âHaha..You misunderstood my intentions. Thatâs why I asked Songhee to keep it a secret. Anyway, Iâm sorry to hear that,â Hyunwoo said, offering his apologies by bowing his head to Bang. Stunned, Bang stopped him and said, âYou donât have to say sorry. Iâve felt a lot today thanks to you. Iâve learned something valuable from you in my life.â
Bang meant it when he said that.
Looking at Hyunwoo, he realized how narrow-minded and shameful his life was.
Hyunwoo knew true happiness. It was several times better to release money than to grab it in the hand. Also, it was much happier to see his behavior make the people around him happy.
Listening to Hyunwooâs story, Bang made up his mind.
From now on Iâm going to live helping others.
His resolve wasnât for someone else but for himself, for he coveted the happiness of giving to others.
Bang stood up first, but Yu Nami kept holding Hyunwoo a little longer, saying sheâs got plenty of time. Hyunwoo also felt good about spending time with her. She had been beautiful when he first saw her, but she was becoming more and more beautiful whenever he saw her.
When he heard about it, he knew why.
âActually, I had plastic surgery. My boyfriend is a rich guy.â
âI see. Wonât you be Miss Korea?â
Hyunwoo said jokingly. Then, a surprised expression appeared on her face, and her eyes went wide as she said, âOh my god, how did you know that? Actually, I participated in the Miss Korea contest at the recommendation of the owner of my beauty salon.â
âReally?â
Yu nodded her head spiritedly. She also said that she already passed the main contest.
âIf I were chosen as Miss Korea, that would be great, but it wouldnât matter even if I werenât. I want to be an entertainer on this occasion.â
Hyunwoo scrutinized her body from her face to her figure once again. She posed for him as if to ask him to appreciate her body as much as he could.
Her face and her figure were perfect as a Miss Korea candidate. She was beautiful as a high school girl, but even the word âperfectâ wasnât enough to describe her figure because she made up for any inadequacy in her body with the help of medical science.
He felt that there was no woman who could be more beautiful than Yu Nami. He had a hunch that she could be Miss Korea.
Hyunwoo brightly smiled.
âIf you were chosen as Miss Korea, donât forget to treat me to nice food, okay?â
âOf course. By the way, you look tired. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. Whatâs wrong with you these days?â
âDonât even talk about it. Iâm at the end of my rope because I have to study trading business these days. So many difficult terms out there. My head throbs painfully whenever I think about it.â
At his remarks Yu opened her eyes again and said,
âTrade? Why? Whatâs so difficult about it? Please ask me if you have any question.â
This time, Hyunwooâs eyes opened wide at her remarks. Come to think of it, her major was trade in college.
Also, she said her boyfriendâs major was business administration. He got a job at his fatherâs mid-sized company early this year after graduating from Seoul National University, the top university in Korea. He was assigned to the purchase department like Hyunwoo.
Were they any better teachers?
Hyunwoo snapped his fingers and said, âOh, thatâs right. You could help me!â
Then he took out a small notebook from his pocket. When he found a difficult term, he would write it down on the notebook.
The notebook was rather thick, and he took notes even to its last page. That meant there was a lot of stuff he couldnât understand. Yu explained them to him easily.
âFOB is a trade term requiring the seller to deliver goods on board a ship designated by the buyerâŚâ
Hyunwoo opened his eyes and ears wide. Still, he couldnât understand it well, and it was as if an invisible wall was bouncing away Yuâs explanation.
Yu smiled and took out a notebook and pen.
âIncoterms are difficult terms. You can understand it easily with a picture. Ok, this is a factory in Indonesia, and this is the port of Jakarta. This is a freight vessel, this is the port of Busan, and this is your company. Now, FOB is the expenses paid by the seller. In other words, he is responsible for the expenses of shipping goods to the vessel in the port of Jakarta, but all the other expenses are paid by the importer, namely your company.â
Hyunwooâs eyes opened wide suddenly. He could understand her explanation easily.
âThen, CIF is the seller is responsible for paying freight charges to move the goods to the port of Busan, with the remaining expenses of loading and moving the goods to our country paid by the buyer.â
âBingo! Youâre smart, brother!â
Yu expressed joy by clapping her hands and then explained other Incoterms.
She kept explaining to him, unaware of the passage of time, and Hyunwoo was captivated by her easy explanations. His heart seemed to beat strongly when he began to understand what he didnât before. Both of them werenât conscious of the other people in the coffee shop.
There were many customers in the coffee shop late into the night, with some of them glancing at Yu and Hyunwoo for some time. Of course, they did because of Yuâs stunning beauty.
Some female customers cast jealous eyes at her, while male customers were envious and even proud of Hyunwoo, who, sitting right next to her, had been listening to her teaching.
After a lengthy explanation, she tilted her head.
âPSI? Manufacturing statement? Cost and benefit statement? Looks like these are accounting terms. I donât really know either.â
âReally? I should understand them. Who should I ask?â
An embarrassing expression appeared on his face.
At that moment, she snapped fingers as if she had found the right person to explain the terms.
