491 The Key (2/2)
”Once he gets close to Ava, he'll, in turn, look at Ah-Si in a different way which will give Ah-Si access to the door which in this case are his in-laws. And with the key's help, it won't be difficult to open the door.” Xiu looked at Xin Zimen and gave him a round of applause.
”As expected, Xiao Zi, you're amazing!”
Xin Zimen rubbed her head gently as he said, ”I'd say, little lass, you're tricky.”
”Everything is fair in love,” she said. ”And I, Bai Xiu, am willing to do that everything for my sisterly love. I feel like she suffered enough. I should give her an emotional break now and let her only enjoy the good moments. So, I'm clearing up her path to make everything smooth and peaceful for her.”
”Emotional break?” Ah-Si repeated her words.
Xiu squinted her eyes at him as she said, ”Do you think only you suffered? Come to my place, I'll show you her room which is filled with stuffed toys. I never understood why she suddenly got obsessed with toys but I understand it now. When she thought she lost her child, she was left devastated and she tried to fill that void with anything she could think of. So, yes. I do want to give her an emotional break.”
What Xiu didn't say out loud was, 'She has done so much for me in the past five years that I can never repay. She gave me a family I yearned for. A sister I always wished for. A loving home that I could come back to.' It was a debt, Xiu thought she couldn't repay even if she wanted to. But what she could do was to make everything perfect in Nora's life.
Xiu felt someone caressing her head and looked at Xin Zimen. ”Little lass... Why do you make it so difficult to dislike you?”
Xiu pouted a little, ”Why do you want to dislike me?”
”To keep my distance from you,” said Xin Zimen.
”Why?”
He pinched her nose saying, ”Because it's very easy to fall in your trap.” Xiu was having trouble understanding his meaning but she didn't get a chance to contemplate either because...
”Oh, wow! I didn't know my daughter-in-law is also here!”
Xiu looked and jumped up excitedly at seeing Francesca but soon crossed her arms and sat back down. ”Xiao Zi, you tell this mother of mine that I'm very upset with her. So, no talking!”
”What did I do?” Francesca was suddenly left in a shock.
”Oho! How can you make such an adorable bunny upset?”
”Bunny? How do I even look like a bunny?” Xiu looked at Xin Zimen indignantly when he called her a bunny.
”But I called you an adorable bunny,” he retorted.
”How is that any different?” Xiu grumbled unhappily.
”It's very different.” He pinched her cheeks that she puffed up like a kid and went on, ”See? Since it's an adorable bunny, it makes me want to pinch her cheeks like this.”
”Someone really needs to tell me first what did I do wrong?” Francesca had to speak up since she had been sidelined even when she didn't know what she did wrong!