Lady Boss (JiYoo)

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Kim Yoohyeon POV

“MINJI!!!” That name slipped out from my mouth when I saw HER laying her head on her desk with all the pile of papers laying everywhere messily.

“Are you okay, Minji? You are not dead, aren’t you?” I asked her as I immediately walking over to her, hoping she would respond to me.

But soon, I heard a low groan from her. “Hmh…do I looks like I’m dead to you…?” She managed to respond to me despite her voice was sounded weak, which mean she’s still alive.

I couldn’t help but to sigh in relief. Thank god, she's still alive…

But why was she sleeping on her desk? Was she tired? Judging by her voice, it doesn’t sound good to me.

“Are you okay? What happened to you?” I asked once again. She groan and held on her head as if she was having a really bad headache.

“The headache medicine…” She spoke to me too weakly. “I need it…” She said and I glanced at an empty bottle on her desk next to her head. There was a label indicates it was the medicine for headache. She might have a terrible headache right now.

“Alright, I will get it now.” I said but she quickly stopped me before I could even leave her office.

“Hold on…do you know where is the pharmacy?” She asked, her eyes was still close as she rubbed her temple.

“Umm…no…?”

She then pulled out a blank piece of paper with a black ink pen. Even though her eyes was close, she managed to write something on it.

Once she’s done, she laid her head on the desk and pushing the paper toward my direction. I picked it up without saying anything.

It was the address of the pharmacy.

“Come back here quick.” She sternly said as if she was ordering me to do some errands for her.

I nods. “I will.”

With that, I started leaving the company, running to the nearby pharmacy. I was surprised to find out that the pharmacy was somewhere near to the company building.

I quickly get into the pharmacy and bought some headache medicine.

When I got back into lady boss's office, I saw ‘her' still laying her head on her desk. She was still in the same position as before I left the office.

“Umm, Miss Minji, I got you a medicine.” I spoke and walked toward her.

She groaned lowly and raised her head. She stared at me with her tiring expression.

“You want me to swallow that pills without water?” She asked with that hoarse voice of her.

I shook my head. “…no…?”

“Then get me a glass of water.” She said rudely to me but of course, I oblige.

I grabbed the glass near the sink and poured a warm water into it before I proceed to give it to her.

She took a few pills in her mouth, snatching the glass from me (without thanking me of course), and drank all of it. I can hear a big gulp which indicate that she managed to swallowed it at once.

She slightly slammed the glass onto her desk and rubbed her temple. She groaned again. “Ugh…could you please get me lay over there?” She asked, pointing her lip at the couch. And as a good person I am, I obeyed her.

I managed to drag her all the way to the couch without being struggled. She was not heavy though.

I laid her head over the pillow gentle. I was about to move somewhere else when I feel a hand grabbed my wrist.

I looked at my wrist and raised my eyebrows. Lady boss was holding my wrist aggressively without letting it go.

“You expect me to lay my head on this rock?” She asked me, making me confuse. Did she called the pillow ‘rock'? I stared at her with a very confuse expression.

She suddenly sat up and pulled my wrist, which make me accidentally sit onto the couch. Before I could even react by her sudden action, like a slow motion, her head suddenly fell onto my lap. “That’s better.” She spoke with that stoic expression, closing her eyes.

She was basically lying on my thighs and I don’t know if I should push her. I mean she is my boss and I don’t want to get fired because of that. She was soundly asleep while I was literally sitting here like a clueless puppy.

What was that all about? Am I becoming a pillow for her?

I was going to move a bit since I felt uncomfortable for a bit, but I heard her voice spoke. Her voice was dangerous low. I can’t  help but the heat was rushing through my vein. “Don’t move…just give me 10 minutes.”

I nod. “Umm…okay…” So I stayed in the same position for about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, she managed to get up. But her legs was not strong enough to support her weight. I quickly held her arm.

“Miss Minji, are you okay? Can you walk?” I asked worriedly.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.” She said, but I know she was lying. She can’t even walk straight.

“Can you really walk home?” I asked, she stared at me, but then she holding her head. “Urgh...do I looks like I can walk home?” She suddenly asked me back.

She did told me she was fine and I shouldn’t worried about her…I guess she finally admits it now.

“I have a car from the car park in the highest floor building. Can you drive?” She asked me. I nods obviously. I mean I do have a driving license, but I don’t even have a money to own a car. That’s why I always commute by train and bus.

