mijobooks Chapter 53 That is
Chapter 53 That is
Tehran Road, Kakao Group Company.
15th floor, AI R&D center.
The large office, where only the sounds of keyboard typing and mouse clicking could be heard, fell silent for a moment.
despair
嗒嗒
The sound of keyboards clicking filled the air again, and all the employees in the huge office stared at the computer screens, motionless, as if possessed.
We won.
Someone muttered something to themselves.
Immediately afterwards, in a corner on the left side of the office, an employee stood up and clenched his fist, another employee stood up, clenched his fists, bent over, opened his mouth wide and shouted silently, and yet another employee held his head in his hands, seemingly experiencing some indescribable pain.
The same space.
A rollercoaster of emotions, joy and sorrow.
This situation doesn't arise because the team's hard-earned research results are finally about to be released, nor because all their efforts have been rejected by the market.
It was all because the staff saw a screenshot in the KAKAO chat room.
A screenshot of a trending topic on NAVER.
The screenshot is cleverly taken.
Instead of directly screenshotting the title of a trending topic, it's a screenshot of a photo and a text comment uploaded by someone else in the comments section.
The photo shows a man and a woman.
The man was none other than Han Xijun, the team leader and head of the AI R&D Center at KAKAO Group.
The woman was familiar, but it was the young woman in the photo that instantly silenced all the employees.
Because this woman had made a bet with the employees two nights ago about whether Han Hee-joon was secretly dating, she sent an employee named Kim Yong-joon to "follow" Han Hee-joon in a car and took close-up photos of the parking lot from behind.
The photo shows two women, and the one wearing a hat and mask is the woman in the screenshot that is currently trending on social media.
They can't be said to be very similar.
Their profiles are almost identical.
The identity that couldn't be confirmed a couple of days ago has been revealed today through trending topics.
The leader of JYP Entertainment's new girl idol group NMIXX, whose name is Oh Hae-won.
Yes, it's this Wu Haiyuan.
She not only trended on social media with Han Xijun, but more importantly, the reason she trended was because the two of them recorded a program called "72 Hours of Blind Date".
blah blah blah
The sound of typing on the keyboard became more and more frequent.
It seems that all staff members have returned to normal work status.
In fact, the text scrolls faster in the KAKAO chat room than the comments from viewers during a certain popular blogger's live stream.
The discussion revolves around whether Han Xijun is secretly dating a female idol named Wu Haiyuan, and most people believe that Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan are indeed dating.
The analysis was very logical and well-reasoned.
The staff at the AI R&D center knew very well what kind of person Han Xijun was. Han Xijun, who usually didn't care about anything else except work, actually went to record a dating show.
The only reason Han Hee-joon could make this decision is because of another person recording the show.
The personal information of this female idol named Wu Haiyuan has been searched out and posted in the chat room by an employee.
She is one year younger than Han Xijun.
A native of Incheon.
The key point is the place of origin.
Han Hee-joon is also from Incheon.
So the two of them might have known each other before.
It's probably more than just an acquaintance relationship. Maybe they were senior and junior students during their school days, or maybe their families knew each other. In any case, it's highly likely that this Wu Haiyuan is someone Han Xijun likes, or someone he used to like.
Who says genius is just about studying? The reason geniuses are called geniuses is more about their talent.
Han Xijun has plenty of time to like someone.
Even if Han Xijun didn't like Wu Haiyuan, Wu Haiyuan at least liked Han Xijun and confessed to him, leaving a very deep impression on Han Xijun and even making him fall in love. Then, after many years, they met again and were going to record a dating show together.
Yes, the answer is definitely here.
Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why Han Hee-joon would suddenly go and record a dating show.
"We're having a big meal tonight, we won!"
The dozen or so employees who bet on Han Hee-joon's secret relationship were sending messages in the chat room to remind the other losers.
Those who lost the bet argued that if Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan were to be secretly dating simply because of a trending topic, then anyone could fabricate rumors at will, requiring only a single photo or the two parties appearing together in one place.
After a fierce "battle", the losing side gave the only condition for conceding defeat.
One side sent a representative to the office to personally confirm with Han Xijun.
A man and a woman stood up from their workstations.
