Happiness comes in different forms. But real happiness had always been hidden within ourselves. The most bizarre thing about happiness is that we tend to spend all our life looking for it elsewhere instead of finding it in our own flaws and the people around us.
Ye Jie learned the meaning of happiness when he fell in love with Xu Mey but something was missing in his life until today. He didn't realize that all this time he was breaking his own connection with his happiness by being scared of opening the doors of reality.
After revealing every single thing, Ye Jie was feeling at peace. It was a different kind of peace. One that he hadn't felt before in his life. Even though there were questions that still needed to be answered, he was at ease. Because now, he had people who would hold his hand to support him.
Zhu Chen and He Susu were over the moon without any doubt. This was literally the best present for both of them on their anniversary. Ye Jie slept peacefully holding his mother's hand and He Susu didn't want to close her eyes for a second. She was afraid that if she closed her eyes, this all might turn out to be just another dream.
And she didn't have the courage to bear to let it be merely a dream. And if it was really a dream, she would gladly want to live it for the rest of her life.
The following morning, the He Family house was in an uproar. The news of Ye Jie being the son of Zhu Chen and He Susu spread like a wildfire.
Zhu Qinyang was so happy that she couldn't stop her tears from falling and Xu Mey was shocked to see that. She always thought that He Jian's mother was the strongest one but now it seemed like she was also just another person with deep and sincere feelings.
Or perhaps, facing these kinds of bonds, anyone could become weak. These bonds of blood surely are thicker than water. They have a way of their own to pull people close.
"From the moment I saw you, I knew you have some connection with us," Zhu Qinyang said as she kept looking at Ye Jie with gentle eyes.
The person who was most excited at the moment was Azalea. She finally could brag about having a brother. "Finally, my tummy won't hurt every night from keeping this huge secret!" She exclaimed getting a round of chuckles from the people around her.
"Was it hurting too much?" Ye Jie ruffled her hair as he questioned her.
"Too much to bear. If you didn't say it now, I'd have run to dad myself." Ye Jie patted her head making her scowl.
"I just knew that you're not a very reliable person." Azalea pouted at his words but couldn't argue since she knew that he was right. She really wasn't the reliable one when it came to secrets. At least, not when it came to others' secrets.
He Jian already knew about the secret while his father, He Kun wasn't very surprised to hear this revelation. He was a military man. He knew how to discern people and somewhere in his heart, he had already assumed this possibility of Ye Jie being his nephew.
"Well, let's have a dinner party since it's mom and dad's anniversary," Azalea's suggestion was quite good and everyone instantly agreed with it.
He Susu held Xu Mey's hand and pulled her in a secluded corner. Xu Mey lowered her face since she was also guilty of keeping this secret. But in her defense, she had to stand by her husband's side at any cost.
"Why aren't you looking at me?" He Susu asked seeing her abnormal behavior of looking at her feet.
"I... I think you're angry with me for keeping this a secret. Also, you must have wanted to choose your son's wife yourself. It's a dream of every mother but you instantly got a daughter-in-law with your son in a package. Like, buy one get one deal. It must be quite weird." Xu Mey kept talking without noticing the cold glare of He Susu. And she didn't stop blabbering until He Susu tapped on her head.
"I considered you to be smart." Xu Mey frowned not understanding the meaning and He Susu continued, "You silly girl, why would I be angry with you for keeping this secret? You kept the secret for your husband since you're obliged to do so. You had no obligations towards us." Xu Mey's frown eased up a bit. "Also, yes I had the wish to choose my own daughter-in-law," Xu Mey felt tensed all over again. "But, even I couldn't have found a better life partner than you for my son."
Xu Mey lifted her eyes to meet He Susu's tender filled ones making a smile bloom on her face. He Susu caressed her cheek saying, "You stood by my son's side and that shows how much he means to you. Why would I interfere when I can see the love between you two?"
"Also, you're his everything and he treats you like his life," Xu Mey heard Zhu Chen's voice as he came to join them. "You're his happiness and us as parents have no right to question his happiness." Zhu Chen placed his hands on He Susu's shoulders from behind as both husband and wife shared a look of perfect understanding.
Xu Mey was glad to hear this. Or perhaps, more than just glad. She thought once to find a mother in her mother-in-law but Zhou Ning treated her like an enemy. But today, she felt the warmth of a mother from her real mother-in-law. Because this was a mother who didn't question her past. Although Xu Mey had remarkable qualities, for He Susu, Xu Mey was right because her son loved her. And that reason was enough for He Susu and Zhu Chen.
"Oh, and did I mention that I like this deal of buying one and getting one free very much?" He Susu looked at Xu Mey surprising her then with a glint she looked at Zhu Chen and added, "Now, that's different, that we'd have loved the deal of buying one and getting two free."
Xu Mey choked on air listening to her suggestive words. While Zhu Chen and He Susu laughed at her reaction. They already found her too cute and now that she was their daughter-in-law, they couldn't help loving her even more.