Chapter 87 - A DATE WITH DAD (II) (2/2)

The ferris wheel moved in its signature slow rhythm.

Luo Yan looked out of the passenger car and stared at the sky.  The blue horizon was slowly starting to change.  Rich hues of red blending with orange and crimson.  A sign of the soon setting sun.  When they reached the top, he could clearly see the sky's beauty.

Luo Yan couldn't help but sigh.  ”Sunsets are truly beautiful.”

”Why does Xiao Yan think that?”

He looked back at his father.  ”Because it's the time of the day when the lights in the sky look the best.”

Suddenly, the image of his second son overlapped with the image of another person in Luo Wei Tian's mind.  That of a woman with the same big peach blossom eyes and a smile that could melt anyone's heart.  His mind became blank and he simply couldn't think of anything.

Luo Yan immediately noticed this.  ”Dad, is there something wrong.”

Luo Wei Tian tried to smile but his face only contorted into a somewhat ugly expression.  He looked down and tried to breath evenly.  The wound that was always there inside his heart seemed to start bleeding again.

”Dad?” Luo Yan called again.

He clenched and unclenched his fists.  He made sure that his expression was back to normal before raising his head and looked out over the horizon.  ”Nothing.  I just suddenly remembered your mother.  She used to say the same thing, you see.  That sunsets were the best time of the day when the sky gathered the most beautiful light.”

Luo Yan didn't know how to answer back to that.  Because he didn't expect that the original body's mother would actually have the same thoughts about sunsets as him.  Truthfully, when it came to Bai Mei Hua, he didn't know what to feel.  But because of the lingering emotions of the original owner, even if he didn't want to, there's a deep affection in his heart that one could only feel for his mother.

Despite his confused emotion, Luo Yan was certain of one thing.  That he was grateful to Bai Mei Hua.  Because without her sacrifice, he wasn't sure if he could even wake up and be reborn again in this body.

Looking at his father and the pain that flashed in his eyes but tried hard to hide, he couldn't help but also feel a bit discomfort inside.  He didn't like seeing him like this.  Or any of his brothers, for that matter.  If he could, he truly wanted them to always smile and be filled with happiness.

”Mom is definitely looking after us in heaven.  I'm sure she wouldn't want you or Brother or Ah Jin to be sad because of her.  She'd probably want to be remembered with a smile rather than with sadness.  I think… I think if we're happy, it would also be her happiness.”

Luo Wei Tian didn't expect for his son to say that.  It was a bit of a sloppy way of comforting, but his heart still felt comforted.  The pain he was feeling slowly receded.  ”Thank you, Xiao Yan.”

Luo Yan was glad to see his father smile again.

Soon, the ferris wheel ride stopped.  Luo Yan got out and looked up at the sky.

[I'm sorry, Mom – can I call you that?  I'm sorry for saying those things as if I know what you're feeling.  But I truly believe that you would want them to be happy, right?  So in your place, I swear, I would love and cherish them and do my best to protect them.]

As if answering him, a soft breeze blew in his direction.  Leaving a tender kiss on his cheek.