OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 43 ONE STEP CLOSER
Lau undoes the intention when he wants to get in the car. The two people sitting inside made him tickle. Keep distance and act like they don't know each other. This condition if left unchecked will definitely create an awkward atmosphere along the way. Lau closed the door of the car he opened and walked to the door next to the driver's seat and opened it.
“Nona Weini, please sit in the back. In front very easily highlighted, I worry can make you stuck gossip.” Lau politely and subtly kicked Weini off the front bench.
“Ng but...” Weini somewhat objected but has not found a proper reason to survive. Behind was Xiao Jun and he felt awkward having to sit with him.
The man who shackled his mind was very sensitive, he caught up with Lau out. “Uncle, let me just sit in the face. Miss Weini moved to the back only.” Xiao Jun offers win win solution. He just wanted to make sure Weini was comfortable nearby.
Weini was surprised to see Xiao Jun caving in for her sake. That kind attitude made Weini feel bad. “Don't Master, you're the boss. Yes, I will be angry. We better sit behind Mr. Xiao Jun.” Weini down
and standing face to face with Xiao Jun, from such a close distance the scent of the young boss' body smelled, strangely Weini was calmed by it.
Lau hid his winning smile. Inwardly he cheered cheerfully after the two young men sat together. He immediately ran the car engine and left Dina's car still behind.
“Master, how about we eat in SCBD area?” Lau peeked out from the small glass in front of him, Weini and Xiao Jun exchanged a glance out the window.
“Good idea. We'll just go there.” Xiao Jun gave a quick decision.
“Eh, at that elite resto? Hmm...” Weini interrupted but in doubt, he did not finish his words.
“What's up? You don't like it?” Xiao Jun finally looked at Weini. The hanging words made him curious.
“I'm not in the mood in public. Ah.. how about eating Uncle Lau's cooking. Uncle, do you mind?” Weini was instantly excited. Lau's cuisine fits perfectly with his tongue, and makes little of it
remember the hometown. He wants to taste another menu from Lau again if it is allowed.
“With pleasure, miss. If you really like my cooking, I will make my menu. How Mr?” Lau threw the final decision in Xiao Jun's hands. Maybe it was the young master
let Weini in again at her apartment?
“No problem. Let's go home!” Xiao Jun corrected his sitting position and pretended not to be interested in Weini's glee clapping beside him.
You can be childish too. Xiao Jun held his smile inwardly only.
***
The atmosphere in the main pavilion of Li's residence was gripping. Almost an hour Liang Jia set foot in the largest room of her residence to negotiate with her husband. Until now, not yet
there is an agreement between the two parties. Liang Jia remained adamant that he would take Xin Er to Guangzhou with or without permission from Li San.
“Since when did you dare to sassy me Liang Jia?” Li San was angry. The woman who had aged with him lately had been very disobedient to him.
“Since you have no heart. The older you get, the more kind you are. Are you not considering from Xiao Jun's side. The boy left his mother to me. Has he ever been all this time
disappointed you? He's patient and obedient to be your son, but have you ever pleased him?” Liang Jia gathered all her courage. He would not let Xin Er's condition get worse. The treatment here would not be effective if Xin Er could not take a complete rest.
“You always use Xiao Jun to threaten me!” Li San pointed towards Liang Jia. But the woman looked down and avoided the cold stare ahead.
“Do you want to wait for the rebellion from Xiao Jun? If he knew the only mother who gave birth he was left to suffer by this family?” Liang Jia continued to throw resistance.
Li San was silent. He has not been moved to let the traitor's wife go abroad for treatment. In that pause of silence, Chen Kho sneaked in and pretended to be a hero.
“Uncle, Aunty forgive me for overhearing your conversation. Uncle, please be generous to allow aunt Xin Er to seek treatment. Soon there will be a happy atmosphere
our family, Xiao Jun also definitely came home, it would be no good if he saw the poor health condition of his mother and then reluctantly returned to take care of business outside.” Chen Kho knelt before Li San, pretending to regret
sassness.
