They were seated in front of Diamond Villa, facing the Han River and the night-view of Seoul City.

"I thought I could forget … those nightmares of the past", Dong Xian said.

Dong Xian was facing the Han River. From Zhen Yin’s angle, she could only see his side view. She listened quietly when he started to relate his past. She is surprised to know he is actually Jie Ni’s biological brother.

"After I met my father in Seoul … I thought I could forget everything … after the wind has blown the shattered pieces of void contract away …", Dong Xian said sadly.

"But kinship remains …", Zhen Yin added.

"I heard that ‘blood is thicker than water’. I couldn’t comprehend that as I haven’t met someone who is biologically related to me", he thought of the miserable state of his father.

"How do you feel after seeing Jie Ni?", she asked.

"It feels like … there’s a lump in my throat … warm currents circulated within me … I couldn’t even stand straight. It is a rather uneasy feeling" he felt bad

"I know she has suffered much. She may think it is all my fault. There is too much mixed emotions … it has been confusing …"

"I couldn’t really understand …", Zhen Yin spoke the truth.

Dong Xian mocked at himself, "Zhen Yin, you couldn’t understand as you haven’t been adopted. Thus, you couldn’t imagine the pain an adopted child has to experience. "

"Should ‘being adapted’ be considered as a weakness?", Zhen Yin doesn’t understand.

"It is a weakness ... definitely a terrible weakness" Dong Xian is sure, "Having to grow in a strange environment after being abandoned by one’s biological parents … having to withstand the pain and loneliness ... Can you imagine that?"

"You have succeed despite all these", Zhen Yin consoled.

"Success?", Dong Xian queried.

"You have gained much wealth and reputation now … shouldn’t that considered as ‘success’?"

Dong Xian doesn’t view issues from that angle anymore "One who couldn’t put the necklace on the woman he love … isn’t leading successful life", revealing his inner thoughts.

Zhen Yin doesn’t know how to react to his frankness.

"I am sorry, I don’t mean to pressurize you …", Dong Xian apologized.

Zhen Yin shook her head, "It doesn’t matter … today, on knowing your secrets … I feel …" she felt like crying "should that be considered as secrets or weakness? … after knowing them, I …" she is looking for the correct description

"Do you look more like a human being now?", he smiled and provided a statement for her.

"No, I should say … I feel more at ease with you now", she smiled.

"You feel more at ease with me now?", he needed a confirmation.

"Yes … because … I seemed to have found a hole to crawl in now …", she said.

Dong Xian felt relieved, "That means hope for us now!"

"The hope started from the desert! It’s your intention that has been too frightening!", Zhen Yin said.

Hotel Seoul, there you go again, he thought, "Can we place official matters aside tonight?"

"All right! As for Jie Ni, I think you two should meet. It may better for you to tell her directly", Zhen Yin said.

"Frankly speaking … I haven’t been able to summon enough courage for that", he admitted.

"Goodness! When would a merciless hunter be courage-deficient?"

"You think … this is not much different from an official discussion, Zhen Yin", he smiled.

"In that case …" I shall help him then "I’ll tell Jie Ni. Is this all right with you?"

Dong Xian is grateful, "Thank you".

They looked at each other, smiling. Dong Xian felt grateful to Zhen Yin. Zhen Yin felt closer to Dong Xian. Both experienced the unexplained comfort in their hearts.