Neo, carrying Anara's body, shuffled backwards from a group of pickpockets. Without hesitation, Neo released Anara and immediately faced the pickpockets alone.
"Move! And stay put!" Neo ordered Anara when Anara was about to help Neo fight the six pickpockets.
"Be careful, sir!" shouted Anara.
The fights that weren't drawn made Neo have to fight six people who were tall and big. An unequal opponent for Neo this time.
Bugh…
A hard blow hit Neo's jaw, Neo's body immediately collapsed. One against six makes Neo's body limp. When she saw that Neo was about to be attacked, Anara immediately approached with a bat.
"Hiaaaat…!" Anara tries to repel the pickpockets.
"Anara, watch out…!" shouted Neo.
Bugh…
One precise blow hit Anara's nape of neck, causing Anara to become unconscious. Seeing that, Neo immediately got up to help Anara.
"Anara, wake up! Wake up… Anara! Don't be like this, let's get up! Anara…!" Neo patted Anara's cheek.
When Neo was careless because he wanted to help Anara, one of the pickpockets was about to hit Neo on the head. At the same time Grandpa Badrun came.
Seeing the village champion coming, made the herd of pickpockets run screaming. Grandfather Badrun didn't want to let them go, so he confronted them and beat them with just a few punches until they fell to the ground.
"You are nothing?" asked Grandpa Badrun when he had paralyzed the pickpockets.
"I'm fine, Grandpa! But Anara is unconscious!" Neo said softly.
Meanwhile, the six pickpockets had already been caught by Grandpa Badrun's friends, who happened to come after Grandpa Badrun defeated the six pickpockets.
"Village champion fought!" said a friend of Grandpa Badrun.
"Hurry up and help me carry Azizah's stuff!" said Grandpa Badrun.
"Who are they?" asked one of Grandfather Badrun's friends.
"She is Anara, the granddaughter of Azizah, the child of Aminah and Abdullah. And this man is Anara's future husband." Grandpa Badrun's words made Neo's mouth gape with perfectly round eyes almost out of place.
"Quickly help them!" shouted one of Grandpa Badrun's friends.
Soon, Neo and Anara arrived at Grandma Azizah's house, injured. Neo's temples were slightly injured as well as Neo's hands and corners of his mouth.
As for Anara, she was still unconscious. Until Grandpa Badrun asked Neo to give him wind oil to give to Anara, so he would wake up soon.
"Quickly apply this wind oil around your lover's nose and temples! So that he will come to his senses soon." said Grandfather Badrun.
Neo received the bottle of wind oil with pursed lips and an unfriendly face. Neo doesn't like Grandfather Badrun's words, who say that he is Anara's lover.
"Aaaaa…" Anara slowly opened her eyes.
"Look! She's awake!" cried Grandfather Badrun.
Neo immediately helped Anara get up and gave Anara warm water. Receiving this treatment from Neo made Anara doubtful and afraid.
"Drink!" said Neo flatly.
"Th… thank you, Master!" Anara immediately grabbed the glass that Neo gave her.
After finishing half of her drink, Anara kept it on the table. Seeing that he was already in his own house, Anara felt calm.
"Sir, are you all right? Is anyone injured?" asked Anara with a downcast face.
"Hey, Anara! How can you know if your lover is hurt, if you ask with a downcast face like that? Look at her face full of love! There's no need to be so shy!" Grandpa Badrun's teasing made Grandpa Badrun's friends chuckle, while Neo just smacked his lips.
"Shy cat, if that's the name!" said one of Grandfather Badrun's friends.
After Neo's wounds were treated and Anara's condition improved, Grandpa Badrun's friends said goodbye and left Grandpa Badrun with Anara and Neo.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, only the sound of clockwork ticking could be heard ticking with its rhythm. Anara and Neo were in their own thoughts, while Grandpa Badrun looked at Anara and Neo together.
"How did you guys manage to deal with those pickpockets?" asked Grandpa Badrun breaking the silence.
"One month ago…" Anara then told Grandfather Badrun what had happened.
"Why don't you tell Grandpa, Anara? You're already endangering yourself with that! Luckily Neo came on time and indirectly saved you! This is what is called a mate is dirty!" Grandpa Badrun said making Anara and Neo look at each other incomprehensible.
"But, Grandpa… promise me! Don't say anything about this to Grandma and my sisters!" asked Anara with a glazed look.
"Hahhhh, alright! Promise grandpa! But you also have to promise that while you're at Neo's family's house, you have to be fine! And Grandpa asked you, Neo! Take good care of Anara. Don't let him get hurt in the slightest! If even a scrap of skin is injured, Grandfather can rest assured that your life will not be peaceful!" Grandfather Badrun's threat made Neo shudder.
Neo knows very well Grandpa Badrun's greatness in martial arts. Neo could see for himself when he helped him from a group of pickpockets.
