Master's Untamed Wife

"I didn't think you're such a foodie though," commented Shui Xian.

"I'm not a foodie," argued Hyson. "I am just a huge fan of good food."

"There is a difference?" questioned Shui Xian.

"There certainly is," claimed Hyson. "Foodie is someone who can eat everything. But I'm quite picky with my food. I don't particularly enjoy the convenience store snacks. There is also a possibility that I might not like the food from a five-star hotel. Just as I said, I enjoy good food."

"Define good food now," said Shui Xian.

Hyson thought about it for a minute before saying, "I got it! You have eaten the food my mum cooked, right?" Shui Xian nodded his head. "That's counted as good food. In fact, everything Yanyan makes is even better. For some reason, Yanyan is a better cook than my mum but don't tell my mum. It's a secret."

Shui Xian smiled to himself as he said under his breath, "Something tells me it couldn't possibly be as much of a secret as you think it is." He could hardly believe that with Hyson's innocent heart, he would have been able to keep this secret. And from the way how last time, Mu Chenyan cooked most of the food, he was even more certain that those ladies knew Hyson loved the food made by Mu Chenyan.

But he didn't tell this to Hyson. Instead, he said, "You're making the wrong comparison here. A chef's food has no comparison with the one made by a mother. That's because the food made by your mother or Yanyan is filled with their love for you. A chef would cook food to make it perfect. A chef's most important ingredient is professionalism while a mother's most important ingredient is love."

Hyson clapped his hands, "Xian Ge, you're quite the wise one." He gave him a thumbs-up, "Certainly the sensible one."

"So am I a perfect fit for your best friend?" he questioned making Hyson's brows quirk up in surprise. "I mean, earlier you said that Raelle is the sensible one and now, you're saying I'm one too. That means I certainly am a perfect match for her, right?"

Hyson's lips curled up as he gazed at him, "Xian Ge, are you looking for some kind of reassurance or confirmation?"

Shui Xian was quiet for a minute before he answered, "Perhaps, both?"

Hyson's smiled widened, "It seems you are falling in love with her."

Shui Xian didn't bother hiding it as he nodded, "I am. I have even been studying gravitation lately."

"Huh? Gravitation?" Hyson was dumbfounded.

"Yeah. I've been studying gravitation to learn just how hard I can fall for her."

Hyson pressed his lips together before he burst out laughing loudly and it made Shui Xian smile along with him.

Hyson gave him two thumbs up, "Xian Ge, that was a good one! That was really a good one!"

"Well, it made you laugh so I think it was worth it," said Shui Xian.

After Hyson quietened up, he continued to stare at Shui Xian for a long time in silence before he asked, "Xian Ge, did I say something unnecessary yesterday under the influence of anesthesia?"

"Unnecessary?" repeated Shui Xian and pretended to think about it. "Nope. Nothing was unnecessary."

Hyson looked at him suspiciously, "I don't think that's right though. There is no way I didn't say anything I wasn't supposed to say. I know myself very well."

"Although you said a lot, however, just as I said there wasn't unnecessary." He chuckled softly and added, "In fact, you even sang a song for your best friend. In a cutesy voice."

Hyson buried his face in his hands. "And she didn't slap me for that?"

"She is your best friend, why would she slap you?"

Hyson sighed out, "You know nothing, Xian Ge." He took a deep breath and asked further, "What else did I do?"

"You called her Hell's darling Belle Elle and something along this line."

"Oh, that's fine then," said Hyson easing up. 

"You also asked her about family," told Shui Xian and Hyson visibly stiffened up when he heard that.

"What?" he questioned. "Family?"

Shui Xian nodded his head, "Yes, family. It seems you saw a family next door and that's why..."

"Don't continue down that line," interrupted Hyson. "I got the picture. I got it quite well." He looked towards the ceiling, "Somethings are better left unsaid but I usually realize that after saying it all."

"I don't see it as a problem though. Yes, your words can hurt the other person just as much as your best friend's words do. But at the end of the day, you both always say things that matter. Even if it's a little painful, some things are supposed to be out in the open." Shui Xian patted his hand saying, "It's a good thing you let it all out. I don't think my wife mind anything you said. Only because you were just speaking your heart out."

"I believe you're quite curious about our families," said Hyson knowingly.

"I actually am." Shui Xian didn't even try to hide his curiosity. He didn't need to do so. He was just as much curious about Hyson's family as he was curious about Raelle's. 

"You want to know the story behind our parents?" It sounded more like a statement than a question and the way Hyson looked at Shui Xian was making it all the more certain that he knew what Shui Xian was curious to know.

"Are you gonna tell me?" asked Shui Xian.

"It isn't very interesting though. Melo-dramatic, perhaps? But interesting? I don't think so," were Hyson's words. "In fact, even Ellie doesn't find it interesting. According to her, our broken families can't define what we are. Whatever mess our parents had has nothing to do with us."

Shui Xian's eyes narrowed as he said, "I actually find you both admirable. You both know clearly what you want in life and what you don't want in life. It took me way too long to find such clarity in my life."

"What clarity did you finally find, Xian Ge?" questioned Hyson.

"I want to spend my life with Raelle," answered Shui Xian. "That's the clarity of my present and that's the future I aspire to see."