Real Man

Chapter 136:

Chapter 136

At that moment.

Han Jae-hee, Yoo-hyun’s younger sister, threw her phone away after reading the text message from her brother.

“What the hell is he talking about?”

He asked if there was any man with the Yang surname around her?

What a useless question.

She suddenly remembered her senior from school, but she shook her head.

They were not even in a relationship yet.

Ding-dong. Ding-dong.

Then, the phone bell rang on the bed.

“Ah, seriously, can’t you just leave me alone?”

Han Jae-hee walked over and picked up the phone.

If he said any nonsense again, she would scream at him regardless of him being her brother.

But the screen showed an unfamiliar number.

“Hello. Yes? Oh… Yes, yes. That’s right. Yes. That’s me. Yes. Well… Really? Yes. Th-thank you.”

Han Jae-hee’s voice became softer as she answered the phone.

She even put her other hand on top of the phone that was already held by both hands.

It was a call from an employee of Hanseong Electronics Design Center, whom she had sent an email a while ago.

‘Was it not a joke?’

And it was not just any employee, but Senior Researcher Jang Hye-min.

She sounded like a high-class person with her name and position.

She introduced herself and also gave a harsh criticism of her design.

She was right about everything, so Han Jae-hee had no choice but to be humble in front of her.

Senior Researcher Jang asked her specifically.

-I would like to see the revised version… Of course, I’m planning to sign a contract with you.

“Yes? Of course, I have to do it.”

-When can you finish it? Can I see it by tomorrow?

“To-tomorrow?”

She had asked for so many revisions that they filled up a whole page of notes.

And she wanted her to do it in one day?

Was that possible?

-If you can’t do it, it’s okay.

“…”

She felt annoyed for a moment.

‘Do all Hanseong Electronics employees do this kind of thing?’

Han Jae-hee swallowed the question that rose to her throat.

There was no way she could know that none of the Hanseong Electronics employees had ever met Senior Researcher Jang’s demands on time.

“…No. I’ll do it.”

Han Jae-hee finally nodded her head.

It was an absurd deadline, but she had never tried it before.

She wanted to meet the expectations of the benefactor who had contacted her personally, even if she had to turn into ashes.

-As expected. Ms. Jae-hee, I’m counting on you.

“Yes? Oh, yes. I understand.”

‘She said she was a senior researcher at the design center… She must have at least 10 years of experience.’

And such a person called an amateur like her ‘Ms.’

Han Jae-hee felt nervous after hanging up the phone.

‘Is she an angel?’

She sounded like someone who respected others and was humble by nature.

“Let’s do this. She did it herself too.”

Senior Researcher Jang had no idea that she was a super-spoiled child. Han Jae-hee felt a strong desire to work with such a person.

The daily life of an office worker is repetitive.

When the long-awaited weekend passes, Monday comes again, and before you know it, it’s time to rest again after spending your time in a hurry.

That fact was no different for Yoo-hyun in the future he had experienced or in the present.

Of course, that didn’t mean that his life was the same as well.

It was different from the start of the morning.

“Good morning, Mr. Park.”

“Good morning.”

“How was your weekend?”

They greeted each other and asked how they were doing.

“Ugh, don’t even ask. Do you know what happened on Sunday?”

“Really?”

“What did you do? Oh, you said your friend came over? That must have been fun.”

“Well, fun is… It depends…”

“That’s awesome.”

And they shared their daily lives with each other.

It might seem like a meaningless time to some people.

But these small parts made the office worker’s time that ran like a hamster wheel richer.

They finished their small talk and Yoo-hyun brought up the main topic.

“Oh, I heard you finished the mockup revision.”

“Already? With HMOP (Hanseong Mobile Open Platform) included?”

“Yes. It works well with touch too.”

“What did they do over the weekend? Did they all come to work?”

Park Seung-woo exclaimed and Yoo-hyun grumbled inwardly.

‘I did it at my friend’s house.’

Of course, he said something else out loud.

“…Yeah. They work hard.”

The work talk that went into the enriched time made the atmosphere that could become stiff more comfortable.

A little later.

Yoo-hyun, who was walking down the hallway with Park Seung-woo, felt a tingling sensation on the back of his head.

He glanced back and saw Director Lee Kyung-hoon following behind them.

“Hello.”

Yoo-hyun stopped and bowed his head as he met his eyes.

Park Seung-woo, who noticed him late, also greeted him.

Director Lee Kyung-hoon ignored them as usual and went straight to his seat.

Park Seung-woo opened his mouth with a resigned look.

“Don’t mind him. He’s always like that. Shall we go for a cup of coffee?”

“Sure.”

Park Seung-woo patted Yoo-hyun’s back.

At that moment.

Director Lee Kyung-hoon, who returned to his seat, was as Yoo-hyun expected, feeling complicated.

‘They must have not gotten any support from the next-generation product development team…’

Why were they so cheerful?

They seemed to be preparing something step by step.

He felt a sense of discomfort that tickled his instincts and licked his lips.

