Chapter 303 (2/2)

“Can’t we get one month’s worth of payment at least? Let us pay our bills at least.”

“I’ll ask the president again. If they had the money, they would’ve paid you already. But the fact that they don’t means that they have their own circumstances. We are colleagues in this business, there’s no way they’re doing this on purpose, right? Also… the students are watching us, so let’s not make a big deal out of this any further.”

Students had come to watch from some time onward. It wasn’t just the students. People that seemed to be their parents were also here. Perhaps today was parent’s day after all? Seeing that they had attracted a lot of attention, Mr. Kim frowned.

Just as he was about to give the final decision, one person stepped out from behind the students.

“Excuse me, what is going on here?”

“It’s nothing much.”

“It doesn’t look like ‘nothing much’. That man’s voice is so loud that I’m worried that it might disturb the students in class.”

A middle-aged woman dressed in a suit frowned as she spoke. Director Lee quickly apologized.

“Don’t ruin the student’s study environment and work quietly. From the gist of it, this seems to be a problem stemming from a small amount of money. You shouldn’t do that as grown men. What would the students think about you?”

“Yes, yes. You’re entirely right. We’ve managed to come to a conclusion for now, so you need not worry.”

“You look like you reached a conclusion all by yourself though. That man still looks like he’s about to shout. Am I wrong?”

The woman in the suit stood in front of Mr. Kim. She then stared at Mr. Kim with disdain. Just as Mr. Kim twitched his lips and was about to shout at her, a man who seemed to be similar in age to him quickly held him back. Mr. Kim sighed as he spoke.

“Fine, I’ll be quiet. But also, you can’t just say that because it’s not related to you.”

Mr. Kim spat on the ground before turning around. When he did, the woman growled in a low voice.

“What is up with you? Who told you you can act like that here? You should listen if people are speaking to you nicely. Where do you think this is? Do you think you can act as you wish here? Are you some thug? Or the mafia?”

“And why the heck are you sticking your nose in other people’s businesses, huh?”

“My, dear. Excuse me. Hello? This is a school. This is the place where they teach youngsters not to become people like you. Hah, geez, how absurd you are.”

“People like me? Hey, woman. Let’s get that straight. You mean people like you.”

“What was that? Are you sure this man isn’t the mafia? Hello? Who told you that you could be here? On whose permission?”

The woman spoke to director Lee. Director Lee calmly replied to her that they were shooting a drama.

“Aah, drama, huh. Hey, you. Where do you work? Name your company. Do you think I will stay still when dealing with people like you? Thugs like you need some reprimanding.”

“And why do I need to tell you who I work for, ahjumma?”

“Hah, ahjumma? Hey, what TV station does he belong to? I have people I know over at UBS.”

“He has no relationship with a TV station though,” director Lee spoke stiffly.

The woman snorted when she heard those words.

“Then what, is he a part-time worker then?”

“He does belong to a company but… ma’am. I’ll take care of things here. So, haha, please let us go here.”

Director Lee lowered his head. The middle-aged woman frowned.

“Are you the producer?”

“Eh? Oh, yes, I am.”

“You must be having a hard time thanks to strange people like them. I’m the chairwoman of the Parents Association at this school. Tell me if any problem arises due to people like him. I’ll go talk to the director of the school immediately.”

“Oh, no. Not at all. You must be busy, so you don’t need to use your precious time for us. I’ll take care of it myself.”

“Geez. There are so many uneducated people these days. How dare they shout in front of my babies like that. What does he think this school is? Hey, apologize to me right now.”

The middle-aged woman glared at Mr. Kim.

This was probably what it meant by ‘there are always people above you’. Maru looked at Mr. Kim, whose face was turning red due to anger and frustration. If he really fought that parent here, he would cross the line of no return. Maru looked at Woojoo who was standing behind Mr. Kim and signaled him to hold Mr. Kim back. However, he ignored Maru’s gesture due to being angry himself.

Mr. Kim’s lips twitched. Maru scratched his eyebrows. It seemed that he was about to fight big time here.

He decided to interrupt and act as the ‘good boy’. Maru immediately stood in front of Mr. Kim. When Mr. Kim glared at him as well, he smiled back at him.

“What is it?”

Just as Maru was about to put an end to the situation by bringing up the students,

“What is going on here?”

A man walked up to them from afar and spoke to them. He was a man in his early 50s. He was also someone that Maru knew very well.

“Oh, I didn’t think I’d see you here.”

“You’re right. It’s been a long time. I hear news about you from Junmin from time to time.”

The man approached and offered him a handshake. Maru smiled back as he shook that hand.