Chapter 267 - The Grand Engagement!!

As the sun started to set in the west, the city started to grow darker and darker. Throughout the city A one could see numerous luxurious cars entering the city and heading towards the Empire hall, one of the largest hall used to conduct events. Many celebrities, important figures, and big shots were making their way towards the empire hall wearing luxurious clothes. To the commoners and bystanders, it was like an awe moment to see numerous luxurious cars as well many important figures passing through roads. Though it was an awe moment, there were also many precautions to be taken. Excluding the police officers who were guarding and patrolling the city, the Dark Knights were also assigned to provide security and to guard the city. Other than the shadow guards, there was one more expert group who was watching everything in dark. The COBRA guards, wearing commoner dress were scattered throughout the city to watch over the condition of the city and to make sure that nothing dangerous would show up in the city. A few of them were also disguised as waitresses and securities to enter the empire hall.

For the city to undergo such big changes was because of the countries two top families having held a grand event.

The Kim family, as well as the Zhen family, were as busy as an ant, preparing for the grand engagement between the Kim family's second son and the youngest daughter of the Zhen family.

When the sky was almost dark, the empire hall started to show its glory to the guest leaving everyone in awe.

The large land, covering six acres was fully lit leaving not even a single dark spot. The beautiful green trees were surrounded by colorful lightings' and the ground was covered with green grass which were trimmed flat. Under the lighting, the green frass showed a faint glow. Numerous Flower bouquets were used to decorate every part of the banquet.

A big bar consisting of numerous rare wines and vodkas were all arranged, ready to be served. Waiters and waitress, wearing their uniform were standing in line holding a tray in their hand.

In the middle of the land, a big, wide stage was set, decorated by numerous beautiful flowers which were imported fresh from different countries. A few highly skilled bodyguards could also be seen, guarding the whole ground.

Outside the empire hall, at the entrance, one could see securities surrounding the whole place. From a small kid to an aged old man, everyone had to undergo the security check. Those who appeared without an invitation were not even allowed to take a step into the venue. The luxury cars which were used by the guest also had to undergo thorough checkup before entering the venue. With this kind of strong and tight security, even a fly could not enter the hall without being unnoticed by the guards.

When the time ticked six, various guests started to enter the hall with their date or family into the grand hall. Whoever entered had an awe expression looking at the beautifully decorated hall.

Before the time ticked seven, the hall was almost filled with numerous important figures. Mr. and Mrs. Kim, wearing their family's traditional dress were welcoming the guest with a smile on their face. Next to them, like a lone figure, the first and second master of the Zhen family were standing to welcome the guest with a stiff smile on their face, while second master Kim and his wife were looking after the arrangements inside the hall. Because elder Zhen was old, he was strictly prohibited to step outside of his room until the banquet started. Even after attempting several times to persuade his granddaughter, Elder Zhen could not convince his stubborn granddaughter and was forced to stay inside his room by Suzy. Seeing Elder Zhen's sulking face, Suzy could not help but sigh. If not for his health issue, Suzy was more than happy to let him entertain the guest. While Suzy was struck in worries, her eyes suddenly lit up when she was informed of the arrival of an important person.

Excusing herself from the room, she hurriedly went out to invite that special person. Not long after when Suzy returned to her room, she saw Elder Zhen still sulking while completely ignoring her like a kid.

Chuckling to herself, Suzy went forward and sat next to Elder Zhen. Holding his hand, she started to coax her stubborn grandfather "There there, stopping sulking now. Don't you want to listen to your granddaughter?"

"Hmmph…"Elder Zhen turned his face away with a hmph, his action clearly saying that he was going to ignore her.

Chuckling, Suzy spoke with a smile "Fine fine, I'm sorry..now don't sulk okay. See there, who has come to see you.."

Curious, Elder Zhen wanted to turn and see but at the same time, he did not want to lose to his granddaughter, afraid that he would give in to her way but in the end, he still gave in. Once he turned around, his eyes lit up at once when he saw Elder Gong, his one and only childhood friend standing at the entrance with a smile on his face.

"Hey, old hoggy, what's with your childish behavior? Do you think you are still that stubborn kid…haha"

"Haha….hey, what do you mean childish? How will you know the joy of acting stubborn in front of your grandkids"

"Haha…yeah yeah…only you will have joy in such kind of things"

Standing at the side, Suzy smiled when she saw the two old buddies having a pleasant talk and at the same time, she sighed when she saw that her grandfather was no longer stubborn.

"Grandpa Gong, Grandpa….I'll take my leave. You can have a chat inside the room. If you want anything, you can just voice it out. The people standing out will help you out. Then…I'll take my leave"

Turning to Elder Gong, she bowed and said "Grandpa gong, Thank you for taking care of grandpa…then, I'll take my leave"

"haha….don't be too polite kid. Go, you must have a lot of things to do outside….don't worry, I'll make sure that this old hoggy will not be able to step outside to make trouble for you…haha"

Bowing her head once again, Suzy left the hall leaving the two elders to chat among themselves.

Outside, in the grand hall, waiters and waitress were rushing to and fro to serve drinks to the guests while a group of dancers and singers were entertaining the guest on the other side.

A woman dressed in a lavender gown was leisurely walking past the grand hall to enter the building to get changed. Seeing the crowded area, Shanaya sighed a deep breath. Though the engagement was held and arranged as per her teenage life dream, She still felt that everything was exaggerated. Though Shanaya liked the setup, she felt that her cousin had overdone everything but still she could not help but smile widely as her heartfelt extremely warm for being pampered by her cousin to such an extent.

After pausing for a moment, just when Shanaya was about to head inside, she suddenly heard her name being called by someone from behind.

"Shanaya?"

Turning around, when Shanaya saw the young man and a young woman walking towards her, she felt soo much annoyed that she wanted to kick them out right now.