Chapter 7 - AM I BEING HATED? (2/2)
Luo Ren immediately smiled when he heard what Yan Yan called him. ”This is my last semester in university so I don't really have that much class anymore.”
Luo Yan looked at the smile of this older brother of his. It was no longer that stiff, unlike the first time he smiled at him. His smile was slowly starting to be natural. Luo Yan guessed that his older brother probably originaly had a very gentle personality. But due to that accident, he probably started turning cold. Emulating their father.
He heard about it, the accident that caused the original owner to fall into coma. He wasn't really sure about the whole detail. But apparently it was a car accident where he, his younger brother, and their mother were in. While he suffered severe brain trauma, their mother died on the spot.
He found out about it when he asked his older brother where their mother was. Because he remembered a certain part of the original owner's fragmented memory. That of a beautiful woman smiling gently at him, the same peach blossom eyes looking at him with love. His older brother's face was suddenly filled with sadness and grief. And then he told him that their mother was already in heaven, guarding them as an angel.
His older brother probably phrased it that way because he thought that Luo Yan's mind was still that of a child. But since he really wasn't, he immediately understood that their mother was gone. A sadness he had never felt before suddenly filled his chest. Before he knew it, tears were already falling from his eyes. Like he lost something very important.
That was five days ago, the same day that his younger brother last visited him. Luo Jin was here when their older brother was telling him about their mother. After seeing him cry, he suddenly stormed out of the hospital room. And he never visited since.
Luo Yan thought of many possibilities. But the only thing he could think of was that he was angry with him. Maybe he's blaming him for that accident or something. As much as possible, Luo Yan didn't want to clash with any of his new family members. Because that would just lead to a not so peaceful life. This was his second shot at life, he didn't want to spend it fighting with someone.
But for some reason, Luo Yan thought that his younger brother might not really hate him. Because despite Luo Jin's rude attitude, Luo Yan never felt any hostility from him. He was angry, yes. But that anger might not be totally directed at Luo Yan.
”Brother, why is Ah Jin not coming to visit me anymore?” he asked Luo Ren, trying to figure out what he thought of their younger brother's attitude. ”Does he... does he hate me?”
Luo Ren stared at his younger brother's big watery eyes, as if he would cry any second. He suddenly had an urge to drag Xiao Jin here and make him apologize to Yan Yan. ”Of course not. Xiao Jin doesn't hate you. He just has school so he couldn't visit.”
”But, he seemed to be always angry with me,” Luo Yan said trying to look dejected.
Luo Ren sighed. ”He's not angry with you, Yan Yan.” He just had anger management issues. But he couldn't tell that to Yan Yan because he might not understand. ”Then, when he comes to visit next time why don't you ask him if he hates you. Then you'll know the answer for sure.”
[Brother, what kind of advice is that? You're not being helpful at all.]
Luo Yan just sighed in his heart. But he guessed he really had no choice but to ask the person himself.