Li Xiao Chen stood up from his bed. In the hospital he had stayed in bed for hours and now at house was no different than make him wonder if he was still in a hospital? Staying idle doesn’t suit him thought the young man who then used the help of his crane to push open the door of his room when his face fell when seeing who was standing near his room, his second aunt, Li Rin Zu and Long Hua her son behind her.
"Oh my Xiao Chen, are you sure you should go out now? Don’t push yourself unless you want to have another broken bones." said Li Rin Zu. Since his childhood, Li Xiao Chen found himself often avoiding his second aunt for the reason of the woman’s mouth. It never stopped to tell him with words that not very subtly degrading.
"I can take a few more broken bones and would still be alive unless tomorrow I know soone would stab instead of breaking my bones." Smiled Li Xiao Chen to see Li Rin Zu making a sour face.
Li Xiao Chen then looked behind at Li Ling Hua who was looking to seem support Li Xiao Chen to talk back to his mother as the boy didn’t took his mother’s words as good either.
"Hm, did you see Li Lian?" asked Li Rin Zum her eyes shifting around the corners of the room, "I went to visit her room. Coming in the third day is wrong, I should have co in the first day if I know Jun Wei and her would co early on."
Li Xiao Chen smiled back. There were words he wanted to say but uttered none, "I think sister is going for her work," at this Long Hua seed to blinked, "What do you need her for, second aunt? If it is words I can tell her when I et sister later."
"It’s sothing I want to give to her. We are in the sa house and sharing the sa roof for days why would I need to have you running ssages along? You’re not a pigeon." added Li Rin Zu and Li Xiao Chen’s lips twitched. "Where are you going?" asked the woman.
"Just around the house. I’ve been doing nothing." answered Li Xiao Chen for Li Rin Zu to pull Long Hua behind her over to Li Xiao Chen’s side.
"If you are going then take him it would be good if you go out with him and avoid falling down crashing to make your fracture worse." Li Rin Zu then looked at the corner of her eyes the garden from the window on Li Xiao Chen’s room where the door was opened. "I will get going," and the woman left.
"How did your mother have that much energy?" asked Li Xiao Chen shaking his head. Unlike Aunt Jin, Li Rin Zu was the type of person who would rather be on Li Jun Wei and Li Lian’s good side than going against them. His second aunt was smarter compared to Aunt Jin,
"She had been like that since children I heard from grandma." Li Long Hua replied and he walked to see Linyue riding the horse, "It’s sister." said Long Hua.
"You’ve been friend with Linyue’s brother right? She seems happy." Li Xiao Chen’s light remark had Linyue to frown, "What’s wrong?"
"Yes she is happy from the horse. If it’s marriage she must be drowning now." replied Li Long Hua who tore his eyes from the woman to walk when he hears Li Xiao Chen dragging sound and slowed his steps.
"What do you an by drowning?" asked Li Xiao Chen. Unlike Li Jun Wei, he was yet to learn how Jin Suzheng had been cheating on Linyue that had him questioning what was the problem with Linyue.
"In self pity." Li Long Hua continued with a smile that didn’t cake from a good emotion or happiness, "You know how Linyue didn’t marry out of love, right?"
Li Xiao Chen nodded his head he heard it years ago before Linyue married Jin Suzheng. At first Linyue was very against the marriage until one day she changed her mind and married the man, "I heard and that the person she loved was also forced to marry?"
"He wasn’t forced to marry. He died." ca the curt reply from Li Long Hua, his eyes showed an emotion of sadness along with a smile that seed to be bitter. "It’s a long story but in short Linyue’s ship is already full of holes and it didn’t seem like it would get repaired."
Unable to resist and feeling sad on Linyue’s behalf, Li Xiao Chen spoke. "It would, Suzheng is with her right?"
"Were they really happy, I wonder. If they are it’s a good news if no then we can expect nothing." Li Long Hua turned his head at Li Xiao Chen then shifted the topic, "What about your leg, I heard a wall covered you."
"Did your mother said this?"
"Yes, she did, it’s famous how you were crashed by a wall but was still out alive," Li Long Hua replied as the passed by the place. Bellow Linyue who was riding the horse jumped down from the mare, brushing the mane she felt the wind to decide and stopped her activity for the day. Using a towel, Linyue stepped out from the house, walking inside the house when she saw Li Lian near the entrance, seeming to have just ca back from her work.
"You’ve ca back. It was fast, I thought you will co back at night." said Linyue as she made her way beside Li Lian with the smile on her lips.
"I ca only to fix my schedule, did you ride a horse, Linyue?" asked Li Lian the past few hours in the morning she saw the woman riding horse in bright early morning which made her wonder if she is still riding the horse for hours. Linyue bead and walked toward Li Lian to match their stride.
"Next ti we should ride together I can help you learn how to ride one. People on Li Family could be competitive but personally I would like you to see you win." The older woman said with a smile. "Do you have ti to spare? Let’s have a talk."
Li Lian thought that the reason for Linyue to ride the horse for hours could be not only put of her liking but because deep down the woman felt lonely. Since Li Lian first knew Li Suzheng cheated on her, Li Lian looked at the woman in sadness without making her gaze to obvious.
"I would like to talk with you too." Li Lian felt that Linyue’s smile hold a very bright feeling. She could tell how the woman really did felt glad Li Lian agreed to be her conversation partner.
The maid showed the way and once again Li Lian entered to a new room where she had never seen before. Upon entering Li Lian stared at the large grand piano, guitars, and there were the violin that took Li Lian’s attention the most compared to the rest. It remind her of the ti where they had kissed to shift at the night she spend last ti before dinner. Taking her hands, Li Lian covered her cheeks that felt burning and hot.
"The violin." said Linyue who stood beside her, "I rember Xiao Chen said Jun Wei like to spend his ti playing violin."
Li Lian smiled as she knew the fact from the man himself a few days ago. Her eyes then moved at the piano, taking a seat on the bench, Li Lian pushed her finger to the key and expected a sound when she heard none.
Linyue ca back with a tray of teapot and teacups for Li Lian to stand up, "I will help," offered Li Lian to lend a hand but the woman pulled the tray before her fingers could hold.
"Don’t worry I like to do this." Linyue then shifted her eyes to the grand piano, "That wouldn’t make a sound. I knew about it on the second year I ca here." As she spoke, Linyue took a seat at the coach and Li Lian accompanied the woman.
Li Lian raised her brows to turn at Linyue who carefully poured the brown colored liquid to the cup as if it was her first ti doing so, "Is it broken?" asked Li Lian.
"I heard it was broken years ago before grandfather took the family it had been broken." Linyue opened the lid where the sugar cube was kept, "How many cubes do you like or honey?" asked the woman with consideration knowing Li Lian is a singer.
"I would like honey." replied Li Lian and Linyue did what she requested.
While pouring the honey and stirring the spoon, Linyue looked up to see Li Lian who was still staring at the grand piano, "A little strange, don’t you agree?"
Li Lian looked at the woman who spoke, seeing her head bent as she stirred the tea when the woman continued, "Li Family is blessed with endless wealth but they didn’t change a grand piano for decades. Many said it’s odd."
Li Lian thought had a different thought, "The grand piano must have hold mories that are dear which why they don’t change it. Soone I know also did the sa thing. Although it was old, they still hold dear of it."
"Actually you are correct. The reason why the piano had never been changed is because there are precious mories that all Li Family doesn’t wish to forget." Linyue raised the teacup and her hand passed the cup gently to her. "However, I think it’s better to forget things that are already broken. To move on rather than staying in what from the past."
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