After signing the necessary documents, Jeon Jungkook greeted his passionate new colleagues while slowly walking towards his seat, the moment he sat down, he was once again surrounded by several ladies with outstanding looks, each of them with radiant eyes staring at him.
"Hey handsome, let me introduce myself, my name is Ahn Hye-Jin." This was a lady with big wavy curves in a beige suit and phoenix eyes that were exceptionally charming, at this moment she warmly stretched out her white hand and introduced herself.
"Hye-Jin Unni, our new colleague just arrived and you're already stretching your hand, aren't you afraid of scaring him?" Another lady wearing a baby blue outfit made a laughing sound, her face was a little round, and she had quite a plump body, she laughed and said: "Your name is Jeon Jungkook right? From here on in our PR department, you have to be most careful of Hye-Jin Unni, when she likes a man she eats him up and doesn't even leave the bones!"
Ahn Hye-Jin doesn't blush, makes a 'hmph' sound, and stretches her hand to pinch the plump lady's outstanding bottom, "Save it Jia, who doesn't know that your demands are the highest? You're unable to even sleep without a man at night."
"Hmph, that's not the case, Hye-Jin Unni look, our Junghwa Unni hasn't gotten married yet. No matter what we can't snatch him from her!"
Following Lee Jia's gaze, Jeon Jungkook looked towards a quiet lady, she looked quite tall in a pink outfit, with shoulder-length hair that was dyed with several streaks of purple and beautiful facial features that revealed a distinctive office lady style.
Choi Junghwa sweetly smiles and says, "What are you guys staring at, I'm just welcoming our new colleague, and am not as vile as you guys make me out to be." With that said, Choi Junghwa extends her arm and says: "Namdongsaeng (Little Brother) Jeon Jungkook, you wouldn't mind a handshake right?"
"Oh, of course, I won't." Jeon Jungkook naturally wouldn't mind having a handshake, but it Looks like Ahn Hye-Jin is aching to pinch her butt like she just did to Lee Jia though.
The moment he came into contact with Choi Junghwa's slender hand, Jeon Jungkook felt Choi Junghwa's pinky finger gently rubbing on his palm. As he raised his head, Choi Junghwa gave him a saucy wink.
Just this simple and dubious action made Jeon Jungkook feel like he was standing among the hungry wolves who were trying to get him ready just to pounce on him in return. No wonder so many men struggled so hard to enter Łzy International, the ladies here are extremely "friendly"!
Following the welcome from the three ladies, numerous ladies from the office also welcomed Jeon Jungkook, of course without missing out and adding in some dirty jokes.
Only after 10 minutes did Jeon Jungkook spot another man in the office. This was a considerably short male with fair skin wearing a black shirt, he looked like a college student who had yet to complete puberty and had a delicate face with a shy expression.
Noticing his only male co-worker not coming over to greet him and instead having a consistently shy look, Jeon Jungkook finds that funny, how is it possible that a man is less outgoing than this bunch of ladies? So, Jeon Jungkook took the initiative to extend his hand and said: "I'm Jeon Jungkook, seems like you are the only other guy in this office, let's get along well in the future."
The pretty boy immediately shook Jeon Jungkook's hand and was a little red in the face, he lowered his head and said: "Erm...Erm... I'm Chim, Err... Park Jimin, well......welcome to our department."
Chim? Park Jimin? What a coincidence of name, Once the person with the same name had the capacity to create chaos and overturn the royal dynasty of Hanyang!
Jeon Jungkook couldn't help but laugh and say: "This name of yours, I found it pretty meaningful, and very different."
Once Park Jimin heard that, he shyly lowered his head even more and softly said: "Thank you."
That's right, he's shy, Whereas the man named Park Jimin of the past was cunning and calculative as hell!
The surrounding ladies came over, and the plump lady named Lee Jia laughed and said: "Jeon Jungkook you may not know this, Chimmy here is a scholar from Yongsan University before you came, he was the only male in our department."
