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PART 5: THE WEDDING

"You Were Born To Be Real, Not To Be Perfect. So, Be Real

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The Computer engineering's Department's team wins the game in the end and proceeds to the semifinals. The Computer engineering department students cheer in victory, but Sumedh never shows up in the end, so the girls feel rather upset.

Mallika dashes back to her dorm room right after, logs into the game, and sees that WhyNotJustSmile avatar is already lit up in her friends list. Mallika sends him a message: "Sorry, I'm late."

WhyJustNotSmile: "No problem. Come to God of marriage and love's temple."

Mallika rides a horse to God of marriage and love's temple, but she is shocked by the big crowd of people in front. Thankfully, there isn't as many people once she goes inside; only a few are standing and chatting to each other.

Mallika walks up to WhyJustNotSmile: "How come there are so many people?" Mallika didn't call any of her friends to come because she didn't take this wedding seriously, as well as feeling a little embarrassed to tell others that she is getting married again so soon.

WhyJustNotSmile says: "You ask them."

Mallika looks at the others, and one of them called, TimelyRain, says: "Heh heh, congrats, congrats. I told everyone who has nothing to do in our guild to come. It'll probably be a grand sight when they all ride their horses and follow behind the marriage sedan in a bit."

Another one says: "people from our guild also came."

TimelyRain says: "Everyone is waiting for JustSmile's red pockets, hahahahaha."

Mallika feels embarrassed. They are probably a couple hundred of people outsid. Hopefully JustSmile doesn't go bankrupt after giving out red envelopes to everybody.

Just at that moment, Mallika receives a trading request from WhyJustNotSmile; a couple of equipment items on the list. There isn't any need to review them in detail; just from their glow, she knows that they are all divine level items. Mallika asks in suprise, "This is?"

WhyJustNotSmile says simply: "Bethrothal gifts."

Is...Is this how it feels like when you won a good lottery ticket?!

This is.... This is truly, truly, truly fantastic!

Mallika quickly recovers from the excitement, calms down, and rejects the trading request. These equipment items are not cheap, and she isn't thick-skinned enough to the point of accepting other people's things.

WhyJustNotSmile sends another message: "Accept it. You'll need it when we go PK."

So that's the reason. Mallika thinks for a second and accepts them; she then gives him her best equipment, a ring that boosts speed.

WhyJustNotSmile types a question mark to her.

Mallika says: "My dowry"

Mallika blushes in front of her computer screen. She must have gotten used to being teased by members in the party enough, so she could actually say this out without hesitation. Furthermore, her "dowry" is incomparable to his "betrothal gifts." Mallika adds while feeling embarrassed: "It's not much. I'll give you more later."

WhyJustNotSmile sends a smiley face: "Okay."

He then says: "You really only just need to come."