Kim Cheol-soo organized the receipts for expenses used on the business trip to Kenya and submitted them to the General Affairs Department. After completing the chores, he revised the business plan as requested by team leader Ahn Jung-gyu, sent an email, and then stood up and stretched.
I looked at the time and it was 7 o’clock.
As I was leaving the office to have dinner after work, I ran into Yumi Jang, who was busy running towards me.
“uh? Are you getting off work?”
Jang Yu-mi asked, and Kim Cheol-soo nodded.
“let’s go together. “Have you had dinner?”
“Not yet.”
“Good for you. How about keeping the promise you made last time? I have a story to tell. I’m waiting now. “I’ll be out soon.”
They came to a bean sprout soup restaurant near the company, ordered food, and sat across from them.
“How was Kenya?”
“hmm. “It was a refreshing experience.”
“Envy you. You know what? “Cheolsu was the first among your classmates to go on a business trip?”
Cheolsu Kim nodded.
“yes. “I went there because there was no local agency.”
“ha. i envy you. “We have a lot of agents as well as expatriates, so it’s not easy to go on business trips overseas.”
“If there is a world mineral seminar or steel exhibition in the future, I will ask the team leader.”
“uh? “Can you go on a business trip like that?”
“Seeing it on a monitor and hearing it and touching it on site are completely different stories. There are many cases where trade brokers connect and buy products without knowing much about them, so you need the experience of seeing and hearing them firsthand.”
“How do you know that?”
“….This assistant manager told me a lot.”
“Oh, him. “I heard that you have the best performance in the entire sales department.”
Kim Cheol-su nodded at Jang Yu-mi’s words.
Two bowls of bean sprout soup were served, and the two drank the soup in silence to satisfy their hunger.
Jang Yu-mi, who drank all the soup and put down the pot, looked at Kim Cheol-soo with a happy expression, feeling full, and then opened her mouth as if something suddenly occurred to her.
“right.”
Kim Cheol-su was scraping the last remaining soup with his spoon when he saw Jang Yu-mi.
“While Cheol-soo was on a business trip, a strange rumor circulated among his classmates.”
Kim Cheol-soo blinked at the word rumor and focused on Jang Yu-mi.
“What rumor?”
“I heard that Cheolsu is gathering information about the chairman?”
“ah. That…”
Kim Cheol-soo answered indifferently.
Until I hear the next words.
Jang Yu-mi spoke carefully.
“However, there is also a rumor going around that Mr. Cheolsu is a spy sent by a competitor. “Of course it’s not true, right?”
Jang Yu-mi suddenly saw Kim Cheol-soo biting his lower lip and making a scary expression, and asked worriedly.
“Are you okay?”
Rumors that arise within the company usually belong to negative attacks.
When a direct attack is not possible, methods are often used within the company to undermine the opponent by secretly spreading rumors about facts that do not exist.
If you leave it unattended, it will blow like a snowball, and if you panic, there is a very high possibility that you will become an unfair victim.
Kim Cheol-soo relaxed his expression and put down his spoon.
“There’s no way I’m a spy.”
Jang Yu-mi also blinked her big eyes and nodded at those words.
“I trust Cheolsu more than such empty rumors.”
Kim Cheol-soo felt grateful to Jang Yu-mi for speaking sincerely.
“thank you. But something came up that required me to go into the company and look into it.”
“uh? “Already?”
Jang Yu-mi wanted to be with Kim Cheol-soo more.
‘Did I bring this up for no reason?’
“yes. sorry. See you again next week. Mr. Yumi.”
Regardless of her intentions, Kim Cheol-soo immediately broke up with Jang Yu-mi and walked quickly to the company.
No matter how much I thought about it, the only person who would use such a petty method was that person.
If it had been the experienced Park Jun-hyung, he would have spread the word throughout the company.
Considering that the superiors had no idea, it seemed like the act of Hwang Dae-hoon, who was a newbie and had a small personality.
The problem is that if this is left alone, it gives Park Jun-hyung an excuse to attack.
The surest way was to remove the contents from the computer before the rumor spread within the company.
‘This is absurd.’
I think something good will happen
Jang Yu-mi waved her hand and watched Kim Cheol-soo walking quickly in the direction of the company, then turned and stood in front of the station.
‘Ah, it was good until just now.’
