Ivy and Andria take the elevator to the basement of the car parking area, Ivy opens her car door and hops in, and Adria sits on the passenger sit.
"Ivy, let goes to our usual spot and have dinner, ok?"
"Alright, Ria."
"Then, I will message Riche to come there, too."
Andria is messaging Riche.
'Babe, once you finish, you call to come to our usual spot.'
'Don't be late.'
Richard receives her message and replies.
'Sure, babe.'
'I will be there as soon as I finish the call.'
'Just wait for a bit.'
'Love you' sent with a kiss emoji
"I better make the call before it is getting late." Riche mumbling
*Richard is calling Michael*
*Ring...Ring...Ring...Ring*
"Hey Richard, how was it end? Is Ivy coming along this time?"
"Hey Dude, about that..."
"Come on Riche, is she not coming again?" Mike whimpered.
"Hooray Dude, I succeed! Ho Ho, you should be grateful that I'm working with Ivy in the same department or else we can't meet her up at the same break time."
"That's right, bro. Thank you, thank you so much, dude!"
"You need to thank my girlfriend too; you know how inquisitive Andria is. If she didn't force Ivy to come along, she wouldn't come."
"Yeah, I know how stubborn she is. As I promised will give you your favourite grape wines."
"Thank you, dude. Love you a lot! Mua, Mua"
"Ewh, take your kiss back, Riche."
"Haha haha"
"Oh Mike, another thing." Riche talks seriously.
"Umm, yes Riche? Is there any problem?"
"No, but...when we talked about you, Ivy said she had moved on and had no more crush on you."
"Ah, I know Riche. After all, it was my fault for not knowing her feelings back then."
"Alright Mike, cheer up and better prepare all well. All the best, dude. And I will get going now the girls are waiting for me"
"I will, bye Riche." Michael chuckle
*End of the call with Richard*
Michael is scrolling his phone while looking at Ivy's pictures and speaks.
"I won't let you go, Ivy; I will prove to you how much I'm in love with you. This time, I will not disappoint you. Please wait a little longer, my princess."
"And I'm sorry grandpa, you told me not to go to our vineyard back fence because it is dangerous, but I need that place to propose my love to my Ivy. I hope you will forgive me once you came to know." Michael chuckles while saying it to himself.
At Michael's house backyard, he calls his assistant on the phone.
"Good evening, Sir."
"Good evening, Jason. I want to help me with something but without grandpa's knowledge. Do you understand without grandpa's knowledge?" He repeats the sentence.
"Yes, sir. I'm understood. What do you need me to do?"
"I'm planning to do a surprise party for my friends, so I need you to prepare beforehand for me."
"Got it, sir. But...can I ask why you don't want to involve the president?"
"Because the surprise party is going to be held at our vineyard cottage. Do you understand now?"
"Yes, sir. Un-understood."
"Don't worry, Jason. If grandpa finds out, I'll take the blame. It is important to me."
"Alright, sir. When do you want me to be done with the preparations?"
"Next week Saturday. You need to do the preparation after my guests arrived and do it secretly, ok?"
"Yes, sir. Got it. I will do as you said."
"Alright, bye."
"Bye, sir."
*End call of the call with Jason*
"I hope you will cloud on nine, Ivy. Just wait for it."
Richard arrived at their usual spot.
"Hey, girls, sorry for the late."
"Hey Riche, the dishes just serve, let's dig in," said Ivy
"Yeah, have it before I finish it up." Said Andria, pointing her chopstick at the food.
"So, what are you going to do this weekend, Ivy? Do you have any plan?" ask Andria while having her drink
"Yup, I'm going to my parents. They told me to come this weekend because they want to talk about something important." Said Ivy
"I'm sure they are going to talk about your marriage Ivy." Andria teases Ivy
"What really Ivy?" Richard asks shockingly
"Why are you getting so shocked Riche?" asked Andria
"Umm, be because it's so soon for us to get married. We are just 26 years old; don't you think so Ivy?" Richard's blabbering
"Why do you think so, Riche? Don't you want to marry me, huh?" Andria becomes furious.
"No, no, I mean yes, I want to marry you, but not now. What I mean is nowadays most people are not getting arranged marriages." Said, Richard.
"Yeah, that's right. And our Ivy doesn't have a boyfriend and I think that's why their parents worry about her." Said Adria wistfully.
Suddenly, Ivy gets up off her chair and exclaims.
"HEY GUYS, CAN YOU BOTH STOP IT!"
Everyone at the place who is having their meals turns over and looks at Ivy's table. After Ivy realises, she said aloud and immediately apologize and sat back in her sit.
"I didn't even know why my parents called me this weekend and yes, they had to match make me with other guys and set me up some blind dates too, but I didn't bother about it until now," Ivy explains to them.
"So, I don't know what they are going to do this weekend, and I hope it is not about setting me up," Ivy said calmly.
Richard's mind thinks, 'My poor Mike, keep praying that no one will steal your girl, man.'
"Alright, whatever is it, don't forget to update me, Ivy," said Andria
"To me too, me too." Said Richard curiously.
"Why are you so eager to know about what is going around Ivy, Riche?" said Andria doubtfully
"Ha-ha, I'm also her friend, right? So, it's normal for a friend to worry about her, right?" Said Richard ramblingly.
"I will inform you both in the group after I get to know what they are scheming, ok? If we are done with the food, it is already 9 pm. Let us go home now. I need to prepare and get ready all things by tomorrow morning." Said Ivy tiredly
"What time tomorrow are you getting ready to go to your hometown?" asks Andria
"Maybe at 8 am," said Ivy
"Alright then, let us get going now, and have a safe trip, Ivy. Don't forget to inform the group. You know I love gossip." Richard winks after finishing his words.
Three of them get up and go to the parking lot, where they parked their car. Ivy waved her hand goodbye to them. Then, she gets into her car and starts driving away to her apartment. The weather at night is gloomy. On the road, the traffic light turns red. Ivy stops her car and waits for the green light. While waiting, she gets a call from her mom.