Blind Date

"Darius…..Darius….are you ready??" A strong middle-aged man's voice called out in front of Darius' house.

"Oh... sir, wait a moment, Darius is changing clothes, please understand," a fat, middle-aged woman came out of the house and answered while being flattered.

"Tell him to hurry, don't be late!!! This is her first official date, and don't make a bad impression!!" The man said in a less than happy tone.

When he looked at the clock on his hand, which currently showed more than 4 in the afternoon, thinking about the meeting time at 5 o'clock, he felt that it was very tight.

How many times did he have to remind Darius to be disciplined and more serious?

Why does he always mess around at important times like this? Thinking back on his decision to become Darius's teacher, he somehow feels a little regretful.

Even though he was a man of status and also had an engineering degree, he was highly respected by many people.

Which of course made him feel happy, but then when he talked about Darius and his best friend who was also Darius' father.

He had to say, sometimes making promises easily was something that was very troublesome.

He still remembers that when Darius's father, who was also his friend, was still alive, they joked that I would play chess.

By making a bet, if he lost then he would be willing to accept Darius as a student, initially he thought he would win the chess game.

Because he was also famous as an accomplished chess player in the city of Batavia, but then the results were surprising, Darius's father beat him.

And he had to keep the promise he made carelessly.

At first he would just forget about it the next day, but then Darius' father had spread the bet he made to the crowd.

Practically, in order to maintain his reputation, he had to agree, and after Darius' father died in an accident, he took Darius as his student.

And from there he could be said to have started to become less happy.

"Teacher, sorry for making you wait." Darius came out of the house wearing new clothes.

Seeing what Darius was wearing, for a moment the middle-aged man's annoyance faded a little.

Because from here he could also see the efforts made by Darius by looking good.

"Okay, then let's go," said inviting Darius to leave.

"Auntie, then I'll go first," Darius said to the fat woman who turned out to be his aunt.

"I hope you can soon bring home a daughter-in-law Darius, your parents will definitely be happy if they know" there was hope in the fat woman's words.

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In a food stall that looked quite busy, a pair of women who looked like mother and daughter were seen sitting, arguing quietly about something.

The second debate did not attract the attention of many people due to the quite busy situation at the food stall.

Judging from the number of people passing by, business at the shop seemed very good.

This food shop, which specializes in meat dishes, is quite famous in the city of Batavia.

For their main menu, namely satay and ribs, casual is a typical food from the Golden Land kingdom.

Which consists of chicken or goat meat cut into small thumb-sized pieces and then skewered on a thin bamboo blade that has been sharpened.

Seasoned with a mixture of sliced shallots, sweet soy sauce and crushed peanut sauce.

Then the satay will be grilled over prepared coconut shell charcoal, from there the fragrant aroma of the meat will spread.

Fulfilling the noses of the customers at the stall, the other dish is ribs.

Served in a soup that is rich in spices which makes the dish even more appetizing.

Both are usually eaten with warm white rice, or lontong (rice that is steamed in banana leaves and becomes firm after cooking).

"Bella, you have to remember what mom said!! Bella's mother said in a serious tone.

"I know mother...you have spoken more than 10 times," answered Bella, looking beautiful but with a gloomy face.

"I just want you to be happy, can't you see that!!" his mother still said

"Emmmm" answered in an annoyed and helpless tone.

In the end, Bella had to give in to her mother and meet the person she would marry.

Even though in his heart he had already made plans to fail this blind date by looking bad, his mother soon realized this.

So now practically Bella no longer intends to avoid it, and will only face it with grace.

And for some reason, when he was daydreaming, Arjuna's handsome face appeared in his mind.

Imagine that fitting Her blind date dream was Arjuna. She felt happy, but soon she realized that this was just a dream in broad daylight.

Because in fact Arjuna already has Erika as his wife.

"Sorry we're late," the voice of a middle-aged man interrupted Bella's reverie.

Then she turned his face where the figure of a middle-aged man who looked dignified now came along with an ordinary young man who looked quite neat.