Although Kim Cheol-soo did not express it directly, he seemed to be quite concerned about rumors.
Jang Yu-mi pursed her lips and looked blankly at the road on the other side.
She lived so hard that she had never had a proper relationship.
There were many men who confessed, but it was a life that they had no time to look back on because they were only looking ahead.
But strangely, it doesn’t matter when I don’t see that person, but when I see him once and talk to him and then break up, why do I hate it so much?
Jang Yu-mi, who saw her lonely appearance reflected in the window of the bus that had just stopped to pick up a customer, turned around.
As I ran to the office and entered the office, I saw Kim Cheol-soo looking at his seat.
Kim Cheol-soo turned his eyes to the sound of clattering shoes, and his eyes collided with Jang Yu-mi.
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“You didn’t go in?”
“Ah… I left something behind.”
As Jang Yu-mi said that, she turned her eyes to follow Kim Cheol-soo’s gaze.
“You don’t have a computer?”
“Iknow, right.”
Kim Cheol-soo looked at his watch and said to Jang Yu-mi.
“Are not you going home?”
“I have to do it. “Please leave for a moment and bring me something.”
“yes. “I’ll be waiting in front of you.”
Jang Yu-mi nodded at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
She walked briskly to her seat, put a pen in her bag, and quickly left the office door.
Kim Cheol-soo, who was standing, looked at Jang Yu-mi and slowly walked away, and she quickly walked next to Kim Cheol-soo.
“What’s going on? Cheolsu’s computer?”
“The ethics management office took it.”
The ethics management office was operated by the audit office directly under the chairman, and it was a place where there was almost no conflict unless it was a special matter.
But once you get involved with that place, you could find yourself in a very difficult situation.
Jang Yu-mi asked as she walked next to Kim Cheol-soo with a worried expression.
“Is it because of the rumors?”
At those words, Kim Cheol-soo smiled and shook his head.
“The ethics management office does not move just because of money rumors among classmates.”
“sure?”
“There must have been a tip-off.”
“If it’s a tip.”
“It means you have a motive to hate me. Really, Yumi?”
Jang Yu-mi opened her eyes wide and shook her head.
“no. “Why do I do that?”
“Yes?”
Jang Yu-mi nodded as if of course it was so.
Kim Cheol-soo’s expression was not as stern as the one I saw at the restaurant.
Jang Yu-mi was worried because it seemed like he was smiling.
“It’s okay, right? “I’m not in a situation to laugh, but I feel like I’m laughing.”
“Of course it’s okay.”
“no. “It’s not a good situation, is it?”
Kim Cheol-soo pressed the elevator button and looked at Jang Yu-mi and said.
“Do you know why rumors are scary?”
Jang Yu-mi tilted her head and said as if she wasn’t sure.
“well.”
“It’s scary because rumors are rumors. Although it has no substance and we don’t know where it started, people believe the rumor as if it were true. No matter how much the person involved denies it, people don’t believe it. “Rumors are the scariest when they remain just rumors.”
Jang Yu-mi nodded as if she sympathized with those words.
“But once other organizations start verifying the rumor, it ceases to be a rumor. “Even if you don’t believe what I say, you believe what the Ethics Management Office says.”
“ah······.”
“The ethics management office took the computer, so they will try to verify the report, and since I am confident, there is no problem.”
“I was really worried, but Cheolsu had other thoughts.”
“I don’t know who started that rumor, but it was stupid to report it. “In fact, you helped me.”
Jang Yu-mi was slightly relieved by his confident tone.
Then, I recalled my memory and began to trace where the rumor started at a class meeting.
As he came out of the office, Kim Cheol-soo looked at his watch.
Since it was already past 8 o’clock, I had to go to the Blue House right away.
“I have a place I need to go.”
“Where?”
“I’m doing some part-time work.”
Jang Yu-mi’s eyes widened at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
“Do you work part-time while working at a company?”
“If the four major insurance policies do not overlap, the company cannot say anything.”
“You’re really working hard. What part-time job do you do?”
“I just sing at a live cafe around here.”
Jang Yu-mi’s curiosity was greatly aroused by the story of her singing, and Kim Cheol-soo looked at her expression before continuing.
“I don’t mind listening to the song, but just don’t spread rumors.”
Jang Yu-mi nodded at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
“How heavy is my mouth? But because of the bus time, I may listen to the song and then go first.”
