Chapter 388 - She would Use a Lifetime to Repay Him (1/2)

She brought her daughter into the room, took a wet towel from the bathroom, and wiped the girl's feet gently. Rainy knitted her eyebrows in discomfort as she felt someone touched her feet.

Her knitted eyebrows and pursed lips truly resembled someone. Xia Ruoxin could not deny the blood relationship which seemed so magical. Rainy's father might not know of her existence, and she had never seen her biological father. However, her temperament, habits, and even mannerisms at times were a shadow of that man's.

Gao Yi was still sitting on the sofa with a stack of things when Xia Ruoxin came out of Rainy's room. She tidied up her hair and tucked them behind her ears.

”Ruoxin, come over here and sit.” Gao Yi knew she was coming. He pointed to the space beside him without looking up. His attention was solely on the few paintings on his lap.

Xia Ruoxin walked over to him and sat down with both her hands resting on her lap. Her actions reflected her good upbringing.

She had stayed at the Xia household for over a decade, but she had not learned anything. However, she had no lack of good manners. After all, Xia Mingzheng had maintained a good facade, and Shen Yijun had ensured that the tool she had used to gain access into the Xia family had not been under any bad influence. Whatever Xia Ruoxin had to learn, she did so; and anything that she needed to pay attention to, she understood, too. Take her posture for example. She had not forgotten this throughout all these years of poverty.

Perhaps, it might also have become a habit or an instinct.

”Ruoxin, do you like to paint?”

Gao Yi organized the pieces of paintings on his lap. He closed them together and put them aside. His actions were gentle, unlike others who were in the habit of leaving their things everywhere. This showed that he was an extremely detailed man who respected both others and himself.

”Mmm, I like it.” Xia Ruoxin had not hidden her hobby. ”I have loved it ever since I was young. I don't recall much, but it seemed that my biological father loved to paint, too. Back then, he would hold my hand and teach me how to paint. I can't really remember his looks. However, I can still recall this piece in my memory. This might as well be the love that my father has bestowed on me.

”In the end…” Her voice became slower and softer. One could easily hear the mockery in it. ”After my mother married into the Xia family with me in tow, she took away my only hobby. However, I knew that it was the price to pay for joining the Xia household. My mother had to pay, and so did I. To put it plainly, who would treat a complete stranger well for no apparent reason?”

She had thought of it with an open mind—without hatred or anger, only some regrets.

”I see.” Gao Yi hugged his arms around his chest. Then, he reached out and placed his fingers on her forehead and tucked her hair behind her ear.

”Since you have the interest, might as well go and take some classes. It's not such a bad thing being an art teacher.”

”Me?” Xia Ruoxin pointed at herself. She felt that Gao Yi always thought too highly of her. Besides, she had not majored in painting. Instead, she had learned how to play the piano. Compared to the music that Xia Yixuan had played, hers sounded like noise. She did not have much affinity in music, partly because she had no interest in it. What good was learning music? She didn't even have the skills to earn a living. That's why she and Rainy had to live in poverty all these years.

”No.” She shook her head. Gao Yi's suggestion was good; however, she was not good enough. She was more worried about hampering the students' progress.