"Sister-in-law," Han Shaobing looked at Qiu Yuxi with a smile, "Listen to yourself! The way he acts when he's with you is all fake. Are you sure you'd trust a fraud like that to marry?"
"I do!" Qiu Yuxi hooked her arm through Jing Shun's and stuck her tongue out at Han Shaobing, "I like him no matter what he's like! I just like him, any way he comes!"
Han Shaobing clicked his tongue, "Done for, this girl's gone completely dumb. That kid Ah Shun must have cast a spell on her."
This time, Jing Shun didn't argue back. Instead, he turned to look at Qiu Yuxi resting her cheek against his shoulder. He reached out to touch her face gently and smiled at her, warmly.
To be loved wholeheartedly by such a wonderful girl, that happiness was like a sunlit warmth, wrapping around him completely, leaving no space for darkness or doubt. It dispelled the shadow his lineage had cast over him, along with the gossip that used to weigh him down.
