Lost and Found

37: Ways To Be Wicked

Tao let out a sigh of relief. Finally, he finished one blueprint for the room addition. He only needed to finish the title block and one blueprint will be done. Looking at the time, he decided to take a break. But not before asking for help to finish the blueprint.

"Gyoman-ssi, I'm almost done with one blueprint but can I ask for your help?" Tao requested.

"How can I help?"

"Can you copy the details from this paper to the title block of the blueprint? I want to take a short break before moving on to the next design," Tao said. "Don't worry. I have stencils you can use."

"Sure, you can count on me," Gyoman accepted the request with covert intentions.

Tao went to the break room. He grabbed a cold soda from the fridge and some chocolate chip cookies from the rack. He was physically resting although his mind had been continuously working and planning the next design. Tao spent a good fifteen minutes in the break room before heading back to the office.

"Zitao-ssi, I'm done with the title block. I must say I did a wonderful job," Gyoman praised herself for what she had done.

Tao scanned the blueprint, proud of its completion. But his contentment did not last long when he scrutinized the details and found a critical mistake on the title block.

Grimacing in annoyance, Tao said, "Gyoman-ssi. You made a mistake. It's 'Premier Room', not 'Premiere Room'. Also, my name ends with an 'o', not with an 'u'."

"Really?" Gyoman reacted in the most fake tone one could muster. "Well, it's not entirely my fault, your penmanship is horrible."

"Penmanship? The words are literally printed," Tao was restraining his emotions.

"It's just a minor mistake," Gyoman dismissed.

"A minor mistake? As an architect, you must know that even a small mistake such as this renders the whole blueprint faulty," Tao tried to be calm. "His Excellence needs to see some blueprints. Today's the deadline."

"Can he still use the blueprint?" Rose chimed in.

"Well, based on our architectural codes, Tao-oppa should redo the whole thing," Jennie whispered.

"Poor Tao-oppa. He just finished the whole thing," Jisoo empathized.

"If you do want something to be done right, you really have to do it yourself," Tao mumbled in anger.

"Don't worry, Tao-oppa. I'll vouch for you with His Excellence," Jennie told Gyoman. "Gyoman-ssi, can I talk to you for a bit in the break room?"

When they reached the break room, Gyoman's tone changed, "What is it, Jennie-ssi?"

"Are you trying to sabotage Tao-ssi?" Jennie glared at her.

"What are you talking about? How could I do that? I just want to finish the project as much as Tao-ssi," Gyoman defended herself.

"This is the second time you managed to destroy his blueprints," Jennie crossed her arms.

"Those were accidents, Jennie-ssi. It's not like I could help it," Gyoman retorted.

"We shall see about that, Gyoman-ssi," Jennie remarked.

"Try me, Kim-ssi," Gyoman whispered as she passed by Jennie. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some personal designs of mine to present to His Excellence on behalf of Zitao-ssi."