Part 9



Plan stormed out at full speed.


'Alone space!! Where is it?? Plan!! you can't have your breakdown at this place. It's not safe here. Just cross the street and go to the park.' Only he knew what it took him to stand straight and walk toward a secluded direction. His hands shivering and all kinds of thoughts came to his mind. He walked with brisk steps without looking anywhere as the whole purpose was to step away quickly. All kinds of thoughts raging in his mind.


'Why is he here?? Does he know anything?? No that's not possible...Even if my face has just changed a little due to hormone injections bit but I am still a man. Obviously, he won't remember me. How many people can remember their one-night stand??'


He had no idea that he walked toward the chaotic road. A beeping and harsh sound of a horn broke his fantasy train of thoughts and he froze on his spot while watching a truck approaching him.


A hand swiftly caught him and the other moment his head crashed into a warm embrace..


Mew looked at the confused eyes. A thin layer of sweat formed on Plan's forehead and his palms have turned sweaty too which were tightly clutching another person's shirt. Plan tried to take deep breaths as he realized what could have happened just a moment ago.


'Why?? Just why ?? What's wrong with you today Plan...Keep calm.'


Mew's hands moved on their own toward the tear that suddenly perked into the corner of Plan's eyes.


Plan still trying hard to pacify his breathing pace. Still feeling suffocated and a hundred thoughts running through his mind.


When finally he made eye contact with Mew. He took a really deep breath and stepped back from the embrace.


"Look where are you going.." Mew spoke in a firm voice that sounded a little bit flustered.


" I was just angry...." Plan said while rubbing his face.


Mew surprised himself as he just nodded his head while an awkward silence prevailed.


Mew gained his mischievous smile and said "Don't die so easily then who will be my lawyer.."


Plan nodded his head clearly reading the mischief in Mew's voice.


"Your car is here. You should go .." Plan spoke in a formal way.


Mew wanted to say something but couldn't figure out what to say exactly. He firmly stepped into the car and Plan stood watching him leave. He was about to turn and enter the building again when Mew sent him a message. 'Meeting tomorrow at 2 o'clock.'


Plan sighed and looked around the building toward the green tempting park and then again at the boring grey building. He walked to the park and sat on the swing and while creating momentum he threw himself forward as his eyes looked up to the blue sky.


'Higher...' He smiled at his own childish behavior while letting the wind soothe his worries and tension. He didn't care about how much time had passed. He was already assigned to babysit the bad boy Mew. Soon there will be time for the lunch break. He had 2 hours to think about how to proceed with this case. He sighed "At least, I am not getting fired today.."


He pushed back the encounter he had with Mean to the back of his head. He had lots of problems to deal with right now. 'World is so big. It was just once that we had this encounter. Out of sight, out of mind. Obviously, we are not going to meet again.'


Unknown to him a pair of eyes were watching him.


Mean and Tul was sitting in the same car.. While Mean was looking outside the car his eyes fell on the solitude of the short childish man from whom he just had a heated encounter.


Tul had taken out a cigarette and was taking a puff of smoke in and exhaling the smoke out.


"So Ploy Anong what do you think about her?? Her family has painstakingly arranged for her to be on our case. Father wants you to get married already. I think Miss Anong would fit the desired criteria."


"Hmm..." Tapping his finger on the hand rest while still looking at the person who had stopped swinging and is now leaning on the swing while looking at the sky.


"You are 31 already and they want you to get married. Find a girl and tie a knot if not Ploy than someone other girls from the elite circle." Tul's voice was mechanical void of any concern or emotion.


Plan phone rang and he picked up the call. He got up smiling and straightened his jacket and tie while walking toward the law firm building. While stretching his hands he crossed the black Mercedes Benz. Mean eyes followed his every movement till he reached the gate and smiled at the guard while sharing a small joke with him.


He sighed and then looked at Tul who was taking a whiff of the cigarette while watching the car ceiling.


"I didn't know we were so close for you to give me marriage advice.." Mean squinted his eyes while looking at Tul.


Tul smirked and looked at Mean and nodded his head.


"It's not me but father and mother. But either way, l still have an opinion, just marry Ploy. She is dumb and predictable. It would be less of a problem when you would have a divorce. Her family won't create a ruckus." Tul knew the social standing of Ploy's family couldn't be compared with them. Well, there were only a bunch of people who could have the same social standing comparable to that of Mean's family.


Mean smirked. "Isn't your marriage the cause of us losing so much money today..."


