Take a Chance on Me

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Usually, Lisa looked forward to meeting her colleagues in a more informal setting. However, today she was just not in the mood. Meeting Taehyung had disturbed her more than it should have. It was not like anything significant had happened between them. She had bumped into him; he had saved her from falling. Full stop. Nothing more had transpired.

That her body had felt the most divine feeling being pressed against his, was not something she wanted to dwell on. No, that kind of thinking would not get her anywhere. Besides, she had to work with him, soon, if she understood correctly from his speech to the management. So she had to get a grip on herself and learn to relax around him. She was not a teenager any more.

The dinner was al fresco on the lawns of one of the Kim Hotels which was located just off the sea shore. It was a premiere hotel, in a prime location in the Seoul suburbs. The lawns were beautiful at this time of the year and opened out to the sea. The gentle sea breeze blew softly through the palms that were dotted around the lawns. When lit up completely, the lawns looked like they were straight out of a child's fairytale book. This was the highlight of the hotel and also one of its main assets, making the hotel an extremely popular setting for weddings.

Since this was a small gathering, a small part of the lawns, overlooking the sea was set aside for the dinner party.

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Taehyung looked at beauty and splendor around him with pride. This was one of the Kim group's oldest and most magnificent hotels and he was extremely proud of it. It was at par and even better than some of the best hotels in the world that he had visited. The thirty odd people that had gathered there before he arrived indicated that the party was in full swing.

Taehyung walked towards the party and paused inside a quiet alcove under a majestic palm tree, quietly observing his grandfather and Lisa having a private conversation some distance ahead. She was animatedly describing something to his grandfather. Suddenly, as if sensing his presence she turned and looked straight into his eyes and stopped whatever she was saying. Sensing her distraction, Gong yoo turned around and saw Taehyung. He waved him over to join them.

"Taehyung, my boy, come here, have you met Lisa?" Gong yoo asked him.

Taehyung looked at Lisa and replied, "If I am not mistaken, it was once, ten years ago, wasn't it Lisa?"

Lisa smiled, nodding in reply.

"Taehyung you need to hear this. Lisa was just telling me of her successful business trip to Vienna." Gong yoo said.

"Really?" Taehyung said.

"Kim Systems has put in a bid to replace the existing, and mind you very old, hospital software system of one of the biggest chain of hospitals in Austria with our very own product 'Medisys'. Lisa had gone for the final discussions and it seems that we may very well win the contract."

Taehyung knew that 'Medisys' was the flagship healthcare product of Kim Systems. It was a complete hospital management and billing system.

"How big is this chain?" Kabier questioned Lisa, looking at her.

"It's got four big hospitals in Vienna and ten smaller hospital units, catering to towns around Vienna. So, pretty big I would say." Lisa replied calmly.

"How come this wasn't a part of your report then Lisa?" Taehyung asked her

"Well, to be honest, we haven't yet signed anything with them, but I am positive that they will come to us. They liked our product a lot. And we are better priced than most of our competitors," Lisa replied confidently.

She went on to add "We'll know our fate in two weeks, but I am sure that we'll win this one."

"Good, I am glad and this time, Taehyung, if we win you have to go and sign the deal yourself. This way you get a 360 degree view of our software business. And Lisa is the expert here, in this field. She can answer any questions that you pose."