Chapter 6 You Got Me


    Elsa thought for a while and figured out that he was referring to her parents. "My parents took a free


    ride, which is faster than the bus. Besides, they left early in the morning, so they may arrive at about


    one o''clock in the afternoon." She answered.


    "How about having lunch together? My grandparents happen to have free time at noon."


    He never mentioned his family before. Until now Elsa suddenly realized it. But the time left for them


    was too short and too hasty, so she really ignored it.


    Could it be that their rtionship this time also started easily and ended hastily?


    No, it wasn''t love this time. It was just a marriage of convenience for each other. She was so tired of


    love that she chose to be self-banished in a marriage.


    "Okay."


    She was a little distracted as she didn''t sleep well. The ck circles under the eyes were obvious


    against her white skin. Soren asked, "How about going back to the hotel to take a rest?"


    "About the banquet tonight, I have booked six tables in the hotel... Do we need to make some change?


    " Speaking of the hotel, it urred to Elsa.


    "How many people of your family wille?"


    "Five families and two friends." Elsa counted.


    "OK. No need to change." Soren replied. He also asked some other questions about the banquet and


    found that everything was arranged by herself and there was no need to make any changes.


    The only thing that needed to be changed was the name of the bridegroom, which they should change


    from Greenwood Li to Soren Wang.


    "Yes, we have to change it. Let''s go back to get it done right away." Elsa stood up.


    Time passed quickly when things were done. Elsa checked everything again. The wedding candies,


    wine, cigarettes and a big red towel with a Chinese character of "double happiness" were all in the car


    of Elsa. They were all arranged by herself. Except for the name, they could not find any traces of


    Greenwood''s existence.


    The wedding time wasing. After entering the city, Elsa''s parents called her. They would be sent


    directly to the entrance of the hotel by car, so Elsa would pick them up there.


    Turning her head to take a look at Soren, Elsa was worried. Although her parents hadn''t met with


    Greenwood before the wedding, her mother nche was the teacher of the high school where Elsa


    and Greenwood once studied. She must have a general impression of Greenwood. What''s more, Elsa


    had sent pictures of him to them a few days ago. The name was not the same either. Elsa felt a


    headache. The situation seemed to be worse than that when Greenwood suddenly broke off the


    engagement.


    Just when she subconsciously put her fingernails into her mouth and was about to bite as she felt


    anxious, she heard Soren''s clear voice, "Don''t worry, I''m here with you."


    Suddenly, Elsa took two envelops out of her bag and gave them to Soren. "Take these. Please give


    each of them to my parents after the banquet, okay? "


    They had a wedding custom here. When a girl got married, the bridegroom''s family should prepare a


    betrothal gift for her, then the bride''s family should add more to give a gift back. After the dinner, the


    family of the bridegroom should return some to the family of the bride. Both parts would spend and


    regain the same amount of money. It''s just an auspicious omen of the wedding ceremony.


    Greenwood disagreed with her then and said that he would save the trouble. After thinking for a while,


    Elsa took ten thousand dors from the money given by her parents and divided them into two


    envelopes. She nned to return the money to her parents. Her family lived a normal life. Elsa just


    wanted to set their mind at ease.


    Soren took the money and promised, "Don''t worry. I''ll give the money to our parents."


    He said it naturally. Elsa blushed. When she was about to turn her head away, her hand was grabbed


    by him. Soren said to her delightfully, "Elsa, here are my grandparents!"


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    Elsa quickly adjusted her sses and followed him to the door. A pair of hearty and affable old couple


    appeared at the door, which the waiter opened for them. They nodded politely at the same time to the


    waiter, "Thank you."


    There''s no doubt that the old couple could make others feel good about them at the first sight. The


    pounding heart of Elsa calmed down a lot. Soren walked up to them and said, "Elsa, these are my


    grandparents. And grandpas, this is Elsa Xia, who I''ve just told you on the phone."


    "Good girl! Good girl! Ren is disobedient to us. We have been waiting for him for a long time to take a


    girlfriend home, but he was always too busy toe back. He has been fooling us elders. Elsa, you


    have to take good control of him for us after you get married! " The two of them were amiable,ughing


    andining about Soren.


    "Grandpas, don''tin about me in front of Elsa." Soren led them to sit in a corner of the hotel,


    ordered a cup of tea for each of them, and a ss of water for Elsa. He said in a low voice, "Don''t drink


    too much coffee. It contains much sugar. Otherwise you can barely eatter."


    Such an atmosphere made Elsa feel like that they got together because they loved each other, just like


    what happened five years ago...