"Things are better now, with Jeon Oppa here, the balance of Male and Female in our office has returned a little." A younger female PR member has already started calling Jeon Jungkook "Oppa".
Jeon Jungkook tried his best to keep his cool and joke along with the other ladies for a while. As he did not want to hold up much time in the office, he returned to his newly assigned desk and started tidying up the various documents and office tools.
The closest desk to Jeon Jungkook's belonged to the first who shook hands with him, Ahn Hye-Jin. Ahn Hye-Jin happily asked: "Handsome do you need any help? If there's anything you don't understand just ask me."
Jeon Jungkook thought for a minute, and asked: "Even Jimin who is this shy can join PR? Doesn't a PR have to interact and make business deals while receiving customers? Is he really that outspoken?"
Ahn Hye-Jin stared blankly for a moment as she did not expect Jeon Jungkook to ask that, she covered her mouth and softly said: "Chim-Chim is said to have entered through the back door, everybody sees his shy demeanor and gives him some clerk type of work, we usually don't let him go for things like business deals."
Jeon Jungkook nodded, everything made sense now.
Suddenly thinking of something, Jungkook laughs out loud and says: "Actually I'm not good at speaking, and don't really know how to talk business, I think in the future you guys could also give me miscellaneous work to do, making coffee, brewing tea, sending water and such is more suitable for me, and I could do more physical work, what do you say?"
Surprised, Ahn Hye-Jin couldn't resist making an erratic tremble and a chuckle, "Handsome, you truly know how to make jokes, I heard that you are a scholar who graduated from Harvard, in our entire company there are very few who have that level of education. You say you want to do odd jobs like brewing tea and sending water? Who's going to believe that?"
"I'm serious, believe me." Jeon Jungkook wrinkles his brows in distress, why is it that nobody believes him when he speaks the truth?
Seeing how Jeon Jungkook doesn't seem to be lying, Ahn Hye-Jin could only raise her hands in surrender and say: "Alright alright, I'll believe you. Actually, you're still on trial, there isn't much work for you to do in the first place, I will let our sisters know, that in the future, you will be responsible for buying us breakfast, brewing coffee, moving things, and so on. In the past, we took turns to do these, but from here on out you will do these alone, what do you think?"
"Seriously?" Jeon Jungkook happily exclaimed. Buying breakfast, brewing coffee, and moving things around, these actions suited him perfectly.
Seeing Jeon Jungkook's excited expression, Ahn Hye-Jin didn't know how to salvage what originally began as a joke, she whispered to herself "What a weird person", then nodded.
"Good, this is set, remember to let everybody else know. Tomorrow I will buy breakfast for everybody, things like money can be paid after." Jeon Jungkook turned back in satisfaction and continued to tidy up his desk, ignoring Ahn Hye-Jin's lifeless face.
Five minutes later, when Ahn Hye-Jin once again turned to check what Jeon Jungkook was doing, she was completely shocked........
She noticed Jeon Jungkook had already dumped all of the documents on the desk into the cabinet under the table, the only thing left on the desk was the computer. While on the computer display, an image familiar to the point it could not be more familiar was shown —— Mario Cart!
This guy! Is he really planning on becoming a gamer or what? On the first day of work, he had already started to play video games. Ahn Hye-Jin felt a headache coming.
Right at this moment, an old-fashioned and plain-looking lady, wearing a close-fitting black dress and white stockings suddenly walked into the PR department. She calmly asked: "Is today's new recruit Jeon Jungkook here?"
Upon seeing this lady, quite a few employees let out a surprised expression and then looked strangely at Jeon Jungkook.
Regretting that he could not finish his game, Jeon Jungkook raised his head, "I'm here, what is the purpose of Noona's visit?"
Noona!? The employees around almost couldn't hold back their laughter.
As expected, after being addressed like this the lady in black's brows contracted, and her tone turned a little hostile as she said: "I am the CEO's secretary's junior assistant Hwang Su Hye, the CEO wants to see you, you are to come with me immediately."
