Kim Eunji went to Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng's manor inside the Platinum Residences the following morning with her things. The three then headed to the airport to board the arranged private plane going to Hainan where the wedding would be held.
After almost four hours of flight time, their plane safely landed at Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Another thirty-minute ride and they already arrived at the Mo Family Ancestral Manor house.
As 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 a woman born into a noble family.
The couple and the staff of the resort were stunned the moment they laid their eyes on the two beautiful women who had just alighted from the black Bentley car.
They had already known what Kelly looked like since Mo Jing-sheng had already shown them a photo of her. Indeed, she was more beautiful in person than the one they had seen in the photo.
However, what made them shocked was the woman standing beside their new Madam whose beauty was incomparable in this world.
Though 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.
Her aloof attitude paired with her undeniably strong aura also made her look mysterious creating an image that she was untouchable.
But still, they could not stop themselves to not admire and being enchanted by her beauty.
Then one person suddenly popped up in their minds the more they looked and observed her.
Just like her, he also had that strong aura in him. 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.
And a question out of curiosity then popped up in their minds. 'Who is she?'
Kim Eunji stood beside Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng then they walked toward the couple who was Mo Jing-sheng's parents.
As soon as Kelly and Mo Jing-sheng reached them, Madam 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 trembling.
Kim Eunji knew that Kelly was nervous because 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 hold his wife.
Before 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, Madam Mo, Kim Eunji, heaved a huge sigh of relief as she was worrying over nothing.
Kelly was warmly welcomed by the Old Mo couple.
"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.
Kelly then took a glance at her husband who was having a smug face to hide the embarrassment from everyone. Kelly smiled and 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."
"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.
"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." Madam Mo comforted her.
"Thank you, Mom." Kelly warmly thanked the latter for being understanding.
"What a good child." Madam Mo replied in happiness.
Kim Eunji faintly smiled as she was happy for her best friend.
"Lad! You're good." Mo Jing-sheng's father praised his son's taste in women. Kelly was elegant and beautiful. Well, thanks to her etiquette and mannerism classes in the past which prepared her to be ready for situations like this.
Kim Eunji could feel the happiness emitting from Kelly and she was happy for her.
"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.
Then Madam Mo looked at the lone lady behind Kelly whose head was bowed down.
Of course, Kelly did not forget to introduce Kim Eunji to her in-laws.
Before Madam Mo asked about her, Kelly pulled her best friend beside her and smiled at Kim Eunji to reassure her that it was okay.
Kim Eunji was caught in surprise when Kelly grabbed her hands and was then pulled beside her.
She 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.
"Mom, Dad, this is Kim Eunji, my best friend... No! Let me rephrase that! This is Kim Eunji, my sister."
Kim Eunji looked at the old couple who were both expectantly looking at her.
Kim Eunji made a bow of respect as she made her greetings, "Hello. My name is Kim Eunji. It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Mo."
However, the Old couple laughed at her. This made Kim Eunji bob her head and confusedly looked at their faces.
To her surprise, a warm smile was plastered on the couple's faces.
"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?" Madam Mo explained.
As she saw that Kim Eunji could not digest what she meant, she added, "What I mean is, you're now a part of the Mo Family, too. Therefore, you don't have to call us Mister and Missus. Call us Mom and Dad instead. I would love to have you as a goddaughter." Madam 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 and smiled back at her.
"Thank you, Madam Mo but I don't think I'm suitable to be your goddaughter," Kim Eunji wanted to refuse this but she was faced with serious objections from the latter.
"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."
"...", Kim Eunji was both speechless and helpless. She looked at Madam Mo with a complicated expression.
Kelly knew that her best friend was overwhelmed right now and so she gently shook her shoulders which was enough to bring her back to reality.
Maybe because of pregnancy hormones Kelly suddenly teared up because of joy.
Kim Eunji saw this and she gently squeezed Kelly's hands.
"Kelly. What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Mo Jing-sheng worriedly asked as he looked at his wife who was now sniffing.
Mo Jing-sheng's parents were also worriedly looking at her, too.
Kelly hugged him and then sniffed. Then she released herself from his arms. Though he was reluctant to let her go, he still did and Kelly used this opportunity to tightly hug Kim Eunji instead who was still stood-rooted on the ground.
Kim Eunji was caught off-guard because she was surprised to receive such a 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 hierarchy must be like them. But the Mo Family proved her misconception wrong.
"Eunji-yah! Did you hear it? We have the same parents now. Eunji-yah I'm happy. Eunji-yah, are you happy?" Kelly said in between her sobs.
