Chapter 18 (1/2)
A Taxi stopped in the market district close to the Yeouido
Once paying the fare and out on the street, Boyoung looked around and then pointed at a Chicken Pub with the nas”
”It's in there, the outing”
Jungho climbed out after her, asked,
”Are you sure it's fine forhere?”
”Of course Donggil Sunbae has mentioned Parachuter ssi by name”
”Ah ha Hearing that Project Lead hiives me more faith”
Boyoung stopped
”What faith?”
”There is a 'Sunbae' of mine at the research station that somehow causes unexpected problems for me every time he or she tells me to come with him or her”
”Oh?”
”Hmm? Is it possible that you are that 'Sunbae'?”
Boyoung avoided his accusational gaze and opened the door to the Pub and stepped within
When Jungwu followed behind her, he was suddenly hit by the sweet arorow
”There they are”
There was a large table on the far side where twenty or so researchers were gathered around
'All of them look old'
It couldn't be helped since this was thebetween the members of Central Research station's main projects and the aces of Lab 1 Since there was no Sunbae that he kneell, he bowed until his waist was bent 90 degrees to greet them
”hello everyone! I awu Han!”
His energetic greeting turned everyone's gaze towards him
”He's the guy on the news earlier, right?”
”Right, it's that intern”
Project Lead of Tea crowd
”Boyoung! Take Jungwu and get over here!”
”Let's go, Parachuter ssi”
Jungas brought to sit next to Donggil didn't knohat to expect and looked around nervously Seated directly next to hiju
'Why did they call me? None of the temp Researchers are here'
He felt this about Donggil before as well, but seeing his brazen s at athe elite course to success and was aed to the upper echelons of society He had even heard that Donggil had obtained a PhD at a fae in the US
Donggil asked Jungwu after Jungas seated
”Soju or beer?”
”Ah, I haven't eaten yet…”
”Then let's start with beer for now We don't force anyone to drink unreasonably so make sure you control how ? Mixed shots?”
”Let et some food in me first I'll start on the beer”
Jungas shocked to hear Boyoung's answer due to her having an appearance that didn't quite fit soes
Jungatched the beer be poured into his il asked,
”Boyoung, did the cooperative project with Yujin Cheo well?”
”Yes”
”I know the Head of Research Jaegil personally He wouldn't have accepted anything less than perfect”
Because the question was asked while looking at Jungwu, Jungwu answered without ht
”The task was nothing difficult so”
Donggil let out a 'Huh' unconsciously After taking a shot of Soju, he turned to face Seungju
”What do you think, Seungju Sunbae? You were really surprised earlier”
A late thirties ht eyes before giving a nonchalant reply
”He said everything ell”
”Wow, so chill If the Internblock for resignation as the person responsible for sending him?”
Jungwu panicked upon hearing the lass and turned to look at Donggil
”Why are you saying things to scare the intern? Boyoung was sent to care for him You know that research isn't done solo”
On hearing this, Boyoung turned to look out theas she drank her beer She was supposed to be the one to babysit hi was follow him around
”Jungwu ssi, don't misunderstand me and listen”
Donggil, whose face was filled with a gentle smile, suddenly became serious
”What you've done today was very dangerous Saying rando KG Chemicals's naoal can be wu ssi”
”What you're telling ht?”
”It's good that you can understand quickly From now on, just be more mindful in these matters”
Jungwu nodded
No il today, Jungwu beca as he could see theconfidently
'The things I can see with ease, they cannot'
This was an enore for a Chemist
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By the ti becawu before he had noticed
”It was so funny when you spoke at the end of the week wu ssi”
”Jung the Project Lead has quite a temper, but he's mellow before Professor shi+n”
Jungwu laughed along with the Seniors and drank beer with the four bottles
'I guess having a night out is the start of for a network at work'
He could begin to understand why his collegeemployed this summer
The good thing was that unlike the temp researchers, the Seniors of the Central Laboratory did not seeainst him The successful completion of collaborative ith Yujin Chemical must have increased their confidence in him
”Hey Boyoung, there's things here other than alcohol too Hey, someone stop her She had to be carried home last time too, remember?”
Jungwu turned to see what Boyoung was doing when one of the seniors next to hi towards the center of the tables where she and the other ladies of the Laboratory were chatting away and having a good ti from the redness of her cheeks
”Yes, Boyoung here! I'll sing one song”
”No one said that”
”One, two~ Please clap along!”
”Let's just drink quietly, you brat! You're e us”
Junginced in histhat it was nor and the saidthe juniors to settle down and remain calm
”Jungwu ssi, how are the preparations for the assess?”
When the senior next to hiju turned to see Jungith close attention
”I' simple Probably with Synthetic Resin…”
The list of research projects he had created earlier flashed through his nificant Fundamental Elements research topic, he could answer flawlessly without hesitation
”A the Polyurethaneproducts Bed lue, saddle of Bicycles, Ski shoes, to components for an artificial heart valve”
”Ah, Heart valve Wasn't that the project Seungju Sunbae orking on?
Seungju Oh nodded briefly Jungwu thought that Seungju's behavior was quite unexpected He was the type of drunk that goes silent Because the highest ranking Senior present was so withdrawn and quiet, there was a sense of freedo There was little to worry about your superiors here
A Sunbae next to Jungwu patted his shoulder
”Well, good luck anyway I went through it during the initial years, but not every bright idea becoher ups prefer more utilitarian projects, so don't be too upset if yours doesn't get selected”
”Does that et translated into an actual project?”
”It's almost nonexistent What could newly hired temp researchers possibly propose that could compete with the professors? Ah, but there was that one froan her own project as soon as she joined Her na I've heard that not even Project Supervisors are able to say anything to her”
Jungwunext to him was unable to see it Now that he was re if he had to come to work tomorrow
'Zzt'
[There are rules in place to restrict working on weekends unless there is a special type of research taking place]
'Ohh!'
Jungwu checked with the Senior researcher next to hi around the Lab without a project on weekends is looked down upon Soht ti better results
'It's a better end to a day than I had originally thought it could be”
He had initially been reluctant to join the sewu felt quite satisfied with his day
Jungwu smiled as he sipped on his beer And when he looked to the left, he couldn't help but flinch He hadn't noticed it earlier, but Boyoung had ht at him
”Oh ?”
”Junghwi Sunbae toldto kill e”
When he turned to check the center of the tables, he saw the Senior Researcher Junghwi shi+wu picked up an oven-baked chicken wing
”You're hungry, right Sunbae?”
”N…mmph”
Boyoung's eyes grehen she was fed a wing as soon as she tried to open her ho successfully cohwi
Boyoung, as s in her mouth, pushed her way past the Senior who sat between the on the table
”Pour lass”
”Didn't you have enough today?”
”The drinks taste so sweet today And I'm quite resistant to alcohol”
She then gave hiwu had suspected her of ill intentions this ral part of her personality
”When I drink, I drink intensely until the end In case I get all teary if I don't drink enough”
Because she wasn't slurring her words despite the voluwu picked up the bottle After he began pouring her drinks, she stopped hi,
”Ey!” and picked it up
”You have to leave room for Soju”
”You're going to haveto alcohol”
”Please ht amounts”
”Ok, ok”
Jungwu then paused and soon after he began pouring the Soju in a shot glass He saw the contents of the glass expand and zoom in until he saw their chemical makeup
'Soju has simple constituents'