Obviously, she was Nami . How can Hyunwoo date Nami? Sangho and Minhye couldnt take their eyes off Hyunwoo . Hyunwoo and Nami finished and stood up . As if she was so happy with Hyunwoo, she quickly came beside him and hugged his arms, and Hyunwoo avoided her skins.h.i.+p . Still, she came close to him as if she was acting charming . It looked like she was obviously head over heels in love with him . Looking at them, Minhye suddenly recalled what her father said to her . a.s.sistant Manager Jang helped me think outside the box . I used to feel that those who didnt go to college showed their character by that because they didnt do their duty and study hard enough to go . See one and youve seen them all . Such a person cant do their duty no matter where they work . Thats why I always put your potential grooms academic background before anything else . Regardless of intelligence, they did their duty and studied hard during their school days, but Hyunwoo was not in that category . I found out that he didnt go to college because he didnt do his duty but because he thought it his duty to restore his family fortunes instead of going to college . In my opinion, he is a great talent . Hes a hundred times better than Sangho, Yonggu or Younghwan Koh of the production team, so keep an eye on him . Dont hold any prejudice against him just because hes a high-school graduate . Try to find out his true self . When her father said that, it was only a blurred sound in her eyes . Though she recognized there was something special about Hyunwoo, she still thought he could not be her groom, but she began to think differently now . Looks like Hyunwoo has lots of secrets that I dont know . He might be a great guy, she thought to herself . Suddenly, she felt a strong desire to win and take away Hyunwoo from Nami . If somebody could read her mind, he might say this is not her compet.i.tive desire, but her jealousy . Minhye would not deny it, but she felt increasingly attracted to him . She wanted to reveal all the secrets that Hyunwoo had one by one . *** Hyunwoo showed a perplexed look on his face, Oh my G.o.d! Can we skip this? Manager Youngsu Park shook his head sternly, No way . His team members had lots of expectation, too . Everybody was ready to ready to set off firecrackers as they looked at Hyunwoo . Hyunwoo looked at the brightly colored cone hat . Suji Min came forward and pressed on, Why are you hesitating? Please put on it quickly . Then, she took the hat and put it on Hyunwoos head . Done . Lets start . His team members sang the birthday song for him while clapping . Youngsu, the senior of the team members, sang with the most energy . Though he was serious and solemn as a rule, he was like a child on an occasions like this . Sure, itll be done in a minute, Hyunwoo thought to himself . Struggling to overcome his awkwardness, Hyunwoo blew out the candles as loud clapping and firecrackers rang through the room . Sangho, reluctantly, seemed to bring a gift, too, Congrats! Thanks, Mr . Oh . Thanks, everyone . Clapping, Youngsu led the atmosphere, As today is Hyunwoos birthday, I cant spend today without doing anything . Let me treat you guys to dinner this evening . Compared with his former self, Youngsu had become a completely different man . He dealt with not only Hyunwoo and Yonggu but also other team members comfortably . Of course, whenever Youngsu found out that his team members didnt do their job properly, he showed his sternness like before, but he took a break from his former practice of hara.s.sing them like before . In particular, the atmosphere of the get-together dinner was different . In the past, he aggressively pa.s.sed the cup around as if he wanted to control them even there, but these days he only had them refill the cup twice . They were supposed to drink the first cup all at once, but they could do whatever they wanted to do with their second cup . Whats more surprising was that Youngsu left the place early after paying the bill . Youngsu owed Hyunwoo many thanks for his advice and wanted to change his working style . In the past, he tried to control his staff, but he didnt do it anymore because he was more confident as a manager . He even coveted a higher manager position . His uncle and president Daebongs continued advice was helpful, too . Youre doing fine now, but youve got only 95 out of 100 . Youll get 100 only when you mingle with your team members . Do good not only to the managers but also to your staff . Then, youll get 120 . Of course, he couldnt flatter his team members to score 100 . He wanted to find some nice way while keeping his auth ority, so he asked for Hyunwoos advice quietly . How can I command the team members respect? Not out of fear but out of genuine respect? Hyunwoo replied confidently, Well, all you need to know is when to treat them harshly and nicely, respectively . In other words, he should treat them harshly enough to make them cry drops of tears when needed but treat them nicely enough so that they could do whatever they wanted when necessary . It was something Youngsu could never dare to imagine in the past, but he was different now . He felt confident because his role firmly at Aurum was firmly established, and n.o.body would think of him as a surplus man at the company . Thanks to his confidence, he was sort of indifferent to the staffs minor complaints . Whenever he heard such complaints, he just didnt care