Joy of Life - Volume 2 - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: A Brother-sister Chat

Fan Ruoruo blinked a couple times before she explained. "Simple. It’s how you plan to achieve a goal."

Fan Sizhe childhood dream was to build the second Ye Family; the richest family in the world! He was completely unaware of the relationship between the Ye family and his brother, who encouraged his dreams.

After Fan Sizhe’s nanny took him away to wash up, the only people left in the parlor were the brother and sister pair. Fan Xian strolled into the corridor in silence and Ruoruo followed his lead. Just as they were about to reach Ruoruo’s bedroom, their footsteps stopped in unison by the shallow pool.

Fan Xian smiled and shook his head, "In a society of people, class divide is inevitable. I’ve told you before; there’s no need to force changes. We can admit that it exists, but there is no need to change your true intentions because of its existence."

"True intentions are not what those God swindlers say it is." Fan Xian patted his chest. "Just look at its literal meaning. True intentions are… what you really want."
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Fan Ruoruo’s eyes wandered to Fan Xian’s face with a look of admiration.

"That’s a weird name… It sounds like it belongs to somebody who lives by the sea."

"So… if it’s something Zhe’er enjoys doing, then he should work hard at it so he has no regrets in the future. This is staying true to your intentions." If Fan Ruoruo arrived at this conclusion, then it meant she understood.

"Understood." Fan Ruoruo’s smile bloomed like a flower.

Fan Ruoruo snorted at the thought of her young brother’s appearance described as beautiful.

Fan Ruoruo’s head was bent as she was being disciplined, but deep down, a warmth spread through her. In the past, the teacher-student exchange had happened only through letters, but now it was in person. She felt blessed. Moonlight flooded the night and reflected on the shallow lake. It shone dimly on the walls and on Fan Xian’s face. His already pure and beautiful face seemed even daintier under the moonlight.
"You are the beautiful one." Fan Ruoruo spoke in a low vo

ice as she gazed at him.

...

Just as the pair was about to separate, Fan Xian suddenly remembered the girl dressed in white whom he saw in the temple at dusk. He described her appearance to his sister, expecting his sister to have some knowledge of her, as the girl looked to have come from a rich, noble family in the capital; Ruoruo often visited the homes of the noble lords of the capital.

In her heart, her brother was an extremely mature teacher, so in seeing the look of disappointment on his face, she could not help but be curious about the girl. Fan Xian smiled wryly and said, "If even you don’t know her, then it looks like there really is no chance of finding her." Despite having said this, Fan Xian was certain that one day he would come across the girl… munching on the chicken drumstick again.

He realized that it was a stick of candied haw which lead him to the temple and in turn to the girl. Such a coincidental occurrence made him believe in the word "fate". His heart fluttered and he spoke excitedly, "Say… Could it be that she’s… the girl from the Lin family?"

"Miss Ye?" Fan Xian panicked upon hearing the name "Ye".

Fan Xian laughed as he remembered back to the first day he arrived in the capital, and of the young girl on horseback whom he had seen. He didn’t have to worry about losing a lead if he could just find the girl. After some thought, Fan Ruoruo said, "However, I think that the girl you met today could not possibly be Miss Lin, so it would be no use in asking Ye Ling’er."

[1] Zhe’er- An affectionate nickname for Fan Sizhe.