1045 [Bonus chapter] I Was There
When Shui Xian saw Raelle coming back with an extra person, he was taken aback. He watched Raelle opening the door for Justin and the little one was smart enough to get in and fasten his seatbelt obediently. Then Raelle took her own seat and saw her husband looking at her.
“What’s up?” asked Raelle.
“Did you kidnap him?” asked Shui Xian very seriously.
“I’m a law-abiding citizen,” replied Raelle.
But those words meant something else in Shui Xian’s head. “You mean you would have kidnapped him if you weren’t so principled?”
“Quite possible,” was Raelle’s answer which made him sigh. He looked back at Justin and saw the little one focused on playing with his Rubik’s cube. There was no doubt that Justin was adorable and very obedient. He didn’t make a fuss or anything that would give anyone a good impression of such a cutie pie.
“So, where are we going?” asked Shui Xian because the original plan was to go out on lunch after this but now that Justin was around, the plan had to change. No, it didn’t mean Shui Xian wasn’t willing to bring Justin to lunch with them, but knowing his wife, he was certain that she had other plans when she decided to let Justin tag along with them.
And sure enough, Raelle replied, “Let’s go back home. This little man wants to meet Xiang Weimin.”
“Oh,” that was all Shui Xian, and didn’t ask anything else as he started the car.
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On their ride, Shui Xian drove in silence while Justin occasionally brought up topics to ask Raelle and she’d answer everything precisely. Shui Xian didn’t disturb their exchange of knowledge. In fact, just listening to their voices, he felt a little warmth in his heart.
When they arrived at the Xiang Manor, it was already close to lunchtime. Raelle led Justin inside and brought him to the living room. She told him to sit there and asked the maids to serve him well. The maids didn’t dare disobey and hurriedly got to work bringing all the snacks in the house to Justin.
“Wait here, I’ll see where that brother of mine is,” said Raelle as she left the living room.
“I’m sorry, Eldest Master! I’m really sorry!”
Raelle was looking for Xiang Weimin when she heard that voice and followed it. She saw a maid apologizing to Xiang Weimin. The maid was sincerely apologizing to Xiang Weimin.
“What happened?” came Raelle’s voice which caught the other two’s attention.
The maid almost shivered when she saw Raelle and only now felt the real fear. “I didn’t do it intentionally,” said the maid.
“And what did you do?” asked Raelle.
“I was asking her who this file belonged to but I appeared suddenly and she got scared. She dropped the vase,” explained Xiang Weimin as he looked down at the mess on the floor.
Raelle looked at the shattered vase and looked up at the maid.
The maid bowed before her, “I know it’s an antique. I was being very careful with it but Eldest Master appeared without a sound and suddenly spoke up. I was caught off guard.”
“Clean it,” instructed Raelle. “After that, go and show these fragments to Yanyan or Opa. If they tell you to send it to repair it, do that. If they tell you to throw it, just throw it then.”
The maid gave Raelle a complicated look. Just from one look, she knew that Raelle actually wanted her to throw this shattered vase away. But considering how all these antiques were actually collected by Grandfather Xiang and Mu Chenyan, she didn’t make any decision regarding this since she believed it wasn’t her place to do so.
Even the maid had no heart to throw the vase away. It was just a little broken. But did she even realize how expensive it was?
“Yes, Missy!” said the maid and immediately picked up the vase and its pieces that broke before running off.
Xiang Weimin sighed at this and crouched down to collect the file that fell out of his hand trying to save the vase. Some words caught his eyes and he frowned before he stood back up.
“That’s mine, I believe,” said Raelle as she pointed at the file in his hands. She seemed to have left this here the other day and didn’t get the chance to take it back either.
“Oh,” Xiang Weimin gave her the file. After a moment, he asked, “Can I ask you something?”
“What is it?” asked Raelle.
Xiang Weimin pointed at the file in her hands and questioned, “What is this about?”
“It’s personal,” replied Raelle. “When did you become so nosy, Lieutenant?”
“I’m just asking,” said Xiang Weimin. “While collecting the documents, I saw something. I didn’t mean to. It was accidental. But it seems to be a report on the flood tragedy of the Kanlan region, am I right?”
Raelle looked at him and then nodded her head, “You can say that.”
“Why are you looking into that?” asked Xiang Weimin in confusion. “You weren’t even here when it happened.”
“I wasn’t,” replied Raelle. “But someone else was. I’m just trying to look for that person.”
“That person was there?” asked Xiang Weimin.
Raelle nodded her head, “That’s what I’ve heard.”
“Then why don’t you ask me?” Raelle looked at him as he went on, “I was there.”
“What?” asked Raelle.
“I was there when the flood came,” replied Xiang Weimin. “I was part of the rescue team because my squadron was closer to that region at that time. So, we indeed helped with the rescue.”
Raelle silently stared at him for a long while before asking to confirm, “You were there 6 years ago when the flood came?”
“Yes, that’s what I said,” answered Xiang Weimin. “If you’re looking into that matter, I can really help you. I remember everything that happened back then.” He took a pause and asked, “Who are you looking for exactly?”
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