Real Man

Yoo-hyun, who had overcome the biggest obstacle, prepared for the last thing in the strategic department.

There was nothing special.

He had already backed up the data he needed, and his belongings were already in his bag.

Rather than that, Yoo-hyun got up from his seat to look at the people.

Shuffling.

He walked around the office and looked at the members of the strategic department.

They were not on good terms, but he prepared for the future.

He tried hard to match their faces with the tasks and roles they were in charge of, and the intertwined interests.

As long as Jun-il Lee, the director, could interfere with the strategic department project, this process was necessary.

It was when Yoo-hyun walked down the hallway to Ji Wonho, the deputy director’s seat.

Ji Wonho, the deputy director, who had a tall stature and a dark face, came out from behind the partition.

He had not spoken much to him since they clashed once.

Yoo-hyun called him to a halt.

“Deputy Director Ji, can I have a moment?”

“Huh, why?”

“I have something to ask you.”

“We’re not that close, are we?”

Ji Wonho, the deputy director, frowned, but he couldn’t snap at him like before.

It was not because he had a trauma from being scolded by Hyun-seung Song, the senior manager.

It was because Yoo-hyun’s halo, which was even recognized by Jinhee Hong, the lady, made him shrink.

Yoo-hyun approached him with a relaxed expression and asked.

“Why are you so bitter with each other in the same part?”

“Say it. I don’t have much time.”

“You have the Russian project now, right?”

“What? Are you trying to mess with my project too?”

“No. That’s not it. It will be a great success. I hope you catch it well.”

Yoo-hyun suddenly praised him, and Ji Wonho, the deputy director, gave him a suspicious look.

“What are you up to?”

“Up to? I just heard something and said that.”

“Heard what?”

Ji Wonho, the deputy director, flinched at Yoo-hyun’s strong words.

“Yes. I would do it if I could, but I can’t in this situation. It’s a pity, but I can’t help it.”

“…”

“Good luck. I’ll go now.”

Yoo-hyun greeted Ji Wonho, the deputy director, with a puzzled expression and walked away.

He felt his piercing gaze behind his back.

What was he thinking now?

It was obvious that Yoo-hyun’s words would remain in his heart in some way.

That was enough.

It was up to Yoo-hyun to make this seed sprout in his heart.

And then, he would have a chance to shake Jun-il Lee, the director.

Yoo-hyun, who looked far away, spent his last work by drinking coffee in the VIP lounge.

Time flew by and it was lunchtime.

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, who was waiting for people to leave, came to Yoo-hyun.

“Manager, what are you going to do for lunch?”

“Eat. I’ll eat separately.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, bowed his head and got up.

Yoo-hyun turned to him and called him.

“Assistant Manager Shin.”

“Yes, manager.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Yoo-hyun’s sincere words made Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, blink his eyes and recall his past memories.

“Are you really going to the personnel support department?”

“That’s…”

Yoo-hyun was about to answer.

A sharp voice of Byungjik Shim, the team leader, came from the hallway.

He was standing next to the part members who were going out for lunch.

“Assistant Manager Shin, what are you doing?”

“Huh? Oh…”

“Go.”

Yoo-hyun nodded, and Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, bowed his head.

“Ah, yes. I’ll see you later.”

Yoo-hyun watched his back fade away and smiled faintly.

Was it because he had grown fond of him?

He should have felt relieved, but he felt bitter.

More than that, he was bothered by the promise to take him to the personnel support department.

“I’m worried for nothing.”

Yoo-hyun shook his head and packed his stuff.

He was putting his laptop in his big bag.

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, came to Yoo-hyun.

“What are you doing?”

“Huh? Aren’t you going to eat?”

“Just. I’m not that hungry. Where are you going?”

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, looked at Yoo-hyun’s empty desk.

There was no reason to hide it anymore, so Yoo-hyun answered honestly.

“Yes. That’s how it turned out.”

“Where? Personnel support department?”

“No. I’m going to Hansung Display.”

“Huh? Then why did you see the director?”

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, widened his eyes, and Yoo-hyun dodged it.

“He came down to see me leaving.”

“So you’re really leaving?”

“Yes. I’m going to leave right away.”

“That’s unexpected. Manager Han seemed to have a bright future here.”

“A caterpillar has to eat pine needles.”

Yoo-hyun’s words made Nadoyeon, the deputy director, chuckle.

“You must have a reason for that, right?”

“Yes. I do.”

Yoo-hyun’s answer made Nadoyeon, the deputy director, smile bitterly and add one more thing.

“Oh, and by the way, what I said earlier, I meant it.”

“What?”

“That I owe you a lot, Manager Han.”

Why did he confess without Jun-il Lee, the director?

Yoo-hyun returned what he had received earlier.

“I was sincere too. I owe you more.”

“Enough with the formalities. If you want something, just say it. I have some power, you know.”

As he heard Nadoyeon, the deputy director’s words, Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, came to his mind strangely.

Instead of asking for a favor, Yoo-hyun mentioned Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager.

“I’m fine. Please take care of Assistant Manager Shin.”

“Assistant Manager Shin?”

“He might have a lot of trouble without me. And the higher-ups don’t seem to like him much.”

