Chapter 436 - A million dollar question (1/2)

Ryn twitched her lips when she saw the food on the table. She was speechless with the amount of food but she knew they ordered so much because of her stomach.

”Do you like them, Ryn?” Mrs. Long asked with a smile. She sat beside Ryn with Mika took the seat on the other side of Ryn.

”Erm... yes...” Ryn nodded her head. She eyed each dish before turned to give a look secretly at Mika. Mika just smiled proudly.

”Eat this, dear,” Mrs. Long placed a strip of pork belly onto Ryn's bowl of rice. Then, she placed some small pieces of bak choi onto her bowl, chuckling to see the stricken look on Ryn's face. ”Learn to eat green, dear. Don't treat them as your enemies.”

Mika and Jason hid their laughter. They knew Ryn would not argue with Mrs. Long nor rejected her offer. They wanted to see whether Ryn could swallow the vegetables she hated so much.

Would she or wouldn't she? That's a million-dollar question.

”Dear?” Mrs. Long gave an expectant look at her future daughter-in-law. Of course, she knew about Ryn's dislike toward vegetables, She did not know why the hatred was so bad until all these years still having it.

She should really learn to eat greens. This is for her own benefits too. She did not have enough vitamins by eating only meat, especially red meat.

It was her job as Ryn's future mother-in-law to bring Ryn back to the right way of living. What's to hate about vegetables? They're good for health.

Ryn looked at the vegetable before at Mrs. Long. She looked like a little kid being forced to eat green peas and sprout.

The cameraman focussed on Ryn's face at the order of the director. The other cameras would take care of capturing others' actions. He tried his hardest to not laugh watching the helpless look on Ryn's face. It was clear how much Ryn disliked eating vegetables but she had to swallow them under the eyes of Mrs. Long.

Ryn closed her eyes and swallowed quickly. She tried not to taste any of it. She desperately wanted to throw them out but she could not do it, not in front of Mrs. Long.

”As today is an enjoyable day for us, why don't we order a cake too?” Mika suggested as they were in the middle of their lunch.

Everyone looked at her.

”What do you think, babe?” Mika looked at her fiance expectedly.

Jason looked at Ryn and Mrs. Long. Both women have different expressions. One in horror while another shared the same excitement as her daughter. Jason could not help from chuckling. Poor Ryn. She kept being stuck in the middle when Mika having so many ideas.

”We had so much food, love. Why don't the real celebration be tonight? We have so many places to go too,” probably feeling sorry for Ryn, Jason tried to change Mika's mind. The cars and the lunch were enough, at least in his mind. They shouldn't push Ryn too much.

Ryn sighed in relief when Mika, with pursed lips, agreed to Jason's admonishment. She did not dare to look at Mrs. Long. She was hoping the elder Long would agree with it as well. She seriously did not want to have cake on top of all of these.

”Alright, let's go to check the next car,” Mrs. Long said with a chuckle. She could guess the look Ryn was giving Jason. She also could guess the reason Jason said that because Ryn asked him to.

Jason did not get the car this time. The car was already waiting for them when they walked through the entrance door.

”Why don't you sit beside me?” Jason whispered to Mika.

”But I want to sit with Ryn,” Mika replied back quietly. She glanced at the back where her best friend and her mother were walking together.

”Come on. Let her speak with your mother,” he coaxed.

”Hmm... if you want to, babe,” Mika wrapped her arms around Jason's. She batted her eyes at him. ”What time is our flight tomorrow?”

”7.30 a.m. I will pick you two up,” he said as he caressed her cheek gently. He wanted to lean down to kiss her lips but he was too aware of the camera. He did not want the camera to catch their intimate moment. He did not want the entire country to see them being intimate.

He opened the door for her and helped to pull the seat belt for her. Then, he opened the door for Mrs. Long. He did not manage to open the door for Ryn because the woman was already at another side and opened the door for herself. He went to the driver's side and smiled at Mika.

”Let's go,” he said and drove the car away, heading to the second showroom.

”How many are we going today?” Mr. Long asked suddenly.

”Maybe another two?” Jason looked at his fiancee. He did not think they could go to all of the showrooms. The day was getting late and he knew not to make his future mother-in-law too tired or his future father-in-law would blame him.