Tul sighed "How long are you gonna behave like this??" He knew he screwed up his relationship with his brother. He knew he was the reason responsible for this cold shoulder given to him. The only reason both of them met today is because they both had an equal share in their father's Pharmaceutical company which has been going through a crisis. Most of the time they just see each other once or twice a month during family dinner meetings. Most of the properties have been divided between the two children of the biggest conglomerate in the country but there are still some businesses that are too complex to be divided hence they both have an equal share in them.


Mean looked at Tul as his eyes void of all the emotions.


"I am not a child anymore to fall for these tricks. Just say what you want from me. Stop with this 'pitiful brother act' as if I am the vicious person responsible for this. Just say what you want from me."


Tul sighed as if he had lost his strength to reason or couldn't care to explain anything anymore to anyone. He stepped out of the car while Mean couldn't care less what was going on in his brother's mind. He had suffered enough at his brother's hand through his early stages of life. His guard has always been up. Even though he first felt disgusted but later he learned to put on the mask of elite society and with a bitter smile look for gain where he can.


As time passed resentment in his heart was like a tight knot that could never be undone. While his family did approach him to mend what had happened but it was too late to do anything. He has grown too old to change his mindset or his heart. All his actions are now calculated. Even meeting his family once or twice is just a way to maintain an image in the elite group.


Both the cars drove in opposite directions.


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In the firm, Kang Cho and Ploy were sweating between piles of paperwork. Files have been towering all around the room. Their 2-hour meeting over the IPO case ended in just half an hour as whatever has been presented by Ploy was already known to them. They have to start their work again as Mean's secretary alone broke Ploy's defense. Kang Cho has to take over from Ploy just saying that it was an introduction to the case and he had to manipulatively start explaining the case. Even after that meeting only lasted 30 minutes.


Plan on the other hand was doing thorough research through Mew and the whole incident.


Perth acted as his personal detective. Well Perth got paid for his job through Plan. But only Plan knew who was his detective. At the same time, Plan thought of all the ideas to avoid coming in contact with Mean. He had an escape plan ready in his mind to avoid encounters like this in the future.


He would sneak in and take a look at Kang Cho's secretary planer and learn his schedule for the whole week. Well, he really needed to take a glance at the scheduler for a minute or two to remember everything. He should thank God that he has a photographic memory. He had really made it this far due to his memory and the serial Suits. Trying his best to put aside Mean from his mind he started to look through the CCTV footage from replaying the footage while zooming it in and then zooming it out.


"What the fuck is wrong with that guy?? Is he a sociopath that would just bump his car just because he is angry....Why was he not drunk?? He should have been drunk then the case would have been easier for me to handle???" Plan felt like rolling on the floor while crying. He felt Mew was doing everything on purpose. He could have said that he was drunk but damn Mew insisted on not being drunk.


Liang Xai hovering on his right side with cross hands.


"Why are you like this??"


"That sociopath insisted that he was not drunk and he did it on purpose."


Liang Xai squinted his eyes "So convince him for otherwise.."


Plan turned to Liang Xai while giving a bitter smile to him "Why do I need to spend my time fighting against my own client than fighting for him."


"Your problem..." Liang Xai smirked while looking at him. " and just so you remember this case would count as one of the assessments while evaluating your performance."


Plan sighed "Sometimes I think you enjoy doing this to me. Maybe you don't like the fact that I am assigned to you that's why you are so evil to me."


Plan himself didn't know what had happened to him today. Maybe he was under too much pressure and so many things happened today. Today he didn't feel like keeping any emotion inside him. He wanted to let everyone know everything. Maybe if Ploy hadn't poked him today. He wouldn't have exploded like this today. There is always an imaginary line inside your mind which prohibits you from doing something like hurting someone's feelings or maybe talking back to your parents just because you don't want to hurt them. Plan also had some set of rules inside his mind that prohibited him from not fighting back his senior in the firm because they are going to give him marks on his evaluation. But he had already bitten Kang Cho today. So he is going to say bye-bye to his marks and dream to be a professional lawyer in the firm. So with the mindset of 'I don't care anymore' plus 'YOLO' he had stepped up his game.


Everyone was gaping while listening to Plan. Even if the old Plan would fight back he always used sweet words to do that while this new Plan was a brute.


One of the interns who was standing near him dropped his file. While others who were drinking water felt like vomiting.


They murmured to each other.


"What has he eaten today??"


"I think he doesn't want this job anymore...He has given up already."


