Chapter 518: 518
It was Friday which was Gun-Ho's most favorite day in the entire week because Young-Eun would come home on Fridays . Gun-Ho and Young-Eun lived separately during the weekdays . They would meet on Friday evenings and spent the weekend together in Gun-Ho's TowerPalace condo . This 'weekend couple' didn't have to do anything special to have fun; they were just happy to see each other . Since Young-Eun was a medical doctor, she sometimes had to work a night shift on weekends, but her colleagues usually let her get away without a night shift because she was a newlywed .
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That day, Gun-Ho was spending his Friday in his office on the 18th floor in GH Building reading newspapers and listening to music . He sent a text message to Young-Eun .
[Today is our happy rendezvous day . Do you want to go to Cheonggyesan Mountain tomorrow?]
Young-Eun replied .
[That sounds great . I need to do exercise to lose some weight anyway . ]
Gun-Ho was thinking about what they would have for lunch tomorrow after mountain climbing when he received a call from Minister Jin-Woo Lee . He was the person who officiated Gun-Ho's wedding .
"We don't have a class today . What does he possibly want from me? He probably wants to ask me to do something for him . "
Gun-Ho picked up the phone wondering why he was calling him .
"Mr . Class Manager? It's me, Mr . Class President . "
"Oh, hi . How are you? Mr . Minister?"
"I will be attending a meeting at Sejong City's integrated government building tomorrow, and I will play golf at Emerson Country Club afterward . "
"Oh, I see . "
"The thing is that one of our golf members won't be able to play with us . He said that something came up to take care of . "
"I see . "
"So, if you are available, would you join us to play golf? Your factory is not far from the country club . What do you think?"
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Gun-Ho couldn't give him an answer right away because he was in Seoul, not in Cheonan City . Moreover, he wanted to spend the full weekend with Young-Eun, but he didn't want to bluntly refuse the minister's offer .
"I'm not a good golf player . I just started learning how to play . I'm sure that I'm not at the level to play with you and other ministers . I don't want to ruin your Saturday . "
"No, no . Other members are all beginners as well . I'm the only one who is a long time golf player . "
"But still, I don't think I'm at the same level to hang out with you and other ministers considering age and all that…"
"There is a young man in our group too . You are too humble . We don't aggressively compete with each other while playing golf . We do stroke play, and whoever loses needs to buy lunch; that's all . Let's just play together tomorrow and enjoy the nice weather . I will see you at 9 am then . "
"Umm, oh…"
'F*ck! This guy didn't even bother finding out what I wanted and just hung up the phone after telling me what he wanted . Does he think I work for him or something? I guess he has been spoiled at work in the government . Hmmm . Well, he spent his precious time officiating my wedding after all . I can't just say no to him .
Anyway, I guess I have to leave home at least at 7 am tomorrow morning in order to get there by 9 am . I've never been to Sejong City and that country club nearby . I think I'd better leave at 7 am, so I can have enough time to find it . Maybe I should leave even earlier than that so I can be there when they tee up . I will need to get a locker number at the front desk, and they will assign a caddie to me . Then do I have to leave at 6 am? Sh*t . It's really hard to get up early in the morning . '
That evening, Young-Eun came home . As always, Young-Eun stopped by a supermarket to do grocery shopping . She brought lots of vegetables and other food . She looked tired .
"You look tired today . "
"Yeah . I was very busy at work . There were so many patients . "
"I already cooked rice . We just need to prepare some dishes . If you are so tired, I can cook . "
"No, it's okay . I will do that . "
While having dinner together, Gun-Ho told Young-Eun that he would have to take a rain check .
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"I don't think we can go to Cheonggyesan Mountain tomorrow . I'm sorry . "
"Why not?"
"You remember Mr . Minister Jin-Soo Lee, right? He officiated our wedding . "
"Something happened to him?"
"He asked me to play golf with him tomorrow . The country club is in Sejong City . "
"Really?"
"He thinks my company is very close to it . I just couldn't say no to him since he came to our wedding to officiate it . "
"I think you should go . "
"I'm sorry . "
"Don't be . It's good for you to hang out with people like him . It's a good opportunity to expand your social network, don't you think?'
"We've planned to go mountain climbing for a while, and we couldn't make it last weekend because you had a night shift . And this weekend, this happened . "
"Well, I can use the time to take a deep rest . I will take a nap after taking a walk along Yangjae Riverside . Don't worry about me, and go have fun . "
"I have to get up at 6 tomorrow morning . If you happen to wake up that early, please wake me up . "
"You should set the alarm . Don't rely on me . "
Gun-Ho got up late the next morning .
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He tried to get ready quickly by brushing his teeth, washing his face, and getting a shave . He had to leave without having breakfast .
"I'm leaving now . I will see you later . "
"Okay . Have fun . "
After a while, Gun-Ho came back home .
"Sh*t, I forgot my smartphone . "
When he finally went to his car at the condo's parking lot, there was another car blocking his Land Rover . He had to push it to make an access .
When he entered the highway, he felt good though .
Fortunately, Gun-Ho didn't arrive late at Emerson Country Club . Minister Jin-Woo Lee was there . Gun-Ho couldn't recognize him at first because he was wearing a hat . He didn't know that Minister Jin-Woo Lee was an overweight man until then . It didn't show when he was wearing a business suit which was his usual outfit . He was with a lady who looked like she was in her 50s .
"Mr . Class President, you made it . Since you work around this area, I invited you to join us today . This is my wife . "
"Oh, hi . It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am . "
Gun-Ho walked close to the lady and gave a 90-degree bow to her .
'So, this lady is A Group's president's daughter!"
Gun-Ho noticed wrinkles in her neck, and he thought that no one would be able to stop the aging process .
"Honey, this is our class manager who got married the other day . He is running a company in this area . "
The lady smiled without saying a word . Even though she was from an extremely wealthy family, she didn't look extravagant by wearing all sorts of expensive jewelry or anything like that .
"So, three of us will play today?"
"No . One more person is coming . Oh, he is over there . "
A man who looked like he was in his 50s was walking toward Gun-Ho's party . He was in good shape and wearing gold metal frame glasses .
"Please meet the A Electronics' CEO, CEO Park . "
'A Electronics? The A Electronics? Oh, this guy is the CEO of A Electronics, I see . A Electronics is a large company that makes tens of trillion won per year . '
Gun-Ho gave a 90-degree to CEO Park as well .
"This country club has a great view . "
"Is this your first time here, President Goo?"
"Yes . I usually go to Sangrok Country Club in Cheonan City . "
"Oh, the one that is operated by the National Pension Service of Korea, huh?"
"Yes, it is . "
"Do you know why I chose this country club?"
"Isn't it because it's close to Sejong City?"
"That's one of the reasons . I like how they designed the golf course, and also it feels cooler here . "