Restore Your Smile

Talk between Men (2nd volume)

At about seven o'clock, the Great Lord Adipratama returned home. Celine and James were already waiting for her arrival in the living room for dinner together.

"Pa .. "greet Celine to Her Father.

"Np .... " James said hello.

Seeing the appearance of James in his house, Mr. Adipratama's eyebrows raised. "Hm .... We haven't seen each other in a long time, Young man."

"Yes, Om. There's something I want to talk to Om about, " said James without further ado.

Mr. Adipratama's eyebrows are back up. "good. We'll talk after dinner. Now we eat first. You guys haven't eaten, have you?"

"Yet, Pa. We waited for Papa to have dinner together, " replied Celine.

"Papa change clothes first. We met in the dining room, " said Mr. Adipratama as he walked up the stairs, towards his room which was most likely on the second floor.

Celine and James led Mr. Adipratama to the dining room and waited there.

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James and Mr. Adipratama are sitting opposite each other in the Great Lord's den. Without wasting time, after dinner together, Mr. Adipratama immediately invited James to come with him to his study.

Celine wanted to come, but both men forbade her. Be now Celine can only wait anxiously in the living room accompanied by Mbok Yani.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" ask Mr. Adipratama directly to the topic of the problem.

"I'm sorry before, Om. I realized my mistake was too dependent on Celine's kindness and understanding when I lost my job. I should have kept seeing Om with the man to speak privately with Om and asked for a suspension of the engagement issue.

That's why now I'm facing Om to rearrange the planning on the issue. I hope that after this, Om don't match Celine with another man anymore." James stated his purpose firmly.

Mr. Adipratama laughed. "You're trying to set me up?! You are too brave, Young man! Don't you realize that you have actually lost your right since you reneged on your promise and lost without news?"

"Izin rectifies, Om .... I never broke my promise. I only suspended it because of the situation I was in. I also never disappeared without news. I know where I am and what I am working on. For these two reasons, I did not understand where I had to lose my rights.

And lastly, I never intended to set Om. I just asked Om's discretion to give me a chance to rearrange a plan that was previously delayed, "James replied straightforwardly.

Mr. Adipratama was silent. His laughter and smile disappeared. His eyes looked straight at the young man in front of him who returned his gaze with the same sharpness.

To be honest, he already knew what happened with James, James' conversation with his daughter, even to the cold war that had occurred between the two. He said the sentence was only to test James' mentality and seriousness in a relationship with Celine.

The man in front of him had not changed. His courage was still the same as that brat who challenged him four years ago. Only his choice of words and attitude changed slightly, which showed the forging of his workplace environment. More polite, organized, and diplomacy style.

The rest, it's all the same. James was still straight and straightforward without further ado. If you feel cornered, just move and show the guts. But what he had to admit was James' manhood to admit his mistake.

"alright. Then, let's listen to the new plan you're about to propose!" challenge Mr. Adipratama.

"One month!" cut Mr. Adipratama.

James gawking. "But Om ... my finances ...." James tried to address his problem.

"You and your family don't have to prepare anything! I will all bear it! You and your family just come here, bring your body! Airplane tickets, party fees, engagement rings, dresses, everything let me get ready! Already been? Any more problems?" asked Mr. Adipratama impatiently.

James's Eyebrow. He did not like the style of Mr. Adipratama who seemed to demean him. He should not be considered a mok*ndo male.

"Two months, Om! For others, I am willing to accept help from Om, because I have to admit my finances are inadequate. But for the engagement ring and the clothes that my family and I will wear at the party, let me use my own money!" james tried to bargain.

Mr Adipratama's eyebrows are uplifted. His eyes were still staring at James sharply. "You sure?" ask her with a quip.

Hearing that, James' guts shrieked slightly. But still his self-respect. "Related. Mu-maybe my standards don't match what Om wants. We can't possibly wear fancy clothes for tens of millions. I also couldn't afford to buy Celine an engagement ring with a rusty real diamond.

"Ka- Therefore, I ask understanding Om. If possible, the party is small. A party that is only attended by family, without inviting Om business partners or company personnel. To be honest I haven't confidently been introduced as Celine's partner. I fear that my status will not only lower Celine's image in the company and among her business partners.

But at least at least at least in front of Om, I want to show that I am serious with Celine. I had no intention of utilizing his wealth to raise my status, because I did not want to tarnish the sincerity of my love for him." James closed his sentence with eyes that looked straight back at Mr. Adipratama.

"Then? What about your wedding?" ask Mr. Adipratama again.

"For this one, my answer still remains the same, Om. Maybe two or three more years, five more years at the latest, "James replied.

"Domissile problems?"

"Until now we haven't agreed, Om. But at least now I'm more prepared to relinquish moving to this city, just in case until the end there is no agreement between us. But right now, let me solidify my career in my old town, Om."

For a moment, the atmosphere became quiet. Confidence and anxiety include James as if he was waiting for the results of a thesis hearing or waiting for the final conclusion of a job interview. His heart beats fast waiting for the decision that Mr. Adipratama will deliver.

"I followed your plan. Two more months of fiancee and five more years of marriage! After coming back from here, talk to your parents and tell me the engagement date that you guys are asking for! Details about the party, dress, ring, etc., you can talk to Celine yourself.

There will be no more matchmaking during the preparation of your engagement. But if this time withdraw as well, I hope you resign from my potential daughter pair! Up here, you agree?" ask Mr. Adipratama.

"agree. But if I may remind you, I am not God, Om. As long as there are no matters concerning my safety and that of my family, I assure you there will be no more suspension of engagement. I hope you can tell the two things apart!" james replied firmly.

"Yes. I understand your point. I hope this time I can hold your sentence!"

"Om can always hold my word. Similarly, I will also hold Om's sentence about the absence of Celine's matchmaking, " James said casually.

Mr. Adipratama laughed out loud. The boy in front of him was indeed insolent. But as a fellow man he realized, the Boy was facing him manly and expending all his strength, without wanting to be humbled.

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