Real Man

Chapter 151:

Chapter 151

A few moments later, he received a phone call from his mother.

She was very worried.

-I can’t sleep at night because of Jaehui.

“Mother, don’t worry.”

-Yoo-hyun, you don’t worry about anything. Jaehui is so clumsy.

“We’re going together from the company, what’s the big deal. There won’t be any time when he’s alone.”

-That’s why I’m more worried. I’m afraid he’ll cause trouble for the people there.

From his mother’s perspective, it was a reasonable concern.

Her daughter, who was not very bright, was going abroad, and with the name of Hansung Electronics, no less. It was enough to make her anxious.

“Don’t worry. Jaehui was invited because he did well.”

Yoo-hyun was not worried at all.

The person who was going with him was not someone else, but Jang Hyemin, his senior. She had a tendency to shower affection on anyone she liked, so she would find Jaehui’s blunders cute no matter what.

He was more worried that she would treat him too well.

-Really? Didn’t you do everything for him?

“Me? No. It had nothing to do with me. The mobile phone division liked Jaehui’s skills and chose him.”

-Oh? That’s different from what Jaehui said. He said he was going because you helped him a lot. He was so grateful that he even teared up.”

“What?”

Jaehui would never say such a thing when he was sober.

Yoo-hyun’s eyebrows narrowed.

“He said that after drinking, right?”

-How did you know?

Yoo-hyun was speechless at his mother’s question.

‘He’s so consistent.’

-Don’t you know I become a different person when I drink?

That was what his sister had muttered secretly in front of Jang Hyemin, his senior.

Remembering that, Yoo-hyun gave a hollow laugh and said.

“Anyway, it’s a good opportunity, so we’ll go and come back well.”

-Okay, Yoo-hyun. Don’t buy any gifts when you come back. It’s cheaper at the duty-free shop, but not buying is saving money.

“Okay. I understand.”

-Okay, okay. And tell Jaehui too. Even if German shampoo is cheap, Korean ones are better.

“Yes, yes, mother.”

-…Okay.

“Mother, go inside.”

Yoo-hyun hung up the phone after hearing his mother’s nervous voice.

Then he checked the message from Jaehui.

It was a list of gifts that his mother wanted.

Did Jaehui get his personality from his mother?

It was a moment when he had a rational doubt that he had never had before.

Yoo-hyun called his father, friends, and other relatives to say goodbye.

Going abroad for a business trip was not a big deal, but at that time, taking a plane once was a big issue.

The person who was most envious was his friend Kang Junki, who worked at Semi Electronics.

He was very sorry that he couldn’t go while other employees did.

-I want to go too.

“You’ll have a chance.”

Yoo-hyun answered with a pity.

He thought it would have been more fun if they went together.

But that was his thought until he heard the next words.

-I really want to go to a German mixed bath.

“Just go to a local bathhouse.”

-Mixed bath.

“Forget it. Hang up.”

Yoo-hyun shook his head and ended the call.

He was a friend who still hadn’t grown up.

And finally, the day of the trip came.

Yoo-hyun felt a new emotion when he arrived at Incheon Airport.

He had been on many overseas business trips in the past.

It was the same when he was in the LCD division, the group, the mobile phone division, or the electronic strategy office.

Hansung Electronics was a global company, and its customers were all over the world.

For some people, the purpose of an overseas business trip might be tourism or airplane mileage.

But not for Yoo-hyun.

For Yoo-hyun, an overseas business trip was a place to prove his value.

He learned the language of the country, memorized the history of the customer company, and researched the customer’s behavior beforehand.

He did all that to show off his skills in front of the executives who came with him.

Was that why?

“Hey, the weather is killing today.”

“What do you mean killing? It’s freezing. It’s really winter. The weather in Germany is the same.”

“So what if it’s cold. Just lie down in the hotel with the heater on.”

He had never gone on a business trip with his fellow part members like this, laughing and joking.

“Chanho, did you print out the schedule well?”

“Yes. I checked everything at the internet cafe. They say Germany has good hot springs.”

“Chief, did you see the camera that Park bought?”

“Let me see. Wow, it looks really good.”

“It’s a souvenir. I bought one.”

“Good. Good. How about we take a group photo and make a frame?”

He had never gone on a plane without any tension like this.

At that moment, the question from Kim Younggil, who changed the atmosphere, came out.

“Chief, but do we only have to think about having fun?”

“Then?”

“Well, don’t we have to prepare something?”

Yoo-hyun’s mindset was still similar to Kim Younggil’s, who asked the question.

He hadn’t completely let go of his work.

But Kim Hyunmin, the chief, was not.

“What does it matter if you’re not in charge. There’s nothing special to do. Byun, the manager, will take care of everything. Haha. That’s why I like these extra business trips.”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course. Just trust me.”

Kim Hyunmin, the chief, shouted.

At the same time, he heard various voices from the team members.

“This business trip is so great, right?”

“I have to take a lot of pictures.”

“We’re not going to get drunk and pass out at the hotel every night, right? Haha.”

So the part members could also relax their minds.

Yoo-hyun realized something from this scene.

And now.

He gave Kim Hyunmin, the chief, a thumbs up, meaning he agreed with his idea.

“You’re right, chief. That’s a great thing to say.”

“Haha, I’m always like that.”

Kim Hyunmin, the chief, gave a hearty laugh.

He decided to enjoy himself and clear his mind as long as he was with these good people.

He didn’t know when he would have such an opportunity again.

Wouldn’t there be no more chances to come as a group like this?

He thought so, and he had no reason not to walk comfortably.