Cheolsu Kim answered with a smile.
“Sure.”
“What’s good?”
Choi Hye-na saw the smile on Kim Cheol-soo’s mouth while styling his hair and asked.
‘Is it because of me?’
“Does it look like that?”
“You’re smiling, right?”
“I think something good will happen.”
As Kim Cheol-soo answered while staring at the mirror, Choi Hye-na asked in a curious voice.
“Shouldn’t I know about the good things that will happen?”
“It’s so complicated I don’t know how to explain it.”
Cheolsu Kim answered while shaking his head slightly.
“Speaking like that makes me even more curious?”
Hearing her words, Kim Cheol-su let out a small sigh and said.
“Good things will happen in the future, but I actually feel bad right now. “Someone was trying to harm me.”
“What is it… Why are you talking back and forth? “Who is slandering Mr. Cheolsu?”
Suddenly, Choi Hye-na’s hands, which had been fixing Kim Cheol-soo’s hair, moved to his waist, and her voice became cold at the end.
Kim Cheol-soo tilted his head at Choi Hye-na’s reaction.
“This happened to me, but the boss is excited.”
Hearing Kim Cheol-soo’s words, Choi Hye-na cleared her throat a few times and went back to fixing Kim Cheol-soo’s hair.
‘You don’t notice.’
“It’s natural for me to be angry when I hear that my employee has been slandered. “What kind of slander have you been subjected to?”
“Hmm… I’m a competitor’s informant or something.”
“to? Mr. Cheolsu? This is outrageous! really···.”
I watched him for nearly four months, and I knew that he was definitely not an informant for a competitor.
Choi Hye-na, who had a glimpse of his sincere loyalty to Hanyoung Corporation, shouted as if it was absurd, but then trailed off and cursed in her mind.
‘#@&$%^#%^@$#^%@&^&%^&’
Kim Cheol-soo chuckled when he saw Choi Hye-na pouting as if she was angry.
“are you okay. “Everything will be fine.”
“Do you know who the conspirator is?”
Kim Cheol-soo thought as he looked at Choi Hye-na’s really angry expression in the mirror.
‘Because it’s related to Executive Director Choi Young-jun, if I talk about it, things get bigger. I like to finish on my own terms.’
“I don’t know. “It was just a rumor.”
“really! If you get caught! sudden!”
Choi Hye-na was so angry that she grabbed Kim Cheol-soo’s hair while she was fixing it.
“oh!”
“ah! sorry. are you okay?”
Kim Cheol-soo nodded as he looked at a few strands of hair that were pulled out by Choi Hye-na’s hands, which were sticky due to the gel.
“Gwae… It’s okay.”
Kim Cheol-soo, who wore clothes he bought at a department store the other day and had his hair styled, looked quite like a celebrity.
Choi Hye-na looked at Kim Cheol-soo with a very satisfied gaze and opened her mouth as if she remembered something.
“I heard you went on a trip?”
‘huh? How did know? Did I tell you?’
“ah. “Kenya?”
“yes. “Are you feeling okay?”
“I don’t have any problem.”
“But I feel a little sad.”
Kim Cheol-soo tilted his head as he looked at Choi Hye-na, who had a really sad expression on her face.
“If you go on a trip, shouldn’t you buy your boss a gift?”
With those words, Cheolsu Kim opened his bag and took out one of the nicest small sculptures he had bought for children in Kenya. Then, pretending to have brought it with her, she handed it to Choi Hye-na.
“I already brought it with me.”
Choi Hye-na received the small sculpture that Kim Cheol-soo handed over and looked at it closely.
I liked it because it was elaborately made and had designs and colors that are not easily seen on the market.
“thank you. It would be pretty if you drilled a hole in it and attached it to your cell phone. Oops, it’s soon time to go on stage. Are you fully responsible for today’s sales? go for it!”
Choi Hye-na waved her hand excitedly with a satisfied expression and walked out of the preparation room.
Kim Cheol-soo tilted his head as he looked at Choi Hye-na’s back.
‘That’s strange. Something….’
**
Blue House.
Jang Yu-mi realized that she had been here about a month ago.
At that time, it wasn’t as crowded with people as it is now.
Dae-Hoon Hwang wanted to connect himself with Soo-Young Cha, assistant manager of the education team, but he didn’t really feel like it.
