Chapter 84 – Our Attorney is Truly Extraordinary

Beep.

In front of a hotel. Cha Ra-ri parked her car and confidently walked into the restaurant.

“Hello, girls. Have you all been doing well in the meantime?”

The gazes of the women who had arrived first focused on Cha Ra-ri, who appeared with a smile.

“Oh, Ra-ri is here!”

“What’s this? You look even prettier today for some reason?”

“Really? Since I was meeting you guys, I paid quite a lot of attention.”

As soon as Cha Ra-ri arrived, the atmosphere livened up completely.

“Oh my, Ra-ri, your hair quality isn’t damaged at all. How do you manage it?”

“Oh, no, it’s just because I resemble my mom.”

“Really? I’m so jealous.”

“Girls! Let’s choose the menu!”

As the greetings concluded, the women looked into the menu in groups of twos and threes.

At that moment, Cha Ra-ri made eye contact with a woman with a cranky impression sitting far away.

The woman rose from her seat with an arrogant attitude and walked toward Cha Ra-ri.

“It’s been a while, ‘Junk-car’ Cha Ra-ri.”

Instantly, the surrounding atmosphere grew chilly.

However, Cha Ra-ri smirked and wore a smile.

“Oh my, who were you again? I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere, but I don’t remember?”

The woman furrowed her eyebrows.

“What? Are you doing that on purpose, or what? I am Bae Eun-chae.”

Cha Ra-ri still played innocent.

“Bae Eun-chae? I think I might remember, but did you say ‘Junk-car Cha Ra-ri’?

I think someone said such a thing when I was young… but isn’t it too rude to call a classmate that?”

At that moment, the woman next to Cha Ra-ri smirked and chimed in. It was Chu Eun-su, the former president of their class.

“Hey, Bae Eun-chae, you haven’t seen her in a long time, but what’s with the ‘Junk-car’ Cha Ra-ri? You’re not an elementary schooler.”

And she continued speaking as if to explain.

“Eun-chae, Ra-ri’s nickname is ‘Ferrari’ now. She drove a Ferrari to the last reunion.

Ra-ri dropped off all the kids who were headed in her direction… Maybe because it’s an expensive car, every time we got off, people stared.”

The woman sitting next to Chu Eun-su added.

“Right, and honestly, Ra-ri is extremely pretty. My life goal nowadays is to live like Ra-ri. Capable, popular, and fun.”

At the classmates’ words, Bae Eun-chae’s face flushed bright red.

Even so, her eyes busily scanned Cha Ra-ri up and down.

‘What is this, why did she come to a school reunion dressed up so glamorously?’

Cha Ra-ri was still pretty.

With dark smoky makeup, she had an aura, and her attitude was confident as always. Anyone could see she was pretty like a celebrity, and everyone defended Cha Ra-ri, saying she had a good personality.

‘What… she somehow makes a person feel really bad. What is so good about her?’

A thorny remark popped out from Bae Eun-chae’s mouth.

“Didn’t you say you work at some PR agency? What do you mean ‘Ferrari’… did you by any chance overstretch yourself and pull a full loan to your very soul? Hohohoho.”

However, Cha Ra-ri stared straight at Bae Eun-chae and smirked.

As if to say “what do you know.” And then she began to browse the menu with a casual laugh.

Rather, the friends next to her looked at Bae Eun-chae as if she were pathetic.

“Hey, when was that, when we were twenty? Ra-ri is an employee of a very famous law firm now.

The lawyer she is in charge of is completely famous. He appears on TV often, too.”

At someone’s words, Bae Eun-chae shook greatly again.

“A lawyer?”

“Yeah. Search Geum Nae-yeong on the internet, it’ll pop up right away. Ra-ri is that person’s employee.

That lawyer is famous for immediately filing lawsuits if you leave malicious comments. If you speak carelessly to Ra-ri… you might also get sued right away. Watch out, okay? Hahaha.”

As the words finished, laughter burst from the table.

Embarrassed, Bae Eun-chae returned to her seat, took her cell phone out of her bag, and hurriedly began searching ‘Geum Nae-yeong.’

Meanwhile, Cha Ra-ri and her friends bloomed into conversation again.

“It’s good to see that everyone seems to be doing well.”

“Right, it’s so exciting and nice to meet friends after a long time. Today my boyfriend told me to drink in moderation… but is that possible?”

“Hey, yeah. Let’s drink today. Haha.”

“But I knew Ra-ri would do well. Even when we were in school, there was no one like Ra-ri who was friendly with everyone and made friends with even the extreme introvert types, you know?”

