Chapter 245

Chapter 245

After the hearing, the storm was not easy.

The National Assembly was not in the mood to follow up. The hearings continued, but the public’s reaction was markedly different from before.

Members of the lawmakers who came to the question had to apologize or deny the past allegations again.

During the phone call, Chairman Im Jin-yong burst into laughter.

[There were more than a couple of times I wanted to shoot each time the legislators were talking nonsense, but I didn’t expect to see such a situation in person. This is what vicarious satisfaction is all about.][no. You did very well. They will also realize that there are some people who cannot do anything about it only when they suffer. In the future, there will be no trouble for the National Assembly.]

“That’s good.”

I don’t want the politicians to look for me anymore.

[But do you really have no intention of building a factory in Korea?]

“It is not.”

If only labor costs were considered, global automakers should have moved all their factories to Southeast Asia or Africa.

However, there are also automobile factories in the United States, Germany, and Sweden, which are famous for their high labor costs.

This is because labor costs are not the only important factor in establishing a factory. In addition, various factors such as corporate tax, customs, logistics, quality of labor, administrative convenience, government transparency, and corporate strategy work in a complex way.

As Korea’s export-led economy has grown, it has a well-equipped infrastructure and a high-quality workforce. (There are few countries where the level of education of workers is as high as Korea and sincere diligence).

In addition, Seosung Electronics is Karos’ top priority supplier and has an important factory in Korea. That is enough reason to build a factory around it.

However, there are problems in that the wages of workers in automobile factories are high and the union is strong. Unless this problem is solved, the burden of building a factory is high.

[The Eunseong Tea Union issued a statement.]

“I saw the article.”

The Eunseong-cha union strongly criticized my remarks, saying that it could lower the wage level of workers and cause job instability.

In addition, as they are never paid high wages, they threatened to even consider defamation due to the spread of false information.

It bothered me to deal with it, so I just ignored it.

Looking at it, I think that Chairman Han Min-koo must have been very difficult.

Well, from my point of view, only the Karos union can do that.

[You don’t have to worry about it. Anyway, you did a great job attending the hearing. Get a good rest, and let’s have a meal soon.]

“Okay. See you next time.”

* * *

I woke up and pulled the curtains back. The sun was shining in the large garden.

I was alone in the large bed, and I heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom. After a while, after taking a shower, Ellie came out wearing a robe.

The long brown hair is damp and the skin is slightly flushed. Even without makeup, her face was clean without any blemishes.

“Have you washed already?”

“I got up early and did some exercise.”

This house also has a gym inside. Actually, Taek-gyu and I don’t use it very much.

Even on days off, I get up early to exercise. Also, it seems that such a body is not created by itself.

As I continued to stare, Ellie asked with her eyes wide open.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

I said with a smile.

“Because she’s so pretty.”

Then she licked her lips slightly.

“Cheet, lie.”

“It’s real.”

Ellie walked over to her bed, wiping her hair dry with her towel. And she kissed her lightly, she said.

“Stop getting up and eat.”

“I don’t like it.”

I pulled Eli’s body.

“I just washed.”

“You can wash again.”

As I tried to kiss her, Ellie put her finger on her lips and her mine.

“I eat rice. Isn’t Jinhoo hungry? We kept waiting to eat together.”

“I feel sick.”

“Then get up quickly. She told the cook to make brunch.”

“Is it British?”

“no. Hong Kong food.”

As I put on her clothes and went down to the living room, I saw Taek-gyu sitting blankly in the middle of the sofa, wearing a sweatshirt.

There’s no way he’s meditating, so is he just bruising?

“What are you doing? Let’s eat.”

After a while, Taek-gyu turned his head and said.

“I think my older sister is a little weird these days.”

“Huh? What do you mean all of a sudden?”

Unlike me, who said that she did not understand her English, Ellie nodded her head.

“Yes. I thought so too.”

Taek-gyu is her real younger brother, and Elly is her sister Hyun-joo’s closest confidant. If the two of you say this, it is clear that something is really wrong.

I first sat down on the sofa.

“What is strange?”

Taek-gyu answered my question.

“My sister quit smoking.”

I was surprised by that.

“What?”

When I was in middle school, I went to Taek-gyu’s house to play, and I first met Hyun-joo’s older sister, who was in graduate school. Before I met her, her sister had been smoking, and she still is.

In the meantime, she did not waver even though she had advised her to quit smoking countless times around her. According to Taek-gyu, she has now given up trying to convince her parents as well.

But she quit smoking? Does this make sense?

Ellie said too.

“Recently, I have reduced my work a lot. Now, on holidays, I take a day off, and most of the time, I get off work before 8pm.”

If you are an ordinary office worker, you might want to know what this means, but the working hours of IBs and PEFs are beyond your imagination.

