Chapter 130 – Chapter 130
Humans are more stupid animals than you think, so it was hard to even properly understand your own mind.
For example, people who met on a wobbly bridge tend to feel attracted to each other more easily, and it was for the same reason that they recommended horror movies to newbie couples who are still awkward. Whether it’s a swinging bridge or a horror movie, once the heart trembles, humans tend to accept it as a fateful feeling of love.
In that sense, Jiyoon couldn’t easily answer Hyena’s question about whether she liked Minjun.
It was the first time I saw Minjun today, and it was all about a handshake and a few words of conversation.
If you fall in love with someone in this situation, it’s a bit sorry to say that it’s love at first sight.
However, the more Ji-yoon recalled her actions in front of Min-jun and the feelings she felt, the more confused she felt.
Was the first impression shocking, in a good way?
Did you feel a tingling sensation when you held her hand her, as if it were electrified?
Do you still have Minjun’s face in your mind?
‘… ‘
Jiyoon couldn’t answer even a single question, she said no. All circumstances indicated that Min-joon was his first love her, bound by fate.
“Why no answer, sister? No way really…?”
“A-. Don’t joke It’s Hyena. It’s just because I’m in front of the representative, so I’m nervous without realizing it…”
“Really…?”
“Then. And what kind of love am I in this situation. Also against the representative… I know my fraction too?”
“… Well. Okay? I must have misunderstood.”
Seeing Jiyoon looking quite calm, Hyena only then withdrew her suspicions of her, and Jiyoon let out a deep sigh while watching Hyena.
‘Ha-. I’m sorry, Hyena. Really… I should know my fraction.’
She said so, but Jiyoon was dimly aware that she would not be able to easily get out of her terrible spider web, into which she had already fallen.
She pretended to be calm, because the more she tried to struggle, the deeper she would fall, but she had no idea what she would be like if she met Min-jun again.
“Here… “
“OMG. Brother, you’re right here… ? Even at a quick glance, you seem too expensive.”
“Hey-. Korean beef? A top-notch Korean beef restaurant? Seriously, a snot-only piece of beef weighing only 150g costs just a few tens of thousands of won… That, such a restaurant?!”
“Oh, please. Please save the representative! It’s a burdensome, it’s a burdensome! We’re a group that can’t even make money!”
“Hontoni, too much! Korean beef is too much for Solar, a small and medium-sized business. Cafeteria Onegaishimasu!”
The Korean beef restaurant led by Min-jun was lined with luxurious foreign-made cars driven by good-looking people who came to eat beef for lunch from the parking lot. Even the exterior of the restaurant boasts a sophisticated design that makes you believe it is a luxury fine dining restaurant, rather than a common beef restaurant with a cute cow character holding a stick.
Chaerin and Yui, who witnessed the extravagant scene, made a fuss saying that it was burdensome, but since they had already arrived at the restaurant, they couldn’t say that they couldn’t eat it. At this point, Ji-yoon, feeling the seriousness of the situation, followed team leader Kim into the restaurant and asked the members to trust him.
“The cheapest one. Make sure to do the cheapest part. And you should only taste the meat and fill your stomach with side dishes or naengmyeon if possible. Got it?”
“Eh-. But when you see beef, you might not be able to stand it.”
“No. It’s yoo I just did a search, and the cheapest meat here is over 100,000 won per serving. Even one serving is only 120g, and you have to pay a service charge in addition to VAT.”
“Hehe… ! Also, thieves…!”
When she heard the unbelievably insane price, even the chic Hyena stuck out her tongue. As Jiyoon said, the members made a firm commitment to fill their stomachs only with side dishes and naengmyeon, and headed to the ‘private room’ prepared in the innermost part according to the guidance of the employee. It wasn’t just a room, it was also a special room, so the members couldn’t help but feel even more depressed, and Min-jun was already sitting in the room looking at the menu.
The members who awkwardly exchanged greetings with Minjun and sat down had the two letters ‘Naengmyeon’ filled in their mouths in case Minjun asked what to eat, but Minjun did not ask the members’ opinions and rang the call bell. Tiff. He pressed The members’ faces turned dark due to the unexpected development, but Minjun didn’t care at all and opened his mouth as he looked at the employee who entered the room.
“Don’t worry about the price, just bring it to good parts yourself.”