“Right, I admit that. I’ve never seen anyone get along with just about anyone without reserve like her. Even the snack bar lady and the security guard praised her social skills.

In that regard, Ra-ri is truly at the maximum level.”

While the friends were continuing their noisy conversation, Cha Ra-ri stood up from her seat.

“I’ll go to the restroom for a moment. Ah, Seon-ye is supposed to come, right? She said she is coming by taxi and might call because she doesn’t know the way. If a call comes while I’m not here, please let me know.”

“Ah, really? It must be confusing if it’s her first time here. Leave your phone behind.”

In that way, Cha Ra-ri left her seat, and while the remaining friends were talking,

Buzz, buzz.

A vibration sound rang on the table.

“Huh? It seems to be Ra-ri’s phone. Is it Seon-ye?”

“Yes, hello?”

“Hello, is this Cha Ra-ri’s cell phone?”

“Yes? It is.”

“Ah, I am Attorney Kim Hyeon-su of Law Firm Gangyeok. I have something to tell you… would you have time?”

“Yes…?”

As the friend who answered the phone was flustered, another friend, mistakenly thinking it was a call from a lost taxi driver, pressed the speakerphone button.

“Yes? Where did you say you are?”

A brief silence. And a cautious man’s voice.

“Ah, Law Firm Gangyeok.

I know our call might not be welcome… but please just listen for a moment.

I will state my business briefly. To get straight to the point, it is a scout proposal. We will offer you more than double your current salary. Let’s meet in person and talk about the details.”

“Uh… uh… excuse me… this is indeed Ra-ri’s phone. But she stepped away for a moment… I will tell her to contact you when she returns.”

“…Pardon?? Yes, I understand.”

Click.

“Oh my god, did you hear that just now? They are scouting Ra-ri! Isn’t Law Firm Gangyeok a really good place? Almost like Kim & Chang level?”

Another classmate opened her eyes wide and immediately chimed in.

“That is a completely good place. Wow… double the salary? Ra-ri really hit the jackpot.”

At the moment her friends poured out admiration, Bae Eun-chae suddenly jumped up from her seat.

“I’ll be going now. I forgot that I had a promise.”

“You’re leaving? What promise? Suddenly?”

“See you next time.”

Although she spoke like that, everyone noticed.

She was out of sorts.

In the end, she stormed out of the dining table with a furious expression.

As Bae Eun-chae, who had only been playing cranky with a pouty face, disappeared, the table regained a bright atmosphere.

“That girl Bae Eun-chae has the same nasty personality from when she was young. I thought she would improve a bit as she grew older.”

“Look at her nose still being high just because her family is a bit wealthy.”

“They say that’s not the case either… haven’t you heard the rumor that they went broke? Anyway, she can’t fix her personality. That nasty habit of going around giving kids weird nicknames is still the same.”

Around the time they finished speaking, Cha Ra-ri returned to her seat and was told the story of what had happened in the meantime.

“Really? A scout is news to me. Anyway, I should check it later.”

“Hey, by the way, Bae Eun-chae went home.”

“Home? Why?”

“Don’t know? Whatever went wrong with her, she suddenly stood up and just left.

But Ra-ri, you are truly a bodhisattva. If it were me, when Bae Eun-chae called me by such a nasty nickname, I would have immediately shot back with ‘Poop Bae Eun-chae’… you didn’t even do that. Amazing.”

“Indeed, the best revenge is showing that you live well for everyone to see. Looking at how Ra-ri lives well and looks affluent, look at her leaving because she couldn’t control her anger.”

After Bae Eun-chae left like that, while they were talking merrily for a long time, the class president Chu Eun-su approached her cautiously.

“Ra-ri… by any chance, could you give me a ride today?”

“Later? Sure! Of course it’s possible. Our home directions are the same too.”

“Yes… I also have something to say.”

“Something to say?”

“I’ll tell you… in the car later.”

At the somewhat hesitating look, Cha Ra-ri winked knowingly.

***

After the reunion ended, Cha Ra-ri dropped off several friends at their homes.

In the end, Chu Eun-su, who remained in the car, quietly brought up the topic.

“Hey, you drive really well. Isn’t it hard to drive this kind of car?”

“No. Convenience features have become so good nowadays… it’s not me doing it, the car drives itself.”

Cha Ra-ri said with a smile.

“But what was the thing you wanted to say earlier?”

“…Ah… it hurts my pride a bit to say this kind of thing to a classmate… Ra-ri, I’m saying this because it’s you.

You are tight-lipped, and your work is also in that field.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“My… husband, I think he is having an affair.”

Screeech.