As it must have been before, after becoming the head of the Korea branch, Hyun-joo noona worked non-stop. In general, working overtime until 10 pm on 7 days a week was standard.

“But isn’t that natural?”

Being busy isn’t necessarily a good thing.

As work is concentrated on the chief decision maker, if the CEO becomes ill or has personal circumstances, the entire company will come to a standstill.

It may have been unavoidable because it was the process of acquiring the system for the first few years, but now that the position has been established, it is more efficient to assign a person in charge and share the work.

“Yeah, but I feel a little rushed. When I ask them to have dinner together after work, they say they have an appointment and go somewhere and come back to the hotel late.”

Taek-gyu was surprised and asked quickly.

“Where are you going?”

“I do not know. Even if you ask, you won’t tell me.”

Quit smoking, reduce work, and go to other appointments after work.

At this point, something is definitely a bit strange… … .

Taek-gyu and I spoke almost at the same time.

“Maybe love?”

“Are you in love?”

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t think of any other reason.

If our guess is correct, another question arises.

“Who is your opponent?”

Of course, you can’t have a relationship on your own.

Taegyu said.

“Henry?”

Ellie shook her head.

“I thought about it too, but I don’t think so. For that, the time and line of the two are too inconsistent.”

Well, if I had dated Henry, I would have noticed sooner. Recently, Henry has a lot of time on business trips. He is still in China.

“Then he’s dating someone else? Who are you with?”

Golden Gate Korea branch manager is a position higher than the CEO of a large domestic securities company. In addition, Hyun-joo’s older sister is the third-largest shareholder with a 3 percent stake in OTK Company.

Because of this, positions in politics and business have been lined up since then. Of course, the older sister didn’t show any interest.

We put our heads together and pondered, but no one came to mind.

Are you secretly dating a company employee?

At that moment, Ellie spoke as if thinking of something.

“Ah! Come to think of it, a man came to my office before.”

“Who are you?”

“I don’t know either. He was an ordinary-looking Korean. She looked about the same age as Jessica.”

“If you came to work, isn’t it because of work?”

“After that, I saw them together in front of a hotel once. I wanted to say hi, but the two of them got into the car and went somewhere.”

“If there is something urgent, we meet at the hotel.”

“It is, but… … .”

Ellie muffled her words.

A woman’s intuition cannot be ignored. Maybe she just didn’t get to know each other because of work?

Taek-gyu rubbed his eyes and said.

“Then is Henry the car?”

“Well.”

I suddenly remembered Henry’s earnest request. With that kind of enthusiasm, I thought he’d be good enough.

It is still too early to determine.

Maybe it’s because the two of them are hiding it well considering the gazes around them.

* * *

Henry returned from a business trip to China.

I saw Henry’s face from time to time while listening to the report in the conference room. He didn’t look any different than usual. He is still tall and handsome.

Will you lose if you envy?

Come to think of it, every time he confided in us about his love affairs and asked for help, but after the opening party, there was nothing much to say.

What happened in between?

After the meeting, I called Henry to the CEO’s office. Then, while we were talking about work, he asked, as if tossing.

“I’m just asking, just in case, aren’t you dating Hyunjoo noona?”

Henry looked slightly startled, then shook his head with a bitter expression on his face.

“no. Could it be?”

Suddenly his expression darkened.

“Did something happen?”

“no. Nothing happened.”

I stared at Henry’s face. He had a look of nonchalance, but the tip of his lips trembled slightly.

Looks like something happened

He doesn’t want to talk about it himself, but he can’t force it.

“I’ll just go.”

He left the CEO’s office with helpless steps.

As soon as the door closed, Taek-gyu said right away.

“What happened?”

I nodded.

“I thought it was tea after confessing.”

“Or maybe my older sister drew the line when I felt like I was going to confess.”

Anyway, it’s clear that the two aren’t dating.

So, who is Hyun-joo noona dating?

I don’t know why I care about other people’s relationships, but they are both precious to me.

I wish the two of them well, but the relationship between a man and a woman does not go according to the wishes of the people around him. Even if things don’t go well, we should stay close to each other.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“I need to meet Hyunjoo noona.”

* * *

We headed to the Golden Gate building.

The meeting was longer than expected, so we waited in the branch manager’s office for a while. Cigarettes and ashtrays that were always on the table were nowhere to be seen.

Since when did you stop smoking?

Taek-gyu muttered with needlessly sharp eyes.

“What kind of guy is dating my sister? Dare without my permission.”

“… … .”

I don’t know who this guy is, but why do I have to ask for your permission?

Not long after, Hyunjoo’s sister and Ellie came in together.

“I bought you coffee.”

“I will drink.”

We looked at each other.

Hyun-joo’s older sister said, leaning her back on her sofa.

“what? What do you have to say?”

“Um, that’s… … .”