# 3
Real Man 3
The situation has already tilted toward Yoo Hyun.
The faint trembling eyes of the man and the figure of the woman with her head down proved it.
It looks like he’s rolling his head, but there’s no answer.
After all, they have only one option left.
It was the moment Yoo Hyun put her finger on the cell phone button.
The man shouted like a thunderbolt.
“Hey! Run!”
“Oppa!”
After a short conversation, the three ran away like crazy.
The funny thing was that the young man who had a cast was the fastest.
“Crazy kids.”
Yoo Hyun smiled coldly.
The three faces were already captured on the cell phone camera.
Do you think I’m going to let it slide?
A cold smile crossed Yoo Hyun’s face.
Ttubeokttubeok.
As Yoo Hyun walked, the people who were watching opened the way with a slight expression.
He didn’t even want to care.
Because they’re strangers.
“Puh.”
Yoo Hyun sighed and walked between them.
“Because of those guys…….”
The image of himself when he had to put his head down 20 years ago passed by.
It is a miserable memory of having to kneel down and wipe away tears without doing anything wrong.
“…….”
For a moment, Yoo Hyun tilted his head.
“Something’s off.”
Repetition of the same situation added to the confusion.
The situation was too similar to the past memories to just pass it over to the happening.
It wasn’t just that.
The vivid old scenery in front of me reminded me of the past.
I felt as if I had returned to that time.
“What kind of situation is this?”
Yoo Hyun kept tilting his head.
Yoo Hyun continued to take steps, rolling complicated thoughts in his head.
Yoo Hyun’s steps reached the road that had passed countless times.
Seeing his face reflected in the coated glass, Yoo Hyun eventually had no choice but to stop walking.
In there was a young man and not a middle-aged man in his 40s.
Exactly what he looked like 20 years ago.
“What the hell is this……”.”
Is it just a dream?
All of this came too real to do that.
Yoo Hyun slowly lowered his hand, which was covering his mouth.
It’s definitely young because he can’t see wrinkles around his eyes and dark circles.
The bright skin tone and bright red lips made the face look younger.
Above all, it feels much better because there are no wrinkles on the laugh lines.
“Ah!”
He felt pain when he pinched his cheek.
“A dream… … no.”
Memories of the past 20 years were so vivid.
He ran really crazy to achieve his goal, and eventually became the boss.
He did but……
Everything felt so empty.
At that moment, he remembered what the old bartender said while holding out a service cocktail.
– It will help.
As soon as he handed over the glass, his head felt numb and his mind felt distant.
“…….”
Jeollejeolle.
A cocktail caused this?
It’s an unbelievable story.
It was then.
Kkiiik.
The door to the restaurant in front of Yoo Hyun opened and men in suits came out.
It seemed like they had a pleasant lunch.
For a moment, Yoo Hyun couldn’t help but to freeze.
This is because he could see the seniors he had worked with before his eyes.
But they’re young.
They look too young.
He feel like his values are collapsing.
Teok.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“…….”
The man who hit Yoo Hyun’s shoulder lowered his head.
It was clearly the face of Kim Young Gil, who announced Kwon Se Joong’s death.
Of course, what he sees now is a fresh youth.
Then, someone else’s voice was heard.
“Manager Kim, what are you doing? Come on in.”
“Yes, sir. I’m coming.”
Kim Young Gil hurried along.
Yoo Hyun looked at the people walking ahead with a blank expression.
From their friendly appearance, the bitter look seen at Kwon Se Joong’s funeral hall was contrasted.
Walking along as if possessed, he saw a tall building.
Hansung Tower.
It was the name of this building written at the top of the information board in front of the building.
It was also the place where Yoo Hyun has been for the past 20 years.
Kkiiik. (screech/squeak)
Cheolkeog. (rattle)
Someone got out of the car parked in front of the main gate.
The running guard greeted him.
The staff next to him approach and all bend down.
The man who received the greetings shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
It was Yoo Hyun’s appearance just yesterday.
It was Yoo Hyun’s appearance just yesterday.
20 years ago today, so now.
Yoo Hyun was here.
After receiving a text message from Hansung Electronics that passed the document screening, he came to see the company in person to set my goal.
He remembers seeing a similar scene like this then.
Looking up at the building here, he reflected on my goal of becoming the highest person here.
Since he met the group of self-harm frausters that left a trauma, the memory of that day remained quite clear.
Yoo Hyun stayed in the same place for a long time and turned around.
How far did he walk?
Yoo Hyun, who wandered around the street like crazy, sat on the bench with a droopy face.
Yoo Hyun looked up at the sky.
The blue sky remained the same.
But the world has changed.
With his body.
It was a terribly accurate reality that he felt with my eyes.
“Does this really make sense?”
No matter how hard he tried to understand it, it was not accepted.
What if it’s real?
Yoo Hyun, who broke his lower lip, looked at the newspaper next to him.
<10th anniversary of Hansung Group Chairman Shin Hyun-ho’s inauguration, and he caught both innovation and growth.>
It was the news on the top three pages.
