Chapter 99:

Chapter 99:

Translator: MarcTempest

Chapter 99

Time flew by quickly.

There were many changes, and at the center of them was Manager Choi Min-hee.

“Manager Choi, the team leader is looking for you.”

“Ah, I see. Thank you.”

She heard the whispering voice of Kim Eun-young, an employee from the next department.

In the end, Manager Choi Min-hee had no choice but to get up from her seat.

“I’m so busy and they’re bothering me. What do they want? Really.”

As she walked towards the team table, she saw Executive Director Jo Chan-young standing there.

Executive Director Jo Chan-young took out a bottle of energy drink from the box on the table and handed it to Manager Choi Min-hee.

He even smiled kindly, which didn’t suit him at all.

“Hehe, Manager Choi, you must be exhausted. Drink this and cheer up.”

“...Thank you.”

“Manager Choi, you’ve worked so hard. Isn’t that right, Team Leader Oh?”

“Yes. She’s been working overtime every day. She’s very busy. Oh, did you say that the negotiation with Hyunil was done?”

Team Leader Oh Jae-hwan asked with a friendly expression that he never had before.

Manager Choi Min-hee answered in the driest voice possible.

“Yes. The first proposal from NaviTime was agreed upon, and the rest are being verified.”

“See? This is all thanks to our manager. He took care of everything.”

“Hehe, this person.”

Then he used Manager Choi Min-hee’s answer as an excuse to flatter Executive Director Jo Chan-young.

Executive Director Jo Chan-young laughed again when he heard that.

‘They’re having fun.’

Manager Choi Min-hee bit her tongue as she watched the two people who had changed 180 degrees.

When things were going wrong, they acted as if it was all her fault and pushed her away.

What happened now?

They didn’t help at all and they were just annoying.

“If this project ends well, Manager Choi should be promoted. Team Leader Oh, take care of her in the team.”

“Yes. I’ll make sure to reflect it in the performance evaluation.”

It sounded like a lie.

Thanks to this Hyunil Automobile project, his executive life might be extended.

Manager Choi Min-hee had been waiting for this opportunity, but she couldn’t say thank you right now.

She cared more about the junior employee who had really worked hard.

“It wouldn’t have been possible without Yoo-hyun. Please take care of Yoo-hyun instead of me.”

-What did I do? You did everything, Manager.

Yoo-hyun tried to deny it, but Manager Choi Min-hee was confident.

It wouldn’t have been possible without Yoo-hyun.

Manager Choi Min-hee was sincerely grateful to Yoo-hyun.

“Hehe, look at this person taking care of her junior.”

“Haha, yes, Manager. Manager Choi Min-hee is very generous.”

But the two men just laughed and ignored Yoo-hyun.

They thought that a new employee couldn’t have done much.

She realized it clearly through this project.

These two people were not leaders at all.

‘A leader should listen to what their subordinates say.’

Manager Choi Min-hee looked at the two people who were having a boring conversation with a dull expression on her face.

That’s when it happened.

“Manager Choi!”

“Yes?”

Manager Kim Hyun-min, who was passing by, spoke with an urgent expression on his face.

“Director, I’ll borrow Manager Choi for a moment. It’s urgent.”

“Hehe, sure. Work comes first.”

“Manager Choi, come here.”

He dragged Manager Choi Min-hee to the hallway in a hurry.

She followed him in surprise and asked him.

“Manager, what is it?”

“Huh? Just. Let’s have a cup of coffee. What do you want to drink?”

Then he made a cheeky expression in front of the vending machine.

She made a dumbfounded expression and then laughed out loud.

“Hoho.”

“What? Why are you laughing? Are you crazy?”

“Thank you.”

They say that you have to go through hard times to know someone.

When she was struggling and exhausted, Manager Kim Hyun-min was the one who listened and trusted her.

He said that, but he knew very well who it was.

They didn’t mention his name or his team, but it was obvious.

At least anyone in the mobile group sales marketing department would know.

It was such a well-known rumor.

He didn’t know the details, though.

Mr. Park Seung-woo, who had been watching quietly, said with a satisfied expression as if he had hit the nail on the head.

“It’s Manager Song Ho-chan. I don’t know who did it, but he’s got guts. He’s messing with one of the three evil demons.”

“Isn’t it anonymous?”

Yoo-hyun asked and Mr. Park Seung-woo gave him a meaningful smile.

“It is anonymous. That’s why it’s funny. No one cares here.”

“But the views are pretty high, aren’t they?”

“That doesn’t matter at all. It’ll disappear soon as if nothing happened.”

Mr. Park Seung-woo’s words were not wrong.

They couldn’t officially target anyone on the anonymous board, and even if they did, it wouldn’t have any effect.

But this time was different.

He was sure of it and caught his words.

“But this isn’t the end of the post.”

“What?”

“It’s been coming up continuously with different content for a few days now and it seems like they’re all about him.”

“Really? Let me see.”

Lee Chan-ho clicked the mouse and flipped through the pages to find the post.

From stories involving various corruption cases, to office politics, to stories of former employees.

Series posts containing ‘Manager’ in the title were constantly being uploaded.

“Huh... Is this really true? It’s very specific.”

“Yeah. Isn’t this a problem? It seems like there are more than one or two people who quit because of Manager Song.”

“But there’s no direct evidence, right?”

A post without a name couldn’t be evidence.

But what he didn’t know was that there was something else going on.

The ethics committee was monitoring this post.

They would ignore simple rumors, but they would take action on corruption that involved financial damage to the company.

At this level, Manager Song Ho-chan might have been on their list too.

The timing was perfect.

It was just when Manager Song Ho-chan’s position was shaken because of the Hyunil Automobile case.

Manager Choi Min-hee started to lead the negotiation with NaviTime in a proactive way.

On the other hand, he, who was in charge of the sales team and opposed to it, became an outcast.

It meant that his shield and his grip were not as strong as before.

Looking at the content of the post, there were many people who were harmed by Manager Song Ho-chan.

Especially female employees suffered a lot of damage.

They had enough reason to resent him.

Lee Chan-ho, who was next to him, also joined in enthusiastically.

“I heard that people are talking about it openly in other teams too. I found out from my colleague.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, really. This is a big deal.”

Listening to Lee Chan-ho’s words, this wasn’t something he did alone.

The posts were written by different people.

It looked like they had exploded and rushed in at the same time.

People should not commit sins.

What should he do?

Yoo-hyun fiddled with his phone in his pocket.

There was a phone number he had found out a while ago.

Lawyer Kwon Chi-yeol.

He was someone who had a connection with Yoo-hyun in the past, and he was planning to use him according to the situation.

There was no need to do as planned in this situation.

Then Mr. Park Seung-woo asked him.

“Why are you so serious, Yoo-hyun?”

“Me?”

“Shouldn’t you be happy? No, never mind. Let’s go get some coffee.”

Yoo-hyun knew why Mr. Park Seung-woo was beating around the bush.

He didn’t want to recall the memory of his junior being persistently questioned by Manager Song Ho-chan.

He was really none of his business, but he understood Mr. Park Seung-woo’s feelings and smiled and answered.

“Sure. Let’s go, Chan-ho. Mr. Park is buying.”

“Oh, cool. Cool. Takeout coffee?”

“...Yeah. Let’s go.”

Yoo-hyun decided to think lightly.

The ball was rolling to the goal by itself, so why bother going around?

He just had to make good use of this opportunity that came by chance.