Chapter 121 - 38: I’ve started to like this woman
Even though Gloria returned home from work at 1 AM, David, who had come home early to change, shower, brush his teeth, and gargle, still couldn’t escape the notice of his mother, who has long battled life and death on the medical frontlines.
She looked somewhat angry at this usually obedient son who never dared to defy her and asked with her arms akimbo,
"David... did you drink?"
Unexpectedly, despite his thorough efforts, David couldn’t wash away the smell, leaving him a bit awkward.
"I..."
Seeing her son not refuting, Gloria became angrier.
"Do you know you’re not 18 yet? I told you that you can’t touch these things until you’re an adult! You’re still a student, do you want to be like those useless people on the street who numb themselves with alcohol every day? Do you know why I work so hard..."
As she spoke, David felt like his mom was about to slide into a rant about him imminently becoming a degenerate indulging in all sorts of vices, and as she seemed about to cry, he hastily interrupted,
"It’s not like that, Mom, I ran into Mr. Lin on my way back from school."
"Lin Miao? He took you drinking? Where did you go!" Gloria’s voice rose several pitches.
David suddenly realized Lin Miao had specifically stressed not to tell his mom about the drinking, and facing his increasingly angry mom, he could only explain nervously,
"No! No! It’s not like that, Mr. Lin didn’t take me drinking, nor did we go anywhere shady, he just took me home and we stopped by a store to grab a bite, and someone accidentally spilled drink on my clothes."