Chapter 2: Park Corporation
Hyung looked at the coffee on the table, with his eyes fixed on the teaspoon placed on the left side of the saucer; he looked at the waiter with bloodshot eyes, almost boring a hole through his skin with his eyes.
"What is this!?"
He shouted at the waiter, who was about to pee in his pants.
The Air conditioning in his office was at its lowest, but his sweat glands were failing him.
"I'm... I'm... sorry sir" he said with a shaky voice; he could feel his legs shaking rigorously as fear engulfed his entire being.
It was no news that the CEO of Park Corporation was the devil himself. He changed workers like clothes, and no one was above that.
"Sorry???"
"Did you just apologize to me?"
"Sorry for your incompetent self," he said with a smirk
Jun Ni stood there thinking about his life; he had just got this Job which was definitely not easy to get; his friend who worked at the cafeteria had told him of an opening in the company; this was one Job that no one wanted, no one wished to any job that would require them in physical contact with him.
He had been so happy when he was employed.
But the fear and sweat on his face showed he was already thinking of possibly losing the Job.
"No Sir, I'm really sorry sir, please don't fire me sir, i just got here," He said, almost in tears; the Job was the last option he had; he had been running into a series of debts. This was his only hope.
Hyung looked at him with a stern look on his face as he knelt down to plead with him.
He wasn't moved a bit by it; all he cared about was the position of the spoon.
He slowly picked up the cup of coffee and splashed it on his face while kneeling.
"Take this, leave my office and get me another cup of coffeeeeee.... immediately!"
He yelled angrily, breathing heavily afterward.
"Okay Sir, Thank you sir," he said, picking up the tray from the table, glad he didn't mention his three favorite words. "You are fired."
He quickly rushed out to get another cup of coffee, thanking his stars that he hadn't fired him.
He thought of his sick mother and his wife, who was always complaining; how would they have coped if they learned he had lost the Job he just got? He heaved a sigh of relief as he returned to the office.
He knocked gently and opened the door to Park Hyung's office, placing the spoon on the right side of the saucer.
He dropped it gently on his work desk with shaky hands.
He was about to leave when he heard the thick voice of his boss
"Stop!"
He froze immediately, slowly turning to face him
"You are fired."
"Sir?"
"You might very well be dumb but the one thing I'm sure of is that you aren't deaf."
Hyung said, looking casually at his desk. He remembered he needed some files on the contract he wanted to sign with the technology minister. Still, he had not taken the deal seriously because they had yet to pay in full.
"You are fired," he repeated with Jun Ni, unsure of how to feel; he felt angry looking at his coffee-soiled white shirt; he felt humiliated at the insult he was receiving and depressed that he couldn't keep a job for 24 hours, and it wasn't his fault.
He took one last glance at him and cursed the day he was born as he shook his head teary-eyed without spitting a single word.
His pride was beyond crushed.
Hyung had made it nonexistent, he had heard stories about the narcissistic CEO, but he never imagined it'd be like this.
"Is there a reason why i am still feeling your presence in this building much less my office?"
He asked without raising his head to look at him.
He left the office immediately; he felt like dying.
Come to my office immediately he ordered Li Wei over the phone
Li Wei made a funny face repeating what he said in an attempt to mock him.
She knew he would rain fire and sulfur on her for coming late, but she didn't care; she needed the Job, but her pride was more than her want.
People often wondered how she had worked with him for so long
She was the only staff employed to work with him for 2 months without getting fired.
She reluctantly stood up from her office, which was separated from Hyung's office by just a wall.
"Good morning Sir" she greeted respectfully.