Real Man

At that moment, in a security room of an apartment in Gangnam, Seoul, a man was looking at the same newspaper.

The man wearing a security hat gazed at the photo with a tender expression.

“Da-hye.”

Then, a sharp voice of a middle-aged woman came through a small window.

“Hey, what are you doing there?”

“I’m sorry, ma’am.”

“You have no manners, really. Stop slacking off and bring the delivery boxes to our house.”

“Yes. I understand.”

The middle-aged woman turned her body and the security guard, Jung Min-kyo, quickly picked up the boxes.

The excitement lasted for a long time even after the match ended.

The next day, the thrill of victory still lingered in his chest.

It was not only Yoo-hyun who felt this way.

Jeong Da-hye, who entered the hotel with Yoo-hyun, was the same.

She said with a bright face.

“Yesterday was so thrilling. My heart is still pounding.”

“Are you going to become a martial arts fan?”

“Really. I felt catharsis when Jang-woo roared after his victory. I want to feel that exhilarating sense of achievement too.”

“You have to be a fighter for that.”

“Hey, I can’t do that. But don’t you think it would be similar if I sparred and won? Shuk, shuk.”

Jeong Da-hye made a sound with her mouth and lightly jabbed her fists.

It was a cuteness that he had never seen before.

In the meantime, her posture of raising her shoulders and protecting her chin was excellent.

When did she learn that?

Yoo-hyun smiled at her lively appearance.

“Okay, then what are you going to do?”

“What?”

“You said you would let everyone know about us after the match.”

“Why are you worried about that? Just say it naturally.”

Jeong Da-hye looked unconcerned, but Yoo-hyun was worried inside.

“They are not the kind of people who will stay still.”

“Why? They all seemed nice.”

“That’s different.”

Especially, Kim Tae-soo, who couldn’t approach Jeong Da-hye because he had a girlfriend, bothered him.

Park Young-hoon was also regretful.

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What would his reaction be if he knew that the man was Yoo-hyun?

He was worried, but he couldn’t avoid it forever.

Yoo-hyun made up his mind and opened the door to the banquet hall.

Clank.

Inside, the gym people who came earlier were sitting in front of a round table.

As soon as he entered, Yoo-hyun tried to confess.

“Ellis! Come on in.”

“You should have brought her sooner.”

But the gym people welcomed Jeong Da-hye so warmly that he postponed it for a while.

He tried to speak again when he saw an opportunity, but the atmosphere was too distracted by the splendid food and expensive wine provided by Super Punch.

Especially, the director kept exclaiming, making it impossible to interrupt.

“Wow, it seems like yesterday that we were sitting in the gym and eating delivery food, but now we’re all in a hotel in New York.”

“Right? I didn’t expect to enjoy such a treat.”

“It’s good to have a big agency after all.”

Yoo-hyun looked at the excited gym people and waited for the right time.

The wine glasses clinked, and Yoo-hyun, who was looking for a chance, opened his mouth.

“Um…”

But the director’s serious voice was first.

“Ellis, I have something to say.”

“What is it?”

“I’m sorry to say this again, but I think Jang-woo can’t do without Ellis.”

Huh?

Ignoring Yoo-hyun, who blinked his eyes, Park Young-hoon poked Jang-woo’s side.

“Jang-woo, say it more boldly. This is not something you can postpone, you have to confess honestly.”

“Yeah. Now or never. You have to give Ellis some trust.”

Kim Tae-soo also pushed Jang-woo.

It seemed that they had already talked about it.

‘Does Jang-woo?’

It was an absurd thing.

Yoo-hyun thought there was no way he would do that and looked at Jang-woo.

Jang-woo, who had big eyes with an innocent look, dropped a bombshell.

“I… There was no one who understood my feelings as well as Ellis.”

Wow!

The moment doubt turned into certainty, Yoo-hyun immediately stopped him.

“Jang-woo, what are you talking about? Ellis has someone she’s dating.”

“…”

For a moment, the people blinked their eyes as if they were saying what he was talking about.

Soon, the director chuckled.

“Yoo-hyun, what are you spouting nonsense? He’s asking her to keep working as an interpreter, right?”

“Oh, interpreter…”

“Are you having a crush on Ellis while leaving your girlfriend behind?”

He felt relieved rather than saying no.

‘Phew! I almost filmed a morning drama.’

Leaving Yoo-hyun, who was wiping his chest, Jeong Da-hye opened her mouth.

“Jang-woo, I’m not an interpreter in the first place. How can I keep doing that job? That’s not good for your future either.”

“You’re not an interpreter? You’ve never done interpreting before?”

Kim Tae-soo, who was listening, asked in surprise.

“No. It was my first time.”

“Wow. How can you do it so well?”

It was not only Kim Tae-soo who was astonished.

The director, who had praised Jeong Da-hye dryly, was also very surprised.

“Then what did you do, Ellis? You must have done something amazing, considering you’re close with the president of Super Punch.”

“I was a consultant. I’m going to quit now, though.”

“Really? What are you going to do after you quit?

“I haven’t decided yet. But I think I’ll work in Korea.”

“You’re going to Korea? I thought you had no ties there.”

“Still.”

Jeong Da-hye smiled brightly, and Park Young-hoon quickly interjected.

He didn’t need to see her professional skills, since she had done such a great job in a non-expert field.

“Do you also do consulting in IT?”

“I have a hobby. I also studied a bit in Silicon Valley.”

“Wow! Wait a minute.”

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Yoo-hyun was puzzled by Park Young-hoon’s attempt to take something out.

Park Young-hoon took out his phone and turned on the screen.

