The corner of Max's lips twitched at her 'probably', but he didn't pay it much attention because from her words, he could tell his mother had shed most of her conservative thinking since she accepted his and Gu Lan's relationship.
Now that the threat of the Nie family was looming over them and she was aware of it, the chances were extremely high that she really wouldn't refuse him.
Gulp!
He audibly gulped his saliva at the thought, his little brother throbbing inside his robes, almost about to burst from excitement.
Suddenly he felt slightly prickling pain on his side and realized Gu Lan was pinching him, an envious look on her pretty face.
He hurriedly composed himself but it was of no use as she snorted in dissatisfaction, "After getting mother, you are going to forget me completely, aren't you?"
