Chapter 23

"So, you two aren't dating?" 

"Why do we have to date? After all, we just know each other!" 

"But you guys have gone out a few times, right? He also gave you gift," 

"What gift? He never gave me anything, we only went on two dates, watched movies and ate at restaurants. That's all!" 

"You're trying to trick me again, huh? A few days ago, he borrowed some money from me to give you expensive gifts!" 

"Really? He wants to give me a gift? Wow... that's really nice of him. Uh... but, wait a minute! What does he mean by borrowing money from you? Isn't he a candidate for CEO? What did he borrow some money from you for?" 

Aiden was silent, the frontal question from the banana girl made Aiden confused again. Why did that stupid confession come out? After all, he was the one who started all these lies. 

Nina looked at Aiden innocently, waiting for a definite answer from the man who was very unskilled in deception. Aiden who felt cornered, thought hard to come up with an acceptable reason. 

"That is, yesterday we met and he asked my help to choose a gift for you, but because he left his wallet, he borrowed my money," 

"Really? Wow... he bothers everything, even though we haven't started yet," Nina blushed. Her blushing cheeks somehow made Aiden shudder. It felt very inappropriate for a girl like her to act coquettishly coy like that, so out of character for her extremely barbaric personality. 

“This idiot believes my words?” He thought. In fact, Aiden already felt that the reason he said was a very far-fetched reason and anyone would definitely not just accept it. 

"So, if I may ask, what gift did he buy me?" 

"Why do you ask? Later you will also know!" 

"Don't be like that, I don't really like surprises. So I better know in advance what gifts I will receive." 

"You really hope, huh? Have a little shame, don't show your poverty too much!" 

"Who's expecting too much? I'm just curious, what will he give me? How do you know I already have it, so it'd be a shame if the prize is something I already have," She said arrogantly. 

"Haha... but from what I see, you seem really hopeful!" 

"Never mind, if you don't want to tell me it's fine, most importantly, I have to prepare for the next date as well as the gifts, ohohoho..." Nina giggled, no matter how much Aiden tried to weaken her mentally, she still showed her toughness and once again, Aiden felt defeated. 

Aiden opened his car door and got in without further ado. Behind him, Nina followed and immediately took a seat beside him. 

"Hey, who told you to come in?" 

"Don't you want to take me home?" 

"Who wants to drive you home? You're crazy! I didn't say anything, but just got into someone else's car!" 

"Don't be like that, Aiden. Please take me home, I'm your friend's future girlfriend. Be nice to me!" 

"Hey... what does that have to do with me? I have absolutely nothing to do with your romance!" 

"At least in the future we will get along better if Julian and I are officially dating. I'll automatically become your friend too, right?" 

"Damn it! Where did she get that much confidence from?" Aiden thought. The more he got to know Nina, the less he understood her way of thinking. 

Because he didn't want to argue anymore, Aiden was forced to take this banana girl back to his apartment. The motto "Make it your own house" is also applied by Nina, including in Aiden's car. 

She made herself comfortable by adjusting the temperature of the air conditioner and touching the music player. 

"Hey, who said you can touch it?" Aiden said while brushing off Nina's hand which was almost touching both the music player and the car radio. 

"I just want to listen to music, we have the same taste!" 

Aiden took a breath while shaking his head slowly, a sign that he really couldn't understand why fate could bring him to a meeting that almost made his life full of bad luck like this. 

Drrrrt... drrrt... 

Nina's phone vibrated, she quickly opened her phone and read the incoming message from Julian. 

"Good evening Nina, are you home from work yet?" Julian asked in the message he just sent. 

"Aiden, look! Julian sent me a message, he asked me if I got home from work or not yet?" 

"Oh yes?" Aiden wasn't really interested in Julian's message. 

"What should I answer? Did I say that I've come home and now I'm being escorted by you, is that it?" 

"Don't ask me, I don't care!" 

"Erm... but if I tell him that I'm going home with you, he'll think you're betray him. Won't it be bad if he gets the wrong idea about you?" 

"Wait a minute! What did you say earlier?" 

"It's bad if he gets misunderstood you!" 

"No, not that one, but the one before! What did you say?" 

"Julian thinks you're betray him," 

"Hahahaha... you crazy girl, you really have gone mad, huh? Where did you come up with such a thought?" 

"That's just a hunch, I want to anticipate Julian not thinking you betray him because you walked me home tonight!" 

"Why would he think that? Where did you get such confidence anyway?" 

"I already told you, I just want to anticipate that there will be no misunderstandings between us. Don't let you and Julian fight because of me!" 

"Oh My God, what the hell is she thinking? Why is she so confident?" He thought. It felt so embarrassing imagining himself getting into a fight over a woman like this. What a waste of his life if spent only to fight over a woman. 

Aiden, who was busy with his thoughts, didn't realize that Nina had fallen asleep beside him. 

"Hey wake up! Don't sleep here!" He shouted trying to wake Nina who had fallen asleep unconscious. 

"Tsk... why is it like this?" Aiden grumbled in annoyance and what was worse, it would be troublesome when it arrived later, while Nina didn't wake up either. 

Just as he expected, when his car arrived in front of this girl's apartment. Aiden who had parked his car in front of the apartment fence, tried to wake her up. 

"Hey... wake up! You've arrived at your house! Come on, get up quickly!" He shouted. Nina tilted her head towards Aiden. Her sleeping face that was not at all pretty made Aiden really shocked. 

"What's this flowing? S-she's drooling? Damn it, clinging to my car seat!" 

"Hoi... wake up! Let's hurry up...! Damn you drooling on my car, hurry up...!" Aiden shook her body to wake her up and quickly got up. But apparently, it takes extra effort and patience to wake someone who is sleeping, like someone who has died. 

"Wake up...! Let's get up...!" Aiden's screams grew louder, while Nina's only response was to change position, tilting left and right. 

"Wake up...! Wake up you crazy girl! Wake up quickly...!" And finally, Aiden used a bit of a harsh method, namely by gently tapping the banana girl's cheek so that she could quickly wake up because she was really troublesome. 

"Erm... Aiden, don't be so flirty. Julian will get suspicious of us!" She muttered deliriously. 

Aiden paused and thought, what dream was she actually having? Why did that stupid and unreasonable thing enter her dream? 

Aiden realized one thing, that it wasn't only in the real world that this banana girl really bothered him, but in a dream it wasn't much different. Aiden felt very annoyed, the atmosphere was quiet and there were no witnesses like this made him think. 

"I'd rather just strangle her!"


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