Episode 16 of the 100th return of a max level player
16. Christine in episode 101 (middle)
Christine, who escaped the crisis, hurriedly left the club.
Then I saw a familiar man looking around in front of me.
“Deacon Bishop?”
“Christine!”
Jeffrey, who was rushing over as if he was looking for him, had both worry and relief on his face.
“I was looking for it. “Where have you been?”
“I was having a birthday party with my friends.”
“Were you at the club by any chance?”
“yes… … .”
Christine did not deny it.
I also had something to ask Jeffrey.
“Did you, by any chance, see the man who left the club a little while ago?”
“A man?”
“He was Asian, and he was a head taller than me… … .”
Jeffrey looked puzzled.
Well, it had to be that way because I suddenly found an Asian man.
“Why are you looking for that man? Even if it’s something bad for Christine… … .”
“no. “He was actually the person who helped me.”
“You’re helping me, what happened inside?”
As the questioning continued, Christine had no choice but to explain what happened at the club.
Then Jeffrey’s eyes got so big that they almost popped out.
Eyes shining with anger and murder.
Christine was even more surprised to see it for the first time.
“Jeez, Jeffrey?”
“크리스틴을 희롱했던 그 개새끼는요? “Where is it?”
“maybe… … “Maybe he’s still passed out there?”
As soon as he heard that, Jeffrey tried to enter the club.
Until Christine grabbed her wrist.
“That’s Okay. I don’t want to be here anymore. “I don’t want to get involved.”
“but… … .”
“Let’s go home first. Deacon. “I’m fine.”
“… … All right. The priest is worried. Let’s go.”
That day, Christine returned home with Jeffrey.
I left a text message to my friends apologizing for missing out on the way.
* * *
A few days have passed since that happened.
‘Who could it be? That person.’
A man who suddenly appeared and saved her.
To this day, I regret not being able to see his face.
‘What do you do when you see your face? ‘It’s not like you can find it with that.’
I just felt bad about not being able to say thank you.
‘Let’s just study.’
I was falling into theological immersion again.
“Christine. “The priest is calling.”
“Are you my father?”
Puzzled by the unexpected call, I moved to the room where my father was.
smart-
When I knocked, I heard a voice from inside.
“Come in.”
When I opened the door, there was my father with a serious and solemn face as always.
But today, his expression looks more determined.
‘Do you have something serious to say?’
“Sit here.”
Christine sat across from her father.
“What did you call me for?”
“I heard that you almost got into something bad last time.”
‘Did you call me to preach?’
Christine guessed and took a reflective attitude.
I was actually reflecting.
“I’ll never go to a club again.”
“Of course you should. The world is dangerous for the powerless and weak. “Power means money.”
Why are you suddenly talking about money?
At that moment of doubt, an unexpected story came out of my father’s mouth.
“You’re in your early 20s now, isn’t that the right age to get married? So, when are you going to get married?”
“Well, marriage?”
“Are you meeting any men?”
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What a man.
Christine shook her head vigorously as if wondering if that was possible.
“Not at all.”
“Good. Then, I will match you with someone and you can meet them.”
“yes?”
For a moment, I wondered what was going on.
“It means having an arranged marriage.”
The words that followed hit Christine’s head.
Very hard.
“Well, what is that… … .”
“You know it’s the Five Star Group, right? “A famous Korean company.”
I know.
The cell phone he has now was also made by that company.
“The eldest son of that group came to me the other day and said. He’s looking for a fiancé and wants to start a relationship with us. If you have a daughter, please show me a picture. So I showed him your picture and he said he didn’t even think about it and went ahead with it. “I guess I liked you.”
Christine couldn’t answer.
I was in a daze.
engagement? Arranged marriage? picture? Five Star Group?
What does this all mean?
“You’re going to force your only daughter into an arranged marriage? Are you serious? father?”
“Then did you see that I was joking? “I’m serious.”
“why… … ?”
