Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

“…Are you sure of that?”

Alix’s mouth twitched. “You think I am making things up? Well, maybe you feel that way because I kept chasing him around.”

“Exactly. Why would you chase him if you had rejected him?” Shui blinked.

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Certainly, that didn’t seem so six years ago…

Alix squinted her eyes. “Unfortunately, those memories are a bit hazy.”

“When did Kang Yuze confess to you?”

“Don’t remember that either.”

“Then how are you so sure that things went that way?”

“I just know. They are a part of my feelings. I don’t remember the exact day and conversation, but I still know that I never liked him that way.”

Shui was puzzled.

This is really strange…

She stared at Alix’s drawing of the black painted chaotic picture and pondered. She then asked, “Do you feel like drawing something now?”

Alix was sipping on her coffee and arched her brow. “Oh my, is this therapy session going on?”

“I would just like to know how you are feeling now.”

“I am not much of an artist.”

“Art therapy is about what you draw, not how well you draw it.”

“So this really is art therapy,” she smiled. “I am being treated for my craziness.”

Shui smacked her head. “You are being difficult on purpose! You are not crazy. Neither Xiao nor I believe so. Just take this book and draw.”

Alix chuckled. “The therapist is being very jittery. What’s wrong? Are you missing somebody?”

“Missing? Not really,” she blinked, confused.

“Think a little harder. Perhaps that person is right here in this house,” she meaningfully took another sip of her coffee.

Shui stared at her. “I don’t know who you are talking about.”

“Think a bit more. Childhood friends. Paris. Reunion.”

Shui breathed deeply. “There is nothing going on between Jin and I.”

“There was something going on six years ago~”

“It was just a business trip.”

“Not for your hearts.”

Shui took another breath. “Things are a little different now.”

“So you do agree about missing him,” she smiled. “Well then what’s stopping you? Your object of interest is right here, probably thinking about you too.”

She smiled. “We have moved on now. That’s why things are different. Now, take the pencil and draw.”

She simply shrugged and took the drawing book and stationery. The door slightly creaked open and a knock was heard followed by somebody clearing their throat.

“May I come in?” Jin asked.

“Of course,” Shui smiled. “Come in.”

Jin coughed for a moment and stepped in, carrying a tray in his hands. Jun-cute and Ai-chan followed him and started hopping around the room near the kids.

“Mom sent some snacks for everybody…”

“Yaaaaayyyyyy!!” The kids raised their arms and cheered up.

Alix said, “We just had lunch.”

“These are some light snacks. Don’t mind Mom. She likes to feed people the whole day.”

He inwardly sweated.

Oh come on! Bro Jian was right there stuffing chips in his mouth so why didn’t Mom send him for this errand!? At least he could have digested those damn chips!

He put the tray on the desk during which his gaze fell on the drawing book Alix was holding.

“Oh. Are you drawing something?”

“Yup. My art teacher demands so.”

“I see…”

Shui coughed. “Thanks Jin. Tell my thanks to Aunt too.”

“No problem.”

Alix said, “You are leaving already? That’s so boring. Sit here and join us. Why don’t you draw something too?”

“Me?”

Shui’s eyes slightly widened and she sneakily urged Alix to stop. Alix ignored her.

“Let’s hold a drawing competition,” she smiled.

“Competition?” The kids’ ears perked up with that. “Yay I will join too!”

Taio proudly said, “I will win!”

“It will be me,” Ailun shook his head.

Mina chirped. “I draw the best!”

“Tsk, tsk,” Aang clicked his tongue. “Bow down before me, you lowly subjects!”

And so the kids bickered about the winner.

Alix said, “It will be a fun competition. One for the kids and one for us. Everybody will do one thing as the winner says.”

Jin scratched his chin. “Shui will naturally win.”

She chuckled. “We will see about that.”

Shui helplessly sighed. “After the competition, you promise to take your session seriously?”

“Sure~”

“Well then I know what to ask,” she smiled. “Wait a minute, who will be the judge?”

“The kids will be our judges and we are theirs. We have thirty minutes.”

Jin didn’t find any problem with it.

Taking a white sheet of paper and with all the necessary pencils and colors, the mini competition drawing began.

Jin scratched his head to come up with an idea, but he didn’t get any. He peeked into Shui’s drawing board to which she glared.

“No copying!”

“I am not a cheater!” He glared back.

“Hah. You used to steal my ideas back when we were kids too,” she scoffed. “Turn your head to that side!”

He gritted his teeth. “Just you wait! I will show you!”

The competition ended thirty minutes later and everybody was ready.

Shui clapped her hands in delight. “Oh my, these are all such beautiful drawings!”

Jin nodded with appreciation too. “As expected of my talented niece and nephews.”

When the brothers saw Mina’s sparkling eyes filled with expectations, they unanimously came to a decision.

“Mina wins!” The boys cheered.

Mina beamed. “Really?”

“Yay!”

The adults – “…”

Jin was sure that they were more afraid of Nian bursting out into flames of fury if he heard that his angel daughter had lost.

Mina chirped. “As winner, I will ask Dada to make chocolates for us!”

The boys shone.

Shui shook her head. Alix said, “Well we didn’t get to judge anything then. Cool. Now it’s our turn.”

The kids eagerly took a look at the three drawings.

Jin had drawn the two cats, Ai-chan and Jun-cute playing with each other. He coughed a little in embarrassment.

“Jun-cute and Ai-chan!” The children laughed.

“It’s really cute,” Shui nodded earnestly.

“Th-thanks…”

Next was Shui’s turn. She had drawn about the children drawing in the competition.

“This is me!” Ailun beamed.

It was so beautiful and realistic that the kids were very happy to see their own picture drawn to perfection.

She grinned. “Thanks.”

Jin was losing his confidence and he sighed letting out a chuckle.

The last was Alix and she drew a picture of a little girl running around a garden as if she was searching for something.

Mina sniffled. “Is she looking for her doll?”

Aang said, “No silly. She is definitely looking for the lost cookie.”

Jin’s mouth twitched.

Shui looked at the picture and was taken aback by the art style. It was clearly different and much clearer than Alix’s previous drawings.

“…What is this girl looking for?”