Chapter 11: Chapter 11 (1/2)
In the meantime, the office staff began leaving, starting with the team leader.
When Lee Kangho, the minor staffer, left, there were only three people still working in the office, the new hires. However, none of them moved. It looked as if they were studying in a library in preparation for a text the next day.
Then, Jang Hyunwoo rose from his seat and said,”Let me leave first because I have an appointment.”
Min Suji and Oh Sangho lifted their heads suddenly, looking at him with startled eyes.
Then, Oh broke into laughter as if he couldn't understand what he had just said.
”Such nerve, hyungnim(elder brother)! You have to pretend to do something about it. How can you give up like that?”
Oh made it a habit of calling Jang 'hyungnim' because he was four years older than him. Also, Oh's behavior was natural, given that both of them had already spent the first two weeks together at the office. Of course, Hyunwoo knew Oh called him like that for formality's sake. Oh thought little of Hyunwoo deep in heart. Oh called him hyungnim just because of the age difference.
Hyunwoo could feel the opposite att.i.tude from Min Suji. She seemed to think he was a weak man who needed protection because he was a high school graduate.
”Great. You can just do whatever you could. Nothing will change even if you work through the night,” Suji said.
”Then, you guys are thinking of staying up all night?” Hyunwoo asked.
”We have no choice if things don't work out,” Suji answered.
Hyunwoo's mouth just dropped at that. How could Suji think of staying up all night with a man? Isn't she scared at all?
Min Suji seemed to think the same as Hyunwoo, and she looked at him wistfully.
”Won't you try it to the end instead of giving up?” she asked.
In fact, Hyunwoo had already sent the team leader a text and an email on the a.s.signment.
Though it wasn't perfect, it was the best he could do. He didn't think that it would become better if he went over it more.
Looking at Suji's glittering eyes, Hyunwoo felt sorry for her.
”Ok, let me come back by midnight when I'm done,” Hyunwoo said.
Hyunwoo left the office, leaving Suji and Oh behind.
Hyunwoo entered the restaurant. The items on the menu not that expensive, and the restaurant was well known for its cool indoor design.
He stepped in to find Yu Nami and Jang Dukwo already waiting there. They waved their hands gladly, noticing Hyunwoo.
”Oppa(Brother)! We're here.”
”Hyungnim, nice to see you here.”
”Did you wait a long time?”
”Well, we just got here. By the way, you don't have to treat us like this.”
Jang Dukwoo scratched his head.
”Oh, don't say that. I have to repay your help. By the way, is it alright to treat a rich son like you to cheap food like this?”
”Oh, I love cheap food. I don't even deserve the food here.”
The more Hyunwoo saw Dukwoo, the more he liked him. He felt that his investment in Yu Nami had been paid off through Dukwoo.
After the meal, they headed to the coffee shop, and he received some help on accounting and trade.
Practical drills were important. Hyunwook came to understand their explanations better after he drew up a profit and cost statement by himself. He recalled some of the mistakes he had made when drawing up the profit and cost statement he had worked out during the day.
'I think I have to correct the mistakes when I go back to the office.'
As he had promised, Hyunwoo went back to the office before midnight.
Min Suji and Oh Sangho had been working on the project without taking any breaks.
”Did you have dinner? Come and enjoy this food.”
”Oh, you're here. Wow! Spicy rice cake. I was feeling hungry at the moment.”
”Come over and have some, Sangho!” Hyunwoo said.
”No thanks, sir.”
”Hey, just join me. You didn't eat anything.”
”Sure, I bought enough food for the both of you. We have to dispose of any leftovers, dude.”
Only then did Oh approach them reluctantly.
”Thanks. Let me treat you next time.”
”Okay. By the way, did you make any progress?”
Min Suji put on an act of being sick when he asked.
”Oh, I'm afraid I can't produce the outcome. I only majored in trade, not accounting. I just want to show I did my best. How about you, Sangho?”
”Well, I think I figured out how to do it, but I can't sort out the problems.
Maybe I can get the standard price, but it will probably be wrong.”
”Wow! You did great anyway. At least you got the outcome,” Suji said.
Suji looked at him with a respectful eye.
That was it. Suji and Sangho didn't ask the same questions to Hyunwoo. It seemed that they thought there was no point in asking him. It looked as if they didn't ask him, mindful of his pride.
Hyunwoo didn't want to boast either.
”Wow, I feel like I can get back to work now because I'm full. Thanks for the food.”
”Thanks. Let me put away the dishes.”
”Let me help you, brother.”
Min Suji helped Sangho clean the table, and he then went back to work.
Turning on the computer, Hyunwoo brought up the profit and loss statement he had drawn up during the day. He took out the files from his desk and the notebook on which he had written down Jang Dukwoo's lecture.