CEO? This is my first day, why does the CEO want to see me? Puzzled, Jeon Jungkook stood up. However, without asking any questions, he followed behind the plain lady and exited the office.
The moment Jeon Jungkook exited, the whole office erupted in gossips, everybody felt that this was unbelievable.
In the department head's office, when Park Seorin saw what happened outside, even she looked at Jeon Jungkook a little confused.
Following the figure of Hwang Su Hye onto the elevator to the top floor, which only consisted of the CEO's office and leisure room. The fashionable top-grade transparent-esque materials and a variety of bonsai trees brought about a bright and spacious feel. With subtle and detailed management in all places, it completely manifested respect towards the identity of the CEO of this big establishment.
"Secretary Assistant Hwang, what is the CEO calling me for?" Jeon Jungkook curiously asked while following her.
Not answering his question, Hwang Su Hye continued to silently walk down the path with her heels rhythmically clinking against the ground.
Jeon Jungkook couldn't help but think that this woman was cold and did not bother to ask further. However, Jeon Jungkook had some regrets, he should have researched information about Łzy International's CEO and not just read information about the recruitment process, but as the commissioner general had ordered him to join the interview at the last moment, he did not have the time and opportunity to research more regarding the information. If he had prior knowledge, he wouldn't be in such a situation. To suddenly meet the leader of this company, he did not know what to do.
"We've arrived." Walking towards the gorgeously carved milk-white door, Hwang Su Hye coldly stared at Jeon Jungkook and said, "The CEO is inside, you can enter yourself. You better watch your tone and be respectful!"
Towards Hwang Su Hye's mysteriously strict tone, Jeon Jungkook wasn't angry, but instead felt pity towards this woman. If her character was not cold, why would she look at me as if looking at something extremely displeasing? didn't she notice how much the other female employees like me?
Ignoring the pitiful secretary, Jeon Jungkook opened the door as if it were his second nature, entering in the office of Łzy International's highest authority.
The moment he entered, Jeon Jungkook noticed a familiar smell, the air was filled with a faint smell of jasmine, warm yet refreshing. This reminded Jeon Jungkook of his wife Min Eun Yeong. Didn't that frost-faced girl also have this same smell?
The entire CEO's office was unusually big, way over 100 square meters, and formed a semi-circle, The circular side was all clean floor-to-ceiling windows from end to end, which allowed the hustle and bustle of the city to be seen from any spot. The thin white translucent curtains blew along with the wind from the AC.
On the floor was a soft Mediterranean wool carpet with diverse and archaic designs. Several bonsai trees were placed on the table and corners of the room, while the entire office's lights helped to complement it.
The crystal chandelier on the ceiling was also a rare collector's item, its exquisite workmanship refracted all the light rays into the office with a dazzling luster, and brought threads of magnificence and mysticism into the whole room.
Several silver-coated metal bookshelves filled with design books covered the room. Next to the shelves, a huge mahogany desk could be seen. Except, at this moment, behind that desk, the seat of the "CEO" was empty.
Puzzled, Jeon Jungkook wondered why the CEO would call him over when he or she wasn't even here. As soon as he thought that, at the right side of the office, a door leading to a restroom opened. A person elegantly walked out from that door.
At that moment, the atmosphere of the room turned incomparably strange as if the oxygen in the room had been removed. The two people stood in front of each other, seemingly forgetting to breathe.
As their gazes met, they each had mixed and complex emotions in their eyes. The two people found it difficult to speak clearly because this was too ridiculous to believe!!!
"This...You...Me...Erm...I..." Jeon Jungkook always felt that he was mentally strong, but he now realized, that it was only limited to some special circumstances. For an unexpected meeting such as this, Jeon Jungkook was speechless as if he lost his tongue. His mind was now one big mess and he didn't know what to say.
The crystal high-heeled shoe-wearing woman in front of him had a pair of black leggings wrapped around her slender legs emitting a certain type of low-key charm. She wore a Purple colored close-fitting businesswoman's suit, which made her figure seem to follow the proportions of the golden ratio brilliantly.
