The Invitation (revision)

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Hyejin was at work when her secretary walked in and handed her a small envelope. She stared at it with a puzzled expression.

"What is it?" she asked, looking at the envelope her secretary had given her.

"Miss Jung would like to invite you to their company's anniversary party, and that is the invitation to the event."

She opened the envelope to find a small but elegant invitation inside. Suddenly, she received a phone call from Wheein.

"H-hello?" she said. She heard some noise on the other end, and then she finally heard Wheein's voice.

"Hey, um, did you get the invitation?"

Her sweet voice made Hyejin chuckle a bit before answering. "Yes, I already received it."

Wheein smirked. "Do you want me to come?" she asked, waiting for Wheein to respond.

"Yes, can you come? I mean, if you don't mind and if you aren't busy at all. But it's okay if you can't come," Wheein said.

"I will check my schedule about that, but thank you for inviting me," Hyejin replied sincerely.

"You're welcome! I hope to see you at the party tomorrow night if you can come. Have a great day!" Wheein said.

"You too, have a great day," Hyejin replied before hanging up.

She hesitated about whether or not to go after the call, but after giving it some thought, she chose to attend. The event was tomorrow night, and it was a formal party, so she needed to buy a dress.

She called her secretary on the office phone and informed her that she would be leaving early today. Her secretary knew exactly what she would do when she wasn't around. Hyejin left the office and decided to go to the mall, where one of their stores was located. She headed straight to their store after arriving at the mall. Everyone greeted her as she walked in. She walked over to the corner where the dresses were hanging and was assisted by a staff member.

"Good day, Miss Jinie!" the staff member said.

Hyejin smiled back, still holding one of the dresses she picked. "Oh, hi, Miss Jessie!"

"Do you need help, Miss Jinie?" the staff member asked with a smile.

"No, it's okay, I'm just looking at something. I can handle it," Hyejin softly replied.

The staff member nodded and stepped back, allowing Hyejin to browse the dresses. Hyejin looked at each dress to see which one would be best for her. Her eyes spotted a white tube dress. She quickly grabbed it and took it to the cashier.

"I will take this," she said to the cashier.

The cashier smiled. "Okay, Miss Jinie, I will just put it in a paper bag for you."

After a moment, the cashier handed her a paper bag with the dress inside. Hyejin opened her bag, took out her wallet, and picked up her credit card to pay. She always paid for everything she bought in the store, even though it was her store. After paying, she waved goodbye to the staff before leaving, placing the paper bag in the passenger seat of her car and deciding to go home early.

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It's the night of Jung's company's anniversary party. Hyejin examined herself in her room's large mirror. She was dressed simply but elegantly in a white tube dress. Her dark wavy hair added to her beauty. After checking her reflection, she grabbed her bag and headed out to the lobby to get into her car.

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