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The shrill sound of shredder drowned in Rumi's loud thoughts. Her mind was still stuck at how she should earn back her rank. This coming ball would play a huge catalyst if she played her cards right. If she still received the invitation letter after what happened then that means she's still on okay level. If looking at what had happened, it wasn't her fault that men couldn't handle being talked down. All she did was out of unfair treatment towards her. Lee Donghyun. If you ever cross my path again. She sneered putting down another bunch in the shredder. I'll shredder you like this paper by my bare hands.

A huge pile of papers was slammed down on her pile pulling her out of thoughts. Rumi glanced at her co-worker who sighed stretching her hands. "What were you thinking of? You were quite diligently shredding those papers."

"Nothing. And I always do any work diligently." Rumi answered making her co-worker snort.

"Yeah right." She laughed. "Take care of this bundle too, Rumi-ya." She sighed in exhaustion.

"Ne unnie." Rumi sang along and stopping suddenly. "Ah unnie..." She trailed off blinking her eyes at her co-worker.

"Wae?" Her co-worker turned her head in question. "Mwoya? Say it?" She asked when Rumi continued to blinked her eyes at her.

"I feel like having coff-"

"Ani!" Her request was denied before she could complete her sentence.  "Go get it yourself. I have been running around since morning without any rest. In fact, you being my dongsaeng should bring me coffee." She retorted poking her finger in Rumi's arm.

"Ah apa!" Rumi exclaimed stepping away from her. "And waeyo? You are even asking me to do your work. This is not fair unnie." Rumi pouted rubbing her arm.

"Not fair my as-"

"Coffee?" A cup dangled in front of Rumi's eyes. Avoid getting hit by it, Rumi turned around to see a familiar face standing on her tip toe dangling the coffee cup at her. "You were craving coffee, right?" The short figure smiled.

"Um, Jangmi-sii?" Jangmi nodded her head in affirmation. "Uh-Annyeonghaseyo." Rumi greeted with little bow of her head.

"Annyeonghaseyo." Jangmi smiled flashing her prefect whites. "It's for you." She said grabbing Rumi's hand and placed the coffee cup in her hand. Rumi mentally shrugged, free coffee for her. "It's fated." She said making Rumi look up in question. "Ah I mean, you craving coffee and me bringing it to you." She explained smiling. Somehow Rumi thought she could've been fine without explanation.

"Gamsahabnida." Rumi bowed her head in thanks.

"Mwoya? Did Jangmi-sii lost tract of her path today?" A comment from her co-worker made Rumi look between them before losing her interest to the coffee in hand again. A coffee is what she needed right now. Today, universe was really on her side.

"Aniyo Misoo unnie." Jangmi sweetly smiled with little shake of her head.  "I wanted to thank Rumi-sii so I came looking for her." Misoo raised her eyebrow in question before glancing at the bloke head beside her.

"Thank her? For what? Yah what did you do?" She elbowed Rumi who was about to place her mouth on the coffee cup.

"Unnie!" She whined almost spilling her coffee. "What is it?" She cried in frustration.

"She saved me." Jangmi answered for her before smiling at Rumi who furrowed her eyebrows in question. Did she? She thought shrugging her shoulders and finally placing her lips to her beloved coffee. "Rumi-sii you are my saviour and I would like to repay you by taking you out for dinner if that-" And phurrrrr. No one would have thought they would get rejected by being sprayed by coffee.

"Bleck! Urgh!" Rumi groaned in disgust while wiping her mouth with back of her hand. "What is this? Diabetes hoil mala. (I'll get diabetes by this)" She muttered looking at the coffee cup.

"YAH!" A hard slap was received by her head. "What are you doing?!" Misoo shouted trying to control her laughter.

"Unnie, getting insulted is okay but do refrain from hitting me, okay? I might punch you in ref- Jangmi-sii...?" And the bloke head award goes to Rukmani Raikar. Baksu! "I-Fuck!" She cursed shuffling around in search for tissue and cursed again giving up on it and wiping Jangmi's face with her t-shirt. "Mianhae! I am really sorry. I didn't even realise. I'm so-so sorry."

