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Hyunwoo turned his head in surprise.
A woman holding up her phone flinched and said,
[Ah, I’m sorry. I did it without thinking….]
[Um….]
[I was taking a picture of the river, and the two of you looked so beautiful together. I’m really sorry.]
[Hmm….]
The foreign woman kept apologizing.
Hyunwoo looked at her awkwardly.
[I think you’ll need to delete the photo.]
[Ah, yes, yes. I will. But, um….]
[Yes?]
The woman with the phone hesitated.
Hyunwoo tilted his head, wondering why.
Soon, as if making up her mind, she spoke again.
[The picture came out really pretty… could you please look at it just once?]
[Ah….]
So that’s what it was—she must be someone who truly loved photos.
Hyunwoo glanced at her, then stole a look at Seunghyuk beside him.
“I’m fine with it.”
“Really?”
Seunghyuk nodded casually.
Hyunwoo could no longer refuse and accepted the phone from the woman.
“Uh….”
“…..”
Just as the woman said, the photo had come out beautifully.
With the sunset river behind them, he and Seunghyuk were leaning their heads together.
Above them, the setting sun was placed almost perfectly, casting a deep orange glow.
Even though he was in the picture himself, it was truly beautiful.
[I really want to send this photo to you. Is there any way?]
[Um, well….]
[I’ll delete it right in front of you after sending it. Please?]
“…..”
The woman pleaded earnestly.
Hyunwoo looked at her, troubled.
Receiving the photo was fine, but exposing personal contact information to a stranger was dangerous.
Sure, she looked like a foreign tourist who’d disappear after this, but who knew what would happen later, especially if she found out he was the heir to a world-famous conglomerate.
[Send it to my phone. If we use Bluetooth, we don’t have to exchange SNS or phone numbers.]
[Oh, that’s a great idea!]
Noticing why Hyunwoo hesitated, Seunghyuk pulled out his own phone.
Hyunwoo was quietly surprised at his initiative.
[I deleted the photo.]
[Yes, I confirmed it.]
After sending the picture to Seunghyuk, the woman deleted it from her gallery and showed him.
Hyunwoo and Seunghyuk waved their hands, telling her it was okay.
[Thank you for accepting the photo. I hope you two have a beautiful love!]
[H-haha….]
Waving brightly, the woman walked away.
Hyunwoo stared at her retreating figure for a while.
“I’ll send the photo to you now.”
“Ah, okay.”
Hyunwoo took out his phone.
The picture appeared instantly the moment he opened the app.
“Oh….”
Even seeing it again, it was breathtaking.
Their faces weren’t clear due to the backlight, but that only added to the charm.
“It really did come out well.”
“Right? No wonder she took it without thinking.”
The two leaned their heads together and laughed.
What a strange experience.
At least it wasn’t anything serious, which was a relief.
He had heard the shutter and worried for a moment.
He’d been too on edge lately.
“I want to use this as my profile picture. Can I?”
“Profile picture?”
“Yes.”
Hyunwoo was startled by Seunghyuk’s request.
For as long as he’d known him, Seunghyuk’s messenger profile had always been the default image.
He never decorated it, never uploaded photos.
If he had uploaded some picture with someone else, Hyunwoo might have felt a little hurt—but he never did.
He simply wasn’t the type to care about profiles.
And now he wanted to use a picture of the two of them?
It was shocking before it was flattering.
“You’ve never changed your profile picture.”
“I’ve never had a picture meaningful enough to use.”
“Hm, hmm.”
Hyunwoo cleared his throat, embarrassed.
In other words, this photo meant a lot to him.
“With the backlight, no one will know it’s you.”
“Alright, do as you want.”
“Thank you.”
Seunghyuk smiled brightly.
Seeing him so happy made Hyunwoo shy, and he looked away instinctively.
“The river wind is cold. Let’s go back.”
“Shall we?”
“Yes.”
The two finished their walk and returned to the hotel.
“Hmm.”
Arriving at the office, Hyunwoo stared at his laptop screen.
He had wanted to use a company PC, but Philip kept giving excuses.
So he had no choice but to use the laptop he brought from Korea.
He’d asked them to at least link the internal programs so he could explore the company structure, but Philip had gone to ask “higher-ups” and still hadn’t returned.
“At this point, it’s starting to become a challenge.”
Muttering, he checked the message that arrived at dawn.
It was from Sungyoon.
Chief Kang
According to what I’ve learned, there are rumors that the company cooperating with Abram Martin’s current project was created by APP Corp. Other details are still under investigation.
Also, it’s confirmed that Philip Smith is indeed a subordinate of Abram Martin.
APP Corp was a competitor of Moonseong in the U.S.
It was similar to the Moonseong and L&S rivalry back home—though APP actually had the upper hand in U.S. market share.
Still, working with a rival on a project?
Even if it wasn’t confirmed, something smelled rotten.
[Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Joo.]
[Not at all, Mr. Smith.]
Hyunwoo smiled as Philip finally returned.
He casually flipped his phone over, hiding Sungyoon’s message.
Philip approached without suspecting anything.
[Here is the issued ID and password. The download link is written on the note.]
[Thank you.]
Hyunwoo glanced at the sloppy handwriting on the note, suppressing a sigh.
Well, at least it was something.
He installed the program and typed in the login.
[Guest login]
“…..”
A guest account?
Maybe it was expected for a temporary employee—but still, it felt lousy.
[There isn’t much I can access with this ID.]
[I—I’m very sorry.]
[It’s fine. Thank you for your trouble.]
Philip bowed, sweating profusely.
Hyunwoo hadn’t expected anything from him anyway.
‘Should I really ask Lee Seunghyuk for help?’
No matter where he clicked, an “access denied” window popped up.
Hyunwoo quietly closed it.
“See? You need my help.”
“…..”
When they returned to the hotel, Seunghyuk asked smugly.
Hyunwoo had no choice but to nod.
“Start by investigating Abram Martin’s project. There are rumors the partner company was created by APP.”
“Got it.”
“Tell me the moment you learn anything.”
“I said I will.”
After sharing the information from Sungyoon, Hyunwoo emphasized it several times.
Seunghyuk simply nodded reassuringly.
“But if you find something shady, what will you do?”
“Well… depends on how shady.”
“Hm.”
Seunghyuk placed a neatly cut apple slice in Hyunwoo’s mouth.
Hyunwoo chewed slowly.
The crisp sweetness filled his mouth.
Strangely, apples soothed his nausea these days.
Most people preferred more sour fruits during pregnancy nausea, but he was unusual—apples worked for him, despite not liking them normally.
“If it seems dangerous, stop digging.”
“Dangerous?”
“What if he’s like Cha Kwon-oh?”
“Ah….”
He was worried Hyunwoo might get hurt digging into Abram’s corruption.
Hyunwoo smiled faintly, reassuring him.
“Okay, I’ll step back before anything risky.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
He bit into the apple again and gently stroked Seunghyuk’s cheek.
Even so, Seunghyuk couldn’t shake his anxiety.
“Can’t you just give the information to another executive?”
“And how can we trust that executive?”
“Ha….”
“I told you not to worry.”
Hyunwoo waved lightly.
Cha Kwon-oh’s vile face flashed briefly in his mind, but this situation wasn’t the same.
“Just promise you won’t do anything dangerous.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“Promise. Really.”
Hyunwoo simply nodded at the repeatedly worried Seunghyuk.
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