Chapter 10 - 10: Shared Bond
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nKim Eunji went to Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng's manor the following morning with her stuff. The three then headed to the airport to board the arranged private plane going to Hainan where the wedding would be held.
nAfter almost four hours of flight time, their plane safely landed in Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
nAnother thirty minute ride and they already arrived in the resort that the Mo family owned.
nAs they arrived, a couple in their early 50s was waiting by the entrance of the Manor in the resort. The man looked like the older male version of Mo Jing-sheng while the woman who was wearing a beautiful qipao elegantly stood beside the man. She was clearly a woman born from a noble family.
nThe couple so does the staff of the resort were stunned the moment they laid their eyes on the two beautiful women whom had just alighted from the black Bentley car.
nThey had already known what Kelly looked like since Mo Jing-sheng had already showed them a photo of her. Indeed, she's more beautiful in person than the one they had seen in the photos.
nHowever, what made them shocked was the woman standing beside their new Madame whose beauty was uncomparable in this world.
nThough she was wearing black jeans and a simple white shirt with her cap on and bare face, the woman's ethereal beauty could not be hidden.
nHer aloof attitude paired with her undeniably strong aura also made her looked mysterious creating an image that she's untouchable.
nBut still, they could not stop themselves to not admire and be enchanted by her beauty.
nThen one person suddenly popped up on their minds the more they looked and observed her.
nJust like her, he also had that strong aura in him. In fact, it was too strong that people who got the chance to encounter him in this life would cower in fear and great intimidation. A lot of people bowed down to him and treated him like their noble king in the business world.
nAnd a question out of curiosity then popped-up on their minds. 'Who is she?'
nKim Eunji stood beside Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng then they walked towards the couple who clearly were Mo Jing-sheng's parents.
nAs soon as Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng reached them, Madame Mo gently grabbed both of Kelly's hands. She could feel that her now daughter-in-law was nervous because her hands were sweating and shaking.
nKim Eunji knew that Kelly was nervous because the her hands were trembling earlier when she helped her in alighting from the car. Mo Jing-sheng could feel it too. So he gave her a gentle squeeze on the waist before he let go and let his mother held his wife.
nBefore this meeting, Kim Eunji was worried that her best friend would be mistreated by her in-laws but as she saw the warm smile plastered on the old woman's face, Madame Mo, towards Kelly, she heaved a huge sigh of relief as seems like there's nothing for her to worry about.
nKelly was warmly welcomed by the Old Mo couple.
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"Oh. What a lovely lady! You must be Kelly? I finally meet the woman who proved that my dearest son is indeed a man.
" The woman, Mo Jing-sheng's mother, exclaimed in delight when she closely examined Kelly.
nKelly then took a glance of her husband who was having a smug face to hide the embarrassment from everyone. Kelly then smiled then said in gratitude,
"Thank you Au-
" Kelly was about to say 'Aunt' but the woman stopped her mid-way and said,
"Mom, call me Mom since you're already married to Ah Jing.
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"Thank you Mom. I'm glad to finally meet you, too. I'm sorry if my hands are wet right now. I can't stop myself from being nervous.
" Kelly honestly replied.
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"No, it's okay. It's normal in situations like this. I felt the same when I met my parents-in-law as well. I'm hoping that you would feel comfortable around me.
" Madame Mo comforted her.
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"Thank you Mom.
" Kelly warmly thanked the latter for being understanding.
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"What a good child.
" Madame Mo replied in happiness.
nKim Eunji faintly smiled as she's happy for her best friend.
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"Lad! You're good.
" Mo Jing-sheng's father praised his son's taste in woman. Kelly was elegant and beautiful. Well, thanks to her etiquette and mannerism classes in the past which prepared her to be ready in situations like this.
nKim Eunji could feel the happiness emitting from Kelly and she's happy for her.
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"Call me Dad too since you're now a part of our family.
