Chapter 87
“What? It wasn’t?”
Mr. Choi said, sounding a little disappointed.
“No matter what, how could Taehan buy this entire building? You have to say something that makes sense.”
“…That’s right, Mr. Choi. Let’s be realistic. Did Taehan say he built the building, or did he say he opened a shop?”
As Kang Hoyeon spoke in a scolding tone, Mr. Kim, who had been making a fuss with Mr. Choi just a moment ago, had switched sides and was standing next to him.
“Well, what’s important is that Taehan thought of his father and rented a hotel in Seoul, prepared everything from meals to sauna and massage, just everything.”
Embarrassed, Mr. Choi changed the subject with a touching comment. It seemed to have worked, as Mr. Kang was rubbing his mustache with a proud look.
“That’s right. I raised a good son. Right?”
“Oh, don’t make me say it twice. And we’ve made a good friend.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Thanks to him, we’re able to enjoy this luxury in Seoul, aren’t we? Taehan has been sharp since he was a kid, even his eyes were bright!”
Mr. Choi and Mr. Kim chimed in from the side at Kang Hoyeon’s words. However, that didn’t mean they were just empty words to please Kang Hoyeon.
It was true that they found Kang Taehan admirable. It was commendable enough that he invited his father, but he even took care of the two of them, saying that his father might be bored if he came alone.
“It’s touching, it’s touching.”
Mr. Kim nodded with a sincere expression. Of course, he probably invited them along the way while taking care of his father, but still, that was something.
“I wish our Minsu was half as good as Taehan… How did you raise your son so well?”
“Taehan… he just grew up well on his own. What did I do?”
Kang Hoyeon scratched the back of his neck with an embarrassed expression.
It wasn’t just fatherly humility, it was his genuine feeling. It was true that he had lived his life for Taehan, but if he was asked if he was a good father to his son, the answer would be no.
Nevertheless, he was even more grateful and proud that his son had grown up so well.
“Hey, don’t say that on a good day like this.”
“Right. Let’s go inside instead of standing out here.”
The two men had listened to Kang Hoyeon’s drunken ramblings a few times when he was going through a rough patch, so they knew exactly what he was thinking.
Before Kang Hoyeon could start feeling sorry for himself, they pushed him by the shoulders from both sides and started walking into the building.
The three men were heading to the 5th floor of the building.
It was where the main facilities such as the hotel lobby, restaurant, and business center were located.
“Oh… This is nice.”
“It looks good at first glance, doesn’t it?”
As the elevator doors opened, the two men let out small gasps of admiration as they looked around.
The lobby boasted a higher ceiling and a wider space than the first floor. As a result, the moment they stepped out of the elevator, their vision widened, and the stylish interior and appropriately placed decorations gave a luxurious impression.
Frankly, the two men didn’t have a deep understanding or knowledge of hotel interiors, but they could tell that it was a high-level interior because they felt like they were being treated from the start.
“Hello, how may I help you?”
As the three men approached after finishing their tour of the lobby, the staff at the front desk greeted them with a polite voice. For some reason, a nervous look appeared on the faces of the three men.
“Ah, we’d like to check in.”
“May I ask for the name of the person who made the reservation?”
The staff at the front desk asked in a gentle voice.
“It should be under Kang Hoyeon.”
“Mr. Kang Hoyeon… Confirmed. Please use the elevator on the right side of the front desk and go to the 18th floor.”
Please enjoy your stay.
After responding to the staff’s polite greeting with a nod, Kang Hoyeon slowly walked towards the elevator.
“Oh, I get nervous when I come to places like this.”
“Mr. Kang just said it, why is Mr. Choi nervous?”
“It’s just the atmosphere, you know? It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a place like this.”
Mr. Choi and Mr. Kim pretended to be familiar with the place in the lobby, but wiped their foreheads once they entered the elevator.
“No one cares what we do…”
Kang Hoyeon listened to them quietly, then said a word in a pitiful voice.
Soon, the elevator arrived on the 18th floor.
The three men walked down the hallway, checking the signs to find room 1804. But as they walked further inside, they felt something different for some reason.
What was that feeling?
“…What is this.”
“It looks b*gger than our house.”
They knew when they opened the door and stepped inside.
“Is this… that suite thing?”
A much larger space than a typical hotel room.
Kang Hoyeon finally realized what the strange feeling in the hallway was. The distance between the room doors had been getting wider and wider as they got closer to the room.
The reason was simple.
The rooms were actually large.
“It’s probably a suite. What did Taehan say… Premium Suite? Anyway, yeah.”
“Wow, it’s a sweet room as its name suggests!”
“Mr. Choi doesn’t know anything. The ‘suite’ in ‘suite room’ doesn’t mean sweet.”
“Then what does it mean?”
“…Wow, this room is really big!”
Mr. Kim, who seemed to have forgotten himself, changed the subject while pretending to look around the room. The room was spacious, with two bedrooms and even two separate bathrooms.
A moment later.
“Sorry I’m late, Father.”
“No, we just got here too.”
Kang Taehan, who came to the room, glanced around. There was only his father in the spacious living room in front of him.
“Where are Mr. Kim and Mr. Choi?”
“I think they were looking around the room?”
At that moment, a thump, thump sound came from inside.
It sounded like someone was shaking out a blanket.
As Kang Taehan moved towards the sound.
“Wow, this is so fluffy!”
“It’s like that bouncy house thing for kids!”
Mr. Kim and Mr. Choi were bouncing up and down on the bed.
