Chapter 182 - Mama And Daughter

In the quiet and serene night, a girl sat on the balcony of her room. Her hand was holding a painting brush with a canvas in front of her. At first glance, one would expect the woman was engaged with her painting, in fact, at this moment, her mind was blank, just like her gaze. She didn't realize how long she had been in that position.

She had scratched out a sketch on the white canvas but still couldn't see what she was going to draw.

As she was drowning in her complicated thought, she did not realize that she was no longer the only person in that room.

"What are you doing here?" asked that person while covering her body with a blanket.

Only then did Kaili get back from her reverie. Her soul returned to her body.

"Mom..." she said in surprise. She hastily wiped her tears so her mother wouldn't see. Luckily, she only had a dim light on, so her puffy cheeks wouldn't be exposed.

"It's already late at night and you're still here? Even though its summer but if you stay here for long and don't get in right away, your body can catch a cold," explained Stella.

Kaili put down the brush. "Since when you are here, Mama? I didn't see you're coming!"

"Hmm... about 30 minutes?" Stella answered honestly.

"What?" 30 minutes? How could it be?

"Mama saw you who had been just sitting pensively. Mama's daughter is a smart and alert girl, but seeing her carelessness tonight that she doesn't feel the presence of others, Mama is a little surprised. What happened? Do you guys have a problem? Mama has also seen your mobile phone which keeps getting incoming calls, but you don't answer any of them. What is it? Did something happen between you and your husband?"

Kaili: "..."

Only a heavy sigh escaped her mouth.

Stella sat on the tea chair beside Kaili's canvas board. She picked up the magazine that was on the table. Instead of reading the magazine, the middle-aged woman who still looked very young said, "If it's just a small fight, it shouldn't be a problem. As long as he doesn't cheat, doesn't hit you, doesn't respect you as his wife, always scolds you for no reason, Mama and Papa won't interfere."

Kaili looked at Stella in confusion. Her mouth was still locked.

"Don't look at Mama like that. Come here, sit next to Mama. It's been a long time since we've sat together and enjoyed the stars at night," Stella said, pulling another chair close to her.

Not much to say, Kaili obeyed her mother's orders.

"Fighting, different opinions, misunderstandings, it often happens in the marriage. It's normal. Because uniting two minds, two hearts, two visions, is not easy. As long as you don't give up, everything will be fine. As long as a husband knows the rule that he must respect his wife, everything will be fine. As long as the wife knows that she has to respect her husband, everything will be fine. Sometimes, fighting isn't always a domestic punishment, but rather, it's a way of love to show its existence." Stella stroked her daughter's head.

"Mom, Dexter and I are fine."

"Are you sure you guys are fine? Why don't you answer phone calls from him?"

Kaili: "..."

"Mama won't ask why you guys are making a fuss. Mama told you, as long as he doesn't hit you, and still respects you as his wife, Mama and Papa won't scold him."

Stella could see displeasure in Kaili's eyes. Her face was sullen.

"Why? Or do you want Mama and Papa to beat him to a pulp?"

Kaili quickly replied, "Ugh! No, no, don't do that." However, in the next second, she realized that she had overreacted.

Kaili explained with a red face, "No. I mean, don't hit him to a pulp, please. Hmm.. maybe a little battered?"

Stella laughed. She teased Kaili.

"Ma… don't laugh at me. I just don't want to bother taking care of him if he's disabled," she continued.

"No. We have decided, we will not interfere in your marriage life. Not because we don't love you anymore, but because we have realized, our Kaili is no longer a child, who can be soothed with ice cream. She has grown into a woman and is even married.

Indeed, we were wrong, pampering you too much all this time. At first, we thought it was to protect you, but instead, you have to bear a lot of burdens. We hide you from the world, don't allow you to see this wide world with your own perspective. We think it's for your good so that you don't feel hurt because of this cruel world.

We gave you everything, but we forgot to teach you how to be strong and mature in dealing with problems. When we were gonna match you up at that time, we thought only Peter can make you happy. We always emphasize, our Kaili must not feel hurt, must not cry and she must get everything good in this world, which unknowingly has to make you suffer.

When you say, 'I have loved him for a long time', that's when we realize, our daughter is no longer a child. It's no longer our job to take care of your heart. You're an adult and already have your own thoughts and feelings. Your heart is not only filled with us anymore, there is also a new figure in it. Only then did we know, it wasn't us who protected you, but on the contrary, our Kaili who always sacrificed anything for us. She is strong more than we thought. Kaili... We did a big mistake to you. We-"

Kaili squeezed her mother's hand gently, "Mom, no! Mama and Papa didn't do anything wrong to me. What I have done all this time, is the natural attitude that a child has towards her parents. Just like parents, who can overcome everything for the sake of their children, children also have to make some sacrifices. How can it be called parental fault in children? I did it on my own conscience.. I accepted the matchmaking that Mama and Papa made because of my own will."