The Stopwatch of Freedom◆Nomin

5

Third person POV

Have you ever been to a wedding with only one person before?

My name is Rosy, Mr. Lee's personal assistant.

Mr. Lee's "Lee" is the Lee from Vas Rouge, while he is the executive CEO of the Asia Pacific region.

I got the job in this company last year. I worked as a PR before and applying for this position was a pure coincidence. (Note from translator: In chinese, working as a PR sometimes means being a mistress) The only application requirements were the applicant being female and good looking. To be honest, no one would be puzzled when they see these wordings.

I do not have parents. Leaving the orphanage at the age of 16, my work and love relationships were in total chaos. But being confident of my appearence, I did not hesitate when I'm applying for the position.

People were probably not calling me "cheap", but "materialistic". VR's hotel chain is all over the world in 37 different countries. Lee Jeno was one of the "10 Best Young Entrepreneur" of last year and is one of the top 20 people with most contribution to the region's finance.

Since I did not do amazing in my first interview, I decided to go bare faced in the second one. This was an ambiguous decision actually. Despite the part where "How are capitalist so open when they decide to find a mistress", I received the call from the HR three weeks later.

"Congratulation for passing the interview for the VR executive CEO of Asia Pacific's assistant. Mr. Lee specifically wanted you to be his personal assistant. "

The feeling was complicated. Weeks of waiting actually felt like competing in a beauty pageant.

I had no acquaintance with Lee Jeno, why did he specifically wanted me as his assistant and why is he recruiting unusually... The questions are answered on my first day of work.

Leaving the orphanage in a young age and working as a PR for six years, the society taught me a lot. From the first sight of Lee Jeno, I knew that he is gay. Also, he is actually hiring a personal assistant.

I heard his story at the second week of getting the job.

He is a childhood friend of Mr. Lee. No one knows his name or appearance. The only information is that he is from a orphanage that VR Charity supported for years.

The rumors of Sr. Lee not being able to bear a child seemed to be true. But I never expected anyone growing from that kind of environment to have the temperament like Mr. Lee's.

I have seen too many people from that enviornment. Childhood is like a shackle to them, once it's locked, it's for a lifetime. However, it is impossible for anyone that had seen Lee Jeno to not be curious about his past or his origins. Or thinking how much effort he put to reach his position now.

A man who is hooked up with manner and nobleness often turns a blind eye on their own charm. But I later found out the reason behind hiring me in such a fanfare.

Today is Mr. Lee and his wedding. It's open to everyone, they broke up a year and a half ago.

This is a agreement that he and Mr. Lee made. A year and half as the term, but if he does not come back today, there will probably be more caper then sighs in the society.

When they broke up, he used the multi-media room of VR's flagship store to play the song "BingBu". That was six months before I got my job. To the customers, the song was just an accident among other English songs. But to all the staffs, it was a grand occasion.

I had searched the song up at the night after I heard this trivia. While listening, I regretted not to apply earlier so that I could meet him but I did also had a rough image of him.

He is like a pizzazz wanderer, walking on an endless path, even death cannot hintch his heart. I can imagine his smirk infront of the control panel, holding the coffee cup with his bony hand, crossing legs and the expression when he sentence his lover. He is probably as good looking, or even better than Mr. Lee. The exceeding part is used to describe his wanderer like unrestrained personality.

After that incident, no one have seen him even if there are people longing for him every second. No one has ever saw his face under the mask, but no one can forget his sihoutte.

But the things that I was curious is what facial expression did the man made who is now busy in the wedding ceremony alone, who kept the agreement unilaterally, who always forestall in trade wars made when he heard the song. Was it the darkness before a rainstorm? The break down of his full armor? Or the panic after realising a mistake? I have no idea.

Okay, I actually know who he is. But I cannot tell you. I think I need some time to fix my dress as I accidentally got strawberry jam on it when I noticed my boss had his tie bar in the wrong position.

Even knowing "Be there in the scene when they broke up" and "getting the job earlier" is a paradox, I would still keep the whole story as a secret for my boss. After all, my boss had told me that even if relationship dies, life and work goes on.