Chapter 586 - Bring It On, Kid

In the end, Mu Chenyan had to get down and tie up her. From a cheerleader, she suddenly became a player. This development was really not something she was expecting but it was definitely something she was unable to avoid either. 

As she stood across Xiang Wai, Mu Chenyan was in a complicated mood. She really was planning on going easy on this niece of hers just because she wanted to bridge the distance between them. But before she got on the court, Raelle had held her wrist and said, "You don't have a chance to go easy on her. Yanyan, you have to win."

Was it even a question whether Mu Chenyan would listen to Raelle or not? The answer was too obvious.

She held up her hands together and said, "Dear niece, aunt has no hard feelings. But I really can't go easy on you today."

Xiang Wai was surprised by this move and narrowed her eyes at Mu Chenyan, "Aunt, do you think you'll win?"

Mu Chenyan straightened, "Chenyan doesn't know how to lose." She wasn't bragging at all. It was just who she had been all her life. She was always the winner. 

"Aunt, don't forget you're old now," reminded Xiang Wai. "I heard all about your legends but age is not something you can ignore."

Mu Chenyan stretched her limbs and smiled at her, "Just because I call myself an old lady doesn't mean I am really all that old now. Bring it on, niece. Hope you know how to lose!"

Xiang Wai's eyes flashed with sharp light and she started the game. It had to be said that this game was intense unlike Raelle and Shui Xian's match. This was the real deal where neither of the players was ready to give in. Mu Chenyan rubbed her nose after shooting consecutive shots and looked at Xiang Wai, "No hard feelings, really!"

Xiang Wai looked at her intently and then looked at Raelle who didn't seem like she was concerned about this match at all. She couldn't help asking, "All this just because you don't want to let her down?"

"I can never let her down," was Mu Chenyan's response.

"Why? She is your niece, so am I. Or is it that she is more important than I am?"

Mu Chenyan shook her head, "Wai, you're my niece. You'll always be important. But Elle is not my niece. She is my life. She is Chenyan's reason for existence. My purpose in life. It took me twenty years to find that purpose in my life. I am not willing to let her go at any cost."

Xiang Wai was momentarily stumped. It suddenly dawned on her that her comparison with Raelle was unjustified. As Mu Chenyan said, she really did love her. Even Xiang Wai could feel that she was very important to Mu Chenyan but Raelle wasn't just important to her. Raelle was really Mu Chenyan's purpose of existence. There was never any comparison between them.

"That still doesn't mean I'll let you win," said Xiang Wai. "I have to take my little sister in as my disciple."

Mu Chenyan chuckled at that and beckoned her, "Bring it on, kid!"

Reality had proven that old ginger was still spicier. So what Mu Chenyan was older than her, she was still very much capable of winning. Although the score was a close call between these two women and that really made this match worth watching.

"Sorry, kid! But my Elle can only be my disciple," said Mu Chenyan. 

"You're just biased," commented Xiang Wai. "But you're really good. It seems all those legends of yours aren't just exaggerations."

Mu Chenyan tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled at her, "Chenyan never needed people to exaggerate anything about her. My legends are as real as me." She chuckled and rubbed Xiang Wai's head like she was a kid as she added, "And you... You're really good. I haven't had so much fun playing in a long time."

She was all smiles once she got to be so close to her niece like this after such a long time. It had been so many years since she last pampered this niece. She was dying to bring the world to her feet.

Yue typed on her phone, 'That young lady is certainly Chenyan's niece.'

"Are you saying I'm not?" asked Raelle.

Yue shook her head, 'You were never a niece to her.'

Raelle nodded at that, "Fair enough."

"Your sister is really good," said Shui Xian.

"I know," replied Raelle. "But Yanyan is still the best." And she wasn't up to an argument when it came to this. After all, to her, her Yanyan was always at the top. No one could possibly come even close to her brilliance.

Shui Xian leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "I still think my wife is the best. You again provoked your sister and pushed her at Yanyan. You're so good, wifey. I'm understanding the depth of your schemes."

"I'm not good. It's just that sister of mine is really impulsive," said Raelle matter-of-factly. "She falls way too fast for my words. I don't even have to scheme at all."

"Maybe it's because she is really unguarded when it comes to you," said Shui Xian.

"He is right," spoke Xiang Weimin from below them. "Wai is really unguarded when it comes to people she really loves."

Raelle looked at Xiang Weimin and stayed quiet for a moment. "Oh, no wonder she is so easily hurt by people."

Xiang Weimin couldn't say anything to defend his sister when it came to that. It was really true that Xiang Wai was impulsive and always let her guards down when it came to people she really cared about. But that was also the reason, she always got hurt.

He suddenly looked up and saw the way Xiang Wai was looking at Mu Chenyan with a smile flashing in her eyes.. He couldn't help but smile when he saw it.