"Hien," Tang Yu called again, a bit louder this time.
"Huh?" Mu Hien was given a little start of surprise. The twig in her hand stopped moving, as she uttered, "Yes, Third Sister-in-law?"
Tang Yu offered a polite smile. "Mother asked me to help you get ready."
"Oh," Mu Hien's dark face dipped into another shade of darkness. She dragged a long intake of oxygen into her lungs, flaring her small slanted nostrils in the process. Her puffy eyes teared up before she even knew it.
Tang Yu saw it all. There were two, three small incidents before where she stuck pins in. Now, Mu Hien's knee-jerk reaction to her offer was the glue that secured all her thoughts together. 'This girl is strongly averse to getting married.' She concluded in her mind.
Tang Yu looked at her right and left, before crouching down beside Mu Hien. "Hien, let me ask you something, be honest, okay?"
