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At the airport, everyone came to escort Suyin and Honey. Swooning, praising, and awed that Wang Shi sent his private plane for his wife and son. She heard them calling her lucky. If only they know the reality of their relationship.
Suyin hugged everyone before moving towards the airstair. Following him was Dr. Jeff, Evan, Jin, and staff members from Wang Shi's team.
The plane gained the needed speed on the runway before taking its star bound leap. At a height, she looked outside the window. A man was painting something on the hoarding board. It reads, [Go ahead. You never know what could be on the othe--] 'other side' she completed. Probably an advertis.e.m.e.nt for tours and travels.
Frowned, she pulled the blind. Her eyes searched for Honey, stopping at the little figure snuggled between black and white on the couch a little away from her. His gaze set outside the window, lips moving in a murmur.
The server brought fortune cookies, coffee, juice, and milk. She picked the cookie tray and sauntered to Honey with a warm smile, extending the tray ahead, "Sweetie, I brought you fortune cookies. Let's see what's written in them."
Indifferent, bored, without sparing a glance at her, Honey picked two, break them to get the slips. He put the crumbled cookies in front of Bagheera and Cleopatra, and the slips in the tray in her hands, then gesturing her to go back to her seat.
Suyin's face fell. "It's been two weeks, fairy. When will you stop this torture? Ducky misses you."
The look he gave was anything but that of a cheeky Honey she was used to. "Two weeks and you are complaining already. Aren't you doing the same with dad for months?"
Her lips trembled. She noticed Jin and Evan's attention on her and she sat down to avoid their prying eyes, though Honey was considerate to keep his voice low only for her to listen.
"Mom, I will live with you. Respect you. Will follow your teachings, and lessons. Be a good boy. Be everything that you want me to. But will never be your son. Before I get to know what mommy is, dad was my mommy and daddy. I might have never said this, but I love him a little more than I love you."
"So you are punishing me?"
"No. That's what you are doing with dad. I'm just keeping my promise that I will never force you again and will forever be with you. That's it."
"Isn't this forcing?"
He shrugged. "I didn't ask you to get along with dad and come to our home. Don't call it forcing."
"But this attitude--"
"I'm not feeling happy from inside and want to be alone. But still, if you want to see my smile--" he stretched the corner of his lips to maximum, showing teeth, but eyes remained sad, absent of Duchenne marker. "Now, will you excuse me? I'm sleepy." His action of pulling the blanket was an indirect way of saying leave me alone.
Suyin nodded tightly, reaching to touch him, but her hands stopped when Honey looked at her again, igniting hope in her heart. "May I please go to meet dad first after the plane lands? And-- if you could allow me to stay a night with him, I'd appreciate it." he opened his mouth to say something more but couldn't. Suyin understood; another word, and he'd cry.
"You can stay with him as much you want. No need to take my permission. He's your dad."
"Thank you."
Thank you? That felt so wrong. So cruel. A child just thanked her for letting him meet his father.
Now she's really the stepmother.
A cruel stepmother.
So she had given up Wang Shi for this? For the title of a stepmother?
She had given up her love to become a stepmother?
******
And Honey left with Feng Jin for People's hospital where Wang Shi was. That was the moment Suyin saw his beautiful smile that reached his eyes. But it was not for her, but for the happiness of meeting his father again.
She stared at his departing figure for the longest, thinking how amazing it would be if he turned and she could sprint to him. To tell him to take her with him, and they'd live forever together.
A press at her shoulder woke her from her dream. Evan gave her a paper, took the suitcase from her hand, and left without even waiting for her to say a word.
She opened the letter.
[One day I hope you look back at what you had and regret every single thing you did to let it end. I did when I was locked up. And that was the first time I realized what pain is. Don't you wish to change a little? I did and see what I have. James.]
"Don't you wish to change a little? Be with Wang Shi, have a perfect family, two kids, two pets, a house on the mountain..... but is it possible for me?" she whispered.
********
The first drop of rain began to fall when she spotted James waiting for her. He whistled and waved. Before she could walk up to him, he sprinted towards her as if pants on fire and held her wrist. "What took you so long? Evan was here ten minutes ago."
"I--"
He pulled her, ignoring the strength he was putting in his grip. "Later later. We have to go to the temple. Where's Honey?"
"He left with Jin."
"Great. At least he wouldn't be with us to see all that."
Suyin frowned, catching the tension in James's voice. "What?" she covered her head with her palm as water dripped when they came out. The car parked in no parking area. Evan was already seated in. "What happened? And what do we have to go to the temple?" she saw him tipping the guard.
"Dad is getting married and Mom has rushed there to kill him and his new bride."
"WHAT?" She pushed him. "I'm driving. Fill me in on the way."
Suyin drove the car, demonstrating her unparallel ability to break all the traffic rules, cursing at multiple traffic lights, and slow traffic. She broke the barrier at toll collection, drove the wrong way, on pavement, and on the broken road, splashing water everywhere.
