OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 18 YOU ARE SO ANNOYING!
Office activities began to be quiet before work, but Xiao Jun remained the last person to inhabit his study. He glanced at the digital wall clock attached to the wall, a number that appeared indicating the time was approaching six in the afternoon. Someone made a promise to meet today, and he is still waiting for his presence.
“All employees have stepped up, uncle?” Xiao Jun put aside the ipad in hand and focused on his interlocutor.
“Except a receptionist. I let her go home after Miss Weini came. You want to drink tea while waiting?” Lau offers something that can drive away fatigue after a long day of work.
“Bby too. Thank you, uncle.”
Lau saluted with a half-bending body gesture before leaving the room. Xiao Jun felt enthusiastic in the wait, he wanted to see the girl again soon. Many times he glanced at the wall clock and felt that time was going very slowly.
A knock on the door sounded. Xiao Jun instantly corrected his sitting position and let the person outside enter.
“Excuse me, Sir. Miss Weini has arrived.” The receptionist conveyed the presence of the guest that Xiao Jun had been waiting for.
“Tell him in and you can go home.”
The young lady nodded and thanked him. He stepped out and carried out his last task today.
The sound of knocking on the door was heard again. Surprisingly the sound could make Xiao Jun's heart rhythm faster. He had to breath before he could catch it. The door leaf shifted, Xiao Jun glanced from the bottom to the top. Finally the person he was waiting for was in plain sight.
“You...” the girl was shocked. He failed to greet a young boss politely, precisely the first sentence he said sounded like a clash. Weini's index finger pointed at Xiao Jun as if he had just caught on
the thief flip-flops.
“Halo Miss Weini.” Xiao Jun replied to Weini's greeting with a pleasant tone of speech. A sweet smile she snuck from the curves of the lips. His hands were open allowing the special guest to sit in his front seat.
Weini still pegged for a moment with a variety of thoughts.
Is this a trap? Am I being played? Why this guy? I have to how, though,
come closer or here?
The door opened again, and Lau entered with a tray of hot tea. He realized that Weini had come. “Hello miss, you just arrived? Please sit.” Lau broke the awkwardness of the two young men.
Weini was relieved to see Lau, there was at least a friendly and kind man inside this room. He complied with Lau's request and sat down in the chair reserved for him.
“I'll get you a drink.” Lau nodded at Weini and turned around.
“Oh no uncle. No need to bother, can you be here too?” Weini prevented him from passing, she was reluctant to feel awkward together with an arrogant man who had made her upset and chaotic a few days ago.
Lau glanced at Xiao Jun, he was waiting for a gesture from his young master. Xiao Jun nodded without turning his head towards Lau. He knew the bodyguard was waiting for his decision.
“Alright miss.” Lau walked up to Xiao Jun's desk, in a standing position he was ready to become his master's spokesperson.
Weini looked at Xiao Jun's sharp gaze at him. The pair of cold eyes nearly melted his confidence. How is it that I am not comfortable. If I say break the contract unilaterally, the fine is huge
double the contract price. Well why the hell I was so tempted by big numbers that I hurriedly signed the contract.
“Nona Weini, how do you think?” Lau broke Weini's turmoil.
“Ng... I.. Yes, thank you uncle.” Shit I'm a gelapan? What a reply! Weini grumbled at herself. But he immediately remembered the main mission, something that made him so bad mood until now because it remembered the annoying incident.
“Ah, I did not expect we would meet here. A pleasant coincidence so I can return your leftover goods, Mr.” Sindir Weini, obviously he did not feel ready let alone happy
with this meeting. He pulled out a red ampao in his backpack. Something he takes with him everywhere and is determined to give him back if he meets the owner again.
“Do you believe in this world nothing is a coincidence, Miss?” Xiao Jun provoked a debate, not afdol without teasing the girl.
“This... I return it. Ah yes, if indeed in this world there is no coincidence then our meeting is now also the result of setting?” Weini laughed in her heart feeling victorious.
Xiao Jun and Lau looked at the angpao placed on the table. The stubborn girl was also reluctant to accept it until it had to be returned.
“You took the casting and got away, and then my company contracted you. Wouldn't that be more worthy of being called reciprocity? I appreciate your principles, but this is my reward. Without meaning to hurt your self-esteem.” Suddenly Xiao Jun's language turned formal to make Weini remember that the man previously could not speak Indonesian, but now why was it so fluent that he could even speak a standard language.
“Eh, how can you learn a language quickly? Didn't you speak Mandarin last week?” so amazed Weini that he switched the topic.
“It didn't take long for me to master a new language.” Xiao Jun got hooked, he forgot about their debate that had not been spread out. Indeed, with his talent and cleverness, it was not difficult for Xiao Jun to learn a language. He just needs to watch from Youtube to memorize all the vocabulary.
“Wow. Your IQ must be above average.” Weini clucked in admiration, while Lau fell silent in confusion. Why did the two young people switch focus so quickly? There was a fierce satire subtly, now the other is being amazed.
“Ya. Miss Weini, nothing is free in this world. I appreciate your honesty with this willingly. Please do not refuse the windfall. You know right, rejecting red angpao is not a good sign.” Xiao Jun thrust back the angpao in front of Weini. A moment later, the change in expression on Weini's face was so striking that Xiao Jun was unable to hold back his small laugh.
Lau. Ever since he nurtured the young master from childhood, only now did he see Xiao Jun laugh. The young master who has a closed nature, loner, active learning and not close to the opposite sex, turned out to have an openness to this stubborn girl.
“Alright, if it does reject angpao it should not.” Weini took the angpao and invited a triumphant smile from Xiao Jun. He opened the red packet and pulled out all the money in it. Tens
the hundred thousand note he put back on the table.
“Cannot reject angpao right? I save this angpao and you take back the contents yes, Mr.” Weini's tone was intentionally softened. The turn of the one who laughs, this is the absolute victory.
Lau bowed holding back a laugh, he did not expect the girl to be so intelligent and adamantly rejected the young master. Even that stern Xiao Jun could silence him.
You're not an ordinary girl. Xiao Jun muttered in his mind. Free fighting just because of an angpao. He does not want to prolong the problem again and accept his defeat. This second meeting tickled her deepening curiosity towards this girl. Xiao Jun's premonition sensed that Weini had something hidden.
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