Phase 3 (1/2)

‘And you are saying, Jang Ji rin has something important to attend to other than this job?’

Nodding for the umpteenth time isn’t in her vocabulary but for Ji rin’s sake, she has to endure this work substitution for a while. The manager who she thinks has a thing for her best friend looks annoyed. Mi eun assumes that Ji rin’s the cause of it.

‘Jang Ji rin-ssi has to run some errands for her….mother.’

Mi eun bites her tongue upon her white lie. She’ll not spoil everything for her best friend.

The ever so sophisticated manager ,who’s obviously shorter than Mi eun for some inches, seems to accept the excuse. His furrowed brows relaxed.

‘Alright, I’ll accept you but not because of Ji rin. Don’t take it unprofessionally.’

She keeps her posture for a while. That retort of the man in front of her makes her want to laugh out loud. The manager, she concludes- will never be saved from love sickness. He, although highly self-conscious, is unaware of being infatuated by Jang Ji rin.

Mi eun senses something about the manager’s almost uneasy movements. Thus, she keeps her scrutinizing orbs on his for a while longer than what she had planned not too long ago.

‘W-why are you looking at me that way?’ -almost timid voice comes in handy.

Mi eun inwardly laughs at that. She bites her inner cheek and sighs.

‘What am I suppose to do here?’

‘Oh. Of course you need to work the work of Ji rin. Remember?’

‘I see. So here’s her office?’

The manager shakes his head with a passion. Mi eun thinks that this guy has something off in terms of behavior.

‘You’re working at the shoe center. 2nd floor. Since you have already worn the proper attire then you can leave. Have a nice day.’

She nods and backs away but before she can open the door of the manager’s office, a sales lady barges in with a heavy breathing and an un kept hair.

‘He’s here!’

Confusion draws on to the two persona who have been exchanging statements a while ago. The manager stands up.

‘Who are you referring to Miss Cha?’

The lady brings her hands together in a gesture that Mi eun finds rather irritating. She doesn’t like overacting women. More so, cutesy. That thing will never be in her vocabulary. Not that she has many things in that also. All she has is her thinking of survival skills in this competitive world. Nothing more, nothing less.

‘The overly handsome, oozing guy-the epitome of a godlike perfection! Who else none other than our chief- Mr. Kim ‘Yummy’ Jaejoong!’

Mi eun, although could careless, finds the statement so bizarre. She wonders why most of the women are attracted to a guy that’s not important in the world. She thinks that guys are useless, egoistic bastards who are only  in for the fucks in the Earth.

‘God. Why didn’t you tell me earlier so that we could prepare for his coming!’

‘It’s a shock visit sir.’

‘Have all the workers be informed with this. Then……Mi eun, follow her on the ground floor. Do what the others will do. Okay. Let’s get this done.’

‘Yes, sir.’

The lady turned to Mi eun. She smiled and told Mi eun to follow her.

‘Oh my God. Lee Mi eun right?’