Chapter 1222 Changed
The person who said she was going out for a walk to digest the food only took a few steps and found a secluded corner before stretching out her hand toward her husband. "Handkerchief?"
Shui Xian raised his brow but still took out the handkerchief he carried with him and gave it to her. Raelle took it to spread it on the ground before sitting down on the steps.
Shui Xian smiled seeing her movements and sat down beside her without any pretentiousness. It was so hot during the day but after the sunset, the clouds in the sky became heavier. That also brought some cool breeze, making the ambiance a bit lazy and comfortable.
"Weren't you going to take a walk?" asked Shui Xian. "Isn't that why you wanted to come out?"
Raelle turned her head toward him, "At least, I don't need to tell you why I wanted to come out."
Shui Xian chuckled as he placed his arm around her shoulder to pull her closer. "It's so not like my wife to run away from something."
"Who said I'm running away? I'm just here to take in some fresh air and digest everything mentally. So, technically, I didn't lie. I took a walk till here and now, I'm digesting all the information received tonight."
Shui Xian's smile didn't disappear like always. Whenever he was around, his lips would always be upturned. He ran his fingers through her hair as he said, "Indeed. My wife never lies." He looked at her dotingly as he went on, "Are you really gonna put Xiang Wai through all that?"
"Why not?" asked Raelle in return. "Am I doing something wrong? I gave her a chance. Which by the way is so not like something I'd do. I think something is wrong with me to do things that are not like me. Do you think I'm changing?" she looked into his eyes seriously. "If you recall the time we first met and now, do you think I've changed?"
"Of course, you've changed," answered Shui Xian. "At that time, you'd never consider someone's feelings before speaking. Now, you still don't do it. But after speaking, you do reflect on it." He hummed to himself and added, "Also, you're more accepting of things than you were back then. Do you wanna know what's the biggest change?"
Raelle didn't break their eye contact and nodded her head, "What is it?"
He caressed the bridge of her nose with his finger as he said, "You didn't even think about falling in love back then and now, you're a woman in love. So, if I must say, I think that's what matters the most and what really brought so many changes."
"Are you taking all the credit for the change?" she asked.
Shui Xian shook his head, "No. I did nothing. It's all you. It's always been you. I didn't change you, Raelle. I never really wanted to. What I'm saying is that it's brave of you to be willing to accept this feeling of love even though you know it can make someone very vulnerable. Despite knowing everything, you didn't take a step back. You noticed it a long while ago that your feelings for me were bringing some subtle changes in you. However, you didn't shy away from those changes. You didn't stubbornly stick to those old ways. Instead, you embraced everything that life threw at you. Or what love brought to you."
Raelle went silent and replayed his words in her mind again and again for a while. She reflected on everything and gave him a small smile from her heart. That smile blew his mind away as he leaned over to kiss the corner of her lips.
"I think I'm becoming a sucker for this smile."
"Didn't you say you hate my smile?"
He sighed, "And I also said, I hate your commercial smile. I told you, the only change I'd want in you is to get a real smile from you. And this hint of a smile you just gave me means so much to me. Because I can tell it came from your heart and it was meant just for me. How should I say it? It makes me feel special?"
"Don't I make you feel special at other times?"
Shui Xian chuckled, "I feel special whenever I'm with you."
"That was so taken from a teen romance drama or something."
"How do you know? You don't even watch dramas of any kind."
"I just know it," she replied and refused to tell him how she knew it. "By the way, do you like this changed version better or the old one?"
Shui Xian looked at her helplessly, "I like both."
"Be serious."
"I am serious," he replied. "Do I need to remind you that I fell in love with you before you even understand what like feels like much less love? So, how can I decide which version I like? Isn't it all you? For me, you're just my wife whom I love very much. Whom I want to tell every day and every minute that I love her. No matter how you are, I'd still love you."
"That's a very textbook answer."
"Baby, what else am I supposed to say? Now, you're not even satisfied with my answers? Am I becoming so useless? Come on! You can't possibly be getting bored of me, right?"
Raelle held the collar of his shirt and pulled his face closer as she said, "Do you think I'd be willing to go through these wedding preparations sessions if I was bored of you?" Shui Xian didn't reply and just looked at her face. "Do I have to say I love you?" He nodded hurriedly. "Why are you like a kid? Don't you already know that?"
"I don't get tired of hearing it or saying it," he responded.
Raelle's lips inched closer to his ear. Her warm breath sprayed on his sensitive ears making his body feel restless and heated up. He had to do a lot of work to suppress the heat and while he was still trying, she made the flames burn wilder when she whispered in a low and seductive voice, "I. Love. You. Xian." She enunciated every word with extra effort.
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