And I remembered that there was a live singer who was really good at singing, so I sat down at a table for one person and simply drank beer.
Jang Yu-mi’s eyes couldn’t help but widen as the female singer who was singing a ballad came down and a man with a cool style came up.
If I hadn’t heard that he was coming on stage at 9 o’clock, I wouldn’t have recognized him.
Since I was someone who always looked like a typical office worker, I never dreamed that I would transform to that extent.
Here and there, women shouted, ‘Oppa! brother!’ When I started calling it that, it seemed like I had quite a few fans.
“hello. “This is Eddie.”
It was Kim Cheol-soo’s voice.
‘oh my god!’
When she first came here, Jang Yu-mi could not believe that the live singer who sang to the point of losing her soul was Kim Cheol-soo.
I don’t know if it was the lighting, but he looked like he could be considered a celebrity.
In particular, the sad eyes that seemed to be looking in her direction and the wild horse’s mane-like hair style made Jang Yu-mi’s heart pound.
As Kim Cheol-soo sat down on a chair, adjusted the position of the microphone, and strummed the acoustic guitar on his shoulder once, the live cafe became quiet.
Jang Yu-mi, who saw people’s eyes filled with anticipation with their hands clasped, looked at Kim Cheol-soo, who began to sing in a sweet voice, then closed her eyes and fell into the music.
‘He’s someone you can’t help but like.’
**
Lee Jun-hak, who came to work on Monday morning, was greeted by Kim Cheol-soo and put his bag under the desk, but then a strange thought occurred to him and he turned his head.
Then I noticed that something that was supposed to be there was gone.
“Cheolsu, where is your computer?”
“The ethics management office took it.”
Lee Jun-hak’s complexion hardened at Kim Cheol-soo’s answer.
“Why are you taking the computer there? “Did I do something wrong?”
“I think it was wrong to collect information related to the Chairman.”
Lee Jun-hak knew very well that Kim Cheol-soo was particularly obsessed with Chairman Choi Kyeong-hoon from the moment he joined the company, but he never once thought that it was something serious enough to have his computer confiscated.
“Why is that?”
“I don’t know either. “Mr. Lee.”
“They are strange guys. “Why take a computer from someone who has to work right away?”
Lee Jun-hak frowned as he picked up the phone and was trying to contact someone when two people in suits visited Sales Team 5.
“Is this Sales Team 5?”
Hearing the polite voice, Lee Jun-hak turned his head toward the sound.
Lee Jun-hak looked at the badge pinned to the left collar of their suit and put down the phone with an embarrassed expression.
‘Group Audit Office? ‘How is it going?’
“yes. “But what’s going on?”
“It came from the group audit office at headquarters. “Excuse me, but who is employee Kim Cheol-soo?”
Kim Cheol-soo responded to the man’s words.
“That’s me.”
“We need you to accompany us for a while.”
Lee Jun-hak told Kim Cheol-soo that orders from the Audit Office, which is directly under the chairman, take precedence over anything else.
“Go and come. “I will cover your work for now.”
“thank you. “Mr. Lee.”
As Kim Cheol-soo bowed and followed the audit office staff, Lee Jun-hak sighed heavily.
‘What’s going on?’
While I was wondering what on earth had happened, I quickly lowered my head when I saw Ahn Jeong-gyu and Pyo Il-soo going to work together.
“welcome.”
Manager Pyo Il-su answered those words.
“Why not good morning?”
“Well, I don’t think it’s going to be a good morning.”
Ahn Jeong-gyu always loudly bent his back to 90 degrees and asked Lee Jun-hak when he couldn’t see the youngest to greet him.
“What about withdrawal?”
“The group audit office took him away.”
An Jeong-gyu’s eyes widened when he heard the words “group audit office.”
“what? why?”
“Once the morning meeting is over, I will ask my colleague in the ethics management office. According to Cheolsu, it was because he was gathering information about the chairman.”
Ahn Jeong-gyu also knew.
When the story about the Chairman comes up, Cheolsu’s eyes widen and he concentrates.
Ordinary new employees rarely showed that much interest in the group chairman, so they saw the withdrawal as okay, but that’s why they dragged him away from the audit office?
“no. Why are you coming out of the group audit office with something like that? “Aren’t you crazy?”
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