The man put his phone near his ear while smiling.
In an instant, he heard a familiar rebuke. "I wonder, don't you like your family? You are not at home even during important holidays like Chinese New Year, even though it is a rare occasion for families to gather. You went abroad and said nothing instead!"
?
"After New Year's Day , make sure you come back home. You have to say hello and apologize to the rest of the family. If you don't come back, you won't have to come back after New Year's!" The voice came from across.
Oh, that was a phone call from his older brother James.
Lilia heard the angry voice speaking to her husband through the phone, then she caught the man's wrist and said in an agitated voice, "Sorry brother, don't be too mad at Jean."
James, who just recovered from the flu, felt his condition had returned and asked to meet Lilia. But his smelly little brother went abroad and took her with him. Obviously this made him angry.
Jean curled his lips, put the phone to his ear again and said lightly, "Okay!"
"Jean, you ..."
"Anyway, why are you getting angry all the time? Young couples like to go on vacation to relax, this is no big deal. We really can't be together this year, but next year and so on we can still, right? What are you worried about? If Jean really doesn't come back, just find out how you feel!"
The taunt came from Irene, James' wife as well as Jean and Lilia's sister-in-law.
James was so angry that he grit his teeth, but he didn't dare to argue.
He was afraid of being told to sleep in the guest room during Chinese New Year.
At this time, Irene answered the phone and said, "Jean, don't listen to your brother's nonsense, you and Lilia just have fun outside, don't worry about the house. After you come back, remember to come visit us. I've prepared a present for Lilia, so don't forget!"
"Okay, sister-in-law!"
"Alright, then take care of your health, Lilia is pregnant so you have to take good care of her!"
Irene said a few more words, and then hung up the phone.
When the man put his cellphone on the table, he heard a chuckle.
He turned his head and looked at Lilia. "What are you laughing at?"
"My brother-in-law James finally can get angry, looks like his flu has healed."
The man raised his eyebrows slightly. "So Mrs. Widjaya could still laugh so happily when she heard her husband getting scolded by her older brother?"
Hearing this, Lilia smiled slightly and shook her head seriously. "No way! The only one who can scold you is me!"
Seeing the man squinting dangerously, she stepped forward and grabbed his arm, then rested her chin on his shoulder. "Merry called and invited us to eat."
"Now?"
Lilia nodded. "She said she bought breakfast. Shall we go up?"
"Alright."
...
About ten minutes or so later, the two of them finished washing their faces and walked out of their apartment room. As soon as they got out, they saw Merry happily jumping from the elevator entrance.
"Ah, Sis Lilia, you are awake!"
The little girl shouted in surprise, and as she looked closely, she found that Jean also happened to walk out of the room.
Merry immediately slowed down, walking politely while grinning. "Sister, have you read my message?"
Lilia smiled. "Yeah. I just woke up at that time and forgot to reply to you. "
She forgot...
She was more panicked not seeing the figure of Jean by her side.
Merry waved her hand, took her for a walk and said, "It's okay, I just wanted to get you right away. Let's hurry to my room, the milk is getting cold."
"Slow down." As the man closed the door behind him, he faintly gave a warning.
Merry turned then glared at Jean, biting the corner of her mouth. "Okay, fourth uncle."
The little girl dutifully slowed down, and moved forward like a little girl beside Lilia with small steps.
She thought back, is Lilia's leg injury still not healed?
...
From today, Lilia's life has become simple and satisfying.
Before New Year's Eve, she spent her days casually in LA without any work or worries. Except for occasionally going out to sightseeing, she spends most of her time with the man she loves.
A few days later, on the eve of Chinese New Year, the man received a message from Indonesia, sent by his brother-in-law Andrew.
Mike and Leila completed the engagement party at 17.00 domestic time.
When she heard the news, Lilia was lying on the sofa watching a drama on her tablet.
Just then, she turned off the tablet in her hand and turned her head to look at the man beside her. "Is the engagement party over?"
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, she didn't expect Mike to move so fast.
The man nodded. "Yes, it ended a few hours ago."
That means Mike and Leila are now an engaged couple.
Lilia's calm eyes rippled as she frowned slightly. "Is Mike determined to be with her?"
Jean glanced at her without speaking.
After waiting for a few moments, Lilia asked, "How many people attended the engagement party?"
Lilia was worried that many people invited to attend decided not to.
Leila is well known in the capital city of Jakarta. Is there anyone who will join that party and ignore what she'd done to both the Mayer and Irwan family?
As she thought, she heard a soft male voice next to her ear. "Only Claire came!"
Lilia's eyes were shocked, she didn't know how it must feel like to be Mike.
Mike and Leila are indeed engaged, it is said that they have invited a lot of people on behalf of the Austin family.
He even rented the famous Imperial Restaurant. On the surface, Mike seemed to really take this engagement seriously.
However, the results were not satisfactory.
In the end, only Andrew and Claire went to the restaurant to fulfill the invitation they had sent.
Sure, this wasn't a blessing, but they just wanted Mike to realize how ridiculous his recklessness was.
In the entire Imperial Restaurant, nearly fifty tables were arranged. Only Andrew and Claire sat at the main table and watched the two of them complete their engagement.
They didn't know if this result was ridiculous or sad.
Andrew told them on the phone that Leila dressed up and had an extraordinary expression at that moment.
Maybe he didn't even expect to witness such a scene himself.
However, after their engagement was over, he heard that their engagement ring was a five carat sapphire that Mike himself made for Leila.
Knowing all this, Lilia didn't speak for a long time.
She suppressed all doubts in her heart and silently looked out the bright window.
Now, she is vaguely looking forward to Mike and Leila's wedding ceremony.
At that time, she will definitely leave.
...
Tonight, at the capital city of Jakarta.
The apartment was bought under Andrew's name. Mike and Leila live temporarily here.
Even if everyone in the Austin family can't accept Mike's approach, he's still his little brother, and Andrew can't see his brother sleeping on the street. In the end, he could only let them sleep in his apartment.
He still couldn't accept Leila. After attending their engagement party, he took his brother and Leila to his apartment.
At this time, at seven o'clock in the evening, Leila turned and threw herself into Mike's arms as soon as she entered the door. "Finally, I can marry you!"
The light inside hadn't been turned on yet, and under the dim light, the man's eyes melted into the darkness without the slightest gleam.
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