Chapter 207
Chapter 207
At that moment, Lee Chan Ho, who was in high spirits, lifted the mood.
“Come on, let’s have another drink.”
The atmosphere was warm and friendly.
Then, Team Leader Kim Hyun-min blurted out.
“Yoo-hyun, this is your last chance. Say something.”
“…”
It was what everyone had been hiding until now.
That’s why they just looked at Yoo-hyun without saying anything.
Swoosh.
Yoo-hyun stood up from his seat.
He looked around at his colleagues for a moment and bowed his head deeply.
“I’ll be back soon.”
That was enough.
They were only going to be apart for a while, and they would see each other again soon.
Was it because Yoo-hyun’s feelings were conveyed?
The colleagues smiled and greeted Yoo-hyun.
The first one to speak was Deputy Park Seung-woo.
“Of course you have to come back well. Don’t forget you belong here.”
“Of course.”
Next was Section Chief Kim Young-gil.
“Don’t get into trouble wherever you go.”
“I won’t.”
After hearing the two men’s words, Team Leader Kim Hyun-min spoke in a stronger tone, as if he didn’t want to give in.
“Yoo-hyun, they are old men. Just take whatever they say.”
“Yes. But you’ll still give me a good evaluation, right?”
“Sure. I’ll give you a bonus for every tooth you knock out. Oof.”
That’s when Assistant Manager Choi Min-hee covered Team Leader Kim Hyun-min’s mouth.
“This guy is crazy. What are you talking about?”
“Oof…”
Assistant Manager Choi Min-hee ignored Team Leader Kim Hyun-min’s mumbling and urged him.
“Yoo-hyun, don’t ever lose heart. We’re behind you. You know that, right?”
“Of course. I won’t lose heart.”
“That’s good.”
She lifted the corners of her mouth.
There was no sadness or regret in her expression.
Her eyes were full of trust in Yoo-hyun.
Yoo-hyun smiled and lifted his glass.
“Well, then, shall we have a toast?”
“Sure.”
Clang.
The last schedule ended like that.
The next day, Saturday morning.
The moving company took care of the relocation to Ulsan.
Yoo-hyun didn’t have much to do.
It was even more so for Kang Jun-ki, who was next to him.
He blinked his eyes blankly and muttered to himself.
“Why did I come here if this is all?”
“Didn’t you say you came here to eat jjajangmyeon?”
“All the way to Ulsan?”
“The jjajangmyeon here is delicious.”
“Fine. Let’s see how delicious it is.”
Yoo-hyun spoke firmly and Kang Jun-ki stuck out his tongue.
A few hours later.
When they arrived in Ulsan, Ha Jun-seok, who had arrived earlier, welcomed Yoo-hyun.
“Kid, long time no see.”
“What are you talking about? I saw you a few days ago.”
“I miss you all the time.”
“You’re crazy.”
Ha Jun-seok spoke slyly, and Kang Jun-ki summed it up.
Then Ha Jun-seok looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
“Hey, who’s calling who crazy?”
“I’m calling you.”
“Go die. Didn’t you see me fighting with those thugs?”
“You’re kidding. I was the one who knocked them down.”
Blood splattered.
Yoo-hyun left the two bickering behind and entered the building.
The inside of the house was already being cleaned by the moving company.
Since there wasn’t much luggage, the cleaning was done quickly.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you for using our service.”
Yoo-hyun sent off the moving company staff and sat on the floor.
The two friends were next to him.
Kang Jun-ki looked around the room and exclaimed.
“Wow. Nice house. It’s much bigger than before.”
“The view is a bit disappointing, but it’s not bad.”
“But it’s half the price, right? Why is Ulsan so cheap?”
As Yoo-hyun was about to answer, Ha Jun-seok flared up.
“Hey, Ulsan is the best place to live.”
“Who says what? I’m just curious.”
Yoo-hyun answered Kang Jun-ki’s curiosity.
“There are a lot of vacancies around here.”
“Why?”
“Our company’s Ulsan staff moved to Gimpo a lot.”
“Is that such a big deal?”
Kang Jun-ki might not get it, but there were more than 10,000 Ulsan factory workers.
If you add their families, it was a large enough number to make the nearby businesses shaky.
This part was strongly empathized by Ha Jun-seok, who worked for a construction company in Ulsan.
“We’re in trouble too.”
“Is it because the new orders for the LCD factory are delayed?”
“Yeah. How do you know, Yoo-hyun?”
“I have to know, it’s our company’s business.”
It was when Yoo-hyun answered Ha Jun-seok’s question casually.
Kang Jun-ki, who was listening to him, marveled.
“Wow. Amazing.”
“Why?”
“Jun-seok is also connected to you. So am I.”
“Yeah. It’s a small world.”
“Tell me about it.”
Yoo-hyun chuckled and nodded.
That day, he spent the night with his friends for a change.
The living room was full of bottles.
Three men were lying on the floor next to them.
The wind blowing through the open window was cool and pleasant.
Kang Jun-ki said.
“It would have been nice if Hyun-soo was here too.”
“He works on weekends too, you know.”
“Still…”
Even with Yoo-hyun’s answer, Kang Jun-ki still looked regretful.
Then, Yoo-hyun’s phone rang.
Ring.
He showed the caller to his friends lying next to him and said.
“He’s such a tiger.”
“Pfft. Is there a bug in here or something?”
“Jun-seok, make some sense.”
Yoo-hyun ignored Ha Jun-seok’s words and switched to speaker mode to answer the phone.
Then, Kim Hyun-soo’s loud voice came through.
-Yoo-hyun. Happy birthday.
