DAY 01
INCHEON AIRPORT
A woman strolled out of the airport with her suitcase in one hand and the other buried in her pocket. She had her dark sunglasses on, and she looked stunning enough to make heads turn, and all the men, even women, ogled her.
She felt exhausted after working on the new design collection for her company during her flight.
This was one of her special projects. She made it by her own hand and herself, without the help of her employees.
She had been the president of Next Management overseas for the last two years since she couldn't find someone to take care of another branch, but now she finally found someone suitable for the job, she went back to South Korea.
She ran her one of her family's business for four years straight after graduating from college at the age of twenty.
"President Kim." The chauffeur greeted her with a slight bow before putting her suitcase in the trunk.
"It's nice to have you back, President Kim," the chauffeur said, with a small smile, as he held the door for the President Kim.
"I can't say it's nice to be back." She replied indifferently before stepping into the car.
She turned on her phone, which she had turned off due to flight protocols. She smirked when she received a message from the Vice President of Next Management, Jisoo Kim.
Jisoo Kim, her longtime best friend and schoolmate, They graduated at the same time, and Jisoo decided to work with President Kim to help her handle her family business.
While President Kim was in Paris, Jisoo was the one handling the main branch and companies in Seoul. She was the one who reported everything that was happening in the company.
JTRK: Welcome back, Ruby Jane.
The chauffer drove them to the mansion owned by President Kim.
While on the road, President Kim was just staring out the window, observing the city. She can see that in the span of two years, Seoul, South Korea has changed a lot.
Her phone vibrated. She looked at it to see a message from someone she doesn't like who has been pursuing her no matter how much she rejected him.
"Drive me to Next Management." She told her chauffer
They did a quick U-turn and arrived in no time since the chauffer used the short-cut to arrive fast at Next Management.
President Kim got out of the car with her Gentle Monster shades on. The security guard immediately lined up and bowed at her in sync.
She didn't pay attention to them and just continued walking till she arrived in the elevator.
People who's been waiting for elevator to arrive, make a way for their President. They let her go first and didn't attempt to ride with her since they knew that President Kim hated the idea of them getting inside the same elevator.
When President Kim arrived on the top floor, she immediately went to her office where temporary Jisoo was staying.
"Hello, my dear Vice President." President Kim greeted and flipped her hair in a sassy way.
Jisoo looked up to see her best friend. She smiled widely and stood up from her seat to welcome her.
They embraced each other and took a seat.
"I thought you would be resting." Jisoo told Jennie.
"Why? You don't want me here? " Jennie raised an eyebrow, which made Jisoo quickly shake her head.
"You know, that is not what I mean. I know you are suffering from extreme jetlag. You should go home, take a rest, and tomorrow handle your own company because it's tiring to be the acting President of this multi-billionaire companies." Jisoo said, which made Jennie chuckle.
"Arraseo. Bye, Chu. " Jennie stood up from her seat and went out of the office.
•••
MYEONG-DONG STREET FOOD
"It's so delicious...I will never get tired of eating it." A short, black-haired girl devoured the tteokbokki and fish cake she bought.
She been eating for an hour now and didn't get tired or even feel full. She was enjoying her time and the delicious food she bought.
As soon as she arrived in Seoul, South Korea, she quickly roamed around and tried new things she hadn't experienced before.
Her parents still don't know that she is in another country. No one knows since she didn't tell anyone, not even the butlers, maids, and bodyguards.
After she finished eating, she took her luggage and walked around with a camera around her neck, capturing photos to keep as a memory of her freedom.
"Where should I go next?" She asked herself, not knowing where to go.
She is unfamiliar with the area in which she is currently located, and because she did not plan ahead of time, she don't have a place to stay.
"Excuse me, may I know where I can find a place?" She asked one of the locals.
"Aigoo... young lady, you can use Naver to search." The ahjumma said, walked away and continue her own business.
Lalisa did what the old woman just said. She looked at a nice and affordable apartment. She needs to save her money since her parents won't give her any because she told them she wanted to be independent.
She found an apartment, so she quickly rode a taxi.
Fortunately, Lalisa knows how to speak nine languages, including Korean, so she is able to speak with the locals without having a language barrier.
