Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

The staff in the CDO department's main office were still gossiping about whether Oh Ji-won and Han Hee-joon had some kind of story.

After all, a younger man who can call someone "older sister" might mean that the two of them dated before and eventually broke up for some reason. During their relationship, Han Hee-joon would call Oh Ji-won "noona" all the time.

Even the background music was provided by staff, who directly played Lee Seung-gi's classic "Sister Is My Woman".

"Shh"

The employees stopped talking.

The R&D department staff arrived, a total of four people, following behind the executive officer of SK Hynix.

Five people walked with the presence of fifty.

The staff quickly greeted and said hello.

The five people headed straight to the conference room, and the secretary jogged to the tea room to prepare the green tea that the executive wanted to drink.

"Secretary Kim, why are there two glasses?"

"Both the executive director and team leader Han Hee-joon need to drink."

"Then hurry up and send it in." Inside the meeting room.

Han Hee-joon sat with the minister from the CDO department who was participating in the meeting.

Wu Zhiyuan stood at the door.

She was the guide, but she wasn't qualified to participate in the meeting today.

Han Xijun didn't mention anything about involving Wu Zhiyuan in the meeting, as this level of meeting was not something he could arrange.

"Executive Director"

We were just in time to welcome the company's executive director.

The executive officer glanced at Wu Zhiyuan's name tag, but only glanced at it. After entering the meeting room, his gaze immediately locked onto Han Xijun, and he smiled, saying, "Team Leader Han Xijun, we meet again."

Han Xijun had already stood up from his chair when the executive officer entered.

Although he was still wearing his AI R&D center polo shirt to the meeting today, which made him stand out among the group of suited professionals, he was Han Xijun, and no one would reprimand him for his attire.

While shaking hands, the executive director continued, "I saw you at the entrance of the Kaist University library last year, don't you remember Team Leader Han Hee-joon?"

Han Xijun genuinely didn't remember. If it were in his usual social style, he would undoubtedly have told the truth.

But today, Han Hee-joon responded with a smile: "CEO-nim, it's been a long time."

This response was clever; it both proved that he remembered meeting him at the entrance of the Kaist University library last year and avoided continuing the conversation about their meeting.

If they continued talking, Han Xijun was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep up with the conversation.

After all, in his memory, he was surrounded by a group of people when he came out of the library last year.

This executive officer may be among them, as well as senior executives from large companies such as S Group, LG Group, and Kakao Group.

Please sit down.

"Thanks"

After the executive director took his seat, Han Hee-joon sat down with Minister Kim Young-dae beside him.

The secretary brought green tea, and together with Wu Zhiyuan, who was standing guard at the door, they closed the conference room door and left the conference room.

Outside.

The secretary-general breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Zhiyuan joked, "Nervous?"

The secretary whispered, "The minister instructed that Team Leader Han Xijun must not be allowed to have any negative feelings, or he will be fired."

After speaking, the secretary asked in confusion, "Isn't Mr. Wu Zhiyuan attending the meeting?"

Wu Zhiyuan was immediately somewhat embarrassed and asked, "Has the minister arranged for you to prepare for tonight's dinner?"

Secretary Kim was terrified, her eyes widening as she exclaimed, "That's right! I haven't found a place to eat yet! I'm doomed! I'm doomed!"

Wu Zhiyuan said, "Don't panic, I'll look for it."

"Oh Ji-won-ssi? No, is Unnie looking for him?"

That single "Unnie" perfectly captured the secretary's changing mindset.

Wu Zhiyuan just smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Leave it to me. I know what Team Leader Han Xijun likes to eat."

"Oh, I see. Well then, thank you in advance, unnie. I'll treat you to coffee tomorrow."

"Go ahead and get busy."

Secretary Kim kept turning back to thank Wu Zhiyuan. Regardless of whether what Wu Zhiyuan said was true or not, arranging such an important event as a dinner party was a hot potato, and Wu Zhiyuan's willingness to take on this hot potato was more important than anything else. If the arrangement was not done well, Wu Zhiyuan would be the one to take the blame in the end, and the minister would not fire him out of anger.

The message has been sent.

Wu Zhiyuan had only eaten with Han Xijun once, which was the first time he met Han Xijun, and it was Wu Haiyuan who invited him.

High-end Chinese food is never a bad choice.

The company's senior executives also prefer to attend dinners at upscale Chinese or Japanese restaurants.

It was mainly about drinking and chatting.

Back at his workstation with his phone, Wu Zhiyuan searched for information on upscale Chinese restaurants in Seoul. At the same time, he asked a friend in Seoul to help him buy Moutai liquor, as he would have to pair it with his upscale Chinese meal tonight.

the other side.

Seoul, Gangnam Station.

Yoon Ji-hoon bought coffee.

Each fan, including the president of the fan club, had a cup in hand.

GG Company employees are changing GG badges. Yoon Ji-hoon told the fans gathered around him, "I can honestly guarantee that Hae-won never dated anyone during her school days."

Fans might not believe it if someone else said it.

But Yoon Ji-hoon had confessed to Oh Hae-won before, only to be ignored by him.

One fan asked, "Is Yoon Ji-hoon constantly asking about Hae-won unnie's dating situation?"

Yoon Ji-hoon nodded without hesitation and said, "I have indeed been paying attention. I also have friends who know her after she transferred to Seoul. Actually, there is no need to deliberately inquire. Hae-won only focuses on what she wants to do. Before, she studied, but after she had the dream of becoming a singer, she just wanted to stand on the stage as soon as possible."

"For this dream, Haiyuan can block out anything that might affect his chance to stand on the stage. He works hard every day and he's more ruthless than many boys."

Changing the subject, Yoon Ji-hoon said, "That's why I've always believed that Hae-won will definitely realize his dream of standing on the stage, and I also believe in that promise..."

"Yoon Ji-hoon, what exactly is this agreement? Can't you really tell us?"

Yoon Ji-hoon waved his hand and said, "You'll all find out later."

Another fan asked, "Does Yoon Ji-hoon know about Hae-won unnie's current relationship status? After all, Hae-won unnie and Han Hee-joon recorded a dating show a while ago, and after the show aired, Hae-won unnie was cyberbullied by many people. At that time, Han Hee-joon also stood up for Hae-won unnie."

"That's right. It's said that Han Hee-joon voluntarily accepted an interview in order to help Hae-won unnie share the burden of cyberbullying."

"That's what I heard too. Han Hee-joon never gives any interviews, but he volunteered for an interview this time for Hae-won unnie." Yoon Ji-hoon calmly asked, "Who told you all this?"

Back and forth, the conversation still turned to Han Xijun.

Yoon Ji-hoon knew some things about Han Hee-joon, but only online.

He didn't want to mention Han Xijun.

He had seen the comments his fans made online as well.

Yoon Ji-hoon didn't want to mention Han Hee-joon because Han Hee-joon might have really done that because of Oh Hae-won.

Otherwise, given his reputation as a genius, he would have been the subject of numerous media reports since his student days, yet there was virtually no news about Han Xijun before.

This Han Xijun is truly a formidable opponent.