Real Man

Chapter 119:

Chapter 119

Inside an empty conference room next to the sales team.

Director Lee Kyunghoon spoke in a friendly voice that did not suit him.

“Team Leader Oh, it’s been a while since we had tea together, right?”

“Yes, Director.”

“Hey, relax. We’re both team leaders, no need to be so formal. Hahaha.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. I was just reminded of the old days…”

On the other hand, Director Oh Jaehwan looked very uncomfortable.

“Haha, yeah. We worked together back then. The people these days don’t have the same passion as we did.”

“That’s true.”

He knew him better than anyone else because they had worked together.

Director Lee Kyunghoon was a very difficult person to deal with.

In some ways, he was harder to handle than Executive Director Jo Chanyoung.

Gulp.

He swallowed his saliva as Director Lee Kyunghoon smiled at him.

Then he slowly started to bring up the main point.

“I heard that Executive Director Jo made a slight mistake.”

“What do you mean?”

“The contest. The contest. The one where you used HPDA3 as a backup.”

“Ah… It seemed like the person in charge liked the report. He even gave us some money for dinner.”

“Oh, my. At this rate, Manager Kim will rise up quickly.”

“…”

Director Lee Kyunghoon stabbed Director Oh Jaehwan’s chest with a dagger.

He lifted his lips slightly as he saw his anxious eyes start to tremble.

“Haha, I’m just kidding. Manager Kim is not much different from you in terms of skills. It’s time for him to get promoted, right? If he does well, he might even get a team leader position.”

“…”

“You don’t have to worry, you have the ability, right?”

He pretended to back off and stabbed him deeper. 

Director Oh Jaehwan’s eyelids fluttered.

He seemed to feel a sense of crisis.

That was enough for him.

He would take care of the rest himself.

Given his timid personality, he would struggle to keep his team leader position.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of everything for you.”

“Director… Thank you.”

“Haha, what are you talking about? We’re family, we help each other out.”

Director Lee Kyunghoon laughed.

Director Lee Kyunghoon patted Director Oh Jaehwan’s shoulder and got up from his seat.

“Let’s do well together.”

“Yes, Director.”

Then he took out his phone.

His lips that had been lifted up went down and his sharp eyes became thinner.

It was his expression that came out habitually when he had something in mind.

That evening.

The members of Part 3 gathered in one place with happy faces.

“Hey, we got some money from the person in charge and you chose a soup place?”

“This place is a specialty. We can use the leftover money next time.”

“What are you talking about? Manager Kim said he would pay for the first round.”

“Then he can pay for the second round. And Manager Park can pay for the third round.”

“Puhahaha, our Chanho is the leader of organization. Good. Good.”

Lee Chanho corrected them and Manager Kim Hyunmin laughed loudly.

Anything made him laugh in this situation.

It was not a real contest, but it moved Executive Director Jo Chanyoung’s heart. 

That was an achievement in itself.

And it was their first achievement that they achieved by working together.

How could they not be happy?

“But why is Yoo-hyun not here yet?”

“He said he got an important phone call.”

“Really? He’s such a main character type of guy.”

Manager Kim Hyunmin suddenly remembered something and poked Kim Younggil assistant manager’s side.

“Ah, Assistant Manager Kim. You know what I said before. That Yoo-hyun knows how to read people’s minds. That’s true, you know?”

“Hey, just because he studied psychology for two years doesn’t mean he can read people’s minds. That’s nonsense. Right?”

Assistant Manager Kim shook his head and asked the others.

But their reactions were strange.

Manager Choi Minhee, who always opposed Manager Kim Hyunmin’s words, shook her head too.

“No. It makes sense.”

“I worked with him too and he did everything as if he read my mind. Thanks to him, it was so easy to make the mockup at Semi Electronics.”

Even Lee Chanho, who usually didn’t mention Yoo-hyun much, agreed.

“See? It’s true, right?”

“No way.”

“Why don’t you bet on it then?”

Manager Kim Hyunmin suggested and Assistant Manager Kim hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“…Fine. Let’s do this then.”

Yoo-hyun’s expression was not very good after finishing the call.

“Sigh…”

He even sighed.

He was about to make another call, but he put his phone in his pocket.

‘I’ll check it out later.’

He sorted out his thoughts and entered the soup place.

He received a warm greeting from the soup place lady as usual and opened the sliding door to the inner room.

Squeak.

The part members who were sitting down turned their heads at the same time.

But they all had strange expressions.

It was as if they were waiting for Yoo-hyun to come.

“What? Is something wrong?”

“Yoo-hyun, sit here for a second.”

Yoo-hyun sat on the cushion that Manager Kim Hyunmin offered him.

There were four cups overturned in the middle of the table.

Assistant Manager Kim Younggil, who was sitting across from him, put both hands on the ends of the cups with a serious expression and asked him.

“I’m going to ask you a question. Pick one of these cups that has a coin in it.”

“Why?”

“Huh? Oh…”

Assistant Manager Kim was stunned for a moment when Yoo-hyun asked back.

He was so focused on the bet that he didn’t expect a question.

Then Manager Kim Hyunmin waved his hand impatiently.

“Hey, hey, just pick one. If you get it right, Assistant Manager Kim will buy you food for life. Right?”

Manager Kim Hyunmin kept blinking one eye and Assistant Manager Kim reluctantly nodded.

