"You..." Director Su's face flushed red, and he was just about to blow up.
"Easy. Let me finish."
Su Yun put his sunglasses back on, folded his arms, and lounged against the hallway wall. He didn't look like a student being questioned. He looked more like a leader inspecting the workplace.
"Know why you haven't been promoted?"
Su Yun raised a finger and pointed it at Director Su's furious face from across the hall, his tone full of exasperation at someone who just wouldn't listen.
"You lack vision."
"As a manager, your job is to coordinate, not stand here barking at students like some old gatekeeper. You think leaving me out here and trying to put me in my place makes you look capable?"
Su Yun sighed.
"All it does is expose your incompetence and guilty conscience. People in positions of power don't resort to such low-level tricks just to make themselves feel important."
"Look at yourself. You're furious, red in the face. If I were the principal, I wouldn't promote a subordinate who couldn't even control his emotions."
"You! How dare you!"
Director Su trembled with rage, his finger shaking as he pointed at Su Yun.
He'd spent half his life disciplining countless students and even plenty of young teachers. And today, he'd been lectured by a child?!
The worst part was...
The way this kid spoke—with that lofty, self-assured air, calmly holding forth as if he were in charge of the world—somehow made Director Su feel... like he had a point. He even found himself wanting to straighten his tie!
Su Yun waved a hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly.
"Why don't you quiet down for a while? If you're really that bored, go wipe down those windows. They're covered in dust, and it's annoying to