Chapter 1056: [Bonus chapter] Run Away

Chapter 1056: [Bonus chapter] Run AwayRaelle cleared her throat and added, "Well, at least, my husband could tell."        

Xia Zhao actually breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He really thought he was slower than Raelle. If that was the case, then he should just go and jump down a cliff or something in shame!      

"Then it's easier to understand," commented Xia Zhao.      

"But he said you didn't realize your feelings at that time. Now, you're clear about it all. What happened in between?" asked Raelle.    

Xia Zhao shrugged, "I just met a person who was crazily in love. And that one gave me a lecture on love. I must say, it wasn't a good feeling being lectured by someone younger but it did help."    

"Oh, you got lucky then. I wonder if Yanyan can run into someone like that," said Raelle.    

Xia Zhao looked at her, "Do you think she has any feelings for me? Apart from wanting to kill me?"    

"Do you think if she wanted to kill you, you'd be alive?" asked Raelle in return. "You might be more capable than her but she got tricks you can't imagine. In fact, in your case, she didn't even have to use her brain to come up with a huge trick. All she had to do was poison your drink or food and you'd be gone. After all, from what I saw, you have a blind trust in her so even if she fed you poison, you'll willingly take it."    

Okay, once again, it wasn't a great feeling to be lectured by someone of a younger generation.      

Xia Zhao sighed softly, "I can't even argue. What argument can I even have here? Of course, if she wanted me dead, I'd be dead. It was truly easy for her to take my life." He took a pause and added, "But she was heartless. She didn't take my life. She took my heart and refused to take responsibility as well!"    

Raelle looked at him carefully. It was hard to see anything from his expressions. It reminded her of the times when she looked in the mirror. Even if his face wasn't as impassive as hers, she still couldn't read it.    

"What exactly happened between you two?" asked Raelle.    

Xia Zhao went silent and didn't answer. Until now, he had answered everything but suddenly didn't want to speak. How interesting and suspicious!    

What exactly happened?    

She suddenly recalled the conjecture that Shui Xian had come up with and although she had denied it back then, she couldn't help bringing it up now, "Don't tell me she slept with you and ran away."    

Xia Zhao's body froze for a split second before he relaxed. But that one tiny moment didn't escape Raelle's keen eyes.    

"She really did?"    

Xia Zhao cleared his throat, "How about we don't talk about that?"    

Raelle nodded her head since she already got her answer. But she still said, "Sure. Then I won't ask. It doesn't concern me anyway. It's a matter between you and Yanyan. So, I suggest you talk to her about it."    

"You said it yourself, she ran away," said Xia Zhao. "And she is still running away. All she does is run away. If she was willing to sit down and talk about it, would we be here today? Would we have wasted so many years?"    

"Yes, you would have," said Raelle. "You see, I believe I'm the reason you wasted so many years." Xia Zhao stared at her as she went on, "You both might have solved this issue long ago. But I came in between. Me being Yanyan's responsibility, she stopped paying attention to the rest of the world. Even to herself. How could she remember you? If I wasn't her responsibility, things would be different. So, you can blame me for your wasted years."    

"Never," he said sternly. "You have nothing to do with this. You're a very intelligent person, I know that. And I understand that you believe you held back Yanzi all those years. But trust me, it wasn't the case. I know Yanzi more than she knows herself. No one can hold her back except for herself. Even if she loves her brother the most in this world, even Xiang Hulin can't hold her back. Whenever she wanted to get into trouble, he couldn't stop her. Why? Because she is stubborn! Once she sets her heart and mind on something or someone, she won't walk away."    

Raelle lowered her head as she listened to what he said.    

"You know when you're born, she called me," he said. "She asked me for help to find you. But before I could do anything, your grandmother found you and saved you. And when Yanzi held you in her arms, she told me that she has found her world. She said she finally found her purpose. She could stop aimlessly roaming around because her whole world was in her arms at that time."    

Raelle looked up at him as he smiled gently at her.    

"I think you know what you mean to her," said Xia Zhao. "She never calls you just her niece. Her niece is Xiang Wai. You? You're her whole life and her entire world."        

"But it won't change the fact that she wasted her life on me," said Raelle.    

"I think you've had this conversation with Yanzi," commented Xia Zhao.      

"How do you know that?" asked Raelle.    

"Because she told me last night," answered Xia Zhao.    

"She called you?"      

He nodded in response.    

Raelle looked at him for a moment in silence before saying, "Then you still have doubts whether she has any feelings for you or not?" Xia Zhao raised his brow at her as she continued, "Yanyan doesn't call just anyone to share her feelings. Not even me. She doesn't like to share what's on her mind because she is too used to being independent. But yet, she looked for you to share everything? Don't you wonder why?"    

Xia Zhao fell into once again when he heard that. Indeed, why?