Chapter 548 - Guilty Conscience (1/2)

While Xiu walked back towards the hotel, she had her head lowered. Her eyes were boring into the ground as if she could see the most interesting thing down there. But she was too silent, not because there were things in her mind but because her mind was mostly blank.

When she heard Zhou Xichen mention that Zhou Jinhai's mother wasn't his legal wife and not even his mistress but merely a one night stand. Xiu couldn't help feeling satisfied. it finally felt like she was liberated from every single insult that woman thrown at her face.

Did it make her the bad person for feeling good about this information?

Even if did, she didn't give a damn! So what if she was finding p_l_e_a_s_u_r_e in other's misery? That person didn't deserve her sympathy. She was truly very satisfied.

But she couldn't help it. That woman had questioned Xiu's birth so many times and even condemned her for not having a background. But so what?! Her own son was still an illegitimate son of the Zhou family! Because her Regan was still the son of the legal wife.

Although Zhou Jinhai had the status of the eldest son, he still had nothing! But that didn't make her happy. Because her Regan never needed shallow titles. He had his own identity and nothing else could define him!

As the elevator stopped at her designated floor, she laughed out to herself startling Gigi who had been noticing the change in her. Because of the nature of her work, Gigi had been a very s_e_n_s_i_t_i_v_e person. She could perceive things accurately from other's expressions. After all, reading a person's mind was also an art of her job.

Unlike Ying whose specialties lied in the investigation, Gigi as a field agent was more suited to protect Xiu. Ying indeed had a tendency to get sidetracked like she once did with Xiu which had resulted in Xiu's visit to the hospital but that only happened because Ying had no prior experience of being security personnel. In this case, Gigi could be considered a lot more professional.

But even though she was professional and her profession asked for her to keep her silence, she still couldn't help asking, ”Are you alright? Why do you seem strange all of a sudden?” She had seen Xiu's lively personality yesterday and had also seen her somber personality. But this sudden chill around her was something new.

”I've got a happy a_s_s personalty with a bloody sad soul. Sorry if I'd be acting weird. You should get used to it because I go from 0 to 100 real quick. There is hardly an in-between for me. In other words, I'm just weird. Pay me no attention!”

Looking at Xiu grinning widely, Gigi finally nodded with a bit of hesitation.

”Tell me if you need anything,” said Gigi as she watched Xiu entering her room.

With her hand still holding the doorknob, Xiu replied, ”I'll let you know. But I don't plan on going anywhere now. So, you can just get some rest.”

With a nod of her head, Gigi acknowledged her words but stood outside staring blankly at the closed door for a while. Then she took her phone and wrote the report for the day to her superior.

”What did you do?” came a voice from behind and Gigi turned around to see Paige glaring at her with hostility.

”Oh, so now you're ready to talk to me?” retorted Gigi with a not so amused tone.