******
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At the airport, everyone came to escort Suyin and Honey. Swooning, praising, and awed that Wang Shi sent his private plane for his wife and son. She heard them calling her lucky. If only they know the reality of their relationship.
Suyin hugged everyone before moving towards the airstair. Following him was Dr. Jeff, Evan, Jin, and staff members from Wang Shi's team.
The plane gained the needed speed on the runway before taking its star bound leap. At a height, she looked outside the window. A man was painting something on the hoarding board. It reads, [Go ahead. You never know what could be on the othe--] 'other side' she completed. Probably an advertis.e.m.e.nt for tours and travels.
Frowned, she pulled the blind. Her eyes searched for Honey, stopping at the little figure snuggled between black and white on the couch a little away from her. His gaze set outside the window, lips moving in a murmur.
The server brought fortune cookies, coffee, juice, and milk. She picked the cookie tray and sauntered to Honey with a warm smile, extending the tray ahead, "Sweetie, I brought you fortune cookies. Let's see what's written in them."
Indifferent, bored, without sparing a glance at her, Honey picked two, break them to get the slips. He put the crumbled cookies in front of Bagheera and Cleopatra, and the slips in the tray in her hands, then gesturing her to go back to her seat.
Suyin's face fell. "It's been two weeks, fairy. When will you stop this torture? Ducky misses you."
The look he gave was anything but that of a cheeky Honey she was used to. "Two weeks and you are complaining already. Aren't you doing the same with dad for months?"
Her lips trembled. She noticed Jin and Evan's attention on her and she sat down to avoid their prying eyes, though Honey was considerate to keep his voice low only for her to listen.
"Mom, I will live with you. Respect you. Will follow your teachings, and lessons. Be a good boy. Be everything that you want me to. But will never be your son. Before I get to know what mommy is, dad was my mommy and daddy. I might have never said this, but I love him a little more than I love you."
"So you are punishing me?"
"No. That's what you are doing with dad. I'm just keeping my promise that I will never force you again and will forever be with you. That's it."
"Isn't this forcing?"
He shrugged. "I didn't ask you to get along with dad and come to our home. Don't call it forcing."
"But this attitude--"
"I'm not feeling happy from inside and want to be alone. But still, if you want to see my smile--" he stretched the corner of his lips to maximum, showing teeth, but eyes remained sad, absent of Duchenne marker. "Now, will you excuse me? I'm sleepy." His action of pulling the blanket was an indirect way of saying leave me alone.
Suyin nodded tightly, reaching to touch him, but her hands stopped when Honey looked at her again, igniting hope in her heart. "May I please go to meet dad first after the plane lands? And-- if you could allow me to stay a night with him, I'd appreciate it." he opened his mouth to say something more but couldn't. Suyin understood; another word, and he'd cry.
"You can stay with him as much you want. No need to take my permission. He's your dad."
"Thank you."
Thank you? That felt so wrong. So cruel. A child just thanked her for letting him meet his father.
Now she's really the stepmother.
A cruel stepmother.
So she had given up Wang Shi for this? For the title of a stepmother?
She had given up her love to become a stepmother?
******
And Honey left with Feng Jin for People's hospital where Wang Shi was. That was the moment Suyin saw his beautiful smile that reached his eyes. But it was not for her, but for the happiness of meeting his father again.
She stared at his departing figure for the longest, thinking how amazing it would be if he turned and she could sprint to him. To tell him to take her with him, and they'd live forever together.
A press at her shoulder woke her from her dream. Evan gave her a paper, took the suitcase from her hand, and left without even waiting for her to say a word.
She opened the letter.
[One day I hope you look back at what you had and regret every single thing you did to let it end. I did when I was locked up. And that was the first time I realized what pain is. Don't you wish to change a little? I did and see what I have. James.]
"Don't you wish to change a little? Be with Wang Shi, have a perfect family, two kids, two pets, a house on the mountain..... but is it possible for me?" she whispered.
********
The first drop of rain began to fall when she spotted James waiting for her. He whistled and waved. Before she could walk up to him, he sprinted towards her as if pants on fire and held her wrist. "What took you so long? Evan was here ten minutes ago."
"I--"
He pulled her, ignoring the strength he was putting in his grip. "Later later. We have to go to the temple. Where's Honey?"
"He left with Jin."
"Great. At least he wouldn't be with us to see all that."
Suyin frowned, catching the tension in James's voice. "What?" she covered her head with her palm as water dripped when they came out. The car parked in no parking area. Evan was already seated in. "What happened? And what do we have to go to the temple?" she saw him tipping the guard.
"Dad is getting married and Mom has rushed there to kill him and his new bride."
"WHAT?" She pushed him. "I'm driving. Fill me in on the way."
Suyin drove the car, demonstrating her unparallel ability to break all the traffic rules, cursing at multiple traffic lights, and slow traffic. She broke the barrier at toll collection, drove the wrong way, on pavement, and on the broken road, splashing water everywhere.
