Ezra was speechless.
He reproached Charlie, "Oh my God! Dude, how could you come up with such an awful idea? Shame on you."
Shaun frowned at Charlie as well. "I don't care whether you are planning to have sex with her tonight, but do you really think she will be okay with that?" Shaun waited for a reply, but Charlie ignored him. He sighed and continued, "Marriage is not a game. You have to take it seriously. I strongly suggest that you consider marrying her after your graduation, Charlie. After all, the relationship that you two have right now will change after you graduate. Besides, reality is not as easy as you think." Shaun's tone was more serious now.
Charlie shrugged, refusing to continue the topic. In fact, he had just been joking about the whole thing. He knew that if he had sex with Elsa tonight, she would probably agree to marry him just because of that. But he didn't want to force her into a marriage with him; that was not his desire. He wanted her to be with him on her own terms.
As for the marriage certificate... Well, she was still too young for that. He didn't really care for it anyway; it was an absolutely unnecessary obligation to him. Even without a certificate, he would cherish her to his last breath. Also, as Shaun had said, having a relationship inside the college was very much different compared to that in the society.
"I am sorry that I dug out some of your sad memories." Charlie raised the glass to his lips and took a sip. "So, what do you think of this bug issue?" he asked Shaun, changing into business mode.
Shaun rotated the glass in his hands till the liquid inside it twirled like a small whirlpool. He replied, "The same as you. Get rid of it once and for all."
"Let's discuss this in the study," Charlie suggested. He stood up and headed towards the study with Shaun and Ezra following close behind.
Elsa turned to look at them in confusion as they headed to the study. "Why did they bring us along if they were going to be so busy dealing with their own stuff?" she complained out loud.
Evelyn was sitting beside her lazily, snacking on some delicacy, and was changing TV channels every ten seconds. She answered with a shrug, "Charlie brought me along because I am still pissed off and he is worried that I may start a fight with the Creepy Group. As for you…" She paused deliberately for effect and grinned at Elsa. She leaned towards her slowly and said to her, "He just wants you by his side. Besides, you will easily jump into conclusions if you are left alone in the dormitory to brood for yourself. "
Elsa was about to retort when her phone rang. Evelyn cringed; she hated that ringtone. Every time she heard that ringtone, she complained to no avail. "Could you please just change that horrible ringtone already? It's so childish! You are already in college, you know." Evelyn covered her ears and made a dissatisfied face at Elsa.
"I am used to it." Elsa shrugged her off and took out her phone. She frowned the moment she saw the number on the screen. "Why is he calling me?"
"Who is it?" Evelyn asked and leaned forward to look, "Allen?! Don't answer it!" Evelyn said, with a dark frown on her face.
Elsa was puzzled when she saw how angry Evelyn was. She forgot to answer the call, and it eventually stopped ringing before she could pick it up.
"Why is he calling at such a late hour? I'm sure he doesn't have any good intentions in calling you so late," Evelyn said, gnashing her teeth. She grabbed a fish ball, put it into her mouth, and chewed it so angrily as if it was Allen she was trying to crush between her teeth.
Elsa stared at her phone. He didn't call again. Everything had been so simple in her life before Allen had broken up with her. However, it had become more and more complicated after the breakup.
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