Our Story | Han Ji Pyeong (Under Maintenance)

Chapter 3: Coffee Stains

UNEDITED

Kim Hara

"What is going on here?" A feminine voice rang in the room and everyone's attention moved towards the authoritative voice. She had shoulder length hair and her style was very chic and her whole demeanour made me respect her already.

Seo In Jae.

If I was any younger she would've been my role model.

"Seo Dal Mi - Taepyonim, I believe we had a meeting today?" She asked Dal Mi-shi, raising an eyebrow. After this she noticed me and asked, "and may I know who this is?". Dal Mi was about to answer however I beat her to it.

"Anyeonghasaeyo, I'm Kim Hara" I started. "I'm an investor affiliated with 2STO, I'm sure you and Seo Dal Mi - taepyonim have received a negotiation offer recently from 2STO as well?". Ultimately I did come here for business. Alex wanted to invest in the self driving car that they were working on, but I just categorised it as Alex in love with Do San. However, I cant exactly go against bossman.... sometimes.

Seo In Jae- shi looked confused at this revelation but Seo Dal Mi- shi seemed to know what was going on but still raised a question, "Ah yes, I did however I was informed that a representative was coming after 4 weeks?". That was true, the person in charge of this negotiation was someone else but after I knew of this information I took it up to Alex, so in the end I got this work.

"Yes, that's true however the case got handed down to me and I had to leave immediately as 2STO is currently undergoing a takeover in US soon, and we need to hasten up the progress", I replied. I could see the tension in air right now as Dal Mi looks stressed with this information. "However, since I did arrive without further information, its okay to take time in your decision as I will be in Korea for 2 weeks. I am just here to give you more information during this time" I explained, to decrease the tense air. It would be nice to just accept the deal faster but I can't blame anyone for being too careful.

"Thank you for the information, however i'm afraid today is not a good time for a meeting. Is it possible to discuss this tomorrow?" Dal Mi-shi requested after thinking about it for a minute. I nodded at this and gave her a file containing details of the investment. After this Dal Mi-shi and Seo In Jae-shi said their goodbyes and went over to a meeting.

"Was this Alex's idea?" I turned to face Do san who questioned.

"Mmhmm" I replied.

"Noona, you know tha-" he started to protest but I stopped him.

"That's why I'm the one handling this. So relax, I'm not him" I assured him. He looked comforted by my words but I guess there's still some doubts on his mind. The others also looked a bit doubtful. I guess its normal considering how Alex basically broke his team apart in the first place. When I was in the NGO program, i heard that Alex brought in some promising developers from Korea so i thought Alex scored it big. But after i returned to HQ and actually met the developers, I came to know what Alex did. I don't blame Alex, it was business after all. But after working with the boys for so long and getting to know Do San, it was kind of heartbreaking.

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After hanging out at the cafeteria a bit longer and catching up with the guys, with some side comments from Sa Ha-shi who I'm pretty sure is jealous of our clueless Chul San, I found the time relaxing. 40 minutes had passed since we came here and then I rushed everyone away to get back to their works. They protested a little but after telling them that i would catch dinner later with them, they turned went without question.

I wanted to explore the sandbox a little so I didn't really rush going back to the hotel. After 10 minutes of wondering around, I found room full of sticky notes. I went in and realised that this was a board for those starting out their passion. It's nice to look back to I guess. I took a look around and found one sticky note that stood out.