The Biggest Loser Is My Lover

Chapter 20: Time-out

“Sawasdee, kha.” Orm greeted everyone upon entering the R&D Department, yawning, with a cup of take out coffee in hand. 

Jaja watched Orm settle on her table next to her. The girl seemed to be exhausted much like the previous days and it was just Wednesday. But then again, she was working on coming up with a new product formulation. “You okay?” 

Orm tried her best not to let out another yawn so she pursed her lips and tightly closed her eyes. She gave Jaja a reassuring smile while nodding. “Yeah.” She gulped before looking away. 

Jaja nodded. She stood up with her lab coat then patted Orm's shoulder. “Take it easy.” She said before walking into the lab. 

With a sigh, Orm lifted the cup and took a sip of her iced coffee. She was tired, really tired, and it wasn't even because of work. “Gosh.” She looked down and closed her eyes for a couple of seconds. But then, her phone buzzed. 

From: Bubu❤
Hello, Baobao. I'm going out for a meeting with the steel company with Gap. I miss you already. 

Orm let out a quiet giggle. She found it rather amusing yet adorable how Lingling’s way of texting didn't change a bit. ‘How do you have so much energy?’ She could only ask herself. She replied with a quick message telling her wife to take care before putting her phone down. However, her reply came so fast after. 

From: Bubu❤
You don't miss me?

Orm could only shut her eyes. It has been only a few minutes, really. If they were facing each other face to face, she knew so well Lingling was going to give her another puppy eyes. It seemed that her wife had cracked the code to make her say yes to every request. 

To: Bubu❤
Of course, I miss you, Bubu! 😆
Now go work 55555
Stop being so cute!!!

And again, Lingling replied to her message fast. This time, with a smiling emoji. Orm could only shake her head in amusement. Her wife wouldn't check any of her social media accounts and would only do it if she told her she tagged her in a photo, but she would reply like Flash with text messages. At least for her, she would reply fast. She also found it touching and cute that her wife would use emojis to text her which she didn't really do with others. 

Orm then finished her coffee and decided to continue her work at the food lab. So, with her laptop in hand, she grabbed her coat from the rack and entered the room. Aside from Jaja and a couple of others, she saw Prigkhing there as well, so she greeted her. “Sawasdee kha.”

Prigkhing, with her usual uninterested expression, raised her hand as a greeting before returning to work. 

Orm put her laptop down on the table opposite Prigkhing and opened it. She then cleaned her work station first with disinfectant wipes before sitting down. With another sigh, she shut her eyes tightly before opening them again. She was still a little sleepy. So, she took in a deep breath and exhaled deeply. ‘You can do this.’ She told herself as she tied her hair up in a ponytail. “Okay. Let's do—”

Suddenly, there was something that hit Orm's nape. It wasn't a strong one, but she was startled by it. When she turned her head, she saw Prigkhing standing beside her and silently judging her. “What?” She asked with a frown. She was exhausted already and she didn't have time to fight with the girl, if that was her intention. She tried to pull out from what it seemed like a folded on her head, but the other girl would just follow her move. “What do you want, Prigkhing?” 

Prigkhing had her eyebrow raised. “We all know you have a colorful marriage going on, but you don't need to brag about it.”

Orm furrowed her brows. ‘Huh? Brag about what?’