BXBX NOVEL Chapter 80 - Eighty: Sadness
“Look outwards?” Fang Xi repeated, puzzled.
“Yeah!” Ye Kun nodded. “Look outwards and seek approval from others! One day—after living under the suppression of my parents and my brother for many years—I suddenly woke up to the fact that this world doesn’t just consist of the three of them. It doesn’t matter if my family doesn’t approve; I can gain approval from other people. If I can’t compare to my brother, so be it! What’s the big deal? I don’t believe I’m worse than everyone else. Not everyone is like my big brother! ”
Fang Xi blinked and slowly gave Ye Kun a thumbs up. “Most people would probably be depressed in a situation like the one you described. And yet, you were able to think outside the box and find a way to make peace with yourself.
You’re amazing.”
Slightly embarrassed by the sudden compliment, Ye Kun stuttered, “I-I was cornered and desperate; even a worm will turn. I…” Fang Xi laughed and thought, ‘There he goes, likening himself to other creatures again. I have to admit, Ye Kun is a little cute.’
The two of them ate their noodles happily. Ye Kun was very glad Fang Xi enjoyed his cooking. After they finished their meal, Ye Kun didn’t let Fang Xi do anything. He cleaned up the dishes, dining table, and the kitchen himself.
Fang Xi was extremely shocked. She was extremely familiar with this man’s every move because she had done them herself countless times for another man. She’d never expected there would be a day when she would actually see a man do all this for her. She didn’t understand how thatperson from her past could be indifferent to her when she couldn’t help but be moved by these very same actions done on her behalf.
‘I guess some things are different when one is in love, or not,’ she bitterly mused.
Ye Kun took Tuan Tuan with him when he left. Fang Xi sent them out with a smile but couldn’t focus on a single word when she returned to her work. She sat quietly by the bay window and stared blankly at the bustling streets below.
When she visited both her parents’ houses on her trip overseas, she was more welcomed than ever before. Her father said her two half-brothers would probably never accomplish much and hoped she could take over the family business. He also wanted to introduce a bright young man to her—her stepmother’s nephew, to be exact. Her stepmother never intended to hand the family business away; she’d planned to have her nephew marry Fang Xi and thus keep the family business in hand.
Fang Xi’s mother, on the other hand, tried her best to matchmake her with a
young man from another wealthy family, saying that if Fang Xi could marry into that family, her status in her stepfather’s family would also rise.
Fang Xi had stitched her broken heart up bit by bit during her flight back to the country. She figured since even her own flesh and blood had spared no effort to hurt her, the pain she suffered because of her failed romance was just what she deserved for being naiVe.
Everyone stands alone in this world. No one shares the same happiness and sorrows; feelings don’t flow freely from one to another, so loving oneself is of the utmost importance. She had a career and friends—nothing else mattered.
It had been a week since Shi Nian had eaten Yun Nan’s homemade dinner, and he was starting to complain. Yun Nan knew she was in the wrong and promised him she would return to her usual routine this weekend so she could make him two meals a day.
“We’ll be going to my parents’ house this weekend,” Shi Nian informed her.
‘Oh? Yun Nan was stunned before she remembered their agreement. “But we didn’t go to their place for dinner last week, a-and the week before that. M-moreover, Shi Xiu also stayed at my workplace and didn’t go…” Yun Nan trailed off guiltily.
Shi Nian rolled his eyes at her and drawled, “That’s why… we have to go to my parents’ for dinner this week—together with Shi Xiu!”
Yun Nan nodded vigorously. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I will definitely, definitely have dinner at your parents’ house!”
Shi Nian’s expression softened slightly at her ready apology and good attitude. “Shi Xiu didn’t cause you any trouble, did she?” he asked.
Yun Nan carefully answered as she observed Shi Nian’s expression, “She didn’t cause any trouble. In fact… she worked very hard!”
Shi Nian raised his eyebrow in question, so Yun Nan told him about Shi Xiu’s performance on the set and finished with, “That girl has gotten a little obsessed. What should we do?”
“What do you mean?” Shi Nian queried, confused.
Yun Nan could only carry on and explain, “She’s getting more and more passionate about acting and filming. If you don’t do something now, she might not be willing to quit if you wish to pull her out in the future.”
“Why would I pull her out? If she likes her work, then so be it! It’s fine as long as she likes it—it’s up to her, be it on screen or behind the scenes. Not everyone has the opportunity and ability to do what they like to do. You, of all people, should understand that,” Shi Nian retorted.
‘ But this is your sister were talking about—the Shi family’s one and only precious daughter. Aren’t you guys worried she’ll decide on a career in the entertainment industry? Yun Nan inwardly cried.
Apparently, Shi Nian wasn’t worried. Yun Nan bit back her words and decided to wait until the weekend to see what the Shi family’s elders thought of the matter. She felt a little guilty about leading the Shi family’s beloved daughter astray..