Real Man

Chapter 145:

Chapter 145

Driving a motorcycle looked simple, but it was far from easy.

The driver’s seat was low, so his vision was completely blocked by any large car in front of him.

Honk-honk.

Cars that cut in without signaling their direction honked their horns at him.

Vroom-vroom.

The car in front of him didn’t give him any space to see, but only spewed out smoky exhaust.

He didn’t have an air conditioner filter, so the exhaust fumes went straight into his nose.

But the worst thing was the ride quality.

Clunk-clunk.

Even a low speed bump made the body of the motorcycle bounce up.

He couldn’t just slow down and drive either.

That made it almost impossible to avoid the speed bumps that suddenly popped up.

Yoo-hyun stopped at the stop line and turned his head to ask.

“Yeseul, are you okay?”

“Huh? Yes, yes.”

Yeseul lowered her head quickly so that Yoo-hyun couldn’t see.

Yeseul was grimacing in pain, trying to hide the pain in her nose.

She was applying BB cream when the motorcycle suddenly jumped up, and she poked her nostril with her pinky finger.

If Yoo-hyun saw this, he would be so embarrassed that he would bite his tongue.

Squeak.

The motorcycle carrying the two people who had different thoughts finally arrived at their destination.

Thankfully, it was still time to enter.

“Phew, that was close.”

“Thanks to you, oppa.”

“What do you mean, thanks to me?”

Yeseul’s face turned red.

The helmet didn’t seem to protect her from the cold snap of the college entrance exam.

Yoo-hyun threw out a casual remark to ease her tension.

“You’ve studied hard, so you’ll do well. If you ace the test, I’ll drive you again. Let’s go see the college then.”

“Really?”

This one remark stuck in Yeseul’s heart.

“Of course. The ride is free. Oh, and I’ll buy you food too.”

“Really?”

“Sure. So do your best. Got it?”

Yoo-hyun smiled and stroked her head.

At that moment.

Whoosh.

Yeseul, who was buried in his arms, sniffled.

“Oppa, I’ll definitely do well.”

“Yeah. You will.”

“I’ll really do well…”

Thump-thump.

Yeseul’s heartbeat was audible to Yoo-hyun.

How much did she suffer that she was shaking like this?

Yoo-hyun patted her back.

“Yeah. Go ahead. You’ll do great.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Yeseul nodded and hurried into the school.

Yoo-hyun quickly checked the time.

He was already late for work.

He couldn’t even call because he didn’t have his phone.

But there was a bigger problem.

‘What about the gas?’

Of all times, the gas ran out at this moment.

This was really.

His day was completely messed up.

Jo Chanyoung, the executive director, habitually stuck his face in the product planning team’s seat.

He used to think that the product planning team, especially the third part, was a thorn in his eye.

He thought they were the kind who didn’t do much and didn’t achieve results on time.

Who would have thought that the third part would become a cash cow?

The sales volume for the mobile phone division was decreasing, and Nokia’s sales were sluggish.

He trusted PDA, but it was in danger of being scrapped.

Unexpectedly, a contest exploded.

Even the vice chairman and the vice president acknowledged and pushed it.

It was as if the third part’s performance was a lifeline for Jo Chanyoung, who thought his executive life would be cut short.

That’s why he even liked the third part now.

With a smile on his lips, Jo Chanyoung approached Park Seungwoo, the assistant manager.

He smelled of alcohol, but he thought it was understandable and asked without much thought.

“Park, where’s Yoo-hyun?”

“Ah, he, he went to the bathroom for a moment.”

“Really?”

But Park Seungwoo, who answered, was too flustered.

Jo Chanyoung tilted his head and moved on to Kim Hyunmin, the deputy manager.

“Kim, where’s Yoo-hyun?”

“Yoo-hyun? Ah… He’s in a meeting right now.”

Kim Hyunmin saw Park Seungwoo waving his hand from afar and dodged the question for now.

Then Jo Chanyoung’s eyes narrowed.

“He didn’t go to the bathroom?”

“Haha, he must have gone to the meeting after going to the bathroom.”

Jo Chanyoung had a strange feeling and moved his target to Choi Minhee, the section chief, who was sitting in the back.

“Choi, do you know where Yoo-hyun is?”

“Ah…”

Choi Minhee turned his head at the sudden question and saw the two men making an X with their hands behind him.

Choi Minhee quickly racked his brain.

Yoo-hyun didn’t come to the morning part meeting and everyone was worried, so he must have told him to lie that he had something to do.

He didn’t want to get on Jo Chanyoung’s bad side for being late.

Choi Minhee, who was watching the situation, answered cautiously.

“Yoo-hyun went on a business trip today.”

“Really? Ha.”

Jo Chanyoung spat out a laugh of disbelief, and the two men behind him tore their hair.

‘We’re screwed.’

‘What do we do?’

‘I don’t know.’

Meanwhile, Choi Minhee exchanged glances with Kim Hyunmin.

But there was no answer.

“Ah, director. I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“That…”

Then Park Seungwoo, who was looking at the hallway, suddenly turned his head and grabbed Jo Chanyoung’s arm, drawing his attention.

He saw Yoo-hyun walking over with a bag in his hand.

It was too late for Choi Minhee and Kim Hyunmin to signal him not to come.

Jo Chanyoung stuck his head out between the two.

“Stop it, you guys.”

“…”

Yoo-hyun arrived in front of the frozen people.

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

“…”

Yoo-hyun greeted them and then saw the situation around him.

The other part members were shaking their heads in shock.

What were they doing?

