Rules of Engagement novel Chapter 15

On their way back, they took a taxi. Seeing that the two had been out for the whole morning and dressed differently when they came back, Blanche understood all. She just felt relieved as they loved each other so much.

After lunch, Johnson and she proposed to leave for their hometown. Elsa held her parents' hands, refusing to let them go.

"My silly girl, Mom and Dad are so happy to see you live a happy life. How can we stay with you every day? You already have a husband by your side from now on."

"Mom!" Elsa couldn't bear to part with them.

Blanche patted Elsa's hand and said in a low voice, "Be a good girl. You have grown up and you are a married woman now. You should take care of Ren's feelings. You two should respect each other's habits and feelings when living in a family. Do you understand?"

"I know." Elsa nodded. "Then I'll go home to see you after a while."

After a few more words, Blanche began to pack their things up to catch the bus. If they left at this moment, they would be home in the evening.

When Soren took hold of Elsa's hand which was a little cold, tears began to brim in her eyes. He took her hand and walked to the gate. "Mom, Dad, please stay one more night. I've booked two tickets of Shaoxing opera in the evening, and there's Mom's favorite "The Story of the Stone". It's a rare opportunity for us to keep you company. We'll go around with you this afternoon."

"Well..." Elsa didn't know that Soren also knew well about her mother's hobby of watching Shaoxing opera. Her mother usually bought DVDs to watch, so it was excellent to have the chance to watch it on site.

Blanche looked at her daughter and then at her son-in-law. "Why did you spend that money? I am so happy that you take me in mind."

"I've already bought it. Please stay here for one more day." Soren tried to persuade her.

"Okay, okay."

In the evening, Blanche and Johnson dressed up to go to the theatre. Soren and Elsa took them to the entrance and made an appointment with them to meet at the same place after it finished.

In this way, again Elsa was going to be with him alone. Soren still wore his casual clothes, a beige polo shirt and a pair of casual pants of the same color, while Elsa wore a white shirt and black pants, just the same as what she wore at work. She walked aside and kicked the things on the ground with her head down. In fact, there was nothing on the ground. Occasionally, only one or two pieces of fallen leaves floated in the air.

Suddenly, her hand felt warm. It was held by Soren, who was in a natural state to hold her hand, kiss her lips and treat her parents well.

Elsa didn't take back her hand, but followed him silently, keeping her head down.

While they were walking, Soren suddenly said to her, "Hey, Elsa, look at that dress over there. Isn't it beautiful?"

Elsa looked at the direction where he pointed. There was a beautiful green dress, as bright as spring, which made her feel warm. She nodded, "Yes, it's beautiful."

"Let's go and have a look." Soren took her hand and strode towards there.

Elsa followed him into the shop.

"Miss, could you please take this dress for me?" Soren said politely.

Unfortunately, when he was talking, the salesgirl just took the dress and said apologetically, "Sorry, Sir, another customer also wants this dress and she came a little bit earlier than you."

"Do you have another one?"

The salesgirl shook her head and said, "My boss made this dress by hand. This is the only one. Please take a look of other styles, maybe you'll like them, too."

The other girl quickly entered the fitting room.

The dress itself was very beautiful, and it also suited the girl very well. She grabbed the hemline of the dress and spun in front of the mirror. She said to her companion, "Shall we buy this one? Please?"

The man with her was a middle-aged gentleman in his fifties. He kept nodding, and there was obvious admiration in his eyes.

Soren thought it a little pity. He appreciated the design and color of the dress, and thought it was a good match for Elsa. However, before Elsa gave it a try, it would be bought by someone else.

But Elsa did not feel any regret. It seemed that they were a father with his daughter. The girl was only in her early twenties. Such a warm scene was better than a beautiful dress bought for herself.

The girl was out-going. Noticing that Soren and Elsa fixed their eyes on her, she walked up to them and asked with a bright smile, "It looks gorgeous, isn't it? But I like it so much. Even if you want it, I can't offer it to you, since I came first. You can only choose another one."

Her cute look made Elsa want to laugh. As a girl in her early twenties, she surely would be like this, with no worries, and naively expressed her feelings and emotions on her face directly.

"Yes, it's very beautiful. We'll take a look at others." Elsa responded.

"Then, honey, let's buy it." The girl ran to the middle-aged man and kissed him.

Seeing that, Elsa was stunned for a while. It turned out that they were not a father with his daughter, but a couple.