Chapter 973 - Divorce Candies (1/2)

”Yo, my brother, I brought you some candy!”

Xiao Li looked up from the documents he was reading to see his sister skipping inside the house. Yes, Xiu was literally jumping around inside the house. And yes, she had a son who was four years old. Just who would believe this woman had a son when she still acted like a kid herself?

However, Xiao Li had a smile on his face as he watched her running over to him. Sitting beside him, she offered him the colorful candies in her hands. ”Look, I made so many. There are all the flavors. Take whichever one you like.”

”I heard people give wedding candies, when did the tradition of divorce candy come to be?”

Xiu was stunned to hear his words, she asked cautiously, ”Li bro, did your divorce finalize today?”

Xiao Li nodded his head in response.

Xiu hid the candies behind her and smiled apologetically, ”Sorry, I didn't know that. I just made extra candies and I wanted to share them with you. It really doesn't mean that I'm happy about your divorce. Please, don't think like that.”

Xiao Li raised his hand and rubbed her head lovingly, ”My sweet, sweet sister, when did I blame you? In fact, there should be a tradition of having divorce candies as well. Divorce is bitter after all, one should eat sweet candy to feel better.” Saying that, he snatched the candies from her hand and put the lime-flavored one in his mouth, ”This is good.”

Xiu looked at his expressions carefully before she asked, ”Bro, are you okay?”

”I'm perfectly fine,” he answered. ”Silly, didn't you know that this was gonna happen eventually? From the very beginning, she and I were not meant to be. We just dragged out entanglement for way too long and got so many people implicated.”

Xiu hugged him tightly, ”Bro, you don't worry about it. We are here for you.”

Xiao Li chuckled softly and patted her back, ”I know. I know you're here for me.”

”Xiu, what are you doing here?” came Asteria's voice.

”We were just going over for the piano lesson,” added Ava from her side.

”Today's piano class is canceled,” announced Xiu. ”Here, have some candies and enjoy it.”

Ava ran over to take the candies and brought them back to share it all with her elder sister, Asteria. The elder one looked at Xiu and then at her father before asking, ”Is something wrong? Why are we canceling the piano class?”

”Because today I want to spend time with my brother,” answered Xiu matter-of-factly. ”Today, this piano teacher of yours is gonna play hooky. I heard it's fun, hehehe.”

Xiao Li shook his head at his sister, ”Don't teach them bad things.”

”When did I?” argued Xiu. ”I have never even played hooky in my entire life.” She stood up and held Xiao Li's hand, ”Anyway, today I'm taking you out. Get up, we are going out!”

Xiao Li let her drag him around as he asked, ”But where are we going?”