
Ray looks down the stairs. The middle-aged man stepped after Ana who had already arrived in the living room.
"Where's Yuan? I haven't seen him." Ana.
"Is Yuan still not home?" Ray asked one of the servants in the house.
"Sorry big lord and big mistress. It seems, the young master has not yet returned home. Do I need to call him, so that young master can go home soon?" Ask the waiter with respect.
"Oh yeah, try asking your son, Kai. Isn't he a close friend of Yuan's? Tell him to get Yuan to come home right now." Ray's orders.
"no need. Honey, we better wait a minute. It's possible that— is currently he's on his way home. Just be patient a little more." Advice Ana.
"All right, we'll be waiting for him in a minute. I hope that kid doesn't make us wait too long." Said Ray.
After that, he turned to the servant he had told him to contact Yuan. The servant is the mother of Kai, Jeni's aunt.
"You can leave, there's no need to call Yuan or Kai." Said Ray.
"Okay sir, I understand. Then excuse me." Said the middle-aged woman, who then left in front of Ray and Ana.
"Ray, indeed— Yuan must come to this event huh? You never invited your son to go to a show like this before." Ask Ana.
"Yaa— because this time is different. You know, it's the anniversary celebration of the chairman of Jhoneq, chairman Barack. He's my best friend in the business world. There's been a lot of collaboration that we've worked together."
"Then, what does that have to do with getting Yuan to come along?" Ask Ana.
"You remember? President Barack has two children. His first son was a boy, from whom I heard— he attended the University City Center. He's a university with Yuan, but I guess— they don't know each other even though their father is very close. Then— her second daughter was a girl, she was one year younger than Yuan. Since childhood, her daughter has been studying abroad. But, especially today, he came home. Therefore, I'm taking Yuan." Said Ray.
"Wait first. Don't tell me— you want to match my son?!" Ana asked who looked annoyed by her conjecture.
"The truth is our son. Yes, I intend to match them. Honey, just imagine, if they were really married, both sides would be equally welcome. We also don't have to worry about Yuan's future." Ray's words that increasingly make Ana feel angry with her husband.
Ana looks at Ray with her cold aura. The middle-aged woman was a hundred percent unhappy with her husband's thoughts.
After all, Ana never agreed to the name matchmaking. Moreover, a matchmaking that occurs because of business interests. Ana is completely against this.
"If you acknowledge him as your son. Therefore, don't ever think that you want to match Yuan." Ana said that still displays her laser beam.
"It's not like that I mean, honey. I just wanted to introduce him. Who knows they are fighting. Yeah, but it also kind of pushed him to get closer to Chairman Barack's daughter as well."
"Look yeah. Whatever your reasons and how you do it. As long as it contained an element of coercion and was not in accordance with the wishes of Yuan himself. So I, as her mother, am a thousand percent against it. Please, let Yuan choose his own life partner." Ana.
•••
Yuan stopped his car right in front of his mother's restaurant. The man seemed to no longer care what would happen if his mother found out that he was currently with a girl.
"Had arrived, why just shut up? don't you want to come down?" Yuan asked as he looked at Rose who was just silently daydreaming.
"Eh, have you arrived? Sorry, I didn't realize it. Again, thank you so much for today." Rose then removed her own seat belt.
"What time did you finish work?" Yuan asked as Rose was about to open the exit of the car.
"Eng— for what do you want to know?"
"Oh, just answer what is the difficulty? Besides, you don't need to know why. Because there is no particular reason. I just want to ask." Yuan said as he turned his eyes away from Rose.
"I'm sorry, but I was really surprised by your attitude this morning. Moreover— since the incident that afternoon. You look overprotective to me." Rose said, expressing her head.
At first, Yuan seemed silent. However, the next second, the man was seen laughing out loud hearing Rose's words.