“It’s not yet, jerk.”
-I called you first to wish you. Aren’t I number one?
At Kim Hyun-soo’s question, Kang Jun-ki answered sarcastically.
“What number one? You’re like 78th at best.”
-Jun-ki, don’t talk nonsense.
Ha Jun-seok also added a word.
“This is true. Do you know how many calls Yoo-hyun got?”
-It’s not even his birthday yet. Why does that matter?
Kim Hyun-soo changed his attitude like a ghost, and the friends started to chatter like crazy.
“Hey, that’s…”
“Your car center is…”
-No, that’s not it…
Before they knew it, they lost their purpose and their words got mixed up.
They had no focus in their conversation as they talked drunk.
They just said what they wanted to say.
Still, Kim Hyun-soo was amazing for taking them all.
At this point, Yoo-hyun summed it up.
“Stop talking, you guys. And thanks, Hyun-soo.”
-Sure. Yoo-hyun, happy birthday again.
“Yeah. See you later.”
That’s how he hung up the phone.
Kang Jun-ki, who was next to him, asked.
“Hey, Yoo-hyun, what should I buy you for a gift?”
“What gift? Forget it.”
“What do you mean? Hehe. How about soccer shoes? I heard the factory people play a lot of soccer.”
“I already got them.”
Park Seung-woo, the deputy, gave him soccer shoes.
This time, Ha Jun-seok, who was next to him, said.
“Really? Then how about a presenter since you do a lot of presentations?”
“I got that too.”
He got the presenter from Assistant Manager Choi Min-hee.
She said he had to use a good one even if he had one.
“Then…”
“This is…”
The friends came up with various ideas, but they were all things he had.
Yoo-hyun said sincerely.
“Having you guys next to me is a gift.”
“This kid is crazy after drinking.”
Kang Jun-ki was incredulous, but Ha Jun-seok, who was emotional, was different.
“Exactly. Me too. I’m happy to have you guys.”
“What, did you guys take drugs?”
“Come here. I’ll hug you.”
“Me too. I’ll hug you.”
Yoo-hyun turned his body, and Ha Jun-seok also turned his body toward Kang Jun-ki in the center.
Kang Jun-ki got up in a panic.
“What? They’re scary.”
“Puhahaha.”
Yoo-hyun burst into laughter at the sight.
The weekend he spent with his friends passed, and Monday morning dawned.
The place was different, but the start of the morning was the same.
Yoo-hyun, who got up at dawn, ran around the park.
The long river path was perfect for running.
While he was running for a while, he saw a familiar face.
It was Jung Hyun-woo, his junior from college and working in the mobile development planning team.
He was standing at the corner of the road where Yoo-hyun was running, waving his hand with a happy face.
“Hyung.”
“Hyun-woo, you’re here.”
“Sorry I’m late.”
“Late? Isn’t this your usual running time?”
“Yes, it is. Ever since I ran with you last time, I’ve been running at this time every day.”
Jung Hyun-woo ran naturally next to Yoo-hyun and said.
Yoo-hyun liked him.
He followed the advice to run just once.
He seemed to have lost some weight and his body was firmer.
Yoo-hyun lifted the corners of his mouth and said.
“Shall we see how much you’ve improved?”
“I won’t lose.”
Yoo-hyun sped up and Jung Hyun-woo ran after him.
They ran for a while and the sun was already up.
Yoo-hyun sat on the bench and wiped his sweat with a towel he had prepared.
“Hoo, hoo. You run well.”
“Huh, huh. I… improved, right?”
“Yeah. A lot.”
“Ha… It feels good to hear praise from you, hyung.”
Jung Hyun-woo leaned back on the bench and smiled, pleased with Yoo-hyun’s answer.
They were catching their breath and drinking water.
Jung Hyun-woo asked casually.
“But hyung, are you really okay?”
“What?”
“I mean, the advanced product team. They said they’re after you.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Yoo-hyun smiled lightly and shook his head.
Jung Hyun-woo still looked worried.
“They’re pretty fierce, aren’t they?”
“Don’t worry. They won’t kill me, will they?”
“Still…”
“If they say anything, I’ll just take it.”
“Really?”
Jung Hyun-woo blinked his eyes.
He couldn’t tell if it was a joke or serious.
Yoo-hyun put his hand on Jung Hyun-woo’s shoulder and said.
“I’m just kidding. Don’t take my words literally.”
“Haha. I really thought so.”
Yoo-hyun was serious.
But he didn’t want to say anything unnecessary to Jung Hyun-woo, who had just started working.
If he followed him poorly, he would have a hard time dealing with the damage.
Yoo-hyun turned his head and saw Jung Hyun-woo’s bright eyes.
He looked like he wanted him to say something, so Yoo-hyun opened his mouth.
“Hyun-woo, you’ll do well at work.”
“Yes. I’ll work hard like you, hyung.”
“Not like me. You just do well in your own way.”
“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”
He listened to the advice he gave him in passing and ran every morning.
He couldn’t do badly with such perseverance.
Was it because of Yoo-hyun’s praise?
Jung Hyun-woo clenched his fist and said.
“When I move to the 4th factory later, I’ll support you fully, hyung.”
“Forget it. Just do your job well.”
“I’m serious.”
Yoo-hyun gave a fake laugh at Jung Hyun-woo, who sparkled his eyes.
It reminded him of Park Seung-woo, the deputy.
He was small and cute in style, but opposite in appearance, but he liked him the same way.
Yoo-hyun chuckled and got up from his seat.
“Let’s go. We have to go to work.”
“Yes, hyung.”
Jung Hyun-woo got up with a bright expression.
