Chapter 1269 Biggest Blessing
From this short conversation, Hyson came to realize that in his subconscious mind, he actually thought that Zhai Kuijun was an untrustworthy person. At least, compared to Xia Zhao. Because he really had a lot less of reminders for Xia Zhao than Zhai Kuijun even though Hyson loved Mu Chenyan a little more than Yue Yue. But then again, maybe it was because what he felt towards Yue Yue was more of protectiveness and that's why he wanted to make sure she didn't get hurt.
It was different when it came to Mu Chenyan. She wasn't as fragile as Yue Yue.
"Life has been pretty harsh on you," commented Xia Zhao out of nowhere catching Hyson off guard. He frowned in response in confusion, "What does that mean?"
"You're so young. Life puts a lot of burdens on you early on. Is that why you didn't grow tall?"
Hyson gaped at him in disbelief, "How dare you say that I'm not tall?"
"You're not as tall as me," reminded Xia Zhao. He didn't know why he suddenly had this urge to tease this young man who acted all serious but really was a kid at heart. Hyson opened his mouth to say something but he couldn't find any words to refute. It was harsh but it was true that he was a bit shorter than Xia Zhao. But in his defense, he felt that Xia Zhao was too tall. Yes! It wasn't that he was short, it was the other person's fault for being too tall!
"Are you blaming me for being too tall?" asked Xia Zhao making Hyson speechless and he even nodded in response in a daze. "You're so easy to read. My nephew didn't lie to me at all. You are cute."
Hyson pouted, "Is that person talking behind my back?"
"Not really. Ru doesn't have a habit of talking behind people. I just asked him what he thought of you. You know, impression. And he just told me his honest impression." Xia Zhao smiled at him the same way as before and patted his shoulder saying, "It's your time to put down the weight you've been carrying for so long. I believe you have done a good job being a good son. It's time for you to live your own life and let your mother protect herself on her own. Maybe you are willing to do it for her for life but that way, she won't learn to protect herself. Do you know how I learned to swim?"
"How?"
"My grandfather pushed me into the sea."
"What?" Hyson was shocked.
"Shocking right? It was super unsafe. I was always a bit creeped out by the ocean. It made me repulsive to the idea of swimming so I kept avoiding my swimming lessons. But once I was thrown in the sea and felt like I was gonna drown, I realized at that moment that fear of death was bigger than my fear of trying something new."
"Did you get hurt?" asked Hyson.
"No, I had a lot of people around me who just needed to give me a hand to pull me out. They just wanted me to walk out of my shell."
"I still think it seems very rude and unsafe and very inhuman."
Xia Zhao laughed at his words and shook his head, "Yes, because in a loving family, who would push their own kid into the sea when he doesn't even know how to swim, right?"
"Right," Hyson agreed without any hesitation.
"However, my family is different. We don't express love the same way as others. This seemed rude to you but it was very normal to me."
"But couldn't they have just let you be? Since you didn't want to learn swimming, they should have just let you go."
"They could cut me the slack. Indeed, they could. But even if they did, life won't. Do you think life cuts you a slack?" Hyson went silent and shook his head. "Where my clan lives, it's surrounded by ocean from three sides. Do you know what that means? It meant I had to learn to swim for my own survival. Maybe I'd be lucky enough to never have to use my swimming skills to save my life. But what if? Life is all about what-ifs after all. And my grandparents wanted to teach me that, sometimes, we do have to do things that go against our own wishes. Just because I am scared of darkness, night won't stop coming over and over again. We often do things not because we like them, but because they are a necessity."
"Profound," said Hyson. "It was indeed profound. And thanks for the reminder. But I didn't have the intention of stopping my mother from getting together with Zhai Kuijun anyway."
Xia Zhao's smile brightened when Hyson read between the lines and understood what he was saying. This kid was indeed smart as he was told before. "You are a good kid, Hyson," said Xia Zhao. He didn't call him Yue Fai like others but called him Hyson like Raelle did. Hyson found it a bit strange for a moment. "You are a very good kid. And I know you had no such intention. The purpose of telling you this was that you don't keep worrying about your mother. As I said, it's your time to put down your burden and live your life."
"I got used to protecting her since I was young," said Hyson. "Hmm... It's really difficult to change habits."
"But I'm trying. I have to come to terms with the fact that I don't have to do everything alone anymore. I'm not alone to protect her. She has other people who loves and her protects her too. And not only that, she has also grown to learn how to protect herself."
"It means your efforts paid off. You did a good job."
"Did I do it?"
"Why don't ask her? I assure you, she boldened herself to take a stand because of you. It's just as your mother told me that having you as a son is her life's biggest blessing."
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