Coming outside, interacting with people—everything was a miracle for his grandson. Seolmajung had no intention of hindering those miracles, even if it meant clearing away obstacles.

“Does the girl’s mother still not know?”

“I don’t think so.”

“…Well, she probably won’t stay quiet if she finds out.”

“What should we do?”

“For now, leave it be. Wait until it explodes, and then handle it.”

“Okay.”

“And… who is that? The one who said he asked for a background check on Haehwa Kim…”

“Soyeonho?”

“Yeah. Is he clean with her?”

“Yes. Besides being seniors and juniors, there doesn’t seem to be any special events. Until recently, Soyeonho had a girlfriend.”

“If he gets too clingy, gently separate them. So that Woojin doesn’t have to worry.”

“Yes, understood.”

Seolmajung revisited the plan for creating a beautiful street.

Perhaps because of Woojin, or more precisely, because of the girl named Kim Sooyoung, he was finding great joy in his work these days.

Reading articles about Chairman Seolmajung, who was bustling with work everywhere, even enjoying it, Seol Jihyun found it very amusing.
The company must be in chaos, and Father’s mood is likely uncomfortable. Therefore, Jiyeon thought it would be best to avoid going home for a while. However, Woojin extended a USB containing the manuscript he had revised.

Jiyeon didn’t miss the fact that Woojin’s fingertips, extending the USB, turned red from how much braille he had read.

“Don’t push yourself too hard. I said it’s not urgent.”

“I’m doing it because I’ve piled up work. I have to do it when Sooyoung isn’t around…”

Woojin said, pressing his aching fingertips with his thumb.

Observing his younger brother like that, Jiyeon took out three braille books, resembling a phone book, from the large bag and placed them on the desk.

When a 300-page regular book is converted into braille, it usually amounts to about three volumes.

“Oh, right, this is a novel Sooyoung is planning to record. Since only the beginning has been made, read it. I’ll bring it again when the rest is translated.”

Woojin, with his numb fingertips, fumbled with the cover of the book on Jiyeon’s desk.

“‘I’ll Wait’? Is it a novel by a rookie writer?”

“Yeah.”

“How did you come up with the idea to turn a rookie writer’s work into an audiobook?”

“It’s currently the most popular web novel. But… are you really going to record it?”

“Did Sooyoung say that?”

“Well, she didn’t say you agreed, just suggested it.”

“…”

“You don’t have to force yourself.”

Looking at the silent Woojin, Jiyeon spoke gently.

“…I understand.”

Woojin turned the page of the novel, touching the first line with his hand. It seemed like he would have to concentrate to read the lengthy sentences.

While quietly observing his brother’s slender and long fingers, Jiyeon casually muttered.

“Grandfather worked again.”

“I heard.”

“Anyway… he’s amazing.”

“He told you to be careful not to ruin the company. It looks easy to ruin. Always spending money on unnecessary things.”

“Why is that unnecessary?”

“Why would an individual be interested in disabled welfare? Even the king doesn’t care.”

As Woojin grumbled, Jiyeon spoke in a low voice.

“Do you know why Grandfather is like that?”

He knew but didn’t answer. It had been 20 years since he had been treated as a transparent person.

When your father said your grandfather had died, the tone contained a clear nuance that you killed your father.

He started to have a fever and lost consciousness that night.

After wandering in the darkness for a long time, when he regained consciousness, the whole world was pitch black.

Not being able to distinguish between dreams and reality, he kept screaming. Hoping that if he kept screaming, he would wake up…

But the more he screamed, the more strange sensations approached, and his whole body hurt.

While doing so… If he were to start a disabled welfare business now…

Who would forgive him?

“Woojin.”

Seeing Woojin’s face becoming paler, Jiyeon stood up from her seat, and at the same time, Woojin reached out with a nebulizer.

He thought he had reached the exact location, but he ended up making a futile attempt.

When Jiyeon handed it over, as soon as it touched his flesh, Woojin was startled and shook his hand as if something like a bug had stuck to it.

If someone saw, they might have thought a bug had attached to his hand.
“Don’t touch!”

Seeing her younger brother, who shouted with a flushed face while wrapping the area Jiyeon had touched with another hand, Jiyeon picked up the nebulizer that had fallen on the floor and placed it on the desk.

“Oh, sorry, sorry. I put the inhaler on the desk. It’s in front of you.”

Woojin stretched out his hand confidently, fumbling for the inhaler, quickly grabbing it and putting it into his mouth.

As he bent his arm to put the inhaler in his mouth, the stretched-out sleeve of his knit sweater slid down, revealing a forearm with pale bruises.

Upon seeing that arm, Jiyeon forcibly held back a sigh that was about to burst out.

It was still… a long way to go.

“Wow! Is this the braille book for ‘I’ll Wait’?”

Seeing the pure white braille book spread out on Woojin’s desk, Sooyoung asked loudly.

“Yeah.”

“Can I touch it?”

“Yeah.”

Sooyoung cautiously ran her fingertips over the book, feeling the raised dots.

The person who made this felt impressive, but Woojin, who read this, also felt impressive.

How do you read letters with this? Do visually impaired people all have extraordinary fingers?

“I heard that the most difficult language in the world is Russian, but braille seems more difficult. It’s all the same dots; how do you read letters with this?”

At that, Woojin gently held Sooyoung’s hand.

The hand that came down along the back of her hand picked up one braille dot, gently letting her touch it.

“Braille is created by combining six dots to make 64 dot patterns. From the top left, it’s 1, 2, 3… and from here, it’s 4, 5, 6. If 4 is convex, it’s ‘ㄱ,’ and if 1, 2, 6 are next to it, it’s ‘ga’… Originally, it’s often used as an abbreviation for ‘ga,’ but it’s marked as ‘jeongja’ here…”

Due to Woojin’s warm hand and the tickling sensation, Sooyoung couldn’t tell whether she was learning braille or sharing affectionate touch.

A kiss in one fell swoop, and now, what’s this touch…?

“Breathe.”

At Woojin’s sudden words, Sooyoung quickly pulled her hand away and said.

“I-I’m breathing!”

However, Woojin raised one corner of his mouth and leaned back against the back of the chair.

For some reason, the lazy pose looked sexy, and Sooyoung couldn’t tell whether she was learning braille or sharing affectionate touch.

Moreover… Why is the knit so loose…? Did it stretch from wearing it too much? What about those collarbone bones, really…

“Do you only have lewd thoughts when you see me?”

Woojin asked in a languid voice that matched his sudden pose.

“W-what are you talking about…”

“I understand. Because the visuals are so different. But still, don’t make it too obvious.”

“Ah, really… Do I, annoy you?”

While hearing Sooyoung’s excited voice, trying to overreact to hide her feelings, Woojin covered his mouth with the back of his hand and chuckled.

When Sooyoung and Woojin are together, the stress she received when Seol Ji-hyun came in the morning disappears.

Everything was… everything was fine when she was with Kim Sooyoung.

When Woojin reached out to cover his mouth, Sooyoung moved slightly closer so that his hand would touch hers.
A large hand grabbed Sooyoung’s small hand and, with soft lips, gently kissed her palm.

Sooyoung’s face blushed again.

No, telling her not to have lewd thoughts while doing this?

Even though her lips pouted, Sooyoung couldn’t help but remain still because that touch and those lips felt too good.

Instead, she held her breath tightly.