Adek I'm BAD

16. Riddles

Rio looked fiercely at the two girls who were walking from behind Zahra. The girl followed Rio's line of sight, instantly rounding her eyes.

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"you guys? Make people almost die," said Zahra annoyed.

The two uninvited guests sat in the remaining seats.

"Yes sorry, Ra. I'm just kidding" said one of them casually.

While Rio noticed a girl who took a seat beside his left— between him and Zahra. What's with his heart, why is it beating twice as fast when he's close to this girl?

"Ehm," Rio cleared his throat quite loudly, making the three girls startled, let alone the girl with the green cardigan— stared at Rio with a hard to interpret look.

"Pak Darel," he said slowly full of awkwardness. He did know that Zahra's older brother was Rio, but he did not expect that he would meet here. One table with Rio, moreover, he had contacted Rio on Sunday— making him a little bit of a tantrum.

"Defi."

"Lohh, you know each other?" zahra pretended not to know. He wanted to test both of them, whether his brother would admit something in front of him.

Judging from the way Rio looked at Defi, I don't know, Zahra thought there was indeed something between the two. So did Defi, the girl looked at Rio nervously.

"E–iya. She's sister's secretary" Rio said in the end.

Zahra smiled sumringah, she actually knew if Defi kept the flavor on her brother. "Ohh, secretary, huh? The cake fits that."

Zahra's remarks made Defi's cheeks pop a tinge, while the girl with the mocha shirt giggled in place. The girl glances ignorantly.

"Eh, yes. You guys fit in, the only CEO, the only secretary— the only handsome, the other beautiful."

Rani and Defi, Zahra's secret friends. Two girls who studied through scholarship at Merpati Putih. 

Zahra and Rani chuckle at the demon, making Defi even more embarrassed.

"Don't beat them, sir. They're just kidding."

"Whatever, I don't care either."

Zahra gawked, what is this attitude of Rio while in the office. Flat-faced and economical, by the way? It was only fitting that if many subordinates were afraid of him, that time Zahra had been to Rio's office. There all employees respect the boss very well.

"Obsually dong, Brother. Stiff really dry kanebo cake!"

"Hm," Rio's reply briefly.

“Eh, you two have eaten yet?” ask Zahra to an uninvited guest.

“Not yet, why? Want to practice?” Rani hopes that if Zahra doesn't mind buying it, she's very hungry. He only brought a little money, the others were at his boarding house.

“Pesen aja, later Kak Rio pay, right, Kak?”

Rio nodded in agreement with Zahra's words, it made Rani sparkle.

“Wahh, thanks yeah. What do you want to eat, Def?” rani asked Defi, finally his request was granted.

“Samain," replied Defi briefly.

Rio called the waiter, then said the order of the two newly arrived girls.

“Thank you for paying for our food, Sir,” Defi told Rio.

“Seat. Oya, don't call sir if it's outside, I'm still young. One more, call me Rio,” said Rio casually. The man tried to neutralize the nervousness that was afflicting him, by talking as calmly as possible.

Zahra smiled with her brother's attitude that was not as strong as before, she was very disturbed by her brother like that. He's not used to it.

“Sok young lo, Brother!" Zahra's ignorant soul thrashed around, delighted at the sight of her brother being scorned.

“Different four years doang from lo!” kekeh Rio, this man does not want to lose to his sister.

“Terus I call him how?” defi asked doubtfully, mixed in confusion.

“Make me-lo aja. Call me Rio!" rio said.

“I–iya," he replied doubtfully.

Rio's gaze turned on Rani. “Lo who? How am I supposed to be familiar with you?"

“Gue Zahra's senior," replied Rani accompanied by a smile.

Rio's eyes were squeaking, looking for lies in his eyes. “Lo is not the owner of the company as well as the CEO of Uly's Group, huh?”

Zahra stopped her eating, the girl also looked towards Rani. While Rani herself confused to answer what? Should he be honest? The girl glanced at Zahra at a glance.

As it finished winning the tender, Rani smiled widely. "Gue, CEO?" Rani nodded while pointing at herself. To the extent that Defi hinted Rani to be silent, not Rani gubris. The girl is still broken.

Rio's confused.

"Udah deh, if not funny do not be very funny, do not hold me."

Rani is indeed typical of people who are outspoken when meeting new people. Eating him is easy to get along with around. Zahra breathed a sigh of relief, at least Rani did not divulge her secret.

Rio nodded, next to his eyebrows as if asking Zahra, the girl aimed at the shoulder.

"There is no misunderstanding between us" Rani said by imitating the soap opera she watched. Zahra and Defi sneered softly.

"meaning?" Rio still narrowed his eyes.

"Gue is not a CEO, do you believe that I look like a CEO?"

"No," Rio replied quickly.