Kim Eunji hugged Kelly back. She did not realize that tears were already flowing down her beautiful face.
"En! I am. So don't cry now, okay? You'll get ugly if you cry more." Kim Eunji did not forget to comfort her as she was afraid something might happen to her and the baby.
Though she was still wrapped in a hug, she did not forget to express her gratitude to the couple.
"Thank you, Dad. Mom," Kim Eunji decided to recognize them. She would lose nothing anyways.
The couple who was touched by the scene warmly smiled at her and mouthed, "You're welcome."
Kim Eunji then looked at Mo Jing-sheng and asked him to take care of Kelly.
As Kelly broke off from the hug, she chuckled as she looked at Kim Eunji's already swollen eyes and wet face.
"You told me to stop crying yet here you are! Look at you!" Kelly then wiped the tears off Kim Eunji's face using the back of her hands
"You're crying," Kelly said as Kim Eunji stopped what she was doing.
"Am I?" Kim Eunji asked and then touched her face. Though she could feel some wetness on her fingertips she still denied it.
"See?" Kelly said as she let Mo Jing-sheng wipe off her tears.
"No, I'm not. A bug entered my eyes that's why I teared up."
Kelly's lips twitch the moment she heard Kim Eunji's lame excuse.
"Eunji-yah. Insist all you want but I'm one of the people who knew you better than yourself. You're terrible at lying. Your ears would always blow your cover every time."
As they mentioned her ears, Kim Eunji covered them with her hands.
Kelly laughed because of her cute reaction.
Kim Eunji moved to the side and bowed her head to hide in embarrassment.
The old couple was moved because of the interaction between the two best friends. Indeed, they shared an unspeakable type of bond which was similar to the bonds shared by siblings. Mo Jing-sheng could even agree with that as he lovingly looked at his wife who had just calmed down from laughing.
Kelly felt the urge to explain what was going on to the people around them to avoid misunderstanding.
Kelly looked at Madame Mo and then at Master Mo.
"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!"
"Darling, it should be us who should be thankful to the both of you." Madam Mo gently squeezed Kelly and Kim Eunji's hands.
"Thank you for granting us, the Mo Family, our wish. For giving us the chance to finally experience having such beautiful daughters. The both of you were like the special gifts sent from heaven."
"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."
Master Mo butted in this time.
Who would have thought that Master Mo of the Mo Family was such an easygoing and warm person? No one.
"Can we at least have a group hug? I just want to welcome them both into our family with a huge and warm hug." Madam Mo asked.
"Sure!" Kelly happily agreed. Kim Eunji granted her new family's request. What Madam 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?
The five of them were already hugging when Madam Mo suddenly uttered.
"Why aren't you not joining us, Nathan? Come! You're part of this family as well!"
As they mentioned someone else's name, Kelly, and Kim Eunji looked behind them. So does Mo Jing-sheng. Therefore they turned their heads toward their back.
Kim 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 around them. Therefore, she concluded that the person held no threat at all and she then decided to ignore it.
On the other hand, Kelly was stunned when she saw the man.
Yes. She had seen and recognized the man in the past by reading an article about him in the business news, and the internet and also watching him on television. He was none other than the one and only Nathan Bai of Bai Enterprise.
However, she had no idea that her husband was friends with him. What more, best friend?
Also, she had already heard about his infamous reputation crafted by the people especially for him as he was popular in the business circle. The most popular one was his reputation towards women.
However, she decided to give Nathan the benefit of the doubt and even thought that Nathan's visual matched Eunji's beauty.
While Kelly was grinning and excited to finally meet the man, Kim Eunji's facial expression became uninterested.
Kelly then looked at her best friend and then looked back at Nathan. She smiled and then she looked at Madam Mo who was also grinning like her.
Despite knowing the latter's reputation with women, she's not worried that Nathan Bai might hurt Kim Eunji.
Why?
Simply because she believed that Kim Eunji and Nathan Bai were a match made in heaven. And also, she believed that her husband would not have a sc*mbag best friend.
Seems like the new in-laws had this tacit understanding of the situation. The two secretly smiled in agreement as if they had just sealed the most important business deal in their lives.
Poor Kim Eunji. She did not know that her godmother and best friend were secretly cooking plans for her love life.
"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.
However, Nathan ignored him as the latter approached the senior Mo Family members.
"Aunt. Uncle." Nathaniel Bai politely greeted them.
He then turned his attention to the woman beside Mo Jing-sheng.
"Sister-in-law."
Kelly beamed and then suddenly uttered, "Passed!"
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