583 Not That Humble (2/2)

He shook his head saying, ”The first and foremost requirement for an agent is to know how to put up a facade. I believe you're really good at that.”

Xiu wasn't that pleased to hear that, ”You're calling me two-faced?”

”Not really. I'm calling you multi-faced.” Xiu gaped at him in disbelief. ”You're like a chameleon. I don't think I have met another person who knows when to change colors just to fit in with the situation and people.”

Xiu's lips twitched. She couldn't tell whether she was supposed to take that as a compliment or an insult. But it sounded nice so she let it be. Leaning back in her seat she added, ”Forget it. If I joined this work, you'd have to put extra effort in cleaning up my mess.”

Xin Zimen neither agree nor disagree with that statement but his silence meant that he was also worried about that. But he still smiled at how honestly and proudly she declared herself as a troublemaker.

”Now that I have made you smile, won't you answer my question?” He looked at her in confusion. ”I'm still waiting to hear that love story.”

”To be honest, there is really no love story.”

”How is that possible? There must be a reason why your wife suddenly decided to marry you.”

He thought about it before replying, ”She was just like you in some ways.”

”Like me?”

”Yes. She also believed in love stories. In fact, she loved fairytales even though she was the most realistic person.” Xiu pulled her legs up and sat cross-legged without any care as she listened attentively. ”From a young age, I used to tell her how unreal those stories are but she won't believe me and instead get into fights with me. Once she asked, 'Why do you even hate these love stories?' And I replied, 'Because I don't believe in love. I'll never fall in love. It's the most useless thing in the world.'”

Xiu cupped her hands in her hands as she looked at the side of his face. Well, from his demeanor he really didn't look like someone who would value love. So, she didn't think it was that big of a deal that he said that back then.

”She was very angry with me and didn't talk to me for a week. But when she came to talk again, she dropped the bomb of wanting to marry me out of nowhere.”

”Huh? Why did she do that?”

”Because she wanted to prove me wrong. She wanted to prove that love was the most real thing in the world just as real as sadness, happiness, and other emotions that couldn't be seen.” He shook his head adding, ”She loved challenges and I became the most intriguing challenge to her. How could she back off? Besides, she was the real arrogant person who truly believed that no one could escape her charms. So, she was certain that I'd fall for her eventually.”

Xiu finally understood most of it as she mused out, ”But you had already fallen in love with her.”

”Well, she didn't know that,” answered Xin Zimen. ”She thought I accepted her stupid proposal because I also wanted to take on this challenge to prove her wrong as I always did. And everyone else thought that I accepted her proposal because I wanted to use her background for my own advantage.” He looked out the window in his office as he added, ”Until now, the reason why people think that we were just in a loveless marriage is that neither she liked to proclaim her love nor did I. Actually, there was never a need of words between us.”

Xiu gave him two thumbs-up as she said, ”No wonder you never thought of remarrying. You truly loved her.”

He contemplated for a while before asking, ”How come you have been so certain from the beginning that I love my wife? I don't even talk about her that much.”

”Your eyes are expressive enough.” Xiu shrugged her shoulders as she added, ”The reason why you don't bring up her name is not that you don't love her. It's because you love her so much that it scares you. You're afraid that if you talked about her, the hollowness she left in your heart might end up devouring you whole.”

Xin Zimen's eyes shook violently before he snorted, ”You not only have an old soul, you even have a sharp gaze. With your level of observation, its a shame that you're not a member of our organization.”

Xiu was flattered as she scratched the side of her neck saying, ”I also think I'm wasting so much talent of mine.”

”You're really not that humble either,” he tsked at her in amusement.