“Excuse me?”
“It’s not like I was making up stories out of nowhere.”
Na Young spoke with assertive confidence. Her straightened back showed no sign of remorse.
Her sharp gaze was fixed on Hee Ryeong.
“I’m going to file a formal report.”
“A report?”
What Na Young referred to was a formal report to the flight team.
These documents, usually drafted by supervisors, often recorded friction with passengers. However, occasionally, they also became the subject of troubles among crew members.
“I’ll tell the manager and file a report. That you two seniors created an oppressive atmosphere and harassed me.”
“…….”
Hee Ryeong’s jaw dropped in disbelief. Dajeong, too, looked on in astonishment, as Na Young maintained an expression of complete innocence.
“Ah, there’s the manager.”
Na Young quickly glanced around and pointed toward the check-in counter. She moved with determined steps, resolute in her mission.
The clicking of her heels echoed rapidly through the lobby. Dajeong, following her, suddenly froze in surprise.
“Vice President……?”
When did he arrive at this hotel?
His overwhelming presence made the vast lobby seem smaller. Tae Sang was casually exchanging greetings with Manager Kim Hana after checking in.
His stature among the fluttering flight attendants resembled a black panther leading a pack.
Knowing she couldn’t cause a scene in front of him, Dajeong hurried after Na Young. As she nearly caught up, Na Young reached her destination and spoke first.
“Manager.”
Her voice, full of grievance, turned the heads of both the manager and Tae Sang.
Tae Sang leisurely lowered his gaze to identify the rude intruder. His indifferent eyes poured over Na Young’s face.
Arriving just after, Dajeong stopped, releasing a tense breath.
She could feel the heavy gaze upon her, instinctively knowing this situation had spiraled beyond her control.
“Yes, Na Young. What’s the matter?”
Manager Kim Hana asked with a puzzled tone.
“Is it alright if I report something to you now?”
“A report?”
A report at this moment, right before heading to their rooms after the flight, was unusual. Moreover, the serious look on Dajeong’s face indicated something significant.
Manager Kim Hana internally sighed, knowing all too well.
This was Na Young, who had blatantly lied to her during the flight. How she would treat her colleagues was quite predictable.
She turned slightly towards Tae Sang.
“I’ll excuse myself first. Have a good rest.”
“When will you rest, Manager?”
“I’ll be heading to my room soon as well.”
“I thought the work ended with the landing.”
Tae Sang shifted his gaze to Dajeong as he spoke.
Her tightly clenched lips and head hung low like a guilty person did not sit well with him. His voice became firmer.
“It seems I was mistaken.”
“No, as you said, typically our duties end with the flight.”
“Then?”
Tae Sang’s sharp gaze demanded an explanation of the situation. The seriousness increased with Hee Ryeong’s approach.
“……Please consider today as a day with a little overtime work.”
Tae Sang highly valued transparent and consistent management. He implemented policies that fairly distributed profits to shareholders and actively met employees’ demands within reasonable bounds.
He wouldn’t appreciate such an unreasonable situation. Knowing this well, the manager bowed her head.
“I apologize.”
“I’d rather know what’s going on than just hear an apology.”
“…….”
“Why would you work during unpaid hours?”
Tae Sang’s intense black eyes fixed on Na Young, clearly signaling her to speak up as the instigator.
Na Young, intimidated, involuntarily swallowed. She didn’t know who he was, but the manager’s discomfort indicated he was important to the company.
She carefully chose her words.
“Well, the seniors ignored what I said…”
“Is that all?”
“No, not exactly!”
“Then?”
“It was like group bullying. I only repeated what I heard… and they kept blaming me, telling me to apologize…”
Emotion overcame her, and Na Young’s voice trembled towards the end.
Na Young, the youngest crew member, now had a face of innocence, tears streaming down, completing the image of a perfect victim.
Even the usually strict Manager Kim Hana felt a slight bias towards Na Young.
“So?”
“Yes?”
Na Young, thinking her explanation was enough, suddenly looked perplexed.
“Explain exactly what you said and how.”
“Well, it’s that… I heard one of the seniors got promoted because of her boyfriend. It’s not a story I made up, I just…”
“You relayed that message.”
“Yes! Exactly. I just relayed what I heard…”
“In front of the person involved.”
The air around them suddenly turned icy.
Manager Kim Hana barely moved her eyes to look up at him. A quick glance at Tae Sang’s side profile was chillingly cold. He looked sharply at Na Young.
“Manager Kim Hana.”
He continued, still gazing at Na Young.
“Yes, yes.”
“How many team members are there today?”
“Including the cockpit crew (pilot and co-pilot), sixteen.”
“In an emergency during a flight, the only people you can trust and rely on are those sixteen, right?”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
