Linda sat next to Mingyu, across Minghao and looked at her food, it was dinner time. Surprisingly enough, the cooks here were offering to them meals from all places, since a lot of them were foreigners.
Today they had mousakas, Linda's favorite food.
«Ah, I haven't eaten this in ages.» said the young woman and grabbed her fork, unable to hold back from digging in it.
«Enjoy it.» said Mingyu and smiled at her, he was happy she was happy as well, seeing her eating meant she was fine.
Minghao's pocket vibrated and all three turned their eyes there. He took out his phone, he had a message from his boss. Quite rare, thought Linda, because she didn't see Ursula again ever since she started working here.
He took out his phone and unlocked it, he gave a quick look at the message and then turned to the others.
«Sucks I can't finish this now.» he pouted and eyed his portion sadly, he ate again this specific food on his first days there.
He got up and left in a hurry.
Linda had her first bite, she chew once and then closed her eyes in satisfaction. Mingyu giggled and kept eating, it wasn't something that special to him.
«You can't understand me.» she sighed and continued her food.
A lot of people were leaving the cafeteria, it was late and they had to continue their work. Mingyu and Linda had arrived there with a small delay, they weren't aware of the time.
Minghao walked towards Ursula's office, it was weird she had called him at this time. He of course was seeing her frequently so he could report about Linda's state. He took a turn, the office was in the end of the hallway.
He didn't like it, the atmosphere.
No other was around yet he felt like there were a lot of people waiting inside. He approached and looked at the door. He leaned closely and suddenly he heard screams and yellings coming out of there.
«Hm?»
Mingyu's hand moved to his pocket, he took out his phone. There was a message, from Minghao.
He swallowed slowly and got up, Linda turned to him. His eyes were pinned on his screen, he took some steps ahead and stopped, then turned to the girl. He leaned in front of her and whispered.
«Follow me.»
«What?» exclaimed Linda after she swallowed her own portion, she lowered her eyebrows.
«Get up, come on.» said the man and gestured her to move silently, he took her hand and they both left the cafeteria, walking normally.
As soon the doors closed behind them, he increased his pace, Linda was confused. He was walking very fast, holding her from the hand.
«What happened?» questioned the girl but Mingyu didn't answer. He wasn't paying much attention, he seemed like he was looking for something in the distance, his gaze was constantly to the front.
They walked through other people, avoiding touch or talk with them and eventually reached the elevators. He stopped by one and waited until the doors would open. Thankfully there were only a couple of people waiting for it.
The girl looked at him worried but didn't speak near to the others. She instead squeezed his sleeve and pulled it towards her, so she could earn his attention.
He was staring at the bar, waiting till the elevator would reach their level.
«Mingyu.» the girl spoke through her teeth and the man finally turned his head.
The doors opened and the people coming out of it interrupted them.
The two people took a step to the front but Mingyu cut them off, his loud voice scaring them.
«She is going to puke! Don't enter!» he yelled and dragged Linda inside the empty elevator, holding her from the stomach, forcing her upper body to bend downwards.
«What the hell? Then don't use an elevator!» yelled the one man and looked at Mingyu angrily.
«Poor girl.» said the other and looked at the woman who seemed as if she was about to pass out.
In reality, she had more energy than ever.
«What in the world is up with you!» yelled Linda as soon as the doors closed in the empty elevator. She pulled herself away from Mingyu and looked at him confused. «What is this about?» she said and he walked towards her.
«Linda!» he shouted in a strict tone and pinned her on the mirror, she gasped from the shock and looked at him frightened. He immediately soften his expression, he was nervous, she could easily tell. «Please follow me, listen to what I say. Stay with me whatever happens.» he said and let go of her, she looked at him worried.
«What is going on?» she asked calmly and squeezed with her fingers her one palm.
He seemed like something bad had happened, why all the hurry?
He eyed her with a soft yet worried look, he sighed before he could start explaining.
A few minutes earlier
«That bastard! It was him all along!» yelled Ursula and the sound of something like a chair hitting the floor reached Minghao's ears.
«Boss, we can simply catch Mingyu.» said an unknown male voice.
«Or keep watching him.» said another man.
«No! Bring him to me, dead or alive!» yelled Ursula enraged once again.
Minghao had already his phone out, he messaged his friend as fast as he could.
He couldn't understand why Ursula wanted him, but he was informed by Mingyu that this moment could come one day.
He pulled his gun and waited for a second, should he burst inside first, or wait for them to get out? Time was ticking, there was a possibility they would all die any moment now.
The door opened and a guy dressed in black stopped in front of Minghao. The second placed the gun on his forehead, he pushed him inside the room aggressively, the man couldn't react to his move.
«What do you want!» yelled Minghao and eyed Urusla angrily yet he had full control of his own moves.
His boss looked at him shocked, she was the one who called him over but she didn't expect him to act like this.
Minghao didn't hesitate and pulled the trigger at once, the man collapsed on the floor. The other men pulled their own guns and pointed at the angry, Asian young man.
Minghao grabbed one's wrist and brought it behind his back, he placed his gun under his chin.
«Answer me Ursula!» he yelled again, threatening the man's life, the others couldn't shoot. «What do you want Mingyu for?» he said and Ursula fell on her knees, trying to hide under her desk.
Another second passed and he pulled the trigger again. Soon more guards would come, it would get harder for him. No doubt they were probably already after Mingyu.
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Time Machine Project | Mingyu
Mystery / Thriller"Having control over time means having control over the world„ The child-miracle of the century, Linda Evans is one of the greatest new scientists. Being at the peak of her career, CERN requests her to build a time machine with the help of another g...
