670 Best Version Of Yourself (2/2)
”Sister Xiu, have you been well when I was gone?” Xiu nodded her head. ”Then why didn't you take any of my calls?”
”I lost my phone and without you, I'm useless. I couldn't even find a new phone for myself.”
Han Bohai frowned but didn't say anything to her.
Propping her face on her hands, she said, ”Bobo, if there really is the next life, I really want to have you as my brother.”
Han Bohai's eyes widened, ”Oh? And why is that?”
Xiu stretched her hands over and pinched his cheeks saying, ”Because I really love you.”
Han Bohai blushed at her response, ”Sister Xiu, you really know how to flatter me.”
”But all I said is the truth,” she replied. Xiu stood up and played music. It was a famous cello piece.
Han Bohai frowned as he said, ”Don't you always avoid such music? I remember you told me how listening to cello makes you feel lonely and suffocates you.”
Xiu smiled sadly at him as she replied, ”I still don't know why I always get a lonely feeling whenever I hear a cello playing around. But today, I just feel like admiring this beautiful art of music.”
Han Bohai didn't find her melancholic expression strange at all. She liked talking nonsense anyway. On normal days, she'd in fact choose to listen to piano rather than cello but today must be something special that she wanted to change her taste, so he didn't question further.
It was pretty late when he decided to leave after talking and laughing around with her. Even when he was leaving, she had a bright smile on her face. But before he could leave, she held him back and hugged him saying, ”Thank you, Xiao Bobo.”
”Huh? For what?” he was dumbfounded.
She pulled away and replied, ”For everything.” She ruffled his hair and said, ”Take care of yourself, and don't forget to be the best version of yourself. Dazzle the world with your charms.”
”Sister Xiu, stop talking nonsense.”
She chuckled, ”Okay. I won't talk nonsense ever again. I promise.” She even gave him a pinky promise which he was skeptical about but if he knew that she was planning on keeping that promise in that way, he'd have never agreed to it.
She waved him goodbye and finally breathed calmly. A heavy weight lifted off her heart. Later on, she cleaned up the kitchen, took a shower, changed into a maroon silk sleeping gown. Habitually, she opened Weibo and read all the profanities directed towards herself.
However, at this moment her mindset had already changed a lot from what it had been two weeks ago. She took deep breaths repeatedly before she began to walk towards the balcony.
Suddenly, a loud ringtone rang in the condo...
*To be Continued*