Real Man

Instead of saying something unnecessary, Yoo-hyun smiled.

It was at that moment.

Squeak.

Lee Jang-woo, who had three wins in three UFC fights and ranked 15th in the world in the lightweight division, grinned and laughed.

Super Punch had also paid attention to Lee Jang-woo’s activities in Korea.

They had arranged for him to get advertising and broadcasting deals through a Korean entertainment company.

Lee Jang-woo’s momentum was so good, and with Super Punch’s backing, the contract was smooth.

It was a very good deal for not only Lee Jang-woo, but also the Number One Gym.

Bang.

Maybe it was because they had been treated well and comfortably.

The gym members wanted to stay longer.

It was the same even now, when they were at the departure hall of the New York airport.

Yoo-hyun waved his hand at the gym members who kept looking back.

There was nothing more to say.

“Let’s go, hurry up.”

“My feet won’t move.”

The gym owner sighed regretfully, and Yoo-hyun easily settled it.

“You can come back when Jang-woo films his movie, right?”

“Sure. Jang-woo will need the gym owner for his filming, right?”

“Yes. So please go.”

Only after Yoo-hyun waved his hand several times did everyone disappear from his sight.

Jeong Da-hye looked at the scene and smiled.

“They are such nice people.”

“They are a bit clueless, but they are kind.”

“They are pure and warm-hearted. Thanks to them, I also made some very enjoyable memories. And I got a lot of affection.”

They had been together for ten days preparing for the match, and they had spent quite a long time together even after it was over.

They had shared joys and sorrows, so they couldn’t help but feel close.

Wouldn’t they be good friends in Korea too?

Yoo-hyun, who briefly thought of the future situation, took her hand.

“Shall we go and finish your remaining work, Da-hye?”

“Yes, we should.”

Jeong Da-hye nodded cheerfully.

The next day, Yoo-hyun sat in a cafe and looked out the window.

Across the street, there was a sign on top of a gray 10-story building.

-Sprit Company.

It was the name of the company where Jeong Da-hye had stayed for seven years.

She had finished her Texas business trip today and returned to the company for the first time in two years.

She had a resignation letter in her chest.

The situation was already settled, but that was just a matter between the company and her.

It was a different story to end the relationship with the colleagues she had worked with for a long time.

Yoo-hyun knew it because he had experienced it.

It was a place where he had poured his passion for a long time, so the sense of loss must have been quite big.

He was worried, but Yoo-hyun was calm.

The time he spent freely in a camper van and the time he helped Lee Jang-woo practice had changed Yoo-hyun’s mind a lot.

Yoo-hyun looked further without being trapped in a small fence called a company.

He shook off the customs that were tied to the depths of his heart and found freedom.

Thanks to that, he was finally able to get rid of Hansung.

It was the same for Jeong Da-hye.

-I need to put a proper period here, so that I can find what I really want.

She wanted to empty everything and fill it up anew.

What would she do in the future?

Yoo-hyun didn’t know either.

He just hoped that her life would be a little more abundant.

As he was thinking about this and that, his phone rang.

Beep.

When he checked, it was a message from his friend, Hah Jun-seok.

-Yoo-hyun, our construction company decided to use your father’s bricks this time. I helped out a bit in the middle. Praise me.

How much did the deputy of sales at a medium-sized construction company help?

Yoo-hyun chuckled and sent a reply.

As Hah Jun-seok was connected with his father, Kim Hyun-soo was exchanging affection with his mother.

Kang Jun-ki had grown by making connections with Hansung employees.

Hyun Jinkeon was still a great help to Hansung.

Even while Yoo-hyun was away, precious relationships intertwined and intertwined.

Yoo-hyun felt a new sense of wonder.

It was then.

Jeong Da-hye came out to the entrance of the Sprit Company building across the street.

She looked calm, as if there was no problem with her work.

She seemed to be looking for Yoo-hyun.

But there was no way she could see Yoo-hyun in the cafe across the street.

Yoo-hyun lifted the corners of his mouth and picked up his phone.

Then a man came up behind her.

Yoo-hyun’s eyes narrowed as he recognized his face.

‘Tony Cohen?’

He had a scruffy beard, but his slit eyes, high nose, and short brown curly hair were exactly the same as the ones he saw in the photo.

He put his hand on Jeong Da-hye’s shoulder and pulled her roughly.

Jeong Da-hye’s surprised face came into Yoo-hyun’s eyes.

“That bastard!”

Yoo-hyun jumped up and quickly ran out of the cafe.

The two were arguing fiercely on the street in front of the company.

He couldn’t hear their voices, but he could tell by their actions that the atmosphere was not good.

When Jeong Da-hye shook off his hand, he grabbed her again.

He looked like he wanted to get revenge, his face twisted with anger.

Honk!

Yoo-hyun crossed the street quickly, asking for forgiveness from the cars on the road.

He couldn’t see anything else, as Jeong Da-hye could be in danger at any moment.

He only thought that he had to stop him.

Thump thump.

Yoo-hyun ran and got closer to Jeong Da-hye, who was showing her back.

Tony Cohen’s face was clearly visible next to her head.

Grit!

Yoo-hyun clenched his teeth and was about to say something.

“What?”

Tony Cohen looked bewildered.

Without hesitation, Jeong Da-hye took out her phone.

Soon, a voice came out through the phone speaker.

