"Mr Wang?", to say that I'm not surprised would be a lie. I had not expected to be fired on my first day of job after applying here and there for months.
"It's Tao, Alice. Tao", I apologized, not for calling Mr Geon devil but he can consider that if it means I not losing the job.
"I just caught you off guard. Haven't I?", he asks, leaning against the table.
"Junho, isn't it?", crossing his arm next to his chest, he gives me a curious look.
"So you're not denying the fact that you called him a devil?", seeing me not answering his question he asks again.
"I don't like lying and right now I'm in no state of being honest", did he just smile at me?
"I like how blunt and honest you're. But don't mistake Junho to be a cold person. He's just..", he stops talking.
"Junho?", I look back only to find the prick standing behind.
"Let's have lunch", he says feebly loosening his tie. So they are friends.
"Oh, yeah, I was coming to you", Tao stands upright.
"What about the list Mr Geon?", I ask while getting on my feet as he walks past me. When he continues walking without replying to me, Tao turns around saying, "Complete it after lunch, Alice." I smile. Soon they walk out of my sight.
"Would you like to eat with me?", Bengwin asks standing near the table.
"Sure!", I closed my laptop after saving my current work and walk with him to the nearest cafe. I'm already loving this place! Everyone is so lovely here! Well, exclude that good for nothing a*shole.
Bingwen and I return to our tables after finishing lunch. We talked about school and life. I got to know that he had always been an intelligent student. He's also fluent in English. Impressive. He told me the secret of his toned muscles. Pretty much obvious; work out.
Yeah, we got along pretty well. Some people make you feel comfortable even when you're coming upon them for the first time. Bingwen is one of them. Geon Junho, the a*shole, falls in the opposite category.
I stretched my arms out and resumed arranging the list in alphabetic order. The task could be accomplished in one click but I've to update the data in the other worksheets and calculate the yearly profit accordingly, leaving it no more lying at one click.
"I went to Mr Geon's room to hand over these documents to him but he hasn't come back yet. Gotta wait", Bingwen stops by my table, putting the file on the table.
"I'm also almost finished. I was going to email him the list", I send the mail in the draft and look up to talk to Bengwin when my phone rings.
Feng: Hey, pabo! Have you eaten or should I come over with my delicious pancaked topped with whipped cream?
Alice: I just had a sandwich with French vanilla
Feng: Without me?? *poker face emoji
Alice: I also made a friend here
Feng: It's your first day and you're already ignoring me, you blockheaded!
Alice: I ain't ignoring you dumb a*s
Feng: I've got a very fine a*s!
Alice: Yeah, yeah, finest fake a*s
Feng: No breakfast! No dinners! Don't dare text me spoiled little brat!
I was typing another message with a big curve of my lips when I felt someone nudging on my feet. Oh, Bingwen! I forgot he was here!
"Bingwen I'm so-", I raise my head while speaking only to meet the most unpleasant sight of the day. The remaining words get stuck in my throat when I see that a*shole standing with arms crossed, eyebrows arched.
"First coming late and now killing the time on the phone?", he will not let me breathe I'm sure now.
"Mr Geon, I was waiting for you", I bring myself to my feet, fishing the phone in the pocket of my dim grey pencil pants.
"On your phone, Miss Alice?", he asks poking the left-side cheek with his tongue, head tilting to the side. Okay, let me admit a f*cking fact, he has got the aura to bring any girl on her knees. He is definitely a hot billionaire with that chiselled bod---f*ck what am I thinking!
"I completed the lis---", not bothering to listen to me, he walks towards the elevator with Tao following him behind.
"And I thought it was going to be my day", I sigh in disbelief, supposing how these shitty things keep happening to me today.
"I tried to tell you but you were so lost in your phone", Bingwen says pursing his lips. Well, guess what? I don't give two shits! What could be worst? He will fire me? Yeah. What else?
"It's okay. You don't need to feel bad about it. As you said I would get used to him. Feels like I already am", I smile to cheer him up. He has such an amazing soul I swear. I wonder how he ended up working for this crazy bastard!
"Let's go back working before he sees us again", killing me with his dimples, he walks over to his table. I also sit down and send my cold boss the mail from the draft.
Junho's POV
"Why did you hire her as my secretary, Tao?", I run my hand through my hair, frustrated.
"You know how much I dislike unprofessional people butting in my professional life", before he could respond to my last statement I speak again.
"First, fix this attitude of yours. Second, no one is butting in your professional life. She's here to work", Tao snorted back at his friend, closing the door shut.
"Work? She seems more like passing her time in my office while chit-chatting with her boyfriend!"
I have no idea how she convinced Tao for giving her the vacancy. As much as I know him, he's always been very careful about the matters that involve direct or indirect interactions of mine. Hiring an unprofessional, inexperienced kid for me doesn't reflect his instincts. Not at all.
"I just told you in the cafe that Feng or whatever his name was isn't her boyfriend", he walks towards me and places his hand over my shoulder.
"Junho, listen. Our life doesn't revolve around one person. I see you're hurt but it doesn't give you a damn right to hurt other people's feelings when they're not at fault. Xiu has been gone from your life. Forget about her. Don't let your feelings take control over you. If you don't grip onto them now, you will possibly lose yourself and I can't see my best friend losing himself just because of a bitchy girl who never gave a f*ck about how you feel. Now seeing how she rejected your proposal and even broke up with you makes things clear. She had only been with you because you stand out in the country. You've got a flamboyant status in society and people look up to you. Just admit already that she used you like her f*cktoy", if it weren't for us standing in the office, Tao would probably have his face smacked against my fist by now!
He might be right but I can't help it. How could she reject me? The time we spent together, the memories I've of her, the shots that are saved in my mind how can I forget them all at once and act as if nothing ever happened?
"Leave. I've some important stuff to deal with", I turn my back to him and look out of the window. While massaging my temples I wait for him to go out.
"I hope that you won't forget to deal with what's most important at the moment", he exhales in disappointment before walking out.
"I wasn't her f*cktoy!", turning around, I slam my fists hard on the table. The night she rejected me replayed in my mind as I loosen my tie.