Chapter 819 Weakness
Raelle was moving her upper body side to side and Shui Xian who was peeling lychees for her was feeling like his head was getting dizzy from her movement.
"Babes, what are you doing?" asked Shui Xian. "Can't you sit still for a moment?"
Raelle looked up at him, "I have nothing to do. I can't even peel my own lychee. Since I am not allowed to do anything, sitting here is gonna make me get moldy!"
Shui Xian's lips curled up before he brought peeled lychee before her mouth and said, "You won't get moldy. Trust me!"
Raelle opened her mouth naturally and bit the lychee. She chewed it slowly before telling Shui Xian, "Do you know what my first thought was when I ate my first lychee?"
Shui Xian's hand movements stopped and he looked at her curiously, "I don't know but I'm super interested in knowing." Even if it was just a meaningless talk about a fruit review, he was interested in knowing about the young Raelle.
"I was 7 at that time and when I ate it, I thought it not only looks like an eyeball, its texture even feels like one," told Raelle.
Shui Xian chuckled when he heard that. "That's a very interesting thought." He took a moment and asked, "I won't ask what's your favorite fruit. You just eat whatever I give you anyway. So, I'll tell you my personal favorites."
"What is it?" she asked. She might have avoided just tedious conversations usually but currently, she had too much time on hand. And since she was already wasting that time, why not pry into the small habits of her husband she didn't figure out yet?
"Mango," he told her. "Mango and I had a love affair every summer. It's been like that for as long as I remember."
Raelle nodded her head.
"I also love dragonfruits and mangosteens," added Shui Xian. "But growing up, my love affair with mangoes didn't change. Nothing could take the place of mango in my heart."
"Hyson likes mangoes," told Raelle. "But then again, he likes to eat in general. However, he is still particular about what he is gonna eat. You see, he doesn't like peaches so I don't eat them too. I can eat whatever but I am heavily influenced by the taste of people around me." She took a pause before saying, "I just realized it pretty late in my life."
Shui Xian looked at her, "I already figured that much. People around you plan your eating habits. Just like Hyson once told me that he had to take the menu and order for you. And since he is the one to order, he'll do it according to his likes and dislikes. But that never seemed to be your concern. You're always okay with that."
"Why be so particular about food? Isn't it just to keep you alive?" asked Raelle.
Shui Xian didn't respond to that. After feeding her lychees, he put cherries into her mouth and even placed his hand before her mouth to allow her to spit out the pits. They really gave off the feeling of an old couple who were way too comfortable with each other. Just snacking on fruits and watching animal planet on tv while talking about random things once again.
It was at this time, that they heard a knock that ruined the comfortable moment between them. Raelle looked at Shui Xian who looked at her and both wondered who was there. She already asked everyone at home to not visit, so she couldn't make a guess about this visitor.
And it indeed was a surprise when the door was pushed open and Raelle looked at Song Xin'ai.
"You are...?" Shui Xian wanted to ask.
"She is my mother," answered Raelle for him. After all, he wasn't there when Raelle met Song Xin'ai so of course, he didn't know what Song Xin'ai looked like. But now that he saw her, he was surprised.
"Oh..." was the only response he could utter at that time.
"Aren't you coming in?" asked Raelle to Song Xin'ai who still stood at the door.
"Can I?" asked Song Xin'ai in return.
"You're already here," replied Raelle. "Do I look like someone who'd ask you to get lost? Just come in."
"Oh, thank you," said Song Xin'ai as she stepped inside.
Song Xin'ai first checked Raelle's complexion and seeing that she didn't look that bad, she felt a little relaxed. Then her eyes wandered off to Shui Xian. The first thing she noticed about him was actually the way he held the cherry pits in his hand and even after seeing her, he didn't rush to throw them away to save his image.
This small act left quite an impression on her.
Only after that, did Song Xin'ai look up at Shui Xian and had to say he was quite a handsome man. Definitely worthy of her daughter's looks. But then again, she heard this husband was picked by Mu Chenyan and Grandfather Xiang, and she didn't think those two would choose just anybody for Raelle.
In fact, she had long heard about how protective Mu Chenyan and Grandfather Xiang were of Raelle and knowing that it came as a surprise to her when she learned that they arranged a marriage for Raelle. Because she thought with their possessiveness, they might want to keep Raelle at home with them. But they really surprised her by arranging a marriage for Raelle when she was just at the peak of her age.
It was a trend to marry early when they were young but nowadays, everyone is hesitant about settling down early. Even if parents are anxious, the new generation takes their own sweet time before finding a partner to settle down.
Especially successful people like Raelle were even more reluctant to marry so early.
But Raelle turned out to be different. It was only after meeting Raelle, that Song Xin'ai understood the reason why Raelle agreed so easily to marry. It was because she might look like a twenty-five-year-old, she was mentally far ahead of her peers. She was far more mature.
"Should I leave?" asked Shui Xian when he noticed the silence which seemed to be suffocating for some reason.
"Why would you leave?" asked Raelle. "Just stay."
"Oh, okay," replied Shui Xian. He didn't argue with her since she said, he could stay, he'd just stay right where he was. Not like he wanted to leave Raelle alone here. He sat back down and started peeling grapes for Raelle this time. He had to keep feeding her fruits. That was his mission today. And he was taking it very seriously.
In fact, the truth was that Mu Chenyan asked him to make Raelle eat more fruits today since she had been eating porridge for two days now. She wanted to change Raelle's taste and Shui Xian happily took the mission of feeding Raelle with all the fruits.
"I heard about your mis..." Song Xin'ai licked her lips and rephrased her words. "About your accident. How are you now?"
Raelle answered, "I'm recovering well. Thank you very much for your concern." She looked at Song Xin'ai with her blank eyes but as she spoke, she startled Song Xin'ai. "You first went to meet Tang Hebe."
Song Xin'ai stared wide-eyed at her, "How do you know?"
"Just taking a wild guess," replied Raelle as if it was very normal. "You must be looking for an excuse to come here to see me and knowing that Tang Hebe happened to be with me at the time of the accident, you found yourself an excuse to come here."
Song Xin'ai exhaled, "Okay, you can stop. It's getting scarier."
"Okay," agreed Raelle and didn't continue. But she didn't know why it was scarier so she asked, "But why is it getting scarier?"
"Because you seem to be able to see through me," answered Song Xin'ai. "That's not a very good feeling."
"Oh, is it that so?" Raelle nodded her head. "I can understand. I have heard that plenty of times in my life."
"Then perhaps, you should stop reading people like they are open books," suggested Song Xin'ai. "They feel exposed and when you feel exposed, it puts you in a vulnerable position. And no one likes to be vulnerable. Because people think weakness is a flaw and no one wants their flaws to be known to others."
"Then Doctor Song, do you think that weakness is a flaw?" asked Raelle to her.
Song Xin'ai looked at Raelle with a deep look in her eyes. She was wondering why Raelle asked this question? She didn't understand but she still answered her honestly, "Weakness isn't a flaw. And even if it is, there is no shame in accepting your flaws. It makes you who you are? Why fight with who you are? Why fight to become what you're not just to fit in?"
Raelle didn't say anything or add anything to her words.
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