Her parents paid a lot of tutors to teach Lalisa another language, so she won't have a hard time communicating with other people that were part of their family business from other countries.
She knows how to speak Thai, French, Spanish, Korean, English, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Italian, and knows how to use sign language.
Learning ten languages didn't give her a hard time because she was good at it. She learned more by watching some series than reading a book. She basically picked up the words from what she watched.
She downloaded the app called Naver, searched for an available apartment and immediately found one.
Therefore, she quickly dialed the number and told them that she was interested in seeing the apartment.
•••
NAKSAN HONGDAE
Lalisa arrived at the apartment building she saw online. She quickly settled everything, paying the down payment and signing the papers under her name, Lalisa Pranpriya Leechaiyapornkul, which gave the landlord a hard time pronouncing even spelling it.
"Here is the key and the number of the front desk, so if you have a problem in your apartment, you can call us." The landlord gave her the keys.
"Kamsahamnida (Thank you)." Lalisa accepted the keys and rode the elevator.
She counted the cash she had left and started computing how she could save her money till she found a job as she waited for the elevator to arrive on her floor.
"I need to look for a job as soon as possible or else I will starve." She put her wallet back in her bag and went out of the elevator when the door automatically opened.
"363...364...here you go, 365." She said, opening the door using her keys.
Her apartment room was small, nothing inside, and the walls were not soundproof, since she could literally hear the shouting of her new neighbor.
"Not bad... but not good." She sighed and dropped her luggage on the floor.
"I need a bed, bedsheets, curtains, groceries, and bath essentials." She listed everything she needed on her phone.
"I also need more money to buy everything that I need." she added.
This was the first time she had a financial problem. If she didn't think carefully about how she would spend her money, she would be broke and starve.
The last thing she wants to do is ask her parents for some money since she asked them to let her have an independent life.
She grabbed her laptop from her backpack, looking for a job.
"Damn, it's hard to live alone and earn some money. I wish there was a job opening in some company."
Ring! Ring!
She answered the call without looking at the screen.
"Why didn't you tell me that you went abroad?!" Lalisa pulled away the phone from her ears because of her mom's shout.
"Hello, Mother." She said, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"What do you think you are doing? We just gave you freedom to live normally. You went to Korea. Are you crazy?!" Chittip raised her tone and angrily said.
"Mom, I want to live here." Lalisa replied calmly. "Also, I'll be fine here and I can take care of myself."
"If I can only fly there and drag your ass back to Thailand, I already did. Be thankful that I'm in Ethiopia and your father is in Switzerland." She heard her mother sigh deeply, and she imagined her mother massaging her scalp.
"I'm sorry if I didn't tell you, Mom. Don't worry, I promise that I'll be fine and I will always update you. Be careful in your medical mission and tell Dad that I'm sorry."
"I will, but how are you? Do you have a place to stay? "
"Yes, I found a small apartment, but I'll be fine."
"Good to hear that then. Well, how about money income? Did you already find a job? You know that I am not going to give you a monthly allowance, right? Also, I will close all of your cards."
"I haven't. I'm still looking for a job and I'm currently working on it right now." She answered as she scrolled through her laptop.
Ding!
Lalisa furrowed her eyebrows when she received an email from her mom. She opened it and saw it was a website for a company that had a job opening.
"Apply there, so my mind will be at ease. I'll get going now. I still have children that need to feed Okay, tell me about your day. Bye." She hummed in response, and Chittip ended the call.
Sales Admin
Assistant Finance Manager
Product Manager
Onsite Project Administrator
Secretary
There are five positions available that she can apply for.
KM Group is one of the largest businesses, second only to the LM Company. It was developed, articulated, and enchanced by KM's Chairman, Kim Taewon.
"Why does my mom want me to work for the second richest family in the whole world?" Lalisa asked, wondering why.
Oh God! I hope this won't cause any trouble in the future if they learn my real identity.
Lalisa submitted her resume online and closed her laptop with a satisfied smile on her face.
She sat like a starfish on the hard floor and sighed contentedly, not caring that her back would hurt because she wasn't used to sleeping on the hard floor.
"Finally, I have my freedom and I will have a normal life." She uttered and closed her eyes, letting herself fall into a deep slumber.