Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Han Hee-joon returned to Seoul earlier than Oh Hae-won.

Although Incheon and Seoul are essentially different areas of the same city, Oh Hae-won stayed in Incheon with Kang Hye-won to prepare for studying at Seoul National University.

Kakao Group.

15th floor, AI R&D center.

The short three-day New Year public holiday has ended, and all staff members have returned to their posts.

This year's New Year holiday was more "exciting" than last year's.

Tea room.

Some employees shared their three-day short vacation trips to neighboring countries and regions, and also shared the souvenirs they brought back.

Some employees are asking their married colleagues for advice on how to maintain the relationship after visiting their partner's family during the three-day New Year holiday.

Some employees who had returned to their hometowns brought out local specialties for everyone to taste, and the wild vegetables, which are especially popular in winter, were what the colleagues were most looking forward to.

Good morning, team leader!

As Han Xijun stepped out of the elevator, he raised his left hand and waved to the receptionist, saying, "Good morning." As Han Xijun walked inside, the two receptionists immediately huddled together and whispered, "Did you see that?"

The other person nodded and said, "Is that the ring the team leader is wearing?"

"That's right. No wonder the team leader waved his left hand awkwardly today. He should have waved his right hand."

"Daaaa, Team Leader must have made some new progress with his girlfriend during the holiday."

"Wu Haiyuan? The one from nmixx?"

"Otherwise what? Last time NimXX made a comeback, the group leader bought the album and kept giving gifts and tips during NimXX's first live stream. Has anyone ever seen the group leader do that before?"

"I thought it was JYP Entertainment that asked the team leader to help, since the team leader and Oh Hae-won had previously recorded a variety show together and it went viral. They were using the team leader's popularity to go viral again, and JYP Entertainment covered all the expenses for the gifts."

My colleague exclaimed that this could actually happen.

If it were someone else...

Unfortunately, the person who did this was Han Xijun, the head of the AI ​​R&D department, who dislikes wasting time on useless things.

Getting Han Xijun to spend money is a minor matter; the most important thing is getting him to stay glued to his computer watching the live stream.

The break room. "Is it in Samseong-dong? My girlfriend and I went to see it. A three-bedroom apartment of about 60 pyeong (approximately 33 square meters) costs around 500 million won."

"So expensive?"

"Oh, although it's a redevelopment area, it's Samseong-dong, not Rowon-dong."

"Is it that PLD apartment building that Hyundai Construction redeveloped?"

"Um"

"Pld apartments? Where are they located?"

The real estate employee replied somewhat impatiently, "Didn't I say it was in Samseong-dong? Just now..."

Good morning, team leader!

Upon hearing someone greet them, the employee who responded felt a slight unease.

First, he glanced at the other employees standing next to him.

It's over.

Judging from the looks and expressions of the other employees, there was no mistake; it really was Han Hee-joon. Han Hee-joon, who rarely came to the break room, had been here twice in the past month for some reason.

Has Baek Eun-hee not come to work yet?

Baek Eun-hee has always been in charge of preparing the green tea or other hot drinks that Han Hee-joon likes to drink.

Slowly turning around, the employee quickly greeted, "Good morning, team leader."

Han Hee-joon asked with a smile, "So, exactly where in Samseong-dong is the PLD apartment located? Is the largest one 60 pyeong? How many floors are there in total?"

"Can I send the specific address to the team leader's phone via SMS?"

Han Xijun walked towards the tea table and said, "Then I'll trouble you. Thank you."

I tear open the tea bag, add the tea leaves, wait for the water to boil, and drink the tea brewed by my colleagues—it's no different from what they make.

Just because Han Xijun's "identity" was different, the originally lively tea room suddenly became quiet.

Turning around, Han Xijun braced his hands on the tea table, his waist resting against the edge of the table.

Looking at her colleagues standing around, wanting to leave but hesitant, unsure of what to say or do, she asked, "Am I that scary? Or have you all been talking badly about me?"

"No, absolutely not." "Team leader, don't misunderstand, how could we possibly say anything bad about you?"

"Team leader, I love you."

Han Hee-joon smiled and said, "Then let's continue. By the way, does anyone in our department live in the area near Seoul National University, Gwan-ak?"

That's a very good question.

Those who can enter the Kakao Group's R&D center are considered the pride of heaven by outsiders.

Of the dozen or so people gathered in the break room, six were graduates of Seoul National University.

Two of them live near Seoul National University. They have been renting apartments since they enrolled at Seoul National University. However, these are old-style apartments with red brick exteriors, no elevator, and five floors of stairs.

It's a little embarrassing to say, but it seems like everyone who has worked at Kakao Group for more than a year should be able to buy a new house.

Han Xijun didn't mean anything by asking; he simply wanted to find out if there were any apartments for sale so he could buy one for Jiang Huiyuan to live in. He casually made an excuse that he didn't like renting to strangers and that having Jiang Huiyuan live there would keep the apartment in good condition.

After brewing the tea, Han Xijun held up his cup and said, "Today is the first day back to work after the holiday. Take the morning to get back into the swing of things, and then focus entirely on work this afternoon, especially the team responsible for following up on the AI ​​intelligent vehicle system of KG Group. We need to keep up with the modification requirements put forward before the New Year."

"Understood, team leader."

Han Xijun then said to the employee who provided the apartment information, "Let's walk together after get off work today."

"OK"

"Thank you all for your hard work."

Only after watching Han Xijun enter his personal office did the people gathered in the break room breathe a sigh of relief.

The staff member providing apartment information was surrounded by others, who were all talking at once.

Some people feel envy.

Since the establishment of the AI ​​R&D center, Han Xijun, as the team leader, has never acted or done anything alone with any employee outside of work hours.

Today, an employee renting an apartment near Seoul National University broke this record.

After get off work, Han Xijun wanted to go to the apartment with him and said they would have dinner together that night.

Some were reminding the staff to treat Han Xijun well, as this was the best opportunity to build a good relationship with the team leader. They thought that if they became close to him and gained his abilities, they would have more opportunities for promotion than others.

Suddenly, an employee blurted out, "Didn't you guys notice anything?"

The other employees looked at the speaker with suspicion. The employee slowly said, "Hands... the team leader is wearing a ring on his left hand."

"real?"

"ring?"

"You saw it?"

"Yeah, I saw it. It's a ring, a couple's ring. The team leader definitely wasn't wearing it before the holiday."

Team Leader's Office.

Han Xijun leaned back in his office chair.

click

She took out her phone and snapped a picture of herself holding a teacup, emphasizing the ring. After taking the picture, she sent it to Wu Haiyuan, followed by a text message. It wasn't to show Wu Haiyuan the tea she had made, but rather to tell him that she had started work.