Chapter 585 - Getting along for the first time (2/2)
Wan Jia looked at Lu Xian Li carefully, as though trying to find a flaw that would give her away as an impostor.
Lu Meili found the whole scene comical. Wan Jia looked like she had been transmigrated to her next life. ”Mom, let's go and chat for a while. Xian Li has some matters to talk to daddy about.”
Wan Jia looked even more confused. ”Is this your new way of fighting? It's much more scary than the usual.”
Lu Meili dragged her mother away, laughing at her terrified antics.
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In Lu Meili's room, twenty minutes later.
”So That's what she has been thinking all this while. No wonder she has never been truly happy. But she never told your dad and I anything whenever we asked about it. My poor baby. It has been hard on her.”
”At least she spoke it out in the end.” Lu Meili had a slight smile on her face. Sometimes, the past didn't matter. Even if one kept it in their minds, there was nothing that could possibly be done about it. This was one of them. No matter what they did, they would never change the fact that Lu Xian Li ahd felt unloved all her life. Instead of pursuing it, they should instead use that time making her feel more comfortable and loved.
Though... she strongly believed someone had told Lu Xian Li all these things when she was still a clueless child. Children would never forget the things that made them feel worthless even if decades passesed.
”Your engagement party is in a few days now. Are you nervous?” Wan Jia changed the topic of discussion.
”Not exactly. But I haven't picked the right gown to wear to my engagement party yet.”
”Don't worry. Leave that to mommy. I am currently making you a really beautiful gown. You can wear it if you will like it.”
Lu Meili hugged her mother. ”I will like it. As long as mommy made it, it will be the most beautiful engagement gown in history.”
Wan Jia rubbed her head. ”Okay baby. I will make it as beautiful as possible.”
”Then can you make one for Xian Li in the same series too?”
Wan Jia was really not used to this. But of course, it was every mother's wish for her children to love each other so she was pleased. ”As you wish.”
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That night, Lu Xian Li brought a pillow from her room and went to her elder sister's.
Lu Meili had just taken a bath and was about to start drying her hair. It was so long that it was tangled. She had trouble drying it and was considering cutting it a few inches shorter.
”Sis, you are so beautiful even without make up. No wonder you have hundreds of millions of fans.” Weren't women supposed to look less beautiful with damp hair and no make up? How come her sister looked even more beautiful?
Lu Meili blushed. This was the first time Lu Xian Li ever complimented her. ”You are very beautiful too.”
”You think so?” Lu Xian Li was blushing too.
”Yeah. How did it go with dad?”
Lu Xian Li giggled. ”He's no longer angry but you know how mad he can pretend to be.”
”Let's forget about him for a while. I have some pictures of you.” Lu Meili took out a box she had been keeping since she was a child.
Lu Xian Li took the pictures curiously.
”Sis! You are so mean!”
How could she take such embarassing photos? They were of Lu Xian Li ripping stuffed toys, plucking flowers and destroying a bicycle. The tiny girl looked too naughty.
Lu Meili held her tummy and laughed. ”Sometimes when I feel moody, I will look at them and laugh my heart out.”
In embarassment, Lu Xian Li grabbed a pillow and smashed her sister with it.
Lu Meili caught it and threw it back.
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The master bedroom.
Boom!
Smack!
Clang!
”What are they breaking?” Lu Aotian didn't know what to say about his daughters anymore. Why did it sound like they were fighting the walls? ”Do they secretly work for a demolition company?”
Wan Jia closed the door to the master bedroom to lock out the sound. ”I guess that's what happens when your kids don't get along as children and instead start playing together when they are all grown up.”
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Good news coming up in the next chapter.