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You sat yourself down on your usual spot in the cafè. "Miss, what would you like?" A blonde waiter smiles at you, holding out a pad. You flicked your hair over your shoulder before relaxing on your seat. "I'd like a (Favorite Drink)."
"Okay."
He writes it down on the pad before leaving you alone. You grabbed your laptop from your bag. Plugging earphones in, you shut yourself from the outside world and continue your work as your boss left you with a large file to decode.
You weren't conscious of the time so you haven't notice that the waiter came over to hand you your drink. On your peripheral vision, you saw him yet you ignored him, giving you an excuse that you have not heard him due to the music blasting in your ears. He took the measure to tap you on your shoulder, making you notice him. You pull the ear piece out, gesturing your head to the side. "Enjoy your drink, Miss." With that, he left to serve other customers that were waiting.
The file you had to decode took time. It haven't even reach one fourth of the file given. You could only persevere and continue as you had to pass this within two days. You didn't like to procrastinate as it only served you a headache for your upcoming business trip with the CEO alone. Only a few people saw his real face. His identity remains a mystery to the whole company. You weren't that curious about him though. You were workaholic and you wouldn't want to fall in love as of the moment since you still haven't seen a handsome looking man with an outstanding personality.
"Is this seat taken?" A man walks up to you, standing in front of your table. With his disheveled hair, you thought he was a dirty man. Without waiting for your response, he took the seat in front of you. Such ill mannered man... talk about outstanding. You rolled your eyes to your thoughts. You only could plug your ear piece back into your ears, completely ignoring the man in front of you. After working such a while, you close your laptop. You still see the man in front of you, looking straight at you. You raise your eye brows at him, questioning him. He opened his mouth to talk but you couldn't hear him.
He simpers. His hand travels to his ears, tapping them. Silly you, you still had your ear phones plugged in. You pulled them out, hearing the hubbub. "How's the file going Miss (First Name)? Did you decode it yet?" He looks at you; his hands clutched together. "How the hell did you know my name?" He raised a small portfolio, your name etched on the front page. You decided that you'll sass your way with this man. "I have my ways." He chuckles before placing it on the table for you to see. You quickly grab it, opening it. There was nothing inside of it.
What a prankster! "How'd you know my name, dirt!" He chuckles once more. He taps on a little sticker on your laptop that contained your full name. You simmer down, embarrassed with your actions. You glare at him, flicking your hair back over your shoulders. He made you loose your cool as well as your sassiness! You could only look at him in disbelief. Taking the drink in your hands, you took a large slurp before cooling yourself down. "How'd you know me, mister?" He rummages through his pockets before taking a paper out of it.
He hands it to you and you were shocked. He's Yuma Mukami, the chief executive officer of the company you work at! "It's a pleasure to meet you." He raises his hand for a hand shake. You look at his hand before raising yours. Ha! You won. You hand was posing as a scissor. He retrieve his hand back, defeated by yours. "Well played (First Name)." This was certainly a start of a love and hate relationship between a CEO and his employee.
