Handsome Ceo's Secretary of Choice
Chapter 8. Son-in-law Like Rania

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Khanif gasped in shock from his daydream when Mama Adelin opened the door of his study. Mama Adelin who saw the expression of Khanif was only able to shake his head to see the face of his son who was pale as if he had seen a subtle creature.

"Mama, what's the need?" khanif asked hurriedly dispelling his shock.

Mama let out a long sigh, looking at the behavior of this one and only boy. Always every night Mama Adelin found Khanif in the room with the dominant white color. Even ordinary Mama Adelin found her son asleep with a pile of paper on his desk.

"Still busy?" mama Adelin asked as she approached Khanif.

"Gga ma, this is the new Khanif coming out."

Mama Adelin smiled happily, then closer to Khanif. "If so, anter nak Rania go home. Kasian he didn't bring a vehicle. He was also afraid that he would have to take public transportation. It's been a really good night, you know."

As he walked out of his study, Khanif asked his mother, "where do you know Rania?"

"Oh that, mama knew him in the market." Mama Adelin had a small laugh considering her meeting with Rania at that time. Then a second later, Mama Adelin continued her words again, "that time mama to the market itself. Regular monthly shopping. But when Mama is off guard, a thug or whatever he calls comes pickpocket mama's bag. Fortunately, there was Rania. He helped my mom out of that pickpocket. That's where my mom knew him. He's a very good boy. But she's pretty too, polite again. It feels like mama wants to have a daughter like her," said Mama Adelin made Khanif turn to her for a moment.

"There's no Jihan, ma. Jihan's beautiful, fine. Dear old people again," said Khanif smiling warmly knowing his words.

"What do you do, it must be different. Mama wants a ghost like Rania."

Khanif silently smiled in response to the outspoken remark of the mama.

"So how's mama doing?"

When Mama Adelin would respond to Khanif's remarks, Rania came to them and made mama forget about Khanif's question just now.

"Tan, Rania said to go home first," said Rania after kissing Mama Adelin's hand.

"Yes, son" said Mama Adelin and turned to Khanif. "Gih, Anterin wants Rania home."

"Ngga to tan. Rania took a car online only," refused Rania wagging her hands in front of the chest. He felt bad for Khanif as well as annoyed at him because of the problem earlier.

"Udah ngga papa. Khanif has also finished his work. Gih, follow Khanif. Not good, girls are delivered at night with just anyone. This is also for your safety. If your aunt comes home, your aunt won't worry anymore."

"Tante's not worried, but Rania's worried. I don't know what else Mr. Khanif's plan pisses me off" Rania said in her heart.

Of course he could not speak so bluntly in front of Mama Adelin. Moreover, the nature of the middle-aged woman was very good to him. Unlike the Khanif who he had just met again after a long separation.

Reluctantly, Rania finally nodded her head in understanding. Then Khanif walked first leaving Rania who was still talking to Mama Adelin until the front entrance.

"Later, come back to auntie's house."

"God willing tan, if Rania has time."

"Auntie wait a minute! If it's a work problem at the office, let auntie deal with Khanif."

Rania responded with a big smile. He did not expect the woman who still looks young was mama Khanif. Not long after, Khanif came by driving his car.

"Let's go in," call Khanif from inside his suv car.

"Waalaikumsalam, be careful son. Remember the word aunt just now."

Rania turned to Mama Adelin and nodded her head in a nod. Afterwards, Rania got into Khanif's car and sat in the front seat - near Khanif.

Things look awkward between them. However, the aura of annoyance was evident in Rania's eyes. He murmured in his heart, if Khanif had not told him to come these nights, he would not have been able to sit with Khanif at this time.

"What is the view on the other side more beautiful than the view from the front?" khanif commented when he saw Rania who did not look ahead even for a moment.

"What is father's business? Yes, sir. Thank goodness I wanted to be delivered to you."

Hearing him, made Khanif laugh out loud. What did Rania say - thank you if she wants to be delivered with Khanif? Is it not reversed? It looks like the world of Rania is now reversed like a soap opera that her mother had seen before.

"Rania, Vanessa. Never mind, don't make me cry" she said, wiping away a tear in the corner of her eye.

Rania was not surprised when Khanif said that because he heard the way Khanif laughed out loud, Rania was sure Khanif would definitely cry. But not crying because the market was decided, but crying because laughing at him. Knowing this, made Rania more upset with Khanif because he could not keep his feelings that were no longer careless.

I don't know, lately the blood level always goes up if it is close to Khanif. Especially if Khanif deliberately upset her like this. It seemed like Rania's head was about to explode hearing her mocking laughter.

Ah, nevermind. To remove her frustration, Rania turned her head to the side. He did not want to hear Khanif's soft voice but made his ears hot. Meanwhile, Khanif silently smiled. He doesn't know why he's so happy tonight. Even though a few hours ago, he seemed upset when he saw the reckless actions of Rania that almost made his company bankrupt overnight.

Look, in just a few minutes, he was able to smile silently without Rania knowing. Semantara Rania, still busy looking out the car window .

In her busy life, Rania recalls the moment without feeling guilty Khanif refused himself outright in the back garden of the school. 

That afternoon after Khanif refused, he continued to be planted behind the school. He kept thinking about Khanif's words which made his heart throb pain nonstop. He did not expect that the khanif would make himself like this. Quietly, looking blankly at her future that looks loveless again.

Rania laughed at herself. Miris, did Khanif reject her with such sweet words because he did not want to make her hurt? If yes, Khanif is wrong. Rania believes, Khanif rejected it because he looked at his physical that was far from the word eye-pleasing. If so, then Rania believes.

In silence, his tears slowly came down again. Honestly, Khanif was his first love. No man has ever been this close to her except the man in her family. Rania hit her chest, she felt pain in there. But instead of subsiding, even the pain becomes more.

Rania screamed loudly. He wanted to vent the tightness in his chest by shouting loosely. After feeling somewhat calm, he moved on from there. In his heart he said that he would never again set foot in the garden behind this school.

Rania gasped in shock as Khanif touched her arm. He awoke from his daydream and turned to Khanif.

"Why you?" khanif asked worriedly after that he called Rania many times, but neither got an answer nor a nod of the head.

"I'm fine," Rania said involuntarily having softened her tone.

"Your house is still there, right?" khanif asked suddenly but did not get an answer from Rania, because Rania had not mastered her situation.

Khanif repeated his question, "your house is still there, right?"

Slowly Rania nodded. Khanif also increased the speed of his vehicle to the house of Rania. A few minutes have passed. They arrived in front of Rania's house. As Rania was about to get out of the car, Khanif intercepted Rania's hand saying, "wait a minute."

"What?"

...To be continued...

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