Ruka pushed open the doors to the meeting room and entered the room. She walked in to find that the meeting had ended and everyone was gone, so she went back to the office. She had just walked in when Inara started to mock her mercilessly, “Ruka, does that shirt you have on belong to your father?”
Ruka was unperturbed, and she didn’t even plan to respond to that at all. “Don’t tell me that it belongs to your boyfriend?!” Inara continued to pursue the topic.
At that moment, Ruka blushed. Evidently, if it didn’t belong to her father, then it would belong to her boyfriend because there wouldn’t be any other possibility of it belonging to another man.
Ruka went back to her seat and flicked through the notebook that she had. finished translating last night. She then started working on translating the document in her hands. Just then, her cell phone went off once again, and she took a look at it. On the caller ID, the name ‘Ren’ appeared.
Startled, she stood up abruptly and rushed outside to a secluded spot devoid of people in the garden before answering the call, “Hi, Mr. Ren!”
“Do you have an issue with staying at my place? On the other end, a low male voice rang out, and he was persistent in getting an answer.
Ruka’s expression froze at that point.. Gosh! Seriously?! Did Aunt Scarlet give him a call after talking to me?
“Well… I really don’t want to disrupt your life. I can stay at my friend’s place, and it’s close to town too. Ruka bravely rejected. him.
“I wouldn’t feel at ease with that,” he instantly responded.
At that point, Ruka realized that she hadn’t specified that she would be staying with a girl friend, so she added, “Don’t worry. She’s a girl, and you met her the other day. She’s my best friend. I honestly don’t want to disrupt your life.”
Ruka clearly indicated her opinion from the way she spoke, and she was quite reluctant to stay with him.
On the other end, he remained silent for a few seconds before responding. “Alright. It’s up to you then.” Subsequently, he hung up the phone.
Ruka felt her heart skip a beat. He hung up the phone so quickly! Is he mad at me? She was at a loss for what to do at that moment so she turned around and instantly dialed Rita’s number.
“You brat! Why didn’t you tell me in advance that the vice president would be the one to fetch you last night? This is such an important matter and yet you didn’t even bother to inform me!”
“Did you get a fright? Ruka asked sympathetically.
“What do you think?! I was frightened out of my wits. If something bad had happened to you, would he have skinned me alive?”
“That’s enough. I’ll have to stay at your place for the time being for the next month or so. Am I welcome to stay with you?”
“Why?”
“Aunt Scarlet will be going overseas and she won’t be back until next month, so I’ve got nowhere to stay. It’s been ages since anyone tidied up my house. Besides, I’m afraid to stay by myself, so 1 plan to crash at your place.”
“Sure, just come over then. Is the vice president your biological uncle?”
“No, he’s Aunt Scarlet’s brother and that’s why I have to address him as Mr. Ren. I’ve only met him less than ten times in my life since I was a child,” Ruka explained.
