049 Thank Him

"Yonsei University!"
"You only live once!!!"
Loud slogans suddenly burst out from outside the window, and Bae Suzy instinctively turned her head to look.
Down in the outdoor hot spring, a group of young people unfurled a blue flag bearing their school emblem along with the national flag, taking a large group photo over there.
Bae Suzy spotted Yun Yunhui standing right in the middle at a glance.
Ah~
So he had brought the student council members along with him?
Realizing this, Bae Suzy felt that she had probably misunderstood Yun Yunhui just now. For a fleeting second, she had genuinely thought that Yun Yunhui had stalked her all the way to this hot spring hotel.
Her manager clearly noticed the scene downstairs as well, feeling somewhat mortified after making one mistake after another today.
Bae Suzy said nothing, because her phone chimed with another text message, this time a reply from her mother:
[Yunhui? Did you run into Yunhui?]
[Yeah, Mom. Remembering that you know him, is there something you didn't tell me?]
[Is there? I have no idea.]
Mrs. Jung Hyun-sook was quite playful, leaving Bae Suzy feeling somewhat exhausted. Parents always seemed to be like this; as they grew older, they particularly loved making untimely jokes.
[Mom, please, tell me. It seems your daughter accidentally offended him.]
Bae Suzy recounted all of today's experiences to her mother. Through the screen, she could practically sense Mrs. Jung's suppressed laughter.
[Hahaha, it's really nothing. His aunt told me that Yunhui was your fan "when he was little," and his aunt thought Yunhui became an actor just to chase after you. She even wanted me to play matchmaker for you two.]
[What??? Mom!!! Why didn't you tell me something so huge earlier?]
Bae Suzy was shocked. Her mother's retirement life was simply too eventful; leaving aside whatever that Maha Charity Dance Troupe was, how did she manage to moonlight as a matchmaker?
And her very first deal was selling out her own biological daughter.
[Just between us in the family, daughter, do you dislike younger men?]
[Who I like is none of your concern, Mom.]
Bae Suzy couldn't take it anymore. No matter how much money she earned, back home she was still that unmarried older spinster.
What kind of trigger had her mother received lately? This phase would surely pass once it blew over.
[Fine, fine, fine. Anyway, if you want to learn more about Yunhui, you can search for the "Songdo Memorial Foundation."]
Mrs. Jung said no more. She couldn't really control a daughter like Suzy, who had possessed a very strong sense of her own mind since she was a little girl.
Songdo Memorial Foundation?
I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.
Bae Suzy frowned, her phone battery running critically low. She had originally come out to clear her mind, only to somehow stumble into an annoying mess.
Could these chaebol scions please just stay away from her???
"Unnie, lend me your phone."

"Oh."
The manager hurriedly handed over her phone and then pulled a portable charger from her everyday bag.
Songdo, Memorial, Foundation...
[Obituary] Former Minister of Health and Welfare Yoon Doo-young Passes Away (Aged 73)
The first thing that popped up, however, was an obituary.
To be precise, it was an obituary simultaneously published by right-wing and left-wing mainstream media outlets like the Chosun Ilbo and the Hankyoreh.
The obituary briefly introduced the deceased's life, contributions, and assessments.
Bae Suzy scanned it ten lines at a time; there wasn't much to say about his life: descendant of a loyal scholar, renowned physician.
In the description of his contributions, emphasis was placed on how he perfected the national basic pension system and introduced long-term care insurance for the elderly.
Reading this, Bae Suzy raised her head to look at her manager with flickering eyes, making the manager feel somewhat uneasy:
"What is it, Suzy?"
"Unnie."
Bae Suzy's tone was playful, causing the manager to panic:
"Yes, Suzy, tell me."
"I remember, Unnie, you sent your parents to a nursing home?"
"That's right. Following you around everywhere all year round, I really don't have the energy to take care of the elderly, and my father's condition only requires medication."
Every family had its own hardships; upon mentioning this, the manager had plenty to say:
"I heard the conditions at welfare nursing homes are terrible, so I specifically found a rather expensive private nursing home. Surprisingly, I thought private nursing homes wouldn't accept basic pensions for the elderly, but it turns out they even accept long-term care insurance for the elderly, saving a huge sum of money."
"What is the name of that private nursing home?"
"Huh? 'Songhae Happiness Town', it's a pretty well-known chain brand."
"You should thank him!"
Bae Suzy let out a long sigh, dropping an abrupt remark that left the manager dazed.
Thank whom?
"Hey, Suzy, wait for me."
With no time to think, seeing Bae Suzy stand up and leave, the manager hurriedly packed her things and chased after her.
"Suzy, tell me, whom should I thank?"
"Hmm~ Unnie, take a guess?"
"Ahhh, our Suzy!"
...
"Alright, you guys shouldn't play too late either. You can always continue tomorrow."

After finishing the group photo, Yun Yunhui planned to head back. The junior students were still very excited, as if they had just been brought back to life; having escaped the electronic factory, everything they looked at seemed exceptionally wonderful.
"Got it, President! You old man, hurry up and go get some rest!"
"Heh, I can never win an argument against you girls."
Yun Yunhui shook his head. These female juniors took advantage of his good temper to tease him every day.
"President, when is your drama airing?"
"I don't know either. It hasn't even finished filming yet."
"A few of us went to watch *Not Out* as a group, and it felt like it didn't show off the President's handsomeness at all. But the President's acting was totally explosive; we honestly couldn't recognize that person was you."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment~"
As expected, these junior students had undoubtedly converted into his personal fans right on the spot.
"Manager Kwon, by any chance, do you know... that strange group called 'Yoon We'?"
"Uh, no idea, absolutely no idea what that is. Don't understand, *sumnida*! Okay, President! Goodbye, President!"
"Heh."
The junior students ran away laughing. Yun Yunhui sighed helplessly; as expected, those girls were behind this.
It wasn't that it wouldn't work, but those juniors better not apply sports-circle methodologies and theories to his fan base.
Although these juniors didn't plan to plunge into activism themselves, having followed Yun Yunhui for so long, they lacked no theoretical methods whatsoever.
If a group of people like that entered the idol fandom...
What was Yun Yunhui trying to do?
Stir up a revolution?
Speaking of which, had Junior Kwon started looking for an internship yet? She would be a senior next year, and if she had nowhere to go, why not come to the Songdo Memorial Hall? I'll pay her an intern's salary~
Ahem, let's be serious. Yun Yunhui could help her write a recommendation letter to work for the Democratic Party; if a female student studied theology, it seemed she wouldn't have many direct career matches.
Acting like an overprotective father worrying for no reason, Yun Yunhui returned to his VIP suite.
There was a private mini hot spring tub in the suite, but Yun Yunhui intended to go to the VIP area of the outdoor hot spring.
When he walked over there, Yun Yunhui realized to his surprise that the VIP area of the outdoor hot spring was actually co-ed.
Huh?
Is this right?
Even though the regular areas of the outdoor hot spring were segregated by gender, why on earth was the VIP area mixed-bathing?
Utterly scandalous!
Yun Yunhui mentally criticized it, then lifted the curtain and strode inside.