âMaybe my boyfriend knows them.â
Hyunwooâs eyes opened wide.
Yu Namiâs boyfriend was a man who led an affluent life since he had been a child. In short, he was an upper class guy down to the marrow. However, he was a man Yu knew, not Hyunwoo. Even though he was her boyfriend, he wouldnât like this kind of meeting. Yuâs relationship with him might turn bad because of Hyunwoo.
âDonât call him. You donât have to go through the trouble.â
But Yu didnât care. She was about to press the button on her cell phone.
âLet me call him now.â
Hyunwooâs eyes became wide again. It was already 12 am. Calling him now was to bring trouble to her.
Hyunwoo urgently stopped her and said, âItâs too late. Next timeâŚâ
âReally? How about tomorrow then?â
âIâm alright. How about you guys?â
âIâm alright too. Let me come out with him tomorrow.â
Hyunwoo was still hesitant. If he met her boyfriend, he felt he would be uncomfortable.
Actually, though, Hyunwoo decided to trust her standards for a man.
Hyunwoo nodded his head and said, âOkay then. Iâll see you guys tomorrow.â
In the evening on the next day.
As soon as he left the office, he headed to the coffee shop he met Yu Nami yesterday.
Fortunately, Yu and her boyfriend werenât there yet. Hyunwoo opened the notebook and refreshed his questions. Because Yu Namiâs boyfriend was taking the time out of his day to come here, it would be discourteous for Hyunwoo to ask too many questions. So, he summarized only the core points.
A little later, Yu came into the coffee shop with her hands folded into a manâs arm. He looked like her boyfriend. He looked like a noble young man with fair skin like Yu. At a glance, he was a guy who didnât go through any difficulties in his life.
Yu introduced both of them briefly to each other.
Hyunwoo tried to introduce himself by bowing to him first, but her boyfriend acted faster.
He bent his wrist deeply to Hyunwoo and said,
âHello, my name is Jang Dukwoo. I heard a lot about you from Nami. Iâve respected you since then, and itâs an honor to meet you like this.â
Hyunwoo did likewise, bowing his head deeply and saying, âNice to meet you. Itâs an honor for me to see you like this. Also, Iâm really sorry to have asked you to come.â
Hyunwooâs face lit up.
One could size up the other person by asking just one question. Besides, Hyunwoo met lots of people while doing various jobs. For example, he had many sales jobs. He sold carpets at department stores, sold books to students, and even sold medicines while accompanying a drug peddler. The more sales experiences he had, the sharper his eyes were. He could figure out the other personâs character merely by looking at the personâs face or lips. Exchanging a few words with the other party made him discern his or her personality. Though his discerning power wasnât accurate 100%, it helped him a lot when dealing with people.
In Hyunwooâs eyes, Jang Dukwoo was a man of character. To say the least, he wasnât the type of person who would look down on those who were less fortunate than he was.
Above all, Jang was a very social person.
Suddenly, Hyunwoo felt sorry for Yu Nami. When he first heard from her about her boyfriend, he felt that she was meeting him for money.
âHaha⌠this is our first meeting, so I think it might be discourteous to you.â
âNo way. Donât worry about it. I really heard a lot about you from Nami. I felt even jealous because she talked about you too much. I really respect you, brother. Iâm saying this from the bottom of my heart.â
Hyunwoo felt genuine sincerity in his words. Jangâs statement that she talked about him wouldnât be an exaggeration.
Suddenly, an episode about her three years ago came to mind.
Yu Nami was a typical model student. Despite her poor family condition, she didnât lose her smile. She was the top in her class and a stunning beauty.
Thanks to her good growth, she looked even mature for her age. She was already 162cm when she was a sophomore in high school, and the body of her great-looking silhouette was more visible than that of an adult femaleâs. She could be easily taken as a college student if she had some makeups and didnât wear her school uniform.
But her stunning beauty, which she couldnât do anything about, was like a time bomb to her. She could make lots of money by using her mature beauty if she had her own way.
Yu was seriously agonized over it. She was all the more shaken by that temptation as her familyâs financial condition got worse.
Hyunwoo came to know about it through her friend.
Actually, Hyunwoo thought she wouldnât end up as an ordinary woman while watching her grow, for there was nobody who could stop her from using her stunning beauty.
There were two choices for Yu Nami. She could take the road of the entertainment world, defeated by those who wanted to use her beauty for money, or she could seize her future by overcoming her temptation.
At the time, she was about to be defeated. She was absolutely desperate for someoneâs help.
It was at that moment that Hyunwoo reached out to her. It was the first time he had helped someone with his own money.
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Fortunately, Yu Nami overcame the temptation and became a sincere student again.
Hyunwoo couldnât express the happiness he had felt at that time. He realized at that moment that this was the way his money was supposed to be spent. It was also the first moment he realized how happy it was for him to sacrifice his resources for others.
He earned something very big by helping her with less than 500,000 won per month.
Her reward for his sacrifice at the time didnât end there. His association with her helped him meet such a good man like Jang.
With a sincere heart, Hyunwoo held Jangâs hands tight. He felt as if his ties with Jang would be very deep and last a long time.