-If you just kick out the subcontractors, you can get compensation from Sprit Company. I’m sure of it, because I made the logic. Jack, even if you give me 10 percent, this is a profitable deal for you. ʀἁℕÖΒΕꞩ

It was clear evidence that Tony Cohen had conspired with Jack Cruise to embezzle the company.

How did Jeong Da-hye get this?

She had never mentioned anything about Tony Cohen, so he was more curious.@@novelbin@@

While Yoo-hyun was tilting his head, Tony Cohen was completely stunned.

“H-how did you…”

He trembled, and Jeong Da-hye delivered the final blow.

“You didn’t go to jail because there was no clear evidence, right? I’ll make it happen for you.”

Thud.

“Elise, I’m sorry!”

Tony Cohen knelt down and begged, but Jeong Da-hye’s voice was only cold.

“You should have begged sooner. The bus has already left.”

“Please, Elise! We’ve been good to each other all this time.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. You have to speak the truth. Do you know how much I suffered because of you?”

“I got fired from the company and sued, and I have a lot of debt.”

“That’s your problem.”

Jeong Da-hye was firm, leaving no room for Yoo-hyun to intervene.

She cut off Tony Cohen’s words with a single stroke and raised her hand.

The security guard who had been watching from afar saw the signal and came over.

Tony Cohen, who had no idea, jumped up and snarled.

“Are you really doing this?”

“Yes. This is what I’m doing. Pay for your sins. Don’t run away.”

“You crazy! You, do you want to die?”

“Ha! Is this all you can do? Try it if you can.”

Maybe it was because she had trained with Lee Jang-woo.

Jeong Da-hye stepped closer without a hint of retreat.

Rather, it was Tony Cohen who flinched.

“How dare you!”

He seemed to lose his patience and swung his feeble fist.

Chin.

Yoo-hyun stepped forward and blocked his fist.

At the same time, the security guard grabbed Tony Cohen’s shoulders.

“Mr. Tony, stop it.”

“Let go of me! Let go! I’m the vice president here!”

Ignoring Tony Cohen’s struggle, Jeong Da-hye said to the security guard.

“Sam, he’s a criminal who caused a lot of damage to the company. I’ll send you the evidence, so keep him.”

“Yes, Elise. I understand. You’ve worked hard.”

“See you next time, Sam.”

Click.

Jeong Da-hye received the security guard’s salute and glared at Tony Cohen.

When he saw her cold eyes, Yoo-hyun’s chest felt cold.

-I decided, Mr. Han Yoo-hyun, to divorce you. I’ll never appear in front of you again.

He remembered her past appearance, who had never looked back.

Gulp.

He swallowed his saliva and she said to him.

“Mr. Yoo-hyun, let’s go.”

“Ah, yes. We should.”

Yoo-hyun followed her as she walked briskly.

Tony Cohen’s desperate voice echoed behind him.

“Elise! Elise!”

But Jeong Da-hye, who had made up her mind, never looked back.

She was the same, whether in the past or now.

Jeong Da-hye quit Sprit Company, where she had worked for seven years.

Like Yoo-hyun, she ended an important page in her life.

How would they fill the next page?

Yoo-hyun and Jeong Da-hye decided to put off that thought for a while.

Instead, they enjoyed the leisure of life that they had finally found.

New York was wide, and there was a lot to do.

They went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the early morning and enjoyed the artworks all day.

They enjoyed the show on Broadway and took pictures with the actors.

At night, it was a treat to enjoy live music at Madison Square Garden.

After the show, they took in the dazzling signs at Times Square nearby, and kissed while watching the night view at the Empire State Building observatory.

They went everywhere they could.

They ate whatever they wanted and spent time.

Sometimes they did nothing and rested.

Whoo.

Yoo-hyun felt the cool breeze blowing and lay down in Central Park.

Under the shade of a tree, Jeong Da-hye, who was resting on Yoo-hyun’s arm, asked.

“Mr. Yoo-hyun, what should we do next?”

“What do you want to do?”

“Well, I think we’ve done everything we can in New York, should we go to another area?”

She smiled excitedly, and Yoo-hyun shrugged lightly.

“Do we need to look around? I think it’s okay to just stay still like this, as it goes.”

“True. It’s really nice to live without any worries and as we please.”

“It looks like it.”

“It’s true. I want to enjoy this moment with you, Mr. Yoo-hyun, as much as I can, since I don’t know when we’ll come back.”

Jeong Da-hye, who was in Yoo-hyun’s arms, smiled happily.

‘A moment that I don’t know when we’ll come back.’

Yoo-hyun wanted to tell her that this moment would last forever.

But he realized that he couldn’t.

It seemed to be the same for Jeong Da-hye.

Instead of ten words, Yoo-hyun hugged her tighter.

That’s how a blissful month passed.

On a sunny afternoon, Yoo-hyun and Jeong Da-hye visited an amusement park in Brooklyn, New York.

They enjoyed the rides in this place that was connected to the sea.

Jeong Da-hye was the most excited.

She had so much fun riding the rides that her head was completely empty.

She muttered as she sat on a bench.

“I thought Mr. Yoo-hyun was joking…”

She had never expected Yoo-hyun to be afraid of the rides.

It was funny to think about it.

He was the person who had lifted and dropped Lee Jang-woo, but he was scared of a mere ride.

He was also very careful when driving or riding a bike.

He still remembered his words, begging him to go slowly.

Yoo-hyun was cautious in many ways, unlike his bold personality.

That was also his charm.