Xia Sinian already expected that answer from her. Back then when he saw his sister in Little Melon"s birthday party, he saw how Xia Meilin stared at Lu Yifeng. It already gave him the idea that she might have already fallen for him. If she was able to fall in love with him, then Lu Yifeng must be treating her well. Today, he got that confirmation.
"Sinian-ge? Are you still there? "
He snapped out from his thoughts before he answered, "I"m here."
"I know that you"re still wary of him but I"m the one who"s been living with him in the same roof. I was able to know the real him, he"s someone we can trust, gege."
Xia Sinian sighed, "Okay. Anyway, how is Xiao Gua? Is he doing well in school?"
"Oh my, the last time I checked, you didn"t like my son. What made you like him now, gege?" Xia Meilin couldn"t help but be curious about his change of att.i.tude towards Little Melon. Even if his relations.h.i.+p with Little Melon was getting better, Xia Meilin could still see the distance that Xia Sinian had with Little Melon.
"What do you mean that I don"t like him? Who wouldn"t like a kid?"
"You."
"What rubbis.h.!.+ Xiao Gua is a part of the Xia family and he"s my nephew, why would I not like him?"
"You made him cry once, you told me that you don"t like-"
"Who made him cry? Who doesn"t like him? I"ll beat him up!"
"..." Did her brother hit his head somewhere? "I"m going to end that call now, I still have work to do."
"Xiao Mei."
"Yes?"
"I"m sorry if I"ve placed my anger to your son back then but you also know that I"m trying to accept him..." He said in almost a whispering tone but since the phone was close to him, Xia Meilin was able to hear it.
"You should go beat yourself up. You made him cry. I can"t believe that you"re blaming an innocent child back then, he"s still my son you know."
"I know... That"s why I"m apologizing. Besides, you should stop bringing up the past!"
She huffed, "If you want to apologize to someone, you should apologize to Xiao Gua."
"I already did." He chuckled a bit. "In return, he wants me to teach him how to swim. I"ll continue our lesson this weekend."
"Ah, yes. I remember Xiao Gua telling me that when he visited our grandparents with mommy Ji Ruo. Oh well, since my son has forgiven you, why shouldn"t I? We"re now in good terms so let"s not think about the past, okay?"
"Okay."
"Well then, I should get-"
"Xiao Mei." Xia Sinian cut her off.
Xia Meilin grunted at this, "What is it now?"
"I love you."
Xia Meilin was surprised by her brother"s words. He rarely says those words to her that"s why she couldn"t help but warm up when he did. She smiled happily at this. "I know. I love you too, brother."
Later that day, Xia Sinian never expected to get a call from Lu Yifeng and he was even surprised when Lu Yifeng talked about handing the Xia company to him. He was planning to discuss the matter with him by the weekend but he never expected that it was Lu Yifeng himself who would ask for it because of some troubles that Lin Yiyang, Lin Qingge"s uncle did.
"I can give you time to think about it-"
"No, it"s fine. I was already planning to hand it to you anyway," interrupted Xia Sinian. "I"ll be leaving soon and I won"t be able to take care of the company anymore. My sister trusts you... so will I."
"Are you planning to tell her about your condition before you leave?" Lu Yifeng asked while staring at the garden maze that was below his balcony.
Xia Sinian became quiet, was Lu Yifeng still a human? How the h.e.l.l did he know about his sickness? "Did Li Bingbing tell you about this?"
"No, she didn"t tell me anything about it. I have my ways. Since I am your brother-in-law, I need to monitor my wife"s family. It is my duty to keep them safe for her," lied Lu Yifeng.
The reason why Lu Yifeng knew about his condition was because of his past life. Even though Xia Sinian went into hiding back then, Lu Yifeng was able to get information about his sickness when he tried looking for him.
During that time, Lu Yifeng considered Xia Sinian as an enemy that could steal Xia Meilin away from him but after knowing that he has terminal cancer, he stopped looking for him.
Xia Sinian"s cancer was already at its late stage during the time Lu Yifeng found out about it. People who were diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer had only a five-year survival rate. Lu Yifeng was able to find out about that a year after Xia Sinian disappeared. Although he never expected that Xia Sinian would strike. He was supposed to be bedridden and yet there he was, he killed Lu Yifeng himself.
Now that he gave it a thought, Xia Sinian looked thinner and he was wearing a woolen beanie cap at that time. He looked so weak and yet he was surprised that he was still able to stab him a few times.
"Don"t tell her about this. I want to tell her this myself," said Xia Sinian as he clenched his phone tight.
"Okay. I will not interfere with your plans," replied Lu Yifeng from the other line.