******
At the airport, everyone came to escort Suyin and Honey. Swooning, praising, and awed that Wang Shi sent his private plane for his wife and son. She heard them calling her lucky. If only they know the reality of their relationship. Suyin hugged everyone before moving towards the airstair. Following him was Dr. Jeff, Evan, Jin, and staff members from Wang Shi's team. The plane gained the needed speed on the runway before taking its star bound leap. At a height, she looked outside the window. A man was painting something on the hoarding board. It reads, Go ahead. You never know what could be on the othe-- 'other side' she completed. Probably an advertis.e.m.e.nt for tours and travels. Frowned, she pulled the blind. Her eyes searched for Honey, stopping at the little figure snuggled between black and white on the couch a little away from her. His gaze set outside the window, lips moving in a murmur. The server brought fortune cookies, coffee, juice, and milk. She picked the cookie tray and sauntered to Honey with a warm smile, extending the tray ahead, "Sweetie, I brought you fortune cookies. Let's see what's written in them." Indifferent, bored, without sparing a glance at her, Honey picked two, break them to get the slips. He put the crumbled cookies in front of Bagheera and Cleopatra, and the slips in the tray in her hands, then gesturing her to go back to her seat. Suyin's face fell. "It's been two weeks, fairy. When will you stop this torture? Ducky misses you." The look he gave was anything but that of a cheeky Honey she was used to. "Two weeks and you are complaining already. Aren't you doing the same with dad for months?" Her lips trembled. She noticed Jin and Evan's attention on her and she sat down to avoid their prying eyes, though Honey was considerate to keep his voice low only for her to listen. "Mom, I will live with you. Respect you. Will follow your teachings, and lessons. Be a good boy. Be everything that you want me to. But will never be your son. Before I get to know what mommy is, dad was my mommy and daddy. I might have never said this, but I love him a little more than I love you." "So you are punishing me?" "No. That's what you are doing with dad. I'm just keeping my promise that I will never force you again and will forever be with you. That's it." "Isn't this forcing?" He shrugged. "I didn't ask you to get along with dad and come to our home. Don't call it forcing." "But this attitude--" "I'm not feeling happy from inside and want to be alone. But still, if you want to see my smile--" he stretched the corner of his lips to maximum, showing teeth, but eyes remained sad, absent of Duchenne marker. "Now, will you excuse me? I'm sleepy." His action of pulling the blanket was an indirect way of saying leave me alone. Suyin nodded tightly, reaching to touch him, but her hands stopped when Honey looked at her again, igniting hope in her heart. "May I please go to meet dad first after the plane lands? And-- if you could allow me to stay a night with him, I'd appreciate it." he opened his mouth to say something more but couldn't. Suyin understood; another word, and he'd cry. "You can stay with him as much you want. No need to take my permission. He's your dad." "Thank you." Thank you? That felt so wrong. So cruel. A child just thanked her for letting him meet his father. Now she's really the stepmother. A cruel stepmother. So she had given up Wang Shi for this? For the title of a stepmother? She had given up her love to become a stepmother? ****** And Honey left with Feng Jin for People's hospital where Wang Shi was. That was the moment Suyin saw his beautiful smile that reached his eyes. But it was not for her, but for the happiness of meeting his father again. She stared at his departing figure for the longest, thinking how amazing it would be if he turned and she could sprint to him. To tell him to take her with him, and they'd live forever together. A press at her shoulder woke her from her dream. Evan gave her a paper, took the suitcase from her hand, and left without even waiting for her to say a word. She opened the letter. One day I hope you look back at what you had and regret every single thing you did to let it end. I did when I was locked up. And that was the first time I realized what pain is. Don't you wish to change a little? I did and see what I have. James. "Don't you wish to change a little? Be with Wang Shi, have a perfect family, two kids, two pets, a house on the mountain..... but is it possible for me?" she whispered. ******** The first drop of rain began to fall when she spotted James waiting for her. He whistled and waved. Before she could walk up to him, he sprinted towards her as if pants on fire and held her wrist. "What took you so long? Evan was here ten minutes ago." "I--" He pulled her, ignoring the strength he was putting in his grip. "Later later. We have to go to the temple. Where's Honey?" "He left with Jin." "Great. At least he wouldn't be with us to see all that." Suyin frowned, catching the tension in James's voice. "What?" she covered her head with her palm as water dripped when they came out. The car parked in no parking area. Evan was already seated in. "What happened? And what do we have to go to the temple?" she saw him tipping the guard. "Dad is getting married and Mom has rushed there to kill him and his new bride." "WHAT?" She pushed him. "I'm driving. Fill me in on the way." Suyin drove the car, demonstrating her unparallel ability to break all the traffic rules, cursing at multiple traffic lights, and slow traffic. She broke the barrier at toll collection, drove the wrong way, on pavement, and on the broken road, splashing water everywhere. ******
