My Bow to the Destiny of Love
Mommy's bad accusations

Ardian repeatedly glanced at his watch. The meeting had been going on for two hours, but the meeting had not yet ended. Time has shown at three in the afternoon. He had begun not to concentrate on attending meetings because he thought of his wife who would go check her womb.

Fifteen minutes passed, finally the final percentage was completed. Ardian breathed a sigh of relief. There is hope to accompany his wife. A few times glances at his watch. I can only pray that there are not many questions asked by employees.

One by one the employees asked questions. Ardian was increasingly unfocused when Ashar heard the adhan reverberate. When all was silent, Ardian took advantage of the opportunity to end his meeting.

"I have to end this meeting here. If you have any more questions, please ask my personal assistant. I have business that cannot be delayed. Assalamualaikum.." Ardian hurried to leave the meeting room. Hurry up to the elevator to get to her room.

When he got into the room, Ardian could not say anything. Can only swallow her saliva when she sees the presence of Mami and Papinya in the room.

"Oh, my son is finally here. How meeting? Are there no constraints from the employee reports?"

"Mm. alhamdulilah no, Pi. Papi and Mami why... uh, when's it coming?" Ardian was correcting his almost wrong speech.

"From three o'clock. Papi and Mami want to talk to you. There's something serious that Papi and Mami can't talk about over the phone."

Ardian let out a rough breath while glancing at his watch. Time has shown at four in the afternoon. "Yes Allah... Papi and Mami want to talk about what? What's..." Ardian stopped his speech. A few days ago, he argued with his wife. She had to keep her mouth shut so that her Papa wouldn't blame her again.

"Why do you look so panicked?" The question suddenly came out of Renata's mouth.

"No, Mi. I. I just haven't prayed, so I feel a little bit riled up." Reply Ardian.

"Just a second. You have never prayed, never thought so."

"The "Ardian is not the Ardian it once was. Don't confuse the old with the present."

"Sit down for a minute. Papi and Mami really want to talk to you."

"Will pray for a while." Ardian just passed by. Put his briefcase on the table and go straight to the bathroom.

"We're tired of waiting for you, Ardian."

Ardian heard her mother's scream. However, he deliberately did not respond, so as not to the length of the story.

"We'll talk for a second." Renata spoke again by raising her voice when she saw Ardian coming out of the bathroom.

"I also pray for a while, Mommy. I've already taken ablution water'. Anyway, we can't delay prayer. Why don't Papi and Mami pray first, so we can talk until evening." Ardian replied as he walked into a room that was like a room. Hold a prayer rug there and immediately pray.

Renata glanced at her husband annoyed.

"Already, Mi. Just give up why the hell. It won't be ten minutes."

"But we've been waiting for him from an hour ago, Papi."

"So he was in a meeting. Just sit down."

"Huh," Renata snorted as she threw her body on the sofa.

Ardian tried to contact his wife after establishing the prayer. Breathe out a sigh of relief as the call connected.

"Assalamualaikum, dear. Have you left yet?"

"Already, Brother. If you are busy, do not force it. There's Mom and Bian accompanying me."

"Mh... Zidane didn't come?"

"Sir Zidane goes back to the Pesantren. He said. mm.. Brother Ghibran wants to menghitah one of Santri. So, he couldn't be absent."

"Mm. I will try to come. I just finished my Ashar prayer. But, there's Papi and Mami here. I'll meet them for a second, and then I'll slide down there."

"Alhamdulillah, may Allah ease the affairs of Brother."

"Aamiin. I'm closing, baby. Assalamualaikum.."

"Wa'alaikumsalam.."

Ting..!

Ardian stared at his phone when he heard the incoming message notification.

I got the number thirty queue, brother. I accidentally didn't sign up from yesterday for longer at the Clinic. Wishing you could come and know the situation of your child.

Ardian smiled to himself reading the message. Plunge his body on the front sofa of Papi and his Mama. His hand was busy typing a reply message for his wife.

"Why are you smiling to yourself? Cheating who are you? Tired of having a wife who always limits your activities?"

Ardian frowned at the words of his mother. "Eh, Mami don't like su'udzon why the hell?! I was again replying to a message from my wife. I don't think there's any work using any cheating-cheating event."

"Who knows if you're bored with a wife like that."

"Astagfirullahal.." Ardian put his phone down hard on the table. "Why the hell, Papi and Mami changed again now. You guys are kind of underestimating the existence of my wife. Mami and Papi loved my wife."

"Mommy just doesn't like it, Ardian. The more here the woman is like monitoring you. You seem to bow to that woman. You come from a good family. Not much different from her family."

"I'm not being monitored with him, Mommy. He obeyed me when I ordered him. But, the more I come here, the greater my love for him. Probably because I live in my in-laws' house. That's what made Mami say that."

"This also includes. Mami doesn't like to see you like an unruly man. Stay at home in-laws because wives don't want to live in your own house."

Ardian smiled bitterly. "Is this why you came here. You want to persuade me to go home again?"

"Yes.." Sucipto and Renata answered simultaneously.

"I'm sorry, Papi, Mami, for that I can't because I don't want to. There is no coercion from my wife or my in-laws. It's my own decision."

"What's so special about living in that simple house, son?" Sucipto spoke up.

"Living in that simple house feels so much more special than living in your palace. Because in that house, all the inhabitants are privileged."

"Explain to us the reasons we can accept. If you have expressed your reasons and it can make us understand. Mami and Papi can't force you."

Ardian breathed a heavy sigh. Staring at Papi and Mami in turn. "I don't want to come back because you guys kicked me out. Papi's harsh words were still ringing if I remembered them again." Ardian did not take his eyes off his parents. "When that time, my in-laws and their extended family accepted me with the door open. They asked for the error before punishing me. I didn't even take punishment from them. I was only enlightened so that I could continue to fight to be a good and more useful man in the future."

The two old men were speechless. Ardian's words are nothing they can deny.

"I just hope, in the future Papi and Mami never blame Ardian's wife for any problem that concerns me. If no one wants Papi and Mami to talk about it anymore, Ardian wants to say goodbye. There's business I need to get done after this."

"Mm... how is your wife's condition?" Renata deliberately asked the question so that Ardian would sit with them longer.

"Thank God be good, Mi. My wife is always diligent to check."

"Why don't you take your wife to check in at our family's clinic."

"I don't want to. I can still afford to pay at another clinic."

"Mommy wants to eat with you, son. Would you like to accompany Papi and Mami to the restaurant?"

Ardian glanced at his watch. It's almost five o'clock. He called his wife again to ask if the queue number is still long or not. However, he paused and chose to send a short message only.

What number is that, honey?

Just number two, brother. It's a long time ago."

Ok, wait me...

Chayra simply replied to her husband's message with a thumb sticker.

Ardian agrees to Mami's request after Chayra says it's still a long time.

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