NOVEL WEB Chapter 15: Who Is She (2)
“I’m grateful that you’re helping with the housework, but there’s no need to work so hard. We can solve the problem of meals by eating out, and we only need to do laundry and cleaning once a week.”
“But I still want to help in some way…”
“There’s no need to force yourself. We can live just fine as we normally do. But since you’ll need some money, I’ll give you my card.”
Ryu Min pulled out a card from his wallet.
“There’s 50 million won in it. It’ll be enough for living expenses, but don’t spend it recklessly.”
“Wow. Th-thank you, hyung.”
Although he gave the card to his brother, Ryu Min knew that his brother wasn’t someone who would spend money unnecessarily. Ryu Won was the type to save up, so there was no need to worry.
“Even if I don’t do anything, he will still end up being the one in charge of the household chores until the 99th round. It’ll be the same this time too.”
“Thanks to that, I didn’t have to worry about the household chores.”
Ryu Min checked his coin account.
The coins he had invested 14 billion won in a few days ago had risen to 16 billion won.
He had made a profit of 2 billion won just by sitting there.
“I should buy a lottery ticket this weekend, just like last time. I’ll buy 100 tickets with the same numbers.”
And without a doubt, he would win first place and make nearly 15 billion won.
The world would be surprised, but he had to cash the money right away, so he didn’t care about his reputation.
“I’ll focus on saving money for the next month.”
A deep smile appeared on Ryu Min’s face.
***
The day after they moved.
Ryu Min looked at his younger brother with a puzzled expression as he saw him dressed in outdoor clothes early in the morning.
“Where are you going?”
“I ordered some rice cakes, so I’m going to pick them up.”
“Rice cakes?”
It was a different pattern from before, and Ryu Min frowned.
“Since we have moved in, it means we have to give rice cakes to our neighbors, right? That way, people around us will have a better impression of us…”
“Ah.”
Ryu Min quickly understood his brother’s intentions.
“He wants to make a good impression on the neighbors around us.”
If they offer them rice cakes, at least they wouldn’t think of them as cheap or rude.
Ryu Won may have come to this conclusion after pondering what he could do. “Raising our reputation won’t hurt,” he thought.
Unlike his brother, Ryu Min didn’t care about other people’s opinions or judgments.
“Offering rice cakes to our neighbors… it’s a great idea.”
“Really? I thought since they’re our neighbors, we’ll probably run into them often in the elevator. We can bring up the fact that we ate rice cakes together, and it will eliminate any awkwardness… and also…”
Ryu Won continued talking excitedly, pleased that his older brother approved of his idea.
Ryu Min watched him with a contented smile.
“I’ll take the rice cakes and give them out, so you can stay home, hyung.”
“No, it’s better if we both go to greet the neighbors.”
“I can’t just leave it all to my younger brother.”
Since Ryu Min didn’t have much to do anyway, he thought it was a good idea.
“Let’s go get the rice cakes.”
The brothers went to each house to deliver rice cakes. They planned to visit every apartment in the building, but to their surprise, their neighbors were all kinds of generations.
Ding-dong-
When they pressed the doorbell, they heard a sound from the intercom.
“Who is it?”
“Hello, we’re new neighbors who moved in yesterday.”
After a moment, a well-dressed middle-aged woman opened the door.
Ryu Won politely bowed his head.
“Hello, we’re the ones who moved into apartment 4302. We hope to get along well with our neighbors.”
“Oh, nice to meet you. From the looks of you, you must be brothers.”
“Yes, this is my older brother.”
Ryu Min bowed his head and the woman did the same.
“Nice to meet you.”
Perhaps because she was wealthy, she exuded grace.
Ryu Won quickly offered her a plate of freshly made rice cakes.
“Please try some rice cakes. We received them this morning, so they’re still warm and delicious.”
“Ow, thank you. I’ll enjoy them.”
A smile appeared on the woman’s face.
The brothers felt proud of themselves for making a good impression on their neighbors.
“Let’s go to the next house, younger brother.”
“Okay.”
They went next door and rang the doorbell.
Although there were a few houses that didn’t respond, most of the residents were at home during the morning.
“We’re neighbors. Please try some rice cakes.”
The neighbors all thanked them and took the rice cakes.
Seeing the recipients’ joy made the givers feel proud.
Finally, they headed to the top floor.
“This is the penthouse. We share the 44th and 45th floors.”
“Wow… then only rich people must live here.”
“Well, I don’t know the details, but I heard that corporate conglomerates and celebrities live here.”
Ryu Won pressed the doorbell as he listened to his brother.
However, there was no response, and it seemed like an empty house.
“Are they out?”
Ryu Won pressed the doorbell again, but still no answer.
“I guess they’re not here. Let’s go, older brother.”
Just as they were about to give up and leave.
“Huh?”
Ryu Won was taken aback and couldn’t believe his eyes.
A woman with an angelic appearance, who looked like she could pass as an actual angel, stared at them with rabbit-like eyes. Next to her, a tall man in a suit furrowed his eyebrows.
“Who are you? Are you fans?”
“Yes? Uh, we’re the new residents who moved in downstairs…?”
“Downstairs?”
The man, who saw the rice cakes they were holding, inferred the situation and scowled.
“Whatever.”
“Please try some rice cakes…”
“It’s okay. They don’t eat that kind of thing. Come inside.”
As the man opened the door, the woman glanced at them before entering.
Once the front door closed, Ryu Min was speechless.
“What kind of person was that? So rude.”
Ryu Min muttered as he looked to his side.
His younger brother had a shocked expression on his face.
“That kind of person lives in the penthouse. Don’t pay attention to him, Won-ah.”
“Huh? I’m fine. Did you see it just now? It’s amazing…”
“What?”
“What are you talking about? You saw it too, right? Seo Arin.”
“Seo Arin?”
Ryu Min replied with an indifferent expression.
“Who is she?”