Imperfect Desires

675 Xin Brothers Wedding

Soon her laughter turned strange as Xiu realized that whether it was her previous life or the present one, this man still was her uncle. It meant whether she was the daughter of Xin Suyin, Chen Xiu, or the daughter of Xin Zemin, Destiny Novell, either way, this middle Xin brother was her uncle. Now whether that was a good thing or bad, that was hard to say.

"What did Xiao Zi say to make this little one so happy?"

Both Xin Zimen and Xiu looked up at Zhao Huan.

"I don't think I said anything special," said Xin Zimen. "But I'm glad to see her laughing like this."

When Zhao Huan gave Xiu an inquisitive, she replied, "It was nothing."

"If you say so," said Zhao Huan.

Looking at Zhao Huan again, Xiu recalled something, and her brows knitted up. So, she ended up shaking her head at her own thought. It seemed ridiculous but then again, everything around her had been ridiculous lately. Even her existence was pretty ridiculous.

"So he is the remedy you needed?" Xiu looked over at Ying and raised her brow in question. "Well, you've been looking pretty strange earlier but now that you're standing with Zizi, I can see that sparkling laughter. How beautiful!" Taking a pause, she added, "You should have let me know earlier, I'd have dragged Zizi to you."

"You don't have to drag me, Ying'er!"

Ying made a face at Xin Zimen and replied, "Yes, I just have to call and he'd come. Are you trying to make me jealous, sister? Because this one has never been this doting towards even me." The last statement was directed at Xiu.

"I don't play favorites," said Xin Zimen.

Ying snorted, "Of course, you don't."

Before Xin Zimen could speak, Zhao Huan asked her, "Xiao Ying, where is your boyfriend?"

Ying frowned slightly, "He went out to the garden with that little brother of Xiu."

"Jackie?" questioned Xiu in surprise. And when Ying nodded, she went on, "What's he doing with Jackie?"

Ying shrugged her shoulders saying, "They seem to have grown pretty tight in just one meeting and the credit goes to you."

"Me?"

Ying bobbed her head up and down saying, "Yes, you! After all, they both have one thing in common."

"And what's that?"

"Their sister Xiu," was Ying reply that made Xiu stunned to her place.

While Xiu was pondering over this Zhao Huan further asked, "I haven't been able to say this yet but Xiao Ying looked exceptionally beautiful tonight."

"Wasn't I always beautiful?" retorted Ying. "I get it that I loved to eat clay and play in mud but I was always gorgeous."

Zhao Huan chuckled at her remark, "Yes, yes, you have always been gorgeous. But tonight, you're sparkling in a different way."

While Ying was thinking about what was different, Xiu spoke up, "It must be the make-up. Someone has put all his love into it."

Ying's eyes went round, "How do you know Han Bohai did my makeup?"

Xiu smiled at Ying saying, "Intuition."

Although Ying didn't buy that answer, she still said, "Sis, stop wasting such precious intuition on useless things."

"Ah-Xin, Ying Jie said I'm useless," whined Xiu.

Xin Zimen stared at Ying, "Seriously?"

Ying gaped at them, "You both are like father and daughter duo. More like Bullying Duo!"

Both Xin Zimen and Xiu were stunned by her words. Especially Xiu, whose mood was already swaying around went really low. Because in her heart, she had already questioned, 'Why in both lifetimes was he just her uncle? Didn't she deserve a father like him?'

"Xiu have you seen Ah-Si?"

Now that Nora was also here, Xiu had to put on her smile as she shook her head saying, "Why? Is he lost? What is he, four?"

Nora glared at her, "No! He went after his brother but haven't come back yet."

Ying looked over at the stage and said, "But Ah-Li is right there."

"He just came back but Ah-Si didn't, that's why I'm asking guys."

"Relax, he won't lose his way."

"He is a very sensible kid, he really won't lose his way," Xin Zimen also agreed with Xiu words.

"Forget about that, let's have some serious discussion." As Xiu slid close to Nora, the latter felt like something was up and indeed... "Ah-Xin, I still think you should do something."

"About?"

Xiu pinched Nora's chin as she said, "Look, my best friend's youth is slipping away. Don't do this and let her get married to your son."

"When did I hinder them?" retorted Xin Zimen.

Xiu grinned slyly, "So you don't mind if I push them both on this same stage to get married?"

"I do!" was Xin Zimen's reply which caught Xiu's off guard as he continued, "I don't want the history to repeat itself."

"What?"

Zhao Huan patted Xiu's shoulder as she answered it for her, "He means he wants to end the tradition of 'Xin Brothers Wedding'."

Xiu was staring at them with a lost expression, even Nora was no different. It was the only Ying who had a knowing look on her face as she shook her head.

"What exactly does that mean?" asked Xiu.

"It means Zizi neither wants his sons to have the same wedding as his parents nor does he want them to have the same wedding as his own."

To clear up her confusion, Zhao Huan further explained it to her, "The day of my wedding and Xin Zimen and Wen Ai's wedding is exactly the same."

"You married on the same day as your brother?" questioned Xiu to Xin Zimen.

"Not just the same day, it was at the same place as well," added Zhao Huan with a strange look in her eyes directed towards Xin Zimen who didn't dare look up before her.