“Yes, customer. Are you okay with a drink or a meal?”
“I will eat meat and think about it. And since I have to drive, I can’t drink… Coke or cider would be a bit like that, manager Kim?”
“Yes, yes! CEO. You don’t even have to order a soda…”
Team leader Kim answered with cold sweat to Min-jun’s question, and Min-jun nodded his head as he saw Kim like that.
“Well, carbonated drinks are bad for your health… Then, please give me five bottles of mineral water from France here.”
“Yes, customer.”
The members grabbed the waitress who turned around after they had finished their order, and wanted to beg him to roll a bowl of cold noodles, since they didn’t need anything like mineral water or carbonated water, but of course they couldn’t actually do that.
Even with a rough calculation, the cost of lunch seemed to exceed one million won, and the members who got their stamina up before they even ate, sincerely wanted to escape from the room, but it was impossible to escape because the CEO was holding their seats.
However, when the meat came out and started to be grilled on the grill, the atmosphere slowly began to change. Of course, the price was inflated to some extent, but expensive meat had a reason for being expensive, and the taste of beef melted as soon as it entered the mouth, so the members forgot about cold noodles and side dishes and started to inhale the meat. My heart grew heavier as the empty bowls containing meat piled up on the table, but the taste of the meat was so exquisite that I couldn’t stop using my chopsticks.
“It’s nice to see everyone enjoying their food. Especially Ji-yoon.”
“Town…! Yes yes! CEO!”
“I eat a lot. Ji-yoon, I came to eat beef to replenish my iron. Should I eat well and cheer up?”
“Cool-. Cool-. Ah… Persimmon, thank you! CEO!”
Only then did Ji-yoon realize that all these disasters were happening because of her, and she felt like her stomach her was being crushed, but she couldn’t show it. Now that things had gone this far, all Jiyoon could do was enjoy the beef.
After ordering and eating the rib eye, which was the most delicious of all cuts, twice more, the members finished their meal and put down their chopsticks much more gracefully than when they lifted them up. Instead of cold noodles, I only chose expensive and delicious parts to eat.
“After you finish eating, can we talk about work for a minute?”
“Yes, CEO!”
Team leader Kim replied, and the members nodded vigorously at the same time. The members, who had already filled their stomachs with beef, were ready to accept even if Min-jun suddenly changed his posture and spewed a lot of vitriol. To put it in more detail, I was already ready to be scolded from the moment I coveted beef, not naengmyeon.
‘You buy such an expensive meal for a group that doesn’t even have money… How sorry are you to say… ‘
‘Sorry. CEO. Please swear at us to your heart’s content. I’m ready to accept it even if you curse at me, saying, ‘Is the beef overrun?’
‘You’re asking me to disband… Isn’t it?’
A meaningless favor is even pork. There was a famous saying.
Even though they were young, the members who felt the bitterness of life in their own way thought that nothing good would ever come out of Minjun’s mouth.
They knew better than anyone else that they were performing well below expectations, and they felt a great sense of guilt and pressure.
So I really tried to die, but even in the third year, I had to see that there was no hope at this level. Sometimes there were groups that reversed like a miracle, but it was literally a miracle.
Their unfruitful efforts were too futile, and they were already accustomed to endless futility. I felt sorry for myself, but defeat and failure were like old friends. Now that they had given up even hope of escaping from this darkness, they thought it was cheap to be criticized.
However, a completely different sound came out of Minjun’s mouth his.
“I was watching all of you in the practice room earlier. I only saw it for a moment, but… You can see how much effort everyone has put in. In each and every one of you dancing in the mirror, there was a light.”
“Ah-…”
“To…?”
At Minjun’s unexpected remark, all of the members’ pupils went numb. It wasn’t just words from his mouth. The members could feel Minjun’s sincerity. Tears welled up in my eyes as I saw Minjun looking at each of them one by one with deep eyes full of trust. The more I saw Minjun’s face his and heard his voice his, the warmer my heart kept getting, and somehow I felt like I wanted to lean on Minjun. He wanted to entrust all of his infinitely weak existence to Min-jun.
‘Nice. As expected, the reaction is different because they are children who have suffered. There are definitely talents.’
And seeing the dramatic reaction of the members, Minjun felt proud. Most of it was thanks to the teacher’s skill, but it wasn’t just skill.
