OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 121 CONFLICT FATHERS VS ADOPTIVE CHILDREN
Middle phone trying to connect long distance conversation between Jakarta – Hongkong. He glanced at the wall clock that pointed at nine o'clock in the evening which means that in Hong Kong it is ten at night. Li San could not have slept that early, the first call was not connected but Xiao Jun did not give up, he called back
until finally connected.
“Ni hao, dad. Am I interrupting your break time?” Sapa Xiao Jun at the beginning of the conversation with his father.
From the other party asking the phone to switch to a video call, Xiao Jun activated his camera. “Do you think I'm in good shape?” Li San smirked, his countenance very unfriendly. He who was usually full of smiles at Xiao Jun but was now seen staring with disgust. The old man was wearing sleeping pajamas and was in a state ready to rest the night.
“Dad?” Xiao Jun did not dare to answer much, he had yet to find a weak point to deal with his opponent.
“You still dare to call me that easy? I gave you confidence but instead stabbed me in the back.” snapped Li San.
Xiao Jun understood the situation now, he would not win arguing with the old man in this condition. He was very concerned about Li San when angry, it is better he quietly accept whatever is said by the man who is being dominated by emotions.
“I want tomorrow morning you're already standing in front of me! Don't waste my time getting angry from the screen hape!” Li San ended the unilateral talks.
Lau and Xiao Jun looked at each other, “Uncle, this situation is more complicated than I thought. Prepare my jet now, I must return before dawn.”
“What is not a short break sir? The big master is usually ready to be found at seven in the morning, you still have a few hours here before leaving.” Lau was anxious to see Xiao Jun's condition, he was afraid that things would no longer be the same upon the return of the master from Hong Kong. It was possible that Li San would not let Xiao Jun return again, or even that Lau and his family would be dragged into the law.
Ever since Xiao Jun cancelled his return to Hong Kong, Lau was almost punished and fired as Xiao Jun's bodyguard. It was Liang Jia who convinced the great master to give him a chance, given the familiarity that had been established since childhood with his young master. This time, either he still had the luck to survive or he was finished.
Xiao Jun shook his head, “I'm not tired, it's just that. This sudden departure is acceptable to Weini? I don't know when I can go home to see him again.” Very heavy when saying that, like imagining a farewell that does not know when the reunion is coming.
“Do you want me to meet Miss Weini all part? I'll take the nearest location that can be reached from there. Ng... Sir, I accompany you to the big master.” Lau exclaimed, in a moment of precarious situation he wanted to accompany his master.
Xiao Jun silently thought for a moment, “Temple at midnight? He's probably asleep, I don't want to make him think. Uncle, this time let me face it myself. Please take care of business while I'm gone, don't catch up with me! It's easier to protect you from afar than you come home, let me finish it myself without involving you.”
There was a sense of pride tucked away amidst Lau's hapless feelings, proud to know that the little boy he had been guarding all this time had grown into a responsible adult man. “Master, I understand. If you need my help, whenever I'm ready to be your shield.”
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An hour ago Weini tried to sleep but only closed eyes, he did not go into the dream realm. His feelings are uncertain, difficult to explain. Finally he was tired of forcing himself to sleep, preoccupied with blankets and then woke up breathing the night air outside.
“Lho, dad hasn't slept?” Weini was surprised, not only he who became like a bat – cool appellation people stay up late – but Haris first stood in front of the terrace. The man's gaze glared into the night sky before it finally collapsed due to being called Weini.
“You also can't sleep?” Haris waved his hand for Weini to get closer.
Weini folded her hands in front of her chest, her pajamas feeling useless resisting the cold morning breeze. “Ng...so.” Without him noticing, his breathing sounded heavy as he answered Haris.
“For many thoughts? My monkey is ready to take your brain trash hahaha.” Haris can still flirt when he knows what Weini broke but more afdol if the person concerned who told him directly.
“So after taking a shower, I saw a shadow from my mirror. Ah.. It was more like the footage of the incident, there was Xiao Jun and a woman I didn't know. At a glance, the shadow was gone. Am I dad's hallucination?”
Haris was silent, the events Weini conveyed were not new to him but what he surprised, he said, Weini only learned magic and did not inherit the blood of a witch and it turns out that the girl's inner eyes can be open to see the future even if only for a moment.
“Yes, it was just a hallucination. It can happen when many minds plus bodies are tired. Don't think about it.” Haris lied, knowing full well Weini's vision is real and may happen in the near future but let it happen naturally. A witch who knows everything is the one who suffers the most, burdened with things that are no longer a secret. Trying to change destiny but it can damage the future, which happens let it roll.
“So yes...odd I feel it is very real. Xiao Jun seemed to have a relationship with the girl.” Weini lowered her head, her heart ached despite just imagining her man having closeness with another girl.
Haris refused to answer, reality will come like a time bomb. It cannot cover up or prevent what will happen in the future. To be sure, he was sure his son would never betray his love for Weini. The road is still long, sometimes smooth sometimes full of winding pebbles. They must have found a way to unite, as bad as any obstructionist ordeal. At least that's what Haris believes as a once young and experienced man about bitter sweet love.
The sky tonight is star-studded as a silent witness who learns that his trajectory has been passed by a man who is sad. Xiao Jun did not let go of his gaze down, circling the night sky of Jakarta by himself, reminiscing about someone who had once sat beside his jet seat. How much he missed Weini, if he could control his whole life he would not let anyone curb this feeling. In the solitude of Xiao Jun steadily swore, “There is only a Weini I choose, in this life I promise I will only marry her!”
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