661 Just Okay (2/2)

”But she would never force him to marry Ying either,” added Zhao Huan knowingly.

Su Feifei nodded her head, ”Yes, she wouldn't but I don't think I need to tell you that Xiao Li doesn't look happy.”

”I think you both have too much time on your hands,” said Xin Zimen as he didn't feel like discussing his son's happiness. Even he could see his son wasn't happy but that son was stubbornly trudging on this path of unhappiness for some unknown reason.

”Xiao Zi, when I asked Xiao Li if he is happy with this, do you know what he said?” Xin Zimen looked at his sister in law and stayed quiet. ”He said...”

***

'I'm okay, aunt!' That was the reply Zhao Huan received from Xiao Li which left her baffled.

'Ah-Li, there is a huge difference between being happy and being okay. How can you compromise on your happiness with an okay relationship?' She retorted unhappily.

'Aunt, look around you for once. How many people do you think are settling for okay? People tend to choose an okay job, okay friends, and even an okay life. Why can't I just go for an okay relationship? Isn't okay the most comfortable and easy choice of our life? It's okay to feel okay with just okay.'

That long speech earned him a beating from Zhao Huan who was even more furious.

'Alright, people are fine with okay and that's okay! But... Okay can never make you happy. It'll only leave a void in your heart and in your life. Just okay eats up the thrill, excitement, and passion from your life. And that's not okay!'

Xiao Li took her hands in his own as he said, 'Auntie, after my mom, I respect you the most. And you know me very well. Yes, okay is not life-changing or unforgettable but the desire I once had for that life-changing, and unforgettable love is gone now. That was my wishful thinking.'

'Silly boy, life gives everyone a second chance. Why can't you wait for yours? Don't make this okay relationship a reason to risk your absolutely everything. Even if there is the smallest chance that something could change, why not take that chance?'

'If I didn't do this, I'd lose someone precious.'

***

Zhao Huan wasn't able to get this conversation out of her mind even now. At that time, she had thought he was calling Qiu Meihui as someone precious but now she had doubts in her own thinking. Was she missing something? But then again, it seemed like everyone was missing out on something here.

”Do you know what he is thinking?” she asked Xin Zimen who gave her a helpless look.

”Sister-in-law, even though he is my son and he says he is not able to understand me. I have to say that I can't understand him either.”

”Seems like he inherited something from his mother,” said Zhao Huan and sighed heavily.

These elders were completely clueless about what was cooking in Xin Xiao Li's brain. And even if they knew, it didn't seem like they'd be able to do anything about it.