Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Returning to Taiwan for the Spring Festival
As soon as she walked out of the plane cabin, she could see her parents, elder brother and sister-in-law waving at her from a distance. The sense of loss she had just felt hadn't faded away yet, so even when she saw her parents again, she didn't feel excited. "Mom, Dad, Elder Brother, Sister-in-law. Long time no see. Are you all okay?" She was used to being calm, and her forced smile in front of her parents made them feel uncomfortable. "We're okay. Xiao Sha, you've lost a lot of weight, and your complexion doesn't look good. Are you sick?" Mother Jin looked at her with concern from top to bottom. Yu Sha smiled slightly and shook her head. "I had a bit of a cold, but I'm already fine. Let's go home. I want to see our home." "Okay." Jin Yufei helped his little sister carry the luggage and walked out. The furnishings at home hadn't changed. It was still the same old sofa, the same old kitchen, and the bed she used to sleep in. She lay on the bed to relax, closed her eyes, and Quan Zhengxun's smiling face kept appearing in her mind. She sighed deeply. It seemed that she had really fallen in love with him. What should she do? How should she face him next? In a few days, she would turn twenty-four. If she let herself fall in love freely, there would only be a few days left. Although there would be good memories left in the future, she would feel more pain. She was really confused. When she thought of his caring and affectionate eyes, she felt heartbroken. When she thought of his angry yet helpless look towards her, she felt heartbroken. When she thought that she clearly sensed his feelings but deliberately ignored him and made him angry, she felt even more heartbroken. If she loved selfishly for a few days, it would be too cruel for him. He didn't know anything at all. It hurt so much, and her heart was struggling. The thoughts tangled in her mind made her headache. "Xiao Sha, this is the crab roe soup that I specially bought for you from Neihu. Try it. It's really delicious!" Yu Sha was called to the living room to chat, and then she realized that she had been used to being alone for so long that she felt a bit at a loss when she first returned to the lively atmosphere. "Thank you." Gradually, Jin's parents also noticed the change in their daughter. At first, they thought that she was just too tired after coming back and hadn't adjusted well. But later, they slowly realized that things were not as simple as they thought. Their daughter seemed a bit withdrawn. It had been three days since she came back, and the words she had said could be counted on one hand. She was as quiet as air. Father Jin felt extremely distressed. He regretted that he hadn't been firm enough to keep her at that time. Mother Jin decided to have a good talk with her. She couldn't just watch her daughter ruin herself. "Mom, did you want to talk to me about something?" Yu Sha sat cross-legged on the big bed, getting ready to go to sleep. Mother Jin smiled and sat beside her. "Nothing much. I just wanted to chat with you." "Go ahead then!" Her words made Mother Jin not know where to start. "Well, um, I mean, wasn't there anyone chasing you over there?" Yu Sha looked at her mother and blinked slowly, not wanting to mention Quan Zhengxun. "What do you think? Should there be someone chasing me?" Her words were calm but had a certain undertone. Mother Jin smiled awkwardly. "Of course there would be. My daughter is so beautiful. She must have charmed those South Korean guys. Really, there wasn't anyone?" How disappointing! Her daughter was already twenty-four. Other people's daughters had already become mothers, but hers didn't even have a boyfriend yet. It was so unfair. "There was, but I didn't respond." She knew that when her mother came to talk to her, it wouldn't be about anything useful. So she simply did what she liked, lying on the bed and reading the newspaper. "Why? Wasn't he your type? Or was he poor? Not handsome?" Just as she thought, how could there be no one chasing her. "Mom! Stop talking. I'm not going to find a partner. I went to South Korea just to train myself, not to fall in love." "But you're at the right age! You're already twenty-four!" She put down the newspaper unhappily and looked directly at her mother. "Yes, I'm at the right age. I also know that I'm twenty-four years old, but I know even better what I have to face at the age of twenty-four! Mom, I don't want to make my life complicated. I don't want to find a partner or burden others. Please stop talking. I'm really not interested in these things. I'm sleepy and want to rest." She lay down, closed her eyes, and tears slid out from the corners of her eyes. Mother Jin looked at her distressedly and couldn't help but shed tears when she closed the door. Jin Yufei hugged his mother and sat down with a heavy heart. "My daughter is better and kinder than anyone else. Why do unfortunate things always happen to her? I'm such a useless mother. I can't help at all." The more she thought about it, the more unfair she felt for her daughter. Jin Yufei glanced at his wife who was made to cry by his mother, and his heart became even heavier. He didn't know how to comfort them. Yu Sha hid under the quilt and cried secretly. Suddenly, she realized that she really liked Quan Zhengxun. Thinking that she would leave him in the future, she felt so sad in her heart.