"You still haven't dispelled that excessive self-confidence, have you? Do you think I care and care about you? Did you forget what I said on campus? You're mine, I just don't want anything that's been rightfully mine scuffed at all." Yuan said in between laughter mocking him.
"Then, what does it mean to say that I'm yours? Doesn't that mean I'm paca— "
"Don't just talk. Did you expect that to be my lover? Ck, don't be so high in dreams. If you fall, it will hurt a lot. I might want to be your lover. We— is impossible." Yuan said.
Still with a hand that kept stroking her forehead, Rose looked at Yuan annoyed. A look he had never given the man before. Therefore, Yuan seemed to be frowning in wonder at the way Rose looked at him at this moment.
"If not a couple. Then, what do you think of me?! You have intentionally men— "
"Ssssttt— let's go down. Don't you have to work? Today I had an event with my mom and dad. So, I also have to leave immediately. You can't possibly get me into my father's rampage, can you? I'm late because of you." Yuan said that once again, deliberately stopping Rose's words.
"Who cares whether you get a tantrum from your father or not, but it would be great if you got one. And again, you're late not because of me, but because of your own fault for forcing yourself to drive me." Rose said, all of his words were not really spoken seriously. He was just trying to pretend to be upset and not care about the man.
"You can say it like that too. Ah yes, all right. You did make me a few minutes late to get home. I seem to be really going to get a tantrum from my father." Said Yuan with a face made as if he was being hit by a heavy calamity.
Rose could be heard sighing for a moment, before he finally opened the door of the car and directly exited Yuan's car.
"You want to just walk away without saying anything to me?!" Ask Yuan.
The question from the man sounded very familiar in Rose's ears. The girl seemed to feel de javu with the question Yuan had just asked her.
The problem was, Yuan had indeed used the same question as that, this morning. Hence, Rose felt familiar with the question. But unfortunately, Rose had a hard time remembering, so he just thought that he was experiencing de javu.
"Thank you and see you." Rose said as she closed the car door and walked towards the entrance of the restaurant.
In his silence, Yuan seemed to be smiling broadly as he watched the girl slowly disappear from the range of his sight.
After making sure Rose entered the restaurant owned by her mother. Yuan immediately turned the engine back on and drove it home.
•••
Ray exhaled, the man could only give in when he was already faced with a situation like this.
A debate with his wife, there is no way Ray will win. Even though he brought a lot of concrete evidence.
After all, a husband who loved his wife so much as Ray, would not be able to let his wife grieve for losing the debate with him. Therefore, Ray could only give in.
"Then, I'll just introduce him to Yuan. That's all." Said Ray.
Ana seemed to be flicking her mouth, the middle-aged woman seemed to be in disbelief at the promise her husband had just made.
"But, behind me, you will definitely encourage them to get to know each other more closely and again. If it was like that, what difference would it make to forcibly match her?!" Said Ana.
"You don't misunderstand me, baby. I dare to deceive you. I'm not going to force Yuan to be close to Barack's son. I promise you."
"Who's trying to cheat daddy? And what did mom mean earlier— did daddy try to match me?" Asked Yuan who had arrived home a few minutes earlier.
"Yuan, when are you coming home. Why don't we hear your car?" Ask Ray.
"Don't hear it? Dad himself was too busy arguing with mom." Answer Yuan.
"Yes already. Then quickly go to your room and change clothes. All your needs to go to this event are already prepared by the waiter." Said Ray.
"This way— is not a place where I will be betrothed by dad right?" Yuan asked who brought up what he had accidentally heard earlier.
"Don't ask much, let's quickly go to your room and get ready. We're too late for waiting for you." Ray's orders.
"Yes yes, I understand." Said Yuan who then went to his room, although his heart still remembered asking.
"I'm really gonna be watching you. Don't let me see you match Yuan. Except, if Yuan really likes the woman you want to be with." Said Ana who again started the debate with Ray again.
✍ This story is just fictitious. Sorry if there are similarities in the names of characters, places of events or events that occur.✍