19. Dating with Daniel?

"So you're really dating with Daniel?"

Emilly rolled her eyes lazily, while placing her bag on her desk. This morning Rachel really bored him with questions he didn't have to answer. Emilly shifted her chair to face Rachel, who was still looking at her intently as if asking for an explanation because of the campus talk about her friend's relationship with the owner of the university where she studied.

"Emilly!" Rachel called excitedly with the behavior of her friend who was reluctant to speak.

"You shouldn't have to ask, Chel, you know that I don't have any relationship with that nosy man!" said Emilly annoyed.

"But the information I got from the college students here—" Rachel hung her sentence when she saw someone behind Emilly;s body while placing his index finger in front of his lips.

"What information?" asked Emilly probing.

Daniel's hand casually wrapped his arm around Emilly's shoulder and sat next to the girl.

"Information that we are dating."

Emilly jumped in surprise when she realized Daniel's hand was perched on her shoulder. "Take it off!" Daniel just laughed in response to the annoyed expression shown by Emilly. "Daniel! You're not deaf, are you?" she continued.

Rachel shook her head at Daniel who always annoyed Emilly, but she also laughed a little when Daniel was still nosy and provoked Emilly's emotions back. She knew very well that Emilly was not sincerely scolding Daniel who always bothered him.

"Okay, I'll let go." Daniel raised his hand and let go of Emilly's shoulder.

Emilly breathed a sigh of relief and gratitude. "What do you want?"

"Wanna be your girlfriend!"

Emilly frowned then her index finger was placed in front of her forehead and made a slanted line. "Dreams of you! Watch out, you're going crazy!"

Daniel laughed. "I'm crazy because you keep rejecting me, Em."

"That's right—"

"Good morning!"

The lecturer's voice cut off Emilly's words, which was almost cursing the man next to him. "Daiel Richardson?"

Students in Emilly's class followed the direction of their lecturer's gaze at the man next to Emilly. Daniel returned the gaze of the Lecturer and Emilly's friends with a faint smile.

"Yes I am, Sir!"

"What are you doing here?"

Daniel looked at Emilly then whispered. "I haven't been to the orphanage for three days. Will you be with me again in the afternoon, okay?" he asked. Emilly replied by nodding her head excitedly.

"Daniel Richardson!" The lecturer's voice was heard warning Daniel to get out of his class immediately.

"Yes, Sir, wait. I'm talking to my future wife."

Daniel's words were able to make a class gape. But Emilly instead looked at him sharply and was ready to shower Daniel with hurtful words, if only the Lecturer wasn't here. Daniel smiled briefly, before finally running out of the classroom.

The lecturer just shook his head at the behavior of the son of the owner of the University where he taught. "We'll cover last week's assignment!" his orders.

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Daniel took his cell phone in his bag as it vibrated and didn't stop. He shifted the slide answer button then lowered his head slightly and brought the phone to his ear.

"What's wrong? I still have class," he whispered softly.

Alan heard the voice of Daniel who was talking to someone, he immediately turned when he found Daniel was calling. He shook his head and then looked again at the lecturer who was explaining the task he was going to do later.

Daniel was annoyed. "Okay, okay, I'll be there in thirty minutes!" Daniel disconnected the phone and put it back in the bag. He stood with his right hand raised up.

"I have permission to go to the toilet, Sir."

The lecturer looked at Daniel who had slung his bag behind his back. "No one's allowed to leave until I finish explaining! Got it?" he insisted.

Daniel snorted in annoyance as he thought of the right reason for him to be allowed out of the classroom. He had promised his brother that he would pick him up because he didn't want anyone else to know about his arrival to Indonesia.

Daniel smirked and started his action.

"Ouch, I want to poop here!" Daniel held his stomach while bending his body slightly, in order to launch his act. "Sir, I can't stand it! Or should I just defecate here?"

Doris as the lecturer who was explaining in front suddenly looked at Daniel in horror. "Okay, get out there!" said Doris in the end.

Alan looked at Daniel who came out of the classroom and heard a shout of joy, and he knew that it was Daniel's voice. Alan chuckled at Daniel's reckless action to get out of the killer lecturer lesson, but he was also curious as to why Daniel was willing to leave the class and find excuses to trick his lecturer.

Before leaving campus, Daniel intends to peek into Emilly's class. He smiled faintly when he saw Emilly who was focused on the Lecturer who was explaining, even though Rachel occasionally kicked her leg because she was bored.

Daniel continued walking when Emilly was completely safe with Rachel, meaning that no one was teasing him or being close to other men. He is confused about his now protective nature towards Emilly, even though Emilly is nobody. Daniel grimaced when he remembered that the girl he liked was still reluctant to open her heart to him.

Daniel was already driving his car at an average speed. He passed cars passing by on the highway, until finally he stopped in front of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport exit. Daniel got out of the car and looked for a cafe around the airport, as his brother had said.

A tall person, wearing a tight shirt that showed off his athletic build. He smiled when his eyes caught the figure of Daniel who was looking around at the cafe door. The man walked closer and stood right next to Daniel who still didn't notice his presence.

"Excuse me?"

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