Chapter 389 – Episode 43. Seoul Underground.
After we robbed the BS Defender and even killed Park Young-beom, blaming it on Park Il-soo, Yu-kyung Han and I were quite busy.
BS Defender’s forces were wiped out, and he was powerless, so he threatened Park Il-man to receive what Vanguard originally deserved, and held a meeting with researchers to study samples obtained from the Shinsung Group’s research center. The energy gun TG-EL, which Lala Sinclair suddenly lost, -0001 I was busy non-stop from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, including helping with the test shooting of the research.
Han Yu-kyung was currently conducting her final negotiations with BS Group, even though Sunday was her own birthday.
Meanwhile, I had rented a hotel penthouse and was decorating the room with some Vanguard members in preparation for a surprise party.
“Please put a balloon on this side.”
In particular, Vanguard’s vice president, Lee Yeon-ju, worked hard, perhaps because she was close to the president, Han Yu-kyung, and took the initiative to give instructions to her subordinates.
Lee Yeon-joo is a quite charismatic woman with short black hair who usually wears sunglasses. She was the daughter of the president of Vanguard, the best security company in Korea outside the large corporations’ own security companies.
In the past, Yeonju Lee gave up her company to earn money for her father’s treatment because he suffered from a rare, incurable disease that required a lot of money to treat. At that time, Han Yu-kyung, who had made a huge amount of money by investing in Health Miracle, which developed a hair loss treatment, acquired Vanguard and appointed Lee Yeon-ju, who knew Vanguard well, as her vice president.
Thanks to that, with that money, Yeonju Lee was able to heal her father and not leave her Vanguard, so she was extremely loyal to Yugyeong Han. She was following Han Yu-kyung without a doubt, to the extent that she carried out her cold orders without hesitation, such as dealing with Park Young-beom, a member of the BS group.
This surprise party was also planned by Yeonju Lee. I was thinking of just giving Han Yu-kyung a gift and giving her a sex service all day, but I couldn’t show her displeasure when her girlfriend said she was having a birthday party.
Like Chieri Mimatachi, Lee Yeon-joo also had considerable physical ability due to biological modification, and she was an expert in firearms and explosives, so she was capable of single-handedly taking out a platoon-sized unit if given a gun. Although she looks slim, her stats will be quite high due to her modifications.
She knew that thanks to me, Han Yoo-kyung made money and took over her Vanguard, so she was kind to me, but this time, she knew that she had attracted and killed 160 BS Defender agents, and her evaluation seemed to have gone up a little more.
“Jin Yong-tae, have you prepared a gift for your boss?”
“Yes. I prepared it as a bracelet. “What about Yeonju?”
I briefly showed the wrapped box and asked Yeonju Lee, and she showed me a box wrapped in black. All my clothes are black, and I really like black. Today was Han Yu-kyung’s birthday party, so she wasn’t wearing sunglasses, but she was wearing all black, including black shorts, a black T-shirt, a black jacket, and black shoes. It was a bit gloomy, but it suited me well.
“My gift is a set of throwing knives.”
A throwing knife as a birthday present… Even if Han Yu-kyung has the trait of being a throwing expert, I don’t know if she would like receiving a sword as a birthday present.
“Hello~!”
While I was in the middle of decorating the party room, Han Yu-kyung, her close friend Son Nari, and several female students came into the hotel room to say hello. I feel comfortable because I don’t have any male friends. Given Han Yu-kyung’s appearance, it would seem that she had a crush who claimed to be her friend, but she seemed to be handling herself well.
“Hello.”
“Ah! Yukyung is her boyfriend~!”
Since I had already seen Nari Son’s face, we greeted each other and were introduced to the rest of our friends. Except for Son Na-ri, most of them were very surprised to meet Han Yu-kyung’s boyfriend in person, whom they had only heard about through rumors, and also said hello to Lee Yeon-ju.
“You are the boss’s friend. “Hello?”
It was not uncommon for students to start a business while attending Korea University, the best university in Korea, but it was not common for students like Han Yu-kyung to become the president of a large company from their freshman year, so attention was also focused on Lee Yeon-ju.
Still, preparations were completed quickly, perhaps because female college students came. The preparation was just blowing up a few balloons and changing the lighting.
If Han Yoo-kyung’s mother, Ha Joo-yoon, were to attend, her mood would explode, but Ha Joo-yoon was in the United States to film the next season of the American drama she was filming.
After her divorce, she almost fell into trouble due to the machinations of the Xinjiang Group, but was able to make a comeback with the help of Nae Fitzgerald. Her mood changed greatly when Nae Fitzgerald appointed her as the East Asia ambassador for his luxury brand Legion and even advertised it.
