Xiaoyu has reached Tokyo for three days. After finishing with her mother's funeral, she packed her stuff and came to Tokyo because she wants to finish her mother's last wish as soon as possible by returning the bracelet to the Mishimas. In the mean time she's also looking for job eagerly so that she will have money to return the debts owed because of the expensive medical fees.
Though her mother did give her the address of the Mishimas residence, but that's the old one, they have moved years more than 10 years ago. She's wondering to herself, how is she going to look for them in such a big city?
The money she had with her wasn't a lot left, she decided to look for a temp job. She decided to go back to her hometown once she found the Mishimas, then she will look for a permanent job there. She went on to buy a newspaper, took out a pen from her bag, sat down on a bench and started looking for job. Finally, she found there are 3 jobs suitable for her and decided to go for interview.
Two days later, Xiaoyu received noticed that she's been employed. First day of work, she finally know why would there be so many people applying for an assistant secretary job. That's because there will be a chance to be promoted to secretary in future. Mishima Zaibatsu is very well-known in the country, as long as able to enter the company, no matter whether is a high management job or low ranking job, what matters most is a job is secured.
Xiaoyu also didn't expect to work in the Mishimas. Since she's a job now, she will be able to work and continue searching for the Mishimas. After 2 months of work, Miharu is very pleased with Xiaoyu's performance. She has been observing Xiaoyu since day one and realized that she's unlike others who like to gossip around, lazing in the pantry, putting on thick make-up hoping that GM will show an interest.
After work, just when Miharu was about to leave, she saw Xiaoyu still sitting on her desk..
Miharu: Still not going off? (looked at her monitor and frowned slightly) isn't this the report that's needed for tomorrow's meeting? Isn't this Christie's job? She left and threw all these to you?
Xiaoyu (smiling): is alright, Miharu.. I just entered the company, doing this report will enable me to understand more about the company.
Miharu (after pondering for sometime): Pack your things tomorrow and prepare to leave this office.
Xiaoyu: Miharu…
Miharu: Relax.. I am not asking you to leave. I intend to transfer you to my side be my assistant. If you are hard-working enough, you will get to learn a lot of things and many opportunities will be waiting for you ahead.
Xiaoyu (nodded her head): Thanks.. I will work hard.
Next day Xiaoyu got ready her stuff and proceed to where Miharu is. The other colleagues were jealous of her.
Girl 1: wonder how she did it? Able to persuade Miharu to make her assistant.
Girl 2: yah...
In her new working environment, after unpacking her stationery she took a deep breathe.
Xiaoyu [POV: Ling Xiaoyu! This is a brand new start! You have to work hard!!!
Has been about 3 days since she's being transferred to assist Miharu, though job scope is slightly different from what she had done, she manage to adapt to it very fast.
Miharu: Xiaoyu… (handed her some files) GM wants to go through these documents once he got back. After categorizing, re-type them. I need to go to the business planning department to collect some stuff. Later please help me answer the calls, and if they are important calls, remember to take down the name and number, I will return call when I am back.
Xiaoyu: Alright.. I know. (sat down and got started with her work)
Miharu didn't leave immediately but stood still and looked at Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu: Miharu, is there anything else?
Miharu (smiling): Xiaoyu, you have been here for a few days, getting used to it yet?
Xiaoyu (smiled back): I am adapting slowly. Good working environment here. Able to concentrate on work without those gossips.
Miharu: Looks like I didn't pick the wrong person. Keep up the good job!
After Miharu left, Xiaoyu concentrate on doing her job and she nearly didn't realized that someone is about to enter GM's office.
Xiaoyu (looked up): Mister.. sorry, GM is out of town, is there anything I can help?
The person stopped outside the GM's office, turned and their eyes met…
???: Who are you? (looking at Xiaoyu, showed some dissatisfactory)
Xiaoyu recognized this person. He's the one who bumped onto her in the hospital and seems like he has forgotten about her..
