192. stubborn...

"I-- I'm sorry, my h-hands slipped...", it was Elaine who spoke, it seems her fork fell down...

Meilin saw her like this and nodded before calling for someone to get her another fork... since, it was family time so, they were not being served directly and not waited upon.

In the meantime, Qin Mingyu spoke with a soft voice, "...she...is fine", his smile was definitely forced and the pain in his eyes could be seen, "..she went back to her country to get some rest... she will be fine", this time his eyes held conviction,"... don't worry. Well, she will be very happy if she knew you asked for her..."

Meilin didn't probe further, she had heard that her aunt has collapsed a while ago and it seems, it was a bit serious...

The air damped down a little... but no one tried to get over it, they were family and they didn't need to always be fine, but they will always be with each other.

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