When Hyson turned back, Justin was already in Xiang Weimin's arms while Tang Hebe was reluctantly taking her eyes away from her son. At this time, Hyson appeared at her side.
"Ms. Tang, long time no see!"
Purely on instinct, Tang Hebe took a step back. She could swear that she did it subconsciously and it wasn't the intention at all.
Hyson looked at her movement and asked, "Are you scared of me?"
"N-No," said Tang Hebe as her voice cracked. "No," she said once again after clearing her throat. "No," she emphasized for whatever reason.
Hyson chuckled at her reaction and touched his face, "Do I look scary?"
She shook her head.
"Then did I hurt your feelings last time?" asked Hyson and this time Tang Hebe took a moment to answer.
"Not really," she finally replied. "It's just that..."
"You don't have to say it," said Hyson. "I understand. But I'll say it once again, hurting your feelings wasn't the intention. It's out of my control most of the time too."
"You just remind me of Raelle," Tang Hebe told him honestly.
"Pfft!" Hyson burst out laughing. "So, the one you're scared of is Ellie? I can't even give you words of comfort then. She can be pretty scary. All I can say is that you'll get used to it."
"That's very comforting," said Tang Hebe as she shook her head.
"Please, come inside," Hyson even made a hand gesture of welcoming her. "And don't forget to enjoy yourself."
Tang Hebe paused and looked back at him, "Are you being sarcastic right now?"
"I am being very sincere right now," was Hyson's response. "I do want you to enter and enjoy yourself. It can be difficult thinking that it's your ex-husband's engagement banquet. But why don't you look at it another way?" She raised her brow at him as he went on, "You can take this moment to see that he is happy and he has moved on. What does that mean? It means you don't have to live in the past too. Just because you did something wrong doesn't mean you don't deserve to be happy or find your own second chance."
Tang Hebe went silent for a moment as mist appeared in her eyes. She blinked her eyes to clear up her vision and laughed, "Thank you!"
"For what?" asked Hyson.
"For being you," she said. "You look a lot more like Raelle at this moment."
Hyson grinned at her, "I love it when people say I remind them of Ellie. And there is no need for a thank you! I'm someone who wholeheartedly wants to spread smiles and love in this world. This is the purpose of my life!"
Tang Hebe smiled at him and went inside.
"That's really your purpose?" asked Xiang Weimin with a complicated look in his eyes.
Hyson turned to look at him, "Ge, my whole existence's purpose was to stop my mum from losing hope in life and keep on living. I came to this world to make her smile and offer her all the love she lacked in her life. So, instead of just making her happy, I decided to make everyone happy."
"You make people cry too," reminded Xiang Weimin.
"Well, crying is also a part of the cycle of life. You can't miss out on that," said Hyson as if what he said was the real truth and nothing could say otherwise. Then his eyes fell on Justin who was curiously blinking his big eyes at him. Hyson's smile widened as he waved his hand, "Hi!"
Justin turned his head and hid his face in Xiang Weimin's neck.
"Oh?" Hyson was startled. "Am I really scary tonight?" First, the mother was scared of him and now the son was acting the same way. When did he lose his charm? Why wasn't he able to understand it at all? It didn't make sense.
Xiang Weimin stroked Justin's head lovingly as he said, "He is just shy. He is unfamiliar with you. Of course, he'll have some reservations."
"Really?" Seeing Xiang Weimin nodding, Hyson patted his chest in relief. "That's good to know or I'd really start crying." But being the annoyingly persistent best friend of Raelle, how could he let this matter rest? This guy was practically his nephew! He had to do his best to cozy up to this little guy who suddenly appeared and was eyeing on Hyson's position of being the youngest in the family.
Hyson suddenly felt the pain in his heart. He was about to lose to a kid!
But considering that this kid was so adorable, he'd just let take his position. It didn't matter.
"Yo, little human, I'm Fai!" Hyson introduced himself excitedly. "Didn't my best friend, Raelle mention me to you?"
Hearing Raelle's name, Justin lifted his head a little and peeked at Hyson. Of course, the latter was happy with this development.
"Yes, I'm the one called Hyson too," added Hyson. "I heard you are a little buddy of Raelle. Then how about being my friend too? You see, I'm a lot cuter than Raelle."
"Pretty sister is pretty," said Justin in a small voice.
"I agree," said Hyson. "Elle is beautiful. But I'm cute."
Xiang Weimin laughed at this interaction and shook his head helplessly, "Fai, stop it. You look like you're trying to deceive a child here."
Hyson turned serious, "Ge, how can someone as handsome as me even be labeled as a deceiver?"
"It's always the pretty ones who like to deceive people," reminded Xiang Weimin. "Trust me, I know. I've seen a lot of cases like that. You see, men always lose their money to beautiful women and women always lose money to sweet-talkers, it's an added bonus if those men are good looking too."
Hyson pouted unhappily, "I can't argue with that. This is so unfair! Where are these deceivers? Why are they losing the credibility for my good looks? How is a good and handsome man like me even supposed to survive in this deceptive world? Why! Heaven, why is it so unfair to people with good looks? When did my handsomeness become the reason for unreliability?"
