Chapter 268 – Long Time No See, Sejin
“Did you know that the CEO was also a manager in the past?”
“Well, I heard you have experience.”
“Yeah, I tried raising some kids once, but it didn’t work out well.”
I also knew that she used to work as a manager.
After receiving encouragement that was almost like a threat from the CEO, I did some research on my own to see what kind of person she was.
However, I didn’t know much about the group she raised.
There wasn’t much information about it other than that it was an unheard of story and quickly went bankrupt. No, that would mean there was no information.
“But it didn’t fail because the CEO couldn’t do it. “I saw her working next to me and she did a great job.”
No, the CEO did his job properly? When I saw it, it wasn’t zero, was it?
You just leave the kids alone and don’t work?
“But the result was a disaster…”
“It’s not necessarily the manager’s fault that the kids don’t show up.”
No matter how hard you work, luck accounts for 70%.
Therefore, it is common sense in this world that even if you do well, you can fail.
Of course, the phrase ‘unchilgisam’ also means ‘you can do 30% of the work yourself, so the results may vary depending on what you do, so do your best.’
“Yes. So I complained a lot about why my luck was so bad. “I think that’s why you keep obsessing over me.”
The CEO seems to be a bit obsessed with the ‘unchil’ part.
Well, if you think, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong, but the world is being unfair to me,’ you will feel foolish and it is worth continuing to challenge yourself.
Regardless of whether the world really is unfair and whether you have done anything wrong.
“Well, if that’s the reason why I’m pushing now…” .”
“I’m going to take revenge for that time, maybe something like that.”
But why are you comparing it to our children so openly?
“But you’re the CEO, right? “The kids in charge are not from one team, but from multiple teams, so I don’t understand why they’re pushing just one team like that.”
“The CEO is a bit greedy. “Anyway, I’m stuck on one thing, so I guess I’ll just push hard.”
“Is that so… “You didn’t seem that greedy.”
“It doesn’t look like it, but you’re the person who started a company, right? “If you set up an entertainment company and work hard at it, how can you possibly be less greedy?”
“Ah.”
That’s what I heard.
If you are someone who starts and runs a company, you must be very greedy for work in the first place.
…So are you going to create an app and test it?
“If you are too greedy, you might choose the wrong method, right?”
“Maybe… ? “What did the CEO say?”
“No, I didn’t ask because the CEO said something, I just thought so. “There are many people who will use any means possible.”
“No, that’s not possible.”
Chief Nam reacted a little sensitively to my words.
“I’ve seen a lot of kids like this while I’ve been here, but you have to be selective about the means and methods. “If you don’t try too hard, you’ll get hooked later.”
“…I guess so.”
“So don’t think strangely.”
“Hey, I’m not like that.”
“Don’t be too greedy.”
“I’ve never been overly greedy, have I? “Our children also tend to work moderately.”
“If it’s just two people, you’re already very greedy, right? So, more than three people…”
“Oh really, manager!”
***
After talking with Director Nam, I returned to the practice room and opened the door to find Minji practicing dance hard alone.
“I’m here. Minji, how is it going?”
“Oh brother…”
As soon as Minji sees me, she immediately turns bright red and approaches me.
As soon as the door closed, it jumped and came right into my arms.
“Hug me…”
“Okay, okay.”
I roughly patted her back and stroked her head, and Minji shook her head.
“Really… Hug me…”
“The company said no, right?”
Minji immediately fell at my words.
Minji has been a little more clingy since returning from Jeju Island, but she seems to have now accepted that the company won’t accept her.
They only pester and don’t tease.
“Let’s finish practice and move on.”
“Yes~”
Minji nodded her head at my words and took the towel and her luggage.
As I was watching her like that and helping her tidy up, something that wasn’t usually in her practice room caught my eye.
“Huh? “What kind of flower is this?”
It was a water bottle with a bouquet of flowers in it.
It was a fresh flower and looked bright and fragrant. It looked like someone had given it to me as a gift and put it in the water bottle.
Did the kids bring it?
“Uh… Ranuncula and dwarf… Or something…?”
“Ranunculi and dahlia flowers?”
“Oh, yes… That’s right… I think it was that kind of name…”
“Charm, fascination and gratitude… It’s an interesting combination.”
“Wow… Oppa, you know the language of flowers… Right…?”
“Then.”
I was shocked after answering.
Why do I know the language of flowers so well?
I’m not a person who is friendly with flowers.
“Why are you doing this…? “Suddenly, his expression… Stiffened…”
“Uh, no. Who brought this? Sister Soye?”
“No… He… He, he… What was his name… Oh, that’s right, the person who followed us when we went to Japan…”
“Hey, what is that word choice? “I can’t believe I’m going to pick on the head secretary.”
“But… I don’t want to speak kindly of the woman I often see with my brother… To the point of suspiciousness. I meant it kindly when I said I would pick her.”
“Huh? Why are you suddenly muttering, Minji? “I can’t hear you well.”
“No… Anyway, he… Brought it to me…”
Was it something that Yoo Ga-hye brought it?
That being said, I understood the combination of flower language.
‘Thank you’ for ‘charm’… I guess it’s a bouquet of flowers to say thank you to the attractive group The Queens, in other words, thank you for working hard.
