"So, Zhenzhen, take a seat," said Raelle as she pointed at the bench.
"How about you don't call me Zhenzhen?" suggested Lin Zhen.
"Why?" asked Raelle. "Doesn't it make us sound familiar with each other?"
"It seems too intimate," was Lin Zhen's response. "Besides, my grandma calls me Zhenzhen baby. Because I'm always a baby to her. So this name... it sounds too cute. Don't you think?"
"If you say so, Zhenzhen," said Raelle, and Lin Zhen was stumped. She still called him that which meant he could do nothing about it. Forget it! It's not like he was losing a piece of his flesh or something.
"How can I help you?"
Raelle clicked her fingers and Aiden ran over to her side with an iPad in hand. He passed it to her and respectfully retreated. Raelle took the iPad and clicked open something as she showed it to Lin Zhen, "Hyson said that for this job, you're the right person to look for."
Lin Zhen's brows knitted together but he still took the iPad from her and looked at the content carefully. He looked up at her and then his eyes drifted over to Shui Xian who was still playing with Coco. With a smile, Lin Zhen said, "You sure are an interesting person. But you've definitely come to the right person."
Meanwhile, Shui Xian was oblivious to what his wife was up to. He was hugging Coco when this smart dog suddenly got attracted by something and walked over to someone else. Coco looked up at Xiang Wai and barked at her before rubbing its head against her leg.
Xiang Wai was pleasantly surprised and crouched down to greet this happy dog. "Oh, hello there!" As if there was some kind of attraction to her that attracted other passing pets to take a look at her as well. Xiang Wai didn't pay attention to it and even Xiang Weimin was used to it.
He already knew that his sister seemed to have a strong affinity with animals. It had always been like that. He was too used to it by now. But he could see that Shui Xian was quite surprised and impressed as well.
"Wow! Major is really popular with animals," commented Shui Xian.
"Well, brother-in-law, I've always been more popular with animals than humans," was Xiang Wai's response.
Shui Xian's lips curled up just because she called him 'brother-in-law'. "Animals are a lot more sensitive than humans," he told her. "So being liked by animals is quite an accomplishment I would say."
Xiang Wai didn't respond to that and asked, "Is this your dog?"
Shui Xian shook his head, "Nope. But I often play with Coco when I come here." He rubbed Coco's head as he added, "She is a smart dog."
"I can tell," replied Xiang Wai. "But is it okay for you to talk to us like this? What if your wife didn't like this?"
Shui Xian chuckled and shook his head, "My wife isn't that controlling. She is actually pretty easygoing. So easygoing that it stresses me out sometimes." He took a pause and added, "In fact, you shouldn't take her words personally. Everything she says isn't always a personal attack. No, I should say that she doesn't do personal attacks. She is unusually pragmatic. It can be off-putting to some people."
"Is it to you as well?" asked Xiang Weimin from the side.
Shui Xian shook his head at him, "Nah. That's what I love about her. Her head is never in the clouds and neither it is on the ground. She is always somewhere in the middle. If you sit down with her, in minutes she'll make you question your whole life. Her words are always bitter but always right on the mark."
"Ge, he is a fool in love," commented Xiang Wai as she pointed at Shui Xian.
Shui Xian smiled at her didn't try to deny it, "I sure am a fool."
"Fai said Raelle doesn't allow people to enter her life that easily," said Xiang Weimin thoughtfully. "How did you enter her life?"
"Oh, it's because grandpa pushed me into her life," answered Shui Xian. "He gave me the entry and I made my own place in her life."
Xiang Weimin furrowed his brows at those words.
"It's exactly as you're thinking. You can only enter her life through two people. Grandpa and Yanyan. Maybe you won't become the elder brother you want to be but you might find some place in her life."
This time Xiang Weimin took his words seriously. He found it difficult to understand Raelle but at the same time, he felt like she wasn't all that difficult to understand. It was a complicated feeling that he couldn't describe.
"What about Yue Fai?" questioned Xiang Weimin curiously.
Shui Xian thought of Hyson and had a helpless smile on his face, "Fai is Fai. If you want him to become a bridge between you and Raelle, it's almost impossible. Fai and Raelle are just like two sides of the same coin. They are more similar than they appear to be."
Shui Xian glanced at these siblings before adding, "Major, you're too impulsive in life, and Lieutenant, you're too cautious in life. As for Raelle and Fai, they are both very straightforward in life. Major, you don't know how to express your feelings, and Lieutenant, you like to keep your distance from complicated things like feelings. But Raelle is someone who would confront whatever feeling is thrown at her."
"She said she doesn't have any feelings," said Xiang Wai.
Shui Xian tsked at that, "It's a shame though. She actually has more feelings than most people I have met in my life. But the difference is, her way to express those feelings and her understanding of those feelings is also different than most feelings. At the end of the day, my wife is just super special!"
"Why do you sound so proudful?"
"Because I am very proud of her," replied Shui Xian happily.
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