“Good, help me to drive home.” She said as she grabbed a key from her pant pocket and passed it to me.

“Why me?” I asked a stupid question. Omg I am so stupid. Why did I asked her that!?? I am the only one in this building aside of her.

She stared at me coldly. “You sure asked me such a dumb question.” She spoke and stood up on her feet. But because she couldn’t stand straight, she nearly fall. So I quickly grabbed her arm to prevent her from falling.

Myself being always clumsy, I accidentally tripped my other leg and fell back on the couch, together with Minji.

And just like that, Minji was on top of me, her both arm were on the side of my waist to support herself. She didn’t really say anything to me, but only stared at me with that attractive eyes of hers.

Thump, thump.

My heart was beating loudly. She was so beautiful and her lip was also attractive.
But I caught her eyes was staring at my lip too. And…


Did she just bit her lip?

She quickly got up and look away from me. “Let’s go, we don’t want to go home late, aren’t we?” She asked, she pointed her lip at the clock hanging on the wall beside the white board. It was 11pm and I didn’t realise time flies so fast. I didn’t respond to her, but nod.


It was a quiet walk to the car park. While we were in the lift, we didn’t speak. It was too quiet, too extremely quiet.

When we arrived in the car, she was sitting in the back. Not sitting though, she was basically lying on the back to rest while I, myself, who is a driver was of course had to sit in the driver seat.

I don’t blame her though. I understand she was so tired. So I quietly drive.

Luckily before she sleep, she gave me a GPS to her house, so I followed the route on the GPS.

When we arrived at the entrance of her house, my jaw immediately dropped.

Holy moly…that is her house???

I know she’s rich and all, but she basically living in a mansion and it’s somehow look like a palace. My broke ass can’t even.

“Lady boss, wake up. We’re here.” I quietly spoke to her. She started groaning and opened with one eyes.

“That’s fast.” She said. “Of course, it’s fast. Her house is literally near to her company. I didn’t reply and nod with a smile.

I got out from the car and opened the door to the backseat and she’s struggled to get out. I helped her of course.

“Can you walk? If yes, I should heading home now.” I asked, because I need to take train to home and the last train will be at 12 am.

“You asking someone that have a biggest migraine in her entire life. Of course I can’t walk. You, walk me into my house.” She ordered me. I oblige and helped her to walk into her house.

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I have entered the house while struggling my good 10 minutes to help this lady boss to walk. It was really dark. I couldn’t see myself or lady boss. I struggled to press any buttons on the nearby wall for the lights, but there was none? There’s no button…

Then, I saw Minji clapped two time and the lights suddenly switched on by itself.

Wait, she can do that???

“Now bring me to my room.” She said and I looked at her shocked.

“Y-your room?” I asked her. She stared at me with raised eyebrow.

“Yes, it’s on the 5th floor. There is an elevator at the corner of this house,  so get going.” She ordered me again.

This boss really like to order people around.

We finally reached to her room and I am still shocked that she even have an elevator in her home. And moreover, her house has total of six storeys including the rooftop garden. Wow, she’s so damn rich. I would love to be born in her family in my next life.

I walked her until we reached her king-sized bed, she immediately crawled like a cutest bunny and laid her head on the softest pillow.

I looks at clock on my phone and shit, I got only 5 minutes to catch up the last train.

“Lady Boss, I need to go. I have to catch up my last train.” I informed her. Before I can leave the room, she called up to me which make me stopped and turned around to face her.

“You want to go home at this hour?” She asked. I looks at her confusingly.

“Of course, I can’t possibly sleep in someone else’s home. The last train is at 12, so I need to get there soon. I don’t know where else to stay if I missed my last train.” I told her, hopefully she could understand. Not that I don’t want to sleep in someone’s home, I feel like I was intruding their home.

“Then stay here.” She said and I gave her a loud “huh?”.

What did she just say?

“You are a woman and it’s dangerous for you to go home by yourself.” She said while twirling her hair.

Well, that’s true…but wasn’t she supposed to be a cold-hearted boss? A boss who doesn’t even care about her employees.

And look at her, she seems to care about me.

“Are you sure about me staying here?” I asked her cautiously.

She looks at me with stoic expression. “Of course. Or you don’t want to stay here and rather sleeping on the side street? You are poor, after all.” She said, as if she was mocking me. She basically called me poor!!

“Just stay here, it safer for you to do so. And you can perhaps accompany me while I am having this stupid migraine.” It seems like I can’t turn her offer down. If I did, she’s probably will mock me again that I’m poor. “Okay fine, I will stay here.”

