After sharing drinks, Kim Ji-hun finally got a bit of himself and insisted on leaving.
"Won't you stay for a bit?" Kang Dae-Jun said a little bit surprised that he would want to leave now that the night was still young.
"If I stay a second more, my banging head will drive me crazy. This place is already too noisy." Kim Ji-hun complained as he rose to his feet holding his head.
Given the kind of work environment, he normally worked in, coming to the club was a large contrast to it.
Besides, it was already surprising that he would want to come.
Understanding his plight, Kang Dae-jung rose to his feet and got ready to send him home.
"All right, we should leave now in the hopes of meeting again soon."
Knowing how busy this friend of his was, he was sure that it might take some time for them to meet again.
Who knows if he would be having another problem any time soon?
It seems like that was the only thing that brought him out of his shell.
Leading the way out, Kim Ji-hun asked as his hand fell to his side. "I believe you won't be the one behind that steering wheel after drinking so much?"
"Hahaha…"
Hearing that, Kang Dae-Jun erupted in laughter.
"I already have a designated driver waiting for us."
"Good. My life is very precious to me." Kim Ji-hun added while descending the stairs with a serious look on his face.
As he still had a lot of things to do, he was not tired of living.
He didn't need any drunk friend to end his life any time soon.
It was better to take precautions on time than to wait till it was too late.
Without knowing that Oh Ji-Soo and Baek Su-Jin were in a room somewhere on the second floor, they passed that level and proceeded to the ground floor.
By-passing the noisy floor, they arrived aside just in time to meet the valet bringing their car to the entrance.
Taking his car key from the valet, Kang Dae-jung called the designated driver while Kim Ji-hun got into the backseat of the car.
Soon, they were on their way to Dream Axis where Kim Ji-hun was dropped off.
Bringing his head out from the car window, Kang Dae-jung inquired, "Do you want me to come with you?"
"Go home." Waving him away, Kim Ji-hun proceeded to enter the tall building through the revolving door as he replied to the greeting of the doorman waiting on him.
As he was the only person that needed to enter the building at that time, the electricity was still running.
*******
On returning to her apartment, Oh Ji-Soo booked a flight to Japan and equally made a reservation for her vacation in Okinawa before going to the bathroom to freshen up.
But right as she laid her head on the bed, the phone she placed on the bedside started to ring.
Instantly, a frown appeared on her face. Reaching for the phone, she glanced at the screen.
'Biological Mother'
Seeing the caller ID, her lashes fluttered close for only a few seconds before they snapped open the next moment.
Without a second more, she swiped downwards, declining the call without batting an eye.
Placing the phone back on the nightstand, she laid back on the bed, but just as she picked up the duvet to cover herself with it, her phone started to ring again.
"Mum, do you not know what time it is?" Oh Ji-Soo asked with her gaze glaring at the phone.
She looked annoyed receiving a call from her mother by past 10 in the night.
She already had a long day at work and she was just returning from the club almost half an hour ago.
She needed her rest.
Again, Ji-Soo reached for the phone. This time around, she didn't only decline the call, but she also put her phone in aeroplane mode before finally going to bed peacefully.
*******
~Dream Axis~
The next morning, Kim Ji-hun arrived at work early as usual, but just as he got a little work started, some people from J Group came over.
Receiving the news from his assistant and secretary, Ms. Helen, his brows furrowed as the corners of his lips turned downwards.
"What are they here for?"
"Ummm…" Ms. Helen looked a little lost as she had not gotten their reasoning still, she knew better than to keep her boss hanging.
"They want to meet with you."
Instantly, a scowl appeared on his face.
"Do we have any business with them? Send them away!"
Apparently, Kim Ji-hun was still unhappy with J Group and the decision they made concerning the bidding the previous day.
He didn't have the time and energy to entertain anyone that will not help me.
He was that stingy with his time.
Witnessing her boss's sudden outburst, Ms. Helen flinched. Gripping the hem of her shirt, she cried in her heart.
'I'm finished!'
Although she had taken the wrong measure that could get her into a lot of trouble, she had to spill the truth now that there was a little time left.
"President Kim, I already asked the receptionists at the lobby to send them straight to your office.
"What!"
Now, Kim Ji-hun was pissed.
"Who asked you to take that kind of decision for me? Are you in my mind? Are you tired of your job?!"
How could he easily see the people that rejected his business plans and cause him to be laughed at?
That was a slap to his pride as this would make the other party look down on him for being desperate. So he thought.
Hearing the threats concerning her job, Ms. Helen felt her heart fly out of her chest.
Was she going to lose her position and become jobless like Director Oh?
At the thought of that, she quickly apologized while offering a deep bow.
"I am so sorry, President Kim. I thought you would want to see them talk over the contract once again given that they had come to find you by themselves."
But Kim Ji-hun was not impressed.