Mild was one of the interns and had been writing on his system while ignoring everything. His ears perked up listening to the conversation. Mild also belonged to this elite group of interns but he had never shown any interest in groupism. The clothes he wore to the coffee he drank everything said just one word: money. He had been part of the group but he still stood out very much. He never revealed his background but at the same time, everyone knew that they had to get close to him. A valedictorian from Harvard university and had spent his time doing social work in Africa. He is eye candy to everyone present which is in every way opposite to what Plan is.


Liang Xai on the other hand smirked.


"Well, the truth is, I like it when you go around like a headless chicken. It's enjoyable!!!"


Plan smiled "I knew it.."


"You know I was going to give you this file which contained Suppasit Jongcheveevat's previous cases but now that you have remembered me what kind of person I am ..."


Plan's eyes widened and he got up like a child trying to snatch the file from Xai. Xai was quick to extend his arm up in the air and Plan ended up trying to jump to attain the file. Xai looked like a bully who had taken a lollipop from a small child.


Damn!! He was enjoying it. Plan cheeked puffed up in anger while looking at Xai.


"What do you want in return??" He asked with a scowl on his face.


Xai raised one eyebrow and he asked with an amused voice " What's with the attitude?? It doesn't look like you are asking for my help.."


Plan put his head in his palm for a second and then turned to face Xai again.


Xai just shivered watching Plan. Plan was giving him his creepy smile again and in a shy and timid voice which was similar to that of an adorable girl.


"Senior Xai, How can you give that file to me??"


" I suddenly feel thirsty," Xai said while trying to clear his throat.


Plan sighed and ran to the common cafeteria and in a lightning speed came back with the coffee the way Xai liked drinking it.


Xai took a sip and nodded in approval. Damn!! He was addicted to this boy's coffee.


Plan quickly took the file and flipped through it quickly and the more he looked at it the more confused he got. Then he put the file on the table and slid down his seat. Xai sat on the table counter drinking his coffee.


People gaped watching this new comradeship. Never in life would they have thought that a sociopath like Xai who hates being a mentor the most and had made his previous intern under him quit in tears would open up to Plan. Both Plan and Xai have always been going around the place having their tom and jerry verbal battle. Firstly Xai had protected him today and he is really helping Plan on his first case. Well to be true, Plan knew that Xai always bullied him when related to work with his sarcastic comments or making him write reports and legal papers over 20 times. The thing Plan hated the most was Xai drinking 20 to 30 cups of coffee while they were working on cases.


Plan massaged his head.


" A child is looking for parents' attention. He is just throwing a tantrum.."


Plan rolled his eyes "Rich kids do have a different standard of doing things."


"Tell me how he turns a small thing into a big fight and increases the amount of compensation to be given to the other side."


"That's how rich kids behave. His parents won't give time to him so he spends so much money to gain their attention."


Plan laughed but his eyes were droopy " Can a 27-year-old be considered a child."


Xai smirked "Enjoy it!!"


Plan's eyes furrowed "What is this a piece of cake for me to enjoy.." After reading the adventure of Mew his left eye was twitching and his face was turning red.


"Does this make sense??" He laughed bitterly while turning the pages which gained attention from every intern around. Mild was the first one to get up from his place and walk toward Plan taking the file in his hand. Plan just complied with the action as he hit his head on the table. The other two interns followed behind him looking through the file.


One of them laughed "I pity you.."


Plan pouted looking at the video as he looked through the file of his current case. According to the emergency call record, the owner's daughter had called the police.


He didn't know why he was going through this pain even if he knew that Mew had decided to screw him up. He sighed and listened to the 911 call while his eyes were still fixed on the screen watching how Mew painstakingly decided to hit a shop which is in the middle of many shops.


'At Least he could have banged his car in the corner shop rather than one in the middle.. How much of the effort he had to go through going around the block and then hit this shop. Here look at him taking a reverse twice so that he could perfectly hit the shop.' At the same time, he could listen to the call recording of a feminine voice over the phone.


--Phone call--


"Please help there's a man who crashed his car in our shop and when my father stopped him he was hitting him."


"Where are you, ma'am?"


"I am at." As they narrated the address there was a beeping sound of the alarm clock in the voice recording which resonated in Plan's ear almost making them bleed.


"Bloody 2 o'clock alarm. " he sighed and looked at the screen again.


The timestamp on the CCTV made his eyes bulge and he watched it again and again.