She didn’t smile or reply back to me. She was staring at me…no, not at my eyes. She was staring at my clothing. I felt so intrigued by her stare.

“You can’t possibly wear that same clothes of yours if you want to stay over. It’s unhygienic. And you need to bath too.”

Did I say I want to stay over?? I mean she’s the one who asked me to stay over in the first place!

“Go take a bath first. The bath is at that door. I will find a clothing fitting you.” She said and I stared at her confuse.

“Um…yeah…” I quickly entered the bathroom and not sure what was happened. Why did she ask me to sleep over at her place? I mean I am not complaining as long as she is not a man but why? Did she do the same to me as her other subordinates? I was confused.


I came out from the bathroom after my 15 minutes of good hot bath. And there, I saw her sitting up on her bed while reading a book. I was wearing a bath robe, and I saw some clothing laying flat on the side of her bed. That must be the clothes that I will be wearing for the night. 

I didn’t say anything as I immediately grabbed the clothes and went back to the bathroom to change.

When I walked out, the clothes were somehow loose. It’s not my fault for being so skinny. I just hardly eat since I’m flat broke.

She stared at me with the book on her lap.

“Umm…do you have a guest room for me to sleep at?” I asked. Her bed was so spacious and of course a commoner like me shouldn’t sleep here.

She put away her book and pointed her lip at the side of her bed. “Sleep here.”

Say that again!?? She’s asking me to sleep beside her?

“Are you sure?”

She clicked her tongue, indicating that she was annoyed cuz I keep asking her the same kind of questions.

“You are just my subordinate and you keep asking me this type of questions all over again. Just do as I said.” She said annoyingly.

I do what she said. I was awkwardly sitting on the side of the bed. She was eyeing me like a predator. I can feel her gaze.

I was awkward sitting on the side of the bed for the past 2 minutes but Minji broke it off quickly. “I didn’t know you can sleep while sitting.” She spoke, like she was amused of me.

“No…?” I quietly spoke and proceed to lying down. I was basically sleeping next to her. I couldn’t help but my heart was beating loudly.

God, I hope she didn’t hear how loud was my heart beating.

The two of us didn’t talk much.

A few minutes later, I was getting sleepy. And then I started to drove off to my dreamland.

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I quickly opening my eyes, finally waking up from my dream land.

“Where am I?” My voice was hoarse. I stared at the ceiling. The ceiling was 5x huge than my apartment. It’s look pretty luxurious. And this bed I was on was too, too comfortable to sleep on. Usually my bed was hard as a rock. I can’t even sleep comfortably.

But then, it hit me.

Migraine, driving lady boss home, staying at her mansion, and sleeping beside her…

…I remember now…

I quickly jolted up.

“WAIT, SO THIS ISN’T A DREAM???” I thought it was a dream actually. How the heck did I get to sleep over at the Lady Boss a.k.a the cold-hearted boss's house? And moreover, her house looks like a palace.

The door flung opened and I quickly looks at the direction of the door.

Just beside the opened door was my boss. She was already wearing her work outfit. All black with a pant.

She glared at me, crossing her arms as she leaned the door. “Are you crazy? Why are you suddenly screaming? My neighbours could hear you.” She said, calmly as she could. I know deep in her heart, she was mad at me.

“Neighbours? But there is not a single house in this area.” I pointed out. It’s true. When I drove her here, there was not a single house nearby. It was just her house alone in this big land.

“I was just joking.” She replied coldly.

Joking? That’s doesn’t sounds like joking to  me…and her face was expressionless, how could I tell that she was joking?

She suddenly walked toward her closet and picked one of the clothing before she could shove it toward me. “Take a bath first and wear this.” She said. I looked at her with shock on my face. “You want me to come to work in your own clothes?” I asked and she nod. “Of course, you can’t wear the same clothes as yesterday since your colleagues will suspect you. And your house is far from here, so you can’t possibly go back to your house to get change. This is the only clothing I didn’t wear to work. I usually wear this when  I was at home.”

For real? But that clothing looks so hella expensive. It was an elegant black dress…and it’s looks like it cost a million won. It’s a waste to not wear this when going out…

“Once you get changed, come down to the dining hall. It’s on the 3rd floor. From the elevator, just walk straight and there, you reach the dining hall. I have a breakfast prepared for you.” She said, and then, she spun her heels around, exiting her room.