"It's fine- Rumi-sii- it's okay." Jangmi tried to stopping her but gave up letting her do whatever until she was satisfised.

"I'm really sorry. I really didn't mean to." Rumi apologized again finally stepping back revealing a red flushed Jangmi who looked anywhere but at her. It was too early to see the sight she had seen right now. "I swear I didn't mean to do this, it's just the coffee was-

"Mmm it's sweet." Misoo completed her sentence. "Rumi don't do sweet stuff." Misoo pointed unhesitatingly sipping Rumi's coffee. Jangmi glanced at Rumi for conformation who gave her apologetic smile. "Anyways, thanks for the coffee, Jangmi-ya." Misoo thus, left the dumb and dumber alone.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know." Jangmi apologized.

"Ani, it's fine. I should apologized for you know-" Rumi trailed off pointing at her face. Jangmi nodded giving her a tight-lipped smile.

"It's fine. It wasn't much." Jangmi said checking her face on screen of her mobile phone. "Anyways, I wanted to thank you but ruined it. I really didn't know about you not liking sweet stuff. I just got what I normally drink-" This is what she normally drinks? No wonder she acts like kid high on sugar. "-there are things which differ but that's what it's like right? Opposite attracts." Heh? Woah, happened here? Rumi blinked her eyes in confusion.

"Jogiyo-"

"Unnie!" She suddenly grabbed Rumi's hands. "I can call you Unnie right?"

"Uh-"

"I am actually younger than you." Mwo? How does she know that? "Perfect age, right?" Jangmi blushed giggling at her own words. "Unnie, please let me take you out on a dinner? I really wanted to thank you for saving that day. If it wouldn't have been you then I would be in hospital right now or probably dead." She pouted looking up at Rumi who awkwardly smiled.

"Uh Jangmi-sii..." Rumi looked at her arms vined under Jangmi's fingers. "You don't need to. Bringing me coffee was enough."

"Ani unnie. It's not enough. I really want to thank you."

"I know, Jangmi-sii but I don't think I would really able to. I have lot of work that needs to be done this month." That was one of the reason but the way things were heading with her, Rumi wanted to keep her distance. "I'm sorry but I really can't." Rumi apologized moving to remove Jangmi's hands off her. "If I could-

"Rumi-ya she is busier person than you. HR department don't have time to breathe these days!" Rumi's hands stopped. HR department? "If she's asking then just go."

"Please unnie." Jangmi pouted again. Jeez, stop making that face. Rumi sighed and freed her arms from Jangmi's grip.

"Arasoo. I'll see if I can." Rumi replied making her smile like a Christmas tree lit on Christmas eve.

"Great!" Jangmi clapped her hand in delight and somehow that reminded Rumi of a seadog. "Here!" She said handing her phone. Rumi furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "Your number?" Rumi made a 'oh' face and passed her phone back after putting in her number. "Gomawo unnie!" She jumped into Rumi's arms hugging her close.

"Uh-"

"Bye!" And just like that she jumped off and was gone like a wind. Rumi stood there thinking what just happened. Shaking her head, she turned around and went back to shredding paper. "Just for once. Then I'll avoid her like plaque." Rumi muttered to herself.

"So, you have a date, now?"

"Ah! Unnie! Stop." Rumi almost shouted. "Stop whispering in my ear. It feels weird and no I don't have a date."

"No, I don't have a date." Misoo teased mimicking her. "I thought you wouldn't go." Misoo asked narrowing her eyes at her.

"Wae? Weren't you one that said if she's asking then I should just go." Rumi replied raising her eyebrow back at Misoo.

"Well, I did but it's really weird. You never eat with anyone not even us, or that boyfriend of yours." Rumi made a face at that. "Poor Hyun-sii. He is always running around you but you always reject him and now you just agreed to go out with Jangmi."

"First of all, Hyun is not my boyfriend and does not run around me. It's just that he is my colle-junior. So, he tends to look after his senior." Rumi reasoned. "And about Jangmi-sii, I don't think she'll leave me alone until I agree to go with her."

"True." Misoo nodded satisfied with her answer. "Ah right! I forgot what I came for!" She exclaimed slapping Rumi's arm.

