Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 15 Decision

They don't want to hold Mo Yu and Meng Yao back by making them think of them, that they must stay here all for the sake of repaying Wei Ying's kindness and Tiao Reishun's gentleness. Repaying everyone for their acceptance. No, Wei Ying doesn't want that, if they would decide to stay here in Zhuque sect it is because they wanted to, nothing else. Wei Ying and Tiao Reishun stand up ushering everyone to go out.

Mo Yu and Meng Yao sees this and would follow but they are stop by Sect Leader Zhu and they stay in that room. It is for their own good. The children knew that, and if ever they decided to go in Jinlintai then Wei Ying swear that nothing will change, that they are still their brothers. They close the door quietly and Wei Ying sighs while Tiao Reishun is staring at the sliding door not saying anything. All of them looks at each other after a while and nodded, they all quietly agreed to go somewhere where they could think silently.

At House of Liu behind of Tiao Liujuan's office is a large, clear, and beautiful pond, on the side next to the wall of the sect is a large healthy willow tree, the long vines and leaves blocks the sunlight, creating a perfect shade underneath which is not too small but not too big grass hill. The ground is just perfect to fit in nine to ten adults.

This place has been Wei Ying's and the other kids' paradise where they could relax, take a nap without hitch. They all sit there still not saying a word. Myo Qing, Myo Ning leaned on the trunk with Li Yang sitting between them, while Cong Liu leaned next to Myo Qing, and Wei Ying and Tiao Reishun who are more used and freer in living within Zhuque sect lay down, using their hands as pillows.

They wonder how long they will have to wait for them.

All closes their eyes, as they could do now is wait.

Tiao Reishun frowns feeling something is poking on her cheek, she opens her eyes and found Mo Yu's face above her, smiling down at her. She blinks before sitting up. "How long have you two been here?" Tiao Reishun asks after finding Mo Yu sitting next to her and Meng Yao sitting next to Wei Ying.

Her hand landed to Wei Ying's shoulder shakes him gently to wake up. It takes several gentle shakes for Wei Ying to open his eyes finding Meng Yao right away.

He sits up. "Did the meeting finished just now?" The brothers in blood smiles at each other then turns to the other two.

"Been finished for an hour now."

"We've been here for almost an hour."

"You should've wake us up!"

"We want to but... we didn't know how we should talk things with you, so we let you."

Tiao Reishun and Wei Ying looks at each other, both have feeling of burden on their chest, frightened, and probably these two also felt the same. Wei Ying turns to their other siblings and finds them still sleeping, he stands up and went near them to wake them up. One by one, each woke up.

The eight children form a circle, sitting on the green land, feeling the cool air, and listening to the music created by the leaves of the willow tree, while the pond in quiet. They're waiting for Mo Yu and Meng Yao.

First and foremost, the kids in issue take a breath before gazing at each of them, then look at each other.

"Young Master Jin Zixuan, is kind enough to say that we will be welcome in Jinlintai as his brothers." Meng Yao begun, observing them.

"And after many deliberations, Bro Yao and I chose to..." Mo Yu pauses for a moment then, "We chose to... stay here in Zhuque Sect."

Wei Ying and everyone else' eyes widen in bewilderment, and no one could response right away.

They really thought that they will come with Jin Zixuan, after all it is their rightful place.

The two brothers in blood smiles seeing their reaction.

Meng Yao looks at Mo Yu who nodded in response for going first.

"I—I love being in here." Mo Yu begun, "Everyone here is so kind and nice, which makes me think that this place is the real paradise. I may just stay for two months but I already fell in love. I won't say anything outrageous special just justify my decision. All in all I really just want to be here, that's all." Considering what Mo Yu have been through in the hands of people in Jinlintai Wei Ying and the others understand why.

"I'm the same. I overwhelmingly grateful that it was you guys who found me."

Quiet, too quiet that it made Mo Yu and Meng Yao to feel restless, they are afraid that Wei Ying and the other doesn't like their decision. But it is what they really want. They want to stay with them, grow up with them, live with them.

Soon those thoughts that scaring them has jump out from their chest when they feel hands pull their cheeks, muffling their words unable to be understood. Mo Yu's right cheek is pealed by Tiao Reishun, while Wei Ying is pulling Meng Yao's left cheek. Not even a minute pass and the others join in, starts by the youngest to the oldest.

All grinning, happiness could easily see on them.

No one is pretending, and just purely shows their happiness.