Plan eyes widened in realization. "Bloody 2 o'clock alarm." as his voice tone turned happy as if flowers bloomed in winter.


The other interns around him were celebrating in joy as there was one less competitor for the job. Mild on the other hand couldn't care more but his mind swiftly went back to his own case with anger. He threw the file on Plan's table and went back to his own seat. Plan sealed his excitement inside him and sneakily typed a message to Perth while giggling a little.


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Mean secretary Max looked through the schedule.


"Do you want me to push back the next event if you are not in the mood.."


Mean sighed still looking out of the window.


"What is the next event??"


"Our company donated money to some schools. One of the schools had renovated a new building and invited us to open the new block."


Mean eyes furrowed "You know I don't like such events. You could just have sent someone from the management.."


Max rolled his eyes. "You just have to go and click some pics....Just have to spend at most an hour."


Mean whose mood was getting worse by the second just opened his few buttons. "Just half an hour....no more or less.."


Max nodded while internally smirked, feeling proud of himself as he manipulated Mean to spend half an hour clicking the photos.


Max looked at the location and "Oh!!, It's the same place." left his mouth.


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Phu was sitting there puffing his cheeks while Sarawat was eating everyone's mind.


"Why does my brother have to stand in the heat and wait for someone??" His voice was stern.


"Sarawat he just has to wait for a few more minutes...he will give the bouquet to our chief guest.."


The teacher tried her best to tell the ' know it all ' little boy.


"It's just sending the bouquet !! why does my brother need to do it...ask someone else to do it then.."


Phukong was so not into the conversation he just wanted to eat his lunch. His dada has especially put big chicken pieces in it. He had already started drooling thinking about it.


"Sarawat!!! when will we eat??? I am hungry..."


Sarawat felt angrier watching the puffed red face of his brother.


"It's already lunch break!! My brother is hungry now. How long do we need to wait!!."


The teacher knew how demanding Sarawat could be. Phu looked like one of those kids whose photos were put on all advertisements. Plus that sweet poisonous tongue of Phu was cherry on the top. He sure knew how to be eye candy.


In the middle of everything the person of the hour arrived. Mean's bodyguard around him while he walked to the entrance where he was received by the teacher.


Sarawat eyes squinted looking at the familiar face. While Phu turned into a happy person.


"Handsome uncle!!" He ran toward the man with a happy smile.


Mean was startled to be called like that. Phu ran toward him with a flower bouquet in his hands. He was running so fast that some of the flowers were lost in the wind.


With a bright smile, he welcomed Mean. Never had Mean felt such unhindered adoration from someone. So pure and so naive. Mean bent on his knees to look at the little boy who was ogling over him. Phu forgot all about hunger and his need to eat.


He smiled while giving the bouquet to Mean. "For you!!"


The flower which had been painstakingly prepared by the teacher for the guest Plan had given it away just like that.


Her classroom teacher didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this innocent act.


"Phukong that flower is for the guest..."


Phukong nodded his head in refusal "No!! Phu wants to give the flower to handsome uncle."


Then he insisted for Mean to take the flowers. Mean felt giddy with the adoration given to him.


Sarawat ran toward them with the Principal. The headmistress looked at Max and approached him.


"Thanks for coming.."


"This is our chairman." Max introduces them.


"Sir!! I just want to say how thankful I am for your donation.." Headmistress tone turned more simple and humble as she expressed her gratitude from bottom of her heart.


Mean nodded his head with a small smile.


Phu looked at the headmistress with a smile " Miss!! This handsome uncle saved me and MeowMeow yesterday."


Phu's stomach made a small growling noise. He remembered he was hungry and went to Sarawat running.


"Miss he has given the bouquet can we eat now!!" Sarawat spoke in a loud voice.


The headmistress was startled.


"Why the children of class B haven't had their lunch.." she whispered in a low voice to the teacher in charge whose face turned green. Well, the teacher in charge was busy dolling up when she knew someone influential was coming.


With gritted teeth, she said, "This student is naughty and is lying!!"


Sarawat was taken aback because of those words while the other students in the line were scared of the teacher and couldn't speak.


"Headmistress you can ask other students to clarify if I am lying or not!!"


With a stern gaze, she looked toward the other students of the class who had been standing in a line a little further away. All the children were scared and put their heads down. Phu puffed his cheek in anger and ran to the headmistress.


"Miss!! My Sarawat is a good boy, he won't lie...She is bad. Miss know my brother."


He looked at the teacher with hopeful eyes.

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