Real Man

Chapter 229:

Chapter 229

As he gathered his suspicions, he became more and more certain.

He had no evidence yet, but Yoo-hyun, who had been through all kinds of hardships, could not miss such a corruption.

But what he needed now was the opinion of the person involved.

To be precise, he wanted to hear the sincere thoughts of Kim Seon-dong, the team leader.

Yoo-hyun decided to go to Jung In-wook, the part leader, right away.

When Yoo-hyun leaned his head in, he was startled by him doing something else.

“Mr. Jung.”

“Ah, why are you like that again?”

“Don’t we have a part dinner?”

“Dinner? Why?”

Jung In-wook flinched, but Yoo-hyun opened his mouth comfortably.

“I think our part doesn’t use the welfare benefits. Is there a problem…”

“No, no. They’re still there.”

Jung In-wook waved his hand as if he was embarrassed by Yoo-hyun’s words.

Yoo-hyun seized the opportunity and pushed him hard.

“Then use it quickly. I’m new here and I’ve never had a dinner.”

“What?”

“Let’s go right now. It would be perfect to go after the weekly report.”

“…”

Jung In-wook kept rolling his eyes.

Yoo-hyun pretended not to know and said casually.

“Please let me know if there is a problem.”

“…No. Let’s go.”

“Then I’ll gather opinions and announce them.”

Yoo-hyun bowed his head and turned around.

He immediately checked the preferences of the part members and found a suitable place.

It was the same pig’s feet restaurant where he had met his colleagues a while ago.

There were separate rooms and it was a place where food was served, so it was good for conversation.

The disconnected part 1 needed communication now.

After deciding on the place, it was quick.

Yoo-hyun sent an email with the part dinner place and time.

He also added a mandatory message by selling the name of the team leader.

Soon after, Lee Jin-mok, the team leader who checked the email, came up to Yoo-hyun and asked.

“Do we really have a dinner?”

“Yes. It’s today.”

“That’s amazing. He’s not the type to have a dinner.”

“I guess it’s because I’ve been here for a while.”

“That’s even stranger.”

Lee Jin-mok tilted his head

“Is it?”

“Oh, did you check the weekly report?”

“Yes. Of course. You did a lot of work this week, didn’t you?”

“Why are you saying that as a junior?”

“You’re amazing.”

“Hmm, well, it’s not that big of a deal.”

Lee Jin-mok coughed for no reason and turned around.

It was a momentary moment, but a smile flashed on his lips.

He was a senior who had a slightly cute side.

After finishing the weekly report, Yoo-hyun pulled Kim Seon-dong’s arm as soon as the quitting bell rang.

Kim Seon-dong could not be left out of the part dinner.

“Team leader, let’s go right away.”

“Oh, oh.”

“The team leader also agreed.”

“Let’s go then.”

He wasn’t worried about anyone else.

They weren’t close to each other, but they seemed to be looking forward to the dinner.

Jung In-wook still looked bad, but that was something he could fix.

A little later.

Part 1 of the pre-product team gathered at a pig’s feet restaurant in Ulsan city.

It was a modest number of six people, including Yoo-hyun.

It was definitely less than the panel part.

It was a scene where you could see the reality of the circuit department in LCD business division.

There were two tables in the closed room.

Soon after, plates were laid on top of the tables where three people sat each.

In an awkward atmosphere, Yoo-hyun said cheerfully.

“The first drink is mixed for everyone, right?”

“I’m going to mix it anyway.”

“Then let’s unify it.”

Yoo-hyun nodded at Maeng Gi-yong’s words.

Then he quickly moved his hand and picked up a bottle of soju.

He first poured soju into six beer glasses at a knife-like height.

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Then he poured beer just above the middle of the glass.

Whik

He also added some showmanship by covering the glass with tissue and turning it quickly to mix the alcohol.

It was an ordinary and common action.

But when it was added with an incredibly fast hand movement, it looked completely different.

That’s why people who were watching blinked their eyes.

Lee Jin-mok asked Yoo-hyun with suspicious eyes.

“Did you learn this stuff?”

“Yes. I got a certificate for sommelier of somaek.”

“What?”

“That’s what you have to do to come to the pre-product team.”

“Puhahaha. This is really funny guy.”

Lee Jin-mok laughed loudly when Yoo-hyun answered with a good sense.

Maeng Gi-yong also laughed, and Min Su-jin next to him covered her mouth and shrugged her shoulders.

Jung In-wook was still sitting with a sullen face.

Kim Seon-dong looked bad as if he had something bad.

“Come on, let’s drink.”

Yoo-hyun raised his glass and said.

“It’s nice to see you after a long time. Let’s drink.”josei

“Cheers.”

Maeng Gi-yong gestured to change the mood, and Min Su-jin also helped.

That’s how one drink, two drinks went in.

After a while.

People loosened up a lot after drinking a lot.

But the awkward air didn’t completely change.

It was because of Jung In-wook, who was sitting sullenly.

It was when the three people at the next table were talking separately.

Yoo-hyun pretended to be drunk and revealed his inner thoughts.

“People in the department feel sorry for me for coming on secondment.”

“That must be true.”

The answer was from Min Su-jin, who was sitting next to him.

At that moment, Yoo-hyun smiled faintly.

“But I’m not.”

“Why?”

“I see a great opportunity right in front of me, and it would be stupid not to take it.”

“That… isn’t that too much?”

“…”

Min Su-jin blinked her eyes at Yoo-hyun’s confident words.

