The next day: RG. Entertainment.
LinYan POV.
I looked around for Jian as I stepped into the company, I wanted to give her a lecture or two about taking responsibility, she is my assistant and she resides with me yet she had not slept at my house last night and she said absolutely nothing to me, even though she is not the brightest person I know, she was always available, but I can't reach her since yesterday.
So it is either she had started showing her bad traits, or something was wrong with her as she had not been picking up my calls.
The best bet is that the company had given her an official assignment and she had left without telling me; although she knows how important my coffee is to me, she will probably give me the excuse of forgetting, which wouldn't save her from my tongue lashing.
I moved off the entrance and walked over to the reception area; luckily, the person I was looking for was standing right there, Mrs. Lee, the one person who could tell me Jisn's whereabouts.
She is one of those people I respected in RG. Entertainment and one of those who share the secret that I own the company and still keep her mouth shut; it could be said that we started out together, and she's done a lot to promote my image since then.
People called greetings to me as I walked down to the receptionist desk, but as usual, I did not answer; even though a mask was on my face, I was easily recognizable to workers who had worked long in the company.
"Good morning, Mrs. Lee," I greeted and bussed her cheek with a kiss, but she did not look up at me, just continued what she was doing.
"Where is Jian? I have not seen her since yesterday, and it's not even her day off," I complained to her.
"She quit yesterday," she announced to me while continuing with what she was doing.
"What?" I said, dumbfounded. She just started three months ago, and she already left.
Well, that is why I don't get close to people; they leave when you need them the most; just when I was starting to get used to her, she up and left.
Anyway, I don't care; many assistants had come and gone, and she just happened to be one of them.
"What did you do to her, Micheal?, Did you yell at the poor girl?" Mrs. Lee asked.
"You are blaming me?" I asked, bewildered; I am not as terrible as these girls portray me to be.
"LinYan, only you; you have had like six personal assistants this year; don't you get fed up with them quitting?" She chastised me, her tone making me feel like a child.
"But what can I do if they don't want to stay, it's not my fault that they are lazy,"
"They are not lazy; just try to work on your temperament, and you will see wonders," she lectured as usual,l, and I nodded.
"But, I need an assistant now, though; my schedule for today is in disarray," as I was talking, the door swung open, and a girl came into the office, but I ignored her; I don't care who comes and goes in RG. Entertainment as far as they obey the rules and do their work diligently, even if they are dressed in rags, like this one.
"I know you will need a personal assistant, and that is why I hired one immediately. She quits, she…" Mrs Lee said, pointing to the girl who had come in earlier and coming towards the direction of the reception. "this is going to be your new personal assistant," she finished the sentence, looking pleased with herself.
I studied the girl as she came closer, and her face looked familiar; my mind flashed back to the incident at the studio yesterday.
Of course, she was the lass that had landed me on my butt and called my name in that sweet voice of hers, strangely enough, despite her shabby look, her voice is rare.
And if not for the fact that I already have a problem with the director, I would have fired her right on the spot yesterday but she got lucky.
I accessed her look, and the one thing that I feel is her most amenable feature is her eyes, which are big and brown, making her look adorable.
Apart from her eyes and her voice, which I think are her only complimentary features, she looks ugly, and she is practically dressed in rags; she lifts her face, and her eyes meet mine and hold.
Strange that I feel a magnetic pull toward her which I bank immediately and averted my eyes, what the fuck am I doing.
"Michael, are you kidding me, magnetic pull to an ugly lady dressed in rags, it was just my imagination," I said in my head, mocking myself
She reached the reception area and she practically ignored my presence as greeted Mrs. Lee with a huge smile on her face
"Good morning ma, I am here; where and when do I start working," she asked in a mild voice like she had a problem being there.
"Morning Meiling, am sure you are eager to start working but you don't have to worry, you are starting work sooner and as for your position, you are going to be Michael's new personal assistant and the pay is huge with lots of benefits," Mrs. Lee explained cheerfully sounding like she had known the girl from somewhere before.
The girl looked at Mrs. Lee, and her expression can only be defined as dumbfounded, then later at me as if she was just seeing me for the first time; something in her expression tells me she doesn't like the idea of working with me.
She had no idea how lucky she was; this is the most sought-after position in RG. Entertainment yet I refused to work with people who had been in this company for long.
"If you are going to work with me, you have to stop dressing in rags because you will be spotted with me on the red carpet, you will have to move into my apartment and I have got a list of rules and regulations that you have to follow while staying with me, we can go over that later,"
Mrs. Lee will provide you with clothes that you will be wearing, and they are exclusively yours, whether you quit tomorrow or next year. "
"You can do all the clothing arrangement today and also a new hairstyle would be nice, your hair resembles an abandoned bird nest after you are done with that, meet me in my apartment, and the company driver will bring you over to get some stuff out of the way, that way I will know if you can work with me, Mrs. Lee would update you about the rest," I said all this in one breath and with a voice void of emotions.
Then I turned my back and headed out of the
company and I can swear I can feel her eyes boring holes into my back.