That night, Seokjin added Jiah in their group chat. Yoongi and Hoseok were the quietest member in the group. Still, the older would reply to Seokjin a word. Hoseok could have went a little to further, he only replied to Seokjin with a fullstop.

Usernames popped up as each of them welcomed her again. Hwii_in was Wheein, jichu belonged to Jisoo, sseokjjinie was Seokjin. Namjoon's username was KnJ. kim_wintaebear was Taehyung's, p.jiminie was Jimin's and 9kook7_jeon was Jungkook's. The quietest colleaugues' usernames were J.hs1801 and min.yoon.gi.

There was an adorable exchange of conversation between the three of the female staff. Later, she found out they had another staff who, at that moment, wasn't in Korea for an important matter. She made a mental note that her name was Amber. She also found out that she was at the same age as Hoseok and Namjoon, that entitled her 'unni' and 'noona' to the younger staff.

With Wheein asking if they could drop their formalities with her, she gladly allowed them. Namjoon was the only student in the staff, yet he took a full time job that kept his life busy. They didn't seem to have problems with him absent to attend classes.

Once again, Seokjin demanded Hoseok to say something to her. There were three separate messages coming from him that said 'tomorrow,' '8:30AM sharp,' 'don't call me boss.' When she asked how should she call him, Jisoo butted in to call him 'oppa.' However, Hoseok curtly rejected the idea and sent a message that said 'my name.'

After another short cute conversation of the three staff, Seokjin instructed Jisoo to shut down her phone and go to sleep, which later, having the active members to send a 'good night' message.

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Jiah arrived at the boutique on time. She wore a formal sleeveless gown that Shinhye gave her; with a white buttoned and collared top as her inner wear. Her shoes were the same high-heeled boots she had worn the day before. Her hair was pulled back to a ponytail and make-up was kept simple. Her scent was as sweet as a juicy red strawberry.

It occurred to her that her father awoke late and she was able to avoid her father's habit of handing her money. It was a day where she felt carefree.

She was eating a sandwich in front of the entrance when Yoongi appeared from the open path. She chewed the last piece faster and swallowed before saying, "good morning!"

Yoongi smiled at her before looking for the key to unlock the door. He replied, "Good morning. I like that you're punctual."

"Every newbie needs a good start, you agree?"

He chuckled, turning the doorknob and pushed the door. "I agree," he said.

Since she and Yoongi were the ones who arrived early, she wondered if her boss would arrive early as well. She had not received any messaged to inform her something. "What time does everyone normally come?" she asked.

Yoongi wandered around to turn on all the equipments and lights, hummed deeply. He checked his wristwatch and said, "you'll hear a circus shortly."

"Huh?"

Yoongi gave out a small chuckle again. "You'll see what I'm talking about later."

Just after Yoongi finished his utterance, a loud chattering from outside caused both occupants in the store to turn their heads to see.

All of the figures they were expecting to see were walking through the glass display together. Wheein and Seokjin's laughter was the loudest of them all. The others were making a lot of noise as they were joking and playing with each other. The latest, Namjoon and Hoseok, followed closely behind them.

When the door pushed open, all bowed to Jiah, while the girls and Taehyung cheerfully greeted her a 'good morning'. Jiah smiled broadly and returned them greetings. When her gaze met on her employer, however, her smile faded.

A shade of red crept to his face, gulping before scurrying and walked past her.

Just when she thought her boss was ignoring her, she heard her name. She looked for the voice, only to find her boss was standing there, waiting for her. Her bad feelings vanished upon knowing it was him who called her. "Yeah?" she asked.

"To my office," he said, awkwardly turning himself to walk to his office. However, he returned only to say, "n-now." Then, he took large steps, his fists stuffed into the pockets of his hoodie.

As she made her way to the office, Wheein and Jisoo applauded her quietly and wished her luck.

Her steps walked through the corridor with confidence and light paces to find Hoseok's office. She was able to quickly locate Hoseok's figure with the help of the small placards on the door. His hoodies were pulled tighter around his face. An obvious grimace surfaced his lips as he backed the door.

She knocked the door thrice, but no words or signs were given to allow her enter. Hence, she knocked once more.

Hoseok released a sigh. Gulping, a speck of sweat gathered on the tip of his nose. Quickly, he swiped his palm on his nose and timidly said, "c-come in!"

Jiah entered.

Hoseok sucked his saliva once more before gently turning to face his new assistant. His gaze remained on the table. The atmostphere was awkward. That brought him into rummaging his drawers, pulling out a piece of paper. When he passed her the paper, he avoided her eye contact. He said, "t-t-that's some... some things you need to follow."

Jiah looked down at the paper.

"Seokjin made me write them. Make sure you follow them or... he gonna hit you with his spatula."

Jiah raised her head to stare at her boss, looking like a lost puppy. "Pardon?"

"Nothing. J-just remember that I'm the boss."

"Yes. Yes, of course," Jiah said and nodded. When she looked down at the page again, she noticed that one of the rules stated that she should make her employer a cup of coffee every morning. "Is there anything else?" she said before excused herself to make him a cup of coffee.

