Real Man

Maybe he was in a very awkward situation right now.

He could guess that much from the fact that she rarely contacted him and worked until late at night.

But he couldn’t just sit back and watch when he thought of that.

He wanted to help her somehow, so he picked up his phone.

-It was decided from the moment you said you wanted to meddle, right? You wouldn’t have worried so much otherwise.

He recalled Park Seung-woo, his manager, and pressed the call button after finding the contact.

The person he was calling was Paul Graham, the former president of BCG (Boston Consulting Group) and a big shot in the investment world.

He was also someone who could confirm the situation that Jeong Da-hye was in.

Beep.

Then he went straight to the point.

“Mr. President, I have a favor to ask you, so I called you.”

-Do you have any interesting news?

“It’s not interesting, but it’s very important to me. It’s about…”

Yoo-hyun’s expression was more serious than ever as he spoke.

What he asked for was information on the internal trends of the Texas shale oil industry.

It also included the consulting contract issue with Sprint Company and the situation of Jeong Da-hye, the person in charge.

It was a somewhat personal and sudden request, but Paul Graham agreed to listen.

Of course, he wouldn’t do it without a catch.

-I have to be an information broker at this age. Fine. I’ll listen. But you owe me for this. You know what I mean, right?

Yoo-hyun was ready to accept whatever he asked for.

Jeong Da-hye was too precious to him to care about such things.

While Paul Graham was looking into the situation, Yoo-hyun called Jeong Da-hye a few more times.

He tried to tease her and ask her directly, but she was stubborn.

She never told him what was on her mind.

She always said she was fine and that she could handle it on her own.

He could see that she didn’t want to show her weakness, but there was no way to get through to her on the phone.

It was a series of frustrating situations.

Yoo-hyun wanted to relieve his frustration, but he had no good answer.

As he was piling up his worries, Han Jae-hee came to his house.

As usual, he had a lot of alcohol and snacks in his hands.

“Did I come to a place where I shouldn’t?”

“Brother, you should ask that on the phone first.”

“Okay. Then it’s settled.”

Han Jae-hee quickly set up the table, ignoring Yoo-hyun’s words.

It was a familiar sight, so Yoo-hyun soon gave up.

The siblings exchanged drinks with the table between them.

Gulp.

He emptied his drink in one shot and grumbled.

“Ah! Do you know what the problem is with our Unique TF right now?”

“What is it?”

“Everyone is too eager to step up. I want to take it easy, but I don’t want to get in the way…”

“You must have a hard time.”

He didn’t expect a real answer, so Yoo-hyun just listened to him casually.

He also added some stories from his own experience.

Before they knew it, the bottle was empty.

Was it because of the alcohol? Or because he was too worried?

Yoo-hyun’s mouth suddenly blurted out something about Jeong Da-hye.

Han Jae-hee perked up his ears at his brother’s rare confession.

“What’s going on? You were living so comfortably, but now you have all these worries?”

“I guess I was frustrated. I can’t believe I’m telling you all this.”

Yoo-hyun shook his head, and Han Jae-hee slapped the floor with his palm.

Thud.

His face was full of confidence as he lifted his chin.

“What are you talking about? You came to the right place. I know women’s hearts for sure.”

“How do you know? You haven’t even heard it from her.”

“Do you know who I am? I’m a designer. That’s why I can understand what they say across the bridge.”

“What kind of logic is that?”

“Think about it. I have to interpret dozens of requests from all kinds of clients, bosses, and other teams, and the ridiculous demands from the development team every day. I can figure it out as soon as I hear a word.”

“Then why are you suffering so much because of your work?”

Yoo-hyun hit the nail on the head, and Han Jae-hee shrugged it off with a gesture.

“That was just for a moment, a moment. I grew up as much as I hurt. Anyway, go on.”

Should he say this?

He had doubts, but Yoo-hyun soon opened his mouth.

He didn’t want an answer, like Han Jae-hee did. He just wanted to vent his frustration.

“Actually, Da-hye…”

Yoo-hyun mentioned the recent calls with Jeong Da-hye, the words she said when she answered the phone, and his guess about her situation.

He left out the personal details, but it was enough to convey the mood.

Before he knew it, Han Jae-hee had crossed his arms and nodded.

“So, you think she’s having a hard time, but she won’t tell you how she feels, right?”

“Yeah. I think it’s because of her pride. She seems to hate showing her weakness.”

As soon as he heard Yoo-hyun’s answer, Han Jae-hee clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk. That’s why men are no good.”

“Why?”

“She gave you so many signs, but you didn’t catch them. How can you love like that?”

Have you ever met a decent man?

Yoo-hyun felt a surge of anger, but he soon calmed himself down.

This was not the time to argue over petty right and wrong.

“Fine, let’s get to the point. What are the signs?”

“Before that, did you ever think about why she kept saying she was fine and not to worry, like a parrot?”

“Well, Da-hye’s personality is quite strong, and…”

Before Yoo-hyun could finish his answer, Han Jae-hee cut him off.

“That’s not it. You made her say that.”

“What?”

“Think about it. What did you say to her?”

“What did I say?”

“You must have said something to comfort her. I can tell without looking. You said she would do well, she would overcome it, right?”

As soon as Han Jae-hee’s words fell, Yoo-hyun’s mind flashed back to the words he had said habitually.