" The man who looked like the mature version of Mo Jing-sheng butted in.
nThen Madame Mo looked at the lone lady behind Kelly whose head was bowed down.
nOf course, Kelly did not forget to introduce Kim Eunji to her in-laws.
nBefore Madame Mo asked about her, Kelly pulled her best friend beside her and smiled to Kim Eunji to reassure that it's okay.
nKim Eunji was caught in surprise when Kelly grabbed her hands and was then being pulled beside her.
nShe then looked at Kelly who was smiling at her. She knew what Kelly was doing and she felt grateful for that though she felt like she didn't deserve it.
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"Mom. Dad. This is Kim Eunji, my best friend... No! Let me rephrase that! This is Kim Eunji, my sister.
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nKim Eunji looked at the old couple who were both expectantly looking at her.
nKim Eunji made a bow of respect as she made her greetings,
"Hello. My name is Kim Eunji. It's a pleasure to meet you Master Mo, Madame Mo.
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nHowever the Old couple laughed at her. This made Kim Eunji bobbed her head and confusedly looked at their faces.
nTo her surprise, a warm smile was plastered in the couple's faces.
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"Pardon us for laughing but you're such a silly child. Since my daughter Kelly recognized you as her sister, then, who are we to treat you as an outsider?
" Madame Mo explained. As she saw that Kim Eunji could not digest what she meant, she added.
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"What I mean is, you're now a part of the Mo Family, too. Therefore, you don't have to call us Master and Madame. Call us Mom and Dad instead. In fact, I would love to have you as a goddaughter.
" Madame Mo then paused as she looked at her husband and then quirked her brows as if asking for his permission for what she was about to do next. Master Mo gave his wife the permission she asked for as he smiled back at her.
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"No! Whether you like it or not, you'll be this Mo Family's goddaughter. Call us Mom and Dad as well just like how Kelly and Ah Jing addressed us.
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nKim Eunji was speechless. Kelly gently shook her shoulders which was enough to bring her back to reality.
nMaybe because of pregnancy hormones that Kelly suddenly teared up because of joy.
nKim Eunji saw this and she gently squeezed Kelly's hands.
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"Kelly. What's wrong? Are you hurt?
" Mo Jing-sheng worriedly asked as he looked at his wife who was now sniffing.
nMo Jing-sheng's parents were also worriedly looking at her, too.
nKelly hugged him and then sniffed. Then she release herself from his arms. Though he was reluctant to let her go, he still did and Kelly used this opportunity to tightly hug Kim Eunj instead who was still stood-rooted on the ground.
nKim Eunji was caught off-guard because she was surprised to receive such warm welcome. She already had a fair share of being unwelcomed by those noble and wealthy families. That's why she thought that families which belonged to the upper 1% of the heirarchy must be like them. But the Mo Family proved her misconception wrong.
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"Eunji-yah! Did you hear it? We have the same parents now. Eunji-yah I'm happy. Really happy! Eunji-yah, are you happy?
" Kelly said in between her sobs.
nKim Eunji hugged Kelly back. She did not realize that tears were already flowing in her beautiful face.
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"En! I am. So don't cry now, okay? You'll get ugly if you won't.
" Kim Eunji did not forget to comfort her as she's afraid something might happen to her and the baby.
nThough she was still wrapped in a hug, she did not forget to express her gratitude to the couple.
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"Thank you Dad. Mom.
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nThe couple who was touched by the scene warmly smiled at her and mouthed,
"You're welcome.
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nKim Eunji then looked at Mo Jing-sheng and asked him to take care of Kelly.
nAs Kelly broke off from the hug, she chuckled as she looked at Kim Eunji's already swollen eyes and wet face.
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"You told me to stop crying yet here you are! Look at you!
" Kelly then wiped the tears off from Kim Eunji's face using the back of her hands
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"You're crying.
" Kelly said as Kim Eunji stopped what she was doing.
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"Am I?
" Kim Eunji asked and then touched her face. Though she could feel some wetness on her fingertips she still denied it.
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"See?
" Kelly said as she let Mo Jing-sheng wipe off her tears.
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"No I'm not. A bug entered my eyes that's why I teared up.
