Real Man

Chapter 652:

Park Seung-woo, a manager who leaned his back on the chair, muttered.

“It’s nice to have some leisure time.”

“I agree. You’ve been so busy lately that you didn’t have much time like this.”

“It’s all my fault. I took on too much work.”

“Have you given up?”

“Do you think I’m sane when I talk about money with Shinwa Semiconductor every day?”

Park Seung-woo revealed his hardship with a bitter expression.

The situation in the mobile phone department was improving, but the acquisition of Shinwa Semiconductor was a fierce war.

The other side was persistent and relentless, exploiting the weak link of Vice President Shin Kyung-wook.

After bringing in Japanese capital, they played tricks with the appraisal company and the creditors.

Even though he expected this situation, the reality was hard to bear.

Especially for Park Seung-woo, who was at the forefront, his shoulders must have been very heavy.

Yoo-hyun, who admired his mentor for his perseverance, complimented him.

“You never know, you might meet a good connection there.”

“What a ridiculous thing to say.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“Really, you’re a grateful mentee. You appreciate even the smallest things.”

They exchanged sarcastic remarks as if they were natural.

Park Seung-woo, who was chuckling, finally asked the reason.

“But why are you sitting here? Do you have any worries?”

“Do I look like that?”

“Very much.”

“I guess I can’t fool your eyes, mentor. I was just wondering if I should meddle or not.”

Yoo-hyun told him the truth, and Park Seung-woo snorted.

“You always have strange worries, mentee.”

“Did I ever tell you any other strange worries?”

“You did a few times. What did you say before? You asked me if you should lend money to your friend, right?”

“That’s right.”

It was about Kim Hyun-soo’s mother’s hospital bill.

At that time, Park Seung-woo gave him a clear answer as a mentor.

-You should lend it only if you don’t expect to get it back. As much as you can afford. If he’s a close friend, isn’t he worth that much? Anyway, that’s how I think.

Yoo-hyun recalled the memory of that time, and Park Seung-woo said to him.

“Right. It’s similar to that worry. You’ve already made up your mind, but you’re pretending to worry for no reason.”

“Made up my mind?”

“Don’t you? You decided to meddle when you had that worry. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t have worried about it.”

“Oh.”

It was a clear and convincing advice that made him nod involuntarily.

Park Seung-woo, who showed an amazing insight, acted as if nothing happened.

“If you have time to worry about that, help me out. I’m struggling. Mentee, I need your help.”

“No, thank you. I just remembered what I have to do. I’ll get up first.”

Yoo-hyun got up quickly, and Park Seung-woo blinked his eyes.

“Hey, finish your coffee.”

“I can’t. It’s almost time to close the door.”

Yoo-hyun left a meaningful remark and walked away.

Then he suddenly remembered something he had forgotten and turned around.

“You’re really a great mentor. Thank you.”

“What are you talking about?”

Park Seung-woo looked at Yoo-hyun, who gave him a thumbs up, with a dumbfounded expression.

Meanwhile, Yoo-hyun disappeared quickly.

Park Seung-woo, who was staring at Yoo-hyun’s back with disbelief, picked up the coffee that Yoo-hyun left.

It was barely touched, so it felt as heavy as a new one.

“Should I give this to Manager Park?”

Park Seung-woo seriously considered it.

The place where Yoo-hyun arrived was Yeonseong General Hospital.

He had seen the logo on the medicine envelope of Park Won-seok, so it was not difficult to find the location.

Park Won-seok’s personal information was also on the promissory note.

He had no money, so he must have been behind on his hospital bills.

If he paid the hospital bills, he could easily get the name of the disease.

Yoo-hyun made a guess through a very simple cause and effect.

He just had to push and see.

In that sense, Yoo-hyun looked for the hospital’s administration department.

And he got the result he wanted.

Thud.

A moment later, Yoo-hyun, who came out of the administration department, sat on a bench in front of the hospital.

He had a hospital bill receipt in his hand.

To be precise, it was a receipt with a prepaid surgery fee of 10.53 million won.

There might be some additional costs later, but it wouldn’t change much.

-Patient Park Won-seok has been reluctant to have surgery. It was awkward because he didn’t have a guardian.

Park Won-seok’s disease was liver cancer.

He had discovered it a long time ago, but he still hadn’t had surgery.

The low cure rate was just an excuse.

The reason was money.

“He endured all this by himself…”

Yoo-hyun muttered, remembering Park Won-seok, who was confident when he was young.

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He could only guess that he had a hard time.

It couldn’t have been easy to live on drugs alone.

Yoo-hyun, who was lost in thought, received a phone call.

Park Won-seok’s name popped up on the screen.

When Yoo-hyun answered the phone, he asked bluntly.

-Yoo-hyun, is that you? Did you say you would schedule the surgery?

“That was fast.”

It seemed that the administration department had contacted him to make a reservation.

He asked if he had paid the surgery fee.

-Hey, where do you have that much money to pay for that?

“I paid it because I could afford it. I’m sorry for meddling, but just close your eyes and have the surgery.”

-Why are you doing this?

“What do you mean?”

-What are you to me that you do this for me?

What was the reason?

He wasn’t a stranger, he was a childhood friend.

He could help him, and he didn’t want to regret missing it.

He had enough of that kind of life in the past.

He said with his heart.

“I owe you milk money from when we were kids. I realized I never paid you back.”

