Chapter 995 - Dirty Tricks (2/2)
”What was she like in person?”
”A little bit naive and a whole lot of crazy,” said Darren and chuckled to himself.
”I'm asking you about Chen Xiu, not mommy!”
Darren glanced at him, ”There isn't much difference between the two though.”
”What are you saying?” Rowan frowned at his father. ”Chen Xiu is Chen Xiu, mommy is mommy. Although mommy's name is also Xiu, it isn't the same thing.”
Darren ruffled his hair, ”You don't have to use your small brain on this. Focus on your present. It's true that your Chen Xiu is gone but your life is only beginning. Life and death are inseparable. It's a truth we can only accept, we can neither fight with it nor can we deny it.”
”I understand that,” said Rowan as he hugged his knees. ”I was just sad that I couldn't see my idol. That's a bit unfair. The person who made me fall in love with acting is no more. That's a big blow.”
”Where do you even learn to talk big?”
”Mommy,” answered Rowan.
”Right, I shouldn't forget that.”
”Yes, Baba, you should not forget that.” Rowan hesitated for a moment before asking his father, ”Do you think I can become an actor like Chen Xiu?”
”No,” answered Darren making Rowan pout. ”Chen Xiu was Chen Xiu. You are you. How can it be the same thing? It's alright for you to look up to her but don't try to become her.”
”Why?”
”She was a mess. A complete mess,” said Darren honestly. ”The reason why she loved acting so much was because, it was her only way to escape the reality of her personal life. I don't want you to be like that. You have me and your mother with you. It's okay for you to love acting but don't ever turn it into a necessity of your life.”
There were certain things that Rowan didn't understand but that didn't mean he didn't not down his father's words mentally. Even he knew that he was too young to understand everything but he was willing to do so. He didn't mind putting in a little bit of effort.
Rowan hugged his father tightly, ”Thank you!”
”For what?”
”For always supporting me and also telling me that you're here for me.”
”You're my only son,” said Darren. ”If I won't be there for you, what else am I gonna do?”
”Still, you're the best! I love you!”
”Don't get chummy with me,” warned Darren. ”I'm still not sharing my wife with you.”
”That's my mother!”
”I don't care!”
”I take back my words! You're not the best!”
Darren chuckled, ”A man should never take back his words.”
”Good thing, I'm just a baby!”
”Tsk. Such dirty tricks.”
Rowan stuck out his tongue at his father.