Li San muttered, Chen Kho's logic had a point as well. “Yue Yan is getting married next month. As a younger brother, Xiao Jun had to go home. You have a point too. Get up, don't kneel again.”
Chen Kho hurried up before his feet tingled. A very torturous tradition for him who used to be free in the West. “Thank you uncle.”
“Liang Jia, just take her for treatment. Make sure that his condition improves before the party. And you must inform Xiao Jun to go home to attend Yue Yan's wedding.”
Chen Kho watched Liang Jia's movements from the tail of his eyes. It was easy to read the woman's mind, not liking her but also not a threat.
“Uncle, there are things I want to talk to you about.” Chen Kho returned to his main objective of meeting Li San. He was looking forward to a positive response from his uncle.
“Please. Here it's just the two of us.”
“Uncle, I like Wei Li An. Without prejudice to respect, I beg uncle not to make things difficult for us at a later date.” Chen Kho unceremoniously warned Li San.
Li San gasped in shock, he straightened his sitting position seriously. “You like a traitorous child? Nah! There are many girls here, uncle can find the best for you. But don't be that girl!”
“If I still love him, uncle would act what?” Chen Kho was not afraid at all. He tried to challenge openly, what Li San dared to do to him.
“You defied me? I killed that girl! Your father wouldn't accept a low-status girl like her.” Li San was very serious. Despite being his nephew, Chen Kho remains one of Li's ancestral successors. Him
wouldn't let Li's descendants get mixed up with the Wei clan girl.
“Then uncle opposed my family. My father has accepted the girl, I told my uncle to respect your position as the host, but could not accept if uncle arranged my life. Vengeances
uncle's family, nothing to do with my family. I still chose Li An as my woman.”
“Your father approved it?” still in disbelief, Li San repeated the word. He did not even notice Chen Kho's movements anymore. He could not understand why his brother was willing to accept the prospective daughter-in-law from
the descendants of Wei were incompatible with their family status.
“I excuse me, uncle.” Chen Kho left Li San who was still haunted by his disheveled mind. The old man did not even say as Chen Kho said his farewell. Now a big smile expands from the corner of Chen Kho's lips,
one step towards a big win.
***
Xiao Jun drove Weini home without Lau. The man deliberately hurt his stomach in order to give his master a chance to be alone. Weini was very full and satisfied with Lau's cooking banquet. He forgot to diet if he had eaten such delicious food.
“You are lucky to taste uncle Lau's cooking every day.”
“If you want, I can ask him to make provisions every day for you.” Xiao Jun said seriously.
“Wait. Next time just ask uncle masakin again. I prefer the food over the expensive restaurant.” Because of the food, their awkwardness fades and the feel of familiarity begins to dominate
them.
Weini's fingers were about to grab the cooling button under the dashboard, along with it Xiao Jun was about to turn on the radio. The fingers they accidentally touched, Weini immediately withdrew her hand. They both came back awkward.
“Sorry.” Said Xiao Jun. He held the steering wheel again with two hands while Weini did not intend to shrink the coolant again.
“It’s Okay.” Weini. He tried to calm the rapid heartbeat exactly the MRT rate.
Just touching a finger could make him almost dead hangers, Weini felt himself too much. But he could feel the difference when he was one car with Stevan and the time with Xiao Jun. It doesn't feel
this kind of awkwardness to Stevan.
“We're here.” The car engine stopped completely, Xiao Jun remained seated quietly waiting for Weini to get off.
“You don't want to stop by?” Weini finally allowed Xiao Jun to drive her to the front of the house. But the man remained silent, showing no positive response to the call.
He's taking me into his house? What changed this stubborn girl's mind? Xiao Jun asked inwardly, imagining the previous rejection from Weini and comparing with his good attitude now. But he finally took off the seatbelt and opened the car door.
“I'll take you to see your father.”
Weini smiled. He immediately caught up with Xiao Jun who got off the car first.