"Lo just don't believe if it looks attractive, neat cake I'm the CEO. Especially the mine scrambled kik gini?" rani said while pointing at Zahra.

"Damn it!" hissing Zahra softly, Rio and the others glanced at Zahra who looked annoyed.

"Ga might as well be my little brother who looks like a thug to that CEO, not really!" rio said after glancing ignorantly, he actually believed his sister to be the CEO. The reason, Ra Cafe and White Pigeon increasingly shine when Zahra who became the rector. In fact, his sister's cafe will add branches in Surabaya and Banten.

Zahra does have a leadership spirit, it is not wrong if Rio has trusted him to build his own business.

"Why did I get bullied?" zahra asked by making an expression as pitiful as possible. Rio shook his head looking at Zahra's pretentious behavior being hurt.

Rio cleared his throat, making his countenance return serious. "Whose real CEO?" Because he has been very kepo want to know who the figure behind the establishment of Uly's Group, a company whose success is almost equal to the company trying to bring down the Ario Company.

Although the big assets of Uly's Group which has been established only Anjani Hotel is located in South Jakarta, but the hotel attracts many tourists and business people to stay at the hotel. His age is still young, but can not if called a startup company.

Therefore, Rio was very curious about the figure. Since Uly's Group was established, the owner has never appeared during important events or meetings with colleagues. It must be Rani who came with her assistant. Who is behind the success of Uly's Group?

Realizing they were speechless due to his question, Rio switched the topic. Huft, it seems like it's a sensitive topic to avoid . Remember Zahra who doesn't like to talk about anything about her company, business, and company while eating.

"Ehm, since when did the three of you get together?"

"Old time anyway, just yeah .. we rarely go together. We will have our own busy lives, besides they are my secret friends," replied Zahra slowly.

Rio nodded with his sister's answer, then turned his head to the side— stared at Defi. Defi who was stared at by Rio felt dead lice, he turned his eyeballs on other visitors.

“Kok lo ga ever tell me if I know my sister?” rio asked Defi. The girl grimaced to find Rio staring intently at her. His heart seemed to be about to explode because of that.

“Can never be. His name was also secret," Defi replied briefly, he did not want to stare at Rio any longer, could-be his heart exploded for real.

Rani's face suddenly turned serious. “Oh yes Ra, I was horrors you almost hurt people, yes?” 

Rani held her chin up with both hands held together on the table, still looking seriously at Zahra. “That's why people attack you?"

Zahra. “Gue also did not know. My identity is still safe, right?”

“Still, as long as no one is messing around with brother's room. Hopefully no one has hacked the company data, I want to delete the data lo ga can enter access—make open the data we need papi fingerprints, but papi already no."

Zahra frowned, it was impossible for her father to give Rio corporate responsibility without giving her brother access.

"Both really, like it's not possible if the only way to open only papi fingerprints. If that's the way, until the grandchildren are also the data that is accessed will not be valid dong?"

Defi followed suit by holding his chin. "There may be someone else who knows how to get in without fingerprints, but it's unlikely. The only one in charge right now is Rio doang."

They were silent, both thinking about this puzzle. Suddenly Rani snapped her finger. "Maybe if I think."

They looked at Rani with all their beliefs, equally surprised because Rani snapped her finger in front of their faces.

"Your father must have a confidant, maybe he knows how to open the data, he's a confidant."

Defi rolled his eyeballs. "So you mean, Rio's not trustworthy, even though he's his own son." Suddenly this girl becomes upset because of Rani's indirect words, that Deron doesn't trust Rio to lead the company.

Zahra and Rio also looked at Rani asking for an explanation, the girl sighed.

"Not that, I mean—maybe that time Om Deron had not been able to tell Rio because he had not served directly. At the time of the accident, Rio was also still early in college, not the time to take care of that. So, Om Deron was just telling people his beliefs. You ask your father's confidantes, you know."

Rio shook his head, breathing heavily. The man ruffled his coarse hair, then finished the last mouthful. Why hasn't he thought about it all this time? Why didn't his father grant the company owner access to personal data?

Deron warns to hide the identity of his sisters, but in the data it is all emblazoned with real. Rio was worried if at any time the data was leaked.

"The only person who became papi's belief at that time was Om Aldo, but until now Om Aldo has not been found. Since three years ago, the case of the disappearance of Om Aldo same team has not been closed, the search is still carried out to date. But, until now the search has not yielded results."

Zahra blinked, then rubbed her hair back. True, Aldo is the only person of Deron's belief, but until now no one knows the whereabouts of Aldo. He only hopes that the security applied by his father is so strong, that it does not allow hackers to break into it.

Two waiters brought food and drinks ordered by Defi and Rani, the arrival of the food stopped their conversation. Rani immediately devoured the food in front of her, her stomach could not be compromised any longer.

