Chapter 9: Her Romantic Interest's Lover (2)
Ingrid was lamenting if Dana has any redeeming feature worthy of her rival's vigilance when 1002 rubbed it's body to her shoulder. She took a sip of her coffee to keep Lu Wen from thinking that there was something odd about her behavior.
1002: "I felt something weird from her."
"In what way?" Ingrid curiously asked.
1002: "The same way I felt when you're with the male lead."
Ingrid's eyes turned to slits when she heard 1002's reply.
Beseeching captain obvious to please give this ball's butt a slap!
"Hey you little bastard, tell me honestly, are you a newbie as a guide?"
1002: "!!!"
Fucking hell. So it's like this. The reason why 1002 was so useless in everything other than doing it's proper job. The reason why Ingrid can't get any sensible answer when she tried to ask an advice from it. How can that damnable thing do it when it doesn't have enough experience!
Ingrid really wanted to launch a complaint to the system. How dare it sent her a newbie for an assistance when her missions was almost impossible to accomplish!
1002 sensed Ingrid's rising anger. For some reason, it gave 1002 the thought of wanting to run away. But it can't. 1002 was bound to Ingrid's soul, thus making it unable to stray far away from her.
Therefore 1002 decided to play dead. It rolled unto the table then stopped in front of Lu Wen. Seeing these two at the same time made Ingrid's temple to throb in annoyance.
Lu Wen saw her bloodshot eyes, she can't help but inquire in concern. "Dana, is there something wrong?" Ingrid just humped her concern away.
She can't actually get anything helpful from this encounter with Lu Wen. Why is she still here, wasting her time away? She chose to stop in this establishment to relax for a bit before commencing something crucial.
Ingrid stood up. Portraying the image of a haughty spoiled little princess, she left Lu Wen alone without saying goodbye.
Seeing Dana's back, Lu Wen can't help but sigh. She like and pities the little girl. Since the first time they met, she always tried to befriend Rembrandt's small friend. But everytime, she was rejected, quite harshly at that, and not that different from today's affair.
On the other hand, it's actually good that she's lively. That child suffered enough already.
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Parking Lot.
While following behind Ingrid's back, 1002 was praising her acting skills. It knew about Ingrid's background before this life. For what it knew, she was just a normal office woman. She definitely has the skills to excel in her workplace but that's it, it was never mentioned that she knew how to play different roles.
Before choosing a host, the system always put an emphasis on the host's ability to act, it took quite a long time to measure the limit of someone's acting ability, that's why the majority of the system's host was actors in their original life. But Ingrid was a special case, as she was chosen in haste. On top of that, she was also ended up being assigned to a mission that 1002 never heard before.
Probably, 'the one' was just that great. To be able to scrutinize one's potential with just a glance.
While waiting inside the car, Ingrid finally received a text from Cezna. It contained an invitation for a mixer(1). Ingrid related to her driver the location.
It was a 10-minute drive away so she decided to take a nap for the meantime. She woke up by herself when she sensed the car stopping. It was a noodle shop this time. She heard a bit about this restaurant in the social media. Their ramen tastes good, not that romantic for a couple to have a date but it was a popular meeting place for gatherings.
The chimes made a noise when Ingrid entered the shop. The sudden entry of a cute female clad in pink caught a few unnecessary attentions. But this also means that the people waiting for her knew that she arrived. Someone called out her name from a table not that far from her.
Seeing the arrangement, Ingrid gave Cezna a thumbs up in her heart. Seeing new faces and chatting with friendly strangers was fun, Ingrid admit it, but she can't really go along that much with this youngsters. The disparity between her real age and their ages was quite great. So, all she did was smile lightly while playing with her beverages throughout the whole meeting. Which her companions don't find strange, given that Dana was a spoiled rich brat.
Four tables away from her, Ingrid catch the sight of a man sitting alone eating noodles through her peripheral vision. The corner of her lips quirked up.
Someone said that he had a coupon for 6 in a kind of well known internet café, so the group heed in there.
When a few times passed after Ingrid and company exited the shop, the chimes rang again, and the man Ingrid was eyeing to also went out of the shop.
This man, Ingrid saw him two times since she woke up in this world. Not everyone you saw in the passing was a mere stranger. Ingrid assumed after seeing him again today that the man was one of the many bodyguards that her family sent to tail her.
Dana's family put her under heavy surveillance, which restricted her to make any major move. But she's not afraid, as Ingrid has, her own means.
Footnotes:
(1) Mixer- another way for singles to come together to meet. (https://dating.lovetoknow.com/Singles_Mixer)
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moleypotato
moleypotato Oof, it took me longer to finish the chap than expected. The guilt of not being able to fulfill my promise made my heart heavy. Sowryyy.
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