Penta Ent. | JungHo ✅

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My first day. I looked up at the building then felt my legs turn to jelly. I could for once say "Ma, I made it". Somehow, by some magical will of the world, I had been hired as a personal assistant. It doesn't sound like much, until I say a personal assistant for Mr. Jo himself.

That's right, Mr. Jo Jinho of Penta Enterprises. The #1 leading company in the toys and games industry. I heard that they planned to expand into the book industry in a few months. What I didn't know was that landing this job would change my life. "In I go..."

I received a few looks from people who I assumed worked here, and a few happened to be nasty ones. Was I under dressed? I spotted a janitor not too far away and asked for the restroom. "Go down this hall then make a left. You should see it." "Thank you." I quickly took off.

I looked myself over in the mirror as my self consciousness wouldn't leave me be. "You can do this Jungwoo. Now let's get up there and show him that we're punctual and can do just about any task he needs." Despite saying that, I still felt nervous to the core.

I had learned of his office's whereabouts thanks to the few kind people that existed in this company. I exited the elevator on the 3rd floor, the middle floor. It had 5 floors in total. I took in my surroundings as I made sure to memorize the route to his office.

I arrived at the door that had a nameplate within eye view. In big black letters it said, "CEO: Jo Jinho". I knocked on the door and waited for confirmation to enter. And waited. And waited. I knocked again a bit harder in hopes that he simply hadn't heard me.

No response. Was I too early? It was getting close to my start time though. I heard faint voices that grew louder as they approached me. "Tonight. No excuses." I looked to where I heard the voices and saw Mr. Jo seeing a woman off.

The staff soon took over and he turned around to head back to his office, which I was standing in front of. He stopped when he noticed me from afar. "You're here early. A punctual man is a keeper." I stepped aside as he opened the door. "Come in."

As expected, it was squeaky clean from top to bottom. Papers were piled nicely on his desk and files sat comfortably in a bin hanging beside his door. "Kim Jungwoo, correct." I nodded then bowed. "I am Kim Jungwoo, your new personal assistant, Mr. Jo."

I felt his eyes on me as I stayed in my bowed position. I straightened up then looked him in the eye. "I'm ready and willing to do what you ask of me and I promise to deliver with quality, speed and precision. Thank you for this opportunity."

I had rehearsed this many times in the mirror last night at home, and even a little back in the restroom. His serious look never wavered as he folded his hands in front of him. "I expect nothing less. I'll have someone show you around so you can learn your way around here."

"Yes, sir." I stood in silence as he phoned someone. After a brief exchange, he hung up then took out a pen. "You can wait outside the office. He'll be up shortly." "Yes, sir." I briefly bowed before taking my leave. I exhaled audibly as I had survived. Somehow.

He was a pretty nice guy, at least, that's my judgment of him. His tone of voice was soothing yet firm, showing he was in charge, but cared. I smiled happily as I knew I could get along with him just fine. "Hey, you're Kim Jungwoo, right?"

I turned to the side and saw a man as tall as me. "Yes. You are?" "Ko Shinwon. I'm supposed to show you around." "Ah, nice to meet you." He walked on ahead and I followed, not before glancing back at Mr. Jo's office door. Today really was looking up.