“Yeah. Sure.”

“Then what if I get it wrong?”

“Hey, what do you mean? Do you think I would take money from my junior?”

This condition is too generous, isn’t it?

Yoo-hyun looked around quietly.

They all seemed to be waiting for his choice.

Manager Kim Hyunmin must have prepared this event to lighten up the mood of the part.

And Assistant Manager Kim just bit into it.

Then should I play along with my cute seniors?

“Are you really going to buy me food for life?”

“Uh…”

“I like expensive things, you know?”

“It’s, it’s fine.”

It doesn’t look fine at all, you know?

Yoo-hyun smirked.

Assistant Manager Kim was not good at deceiving people.

His natural expression could not be hidden even if he tried.

When Yoo-hyun put his hand on one of the cups, Assistant Manager Kim’s Adam’s apple moved.

His heart rate went up and his eyelids trembled.

His lips curled up slightly, as if he was not nervous but already drunk with the upcoming victory.

He had never seen such a lively expression on him before.

It was like he was waiting for the lottery announcement.

Swish.

Yoo-hyun suppressed a laugh and moved his hand.

Then, not only Kim Young Gil, but everyone’s eyes followed his movement.

They were all focused on this.

With just one swipe of his hand over the four cups, he had the answer.

He wondered why Kim Young Gil had made such a reckless bet.

‘What should I do?’

Should he let Kim Young Gil win, or lose?

Yoo-hyun looked at Kim Young Gil’s expression and pondered.

If he could do both, it would be reasonable to choose the most beneficial option.

“Can I guess the answer?”

“Uh, sure. Sure.”

As Yoo-hyun raised his hand over one cup, Kim Young Gil’s eyes wrinkled and Kim Hyun Min’s manager bit his lower lip.

That’s when Yoo-hyun opened his mouth.

“The cup with the coin is…”

Gulp.

The expressions of the people who swallowed their saliva were amusing.

“It’s not here.”

“…”

Kim Young Gil’s eyes widened and Manager Kim Hyun-min mouth opened wide.

At the moment of joy and sorrow.

“There is no coin in the cup.”

Yoo-hyun confirmed it.

“Woahhhhhhh!”

At the same time, a cheer as loud as when they advanced to the round of 16 in the World Cup echoed in the room.

“See? I was right, right? Hahahaha.”

“Hahaha.”

Kim Hyun Min’s manager laughed and pointed his finger at him, and the people also held their stomachs.

Everyone was laughing except for Kim Young Gil, who looked like he had lost everything in the world.

Yoo-hyun smiled slyly and calmly set up a spoon and chopsticks on the table.

Kim Young Gil asked with a blank expression.

“Yoo-hyun… Is it real?”

“Huh?”

“No, I mean… Did you really read my mind?”

His words drew everyone’s attention.

What is this guy talking about?

“Of course not.”

Yoo-hyun laughed as if he couldn’t believe it and sprinkled some sauce on Park Seung Woo’s empty sauce plate.

Then Park Seung Woo shouted.

“Look at this. I was thinking that my sauce was just empty, but he knew it like a ghost.”

“Huh! Really?”

It was getting more and more ridiculous.

That’s when it happened.

A shadow appeared out of nowhere and slapped Park Seung Woo on the back.

Slap!

“Ouch.”

It was the fierce touch of the old lady who brought the pork soup.

“You’re weird if you don’t know that it’s empty. Park manager, why are you picking a fight for no reason?”

“Auntie, that’s not what I meant. Yoo-hyun is amazing at reading people’s minds.”

“Ugh, you’re just clueless. Isn’t that right?”

“Hahaha, yes.”

“Look at that, you bastard. Come on, everyone. Don’t mind Park manager’s nonsense and enjoy the service.”

“Oh, thank you!”

Kim Young Gil grabbed the glass with a grateful expression at the old lady’s kindness.

The mood was lively again, but Park Seung Woo was still unhappy.

It was all because of the old lady’s words.

“He treats Yoo-hyun specially because he’s big.”

“Why are you only taking care of Yoo-hyun?”

“He’s handsome, polite, and takes good care of his clueless seniors. What else do you want me to say?”

“…”

There was a reason why the old lady liked Yoo-hyun so much.

Thanks to Yoo-hyun connecting her to a tutor, her daughter Jung Ye Seul was studying hard.

That wasn’t all.

“Did you hear Yoo-hyun? I didn’t sell this place because of what he said. And now the prices around here are going up.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Oh my, I would have lost so much money if I had sold it then.”

The old lady didn’t sell her place because of what Yoo-hyun said, and she benefited from it financially.

‘It shouldn’t be now?’

According to Yoo-hyun’s memory, this place was redeveloped seven years later.

That’s when the price of this area skyrocketed.

Anyway, since having it was more profitable than selling it, he gave her some advice as a consultant.

“Auntie, is that true?”

“Why would I lie?”

But Manager Kim Hyun-min expression didn’t look good.

‘Does that guy know how to invest too?’

Kim Hyun Min’s manager speculated.

‘The Psychology of Investing’ was not a bestseller by chance.

Psychology works well for stock and real estate investing.

But it seemed that he already had some experience as well.

The proof was that he knew how to spot and advise on commercial properties.

And that too in a short period of time to make a profit.

Manager Kim Hyun-min eyes sparkled as if he had found a treasure.