He smiled and let it go, even when he saw Park Seungwoo, the assistant, getting a thorough inspection at the immigration checkpoint because of the drink can in his bag.

Or when Kim Hyunmin, the chief, made a fuss about finding his carry-on after shopping at the duty-free shop.

As expected, Choi Minhee, the manager, sighed and tackled him.

“Do we really have to go with these people?”

“But it’s fun, isn’t it?”

Yoo-hyun, who was answering, smiled.

It was then, when he moved to the boarding gate with that feeling.

“Shh. There are Ilseong people over there.”

“Where, where?”

The people who were laughing and chatting stopped when Choi Minhee, the manager, who was pushing the carry-on, gave them a hint.

In front of their eyes, they saw a familiar middle-aged man and many people around him, who they often saw on the news.

A large group of more than 30 people occupied the center of the boarding gate.

The expressions of the 3rd part members who saw them were calm, like soccer players facing a Korea-Japan match.

The first one to open his mouth was Kim Hyunmin, the chief.

“Is that Yoon Doojoon, the vice president?”

“Yes. That’s him.”

“Damn, we have to take the same plane.”

Yoon Doojoon, the vice president of the wireless division of Ilseong Electronics.

He was a famous talent who was a high school dropout legend.

He was one of the most powerful people in Ilseong Electronics, who could be counted on one hand.

They were not the same company, but they couldn’t help but care.

When everyone was looking at Yoon Doojoon, the vice president, Yoo-hyun looked at a female employee next to him.

She was much younger than he remembered, but not unrecognizable.

Nam Yoonjin.

‘She must be a manager by now?’

She was a person who rose to the president of Ilseong Electronics in the future and competed with Yoo-hyun many times.

She had a cold personality and a quick judgment that even Yoo-hyun admitted.

At that moment, when she was listening to Yoon Doojoon, the vice president’s story, she slightly raised her head and met Yoo-hyun’s eyes.

Her eyes, which had not yet faded, were visible.

She was a stranger, so she turned her head and brushed her long hair.

Of course, she didn’t know Yoo-hyun now.

Then Kim Hyunmin, the chief, gestured.

“Come on, come over here quietly.”

“Yes.”

He, who had taken a seat in the corner of the waiting room, spoke in a tense voice that didn’t suit him.

“Let’s not cause any trouble. We’re outnumbered.”

“What do you mean, outnumbered? Are we going to fight or something?”

Choi Minhee, the manager, snapped, but Kim Hyunmin, the chief, was serious all the time.

“Don’t you know? It’s embarrassing to lose even if we fight.”

“What are you talking about?”

The part members looked at Kim Hyunmin, the chief, with a dumbfounded expression.

They were all people who had at least some common sense.

They had no reason to fight with irrelevant employees, even if Ilseong Electronics was a competitor.

But Kim Hyunmin, the chief’s expression was very serious.

“So let’s just be quiet.”

“…”

They all shut their mouths.

Of course, it wouldn’t happen as Kim Hyunmin, the chief thought.

But since they didn’t need to make trouble, the six part members enjoyed their meditation quietly.

They read books or plugged earphones into their ears.

Outside the window, planes came and went, and the numbers on the digital clock on the wall went up one by one.

It was then that they heard a voice from behind.

“Hahaha, that’s right. All the TVs in the waiting room are Ilseong’s, right?”

“Yeah. Hansung is over now. Look. They can’t even compete with us in phones.”

“Not just Hansung. The Japanese and Chinese kids are all our food.”

“Puhahahaha.”

Actually, it wasn’t that bad.

They were just laughing and talking with pride.

They could easily ignore that kind of gossip, since they weren’t saying it in front of them.

“How childish.”

“They’re kids, so what can you do?”

They could just quietly curse and let it go.

But.

Kim Hyunmin, the chief’s expression began to distort.

Crunch.

He even crushed the empty can he was holding.

For a moment, his appearance reminded them of the hardcore fans who threw bottles into the baseball stadium in excitement.

No way.

Yoo-hyun wondered at that moment, and he jumped up from his seat and shouted.

“Hey. Ilseong.”

“Chief…”

“Don’t you know what manners are?”

His loud voice echoed in the airport waiting room, and the people sitting around turned their heads.

The Ilseong Electronics employee who was hit by the stick looked around with a bewildered expression.

“…”

Yoo-hyun and the 3rd part members were so dumbfounded that they were stunned for a moment.

They had to fix it somehow.

It was when Yoo-hyun got up from his seat with a dizzy expression.

Park Seungwoo, the assistant, who got up with him, blocked Kim Hyunmin, the chief, with one hand.

And he stretched out his other hand and shouted.

“I, I’m Japanese.”

“…”

Why did he say such a thing?

Yoo-hyun lost his words at the successive failures.

“They must be Japanese.”

“Why are they doing that? Did they get into a fight?”

There was a buzz around them.

Choi Minhee, the manager, and Kim Younggil, the assistant, who were sitting, covered their faces with books.

‘We’re screwed.’

Their expressions, which were burning, told them the situation.

They couldn’t pretend it wasn’t happening, because they were under the eyes of 30 Ilseong Electronics employees.

Even Yoon Doojoon, the vice president, was looking this way.

Kim Hyunmin, the chief, who came to his senses late, poked Park Seungwoo, the assistant, in the ribs.

“Are you crazy? What are you going to do if you speak Japanese there?”

“You’re the crazy one, chief. Why did you cause trouble?”

“Damn, you ruined everything. You should have pretended to be Japanese.”

“I don’t know Japanese.”

“You crazy bastard, why did you do that?”

The two kept bickering.