Red Strings

Chapter 50

It was a question that had never left my mind ever since I realize that the world I'm living in is just a man-made world.

I had some theories why Nai Nai doted on me this much, it could be because she truly likes me or that it's a sort of compensation since her grandson doesn't spare his sight on me.

"Nai Nai..." I trailed off, unsure and perplexed at the events happening in front of me.

This never happened and I'm beginning to feel confused, my mind couldn't keep up with the contradicting changes. I would feel that something had changed and then the next thing I would be slap in the face by reality.

It's very hard for me to comprehend my current life now.

"You remind me of my older sister"

I focus my sight on Nai Nai and saw her eyes welling up with tears, her lips trembling as she let out a shaky sigh.

"Why?"

I had finally asked the question I've been wanting to know for a long time.

Nai Nai smiled at me, her eyes staring right at me with a wistful look on her face as she started.

"I had an older sister, she's a very lovely girl, so gentle you'll worry that a blow of a wind could hurt her" Nai Nai closed her eyes and continued. "She fell in love, so hard she lost herself"

With her words, I can already tell the ending of the story.

"Her husband was a good man, the two of them were like the perfect couple and she bore him a child. Then it was gone" she said the last sentence with a very airy and light voice yet the heaviness in the air remained.

I was lucky enough to not have a child, to not feel the pain of losing my child, and to see that event repeating over and over.

"She was depressed, their love immediately crashed and he found another woman to love. And then another, then another until she couldn't keep up with it and..." She choked out, her palm trying to suppress her sob as I went to her side.

"You don't have to Nai Nai" I embraced her as she leaned her frail self to me.

"She k-killed herself... and I don't want t-that to happen t-to you" she sobbed softly as tears gathered in my eyes.

For a woman as gentle as her, the pain of losing not only her child but also her husband's love made her want to end the pain by ending her life.

"I won't do that Nai Nai... I-I won't be like her"

It's too late.

Forgive me Nai Nai, forgive me A'liu for being this weak but I can't anymore.

I've already lost hope.

...

The two of us talked about simple things, cheering up each other as we sat and look at the boundless blue sky.

It's been six hours and our eyes had finally lost their puffiness, then a knock came outside the door.

"It's time for dinner" Nai Nai muttered as I held her hand and the two of us came out.

The An family was already out, An Yi Wei was sitting in the left while the seat in the right remains absent.

Although I don't feel any awkwardness nor anger towards An Yi Wei, I can't say the character Caia doesn't so it's best to act like I still held a grudge at him.

"Caia will seat with me, prepare another seat" Nai Nai ordered as she secretly patters my hand.

I look at her in gratefulness before the maid presented a seat before me. The rest of the dinner was spent in silence, the food was exquisite yet I don't find it delicious since my head was all about Nai Nai's older sister.

If it was me in her position, what would I do? Would I also kill myself or separate and make a new life?

"-the branch was in construction-"

"-go see it-"

"I know"

I was out of it and didn't hear the conversation in the living room and went to the guest room to sleep.

It doesn't matter if the workers in this villa found out that their boss's son's wife is having a marital fight. It's better if someone reported it to her lawyers and let the two of them separate.

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Chapter 50 is up!

Suicide happens when a person is not in their right state of mind ( not crazy okay?), to chose to end one's life, it's clear that they are not well. To the people who continue to live, remember that life wouldn't always be sunshine and rainbows but we can find little things in life to be grateful for.

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