Ruka felt embarrassed when she recalled how Ren had hung up on her today. It feels so embarrassing to ask him for help while refusing to live at his place. Still, she had no intention of spending the night here. Taking out her cell phone, she found his phone number and called him, nervously waiting for the phone call to be answered..
Ren’s deep and husky voice sounded especially charming in the quiet and spacious study. “Hello.”
“Hey, Mr. Ren, are you busy? I have a favor to ask of you,” Ruka asked with ant ingratiating note in her voice.
“Mm-hmm. Shoot!” The man’s voice sounded emotionless.
She pleaded, “I’m now locked inside the translation department’s library. Could you please call the department’s office to send someone to get me out of here?” She felt mortified for having to bother the vice president with such a trifling matter.
His voice instantly took on a hint of urgency. “How did you get locked in there?”
“I lost track of time while reading just now. Perhaps the person who locked the door didn’t realize that I was still inside. Also, the lights here aren’t working. It’s so dark. I’m scared,” she said as she aired her grievances.
“Don’t panic, okay? I’ll be there right away,” he said, comforting her in a deep. voice.
“Huh? You’re coming? Why such trouble? All you need to do is make a phone call Ren interrupted her, saying, “I’m nearby.”
Even though Ruka wanted the man to save her, she didn’t want him to come in person. “But you don’t have to make a special effort to come here just for this. Just make a phone call instead. Surely there are still people in the translation department.”
Ren was obviously unwilling to make the phone call, though. He replied firmly, “Don’t worry. Just be patient and wait for me. I’ll be there in a minute.” With that, he hung up.
As a result, now Ruka was even more stressed out. Oh, no! How embarrassing! Not only am I trapped here, but the vice president is now taking the trouble to come personally to save me. Nevertheless, she stopped shouting for help.
However, it was really dark outside. Thanks to the thick branches outside the window, it was pitch-dark inside the room.
‘Come on, it’s nothing scary, Ruka whispered to herself, patting her chest while trying hard to keep calm by thinking about things that would give her courage the incident last night where Ren had kissed her, for instance.
As she recalled the incident, her cheeks flushed scarlet amid the darkness. Why do I have to think about this, of all things? Still, I couldn’t get the kiss last night out of my mind. And besides, that was my first kiss, okay? Wait, I gave him my first kiss in the car before that, so it’s considered my second kiss when he kissed me last night.
At this moment, several employees were clocking out and chatting at the translation department’s entrance.
Suddenly, a black sedan came to a screeching halt in front of them, after which a respectable figure with a steady presence stepped out of the car.
At once, the employees were stunned for a few seconds. They couldn’t believe they were seeing the vice president at this very moment. Is he here for something important? It’s got to be something really important that requires him to come in person at such a time!
