TIGER WU'S

FIRES

Rubby's hand held his phone trembling. His mind was filled with all sorts of bad possibilities that could have happened.

"Why, Ar? Don't make me curious, you!" Rubby is getting more and more unsettled because Arlan is not talking.

"Look, By! You are patient, yes! That.. emm..your house..your house...burning...."

Rubby's body froze after hearing from Arlan. He always lost his tools. Even his lips were unable to move at all.

"By! Are you still there? By! Rubee!" Several times Arlan called Rubby but there was no answer.

Rubby's lips are still a little mute. His spirit disappeared making his body limp as if it was boneless. His hand reached for the wall behind him and leaned his body there and tried to gain control of him.

Arlan understood Rubby's current state. It must have been a shock after experiencing this kind of unexpected thing. Arlan patiently waited for Rubby to calm down a bit and answer his question.

"By! Are you all right? I'll always be there for you, By. You don't have to be sad. Later when you're home, let's find a new place to live for you," said Arlan at length.

"Thank you. Thank you, Ar! I spoke to Brother Wu first. Hye!" rubby answered with a voice.

The powerless Rubby again endured his grief of hanging up the phone call unilaterally. His heart felt very sad to remember his home filled with memories. This was so sudden, even he had not had time to buy his dream home with Wu Jin Ming.

After his heartbeat stabilized and his heart started to calm down, Rubby walked over to the shooting studio to look for Wu Jin Ming. Along the way his tears kept melting on his cheeks. When he reached the studio, Wu Jin Ming's team was resting.

"Tiger Wu! Why your boyfriend?" deva asks when she sees Rubby's unusual arrival.

Hearing Deva's words, Wu Jin Ming immediately got up from his seat and confirmed Deva's words. Deva is usually never serious about his words and often jokes. Is correct. This time, Deva was not joking. Rubby actually came with a look of sadness on his face.

"Rubby.." murmured Wu Jin Ming softly and walked over to his lover.

Getting closer, Rubby accelerated his pace and hit Wu Jin Ming and shed tears that he had been holding back.

"Our house..our house... huaaaaa...!" Rubby was crying so much considering the misfortune that had befallen him.

"Yes... Why our house, baby? Be calm! Speak slowly!" Wu Jin Ming stroked Rubby's head and tried to calm him down. He did not care about the curious gazes of the crew that were there.

Wu Jin Ming carried Rubby sitting on a long sofa that was slightly pulled over in the corner of the room close to the window. His breath was still stingy and sobbing bitterly made Wu Jin Ming's heart go along with the tightness of seeing him. Time and again Wu Jin Ming's hands wiped Rubby's tears that kept flowing. She waited for Rubby to feel calm without much talk.

"Sister Wu!" call Rubby when his heart has calmed down.

Rubby straightened his body that was originally leaning on Wu Jin Ming.

"Yes, Honey! Tell me what happened!" His hand rubbed Rubby's back gently.

"Our house is on fire! We don't have a place to live anymore!" rubby said on the sidelines.

Hearing Wu Jin Ming's words Rubby's heart felt a little calm. Even though his house is no longer there, Rubby can still build the same house with his magic just that it will only keep him trapped in memories.

"Little sister! What's up?" manager Lin asked who had come to look at Rubby and Wu Jin Ming.

"Rubby's house is on fire" Wu Jin Ming said briefly.

"What?! Then, what's your plan?" manager Lin seemed to care deeply for his foster sister.

"We have no plan. Maybe we should get permission to go home first and see what happens." Wu Jin Ming replied as he glanced at Rubby.

"Go home! I'll take Rubby's duties. If you want, temporarily stay in my house until you find a new place to live." Manager Lin looked at Wu Jin Ming and Rubby seriously.

"Thank you, Brother Lin! We'll call you later!" said Wu Jin Ming steadily.

"Don't feel awkward! Don't ever forget that I'm your family!" once again manager Lin expressed his concern.

Wu Jin Ming said goodbye to manager Lin and all the crew who were there. They left their jobs because they wanted to go home and see the state of their home. Before they left, Rubby texted Bryan Lee and asked for permission to leave early today.

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Wu Jin Ming made the car they were driving capable of penetrating anything that prevented him from reaching his home quickly. The car sped at a very high speed across a still very crowded street. This time Rubby did not protest, he was sure Wu Jin Ming was doing this all for his sake

The journey that should have taken in an hour, now only takes less than 15 minutes. Wu Jin Ming's car stopped on a road not far from Rubby's house. From a distance already seen the hustle and bustle of people who help the fire team to extinguish the fire.

Arlan was still there. His appearance was very messy because he intervened in putting out the fire. So focused he was unaware of Rubby's presence.

As he was standing facing the flames that were almost extinguished suddenly Rubby hugged him from behind. Arlan flinched in surprise to get a sudden hug from behind. He almost yelled, but when he smelled the scent of the body of the person who hugged him he could guess if that person was Rubby.

"Rubby! Is that you?" arlan asked while holding a soft hand that coiled around her stomach.

"My house, Ar.. my house!" exclaim Rubby while sobbing.

"I know you're very lost, By! But don't be too drawn into grief. You have me and Tiger Wu. You think we're not sad about what happened to you?" Arlan tried to cheer Rubby up.

Slowly Rubby let go of his embrace and walked over to his house sobbing. Behind him was Wu Jin Ming who was walking after him. Without saying anything Wu Jin Ming stretched out his hand and gave a brotherly hug to Arlan.

The two of them looked at each other and followed Rubby. As his childhood best friend, Arlan could feel how sad Rubby was right now. There were so many memories he had shared in that house since they were children.

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