To put it nicely, it was a pure sight that seemed to have brought them back to their childhood, but to be honest, it was a sight that was a little hard to bear.
“Mr. Kim, Mr. Choi… What are you doing?”
“Mr. Kang, look at this! The bed is so…”
Mr. Choi, who was still speaking in an excited voice, met eyes with Kang Taehan, who was smiling next to Kang Hoyeon, and stopped bouncing, falling silent.
“…Ahem. Taehan, you’re here?”
“Ahem. With this, we don’t have to worry about the bed collapsing and getting hurt. Hmm.”
And Mr. Kim next to him was pressing down on the mattress as if he had been testing its strength.
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“Wow… The view from this sauna is amazing.”
“This is what you call taking care of your body…”
The sauna, which occupied the entire 22nd floor, the top of the building.
In the hot bath there, Mr. Choi and Mr. Kim each let out sighs of admiration in their languid voices.
The view of the Han River seen beyond the large glass window.
There was nothing between the glass window and the hot bath except for a fence that served as a barrier to access.
Moreover, the time the three men came here was late afternoon.
It was now dusk, with the sun setting and darkness approaching, as they had come up here after checking in at the hotel and resting in their room for a while.
The scenery beyond the window, changing from day to night, moment by moment. It was a truly luxurious situation to be able to see this while soaking in a hot bath.
“But why doesn’t the window fog up?”
“I don’t know. I’m sure the smart people took care of it.”
“Anyway, thanks to Mr. Kang, we’re really enjoying ourselves.”
When Mr. Kim said this while looking to his side, Kang Hoyeon, who had been quietly watching the scenery, chuckled and said,
“What do you mean thanks to me? It’s thanks to Taehan.”
A warm bath with a panoramic view of Seoul.
This alone was a special experience, but the fact that his son had prepared everything made it even more special for him as a father.
However, the three men’s luxury didn’t end there.
After finishing their bath and coming out feeling refreshed, the three men took the elevator directly down to the 20th floor, where Kang Taehan’s Cheonma Anma was located.
“The shop looks amazing from the outside!”
“This is nice. Very nice.”
As they entered the shop, admiration once again escaped the lips of Mr. Kim and Mr. Choi.
The wonderful interior decorated in an oriental style.
The interior space was much wider than it appeared from the outside, and it was decorated in a luxurious atmosphere no less than the hotel they had seen earlier.
It was a sight worthy of admiration even considering it was the shop of an acquaintance’s son.
“You’re here, Father?”
Kang Taehan personally greeted the three men.
It was originally the role of the receptionist, but Kang Taehan himself came out to greet them considering the special circumstances.
“Taehan! The shop is really nice.”
“Haha… Thank you.”
Kang Taehan smiled sheepishly at Mr. Kim’s words.
“But what do we do now?”
“Would you like to change into these clothes first?”
The three men each took the clothes Kang Taehan handed them and changed in the locker room.
“I’ll be in your care.”
“Oh, I’ll be in your care.”
“…Huh? Aren’t you Seonghyeon?”
“Yes? Do you know me?”
“Of course! You came to our house with Minsu before.”
After that, Mr. Kim and Mr. Choi each received the Master Course.
“How was it, Father?”
And Kang Hoyeon was receiving a massage from his son, Kang Taehan.
“It was good.”
Kang Hoyeon expressed his appreciation in a simple voice.
If it had been the father Kang Taehan knew, he would have ended the conversation there… but as if that wasn’t enough, he added in a slightly more excited voice than before.
“It was really good. Especially the sauna was amazing. It made me realize why people talk about Han River views, Han River views.”
“Ah, the sauna on the top floor is nice.”
Kang Taehan nodded in agreement.
He had missed taking a bath before work ever since he left the jimjilbang, but these days, he could enjoy it again, and even better, in a much better facility, which improved his quality of life.
“And how could the room be so spacious… Two families could sleep there. You didn’t overdo it, did you?”
“I didn’t overdo it. The hotel was kind enough to give us a good deal.”
Kang Taehan had originally requested a suite room, but Kwak Sangyeong upgraded their room to a Premium Suite, saying that the original reservation had been canceled.
He said it was a service only given to the director.
Of course, it was a service, so the cost remained the same. In return, Kang Taehan promised to give Kwak Sangyeong a separate massage.
“Your shoulders and back are a bit stiff again, Father.”
“Ah… Can you tell? I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately working on new menu development, so it’s been getting a little stiff. But it’s not that bad…”
Kang Hoyeon said apologetically, as if making excuses.
He felt like he was giving his son unnecessary worries, and also felt like he had overworked himself again despite his improved body thanks to his son.
“That can happen.”
However, Kang Taehan just smiled as he massaged his father’s back. A casual voice. It even contained a hint of satisfaction.
“I’ll take care of your body, so you just do whatever you want. Learn more about cooking, sleep in late, play golf with Mr. Wonho.”
His father, who had run the restaurant with a painful body for many years. Even though the business wasn’t doing that well, his father would go to the restaurant early in the morning and come back late at night.
“You couldn’t do those things before.”
Kang Taehan knew very well that the reason was because of him.
So now that he could take care of himself and his father’s shoulders were much better… His father’s passionate appearance only brought him satisfaction.
“…Th, thank you.”
“Huh? Does it hurt?”
“No… Ahem, ahem! My throat feels a bit tight after taking a bath and getting some fresh air.”
Kang Taehan asked carefully at the choked voice.
In response, Kang Hoyeon cleared his throat, hiding his moist voice, and pretended that nothing was wrong.