When Hyson turned back, Justin was already in Xiang Weimin's arms while Tang Hebe was reluctantly taking her eyes away from her son. At this time, Hyson appeared at her side.
"Ms. Tang, long time no see!"
Purely on instinct, Tang Hebe took a step back. She could swear that she did it subconsciously and it wasn't the intention at all.
Hyson looked at her movement and asked, "Are you scared of me?"
"N-No," said Tang Hebe as her voice cracked. "No," she said once again after clearing her throat. "No," she emphasized for whatever reason.
Hyson chuckled at her reaction and touched his face, "Do I look scary?"
She shook her head.
"Then did I hurt your feelings last time?" asked Hyson and this time Tang Hebe took a moment to answer.
"Not really," she finally replied. "It's just that..."
"You don't have to say it," said Hyson. "I understand. But I'll say it once again, hurting your feelings wasn't the intention. It's out of my control most of the time too."
"You just remind me of Raelle," Tang Hebe told him honestly.
"Pfft!" Hyson burst out laughing. "So, the one you're scared of is Ellie? I can't even give you words of comfort then. She can be pretty scary. All I can say is that you'll get used to it."
"That's very comforting," said Tang Hebe as she shook her head.
"Please, come inside," Hyson even made a hand gesture of welcoming her. "And don't forget to enjoy yourself."
Tang Hebe paused and looked back at him, "Are you being sarcastic right now?"
"I am being very sincere right now," was Hyson's response. "I do want you to enter and enjoy yourself. It can be difficult thinking that it's your ex-husband's engagement banquet. But why don't you look at it another way?" She raised her brow at him as he went on, "You can take this moment to see that he is happy and he has moved on. What does that mean? It means you don't have to live in the past too. Just because you did something wrong doesn't mean you don't deserve to be happy or find your own second chance."
Tang Hebe went silent for a moment as mist appeared in her eyes. She blinked her eyes to clear up her vision and laughed, "Thank you!"
"For what?" asked Hyson.
"For being you," she said. "You look a lot more like Raelle at this moment."
Hyson grinned at her, "I love it when people say I remind them of Ellie. And there is no need for a thank you! I'm someone who wholeheartedly wants to spread smiles and love in this world. This is the purpose of my life!"
Tang Hebe smiled at him and went inside.
"That's really your purpose?" asked Xiang Weimin with a complicated look in his eyes.
Hyson turned to look at him, "Ge, my whole existence's purpose was to stop my mum from losing hope in life and keep on living. I came to this world to make her smile and offer her all the love she lacked in her life. So, instead of just making her happy, I decided to make everyone happy."
"You make people cry too," reminded Xiang Weimin.
"Well, crying is also a part of the cycle of life. You can't miss out on that," said Hyson as if what he said was the real truth and nothing could say otherwise. Then his eyes fell on Justin who was curiously blinking his big eyes at him. Hyson's smile widened as he waved his hand, "Hi!"
Justin turned his head and hid his face in Xiang Weimin's neck.
"Oh?" Hyson was startled. "Am I really scary tonight?" First, the mother was scared of him and now the son was acting the same way. When did he lose his charm? Why wasn't he able to understand it at all? It didn't make sense.
Xiang Weimin stroked Justin's head lovingly as he said, "He is just shy. He is unfamiliar with you. Of course, he'll have some reservations."
"Really?" Seeing Xiang Weimin nodding, Hyson patted his chest in relief. "That's good to know or I'd really start crying." But being the annoyingly persistent best friend of Raelle, how could he let this matter rest? This guy was practically his nephew! He had to do his best to cozy up to this little guy who suddenly appeared and was eyeing on Hyson's position of being the youngest in the family.
Hyson suddenly felt the pain in his heart. He was about to lose to a kid!
But considering that this kid was so adorable, he'd just let take his position. It didn't matter.
"Yo, little human, I'm Fai!" Hyson introduced himself excitedly. "Didn't my best friend, Raelle mention me to you?"
Hearing Raelle's name, Justin lifted his head a little and peeked at Hyson. Of course, the latter was happy with this development.
"Yes, I'm the one called Hyson too," added Hyson. "I heard you are a little buddy of Raelle. Then how about being my friend too? You see, I'm a lot cuter than Raelle."
"Pretty sister is pretty," said Justin in a small voice.
"I agree," said Hyson. "Elle is beautiful. But I'm cute."
Xiang Weimin laughed at this interaction and shook his head helplessly, "Fai, stop it. You look like you're trying to deceive a child here."
Hyson turned serious, "Ge, how can someone as handsome as me even be labeled as a deceiver?"
"It's always the pretty ones who like to deceive people," reminded Xiang Weimin. "Trust me, I know. I've seen a lot of cases like that. You see, men always lose their money to beautiful women and women always lose money to sweet-talkers, it's an added bonus if those men are good looking too."
Hyson pouted unhappily, "I can't argue with that. This is so unfair! Where are these deceivers? Why are they losing the credibility for my good looks? How is a good and handsome man like me even supposed to survive in this deceptive world? Why! Heaven, why is it so unfair to people with good looks? When did my handsomeness become the reason for unreliability?"
