I Became a Villainous Character with a Limited Lifespan

Episode 45

“Do you know this person? Wow. It’s such a small world.”

“Lee Seon-hu, you…you don’t know who this person is?”

“I…I know him too?”

It seems that “Lee Seon-hu” was indeed this Lee Seon-hu. Seung-hyun held his throbbing head.

Although he tried hard to memorize the faces of the characters in the novel, it was particularly difficult to find photos of Seon-hu. Not only was he unrelated to management, but as RF’s precious youngest omega, Seon-hu was thoroughly protected from the media.

If he had asked Seok-hyung, he could have gotten at least one photo, but he was also afraid of how Seok-hyung would interpret that request, and thinking he wouldn’t run into him anyway, he had forgotten about it.

‘But like this….’

Well, it was said that Jae-young and Seon-hu grew up as neighbors and childhood friends, so if Jae-young’s family home is in this area, naturally Seon-hu’s family home would be nearby too. Why didn’t he think of this? No, even if he had thought of it, who would have known that out of so many people, he would get entangled with Seon-hu like this?

It was a ridiculous situation even to himself, so it was obvious how Tae-sung would take this situation.

“Take Leo and go home first. I’ll be there soon.”

“Why….”

“Hurry.”

Seon-hu, who hadn’t noticed the seriousness of the situation, observed for a moment at Tae-sung’s scary voice and left with Leo.

“I was stupid to think I should believe your words.”

“……”

Tae-sung’s voice was filled with hostility. Seung-hyun looked up at Tae-sung without a word. It was a ridiculous situation even to himself. He couldn’t even gauge how to answer.

“If you wanted to turn my stomach, you could have just messed with me alone. Pretending to cower and going after Seon-hu behind my back….”

“I have zero interest in Mr. Lee Seon-hu.”

It was a statement that lacked credibility even to himself, but there was no other way. Seung-hyun let out a small sigh and said,

“We just happened to meet while I was taking a walk after moving here, and talked briefly. If you’re suspicious, ask him directly. What we talked about.”

“That’s how it would start at first. But think about it. Do you need to get close to Seon-hu? It’s obvious what you’ll try to do next, and you’re making such an excuse.”

He had been too careless. It doesn’t matter what Tae-sung thinks of him, but he would pass on this kind of misunderstanding. Because it’s obvious he’ll be annoying if he thinks there’s an ulterior motive.

“Just make up a more credible story if you’re going to lie. Not some stupid excuse that’s not even funny.”

Tae-sung said in a cold voice. A quiet Seung-hyun, and Seok-hyung who became Hyeokjae’s secretary. He really thought he had lost interest in the company.

But it seems he had underestimated Seung-hyun too much. While pretending to be quiet in front, he was reaching out to Seon-hu behind the scenes.

“…Then think as you please.”

Seung-hyun sighed at the hostile gaze that yielded no answer. Whatever he said, Tae-sung wouldn’t believe him. It was ridiculous even to himself, so it was only natural what Tae-sung, who was already suspicious of Seung-hyun, would think in this situation.

It wasn’t a situation that could be explained in a few words, and rather, the more he tried to explain, the parts that couldn’t be explained would definitely catch Seung-hyun by the ankle.

‘I won’t go out of the house anyway…who cares if he dislikes it. I have no choice but to be suspected.’

“No matter what I say, you have no intention of believing me, right?”

“You call that words now…!”

A thick vein popped up on Tae-sung’s forehead. Seung-hyun honestly didn’t understand why Tae-sung was so angry. Why is he acting like someone who was betrayed when he never believed in him from the start?

“What’s the point of asking when you’ve already decided on the answer, when you never believed me in the first place.”

“Yeah. A person can’t change easily after all.”

“You hope I won’t change, right? Forget it. I won’t have a reason to approach Mr. Lee Seon-hu again, so don’t worry for nothing.”

If he had known from the beginning that the man was Lee Seon-hu, no matter how bad he felt, he would have run away immediately. No matter how good a person he was, as long as he was Han Seung-hyun, he was someone he shouldn’t get involved with.

“Just keep suspecting me. That will end someday too.”

