Coping mechanism

''I signed up on Tinder recently,'' Hazel twirled her dark hair in her delicate fingers as she shrugged a shoulder, ''My date... He is hot,'' she added on a conspiratorial note.

''The last time you went on a date with a guy, he turned out to be a fisherman who won't stop talking about his preference for fish breeds and boats,'' Maxim massaged his forehead, "You complained about it for weeks."

Old Master Qin and Diana slowly retreated to the side with one mutual exchanged glance when they noticed the face-off between the mother and son. 

''Last time was last time and it happened 6 months ago. I took a break after that mild shock. Besides, Todd was cute,'' Hazel said self-righteously, ''He even said that he wanted to name his new boat after my name...'' 

''Mom, his name was John,'' Maxim cut her off.