“Geez. You’re surprisingly sentimental.”

“Don’t you think so?”

Yoo-hyun looked incredulous, and Nadoyeon, the deputy director, drew a line sharply.

“I’ll pass on that. Don’t worry about it. Do you have anything else you want? It would be nice to have some group strategy power when you go to the display, right?”

“Why are you acting like you’ll do anything for me? It’s burdensome.”

“I’m the type who can’t stand owing someone.”

“That’s a good trait. Then I’ll ask you something shamelessly.”

“What is it?”

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, asked, and Yoo-hyun spat out bluntly.

“There might be some new projects created this year. I’d appreciate it if you could let me know the information.”

“You want me to share the confidential information of the strategic department with you?”

It was a reasonable question, and he didn’t expect much.

He had already prepared another way to get it even if she didn’t tell him.

“See? You don’t have to.”

Yoo-hyun waved his hand, and Nadoyeon, the deputy director, suddenly showed her pride.

“No. It’s just a simple information, what’s the big deal?”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course. I’m the kind of person who always pays back what I owe.”

Yoo-hyun blinked his eyes at Nadoyeon, the deputy director, who was raising her voice.

Did she have this side of her?

He thought she was the type who only cared about her own performance, but she wasn’t.

Rather, she volunteered to do something that could be sensitive.

This was something he had never seen when they worked together before.

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, emphasized her promise again and turned around.

Yoo-hyun quietly watched her back fade away.

Jun-il Lee, the director’s words, crossed Yoo-hyun’s mind.

-Nadoyeon, the deputy director, is the kind of person who thinks she did everything herself. You need to press her to know her place.

‘Who’s the delusional one?’

Yoo-hyun smirked and felt that Jun-il Lee, the director’s analysis, had a flaw.

It was impossible to perfectly express all aspects of a person with data.

He just fitted the existing data and made a plausible inference.

What if there were errors in the data?

Given his perfectionist personality, he was likely to self-destruct.

Yoo-hyun had set up some devices for this.

The time bomb would explode in the middle of the war.

“Let’s see if you can handle it.”

Yoo-hyun’s lips curled up sharply.

It was after Yoo-hyun left.

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, who came back after lunch, stared blankly at Yoo-hyun’s empty seat.

Nadoyeon, the deputy director, quietly approached him from the side.

“Manager Han left.”

“Yes. I heard.”

“He went back to the display.”

“The display?”

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, was surprised, and Nadoyeon, the deputy director, nodded toward the empty desk.

“I guess you didn’t know. By the way, how do you feel? Your mentor left.”

“He’s not my mentor.”

“Isn’t he, after raising you so much? He seemed to care about you when he left, too.”

“What are you talking about…”

As Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, blinked his eyes, Nadoyeon, the deputy director, explained the reason.

“I owed him something, so I asked him. If he wanted anything. And guess what he said?”

“What did he say?”

“He said he didn’t care about anything else, just take care of you more. Manager Han seems to be the type who cares about people.”

“…”

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager, who lost his words, recalled what Yoo-hyun had said in the past.

“Deputy Director, I’ll go back to my seat first. I have something to do.”

“What is it? Do you need help?”

“No. I’ll ask you if I need it.”

After greeting, he quickly sat down in front of the computer and his eyes sparkled.

At that time, Yoo-hyun was on a bus to Yeouido Center.

It was a company bus that ran between Yeouido and Gangnam, and it hadn’t left yet.

He sat on one side of the back seat and checked the message from the personnel support department staff that came in a while ago.

There was a phrase that caught Yoo-hyun’s attention among them.

-Personnel transfer grace period 15 days.

Did Jun-il Lee, the director, think he still had interest to settle and gave him a grace period of 15 days?

He didn’t have to work during this period, but he still got paid.

In other words, he got a free vacation.

‘He even takes care of this now.’

Yoo-hyun smiled and checked the bonus payment message that came in addition.

The bonus from the manager, the head, Jinhee Hong, the lady, and Jun-il Lee, the director.

He earned more than four times his annual salary in bonuses alone in less than half a year at the group strategy department.

It was not just that he made a lot of money.

Thanks to coming to the group strategy department, he confirmed Jun-il Lee, the director’s existence, and met Kyungsoo Shin.

He realized that his plan was twisted and bought time to prepare in advance.

He would never have known this if he hadn’t come to the group strategy department.

He got quite a lot for going to an organization he didn’t want to.

Yoo-hyun was recalling his memories of being in the group strategy department.

Beep.

His phone rang, and Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager’s message popped up.

-The collaboration with Narutal Power, which was decided at the banquet, is solar power plant, bus system, smart control, and the scale is…

Yoo-hyun tilted his head as he checked the long message.

Didn’t he hear it yet?

He told him to report when he moved to the personnel support department, not now.

Yoo-hyun corrected the error and replied right away.

-I’m not going to the personnel support department, I’m going to the display. You don’t need to report the progress.

-I know. But I’ll report to you until the end of the project we worked on together. Thank you for everything.

Shin Nakgyun, the assistant manager’s text came in right away.

If he hid the sender, it could have been a text from Jang Junsik.