Chapter 31: Becoming a CEO (3)

“I’m sorry for being late…! Did I keep you waiting long?”

At the interviewee’s words, I checked my phone.

2:40 PM.

“No, you came incredibly early.”

“…Ah! I thought I got the time wrong since you were already here.”

The interviewee let out a sigh of relief.

“It must be hot, is there a place to put your clothes?”

When I brought a chair from the next table, the interviewee waved her hand, saying there was no need.

Did she think she was causing a nuisance?

I thought she would hang it on the back of the chair, so I returned the chair to its place, but the interviewee pulled out a chair across from me without taking off her coat.

“What? Weren’t they supposed to come at 3?”

Cha-in put a drink in front of me and sat down next to me.

I moved in a little more to make room and answered Cha-in’s question.

“She said she came early to wait first.”

“Um… I didn’t cause any problems by coming too early, did I?”

“No, no, it’s okay.”

Originally, I wanted to secure a seat early to have a conversation with Cha-in, who is the manager, but after meeting Cha-in in person, I didn’t feel the need to talk any further.

It’s the first time meeting face-to-face, but seeing them naturally curse as soon as we met made me feel like I was talking to my high school friends.

I figured it would be okay not to force myself to become close.

It would be enough to just do what I’ve been doing.

I turned my attention away from Cha-in and smiled at the interviewee.

“Let’s order a drink first? What do you like?”

“Yes? Um…”

The interviewee made a slightly troubled expression.

Ah, that’s right.

I quickly realized my mistake, stood up, and said to the interviewee.

“Let’s go choose. Hey, move it, you bastard.”

“If you were going to do this, you should have just brought it from the beginning.”

“You’re nagging about something that already happened. You go to the inside seat.”

I shoved Cha-in into the inside seat and headed to the counter with the interviewee.

Her expression was subtly stiff, probably because she saw me and Cha-in bickering in front of her.

Well, I was just trying to see what kind of person she was, but the person being interviewed would feel differently.

I felt sorry for making her nervous by using the word ‘interview’ unnecessarily.

“Feel free to choose. It doesn’t have to be just a drink.”

“Yes? No, no! A drink is enough. Um…”

The interviewee looked at the menu while watching me.

Looking up at her as she was choosing a menu made my neck hurt a little.

She seems even taller than when I was a man?

A typical beauty with long, bluish hair.

And she’s tall, so she could have found a job as a model, but I wondered why such a person would apply to be my editor.

I wanted to ask her how tall she was, but I remembered hearing that tall women have complexes about their height, so I decided not to ask.

While I was thinking about this and that, the interviewee finally chose a menu and said to me.

“Then I’ll have a kiwi smoothie.”

“Okay, please pay for one kiwi smoothie.”

“I’ll help you with the kiwi smoothie payment.”

I took the buzzer from the employee and told the interviewee, who was fidgeting, to go.

Sitting back down, I took my share of the iced Americano and asked the interviewee.

“Are you very nervous?”

“Yes? No, no! I’m okay!”

“I said it was an interview, but it’s not like you’re getting a job at a company, so you don’t have to be too nervous. I just wanted to meet you in person, so I made this appointment.”

“Um… yes…”

This isn’t easy.

It seems like my words sound like a trap investigation.

She looked even more nervous than before.

“…I’m asking you formally, so feel free to answer. You’re Ara-ssi, right?”

“Yes, yes. I use the nickname Ara.”

“What’s your real name, by any chance? I’m a little embarrassed to call you by your nickname outside.”

“You can call me Go Su-yeong or Su-yeong-ssi.”

When I said that, the interviewee made a troubled expression and said.

“Do we really have to talk by real name…?”

“It’s not necessary, but I thought I should know the name of the person I’ll be working with.”

“We’re not going to be using the same office anyway, and we’re going to be working online, so is it really necessary to go that far?”

“Sure, LAN-cable-puller-big-headed-shoe-smashing-ssi.”

“Call me by my name, you damn b*tch!”

Still, it was the first time meeting in person today, so Cha-in didn’t grab my collar and shake me.

She did pretend to kick me a little.

As Cha-in and I were bickering, Ara-ssi was looking down at us with a stiff expression.

I had a strange feeling that her gaze was a little lower, but she was tall even sitting down, so that must be it.

Just in time, the buzzer rang, so I brushed Cha-in aside and took the buzzer.

“I’ll get it, so please sit down.”

“Yes? Ah, yes. Thank you.”

I took the buzzer and headed to the counter.

At the counter, I glanced at our table and saw Cha-in and Ara-ssi talking about something.

Are they already close?

No, that’s not possible, she probably just found it easy to talk to her.

She is easy to take advantage of.

I thought I should go back a little slower so that Ara-ssi could relax.

“Please give me three tiramisus too.”

“I’ll help you with the payment.”