-…

“Pay me back when you get better. Don’t be stubborn and rely on drugs. Oh, and make the reservation quickly. It’s busy at the end of the year.”

Yoo-hyun tried to wrap it up, but Park Won-seok called him.

-Yoo-hyun.

“What now?”

-Thank you. I… really want to live.

That one sentence said it all.

It didn’t matter why he hesitated to have surgery.

He just had to live like this.

Yoo-hyun returned the sincerity he received from Park Won-seok.

“Okay. Let’s do that. Let’s live together.”

-Yoo-hyun, I’ll make the date and go. I have a lot to say to you.

“Anytime. I have a lot to hear from you.”

Why he stood up for his friends when he was young, why he helped Yoo-hyun without any reward.

He wanted to hear that story.

Because of the gratitude that still remained in one corner of his heart.

Yoo-hyun touched his throbbing chest and sat for a while.

He wanted to do that now.

The next day, around lunchtime, he got a call from Park Won-seok.

He said he had something to say, and he insisted on coming to the company.

Yoo-hyun made an appointment with him in a short conversation and went outside the company.

The place he was going was Double Y.

The reason was told by Messenger With.

-Interview Bot: 1 interviewee scheduled for today, software development field, 3 p.m.

Yoo-hyun chuckled as he skimmed the chat window.

“The interview bot now tells me the schedule.”

At first, it only notified the number of interviewees, but the function gradually increased.

Someone was managing the interview bot every day.

Squeak.

A moment later, when Yoo-hyun entered the Double Y office, someone greeted him brightly.

It was Yun Bo-mi, who had black short hair and a charming smile.

“Hello, Director.”

“How have you been? Ms. Bo-mi.”

She was the only one who passed the interview of Nadoha, and she was in charge of accounting at Double Y.

She had met Yoo-hyun a while ago.

“Yes. I’ve been very well. Oh, the CEO and the manager went out for a while.”

“Manager?”

“I felt weird calling him Nadoha since he’s a founding member. He doesn’t like the title, but I just gave it to him.”

“You did well.”

“I actually wanted to call him head of department, but maybe next time.”

Yun Bo-mi muttered as if she was sorry, and suddenly clapped her hands.

“Right. Do you want some coffee? Ice? Hot?”

“I’m fine.”

“We got a coffee machine this time. I also have an ice maker, so I’ll make you a nice iced coffee.”

She walked away excitedly, and Yoo-hyun saw the pantry.

He wondered why they needed an ice maker in a company with only three people, but it was useful.

The coffee machine was also a bit overkill, but it livened up the atmosphere once it was brought in.

Thanks to that, the empty pantry felt full.

Yun Bo-mi sat across from Yoo-hyun, who sat at the table by the window, and handed him the coffee.

“I put a lot of ice in it. The ice is fresh because I just made it.”

“I’ll enjoy it.”

She looked at him with anticipation.

“Didn’t the office change a bit?”

“There are plastic nameplates on the empty desks. And I think there are magnets on the partitions.”

“Wow! You have a good eye, Director. I put some things in because it was too empty. I also decorated it, and brought in a big print.”

“Don’t you have to do that after the employees come in?”

“Hey, the office is the first impression for the people who come for the interview. It has to look good.”

She had a sense of it, maybe because she had experience in other companies.

Did Nadoha notice that?

No matter how much he was an accountant, Nadoha wouldn’t have hired him easily.

Yoo-hyun drank a sip of coffee and glanced at him.

“Aren’t you having a hard time, Ms. Bo-mi?”

“Hard? I have nothing to do, how can I be hard?”

“But it’s still awkward.”

“I don’t feel awkward if I don’t have to be careful. The CEO is in his office, and the manager is in his workroom every day, what. They only come out occasionally, when they go to the gym or eat.”

Yun Bo-mi told him the daily schedule very honestly.

He could picture the office situation in his head just by listening.

Yoo-hyun smiled and asked more.

“Then you’re not bored?”

“I’m not bored either. I use this whole space by myself. I organize things, and I also go to the gym and exercise, and eat delicious gimbap when I’m hungry. I do whatever I want. And that’s for free.”

Yun Bo-mi looked really happy with a bright expression.

“But you must have some difficulties?”

“Difficulties… There is one.”

“What is it?”

“I wonder if I can get paid without doing anything.”

“Kuhup.”

Yoo-hyun barely held back the laughter that burst out at the absurd remark.

If he had been drinking coffee, it would have been a big disaster.

She was serious, though.

“Really, I feel like I’m getting something for nothing.”

“Why? You’re doing accounting work.”

“I automated that, so I don’t have anything to do. The money we spend with our card comes in as a message, and it’s automatically sorted in the details. It goes up on the With chatbot.”

“That was automatic?”

Yun Bo-mi nodded her head at Yoo-hyun’s astonishment.

“Yes. The manager said he felt sorry for me and made it for me.”

“What about the interview bot?”

“The interview bot also automatically sends it if I just upload the schedule. The manager also told me not to do annoying things.”

Did Nadoha have any interest in Yun Bo-mi?

Yoo-hyun asked with curiosity.

“But he wouldn’t have made it for you just like that, right?”

“I asked him if he could do that, and he did.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I was totally hooked on With since before the interview. There are so many things you can link with it. For example, you can install a CCTV at the entrance of the company and send a message about the visitors…”

Yun Bo-mi explained with her hands waving like a naive child.