Han Jumin's daily life was often scheduled perfectly. He couldn't make it through the day if there hadn't been a decent agenda about what he was supposed to do the entire day. From the moment he opened his eyes, he always do the same routine. Getting ready to work, feeding Elizabeth the 3rd, waiting for Driver Kim, and work all day to the night. In short, there wouldn't likely be any surprises in his entire life.
Having born as a rich kid in the most expensive neighborhood and selected as the heir of the gigantic company of C&R International without any other life choice, made him not aware of his surroundings. True, he was taught etiquettes and norm since he was a kid, and he understood how to make a good impression to the clients of his company, which always led to make them signed contracts that produced effing benefits for his company. But he was made sure by Zen that he knew nothing about the meaning of life.
"Huh, like he knew anything about the beauty of Elizabeth the 3rd," Jumin thought, "Nobody could say anything about the meaning of life if they failed to see the most joyous thing of being alive. What a waste of life that Zen didn't understand the beauty of cat. Moreover at the party 2 years ago when I brought Elizabeth the 3rd, everyone who attended the party enjoyed how elegant and sophisticated Elizabeth the 3rd could be. Everyone, except that narcissist who was always lurking in the corner sneezing and coughing unstoppably, and obviously made every guest plagued by his allergic reaction,"
A picture of Elizabeth the 3rd framed by gilded frame was put nicely in the right corner of his desk. Her clear blue eyes, her perfectly white fur.. So enchanting.. That picture of Elizabeth the 3rd always succeed making Jumin's fatigue vanish into thin air every time he peered sideways out of the corner of his eyes.
That morning was like any other morning for Han Jumin. He sat behind his desk, accompanied by pile of documents that needed to be signed. He checked those documents one by one. He never tolerated any kind of mistake. One other thing, he hated typo.
"How come there's typo in documents that need my signature,"
He said that to anyone who made mistake. Others might not care too much like him, but he couldn't simply ignore it. He wanted everything to be perfect.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He didn't need to look up to see who was knocking. It must be Assistant Kang. And with eyes still focused on the documents, he let her in.
"Come in," Jumin said, in his deep voice
"Mr. Han," Jaehee said
She walked slowly toward Jumin's desk.
"There's an invitation for you. It's a party for tonight," Jaehee said, giving him the invitation card
"Party?" Jumin said, lifted his brows, reading the invitation card his assistant gave him
"Yes, apparently it was from Versalis S.p.A,. They were in South Korea to expand cooperation and strengthen their presence within Asian Market. It seems like Chairman Han wanted you to deal with them. As you know, Versalis is not a mere company. It is the Italian leading chemical producer and one of the main players on the international chemical scene. Plus it is a sole shareholder company. It is very good for our company if we could sign contract with them. We could expand our wings to Italian territory and get inside our own government as well. This agreement is really indispensable for us," Jaehee said
"Hmm, when I thought I could go home early tonight," Jumin sighed, "What time is the party held?"
"It's 8 pm. And Chairman Han wanted you to come with Choi Sarah," Jaehee said
Jumin raised one eyebrow when he heard that name.
"Who is that?"
"She's Chairman Han's new girlfriend's student if I'm not mistaken," Jaehee said
"Can't I come alone?" Jumin asked, coldly
He hated when his father interfered with the way he run the company. Let alone, interfered with his relationship issue.
"No, I guess Chairman Han insists that you have to attend this party with a partner. And he wanted you to go with Choi Sarah,"
"No. I don't want to go there if that is the case," Jumin said, back struggling with the documents in front of him
"Mr. Han, please. You really need to come. It's for our company's sake," Jaehee said, begging
Han Jumin was a stubborn child. He would not budge if he had made up his mind.
"No. It was only my father's way to fix me up with those women. I don't want to fall for his tricks," Jumin said
"But it's Versalis! You are to meet up with Daniele Ferrari, the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Versalis S.p.A. He is a great person for you to miss. And clearly Chairman Han wouldn't be pleased if he knew you wouldn't come to this party tonight," Jaehee insisted
Jaehee was very persistent toward his boss sometime, especially when he neglected his main job only to play with his beloved cat. Jumin thought of refusing this offer once again. But he seemed to think for a while. Somehow, he thought of a way to come to the party and to avoid his father's coercion.
