The air froze. Mother Lu's face looked conflicted as she stared at her son. Her eldest son that she had raised since he was born. The son she could never understand.
She loved her son with always felt separated from him because of his personality. He was a very silent child. Highly intelligent but silent. She had taken him to countless child psychologists, who said he was normal. But which six-year-old never complained, never smiled, and never spoke more than necessary. She knew her baby and she could feel that this was not how things were supposed to be.
For the first time in a long time her son came to her to ask a question with a curiosity in his eyes that she had never seen before. She felt like a failure but she couldn't help the complicatedness in her heart. "I give you both my blessings." She relented. Even if I'll never see grandchildren by this son its already fine that she doesn't need to worry about his happiness anymore. It seemed her deepest wish was fulfilled… somewhat.
Lu Yexuan looked at his mother whose mind ran a mile a minute. It seemed he had underestimated his mother's creativity. It was truly an eye-opening experience. He wasn't sure whether he should laugh or cry. Laugh that his mother really still believed he had an interest in Kim Suho or cry that she thought he had an interest in Kim Suho.
He rubbed his brow without much change in expression while sighing. "Mother, I'm talking about Su Qingtang."
She looked at him uncomprehendingly for a few seconds before her expression turned into one of joy. "Ah! My son-ah! You have finally seen the light! The first day you come to ask me about feelings and its about Qing-er! My life is complete. I can't wait to tell your father!"
"Mother," He yanked her off her sky-high clouds. Making the mature woman frown unhappily but still stop ranting. "I'm not even sure if what I feel towards her is even anything more than interest."
Mother Lu calms down but the joy she felt was still pretty obvious. She Leaned closer to her son. She was in full gossip mode. "Ah! Tell me do you like being around her?"
Lu Yexuan paused then nodded his head. He seemed to like being around her and talking to her was pretty interesting even though she didn't seem very willing to be in his presence for the past few times they had been together. The only reason she wasn't completely adverse to him last time was because she was too out of sorts to think deeply about anything.
Mother Lu's smile grew wider. "Do you think about her often when she's not with you?"
"Often?" Lu Yexuan wasn't the type to like vague answers when he was genuinely serious about something. Genuinely serious. Was he serious about his question or Su Qingtang.
Mother Lu thinks about it for a while before she narrowed it down a bit. Her son was so innocent, ah! "Everyday. You wonder how she's doing. If she has eaten. What she's doing. If you see something nice you think of getting it for her."
Lu Yexuan looks a bit unsure, but just seeing this Mother Lu had an answer in her heart. She was extremely satisfied! It was almost like she could almost touch her grandbabies!
Kim Suho walked in and stood by the side. A sign that Lu Yexuan couldn't stay much longer. Business always seemed to call her son away.
Mother Lu sees this and sighs for a bit. She pats his shoulder with a full heart. She was already satisfied.
"Since you like her ill give the both of you my blessings."
The smart Kim Suho easily figured out what was going on and touched his nose lightly. It seemed Mother Lu had no idea that Su Qingtang had no real interest in her son.
Being Lu Yexuan's assistant for a few years he had met a lot of people and had learned to read the unspoken subtitles of situations. He could tell that Su Qingtang didn't look at Lu Yexuan with liking but as if he were a stranger. Maybe she even held a bit of resistance towards him. He wasn't too sure about the resistance part but his intuition was never wrong.
"Mr. Lu." Kim Suho urged, they were already a bit behind so it wouldn't be good if they were late for this important meeting.
Lu Yexuan nods and walks to the door before leaving silently. It was almost like he was never there in the first place.
He walked out of the house only to be met with a strangely dressed Lu Yeluo. He had a cap, a mask and a clown outfit and seemed to be scared of something.
"Second young master." Kim Suho greets.
Lu Yeluo startles and lets out a yelp. He turns and faces his older brother before releasing a sigh of relief.
"Older Brother can I please get a ride. It won't be far. Please." He pleaded. Brother, please don't abandon me. You're the only one I have left to turn to.
Lu Yexuan doesn't even glance at him and keeps walking without even a hitch. Lu Yeluo despaired! Brother you can't be like this! You'll lose me too!
Lu Yeluo got anxious and started screaming at his brother. "Brother you can't do this to me! Brother how can you treat me like this? Why is there no love between brothers? Damn!"
Lu Yexuan kept on walking. He was already quite used to Lu Yeluo's threats and his nonsensical whims. Nothing could faze him.
Lu Yeluo kicked the ground while muttering under his breath. "Humph! Ill tell Little sister Qing-er to ignore you! Ah! I Know I'll get little sister Qing-er to help me-"
He feels the atmosphere change and looks up only to meet Lu Yexuan's dark gaze. He shivered. He suddenly felt like prey in a tiger's mouth. Doomed. "Little sister Qing-er?"