The Unexpected Love Journey
ARC II: CHAPTER IX
After Yunita left, the atmosphere in the living room became calmer but it also felt a little cold for Andre; either because of his AC or because of his nervousness. He tried to put all that aside and recalls what he got on the internet about how to deal with and get the heart of a fierce prospective in-law.
“So.” As soon as his father Yunita made a sound, Andre immediately stood by; forcing his brain to work more extra than usual; calming himself down and forcing himself to smile a little even though in his heart he was very nervous, “Why do you like my son? What do you see from him?”
Yunita Father's question made Andre a little surprised, he couldn't think of what he wanted to answer. Quickly, he tried to find inspiration by looking around. His eyes were then glued to the large-sized Yunita family photo hanging on the wall.
“Smiles,” replies Andre.
“Means?” Yunita's father looked puzzled by Andre's overly short answer.
“At that time.” Andre stopped for a while, he tried to quickly compile all the things he remembered during the competition in Singapore at that time, “2 years ago. I first met Yunita at a robotics competition in Singapore. At the time, I was actually having personal problems. But, when you see the smile of the father, and when you shake hands. For some reason, seeing Yunita like that allowed me to forget my sadness and focus on the competition.
Although I lost, I was strangely happy when I saw Yunita lift the trophy. It may sound a bit cliche, but it was the father's smile that saved me from the brink of depression back then. And, as if it was fate. The two of us met again at the same school, at first I was not aware, but Yunita's smile that seemed to stick in my mind made me remember back with her. And my mother once said, ‘Someone who can make us forget our sorrow, is a precious person’,” explained Andre. Especially for his last sentence earlier—entah sounds good or not—he did not expect such a sentence could come out of his mouth spontaneously.
“Hmph,” reaction Father Yunita—according to what Yunita warned earlier while on the way—looks hard to guess. Whether the reaction was because he felt the story that Andre had written just sounded embarrassing, which was clearly the exact situation when Andre was talking to his own father; equally difficult to guess.
Even Mr. Budi— who is older and certainly faces more of a variety of people's traits—look shrugged his shoulders when Andre glanced to ask clue about the reaction of Father Yunita.
“I heard your parent company is quite successful yes, until it occupies No.1 in Indonesia?”
“I.. Yes,”
“Keep, are you going to rely solely on your parents' wealth? All the names of businesses can fall loh,”
“Indeed, for now I depend on my parents. But I also already have a handle in case for the future,”
“What's it like?”
“Investment Shares,”
“But it's also your parents' money,”
It was actually at this point, when Yunita's father was trying to corner her continuously. Andre is still trying to hold himself back, he is trying to take the positive side; consider it natural that a father really wants the best for their child, especially if the daughter.
“Indeed, at first it was like that. But for me what matters is the result. My principle in life is that there is no success if we do not take the first step. And I prove it, for now maybe I already have 100x what I borrowed from my parents. And it will continue to grow as long as I manage it well,” replied Andre.
He keeps his way of speaking as much as possible; starting from his intonation, emphasis, and tone of speech so as not to sound like an offended person. After all, the question of his father's company going bankrupt sounds rather impossible. Not that he meant to be arrogant, but he also knew enough that the financial foundation of his father's company was quite good.
Whether this is a test from Father Yunita— is like some reference to other people's experiences that he got on the internet last night—or indeed Father Yunita underestimated him. However, Andre could not hide 100% of his regretful expression, let alone from the closest people like Mr. Budi. Evidently, Mr. Budi, when the eyes of the two of them met, he was immediately reprimanded to lower his gaze.
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Meanwhile, in the kitchen. Yunita sat in the kitchen with her chin up. He was very curious about what was happening in the living room right now.
“By the way, Andre's mother was charismatic. Although the style of speech looks relaxed, but rich there is an aura how so that makes us disinclined with him,”, said Yunita's mother when she was putting vegetables into the meat soup that was being cooked.
He himself was actually quite surprised when he found out that the lawyer he was quite reluctant at the time turned out to be Andre's mother. He even remembers how every media outlet reported Andre's mother as shameless for still defending a serial killer.
The words of Andre's mother at that time, while being interviewed after the case he won were always in his head, “Do not only judge people from outside only. Imagine if that person was you. Accused of murder when you are only in the wrong place and time. How are you feeling?”
“You serious? That great lawyer is Andre's mother? The guy who came to our house?” Yunita's mother immediately stopped her activities; covered her pancakes and turned to look at Yunita with a look of disbelief.
“Iya, mama time don't know?” yunita replied again, according to him, the face of his mother Andre is quite easy to recognize. He himself even immediately recognized Andre's mother was a murder case lawyer who had hated everyone.
“Had, if you know that, mama will definitely tell you to stay first to eat dishes with her special recipe mama, too bad,”
“Dream times ma, he's a busy man, super busy. Moreover, the people said, the law firm was a great success since the case. So surely more and more people are queuing up to rent his services,” Angelica Brother Yunita chirped.
“Kakak know?”
“Kalo his firm know, but if you meet directly ngak. You see, sister companies have tried to apply cases to their firms. Hoping to get Andre's mother, but for reasons of tight schedules, can be another. But it is top of the service. His lawyer is also good. Already 3x company sister ask for their help, and everything win,” explained her brother Yunita while chopping chives on the coasters without stopping even though he was talking.
Leaving behind her sister and mother who were gossiping, Yunita walked into the living room; her curiosity and anxiety that had piled up from earlier encouraged her indirectly to walk into the living room. But what he found surprised him. Not an awkward atmosphere or anything like that, but his father who was talking with a smile. He was a little incredulous what he was seeing at the moment, His father smiled and talking casually with Andre was beyond his expectations. It felt pointless that he was filled with anxiety from earlier.
“Take it ready?” his father asked Yunita as Yunita continued walking until her father realized her arrival.
“Not yet,” Yunita replied while shaking her head.
“Keep, why did you come here then?”
“Bored in the kitchen. There is something exciting, right? Papa discuss what is the same Andre to get really rich earlier?” Yunita, who was still unsure of what she was seeing now, tried to ask while sitting next to Andre.
“Just a few talks between men. But, papa must admit. Andre, your choice. Papa likes. He had a forward thinking, a bit of humor, and a good-looking face. Although still a handsome papa fit his age,”
Rumor dime thrown by Yunita's father to make Mr. Budi choked, “Tuh right pa, no one will believe the words papa that one,” do not want to lose this moment, no one will believe the words papa that one, Yunita with her sponge mocked her father's joke.
Moreover, this was not the first time his father had said that anyway. Because every time they watch a movie and see a pretty good-looking actor, his father always said that he was more handsome than the actor.
“You do not wait because there is your guy here, you want to mock papa ya,”
“Ei, just ask your mom or sister later,” Yunita continues to mock her father.
“What's up to call mama huh? Why?” said his mother Yunita who came along with Angelica; her sister went to the living room just as Yunita was mocking her father.
“Yang, try to see, which is more dashing when Andre's age. Me or Andre the guy your son tuh,” Father Yunita asked.
“Ah it is certainly Andre, father mah passing if the same Andre,” chirped Angelica, and funny, his mother Yunita also supports it. Her mother Yunita's confession made everyone in the room try to refrain from laughing.
Seeing a cheerful atmosphere like this, Yunita then squeezed Andre's hand while everyone was not paying attention to him and Andre, “Thanks yes,” he said. Andre only glanced for a moment, limited to replying with a smile.
