Chapter 386 - I Can Bear This (1/2)

Time trickles by before we even know it. It's a never-ending cycle that goes on and on. Life in itself is just a cycle of time. It has everything... From series of meetings to departures. From the discovery of friendship to losing it. From a precious time to how we wasted it away. Most of all, life is a memory of those shed tears that once fell like droplets of rain but soon dried up leaving behind just a trail of bittersweet, foggy, broken and yet beautiful memories.

With her head laying on his thighs, Xu Mey was enjoying the soft breeze in the garden while listening to the cello-like voice of her husband.

From her position, she could see his long lashes fluttering languidly while his lips moved as he read the parenting book in his hand with a great deal of concentration. It was yet again, one of those moments when she wondered how did she become so lucky?

Often girls talked about their Prince Charming and Xu Mey always wondered what really could be a Prince Charming? Or a knight in shining armor who would come on his horse and sweep her off her feet?

But none of that came true for her. Not at all...

She had met him when he was considered to be in his darkest period of time while she was the pessimist girl who only knew how to scheme her next move. She wondered where would they be if, on that night of Wu Wang's sister's wedding, she hadn't brought him to her own room? Would they really be here today?

”Ah-Jie,” she called out softly.

”Mmm...” He hummed in reply while sweeping her hair away from her face.

”What if we had missed each other on Wu Xia and Ming Qu's wedding?” Her question came unexpected but Jie was still calm. ”Do you think we would be here today?”

”Yes.” He answered in an assuring manner.

”How are you so sure?” She eyed him skeptically.

”We didn't even know each other's name back then. But didn't we still meet through that matchmaking?”

”We did. But what if instead of you, Jun had actually been the one to say yes?” She went on.

”Still, we'd be here as we are now.” His voice was full of certainty.

”Are you that certain?” She asked.

”Yes, I am.” He tapped her adorable nose and added, ”Because we could have missed out on each other but how could the red thread which ties us to each other can miss out? As you must have heard, the thread can be tangled and it can take a long time for us to understand the scheme of heaven but eventually, that red thread is meant to connect us to each other. So, my dear wife, even after the detours... We'd still be right here where we are.”