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75. Someone wants a show

...If my first love...

...no aground...

...then at this time I...

...stay with him...

...I don't want to either...

...ends like this...

...but what is my power...

...when what I love is always away...

Orchid's inner voice when someone railed with a spicy word about his romantic relationship.

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A bright morning, offering another new story for today. My car drove back on the road joining the driver who mostly went to pick up the windfall.

Blackpink song 'Ice cream' accompanies the journey. Take Kenzo for dinner today, a little bit of a little ripple in the heart. I still consider Kenzo a friend no more.

A little ripple in my heart came out because tonight I'm going back to visit Rosemary's restaurant. The place where Bian's promise was made, promise is only a promise.

My car turned to the minimarket parking lot to the pentol unyu booth. This is where my business started, just a pentol with a sprinkling of toppings on it.

A simple sale but that's where it started. I learned how to manage culinary business.

Nando's face looked bright. He's my loyal officer. Almost two years Nando's been working with me since the viral video.

"Hi, Brother Orchid. It looks so cheerful,"

"Yes Nando, there's something I want to talk about,"

"What about brother?"

"About your college, is it over this year?"

"Thank God, Nando has finished the year. After five bloody years,"

"Haha, is it still bleeding?"

"Not yet, already treated with visual graduation," looked a relieved smile on Nando's face.

"Congratulations, Nando! Oh yes you are now a scholar, Surely you plan to be more than a booth guard right?"

Nando seemed silent trying to feel the direction of my conversation.

"I'd like to offer you a position of coordinator or some kind of manager. Indeed, at this time my business has not been incorporated so it does not have a structural employee. I'm just borrowing that term to make it easy to explain,"

"Oh yeah brother what his job is like,"

"I currently have five Miepa branches and three partnerships in different cities. Plus two partnership offers during the bazaar event yesterday. I'm studying proper management to manage it, for now I need someone who can coordinate the entirety of Miepa."

"I'm flattered that Orchid trusted me,"

"Yes because you're my second and longest-serving employee to date. I was originally planning on finding someone else but I remember you first working while in college. Now it's over, while before getting a better job. What about my offer?"

"Nando wants to, brother but accompany me too, brother."

"Yes Nando. We're gonna find the right rhythm to start with,"

I know this is a new beginning for my efforts to be even more tidy. I'm just a beginner studying.

"Fruit! See you again," We turned to the source of the sound. Cahya who looks just finished shopping at the minimarket.

"Eh Cahya," I'm actually really lazy to say hello. I don't know why this morning started with Cahya.

"Morning is just going out. You're dating your booth clerk, huh? Where was your boyfriend yesterday who said he wanted to send us an invitation, Where?!"

I breathe out slowly. It could be just chatting alone with Nando. He accused us of dating.

My teeth were clenching withholding indignation at the thought of when Bian challenged Adiwara and Cahya. Said he'd send an invitation to them. It just boomerangs for me right now.

"Heh, I was expecting you to break up. Now dating your own employee, I don't think there's just another guy."

"Bak watch his words, yes" Nando stood up, I saw him clenching his hands. If only Cahya were a man. I don't know what it's gonna be.

I cleared my throat to withdraw Nando's attention. Seeing Cahya who is not ashamed to fuss with Adiwarna while in the baby shop or before also when he fought with us and Natasha at the cafe 'About Soul' I realized that Cahya had no ability to suppress emotions in public places.

He would not be ashamed of displaying his emotions and angry passions in front of the crowd. I chose silence at this moment because I still needed a good name.

Nando glanced at me, Finally he sat back down. I grabbed the bag and walked past Cahya who was still standing in front of us. It is better to avoid 'mines' than having to be hit by an explosion that actually harms me.

"Nando, we'll talk about it again, yeah,"

Cahya's presence obviously interrupted my conversation with Nando.

"You broke up again, didn't you? I see on your social media there are no more pictures of him. Guys just want your treasure, Orchid. Poor thing!"

I kept walking without looking. Poor thing he said? After the household Cahya and Adicolor colored the presence of other women. He's still mocking me, amazing.

