Revealing a more meaningful smile on his face, Charlie paused for a while, and then glimpsed at Allen with slightly raised eyebrows. Coincidentally, he saw that Allen wanted to stand up but was grabbed by Rita. At the sight of this, Charlie sneered secretly and coldly, his eyes fixed on Elsa who was sitting at an obscure corner. Afterward, he declared, "Sweet Dream and I have been married in the virtual world, but in reality..."
"Marry him, marry him, marry him!" the group cheered, cutting him short from what he was about to say.
Overwhelmed by the cheers and giggles, Charlie paused for a moment. Before he continued, a tinge of excitement welled up inside him as the cheers got louder, when everyone wished that Charlie would propose to Elsa. At that very moment, an intense beam of light shone upon Elsa unexpectedly.
Immediately, everyone present shifted their attention to Elsa along the direction of the light. Even though some of them didn't know who Elsa was, they all assumed that she was the Sweet Dream referred by Charlie.
Except for two intense streaks of light on Charlie and Elsa, all other lights there had been turned off. As a result, everyone's attention was focused on the two of them. Caught in such a situation, Elsa didn't know how to respond, while Anna, Olivia, and Ann, who were sitting beside her, were trying their best to behave as appropriately as possible, although they were nudging Elsa in secret. The three of them, being Elsa's closest friends, understood that Charlie just made that announcement in public, perhaps because he wanted to persuade Elsa to be his girlfriend in reality, and not only in the virtual world. By doing so, Elsa would be left with no choice but to say yes.
"Sweet Dream, Sweet Dream!" Breaking the silence, Evelyn unexpectedly shouted, making Elsa jerk at the sudden outburst.
Following Evelyn's cheer, everyone present started shouting, "Sweet Dream, Sweet Dream." Although the intense light shone upon Elsa, she was sitting on her seat uncomfortably with cold sweat on her forehead. In spite of the beaming light, many people couldn't see her clearly because she was out of their sight and the lighting from the spotlight was too intense.
Not knowing what to do, Elsa instinctively stood up as Anna elbowed her on the side, hinting her to respond to everyone's cheers. In the game, Silent Sorrow made every effort to win the championship just to please Sweet Dream and win her heart. Thus, everyone was excited and wanted to see for themselves how beautiful this woman was in reality. When they saw that the lady looked so pretty and lovely, they admired and envied her a lot. In the meantime, they were thinking whether Charlie liked slim, sweet and gentle girls.
At another far corner, Allen looked dreadfully sullen, whereas Rita, who was sitting beside him, grinned and murmured, "You will be doomed to suffer a catastrophic defeat regardless of financial resources or capabilities. If you wish to compete with Mr. Long for a woman, you will lose." Rita was not a fool, so she surely knew that Allen also showed great affection for Elsa. But if Allen dared hurt Rita, the Gu Family, for sure, wouldn't easily let go of him. But judging from the current situation, it seemed that they didn't have to do anything to interfere with Allen's plan. To fight against a powerful opponent like Mr. Long for a woman, Allen would have a very small chance to win. Allen was not stupid either. He wouldn't go for wool and come home shorn.
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