“Gossiping is good for the mind. Don’t make life so joyless. When you look back, you’ll have no sense of happiness… Do you know who the poorest people in the world are? Those without happy memories.”
“Two years ago, I could still feel what happiness was. Now, I’ve forgotten its taste.” His mother had died, the only person who made him feel warm. The cold Xia Hou family always made him feel perpetual coldness.
“Don’t make yourself sound so miserable. Next time, I won’t take you in. Every time you come here, you want me to take care of you. I’m not your hired help…” Xia Bing deliberately spoke harshly.
Listening to her unfiltered words, Xia Hou Zun felt warmth. Perhaps this was why he was so miserable and came here… She was warm.
Xia Bing turned back to continue her work, then suddenly turned to face Xia Hou Zun, “Don’t you want to sleep more?”
Xia Hou Zun said he couldn’t sleep, so Xia Bing found a book for him to read.
Xia Hou Zun took the book, which wasn’t the type he wanted to read.
Seeing his expression, Xia Bing understood. “Reading some prose is good, to relax your mood. Don’t be so tense… Occasionally, you need to relax and look at problems differently. It might help.” She gave him no chance to argue and pushed the book into his hands.
Xia Bing played a soft Vitas song, “Stars”.
Xia Hou quietly looked at her back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. When did she slowly walk into his world? Perhaps when she first borrowed money from him, or when he asked her to save him… Xia Hou began to believe what his mother once said. He had asked his mother why she was with Xia Hou Yu, his father… His mother laughed and said that sometimes, even knowing something is wrong, you decide in the first moment. She said when he grew up, he would understand that feeling. Yes, now he felt it. Xia Hou Yu wanting to remove him from his position was somewhat painful, but now he felt like he had the whole world, as if the world had suddenly become bright and full of hope.
Male Friendship
