Yun Nan sighed; she was so worried.
"You're too nervous," Shi Nian commented. "You should take a leaf out of Fang Xi's book and leave Shi Xiu to sink or swim. She can take her own responsibility, for good or bad. You can't shelter her forever."
Yun Nan stared at Shi Nian in surprise. "She's still a child—"
Shi Nian patiently said, "She's twenty years old; she's not so little anymore. She's an adult, and no matter how much you love and care for her, you can't live her life for her. If she wants to go head-on with someone she doesn't like, why not let them butt heads? Either she loses out or gains more experience. These are both life lessons. Yun Nan, you've suffered so much and taken so many twists and turns to achieve what you have today, so why won't you let Shi Xiu venture out on her own?"