Han Yu-kyung was also quite worried before, but she said that Ha Joo-yoon’s quick comeback eased her worries. She said that when she came to Korea, she met with Fitzgerald. She was a little worried about what Fitzgerald would say, but she didn’t seem to say anything.
“You’re coming up now!”
Lee Yeonju looked at her phone and she told everyone. I prepared the cake, the others held firecrackers, and Son Nari was waiting with the camera.
The door opens with a clang and White Bear, Yu-kyung Han, and Dixon come in.
Boom!
“””Happy birthday!”””
As firecrackers exploded around her, she handed out her cake to Han Yu-kyung, who was wide-eyed, wishing her a happy birthday.
“Thank you… !”
Han Yu-kyung seemed quite moved, perhaps because all her close friends came. Han Yu-kyung, who received the cake with a little tear in her eye, smiled her cheesy smile. I smiled slightly mischievously and put whipped cream from her cake on her index finger and then applied it to Han Yu-kyung’s cheek. Han Yu-kyung also smiled and spread the cream from her cake on my nose.
Soon, a catering buffet and alcohol were served, creating a party atmosphere. Before the party, we called to have a video call with Ha Joo-yoon. Ha, Joo-yoon must have been waiting for her call and answered right away, but she was wearing jeans and clothes that were a bit low-cut.
“Ah, Mom~! “My chest was so hollow!”
Han Yu-kyung nagged, but her friends behind her are so pretty, mother~! I took his side.
“Oh my, this is nothing in America~! Yongtae also came to her birthday party? Then I should have gone too~♥”
“Iknow, right. “It’s a shame I couldn’t see you, sister.”
When I called Ha Joo-yoon “Noona” As she was originally called, Han Yu-kyung rolled her eyes, but everyone laughed at my name, so I couldn’t get angry.
“It always feels good to hear the word ‘older sister,’ right? Yoo-kyung, don’t be too angry~! “You know I told Yongtae to call me sister.”
“Ugh… Okay. I won’t say anything. How is life in America, Mom?”
The mother and daughter talked on the phone for quite a long time, having so much to say. When we were getting bored, Ha Joo-yoon ended the conversation with great sense.
“The kids will be bored while waiting for us to call. Now I’ll just give you a gift and hang up~!”
After Ha Ju-yoon finished speaking, Lee Yeon-ju gave Han Yu-kyung a gift. It seemed like Ha Joo-yoon had sent a gift to Lee Yeon-ju in advance. Inside the box was a wallet from Legion, a luxury brand that is Nae Fitzgerald’s company and for which Ha Joo-yoon is the East Asia ambassador.
“Thank you, Mom!”
“I’ve filled up some money, so use it well.”
A wallet + money gift sounds like a lot, right? Ha, Joo-yoon gave me a wink and flirted with me before hanging up the phone, with the attitude that I had given her a gift and that was enough.
“Yongtae! Contact me when you come to America. Let’s go on a date with my sister~!”
“Mom!!”
Han Yu-kyung screamed loudly, but the call had already been disconnected. Everyone laughed and laughed at the sitcom-like situation, but no one would know that I was actually in a relationship with Ha Joo-yoon.
After hanging up the phone, we first ate and talked. The white bear was also eating the food Han Yu-gyeong had poured for it in a corner, and it received quite a lot of praise from the female college students.
During the meal, a sound was heard outside, the door opened, and Lara Sinclair came in.
“Happy birthday Han Yu-kyung.”
Lara Sinclair presented TG-EL-0001, which has a slightly different design, as a birthday present for Han Yu-kyung. Yeonjoo Lee gives her sword and Lara Sinclair gives her gun. Is this right?
“It is an improved version, TG-EL-0002.”
You’ve already made improvements. It seemed like it was a gift that was put some thought into giving it to Han Yu-kyung as a birthday present. It seems like they did quite a bit of experimenting to coincide with Han Yu-kyung’s birthday.
“What?”
“Is it a water gun?”
Han Yu-kyung’s friends looked at her gun with curiosity. Because it looked like an SF gun, no one seemed to think it was a real gun.
“Do not touch. It’s a gun I made in my new lab…”
“Ah! Really?”
When they said it was a real gun, everyone looked at Lara Sinclair in surprise. Of course, Lara Sinclair just stood expressionless as usual.
“Did you give me new research results as a gift?”
“Positive. “I worked hard to make it until today.”
When I told them that the gun itself was not given as a gift but rather a new research result, everyone seemed to understand. Fortunately, the gun’s battery pack was removed, so there was no need to worry about someone shooting while drunk during the party.
“Since everyone seems to be in a gift-giving mood, should we have a gift-giving ceremony?”
Son Nari looked around and opened her mouth to make up for the slightly awkward atmosphere caused by the gun.
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Yeonju Lee
