"You really don't listen, do you?" I said gently, looking at Bai Ming.
"What do you mean?" Bai Ming asked, her brows knitting together slightly in confusion.
"I am not telling you to depend on a man," I said slowly. "And I am definitely not telling you to go into another painful or unhappy marriage. That is not my point at all. What I am saying is simple… you should not close your heart completely before life even gives you another chance."
Bai Ming lowered her eyes for a moment before speaking again.
"I don't trust it," she said honestly. "Men… marriage… all of it. I don't trust any of it anymore."
"That is okay," I replied calmly. "You don't have to trust it now. No one is asking you to suddenly believe in something that hurt you before. But life is long, and people are different. Not everyone you meet will be the same as the one who hurt you."
Bai Ming stayed quiet after hearing that.
I continued speaking, my voice softer this time.
