Risa is not Zeline
Chapter 74

Zeline was about to take her hand off, but Nico held her back. The girl turned towards Nico, looking at him with a clear look. But it seems Nico stays on his feet. He did not take off their hands at all.

"Nico…"

Zeline looked panicked as her papa drew closer towards them. The girl slowly retreats and hides behind Nico's body.

"Zeline's in!" Tell Abi papa Zeline. But the man's gaze could not be separated from his daughter's hands.

"Zeline you didn't hear me talk?"

Slowly Zeline showed her face, venturing to look at her papa.

"Zeze won't."

"Zeline!"

"Why? What's wrong with Zeze bringing Zeze's girlfriend here."

"Daughter?" 

"Yes." Yeah."

Nico who heard Zeline's confession smiled, he immediately pulled his right hand which had not been separated from his grasp. But Nico did not really let go of Zeline's hand, because Nico's left hand was already directly grasping the girl's hand.

"Include me Nico om" he said, extending a hand.

"Zeline come in now!" 

Without returning Nico's hand, Abi just left.

Zeline looked up at Nico.

"Come in, maybe there's something you want to talk about" said Nico stroking Zeline's cheek.

"But…."

"It's okay, come in! I'm going home now."

Nico said that, because he wanted to give time for Zeline and her papa to talk. Maybe next time, Nico will visit again, the most important thing now is that Papa Zeline knows about him.

"Here in!"

With doubt Zeline finally entered especially when she heard the voice of baritone Abi who called back to her.

"Papa wants to talk" Abi said as they were in the living room.

"Sit down!" Later orders.

With a lazy step, Zeline walked towards the sofa and sat there.

"Who is he?" Ask Abi without making small talk.

"Don't Zeze say that?"

"You and your brother..?"

Abi was silent, not continuing his words.

"Zeze is the same brother? Mean papa?"

"Forget it," Abi then stepped away from Zeline. But suddenly his steps stopped.

"Papa won't let you date at your current age."

"What?"

Zeline stepped past Abi and stood before him.

"Well papa say it again? Zeze can't be dating? Why?"

"Because you're still in school, so just focus on your education."

Zeline suddenly laughed making Abi astonished.

"Zeze can't, then papa who already has a mother can do it? That so?"

Abi looked at his daughter in disbelief.

"Zeline…"

"Zeze wants to go to the room first," Zeline turned around and left her papa.

Abi opened his mouth and closed again to say something but chose to undo it. He finally let his daughter pass him by.

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"Show are you okay?"

Risa turned her head and smiled receiving a glass from her co-worker and friend. Both are in a special employee room. Take a break before returning home after a day of fighting, because of the many visitors also ordered, Risa even did not have time to eat until her working hours ended. 

"Hmm, I'm fine."

"It's outrageous, I have to report this same boss!" Said Hani who did not accept when he knew Risa was treated like that.

"Dani…!" Risa held Hani's hand from leaving.

"Rise!"

"Please don't Han, I don't want to if the problem gets more complicated? If we report, what if he's gonna hate me even more? I don't want to until it happens."

"But Ris…"

"Please Han!"

Risa pulled Hani's hand and held it.

"It's Han, the problem might just get more complicated.

Hani could only sigh, not understanding what Risa was thinking.

"Don…"

"Hmm okay."

"Thank you Han."

Hani nodded, then he immediately walked out of the room.

"I'm out first, you change your clothes quickly."

"Hmm, uh,"

Risa then just looked at Hani's back who walked away, exhaled a long breath and then saw her mobile phone vibrating.

Risa then smiled reading the message sent by Zhen. He got up and packed.

"It's half past seven, it's worth the worm in my stomach has been demoed," said Risa then save her phone into a bag after replying to a message from Zhen.

Risa who was about to leave just like that, now stopped and turned around. Put down her bag, then looked at her face in the mirror. Risa even took a liptint and applied it on her lips.

"Well.this is okay," he murmured.

Making sure once again of his appearance, and after feeling enough, he immediately came out. He was unwilling to make Zhen wait for him for too long.

"You want to go home now, Ris?" Hani asks when she sees Risa.

"You want to be with? I brought a motor."

"No Han, no one else picked me up."

"Oh yes uda."

"Hmm.I'm first yes," said Risa.

Hani just waved his hand.

Risa smiled and stepped back. He suddenly stopped, feeling sad when he remembered the incident this morning where Aldi's lover came and raged at him. He doesn't accept it because Aldi is under arrest now. 

Risa took a breath and exhaled slowly, for some reason lately there are always problems that come to make her feel tired.

After feeling quite calm, Risa also resumed her steps, lucky all her colleagues in the day shift seemed to be moderate with their respective busyness. 

Once outside, Risa had not seen Zhen's car, she then walked to the long chair that was available there for people waiting for an invitation. 

Risa was silent looking at the clear-looking sky today, the crescent moon and one star beside her, as if accompanying her who was now sitting alone. Risa closed her eyes feeling a gust of wind that she thought was quite soothing.

Tin

Tin

Risa opened her eyes and smiled as a car stopped in front of her. He got up and walked over and opened the door, got into the car.

"You're ten minutes late Mr. Zhen," said Risa as she fitted her seatbelt.

"Sorry baby, there was something on the way." 

Zhen rubbed Risa's head. Before he finally started driving his car.

"Alright I'm sorry, but you have to treat me to a meal now, I haven't eaten from lunch yet" Risa said as she held her stomach.

Zhen then turned to his side.

"You haven't eaten yet?"

"Hmm."

Zhen immediately sped up the speed of his vehicle, his main goal was to find a place to eat.

"Why haven't you eaten yet? What if you get sick later?"

"So busy, I don't have time to eat." 

Risa did not lie about it, the restaurant was indeed quite crowded, but besides that, Risa was not eating because of this morning.

Zhen sighed, sometimes he himself was like that.

Zhen then stopped his car near the food stall on the side of the road.

Risa then looked at Zhen who was now removing the seatbelt and immediately got down from the car. 

"Let's get off! Here is one of my brother's subscriptions, the food is good," said Zhen disperse Risa's daydream.

"Huh? Oh yeah." oh yeah." Answer Risa.

"I don't think you ever eat in a place like this" he murmured softly. And then he came down immediately. His gaze never escaped from Zhen.

"You just find a seat, let brother order."

Risa just complied, she looked around, looking for a seat that was still empty. 

That night, the stalls looked crowded making Risa confused to sit where, because almost everyone occupied it. And he smiled as three people were now getting up from their seats. Risa immediately headed to that bench. 

"Finally it can," said Risa along with someone.

The two looked and their eyes met.

"Rise?"