“Of course, I’m going to offer you a job at our company. Since you made the company with him, you must feel close to Alice, right?”

“Hyung, Alice is…”

Yoo-hyun had no chance to stop him.

Jeong Da-hye, who had shown no interest in Lee Jang-woo’s advances, widened her eyes.

“You made the company with Yoo-hyun?”

“Yes. It’s called Double Y, a company that provides financial platforms. We also made Messenger With, and if you look here…”

Park Young-hoon pulled up a chair and sat down, explaining various things to Jeong Da-hye.

He quickly summarized the somewhat complicated contents, from the mobile stock platform that collaborated with Mirinae Securities, to Messenger With.

Perhaps because Park Young-hoon had a knack for explaining, Jeong Da-hye understood everything at once.

“It’s a software-based company. The stock platform UX is very impressive. It’s easy to read, too.”

“Right? We’re going to launch it in the second half of the year.”

“But the messenger is amazing. If you manage these bots well, you’ll have a lot of business ideas, won’t you?”

“As expected, consultants have a different eye. We’re actually worried about generating revenue…”

“That part can be solved by collaborating with other companies…”

Jeong Da-hye was so interested that she immersed herself in the conversation for a long time.

That wasn’t all.

She also got serious about the gym manager’s suggestion to work out together when she came to Korea.

She was very curious about the champion kimbap that Lee Jang-woo mentioned.

“Really? There’s such a thing as kimbap?”

“Yes. It’s as delicious as the hotel food here.”

“I really want to try it.”

It was a typical choice for her, who never missed a delicious food.

That’s how a lot of conversations went back and forth because Jeong Da-hye was coming to Korea.

Everyone was taking care of her, so it was awkward for Yoo-hyun to butt in.

Before he knew it, the meal was over and the wine was almost gone.

He was sure that he would get up as soon as he finished the coffee he was drinking now.

‘When should I say it?’

Tap tap.

Yoo-hyun tapped the table and tried to find the timing again.

Jeong Da-hye chuckled at him.

Then she put her hand on top of Yoo-hyun’s hand on the table and held it.

Squeeze.

She pushed aside the flustered Yoo-hyun and said.

“I have something to confess to you all.”

“What confession?”

Park Young-hoon blinked his eyes and lifted up the hand that she held with Yoo-hyun.

“I actually like Yoo-hyun.”

“Huh?”

“What?”

“Yoo-hyun, what’s going on?”

Everyone was shocked by the sudden confession.

As much as Jeong Da-hye had courage, Yoo-hyun didn’t back down and answered.

“It’s as I said. We’re dating.”

A strong backlash erupted.

“Yoo-hyun, you bastard! You can’t do that when you have a girlfriend in Texas!”

“Hey, we don’t have two-timers in our gym.”

“Yoo-hyun, as your senior in exercise, I’m telling you, don’t be greedy no matter how rich and pretty the other person is. That’s a bad thing to do.”

“Senior, I respect you, but I don’t think this is right.”

What are you talking about?

Yoo-hyun was dumbfounded.

“What do you mean, no? Alice was my girlfriend from the start.”

“What?”

“No, Alice definitely graduated from school in New York, and worked in New York…”

Kim Tae-soo was bewildered.

Creak.

Jeong Da-hye got up from her seat and introduced herself.

“Let me introduce myself again. I’m Jeong Da-hye, and I’m dating Yoo-hyun. I look forward to working with you.”

“Wow…”

Everyone who was sitting lost their words.

The shock was big, but the aftermath didn’t last long.

People were happy just by the fact that they could have a long relationship with Jeong Da-hye.

Unlike before, when they kept their distance, they had more conversations up close.

They enjoyed making happy memories by exploring New York together.

The one who enjoyed the process the most was none other than Lee Jang-woo.

He sat on the sofa in the gym office and expressed his excitement to Yoo-hyun.

“I’m so happy that you’re dating a wonderful woman.”

“Why are you so happy?”

“Actually, when I was shaken, Alice, no, Da-hye noona was a great support for me. She’s not a translator, but I think it would be helpful just to be with her.”

Jeong Da-hye promised to watch Lee Jang-woo’s next match.

It wasn’t because he sent her a ticket, but because she liked it.

Yoo-hyun chuckled and said.

“You’re getting compliments from a star. Da-hye must be very happy.”

“A star? What did I do?”

“You’re a star if you’re in a Hollywood movie, right? But why did you decide to star in a movie?”

Yoo-hyun pointed to the newspaper on the table between the sofas.

The movie offer for Lee Jang-woo came from George Lucas himself, who watched the match.

He hesitated, but Lee Jang-woo didn’t refuse.

He mentioned the reason.

“Da-hye noona told me. Raising my value would help me in future matches. I’m not going to avoid it anymore.”

“Good decision. You should also make a lot of money by doing commercials. You get a lot of requests from Korea, too.”

“I will. I’ll buy you a lot of delicious food. Oh, Da-hye noona might not be impressed by the money.”

“What does money have to do with it? And Da-hye likes eating a lot.”

Like Lee Jang-woo, the gym people still thought Jeong Da-hye had a lot of money.

They also thought that the good contract terms of Super Punch were thanks to Jeong Da-hye.

Since the situation was like this, no one knew that Yoo-hyun was behind Super Punch.

Jeong Da-hye was the same.

She only knew that Paul Graham’s breath had touched it, but she didn’t know that Yoo-hyun had a stake in Super Punch.

-I’ll keep it a secret. You can rest assured, my mouth is heavy.

Mark Colvin, who talked a lot, took care of it in the middle.