I don't care about stuffs like that right now.

"Yo-Han, are you in there?".

"Yes Mom, I am coming" he replied as he wiped the tears forming in his eyes away.

He hurriedly hid away the portrait in the secret compartment. Not until then did he open the door.

Min Ju Eun stood by the door, still in her work outfit. There was a smile on her face, ' seems like first day at work went well'.

"When did you arrive, I... I... I did not know you arrived already."

"Just now, I went to check you in your room, I didn't find you there so I came here to see if you're back or not" Min Ju Eun replied.

"How was school today, did you make any new friends?" She asked and gently pulled him into the living room.

This time around she would not make the same mistake she made in the past, she would give her time to cultivate happiness in a brand new Yo-Han.

She really wants to give him attention and make him more at peace.

All this while he had switched his mood to his 'cute son' mood. He had a fake smile on his face and a fake display of happiness in his eyes.

"Yo-Han, talk to me, how was your first day at school, hmm?, it's important that you tell me."

"Mom, how was your first day at work?, I hope they treated you well. Hmm?" He tried avoiding her question.

"Answer my question, don't try to run away from my questions, hmm!?"

"My day went smoothly. How about yours?"

She shook her head, " I won't take that, I want the details, everything that happened."

Min Ju Eun was the talkative type, but she only talks when it's necessary and no matter how mute you are, she knows how to make you respond.

He found her actions funny, she wasn't always so persistent. He knew there was no way out of this so he gave in. This drama brought a genuine smile to his face, it replaced the usual warm but unrealistic expression instantly. His reaction were reflex.

When Min Ju Eun saw this she also smiled showing how happy she is. She would give up everything just to see this every now and then.

"Fine..." Sigh. "I got into the spotlight again, I don't know why my face betrays me all the time. Within twenty-five minutes everyone already knew about my existence.... I felt embarrassed by the way the girls were drooling over me....They even called me Ice hunk."

"Hmm, your beauty is an inheritance, and you should not despise it, a lot of people want it but they can't have it, see, even the girls appreciate it, so you should be proud of yourself, you don't have to be embarrassed,...Yeah I know you don't want a lot of people to know you but you can't hide you face from the public, soon you'll be a famous artist, people still have to know you."

"Mom, it's just that I don't want people's attention. I just feel like having my own separate world."

"Ice hunk!?, Why Ice hunk!?" She looked at him with a questioning look ignoring his explanation.

"I have no idea. They probably couldn't think of something better." He replied.

"Like what?, Handsome Han?, I-don't-want-a-nickname Han?, I-don't-want-girls-drooling-over-me Han?..... I-don't...." She was about to say more embarrassing options when Yo-Han interrupted her.

"Mom!!... You started well but you are not ending it well, how about Da Vinci Jnr? That's the most suitable, right?." He could not take the mockery anymore, she liked getting back at him and striking him hard when it comes to things like this.

"Yeah, I know, I am proud of you. Your father would also be proud of you if he was here,... you should make a portrait for him, I am sure he wil...."

"Mom I met a girl today!."

He did not want her to keep talking about that. He did not intend to remind her of the past, it's okay to mention him once in a while, but right now, was not the time.

He himself is emotionally weak at the moment and it would not end well if the conversation was prolonged so he had to change the topic.

'But why could I not think of something else?.'

Her face lit up upon hearing this. She forgot what she had said earlier and could not help but ask.

"Really", she frown and looked at him suspiciously. "Are you kidding me."

"No, I am not. We had a long conversation together and ...."

"Seems like the heavens have started answering my prayers, Yo-Han made friends with a girl, I used to think I would be the one to woo your wife for you, but it seems You are really becoming responsible." She could not help but spit it out.

She had been noticing Yo-Han's reactions since they started the conversation, he had really been his true self and this is really rare, Seems to be that the girl had brought out his true color.

They hardly have long conversations like this but their relationship was still good, with this sudden development, they would definitely build a solid relationship in a matter of a few months.

" Mom have I not been responsible?"

"Yes and no". She said.

" How, how have I not been responsible?"

"Yo-Han, I am your mother, I know you more than you know yourself." She paused and sighed before continuing.

"You have been hiding a lot of things from me and you've been lying to me all this while, trying to make me feel better, also putting on a happy mask whenever I am around, I don't know why you do this but if there's anything bothering you, it's not your responsibility to make me feel better, it's your responsibility to pour out your mind to me, but you've not been doing so, therefore, you've not been responsible."

" You have not been letting me play my part as your mother, I am not sad so stop pitying me, I am happy to have you and that's enough for me."

She said all that was in her mind, wanting him to also let her play her part, he is so reserved and she does not like it.

"Mom,...I ... I am sorry if I had been like that, I had no idea you felt this way, but I do think you are fine with my behavior and I am growing older, I just want to be more independent,and no matter what you will always be my mother." One could sense guilt in his speech and this calmed Min Ju Eun a lot.

"I don't care whether you want to be independent or not, this is my house and I make the rules. Okay!?" she smiled at him before making her announcement.

Somehow she managed to convince him a bit but it's not a day job for him to totally change. ' I think I should give it a try but that must not affect my plan in any way. I still need to do what has to be done'.

"Tell me, tell me about the girl you like. What's her name, Is she beautiful...?," She started asking too many questions all at once.

Yo-Han was scared, 'For goodness sake, I did not say I like her!., What is she thinking!?'

"Mom, I did not say anything about liking her, I don't care about stuffs like that right now."

"Stuffs like what? Hmm?, what are you thinking, hehehe, Yo-Han you should live your life while you can, hmm? Don't regret it later in the future. Hmm?"

'What the f*ck.' He had just shot himself in the leg.

"I will go and make dinner" Min Ju Eun said before leaving for the kitchen. Smiling as she exits.

He really did enjoy the time they spent together, but she had put him under pressure with all the tricks she pulled on him. The moment she left he sighed in relief.