Chapter 90 - Brownie Points*

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"Oh my God I can't believe this! So it's true!" Mrs Su squealed excitedly when she opened the door and saw the couple standing in front of her door. She looked at their intertwined hands and she couldn't help the giddiness in her heart. Her daughter has finally done it.

"This is so good to be true" She added with a happy smile, as she excitedly clipped her hands together.

"Good afternoon" Mr song greeted with a low and courteous bow, making Mother Su nod her head in approval. 'He's a respectful one! One brownie point for him" She shrieked in her mind.

"Afternoon my dear" Mother Su greeted back.

"My name is Song Jinhai, and I must say you look prettier than I imagined. There's no doubt Hei-Ran got all her looks for you" He said while Hei-Ran glared at him surreptitiously. What was wrong with him? Why was he over doing things?

"Really?" Mother Su shamelessly touched her face with a sheepish smile etched on it. "Oh my, you're teasing me already?" She said trying to hide the blush warming up her face.

Hei-Ran couldn't help but roll her eyes at her mother's shamelessness.

"Mom can we go in now?" She asked in a stern voice, snapping her mom back to reality.

"I'm sorry, please come in" She said when she realized she was blocking the door. She moved away from the door, so they could go in.

"Thank you" Mr Song said as he walked into the living room. Mother Su nudged Hei-Ran on her side with a happy smile plastered on her face, making Hei-Ran roll her eyes at her.

"Take a seat. Feel comfortable, this is also your home too. After all you're now my Hei-Ran's boyfriend" She said in an happy tone, as she walked ahead of Hei-Ran to direct Jinhai to a seat.

"And these are for you" Mr song said handing the basket of gifts to her.

"Oh my!" She exclaimed."Thank you" She said accepting the gift.

"You shouldn't have done that" She added as she placed the basket to the ground.

"I had to. I couldn't come empty handed" Mr Song told her.

"That's good" Mrs Su nodded. 'Another brownie point for him. What a nice boy' She thought to herself. He sure has good home training.

"You have a beautiful home ma" Mr Song complimented, as he sat down on one of the sofas in the sitting room.

"Thank you. It's all my husbands doing" She said as she looked around the sitting room like she hasn't been living in it for decades.

"And don't call me ma, just call me mother" She said taking a seat opposite him. Though she was very happy – and if Hei-Ran and her boss had special glasses they could probably see the halo hovering over her head – she still carried herself like the madam of the house.

The Su family were a normal middle class family. They were not very wealthy but they were quite significant to society. Father Su owned a small publishing company that he had owned for more than 3 decades now. it wasn't as big like the new publishing companies popping up daily, but it had quite a reputation.

"Okay mother" Mr Song said.

Hei-Ran who was just watching from the side had a million thoughts running through her head.

'Why was Mr Song over doing things? Why all the extra efforts? And why the hell was he calling her mother, 'mother'?

"Hei-Ran why are you standing there?" Mrs Su called out when Hei-Ran stood away, staring at them awkwardly.

"Come sit down" Mrs Su beckoned on her. Hei-Ran slowly made her way to the sofa which her boss was sitting on, and sat beside him, ensuring there was a reasonable amount of space between them, which wouldn't be too suspicious to her mother. 

"Well so tell me Jinhai, when did you guys start dating?" She inquisitively asked. Her question made Hei-Ran panic, even though she was not the one being asked. They had not made up a background story before coming here. What were they supposed to do if her mother asked them a question together? Hei-Ran subconsciously bit her bottom lips in trepidation.

Mr Song noticed how Hei-Ran was biting her lip. it was something he had noticed she does whenever she was nervous.

He returned his gaze to Mrs Su to keep her attention focused on him, instead of Hei-Ran who looked like a bundle of nerve.

"A month ago" He replied.

"That's good" She nodded. "And you like her alot right?" Mrs Su inquired.

Taking another quick look at Hei-Ran who was still biting her lips but was now looking at him. He was sure she was more embarrassed now than nervous. Yeah he knew her so well. He has been paying attention to her all these years without her knowledge.

"I do" He said in a intent and firm voice, but his gaze were soft and warm, as he looked at her, but that gaze didn't last, as his eyes returned back to their cold nature.

"Perfect" Mrs Su clapped. Though Hei-Ran didn't fully grasp the emotion In her boss' eyes when he looked at her, but Mrs Su saw it. As a helpless romantic like herself she understood that kind of gaze, but there was also something suspicious with the way her daughter was staring at the man.

'Did she not like him?' She asked herself reminding herself to ask her when the opportunity arises.

"So do you have any intentions of getting married soon?" Mrs Su asked one of the most important question on her mind.

"Mother!" Hei-Ran snapped.

"What?" Mrs Su asked with a frown.

"We're here for lunch. And Mis...I mean Jinhai and I still have a meeting to attend in an hour time" She lied. Her mother was over doing it. Was she that desperate to marry her off?

"Really?" She turned to look at Jinhai who also nodded in return.

"Okay let's hurry up to the dinning table, so you both can get back to work" Mrs Su announced, standing up to her feet and leading them to the table.

"Stop acting nervous, she's going to be suspicious" Mr Song whispered into Hei-Ran's ear as they followed Mrs Su to the table.

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