Chapter 1395 - 1393: Scars
"Qingqing!"
While Wei Xueqing was lost in thought, Ye Xin’s voice came from the bathroom.
"What’s up?" Wei Xueqing’s hair was still wet.
"Come in and help me scrub my back!" Ye Xin shouted.
Wei Xueqing felt a bit annoyed, "You’re not even dirty, why do you need a scrub!"
"Hurry!" Ye Xin urged from inside.
Helplessly, Wei Xueqing wrapped herself in a bathrobe and went in.
As she entered the bathroom, Wei Xueqing saw Ye Xin there, a sight that made women feel inferior.
Seeing Wei Xueqing come over, Ye Xin waved at her, lay on the bathtub, and said, "Help me scrub my back!"
"Okay!" Wei Xueqing walked over, squatted down, agreeing to scrub her back.
"Ah!" Ye Xin exclaimed in fright and slapped away Wei Xueqing’s mischief-making hand, "What are you doing! You female rogue!" Ye Xin looked at Wei Xueqing in annoyance, not knowing what to say.
"Just scrub my back already!" Ye Xin turned her back, leaving Wei Xueqing with a smooth and beautiful back.
Looking at Ye Xin’s back, Wei Xueqing frowned slightly.
Ye Xin’s skin was very fair, almost crystal clear and delicate, even she, as a woman, couldn’t help but sigh at how beautiful it was!
Yet, what should have been a perfect back had many scars!
There were round ones, long ones, crisscrossing patterns that made one feel heartache.
Just by looking at these scars, Wei Xueqing felt pain, not knowing how Ye Xin had endured it then.
"These scars..."
Ye Xin was already accustomed, "Left from past missions, it’s not like you haven’t seen them."
"I have." Wei Xueqing frowned, "Does Yang Chen know?"
Ye Xin replied helplessly, "Of course not! I haven’t even..."
Though she didn’t finish, Wei Xueqing understood the meaning.
Upon realizing the two hadn’t had profound interactions, Wei Xueqing felt a bit thrilled inside, though she didn’t know why.
"He loves you so much, if he saw these scars on your back, he’d be heartbroken."
Ye Xin turned her head and smiled, "You know him that well, huh?"
"Of course!" Wei Xueqing almost instinctively said, "Everyone knows he cares so much for you, if he saw these scars on you, he’d definitely be heartbroken!"
Ye Xin just looked at her with a smile on the corners of her lips.
Wei Xueqing seemed to have realized something and paused momentarily, explaining, "I mean... he would... um..."
Wei Xueqing didn’t know what to say.
"What’s the use of heartache! The scars are already there!" Ye Xin didn’t push further, sighed helplessly, "Who doesn’t want smooth skin! These unsightly scars, I don’t want them, but they’re there and can’t be removed."
Wei Xueqing frowned, "You’ve never tried laser scar removal?"
"It’s useless!" Ye Xin replied helplessly, "Do you think I haven’t tried those methods? I’ve tried them all! Laser, skin grafting, none work, besides I’m used to it. The male Guards say scars are men’s medals, for me, they’re my medals... Of course, if possible, I wouldn’t want these medals, I’d want beauty!"
As she spoke, Ye Xin herself laughed.
Wei Xueqing shook her head helplessly, "You! Gave up a perfectly good life as a princess to become a spy, what were you thinking!"
Ye Xin shook her head slightly, "I don’t know either, maybe it’s just my fate!"
"What about the future? Don’t you want to live a good life with Yang Chen?"
"Of course I do! But... sometimes, duty calls... We’re different from you guys, you think about your own lives, we think about national well-being. One is a small family, the other is everyone. Born in Flame Country, destined to protect Flame Country!"
"You!" Wei Xueqing said angrily, "Do you know after the last sea incident, how much Yang Chen suffered to find you? If you have another accident, what do you think Yang Chen will do? Don’t say my emotional intelligence is low, I can totally see it, Yang Chen can’t live without you! You haven’t seen Yang Chen during that time, but I did!"
Ye Xin sighed helplessly at Wei Xueqing’s words, "You don’t have to be harsh with me, even if you ask Yang Chen, he’d answer the same. I said it, people are different, fate differs! Our fate, is to Flame Country!"
"Then let me ask you!" Wei Xueqing paused her action and stared at Ye Xin, asking: "Do you think family happiness is more important, or everyone’s is more important?"
Ye Xin hesitated momentarily and said solemnly, "Both matter! Without family, I’m not happy! Without everyone, Flame Country’s people won’t be happy, and I won’t be happy either!"
"..." Wei Xueqing felt speechless.
After a long pause, Wei Xueqing simply said, "Yang Chen’s feelings for you are genuine! Hope you don’t let him down! If possible, accompany him well for a lifetime!"
Ye Xin turned to look at Wei Xueqing seriously, "Then if I’m not around one day, can you take care of him for me?"
"What are you talking about! He’s your man, you take care of him yourself!" Wei Xueqing’s heart was stirred, but she had her principles!
"I just mean in case."
"No ’in case’! You’ve been through so much with Yang Chen, there won’t be any ’in case’ anymore!" Wei Xueqing said firmly.
Ye Xin wanted to say something but was blocked by Wei Xueqing, "Don’t say anything! Impossible! Absolutely not! Live honestly! You’re also planning to get married, marital happiness is the greatest thing!"
Ye Xin looked at Wei Xueqing and said, "If we get married, then he’ll be mine alone!"
Wei Xueqing’s eyes showed some panic, her lips turned pale, but she still said, "Yours means yours! No one’s competing with you!"
"Sigh!" Ye Xin sighed, "I originally thought about sharing him with you half and half! You’re so strong and high above, I guess no one dares to marry you!"
Hearing this, Wei Xueqing’s mind buzzed, her blood rushed, heart sped up, breathing heavy!
But after quickly thinking it over, she hit Ye Xin and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about! You’re the one who can’t get married! The people chasing me can line up down Jiuping Street!"
Ye Xin pouted, "Of those chasing you, is there one you fancy?"
Wei Xueqing fell silent.
Honestly, many pursued her, wherever she went. But... she fancied no one.
Maybe, this is how it goes, nothing holds a candle to genuine love and certainty.