
"Bara, Mulan! You guys are so compatible. Congratulations on your marriage, yes. Hopefully lasting, sadinah mawadah warohmah, and quickly can momongan so that Madame Esther is not lonely."
"Thank you, Auntie." That's the only reply Bara can throw at a woman he knows is his mama's socialite friend. When he was walking with Mulan, there were people who took the time to greet and give their sincere prayers.
So, what can he do? Blending in with a lot of people while showing off fake affection really made her feel fed up. He wanted this party to be over soon and everything to be back to how it was. He hates the crowd. He prefers to be alone and busy himself with work. That way his brain will not be contaminated with bad thoughts and annoying things that concern women. He doesn't even know what Mulan will be like after she becomes his wife.
Arriving at a sofa, Bara helps Mulan sit there because the kebaya worn by the woman also needs to be arranged because of the long back. Mulan who was touched by Bara's sweet attitude, looked at the face of the man who was not looking at her at all while saying sincerely.
"Thank you."
Instead of saying the same or just smiling thinly, Bara asked while linking his thick eyebrows. "Thank you for that?"
"Your defense in front of Reno earlier," Mulan replied honestly. "Thanks to your arrival, I feel saved from shame."
"Saved?" Reviewing the meaning of Mulan's expression for a moment, Bara then laughed discordantly. The man was about to say something to Mulan. However, given the situation around which is still very crowded and it is not impossible that he is still the center of attention, Bara decided to bring her face closer to Mulan's ear and then whispered there.
"It looks like you've misinterpreted my good attitude earlier. Let me explain a little Mrs Mulan. I did so not merely to save you from shame, but to preserve my reputation. Have you ever thought about how people look when you see you're alone with another man on our wedding day?"
Mulan choked to hear Bara's long speech. The woman stares furiously at Bara's face, but the man just smiles casually.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the scene that the couple did looked very romantic. Their faces were close to each other, while their pair of eyes were extremely intense looking at each other. Moreover, Bara looked at Mulan with full of puja and love.
"Then in your opinion," Mulan replied no less cynical. "What's the difference with a man who suddenly just leaves with a woman? On her wedding day! Leaving his wife alone in the village. Which do you think is worse?"
For a moment I was silent. The man frowned in wonder. How did Mulan know that she had left the hotel ballroom for a while with Aylen?
"Why silence? You surprised?" sindir Mulan is triumphant. However, it seems Mulan can not linger proud, because apparently Bara can overcome it very easily.
"Yes. I was so surprised. It turns out that this woman who has legally become my wife has a hobby of being a spy and likes to interfere in other people's affairs. You forget, who are you under? Don't remember where your son is?"
Mulan gulped roughly. Apparently this man in front of him was not only cold and good at suppressing one's mentality, but also not easy to beat in every debate.
Seeing Mulan just silent with teary eyes, Bara then continued her intimidation accompanied by a smile. "Be nice to me if you still want your son back in one piece. Youunderstand?"
Mulan did not answer with a word. Only the woman's jaw seemed to tighten with eyes that glittered full of anger.
However, Bara does not seem to want to take a headache. He swept his gaze over every inch of Mulan's face, stroked her cheek gently, then directed a warm kiss on Mulan's left cheek that was still pecking.
***
The wedding ceremony, which continued with the reception, was finally over. Bara decided to bring his wife home because she was reluctant to stay in a hotel room that had been provided.
Esther, Damar and some close relatives drove the couple to the lobby. Not to forget Esther congratulated the two and hugged them affectionately in turn.
Mulan, who does not want to consider marriage to be just a game, warmly welcomes Esther's embrace as it should be to her biological mother. Regardless of the good or bad behavior of his new family was to him next, whose name is marriage is still marriage.
Although she did not know each other, Mulan could see sincerity in Esther's eyes, as well as Damar. He no longer has parents. There are only aunt uncles and parasitic cousins who have enjoyed the wealth of their parents. So that he felt the need to worship his in-laws as a form of devotion also to his late parents.
When saying goodbye to Bima and Meylisa, inevitably Mulan must pretend to be friendly. Showing family harmony in her parents-in-law is important, because it can affect their views on Mulan's own personality. He has few relatives. So what happens if between a few relatives he is not able to maintain a good relationship?
When Mulan turns to say goodbye to Alexa, Mulan only resigned when the girl hugs her. However, behind her 26-year-old single cherry with brown hair, Alexa has a plan to knock Mulan down mentally. The woman whispered softly in her cousin's ear.
"Keep your husband right if you don't want to be taken by people."
"meaning?" Mulan asked confusedly. However, Alexa hurriedly explained without changing her facial expression.
"I know you're not married out of love. Looks like there's still a loophole for a girl like me to get a Bara's husband."
Mulan's hands clenched tightly. After successfully destroying her household with Reno seven years ago, how could Alexa want to repeat the same crime again! If he used to be so weak and easily resigned, it would be different from now. She was no longer the old Mulan. Even if he later had to part with Bara, then he made sure the trigger was not from a woman ***** named Alexa.
Glancing at Alexa with a grin on her lips, Mulan said casually in a defiant tone. "Just do it if you can."
Alexa gritted her teeth. He let Mulan break down the embrace and then move away from him. For some reason, the bravery and defiant attitude Mulan showed made her inflamed. He can't just take it.
Seeing the Bara say goodbye to all, Alexa like getting a fresh breeze. If Mulan can't be brought down by a threat, why can't she just execute her life?
Alexa doesn't want to waste the opportunity. When Bara's position was not far from him, Alexa mimicked the scene of a romantic drama that he had watched that was pretending to fall in front of Bara.
Brightly enough, the deft Bara directly held Alexa's body swiftly. The embrace scene accompanied by the gaze of the eyes was inevitable.
Seeing Mulan gape while pecking at her place, Alexa secretly smiled with satisfaction because she felt she managed to burn her cousin's anger.