Jens looked over at his daddy, who had a heavy look o n his face. He was young, so he still could not understand why his wise daddy was so troubled about Mommy's career choice.
He criticized inwardly that in life, he would never be s o indecisive and restrained over one thing.
Nonetheless, a few years later when Jens was in charge of Grand Asia and brought the enterprise to great heights, he would grow to realize that his mother's restraint and his father's entanglements stemmed from their obsession with something.
Before returning to school, Jens deliberately went to pay Roxie a visit.
Roxie was thinner than before, but the cloud that covered her eyes had already drifted away. Her eyes became clearer than ever.
Jenson smiled slightly. "You look like you’re in a good mood, Six."
Seeing Jens, Roxie said with joy, "Your eyes are truly sharp, Jens. Nothing can get past your eyes."
Jenson walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat in front of Roxie. He curiously asked, "Any good news, Six? Do tell so that I can share this joy of yours."
Roxie said gratefully, "It's all thanks to Mommy. She reunited me and my mother. I always thought that I was a child abandoned by my parents and was punished by God, Jens. So from the moment I was born, I thought I was destined to not be loved by my mom or dad. I thought I was destined to suffer a lot more than ordinary people. But Mommy made me understand that it’s not that my mother didn't love m e. She was merely put in an extremely difficult situation. She was exhausted and too weary to show love to me. Even when my mother found herself utterly alone, she did not choose to abandon me. Although her love is humble and can be said to be merely a drop of water in the ocean, for me, it's her wholehearted love. I feel incredibly happy, Jens."
Jenson looked at Roxie. The girl was so content and satisfied with her current happiness that Jens said to her gratefully, "Congratulations, Six. You've finally found peace. I really hope that the other sisters will get what they wish for just like you."
Roxie sighed. "Us sisters from the military intelligence division have our own destinies, and we have different loads on our minds as well. Some of our wishes can’t be realized because the day they’re realized is the day we die.”
Jens widened his eyes in shock.
At this moment, Roxie's voice was as quiet as a mosquito’s. "Hence, they don't want their wishes to be fulfilled."
Jens pondered over and over again. 'What kind of wish is it that it can only be fulfilled at the cost of a person's life?’
Jens shifted the topic to the other sisters instead. "Do you know the other sisters’ wishes?"
Roxie replied, "Only a few of them. For example, Thirteen’s wish is to see her mother in this lifetime."
Jenson said, "Oh? Thirteen has never seen her mother?"
Roxie nodded. "In my memory, Lil Thirteen was just a baby when she came to the military intelligence division. Monster kept her by his side and taught her diligently. At the time, we merely thought that Monster cherished Thirteen because she was a prodigy in martial arts, hence he favored her. All the sisters assumed that Thirteen was an orphan just like us. However, for some reason, someone started a rumor that Thirteen was actually Monster’s daughter and Thirteen was absolutely certain about this as well. In fact..."
When Roxie said this, she paused before continuing," It’s a rumor, after all. There’s no conclusive evidence. I n fact, it’s hard to tell if it’s true or false.” Jens was incredibly astonished.
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