“I don’t know about you, but my family’s finances aren’t that good.”
The cost of running a synagogue is beyond imagination.
So far, the costs have been covered through donations and various donations.
“But that’s until the grace period for the interest on the loan expires. I don’t know what will happen next year. “Maybe the synagogue should be closed.”
Although it had 100,000 church members, that didn’t mean Christine’s family was making a lot of money.
Rather, it has reached a point where I am worried about how to handle the interest bomb that I have been putting off.
So the method I came up with was an arranged marriage with a chaebol family.
“Isn’t this the only way to live a leisurely life?”
“So you’re going to sell your daughter?”
“Don’t look at it so negatively. Isn’t this something that only corporate tycoons do? Others will probably see it as an opportunity. Even though he is a foreign country, isn’t he a global conglomerate? “You have the opportunity to become the daughter-in-law of that family.”
I know well that Ohsung Group is one of the world’s leading conglomerates.
However, throughout her life, Christine never envied wealthy people or was greedy for money.
The title of chaebol has no appeal to her.
Nathan, my father, seemed to know this well and began to persuade me with kind words.
“I have no intention of forcing it. Above all, your opinion is most important. “In today’s world, it’s not something you can force to do.”
“… … .”
“But, considering the other person’s sincerity, try meeting them at least once. What I am saying is that you should meet him in person and decide if he is suitable to be your husband. “I will respect your wishes to the extent possible.”
“So if we meet up and it doesn’t seem right, we can cancel?”
“Is that so?”
Since it seemed like they had already made an appointment, Christine couldn’t leave it anymore.
‘It’s about meeting once… … .’
Although there were no complaints, this level was acceptable.
It was okay to think of it as a simple blind date.
* * *
The blind date appointment was quickly made.
Christine became busy when she heard that she had to meet the next day because the other person had a departure schedule.
‘I never thought we’d meet so soon. ‘I guess you were in the US?’
I put on makeup that I had never done before and wore a pretty dress.
Still, it’s a blind date, so we can’t meet with bare faces, right?
‘You said you were Asian, right? ‘Korean?’
Although I have no connection with Korea, the image was not bad.
Maybe it was because the man who saved her at the club the other day was Asian.
‘Whoa, let’s go.’
Christine, who had made an appointment to meet at a luxury restaurant, entered the restaurant.
“I’m looking for someone named Ma Gyeong-rok.”
“Ah, Mr Ma. You mean? “I will guide you this way.”
The staff kindly led Christine to the window, and soon a man appeared.
“hello. “This is Ma Gyeong-rok.”
Fluent English.
Wear a neat suit.
Facial features that look sharp yet clear.
First impression overall wasn’t bad.
But it also looks like a face I’ve seen somewhere.
‘Where did you see it? no way… … ?’
The Asian man I saw at the club the other day?
I thought of him, but I couldn’t be sure that he was the same person as the man in front of me.
Because it was such a dark space, I couldn’t tell its exact appearance.
“My name is Christine Craig.”
“yes. “Please sit down.”
Christine sat down first.
“You speak English very well.”
“Because English is essential to meeting buyers and doing business.”
“Ah, are you learning things like management in the group?”
“yes. “It also suits my aptitude.”
A brief conversation took place and food was served.
The sight of Ma Gyeong-rok slicing a steak and drinking wine is extremely natural.
‘Because you live in a chaebol’s home, you must have been to many high-end restaurants like this, right?’
For Christine, who was visiting for the first time in her life, she was just trying to imitate Ma Gyeong-rok’s actions.
“You don’t have anything to say.”
“yes?”
“Do you have any questions about me?”
“ah… … .”
Ma Gyeong-rok asked that.
I guess I didn’t say too much because I was concentrating on eating the steak.
“Mr. Ma Gyeong-rok, do you plan to take over the company in the future?”
“yes. “For that to happen, we first have to win the successor competition.”
