phrase was coined was to describe someone like Lee Yu-na.
Lee Yu-na was the prettiest woman Lee Hyun-woo had ever met.
Darling, Bbangit, Jung So-rim, Yeo-jjing, and Park Ha- neul…
As the other streamers were picked out from among the best-looking, they also had a certain level of beauty.
However, compared to Lee Yu-na, they were like fireflies in front of the sun.
More than that, Lee Yu-na’s appearance was exactly within Lee Hyun-Woo’s strike zone.
“Ah yes! I see, thank you!”
“Is this the first time you’ve been called pretty or something? I am sure you must have heard it every day of your life by now.”
“Ah, well... I guess, but being around the president like this makes me a little nervous. Ahaha....”
Even after being praised, Lee Yu-na still couldn’t get herself to feel relaxed.
And even if he tried to tell her not to be nervous anymore, she wouldn’t be able to relax.
So the first that that came to Hyeon-Woo Lee’s mind was to tell a story that she may be able to relate to.
And because there was that prior relationship between the two of them, it would be easy to bring up the topic.
“I see. You can feel comfortable in your own time. Honestly, the missions I used to you were really hard. But you surprised me! I didn’t expect you to complete 20 missions in just a few days.”
“Of course, I had to work hard! This is the homework given by the president! And the president gives money for as much as the effort I put in too. I am very grateful to you. Thank you.”
Lee Yu-na bowed her head and expressed her gratitude.
‘How should I say it…?’
Thus far, he had received a lot of thanks from the female streamers he sponsored.
‘But why do I feel so moved from being thanked by her? Is it because I like Lee Yu-na’s looks?’
Hyunwoo Lee impulsively reached out his hand to her.
His hand caressed Lee Yu-na’s head which was lowered from bowing.
“Oh!”
“Ah, did that scare you? I stroked your hair without even realising what I was doing.”
“No. I was just a little surprised. It didn’t scare me.”
“That’s good then. We’re about to pull into the highway. Shall we drive faster now? Have you ever been in a car that was driven fast before?”
The car Lee Hyeon-woo was driving exited the alleyway and turned onto the main road.
This was where the real driving would begin.
“No. I’ve never been in that situation. As I said, I only ever went back and forth from home, school, and my academy.”
“Academy? Are there any academies over in the US?”
“Yes. There is an academy specifically for Korean children to learn. It’s an academy that prepared us for something like the American SAT as well as teaching Korean etc.”
“I see. Actually, it’s my first time driving with a woman. So it will be the first drive for both of us.”
To be honest, it wasn’t his first time driving.
However, Lee Hyeon-Woo decided to add some points of similarities for both of them.
“Eh? Isn’t that a lie? Does that mean you’ve never had a girlfriend?”
“Uh... ? Well... That’s right. I haven’t had a single person I’ve ever dated seriously.”
“OMG. President, could it be that are a playboy?”
‘Why did her line of thought go in that direction?’
The topic was a bit embarrassing and made him out to be some sort of womaniser.
When Lee Hyun-woo didn’t seem to understand what she was saying, Lee Yu-na supplemented what she said with an explanation.
“You have a lot of money and you know how to treat women well. Since you have never dated... Wouldn’t that mean you go out and meet up with a woman without a deep exchange of emotions?”
“Ahaha....”
While it was not a 100% correct judgement of his situation, it was a thought that was along the right lines.
It was true that Lee Hyeon-woo had met up with various female streamers casually.
“So, shall we drive for real?”
Hyunwoo Lee switched the topic abruptly and stepped on the accelerator.
The speed of the black sports car gradually increased.
The sports car sped through the open and empty roads.
The landscape around them rapidly changed.
It was a sense of speed that was not normally felt in one’s day to day.
He felt empty in the stomach at such speeds.
Lee Yu-na, who didn’t really know why she was out for something as boring as a drive, gradually had her expression morph.
“President! Can I roll down the window?”
“Sure.”
The tension in the vehicle was blown away before he knew it, and Lee Yu-na, who now sported a very excited expression on her face, opened the passenger side window.
*Whoa!*
When she rolled down the window in the car driving at over 100 km/h, a strong wind blasted into the vehicle.
This was what she wanted to feel.
Her hair fluttered in the wind.
But she did not mind that.
Her head felt cool.
This was freaking.
It felt like the feelings bottled up in her chest were being ripped out.
One couldn’t fathom just how frustrated and anxious she was about the issues surrounding her parents' absence since a while back.
Her father was a businessman who ran a small trading business between the US and Korea.
Although it was a small company and a national-level corporation, he was in a very profitable century and was earning quite a lot of money from the layperson’s point of view.
She had been raised in an environment where there was no shortage of material goods, a family was a little strict but still harmonious.
This should have lasted until she graduated from college, got a job, and got married.
…Until her parents got caught up in a drugs scandal, tax evasion, and a few other crimes.
— — — — — —
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