Chapter 182 - An Awkward Meal (1/2)
”W-What?”
Mr. and Mrs. Lee looked at their daughter then their gazes transferred to the towering man next to her with perplexed expressions. Then, like people who got hypnotized, their eyes simultaneously lowered to the part where Yanee had linked her arm with Tohru James.
”Auntie, Uncle, you look like you've been petrified,” Chummy commented at the side followed by a giggle. ”You can ask questions, you know.”
”Cynthia Tan,” Yanee growled in warning, giving her best friend a glare, which of course, did not work.
Chummy was having a great time watching the drama with a front seat ticket that her worry over how Yanee would unleash her wrath on her later was nonexistent. Well, considering how things were, it was not as if Yanee still had time or brain cells left later to scold her.
”Of course, we'd like to ask questions, but…”Mrs.. Lee's voice trailed off as her gaze transferred from her daughter to the man she was hanging onto again, and she hesitated.
This brought about an awkward silence that lasted several seconds, and Chumy sighed. She thought the boss would do something to ease the atmosphere, but it seemed 'meeting the parents' could also shake the man's confidence. She turned her gaze from the lovers in disappointment but caught sight of the singer who was silently giggling.
Anjee also saw her look her way, so she gave Chummy a playful wink before clearing her throat and breaking the silence.
”Why don't we go to the restaurant now, then and talk while having a meal?” Anjee suggested which the others unsurprisingly agreed to.
In no time, all of they were out of the apartment and into the cars on the way to a traditional restaurant where Tohru made a reservation earlier. Anjee came to Yanee's place in Tohru's car, but she opted to go to the restaurant with Chummy so that the Lee couple and Yanee could ride with him.
”Er… Idol, you didn't ask me if I have a car first before you decided to come with me,” Chummy told Anjee when the two of them were left at the parking lot of the apartment complex.
Anjee grinned. ”If you don't, we can always grab a taxi, you know,” she retorted. ”As if I'd want to get in a car with all those confused people.”
”You have a point,” Chummy agreed before taking the singer's arm. ”Well, let's get to our ride, then.”
”Oh, so you do have a ride!”Anjee happily followed Chummy towards her vehicle and they laughed as the speculated about what's going on in the other car as they drove to their destination.
Thirty minutes later…
To say that it was an awkward meal was an understatement. However, how it was awkward was not something that anyone would have expected after the big reveal earlier. Instead of everyone trying to gauge everyone's actions and taking care of their words in case they said something wrong, the table was surprisingly lively, albeit, in a weird, awkward way.