and let them complain . Hyunwoo also gave him a piece of advice about the get-together dinner . Can I speak to you about it honestly? Of course . The best get-together dinners for the team members happens when the manager leaves at a proper time after paying the bill . They will be thankful to you . Hummm… theyre going to complain about me behind my back, said Youngsu . Probably . Even the best manager cant avoid that . As a matter of fact, thats why they have such get-together dinners to vent their complaints, isnt it? Youngsu accepted Hyunwoos advice 100% . As soon as Youngu was done with eating, he quietly stood up,Let me leave now . Oh, are you leaving that early? Dont complain too much about me . Just some nice words about me sometimes . Let me pay the bill in return . Thanks so much! Youngu left the place, and the team members had a great time among themselves, drinking and chatting away . Though Sangho, who was not yet familiar with the atmosphere, left early, n.o.body cared as it was normal for him . Hyunwoo treated them to beer at the second place . Though he wanted to treat them at the third and fourth place, he couldnt because of the constant ringing on his mobile phone . It was all text messages and calls congratulating him on his birthday . Among them was an unexpected person . Happy Birthday, Deputy Manager Hyunwoo . Sent by Minhye Huh? Manager Minhye? Hyunwoo wondered how she could have found out about his birthday and was perplexed at her text message to him . No matter how hard he thought about why, he couldnt figure it out . He couldnt ignore her message for that reason . Thank you . Thanks for remembering my birthday . Her reply was rather embarra.s.sing to Hyunwoo, For your reference, my birthday is Sept . 3 . Hyunwoo was kind of in a daze . He could understand the situation if someone he knew well sent such a message, but he couldnt figure out how to respond to the way she was acting so friendly to him out of the blue . When Hyunwoo was sitting with a blank look on his face, Yonggu peeked at the message on his mobile phone . Why are you sitting like that? Hyunwoo felt a p.r.i.c.k in his heart at his question because he knew how Yonggu thought of Minhye . If something went wrong, he might misunderstand Hyunwoo, so Hyunwoo just showed him the text message from Minhye . Manager Minhye Park sent me a congratulatory message out of the blue, and she reminded me that her birthday was Sept . 3 . What am I supposed to make of her message? Isnt she interested in you? said Yonggu casually . Thinking that Younggu didnt feel casual about it, Hyunwoo had to reply in a way that would not offend Yonggu, Oh, no way . How could she get interested in a high school graduate like me? And I love ordinary women like Suji . Where can I find a woman like you? What? Am I ordinary? When I leave the office, there are lots of guys following me . Yes, youre right . I agree youre more than beautiful than an ordinary beauty . Hahaha Fortunately, Yonggu smiled broadly, but Hyunwoo could not keep smiling as much as he liked because he received calls and text messages almost every five minute . Yonggu giggled at that, I envy you, man . You didnt spend your life in vain . I agree . Ive never seen anyone receive so many congratulatory calls as you . Hyunwoo scratched his head, Im sorry . I cant turn off my phone, though . Oh, no . We all envy you . That was true . They all looked at him with envious look . At that moment, Yonggu stood up, I have to leave now . Im afraid we shouldnt hold him any more . Lets split up . Oh,no . Let me treat you at the third place, said Hyunwoo, but theyre already set to leave . Hyunwoo had no other choice but to leave . When he arrived home and checked the time, it was already 9 pm . He found a very unexpected guest at home when he entered . She was a college student with girlish face . How are you? Who are you…? Though she was familiar to him, Hyunwoo could not figure out who she was . Suddenly, he recalled a certain face in his mind . Are you Jungah? Yes, Im . Did I put on that much makeup? she asked with a bashful smile . Oh, no, no . I momentarily didnt recognize you because youre so beautiful . I know youre beautiful, but youre so much more stunning now . I wonder if youre taking part in the Miss Korea contest . Miss Korea? Oh no, how can I…? Jungahs face became brighter . Anyway even a slight mention of beauty was pleasing to any woman . By the way, how come youre here at this hour? What about attending your cla.s.s? Today is your birthday, so I just decided to forget my cla.s.s tomorrow morning and came here to see you . Because of my birthday? Hyunwoos face hardened a bit at her remarks . That meant she knew he had been supporting her financially . Jungah presented a gift to him that looked like a frame, given its shape and size . Its my gift to you . Please open it . When he opened it, he found a picture . It was a character sketch but it was not detailed . I made a character sketch based on your features . I spent a lot of time on it, but Im still lacking in many aspects . Wow! Its great . I think you were right to choose this as your major . Thanks so much . This is the first time I have received a gift like this . Hyunwoo spoke highly of Jungahs picture . She gave him a satisfied smile, and then, she hesitated a bit with a serious look on her face and lowered her head deeply to him . Sir, I really appreciate your help .