1323 It Was A Person
"Was it really that interesting?" asked Raelle to Justin who nodded his head in response. "What was so interesting?" she muttered to herself. Well, as long as Justin liked it. Anyway, Xiang Wai shared this experience with others only because she wanted Justin to see how awesome she was. So, whether she found it interesting or not had little to do with Xiang Wai, right?
"Do we have more stories?" asked Justin. "Daddy, what about you?"
"Your dad is boring," said Xiang Wai. "He has nothing fun to share."
"It's not fun as Wai said," started Xiang Weimin. "But it's mysterious. Would you like to hear it?"
"Yes!" said Hyson and Justin simultaneously.
Xiang Weimin looked at Hyson, "Why are you joining in the fun?"
"Why can't I?" retorted Hyson. "Just tell me already. I'm curious about what could be considered mysterious in your life."
Xiang Weimin shook his head at Hyson and told them, "It started when I was six, I believe. Before the divorce of our parents. Every Friday, I'd find a bunch of purple magnolias tied in my school desk."
"Who left it? Which girl was it?" asked Hyson curiously.
"I don't know who left it," answered Xiang Weimin. "I didn't take it seriously at the beginning. I just thought some girl left it for me. Although it might not seem like it, I was still a very popular kid in school. A lot of girls wanted to share their candies with me or their lunch boxes. So, my first thought was that one of those girls left it. I never took it seriously."
"What next?"
"That's where your love for plants came from," said Raelle with certainty.
"Yeah. That's where it came from originally."
"For how long did it go on?" asked Hyson because he was more curious about this.
"Until I went to the military academy," answered Xiang Weimin. "And since I graduated early, it means it went on for a decade apparently."
"For ten years, you got the same flowers on your desk with no name on them."
"Yup!"
"Who do you think was behind it?" "I told you, I stopped wondering that long ago. I didn't care at all. I was just happy to have someone who silently showed me support in this way. It didn't matter to me what the purpose was behind it all."
Hyson nodded his head, "This really is a mysterious experience. But Ge, what would you do if one day that person really came in front of you?"
"You won't say it was a ghost?" asked Xiang Weimin.
"It might seem like a supernatural experience but I know better than that. It was definitely a person. If I found who that person is, I'd love to give that person an applaud for being so persistent."
"I also think it was a human. If it was some supernatural, you'd have gotten those flowers in the military academy too. If you didn't, it means that person's reach wasn't up there," said Raelle.