Chapter 125 - Pillar Of Support (1/2)

”What are you smiling at?” Yanee asked with a pout.

Tohru raised a brow in her direction but he didn't look angry. He however, looked very much aggrieved. ”What? I already can't tell others about my girlfriend and now I can't smile when I'm happy too?”

Yanee raised an eyebrow back. Although she felt a bit sorry for him, she didn't want to compromise on the topic of their relationship being known to other people. Before arriving at the office, she had already told Tohru about it.

It's not that she totally didn't want others to know that they're together. It's just that aside from Chummy, she didn't want the rest of the people at the office to know about them— at least, not yet.

”Are you complaining?” she asked him softly and almost immediately, he shook his head.

He stepped closer and pulled her in his embrace. ”I'm just teasing you, honey. I really understand your concern.”

She didn't want other people from their office to know that they're dating so they wouldn't misunderstand. Competition within the company was nasty and some people, even if there were no proof, as soon as they see something, they could easily create trouble. Yanee worked hard even if she didn't like the task given to her. It would be tragic if some people would reduce her hard work into something unpleasant as her playing in the backroom.

Besides…

”I'm totally fine with it. It's not like I like sharing my private matters to everyone. I haven't done that before so why would I start now? Also, these people are not important to us to let them know about our personal matter,”Tohru told her and she relaxed.

”I told Chummy, though,” she said and he brightened up.

”You did?”

”Yeah. Why do you think she bullied me to high heavens earlier?” she retorted blandly and he laughed.

”I'm glad then,” he said as he hugged her again.

”Why? I thought you said you don't care?”

”I don't care about others,” he answered. ”But Chummy is not ”others” isn't she? She's your best friend. It's why I'm happy that you told her.”

Hmmnnnn…

The potato really was a smooth talker.

”Did you already book my tickets?” she asked and Tohru nodded.

The smile of his face vanished then and Yanee wondered why.

”What's wrong?”

”Nixie called and she asked if you're free to interview her as well. She's with Jena right now. She flew there to stay with her,” he reported and Yanee nodded.

That's good, wasn't it? It's like killing two birds with a stone.

”I see. I can do that,” she said and Tohru looked hesitant.

”Are you sure? You wanted to take a break after Jena's interview but it seemed you will have to wait,” he continued and Yanee laughed.

”You mean you want me to take a break after Jena's interview,” she reminded him.

It was he who was very worried that she'd exhaust herself and suggested she'd take a rest after Jena's interview to compromise. He looked aggrieved again as if telling her that he only did that since he's worried about her health.

Yanee laughed, but she didn't want to tease him anymore so she patted his arm. ”Don't worry. What's wrong with interviewing Nixie too? They're in the same place and it's not like it'd take time for me to interview one person.”

Yanee decided to record both her interviews this time so she didn't have to take time absorbing their stories. She would just listen to them again when she took her rest.

”I'll go and change your plane tickets then,”he said as he let her go to go out to his desk, but she stopped him.