Chapter 514:
“You’re a funny guy.”
“No, really. I got a new mentee under me.”
“You’ve grown a lot.”
“I’m just an assistant manager. Anyway, isn’t it special to have a mentee of a mentee?”
Yoo-hyun casually agreed with Kang Kang Jun-ki’s question.
“I guess so.”
“But he didn’t even visit his grandmother’s funeral because he was busy. How can that be?”
“Where is he from?”
“Ulsan.”“What? That’s too far to go.”
“What are you talking about? He should go. He’s a coworker. Do you think he works alone?”
Kang Kang Jun-ki suddenly raised his voice, and Yoo-hyun felt embarrassed.
-Let’s have a meal and give you the invitation. I’lle up to Seoul, so can you make some time?
It was two days ago that Maeng Ki Yong, the manager who worked with him in Ulsan, contacted him.
He declined his offer to see him briefly this weekend.
He had something to prepare after meeting Shin Kyung-soo.
‘Could I attend his wedding in a month?’
He wasn’t sure if that was possible either.
He had a lot of things to worry about if he wanted to mess up the group strategy room while avoiding the eyes of Shin Kyung-soo and Lee Jun Il, the director.
“…”
Kang Kang Jun-ki’s question interrupted Yoo-hyun’s thoughts.
“Yoo-hyun. Is your work that important? Would you do that?”
“Maybe if I have something important to do.”
“But you’re not like that.”
What was this nonsense?
Yoo-hyun put down his drink and looked at Kang Kang Jun-ki.
His friend, whose face was flushed, looked serious.
“Why do you think so?”
“You’re not like the others. You take good care of people.”
“What are you talking about? What did you take care of?”
“Don’t say that. Your friends are all grateful to you. I owe you a lot too.”
“Owe me?”
Chang.
Kang Kang Jun-ki clinked his ss and winked.
“I made a fortune in stocks thanks to you.”
“That was your decision.”
“I even bought an apartment in Seoul, though it’s old and small. Well, I won’t me you even if I lose money because of this.”
“Hey, that’s a good buy. It’s better than wasting money on something else.”
Yoo-hyun frowned, and Kang Kang Jun-ki made a sheepish remark.
“Anyway, you’re different from the others.”
“It sounds like you’re ordering me to be like that.”
“Of course not. How can I do that to my boss?”
“I’m just an assistant manager. You shouldn’t do that.”
“Hahaha.”
The twoughed as if they had made a promise, and drank their sses.
It didn’t seem like they drank much, but time flew by.
The food and the drinks were gone, but the conversation was endless.
In the middle of their chatter, Kang Kang Jun-ki’s phone rang.
Ring.
He quickly answered the phone after checking the caller.
“Yes, this is Kang Kang Jun-ki. Yes, yes, Eun Mi. Of course. I have a mentor, you know. Oh, that? Just a moment.”
He covered the speaker with his palm and said to Yoo-hyun.
“I’ll be back after taking this call.”
“Your mentee was a woman?”
“Yeah. And she’s a beauty.”
“What about So Hyun?”
“We broke up a long time ago. Wait for me. This is an important moment.”
Kang Kang Jun-ki got up from his seat and headed to the balcony with a serious expression.
Yoo-hyun chuckled at his sight.
“So that’s why you went down to Ulsan.”
Chirp.
He emptied hisst ss and got up from his seat.
He had someone in mind right now.
Yoo-hyun sat on the bench in front of his studio and looked at the night sky.
The phone rang several times, but the other person didn’t answer.
“She must be busy.”
It was then that the phone rang.
He pressed the call button and heard the voice he had been waiting for.
-Yoo-hyun. I’m sorry. I checked itte.
“Perfect timing. I hope I’m not bothering you at work.”
-It was just the end of the morning meeting.
It was morning in Texas, USA, so he was worried that he might not be able to call.
He was relieved to hear the good news andughed.
“Haha. We must have a connection.”
-Did you drink?
“Huh? Did I drink just one ss?”
-Come on. That’s the voice of someone who drank two or three bottles.
“Wow. You have a great sense, manager.”
Yoo-hyun joked, and Jeong Da-hye replied coldly.
-Stop the nonsense and tell me what you want.
“I don’t want anything. I just called today.”
-You never call me during work hours. Why is that?
“Just because. I felt like doing this today.”
Was it because of his yful words with a hint of seriousness?
Jeong Da-hye softened her tone and said gently.
-Tell me. I’ll listen.
“Can I? It’s a bit long.”
-Well, if I have something to do, I can listenter.
“Shall I tell you then?”
Yoo-hyun smiled brightly and told her his true feelings.
“I’m having a problem right now…”
He wanted to be a tall man in front of Jeong Da-hye.
He wanted to be a sturdy tree for her, like his father was for him.
Was it because of the alcohol?
Was it because of his confused mind?
For the first time, Yoo-hyun let out a weak voice.
Jeong Da-hye, who had been listening quietly, asked back.
-You are torn between what you have to do and what you want to do.
“Yes. That’s right. It’s funny that I’m worried about such a thing, isn’t it?”
-No. Not at all. I’m also having the same dilemma.
“You are?”
-Yes. Actually…
Yoo-hyun heard a story that he had never heard from Jeong Da-hye before.
