Chapter 933 - Born To Shine

*Flashback Continued*

On the filming set, the shooting for a movie was going on. Holding the hem of Chen Hana's shirt, little Xiu followed her around. But her eyes followed everything that was happening around her. The beautiful setting, the gorgeous costumes, dazzling actors, everything there fascinated her young self. 

She looked at everything with interest and seemed absorbed in the scene. Chen Hana didn't even realize that the little girl's eyes had started sparkling from the moment this shooting set enchanted her. She had been like a lifeless doll. Beautiful but her eyes had always been blank. Without her memories, she was even more unsure of why she felt so scared of the world. 

But at this moment, she didn't feel scared at all. If anything, she felt herself losing in this very moment. A scene with a young actor was repeatedly gone wrong because of the young boy's stiff expressions and his habit of forgetting the lines. It felt unnatural and it annoyed the director so much that he wanted to yell at everyone.

Chen Hana didn't even realize when the little girl left her side and ran towards the young actor and recited all his lines perfectly. She was so enthusiastic that she even perfectly portrayed the emotions. 

By the time, Chen Hana noticed that she was stunned. Not because of her talent but because this was the first time she heard Xiu's voice. Even though the little girl woke up from the coma for over two years now, she had never said a single word. She always ȧssumed that the trauma made her lose her ability to speak. But only now she learned that she didn't lose the ability to speak. She just didn't find anything interesting before.

Even the director was captured by the little girl who seemed to be teaching the young actor. The little girl had short hair and looked almost the same age as the young actor. Suddenly an idea popped into his head. 

Chen Hana was still in a daze when Xiu was dragged to take the role of the young actor. And she was supposed to play the role of a boy at that. However, Xiu wasn't fazed and found it quite interesting. She didn't give anyone a headache and finished her part perfectly.

And for the first time, Chen Hana saw a smile on her face. The smile was so pure and dazzling that it almost suċkėd her soul in. She couldn't stop looking at that little girl who shined brighter than the renowned stars surrounding her.

"This little girl is born to shine," someone commented close to her.

"You're right. She is like a bright star already," another one said.

The friend who introduced Chen Hana to this job patted her shoulder and said, "It seems you have a raw talent by your side. Don't let her waste this talent. She is meant to do bigger things."

After leaving for home, Chen Hana asked Xiu, "Do you want to be a star?"

The little girl shook her head.

"Okay." She rubbed her head and was about to leave when the little girl held her shirt to stop her. 

When she looked back, she heard her say, "But I want to act."

Chen Hana nodded her head with a smile on her face as she asked, "Why?"

"It can make me forget who I am. And if I won't remember that, I won't be scared anymore."

Chen Hana spent a long time staring at the nine-year-old before her. It seemed the little girl was also trying to run from herself. Or more like from her fears. But since she finally found something interesting, she didn't want to let it go anymore.

Later, as a child star, Xiu had acted in several commercials, movies, and tv series. And the more she acted, the more she seemed to brighten up. 

"If you help her reach a bigger stage, there is always a possibility that you'll find her family," someone had suggested to Chen Hana who had never stopped looking for Xiu's real family.

But while trying to help Xiu, she never realized she also needed help. She also needed someone to pull her out of her darkest time. But she never got that help. And she never tried to get close to Xiu as well. She was scared. Scared that if she made Xiu her anchor and one day, she left, she won't be able to stay afloat and might really drown in her own misery.

However, just because she never tried to make Xiu her anchor, didn't mean that Xiu did the same. For her, the person she had always depended on was Chen Hana. And because of that, she had ȧssumed Chen Hana to be her mother.

Not once did Chen Hana introduced herself as Xiu's mother. But the little girl was still little who believed that since everyone had a mother, she must have one too. And who could it be if not Chen Hana who always took care of her?

"Mom!"

The very first time Xiu had called her that, Chen Hana had cried all night. She tried to keep her distance from Xiu but no matter what, she couldn't help loving that little girl. But she didn't wish for this little girl to suffer with her.

So, even though she didn't want to ever go to China. She did bring Xiu with her there. Not for anything else but to give Xiu a chance to reach a bigger stage and to reach her family who might be looking for her. She wanted her to stand at a pinnacle where no one could help but look at her. At least, one of those people would be able to recognize that dazzling girl.

"Xiu, remember, never take off this bracelet. It's like your identity. You must never take it off unless it's for shooting. But at every other event, you have to wear it." She had strictly advised Xiu to always take her bracelet with her. That one thing that linked her to her real identity.

But she was really hoping for too much. Some people couldn't be found just because we want to find them. Perhaps, Xiu's fate was also like that.

*To be Continued*