"Yes, this is very delicious. You want to try it?"
"No, thank you," he answered simply.
Silence dominates the atmosphere this time. They pressed the leftovers in silence. Moreover, Anggun who from the beginning did not comment too much. Is that what it's like to go on a blind date with a famous CEO?
Not long after, a young waiters came back with a desert which again had been ordered in advance by Ryan. One thing that managed to make the woman put on an annoyed expression.
"Have you ordered the desert beforehand, Ren?" Anggun asked, glancing sharply at the matcha lava in front of her.
"Yup, the reason is still the same. Of course so you don't have to wait long."
Ryan smiled broadly, his heart was cheering because it seemed his plan would work. This is evident from Anggun's current expression. There is nothing wrong with him following all the instructions from Rendra, the ax stamp player.
"What is it?" asked the man pretending to be worried.
Instead of answering, Anggun just bent her face. He seemed to want to show the mood that already felt uncomfortable dating the man in front of him.
Ryan closed his eyes briefly, imagining how much bonus he would receive later. It turns out that this kind of task is getting easier and easier. It's not hard to get a woman to ilfill him. It seems, Ryan will accept this kind of mission with pleasure in the future.
All this time the man had been working hard, not knowing that there was an easier and faster way to get more rupiah coffers.
"Why? How could that be?" Anggun said still with an annoyed face, but her beads were clearly starting to condense. Seeing this Ryan panicked. "I never thought a Rendra could do something like this," he continued.
The woman covered her face with both hands. Start looking around as if looking for something. Tears welled up in his eyes, but he was still busy looking for something he didn't know what it was.
"Hey! What's wrong with you?"
Ryan panicked even more when he saw the change in Anggun's expression and attitude. He took hold of her shoulders, trying to calm her down. However, Anggun strongly rebuffed the touch, making Rayan jump in surprise.
"You ...." Anggun pointed her index finger at the man's face.
Ryan still looked at him with a surprised face, he couldn't understand what he had done wrong. He turned to look at Rendra, but the man just shrugged casually. If the boss doesn't know, let alone him.
"Do not touch me!" Anggun's screams made them the center of attention.
The woman's body trembled, then she wiped the clear liquid that escaped from the corner of her eye. "I will report to Papi what you have done to me."
Ryan frowned in surprise. "Calm down Grace. Look … everyone is watching us."
"Are you ashamed? Everyone should know who you really are!" the woman rebuked. I don't know what made him so scared and angry.
"We'll have a good talk, okay? I don't want any misunderstanding between us. Even if you don't want to continue this meeting, we'd better end on amicable terms."
Anggun ended the cry, gently wiping the trail of tears from her cheeks. "Yeah, it's better that way. We end it all fine. Let's just pretend this meeting never happened. I don't want to have anything to do with a psychopath like you."
Ryan looked at the brown beaded woman. For a moment their gazes collided and locked in each other. His mind was still filled with question marks about what had really happened. However, the harder he thought, the more he found no clues or bright spots. Finally he gave up and chose to enjoy the victory.
The woman broke eye contact, then took the black clutch she had placed on the table. After taking a deep breath, he took a step as graceful as the first time he entered the restaurant. Ryan watched his reflection until it disappeared behind the wall.
Ryan approached Rendra haughtily, puffed out his chest and looked up as if he had done something very big. However, the boss just smiled and took a sip of wine.
"Ehm, everything is fine boss. I'm waiting for the transfer," he said smiling while playing his eyebrows up and down.
"Oho, it's not that easy Ferguso." Rendra wiggled his index finger left and right.
"What do you mean, Boss? Didn't we agree? Or… even a Rendra starts to break his promise?"
Rendra's crisp laugh echoed, filling the ceiling of the five-star restaurant.
"This is your fault. Too happy to enjoy the success of others. You don't know, do you, why is he so scared?"
"How would I know," Ryan said with a shrug.
Rendra smiled with a smirk on his face. He gestured with his hand for the man to bring his face closer to him.
"I've investigated about that woman. Actually he likes people who are considerate, like ordering something in advance like earlier. A big fan of the song that played from the moment he sat down. Yes, I did specially order that song for him. Likes to eat matcha lava. In fact, this restaurant is a favorite place that he never misses coming to every week. However, most importantly he likes someone who eats a rare steak with his hands, but not a man but a woman."
Ryan was a little surprised to get an explanation from Rendra.
"Oh my ... so you mean my father just had a date with ...." Rendra deliberately didn't continue his sentence, considering that he was in a public place.
"Yes, that's right!" Rendra got up from his seat, intending to get up immediately.
"Oh God ... I'm so sorry that I held her hand earlier, eh!" Ryan rubbed his arms, shuddering in horror at the man in front of him. Meanwhile, Rendra just giggled amused at the assistant's expression.
"Next time, choose first, sir ... don't just agree if you're asked to go on a date with someone!" Ryan protested a little annoyed, but nice strategy. In his heart he was grateful because he was an ally and not an enemy of his superior.
"How would I know if it turns out that the woman is a lover of the same sex," replied Rendra, whispering at the end of his sentence and still chuckling holding back laughter.
No wonder Anggun suddenly turned hysterical. Indirectly, they all show fear because they feel that Ryan has been spying on him. Of course she didn't want anyone to know her secret.
"Then what about my bonus?" Ryan asked after they left the place and walked towards the exit. Of course, after Rendra completed the payment with the restaurant cashier.
"Because you are willing to help. So, I will still give the bonus, but only half!"
"Why, why is that, sir?" Ryan stared in shock. Of course he did not accept the decision of the superior who had broken the agreement.
"There are only two choices, accept half or nothing!" said Rendra as he got into the car that was already in front of him.