Morning Resolve 🌤️
Morning sunlight warmed Mochi's face ☀️But her chest still felt cold ❄️
She grabbed her bag 🎒Determined. Nervous. Focused.
At the door stood Maya and Cousin, already dressed.
Maya:"We're coming with you."
Cousin:"Someone has to protect the boy from your love bombs." 💣💗
Mochi blushed and shoved them lightly.
Mochi:"Just… come quietly." 😳
Arrival at Laddu's Office 🏢
The building rose tall, glass shining like a mirror 🪞Cold. Expensive. Intimidating.
Cousin whistled.
Cousin:"Damn… Laddu works in THIS place?""I thought he was joking about being rich."
Maya nodded slowly.
Maya:"He's more terrifying than we knew."
They stepped inside.
Before they could even speak—
Security guard Bob jumped up like he'd been waiting his whole life ✨
Bob:"Mochi! You here for friend? Follow me!" 😄
Mochi blinked.
Mochi:"You… remember me?"
Bob puffed his chest proudly.
Bob:"He talk about you every day." 🫶
💥Mochi's soul left her body.
Cousin:"Ohoooo… he simps deeply."
Maya (whispering):"He loves you."
Mochi's ears turned red 🔥
Bob didn't wait.He marched ahead like an escort for royalty.
Bob:"Come, come! Inside his cabin. 12th floor!" 🚀
Cousin looked around the lobby.
Cousin:"This place smells like money…"
Maya:"I suddenly feel unemployed."
Meeting Jin 👠
Bob stopped at a glass office.
Inside stood JinSharp suit 👔Deadly eyeliner 👁️Aura of a strict teacher mixed with a CEO.
She smiled when she saw Mochi.
Jin:"Mochi. Long time no see. Come in."
Mochi bowed.
Mochi:"Jin… Laddu left home yesterday.""He didn't sleep for five days… all because of me."
Jin's smile vanished.
Mochi explained everything.
Five days.No sleep.Emotional duty.
Jin exhaled, rubbing her forehead.
Jin:"He took care of you for five days straight?"
Mochi nodded.
Jin:"That idiot.""He never knows when to stop giving."
She opened her drawer.Pulled out a silver key 🔑
Jin:"His private cabin.""Go wake him before he turns into an ice cube." ❄️
Mochi took the key carefully.
Cousin (whisper):"She really cares for him."
Maya:"They're siblings with chaos."
Jin:"Correct. Now go. He needs you."
Inside Laddu's Office ❄️
The nameplate read:
"Laddu — King of Jokes"
Cousin gasped.
Cousin:"KING OF JOKES?!""He's a boss?!"
Mochi opened the door quietly.
Cold air blasted them like winter ❄️🌪️
Maya:"Is he trying to freeze himself?"
Cousin:"No. This is trauma sleeping."
Lights on.
And there he was.
Laddu lay sideways on the small bed 😵Hair messy 🌀Mouth slightly open 😮Blanket kicked awaySoul missing.
Mochi's heart squeezed 💔
Mochi:"…He looks so tired."
She moved softly.
Lifted him slightly.Adjusted him properly.Pulled the blanket up to his chest.
Like caring for a child.
Mochi (whisper):"Thank you… for everything."
Maya:"You really like him."
Cousin:"You love him. Admit it."
Mochi blushed… but didn't deny.
The Red Button Incident 🔴
Cousin spotted a shiny red button.
Cousin:"Oooooh. What's this?"
Mochi:"DON'T PRESS—"
CLICK.
WHIRRRRRRR—
A hidden wall slid open.
Behind it—
🍷 Wine🥃 Whiskey🍺 Beer🌍 Foreign alcoholPerfectly arranged like a museum.
Maya:"HE HAS A BAR AT WORK?!" 😱
Cousin:"THIS BOY IS NOT NORMAL!"
Mochi:"He said it's for… 'office stress emergencies.'"
Maya:"That's an alcoholic emergency kit!"
They laughed—
Until Maya noticed photos on the shelf.
Photos of Laddu with:
👽 An alien🟣 Thanos🔥 Darkseid🇮🇳 Prime Minister Modi🪳 A GIANT cockroach🤖 A robot👹 A shadow demon🥕 A vegetable seller holding a glowing turnip
Maya:"…WHY IS HE FRIENDS WITH THANOS?!"
Cousin:"WHY DOES MODI LOOK CONFUSED?!"
Maya:"WHY IS THE TURNIP GLOWING?!"
Cousin:"WHY IS THE COCKROACH BIGGER THAN HIM?!"
Maya:"WHY DOES HE LOOK HAPPY IN ALL OF THEM?!"
Cousin:"THIS IS A CRIMINAL MINDSET!"
Mochi covered her face.
Mochi:"I'll fix him…"
He Dreams of Her 🌸
Laddu stirred.
Laddu (sleepy):"…tall… flower…"
Mochi froze 💗
Maya (whisper):"He's dreaming about her."
Cousin:"They're doomed. This is love."
Jin's Truth ☕
Jin entered with hot chocolate.
Jin:"No ding-dong in my company."
Maya:"She scares me."
Cousin asked quietly:
Cousin:"What are you to Laddu?"
Jin sipped.
Jin:"At work? He's a machine.""Outside work?""He's chaos."
She listed:
• hallway traps• snacks in meetings• sugar replaced with salt• talks to plants 🌱• plays with Bob• calls me aunty and runs away 🏃♂️
Maya:"He WHAT?"
Cousin:"Honestly… same."
Jin:"He drinks with Bob.""And with the chairman."
Mochi:"…Chairman?"
Jin:"My father."
Cousin (internally):I'm going to faint.
Jin picked up a bottle.
Jin:"He said you liked this."
Mochi froze.
Mochi:"He remembered?"
Jin:"He remembers everything about you."
The Carry Home 🏠
Mochi lifted Laddu easily 🎒
Jin:"…She scares me more."
Maya:"She's the real boss."
Cousin:"He's a backpack."
At home—
Mother gasped.
Mother:"You carried him HOME?!"
Candy:"SISTER GOT LADDU LIKE POKEMON!"
Father sighed.
Father:"Sure. Bring boys like groceries."
Mochi tucked him in.
The Gift Council 🎁
The girls formed a circle.
Maya:"Operation Gift For Laddu."
Cousin:"It must make him faint."
Candy:"FAINT IS FUNNY!"
Mochi looked at him sleeping.
Mochi (soft):"I want to give him something…that shows I care."
Everyone leaned in.
And the decision began.