Grandfather Badrun immediately came home after discussing many things with Anara and Neo. Anara and Neo are left alone in Grandma Azizah's house.
"I made coffee first for you, sir!" said Anara stiffly.
"No need! Sit down! You're still sick and I don't want it to get worse. Later Grandpa Badrun can kill me if you get worse!" Neo chirps at length.
Anara stared in disbelief at Neo, the cold man who was usually very talkative. This time Neo spoke a little more to Anara.
"Why look at me like that?" asked Neo coldly.
Instantly Anara looked down in shame, because Neo finally knew that Anara was secretly stealing glances at her very handsome Master.
"Let me clean the wound, sir!" Anara said then.
This time Neo did not refuse because only Anara could see the wounds on Neo's temples and lips. So Neo just let it go while Anara cleaned his wound.
"Emm… forgive me, Master!" said Anara feeling guilty.
"For?" asked Neo.
"Master was injured for helping me!" said Anara who continued to help treat Neo's wounds.
Without Neo and Anara noticing, now they are so close. Even the breath of both of them felt so warm on their faces each.
Every now and then Neo glances at Anara and finds Anara's face which is very beautiful when seen from a very close distance. Anara's brown eyes and long, curly eyelashes fascinate Neo.
"Ssshhh…" Neo winced when Anara washed Neo's wound on his temple.
Neo's heart was pounding even more wildly when the gazes of the two of them met. Don't ask how Anara feels herself. At this time, Anara felt a hot rush flowing in her blood.
"Already…!" Anara said covering her nervousness.
Without a word Neo then leaned his back on the back of the sofa in the living room. Her eyes then closed, while Anara immediately got up and left Neo towards the kitchen.
"Why does my heart feel like it's beating faster? Am I having a heart attack?" Anara and Neo thought in unison in different places.
A few minutes later Grandma Azizah came with Alif and Alfi. They were shocked to find that Neo's face was bruised with several wounds on his face.
"Neo…? What are you doing, son? Where's Anara?" Grandma Azizah screamed and approached Neo and rubbed Neo's handsome face gently.
Receiving gentle treatment full of affection from Grandma Azizah, Neo's tears immediately fell from the corners of his eyes.
"I'm fine, Grandma! Grandma's loving touch will quickly heal this wound of mine. Thank you, Grandma!" Neo kissed Grandma Azizah's slightly wrinkled hands.
Neo's heart ached with pain when he received warm treatment from Grandma Azizah. A touch of affection that Neo never got from his own family.
After his mother left 20 years ago, Neo no longer felt that warm caress touching his face. What's more a warm hug from a mother... while the father, just busy with his work.
Grepppp…
Neo hugged Grandma Azizah with a shaking body and very wet eyes. Azizah's grandmother pursed her lips in surprise at Neo's attitude.
"Are you feeling any better?" asked Grandma Azizah while stroking Neo's hair affectionately.
"Grandma… can I stay here a little longer?" Neo asked back,
"Of course! If you really like living here, Grandma doesn't mind. But, you also have to tell your family first. They must be waiting, right?" Grandma Azizah cupped Neo's face with her hands.
Neo smiled at Grandma Azizah's words. Without them knowing, Anara had been watching the interaction between Grandmother Azizah and Neo. This was the first time Anara saw Neo's smile as well as the tears of a man she knew was very cold and talkative.
"It turns out that icebergs can cry and smile too!" Anara thought.
Anara immediately prepared the ingredients to make the wet cake before the customer came to the house and asked for the wet cake he ordered.
Since Anara left a month ago, Grandma Azizah can only make wet cakes if someone orders them. He even made it after Grandma Azizah finished selling nasi uduk and nasi kuning.
"Are you going to return to selling these wet cakes?" asked Alif who was already standing in the doorway.
"As long as you are here, you will definitely come back to sell these wet cakes. But if you have to go back to work at Mr. Neo's house, of course you can't because you have to take care of work there." Anara said making Alif nod.
"Sis..." Alif said doubtfully.
"Yes!" said Anara.
"Is Neo brother good with you? Like Raihan brother?" asked Alif doubtfully.
"Why do you ask like that, hem. My handsome brother?" Anara said excitedly.
"I'm afraid Neo brother is evil and hurts Brother! I don't want you to be hurt and hurt by Neo brother." Alif said with trembling lips.
"Of course not, honey! Neo brother is very kind to you! He acts like that with you, because Neo brother is your employer. But Neo brother really loves Granny as well as you two, right?" Anara hugs Alif dearly.
Without Anara knowing, Neo had been paying attention to the conversation between the two brothers and sisters earlier. Neo accidentally listens to Anara and Alif's conversation, because he is going to the bathroom.
When he found out that Alif was talking about it to Anara, Neo stopped his steps. Neo listened to what Alif and Anara said. Neo could only smile hearing a younger brother's concern for his older brother.