Edited 2/12/2020

Y/N's POV

I did as Jin asked, gathered all the board members and employees at ten sharp so he could preside over our first official meeting with himself and Jungkook in charge.

He looked tired as he entered the room, my eyes looked over his shoulder to see if Jungkook was with him but to my surprise he wasn't.

"Morning everyone."

He flashed a charming smile to which the room returned it, each person either nodding or saying morning in tired voices.

"I'm sorry to gather you here so suddenly but truly appreciate that everyone came along, please be seated."

He motioned for everyone to take a seat and once everyone did he turned his attention to me, his kind eyes and gentle smile had this instant calming effect.

"Y/N would you mind closing the blinds for me? I need to do a PowerPoint."

I nodded, cursing myself for suddenly blushing.

"Of course."

I quickly got to my feet and moved across to the floor to ceiling windows which occupied one side of the room looking out over the city, my finger found the switch and clicked it down. There was a gentle mechanical sound as the blinds started to turn and shut out any natural light, I moved back to my seat and Jin again flashed that damn smile.

"Much appreciated Y/N, now....let me introduce all of you to our latest client."

He clicked a button on his laptop which was connected to the PowerPoint, suddenly a very familiar brand of cosmetics flashed across the screen.

"Seoul Beauty?"

Yerin suddenly spoke, she folded her arms and moved her head slightly to get a better look at the images now flashing before us.

"That's correct, there's a reason I didn't return to the office yesterday. I arrived back from Hong Kong and immediately paid a visit to Seoul Beauty headquarters, it seems that now Jeon Enterprises has two young gentleman running it they wanted to discuss the possibility of joining forces. It seems my father didn't have the right image but myself and Jungkook do, I feel bad for my father but this is a new beginning for our company."

Jin clicked something on his laptop again and this time several graphs and charts moved across the screen.

"I've already done the research, a contract with Seoul Beauty would greatly benefit this company. Seoul Beauty is the most successful and not to mention popular cosmetic brand, it would sky rocket our appeal and bring us a vast sum of money."

Jin clicked down again to reveal a beautiful young Korean woman most likely in her twenties, her skin flawless as she held a mineral foundation in her right hand.

"What do you think?"

Jin motioned to the new slogan beneath the girl

'Redefine Beauty'

I couldn't help but roll my eyes, I hated how easy it was for me to be suckered in by this image. I suddenly felt self conscious of my own appearance, comparing myself to the beautiful young woman. This is what marketing and advertisement did though....

Our subconscious minds crave love and so it was layered hypnotically in every slogan; "heaven in a cup," "chocolate heaven," "it takes a special chocolate to make everyone happy." And so in our search for happiness and love we were constantly being directed to fill our stomachs. Our minds were easy prey to the subliminal messages, something the advertisers have known for years.
Who cares if you die early of poor health? Not them, that's for sure. They just wanted to tell us that their products were "insanely addictive" that we would "crave" them, and so we did. While directing us to overeat junk they told us that we couldn't possibly be loved unless we meet impossible and digitally enhanced beauty standards.

They've directed us for decades feeling like clever little magicians and made us all hungry for their products. We have to wake up, realize that strength and beauty doesn't come from a bottle or from inside a plastic wrapper, they are given by truly accepting and loving ourselves.

They wouldn't ever promote that the Egyptians cured acne by rubbing in a little urine before taking a shower - that's gross right? But killing the planet with our plastic obsession and vanity was the preferred option, so long as the share holders and the CEO's got paid we could all die of coronary disease and live miserable lives, never able to find the true happiness that was there all along, masked underneath the fear of not being loved.

I'm a hypocrite, I despise how advertising makes this generation feel but here I am......working with them.

"Y/N, you don't seem impressed with the new slogan myself and Jungkook decided upon. I'm guessing you've got a better idea?"

I felt so embarrassed, it wasn't my intention for Jin to see me. I opened my mouth to say something but then closed it again, shaking my head.

"I see, well that settles it then. I've made sure each of you have work to do this morning, the new partnership with Seoul Beauty is going to be very time consuming. I appreciate your patience and understanding since my father stepped down, it truly means the world to myself and Jungkook that you're giving us a chance to prove our worth."

I hadn't noticed how quickly the time had gone, the meeting started at ten and now checking my watch it was one minute to eleven.

I lifted my gaze and was shocked to see Jungkook standing by the door, I hadn't even noticed him before. I wondered how long he'd been standing there, it appeared as though I was the only one who hadn't seem him as most of the female workers were already blushing and twirling strands of their hair either nervously or seductively. I scoffed and shook my head, Jungkook emitted an amused chuckle and my eyes met his.

"Morning everyone, sorry I'm late. I had a late night, you know how it goes."

He winked at me......wait....what? Why did he wink?! I lowered my head and pretend to not notice, I heard Jin scoff.

"Well the meeting is over brother, as always you've got impeccable timing. To show up once I've done all the work....."

The room erupted into fits of laughter, Jin joined us and I couldn't help but do the same as Jungkook frowned at his brother.

"Okay enough, my poor little brother will only get upset."

Jin motioned for us to stop laughing and soon we did, I had to practically bite my bottom lip in order for my own amusement to end.

"Meeting is adjourned, enjoy your day everyone."

Everyone stood, bowing in a show of respect toward our new boss before filing out of the room. It was just myself, Jin and Jungkook left

"Y/N, would you like to join me for brunch? I've got some things to discuss with you about the new partnership with Seoul Beauty."

I knew Jungkook was staring at me, I wasn't sure why but the idea of him jealous was highly amusing.

"I would love to join you."

Jin smiled

"Brilliant, Jungkook can you watch over everything here? I shouldn't be long, hour at most."

I looked over at Jungkook and was surprised and slightly annoyed that he didn't even seem bothered by me eating lunch with Jin, why would he? Jungkook was gorgeous and probably had beautiful women falling at his feet constantly, someone like me didn't stand a chance with someone like him.

"Sure, I'll be in my office if you need me."

Jungkook didn't even spare me a glance, he simply gave a nod to Jin before leaving the room.

"So Y/N, ready to go?"

Jin offered his arm, I was slightly taken aback before accepting it.

This was going to be interesting......