“Competition for successor?”
“There are two brothers down there. “Not everyone who is the eldest son inherits the group.”
“Oh, you have brothers.”
Communication breaks down again.
It wasn’t something I came up with with serious intentions, so I wasn’t really worried, but… … .
‘The other person isn’t very talkative either.’
As I watched Ma Gyeong-rok eating his food in silence, as if he wasn’t interested in me, I thought he was a bit unique.
“Ma Gyeong-rok, do you have any questions about me?”
“How much experience have you had meeting men?”
“yes?”
A bold question.
My face felt hot, but I still had the presence of mind to answer.
“Uh, none. never.”
“okay.”
“The other thing I’m curious about… … ?”
“Nothing in particular.”
“… … .”
I didn’t understand.
Why did I arrange a blind date if I had no questions?
‘Didn’t you say okay just by looking at the face? why?’
Or was this person also forced to come here due to his father’s arbitrariness?
Like yourself?
When I thought about that, I felt an inexplicable sense of kinship.
“If you have more questions later, you can find out by meeting each other. “Isn’t that right?”
“ah… … “Yeah, that’s right.”
The blind date continued with more silence than conversation.
“I paid for the meal in advance. Well then, see you next time.”
Ma Gyeong-rok left as soon as the meal was over.
The first impression wasn’t bad, but he was a man with a unique style.
‘He didn’t seem to have any personal feelings for me at all. Like a person who thinks blind dates are an extension of work.’
The other person’s indifferent attitude actually aroused my curiosity.
That’s why I told my father.
“What happened? Has she ever thought of getting engaged to him?”
“I will meet with you more and decide.”
I said I would meet you a few more times.
* * *
Afterwards, several more meals with Ma Gyeong-rok followed.
“hello. Mr. Ma Gyeong-rok.”
“Hello, Christine.”
“You’re a little late today.”
“yes. The plane landing time was delayed a bit. sorry.”
“Oh, no. As far as sorry… … .”
Ma Gyeong-rok, whom I met again, was no different from usual.
He was blunt and didn’t tell funny jokes.
He just cut the steak like a machine and occasionally asked how I was doing.
But Christine couldn’t help but be a little surprised by him.
‘You fly more than 12 hours to see me every time?’
It’s not like he comes here for work, but he flies here every time just to go on a blind date?
Do people like that really have no feelings for themselves?
‘At least there’s something you like, so you’re willing to risk all this trouble, right?’
When I made that judgment, I also came to a certain degree of judgment.
“I’m talking about engagement.”
“yes.”
“I will.”
At those words, Ma Gyeong-rok’s hand that was cutting the steak stopped for a moment.
“All right.”
Looking at the shaking knife again, Christine decided to find out.
What kind of feelings does this man have towards you?
* * *
A few more days have passed since I started dating Ma Kyung-rok.
In fact, the two had a relationship that could not be considered as dating.
Did you touch each other, or did you officially date?
This couple’s method was to just have a few meals and talk.
However, I didn’t have any desire to slow down the progress any further.
‘I don’t know. I can’t get over this person’s heart.’
I asked Ma Gyeong-rok several times about his honest feelings, but each time, he evaded the question with vague answers.
-What does it matter? What matters is that we are engaged and that we are seeing each other.
It’s like this. every time.
‘I think it’s true that you like me… … ‘I don’t express myself too much.’
In some ways, I think I really think of it as an extension of my work.
Sometimes I wonder if I look that unattractive.
‘I guess we can just stay like this. Then, my father’s debt problem will be solved.’
Although he accepted because of financial difficulties, he didn’t particularly dislike Ma Gyeong-rok.
It’s just frustrating that the other person is so unresponsive and I can’t figure out their intentions.
‘If you stay like this, it will gradually get better. Our relationship too… … .’
It was Christine who thought so, but she didn’t know.
I never thought something that could turn the world upside down would happen as soon as the new year.
fantasy,