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nKelly's lips twitch the moment she heard Kim Eunji's lame excuse.
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"Eunji-yah. Insist all you want but I'm one of the people who knew you better. You're terrible at lying. Your ears would always blow your cover every time.
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nAs the mention of her ears, Kim Eunji covered it with her hands.
nKelly laughed because of her cute reaction.
nKim Eunji moved to the side and bowed down her head to hide in embarrassment.
nThe old couple was moved because of the interaction between the two best friends. Indeed, the two shared an unspeakable type of bond which was closely similar to that bonds shared by siblings. Mo Jing-sheng could even agree to that as he lovingly looked at his wife who had just calmed down from laughing.
nKelly felt the urge to explain what was going on to the people around them to avoid misunderstanding.
nKelly looked at Madame Mo and then to Master Mo.
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"Mom. Dad. I'm happy that you recognized Eunji-yah as part of the family. You don't know how grateful I am for giving my dear best friend such favor of family recognition. And the words I had in my vocabulary were probably not enough to express my gratitude! From the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much!
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"Darling, it should be us who should be thankful to the both of you.
" Madame Mo gently squeezed Kelly and Kim Eunji's hands.
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"Thank you for granting us, the Mo Family, our wish. For giving us the chance to finally experience having such beautiful and lovely daughters. The both of you were like the special gifts sent from heaven.
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"En! Who would have thought that Ah Jing's marriage to you would give us an additional blessing? Ah Jing's right. You're indeed an angel.
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nMaster Mo butted in this time.
nWho would have thought that Master Mo of the Mo Family was such an easygoing and warm person? Definitely no one.
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"Can we at least have a group hug? I just want to welcome them both in our family with a huge and warm hug.
" Madame Mo asked.
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"Sure!
" Kelly happily agreed. Kim Eunji granted her new family's request. What Madame Mo was asking was such a small favor compared to the favor that the Mo couple had given to them. So who were they to refuse them?
nThe five of them were already hugging when Madame Mo suddenly uttered.
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"Why aren't you not joining us Nathan? Come! You're part of this family as well!
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nAs the mentioned of someone else's name, Kelly, and Kim Eunji looked behind them. So does Mo Jing-sheng. Therefore they turned their heads towards their back.
nKim Eunji had already felt someone's presence standing behind them earlier but she was busy worrying about her best friend. Besides, she observed no hostility among the people present in the area. Therefore, she concluded that the person held no threat at all and she then decided to ignored it.
nOn the other hand, Kelly was stunned when she saw the man.
nYes. She had seen and recognized the man in the past through by reading an article about him in the business news, the internet and also watching him in television. He was none other than the one and only Nathan Bai of Bai Enterprise.
nHowever she had no idea that her husband was friends with him. What more, best friend?
nAlso, she had already heard about his infamous reputation crafted by the people specially for him as he was really popular in the business circle. The most popular one was his reputation towards woman.
nWhile Kelly was grinning and excited to finally meet the man, Kim Eunji's facial expression became uninterested.
nKelly then looked at her best friend and then looked back at Nathan. She smiled and then she looked at Madame Mo who was also grinning like her.
nDespite knowing the latter's reputation with women, she's not worried that Nathan Bai might hurt Kim Eunji.
nWhy?
nSimply because she believed that Kim Eunji and Nathan Bai was a match made in heaven.
nSeems like the new in-laws had the same idea in mind. The two secretly smiled in agreement as if they had just sealed the most important business deal in their lives.
nPoor Kim Eunji. She did not know that her godmother and best friend were secretly cooking plans for her lovelife.
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"Seems like Master Bai finished his engagements earlier than expected!
" Seeing his best friend, Mo Jing-sheng could not help not to tease Nathan Bai.
nHowever Nathan ignored him as the latter approached the senior Mo Family members.
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"Aunt. Uncle.
" Nathaniel Bai politely greeted them.
nHe then turned his attention to the woman beside Mo Jing-sheng.
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"Sister-in-law.
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nKelly beamed and then suddenly uttered,
"Passed!
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