Had he known who Bian might have been he would have been embarrassed to say that but Cahya didn't know the Bian family. I'm sure when in the supermarket Cahya noticed we were just looking at the vehicle we were using.

Bian and his antique car is not the standard Cahya certainly because Bian antique car is also not an antique car with high selling value. Cahya was still the same person, appraising something from the outer skin only.

The incident at the baby shop then seemed to show me. What they reap from past deeds.

One more thing I still remember Adiwarna's words about the business offerings of plankton, Setya's whole.

Cahya was about to take it but was too lazy to do it. He canceled because Adiwarna refused to manage it. It was like a poisonous snake. I don't know why he could have turned out that way.

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The afternoon began to rise into the night. I've arrived back home. Mama, Papa and Dewo are on a regular visit to the grandparents' house. How many times I have not followed them.

Busy as a working adult woman, I admit to reducing time together with family.

I shower, make up and change clothes. This time I wore a peach-colored dress to dinner with Kenzo.

When I was with Bian, I picked a black dress for dinner. This time I don't want to wear the same color.

I curled half my hair that had been curly before. Leave some to parsed. My weight is reaching ideal now.

As you get older, the habit of escaping problems with eating food. I have avoided it for a long time. It is better to have a positive activity, much beneficial to myself and others.

The knock on the door woke me up, as soon as I opened the door. A little stunned at Kenzo's appearance. He uses dinner suits with navy colors, fortunately Kenzo does not complement with a bow tie.

Reducing the formal impression, Kenzo uses matching colored sneakers. Unlike the dinner with Bian, he only wore shirt and pants material.

Bian is a casual style everyday. In contrast to Kenzo who more often wear shirts. So it's no surprise at the more official moment he's wearing formal attire.

I immediately brushed off Bian's shadow. I always compared Bian to Kenzo. It was as if everyone had just come out without being asked.

"It's ready, Nggrek." Kenzo asked while showing off his trademark smile.

"Yes, I'm ready."

"You're beautiful, Nggrek"

"Thank you, yes" I blushed a little at Kenzo's praise. Bian as I recall never praising, God, why did that name come out again. I immediately put my thoughts to mind about Bian.

"Your parents are home, Nggrek?"

"We went to the grandparents' house so we just went, yeah,"

Kenzo and I drove on our way to Rosemary's restaurant. We filled the time with small talk during the trip.

"It looks like there's a 25th wedding anniversary,"

I'm following Kenzo's point of view, seen some half-century couples and some young couples heading into the restaurant.

Rosemary's restaurant includes a classy restaurant in my city. The price of food is high. Making Rosemary not a regular hangout. Young couples usually go to Rosemary for dinner or a date.

Banquets that use Rosemary restaurant are usually from the top. We got down and headed to Rosemary.

Some of the couples we saw were already directed waitress to the table that had been prepared. Of all the couples who were there, there were those who attracted my attention. It was also seen by Kenzo.

Cahya and Adicolor, I saw Cahya looking at us with burning eyes. His body seemed to stiffen with his hands clenched at his sides. Adicolor only glanced at a glance, He glared at the other direction. There was an expression of shock in Adicolor's eyes.

"The numbers seem like someone wants a show. Let's show you, Borrow next to your arm" Kenzo whispered in my ear.

He opened up a little space on his arm. I put my arm inside Kenzo's arm. We walked together like lovers making Cahya's face really horrible to look at.

Guys just want your treasure, Orchid. Poor thing!"

The words of Cahya this morning and the heartache she inflicted on me. I paid enough cash with my arm.

Of course he wouldn't think Kenzo wanted my treasure because Kenzo was much richer than me.

We walked under Cahya's eyes. Kenzo is Cahya's dream man, Cahya's ex-lover. She who Kenzo decided to do so obviously felt hurt when the man was with me now.

Ah Cahya I didn't mean to hurt your heart just tonight we were brought together in an unexpected meeting.

Are you hurt? Poor thing.

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haii otor is back for you. 😘😘

Met sahur yaaaa 😘😘