"Okay, I'll come to the party. But I will be accompanied by the woman I chose myself," Jumin said, gave a flashed smile
Jaehee looked confused at her boss's smirking lips.
"The woman he chose himself? He wasn't thinking of bringing Elizabeth the 3rd right?" Jaehee thought
…
Eun Ha was working on her translating job that morning, accompanied by a nice cup of cappuccino coffee. Sometimes, she felt her eyes getting heavier to stay opened due to the cool air of the breeze from balcony. That was the reason why she needed a cup of coffee that morning, to let her stay awake.
"What a nice perfect pair," she thought
Sometimes, she loved seeing the view from the balcony. She felt like she was so far from the life beneath her. It was like she could finally have an escape route from the world, away from the pollution and some obnoxious people that she might encounter in every corner of the street. That was why being inside Rika's office tel could calm her down although she had to suppress her fear for being in the elevator every time she stepped out from this place.
Never occurred in her mind that she would be living in such a high place like that, as she couldn't handle going inside of the elevator to reach the place. Yet she had no other choice. Seven said that it was necessary for her to stay in Rika's office tel if she carried on Rika's job as party coordinator. Her phone linked into computer inside the office tel, hence she couldn't stay away from the office tel for more than a day. She believed in Seven. He was the one who invented RFA Messenger application after all.
She took another sip of the coffee and back typing again on her laptop. She fixed her red-frame glasses once in a while, then back again typing. She continued doing that for a while. Without her knowledge, an hour had passed and she had emptied her cup of coffee. Time flew so fast indeed when she worked.
She hadn't finished her job, but her eyes were getting heavier any minute passed. That was a sign for her to make another cup of coffee. And by the time she stood up to make another cup of coffee, a chat room was opened. It was from her favorite hacker. She smiled before she joined Seven logged into the app.
707 : Aaaarrrrrrrggghh
707 : When will I be free…
Eun Ha has entered the chat room
Eun Ha : Cheer up Seven O Seven! Sevenny! Sevv! Lovely Seven!
She wanted to cheer Seven up. He might be stress dealing with so many things.. The hacker villain for example.
707 : Lo-lovely…?
707 inserted happy emoji
707 : Thank you sweetie!
Frozen, Eun Ha didn't blink for more than 5 seconds at the sentence. She was taken by surprise that Seven called her sweetie in the chat room. He never showed his affection like this, unlike Zen.
707 : Seriously, I have so much work these days.
707 : TOO MUCH!
707 : Just feels like air = work right now…
707 : I wanna get rid of my stress…
707 : I wanna mess with someone…..!
Han Jumin has entered the chat room
Speak of the devil! How could Jumin logged into the chat room exactly when Seven searched someone to prey on. It was more than a mere coincidence. It was as if the universe conspired with Seven to give a prank for the next CEO-in-line. She giggled. Eun Ha couldn't help joining forces with Seven.
Eun Ha : Someone's here.
Han Jumin : ?
707 : Jumin!
707 : I waited for you!
707 : I want to know something meow.
Han Jumin : What is it?
707 : So.. you know…
Han Jumin : Oh.
Han Jumin : You just said, "I want to mess with someone" right before I came.
Han Jumin : Are you trying to mess with me?
Eun Ha : Nah, we were just joking around.
707 : Yeah!
707 : I was just reminded of something,
707 : after Yoosung talked about being a forever-alone!
707 : Jumin!
707 : Do you like girls? or not?!
Han Jumin : Which girl?
Han Jumin : Please make it clear who you are referring to.
707 : Just girls in general~!
Han Jumin : I will not answer your ambiguous question.
Eun Ha : Evading the question?
707 : I think I've heard somewhere that those who are guilty of something
707 : always
707 : evade the question first…
707 : Jumin..
707 : Are you by any chance
707 : androgynous?
Han Jumin : I think that's biologically impossible.
707 : Don't tell me..
707 : That you've
707 : Never dated anyone before?
Han Jumin : Do you want me to answer that crude question?
Eun Ha : No… No way!
707 : OMG!
707 : lolol
707 : haha
707 : heehee
707 : hehehe
707 : hohoho
707 : Uhm
707 : No response?
707 : Jumin!
707 : JUJU!
707 : Boring.
Seven inserted depressed emoji.
707 : I didn't even sleep last night trying to find out who that Unknown guy is~!