There was a picture of the former chairman of the group that Yoo Hyun watched until death.
The same is true of other newspapers.
It was all about 2007 exactly.
“Ha…….”
At the moment he sighed, something passed through Yoo Hyun’s head.
‘Mother?’
Yes, that’s right.
If he had returned to the past, his late mother would also be alive.
That alone was enough to confirm.
Yoo Hyun picked up his cell phone without delay.
The phone call waiting wasn’t that long.
-Hello, Yoo Hyun. What’s wrong?
Her voice sounds sweet.
It’s his mother’s voice.
With one thing, Yoo Hyun collapsed completely.
Regret.
And a sense of guilt.
All that emotion came to his heart like a waterfall.
Yoo Hyun, who covered his mouth with his hands, finally calmed down his tearful heart and opened his mouth. Of course, the way he spoke as a young man came out.
It came naturally without anyone teaching him.
“Mother……”
He couldn’t talk for very long because his heart was about to explode.
He wanted to see her right away but hearing his mother’s words saying to finish up his business and come down were ringing in his ears.
When he checked the last text, he still have work to do at school.
“It’ll only take two days.”
Yoo Hyun, who organized his thoughts lightly, tried to get up from his seat, but his face changed rapidly.
“Oops.”
He couldn’t remember where his rented room was.
A thought came to Yoo Hyun’s head after being embarrassed for a while.
That’s right.
The address of the living room remained in the text sent to his mother.
However, it was difficult to find the way to go.
He asked people and took the subway and changed buses.
After a few troubles, he realized that he had returned to the past.
Yoo Hyun, who got off the bus, went up to the alley.
Keongkeong. (dog barking)
The barking of a dog
Villas close together.
A cord of wires over one’s head.
A green roofed house that sits out of the way between the uphill paths.
The feeling of walking in the scenery of memories was unfamiliar.
As the steps continued, curiosity turned into expectation.
“What will it look like?”
There was a delivery box in front of the front door.
It was a side dish sent by his mother.
Yoo Hyun opened the door with a key in his bag and entered.
Ttalkak. (click)
When he turned on the light, the dim room brightened and a familiar landscape unfolded.
It’s small.
It’s very cramped.
It felt smaller than the bathroom of the house where Yoo Hyun lived.
When he took off his shoes and entered, he saw a small family picture on the wall.
A young mother, father, and younger sister were smiling.
Seeing the friendly family, the forgotten old thoughts passed through his head.
At that moment, he muttered unknowingly.
“You stupid bastard.”
He was never a good son.
He only saw her once or twice a year when he went to the company and became independent.
He couldn’t even take care of them when he was busy, but his mother never complained.
He didn’t get to see her until after her untimely death.
He thought that he was emotionally numb, but he remembered how heartbroken he was on the day of his mother’s funeral.
“Pu.”
Yoo Hyun took a deep breath and sat on the desk.
The words on the desk are very impressive.
<Let’s not leave any regrets.>
He was proud that he lived a life that fits his motto.
There was no regret in Han Yoo Hyun’s successful life.
Or so he thought.
But now he’s keenly aware that it isn’t the case.
Maybe heaven gave him this opportunity to turn back the life he had regretted.
Yoo Hyun, who had been lost in thought for a while, turned on the computer body placed on the desk.
Chiik.
First, the sound of booting hit his ears.
He can’t believe it’s this big.
It’s been a long time.
He looked around the desk while the boot screen was uploaded on a monitor as small as two palms.
There was a pile of Hansung Group’s personalities issue paper.
When he opened them, they were just meaningless.
It was just a test to filter out extreme people who had personality problems or didn’t fit the company.
Nevertheless, looking at the blackened problem paper, he could clearly guess how he felt at this time.
Desperation.
It wasn’t like anyone was pushing him, but he was desperate.
He pushed himself fiercely as if he will be a loser if he doesn’t get into a big company.
The bookshelves filled with English books and major books spoke of the sweat Yoo Hyun must have shed.
In other words, he was in tatters from his own hands.
Looking at the computer screen, it is even more spectacular.
It was a folder of self-introduction letters written to large companies such as Hansung, Ilsung, Shinhwa, Yurim, and LK.
Inside, there are more than hundreds of files with names such as “Version 01,” “Final,” “Last,” and “Real Last.”
He even showed an obsession beyond desperation.
When he opened the cleanup file in the folder, a calendar with the job schedule was displayed.
The company that was announced was marked with O and X, but Hansung Electronics’ documents were the only ones with O.
This means that the rest of the companies have all been eliminated from the documents.
And today.
The final document results, including the results of the personality test, came out.
Yoo Hyun circled below today’s date.
“Maybe if I was really the old me, I would have jumped around and marked O.”
He would have.
Even at that time, Hansung was one of the largest companies in Korea.
When he got the job, he felt like he had gained the world.
The goal was clear, too.
Becoming president of Hansung Electronics.
He didn’t realize until he finally achieved his goal.
That it’s all fleeting.
A bitter smile crept across Yoo Hyun’s lips.