Tensegrity - CH 31

He is even smart. Since Executive Vice President Min became the core of Taewon TIC, the company’s earnings soared. Taewon TIC is a heavy industry company focusing on design and construction after winning large-scale infrastructure-related orders from national and local governments. Recently, it is concentrating on the production of engines and turbines for power plants.

Jun-Kyung doesn’t know much about the technical details because it’s too specialized, but he saw in the group’s promotional material that the engine business for power plants, which was also managed by Executive Vice President Min, is the next-generation core business.

Each project promoted by Taewon TIC is a completely new area not only at the group level but also within Korea. The government pays great attention to it, and Jun-Kyung knows that the group communicates with the relevant ministers and sometimes the prime minister from time to time.

It’s amazing that such a busy person is going to say hello to Junkyung’s house and bought a variety of fruits and meat. It’s not enough to stay up all night, but he also drives himself.

‘Is it really a good thing to marry someone like this?’

It may be a nuisance to the nation and its people. Jun-kyung wondered if he could become a vessel as a spouse of Executive Director Min.

Of course, they’re not really spouses either and will get divorced soon after the child is born. He didn’t want to leave a blemish on the character Min Hyun-seung.

The car stopped gently at the signal.

“What’s on my face?”

When Executive Director Min turned his head slightly, their eyes met immediately. It was only then that Jun-kyung realized that he was looking at Executive Director Min, lost in his mind. He was looking straight ahead earlier so he wondered when his gaze went that way.

“No. I looked over there.”

He quickly pointed to the driver’s seat. Just then, Jun-Kyung saw an ice cream shop with an impressive sign in pink.

“There is a new flavor.”

The signal went off, and the car started again. Suddenly, the car speaker turned on and a call signal was heard.

– Yes, Executive Director.

Jun-Kyung heard a familiar secretary’s voice.

“I’d like some ice cream, please.”

Executive Director Min accurately delivered the new product being promoted along with the name brand. What kind of development is this? He just saw it. No matter how much you want to eat, do you order it right away while driving?

In spite of his promise to not be any inconvenience, they unintentionally abused ice cream. How much influence does a small excuse have on you? Jun-Kyung rather just keep his mouth shut.

The car that slipped like water suddenly arrived near the house. Jun-Kyung entered the parking lot of a new city apartment that’s about 10 minutes away from the cafe building owned by his parents. It was frustrating in many ways in that Director Min knew the address without having to say it again.

‘You must’ve known this and that.’

They even register his fingerprints without his knowledge. It’s not surprising that he knows it’s his parents’ address. Although he was a little worried about getting used to it, he quickly regained peace under the protection of the black card.

At the same time the car was parked, Executive Director Min took out the items from the rear seat on his own.

Director Min could hold all of the shopping bags in one hand, but it was unreasonable to lift two wrapped boxes at once.

“I’ll hold one.”

“It must be heavy.”

As Director Min closed the back seat door, Junkyung let out a deep sigh without realizing it.

“I can hold this much.”

“I can come and get it twice, so why do I have to ask Jun-kyung?”

“Let me hold it. It’s more uncomfortable to stay still.”

Before Executive Director Min said anything else, Junkyung quickly added, “We are dating. It is natural to help each other out. I’m pregnant. I’m not dying. Allow me to judge such trifles on my own”.

Obviously, Jun-kyung was a staff of the Min’s family. However, he suddenly emerged as a precious spouse of the master and is in a position where he has to get permission to help out.

How weak does Executive Director Min view Jun-kyung as? Jun-Kyung decided to have a serious discussion one day on this matter.

Seeing Jun-Kyung’s seriousness, Executive Director Min readily accepts it. Jun-kyung headed to the elevator, holding the cloth box that’s probably Kalbi beef. Although he knew the password for the common entrance, he purposely rang the intercom to announce his arrival.

As Jun-Kyung climbed into the elevator, his heart beat faster and faster. Executive Vice President Min, who was standing next to him, showed no change on the outside. It is said that even the strong heart trembles during the first meeting. Is he not nervous because it is not officially the first greeting between parents?

The elevator stopped before his messy thoughts were finished. As soon as Jun-Kyung got off, the front door of his parents’ house swung open.

“Is Jun-kyung here?”

It was the highest tone of his mother’s voice he has ever heard.

“Yes, we are here.”

At the word ‘we’, his mother widened her eyes and looked behind Jun-kyung. Naturally, she couldn’t take her eyes off the man who was much taller than her son.

“Hello, nice to meet you.”

“Ah… Ah, welcome.”

Jun-Kyung pushed his mother in saying ‘Let’s not do this at the front door’. As he entered the house, his father and older brother approached at the same time.

“Hello, my name is Hyunseung Min.”