“Haha…”

At that moment, Jo Chanyoung couldn’t believe it and shrugged his shoulders.

“Hahahahaha.”

Then an awkward laugh spread.

Jo Chanyoung turned his head and everyone closed their mouths and avoided his eyes.

‘These are some funny kids.’

They were trying to cover up their junior’s tardiness by playing tricks on their senior.

Jo Chanyoung, the executive director, felt wicked but strangely not bad.

He even found the seniors’ care for their junior endearing.

“You have good seniors, Yoo-hyun.”

“Huh?”

“No, no. Just do your best.”

Jo Chanyoung tapped Yoo-hyun’s shoulder and remembered his days as a newbie a long time ago.

It was a hard time, but he also had a good senior who supported him.

He still regretted not being able to work with that senior for long.

Of course, it was a memory that had been beautified and beautified again over time.

Sometimes, he even recalled his military service as a good memory.

That’s how Jo Chanyoung felt right now.

Maybe it was because of the sentiment that revived from back then?

“Kim, you’ve worked hard in the third part. Let’s have a dinner.”

“Really? I’m fine, but…”

“Take it when you get it. I’m giving it to you because I want to. Don’t forget how you feel now.”

Jo Chanyoung willingly handed out his card.

He already had more money than he could spend, but he had to have another dinner.

“Then I’ll take it gratefully.”

“Thank you, sir.”

As he received the greetings, Jo Chanyoung had walked a few steps.

A cheer came from behind him.

The noise was brief, and soon the sound of wrestling mixed with laughter spread.

He turned his head and peeked, and saw Park Seungwoo, the assistant manager, and Kim Hyunmin, the section chief, putting Yoo-hyun in a headlock.

But then Yoo-hyun counterattacked and made them fall.

A scream was heard briefly, but they seemed to be having fun.

“This must be the secret of the third part’s unity.”

A pleased smile appeared on Jo Chanyoung’s lips.

He decided to spend the money right away.

It was the motto of the part leader Kim Hyunmin.

That evening.

The third part members gathered again at a soup restaurant under the pretext of sobering up.

They looked at the food piled up on the large table and Park Seungwoo asked.

“Auntie, we didn’t order this, did we?”

“What is this? It looks like a menu that’s not in the restaurant.”

“Wow, look at that. This meat looks really good, doesn’t it?

The other part members also chimed in with a word of wonder.

Thud.

The soup restaurant lady put the last dish on the table without a word.

Her voice, which had been friendly, was extremely polite.

“Today is full service. Eat everything, and I’ll give you more if you need anything.”

“Huh?”

“Why?”

The people’s eyes widened.

Then the soup restaurant lady looked at Yoo-hyun.

“Yoo-hyun took my daughter to the college entrance exam today. He must have been late to work because of that. I’m so sorry.”

“Huh?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t you know?”

The lady was surprised by the puzzled reaction.

They all nodded their heads and the lady suddenly switched to chatter mode.

“Then that’s not good. Yoo-hyun must have been scolded for nothing. How did it happen…”

As she told them, it turned out that MSG had been added in large amounts.

She said that a motorcycle flew by, that she yelled at the late police, and so on.

Thanks to that, the people’s attention was on Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

“Hahaha.”

Then the soup restaurant lady hugged Yoo-hyun tightly.

“Thank you so much. You’re a real benefactor.”

“It’s nothing.”

“No. I heard everything from Ye Seul. Thank you so much.”

A warm warmth was conveyed.

Yoo-hyun nodded his head again.

He didn’t help her to get treated like this.

“No, auntie.”

“Oh, look at me. I must have disturbed your pleasant meal. Well, enjoy your food.”

The soup restaurant lady relaxed her posture and greeted the people with a smile.

As the lady left, Kim Hyunmin stretched his neck and said.

“What’s going on? How did this happen?”

“You were late because you took her to the college entrance exam?”

“You should have told us if something like that happened.”

Park Seungwoo and Choi Minhee, the manager, joined in.

Yoo-hyun answered with a dumbfounded expression.

“You didn’t ask me.”

“I thought there must be a reason.”

“This was the reason.”

“…I see.”

In the moment of silence, Yoo-hyun pushed the bottle.

“Let’s have a drink first. The food will get cold.”

“Yeah. Let’s fill our glasses first.”

“Let’s eat well, Yoo-hyun.”

“Thank you, auntie.”

As if nothing had happened, the part members ate noisily.

There’s no one who hates free stuff.

There’s no one who would be modest in front of such abundant food.

Krrr.

Even though he drank enough to get sick yesterday, the alcohol tasted sweet.

A few days later.

Yoo-hyun entered the conference room he had reserved.

It was 30 minutes before the meeting started, so the conference room was still empty.

Yoo-hyun put his laptop screen on the screen and hurried to the next task.

He took out the mockup from the metal bag and put it on the table.

After finishing all the preparations, he pressed the call button to connect the video system with the Ulsan factory.

Ring.

The phone rang only once.

Jung Hyunwoo, who was in the development planning team at the Ulsan factory, waved his hand happily on TV.

-Bro. Nice to see you.

“You came early.”

-I’ve been here for a while. It’s our first meeting.

“What does that matter? Are everyone attending today?”

Jung Hyunwoo’s voice rose at Yoo-hyun’s question.

-Yes. Of course. The reaction here is very hot.

“I guess the group leader’s email went out.”

-Yes. He didn’t just send an email, he came and trained the team leaders. I didn’t attend, so I don’t know, but I think he emphasized some parts of the schedule.

He understood enough.