"Maybe because she knows if she told anything, the secret would be safe. I won't share it with anyone so she can feel at ease to talk to about anything," said Xia Zhao.
"I didn't think you lack this much self-confidence," comnted Raelle.
Xia Zhao shrugged, "I don't wanna get my hopes up."
*Thud!*
A muffled sound of sothing falling was heard from upstairs and both of them looked up. Xia Zhao frowned slightly before he rolled his eyes unnoticeably.
"Do you have a cat?" asked Raelle.
"No," replied Xia Zhao. "I don't have any pets."
"Then did wind drop sothing?" But then she looked outside and added, "I don't think it's windy outside though." She looked back at him, "I thought you were alone at ho."
"I was," he answered. "But not anymore."
Raelle only nodded her head and didn't ask further because she thought since she was there. He was definitely not alone at ho anymore. She threw this small incident to the back of her head and didn't let it distract her.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm younger than you and won't comnt on your relationship with Yanyan. I just want to say, if you really have feelings for her. Don't be hesitant. You said you guys have wasted years. Can you not waste your whole life?"
Xia Zhao looked at her carefully as he said, "You really love Yanzi."
"She is my family," replied Raelle. "She made who I am today. I recently t my mother and if I'm not wrong, you know who she is or how she is."
"Yes," nodded Xia Zhao. "Professor Song is well-known."
"I never knew before eting her that she and I had so much in common," comnted Raelle. "Maybe it's the blood or our genes, but I'm heavily influenced by her even though I only t her last month for the first ti in my life. Her personality is quite similar to mine and so is her thinking."
"Yes," agreed Xia Zhao. "I've noticed that. Professor Song and you share the sa intelligence and sa interests. It's not that difficult to see that you are a mother and daughter. But what are you trying to say by ntioning her?"
"She told that there is a huge difference between the two of us," started Raelle. "She said I was shaped into who I am with love. She beca what she is because of a lack of love. At the end of the day, the people who raised us influenced us heavily. And that's why she said, I look like the light while she will always be the dark night. Plants need care and attention, so how can humans not need it to grow? If you don't pay attention to plants, they wither or grow crooked. The sa happens with the humans."
Xia Zhao didn't disturb her as he listened attentively, he seed to have grasped why she was telling him about this but he still let her talk.
"You know who shaped ?" asked Raelle.
"Yanzi," replied Xia Zhao.
Raelle nodded her head, "Yes. I'm a difficult person. I know. I can get tiring too. I know that too. I'm not normal. But Yanyan never cared what I was or who I was. Her love, patience, care, or attention never changed when it ca to . Today when I look back, I can tell you positively that if she wasn't around, Raelle Xiang you see today would be very different. My ideologies would have been different. I might have not been this principled in life. I have never used my abilities to harm people but all of that could have been different if she wasn't there." She stared into his eyes and questioned, "So, tell , am I not supposed to love her? I don't even know if love is the right word but I know if there is a person I genuinely respect from the deepest part of my heart apart from Opa, then that is Mu Chenyan. She had no obligation to be there for but she was. She had been a mother, an aunt, an elder sister, an elder brother, a father, a younger brother or sister, in fact, she played whatever role I needed in life."
Although Xia Zhao knew all of this, it was still different to hear it coming straight from her. It made his heart feel sour and yet, a little prideful to know that his Yanzi was so great.
"The conclusion is, if you gave up on her, you're losing out," concluded Raelle. "It's a huge loss and I can see you're soone who isn't used to losses. Think about the profits. Yanyan can be the biggest achievent of your life."
Xia Zhao suddenly chuckled at her. Raelle was left looking at his handso face that blood into a smile. Although she was a sucker for her husband's beauty, she had to say this man was very handso. She acknowledged ntally once again. He could make any one feel self-conscious just with that face of his alone.
"And what makes you think I'm willing to let go?" asked Xia Zhao. "Why would I miss out and take a loss? Didn't you just say I don't take losses? I'm also a patient person. So what if I had to wait for so long? Aren't I still here to waiting for her?" He took a pause and questioned, "I just have a question. By saying this, you are acknowledging that I'm the right person for your precious Yanyan?"
"You're alright," was her response.
"Oh, thank you for the complint," said Xia Zhao. "I heard how difficult it is to get a complint from Raelle Xiang. But I must say, you're an adorable person."
"Adorable?" repeated Raelle. "Why does everyone keep thinking that lately? No one associated that word with before."
"I think you're always adorable," said Xia Zhao. "No one just dared to say it out loud."
Raelle contemplated it and didn't argue about it.
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