Chapter 63

When Li Yuhao spoke, Park In-jeong was also stunned, looking at him with a puzzled expression. "Do you want me to cut the pear into small pieces for you to eat? Are you planning to just hold it and bite into it?" Li Yuhao nodded, indicating that was his plan. Of course, Li Yuhao didn't forget to explain, "Don't think I'm being selfish. If you want to eat, you can get another one yourself."

"The pronunciation of the character '梨' (pear) in Chinese is the same as '离' (separation), so I'm a bit superstitious about eating pears separately. The implication of eating pears separately means 'separation (梨). I don't want to be separated from you, so we won't eat this pear separately. Of course, if you want to eat, I can let you take a few bites." Li Yuhao also explained the meaning of '分梨' (separating pears) with a smile.

Hearing Li Yuhao's explanation, Park In-jeong blushed and laughed, "Who wants to take a few bites? You eat it yourself." The sentence "I don't want to be separated from you" made Park In-jeong feel very happy inside.

After Li Yuhao finished eating the pear, Park In-jeong also cleaned up the trash in Li Yuhao's house, preparing to take it out when she left. Park In-jeong came to Li Yuhao's bed and said, "Li Yuhao, it's getting late, and I should go back to the dorm. Are you okay by yourself at home?"

Li Yuhao started to flirt with Park In-jeong, "If I say I'm not okay, will you stay and keep me company?" Seeing that Park In-jeong was about to curse, Li Yuhao quickly added, "Just kidding, just kidding. I'm a grown man. How could there be any problem? Let's go, I'll take you to the car."

Li Yuhao sent Park In-jeong to the taxi and then returned home.

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The next morning, Li Yuhao was woken up by his manager because today Kang In would come to LOEN to apologize to Li Yuhao in person. After getting up, Li Yuhao stretched a bit, and the pain was significantly reduced. He said, "This Park In-jeong is really skilled. After she massaged me, I'm not in as much pain today."

After taking a shower, Li Yuhao asked his manager to help him apply medicine. While applying the ointment, the manager said to Li Yuhao, "Yuhao, I know you might not be satisfied with the solution to this matter. But you can't think that President Lee Min-jeok has let you down. After I took you home yesterday, I went to the company to submit your injury report."

"President Lee Min-jeok had already instructed the company's lawyers to sue Kang In. They even prepared the lawsuit. They were just waiting for me to deliver the injury report. However, S.M. bypassed us and went directly to the Ministry of Culture, which then contacted SK Corporation."

"I just delivered the materials to the president, and SK Corporation called. When they learned about your situation, S.M. had already negotiated with SK Corporation. President Lee Min-jeok was very angry and felt very guilty towards you. He felt that he had let you down by not fulfilling his promise. But you can't blame President Lee Min-jeok for this. Yuhao, I just want you to understand that President Lee Min-jeok has done his best. After all, he is a president."

"Ultimately... he is also an employee, just a high-level one. He can't change the decision of the headquarters. So, Yuhao, unless you reach a very high level, you won't have the real power to speak. I believe in you, and I know you can do it."

Hearing the manager's explanation, Li Yuhao felt much better. He had thought that President Lee Min-jeok hadn't helped him, which was why he had a tantrum after the call yesterday. It turned out that President Lee Min-jeok was also powerless. Li Yuhao said, "I understand, Uncle. I won't blame the president. Uncle, don't worry. I will definitely reach a level where no one can ignore me."

Hearing Li Yuhao's words, the manager also smiled, "Hehe... Alright, get dressed, let's go."

As Li Yuhao put on his clothes and followed his manager downstairs, he suddenly remembered, "Right, Uncle, has Lee Ji-eun debuted?"

"Yes, she participated in her debut stage on the 18th and has been promoting on music shows these days. Her stage name, which you gave her, is 'IU.' At first, I thought it was 'Ah Yo.'"

Li Yuhao also explained the origin of 'IU' to the manager with a smile, "Hehe, 'I' represents herself, Lee Ji-eun, and 'U' represents the audience, meaning she hopes to always be with her audience and fans, and that her songs will resonate with listeners."

"Hehe, so that's what it means. The stage name chosen by a Seoul University graduate is indeed different, very meaningful." The manager's words made Li Yuhao blush, as this was clearly written on 'Baidu' in his previous life.