Her head of long black hair was neatly tied up, allowing her graceful swan-like snow-white neck even more dazzling. If it were just these it would still be bearable, what makes her truly irresistible is that heaven-sent face, which was beautiful to the point it makes one powerless against it.
"You what?" Min Eun Yeong looked at the rogue man who had an expression like he was at a loss for words after eating a cockroach, that previous inkling of complex and nervous emotions vanished like smoke in thin air. Turning into a playful and teasing mood she said, "Weren't you always good at talking, good at pretending? What's wrong, can't even speak half a sentence clearly now?"
Jeon Jungkook, his mouth open for a while, in a daze, he couldn't finish a complete sentence. At last, he dashed to the water cooler in the corner of the room. Taking a paper cup and filling it with water, he drained the cup in one gulp while calming his heart. After wiping his mouth, he turned around, and once again faced the sudden appearance of Min Eun Yeong.
At that moment, Eun Yeong had already adopted the imposing attitude of a captain of the ship that was Łzy International. Calmly sitting on a leather chair, her expression mild, yet cold, she was looking at Jeon Jungkook. Sitting, she looked like a sculpture of a goddess, serene and bright.
"Wow, life's like a play, and a play is truly like life." Jeon Jungkook silently looked at the woman standing in front of him for quite some time. He couldn't help but laugh, "Good good little Eun Yeong, my wife, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were Łzy International's CEO? It would've saved me a whole lot of trouble from finding work. Just give me a minor security job that is both clean and in an office."
"Mr. Jeon Jungkook, pay attention to how you address me, in the office, I am your superior." a cold gaze flashed across Min Eun Yeong's beautiful eyes, this man in front of her was still upright a moment ago, why did he suddenly revert back to his playboy tone again?
Jeon Jungkook laughed and said, "In the office, you're my superior, so does that mean out of the office I can call you whatever I want?"
"Not allowed!" Min Eun Yeong hurriedly vetoed, it was surprising how this person could think of such a disgusting and goosebumps-inducing form of address. Min Eun Yeong creased her eyebrows and said, "You can call me by my name, but you're not allowed to add on the other disgusting words."
Jeon Jungkook ignored her, as right now his emotions had been calmed. The shock from earlier had already been reduced to a negligible level. So he impolitely pulled over a chair to sit in front of Min Eun Yeong, crossed his legs, sighed, and said, "Okay, let us not talk about that, what has CEO Min called me over for?"
Only now did Min Eun Yeong remember the purpose of calling Jeon Jungkook up. After rolling her eyes at Jeon Jungkook, she turned the computer monitor 180 degrees, pointed at Jeon Jungkook's resume on the screen, and said, "Your resume says you have a Master's degree in Harvard University's Criminal Psychology, you were a recipient of a full scholarship, and also proficient in both English and Japanese."
Jeon Jungkook looked at his own resume, he could already predict what Eun Yeong was going to ask, but could only nod his head, "That is correct, so what?"
"A master's degree from Harvard, proficient in English?" Eun Yeong looked at Jeon Jungkook as if it was their first meeting as she sized him up, "Don't you sell mutton skewers in the Market area? How could you have such a prestigious educational background?"
As he already prepared an excuse, as if reciting from a book, Jeon Jungkook said, "When I was a kid, I was kidnapped and sold to the United States. Then, I was fostered by some people with good intentions. There, I went to college and also learned English. However, I didn't have any major goals in life, and after my foster parents passed away, I flew back here to sell mutton skewers and idly spend my days. You can ask the peddlers at the market, they all know that I just came back just half a year ago."
Since Eun Yeong was able to lead a big company like Łzy International, naturally, she would not be an idiot. How could she trust Jeon Jungkook's words that easily? Her intelligent face revealed a somewhat displeased expression as she made a cold 'hmph' and said, "Then what about the matter regarding the foreign languages test? You chose Japanese with English and got full marks on both, how did that happen?"
