"Little prince, go back to your room and sleep," said Grandfather Xiang said to Hyson as they ca back ho.
"Opa, I'm fine," said Hyson but he looked like a zombie right now. Even though he had slept last night, he was really tired now. It wasn't easy being an actor. Especially when you're not born with the talent of being an actor and have to put extra work into it.
"Then lie down on the sofa," suggested Grandfather Xiang. "Rest for a while. I'll ask the kitchen staff to prepare lunch for you."
Hyson perked up a little but couldn't muster up a lot of energy as he said, "Okay! I'll be waiting to eat delicious food."
As Xiang Hulin looked at their interaction, he had one thought in his mind, 'One is willing to be spoiled, the other is willing to spoil.' However, he didn't dare speak up right now. He felt like if he said a word wrong, his father might throw him out of the house again.
Seeing him just standing there looking at everything so curiously, Hyson couldn't help smiling to himself. Why was this General a little silly?
He shouldn't say that about his best friend's father though. Because it was this silly father's genes that gave birth to a genius like Raelle. Actually, after eting Xiang Hulin, he was a little bit curious to et Raelle's mother as well.
He has his eyes closed as he said, "General, don't just stand there. Take a sit. Opa didn't punish you to stand, right?"
"Mhmm..." Grandfather Xiang made a sound of agreent. "I didn't."
"Oh," Xiang Hulin instantly sat down and looked like a good and obedient child right now.
Hyson suddenly stood up and said, "Opa, I'm gonna go and see my mum. You should talk to General. Don't be so quiet."
Grandfather Xiang nodded his head and Hyson left them alone.
"Father..." Xiang Hulin called out tentatively. "I'm sorry. I couldn't protect her again."
Grandfather Xiang sighed at that, "My granddaughter doesn't bla anyone. Whom am I to bla you?"
"If you think I'm the back luck in her life, I promise I'll never appear before her or around again," said Xiang Hulin.
"As a military General, is it okay for you to be so superstitious?" asked Grandfather Xiang. "I didn't raise you like that. Don't speak such nonsense before my Yenay."
"Yes," said Xiang Hulin obediently.
"How have you been?" asked Grandfather Xiang.
Xiang Hulin smiled bitterly, "I am fine."
"Did you go to your mother's grave?"
Xiang Hulin lowered his head, "I know you asked not to go there but... I can't stop myself. So, every ti I passed by our hotown, I went to visit her and ask for her forgiveness." His voice lowered as he continued, "But I don't think she forgave even after all these years. She doesn't even co into my dreams."
"She never ca in my dreams as well," told Grandfather Xiang. "She must be too happy in the other world to even rember who we are."
Xiang Hulin didn't know how he should react to those words. Was it alright for his father to speak like that about his own wife?
"Do you know why I asked to et you?"
Xiang Hulin shook his head, "I don't."
"It's because my Yenay said I've wronged you," said Grandfather Xiang leaving Xiang Hulin stunned. "She said to keep a promise with my dead wife, I am torturing my only son who is still alive and living in agony." He looked at Xiang Hulin's expressions and asked, "Why? Surprised?"
Xiang Hulin nodded in response, "I didn't think she'd be the reason."
"No, only she could be the reason," remarked Grandfather Xiang heavily. "Her words are bitter but she always speaks facts. Facts you can't deny. She had a habit of leaving everyone speechless. But she never does it intentionally. She is just my little precious who is too good for this world. I wonder why Heaven is still hurting her so much."
A tear leaked down the corner of his eye as he said those words. He couldn't describe how he was feeling right now. Even if he looked at his granddaughter and she seed fine, he just couldn't stop what he was feeling. How could he? She looked the sa when she was kidnapped and had wounds all over her body. She looked the sa even when she fell down the horse and broke her leg. She always just looked the sa. She had always been hurting but she looked the sa! Always the sa!
And that was the most painful thing to him. It was too painful! Whenever he looked at her, he couldn't help wishing...
He wanted his precious granddaughter to be able to express herself freely. He wanted her to laugh and giggle like other girls. He wanted to see her cry if she was in pain and laugh if she was happy.
But those were all just his wishful thinking. He might never see all that. He didn't even know if he had so much ti to wait and see any change. Who knew when he'd be gone?
Xiang Hulin kneeled down before his father and placed his hand on his knee as he said, "Father..." He didn't know how to comfort. He was at a loss for words as well. "Raelle wouldn't like to see tears in your eyes." That was the only thought that ca to his mind.
Grandfather Xiang wiped his tear and nodded, "I know. That's why I didn't dare shed a tear in front of her. I know my granddaughter best. She never liked seeing tears in the eyes of the people she called family."
Xiang Hulin suddenly thought that he was definitely not part of that family. He knew it clearly that her calling him father and him being her family were two very separate things. It couldn't be helped. She was very particular about people she was willing to call family.
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