A low, husky, yet heavy voice repeated the greeting. His father nodded half-heartedly and his brother smiled slightly. The atmosphere was so awkward that it froze.

“Take this.” Direction Min broke the awkwardness.

“What is this?”

“I couldn’t come bare-handed, so I prepared it.”

“You can just come. Why do you do this?”

With a nervous smile, Jun-Kyung’s mother received a shopping bag with the luxury logo on it and his brother received two furoshiki at the same time and placed it on the table.

“Sit this way, please.” It was probably his older brother who had a knack for customer service that suggested it.

Jun-Kyung’s parents sat on the short side of the large L-shaped sofa, and his brother sat on the auxiliary stool. In the center of the long side, Executive Director Min was seated, and Junkyung was seated next to him.

The hardest thing was probably his father. Unlike his flexible mother and his relatively young older brother, his father still had some of the old-fashioned way of thinking.

It was also the father who was much more frustrated and worried than the party Jun-kyung when the second son, who was healthy, suddenly became an Omega. He is seeing a son-in-law rather than a daughter-in-law. No one can imagine the shock.

Moreover, Director Min’s visuals are usually combative. He is an alpha male over 190cm tall, clearly showing that handsome and beautiful appearances are in two different realms.

There were a few minutes of small talk that no one was interested in such as if there was any inconvenience in coming here, whether there was traffic and what the weather was like. Drinks and fruit were brought out and the talk continued for a while, then it became quiet.

“By the way, if your last name is Min…” The father, who had been still, quietly spoke.

Executive Director Min took out his business card and presented it in a polite manner. His mother snatched the card before his father.

“Taewon TIC Executive Director?”

“What?” This time the father snatched the business card from his mother’s hand. His father’s mouth was wide open. All three pairs of eyes, including his older brother, were focused on Junkyung at the same time. Jun-kyung looked at managing director Min.

“Then that Taewon’s second son?”

“I’m learning business from my father. I’m not adequate, but please take care of me.”

Executive Director Min dropped a bomb.

Suddenly, an ice storm swept through the house. The epicenter was his parents. The older brother couldn’t shut his mouth and only blinked.

It was probably his mother who tried to reverse the mood. She smiled awkwardly, pointing to a pretty plate of cherry tomatoes and kiwi.

“If I had known that Junkyung was coming with the Executive Director, I would’ve prepared better. I didn’t have time to go to the department store, so this is the only fruit. I prepared as usual. What do I do if the hospitality is not good?”

“That’s all right”.

Junhee and Junkyung looked at their mother at the same time. It was the rule of this family to put cherry tomatoes in a colander and eat them with bare hands while cutting kiwis in half with a small spoon or peel it with a potato knife and munch it whole.

Since when did they eat cherry tomatoes cut in half and placed in the shape of a flower and kiwi with fan-shaped wings with a fork?

What do you mean she couldn’t even go to the department store?

It has been more than 3 years since they only ate leftover food from the cafe.

His mother’s eyes shot saying she won’t let them be if they talk nonsense.  The mother, raising her two sons with her bare hands, was the head of the military in this family. If they go against it, they should worry about her repercussions.

Jun-hee picks up a fork first and calmly follows the family custom that his mother had made in a hurry.

“Director, please help yourself to some fruits.”

“Please feel free to speak. You are older than me.” (T/N: not literal age, more like higher rank since Jun-hee is Jun-Kyung’s older brother)

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If I marry Jun-kyung, I will become your brother-in-law and you will become the older hyung.”

Jun-Kyung’s parents agreed. Junhee was two years younger than Executive Director Min. Director Min’s etiquette education was so good that he had the momentum to instill trauma.

“Are you thinking of getting married?” Jun-Kyung’s parents asked.

“I came here to get permission to marry. I apologize for not telling you in advance”.

“Oh, I see. Are you in a serious relationship?”

“Yes, we are.”

Even before dinner, no one touched the fruit because no one had an appetite.

When his parents saw Director Min, they were afraid that they might make eye contact, so they quickly turned around and emptied the iced Americano. With coffee in front of him, Jun-Kyung was even more thirsty. When Jun-kyung got up, Jun-hee quickly followed and got up.

“Why?” Jun-Hee asked.

“To get some water.”

“There is coffee.”

“No, I want to drink bottled water.”

“I’ll get it for you. Go sit down, you are the guest” Jun-hee replied.

“Yes, yes. Jun-kyung, you sit down.” His parents stopped Jun-Kyung in a hurry.

Executive Director Min also looked at him subtly. Jun-kyung had no choice but to put his butt back on. The opportunity to take a breath went to Jun-Hee Ho, the pillar of this family.

“Two people…so, how long has it been like this?”