43 Guardian Angel (1/2)

The restaurant prided in the fact that the chefs picked what to create every day. They were the ones who decided the food course based on the freshness of the ingredients. Therefore, the four customers did not need to worry about choosing what to eat, but only wait patiently for the food to come.

So when the drinks and appetizers came, the trio was pleased.

Lucas could automatically tell that this restaurant was top-tier by the ingredients and the taste. He was impressed.

After taking a sip from his drink, Minhyun began to explain himself. His eyes carefully glazed over the three. ”When I first came into the restaurant, I already knew Yoona was working there.”

Lucas narrowed his eyes.

”While I was working, by coincidence, I found a video of Yoona at her university. It was the first anniversary video. I recognized her and immediately told my secretary to confirm my thoughts. Sure enough, the girl in the video was Yoona. When I realized the serious situation she was in, I wanted to help. This is why I asked my secretary to dig a little bit of information about her. Yoona, I apologize if you feel uncomfortable with that.”

Minhyun was telling a white lie. His story was different to the reality of how he knew about the video. Nonetheless, he didn't want to freak Yoona out, especially with her friends nearby. He was determined to tell her the truth once there was more trust between them.

Throughout his childhood, he was really worried for her. He couldn't help it. Alas, he tried his best not to dig in too deep by avoiding all details about her life. He just wanted to make sure she was fine.

His heart beat nervously.

Yoona nodded slowly. She was embarra.s.sed that he saw her getting bullied but was glad that he had good intentions. ”It's okay. I understand your story.”

A smile lifted on her face. ”I'm glad that you cared enough to come to help.”

He stopped himself from letting out a sigh of relief.

”Yoona,” Minhyun said after taking another sip. ”You saved me from a dark childhood. You don't need to thank me.”

Lucas finished the food in his mouth before speaking. He not convinced by Minhyun's words. ”So how does that explain you coming in while Jaeun was terrorizing the restaurant.”

Minhyun calmly used his chopsticks to grab a side dish [1] before placing it on his plate.

”Well,” Minhyun began. ”I am quite familiar with the Moon group and their dirty tactics to cover any imperfections within the family. Without power, I knew the hara.s.sment would continue. I wanted to offer my help. In concerns with today, my secretary informed me that the Moon group had bought the restaurant. Clearly, this was a tactic to hurt Yoona. Luckily, I was able to make it in time to help Yoona out.”

There were no flows or inconsistencies with Minhyun's statement. Although Lucas tried to find a fault, he couldn't retort with anything else.

”Wow,” Eunha said. Her eyes glistened with admiration. ”That sounds so romantic. You were watching over her, making sure she was safe like a guardian angel.”

Minhyun stayed stoic, his exterior hiding his true feelings. He was quite embarra.s.sed by her statement. ”Not really.”

Eunha turned to face her friend. ”Yoona you're such a lucky girl. What kind of regular person turns out to be childhood friends with such a sweet and rich guy? Not only that, but the MH CEO!!?”

Yoona wasn't sure either. Her life suddenly went from being betrayed by her closest companions to being loved by such amazing people. It was frightening how life changed in a matter of days.

”You tell me...” Yoona said sheeply. She was still shocked by the events. The reality that Minhyuk was the MH CEO still hadn't hit her.

Eunha faced up towards the ceiling before closing her eyes. ”Oh G.o.d or G.o.ds or whomever may be up there. Please grant me a humble wish and let a hot CEO enter my life as well. Thank you very much.”

Yoona rolled her eyes. ”You're crazy.”

Eunha stuck out her tongue. ”You know it!”

—-

While the four happily ate and chatted, the end of their dinner was near. Although Lucas was reluctant, after a quick google search, he couldn't find faults in Minhyun.

In the end, Minhyun had their approval of staying Yoona's friend.

”That was so good,” Eunha groaned while holding her stomach. ”My stomach is shaped like a bowling ball.”

Lucas smirked. ”I agree.”

Eunha raised her fist and aimed to hit him in the shoulder. Lucas laughed as he dodged her punch. Even though her punch would not hurt because she was fooling around, he found fun on avoiding them. Her reactions were priceless.

”I'm joking,” Lucas said in between chuckles. ”Calm down you tyrant.”

Eunha scoffed while crossing her arms. ”You never say that to a lady.”

”You said it first.”

”Still.”

Although the day started out rocky, due to the great food, everyone was in a good mood. Even Lucas couldn't help but smile.

While the two were fooling around, Minhyun was handling the payments.

”The bill sir,” the waitress said. He handed an wooden clipboard with the bill on top.

Yoona peered to see the numbers. Once the realization hit, she fought the urge to feint. Even at Bianchi she had never seen a bill so high. Currently, mus.h.i.+ng around in the acid of her stomach was five hundred dollars worth of food and drinks. Not including tips.