Chapter 367 (2/2)
A lady was shouting in front of the counter. The part time worker behind the counter paled and shrunk back.
“What?”
“Whaaat, you said? You’re funny. Do you think your customer’s words are nothing? I’m asking you why you gave me a sandwich when I ordered a bagel.”
“Y-you ordered a sandwich and a cinnamon mocha for a takeaway just now.”
“I did?”
“Yes. You said that while you were on the phone.”
“When I was on the phone?”
The lady frowned. Maru, who was watching from the side, clicked his tongue. She obviously realized that she made a mistake but did not want to admit to it. Most of the time, people like her would raise her voice even more.
“I should have told you to change it after I said that though.”
“N-no, you didn’t say anything….”
“Hey!”
The lady shouted so loud that the whole store could hear it. At that moment, her phone started ringing. The lady quickly answered.
“Y-yes, team leader. The thing is, the part time worker here made a stupid mistake. Yes. No, I mean it. Yes. I think I’m going to be a little late because of that… I’m sorry. Yes, yes. A pair of stockings? Do you need anything el... okay, I’ll do this properly. Yes, I’m sorry. I’ll buy one immediately and go up.”
The lady was very subservient to her phone and after she finished her call, she sighed as she put her phone in her pocket. Maru raised his hand and covered his ears. The events about to unfold in front of his eyes were quite obvious.
“Hey! Who the hell are you? Bring me the one in charge of this place. Bring me your manager!”
The part time worker apologized several times, but the lady did not know how to stop. She was a pathetic woman who did not know her priorities. She would be scolded even more if she was late, and yet she was doing this here. The part time worker was quite pitiful.
Just as Maru was about to tell the part time worker to go call the manager,
“Excuse me, but you can stop there.”
Sooil stood in front of the lady. There would be nothing good from confronting this woman since she wasn’t capable of rational thought, so Maru was about to stop him, but he was a little too late. The lady glared back at him.
“And who the hell are you?”
“Then who are you to do this, ahjumma?”
“Ah-ahjumma?”
“Are you so daring because there aren’t any people here?”
“How dare you talk to me like that when you aren’t even that big.”
“I know that I’m not that tall, so I don’t have to have you tell me that. Rather than that, are you really okay?”
“With what?”
“Haa, this is absurd. Looks like you don’t get any education at the company these days, huh? My dad shouldn’t be that lax when it comes to things like this.”
“...What?”
“Looks like it won’t do. From the looks of it, you don’t even seem to be an official employee. Are you really okay working like this? Do you take me for an idiot? Should I call my dad?”
Sooil took out his phone and started pressing some buttons. It was clear that he was intending to get back at her for this.
“You know the name of Hansung IT’s CEO, right?”
Sooil spoke as he put his phone against his ears. The shouting lady clasped her hands together in unease as she replied.
“It’s president Kim Jaechul….”
“Yes, president Kim Jaechul. Good. Then what’s my name, huh? Think about it carefully with that smart brain of yours. Geez, how can you do something like this with an ID card around your neck? What are you going to do about the company’s image? No, wait. In the first place, I’m eventually going to take over the company, so who the hell are you to ruin it? Geez, I only came here to visit dad for a little and I just had to run into this.”
“Uh-uh-uhm, please wait.”
“What is it?”
“Please, please let me go this time. It was all my fault.”
It seemed that she was quite desperate. She became very polite. Sooil scanned the lady from top to bottom before quitting his call.
“Please look after yourself from now on. Get that sandwich and buy those stockings and please get going.”
“Yes, yes. I’ll do that.”
“Did you pay?”
“I will do it.”
“While you’re at it, apologize to her as well. For the company’s image.”
The lady apologized to the part time worker behind the counter and rushed out of the café in a hurry after taking the sandwich. Maru scratched his head and approached Sooil.
“I thought your surname was Yoo.”
“It is.”
“Who’s Mr. Kim then?”
“I don’t know. Rather than that, what do I do now?”
“What do you mean?”
“I think I caused trouble.”
“You just realized that?”
“What was I supposed to do? That noona over there was being sworn at and it ticked me off.”
Sooil looked at the counter before walking towards it. The part time worker thanked him. Maru shook his head. He was an actor alright. His instantaneous improvisation was amazing. Someone not in the know would have thought that he was the son of a rich family. Looking at his arrogance and daringness, it was understandable that the entitled lady was totally fooled. If they were in a normal situation, she would’ve asked back in suspicion, but she wasn’t right in her mind at that time either.
“Maru, come quick.”
“Why?”
“Buy me this one.”
In that short time, Sooil bought a cupcake for takeaway. As soon as the packaged cupcake was out, Sooil ran away from the café. Maru had to run with him.
Only after they left the building did they stop.
“I probably won’t come across her again, right?” Sooil spoke worriedly.
“Think what you want.”
“Of course, there’s no way I’ll come across her again. It’ll be fine as long as I’m careful on the elevator. No, I won’t come here anymore. Then I won’t have to meet her anymore. Yes, that’s right.”
Maru chuckled as he heard him talking.
“Why? Keep acting like a rich young master.”
“I don’t want to.”
“You were really good at it though.”
“Really? That’s because I’m actually the son of a rich family.”
“Sure you are.”
“That didn’t work….”
Sooil sighed as he looked back at the building. For some reason, there didn’t seem to be any ordinary people around Junmin.
“Wait, where do I eat this now?”
He seemed to have decided that it was better to forget about things he couldn’t solve right now. Maru shrugged and told him to take it home.