"Where is Mai?" Takigawa asked as soon as he entered the office.
"Mai san has been taking off for few days." Yasuhara informed him.
"But why? It's weekend. She works full day on weekends." He questioned again this time aiming it at Naru who was sitting in the sofa with an irritating look on his face.
"If this is the only thing you have come here for then leave." Naru's answer was more cold than usual which sent chill to Takigawa's spine.
"You said something to her right. What happened?"
"Nothing happend. Now if you'll excuse me I have important work to do. Not everyone have this much free time to pass."
"Oh come on Naru boy. Since when she hadn't come?"
Naru ignored the question and started reading a file which was opened in front of him.
"It's been 2 days" Yasuhara answered. He filled Takigawa with all the information regarding Mai's sudden leave which was given to her forcefully.
"It was really a horrible way to show your concern Naru. She's been hurt that's why she's not coming. You should talk to her. What if she'll stop coming altogether?" Takigawa gave a sincere look to Naru.
"I'm not concerned about her and I definitely didn't tell her to take leave for the whole weekend. She is doing what she wants and if she doesn't want to come back ever again than so be it, with all my pleasure" Naru said in a harsher tone while shutting down the file he was holding forcefully.
Suddenly the bell hanging at the door rang and the sound of opening a door was heard. Everyone including Lin, Naru, Yasuhara and Takigawa turned to the source.
Mai was standing there, with tears storming out of her eyes. She heard everything.
"Then, as if now I resign. Good bye." said Mai in a low voice and ran out of the office.
"Mai" Takigawa shouted, he and Yasuhara ran after Mai.
But for Naru, he couldn't comprehend what just happened here.
'Did she just resigned. Did Mai just left the office and said good bye. Did he really said those words in front of her. He has really done it this time. He finally had hurt the only girl in the world whom he wanted to make happy forever. He really is an idiot scientist just as his brother told him. He is what they call him, a narcissist and insensitive jerk who only care for his ego and nothing else.' With every single thought Naru started to feel more disgusted with himself.
"Your expression is showing that you realize what you just did. I didn't know that you would do this kind of idiotic act just to deny your feelings for her." Lin commented looking at Naru's brooding face.
"I know. I'm really screwed."
"Go and ask for forgiveness, she is such a kind hearted girl she would not let you down."
"I want to, but right now she would be so angry that I'm afraid anything I'll say, she will take it otherwise. Besides I have to work on myself before I say anything to her because you know me. I can go there to apologize and still can hurt her by my words that are, as you know, pretty manner less. I need to practice so that I won't utter any useless and insensitive words in front of her." Naru sighed heavily still thinking about his wonderful performance of "how to hurt the most important person of your life in just 30 secs".
"And you also don't want to see her crying." Added Lin before going back to his work.
"I never wanted her to cry, especially because of me." Naru said to himself, out loud on that.
"But here we are boss" Yasuhara and Takigawa just came back but Mai wasn't with them. Even though he knew that she would not come he was disappointed.
"Naru boy if you couldn't solve this by tomorrow morning, be ready to get my resignation too." And Takigawa left.
