OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 301 - A NEAR PERFECT PREPARATION
And that day arrived ….
Li An watched over the courier who delivered her order flowers and had them put inside the living room. Language limitations made him rely on Haris as a spokesperson, which is important everything is in accordance with what he wants.
“Thank you dad, the rest leave it to me.” Li An said he confirmed his sagging hair tie and then prepared to juggle the room with birthday party decorations.
“Yakin don't need my help?” Haris asked, he himself still had to finish some dishes and boil eggs.
Li An nodded, “Quiet dad, I'm the best at home decor. I finish quickly after that help dad cook.”
Haris smiled and left Li An as creative as he could, he was curious as to what his daughter's abilities in the art of decoration were. While waiting for Li An's work to be completed, Haris observed the results of his work and recalled
what to do again. He intended to cook long-lived noodles, boiled eggs dyed red that symbolize joy, fried capcay, wallet nest soup, and a request from Li An who asked him to cook roasted duck.
“Perfect!” Li An's screams sounded.
Haris frowned, is that how fast Li An's work designing from living flowers and various trinkets that Lau bought for him? Haris who did not believe rushed out of the kitchen, approached Li An who stood up while wiping his hands. Haris was amazed to see the work of Li An, the living room is now shades of pink and white with balloons deliberately removed to hang from the ceiling, a mini stage with
background combinations of flowers, ribbons, balloons that say the name Weini, and many decorations that Haris does not recognize his name.
“Hard to believe, you finished all this in less than thirty minutes?” Haris clucked in admiration, Li An indeed had pent-up talent.
Li An proudly nodded, “Eh is still lacking one thing father, hmm... Should have been delivered at this hour.” Li An muttered, he was still waiting for his last order to be delivered.
The sound of a car horn surprised him, a catering car stopped by in the yard. Li An sparkled at him, who he was waiting for finally came. “Dad, please accept. That was my last order.” Pinta Li An asked Haris to come out with her.
Haris said he was surprised to see four people busy lifting a pink three-tiered tart. “Enter into only.” Haris pointed at his living room, Li An trailed the man's fourth step while Haris put his signature on the receipt note.
“You're good too.” Haris murmured, praising the three-tiered cake that looked very attractive. The words listed on the cake also use Mandarin script that writes the name Weini. Haris raised one eyebrow while reading that.
“The name is wrong, not Wei. The meaning of her name is a precious girl, not Wei taken from our clan.” Haris protest, the rest no other complaints.
Li An flinched, “Hah? Too bad, I guess that means Wei our clan and Ni means daughter. Yes I've changed it mumpung there is still time.” Said Li An, now his work is increasing which should have been done with the decor business.
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Ready to be picked up?
Weini smiled to herself reading a message from Xiao Jun. He just managed to shoot today and pack his things. Xiao Jun must have been waiting for him in the parking lot, the man had never made him wait if
indeed intending to pick him up, he was more willing to test the patience of waiting for Weini's uncertain return hours.
“Non picked up mister Xiao Jun right? I'm nebeng yes, my car has not been round the service already so Stevan stingy do not want to ride.” Dina came over with the manyun and asked for a ride, Weini nodded in agreement then they walked out towards the parking lot after Weini replied to Xiao Jun's message with a short answer.
“Stev, I'm taking your car to Weini's house yes.” Pinta Dina confidently, he was sure Stevan would not mind because they were unidirectional. Dina accidentally came by online taxi in order to get one car with the actor. Their goal is clear, for what too many cars are tilting to one place. Not to mention if the jams jammed, which there is only waiting for each other later.
Dina's expectations were scrapped when Stevan responded with a stern face and seemed to rush to pursue something. “Sorry Din, I don't think you can. I have important business, I went there but at the latest it was late. Start first, don't wait for me.”
Without hearing Dina's reply, the actor slithered away just like that. Leaving behind the dumb-ass Dina with her mouth open. And that annoying flashback closed the book, Dina was forced to become a mosquito repellent again in the middle of Weini and Xiao Jun.
“Din, I'm going to Weini's house first.” Xiao Jun said as the three of them were already in the car.
Weini turned to her manager who was sitting alone in the back. Weini's face was a bit awkward because inevitably made the manager wait a while. Xiao Jun reluctantly escorted Dina first on the grounds of not being in the same direction. He would drive Dina home after dropping off Weini and stopping by for a while.
“Nothing sir, I'm sure. Anyway I'm shirking. He he ...” Kilah Dina, in her heart cheered that instead they would gather in that house. A surprise party awaits them.
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Stevan ran in haste with two hands busy holding something, his pace getting faster because it was triggered by a message sent specifically for him. The message that defeated his interest in being present at Weini's party on time, there was another much more important thing he was doing now.
In the main cast's dugout, Grace insisted on having Fang Fang come home first and leave her alone. “I just want to be alone for a minute, go home! Don't treat me like a child
small, I know what I'm doing!” Snapped Grace, she turned her face away. It was unable to feel seeing Fang Fang's innocent face that was saddened by his expression.
“I understand, sorry miss. I say goodbye first.” Fang Fang bowed for quite a while before turning around and leaving the room. After that, he grabbed his phone and was seen sending a message.
Stevan who had run down the elevator felt the vibration of his phone, he read from outside without having time to reply again.
The speed! That is how the short message sounds.
With a gasp of breath, Stevan opened the door of the unlocked room. Fortunately, it would be troublesome if Grace locked in from the inside.
“I told you to go home!” Jerky Grace. He was surprised to have wrongly scolded people, thinking Fang Fang changed his mind and went back to persuading him. The girl threw away her face, pretending to ignore Stevan's presence. But his hearing was observant catching the sound of the man's shoes stepping closer and closer to him.
A can of cold soft drink was placed on the table in front of Grace, and managed to grab her attention. The girl stared from the can and then looked up at the giver who had a sincere smile. Beyond Stevan's expectations, the girl grabbed the can, opened it and immediately gulped it down. Stevan smiled faintly, his decision was indeed right to choose to be here rather than at Weini's party.
Weini had already received so much attention and love from those around her, whereas Grace who knew that tonight was Weini's night, could only pull over, hiding to mourn the grief. The girl in front of Stevan needs a more conversationalist now, and she is trying to gain her trust.
“Gue has also been like you, feeling the most suffering, the most heartbroken in the world. Even then I like to be alone, hide from the crowd and do not want anyone who bothers. Until I finally realized,
if you are silent, you will not solve the problem. I just keep to myself, and it turns out to have a interlocutor who you believe is much more soothing.” After speaking at length, Stevan opened the lid of his can of drink and then gulped a few times. His phlegm was treated, after being dry due to running as hard as possible here.
Grace remained silent, choosing to take another sip of her drink while it was still cold. Let the atmosphere be dominated by silence, at least now it is no longer alone.
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