Xiaoyu: I am Ms. Hirano's assistant, just transferred here few days ago. If you are looking for GM, please kindly leave your name.. When GM's back, Ms. Hirano will arrange for GM to contact you. Or you have anything urgent, I shall ask Ms. Hirano back to assist.
Jin: What's your name?
Xiaoyu was stunned but gave a smile.
Xiaoyu (having direct eye contact with him): I think all you have to know is I am Ms. Hirano's assistant. If you have anything related to work, please leave your name and particulars.
Jin [POV: She… she's so.. different.. interesting. She looked so fragile, not afraid of me and dare to have direct eye contact with me. She's able to have her way to avoid my question tactfully.. but.. how can she not know who am I? (firm tone) I am not used to leaving my particulars.
Xiaoyu (insist tone): I am sorry. Guests have to leave their name and this is a compulsory procedure.
Jin (did it on purpose): Don't you have any working experience before? If I didn't had an appointment with your GM, would I be able to enter? Don't tell me this is the attitude that your company treats their guests?
Both parties seem not so pleasant about it. Indeed Xiaoyu don't have any working experience, all she wants is to make it a perfect job done but now she realized that she had failed. But she remembered that Miharu told her GM will only return tomorrow so until he's back or else he won't have any visitor.
Xiaoyu: sorry..
Jin: What's the point of apologizing when clients have been offended? Ask your GM out, unless he apologizes to me personally or else I won't forgive you.
Xiaoyu: GM will only be back tomorrow..
Jin: tomorrow? (laugh) what are you working as? How come I didn't see you before?
Xiaoyu: I was just transferred here.
Jin: What's your name?
Xiaoyu remained quiet.
Jin: Just transferred here? No wonder I didn't see you before. I will remember that you have offended me…
Xiaoyu: My apologies, if is my fault, you can always blame me. But GM is really not in office now. Please leave your contacts so that he can contact you once he's back.
Jin (frowned) [POV: treating me as a guest? She did that to arouse my interest in her? Or...she really doesn't know I am the GM? With such an intelligent enunciation and agile reaction, she don't seem like she doesn't know I am the GM.
Jin knows that all ladies in the office want his attention. He looked at her, with a smile...
Jin: You are real stubborn! I have already told you off yet you still insist?
Xiaoyu: This is my responsibility.
Jin: Enough! How are we going work together when I don't even know my staff name? You are Miharu's assistant, which is equivalent that you belonged to my care directly. How am I going to assign you work when I don't know your name?
Jin thought she's playing with him that's why he used that firm tone to stop all that. He looked straight into her eyes, and the result is totally different from what he expected. To his surprise, he saw her eyes looking down.. and seems to be in deep thoughts. She was stunned when she knows that he's her direct superior. Now then she realized that she has been tricked.
Xiaoyu (looked at him): Really sorry. I really don't know you are GM…
From his eyes, she saw humiliation. She has been used to that because she's from a single-parent family plus a poor background. She had no choice but to take it and treat it as nothing.
Xiaoyu (slightly bowed): Good afternoon GM, I am Ling Xiaoyu. I thought you will only be back tomorrow.
Jin kept his satirizes smiles and kept observing Xiaoyu. To him, on the surface she seems to be respectful and prudent, but from her voice… there's stubbornness..
Xiaoyu: Sorry, I wasn't able to recognize you on time. I won't make the same mistake again and I will inform Miharu that GM is back.
Jin squints his eyes, and felt this feeling is very familiar…
Jin: Forget about it. Contract has signed so I decided to return a day in advance. As this was rather last minute so didn't had time to inform Miharu.
After explaining to her, Jin was surprised by that too. Given his character, he won't bother to explain but her stubbornness made him felt that there's a need to explain. He frowned when he realized that he's explaining his actions to his subordinate.
Jin: When Miharu is back, ask her come and see me. I have something to assign to her.
Without waiting for her reply, he walked into his own office.