"So you two are still in college?" rio asked in surprise, they both work in successful companies together, but said their senior sister.

“Iya, how else. Our parents wanted us to graduate college just got a job. At first we were just apprentices, but you guys already like our cooperation. So you guys made us permanent employees, actually there's a parent's consent letter. But they say no papa, make additional tuition and living costs in Jakarta."

"Have a moment, what do you mean 'you? So you know the owner of Uly's Group?"

Defi grimaced, apparently he mispronounced. "No, I mean you're with the leader of Uly's Group who likes our cooperation."

“you chase what?”

“Strata one.”

“Now semester seven, right? I have a suggestion if you want, this will lighten your burden. Your work is hard, let alone the final semester students, the task must be stacked."

"What's the big brother's suggestion?"

"But before sorry if this offends. I think you better quit your job, focus on college first."

Defi and Rani are silent, if they stop working, it will definitely burden their parents. They will definitely ask for extra money for the cost of living here. Indeed, they were given an allowance also by the White Pigeon, but it seems that the money is not enough if used in a cruel world. Not to mention the cost money they pay themselves every month, that's why they become roommates. Because it can reduce spending.

Rio cleared his throat, looking at the two. "How many do you need per month? I'll transfer to each other's accounts."

The two girls prank innocently with Rio's offer, they seemed to accept the crumbling durian. Zahra chuckled at the sight of her two best friends, they were gnawing with their mouths open. The girl smiled obliquely, then took out a tissue and stuffed it into the mouths of the two of them.

"Bahh." Rani spits the tissue onto Zahra's empty plate, Defi also pulls the plate and spits out the tissue as well.

Rani grabs Zahra's hair dangling freely. "Bangk*, lo! I love jahilin people."

"Yes, hish. Almost to telen, nih .. eat a tissue." The counter-defies stuffed tissue into Zahra's mouth.

"Ish, what the hell!" Zahra rejected the tissue Defi gave her, "this is what!" he slaps Rani's hand pulling her hair.

"Ah, no fun! It wants to win by itself," said Rani sebal. Zahra glared at him.

"Udah-ud. Not for you guys to fight, so what? You guys agree to my offer?"

Both silent. Is it worth bothering Rio who incidentally his own superior?

"Take a few times, rarely Kak Rio's good with people? If you agree, then just send the same nominal account number to my number, ", said Zahra with a smile.

"You guys serious?"

"Two rius, isn't it?" Zahra glanced at the little smiling Rio, she knew. Her brother was very hopeful that his two best friends would accept the offer.

"Well, if you make it." Rani smiled widely, while Defi nodded in doubt.

"Why? Is there a problem?" Rio who caught the doubt in Defi's eyes immediately asked.

"What is my position, which means you replace it as secretary lo?"

"Lo calm down, I will find a temporary replacement for Kak Rio— after graduating you can deh work again in Ario Group."

Rani is calm if she resigns from Uly's Group, there is an assistant who can help Zahra. But perhaps, Elvin needs a new assistant considering that Zahra rarely sets foot in the office.

Rio called the waiters, he asked for the bill and the order to be taken home.

“Thanks yes, Yo, Ra. Though we just deket, but you guys are very good with us."

“Yes, thank you very much, you have helped us a lot."

“Ga papa, with fellow right we have to help each other, let alone the same people who need.” Zahra nodded in agreement with Rio's words.

Waiters was back with a bill and a bag of food. He handed the bill to Rio, the man gave two pieces of fibers. "Take it back," said Rio.

"Good, Sir."

After the service left, Rio checked his phone, it turned out that there were many missed calls from aunt. The man turned on the silent mode, as a result he did not know if from earlier the aunt had been waiting in the car.

Rio sent a message to aunt, after that turned to his sister who was disturbing Rani's meal.

"Let's go home, auntie's waiting in the car." Rio stood up from his seat, bidding farewell to Defi and Rani.

Zahra also stood up, the girl deliberately patting hard on the back of Rani who was drinking. As a result Rani is pressed for her own drink.

"Dad!" rio's perspiration by sneering at his sister.

"Ha-ha, rasain tuh." Zahra laughed widely, ignoring Defi and Rio who were staring intently.

Defi massaged the nape of his friend, after feeling lightened the girl returned to her chair.

Rio pulled Zahra outside, before the girl returned to throwing a tantrum.

"Sorry, Ran. After lo ngeselin," said Zahra while shouting, because he was almost at the gate of the restaurant.

The people there looked at Zahra strangely, while the employees and Rio were just shaking their heads.

Rani who had finished from her choking event just waved at Zahra who turned her head towards them. While Defi seemed to ignore by devouring the food in front of him. She was already so distracted by Zahra's ignorance that the girl chose to ignore Zahra's frenzied parting sessions.

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