Chapter 37 - Little Brother & Little Sister (1/2)

”Oh, you're busy?”

Jisoo's beautiful face crumpled into a pout. She was obviously disappointed, and Yanee wondered why.

”Give Little Bro a break Big Sis Jisoo,” Nixie Tan, one of the ladies who was a very famous fashion designer spoke teasingly as she pulled Jisoo to her and gave her a comforting pat and leaned her head against the older woman.

What Yanee didn't know was that while Nixie leaned over, she also secretly whispered something in Jisoo's ear.

”Little brother will go on a date tomorrow. We should fuss over him some other time,” Nixie said, her tone totally hush-hushed that Yanee had no idea why the sullen Jisoo suddenly perked up.

”Ah, it's fine. Let's just have another gathering when the book's finished – but your treat,” Jisoo imposed on Tohru, making everyone give him a knowing smile.

Yanee wondered what his boss would answer when the potato suddenly flashed a smile so charming it killed her brain cells.

Huh?

”Sure,” Tohru answered. ”I'll treat you all to whatever you want after.”

”Ah, you heard him, right?” Jisoo told the girls who giggled. Mischief sparkled in their eyes which gave Yanee an idea that they were planning something that would semi-bankrupt or totally bankrupt normal people.

”How about us?” Alex complained to Tohru, making him laugh again.

”If the project is successful, sure,” Tohru agreed right after, and to Yanee's confusion and nervousness, everyone's eyes were suddenly all on her then.

Urgh… What did I do?

”Yanee, we're counting on you,” Yunjae said enigmatically, but Yanee misunderstood and thought she was referring to the book.

”Er… I'll try my best,” she answered shakily since she didn't know what else she could say. However, the pressure of finally realizing how big the project she was handling finally sunk in, and she felt a bit stressed.

In another hour, the event finished, and the group reluctantly bade them farewell. It really seemed the girls liked Yanee too much that some of them even wanted to take her home if their husbands didn't stop them.

”Be patient. Yanee will be visiting you and you can spend time with her then,” Liam rebuked Marian when she gave Yanee puppy eyes.

As it turned out Liam's wife was three months pregnant and she wanted to really invite Yanee over to stay with her.

”That's right, big sis. Let her do her job for now, okay? We'll come to see you some other time,” Tohru told her which sounded odd to Yanee, but didn't pay much attention to it as she was more focused on pacifying Marian.

”Yes, we'll visit,” she agreed hastily to console her, which surprisingly made her agree and even cheered her up a little.

When they were finally able to finish saying goodbye, Yanee had the feeling akin to leaving a family gathering suddenly that she shook her head, and thought about her schedule instead.

The car from Grand Blue Hotel picked Yanee and Tohru up from the place to return them to their hotel. As soon as they got in the vehicle, she felt a gaze on her skin and she turned her head up to see her boss looking down at her from under his long lashes.

Yanee swallowed.

At close proximity, if she were only not feeling worried at the moment, Tohru Jame's handsome face would have K.O.ed her on the spot.

'Why is this potato looking at me so intensely?' Yanee thought as she squirmed in her seat. When she couldn't take it anymore, she asked.