All the department store employees in the shop bowed their heads towards him.

His steps were unhindered, as if it were only natural.

Jung Yeo Reum watched him while wrapping the jajangmyeon noodles around her chopsticks.

‘Even if he’s old, he looks to be in his late twenties at most. Is he the president of this department store? The son of a chaebol or something?’

Yeo Reum thought while shoving the noodles into her mouth and chewing.

‘Ah, that could be possible…’

Didn’t they say he was engaged to marry the heiress of the Won Il Group?

Then that man must also be… a chaebol, a chaebol.

‘What the heck, why are there so many chaebols in this neighborhood?’

Is it because this is ‘that world’ the Won Il Group heiress was blabbering on about?

Regardless of the reason, the man who was the president was exceptionally handsome, a rare sight to behold.

If Mr. Gu San Ha was like a tiger, then that man was like a noble peacock.

A white peacock at that.

His skin was white like porcelain and his three-dimensional features were tremendously splendid.

“Manager Kim, what is going on here?”

He approached the manager whose shoulders were shrinking and asked.

‘The peacock has a nice voice too. It’s resonant.’

In the meantime, as she continued to eat jajangmyeon while scanning the man, he also glanced at Yeo Reum.

‘Mr. White Peacock, it’s unbelievable, right? I understand that feeling.’

But Yeo Reum only said that inwardly and continued to eat jajangmyeon while sitting cross-legged on the newspaper.

“Well, that person is being stubborn for no reason.”

The manager blabbered on as if making excuses.

“Stubborn?”

His voice slightly rose.

‘Wow, seems like the peacock is angry. But I can understand that too. Why would there be the smell of jajangmyeon in this high-end luxury store? I’d be mad too. Me too.’

She smirked and used her chopsticks to wrap the noodles around again.

“Yes. And to be exact, she’s not even a customer. Just an errand girl.”

The woman had told everyone entering this store that Yeo Reum was a maid, but now she referred to Yeo Reum as an ‘errand girl’.

“When we tried to kick her out of the store for her absurd behavior, she threatened to sue the security team for ‘sexual harassment’ if we touched her. She also said she would make our store appear on internet news. She’s an extremely ill-mannered person…”

‘Oh my.’

The manager reported only the favorable parts to the president, omitting her own misdeeds.

“President, I will handle this. So please don’t worry and leave it to me.”

“Then you should have done that from the beginning. What is this?”

“I apologize. But she’s someone who doesn’t listen to reason at all.”

While listening to the manager’s excuses, Yeo Reum scraped the remaining noodles from the bowl and put them into her mouth.

Then she took out a water bottle from her bag, gargled noisily, and pleasantly let out a ‘burp’.

Everyone looked at her with even more astounded expressions.

The white peacock also slightly furrowed his brows.

‘Even when a handsome man frowns, it’s pretty.’

Having quickly finished a bowl, Yeo Reum took out a tissue.

After wiping her mouth and checking inside her mouth with the mirror attached to her cell phone, she looked straight at the peacock standing in front of her.

She smirked.

Of course, the employees were shocked and the peacock furrowed his brows even more.

But he quickly changed to a gentle expression.

A cotton candy-like smile that would make women fall head over heels.

‘Social conformity mode.’

The white peacock put on a subtle smile and approached Yeo Reum.

“May I sit here?”

“You, the president, want to sit here?”

“If you don’t mind.”

“Go ahead.”

Honestly, is this store mine?

It’s yours, white peacock.

Sit, as much as you want.

“Then, excuse me for a moment.”

“P-President?”

Rather, they were even more fidgety next to him.

He took off his spotlessly clean black shoes and sat cross-legged on the newspaper just like Yeo Reum.

The man who followed him especially didn’t know what to do and just stood there.

The two faced each other as if in confrontation.

‘Scan me, as much as you want.’

Yeo Reum did not avoid his gaze.

‘But this peacock, he has really nice proportions. Look at that straight spine. And his eyelashes are even longer up close. He’s seriously no joke.’

“What do you want?”

After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and asked point-blank.

Yeo Reum answered.

“The closure of the Brieng store.”

As if it was an answer he never expected, his brows furrowed again.

From the side, there was a sound of someone choking in disbelief.

He spoke in a calm voice.

“You know that’s an absurd demand, don’t you?”

“Not really.”

At Yeo Reum’s answer, he slightly smiled.

‘Is the white peacock trying to seduce me with his handsome looks now? But no matter how good-looking you are, you’re not my type. I already have Gu San Ha. My cool and cute tiger!’

Yeo Reum also smiled delightedly and took out a water bottle again, gargling noisily.

As if he couldn’t adapt to it at all, he slightly turned his head and swallowed before speaking with difficulty.

“If our employee made a mistake, we will compensate you. But if you disrupt our business like this and even abuse your authority, we’ll have no choice but to take legal action.”

“You’re saying you’ll sue?”

“We shouldn’t let it get to such an unpleasant situation, right? So let’s compromise at a reasonable level.”

“I’ll compromise if the conditions are right. But how will you compensate for trampling on a person’s soul?”

“What do you mean?”

Yeo Reum took out her cell phone and played the recording.

It fully recorded the manager’s nonsensical blabbering right after arriving at the Brieng store, as well as the insulting remarks countless people had hurled at Yeo Reum.

His brows furrowed seriously, and the faces of the Brieng manager and two employees turned pale.

“P-President, that’s…!”

Unable to watch any longer, the manager hurriedly approached and stood next to him.

“I’ll explain everything to you! We also had our circumstances! This is…!”

He quietly raised one hand.

At the gesture telling her to shut her mouth, the manager had an expression as if she was about to cry, and the two employees also looked as if they were dead.

“Why are you turning it off?”

Rather, he asked when Yeo Reum pressed the stop button and lowered her phone.

