There was only 2 days till Christmas. The Mu family house was bustling with activities. Xinyan was extremely excited. Her first Christmas with her family . She had never celebrated the holiday before . Today her family went Christmas shopping for gifts . She was paired with Xiner and they were given a card . She walked and looked around for the gifts to buy . The mall was filled with all sorts of people.
The first thing that caught her eye was ceramic go set . The border were made with white ceramic and had a bamboo design around it . The beads were made of ceramic too . It looked quite elegant . A perfect gift for their great grandfather.
"Little girls what would you want to buy " a middle aged man asked them .
",The board "She said pointing at the go board.
The man was a bit surprised. Why would children want a go board ?
"The board was handcrafted by a famous crafts man so its 3000 yuan. " The middle aged man said. They paid with the purple card Shen Yue gave them.
"Jiejie that present is for great grandfather right . "
"En "
" you already have a gift and I still don't know what to get him . "
"why don't you prepare a gift basket off all the things you want to give great grandfather " Xinyan suggested happily.
"that's a great idea I'll start thinking about it from now . " Xiner said happily.
Next they walked into a jade shop as Xiner wanted to buy a gift for Mother Mu . The shop was filled but wasn't crowded .
They both walked around and stopped where a woman and her daughter were looking at gifts .
" Mom why don't we get this for grandma ?" The girl said in a sweet voice .
"Ohh Jiejie everything here is pretty. I can't choose ," Xiner said acting sad.
"Xiner you are such a drama queen " Xinyan said as she rolled her eyes .
The sisters were having a good time but the woman close to them had been looking at Xinyan with tears in her blue eyes . The more she looked the more she cried.
"Miss Wu are you okay ?" a lady by her side asked .
"I need to use the bathroom " Wu Xinyan quickly went to the bathroom.
"Xiner quickly wait here I need to use the bathroom . Please don't leave "
"Jiejie I'm not a baby I can take care of myself " Xiner said with a pout .
"alright then " Xinyan went to use the bathroom .
After coming out of the cubicle , she washed her hands but notice the woman crying by the sink on the bathroom floor Her hair covered her face.
"lady are you okay ?" the woman's tears made her feel nervous and hurt somehow. It made her uncomfortable and she didn't like this discomfort .
Wu Xinyan looked up to see her daughter . Her eyes were shining with happiness, sadness and regret.
She looked for a long time and was no longer crying.
"I'm fine dear ." She stood up and washed her face and dried it . Mu Xinyan continued to watch her and they both walked out together .
"Jiejie don't you think that girl over there looks just like you . The same eyes , the same lips , same everything just your hair is inky and her hair is jet black ." Xiner analyzed. Xinyan still turned to look at the girl and the girl did resemble her. A lot .
She walked closer and closer to that woman and the girl . The woman was fidgeting and was nervous . The girl had a look of indifference .
"You look just like me " the girl said first ..
"Mom don't you think this girl looks just like me ?" she asked her mother. Xiner was right behind Xinyan walking with her at the same pace .
Wu Xinyan could not say anything and just stood there .
"Hi I'm Xiaye " The girl stretched out her hand for a handshake .
"Hi I'm Xinyan "
Shen Yue walked into the store with Xia and what she saw made her face turn pale . She quickly walked to where they were and pulled both Xiner and Xinyan behind her .
"Miss Wu um Mrs Long . Its nice to see you again " Shen Yue tried to be composed and tried not to call Wu Xinyan her real name for fear that Xinyan might remember this name because she knew Mu Yinan had talked with Xinyan about this woman before .
" Mom don't you think this girl , I mean Xiaye looks just like me " Xinyan asked curiously .
Shen Yue looked at the girl again but then Wu Xinyan pulled Xiaye behind her .
"Mrs Mu it's nice to see you too . Please come with me for some minutes. " She pulled Shen Yue with her to her office in the store then locked the door leaving the 4 kids alone in the store .
"She's Xinyan's twin isn't she ?" Shen Yue asked .
"Yes and please you have to promise not to tell Mu Yinan ."
"Why would you give Xinyan away and keep the other one with you "
"You wouldn't understand just promise you wont tell Mu Yinan "
"I'll do that if you promise to stay away from Xinyan. The child has suffered so much because of you"
"Suffered how I ?"
"When you gave the child to Yinan's mom , she hated the child and gave the child to an orphanage. Because of you , this child stayed in an orphanage without love or care for the past 13 fyears . If Mom hadn't let the secret slip she would still be suffering yet here you are treating one like gold and one like dirt . Stay away from Xinyan " Shen Yue angrily said and walked out of the office .
" kids let's go " She took the children out of that place fast .
"Mom are you okay ?" Xiaye went into the office and saw her mom on the floor crying.
"I'm fine Yeye " She gathered herself together and left with Xiaye , they didn't shop anymore.
While Shen Yue and the kids shopped some more before they went back home .
On the ride back home , Shen Yue was absent minded as she was trying to decide if she should tell Mu Yinan about it or not .
On one hand he deserved to know about his other child , on the other hand , she didn't want to ruin her happy family .