“You… faked it?”

Director Baek Yeong-Gi stared in flabbergast, forcing Jo Gyu-Min to hurriedly defend himself as his voice cracked a little. “O-of course, I wasn't lying when I applied for a job in the corporation, sir! H-however, it has been so many years since then. I've already forgotten most of, uh, what I learned all those years ago...”

“Okay, so...” Baek Yeong-Gi groaned while tapping his forehead. “...You did possess Chinese language skills, but not using them for many years while working for the Office of Secretaries made you forget them... Is that basically what you're saying to me, Gyu-Min?”

“Yes, sir. You hit the nail on the head.”

“In that case, well, it's not a problem, isn't it?”

“I'm sorry?”

Baek Yeong-Gi slyly smiled. “No reason why you can't regain what you once had, right? All you gotta do is recover your original skills before the departure date.”

“...Sir, when is that date?”

“The day after tomorrow.”

Jo Gyu-Min's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. “I'm sorry?!”

Baek Yeong-Gi yelled, “You have three days to make it right! And do it properly this time!”

“...Sir?!”

***

Not knowing that he had shoved Jo Gyu-Min into hell, Kang Jin-Ho was currently stuck in a dilemma as well.

'Right. This might be a serious problem...'

Not being able to overcome the language barrier was a massive handicap, indeed. Especially so when considering what he wanted to do in China. Not being able to communicate could cause a serious hassle down...