Chapter 167:

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Chapter 167: Chapter 167 Time flew by as he was wrapping up the gifts. There were only a few left. Rustle. Rustle. Yoo-hyun put the handbag he had taken out next to him in a box and wrapped it with wrapping paper. It was a gift for his mother. He had chosen it while thinking of his mother, who always carried an eco-bag. He was sure his mother would like the small and cute handbag, according to her taste. He could already picture his mother running around with joy. The problem was his father’s gift. There was a bottle of liquor in front of Yoo-hyun. His father would welcome it with open arms, but his mother would try to stop him. Even though his father’s liver health had recovered, his mother was adamant. He might end up in Han Jae-hee’s mouth if he was careless. “It’s fine as long as he doesn’t get caught, right?” After a moment of hesitation, Yoo-hyun made the most reasonable decision. That’s how he finished wrapping all the gifts. Monday, the day dawned. Yoo-hyun arrived at the office early in the morning and took care of the cleaning lady first. “Here, drink this. It’s good for your body.” “Oh, thank you. You’re always so kind to me.” “It’s cheap. I saw you had a cold last time.” “Thank you so much.” The cleaning lady looked very touched. She wasn’t the only one who liked it. Yoo-hyun also handed out gifts to his team members.Updated chapters at novelhall.com “It’s effervescent vitamin. It’s better than taking pills.” “Thanks.” Most of them reacted well. His colleagues liked it too, especially the female staff. “Yoo-hyun, thank you so much.” “It’s nothing.” “No, really. I really wanted this. Thank you.” He felt embarrassed to give such a trivial gift when they liked it so much. Effervescent vitamin was hard to get in Korea, and it was several times more expensive than in the local market. Maybe that’s why the female staff liked it. ‘Should I have bought more?’ He thought. Yoo-hyun told Park Seung-woo, the assistant manager, about this. “The vitamin was well received.” “Yeah? Who?” “Ae-rin, Mi-ran sunbae...” That’s when Choi Min-hee, the section chief, cut in. “That’s because Yoo-hyun gave it to them.” “Well. They were all gloomy when I gave it to them.” She said firmly, and Park Seung-woo, who was next to her, nodded. Choi Min-hee winked at Yoo-hyun. “See?” “Come on, no way.” “Of course. Park, tell him.” Yoo-hyun chuckled as Choi Min-hee pressed on. Park Seung-woo blinked and asked. “What?” “Don’t they act indifferent when you give it to them?” “Section chief, it’s not that bad...” “No. It’s true.” Yoo-hyun laughed off their jokes. They were always fun people. But why did Park Seung-woo look so gloomy? He suddenly remembered the time they drank together in Germany. He had confided his personal story to him and made a promise. To talk to each other honestly. It seemed like it was Yoo-hyun’s turn to listen. It was when Choi Min-hee was about to say something angrily. “Anyway. It’s not a joke. They like it because Yoo-hyun gave it to them.” “Thank you for saying that.” “Annoying. That’s not what I mean...” He winked at Park Seung-woo, who was talking to him. ‘How about a cup of coffee?’ “Ahem, Yoo-hyun, I have something to tell you.” “What is it?” “Shall we talk over a cup of coffee?” He got the hint, but his tone was too unnatural. He was in the middle of his passionate speech. Park Seung-woo muttered to himself. “The award for the contest hasn’t come out yet.” “What do you mean?” A question mark popped up in Yu-hyun’s head. The award for the contest suddenly popped up. Then Park Seung-woo clapped his hands and said. “Oh, by the way, did our interview article come out in the newspaper?” “Why?” “Our Daily is pretty famous, right? I can just show them the interview article.” “During a blind date?” “Yeah. Wow... doesn’t it look awesome?” Ugh. Yu-hyun put his hand on his forehead. He felt like he had to start over from the beginning. A few days passed. Yu-hyun’s mother, Kim Yeon-hee, looked especially grim today. She bit her lower lip hard, as if she was holding back her frustration. Lee Kyung-ran, who ran a donut shop next to Kim Yeon-hee’s side dish shop, asked. “Yeon-hee, what’s wrong? You look unhappy.” “Not unhappy. Just, you know, whatever.” Kim Yeon-hee covered her mouth and answered. She casually put a newspaper on her lap after a moment of hesitation. Lee Kyung-ran asked curiously. “What’s that newspaper?” “I found it on my way.” “Let me see.” Rumble. Lee Kyung-ran pulled her chair close and opened the newspaper in front of Kim Yeon-hee. “Let’s see...” Kim Yeon-hee swallowed her saliva and watched Lee Kyung-ran’s expression. Lee Kyung-ran’s finger stopped at one place as she scanned the newspaper. It was an interview section, filled with a full-page feature. It wasn’t because of the dense text or the colorful pictures. It wasn’t because of the name Hansung Electronics. “Is this... Yu-hyun?” “Huh? What?” Lee Kyung-ran’s eyes widened at Kim Yeon-hee’s reaction. “Right? Yeon-hee’s son Yu-hyun. The handsome guy who came here last time, right?” “Huh. Why is he here?” Lee Kyung-ran slapped Kim Yeon-hee’s shoulder lightly. “What? Yeon-hee, you should be very happy about this.” “Really?” “Yeah. Look. He looks like a solo model in this picture below. Wow... he looks really cool when I look at him like this.” “Nah, that’s not that much.” “No, no. People, come here.” Lee Kyung-ran stood up and called the other shop owners around. People gathered one by one. Lee Kyung-ran showed them the newspaper as if it was her own business. “Look, this newspaper has Yeon-hee’s son...” “Where, where?” The response from the surroundings was hot. “Oh, my. Oh, my. He came here last time.” “Wow. Yeon-hee’s son really made it to the newspaper?” “He must have developed something amazing.” “I’m so jealous.” Kim Yeon-hee’s chest felt hot at the too hot reaction. But what can I do? It was so good. “No, it’s not that.” Still, Kim Yeon-hee bit her lower lip hard and waved her hand. She bit so hard that blood came out. Her smile, which seemed to have tears in it, looked very happy. A break room set up in a brick factory. There, Yu-hyun’s father, Han Seung-won, was on the phone. “Yeah. I got it.” All the answers started with ‘yeah’, and the employees who were watching him looked incredulous. But Han Seung-won, the president, answered bluntly. -Dad, you like Valentine’s Day, right? “Yeah. Right.” -Let’s drink together when I go down. I’ll hide it well and go. “Yeah. Let’s see when you come down.” -Yes. Dad, be careful on your way home. “Yeah. Go home.” It was after the call ended.

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