Su Yeon straightened up and offered her hand, "Ok then, from today onwards, I will be your friend! Let's become friends, this ice-cream is our witness! Mr. Secretary…"
"Gon… my name is Gon," he said and accepted the handshake. When he saw Su Yeon thinking about something, he nodded, "That's right, 'Mr. G' stands for 'Gon' not 'Grim Reaper'," and chuckled.
Su Yeon shook her head, "No, I wasn't thinking about it. I wonder, why don't you use your name if you have one? Gon… it's a very nice name! Who gave this?"
Mr. Secretary aka Gon remembered her past life image and the memory, "Our little one gave me this name, it's a Japanese word which means a person who is kind, friendly and loyal. Only Master Song knows my name and now you."
Su Yeon commented, "You seem so attached with your little one and her family."
This time, Gon realized that till now, he was referring his Miss as 'Little one'. In the past life, he always wanted to call her 'Little one' just like Crown Prince used to do, but due to the hierarchy and social norms, he refrained himself.
He came out of his thoughts when Su Yeon asked, "So Mr. Secretary, from today onwards, should I call you Brother Gon?" She was startled by a sudden laugh from Gon. He replied while laughing, "Brother Gon sounds weird, Miss, you should just call me 'Gon ah' like you always do."
Su Yeon noticed that something is wrong. Again, he called her Miss and what was 'like you always do' mean? Looking at her confused face, Gon clicked his tongue and said, "I mean, you should just call me Gon, but please don't do it in front of people... Sorry, earlier I thought I was talking with her."
Seeing him smiling so heartily, Su Yeon felt a different kind of happiness, but still, calling him just 'Gon' was a bit difficult for her. The age gap between them was almost 8-9 years, a bit too much for her talking so casually with him.
Gon asked, "Miss Yoon, do you want to try this flavour?" and offered his cup. "Huh? Oh yes," Su Yeon took a different spoon but got embarrassed when she realized her behavior. Gon smiled, "What happened? Don't friends share their food?"
This sudden development in their friendship was too much for her. She took a spoonful of it and tasted, "Hmm… this one is as good as mine!" and offered her cup. Gon did the same.
While they were chatting with each other happily, she heard a familiar voice, "Do you have a tub pack of Dark Choco flavor?"
Su Yeon crooked her neck to look past Gon. "Brother Lufan!" she called. Gon widened his eyes, stood up abruptly and bowed.
Wang Lufan, who was near the counter looked in that direction and waved. He excused from the counter and went towards her table but got shocked when the person sitting with her stood up and bowed.
He looked at Su Yeon with a confused face when he saw the face of the tall man. Su Yeon moved to the next seat and asked Lufan to sit with them.
Gon also sat down after him. Su Yeon introduced them, "Brother Lufan, this is G… Mr. Secretary, the assistant of Prof. Song, you must know Prof. Song, right?" Wang Lufan confirmed, "Prof. Song? Oh right, uncle Song, yes I know him. So he is that famous Mr. Secretary… actually we know each other."
He turned towards Gon and smiled while offering a handshake, "Hello Mr. Secretary, I am Dr. Wang Lufan," but deep inside, he was battling in his mind, 'He is not that person, right?'
Suddenly, Gon felt a huge burden on him. He couldn't make himself accept that handshake. The Crown Prince was his friend as well as a teacher. He taught him almost everything, from using a brush to the sword, even the secret tactics and many more.
Also, he remembered the old man's words, 'Hahaha… what will you say to the Crown Prince… he trusted you so much'
Su Yeon guessed that he might be thinking about his childhood friend. She called him, "Mr. Secretary? Brother Lufan is a friend of Dr. Song Hao." Gon came out of his thoughts and accepted the handshake but couldn't make eye contact for more than a few seconds.
Lufan ordered ice cream for himself and three of them enjoyed it while chatting. Gon was continuously watching the two people in front of him. Their bickering, sharing things, talking on random topics… everything was the same… as if their sibling bond was not restricted by any sort of blood relation or memories.
When they were done, before going out, Su Yeon suddenly stopped both the handsome gentlemen, "Wait!"
Both of them were startled and looked at her. "Why don't we click a picture together?" Su Yeon asked. Gon and Lufan looked at each other and nodded. Gon and Su Yeon both took out their phones at the same time.
Su Yeon looked at his phone and got shocked, "Woah! Mr. Secretary, if you don't mind, can we use your phone?" Gon smiled inwardly and passed it to her. She then tried to take a selfie, but unfortunately, due to her short height, she couldn't fit the other two tall men in the frame.
