18. Like Being Sucked in The Quicksand

Thought is like a magnet. It will attract events according to what we think.

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Chin Hwa felt as though the thunder of lightning had just exploded right into his eardrums. The unpredictable question of Mrs. Song momentarily drugged his consciousness. It made his eyes bulge round like he was seeing a very creepy ghost.

Qeiza was not different from Chin Hwa. She felt like her soul get out of her body for seconds. She could only gawk in a trance, staring blankly at Mrs. Song that was still waiting for Chin Hwa’s answer with a demanding facial expression.

Realizing that her spontaneous question was like a fire ball throwing through the fortress suddenly, Mrs. Song chortled.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to push you both,” she babbled then. “I’m just so excited about having grandchildren soon. I—”

“Mom!” Chin Hwa screamed in surprise, cutting off his mother’s nonsense.

He could felt his earlobes get hot because of embarrassment. He really didn’t presume that his mother would think too f