At that single word, Cha Ra-ri slammed on the brakes.

“What?”

“You’re surprised, right? I’m sorry… I saw the texts they exchanged a month ago. The other party… seemed to be an employee of a small-to-medium-sized department store on the client side.”

“Oh my god…”

“He had too much weekend work lately… I think that was all to go meet that woman.”

Cha Ra-ri carefully pulled the car over to the shoulder.

“It must have been hard. Sigh…”

“No… well. Still, I thought about it deeply for a month.”

Chu Eun-su’s tone was calm, but her expression was heavily depressed.

“Whether to divorce or not… I think I’ve contemplated hundreds, no, thousands of times. I haven’t even been able to tell my husband yet. I just couldn’t bring myself to speak.

Because the moment I ask… I feel like it will just be the end.”

“That’s understandable.”

Cha Ra-ri quietly nodded her head.

“But… you might call me a fool, but me, I’m not ready to part yet.

…If my husband says he reflects on it… I want to reconsider.”

At the end of her words, tears welled up in Chu Eun-su’s eyes.

“That’s possible. Looking at it from the firm too, there are many cases where they go all the way to divorce lawsuits and then reunite.

There are also people who just say they will live together again during the mediation period…

After all, a person’s heart is not something that drops off cleanly like cutting a radish with a knife.”

Chu Eun-su slowly nodded her head.

“But… first, that girl. I want to warn her. That I won’t leave her alone if she keeps meeting him. I’ll separate her from my husband first… and then think about the next step.”

“Hmm… right. But from what I heard, you shouldn’t go and act carelessly?”

“Yeah. I looked into it too. They say if I do it wrong, I might conversely get sued instead. Actually, I feel like I might grab her by the hair if I see her in person.

So that’s the thing… um… is there some way to warn her without getting sued?”

“A warning…”

Cha Ra-ri tilted her head at her friend’s words.

“I thought lawyers might have some method. Is there a way to show the mistress that ‘the spouse knows’ without getting caught by the law?”

“Mmh… I think it would be good to ask my attorney about that. Our attorney is truly extraordinary.”

Cha Ra-ri smiled brightly and lightly patted Chu Eun-su’s shoulder.

***

The next day.

Arriving at work, Cha Ra-ri went straight to Geum Nae-yeong’s office.

Knock, knock.

“Yes, come in.”

As the office door opened, Geum Nae-yeong, who was working, raised his head.

“Attorney, there is something I’d like to get legal advice on.”

“Advice?”

“Yes. I request a consultation for a moment.”

At Cha Ra-ri’s request, Geum Nae-yeong nodded.

Cha Ra-ri explained the story she heard from her friend yesterday one by one.

“Hmm… so, she wants to see the mistress in person and send a warning without it causing a legal problem.”

“Exactly.”

Geum Nae-yeong thought for a moment and then asked again.

“Then how is your friend’s personality? Approximately what score should we give her likelihood of failing anger control when facing the mistress?”

Cha Ra-ri answered after thinking for a moment.

“She is a somewhat calm kid. Although she might not contain her anger given the situation… if I go with her, I can hold her back. The anger control failure index… about 55 points?”

Geum Nae-yeong nodded and neatly wrote down something in his consultation log.

“Then I will tell you the method.

However, warn her only within the scope I specify. You must absolutely not cross that line. Because such events have a high possibility of drawing crowds, and while you might receive situational help, it could easily become uncontrollable.”

At Geum Nae-yeong’s words, Cha Ra-ri smirked.

“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind! What should we do?”

Geum Nae-yeong scribbled a few rules on a paper and handed it over.

“And when your friend exceeds the level I specified, you two can come together and appoint me as the representative.”

Having read the paper, Cha Ra-ri smiled with satisfaction.

“Yes! We will make sure to do it like this. Thank you. Then I will go out to start my work.”

Cha Ra-ri stood up from her seat holding the note Geum Nae-yeong had written for her.

At that moment, Geum Nae-yeong threw a word from behind with a blank face.

“The consultation fee is 50,000 won.”

“Oh? Attorney, aren’t you just doing this for free for me?”

“There is no such thing as free. A legal opinion is a product in which my expertise was invested.

Please pay the consultation fee to Office Director Kim Mi-yeong.”

Geum Nae-yeong raised the corners of his mouth very minutely while speaking his last words.

And then he returned to his seat and sat down as if nothing had happened.

“Hmph… Understood, Attorney. Anyway, thank you.”

Cha Ra-ri immediately took out her cell phone as she left the office and sent a text to her friend.

“Eun-su, I just got the method from the attorney. Let’s go beat up that bad woman.”