Real Man

Ding-dong.

This time, it was a call from Kwon Se-jung, the deputy.

“Who is it?”

“Dong-gi.”

“Answer it with Bluetooth. Let me hear what he has to say.”

“You have no idea what you’re getting into.”

Yoo-hyun snatched the phone from Han Jae-hee’s hand, who was provoking him.

He connected the earphones that were in the driver’s seat cabinet and answered the call. He heard the gentle voice of his colleague in his ear.

-Hey, boss, how are you?

-What do you mean?

“I mean, coming back to the display department from the innovation strategy department.”

-What do you mean, you already made the decision for me.

“I was hoping you would refuse if you didn’t want to.”

Yoo-hyun had requested two people from the innovation strategy department: Kwon Se-jung and Jang Jun-sik.

They were both familiar with display and electronics, and had worked well together for a long time.

They were perfect for moving around independently.

Regardless of that fact, Yoo-hyun had also considered the possible scenarios.

He had moved with a big intention, but their feelings might be different.

But Kwon Se-jung’s voice was only light.

-You’re kidding. Director Park will be very generous to me.

“Hahaha. Do you want me to talk to him?”

-No. It’s much more fun to work with you. That’s why I chose this, so don’t worry.

“What are you going to do when you get here?”

-You’re trying to get close to Shinwa Semiconductor with this, right? You want me to help you with the takeover, right?

A normal person would not be able to connect Yoo-hyun’s assignment to Shinwa Semiconductor.

Even if they knew about the takeover, it would not be easy to link display and semiconductor.

Yoo-hyun admired the broad vision of his old colleague.

“Kid. You still have a good sense.”

-I already figured out how to organize what you sent me by email, so don’t worry and take a break. I’ll be working with Jun-sik.

“Why do you all tell me to take a break?”

-That’s what I’m saying. You lucky bastard.

Yoo-hyun laughed heartily at Kwon Se-jung’s sigh.

He felt that working with this guy would be fun in the future.

“Haha. Work hard.”

-Yes, boss. Loyalty.

Kwon Se-jung said his last greeting in a loud voice.

The call was quite long, and before he knew it, the car had passed the highway and was climbing a narrow mountain road.

It was the way the navigation guided him, but Yoo-hyun had never been on this road before.

When Yoo-hyun took off his earphones, his sister, who was next to him, pouted.

“You’re so lucky.”

“What did you hear?”

“Sigh.”

She seemed to be still bothered by the previous argument, as she sighed.

Yoo-hyun gently scratched his cute sister, who had many adorable sides.

“Are you impressed by your brother’s social life?”

“Our Han manager is very good at socializing.”

“Of course. Learn from me.”

When Yoo-hyun chuckled and said that, Han Jae-hee, who had hurt her pride, reacted emotionally.

“Enough. That’s why you have no friends.”

“Hey, who has no friends?”

“You only hang out with your brothers.”

Han Jae-hee was childish, but Yoo-hyun was equally childish in responding.

As Han Jae-hee was sensitive to social life as a newcomer, the topic of friends was also sensitive to Yoo-hyun, who had lived without any friends.

“I have some in America.”

“I know. I admit that one. He paid you a lot of logo fees. But do you know who I had to go through a stormy schedule for?”

“Hmm, I appreciate that.”

When Yoo-hyun quickly agreed, Han Jae-hee pressed him again.

“Anyway, you can count them on one hand. That means you don’t have many friends.”

“It’s quality over quantity.”

“What quality.”

That’s when the siblings’ childish quarrel continued.

Han Jae-hee, who had been nagging, suddenly gasped at the object that popped out.

“Brother. A cat.”

Yoo-hyun reflexively turned the steering wheel to the right and stepped on the brake.

Screech.

But it was unfortunate that there was a deep hole hidden by the bushes next to the narrow road.

Thud.

The right wheels fell into the hole and the car shook violently.

Bang.

“Ahh.”

Fortunately, they were not hurt because they had fastened their seat belts tightly.

It was not a rice field, so there was no risk of rolling down.

But the problem was that the wheels were stuck.

Yoo-hyun checked on his sister first in the car, which was slightly tilted to the passenger seat.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m okay. What about the cat?”

“It didn’t hit it. It must have been scared and went back.”

The kitten went back to the left side of the road.

Yoo-hyun, who sensed the trouble, opened the driver’s seat door first.

“Let’s talk outside. Come out my way.”

Yoo-hyun went outside and reached out to help his sister get out safely.

When he went out and looked, the right wheels of the car were completely stuck in the deep hole connected to the mountain side of the road.

It looked hard to get the car out, as it was stuck enough to tilt the car body.

Yoo-hyun let out a sigh.

“We’re almost there and this happens. What do we do?”

They had about 15 kilometers left to the house, which was not very far.

The problem was that it was a narrow mountain road with few people.

Han Jae-hee said bluntly, as if it was not a big deal.

“Just call your friend from the quality car center.”

“Will the car center take out the car? And Hyun-soo is busy working. Wait a minute.”

Yoo-hyun cut off Han Jae-hee’s words and called the insurance company right away.

“Yes. Right now, both of the right tires are off. This is where I am…”

He was planning to call the emergency service, but the situation was not favorable.

There was no car assigned nearby, and coincidentally, the standby cars were also in trouble.

