OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 42 FOR THE SAKE OF A LONGING
Weini is playing a role under the rain. The fourth time he repeated such a dramatic running scene, hiding a cry behind the wet artificial rain. At least it wasn't exhausting him to let out real tears.
“OK CUT! Nice job Weini.” Bams gave applause for the smooth work today.
Weini immediately ran out of the filming area set into a deserted courtyard. He began to feel uncomfortable with wet clothes sticking to accentuate the curves of his body. A crew member gave her a scarf, hinting that Weini would soon change her costume.
“Ntar out changing to my room yes!” bams shouted before Weini disappeared from his sight.
Weini gestured okay with a thumbs up. Better not to waste any more time than to catch a cold. He opened his locker in particular and grabbed the school backpack, in there already almost rivaling Doraemon's magic bag. Starting from textbooks, makeup tools, food supplies, to change clothes in it.
There were a pair of eyes watching him from earlier, the owner even tailed Weini into the personal luggage storage room. The girl was getting uncomfortable, her ears felt hot highlighted from behind.
“Sorry Brother Stevan, I have to change clothes first.” Weini hurried about to leave the room towards the costume room. He was reluctant to be glared in wet clothes even though it was covered with a piece of cloth. Stevan is not
he said, not even trying to say anything. Though the intention of his arrival was because Weini was afraid of cold and wanted to offer a warm drink if the girl wanted to.
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Cloudy hanging in the sky Jakarta afternoon. Xiao Jun turned his director's chair around to look at the scene from the office window. When the hot afternoon is so hot, but the afternoon cold wind blows plus the dark sky that looks heavy shouldering the rain that will fall. This extreme weather made Xiao Jun worry about someone who would certainly be home in a moment.
“Uncle know Weini filming location today where?”
Lau closed the newspaper he read to fill his free time. “I find the information now mr.” He pulled out a cell phone, the only access info he could contact was Weini's assistant producer.
Xiao Jun waited in a daydream, only to realize that he had barely met Weini for a month. Since the new year's night, the girl had not contacted him yet. Maybe he just doesn't want to see you again? Or maybe
since he was ushered home at midnight, the girl's father forbade him from getting close to Xiao Jun?
“Master, I already know the filming location of Miss Weini. Should I pick him up?” Lau stood up straight, ready to take orders.
Xiao Jun stood up, took off his black suit and put it neatly on the chair. He pulled a drawer in the corner near his desk and picked up a black casual dress. Lau barely blinked at the unusual attitude of his employer, he even felt failed to become a bodyguard because he did not know since when his master brought a change of clothes to the office.
“Ya, we pick up now.” Xiao Jun led the way no matter how surprised Lau heard his orders.
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Bams invited Weini into his private room not without reason. The last time Weini set foot there, she and Stevan were interrogated about their closeness. Weini felt like she would be invited here just to get another reprimand. Sighing, he knocked on the glass door in front of him.
“Masuuuk!” Bams shouted from inside without opening the door.
Weini stepped in and immediately took a sitting position in front of Bams. Inside the room turned out to be not only the two of them, there was a young lady who had been inside before.
“Gue has often told you to have a manager, and now I have found the right one. Starting today Ardina will take care of the schedule, negotiate offers and nemenin you during work time. Get acquainted first!” Bams encoded through a nod, as Dina took the initiative to introduce herself.
Weini received the hand that stuck out before her in a friendly manner. If he values it from first sight, the older woman looks good, deft, trustworthy and seems unrelenting. His face was indeed not too special, he had long curly hair and wore polite clothes. There is no harm in trying to receive help from him, after the test Weini decided to focus on a career first rather than
directly continue education to the college level.
“Happy to know you. Please help, sister Dina.” Sapa Weini friendly.
“I too, non Weini. Glad to be your manager.” Dina sincerely said that word. He did love the Weini roar, still very innocent for a successful newcomer star.
“Okeee. For the introduction can be continued while walking. Dina, you can start work officially tomorrow. But I'm asking Weini to come home, so you know where the house is. Bring the car, right?” Bams.
“Ng. I can go home by myself, tomorrow sister Dina new official work.” Weini is not used to being treated special.
“No repotin non, this is one of my responsibilities. Let's go home.” Dina first saves Weini from Bams' babble that almost came out. Fortunately, they soon passed before
the gondrong man rode a pitam.
“Non, my car park behind the building. Non wait in front only yes, let's not follow the distance.” Dina walked hastily, she was reluctant to make Weini wait for long.
“Oke, relax Kak Dina.” Weini smiled then walked slowly towards the outside of the building. He kicked a small pebble while swinging a step.
Not five minutes standing yet, the long horn sounded shocking. Weini thought Dina had approached her, but when she looked up, the car in front of her was no stranger to the man.
Lau got out of the car, bowing half his body in front of Weini. “Goodnight miss, how are you?”
Weini bowed respectfully, at least that was the rule in the Li family where the elder should be respected in this way. But she never did so because of her position as an honorable young lady,
now she is just an ordinary girl, there is no reason to be absent from this tradition.
“Uncle Lau, good to see you again. I'm very good. O yes thank you for your very good cooking.”
“I'm so glad miss loves it. We came here to take the lady to dinner together. Young master is in the car, miss please come, we will take you home all.” Throughout the journey
earlier, Xiao Jun had already given Lau the task of persuading Weini to go home with them on the pretext of dinner. The girl is reluctant to accept help openly, there must be a veiled reason to persuade her.
“Then why is he inside?” Weini is a little expensive. Has not contacted him for a long time, and now uses intermediaries for communication.
“Ah.” He thought for a moment what he should answer. But before the answer came out, a silver car stopped in the back of his car. He watches who comes out of there.
Dina ran over to Weini who was being approached by a twilight-aged man. He thought Weini was being seduced by a striped-nose man. “Non, sorry long ago yes. Let's go home.” Dina pulled Weini's hand away from Lau's face without letting Weini explain anything. Lau just stood there as the girl of his master passed by.
“Wait! We still have to have dinner together. Come home with me, Miss Weini.” Xiao Jun got down from the car and shouted intercepting Weini into another car.
Weini stopped, she smiled hearing that voice. But Weini deliberately let Xiao Jun stare at his back, he was still reluctant to turn his body so that his happy smile would not be seen by the man.
“Kak Dina, I came home with them. Take it easy they're my best friends.” Weini let go of Dina's hand that held her while still smiling.
The happy sparkle was so implied that Dina could understand that the man was special to Weini. “Alright, see you tomorrow Non.”
“See you...” Weini waved then walked towards Xiao Jun's car.
Lau walked up to Dina before she got into the car. “Nona, thank you. Hope you are safe at home.” Lau thrusts a hand waiting for a salaman.
Dina warmly welcomes Lau's hand, “I tipped Non Weini yes sir. Eh..” Dina was shocked, the man thrust a piece of paper at her through the yard. Before he asked further, Lau had already moved into his car. The movement was very fast and unexpected Dina, but she did not want to look at the man again, the paper in her hand was more interesting.
A CEO's business card behind him is handwritten.
“Waiting for her arrival tomorrow at 1pm, Miss Dina.”
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