Xia Ruoxin opened her eyes, and at that time, a warm palm was already on her forehead.
“What’s the matter? Was it a nightmare?”
“I’m okay.” Xia Ruoxin lightly closed her teeth, and it seemed like she could still feel the taste of the bean she ate: salty, dry, and tasteless.
She suddenly remembered. That red bean. That half a red bean was at Shen Wei’s feet. However, she ate it. No, to put it more accurately, she did not eat it… she broke it apart.
“Sleep a little more.” Chu Lui massaged her temple and placed his hands on her shoulder. He patted them slowly as if he was pacifying a child.
Xia Ruoxin closed her eyes again, and she felt that she would not have nightmares anymore.
“Chu Lui?”
“Mm?” Chu Lui answered.
“Do you know who Mo Ming’s wife is?” She opened her eyes wide and felt that something was amiss with Shen Wei. Could the person who Shen Wei saved be Mo Ming?
Chu Lui clenched the hand on her shoulders lightly.
“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”
“I just want to know.” Xia Ruoxin heaved a sigh of relief. Actually, it was not something she had to know. She was just curious; perhaps she had thought too much or that she had thought wrong.
Chu Lui kept her hand before pulling the blanket to her shoulders. “If you want to ask about this, I can’t answer you because I don’t know.
“However, it seemed like she was also a woman that he had taken revenge on. Now that he regretted it, he could not find her anymore.”
“Luckily, I could still find you.” He muttered to himself.
Luckily, you are still here.
Luckily, we still have a chance.
Therefore, as compared to Mo Ming, it seemed like he was luckier. At the very least, he had a daughter; and he could find them both.
The warm gaze shone on through the windows which landed on the man’s face. The man’s features had a warm glow on it, even his lips bent upwards.
At that moment, this smile of his was something no one saw before.
It was very relaxed and casual.
Time then passed slowly as they waited for the wind, listened to the rain, and waited for the leaves to drop.
Xia Ruoxin sat at the resting bench outside and was still wearing patient clothes. Her hair had grown out a little, but to others, it was still considered short. However, it looked much better. Even though it could not be compared to the steps and laughter of beautiful women with long hair, it still looked like it had been carefully manicured.
A leaf slowly landed in front of her, and her gaze followed the dropping of the leaf. She followed the movement of the leaf as it finally landed on her legs. She then picked the leaf up.
At this time, a man walked over in big steps and stepped on the leaves on the floor which produced a crackling noise. His feet did not stop.
Xia Ruoxin raised her head, and the light in front of her eyes was blocked.
“Let’s go back. The sky is already cold.” The man squatted down, reached out his hand, and removed the leaf that had dropped on her hair from quite a while back.
“Okay.” Xia Ruoxin sat up. After resting for a month or so, her frostbites were much better; but her left arm still had to be in a cast for at least three months.
“Chu Lui…” Xia Ruoxin placed her right hand on top of her eyes to block out the sunlight.
“Yes?” The man answered, and there was a light joy in his voice.
“Are we going back?”
She had left for almost half a year.
Chu Lui stopped in his tracks, and from his thin lips, he let out a small sigh.
“Yes, we should.” This place was good, but they could not possibly stay here for the rest of their lives. They had to face their obstacles eventually and go through them. Besides, that place still had people that they cared about and paid attention to.
This half a year was already their limit.
Actually, it was not easy to leave, not only for Chu Lui; but even Xia Ruoxin liked this place. The days here were simple, and she did not need to think much. She did not need to think about the past or the future; she only needed to focus on recovering and returning to normal.
However, it might be much simpler to go back.
Two plane tickets. That was it.
Chu Lui’s actions were really fast, and he had always been such a person. Once he decided on something, he would never drag on it. They started moving out on the second day. They had to take the airplane for two days as there was no direct flight and still had to transfer flights in between.
When the plane took off, Xia Ruoxin was still unsure if she was really back… if she could really go home. Sometimes, she would think that this half a year was just like a dream. When she woke up from it, she could go home again.
“Cover yourself with the blanket. It’s cold.” Chu Lui took a blanket and placed it on her.
“Thank you.” Xia Ruoxin smiled at him, just that her smile had a hint of uncertainty, worry, and anxiety.
Chu Lui extended his hand and held her hands tightly. “Relax, it’ll be okay.”
Xia Ruoxin let him hold her and did not remove her hands. She closed her eyes and did not want to think any further.
The plane took off, and after the buzzing sound, they were as if on land.
Two days later—when her pair of feet touched ground again, she was already back to her own country. She had never felt this homecoming feeling like she did today.
Her home’s atmosphere, home’s stability, and home’s peace.
No matter where she looked, she could see familiar faces; the familiar yellow skin with black eyes, familiar language, and familiar smiles.
Xia Ruoxin stood at the original spot, and at this moment, she wanted to cry out loud.
Chu Lui held her hand tightly. “Let’s go. We’re going home.”
“Okay, let’s go home.” Xia Ruoxin smiled, but hidden in her smile, no one knew her heartache and her gratitude for still being alive. Luckily, she was still around.
Chu Lui opened the door; it was Xia Ruoxin’s house. It looked exactly the same like the past; everything had not changed. She walked over and touched the furniture, one by one. The inside was very clean, and it was almost dust-free.
“I’ll go fetch Rainy back.” Chu Lui took his clothes and wanted to fetch the child. If she knew that her mother was back, she would be elated.
“Thank you.” Xia Ruoxin placed her hand over the other and held it lightly. The heartache came back, but at last, she only gave Chu Lui her smile.
Chu Lui did not respond and took a long look at her before opening the door to go out.
Xia Ruoxin’s smile then started fading away.
“Sorry…” She muttered, but she did not know what she was apologizing for.