It was foolish to try to persuade someone who couldn’t be persuaded. Well, and it’s better for Tae-sung if “Han Seung-hyun” remains a bad person until the end.

‘I guess I can’t go for walks anymore.’

If there was one thing he regretted, it was only that. Seung-hyun turned around and took a step. But he couldn’t take a few steps before Tae-sung grabbed his wrist and stopped him.

“What is it?”

“I’m not done talking yet.”

Tae-sung said, frowning. He was angrier than he himself expected. 

It wasn’t simply that Seung-hyun was pretending to have no interest in the company or himself in front, while contacting Seon-hu behind the scenes.

‘I can’t believe I tried to trust this guy.’

He felt pathetic for worrying if something was really wrong with Seung-hyun, for the suddenly changed him. A person can’t change that easily, so what kind of foolish thoughts did he have?

“Tell me. What were you thinking approaching Seon-hu?”

It seemed he had no intention of letting Seung-hyun go until he heard that answer. But Seung-hyun was also frustrated. It was really just a coincidence, so what answer should he give?

“This park is a 10-minute walk from my house. Is it wrong to come out for a walk?”

“It seems you have things to do even after moving to a place with no connections.” 

“Then I would have gone near Director Han’s house. How do you think I would know by some trick the date Lee Seon-hu is coming to his family home and be here waiting?”

“There’s no other reason for you to do this otherwise. Don’t tell me the clever Director Han forgot Seon-hu’s face. At least make up a more sincere excuse.”

It felt like talking to a wall. Of course, it was also a problem that he himself couldn’t answer properly. Seung-hyun held his forehead, feeling helpless about how to resolve this situation.

‘He seems determined not to let go until he gets a satisfactory answer…should I just answer as he wants?’

It seemed he should give an appropriate answer that fits the personality of the villainous Han Seung-hyun, but he couldn’t think of the right words.

“If you’re that worried, you just have to not send him here in the future.”

“What?”

“This is in front of my house, and the ones who came to this neighborhood as guests are Director Han and his spouse, so if you don’t want to run into me, that side just has to not come. I don’t want to deal with the hassle either.”

At the meaningful words, Tae-sung finally let go of the wrist he was painfully gripping. Is this enough? Seung-hyun lightly rubbed his aching wrist and said,

“Isn’t it right for the side that doesn’t want to get involved to not seek the other out?”

“Director Han Seung-hyun.”

“It’s been a while since I stepped down from the director position, but the information doesn’t seem to be updated. How long will you keep calling me that?”

“You…!”

“But we’re not close enough for me to be spoken to casually either.”

Tae-sung was a cautious person, so now he probably won’t send Seon-hu here alone. It was a bit regretful to grow distant from someone he wanted to get close to like this, but it couldn’t be helped.

“If you want to blame me, at least don’t enter my territory. Since when did taking a walk in front of my house become illegal?”

“The story you’re telling now….”

“What’s going on?”

“Did a fight break out?”

“Should we call security?”

As their voices grew louder, passersby were whispering, looking their way to see if something was happening.

“…You should at least keep those words for now. I have zero intention of just taking it lying down.”

As Tae-sung also seemed to not want to cause a scene, he growled in a low voice and turned away. Seung-hyun inwardly sighed, thinking this meaningless conversation would finally end. 

I hope this meeting with Tae-sung is the last. Seung-hyun could only take steps after confirming until the end that Tae-sung got in his car and disappeared.

‘I came out to lift my mood but like this….’

It was a walk he took wanting to soothe his jumbled feelings but it became even more complicated. Not only meeting someone he didn’t want to meet, but the flow of getting entangled with characters from the novel for his remaining days that won’t be very long seemed to be telling him…you can’t completely escape from the life of “Han Seung-hyun”, making him feel more depressed.

I just want to live peacefully. Is there no other way but to not take a single step out of the house?

It would have been nice to at least drink alcohol on a day like this. Once again, this body that wasn’t allowed even one deviation felt detestable.

At the very least, it would be nice to have someone to talk to. He didn’t want to tell Jae-young about Seon-hu.

“I want to do something today.”

Seung-hyun muttered quietly and walked towards home. The short walk ended like that.