They said it would take at least two hours, so Yoo-hyun went to the trunk first.

Clang.

He opened the door and looked for the spare wheel inside.

There was a jack for lifting the car body, but it looked too small.

“Will this work?”

As he tilted his head, he heard his sister’s cheerful voice from the front.

“Yes. Hyun-soo oppa is the best. Got it. See you soon.”

“Hey, don’t call Hyun-soo.”

“He’ll be here soon. Then it’s fine, right?”

“Hyun-soo has to work alone, who will take care of the car center?”

Yoo-hyun sighed and tried to call Kim Hyun-soo to correct him.

Beep.

Then, a message from Kim Hyun-soo came in.

-I’m leaving now, so I’ll be there in 30 minutes at the latest. Don’t whine and wait. The jack in the car won’t work, so don’t bother.

‘Is there a CCTV here or something?’

He looked around, but there were only rocks and trees.

He stuck his head out and checked the message, and Han Jae-hee smiled brightly.

“Didn’t I do well?”

“You did very well, very well.”

Yoo-hyun nodded resignedly.

Vroom.

Soon after, a tow truck shaped like a small truck came running on the narrow dirt road.

As expected, Kim Hyun-soo was behind the wheel.

Clank.

He got out of the car and greeted Yoo-hyun with a slight wave of his hand, then moved right away. Yoo-hyun asked him awkwardly.

“Do you need help?”

“No. You stay out of it.”

He pushed Yoo-hyun aside and lifted the car body with a big jack, then put a metal plate underneath.

Then he connected the lower part of the car to the back of the tow truck and lifted it up.

The process was incredibly fast.

“Wow. Oppa, you’re so cool.”

Han Jae-hee exclaimed at Kim Hyun-soo’s witty remark.

“Hyun-soo oppa is awesome.”

“What did you think of me before?”

“Just. You were my brother’s friend, so I took you for granted.”

“You were right. That’s the answer. Get in.”

He chuckled and gestured to the tow truck.

Yoo-hyun got in, and Kim Hyun-soo, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, moved the work vest that was on the passenger seat.

He seemed to have deliberately taken it off and got off so as not to show that he was working.

There was an old flip phone on the middle mount, and the outer LCD had a crack.

He had been living so busy that he didn’t even have time to change it.

Yoo-hyun looked at him with a pitying expression and asked.

“Hyun-soo, how are you doing with your work?”

“What do you mean? I’m fine.”

“What about the customers who came from far away?”

“They’re all regulars, so they understand this much.”

“Still, it shouldn’t interfere with your work.”

He muttered apologetically, and Kim Hyun-soo asked him.

“What’s so important about work?”

“Then?”

“My friend’s sister is much more important.”

He looked at Yoo-hyun and leaned his head to look at Han Jae-hee.

Han Jae-hee responded with a double thumbs up.

“Hyun-soo oppa is the best.”

“Jae-hee, the seat might be hard. I’ll drive carefully.”

Han Jae-hee was touched by his consideration.

“Wow. And considerate too.”

She then tapped Yoo-hyun’s shoulder.

“Han Yoo-hyun, you have a very good friend. You’ve lived a good life. I admit.”

“…”

It sounded like a compliment, but why did it sound so sarcastic?

Even so, Yoo-hyun couldn’t say anything because of his ticklish heart.

Vroom.

The tow truck with Yoo-hyun’s car behind it headed to the car center.

He felt sorry for Kim Hyun-soo, no matter how much he said it was okay.

If it was Kang Jun-ki, he would have just said, “Buy me a meal.” and let it go, but Kim Hyun-soo was different.

He knew that Kim Hyun-soo’s mother’s health had worsened again, and that the car center’s opening hours had been reduced.

He had paid off his remaining debt with the car center’s success, but it seemed like he still had a long way to go.

‘He must have lost a lot of customers.’

He had lost at least two hours of time.

He left his seat empty during the busiest time of the day, and he offered to fix Yoo-hyun’s car as well.

He was sure that he wouldn’t even charge him for the repair.

Yoo-hyun wondered how he could repay him.

That’s when he saw a surprising sight as he entered the car center site.

“Why are there so many customers?”

“I don’t know. They must know I’m not here.”

Kim Hyun-soo was also surprised.

He parked the car and walked quickly, and Yoo-hyun followed him.

There was a large shade in front of the car center building, and benches were lined up underneath.

There were a lot of people in this outdoor waiting room.

“Hahaha.”

“Hohoho.”

There could be many customers, but the atmosphere was very friendly.

Kim Hyun-soo opened the car center building door and went in first, and Yoo-hyun approached closer with curiosity.

The people were chewing their mouths and looking at one place.

“Anyone else need it?”

A woman’s voice came from behind the tree, and a man sitting on the bench raised his hand.

“Me. I introduced my friend to the car center earlier.”

“Then you should have it. It’s homemade beef jerky. It’s perfect for when you exercise.”

“Kim president has a very cool mother.”

“She’s a beautiful mother. Please use the car center a lot.”

The person who was leading the friendly conversation and handing out jerky was none other than Yoo-hyun’s mother.

“Huh?”

“Huh? Yoo-hyun, what are you doing here?”

His mother blinked her eyes when she saw Yoo-hyun.