
...Love is like the wind...
...you can't see it...
...but I can feel it...
Nicholas Sparks
Orchids looked at the backs of men who disappeared away, as they clashed with each other.
Does he feel the wind like a Nicholas Sparks quote?
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My car left Citra Nusa hotel with a relieved heart. A heart-to-heart conversation with Aunt Melinda. Will he still be happy when he becomes in-laws?
Only time can answer. The present must come to terms with the turmoil in the heart. Kenzo's not perfect, neither am I. We just have to accept each other.
The days are getting denser, all the work seems to race to be done. Nando has done the management of Miepa into a Limited Company for small businesses. Now Miepa and frozen food will be under limited company (PT).
I've also assigned Rika and Mila to inform their team, regarding this matter.
Me and Nando also informed the Miepa production materials supplier, In the near future there will be additional demand for our stock. Preparing for the opening of the restaurant.
The restaurant building is also finishing stage. The forerunner of the first Miepa restaurant, I already have plans to pack birthday packages, economical packages as well as similar packages, Special applies in restaurants.
PT. Maharani Brilliantly the name chosen for my limited company. A responsibility awaits. My and Nando's agenda grew, one of which was drafting a work agreement. We spent some time talking to a notary.
Now this business has an organizational structure. I rented a shop next door to a frozen food stall as an office. Adjacent to the tutoring institute.
There is an administrative team that takes care of all reports and employee remuneration.5 branches and 5 partners with several lists of partnership requests that we still postpone cooperation, Waiting for the certainty of the draft agreement. It all does not include frozen food with active agents and resellers
Manual systems that have been applied began to feel impractical, then now began to be switched to computer systems. Slowly I started trying to build a more organized and computerized business.
Bian further accelerated the construction of the restaurant, He suggested using interior services to design Miepa. Without leaving his trademark is my face mural.
Yeah, Bian stay here. Watching in silence, There was a distance he created but I felt that the distance was kept steady. He's starting to respect my relationship with Kenzo.
"Sister, can you step aside anyway? I want a photo of the entire restaurant," I was a little gregety while I was at the restaurant with Rika. Apparently Bian was there too. He deliberately blocked taking photos.
"Why not use high heel yesterday, Nggrek?" bian said, He raised an eyebrow and the corner of his lips lifted up slightly. I know she held back a smile remembered when I visited the restaurant with the stilettos.
"Our distance is only 20cm, brother. Don't poke me high,"
"180 cm and 160 cm, Only 20 cm difference. Hmmmm.. You're as good as you can be, Nggrek." Bian held my head like a boy, he started to fad.
"Sister Bian! you take the photo,"
She laughed so did Rika. I go inside the restaurant immediately. I don't know when Bian will return to Jakarta. His existence made me have to work hard to harmonize logic and heart.
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Solid days that require energy and drain the mind. With work completed one by one.
Including Miepa restaurant that is almost complete overall, Stay spot point for instagramable photos. In this day and age, this spot point becomes important. Next is the grand opening.
This afternoon we just finished a meeting with partners and branch representatives. After escorting Ms. Lina, the Notary who worked with us to the parking lot. I took a glass of mineral water from the dispenser in the pantry.
"Son Orchid, want some coffee? but I went out to buy it" asked Nando.
"Yes, I can." Miepa's office is dominant with female employees. They seem to dislike coffee because of the teabags that are always in the pantry.
I'm back alone in the pantry, another employee has finished lunch and is back at work. There was a rush of steps approaching the door, At first I thought Nando was Kenzo.
"Hi, honey," I'm a little surprised by Kenzo's arrival.
"You didn't pick up the phone and reply to my message, Nggrek," he didn't answer my greeting. Precisely with an annoyed expression Kenzo approached, Standing beside me while leaning on the table.
"Sorry, honey just completed the socialization of the new cooperation agreement and lunch with the notary, partners and branches," I also just realized the phone is still in the desk drawer.
"Now you are relaxed but still do not contact me....?" back he asked in a demanding tone.
"I just relaxed, really. What's up, honey?" I answered trying to keep the tone of the talk from getting lured in by Kenzo's emotions.
"I told you, Ken. This time trust your choice for WO." concluded I answer Kenzo.
This time it's the seventh WO we're coming to, Kenzo is so thorough. How many times have I given input. If you want to make personal choices. Choose the vendor as you wish. Discuss with the selected WO. Trust them to set it up, Because mutual trust one of the keys when handing over the affair to the other party.