    Mia Mai reached out her warm hands to hold Elsa''s. She put a small box into Elsa''s hands and said,


    "My girl, this is a small gift for you. Please take it. The time was limited so we couldn''t buy something


    else for you. Ren should be med. How can he deal with such a big issue in this simple way... "


    Elsa thanked her sincerely. She opened it and saw a delicate key shaped ne, which looked very


    elegant and beautiful, shiny and of great taste. It seemed to be a ne easiest for match. Beside


    the ne, there was a real key. It''s not appropriate to look it over In front of them, so Elsa put it


    away. She guessed that the key formed ne was a real ne, while the key might be the key


    to the door of Soren''s house. She remembered that when her father proposed to her mother, he took


    the key of their home as a marriage gift...


    And now, it happened to her. After seeing Elsa carefully put the gift in her bag, Zed Qi and Mia Mai


    looked at each other and smiled. They nodded and asked, "My girl, I heard from Ren that your family is


    in another city?"


    Elsa''s heart jolted. People in Linchuan City cared about a person''s status as an outsider. Although this


    old couple looked open-minded, what would they say? She nodded, "Yes."


    Unexpectedly, Zed and Mia smiled and said, "Then this time when your parentse here, they should


    stay for a few more days and take a good stroll around. As Ren is free now, he show you around. "


    "Grandpas, we are just getting married. We are going to have our honeymoon." In Soren''s steady


    voice, there was a trace of... a spoiled kid? Elsa looked at him again and saw the smile on his face.


    The hard lines on his face were smoothed now, and his whole body was shining with a light of gentle.


    No matter how old he was, he was still a child in front of the elders. Elsa could not help but joined their


    laughter.


    Looking at Soren, Mia asked uncertainly, "Ren, will your father and stepmothere?"


    "They are busy." The smile on Soren''s face disappeared at once and the cold expression reupied


    his face. The air around them seemed to be frozen. Elsa did not know what had happened, and she


    could not ask either. So she could only stay silent.


    The sudden silence depressed the atmosphere. After theughter, the coldness was more obvious.


    Compared to the noise, the quietness was apparent. As soon as Elsa lifted her hand to bite her


    fingernails, her phone rang. Startled, she answered, "Mom? I''ll be out in a minute! "


    "I''ll go out with you!" Soren stood up and took her hand naturally.


    At the entrance of the hotel, nche and Johnson were standing in front of a pile of things. Besides


    them, Elsa''s aunt, uncle and cousin also came to visit her. They were very intimate to each other.


    Soren was ignoredpletely. After a long while, nche asked, "Zaza, where is Greenwood?"


    When the topic was brought up, they didn''t think much, but Elsa felt embarrassed and didn''t know what


    to say for a moment. Soren held her hand and said, "Father, mother, aunt, uncle and Jamie. My name


    is Soren Wang, you can just call me Ren. "


    He greeted everyone ording to what Elsa had just said. Elsa''s families were stunned, looking at


    their crossed hands. "Eh, well..."


    Their eyes fell on the couple again. They were as intimate as any other couples who were going to get


    married.


    After they went into the hotel, Soren asked someone to help them take those things to the hotel''s room.


    Elsa had nned to take the things to her car, but on second thought, it was too small for her to carry


    so many things in it. So she had to put them in the hotel first, and she woulde back to fetch it


    slowly.


    Taking advantage of this opportunity of being alone with Elsa, nche held her hand and asked,


    "Zaza, what''s going on? Where is Greenwood? Why have you never mentioned this Ren to me? "


    "Mom, I..." Elsa was unable to exin it with only a few words. Moreover, she was still confused with


    the whole thing. What''s more, she had made such an impulsive decision that her parents would be


    more worried about her. She was really at a loss at that moment.


    "Elsa, if mom and you have finished, let''s go downstairs." Soren''s voice sounded not far away.


    "In a minute." Elsa breathed a sigh of relief.


    When she went downstairs, she reached out and held Johnson''s arm. Johnson suffered a serious leg


    injury caused by a work ident, so he was a littleme while walking. Elsa didn''t mind at all, but she


    was still a little worried that Soren''s family would mind it. She never thought that it was not good for her


    father to be like this. She was just afraid that her father would be embarrassed because others would


    mind.


    Everything went on as usual with Soren, but what about his grandparents and the guests tonight?


    However, when she went downstairs, she found that she was overthinking. With a kind and polite


    attitude, Zed and Mia shook hands with the Xia family and asked them with great concern about


    whether they were tired on the way. They also invited them to stay for a few more days ande often


    in the future. They didn''t mention Johnson''s leg injury at all.