48% of the reliability hidden behind that friendly smile came to mind. Being far below the 60% level of trust between unrelated people meant that they would sell me out at any time.
‘It must mean a person of this heritage.’
If possible, I wanted to bring Sung Yo-han to the same side, but I couldn’t help it if he was a Ganjab who could betray at any time.
‘The company is really good, but it’s a pity.’
But there was no need to overdo it.
I might be able to introduce new people through Chairman Yoo Dong-yeol. He was not a member of the Yusan Alliance, so he might have belonged to another group.
‘Suddenly, I have an appointment for next Saturday.’
I was thinking of going to see Elisa on the weekend, but I can’t this time. I decided to send her a text message instead.
‘If we meet later, we can do better.’
Still, it was good to know that CT Telecom President Yoo Yu-gyeol was sincere with me.
‘I’ll have to ask to introduce other members when I get to know them a bit better.’
I couldn’t get close to them if I went through everything through Dokgo Gap. Maybe Dokgo Gap is aiming for that and treats me better.
So that the frog in the slowly-heating pot could wait without knowing that it was about to cook to death.
I turned on the schedule app to organize the current situation. The letters that said the entrance ceremony on March 2 caught my eye.
‘Now Hayeon’s entrance ceremony is less than a month away.’
There are only 17 days left before the entrance ceremony on March 2nd. Suddenly, I had an ominous feeling.
‘I think it was said that kids these days prepare for school before entering elementary school.’
If so, Ha-yeon could have had a hard time at school. While in the United States, Han Kyung-ah took care of her studies, but when she came to Korea, she returned to her home.
Thanks to this, Ha-yeon’s education was temporarily left in a vacuum.
“Dad! Look at this.”
Ha-yeon grabbed my arm and came out into the yard. The child holds up two frisbees and forms.
“Happy! Come ask me!”
king!
Happy ran to the first Frisbee. The moment I snatched it lightly in mid-air, Ha-yeon threw a second Frisbee.
“one more!”
Happy took the first Frisbee, jumped and caught the second. He returned with two frisbees.
‘Are you doing enough?’
It was a better feat than I thought. Happy waggled his tail and held out the frisbee to Ha-yeon.
Hayeon squatted down and stroked Happy.
“Happy. Good job.”
king! As I answered, a frisbee fell from my mouth. Ha-yeon stroked Happy’s hair and picked up the frisbee.
Then he looked back at me with a triumphant expression.
“how is it?”
“you’re good.”
“Isn’t it? After all, Happy is a genius. Happy did a good job.”
I wish Ha-yeon was a genius…
Still, it was nice to see him playing brightly.
‘I’ll have to go to an academy when I go to school, but let’s just let them play for now.’
After all, studying was a lifelong thing. Now that I am diligently studying how to educate Happy, I thought that was it.
“Yeonah Ha. You know you’ll be entering elementary school soon, right?”
“yes.”
Hayeon shook her head. I thought he would go wild with joy, but he was surprisingly calm.
“Why? You don’t like going to school?”
“It’s nice, but…”
Ha-yeon grabbed my pants.
“You can’t be with Dad all the time.”
The child was in tears.
It felt good that Ha-yeon liked me that much, but I couldn’t wear it without sending her to school.
He stroked Ha Yeon’s hair.
“You can go to school and see it.”
“still···.”
I picked up the child who was clinging to me like a chewing gum. It seemed that it had become quite heavy at some point.
‘I hear that when they reach puberty, even if I ask them to go out together, they refuse.’
I couldn’t imagine that a child who loves his father like this would rebel later. So it seemed like we should spend a lot of time together when we were pretty.
“Then shall we go buy clothes for school?”
“ah!”
Ha-yeon grabbed my shoulder and pushed me away.
“Dad, I have something for you.”
“What?”
“Put me down.”
When I put the struggling Ha-yeon down on the floor, the child ran into the house. When I entered the living room, Ha-yeon ran out with a heavy breath.
In the child’s hand was a familiar paper bag.
“Dad. This is a gift!”
Hayeon held out a paper bag. I already knew what it was, but it must be a parent’s duty to pretend to be surprised.
Received the paper bag and made a surprised expression.
“what’s this?”
“hehehe. Open it.”
It was the chocolate I bought at the bakery last time.
“Wow. Is it chocolate?”
“Valentine’s Day gift.”
Ha-yeon smiled and turned around.
‘You bought it to give to me.’
I felt ashamed of being jealous of Amon-Ai for a moment.
“I’ll eat well.”
“huh!”
Hayeon nodded.
‘Come to think of it, weren’t there two bags of chocolate?’
There was another paper bag in the hand of the child who hid behind his back.
He smiled mischievously and approached Hayeon.
“Ha Yeon-ah.”
“huh?”
Ha-yeon stepped back and covered the envelope with her body. The child’s small body could not completely hide the large paper bag.
“Who will give it to you?”
If you sincerely apologize, I think the people will recognize it.
I was curious about the lucky man who would receive chocolate from Ha-yeon other than me on Valentine’s Day.
‘Do you want to give it to your father?’
