Xie Limo’s expression shifted when he heard Yun Bixue’s question. He bent down and stirred the remaining porridge before scooping another spoonful to feed her. “Don’t overthink. My heart is small, and it only has space for one wife.” However, after speaking, hurt flashed fleetingly in his eyes.
That night, when Xie Limo was sitting alone on a stone stool under a flowering tree, his expression was dim despite the beautiful scenery around him. He looked at the photo of a very beautiful girl in his hands. The girl in the photo looked like she was around eighteen to nineteen years old. She looked pure and radiant with her beaming face under the cherry blossom tree, but the photo was in black and white.
Yun Bixue’s question earlier made him fall into his pool of memories, and his eyes leaked of sorrow as he drowned in them.
Even though it was late at night, he couldn’t resist calling his mother. When Ji Qiongxin answered her phone, he asked, “Mother, did I wake you up?”
“No, I’m not asleep yet. Limo, you sound sad. Did something happen?”“Nothing happened, mother. I was just reminded of the past.” Xie Limo closed his eyes and sighed as he said this.
On the other end of the line, Ji Qiongxin was reminded of the person who caused them both so much heartache. After remaining silent for a while, Ji Qiongxin sadly said, “Limo, that’s already in the past. Don’t blame yourself. Your father and I have stopped thinking about it. All our hopes and wishes are placed upon you, and we will be at ease as long as you live peacefully.”
“Mother, is the house very quiet too?”
“We’re already used to it. Since you and Bixue are married, it would be great if you have children.” Ji Qiongxin paused for a moment before carefully asking, “Limo, are you worried? Is that why you’re against having a child?”
Xie Limo licked his lips and remained silent. After a while, he spoke slowly, “Mother, I will not let anything come to harm her, so I need to prepare for everything before I can give her a child.”
“Limo, you have your own ideas and views. Your father and I will support you, but a woman’s heart is complicated. If you’re unable to explain it after a long time, she will start having her doubts. When there’s a chance or when the time is right, you can tell her everything!” After saying this, Ji Qiongxin sighed in sorrow.
“Mother, are you also thinking of sad memories?”“Limo, you can always talk to me to lighten the burden in your heart. You have inherited superior traits from your father and me, but we have also piled even more responsibilities on your shoulders for you to bear. One doesn’t have much choice in a large family like ours. Your father and I are contented and happy to see that you have your own marriage. That’s why no matter how sad things were in the past, your father and I are already over it since we’ve placed our hopes on you. I think, for that child Bixue, you’re also her beacon of hope, so you have to think clearly before taking each step.”
“Okay.”
When he finished speaking with his mother, Xie Limo continued to look at the photo in his hands. He badly wanted to burn it, but he kept it in the end. He sighed and whispered, “Don’t worry, everything’s fine.”
After midnight, when Xie Limo returned to the bedroom to lie beside Yun Bixue, he looked at her sleeping face and murmured, “My wife, don’t leave me.” After speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
Yun Bixue’s eyelashes twitched slightly. She was actually not asleep since she was waiting for him. She could feel that something was off with his mood as his entire being exuded sorrow.
She wanted to ask him, but she knew that if she did that, it would only worsen his pain.
While Yun Bixue was deep in her thoughts, Xie Limo’s arms wrapped around her as he gently whispered, “Xue, no matter what, you have to believe in me.”
