Chapter 359 - Advantage & Disadvantage

On the other hand, Shui Xian was still talking to Hyson. 

"I don't want to keep you here for long unless people think that I'm being biased," stated Shui Xian. "But there is something I'd like to hear your opinion about."

"Go on," Hyson sat comfortably. Well, he looked way too comfortable now that they were on personal topics instead of professional ones. 

"Yesterday, when I was going around the village with Raelle, we saw a wedding procession." Hyson nodded his head to indicate that he was listening and Shui Xian continued, "When the firecrackers suddenly lit up..."

He didn't get the chance to continue before Hyson straightened up and asked, "What did she do?"

Shui Xian raised his brow and asked, "Was she supposed to do something?"

Hyson cleared his throat and smiled at him, "It's good if she didn't do anything. No need to bring it up."

Shui Xian scrutinized him intently but didn't probe for now, as he went on, "Actually, she only covered her ears almost immediately. Nothing too serious."

Hyson breathed a sigh of relief and nodded his head, "That's a mild reaction then." Then he frowned to himself, "But if it's such a mild reaction, how did it catch your attention?"

Shui Xian had a glint in his eyes as he yet again noticed how shrewd Hyson was. He really noticed the smallest of details from one's demeanor or words just like his wife did.

"It was because I saw a shadow of a frown between her brows," he told Hyson honestly. "And it was my first time seeing a visible reaction from her. She isn't that expressive with her expressions you know. So, that smallest of her move caught my attention."

"Didn't she tell you that she is uncomfortable with loud noises?" Shui Xian raised his brow in return and Hyson added, "I know her. She definitely must have cleared it up right at that moment to you that she was uncomfortable with loud noises." He took a pause and asked, "Have you see her music collection?"

Shui Xian shook his head, "I only saw the albums you gifted to her."

"That's all her music collection," Hyson told him. "And you must have noticed that none of those albums had been opened." Shui Xian recalled that detail and nodded in reply. "It's not because she wanted to just display those albums on her shelves. It's because music is nothing more than noise to her. There was even a time when the traffic noise was too uncomfortable for her."

Shui Xian didn't know these details so he listened intently.

"If you ever get to visit the Raelle Mansion in Country G, you'd get to see how far away it is from the city. It's at a secluded place with a calming atmosphere. All because Opa and Yanyan wanted to make Raelle comfortable," he shook his head to himself. "Actually, now the situation isn't that bad. She slowly got used to the sounds of the world and got used to it. But I think the sound of the firecrackers was sudden so it caught her off-guard and that's why you got to see a reaction from her."

Shui Xian thought about all that he heard and was really desperate to know something.

"Do you know why is it like this though?"

Hyson's expressions sank when he asked that and he hesitated a little before saying, "It's not that I can't tell you, Xian Ge. I do want to tell you but I think you should ask her instead. It's not some well-hidden secret that can't be shared with you. Even if it is a secret, she will tell you as long as you ask her."

Shui Xian didn't continue to push him for an answer after all from the moment he saw how Hyson's expressions sank at the mentioning of this topic, he had a bad feeling in his heart. And this bad feeling made his heart thud wildly against his chest.

He picked up the bottle of water beside him and drank it to calm himself.

Seeing that rare expression of seriousness on Hyson's face, Shui Xian decided to divert his attention to a lighthearted topic as he mentioned, "By the way, do you know what she asked me when she saw the wedding procession?"

"She asked you what was going on and then she made you explain every single step of the traditional wedding," answered Hyson. Shui Xian was left gaping at him in disbelief. 

"Did she tell you already?"

Hyson shook his head, "She doesn't have to." 

Shui Xian made a face when he realized that Hyson still could understand his wife better than him. With just one sentence, he could guess what Raelle said or how she reacted. What a bond! Made one really envious eh!

Hyson also noticed his sour look and chuckled to himself, "Xian Ge, didn't I tell you that you should stop comparing yourself with me?" He scratched the tip of his nose as he added, "It's easier for me to understand her. But it's because I have an advantage over you."

"What's the advantage? That you met her way before me?" retorted Shui Xian.

Hyson shook his head once again, "Not really. My advantage is my life's biggest disadvantage as well." Shui Xian's brows knitted up because of his words as he looked at him curiously to wait for an explanation. "My mother can't talk," said Hyson making Shui Xian's body stiffen. "When I was young, I learned to understand everything about her so that words wouldn't be needed between us." Shui Xian's expression turned even worse. "And that really helped me in understanding Raelle as well. She didn't like to talk and I was too used to the silence. It ended up making us a perfect pair of best friends."

Shui Xian really regretted bringing up this topic. He unintentionally poked at Hyson's wounds.. He really didn't know what to say now that he had already done it.