When Bella saw the figure of Darius and his teacher, Darius also saw the figure of Bella and how surprised he was by Bella's beauty.

For a moment he felt a strong feeling to have Bella, and now he had made a decision to make this blind date a success.

However, what Darius didn't realize was that his ambition was captured by Bella and for a moment Bella became cold and annoyed at the suggestion of seeing Darius again.

(What a shameless man, how dare he look at me like that, it's clear he has bad thoughts!!!...no this can't be allowed. I don't want to be with this man!!!!!! But How can I get away from this date????

Without a clear reason, then my mother will definitely be against it...!!!) Bella sadly thought in her heart.

"Oh...no sir, please sit down" Bella's mother immediately got up and smiled to greet the two of them.

Seeing Bella who was still sitting, he immediately pulled her along to greet the two of them.

"Have you ordered food?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Not yet, sir, we are still waiting for you," answered Bella's mother.

"Okay then let me decide, waiter!!!!" Call the waiter.

"Is there anything I can help you with, sir?" a male servant came and asked.

"We want to order," answered the middle-aged man while continuing to talk, "provide us with 40 chicken satays with 4 portions of rice and cold iced tea as a drink," the man said.

"Is there anything else, sir?" asked the waiter.

"That's not all," answered the middle-aged man decidedly.

As for the three of them, they just kept quiet and didn't speak, because they knew how expensive ordering meat was nowadays, what's more, there were also tickets required.

Thinking of everyone having 10 delicious chicken satays, they became hungry and impatient.

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On the other hand, 2 hours earlier in Batu Village, Arjuna said goodbye to Erika and Yuli, where he said he had important things to do when he returned to the factory.

" Why did you go??" Erika asked, displeased.

"I'm just leaving for a moment, I'll be back tonight," answered Arjuna.

"Can't you just do it tomorrow??" Yuli asked, too.

"Sorry Yuli, but this cannot be postponed," Arjuna answered again with a helpless face.

(How can it be postponed, if I stay here Bella will suffer in the future, even though I know this is selfish but I'm touched but I do it) Arjuna said in his heart.

"Okay...you be careful and come back quickly," said Erika, allowing it.

"Remember not to stay too late," Yuli also said.

"I know you can calm down," he said, then kissed Erika and Yuli on the forehead.

"I'm going" Arjuna said goodbye and immediately went on his bicycle.

On the way out of Batu Village, Arjuna's speed was relaxed at first but then after he managed to get out of Batu Village.

He doubled his speed, and from there he immediately accelerated his bicycle fast.

Even though he had to go through an uneven road, this did not hinder Arjuna's strength.

And after driving for a while the main road soon came into view, whereupon Arjuna once again accelerated the speed of the bicycle he was riding.

Until then, after driving for 1 hour, and cutting the time in half, he immediately arrived in the city of Batavia.

From the notes received from the system, the world immediately headed to the food stall where Bella and Darius's blind date was held.

Arriving in front of the shop referred to by the system, he immediately parked his bicycle and calmly entered the shop.

The food stall where the blind date took place looked quite spacious and big.

From the visualization he saw, it could accommodate at least 50 to 70 people inside, with neatly arranged tables.

In the end he decided on a table in the food stall, which directly faced the entrance and exit of the food stall.

From this position he could see people entering and leaving the food stall, while seeing his own presence.

It is considered quite safe because due to the arrangement of the tables in the shop, the position he has currently chosen is quite deep and blocked by many existing customers.

So for Bella and her family the possibility is small to be able to see him if they didn't look carefully.

"There's still enough time so I should order some dishes first...

While waiting, Arjuna ordered several dishes, of which 20 skewers with a bowl of rib soup and a plate of warm white rice were ordered.

Not long after the food was served in front of his table, he saw the figures of Bella and her mother who were now entering the food stall.

(Get ready, plan to start immediately!!) Arjuna had excitement in his heart when he saw that familiar scene.