âBut I am willing to use my best posture and style to accompany you for life. It doesnât matter if you donât mind Yanâer, I still want to look my best around you.â Di Cangâs sweet words were honey to the ear, leaving those females nearby sour and grouchy from jealousy.
âOh right, I was dreaming just now. I saw two Xiachens in there arguing with each other. One is the Xiachen who always accompanied me, the other is one I never met before. It hurts me inside when I saw him like that, saddened and angry.â
Di Cangâs hand stalled for a second when the topic was brought up. Itâs obvious he knows the reasoning and why such a creature would appear in his wifeâs dream.
âYou know whatâs going on, right?â Bai Yan catches on and pressed for an answer.
ââ¦â¦â
It took a while for the protective husband to reply, but he did and it wasnât pleasant.
âDo you still remember that dream where you died while being still pregnant?â
A touch of pain filled the ladyâs heart at the mention.
âThe child died before he was born so it left a resenting grudge in his soul. When reincarnated, the grudge will follow him.â
In other words, Bai Xiachen only had one soul and not two like some would presume, but because of that tragic death in his previous life, the resentment followed suit and created two differing personalities.
âBecause of hatred, his strength is abnormally strong, but itâs also because of that hatred that he cannot control that part of himself. I originally wanted to use my powers to subdue that wisp of grudge for a while, butâ¦.â In order to reassure his wife, the man inches closer to act as support, âHe can no longer be provoked again, otherwise he will lose control completely.â
Tensing up with unease: âThen what are we going to do about Xiachen?â
âDonât worry Yanâer, that resenting grudge doesnât have a soul of its own so he canât replace our boy. If he does anything to Xiachen then he too will suffer the consequences. However, Iâm only worried about the grudge occupying his body. I have to find a way to make it disappear forever!â
Disappear forever?
Bai Yanâs complexion went visibly whiter at the notion. She hasnât forgotten the intense pain and grievance in the dark Xiachenâs face when they met.
âYanâer, I know youâre reluctant to do that, but a wisp of grudging resentment doesnât have a soul, meaning itâs not an actual lifeform. If it was otherwise, I wouldnât take this route either.â
Shaking her head in disagreement, Bai Yan clings onto her husbandâs sleeve: âThere must be another way. I saw how much sadness there was in his eyes, how can I abandon him when I couldnât protect him properly before? Heâs still my child regardless of what he has become.â
Even if he doesnât have a soul, even if there is no life, even if heâs only some sort of resenting grudge, he still called me Motherâ¦.
Seeing the anxious face from his wife, Di Cang knew he couldnât say no. With a faint smile: âOkay, we will find another way. Iâm sure thereâs some method to please everyone.â