The man is Kwon Ji-ho, who has personally heard Han Hee-joon's lame jokes.
The woman is Lee Si-yeon, who is in charge of all the "amount" in the bet.
Dong dong dong
"Please come in."
Upon hearing Han Hee-joon's voice, Kwon Ji-ho opened the office door.
The two entered the office one after the other.
Less than a minute later, both of them came out of the office.
All the staff were watching the two of them.
Li Shiyan walked quickly to her workstation without saying a word.
Kwon Ji-ho shrugged, spread his hands, and gave a mysterious smile.
Soon after, Li Shiyan sent a text message in the chat room, simply saying, "Kwon Ji-ho and his team won."
This simple sentence caused another uproar.
After editing the text message, Kwon Ji-ho casually pressed the Enter key and sent it.
It's a short story that describes two people entering the office to confirm something.
First, she greeted Han Xijun.
Then Kwon Ji-ho asked Han Hee-joon if he had seen the trending topics.
Han Xijun shook his head to indicate that he hadn't seen it.
Lee Si-yeon directly asked Han Hee-joon if he was secretly dating Oh Hae-won from the group NIMXX.
The conversation pauses here.
For the next half minute, Han Xijun was looking at trending topics on his phone.
After putting down his phone, Han Hee-joon asked Kwon Ji-ho and Lee Si-yeon, "Do you think she and I are dating?"
Kwon Ji-ho nodded in agreement.
Han Xijun replied that it was.
This is the confirmation process.
39th floor.
President's Office.
Kim Bum-soo is looking at trending topics.
Kim Bum-soo was not satisfied with the comments from netizens.
Last night, when the show aired, Kang Min-sik "reminded" Kim Bum-soo. As the chairman of the Kakao Group, Kim Bum-soo watched the show and thought that the very lively and cheerful Oh Hae-won was good. He could also understand why Oh Hae-won could "change" Han Hee-joon.
Compared to those who leave comments online criticizing Wu Haiyuan to show their affection for Han Xijun, Wu Haiyuan, who can get Han Xijun to put down his work to "go on a date," is the "answer" she wants.
Dong dong dong
"Come in"
Jiang Minzhi entered the office.
Standing across the desk, he slowly said, "President, Team Leader Han admits to having a secret relationship with Wu Haiyuan Xi."
Kim Bum-soo exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"
Jiang Minzhi nodded and replied, "It was Team Leader Han who admitted it himself."
"Did you hear that with your own ears?"
"A staff member from the AI R&D center went to confirm."
Kim Bum-soo didn't ask Kang Min-sik about his source. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Shouldn't we ask Naver to delete the abusive comments online? Let's help Han Hee-joon's idol girlfriend?"
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Minzhi said, "Chairman, we should not get involved. Let Team Leader Han handle this; it will have a different effect."
Kim Bum-soo chuckled and said, "I see. Looks like you're quite the romance expert too. My wife and I used to..."
Buzz, buzz.
Cheongdam-dong, JYP Entertainment practice room.
Wu Haiyuan held his phone and let it vibrate continuously.
The phone screen displayed an incoming call notification, saved as "Mother".
Wu Haiyuan knew that his mother must have heard about the show or the trending topics from others, so she called him immediately to ask.
I explained just a few days ago that that's not how it is.
Now that the show has aired and become a trending topic, will my mother believe me if I continue to explain?
Wu Haiyuan hesitated until the very end and didn't answer the phone.
It was the right thing to do not answer.
If her mother can't reach her, she'll probably call Wu Zhiyuan. Wu Zhiyuan has met Han Xijun and had dinner with him. She knows that her relationship with Han Xijun isn't like that, so she'll help explain things to her. Her mother should believe her.
Wu Haiyuan believes this.
But this time, she was wrong.
The mother's call wasn't to ask about Wu Haiyuan's relationship with Han Xijun. She knew what a variety show was. The mother was worried about Wu Haiyuan after seeing the trending comments and felt that Wu Haiyuan shouldn't have to face and bear all of this alone.
Han Xijun should stand up and say something.
There's no response from him, which is wrong in itself.
Wu Haiyuan is not answering the phone.
Then something completely unexpected happened to Wu Haiyuan: her mother drove from Incheon to Seoul.