“Ah, President.”

“You’re heading to class?”

As Seomun Ye-jin and I walked through the academy's corridors, academy staff we passed greeted us politely.

There was no sign of intimidation or discomfort in their gazes. Instead, their expressions were filled with respect.@@novelbin@@

And why wouldn’t they feel that way? After all, I had increased their salaries by at least 20% and hired additional staff to reduce their workload. Their jobs had become easier, and their paychecks were bigger—who wouldn’t appreciate a superior like that?

Even if Baek Seo-jin had been spouting nonsense earlier in the day, most of the instructors, professors, and staff at Kangin Academy paid no attention to his words.

Part of this was because Choi Kang-in had personally appointed me, but the overwhelmingly positive work environment I’d cultivated also played a significant role in earning their favor.

“Hehe~”

Seomun Ye-jin clung to my arm, her laughter sweet and unrestrained. Her happiness was genuine and impossible to fake. Anyone who saw her would immediately understand that she stayed by my side of her own volition, not because she was forced.

Her striking blue eyes sparkled with the kind of love so intense it couldn’t be denied—except, perhaps, by someone like Baek Seo-jin, who preferred delusions to reality.

“Everyone’s here.”

Though there were still about three minutes left until the lesson officially began, the students had already gathered.

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