Showing an angry face in the practice room and feeding expensive beef while knowing that the members would be very burdened were all build-ups to elicit such a dramatic reaction. Like a painter who paints as he pleases, it was very exciting to see things fall into place just as he had designed them. It felt like I had become an excellent copycat like Zhuge Liang.
“I know you are going through a hard time. I’m sure you’re feeling a lot of pressure that I can’t even imagine. But now, I want you to let go of that burden. It’s not your fault that you didn’t succeed, and it’s no one’s fault. It’s just because there’s no chance, so don’t worry too much and just do what you normally do. As the CEO of the company, I will make sure to create opportunities. I sat down as a representative to do that.”
“… Dae, CEO.”
“I will definitely show you how the drops of sweat you shed bear fruit. We are preparing the best for Solar’s comeback, so don’t worry about anything else and eat well and rest well. You know? In particular, Jiyoon-ssi, make sure to take iron supplements so that you don’t collapse on stage.”
“… “
“… Mr. Jiyoon?”
“Ah-. I’m sorry. CEO. Eh, it shouldn’t be like this… Ugh-… “
As if Jiyoon’s sobs with her head down were a signal flare, the members’ cries echoed throughout the room.
Tears of emotion always lead to liking and obedience, so Min-joon smiled contentedly inwardly even though he had an awkward expression on his face as if he didn’t know what to do.
The members’ cry quartet was better to listen to than any orchestra’s performance.
‘Yeah, that’s it. What if it’s a pseudo? The real salvation is here.’
What is salvation about? Giving what you need when you need it is salvation.
And I was able to give everything Solar’s members needed right now.
Faith, courage, hope, will.
These were things they desperately needed after falling and getting frustrated for 3 years, but if I was sitting in the representative’s seat, I could fill them up with just a few simple words and trivial instructions.
Instead, they became my faithful servants, and it was enough to fill my needs. It was enough to dedicate your body and mind to me and be happy.
‘Kya~. This is a real win-win strategy. I like my sister, I like my brother-in-law.’
I was in such a good mood that it was a bit difficult to manage my facial expression, but there was no big problem. All the members were crying profusely with their heads down, so no one looked at my expression. Even team leader Kim was turning his head and whimpering.
“Gam, thank you. CEO. Whoa… In fact… Actually, I really wanted to hear these words…”
“Oops… I can say anything like this… If you have any difficulties in the future, please let me know. Mr. Jiyun.”
“Well, if you say it warmly like that… Whoa, whoa…!”
Everyone was in a sea of tears, but Jiyoon in particular shed tears nonstop, perhaps thinking of filling the entire Pacific Ocean with tears. It might be difficult as a leader, but I wondered if it was because he was the most obedient to me among the members.
Judging from the fact that he showed an exceptionally strong reaction from the time we held hands in the practice room, I wondered if Jiyoon had become a church member before meeting me or from the very moment he met me, with his obedience level over 50.
“Well…Chief Kim.”
“Yes, yes! CEO.”
“If there is nothing special, would you like to go back to the dorm with the other members first? I wanted to have a separate meeting with Jiyoon, the leader, someday, but… Seeing you cry like this makes me want to move on quickly. It sounds like you’re under a lot of stress without realizing it. After the interview, Mr. Ji-yoon will let me take you to the dorm separately.”
“Yes, sir. All right.”
I quietly whispered to Team Leader Kim. At my words, team leader Kim picked up the crying members and left the room, leaving only Jiyoon and me alone in the room.
Surprisingly, Jiyoon continued to cry with all her heart after that, and didn’t even realize that the members had left for a long time. I didn’t want it to go on like this, so I went over to Jiyoon’s side, took a few napkins from the table, and wiped Jiyoon’s face.
Tuk-tuk-.
“Heh, heh… Dae, representative? Hey, when did you come?”
“… Do you really have this many tears?”
“Yes…? Ah…! It’s not like that… Joe, it’s a bit much, but…… That-. All, where are the other members… ?”
“I sent it first. I want to talk with Jiyoon alone.”
“Mae, there is no manager oppa, no? With the representative… But, are you alone? Two people… Are you standing?”
“Why? I do not like it?”
“Oh, no. Uh, that’s not it… I-I’m so nervous… Ah, no, it’s not that I’m shaking in a strange way… Long, nervous… !”