I got a message the other day saying that he had sent me a light gift, and this is what he was talking about.
“Minji, do you like flowers?”
“Me…?”
“Huh.”
Looking at the bouquet, I remembered the flower gift I gave Soye a long time ago.
To be exact, I saw a record of me giving flowers as a gift, but it’s not my memory…
Anyway, although I have bought flowers for So-ye, I have no memory or record of buying flowers for Ha-eun or Min-ji.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I should give flowers to these two as well.
“I just… Nothing in particular…? “Do you, by any chance, want to buy me that bouquet of flowers…?”
“Huh. “Maybe you should have just bought it for me as a surprise?”
“Well, I… It would be better if you just… Buy me a game with that money…”
Our Minji is so honest.
“In a while… Wangnun’s Adventure 2 will come out… It’s a limited edition… I really want it…”
“But weren’t you jealous when you saw Soye receive a flower gift?”
I want to give you flowers as a gift, Minji, so that you can be treated equally with Soye.
The answer I received to the question posed with that intention was completely unexpected.
“No…? “Have you ever received flowers as a gift from your brother?”
“Huh? “Hasn’t Su Ye ever come home with flowers?”
“Yes… I don’t remember…?”
Come to think of it, I also didn’t see any flowers in the kids’ dormitory.
‘What? Apparently, according to that record written a long time ago, flowers were presented to Soye…? ‘You’ve done that quite a few times, right?’
I’m confused, something is strange.
Apparently, there was a record of buying flowers, but what happened?
Didn’t you give it to Soye?
But there were no flowers in my room.
When I took out my phone and checked the payment history message again, there was definitely a record of me buying flowers a long time ago.
It’s a message from the credit card company, so it’s not like it was hacked or something is wrong…
‘Wait for a sec.’
While checking the messages again, I realized one thing.
The places where I bought flowers were all the same.
“Oppa, I’ve finished organizing everything…”
Before I knew it, Minji, who had packed all her luggage, was standing in front of me.
I nodded my head reflexively and left the practice room with Minji.
“I’ll wash up right away and go to the parking lot…”
“Uh, uhh… Go wash up.”
With those last words, Minji runs towards the shower room with all her might.
After looking at the back for a moment, I took out my phone again.
And this time, I searched for the address of the flower shop on a map app.
***
The address of the flower shop I searched for was located near the studio where Minji would be filming.
In addition, this recording was a broadcast themed after a past party, and it was a chat and a bit of a game broadcast with people who had already worked together, so there was no need to pay much attention to Minji.
In other words, it means that you can leave Minji behind for a while.
Of course, it wasn’t right to just leave and leave, so I asked the other people I was with to contact me if anything happened.
“Hey, can I ask you a favor?”
“Yes, yes, of course, Manager Tiger!”
“I’m just saying that I have somewhere to visit nearby for a moment. If anything happens to Minji, please contact me right away.”
“Haha, I understand, Tiger Manager!”
Maybe it’s because of a misunderstanding that occurred a long time ago, but my request is accepted right away.
Misunderstandings can sometimes be useful.
Anyway, after saying that, I immediately drove to the flower shop.
[Withdrawal: 82,000 won]
[Lee*Jin (2315)]
[06/07 14:22]
[Withdrawal 82,000 won]
[Flower House, Gangnam-gu, Seoul]
[Balance 1,223,412 won]
The store where I bought the flowers to gift to Soye, ‘Flower House’.
When I summarize the payment messages, it says that I bought all the flowers only from here.
‘You could have just bought flowers anywhere, so why did you only buy them here?’
When I started to doubt, there were more than one or two strange things.
Flowers that aren’t in the dorm, Minji who says she’s never seen anyone buy flowers, and me in the past who only bought flowers from one store…
“Are we here?”
As I drove, I was able to quickly arrive at the flower shop.
Although it was a bit in a corner, as soon as I walked into the alley a little bit, I could clearly see the sign saying ‘Flowering House’.
Inside, a young female clerk was taking care of flowers with a bright face.
‘It looks like a painting.’
A reasonably small flower shop located inside an alley.
A pretty sign that says “Flowering House” And a lot of flowers inside.
And even the beautiful woman with a bright face looking after the flowers…
‘At first glance, it’s just an ordinary flower shop.’
Perhaps it was because I arrived with many doubts, but when I saw the ordinary flower shop in front of me, I felt discouraged.
As I lose strength, my doubts also lose strength.
‘Isn’t it possible that Soye brought the flowers she received from me as a gift to her home instead of her dorm?’
You should have asked me via chat, but why did you rush here in such a hurry?
Why did you only buy it from one store?
There’s no reason to do that, but there’s also no reason not to.
Moreover, seeing that the clerk is a beautiful woman, I wonder if I, who had no memory of my past, kept thinking that I wanted to see a beautiful woman…
Grumble.
After standing there lost in thought for a while, the clerk opened the door and came out.
Then she made eye contact with me, smiled with a face as bright as a sunflower, and shook her hand.
“Oh my, it’s been a while, Sejin!”
“…”
The sight of someone I didn’t know recognizing me and welcoming me warmly was, contrary to the smile, a very scary sight.
