True to my word, Mrs. Laboum and her assistant came. With her usual fashionable dress and her confident strides, she manages to catch everyone's attention. Clenching my fist, I failed to notice Li Jun's hands on my hair.
Click.
"What are you doing?" I asked him and roamed my gaze inside the back stage, still looking for the source of the sound I heard earlier.
"Just dusting a fallen stray dirt on your hair" As usual, he answered with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Li Jun, I hope you would cooperate with me and treat this job professionally" I retorted back with a piercing glare on my face.
He took a step as well as I. Eyes pinning me into place, my face grew hot from his close distance and before I could get away from him, he held my wrist and leaned into my ear as I shrink like a chicken.
"I am professional enough to stand with you without getting embarrassed and shy, but how about you?"
"You- I would be!" I hissed at him as I tried to take my wrist away from his iron grip.
But he didn't took his hands off but instead he leaned in, close enough for his lips to be near mine and suddenly, he pecked me.
In the cheeks.
Click.
Before I could turn around, he tug me and whispered once again in my ear.
"That's a good luck charm, so you can avoid being shy"
Hypocrite!
"Everyone's ready? You're about to start now!"
With those words, I immediately composed myself and turned into work mode. Arranging my dress and hair, I check the ring and necklace and heels on me. I also walk over to some of the models and tell them what to show and emphasize to the audiences.
From that, I managed to not trip myself and gave maybe a 90 points for myself. Ignoring the questioning gaze on my boss and the uproar caused by the man by my side, we were able to walk and finish the show with a satisfied smile.
"I'm not gonna ask, just congratulations and thank you so so much Eiri. You deserve a long week vacation right now, that'll be my gift for you"
"Thank you Mr. Hirasato, I'm glad I got the attention of Mrs. Laboum, that's all that matters"
With that, I left, not minding the look of Li Jun behind me as I ignored his existence, too busy to think of what I'll cook today.
Getting inside of a cab, I finally took a rest and my tens muscles have finally loosened from that show. I was pretty calm but right now, a person was making up some stories that would cause a storm on my life.