I was staring at the blank air clueless.
“Breakfast? Why?” I was pretty confused…and here I thought she is a cold-hearted boss.

I took a warm bath in her bathroom. Once I’m done, I exiting her room. I followed what my boss said. When I arrived on the 3rd floor from the elevator. I walked straight until I saw a very long white table. I was so surprised how spacious this place is.

There was 2 plates of bacons and eggs on the table. I sat on one of the chair while she sat next to mine.

She started grabbing fork and spoon next to her plate and started eating one of the bacon.

I didn’t eat yet as I’m not sure when I can eat. So I was staring at her cluelessly.

“What? Don’t know how to eat bacon?” She suddenly spoke. I shook my head. “No, I was just surprise that you cooked this for your subordinate like me.” I said and grabbed my spoon to eat the bacon and the eggs.

It’s was really delicious. I was eating like a hungry puppy who never eat for days.

I never actually eat home-cooked meal before. Usually I always eat take-out meal, but this was my first.

While I was eating, I didn’t realize Minji was staring at me intensely. She suddenly came toward me with her hand as she presses her finger over my lip, and wipe it to the side.

“How careless of you…having some egg yolk on your lip…you made me seem like I was babysitting a kid.” She said and quickly sit back after she cleaned my lip off.

I didn’t know what to do. I was too stunned by her action. She was only cleaning my lip, but why was my heart beating so hard?

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“You sure you don’t want me to drive you to work? It only take 15 minutes to get there. And it will not waste your time, you know.” Minji asked. We already at the entrance of her house.

I turned her offer down.

“Of course I'm sure. I can just take a bus from here. ” What if someone see us? I don’t want people to spread rumor that we are dating. I mean we are not. I just happened to sleep at her place because she said ‘I'm a woman and it’s dangerous for me to go home alone at late night.’ We are not more than boss and subordinate, and I don’t think we are even friends.

“Okay then. Don’t be late for work, or I won’t hesitate to fire you.” She suddenly threatened me with that emotionless face.

“I won’t, I promise.” I replied and quickly walk off to catch the bus.


It took 30 minutes to finally arrived work. Even though it just my 3rd day, everyone were quietly gossiping as usual. There was even a light in Lady Boss’s office indicating that ‘she' already arrived at work.

I just shrugged it off and went to my desk. Gahyeon was already sitting at her desk, so I greeted her.

“Morning, Gahyeon.”

“Morni-” She suddenly stopped as she turned her head towards me. She stared at me strangely while her eyes was looking at my outfit.

“You seems different today.” She suddenly said.

“Different? Like what?” I pretended I didn’t understand what she was trying to say.

“I never recall you wearing this dress. It’s looks so expensive… where did you buy it?” Damn, she’s sharp. I hope she didn’t find out that this dress was originally belonged to the Lady Boss.

“I bought it from a second-hand store.” I lied and laughed hysterically.

Luckily, she believes my lies. “Ah I see...” She replied and continue doing her task.

I silently sighed in relief.

“Yoohyeon unnie~” I felt a hug from behind. It was Jiwoo, hugging me tightly.

“You need to know about this.” She said and I raised my eyebrows.

“About?”

“It’s Lady Boss.” Oh, so that’s why everyone were gossiping earlier. “What happened to her?” I asked cluelessly.

“Have you seen her this morning? She came to work early. Too early than she supposed to come.”

“What time does she come?” I asked her. Instead of her answering my question, Taehyung answered. “She usually comes 2 hours after office open hours.”

“And not just that, when she went to her office, she’s looking like she was in a pretty bad mood.” Sooyoung said.

Bad mood? She was having a bad mood? When I talked to her this morning, she seems fine. She doesn’t look angry to me.

Gahyeon suddenly close her laptop. “I think I have a bad feeling about this.” She said. I stared at Gahyeon and gulped.

Bad feeling…I hope it’s not something really bad gonna happened today. I was just started working this week…

And then, a woman everywhere are afraid of is literally just came out from her office, looking like an angry lion. She glared at each one of us like we were prey to her. She close her office door by slamming it loud and clear until everyone’s attention on her. All of us had stopped whatever we are doing and fearfully staring at her.

“Well, well, well, look like everyone is already here with no late comers.” She then smile. “I want every single one of you come to the Meeting Hall now in 3 minutes.”

And Gahyeon's  feeling was right. Something really bad gonna happen today. I can feel a dark aura coming maliciously from Minji that was smiling at every one of us.