"You should then stop being noisy all the time, unnie." Rumi gritted through her teeth while rubbing her arm.

"You need to head to GoSe set. They needed assistance. Stupid Jina has messed up something again." Misoo sighed rubbing her forehead. "Don't worry it's about the list you worked on. Just make sure everything goes according to it." Rumi nodded and placed the bundle of paper in her hands.

"Then, I'll get going." Rumi saluted and out of there before she was told twice. "Ha! I was waiting for getting out of there." She laughed to herself and pulled out her cell phone. "Where are you? Drop me off somewhere."

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"Seriously? Am I your chauffeur? I can be busy, you know." Youngjae whined as Rumi closed the door of the car.

"Right. You were hanging off the couch munching on something."

"Yah! How do you know that!? Did you put spy cam on me or something?!" Rumi snorted at that. 

"I did not. Anyways thank you for driving me here. I couldn't find Hyun, don't know where he disappeared too." She furrowed her eyebrows leaning over the window.

"Drive by yourself, where's your bike?" He asked making her sigh. "Usually, you don't go without her. Talking about it I haven't seen here around."

"Ah I wish I could oppa but I can't for the time being." Rumi answered pulling out her ringing phone. "Looks like I gotta go. Thank you oppa. See you later." She waved bye and went inside.  "Ah ye. I am here." She spoke answering the call. It looked like mess. Everyone running around from here and there. It is always like this? Rumi thought never been to set before.

"RUMI-SII!" A shrill voice caught her attention, a figure came to stop in front of her heaving like a dog. "Rumi-sii, you-are Ruumi-sii, right?" She breathed out leaning on her knees.

"Umm ye. Jina-sii?" Rumi asked tilting her head to look at her.

"Y-ye." Rumi nodded and sent the text to Misoo. "I seemed to missed place the order. I swear, I ordered it correctly but I can't find it. I looked for it everywhere-"

"It's okay. Calm down." Rumi patted her back. "Let's look for it again, okay?" Rumi smiled; Jina nodded as both of them headed to where the orders were kept. "Did you place the order with the list that was given?" Rumi asked looking through notepad that was handed to her.

"I did. The rags and nets are missing. I checked it like hundred times! It's on the list but not here."

"Did you contact the company? The delivery might be misplaced?" Rumi questioned looking through the bags. "How it was delivered? Did you get it yourself or was it delivered by company?" Rumi turned around to when she heard no response from Jina.

"Umm, I should probably contact the company." Jina apologetically smiled and rushed out. Rumi sighed stepped out from the piles of bags and headed out.

"Incoming! Incoming!" Rumi stepped aside to give way as two guys carried large bags inside. "Huh? What's this for?" Rumi questioned heading towards the truck. "Jogiyo! What is this?" She asked one the man who was shouting at the men who carried out the bags.

"Are you the manager? Sign here." The man handed her the list and pen. Rumi grabbed it from and looked through the list.

"Landing mats...Why is it being delivered this late?" Rumi asked signing and handing back the list.

"Mianhae. The order got misplaced with order. What are the odds right, we got same kind of orders today." The man laughed apologetic.

"Rags and nets are missing from earlier delivery. What we should do now? We have event starting soon."

"Nets and rags?" The man questioned and shouted at the man inside the truck to check the back for them. "Is it there?"

"De hyung!"

"It's here. We are really sorry." The man bowed and shouted at his men to hurry up. Rumi nodded her head in appreciation and followed along the men who carried the missing order. "I should inform Jina-sii." Rumi muttered to herself looking around in search of her.

"Ma'am, please check if everything is here." One of the man asked her placing the bag with other props. Rumi proceeded to check while placing her phone between her ear and shoulder.

"Ne, everything is here. Gamsahabnida." Rumi smiled at the men who bowed and left. "Jina-sii...Why isn't she picking up the call?" Rumi murmured dialling her number again. "Wasn't she supposed to call the company then why is her phone ringing? The nets and rags are here. There was nothing else." Rumi asked herself pocketing her phone letting Jina fend for herself. "Gosh look at me." She sighed at herself. "I used to punch sand bags and now look at me." She sighed again looking at her fist which now clutched a prop list.

"Uh? Rumi-sii?"