"Ermm......" Jeon Jungkook now regretted choosing the Japanese test papers, if he knew this would happen, he would have chosen only English as written in his resume and then gotten out of the hall just like that Fatty and his friends did, but right now he could only brace himself for whatever that comes his way, "That is just a hobby, I'm pretty talented at Japanese."
"Oh? What other innate skills do you have then?" Eun Yeong asked as she crossed her arms in front of her chest with a face full of disbelief.
Jeon Jungkook scratched his nose because he was embarrassed to say that he actually had quite a number of innate skills. While he was most adept at fighting and killing, on the more high-tech side, he was also talented in controlling aircraft, tanks, firearms, and even hacking. However, these talents are not appropriate to share in a conversation, and if his superior gets a whiff of his current thinking, then he will personally make him quit his original job. So he simply shook his head and said, "Nope, this brain of mine only has that much capacity, well-appraised, my lord wife."
"You're not allowed to call me that!" Min Eun Yeong once again corrected the uncomfortable form of address that nearly turned her eyebrows vertical, and angrily said, "Jeon Jungkook, no matter the reason, since you chose Łzy International and became my employee, there are some things I must make clear to you."
"It can't be that you want to fire me right?" Jeon Jungkook gloomily raised his hands, "Hey, my dear w...Erm.... Boss Min, it took me a lot of effort to find a job that fits your requirements, sitting in an office, being dignified, and being clean at work. You don't have to be so cruel to me right? Although I'm born a bit more handsome than others and may cause harm to our fellow colleagues, a loyal man like me would never womanize. Also, wildflowers can never smell as fragrant as the flower at home, don't you think so......."
"Hold your tongue!" Eun Yeong couldn't stand it anymore as she slammed her hand down at the desk. She pouted and her lips formed an arc, this guy did not have any EQ, could it be that this is what all graduates of famous colleges are like? Could it be that they have a different way of looking at things?
Jeon Jungkook tried his best to hold back his laughter, he had no idea why every time he saw the bashful look of his convenient wife, he felt so happy inside.
Of course, Min Eun Yeong might look like a lotus flower, but she wasn't that gentle. Forgot her past self, In this life, she is mature and has a city woman's high self-esteem, along with that innocent childishness, which is the most attractive thing about her in both lifetimes.
Only after a while did Min Eun Yeong calm down. With a gaze full of 'killing intent' she said, "Jeon Jungkook, while we are in the company, we must agree upon a three-point law."
(Meaning: 3 rules Jeon Jungkook must follow.)
"Alright, as long as you don't fire me, I'm fine with anything," said Jeon Jungkook, as he didn't want to argue with this girl.
"First, you're not allowed to call me by those disgusting names, you must address me as Boss Min or CEO just like the other employees. Second, you can't just randomly waltz into my office, and in public, we must maintain a distance. Third, you can't tell anyone in this company that we are married. Fourth..."
"Wait! Wait! Wasn't this a three-point law? How can there be a fourth point?" Jeon Jungkook raised his hand in protest.
Bam! Min Eun Yeong slammed both her hands down on the desk, with her eyes widened. "If I say this many laws, that's how many laws you have to maintain! If I say how many points that's how many points! You're not allowed to interrupt me!"
"Erm...yes." Jeon Jungkook forced a smile.
Min Eun Yeong continued: "Fourth, while you are working here, I will carefully supervise you. You are not allowed to break the status quo of the office. As long as you do your job, I won't fire you. Even if you drift aimlessly, I won't fire you as long as you don't stir up trouble in the office. Fifth..."
After listening to Min Eun Yeong talk for no less than 10 minutes, Jeon Jungkook stifled a yawn. Min Eun Yeong was almost finished speaking.
"Boss Min, you're finished, right? If you have, I'll leave first." Said Jeon Jungkook, as he curried favor with Min Eun Yeong because he was scared that she would burst out with more rules and stipulations, he's already forgotten how many points she had made.
Min Eun Yeong contemplated for a bit and nodded her head: "We'll stop here for today. You must comply with everything I told you. Outside, I don't care what you do, that's your problem and we have a non-aggression pact, but when you're in the office, you must listen to me and abide by the rules."
