Only Raised Children
86. Rebecca's Friendly Attitude

While enjoying their late lunch, they chatted casually while they replied to a chat from their respective partners. Not to forget Rena also slipped some questions that still stuck in her heart about Alina.

"Al, you can really live like that. Though all this time you lived with a treasure."

"It was difficult at first, but it's also used to it for a long time."

"How long can you adjust to the situation?" ask Rena curious.

"Why? You want to try it too?" alina said and immediately answered Rena with a fast headband. How he wants to live is hard, even if he is just pretending. It was enough of his friend who did such a crazy thing.

"Four months is like that. But I started enjoying it after a year."

"One year a long time, Al. If I were you, I'd probably be crazy."

Alina laughed at Rena's words. Indeed, one year a long time, he was almost unable to survive with makeshift money in a big city like England. But because of his determination, he was finally able to pass the test, even though a disease he had to get to survive there.

The food on their plates was gone. Before leaving, they rested his full stomach first.

"Oh yeah, Andi said, you're getting married in two months?" said Rena who remembered the words of her boyfriend a few days ago.

Andi had also asked Rico and justified it. But Rena wants to ask Alina directly about it.

"As you have heard" said Alina.

"Why so fast in two months? Is the preparation ripe?" ask Rena.

"certain. Rico has contacted the building and everything is in order, just waiting for the H-3 to check. The wedding dress and the family have also been taken over by my mother and mama Rico. The rest can be arranged," Alina explained in little detail.

"What wedding gift do you want from me and Andi?" ask Rena later.

"Just "Seikhlasnya. You're the same Andi when did you start?" ask Alina.

Rena who heard her friend say that and then sighed.

"Eitherway. He has no talk there," said Rena uninspiredly.

"Maybe Andi will give a surprise like when the proposal yesterday. He likes to surprise you."

"No way, Al. Same proposal marriage is different, can not be equated."

"Well, just wait."

Again Rena had to sigh at the words of Alina. Wait out? Hah, it seems like he has been waiting for such good things that his girlfriend never realized.

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Feeling quite there, Rena took Alina out of the restaurant. Not having a purpose, Rena also took the initiative to invite Alina to shop. Her friend is now a rich man, so she wants to invite Alina to spend money in every store in the mall.

"Al, we're yuk shopping. Now you're back in your factory suit, rich man. So today we can be satisfied shopping dong?" said Rena by pulling down her eyebrows.

"I would've told you, if I didn't like shopping, Ren."

Rena clicked her tongue hearing Alina's reply. She clasped Alina's hand with both hands, putting on her cute face to persuade Alina to go shopping. She is eager to shop with Alina and have fun with the latest items.

"I don't want to, Ren. We go home, yes" said Alina refused for the umpteenth time.

"Not very cool at all. Come, Al. Please," said Rena again with a pleading tone. Making Alina roll her eyeballs lazy and forced to agree to the invitation of her super wasteful friend.

Tracing some of the characters there, Rena pulled Alina's hand towards a jewelry store. He had not bought jewelry for a long time, so he wanted to add some of his jewelry collection.

"We did it here anyway, Ren," said Alina in surprise. Don't tell me if Rena wants to buy jewelry.

"Yes want to look at the jewelry, want to do it again," replied Rena who still pulled Alina's hand into the store.

And when her conjecture was right, Alina also sighed while rolling her lazy eyeball.

Although rarely shopping, but Alina also often accompanied her sister-in-law to shop. And it seems Marissa is not as wasteful as Rena who always spends her money on an item that is not too important. But because of Rena who can not be rejected, Alina finally followed where the woman's legs stepped. 

"Welcome, Miss. Can we help you?" greet the waiter over there approaching Alina and Rena.

"We want to look around first" said Rena.

The waiter agreed, he let Rena and Alina look through the jewelry there while watching him from a certain distance.

"Did anything catch your attention, Al?" asked Rena whose eyes were focused on the storefront there.

"I'm not interested in jewelry. You know for yourself that I rarely wear jewelry. My jewelry at home is still a lot and it is also used only for formal events" said Alina.

Rena turned her eyes to Alina when she heard the words of her friend. He glanced at Alina from top to bottom, and sure enough if there was not a single piece of jewelry on her body, except earrings in her ears. 

Rena swallows her saliva, she knows that Alina looks classy without any jewelry on her body. But he is still very surprised why there are rich people like Alina who do not want to look hedon, when many people are competing to show their wealth in public.

"Based on the rich freak," Rena murmured by raising one corner of her lips.

Rena went back to look at the jewelry there accompanied by Alina, but not long ago, a woman's voice called Alina's name from behind them.

"Iina."

Rena and Alina turned to the source of the voice. When he saw who had come, Rena who did not know him was silent, while Alina seemed to frown.

"Hi, Al," said the woman who was Rebecca.

"Why meet him anyway. People follow me or something" Alina murmured in her heart.

"Who are you here too, Al.Who are you buying jewelry for?" rebecca asked in her friendly voice. The tone of voice that was different from the last they met, made Alina very astonished. 

"Just accompany my friend," Alina replied with no interest.

"Aren't you looking for jewelry, too? Or do I want to help you find? I know the diamond loh that just launched last night. The stock is limited, but I think there's still one in this store. Let's go find it" said Rebecca. He was about to pull Alina's hand, but Alina quickly dodged the woman. 

"Thank you before, but you don't have to bother helping me because I don't have any interest in buying jewelry here" Alina said in a flat voice.

Rebecca rolled her lips inside, feeling ashamed of Alina's rejection. But he tried to ignore it and continued to be friendly to Alina in order to get close to the woman. As long as her conjecture about Alina turned out to be true, Alina proved to be not an indiscriminate person and she should not waste this opportunity to get close to Alina.

"Are you seriously not buying jewelry here? I really know loh–"

"God." Rena interrupted Rebecca's words. He took two steps forward to stand right in front of the woman with his arrogant face. "You didn't hear what Alina said? She doesn't need your help, anyway if she wants you don't have to bother helping her because I understand jewelry more than you do. If you want to find jewelry, just look for it yourself, don't take my friend."

As if slaughtered by Rena, Rebecca also looks very embarrassed. She could not believe that Alina and her friend humiliated her in public.

"Come on, Al, we're getting out of here. There are still other character shops that are better than this character," said Rena then while glancing sharply at Rebecca. 

He pulled Alina's hand and took her friend out of there. It felt really upset to see Rebecca who seemed like she was being kind enough to Alina. Does she think she doesn't understand jewelry? Rena was wasting her rough breath, she actually looked sprained with the woman.