Velina tilted her head, her face had a confused expression as if she was thinking about something far behind her head.
Meanwhile, Daniel's heart was beating very fast, his back was breaking out in cold sweat. His face looked expressionless. But actually, inside he was feeling so worried.
What if she forgets about me?
He thought to himself.
What should I do?
Immediately, his hands were trembling, made the wine inside his wine glass shaking.
Seeing this, Mickey patted his forehead.
OMG bro! you are such a disgrace!
He wanted to disappear into the ground at that very moment, seeing Daniel's behavior that didn't look cool at all.
Marino immediately tapped Mickey on the shoulder and whispered to him, "He's the nervous one, why am I feeling embarrassed for him, huh?" he said softly.
"Who? I don't know him..." Mickey replied as he drank his wine, acting cool as if he didn't acknowledge his best friend at all.
Velina almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Daniel's expression was really funny.
"Oooh ... you ..." She said softly as if she was trying to remember the man in front of her loudly.
Being stared at like that by her, Daniel became even more nervous.
"Ah! I know! You are... That bald guy, right?" Velina asked happily as if she had managed to solve the greatest mystery on earth.
'Craaaaaaaak!'
A smile suddenly disappeared from Daniel's face. This time, his face looked pale, completely expressionless. It was as if his life had been ripped from his body.
The wine glass he had been holding unconsciously fell off his fingers.
Meanwhile, Mickey, who was sipping his wine, unconsciously spattered all the contents inside his mouth, smacking against Marino's suit, who was standing right next to him.
Instead of being angry at Mickey, Marino tried to cover his 'O'-shaped mouth.
The atmosphere was suddenly silent.
Everyone stared at each other.
Their final gaze fell on Daniel, who seemed petrified.
"Yes, right? You were that bald guy? We used to be a school mate at the Martial Art School!" Velina smiled happily, pretending not to notice the change in the atmosphere between them all.
Meanwhile, the three men stare at each other, Daniel's two friends didn't dare to speak a word.
It was as if they were waiting for the atomic bomb that was about to be counted down.
In the past, when they were little, they used to play together. They often met in gathering events that are often held by Jet city officials and socialites.
Both Daniel's family and Velina's family were among the seven most influential families in the city of Jet, this alone automatically made them often meet on certain occasions.
At that time, when he learned that little Marino and little Velina were going to Hang Zhou City in China, he was very upset and angry.
He threw everything in the house and went on a hunger strike for nearly a week, which left him with a fever.
Succumbing to his stubborn son, finally, Daniel's parents allowed him to catch up with the two siblings, to stay in a martial arts school to practice martial art on condition that he had to bring some of his bodyguards and a butler, to monitor Daniel's every movement in the land of people.
After all, they came from influential families, while danger lurked everywhere.
On the way there, Daniel was thrilled to imagine he would play with Velina every day, just like before.
However, as soon as he got there, his heart felt like it was falling off.
The Martial Art School in front of him looks like a horse stable.
At least that was how he thought.
There, all students were required to be independent, they had to clean their cutleries once they were done using it, washed their clothes, and they were also required to sleep together in a dorm!
Of course, the bedrooms for boys and girls were separated.
Almost every night, Daniel could not sleep, turning over on the hard bed. As a result, every morning he was always late, so he was often punished by the trainers there.
Meanwhile, Velina was also often being punished because she was often caught skipping the training lessons, just because she wanted to swim in the river nearby.
Because of that, they were often punished together, of course, which made Daniel very happy.
However, one day, a catastrophe arose, which forever changed the fate of Daniel, the arrogant noble son.
One morning, he woke up with a very intense itching sensation on his head.
He kept scratching his head, which was so itchy, it made his scalp become chafed. He almost cried because of it, the itching didn't go away, so that it made his mood fall apart. He screamed all day long, not wanting to be bothered by anyone, including Velina.
Finally, when the butler heard a report about Daniel who was acting up, the butler who lived outside the boarding house immediately came and knocked on the warehouse door where Daniel was hiding and locked himself.
He was crying uncontrollably because of the burning sensation caused by the itch.
Inevitably, the butler ordered the bodyguards to break down the door. As soon as he entered, he immediately checked on Daniel. How shocked he was to see Daniel's head bleeding, while Daniel continued to cry in a crouched state in a corner. There were blood marks and a few strands of hair on his fingers.
The butler was shocked upon seeing his condition and broke out in a cold sweat.
He was extremely afraid of being punished by Daniel's parents if they found out about their beloved child's current condition.
He immediately checked Daniel's head, to find out what had happened. As soon as he examined Daniel's head and wounds, he was astonished to find out that Daniel's head... was full of lice!
After that, he couldn't help but call Daniel's family and asked them what to do with Daniel.
Under such circumstances, Daniel's head couldn't be flushed with lice medicine, because his entire scalp was badly injured.
With a heavy heart, Daniel's father told him to shave all of Daniel's hair, because that was the only way to save the problem at the moment which would not hurt Daniel.
However, this made Daniel's mother cried because she knew how proud her son was of himself.
One thing Daniel's father didn't notice, it hurt Daniel mentally!
Daniel struggled when he learned that the butler intended to shave off all the hair on his head. He knew that his future was ruined.
As it turned out, his guess was right.
From then on, everyone in the lodge had laughed and made fun of him because he was the only person who had a bald head like a monk.
Plus, he was gone bald with fleas!
What a shame!
Moreover, Velina also often teased him by saying, "You look even cuter when you are bald like this" she said while stroking his bald head.
Felt heartbroken, Daniel decided to go home even though he had only been staying there for two weeks at the lodge.
In his heart, he cursed at the person who had infected the damn bug on him.
At first, he didn't realize he had lice. He thought it was because the mattress was old and hard, so sometimes his body felt itchy.
In a state of sadness and shame, he ordered the butler to pack up and immediately left the lodge without even looking back.
He didn't even say goodbye to Velina even though that little girl was the main reason he came to Hang Zhou city.
With a heavy heart, he walked away sadly.
The reputation he had been proud of had been destroyed in front of the girl he liked so much.