It'll Come Naturally

Smiling, Leena didn't answer him, but instead, asked another question in return. "What do you think?"

"I think you've had some, but you never say anything," Richard said honestly. He furrowed his brows, skeptical that she didn't have any protests when his father rarely stayed at home because of his work.

"My dear son!" exclaimed Leena. "My feelings towards your father are not something that you can understand at your age right now. You may want to know if I've ever had any complaints about being with him, but I prefer not to tell you directly." She threw a meaningful glance at him. "You'll just have to find out when you get married in the future." Spousal relationships were challenging to explain to those who hadn't experienced it yet. So no matter how hard she could try to explain it to him, Richard would only end up being confused about it. For that matter, she preferred to let him experience it himself.

"I know, you two went through a lot of gunfire," Richard said, shrugging. Although he had a hard time understanding their feelings, the one thing he definitely knew was that his mother loved his father so much, that she was willing to endure so much for him. "Pfft! What are you talking about? Gunfire? Do you think we're in a time of war?" Leena joked, amused by his words. 'Sons be raised in frugality, and daughters in abundance' was a famous proverb for parenting strategies on raising kids. Parents who believed in it thought that a son would grow up into a responsible and solid man, while a daughter would turn into an elegant lady who could resist being materialistic. Their son, however, was strictly raised and had no other choice. As Richard's father was a Commander, he had to follow in his footsteps and be influenced by his morals.

"I think it's pretty much the same thing. I heard from uncles that dad and you experienced a lot of hardships back then," Richard said solemnly. Despite being clueless about his parents' love, he always believed in the truth. That true love was powerful.

"All of those things happened in the past. So let's not mention them anymore. Oh, no," Leena said abruptly. "Have you fallen in love?" An instinctive feeling told her that her son might be in love. That would explain the young man's curiosity. So she threw him a strange look, waiting expectantly for an answer.

"Hey! Mom, that's a funny thing to say. Don't you remember what school I go to?" Richard said, shaking his head. As someone who was attending military school, he rarely had the chance to meet the right girl for him. How could he fall in love when he hadn't met her yet? Richard stifled a snort. His mother was simply overthinking things.

"What? You want to tell me that there are no female students in your military academy?" Leena asked doubtfully. Leena thought that as long as there were men and women together, love relationship could find a way to blossom. The only difference was how they established the relationship.

"There are female students in my class, but none of them is my type," Richard said. "You should know that I like sweet girls, just like my Mommy." Whether he only said it to please Leena or not, it still made her pretty happy to hear it.

"Wow, you're just so sweet, aren't you? Okay then. I'll trust you this time," Leena beamed at him. It appeared that Richard was a lot more like his father than Leena thought. They both belonged to a type of men that did not fall in love so easily due to their ideologies and morals being very upright. Moreover, they were not skilled at courting girls.

"Mom, you have to trust me!" Richard whined, but wearing a wicked smile. In his mother's eyes, he might be sweet and obedient. He, however, was actually like the man in novels: handsome, and a bit of a rebel. Such a man seemed very charming in the eyes of most girls.

Everyone had gathered together for the party, except for the two guys who hadn't returned from foreign countries. Even Owen, who seldom attended parties, decided to show up today as well.

Owen terribly looked a lot like Luke, cold and quiet. However, he was particularly nice to Jasmine Ouyang, having spent most of his childhood with her.

"Owen," Jasmine said happily. "I thought you wouldn't show up today." Rushing towards him, she gave a tight hug.

"I happened to be free tonight, so I came to say hello to everyone," said Owen briskly, hugging back so they didn't topple over. "After all, it seems like it's going to be a lot of fun, isn't it?" "Yes, definitely! I'm also very curious about Eden," Jasmine said congenially. Ever since she found out that Eden had returned, she had not been able to stop thinking about him.

"Oh yes. I haven't seen him for a couple of years, so I'm just as curious as you," Owen said lightly. From what he heard around, Eden was a genius. A rare elite in the medical world, just like his father. As a matter of fact, he appeared to be worshiping everyone with competitive strength.

"Why are you two hiding over here? The guests have arrived. Why don't you two go out and greet them?" Michelle said, faking her anger towards them. When she walked in, she noticed them hugging and standing around. She couldn't help but be reproachful of their lack of initiative to go outside and receive the guests.

"Oh, Auntie. You're right. But Daddy is already receiving the guests. I don't think we're needed there anymore," Jasmine said, with a naughty grin. Although she didn't know how to receive guests, at least she was good at sabotage.

"Richard is here," Michelle said. "Are you sure you're not going out there?" I can't believe you'd still be so calm after what I just said, 'Michelle wondered to herself, looking at the young girl.

"Really! I should go out to see him then. Owen, I'll see you later," Jasmine said hastily. As soon as she heard that Richard had arrived, Jasmine Ouyang could hardly contain herself and ran out, leaving Owen's arms empty once again.

"Owen, why don't you go and have a chat with them too?" Michelle suggested grimly. "Don't be quiet in the corner like your dear father. You young people should really talk more with each other." Michelle, who was secretly worried about her son because of his quiet nature, could not figure out what he was thinking about every day.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

"I see. I'll be going there now," Owen said passively, escaping from his mother. If he was being honest, he felt a bit out of line with them. The other children's parents were all officials. Unlike him, his father was just a bodyguard, which might have been responsible for his inferiority complex, despite being technically the young master of the Mu Family.

"Richard, Aunt Leena," Jasmine waved to them happily. She was so happy to see Richard. As a teenage girl, in her heart, she could feel a genuine understanding of love, and hence she was particularly shy around him. This feeling she felt especially for him didn't resonate correctly with other people though, as they thought it was merely platonic.

"Little Jasmine, you're at home! I thought you were busy hanging out with others," Richard said cheerfully. He always saw Jasmine Ouyang as his little sister, and so he never noticed that she was looking at her in a different way.

"Why did you turn off the phone at noon today? I tried calling you but it never got through," Jasmine said, pouting her lips as she was a bit upset.

"Oh! At noon, was it? Let me think," said Richard, appearing to think. "Oh right. My cell phone must have run out of battery. Why, what's going on? Were you trying to find me?" The young man seemed distracted in their conversation, as he was also looking for the legendary Eden.

"I asked Joyce to have dinner with my brother Justin. I wanted you to join us, but who knew you won't even give me the opportunity to ask?" Jasmine said, still upset. When Jasmine became a teenager, she bloomed like a beautiful flower, and so everyone doted on her. She was pampered like a princess, much like she was the Leena of their generation.

"What? I've made you upset? I am so sorry!" Richard said earnestly. "To show my sincere apology, how about I treat you another day?" The moment he noticed that Jasmine was upset, he withdrew his attempt at finding Eden, and concentrated on her.

"Okay, that's a deal! Richard, you need to keep your promise, okay?" Jasmine said, a smile lighting up her face and a sense of happiness filling her heart. Leena had left them, and sought for Belinda.

"In the name of a soldier, I make my promise to you. You can totally trust me that I will keep it, okay?" Richard said seriously, smiling at the young lady. As soon as he saw Owen come out, he waved at the guy at once.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