"Uncle, isn't there 'Popular Song' today? Will Lee Ji-eun be there? Could you buy a bouquet of flowers for me... forget it, we'll decide what to buy later. I'll go see her performance today."

"Okay, sure."

When Li Yuhao arrived at the company entrance, only a few fans were waiting. Li Yuhao smiled and got out of the car, and the fans immediately asked with concern, "Li Yuhao oppa, are you feeling better?"

Li Yuhao stopped and chatted with the fans at the company entrance, "Thank you all for your concern. I took some medicine last night and rested, so I feel much better. Since I have no schedule today, I can take photos with you."

Hearing that Li Yuhao was giving them a 'treat' today, the fans felt it was worth coming. They lined up and took photos with Li Yuhao one by one. After taking photos with the fans, Li Yuhao smiled and said, "Alright, go have fun. Don't wait for me at the company entrance. I have something to do in the afternoon and will leave directly from the underground garage."

"Okay, we understand. Thank you, Li Yuhao oppa, goodbye!!" "Goodbye!!" Li Yuhao waved to the fans and walked into the company.

Li Yuhao first went to the president's office, knocked on the door, and poked his head in, "Uncle Lee, I'm here."

President Lee Min-jeok, who was working, smiled and said, "Oh, you're here. Come in. What are you trying to scare me with your sneaky behavior?"

Li Yuhao also smiled and walked in, then drank a few sips of water. President Lee Min-jeok stopped working and said to Li Yuhao, "Yuhao, I, as your uncle, didn't handle this matter well and let you down."

"Uncle Lee, I understand. How could I blame you for this? But, Uncle, can I take two more days off?"

"You... you little rascal, you want more time off? Your manager has already apologized to so many people for these two days off. You had a commercial performance yesterday afternoon, which we had to cancel and pay a penalty. You owe three magazines for photo shoots and one appearance on 'Night Heart Ten Thousand.' You're lucky you have music show schedules these days, or you would owe even more."

Because music shows require a lot of rehearsal time, it reduced his workload significantly.

Hearing about the work he owed, Li Yuhao was speechless... At this moment, the phone on President Lee Min-jeok's desk rang. He answered, "Hello... you're here? Got it, take them to the meeting room first, we'll be right there."

After hanging up, President Lee Min-jeok said, "Let's go, Kim Young-min is bringing Kang In to apologize to you in person."

Li Yuhao nodded and followed President Lee Min-jeok out. When they arrived at the meeting room, Kang In and Kim Young-min stood up. Kim Young-min greeted them first, "President Lee, Li Yuhao." President Lee Min-jeok nodded in acknowledgment. Li Yuhao couldn't be impolite, "President Kim, Senior Kang In."

Kang In also greeted them, "President Lee, Li Yuhao xi." Kim Young-min then said, "That's impolite. Take off your sunglasses, mask, and hat." Kang In removed his sunglasses, mask, and hat. President Lee Min-jeok saw that Kang In was covered in bruises, with black eyes and a swollen mouth, and almost laughed.

President Lee Min-jeok coughed and said, "President Kim, you didn't bring Kang In here to show us his injuries, did you? Li Yuhao, show your injuries to President Kim." Kim Young-min quickly said, "No, no, that's not it." However, he was puzzled when he saw that Li Yuhao had no visible injuries.

Li Yuhao held back his laughter and lifted his shirt, revealing many bruises. He then carefully rolled up his sleeves, showing that his hands were swollen. Li Yuhao said, "The doctor said my hands were almost crippled. I didn't put on a cast because it would delay my upcoming schedule." Of course, Li Yuhao exaggerated the severity.

Seeing Li Yuhao's injuries, Kim Young-min felt a bit better. He then glanced at Kang In. Kang In immediately bowed and apologized, "Li Yuhao xi, I was too impulsive yesterday. I'm sorry, please accept my apology." He then took out three 10 million won cash checks from his bag. "This is a small compensation for you. I'm truly sorry for the harm I caused."

In fact, Kang In was thinking, "Damn, I have more injuries than you. Kid, if you fall into my hands, I'll make you suffer. Damn, these 30 million won are my personal money for compensation. This isn't over."

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