The shop owner pitied her and offered, "Ma'am, should I help you with it?" Su Yeon beamed and passed the phone, "Of course, I want to show off my handsome gentlemen friends!" Wang Lufan flicked on her forehead, "Watch your language!"
The shop owner clicked a portrait photo of them. One short delicate girl happily standing between two tall handsome men, everyone had a pure smile on their faces. Looking at the photo, he commented, "They seem distant, yet close…"
Gon thought of something and asked, "Sir, can you please another picture, a vertical picture?" The shop owner nodded and held the phone straight. All of them thanked him and went out.
Bhoww! Bhoww!
While Su Yeon was checking the pictures and complaining about her height, a dog came barking towards them. She got startled but before she could react, Gon stood before her and looked at that dog.
Surprisingly, the dog stopped barking and went away as if he understood what Gon tried to say. Su Yeon sighed in relief, "Thank you so much Mr. Secretary."
Gon came out of his thoughts and pulled down his left hand. Earlier, subconsciously, he thought that he was holding his sword and thus moved his hand.
He turned around and gave weak smile. He sighed inwardly that the other two didn't saw his subconscious reaction.
To his dismay, Lufan had already seen it! He kept quiet instead. While leaving, Gon asked Lufan to join them. Lufan accepted but this stirred up his entire thoughts, 'Exactly what do you want Mr. Secretary.'
In the car, Su Yeon was getting constant calls from her father. She finally decided to answer, "Dad…" but couldn't finish her sentence. Father Yoon started scolding her about the time. Wang Lufan, who was sitting beside Gon turned around and asked for the phone.
"Hello… Uncle, it's me Lufan… Yes, she is with me… Yes, that's why I am dropping her at home… We are on the way… yes, good night," and passed back to her. Su Yeon thanked him for saving her.
On the other hand, Gon got upset, 'Even it was olden times, our Master never restricted Miss to do anything' and looked at her from the rare mirror. Her face… suddenly became dull, which was full of energy till a few minutes ago.
Wang Lufan was noticing these minute things of Gon. His every action was making him more confused. For one second, Lufan thought that this Mr. Secretary was a stalker but then right on the next moment, he noticed that Mr. Secretary was trying to save her as if he is habitual doing it.
When they dropped Su Yeon near her complex, she happily bid farewell to Gon with a handshake and waved at Lufan.
While seeing her going inside her building, Gon felt a cold and sharp object on his wrist. "One smart move and your wrist will get sliced deeply…"
Gon widened his eyes and his heart sank. He looked back at Lufan's smiling face. To an outsider, it would look like Lufan was appreciating Gon's wristwatch, but in reality, Lufan was holding a scalpel between his fingers.
Wang Lufan smirked, "What? Do you think I won't recognize you?" Gon stabilized himself and said, "Youn… Dr. Wang, can we please sit inside and talk?" "Then let's sit on the back seat."
After they both sat inside, Lufan still didn't leave Gon's wrist, but somehow, he held his guard down. Gon started first, "Dr. Wang, as I said back then, I mean no harm to Miss Yoon. I… I am just protecting her, nothing else."
He was trying to be indifferent towards him as much as possible. Many things were going inside his mind.
He was feeling happy, on top of the world, since he got a picture with both of them;
The old man's words were ringing in his mind;
He wanted to apologize to him for not completing the task;
Gon felt that his mind will burst at any point of time, but he endured everything.
Wang Lufan squinted his eyes, "Why are you doing this? Who told you?" Gon replied with a blank face, "I have my personal reasons. I am n-not following anyone's order, it's something I am doing on my own. I would appreciate it if you believe me and let me do my work." He said everything in a single breath.
While listening to his whole explanation, Lufan looked into his eyes, they were sincere, yet dejected. Lufan nodded and asked him to drop at Life Hospital. "That day, I saw that your people took those gangsters. Who were they? What did they want?"
Gon wanted to tell everything but he gave a brief explanation, "They were from the BlackJack and their main target was y-you. They used Miss as a bet to lure you out. Apparently, they believe that you are the Demon Lord because six years ago, one of their guards saw you and Miss at some site, in City K. I am following Miss because they will definitely come after her."
Wang Lufan listened to everything attentively. After a short pause, he asked, "Why did you unmask me that day? And your fighting skills… who taught you?"
Gon couldn't lie further so he told, "My friend… he taught me those skills. That day, I mistook y-you for him so I unmasked you…" just like that, he tightened his grip around the steering wheel.
Just when Lufan was about to ask about his head stroke, the car stopped, "Dr. Wang, we reached at Hospital." Both of them bid goodbye to each other and went on their ways.
When Gon reached the main mansion, he parked his car and sighed in relief. He has so many things to report, but… how will Master Song react to it?...