Office Diaries - Chapter 166

“Good evening!”

The Lee couple recovered fast enough to return the greeting. They were still visibly flustered— well, at least, Yanee’s mother was. Her father was an expert and only his kids could tell the difference.

“I’m so sorry to barge in unannounced. If I knew you’re busy I wouldn’t come,”Tohru apologized and her parents quickly shook their heads.

“It’s alright. It’s us who suddenly dropped by. We heard Yanee’s working at home so it’s only normal for the boss to come and check,”Mrs. Lee said with a smile and Yanee covered her mouth to stifle her laugh.

She wondered if her parents realized they just indirectly told the guy to go ahead and come unannounced whenever you want. But she didn’t have enough time to ponder as she knew she had to do or say something and she cleared her throat to get their attention.

“Er… Mom, Dad, this is—”

“We know who he is! He’s the boss,” Mr. Lee suddenly interrupted as he stepped forward to shake the guy’s hand. “Mr. Tohru James, Ms. Anjee Choi,” he greeted the two.

Yanee was dumbfounded while the others’ lips twitched in amusement at her predicament. She tried explaining again though but to no avail.

“Actually I—”

“What are you still doing here, kid? Take Ms. Anjee with you and do your work. We’ll keep your boss company,” Mr. Lee interrupted her again and Yanee was rendered speechless while the others finally laughed.

“Yes, Ms. Lee, take Anjee with you,” the laughing potato told her with his eyes dancing in amusement.

Yanee reckoned he knew that she was trying to introduce him to her parents but her mom and dad were both high strung it was impossible at the moment. Anjee, taking pity on her smilingly went to her and took her hand. She had no choice but to take her to the room she’s using as her office now.

“I’m so sorry. My parents decided to be weird today,” she murmured to Anjee as they went to her office.

“It’s fine. It’s fine,”Anjee quickly ȧssured her before giggling. “Let the little brother handle your parents.”

“Will they be alright? I mean I tried introducing him to them properly,”Yanee said woefully and Anjee patted her arm.

“It’s going to be fine. It’s actually better this way,” she said and when Yanee looked at her with uncertainty, she explained. “Imagine this: If you told her he’s your boyfriend we won’t be able to do any semblance of interview. Instead you and Tohru will be interviewed by your parents.”

Well, this made sense, Yanee agreed with a nod.

“Besides,”Anjee added with another giggle as the door to the room closed. “This is the little brother’s chance to kiss ȧss.”

Ha?

Yanee blinked several times and Anjee, as if she had been waiting to have more privacy finally threw her head back and laughed.

Outside, Anjee’s laughter was heard and the elderly couple wondered what was going on. Chummy and Tohru who now sat on the sofa, of course, knew what was going on.

“Don’t mind them auntie. Yanee must have told her a big joke,” Chummy told the couple who looked confused.

“Yanee tells jokes?”

“She’s a pro,” Chummy answered with her thumb up. “Ask boss. She always makes him smile,” she added with a double meaning that Tohru almost choked on his tea.

The couple turned to him for confirmation and he looked at them with an innocent expression.

“Yes, she does. Yanee’s a breath of fresh air,” he told them with a smile and the couple looked proud.

“Well, it’s a good thing that you’re Yanee’s boss. She’ll learn a lot,” Mr. Lee said.

“It’s only for a year, but I will try my best to help her with this project,” Tohru told them sincerely.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee actually knew his real identity as they were there when his father formally introduced him as his heir two years ago. They were also aware that he was now the chairman of Arcus Iris International although it hadn’t been formally announced to the public. The people in the inner circle already knew that Callum James was already semi-retired.

“So, this is your last project?” Mr. Lee asked and Tohru nodded.

“Niji took over Clover. Before I leave, I’d like to do something for the business,” he replied honestly and the couple nodded in understanding.

Tohru was known as someone who took over difficult and dwindling departments, rehabilitating them and making them strong. It was why, unlike the other heirs to business empires, people respected him as they knew his work. The two men continued to talk while the women listened and joined from time to time.

“Oh, so you’re in Tokyo for business as well?” Tohru sounded surprised. “I thought you came to watch and support Ami and Yanee at the expo.”

“Oh, you knew about that?” Mrs. Lee was surprised as well.

The expo was on a weekend, so it’s not a working day. However, Yanee’s working setup was a bit special so when Tohru mentioned the expo, the couple suddenly looked concerned.

“We’re not sure about Yanee’s working hours since she’s working at home now. Will participating at the expo be okay?”

“Of course,”Tohru told them reassuringly. “There’s no problem. Actually, Ami talked to me the other day and I will be participating in it too.”

“Really, boss?” Chummy looked delighted while the elderly couple looked shocked.

“Did our eldest daughter do something to make you do it?”Mr. Lee asked. “If she pressured you in any way—”

“No, no— she did not force me. I volunteered. It sounds fun to model with Yanee at least once,” he added with a very charming smile.

The couple couldn’t return the smile, though.

“Are you aware of what you will be modeling at the expo?” Mrs. Lee asked and Chummy choked with laughter but stopped herself.

“Yeah. Traditional Japanese wedding clothes,” Tohru answered and the couple exchanged looks again. “Er… is there something wrong?”

“Well…” Mrs. Lee began. “Not that there’s something wrong. But we heard our daughter has a boyfriend now. We are just worried it will cause some misunderstanding.”

“Boyfriend?”Tohru asked and smiled. “Ah— yes. But it’s okay. No jealousy will happen.”

“Of course, not. He’s their boss. How can the guy be jealous? Besides, if that man gets jealous with something small like this, then he’s not man enough. I’ll let Ami pummel him if he quarreled with our baby.”