Chapter 52: Bonus - : Warm
White snow falls down gracefully from the dark sky, coloring the ground into pure white. Watching from the residence’s window, Jun Wei silently gazes at the slowly pilling snows before taking a sip from the warm tea.
Since he was young, Jun Wei had always hated winter especially the white snow. Every time his dear one was in danger, snow would always collapse from the sky.
He hated the pure whiteness that always looks graceful...yet easily taking the souls of the people he loves.
Xiao Chen walks down from the second-floor shuddering and muttering endless complaints from the freezing weather. Just as she was about to step at the last staircase, the corner of his eyes caught a glimpse of Jun Wei’s silhouette and halt his legs.
Years had passed since their parent’s death, but every winter and every time the siblings look at the snow, unwanted memory lingers in their minds.
Xiao Chen couldn’t remember the accident that happens, however, he did remember seeing the snow and hearing the bad news of their parent’s death...Even though he was very young at that time he could still remember everything as if it just happened yesterday... He couldn’t even imagine just how that accident affect his brother...How he was feeling at that time...and how painful it was.
While the two were in their reverie, a cheerful giggle travel on the early morning. Li Lian steps down from the stair in a hurry wearing a Randolph headband along with Christmas ornaments on her hand. She stops next to the stiff Xiao Chen and follows his line of sight which was staring at Jun Wei.
Staring silently, Li Lian’s heart tightened in pain from gazing at Jun Wei’s sorrowful expression. For more than two weeks after the first snow, Jun Wei’s and Xiao Chen’s expression often shows their glum.
From observing their expression, it seems that there’s something complex hidden inside their hearts... But she didn’t dare to ask them thinking that she would probably open the wound on their scarred hearts.
’But...’ Li Lian scratches her chin, ’I must to do something!’
Suddenly, as if the light bulb in her mind flickers, Li Lian pet Xiao Chen’s shoulder and brought him back from his reverie and beckoned him with her hand toward the kitchen.