project: l.o.v.e | yoonghyo

𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗

jihyo had just finished making last-minute checks for the upcoming meeting. the company were to talk about their new project, so atleast a representative of each department is required to attend.

the secretary made a small trip to the bathroom, she still had a few minutes to kill before the meeting anyway. jihyo washed her hands and checked her appearance on the mirror infront.

she then decided to roam around a little, just near the conference room. jihyo observed each departments that were near, occasionally greeting some employees passing her way.

a few meters away, tzuyu and two of her seniors were walking towards jihyo. ever since tzuyu followed the two, their mouths had always talked about the girl. 'jihyo this, jihyo that'. tzuyu started to feel quite annoyed.

"speaking of the devil." one muttered, stopping their tracks. the two of them both snickered, while tzuyu just stood still, looking at who she assumed was jihyo.

the intern spaced out for a bit, not hearing what her two seniors were currently talking about. she only came back to her senses when the two walked forward, advancing towards the ceo's secretary.

"intern. you may go to the conference room first. we have to speak to someone." her senior said, and she couldn't do anything but oblige.

tzuyu started to make her way to the conference room, but her curiosity is getting the best of her. i wonder what would they talk about, they seemed like they hate jihyo sunbae. tzuyu thought.

she stopped walking, taking one big sigh, before turning her heels and going back to the place her seniors were. she hid behind the wall, careful to not be seen.

"park jihyo, am i right?" she heard her senior ask.

"oh yes, what can i do for you?" jihyo's voice was soft, tzuyu didn't know why the two despised her so much.

"actually, we need to check for something at the storage room but i'm afraid we're lacking time as we still have to attend the meeting."

storage room? tzuyu knows their department has nothing to do with that! it's obviously a lie, the seniors might cause jihyo trouble.

tzuyu closed her eyes. 'please tell them you can't do anything about this. please.' she prayed. "let me do it then." she heard jihyo. shoot! jihyo fell for their trap.

"really?! why thank you!" the senior faked a smile. "we'll take you there." and with that, the sound of heels were heard. tzuyu went out of her hiding spot, tailing them closely.

jihyo was led to a very creepy hallway, something jihyo's never been to before yet she followed, not wanting to disappoint her seniors.

"here we are!" she looked at the door standing in the middle of this deserted area. "are... you sure this is the right place?" jihyo cautiously asked. "of course it is." her senior replied, pushing her towards the room.

"thank you for doing this for us, jihyo-ah~" the lady said, hurriedly forcing the door to close. "hey wai-" jihyo approaced them again, but her hands had met the already closed door. "okay. this should be quick, i still need to go and attend the meeting." she huffed, turning around and trudging fast inside the room.

the seniors on the other hand have sensed that jihyo had walked away, so they hurried in locking the door from outside and dashed away with triumph written on their faces, leaving tzuyu to stare at the door.

the poor intern glanced at the door, then to her already fleeing seniors, then back to the door. dear god, what should she do in this kind of situation. "wow, first days really give you lots of trouble." tzuyu sneaked towards the locked door.

her free hand reached for the doorknob, but she quickly retracted it back. the intern bit her lip, she couldn't just leave this girl alone. she breathed deeply, aiming for the doorknob again.

"chou tzuyu!" the sudden voice made her take a few steps back. she turned and saw her two seniors rushing as if they were looking for her.

"there you are! hurry, we're going to be late!" one of them ordered. this caused tzuyu to walk away, looking back at the room once with a heavy feeling inside her chest.

the three pushed through the doors of the conference room, met with the eyes of their one and only ceo. "good day to you sir." tzuyu's seniors mused. he replied with a nod, gesturing them to take their seats.

while the others were chatting, tzuyu observed how her boss seems to look at the door often, like waiting for a certain someone.

time came by, they eventually have to start the meeting. the ceo cleared his throat. "alright. let us begin." he clasped his hands together.

"where is secretary park? shouldn't she be here?" tzuyu side-eyed her senior who asked in an innocent manner. "she told me she's coming. i assume miss park had something important to do. now..." yoongi shut the lady off by starting the meeting.

all throughout, tzuyu was fidgeting around. is miss jihyo okay? of course she isn't. tzuyu knows she's locked in that creepy old room. she felt uneasy knowing that the girl is trapped in that poorly ventilated area, tzuyu wanted to burst out of the conference room and run to her.

but she's just an intern. she can't do that infront of her boss. she just sat through the whole meeting, keeping in mind that maybe, just maybe, jihyo is all right.

an hour.

tzuyu sighed as she gathered her stuff. the meeting went too long because some other department thought it was a nice idea to not have anything prepared.

the other employees went out, including her seniors, saying something like 'head straight to the office alright?'. tzuyu was left with a few people, including ceo min. should i tell him? she thought.

the intern noticed her boss staring at his phone. he's obviously worried about her. tzuyu bites her lip. she furrows her eyebrows as she thinks, contemplating on whether she should just tell him or not.

"i feel like you have something to tell me." she was brought back to reality by his voice. she glanced at the ceo, who was searching for an answer. "well... umm..." the girl couldn't find the right words.

"can i talk to you? please. it's about miss jihyo." tzuyu finally had the courage to say it. they were the only ones left in the room, so she was able to let it out.

just her name perked yoongi's interest. "what about her?" he calmly asked, but he knew deep down he was worried for her.

"well... you see..." tzuyu looked around, avoiding to meet his eye. her courage long gone. "i said, what about her?" his patience has also withered.

"they trapped her in the room." she breathed out. "they- the seniors i came with earlier, they did this to her. i really wanted to help her but they almost caught me- i'm sorry." tzuyu bowed infront of him.

"take me to her." tzuyu glanced up to meet his eyes.
"h-huh?" she asked, flustered. "lead the way." he stood up, eyes looking really desperate.

"okay."