I thought it would be perfect for me and my father, but I didn’t know the child’s heart.
“Dad got it.”
“yes.”
“Other people should get it too.”
other people? Aren’t you one?
“Because my dad is special, I’ll give him a whole box. I’ll give him a lot. I have to give it to other people too.”
ah. Friendship Chocolate.
Benjamin Chung came out into the living room. Papers were in his hand as if he had been working hard since morning.
“Boss. I’ll report you in the morning.”
“Take the chocolate.”
Ha-yeon handed Benjamin Chung a piece of chocolate with her small hand. One of dozens of chocolates.
‘Still, I can’t give a lot if I’m going to give it to all the employees.’
He laughed and shook his head slightly.
“thank you.”
“lol.”
This time, Seo Kang-jae came out into the living room. He witnessed the scene where Benjamin Chung received the chocolate with a side glance.
Ha-yeon ran to him.
“Uncle Kangjae!”
“Yes. Ha Yeon-ah. Did you sleep well?”
It was evident that he was being pretentious.
“Yes! Take this.”
“What is this?”
“chocolate!”
Hayeon put chocolate on his palm.
‘Two this time.’
Seo Kang-jae looked at Benjamin Chung with a proud expression. Benjamin Chung let out a small sigh.
“Yeonah Ha. Thank you. Do you have two uncles?”
“huh!”
“Oh, it looks delicious. I’ll eat well.”
“lol.”
Hayeon smiled as if she was in a good mood.
Ai handed out chocolates whenever employees came out to the living room. It was only a piece of chocolate, but all the employees were delighted with the unexpected gift.
Finally, my father came out into the living room.
“Today’s mood is different from usual?”
“grandfather!!!”
Ha-yeon ran to her father. My father smiled and picked Ha-yeon up and put him back on the floor.
“Yes. Our Hayeonie. Did you sleep well?”
“Yes! This.”
Ha-yeon grabbed a handful from the chocolate box and handed it to her father. My father smiled all over his face.
“Is Grandpa giving you this much?”
“yes!”
“You should eat well.”
“Yes! Hee hee.”
It felt good to see everyone happy with a small piece of chocolate.
‘As expected, the atmosphere is good because Ha-yeon is there.’
I thought that it would be nice to grow up like this forever.
***
after New Year’s Day. A sense of tension was flowing in Yusan’s camp.
Even Nam Il-seung could not be free from the current situation.
‘Han Jung-taek. I looked at it funny, but I thought I would push it this far.’
Even though Mt. Lee hadn’t arrived yet, the camp was in the mood of a mourning house. One-third of the candidates they pushed for were hit by irregularities in the entrance examination, and many cases broke out while accepting bribes on holidays.
‘Since the big players have been hit, what should I do?’
Rep. Ryu Kwang-min, whom Lee Yu-san had actively supported, was also hit and had to step down from the front line. His face was contemplative as he attended the meeting.
Starting with him, the irregularities in the entrance exam of Mt. Lee came to the fore, so there was nothing to say even if he had ten mouths.
In the heavy silence, one candidate opened his mouth. It had nothing to do with this incident, but the image of the party was ruined and we were in a difficult situation.
“Aide Nam Il-seung. Can we proceed as it is?”
“…….”
Nam Il-seung spared his words and opened his ears. This was because there were no separate instructions from Yoosan.
“Isn’t it just ruining your image if you run for office in the current situation…”
“Be careful what you say. Are you saying that the image of the candidates has been ruined?”
“Isn’t it the same for everyone who wants the best for their children? It was done with the father’s heart, but isn’t it too much? Isn’t it? Representative Ryu Kwang-min.”
“Hmm.”
Ryu Gwang-min cleared his throat in embarrassment.
“Now, what will the person going home say? So you should have been moderately greedy. What kind of medical school is this?”
“No, Congressman Min. Aren’t you talking harshly?”
“Did I say something wrong? Do you know how much I struggled to cooperate with the investigation when I was busy?”
“Are you sure you’re the only one suffering?”
Eventually, the voice rose. People who had anything to do with the irregularities in the entrance exam and people who had nothing to do with it were yelling at each other.
For those who committed irregularities in the entrance examination, corruption was a right that could be exercised by those in power. Since common sense was different, there was no way the words could communicate.
Camp heated up.
Even those who had the right to stop them kept their mouths shut and said nothing. There is power within the party, and taking one side could lead to losing the other.
bang!
Nam Il-seung slammed the table and stood up.
“Stop it! Do you think Congressman Lee Yu-san summoned you to fight?”
“Why isn’t the proud Lee Yu-san coming?”
“It’s because you have a busy schedule. You’ll be arriving soon.”
“I’m guessing someone attended because they weren’t busy.”
Congressman Park Kyung-kyu showed this to Nam Il-seung and growled. As a second-term member of the National Assembly, he belonged to a person of integrity in Lee Yoo-san’s camp.
Nam Il-seung placed a hand on his forehead and shook his head. That appearance stimulated Park Kyung-woo even more.
“I summoned them and didn’t even come back. I neglected to fight. It’s going back very well like a camp!”
“If you do it right, you’ll be fine.”