Jung In-wook was still looking elsewhere.

But he was definitely listening to the conversation, so Yoo-hyun continued without hesitation.

“No. I’m serious.”

“You really think so.”

“Yes. And Mr. Jung is the same.”

Min Su-jin’s words were answered briefly by Yoo-hyun, who looked at Jung In-wook.

He turned his head when his name was called.

Yoo-hyun saw his dark eyes and wrinkles in his eyes.

Yoo-hyun didn’t know Jung In-wook in the past.

He still didn’t know him well, but he trusted what he had done so far.

He put his trust into words.

“Mr. Jung, you’ll do much better here than you did in circuit team 3, even if you just stay still.”

“What do you know to be so sure?”

“Because the project we’re working on now is much bigger than the whole team’s.”

“It’s not as easy as you say.”

Jung In-wook drank his alcohol with a skeptical expression.

He still seemed uninterested in running the part.

How big was his victim mentality that he gave up his work, which he used to do well?

Yoo-hyun poured alcohol into his empty glass and said.

“When it goes well, circuit team 3 will beg for you.”

“Yeah, right. I have to say that.”

“I’m the one who pushed the color phone that everyone said wouldn’t work.”

“That wasn’t your doing.”

Jung In-wook snapped at Yoo-hyun’s words.

Yoo-hyun continued quietly.

“No. This is not my doing either. I’m just telling you that I have the eye to see that.”

“…”

“At this rate, we’ll need more people when the prototype succeeds. Then another team will be created.”

“Why are you telling me that?”

“You know. Maybe Mr. Jung will be the team leader.”

Yoo-hyun answered Jung In-wook’s question and emphasized the end of his sentence.

He paused for a moment and observed his expression.

His pupils trembled slightly.

After seeing that, Yoo-hyun said.

“As long as you don’t do anything stupid.”

“What?”

“The pre-product team leader won’t change.”

“…”

His meaningful words made Jung In-wook’s brow narrow.

Min Su-jin just listened quietly without understanding.

Soon after, Yoo-hyun raised his glass and said in a loud voice to change the mood.

“Come on, turn off the local broadcast and let’s all have a drink together.”

“Good.”

Maeng Gi-yong and Lee Jin-mok, who were chatting next to him, also raised their glasses.

Kim Seon-dong also joined them with a grim face.

Clang.

It was forced, but the glasses of the part members collided.

It was the moment when the part, which had been disconnected while working on the same project, moved forward by half a step.

They spent quite a long time in the first round.

They drank a lot of alcohol too.

That’s why everyone was drunk.

Maeng Gi-yong shook his head at Yoo-hyun, who was the main culprit of today’s binge drinking.

“Yoo-hyun, where did you learn this strange leadership?”

“I prepared it by counting drinks at Ulsan factory. But it’s nothing.”

“This kid is really something.”

Maeng Gi-yong swung his fist in the air at Yoo-hyun’s joke.

Lee Jin-mok staggered and said.

“Senior, you’re going to lose your teeth if you hit him.”

“You too, stop talking nonsense. Oh, what do we do with him?”

Maeng Gi-yong pointed at Kim Seon-dong, who was crouching on the floor and babbling.

He was also very drunk, maybe because he had a lot on his mind.

Yoo-hyun confidently said.

“Senior, I’ll take care of Kim team leader.”

“Huh? You don’t even know where he lives.”

“I know. It’s near 4th complex.”

“Still, Seon-dong is heavy.”

Before Maeng Gi-yong could finish his sentence,

Yoo-hyun lifted Kim Seon-dong from the floor and put his arm over his shoulder.

“I’m healthy.”

“Well, you do look healthy.”

Yoo-hyun passed by Maeng Gi-yong and greeted Jung In-wook.

He still looked complicated.

“Mr. Jung, thank you for today’s dinner.”

“…Yeah.”

“I look forward to working with you. I’ll support you hard.”

“Go ahead.”

“Yes, sir.”

Yoo-hyun bowed his head and walked away.

Kim Seon-dong leaned on Yoo-hyun and babbled.

Yoo-hyun walked for a while with Kim Seon-dong leaning on him.

He looked so bad that Yoo-hyun asked him.

“Kim team leader, do you want to take a break?”

“Huh? Oh, my stomach…”

“Yes. Just a moment.”

Yoo-hyun handed him a plastic bag he had brought from the restaurant.

He must have endured a lot because he vomited as soon as he received the plastic bag.

“Uweaek.”

He had never seen him drink like this before.

Yoo-hyun had set up the plate, but there was another reason why he drank alcohol.

It was because of the secret that he was suffering from inside.

Yoo-hyun patted his back and handed him a small bottle of water.

This was also something he had prepared in advance from the restaurant.

“Drink this.”

“Oh, oh. Thank you.”

He drank the water and seemed to regain some consciousness.

Yoo-hyun helped him to a bench nearby.

He handed him a rice cake flavored candy.

“Have this too.”

“You, why do you have so much stuff?”

“I wonder.”

Kim Seon-dong muttered awkwardly and looked at Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun met his eyes without confidence behind his horn-rimmed glasses.

His shoulders, which were already shrunk, looked even narrower today.

Yoo-hyun said softly.

“I think you’re really amazing, Kim team leader.”

“Me, me of all people?”

“You’re good at both circuits and panels. I heard there’s no one like you.”

“No, that’s not…”

Kim Seon-dong said in a low voice.