“Um… Cha-in-ssi?”

“Yes?”

“I have something to ask you, is that okay?”

“To me? What is it?”

“…Are Hiro-nim’s breasts real?”

“Um…”

“Probably?”

“Do you not like tiramisu?”

“No, I like it. Thank you.”

“Tiramisu is good.”

“I didn’t ask you.”

“Ask me, you b*tch.”

I handed out a tiramisu to each of them and gave the kiwi smoothie to Ara-ssi.

“What were you talking about? You were saying something.”

“Hey, I’m curious, can I ask you something?”

“No.”

“Are your breasts… real?”

I told her not to ask, but that b*tch ignored me and said what she wanted to say.

And the content is even worse.

“Logically speaking, wouldn’t it be impossible to do this even with padding or surgery?”

“I guess so.”

“That’s natural…”

Ara-ssi seemed to be muttering something, but I didn’t hear it properly.

It probably wasn’t important.

“Okay, Ara-ssi?”

“Yes?”

“I’ll ask you a few questions, but just feel free to eat and answer slowly.”

“Um… yes.”

Now that she’s relaxed a bit, a relatively comfortable answer came back.

As expected, putting something sweet in her mouth is the most effective.

“First, can you tell me your name, which I asked earlier?”

“…Do I really have to tell you?”

At my question, Ara-ssi bit the straw and took a sip of the smoothie.

“My name is… the same as my nickname, Ara.”

“Um? Is Ara your real name? Then what’s your surname?”

“Park…”

“If your surname is Park… ah.”

I shouldn’t have pried.

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay…”

Seeing Ara-ssi’s noticeably gloomy appearance, Cha-in was clicking her tongue and pointing at me from the next seat.

I lightly elbowed her and quickly tried to fix the situation.

“What does the name matter, we’re going to be working online anyway.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“You shut up for a bit.”

“…Ara-ssi, how did you decide to apply?”

“Ah, apply? Um…”

Ara-ssi was avoiding eye contact and seemed to be thinking about something.

I wasn’t trying to ask such a grand reason.

“Ara-ssi?”

“Yes?”

“As I said before, I’m not trying to ask anything grand. I just want to hear how you saw my job posting and why you wanted to apply.”

“Ah… yes.”

Ara-ssi nodded.

Then she bowed her head slightly and thought about it before quickly giving an answer.

“I saw the job posting while looking for someone who was looking for an editor, and I sent an application email because the conditions looked good.”

An application email.

Honestly, I didn’t expect much, but a good person was caught by the email.

The quality of the video she sent as a portfolio wasn’t very professional, but it was decent.

If that’s the case, it seemed like it would be enough if I gave her a little advice from the side.

‘She was also the only female applicant.’

Even if she was a man, I would have hired her if the situation wasn’t good, but it was advantageous for me to hire a female applicant if possible.

After going through a bout of measles because of the boyfriend suspicion, I didn’t want to have unnecessary suspicions.

The atmosphere of the broadcast has changed, but there was no need to neglect a problem that could be prevented in advance.

“I see. Then how many videos do you think you can make in a week?”

“Maybe if there are sources… I think 2 episodes are possible?”

“That’s good.”

2 episodes.

It’s a bit burdensome, but it was a level that I could somehow handle.

“Do you have a separate payment in mind?”

“Ah, I’m thinking about 10,000 won per minute… How much are you thinking, boss…?”

“No, I was thinking about that much too. That’s good.”

I could have taken advantage of her if I had planned to, but I didn’t bother.

I should treat the person I’m going to be working with well so that they stay with me for a long time.

I didn’t want to see them run away in the middle.

After that, Ara-ssi and I talked about various things, including working conditions, but we reached an amicable agreement because there were no major problems with each other.

“Then it seems like the agreement is roughly over… When can you start working?”

“I think I can start in early January after the new year.”

“Then let’s start from the second week of January… If you have any questions, feel free to ask.”

“Questions… um…”

Ara-ssi hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and asked cautiously.

“Um, I think it’s going to be a really rude question…”

“Yes?”

“I’m just so curious… It’s okay if you don’t answer if you feel bad. It’s really rude, but…”

Ara-ssi apologized for a long time in advance and then finally opened her mouth with difficulty.

“…What sizes are you both?”

“…Yes?”

“Um, me too?”

“Yes…”

I was puzzled by what she was saying, but Cha-in understood and spoke first.

“I’m a 65E.”

“Oh? You’re that big??”

“65E…”

“You’re not one to talk, H cup.”

“H…”

Ara-ssi, who heard our story, made the stiffest expression of the day and spat out her soul from her mouth.

“The world is unfair…”

Ara-ssi leaned back in her chair.

Perhaps because of her thick coat, her chest was not emphasized at all.

Park Ara (31) / 178cm
Chest size: Smaller than a man’s