"Yea yea yea..." Jeon Jungkook hurried to stand up, stretch, and leave the room.
At that moment, in the office, a stylish azure-colored phone rang. Stretching out her hand, Min Eun Yeong picked the phone up, pressed a button, and answered the call. On the other side, the voice of the cold secretary assistant, Hwang Su Hye, could be heard: "Ma'am, the Chairman of Amuse Imperial has invited you to attend have dinner with him and his family at the Blue Bay Hotel to talk about this year's partnership for the Autumn Fashion Show."
Hearing the word "Chairman of Amuse Imperial", Min Eun Yeong made an obvious frown, "Su Hye, can't we cancel it?"
On the other side of the line, Hwang Su Hye hesitated for a moment and said, "Ma'am, you have already rejected Vice-President of Amuse Imperial's Ms. Ryu's invitations for three times in this week. Chairman of Amuse Imperial said that for a week, they could not be able to reach you, this time's talk was regarding the Autumn Fashion Show, and every single exhibition area's construction requires extensive discussion. The other party's reasons are justified if we cancel again... Ma'am, it's a little......"
"Fine, I understand", Min Eun Yeong pursed her lips, "Help me arrange this then, tonight I will attend, book two seats."
"Ma'am, two seats... then do you require Ms. Park or me to accompany you?"
"No!", Min Eun Yeong raised her head to stare at Jeon Jungkook who is trying to sneakily leave the room, "I will drive there, you may return home once you get off work."
"Okay, Ma'am......." Su Hye felt things were a little odd, but her unconditional compliance meant she wouldn't ask anything more.
Ending the call, Jeon Jungkook who was trying to sneak out stopped, turned his head and laughed: "Boss Min, you can't possibly want me to attend. If I recall correctly, Blue Bay Hotel is a 5-star hotel, does my rugged appearance look suitable for a 5-star hotel? Also, I can't make heads nor tails when it comes to business and cannot help."
Min Eun Yeong coldly smiled and said: "You think I wish to bring you along? You only know how to lose face and talk rubbish...... However, marrying you like this is precisely made a tough situation for me right now. Later on in the evening, you must utilize all methods to keep those shrews calm, best if you can make them completely shut up."
"Can I make a physical assault?" Jeon Jungkook was somewhat impatient, "How about I just chop them and be done with it."
"Not allowed! You're not allowed to assault them any time, They'll definitely send us to jail then!" said Min Eun Yeong, stressing each and every word.
Taking in a deep breath, Jeon Jungkook gazed strangely at Min Eun Yeong, grumbled, and said, "Boss Min, are you employing your husband to keep your family members calm? Even when they'll learn about our relationship and flash marriage! Please take some bodyguards with you."
"We are already married, and as a cherry on top you also joined in the company where I'm the CEO, you must play your role properly. Otherwise, you know you'll face the worst." Min Eun Yeong looked at Jeon Jungkook's self-deflated manner and couldn't help but feel a small victory.
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Time flew like an arrow as Jeon Jungkook returned to the PR department. The ladies, curious as to why Jeon Jungkook was called to the CEO's office, all made exaggerated speculations till it was time to get off work.
Throughout the whole afternoon, Park Seorin was huffing and puffing in anger as she couldn't understand why Min Eun Yeong, whom she befriended for the longest time, invited Jeon Jungkook to her office on the first day of his work. Could it be that Jeon Jungkook has some sort of special background and joined the company just like the way Park Jimin did? All these questions remained in Park Seorin's mind and would cause her to have insomnia.
Furthermore, Jeon Jungkook rejected the office ladies' invitation for a welcome cocktail party, and by himself, he quietly slipped away to the CEO's special parking lot.
Sitting in Min Eun Yeong's Bentley Arnage, they made their way to the Blue Bay Hotel as planned.
Night time in Seoul City, a man, and a woman, neither one knowing what the other was thinking, started their journey together to go ahead in life ...