-Da-hye, you will do well. You will surely overcome it, even if it’s hard. I believe in you.

Yoo-hyun had easily consoled Jeong Da-hye, who was working far away.

She didn’t want to listen to the story that could be much lonelier and harder.

She took it for granted that he would do well in anything, since he was so good at everything.

She just waited passively because of that.

Was that why Jeong Da-hye couldn’t say she was having a hard time?

Maybe Yoo-hyun made it impossible for her to show her weak side, even if she wanted to.

A sudden doubt filled his mind.

“…”

Han Jae-hee filled the glass for Yoo-hyun, who had lost his words.

Glug glug.

Then he said with a look as if he had seen the world.

“It’s okay to know it late.”

It was annoying, but Yoo-hyun didn’t feel that way.

Right now, Han Jae-hee was his official counselor.

“How did you know?”

“I told you. I’m a designer.”

“Yeah. I know. So what do you think Da-hye is like right now?”

Yoo-hyun asked anxiously, and Han Jae-hee answered confidently.

“I can tell you exactly. I have experience living abroad. I’ve been through a lot by myself.”

“Yeah, I know. You were bullied too.”

“You always ruin the mood. I thought you wouldn’t say anything.”

“Sorry. Go on.”

Han Jae-hee said with certainty to Yoo-hyun, who lowered his posture.

“She must be lonely right now.”

“Did you feel that way too?”

“Looking back, I think I did. I was so happy when you came.”

He was talking about when Yoo-hyun made a surprise visit to the LA design school.

At that time, Yoo-hyun, who was a rising designer at Apple, brought John Norman with him and cheered up his sister.

Yoo-hyun chuckled as he recalled.

“You asked me why I came then.”

“But it felt good when you bought iPhones for the whole class and praised me. Even that arrogant professor was begging me. I felt proud.”

“It cost me a lot of money.”

“It wasn’t your money anyway. Anyway, thanks to you, I felt relieved. I was confident.”

Han Jae-hee seemed to have enjoyed it, but there was no guarantee that Jeong Da-hye would be the same.

No matter how he thought about it, she didn’t seem to like that kind of thing.

“Would Da-hye want that too?”

“I don’t know. But she wouldn’t hate it if she got it, right? Who doesn’t like a surprise gift?”

“It’s different from your situation. It’s a security zone there. I can’t even get in.”

Han Jae-hee was incredulous at Yoo-hyun’s explanation.

“Do I have to spoon-feed you the way?”

“Of course not.”

“Then it’s settled. Come on, one shot.”

He was a straightforward sister.

Yoo-hyun, who bowed his head, clinked glasses with her.

Gulp.

Han Jae-hee emptied the large glass in one shot.

For the first time, he felt relieved to see his sister.

Han Jae-hee’s advice was helpful, but that didn’t solve the problem.

Jeong Da-hye kept drawing the line, and Yoo-hyun had no way to do anything.

He could only guess the situation by the darkening voice every time he called.

‘There must be something going on…’

Yoo-hyun’s worries continued even when he went on a business trip to the Sindorim campus.

He was sitting in a separate seat, lost in thought, when his phone rang.

Whoosh.

Yoo-hyun checked the message quickly out of habit.

He wondered if Paul Graham had contacted him.

On the screen, there was a message from his best friend Kim Hyunsoo, not in English, but in Korean.

-I’m on the bus now. Thanks to Wonseok, I’ll see you in Seoul.

‘He finally decided to come.’

Park Wonseok had gathered his friends as he had promised, but he didn’t mention paying back the money.

He didn’t say he was sick either, of course.

But Kim Hyunsoo agreed to his request.

He even went through the trouble of leaving the car center to his brother.

He felt more glad than thinking it was like Kim Hyunsoo.

Yoo-hyun expressed his feelings in a reply.

Tap.

He put down his phone and turned his head casually.

He was startled to see Jang Junsik, the assistant, standing next to him.

“What are you doing here? How did you come without making a sound?”

“I saw you looked troubled, so I came carefully.”

“Hey, you don’t have to be careful about that.”

“No, I don’t. I learned that I have to be more careful with my actions while meeting people from different departments.”

He seemed to absorb everything like a sponge, and he learned everything.

Yoo-hyun smiled and gestured.

“Sit down.”

“Yes, sir. And here’s the organized report.”

“You emailed it to me.”

“I thought you might want to look at it before the meeting. And I also added a summary of the report from the economic research institute.”

Was it because he met a lot of people while doing this phone business?

Jang Junsik’s sense had definitely improved.

“Thank you. Just a moment.”

Yoo-hyun skimmed through the summary that Jang Junsik had sent.

The first thing he saw was the report from a famous domestic economic research institute that had been an issue recently.

The title alone showed the intention to pit Hansung Electronics and Hansung Display against each other.

The content was more blatant.

-The main reason for Hansung Electronics’ mobile phone deficit is the practice of buying Hansung Display panels at a high price, which resulted in Hansung Display’s stock price rising more than 10 times compared to Hansung Electronics…

The report blamed Hansung Display’s rapid growth on Hansung Electronics’ giveaway.

It even mentioned the specific panel prices, comparing them with Chinese companies.

Especially for the OLED model that they were planning to launch, the panel price was on the high side.

This confidential information was completely leaked.

It was something that could not happen without someone’s intervention.

And Yoo-hyun knew very well who that someone was.

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