Hoseok shook his head side to side.

Jiah grinned and spoke in the most upbeat tone. "I'll be back with your coffee, boss!"

As she left with a wide smile, Hoseok cringed at the title. He had never been in a position like this before. He had never worked with an assistant before. It was Amber who had been assisting him the entire time.

With a whine, Hoseok drew the leather chair and dropped his buttocks. "I can work alone!" he grumbled as his forehead thumped and his fist stomped on the table.

Again, Hoseok was hitting his head against the table as Yoongi came in without notice. Yoongi stated casually as he set the cup of coffee on the table, "keep banging your head until your brain is out."

Hoseok raised his head. Whimpering, he said, "this does not sit well with me." The older man remained silent and sat in the chair in front of him, glancing through the calendar. "Where's Jiah?" he asked.

"So, you're looking for her now?" Yoongi asked, feigning astonishment. "Want me to call her?"

Still sulking, Hoseok said, "no need."

When Hoseok subtly rolled his eyes, Yoongi was reading the notes on the calendar, ignoring him

As time passed, Hoseok began to find it was suspicious that he was staying with him and said nothing or giving any updates about the business. "How come you're still here?" he asked.

"I informed Amber we already got you an assistant. She wants me to keep my eyes peeled on her," Yoongi said as he set the calendar down. "You have breakfast?"

Hoseok pulled his sketch book, pencil, and eraser from its case and placed them on the table. "I have," he said flatly.

Yoongi only nodded and remained silent.

When the silence in the room began to grow louder, Hoseok continued his work whereas Yoongi went about his business on his phone. Suddenly, a loud bang startled both of them. Yoongi just cocked his head to the back, his brows arched, to see what the noise was all about.

However, no one moved down the corridor. That pushed them up to investigate what was going on.

To Hoseok's surprise, three men in black head masks holding guns and a knife yelled at his workers to kneel and demanded to give them something valuable. Yoongi remained calm, knelt with his hands raised. Hoseok also knelt shakily when one of the men yelled at him.

Jiah was as composed as Yoongi, in contrast to the other girls who were fighting back tears. Then, he counted the heads on his staff. With the exception of Amber, he had a total of nine employees. But only six of them were present.

Two masked men vanished into the hallway that led to his office, off to find something valuable. That left one of them to guard them.

Hoseok used the chance to whisper at Yoongi. "Where's Seokjin?"

Yoongi answered, "he went out to talk to the manufacturer."

"And Jungkook and Jimin?"

"With him."

The only masked man in the room seemed to have heard them. He yelled, "be quiet!"

Hoseok timidly obeyed, diverting his sight at the ground. When the masked man approached him, his heart raced. He wished he could have walked by and returned to the front. However, the man merely walked back and forth alongside him.

Hoseok then noticed something. Slowly, Jiah crept near the masked man with cautious. Her knees on the ground and hands remained in the air. Hoseok gave her a sign to return to her place. However, Jiah disobeyed and signed him to remain silent.

To avoid the masked man from noticing her, she had to stop moving every now and then. That made the boss growing more anxious. When the robber turned his back on them, Jiah abruptly stood up.

Everything happened too quickly in Hoseok's view. The younger staff gasped when she flung the robber over her shoulder. The burglar's gun slipped of his hand and to on the ground. His spine received a blow in contrast of the flip and the gun behind it.

Just as Jiah was ready to pin him with her foot, the burglar let out a loud cry, "Oh!! Oh my, oh my gosh! My spine." He paused and shouted, "I think I broke my spine!"

They were startled to hear Jisoo say, "wait, I recognize that voice!" She scurried to the crying masked man by her knees and ripped the mask off his head. "Kim Seokjin?" she exclaimed, astonished.

Jiah tried to disguise her gasp by covering her mouth with her hands.

"Seokjin hyung?" Hoseok scurried with his knees to the man on the ground after saying that. After confirming that it was actually Seokjin, he let out a faint "oh no."

Yoongi lowered his hands and nodded, his eyes closed and a little smile on his face. "It happens exactly the way I wished," he said.

"Yoongi hyung!" Hoseok called. "Did you plan this?"

"We planned it together," Yoongi said, raising both of his shoulders.

"If only I knew this going to be fucking hurts, I wouldn't have listen to you!" Seokjin yelled. "My spine, my butt... Damn it. I heard something cracking! I think I fucking broke my butt too!"

Jisoo gasped and interfered with a palm in front of her mouth, "oppa, your language."

"Shut up!"

Jiah was still in shock, just as the ruckus erupted when all the younger friends attempted to help Seokjin up. Hoseok noticed smiling Yoongi approached her with an extended arm and said, "welcome to Bejiwoo."

Jiah hesitantly took his hand in his and they barely shook it.

"Is it time to welcome and cheer now?" Seokjin asked, yelling. "Min Yoongi, you need to own up to your part in this. You're paying for my hospital bills, you fuck!"

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[visual presentation of Bejiwoo group chat that night]