Like A Boss (REWRITING)

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Eunseo sat on a bench in the locker rooms silently as the other employees got ready to leave. She was staring at nowhere while some of her co-workers comforted her. None of their words seem to remain in her head as they spoke, she was just lost in the space after Mingyu fired her.

She came back to her senses when everyone had already left. She started packing up her things, trying to fit all her stuff into her bag when Chef Lee entered. She was surprised he was still there when she thought she was the last to leave the place. He told her to come back for the rest of her things tomorrow instead and formally bid her farewell to everyone in the restaurant.

Seokmin dropped her off again at her stop and told her everything would be alright tomorrow as if nothing happened, so there was nothing she needed to worry about. He honestly told her he had talked some sense into Mingyu's head, and that he was sure the CEO would atleast apologize to her. He wished her a safe way home then drove away.

As much as Eunseo wanted to believe Chef Lee's words, she still kept remembering the scenery earlier with her boss. The look on his face was scary and it truly made her realize that Mingyu was still the boss despite how he treated her. Today was such a bad day for her that she couldn't help shed tears as she phoned her best friend Meiqi before going to bed.

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Eunseo followed Seokmin's suggestions when she woke up the next morning and arrived at the Avenue like her usual self. She greeted everyone the same way she always did but continued to pack her stuff while in the locker room. A minute later, one of the waitresses called her and told her to come see herself in the CEO's office. She came upstairs and reported to him when she was called. He was on his chair like before, looking unamused with that straight face of his.

"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?" Mingyu started, still with that look on his face. As much as Eunseo wanted to curse him or punch his beautiful face, she wanted to leave the Avenue in peace.

"I apologize for calling you a psycho yesterday, sir." She answered, and saw Mingyu wince a little upon hearing the same word from yesterday.

"Do you really have to repeat that? You don't make the same mistake twice, Ms. Son."

"Right, sir. Sorry."

"I take back what I said yesterday, so please act like nothing happened. I didn't fire anybody, understand?"

"So, that means..."

"Please get back to work. I have papers to sign. You're dismissed."

"Yes, sir. Thank you very much."

Eunseo finally got what Chef Lee meant last night, and she immediately went to see him when she got out of Mingyu's office. She thanked him more than she was grateful to Mingyu for unfiring her, and said she owned him a lot. Chef Lee chuckled and made her go back to work instead, because they'd be having a busy day ahead of them.

Eunseo expressed her gratitude to Mingyu by bringing his lunch tray for him in his office. She put on that bright smile people loved her for as she placed the tray at the side, Mingyu sparing her a glance and a slight nod before bringing his eyes back to the papers on his desk. The girl thanked him again for bringing her job back before she was ordered to get back to work.

In the afternoon, Mingyu left his office and went downstairs to monitor the restaurant again. Whenever she catches him watching her work, Eunseo would try to be twice as careful as she is before. She doesn't want to get on Mingyu's bad side ever again, and followed what he said to never make the same mistake twice.

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Seokmin had shared to Jeonghan and Seungcheol about how Mingyu acted and expressed his concern about Mingyu's behavior and how it could affect the Avenue's image. Seokmin asked the two older guys to help him find a way to show Mingyu's good side to people and prevent Avenue 46 from losing customers because of its CEO's behavior.

Jeonghan's idea was to have some sort of Hidden Camera event but it requires them to get somebody to act in the Avenue as a new recruit. They'll have to make it look as if the person was sent to the main branch to learn the basics and get Mingyu's approval that the person is fit to work for him, but they have to think of a situation that will show Mingyu's good side.

"Do you guys know anybody who could play the role?" Asked Seokmin.

"How about Jun? He's a good actor." Suggested Seungcheol.

"Yeah but Mingyu would definitely know something's up. He would never get one of us to work for him, other than Seokmin ofcourse." Reasoned Jeonghan. "But I think I know somebody who might just be up for the job."

The three devised a plan and contacted Jeonghan's suggested person. The three of them also decided to let everyone at the main branch know about the plan, as Jeonghan wanted some involvement from the employees themselves for fun. Seokmin was worried of the risk of Mingyu getting angry at them, and possibly with the rest of the employees, but Jeonghan and Seungcheol insisted that Mingyu would understand that it was for a good cause.

Seokmin felt even more worried that if they do the event on a day that Mingyu isn't in the mood for games, it would definitely smell trouble especially for him. He tried to convince Seungcheol and Jeonghan to keep the plan simple, but they continued to put more and more "fun" into the plan and it left Seokmin only to hope that everything would go well.

The trio met up with their actress one day and talked about how the plan works. The girl was Jeonghan's friend and they made sure Mingyu had never met her before so their cover wouldn't be blown. They made sure that even the smallest details such as her age was reasonable before they commenced the Hidden Camera.