Chapter 87:

Chapter 87:

Chapter 87

On the other hand, Manager Choi Min-hee had a lot on her mind.

She had been through a lot of trouble these days.

It was all because she was caught by Manager Kim Hyun-min, who happened to pass by the shelter where she was washing Yoo-hyun’s body.

And to make matters worse, they had to go on a business trip together, so he teased her mercilessly.

-Hmm. Yoo-hyun is pretty handsome, but Manager Choi, you are married and there is quite an age gap between you...

-He’s not my type, okay!

She was not good at expressing her emotions, but she was annoyed enough to snap at him.

Manager Kim Hyun-min’s jokes were one thing, but it was hard to prevent other people from hearing about it.

She shuddered at the thought that the rumor might reach Yoo-hyun’s ears.

“I swear, Manager Kim... I’ll get back at you someday.”

“What?”

“Huh? No, nothing. Do you want something to eat?”

Manager Choi Min-hee pretended to be casual.

Chiiing.

Yoo-hyun, who got off at Busan Station, had to run after Manager Choi Min-hee.

The train was delayed, so they barely made it to the bus departure time.

“Phew, today is so hectic.”

“It’s dynamic and fun.”

Even in the midst of that, Yoo-hyun matched Manager Choi Min-hee’s mood well.

There was only one Hansung Chemical bus in the square in front of the station.

They managed to get on the bus on time and checked their ID cards before sitting down in an empty seat.

The good thing about being a Hansung employee was that they could ride any bus from other subsidiaries as long as they applied for it.

The bus ran non-stop from Busan to Geoje.

There were no seats next to each other, so Yoo-hyun and Manager Choi Min-hee sat separately. Yoo-hyun took in the outside scenery.

The passing landscape felt strangely new to him.

He had never thought of looking outside from the bus in the past.

He didn’t have any spare time to look away even for a moment back then.

At that time, Yoo-hyun lived fiercely.

He didn’t need to live like that, but he didn’t know it.

Before he knew it, the bus entered Geoje.

It passed by the sea and the old downtown area and arrived at the Hyunil Automobile Factory site.

It was a place that produced more than a million cars a year, so its scale was impressive.

The bus ran a little further.

As soon as they crossed the bridge, buildings crowded together greeted Yoo-hyun.

“We’re here. Let’s get off.”

“Yes, Manager.”

Yoo-hyun got off the bus and looked up.

Right in front of him was the Hansung Chemical building, and next to it was the Hyunil Automobile Research Institute.

Not only that, but there were also buildings of various companies such as Hansung Life Science and Living Health lined up.

It was a majestic large-scale industrial complex created by the government.

It was inside the customer service center located at the entrance of the Hyunil Automobile Research Institute building.

Manager Choi Min-hee submitted the entry confirmation form to the guide and sighed with relief as if she felt relieved.

“Whew, it’s really far. Right?”

“Yeah. You worked hard.”

“What are you talking about? You worked harder.”

Was Manager Choi Min-hee always such a caring person?

Yoo-hyun smiled faintly and she looked away and pretended to read the words on the wall.

-Today you will have amazing luck.

Yoo-hyun added some flesh to the one-line message on top of the four-leaf clover background.

“I feel like things will go well today.”

“I hope so.”

Did her excited mood subside?

Manager Choi Min-hee looked serious as usual.

She didn’t pay attention to Yoo-hyun and muttered about the presentation content.

She looked like she was concentrating hard.

Yoo-hyun secretly smiled and took out his laptop and opened the presentation report in advance.

He prepared it so that he could present it right away whenever he needed to.

As they waited, the meeting time came closer.

But still, there was no sign of the employee who was supposed to pick them up.

“Why isn’t he coming?”

“Here...”

“That...”

The product development was also going smoothly, and they responded to Hyun Il Automobile’s whims right away.

There was not much room for noise in the first place.

The problem was likely to come from somewhere else.

Yu Hyun turned his head and looked at Jo Chi Hoon, an assistant manager from the sales team who was sitting on the farthest side.

He had a wide face and prominent cheekbones that were striking.

He maintained a dissatisfied expression throughout, as if he was born with a mean look.

He finally opened his mouth.

“Manager Choi, did the sales team not come?”

“No. As I told you last time, I will report the progress of this product to you and hand it over to the sales team as soon as I get confirmation.”

“Oh, is that how Hansung does things? They’re a bit slow.”

“It’s our internal process. Please understand.”

She was polite to him even though he was rude.

Hyun Il Automobile was a big client.

Not because they had a huge amount of orders.

It was because of the symbolic significance of being the main supplier for the first self-developed navigation system of a global car company.

They barely received any development fees, and they complied with unreasonable demands without complaint.

They had worked so hard for this, and they wouldn’t ruin it over such provocation.

“Hoo.”

Manager Choi Min Hee lifted her head after taking a light breath and looked around at the people.

She had to get confirmation from Hyun Il Automobile that the development was completed.

Then she could hand it over to the sales team and negotiate the price and quantity, and finally set up the development line accordingly.

She intended to tie up everything at this meeting today.

“Then I’ll continue.”

She pressed the button on the presenter and the screen changed.

People’s eyes naturally turned to the screen on the wall.

Manager Choi Min Hee’s presentation went smoothly.

“Our Hansung...”

Her voice had enough power to draw attention.

The content was intuitive, and the progress was neat without any redundancy.

It was a perfect presentation.

Even from Yu Hyun’s high standards, it was not bad.

But why did he feel so detached?

The attitude of Hyun Il Automobile’s employees was not bad either.

They nodded their heads from time to time, and they also checked the printed presentation materials.

But Yu Hyun felt awkward because he didn’t sense any desperation from them.

The product launch date was not far away.

Due to spec changes, the main component LCD panel was still under development.

Of course, they had set up an environment where they could test with other panels, but it was hard to see the proper performance with that.

It was their first time developing a navigation system.

The sales team and planning team aside, even the development engineers should have been busy.

They should have asked for more time to reduce risks, or requested additional backup plans.

But there was no such action at all.

It was like they were in the product planning stage.

“...This is our panel’s progress. It will be completed by the end of this year and we will be able to check the prototype next month. As we reported, there is no problem with the product in preliminary review and if we get confirmation today, we can ship normal products according to what we agreed on in Q1 next year.”

“...”

On the last page, Manager Choi Min Hee emphasized the schedule again and turned her eyes to the development team members.

Maybe it was because she didn’t get any questions she expected, but she added one more thing.

“Of course, as soon as we get the prototype panel, we will support our development staff for testing the navigation finished product.”

“Yes, please do that.”

For a moment, she met eyes with some of them from the navigation development team.

They quickly turned their heads, but Yu Hyun didn’t miss the awkward exchange of glances.

“That’s the end of my presentation.”

Clap clap clap clap.

It was after the perfunctory applause.

There should have been questions from the development team, but the first one to open his mouth was Assistant Manager Jo Chi Hoon from the sales team.

“Assistant Manager Kwon, bring that out.”

“Yes. Okay.”

What Assistant Manager Kwon Seung Bum brought out was a navigation mockup.

Tick.

The screen came on when he turned on the power.