It was one of those moments when his mouth went dry.

It was an unusual behavior for him.

“How come there’s not a single guy who suits my taste?”

He had raised Shin Chan-yong, the section chief, only to see him make a foolish choice. Song Ho-chan, the assistant manager, had been caught in a bad situation and kicked out of the company.

Byeon Jin-woo, the section chief, had been weak even after ten years of nurturing.

It was not only a problem with his subordinates.

‘Why does everything have to go wrong?’

He didn’t have to look far. Just look at the contest proposal from the product planning team.

He had clearly rejected it, but it had passed the first round and was now facing the second round presentation.

This time, he had tried his best to make it impossible to succeed.

But unexpectedly, the development department heads in the group started to show interest and hover around.

At this point, it seemed like someone had planned ahead and pulled some strings.

How could that be?

Lee Kyung-hoon, the department head, snorted at the absurd thought.

He had always thought of himself as a rational decision-maker. He didn’t expect to have such an emotional reaction.

He leaned back on his chair and flicked his fountain pen with his index finger.

Rattle, thud.

The rolling fountain pen soon stopped when it hit the corner of the notebook.

At the same time, one corner of Lee Kyung-hoon’s mouth curled up.

“Yeah. How far can those worms roll?”

Jo Chan-young, the executive director, might be excited now, but it was obvious that his dream of staying in the board would be shattered as his performance was bottomless.

The contest idea that the development department was interested in would naturally become his work once he was in charge.

He was just frustrated that things didn’t go his way.

Things were supposed to go according to logic.

Just like they had always done.

He was a person who believed that the world would bend to his will.

It was when Yu Hyun, who had finished working out at the gym after work and stopped by a pub, was lost in thought.

Park Young-hoon, an old army buddy, said.

“What are you thinking about so hard?”

“Just. I was reminded of the past.”

“Brother, when you think of the past, you drink. Come on, take this.”

And Kang Dong-sik, a gym friend who had once lived in the dark side, poured him a drink.

Park Young-hoon said a word seeing that.

“Hey, brother. If you drink like this, the gym owner will scold you again. He’ll say ‘Why do you work out if you’re going to drink like this?’”

“And you’re the one who ordered the drinks. Don’t turn it around. Right, Yu Hyun?”

“That’s true.”

They chatted casually and drank comfortably.

Park Young-hoon drank a shot and made a grimace.

“Brother. Don’t you kill the taste of alcohol? The drinks I buy are always delicious.”

Yu Hyun judged at that moment.

‘He’s going to get hit.’

Yu Hyun smiled and looked at Kang Dong-sik.

Sure enough, his hand was twitching.

Swoosh, smack.

A round snack for drinking that Kang Dong-sik flicked with his finger flew in a straight line and hit Park Young-hoon’s nose.

“Ouch. Brother, why are you doing this?”

“Wow, you’re so slow. You can’t even catch that?”

“You threw it right in front of me. How am I supposed to catch it?”

“That’s enough. Did I tell you this story?”

Kang Dong-sik cut off Park Young-hoon’s words and asked. Yu Hyun answered.

“You did.”

“Yu Hyun, how do you know what I’m talking about when you didn’t even open your mouth?”

Yu Hyun shrugged.

It was an easy guess because he had heard this repertoire so many times before.

“It’s about your past when you fought against seven gangs.”

“Kid. You’re really sharp.”

“You’re deaf.”

“But brother, this story is different. It’s not like before. It starts from…”

Kang Dong-sik started to tell his story with determination.

Feeling that it would drag on if he left him alone, Yu Hyun offered him a drink.

“Come on, let’s drink. It’s not like we’re offering sacrifices with alcohol in front of us.”

Clang. Clang.

“I was faster.”

“What are you crazy? Do you want to get hit today?”

They were such childish people.

Yu Hyun shook his head and emptied his glass.

The alcohol tasted unusually sweet.

Beep beep beep

Late at night. Around the time Yu Hyun arrived home, he received a message.

-Yu Hyun, I’m sorry for the delay in preparing the mockup demo. You’ll be able to see it for sure tomorrow.

It was a message from Lim Han-seop, the assistant manager of Semi Electronics.

It was nice that he was working hard to respond, but he felt sorry that his senior from college had to lower his posture like this.

‘It’s all because of us.’

It was Hanseong Electronics who first requested to apply HMOP (Hanseong Mobile Open Platform), who advanced the schedule, and who asked for various additional features.

Nevertheless, Semi Electronics responded without complaint.

They even showed their passion by deploying a large number of core software personnel.

Why would they invest so much manpower in a mockup production that didn’t make money?

The reason was obvious.

They wanted to maintain the cooperative relationship with the mobile phone business division at all costs.

From the perspective of the president of Semi Electronics, it was a welcome situation.

He must have thought that it was a good deal for him, but it also benefited the members of the company.

They would get something in return for their hard work.

“I hope Jun-ki gets rewarded for his hard work.”

Yu Hyun believed that.