Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

The fans covered their mouths.

Yoon Ji-hoon shrugged and said, "I've seen the show that Han Hee-joon and Hae-won recorded on YouTube, but it's just an online program."

One fan asked curiously, "Why does it seem like Yoon Ji-hoon and Hae-won know each other?"

Yoon Ji-hoon said mysteriously, "Don't you guys know?"

This instantly heightened the curiosity of the fans present.

Even the president of the fan club couldn't help but hold his breath and stare at Yoon Ji-hoon in front of him.

When the president first confirmed that it was soccer player Yoon Ji-hoon, he couldn't control his wildly beating heart.

The female fans present probably all felt this way.

Without him.

Standing at 185cm tall, with looks that rival any idol, born in 03 and 20 years old this year, he is one of the most popular active football players in South Korea, comparable to Son Heung-min.

The so-called popularity is not the level of recognition within the fan community, but rather the number of football players who are discussed most by young people in H country outside of the fan community.

Based on this alone, he is no ordinary football player. If he can play for a top European football club in the future, the next football hero will be Yoon Ji-hoon.

But the conversation took a turn for the worse.

First, Yoon Ji-hoon said he was a fan of Oh Hae-won, and at that time he simply omitted the surname and called him Hae-won directly.

Now they're acting all mysterious again.

It's easy to immediately associate him with a secret relationship between him and Wu Haiyuan.

Yoon Ji-hoon lowered his voice and said, "It seems you guys really don't know. I thought Hae-won and the others were close to the fan club management and some fans who always attend support events, and that they would chat a lot. Turns out, that's not the case."

None of them spoke.

Yoon Ji-hoon continued, "Okay, it's nothing really. Hae-won and I were classmates in middle school. I had a crush on her for three years. When we graduated from middle school, I confessed to her but was ignored. I wonder if she still remembers that promise we made back then."

There's so much information!

It's another student from the center.

Another unrequited love.

My confession was ignored. We also made a promise.

One fan pressed for details: "What agreement?"

Yoon Ji-hoon shook his head slightly, without telling the others what the agreement was.

the other side.

Lichuan, SK Hynix Building.

12th floor, CDO department.

The atmosphere is completely different from that of an AI research and development center.

Stepping into the large office, Han Xijun was immediately enveloped by an invisible, oppressive atmosphere.

In the corridor, at every desk and workstation, sat a well-dressed employee with a serious and focused expression.

The staff members were also walking around in a hurry, almost all of them carrying a lot of documents or folders.

In other words, Han Xijun rarely goes to the Kakao Group departments.

This is actually a typical scene in a large corporate office. The simplest working hours are 9 am to 6 pm, but employees arrive at the company before 8:50 am, and they leave work gradually after the department heads have finished their shifts.

"there"

Wu Zhiyuan led Han Xijun to the right.

I was moving between offices to meet the head of the CDO department.

The fact that the minister didn't have a separate office was something that Han Hee-joon found surprising.

"Minister nim"

Wu Zhiyuan stopped and greeted him.

Han Xijun stopped in front of a separate desk.

A middle-aged man in a suit and glasses stood up, still buttoning his suit jacket as he stood.

"Minister, this is Han Hee-joon, the head of Kakao Group's AI R&D Center."

The minister stepped out from behind his desk, extended his right hand, and said with a smile, "Is there anyone in the field of artificial intelligence and chips who doesn't know Team Leader Han Xijun? Hahaha, hello."

"This is our CDO department head, Kim Young-dae-nim." Han Hee-joon quickly replied, "Hello, Head Kim-nim, it's an honor to meet you."

Releasing his grip, Han Xijun proactively took out his business card and handed it over.

After receiving the business card, the minister also handed one to Han Xijun.

Noticing the bag of fruit in Han Xijun's hand, the minister looked at Wu Zhiyuan with a puzzled expression.

This kind of thing should have been "handled" at the reception at the door; how could Han Xijun have been carrying it all the way to the office?

Wu Zhiyuan immediately understood the meaning behind the look in his eyes and explained, "Minister, these fruits were brought by Team Leader Han Xijun for the staff to eat."

The minister, feigning ignorance, asked, "Really?"

Han Xijun smiled and said, "Yes, I was wondering what to buy for my sister since it's my first time here, and I also wanted to treat the staff to some fruit."

Lee Min-hee stepped forward and said, "Team Leader Han Hee-joon, give me the fruit, I'll distribute it."

"Thanks"

After Lee Min-hee walked away with the bag, the department head adjusted his glasses and asked, "Is Team Leader Han Hee-joon's sister also at SK Hynix?"

Minister Kim Young-dae asked that question intentionally. Someone who can rise to a department head position in a large corporation is no ordinary person.

Besides his own abilities, education, and background, he has long since mastered the skill of reading people's expressions.

When Han Xijun was talking about his sister, his gaze was fixed on Wu Zhiyuan.

Other staff members may not be aware of this, but the minister knows that Wu Zhiyuan has no younger brother and that his family consists of his parents and a younger sister.

He asked that question because he wanted to get a result quickly.

Han Xijun didn't beat around the bush.

He felt that Wu Zhiyuan definitely wanted the people at SK Hynix to know that his relationship with them was unusual.

So Han Xijun pointed to Wu Zhiyuan and said, "Minister, this is my sister."

The minister looked at Wu Zhiyuan in surprise and asked, "Wu Zhiyuan-xi?"

Wu Zhiyuan explained, "Minister, please don't misunderstand. Team Leader Han Xijun and I are not siblings or relatives."

"Oh, what's that?"

Han Xijun asked, "Minister, where is the meeting room?" At this crucial moment, Han Xijun took the initiative to change the subject.

It wasn't that Wu Zhiyuan was inconvenient to explain; it was that Han Xijun felt there was no need for Wu Zhiyuan to explain. Moreover, his relationship with Wu Haiyuan was a secret, and if Minister Jin knew about it, he might have some ulterior motives, which could ruin things.

Wu Zhiyuan didn't intend to explain further. It was a matter of personal privacy, and even if the minister pressed him for details later, Wu Zhiyuan could use the excuse that they were all from Incheon to brush it off.

Incheon is a small place, and almost all the students who can graduate from prestigious universities or geniuses like Han Hee-joon live in the same cave. Their parents are not ordinary people either, so it is not surprising that they know each other.

Wu Zhiyuan quickly led the way.

The minister and Han Hee-joon walked behind.

Lee Min-hee also placed the fruit box in the break room and told her colleagues that it was bought by Han Hee-joon.

As soon as the group entered the conference room, almost everyone in the large office breathed a sigh of relief.

The employee closest to the break room stood next to Lee Min-hee and asked, "What's going on?"

Lee Min-hee shook her head and said, "I don't know how to say it either."

The person who came over said, "I just heard Team Leader Han Xijun tell the Minister that Wu Zhiyuan is his sister. What's going on?"

Lee Min-hee shook her head again and said, "I also want to know what happened. I didn't hear clearly when they were talking, but anyway, they're not siblings. There's more to this than meets the eye." "Aren't you and Senior Oh Ji-won usually on good terms? You don't know anything?"

After thinking for a while, Lee Min-hee said, "I've never heard Senior Oh Ji-won mention it before, but I do know that Senior Oh Ji-won has a younger sister, perhaps..."