Chapter 16 - A New Challenge (2/2)

They always made sure to take turns in picking, and that night, Mi-Suk's choice took precedence. Therefore, they settled for a modern-day romantic comedy, in which their favorite idol played the male lead. Despite really enjoying the plot and actors, Su-Jin knew that her best friend's reason for watching something like that wasn't just for the male lead's pretty face or easy story. Mi-Suk really wanted to watch something that could spark her imagination, and give her inspiration for her upcoming webtoon.

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Thursday came so quickly, that Su-Jin stared in disbelief at her phone that morning. It was her fourth day of work, out of her first week. Somehow she had managed to survive until then, but there still seemed to be a long way until Friday.

Even though she was supposed to be Director Kang's assistant, he had never once given her a direct task. Instead, he told her through Seo-Jun to study more, focusing on their domestic projects. Meanwhile, Yeon-Ah had been helping Jung Seok in preparing the analysis for the end of the first semester.

Su-Jin was feeling jealous of her friend for having an actual task. She personally was sick and tired of reading paper after paper about what the company had done, or what the past goals of the Planning Department had been. She wanted to actually do something, be active.

This is the mindset in which Director Kang found her an hour after lunch break. To her utter surprise, the man actually personally came to her desk, instead of sending the Deputy Director. Su-Jin glanced around, and saw that Seo-Jun's chair was empty.

'Ah, so that is why His Dark Majesty came all the way here in all his pomp and glory.' Su-Jin thought grudgingly, trying hard to keep it from sowing on her face.

In the end, she smiled at him pleasantly.

For a moment, Ji-Won was fazed by her sudden pleasant manners. However, he soon noticed that her smile did not reach her eyes. He saw a fleeting expression on her face, one that made him sure she was not pleased to see him there.

No matter. He wasn't too happy with it either. Nevertheless, they were supposed to work together, so personal opinions would have to be set aside. He had a clear mission, and a high stake weighing down on him. So, he was not going to let it go to ruin just because he disliked an intern.

”Miss Park, I just printed five pages for today's meeting. Please make four more copies and bring them to my office. Also, make sure you staple them as well.”

”Yes, Director Kang. Right away!” Su-Jin replied energetically, just as he was turning to leave.

Happy to be given something to do, Su-Jin sprinted out of her seat. She then hurried towards the copier that was located near the kitchen door.

It was a tall, robust machine, with lots of trays, paper slots and complicated functions. Up until then, Su-Jin had never worked in an office before, and therefore, found all this to be very confusing and complicated.

Nevertheless, Su-Jin wasn't the one to back away from a challenge. It was her dream to work in a big company. As such, she had to work hard to gain experience.

Thus, she picked up the printed pages, inserting them into the copying slot first. Then, she selected the number of copies, just like she'd seen the others doing. Afterwards, she waited.

Halfway through the job, however, the printer stopped and gave an error. It appeared a sheet of paper was jammed inside it.

”Great! Just my luck! Can't just one day go by without any issues?!” She muttered to herself.