Mina immediately scooped into the building as soon as she got down from the cab with the only thought that she had been late. Glancing at the receptionist desk, she was met with a wide smile from her which made her return the smile with a nod
"Hello, good morning" she greeted, admiring how beautiful the receptionist looked
"Good morning to you too, how can I be of help to you?"she asked with a cheerful voice
"Actually, I am one of the applicants,so I am here for the interview"she said and showed her details to which she acknowledged so fast.
"Okay,so you just have to get to the last floor and wait there with the other applicants until the CEO is done with his meeting"she said with a smile and mouthed an okay?
"Yes, but so sorry.Is it the CEO that is always in charge of the interviews?" She couldn't help but asked
"That is because the general manager is absent from work today and the CEO decided to do it to avoid mistakes"she said to which mina couldn't help but feel nervous.The receptionist seemed to notice how she kept fidgeting her fingers, so she decided to interrupt her trail of thought
"I assure you the CEO is an easy going one to deal with.Don't be nervous and I wish you best of luck"she said and gave her a thumbs up
"Thank you "mina said and went inside the elevator straight to the 20th floor.
As soon as she got out from the elevator, she couldn't help but gasped at the number of applicants that were present in the waiting unit. She had been directed by the HR manager on her way,so it wasn't a big deal to locate the waiting unit.she took a seat and immediately sighed wondering who would be the lucky people to leave the company with victory of getting the jobs.wow! Who wouldn't want to work in this new company,they described to as the top-notch just last two months of it's launching.She couldn't hide the fact that she was amazed with the way the employees she had seen on her way all looked focused and strict with their work that they wouldn't want to mix work time to relaxation period.
The call of a lady which she guess was their secretary brought her back to reality and she was met with a piercing gaze.she apparently had been talking to her for quite sometime and that made her gaze be questioned
"Miss mina, I have been talking to you for quite sometime now.Do you even have the slightest idea of what I have been saying?"she asked rather in a calm voice
"I am really sorry for slacking out ma'am"She voiced out
"It's okay. Take your number tag"she said and handed the number tag to her with a smile plastered on her face
"By the way, the CEO is done with his meeting, so in less than five minutes,he would start calling you in.So get prepared and be less nervous. I wish you good luck"she said and gave slight thumbs up to them all before leaving. mina nodded and gave her self an approval charm that she could do it.
Not over three minutes, the secretary came and informed that if there was any one who didn't get the job they wanted, then that person would be given a special post if he/she could meet the requirements the CEO would set in which made all of them question what the special post is all about. Funny enough, some were even praying not to get the job they applied for even without yet knowing what the special post is. Mina kept reassuring herself she could do it even though she had started to have doubts.
"Okay now guys, the CEO Ryu vine is on his way,so try your possible best to set a good impact in other please him" The secretary informed and the view they all saw made them gasped as they saw the CEO looking all dead gorgeous except for one person who looked shocked to the brick. Her mind became all numb and weak as she kept cursing her fate for not knowing earlier that he was the CEO,which seemed to have been noticed by Ryu vine who kept chuckling at how innocent she looked. He even wondered if she was the same lady who called he and his P.A a ritualist and a kidnapper acting all naive like she is even a bit sorry of what she did.
He slightly shook his mind and drifted his gaze away from her to address the applicants.
"As you all know that there are only five post available, so I would start the interview fron the lower post to the higher post.So mrs tanko of the post of assistant HRM should follow me to the interview room" He said and glanced at mina with a slight smirk plastered on his face.Her leg became all weak as her heartbeat quickened with the amount of fear enveloped in her. Yes,she had not expected him to be the CEO but why on earth is this happening to her,when she had decided to give herself hope and courage.she thought within herself and sighed.
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The moment Ryu left the awaiting unit, he had decided within him that he was going to test her based on her ability to see if she could fit in the engineering department and would punish her for disregardness. He smiled at the thought of her begging for his forgiveness "probably, I can actually consider her for my PA" thought Ryu and started his interrogating session. As the interview had already reached the last stage, he decided to wrap it up and called mina who was avoiding any sort of contact with him. He noticed this and said
"Miss mina ruby,Do you have anything to say to me or you just want to stand there loathing at my presence" He said which made her gulp her own spit and said
"I am so sorry sir.Actually to be honest, I didn't have any slight idea that you were the CEO of RV financials. it's just that I despise taking lift from strangers mainly because of the insecurities happening around us and when your PA became so persistent, I...."Before she could complete it, she was interrupted
"You called us ritualists and kidnappers Hun miss mina ruby. Like I asked earlier, do I look like one to you?"he asked piercing his gaze into hers
"I said I am so sorry sir"
Ryu looked up and saw her soft gaze lingering on her fingers, he knew for sure that she was indeed sorry but he just seemed to be getting fun from pulling her legs. He himself understood how she felt because if he was in her shoes, he would have done the same.Seeing her tugging a few strands of her hair behind her ear,he let out a smug smile and positioned himself to start the interview
"Please,take a seat miss mina"
He gestured his hands to a seat before him and lingered his gaze to a document on the table which she knew was her resume. She immediately took a sit and started thinking about the possible questions she would be asked.
"Can we start the interview now miss mina?"
Mina was brought back to reality by his question. Bringing back her gaze his,she was feeling all sort of mixed feelings as she pictured how angelic his face looked. She couldn't help but drool over him. Ryu noticed her reaction and slightly grinned. She then tried to maintain her composure and answered
"Yes sir
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She answered the questions Ryu asked her with a satisfactory answer. He himself was even proud of the diligent answers she gave to him which made his thoughts about her change. Ryu realised she had a great aim to achieve great things in the future and if she could work in his company, then it could be productive for their company but too bad she couldn't get the job in the engineering department. He looked at her and saw how eager her face demanded answers. He then took a deep breath and said
"I am so sorry miss mina, I don't think you are qualified to work in the engineering department"
As soon as he announced to her, her mind went all numb and she had a blank face. Looking back at him, she immediately asked if it was the result of what she did to him that made him disqualify her or there was more to it.
"I don't mix personal matters to business, miss mina. I am sorry but seems like another person did a better job than you did but anyways we would get back to you to see what we can do"
Ryu saw how her faced changed to sadness which he hate to see. He knew she needed the job badly but since he saw how better one of the applicants did compared to her, he just couldn't help but relay the sad news to her. He wanted to announce to her that she got to work as his PA but since he wasn't sure how she would take it, he decided to delay it.
"Well, then the MD would get back to you for further details. So if you don't mind, then we are done for the day" Said Ryu in a certain voice
Mina reluctantly stood up from her seat and mouthed an "okay" before heading out of the door with an heavy heart.