Chapter 303 Bring them with you (2/2)
'Not just me, but also everyone you've been training with.'
'We all have our own tragic past, so don't assume because we don't show it.'
Ting turn his head to Ji Jingxu and seeing the boy still smiling happily, he felt another tinge of regret inside.
'Just because we all smile every day, doesn't mean we aren't hurting in the inside.'
Those words slowly repeat in his head and he remembers Ji Chu Hua's words.
'A trash found in the country. If it wasn't for my grandfather, someone like you of unknown origins would never be given the surname Ji.'
Remembering those words, he thought about Ji Jingxu's expression at the time. The boy not only looked angry, he also looked hurt.
He had always thought that someone like Ji Jingxu, who is from a good family will never understand him. He even thought the kid's words were only out of pity.
Ting laughs inside at his stupidity for judging and his head lower.
”Jingxu, I'm sorry about what I said last time…”
”….”
Suddenly getting an apology, Ji Jingxu frown and looks at Ting. The smile on his face disappears and he could already guess what the apology was for.
After all, that evil woman said it like she was performing on a stage.
He turns his head to the vast field and sigh.
”What she said is the truth.”
He bends his legs and rest both arms on top of his knees.
”The old man and his wife found me in the country.”
Saying this, he thought about the day grandfather Ji and grandmother Ji found him. They were his benefactors and instead of leaving him, they adopted him into the family.
”My family was normal farmers in the countryside. I lived a normal life and I didn't hate it. I had a mother, a father and an older brother.”
Talking about his deceased family, Ji Jingxu could feel his eyes water up, but he takes a deep breath and steady himself from crying.
”Even though I was young at the time, all I knew was that my family meant everything to me. As long as I had them, I didn't need anything else. I didn't care if we were poor or if we struggled in life. For me, they were more than enough…”
Suddenly hearing Ji Jingxu talk about his family, Ting didn't make a sound but looks up at him. His words were exactly like how he felt towards his father and mother.
He stares at the boy and a question rise inside him. Without thinking, he asks in an almost whisper.
”What happened to them?”
Ji Jingxu showed not reaction, but his heart tightened at the question. He forces out a sarcastic chuckle to hide his pain and scratch his head.
”They were murdered.”
”….”
Ting's eyes shook and he stares in disbelief at the boy smiling. It wasn't the happy smile he made minutes ago, but one that tries to hide his pain.
He turns his head away and stares down at the grass.
Seeing Ting's reaction from the corner of his eyes, Ji Jingxu doesn't say anything and stayed quiet too.
He never liked talking about his past, because it makes him miss his family.
He can still remember his mother's warm smile when she cooks and the warmth of his father's palm on his head. Even though, he and his older brother fought a lot, he still remembers his older brother protecting him.
A faint smile curl on his lip as the image of his family appear in his mind and he takes a deep breath.
”After what happened to my family, I never thought that the old man would take me in. He didn't know if I was trouble kid, yet, he accepted me. As you can see from that woman's attitude towards me, only the people here treat me like I exist.”
Another image appears in his mind and his expression soften.
”For them, I am grateful for this second chance. So, you don't need to apologize for not knowing.”
Just when he spoke his last word, his eyes caught sight of a white fluff ball running towards them in the distance. Slowly walking behind the little ball, he sees her slender figure.
The corners of his lip curl up and he could not take his eyes off the figure.
She is the person who gave him hope more than anyone else.
She is his precious older sister.
Seeing her coming closer, he quickly got up from the ground and dust any dirt from his pant. His arms stretch out and he decides to end the conversation.
”Alright, let's get going. The others are probably nagging why we haven't shown up.”
He takes a step forward but stops.
The words Yue Ling once said to him appear in his mind and he turn to look at Ting.
”Don't think of your them as they're gone.”
He lifts his right hand and place over his heart.
”Bring them with you in here.”
Saying this, Ji Jingxu smiles a faint smile at Ting before he turns around and runs down the hill. His arms wave up into the air and he cheerfully calls out.
”Jie! Inu! Over here! Over here!!”
From behind. Ting stares at the boy's figure. To see him smiling so happily, he knows that Ji Jingxu has moved on from his past.
As for him….
He lower his head and stares down at his palm. He imitates what Ji Jingxu did and place his palm on his heart. As he did so, a faint smile curl on his lip and he whispers the words.
”Don't think of them as they're gone. Bring them with you in your heart.”