“This is a soul-destroying operation that goes on for 2 hours and 49 minutes. But there’s no need for you, the president, to go through that. Just have a taste.”

“Now that I see it, you’re quite considerate.”

“I’m a bit like that.”

He laughed as Yeo Reum shrugged.

‘Ah, he’s even prettier when he laughs.’

But coming to her senses, Yeo Reum said.

“I don’t think my actions right now are excessive.”

“You’re right.”

“What?”

“I also don’t think I would end with just jajangmyeon if I were attacked and had my soul destroyed for no reason for 2 hours and 49 minutes. You are a generous person.”

“That’s true. I’m quite generous.”

He laughed again.

“I deeply apologize that our employee inflicted an indelible wound on your soul. We will thoroughly investigate the employees who were rude, and if additional offenses are found, we will definitely take disciplinary action. Of course, the department store will also compensate you. And as per your request, we will immediately close the Brieng store.”

At his answer, the employees each doubted their own ears.

He had put in so much effort to bring in Brieng.

Yeo Reum was also a little surprised.

It was an unreasonable demand.

But he said he would close it down right away.

Rather, looking at the flustered Yeo Reum, he said.

“I promise you.”

Yeo Reum looked straight at him as he smiled beautifully.

His beautiful dark brown eyes seemed sincere.

‘Is this why he’s the president?’

He was clear-cut, considerate, and also fearless.

“Please send the recording this way.”

At his glance, the secretary approached and held out a business card.

It was the president’s business card.

His name was ‘Kim Jung Rok’. Inside, there was not only a phone number but also an email.

“You can send it here.”

Taking and keeping the business card, Yeo Reum said.

“Alright.”

“Is there anything else you want from me?”

“No.”

“Please let me know even if you think of it later.”

“I’m more grateful that you said that. But there’s no need to close the store. That was just me being angry.”

“No. It’s a reason to close it down a dozen more times.”

Rather, he was adamant.

“At this rate, there won’t be any stores left.”

“No. A store that destroys others’ souls will eventually ruin our department store too. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have known it was rotting inside.”

“Of course, they didn’t do anything right. But if it got dirty, you can clean it, and if it broke, you can fix it again. Demolition is the very last issue.”

Yeo Reum ended up dissuading him.

“In your opinion, is there any sign that the Brieng store can be reborn?”

“If the owner didn’t know, that’s one thing, but now you know the problems, right? And you have a firm will to improve, so there’s plenty of hope for it to come back as a good store.”

A beautiful smile spread across his lips.

“Thank you so much for saying that.”

“For what.”

Yeo Reum said to the store manager standing by the side.

“The items I came to pick up are all here, right?”

Blinking rapidly, she answered.

“…Yes.”

“Bring them. And bring the marker over there when you come.”

Although it wasn’t readily understandable, she brought a large paper bag and two types of markers stuck in the checkout counter without a word.

Inside the paper bag were three luxurious cloth bags.

Taking them out, the first one had fancy jewel decorations, which were Jung Mi’s shoes, the one densely studded with cubic zirconia was Ha Eun’s, and the simple leather shoes must have been Sophia’s.

Yeo Reum held Jung Mi’s shoes in her hand.

“Is it because they’re luxury? They’re really pretty.”

At that moment, she slammed the jewel decoration hard on the store floor.

Everyone’s eyes went wide.

The white peacock sitting in front was the same.

As Yeo Reum slammed it on the marble floor, the jewel decoration quickly shattered and dangled.

Next, she picked up Ha Eun’s shoes covered entirely in sparkling cubic zirconia.

The peacock looked at her with an expression of disbelief.

Yeo Reum smirked and scribbled red and black marker all over the shining cubic zirconia.

His lips parted slightly.

Lastly, she took out Sophia’s leather shoes.

On the glossy leather surface, Yeo Reum wrote ‘idiot’, ‘dummy’, and drew a wagging tongue.

Looking at the three pairs of ruined shoes, Yeo Reum laughed heartily.

But she put the shoes back in their original cloth bags, took the paper bag, and stood up.

“I’ll get going now.”

He also stood up and said.

“Please make sure to contact me. And regardless of whether the employees are disciplined or not, the department store will compensate you.”

“No. The compensation has been taken care of with the jajangmyeon I ate here. What I want is proper disciplinary action.”

“Still.”

“I won’t file a separate lawsuit, so don’t worry. These people are all witnesses. Okay?”

As Yeo Reum tried to leave, he blocked her way and said.

“Then let me give you a ride home.”

Looking at him who hadn’t even put his shoes back on, Yeo Reum smiled.

“It’s fine.”

Yeo Reum headed towards the exit.

She walked briskly through the crowd of luxury store employees and disappeared into the elevator.

“Umm, President…”

The Brieng manager and two employees approached him and bowed their heads.

He spoke with a cold face.

“Manager Kim, have you been pleasing VIP customers and providing service in this manner all along?”

“…I apologize.”

“Listening to the recording, it seems this wasn’t a one-time thing, right?”

“Well, that’s…”

Their heads went down even further.

“This issue will never be dealt with lightly. To think you tarnished the reputation of our department store in this way?”

“…I apologize.”

“As soon as the recording comes in, there will be an internal audit on the entire luxury team. And if the truth is confirmed, whoever it is will face disciplinary action. Be prepared.”

The employees who stood watching were in an uproar, and the Brieng manager and two employees finally sobbed.

He put on his shoes and left the store without another word.

His secretary approached and asked.

“President, are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

He walked briskly down the hallway.

Then he approached the window.

Yeo Reum leaving the lobby came into view.

Her excited running seemed as if she had won.

‘The Blue House’s maid…’

He looked at Yeo Reum even more closely.

‘Interesting. She’s really an interesting girl…’