CHAPTER 54

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What, what’s going on, Boss?”

“……”

Dad and Mom are kneeling.

This is the first time anything like this has happened, and I can’t help but feel flustered.

But it seems Kang Hyung-man was equally flustered.

“Well… ha…”

He trails off, letting out a frustrated sigh.

Maybe seeing that as a chance, Dad and Mom push off their kneeling position and rush toward me.

“Ugh-! Ye-rin-ahhhhh!”

“K-Kang Boss is… making us kneel… and scaring us…! Ughhh…!”

“Step aside a bit!”

“Ughh-!”

Of course, I trust Kang Hyung-man more than my parents, so I pushed them aside.

I knew he wouldn’t act like this for no reason.

“Boss…, could it be…?”

“……”

“Did my parents get into trouble again…?”

“……”

As Kang Hyung-man hesitated to answer my question, my parents shouted as if feeling unjustly treated.

“…Ye-rin-ah, how can we keep causing trouble….”

“Anyone would think we’re troublemakers….”

“Dad, Mom, please be quiet for a moment!”

“Our Ye-rin is…, ugh….”

“The nice Ye-rin…, sniff…”

Facing my blood pressure-rising parents, Kang Hyung-man shot them a fierce glare and then…

“Eek!”

“I-I’m very sorry…”

“Hoo…”

He sighed deeply and then said to me.

“…Ye-rin, it’s not good here, let’s talk outside.”

“…Okay.”

Agreeing, I left my clingy parents behind and followed Kang Hyung-man outside.

Tap, tap.

As soon as we got outside, Kang Hyung-man, looking flustered, pulled out a cigarette.

But before lighting it…

“Ah.”

He realized and put the cigarette back.

“Sorry, I almost made a mistake in front of a kid.”

“No, Boss. It’s okay to smoke.”

“No way, it makes me uncomfortable to smoke in front of a kid. It’s not like the smoke is any good.”

As a former smoker in my past life, I know how tough it is to stop just before lighting up.

Especially right now when he must really be yearning for a smoke, Kang Hyung-man held back that urge.

It’s impressive how considerate he is.

“Alright, now tell me. Why did you do that to my parents? What trouble did they cause this time?”

Why was Kang Hyung-man so furious this time?

As I asked, he let out another deep sigh and slowly opened his mouth.

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