OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 26 THE INEVITABLE REALITY
It would be nice if reality always lived up to expectations.
If that happens, then you will never learn the meaning of struggle and patience.
__Quote of Wei aka Haris__
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Xiao Jun was looking at Xin Er's photo from the mobile phone. His athletic body lay relaxed on the bed. Various collections of photos of her birth mother filled the memory of the cell phone that Liang Jia sent. This is the only remedy to long for when away from a loved woman. Childhood memories of the faces of his father and sister were saved thanks to technological sophistication. Old photos they he moved in the form of files. An incoming call blew away the nostalgia of Xiao Jun. He frowned before receiving a call from the girl in the middle of the night.
Miss fiercely called…
“Halo.” Sapa Xiao Jun was brief.
“Eh...” The voice across sounded nervous. “Ha hello..”.
Xiao Jun held a smile upon hearing the reply from his interlocutor. That stamped voice sounded adorable. “What night's wind blowing until miss calls this late?”
Zzzzz. They pause for a moment to let the phone forge in the ear waiting for the continuation.
“You first contacted me yesterday, I just remembered and immediately called back. How to know it matters. Apparently you, the arrogant guy.” Weini managed to concoct a reasonable alibi.
“Hmm... You gave me a nickname? Alright then don't blame me for replying, madam.” Xiao Jun's smile flashed, the score was balanced now.
“Hei... I have a name!” exciting Weini.
“I too!” Reply Xiao Jun.
“Huft. How about a debate? Okay I'm wrong. Sorry.”
Weini felt the debate was ridiculous. Better he soften himself against this equally stubborn interlocutor.
“Your apology will be received with one condition.”
Killah Xiao Jun's. A bet between being accepted or unconditional was by Weini.
“Hei, your business brain is indeed diluted huh. Even sorry to need conditions. Btw, why did you call me that much yesterday?” said Weini, it seems he returned to spread the seeds of quarrel.
“Oh it... I just wonder why you always reject my good intentions.”.
Weini gasped, why the old matter was being mentioned again. “On that angpao?”
“Including that and also security compensation. What is the nominal less?” Xiao Jun began to change body positions. Now he sat up straight on the bed, waiting for an answer.
“No. It was too big and not worth it. The risk of work is borne by my management, you do not need to indemnify.” Weini's heavy breathing was heard by Xiao Jun.
“Tomorrow you have Shooting?” Xiao Jun switched the conversation.
“Libur.” Answer Weini briefly.
“OK, go home to school wait where you met Lau yesterday. You owe me an apology and don't break your promise tomorrow!” Xiao Jun refused to hear any more rejection until he hurried to end the conversation.
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“Hei wait! Tomorrow I have another show. Who does the debt sorry, who promised??? Huh hello? Helloooo?” Weini looked at the screen of the phone, the phone turned out to have been disconnected without him knowing. The man made a decision
and yet he has not agreed to it.
“Arrrghhhhh bebel!!” so his emotions almost the phone was slammed into Weini. Every time he dealt with the man, he always fought.
The door slump slowly sounded from within Weini's room. He immediately opened the door. Haris was standing at the door with his distinctive relaxed face.
“Weini not sleeping?” said Haris laughing to make Weini's facial expression look clumsy.
“Can I come in? Something I want to say.” Haris asked politely, however Weini was now a girl. Although he was her guardian, but entering the girl's room without permission is taboo
to him.
Weini widened the door leaf, letting Haris in. “What's important until you have to chat at midnight, sir?”
Haris took a seat in the study chair while Weini sat on her bed. The two of them were facing a distance of one and a half meters. Haris was silent for a moment, then set his heart to convey his point.
“We need to talk about the past, the present and the future. Weini, wherever we bury bad memories, still we can not forget the source.” Haris started a serious conversation. The look on his face
relax now it looks so firm. Seeing her mimic reminded Weini of the figure of Wei's old bodyguard.
“What do you mean Mr Haris?” Weini awaits the continuation of the message delivered by Haris.
“In the past you were the daughter of a respectable family, though not recognized yet blood still cannot lie to your status. In this time you are like my son, we agreed to eliminate the status of formality. And
in the future, there is always the best or worst possibility. And I want you to prepare yourself for that.”
The pain of being dumped by the family, about to be killed by the biological father began to enter Weini's heart. Pain that does not bleed but sore as if hit by a dagger. “Then you want me like what?”
“I'm optimistic I still have hope telling your mother that we're alive. Telling my wife and children that I miss them and will find my way home. But hope is dashed. My magic is not
responded by my family, I don't know what their fate was like.” Haris was downcast hiding a puddle of tears. His hands propped his forehead so hard he thought of the family he had left behind.
“This is all my fault, Sir.” Weini started sobbing. As the pain of feeling dumped, it turns out more painful to be the reason someone loses a family.
“Not nobody's fault. In this world everything that happens there must be a reason. I'm here to give you advice so you don't underestimate something, as simple as it is. Although we don't want the worst possible happening, but it's better to be introspective.”
“I will obey you, Sir. You must have done everything for my own good.” If it could return Haris' favor, surely Weini was willing to do anything.
“Weini, there is one spell and how to use it that you must learn immediately. I'll give you a hint, once you've mastered it, the paper should be burned. Do not leave evidence until you do not
trouble you someday.” Haris thrust a yellow paper containing the formula of a red mandarin script spell.
When the paper was opened Weini, the red script seemed to glow reflecting its power. Weini understood the contents of the spell, she was used to the magic that Haris taught and had no trouble learning it.
“This tower is quite dangerous if used. The result was like a speculation between life and death. Like I gave you a poisonous machete, if you use it to protect yourself maybe you yourself will get the poison, or your enemy will get hit.”
“But I have to use it. This is the last weapon to survive, right?” Weini caught Haris's intent.
“Betul. There was no other choice but to take out that machete.” Haris was very satisfied with Weini's talent to quickly learn the science he taught.
“Weini, do you still remember my message that your mask should not be removed?”
“Yes. Although I wonder what my true look is now.” Weini frowned at the fact that she had two faces.
“Haha... I also have two faces.” Timpal Haris teases Weini.
“Actually, to remove the mask it takes a lot of sacrifice. And it is this spell that can take it off. I'm telling you just in case in the future if I can't protect you anymore, you have to rely on yourself.” Haris ordered as if it was his last will until it made Weini creep.
“Don't say that, you scared me sir. You will live a long life, reunited with your family.” Weini comforts Haris, but rather amuses herself.
Haris smiled flatly, in his heart asked if he could still hope like that? His desire to pass down all his knowledge to Li Jun began to fade. It would be more realistic if he left all his magic to Weini, before something bad really came.
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