"You really don't care, Nggrek with our marriage. My family has already prepared a proposal but you seem to be out of hand in preparation for the wedding,"
I sighed, "Ken, Before I had accompanied to six WOs, Some of them already had good credibility. You always feel like there is a shortage. Either from the wedding planner or personal from WO,"
"What's wrong with looking your best. We can compare with each other and decide which one we should use" Ken replied.
If most other couples looking for a wedding organizer adjust to the budget. In my case, Budget is not the main issue but the problem with Kenzo's taste and desire.
I know Ken's plan, he's already set up a proposal. Once purchased, their family uniform has been ordered to the designer subscription aunt Melinda. His papa condition is getting better, according to ken because this stage is still being implemented. Ken then devised a plan for the wedding.
"Ken, when is your family planning on coming to propose? at least our family needs to prepare a proposal, "I'm switching the conversation.
"One more month. The final control was good because there were no post-operative complaints, now it is light exercise to normal activities again" Kenzo close his lips. His eyes looked straight ahead.
"Yes, Ken,"
"Grand, you've been so busy lately,"
"Ken, it won't be long. Taking care of miepa became PT and preparation to open a restaurant did take my time. Now it's almost done. When everything is organized then the workload, begins to be divided into all team members," I hope Kenzo understands the current condition.
"You will never be satisfied, Orchid. One restaurant will follow the other,"
"Isn't it the same as you? how many restaurants have you opened, Ken? not another attempt. Your papa's showroom is also now you're taking over, right?" I'll argue with Kenzo.
Kenzo looked me in the bead, "Everything I do because I'm going to be the head of the family, Orchid,"
"Yes I know, Ken. I won't deny that,"
"You will be a housewife but see your busyness and indifference to the preparation of this marriage. I was wondering if you'd be a good mom later,"
"Ken, you can't accuse me like this. The application has not been done let alone marriage. Not that I have not been bound by any obligations with you at this time, It is only natural that I focus on taking care of my personal life" This time my voice rose.
"Then you should have started learning,"
"learned? learning so what? wife or mother? how do I learn it? fantasizing or role-playing," I snorted in annoyance. For the first time I had an argument with Kenzo.
He accused me of being like in the future he was going to be a wife and a mother who was not very dirty. Obviously I rejected the accusations that Kenzo threw.
I grew up in a harmonious family environment that supported each other. Mama taught us to be independent and have a great soul.
The main foundation in the growth and development of children is family. Our family life helped create the picture of how I would run the family. Kenzo's allegations are clearly based on his own conjecture.
"You!! ah, it's like you're too tired to think clearly, I'd better go home" Kenzo said.
"You can't think straight, Ken,"
"I? from the beginning having the initiative to organize all things was my idea. You just agree, Now when I rebuke you for being indifferent to the preparation. You're accusing me of not thinking clearly,"
"Because you always rejected my idea, Kenzo Arta Saputra...! I said you should choose a wedding organizer that has a good track record. Next if there is a vendor that we want, submit an option to them. Express our wishes, existing budget. Why spend time looking for WO?"
"Take your time you say. So you think you're spending some time preparing for this wedding?!" Kenzo snorted annoyedly at my answer.
He wants everything to go his way and his will. To Kenzo my idea is not his will.
"Alright, Ken. Now let's just go, "I stand up from my chair, intending to end the debate. Remember the stories that many people tell. Marriage is a worship, Many temptations when it will make it happen.
"No need, you just have to! I'd better just go home" Ken then walked out with wide strides. My emotions are back up.
"Buy, Kenzo. Just wait!! awww, Ouch" I stood up from the chair to catch up with him but at the door I hit Nando instead. I saw Kenzo disappear at the end of the corridor.
"Sorry, Mom. Just came home from the store and just wanted to enter the pantry," Nando looked wrong, In his hands there were two bottles of cold coffee.
I turned towards Nando, My blood rustled to see who was beside Nando. Bian, he looked at me with a flat face then he shook his head slowly while looking at me.
Ah as my partner, Bian turned out to come too even after the socialization he was present, "Did they hear our debate earlier?" my inner.
My hand grabbed the coffee bottle from Nando's hand, then half ran after Kenzo. There was no choice but to be in front of Bian and Nando. I'd better catch up with Kenzo right now.
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