Marrying My Stepbrother

Pinging

Yeaayy can update again!

I must have forgotten the previous story because of the slow update so I cite a piece of the story from the previous chapter

Cekidot~

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"Son of Aditya Nugraha and Kania Pertiwi? A kania? Cania... Kania temen me?! Yes aampuunn! Really her?!" peekik Ratna's.

When Ratna was in a frenzy, suddenly her phone rang. Leo's name is on the screen.

"Leo! You got an invitation too?!" Ratna immediately asked Leo as she answered the phone call from her sohib.

"...." - ".Leo replied that he also got an invitation and confirmed again if Kania was what their friend meant.

"Yes, I also did not believe that the Kania in question was our friend! I was surprised because he never told me if I wanted to get married, I suddenly got an invitation."

"...." - ".Leo was also shocked when he accepted the invitation. He also invited Ratna to go together to the address that became the venue for their sohib wedding.

"Ok, I'm waiting, watch out if it's too late!"

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Not only a close friend of the bride is invited but also the groom. Who else if not Daniel, only he who can bear to befriend Aditya even though it continues to be blasphemed.

...[.Aditya and Kania wedding invitation illustration]...

At first Daniel was confused when he received a blue envelope with a white sticker on the front.

...To : Daniel...

Out of curiosity, Daniel opened it and found a piece of paper in each corner decorated with blue roses.

His eyes were wide when he read the sentence that was beautifully printed on the sheet of paper.

"Pu-Pu-SON OF ADITYA PRATAMA AND KANIA PERTIWI?!!"

Daniel was so shocked that he didn't move like a mannequin.

"Ja-So i-it's u-u-marriage proposal A-Aditya, ADITYA?!!"

Daniel again read the name of the bride printed on the paper.

"This is Aditya's full name!"

"So... My friend is really going to... The marriage... MARRIAGE?! SHE, SHE WANTS TO GET MARRIED?!"

"WAAH GOKIL! IS YOUR CHILD SERIOUSLY GETTING MARRIED?!"

Daniel swiftly grabbed his phone and looked for Aditya's contact.

"Gue wants to take it straight to the guy!"

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Meanwhile, the same response was also given Pearl when she saw the name of the bride in the wedding invitation intended for her.

Pearl was surprised but the girl did not feel anything in her heart when she saw Aditya and Kania's wedding invitation.

She is aware and more convinced that her feelings for Aditya are just an obsession and also happy with her childhood friend's marriage.

..."It's not just you even now that I can't like or love another woman besides her because I've given my heart to her."...

"He really proved his point" muttered the Pearl.

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Since returning from the salon and shopping, Permata forbade Kania from leaving the room, even Kania was also prohibited from answering video calls from Aditya. But only video calls while phone and chat Kania are still allowed.

His reason? Because the Gems want them to feel the tradition of the pingitan. What is the pingitan tradition?

Pingit or pingitan is one of the traditions in the Javanese customary wedding process, where the bride-to-be is forbidden to go outside the house or meet the groom-to-be during the specified time. Usually, the two cannot meet until the wedding ceremony arrives. This tradition must be done by brides who are married to Javanese customs. However, many brides who pingitan even though they are not married use this custom.

The pingitan tradition also aims to give the bride time to prepare herself for the wedding. When surrounded, he can rest and take care of himself in welcoming his happy day. That way, the bride looks healthier and fresher on her wedding day.

But what happened the opposite. The prospective groom even looks tangled and crisp. For him just hearing the voice of his future wife is NOT ENOUGH! He wanted to meet, be touched and see the smile of his future wife.

"YAAAAHH! THAT'S HOW I GO CRAZY!" aditya shouted while ruffling his hair in frustration.

The jewel that just happened to come out of Kania's room heard Aditya's scream from inside the room.

"It has only been a few hours not to meet it has been horrendous," said Permata.

Aditya immediately looked at his mother who was standing in front of the room door.

"This is the modern age! Why pingit, pingit?!" aditya protests.

"Why? So you know what ka-ngen is. You just a few hours did not meet Kania already rich gini, how the same couple out there who can not meet every day with their boyfriend?" say the Gem relaxed while paying attention to her fingernails that look beautiful thanks to yesterday's menicure treatment.

"It doesn't care about Mi! Please let Aditya meet Kania, sebentaaaaar aja."

Aditya tries to seduce and attack her mama with her puppy eyes gaze despite all that... Vain.

"Can't."

Aditya's pensive expression immediately turned sour. He was upset that his attempt had failed again.

Ever since Aditya knew her mother had adopted the pingitan tradition, she immediately protested and resolutely rejected the tradition but not with Kania. The girl agreed and had no problem following the pingitan tradition.

Knowing that, Aditya also had time to think why only he suffered because he could not meet? Doesn't Kania really love her?

But it seems Aditya's melancholic mind is wrong for the real reason Kania agrees not just to honor tradition but this is one part of Aditya's surprise birthday plan.

The jewel smiled inwardly as it saw its son pouting.

Our plan worked. Just make a cake for midnight.

"Ok if you can't meet but why Aditya also can't video call?! Can't meet the tradition Mi!"

"Sst! Don't keep protesting! Mami is still a lot of work downstairs, you just rest so that tomorrow your body is fit!"

The jewel rushed away rather than dizzy to hear his son's whining.

After the departure of his mother, Aditya again tried to contact Kania but his future wife still did not answer a video call from him.

When Aditya was furious with her, Kania even laughed to hear Aditya yelling from inside her room.

..."KANIA PERTHWIII!"...

There are more than 50 missed video calls from Aditya shown on the Kania mobile screen. The clock shows the number 20:05.

"Prophey Honey, four hours away," muttered Kania chuckling.

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