Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

"Pee pee"

"Eun-hee-ssi, what did the team leader say?"

"Did the team leader leave work early?"

Baek Eun-hee typed in the chat room: "The team leader went to the president's office and told us to leave when it was time to leave. He said there was no need for overtime this week."

Some staff members were shouting "Long live the team leader!" in the chat room.

One employee remarked that being able to work with Han Hee-joon at Kakao Group was an incredibly fortunate thing.

The exclamation came from the bottom of my heart.

There are just too many unspoken rules in the workplace of large conglomerates.

The white-collar workers who are envied by others every day feel like they are locked up in a prison after entering the office building.

You have to spend ten hours or even longer in a dull and oppressive office.

Even leaving get off work requires watching your department head's mood, and you have to be careful when asking for leave.

The only exception is at the Kakao Group AI R&D Center. Overtime is almost never required, and if there are plans for overtime, Han Xijun will have Bai Enxi notify the relevant teams in advance.

Earning a high salary that others envy, avoiding infighting and internal conflicts, leaving get off work earlier than others, and enjoying food and nightlife earlier – this is the high-level white-collar elite class that others should envy.

The elevator went up to the 39th floor.

At the door of the chairman's office, the secretary whispered to Han Xijun, "Chairman-nim is ready."

Han Xijun gave a puzzled "hmm".

He didn't know what the chairman wanted to tell him; to be precise, the secretary had notified him to come up.

It doesn't seem to be work-related.

Dong dong dong

Knock on the door.

There was no sound from the president; the door simply opened.

After a brief exchange of glances, the head secretary smiled and let Han Xijun in.

Upon entering the office, Han Xijun noticed the coffee table piled high with takeout food bags. One of the white plastic bags was filled with alcohol.

"Hee-joon is here!"

Looking towards the desk, Han Xijun stopped and greeted, "President-nim."

Kim Bum-soo got up, walked around the desk, and pointed to the sofa, saying, "Sit wherever you like."

Han Hee-joon walked to the coffee table and waited for Kim Bum-soo to sit down before sitting on the sofa on the left.

The chief secretary turned on the TV in the office.

He skillfully tuned the TV channel to S Broadcasting Station.

"Live stream has started."

Han Xijun turned to look at the TV.

The scene is a live broadcast of a music show. In a space, the MC is introducing the idol group standing behind him who is about to perform on stage.

Han Xijun was even more puzzled.

I haven't heard of Kim Bum-soo having a favorite idol group. It can't be that he likes nmixx, right? Is it just a case of liking the idols because of nmixx?

Han Xijun didn't even dare to think these things himself.

Splash!

The bag contained fried chicken, fried squid, and fried shrimp—all fried foods.

There's also canned beer.

Kim Bum-soo called out to Han Hee-joon, "Watching a show means eating fried food and drinking beer."

Han Hee-joon replied, "President-nim probably meant watching a baseball or soccer game."

"No, no, no, I just want to watch music shows."

"Oh, I see."

"This is my first time experiencing it too; several club presidents shared the same experience with me."

Han Xijun did not respond.

Eating, drinking beer, and watching idols' music show live—can those so-called club presidents really be good people? They're just watching a stage performance.

It was clearly a matter of sitting in front of the TV to see which female idol or singer on stage caught his eye, then having his secretary arrange it. The timing even matched up; the female singer or idol who had been singing and dancing on TV not long ago was now sitting next to him at the dinner table.

Han Hee-joon figured this out from his experience of meeting Jang Won-young at Chairman Jung's dinner party and that party.

Han Hee-joon was unsure whether Kim Bum-soo was that type of person.

So far, Han Hee-joon is very grateful to Kim Bum-soo.

Without Kim Bum-soo, nmixx wouldn't have secured their first GG endorsement since their debut, especially as a celebrity endorsement for a major corporation's product.

A can of beer was pushed in front of Han Hee-joon. Kim Bum-soo had already started drinking it and said with satisfaction, "Hee-joon, you know I have a son and a daughter, right?"

Han Xijun nodded.

When I joined the Kakao Group last year, Kim Bum-soo invited me to his villa for dinner.

I didn't see Kim Bum-soo's son that time; he was said to be studying in the US.

However, he met Kim Bum-soo's 15-year-old daughter.

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A thought flashed through Han Xijun's mind, and he quickly shook his head. This was impossible.

Kim Bum-soo continued, "I had a physical exam last month, and my youngest daughter saw the results. She then forbade me from drinking alcohol, eating fried food, and made me eat at home unless it was necessary. She also made the housekeeper cook healthy meals for me."

"You have no idea how hard I've been these past month. They keep calling me on video and checking up on me. My youngest daughter is truly the queen of the house."

Han Hee-joon listened quietly to Kim Bum-soo's complaints.

The beer and fried food on this coffee table were, in fact, Kim Bum-soo's careful "rebellion."

Everything else is just an excuse.

The purpose of calling me up is most likely to prepare a shield in advance.

Kim Bum-soo had no secrets from Han Hee-joon and continued, "If you're here and there's a video call, I can pin it on you."

Han Xijun pointed to the items on the coffee table and said, "Chairman, do you think your daughter would believe that I ate all this food by myself?"

"Isn't he still there?"

The head of the secretary's office sat opposite him with a wry smile. "When is nmixx performing? This is the first time I've ever followed my idol's show. But why weren't you there today? As their boyfriend, shouldn't you be there to cheer them on?"

Han Xijun said, "President-nim, if I go to the scene, who will be my shield?"

"Ha ha ha ha"

After a hearty laugh, Kim Bum-soo gestured for a toast.

Han Xijun still offered a word of advice: "Drinking is bad for your health. Chairman, you should listen to your daughter."

Kim Bum-soo interrupted, "Stop talking nonsense, drink. I have a video conference tonight and won't be home that early. Besides, don't you think it's nice to drink and eat while watching a performance?"

Han Xijun fell silent again.

Kim Bum-soo muttered, "You little rascal, you just stay silent when I say things you don't like to hear. I thought your personality had improved after you started dating Oh Hae-won, but you're still the same. Looks like it's not enough. You should try dating other people too. That Jang Won-young you met last time was pretty good."

"President-nim, do you know what happened?"

"I know, it's always good to have a few more relationships, right? Zhang Yuanying has been really popular lately, my daughter has even mentioned her at home."

"I'd like to propose a toast to Chairman-nim. Once Haiyuan is done with his work, we'll treat Chairman-nim to a meal alone. At that meal, Chairman-nim can drink alcohol legitimately, I guarantee it."

Kim Bum-soo's eyes lit up as he confirmed, "You said it! When? Arrange it as soon as possible, and you have to drink with me and have a good time." "Arrange it as soon as possible, and the room leader will come too. I can't get a girlfriend without the two of you. Thank you both."

The chief secretary added, "Hee-joon, you'd better really be thanking us."

"real"

Kim Bum-soo continued the previous topic, asking, "Have you considered my suggestion to have a few relationships? Jang Won-young is nice. If it doesn't work out, you can always go back to Oh Hae-won. It's not like you're going to get married anyway."

Han Xijun paused for a moment and then slowly said, "I started dating with marriage in mind."