
"Sister..." Call Rihan slowly.
"Tumben, mami's call is different," asked Neo who still didn't realize who he was hugging. It was only natural that Neo thought Rihan was his mother, because the apron Rihan was wearing belonged to the great mistress of Chixeon..
"It's Rei, Brother." Rihan replied and turned slightly to the left side looking at Neo who was looking down to see Rihan's face.
"Rei?" Neo finally realized who he had embraced. Neo quickly took off his hug on Rihan. Neo's expression changed instantly. The man then looked at all the waiters and chefs in the kitchen.
"FROM NOW ON, NO ONE CAN TOUCH MOMMY'S STUFF WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! WHO GIVES MOMMY THINGS TO WEAR? ANSWER ME!" Shouted Neo with a flushed face.
Rihan who was standing beside Neo smiled wryly. Rihan did not step in Neo's response like this just because he was wearing an apron belonging to Aunt Dara. Rihan also looked at the butler who was starting to get scared.
It was only natural that all the maids and chefs there were afraid because this was the first time they had seen their young master who had always been calm, now furious.
"They're not wrong, brother. I took aunt's stuff and put it on myself. I'm sorry, because I didn't know that Brother Neo would be this angry. I promise this won't happen again. I'm just gonna go out for a second, I got something to do." Rihan's tone of voice is flat. Rihan passed away from there after taking off the apron and putting it on his side table.
"Let me alone" Rihan stopped Alex from coming with him.
"Sorry, Uncle. I'm not having breakfast." Rihan pamphit then really went from there.
Brakes
"You should be grateful that my employer wants to cook for you. The young master knows you won't eat the cook's cooking. You should also know, if Young Master Rei had never cooked for anyone carelessly!" Alex is emotional after breaking the dinner table.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Evan. I don't eat either." Alex then also left.
Mr. Evan or Neo's father just sighed for a while then pushed himself the wheelchair and approached Neo who was still standing. Logan himself just stood in his place and looked at Neo's astonishment because he was also shocked by Neo's attitude earlier.
"Boy. papi knows how you feel. You definitely don't want anyone else touching your mama's belongings because of the many memories left there. But boy.all that's not gonna change anything. Those items can break down at any time as time goes by.
Those things will be old and broken with age, but your mama's memories will remain in our hearts. Papi asked you not to do this again. Rei has taken pains to cook for you, at least appreciate the effort.
You should know, our efforts if not appreciated are very painful. Papi was sure Rei would be disappointed. Don't forget to apologize to her after this. Let's eat!"
"I'm sorry, Rei. I'm really stupid." Neo complains in his heart of feeling guilty.
"Prepare what Rei has cooked," Lord Evan ordered the butler.
The butler swiftly gave the servants a code to serve the fried rice that Rihan had cooked earlier. Rihan had not had time to serve it on the plate because Neo had already hugged him.
"What's up, Nik?" Asked Mr. Evan who saw the agitated face of the butler.
"Excuse me, great sir, it was actually an apron belonging to my late great mistress who took it and gave it to Mr. Rei. Forgive me Great Master, Young Master." The butler spoke timidly.
"That's it. No need to talk about it anymore. Go back to your place!" Neo feels more and more guilty towards Rihan.
"Okay, Young Master."
"Who cooked this egg roll?" Asked Mr. Evan after chewing on a piece of egg roll.
"Egg rolls, fruit salad and fried rice, the three menus were made by Mr. Rei, specifically for Young Master." Reply to the butler who stood 2 meters away from the dining table.
"It feels exactly the same as your mom's, son." Mr. Evan looked at Neo who was chewing fried rice.
"You're even trying to make it exactly the same as your mom's cooking. Forgive my stupidity, Rei. I'm sure you'll be disappointed. I'm sorry, "Neo was once again impassioned and increasingly guilty towards Rihan.
"Neo has to apologize to Rei, Pi." Neo stands intent and intends to leave.
"Use your food first. Remember if Rei cooks specially for you." Prevent Mr. Evan.
"Right as well," Neo finally undoes his intentions and focuses on enjoying his food.
Turning to Rihan, after coming out of the kitchen, he headed to his room and picked up the wallet along with his phone. Not to forget also the car keys were also taken. Rihan without changing his clothes, immediately went down. He intended to take a short walk to calm his mind.
Rihan is also not actually angry at Neo because that's his right. After all there are some people who do not want the belongings of their loved ones to be worn or touched. Rihan can understand that. It was just that he was disappointed because his efforts seemed to be unappreciated.
Trying not to think about it, Rihan had now reached the courtyard of the mansion. As he was heading to the garage to pick up the car, he heard the horn of a tow truck that entered the gate and stopped not too far from where Rihan was standing.
Rihan just frowned staring at the tow truck in front of him. Rihan was also waiting for a gatekeeper of the Neo family who ran towards him.
"Sorry, Sir. They said the bike was yours you ordered yesterday." Tell the gatekeeper.
"Yes. It's mine." Reply Rihan flat.
Rihan did ask Alex to buy him a sports bike because they might still be here a few days to look for Phiranita. Neo has given permission to use his vehicle, but Rihan only uses a Neo car and buys his own motorbike.
"Good, Sir. You want to drive it now or later, so I can take it for you." Ask the gatekeeper politely.
"Bring it in here."
"Okay, wait a minute."
In just a few minutes, the gatekeeper had returned while pushing the black and red sports bike in front of Rihan.
"thank you. Take this for your breakfast," Rihan handed a debit card to the man in front of him.
"Sorry, Sir. I've had breakfast since this morning." Reject the gatekeeper firmly.
"For lunch then. Your pin is behind the card. You can give it back or it's not up to you. But remember! If you want to return it then your time is only 2 hours from now. When this card returns, the balance in it must be half of the balance in this card. If the balance isn't half, don't ever return this card to me." Rihan then forcibly placed the card in the hands of the man who may be in his 30s.
"Please give this key to my assistant. I'll be out for a while" Rihan gave the car keys to the man in front of him.
Rihan put on his helmet and left. The gatekeeper simply stared at the shock of the cards in his hand trembling.
After exiting the gate, Rihan issued a grin on his tiny lips as he remembered the remaining balance of the card he had given earlier. If Rihan doesn't remember wrongly, it's probably about a few billion of the debit card's balance.
Rihan did it deliberately, because yesterday he accidentally heard the grievances of the gatekeeper about the cost of school and treatment of his parents-in-law, as well as the cost of rent. While the salary is only enough for the operation in-laws tens of millions.
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Thank you for reading my story. Hope your readers are not tired of waiting for the latest chapter of Rihan's story, yes. Thank you for all your support.
See you in the next chapter.