Chapter 106. I Give You The Moon (9)

Translator: Aura

Manager Choi, who seemed more focused on his work on the laptop, suddenly intervened,

“Assistant Yang would have liked to have been closer to you. It makes her sad.”

“Really?”

Minkyung looked at Yang Jieun in surprise. She immediately cleared her throat and explained awkwardly,

“Well, I liked you from the start. I wanted to like you too.”

‘Come to think of it, I really didn’t have much time to build a closer bond with Manager Choi or Assistant Manager Yang.’

As soon as Minkyung had been transferred to this division, Director Tae Joon-Seob disappeared for ten days before an important event. By the time he returned, there was a lot of work to do. She focused and tried her best to properly fulfill her duties.

Minkyung smiled and spoke softly to end the conversation.

“While we didn’t spend enough time together for us to become close, I liked you two.”

“Assistant Manager Yang says you’re a bit like Director Tae Joon-Seob. A person who is not easy to get close to…”

Manager Choi Yongwon was the kind of person who didn’t care how his words affected others. When Minkyung made eye contact with Yang Jieun, she looked like she was about to cry.

“No, no.”

Her voice became so muffled it was barely audible. After all, he had exposed her criticism to two superiors at once.

“Don’t worry. It’s an honor to be compared to the director.”

Minkyung checked the time and knocked on Director Tae Joon-Seob’s door. It should have been the Assistant Manager, but she was frozen.

“Director, I’m Kang Minkyung.”

“Yes, come in.”

As she walked through the door, Tae Joon-Seob motioned for her to take a seat on the couch, cell phone in hand, and she could hear him end his call.

“Uh-huh, Uh-huh. Okay, sorry. Uh-huh. It’s okay.”

Although she couldn’t see his face completely because he was half turned, the director clearly had a happy expression that would normally be unthinkable.

“Yes, thanks. Just wait a little longer.”

He ended the call and walked over to Minkyung.

“Senior Manager Kang, I’m sorry. Today has been a busy day. I had other plans, and this is the third time I’ve put them off for a few hours later… It would have been rude to hang up suddenly.”

“No problem, Director. Thank you for your time.”

Without further ado, he got straight to the point,

“Well, let’s talk about the collaboration with GV planned by the fashion division.”

Minkyung briefly explained the plan to Director Tae Joon-Seob, as well as the various options and considerations. After he listened for a while in silence, he asked,

“I didn’t know GV’s Patrick Faubert and Director Tae Lee-Seob were friends.”

“I understand that on his extended stay in Europe earlier this year, he made new friends at some social events. They met at a charity event for children from underdeveloped countries organized by Patrick Faubert’s wife. He was even invited to a private dinner.”

Joon-Seob nodded. She could read in his eyes the suspicion that the reason Lee-Seob had put aside those friendships was because he didn’t consider them valuable. It was to be expected.

“They had probably already discussed the collaboration, but at the time he didn’t have a position in the fashion division, so it was difficult to pull it off.”

“I see. Faubert’s schedule in Seoul is two nights and three days. This is a family visit since his eldest daughter is a K-POP idol fan. At TK Electronics we only have a few details left to finalize to close the collaboration for smartwatches. While it is a fact that it has not been formalized, enormous progress has already been made in terms of designs and direction.”

“At TK Fashion we would like to promote smartwatches with our next fashion collection to make them stand out more.”

Tae Joon-Seob lifted his chin and laughed slightly out loud. He naturally lowered his gaze and asked Minkyung,

“What fashion items exactly would make a smartwatch stand out the most?”