707 : Plz tell me! Pretty plz with cherry on top! _
Han Jumin : If I must answer that question,
Han Jumin : I'd like to refrain from getting involved with women, for personal reasons.
707 : Oh I see.
Eun Ha : So, you are a forever-alone or not?
Han Jumin : How persistent.
707 : You didn't say yes,
707 : But you didn't deny it either.
Eun Ha : I'm only curious, haha.
707 : I think everyone's curious?!
707 : Do I finally
707 : have a big scoop?!
707 : Hmm…
707 : Don't tell me…!
707 : ZEN! YOOSUNG!
707 : JUMIN MIGHT BE FOREVER ALONE! GAAAAHHHH, I WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH!
707 : I heard that forever-alones can shoot fireballs with their hands.
707 : Is that true?
Han Jumin : I don't carry around a lighter, so it's impossible to produce a fireball.
707 : No way.
707 : Was the rumor that Han Jumin is gay real?
There was silence for quite some time. No one dared to speak first. Eun Ha kept her phone steady at her arm, yet she didn't know what she should say to ease the awkwardness. She didn't really know Jumin that well.
Eun Ha : Seven.. I don't think he's gay ^^;;
She stopped joining forces with Seven at last. Being hated by Jumin wasn't something she wished for. Let alone Eun Ha well remembered Jumin didn't really accept Eun Ha joined RFA at the first place. This prank could be her doom for her very existence in RFA.
707 : U sure about that!?
707 : if you look around him, I think the rumors make sense!
Han Jumin : Ridiculous that you'd waste energy on asking these useless questions.
Han Jumin : Why don't you use that time to sleep?
Han Jumin : Luciel, I think you are overly hyper right now.
707 : Am I? T_T
707 : Guess I had too much Ph. D Pepper
707 : On a major sugar rush and high on caffeineeeeeeee
707 : My heart is racing!
Han Jumin : I suggest you drink a lot of water.
Eun Ha : Yes, you need to live your life properly Seven.. Don't get sick.. T_T
707 : T_T
707 : Should I?
Eun Ha : Yes.. ^^
707 : Huum~ So cute for you concern about my health! _
Seven inserted love love emoji
Eun Ha : You're my good friend, Seven.. Both of you are my friend.. ^^
Han Jumin : Me?
Eun Ha : Yes ^^
Han Jumin : Hmm.. Strange.. It is the second time I heard someone said that to me.
707 : I'm your friend tooooooooooo! Gaaaaahhh,, I'm so hurt that you said that Juju! I love youuuu! I love Elly tooooooooooo!
Han Jumin : A cat abuser like you can never love properly.
707 : Meaniiee mean cat mom Jumiiiiiin!
Han Jumin : Don't call me that.
Han Jumin : Ah, anyway. I came here to ask Eun Ha a favor.
Eun Ha : My favor?
Han Jumin : Yes. But I should ask you something before. Are you free tonight?
707 : Whuttzzzz? What are you talking about? Are you asking Eun Ha for a date or something?!
Han Jumin : I want to ask you to go to a party with me. That is only if you have no other appointment for tonight.
Eun Ha gasped. Being asked to a party so suddenly like that was a bit too much for Eun Ha. Especially, she had never gone to a party before. She was sure that she had mentioned it in the chat room before. And considering someone like Jumin was invited, that party must be pretty big and consist of other important people as well. Eun Ha didn't understand why Jumin ask her to attend the party with him.
Eun Ha : Well, I don't particularly have anything to do tonight. But, what kind of party is it?
Han Jumin : It's just a welcoming party. I want you to be my partner.
Eun Ha : But, I've never gone to a party before. Are you sure you're asking me to go with you? Moreover, you haven't met me before.. ^^;;
707 : Yeah! She hasn't even met you yet. Why don't you just go alone?
Han Jumin : I have my own reason.
Eun Ha was not sure how to react. In one side, she wanted to say yes. She wanted to meet Jumin as well, like the others. But she was a bit afraid to go to a place where famous and important people gathered. She was no one compared to Jumin. And why didn't he just go alone to the party like Seven suggested? And what did he mean by saying he had his own reason?
All these questions made Eun Ha's curiosity getting bigger. And Eun Ha knew for sure. If she refused his offer, she might regret it for the rest of her life. So, there was no other answer that would suit for his demand other than...
Eun Ha : Yeah, okay. ^^