382 Any Less Beautiful (2/2)

Nora shook her head, ”I have to go to mom's place.”

”Then how are you going? We'll drop you on the way,” Darren offered kindly.

”Nah... Thanks but I have the car, I'll manage.”

Darren nodded his head and was about to sit beside Xiu when she suddenly yelped, ”My bat!” And just as she said it, her precious bat appeared before her eyes. She looked over to see Xin Zimen holding it out to her.

”Try not to use it very often. But if you do happen to get in trouble, just give me a call.”

Xiu grinned brightly as she took her bat from him then she saw him turning to Darren to give her medicine to him and also some advice which she couldn't hear. From her seat, she could also see Nora saying goodbye to her little baby girl. She looked really reluctant to part with that bundle of joy but she had to.

”So, I just learned something new today.” Xiu looked up to see Francesca who was sitting behind the steering wheel. ”I just got to know that Ah-Si has a daughter named Ava. I also got to know that Ava's mother is Nora. And I also learned that Ah-Si and Nora are not together but they both love each other even now.”

”Huh? How do you know the last part?” Xiu couldn't help asking that. The way Francesca said that Ah-Si and Nora were in love with each other seemed like she was certain.

”Honey, it's that obvious,” replied Francesca as she turned slightly to look at Xiu's face. ”Their eyes can't stop looking at each other with that longing palpable in those orbs. Only an idiot won't be able to tell.”

Xiu chuckled at her reply, ”I guess those two are the only idiots then.”

”And I very much agree with you,” Francesca smiled at Xiu gently as she started the engine and shouted at her son, ”Oi! Are you coming or what?!”

”Patience, mama!” Darren shouted back at her while she rolled her eyes at her son.

”He's such a sweetheart but he can be a really annoying person sometimes,” Francesca grumbled to herself but Xiu didn't respond to it.

Xiu had also learned somethings today...

One; It was a very nice and warm feeling someone took care of you. Like when Xin Zimen and Francesca fed her with their own hands.

Two; Some relationships were hard to understand but that didn't make them any less beautiful. Like Nora and Ah-Si.

Three; A child is not necessarily an image of his/her parents. Like in Darren's case, he might look slightly like his mother but his nature or character were definitely not like hers.

Four; She had fallen in love with this family.

Five; She'd very much like to become a part of this family. The idea of having a family wasn't as scary as before.