“Then… don’t bring it up tomorrow,” June paused and said. Tomorrow was grandpa’s birthday banquet. She didn’t want to ruin it.
“Is that okay? You should know your grandpa wants to see Robin this time, he wants to make sure Robin’s right for you,” Lareina remarked, “So he has to go tomorrow.”
All Lareina said was right. Her grandpa planned to test Robin tomorrow.
June understood it as well. But they’re not a couple anymore.
“You can call him to accompany you tomorrow. I’ll tell your second aunt to keep your divorce a secret. No one will know that,” Lareina persuaded. That’s what Lareina hoped to achieve.
As long as they were together, Lareina had a thousand ways to fix them up again.
“I’ll think about it,” June frowned. Indeed, Lareina’s proposal was the best choice. But their relationship was so embarrassing, seriously, he’s June’s ex-husband.
“June. Leave this to mom. I’ll talk to Robin,” Lareina offered.
June sighed and said nothing. Clearly, Lareina got her tacit consent.
…
In the afternoon, Robin met Lareina again in the company.
As soon as Lareina saw him, she happily greeted, “Get off work?”
“Yeah,” Robin responded faintly. He was a little uncomfortable with Lareina’s weird passion.
“Here’s the thing. Tomorrow, June’s grandfather will hold a birthday banquet at the Golden Horse Hotel. Can you go with June?” Lareina went straight to the point.
“Grandpa?” Robin was confused. He knew less about June’s grandpa. But he remembered two years ago when John took him to visit him, they got expelled.
“Well, it’s my dad, Xander Lin,” Lin Lan answered.
“But why me? Does he want to see us now?” Robin asked. Although he never saw Xander, he knew Xander was a kind person, and more importantly, he always took care of June.
“Well, he really wants to see you and learn if you’re June’s Mr. Right,” Lareina explained honestly. Although Xander didn’t mention Robin, they all could see he wanted to see him. He has to know his favorite daughter would lead a happy life after his death.
“But we…”
“My dad doesn’t know you divorced. Only Gloria knows about it,” Lareina interrupted him directly. She guessed what Robin would say.
“Okay, I will be there tomorrow,” Robin agreed. He has to go, not for any others, but for his June.
If he were not present tomorrow, June would be humiliated. So he had to appear, in fine style. He needed to assure grandpa of his ability and love for June.
“Good. We will wait for you here at 6 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Let’s go to Lin’s house first, and then to the Golden Horse Hotel,” Lareina smiled. As she expected, Robin still loved June. How great it was!
“Okay,” Robin nodded slightly. It’s like Xander would have a grand celebration. After all, the spot was the Golden Horse Hotel.
…
After Lareina left, Robin drove to Antique Street again.
He needed to pick a gift for Xander.
It’s Xander’s 80th birthday. By then, most of the important figures of Lin’s family would be there.
As juniors, they could not be there with nothing.
Robin had thought about the gift. It should not be too precious. Otherwise, they would steal the limelight from the others. And as a live-in son-in-law, he could not appear to be too rich.
But the gift should not be too cheap. That would make the grandpa and others look down on him and make June lose face.
Honestly, that’s hard to choose a suitable one.
Although he had some thoughts, Robin still didn’t figure out what’s the best gift.
Robin didn’t know much about Xander. His only information was Xander strived to be rich from rags.
He had no idea what he might like.
Having visited several stores, Robin didn’t make the purchase. Then he noticed a three-floor building ten meters in front of him.