She, who had been leading arge-scale consulting project and rising to the top, also had a big trouble.
She confided her conflict of values in theplex web of interests.
-I sometimes wonder if I should keep doing this job.
“I see. I had no idea.”
-I thought you were always happy.
They had both tried to show only their good sides to each other.
Yoo-hyun chuckled and told her his own decision.
“I’m d I called you while drunk. We should drink more often and call each other.”
-How did youe to that conclusion?
“It’s thanks to the alcohol that I could hear your troubles. If I may give you an answer, you can do it all. I can guarantee that.”
-I’ll give you the same answer. You can do both, too. I’m sure of it.
It was the moment when Yoo-hyun heard Jeong Da-hye’s answer.
A word that she had said in the past shed through his mind.
-You are the kind of person who can do anything, aren’t you? Am I wrong?
He pretended not to care, but it was true that her words had given him strength.
Yoo-hyun, who recalled the old memories they had shared, asked her.
“Is it possible to do both?”
-It seems like you already think so and called me, right?
Jeong Da-hye sounded firm, as if she had already made up her mind.
He thought it was very like her, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
“When I see your face, I feel like I can really do it.”
-Don’t joke around.
“No, I’m serious…”
Yoo-hyun was about to tell her his honest feelings.
But Jeong Da-hye asked for his understanding.
-I have to get up for a moment, what should I do?
“Then I’ll call you again after drinking next time.”
-Yes. Do that.
She cut off his joke with a single stroke and hung up the phone.
Yoo-hyun looked at his turned-off phone and muttered the words he couldn’t say.
“I really feel like I can do it when I see your face…”
Should he go to Texas?
Yoo-hyun was having a serious dilemma.
Beep.
His phone rang and a messenger window popped up.
There was also a picture attached.
Da-hye: (picture) Stop drinking.
“If you’re going to send me a picture, at least send me one with a bigger face.”
Yoo-hyun smiled as he looked at Jeong Da-hye’s face, which was as small as a fingernail.
He felt a lot lighter somehow.
He had drunk quite a bit, but his mind was clear the next day.
He felt more focused than before.
Yoo-hyun met Lee Jun-il, the director, in that state.
He, who had been busy preparing for the banquet, smiled brightly and asked.
“Did you learn a lot while preparing?”
“Yes. I saw how meticulous you were.”
“What part was so meticulous?”
“First of all, you prepared the food ording to the individual preferences of the Spanish royal family…”
Lee Jun-il, who knew Yoo-hyun’s whereabouts through Park Dokwon, the deputy director, nodded.
“As expected. You have a good vision.”
“I’m far from you. And thank you.”
“Well, if you keep doing that, you’ll have a bigger opportunity.”
“A bigger opportunity?”
“You’ll find out tomorrow.”
He left a meaningful remark and Yoo-hyun smiled.
Another day passed and it was the day of the banquet.
Reporters gathered to take pictures of the limousines going up to the Hansung Hotel.
Click. Click.
Many security guards blocked the reporters with iron-like security, but they didn’tpletely push them away.
It was Lee Jun-il’s intention to gather the reporters here.
Thanks to that, the reporters were able to take pictures of the splendid garden and the small banner hanging above the entrance.
-Hansung Group and Spanish Royal Family’s Sisterhood.
Under therge Spanish words, there were small Korean words. This banner would be transferred to the inte as a breaking news photo.
It would be hard to get the public’s attention with such a news without much content, but it was enough to make the other royal families of the bigpanies jealous.
The banquet, whichsted from afternoon to evening, was not attended by only the Spanish royal family and the royal family.
All the employees of Narutal Power were there, and in ordance with that, the presidents of the affiliates and the key officials of the group strategy office came in as spectators.
Also, the personnel support staff were ced everywhere.
Chwa-ah-ah.
The banquet began with a splendid fountain show and an orchestra performance.
They got rid of all the rigid restrictions to suit the Spanish sentiment.
In a somewhat free atmosphere, the Spanish royal family dispersed, and the royal family escorted them with their own interpreters.
There was so much to see that the atmosphere was very good without much effort.
Yoo-hyun was able to know the smooth progress of the situation through a message that had just arrived.
-Meet at the front of the main building in 5 minutes.
Telling him toe at the expected time meant that he was moving ording to the timetable.
Yoo-hyun put his phone in his pocket and got up from the sofa in the main building lobby and moved toward the entrance.
The personnel support staff who had sent the message was waiting, but of course it was not Kim Jinsol, the senior manager.
After a brief introduction, Yoo-hyun got in the car and got off at the annex entrance.
There were more than 10 security guards around the entrance.
It was a suffocating atmosphere, but Yoo-hyun walked in as if he was used to it.
A security guard who had his eyes wide open seemed to receive a radio call and immediately cleared the way.
“Please go in.”
Lee Jun-il, who was sure of his timing, had taken care of everything up to here.
Ddara-ra-ra-ra-ra~ ???
As soon as he stepped into the annex garden, a cheerful performance reached Yoo-hyun’s ears.
It was nuevo tango, a mix of tango, jazz and ssical music, which reflected Maria Carlos’s taste.
As expected, it was not the same band he had seenst time.