634 The Test Results (2/2)

”Should we call Regan?” he asked as he pushed her slightly to look at her face. Xiu shook her head in reply. ”Why? This is something he should know.”

”When did I say, he shouldn't know about this?” Her eyes looked straight into his eyes as she went on, ”Obviously, he is the first person I want to talk to about this. But let's wait till he comes back in the evening.”

”And here I thought you didn't want to tell him about this,” stated Xin Zimen suspiciously.

Xiu chuckled softly in reply, ”That's true. If I could, I'd want to keep it a secret for a little longer.”

”Why is that?”

”Because I know my husband very well. He is gonna start treating me as a paper doll who is too fragile. I don't think I'd be able to let go of my freedom that soon.”

”You value your freedom over your health?”

Xiu nodded her head, ”Isn't it obvious? I value my freedom more than anything.”

”More than your husband?”

Xiu was stumped for words and Xin Zimen smirked.

”Ah-Xin, don't play this game with me. Anything would lose before my husband. Even my freedom can't be more important than him.”

”That's exactly what I thought. So, little lass, you have to take care of yourself not for you but for that husband of yours whom you seem to love beyond your own capabilities.”

Xiu pouted at him, ”Is it that obvious that I love Regan very much?”

Xin Zimen poked her head, ”The way you're always flaunting your love, it'd be a surprise if people didn't know how much you love him.”

Xiu grinned awkwardly, ”It's not that I don't care about other's feelings while proclaiming my love everywhere. It's just that I know life is very short and I don't think this short life is enough for me to show him how much I love him. So, I just try my best before I run out of time to try anything.”

Xin Zimen sighed out, ”No wonder Francesca said that your love for Regan even makes her feel envious.” He took a brief pause before adding, ”Shall we leave now?”

”Hmm...” she hummed in reply and got inside the car.

”When is the next appointment?” asked Xin Zimen as they settled in the backseat.

”In two days,” she replied plainly. ”And I have to bring my husband with me.” Then she snickered, ”Well, it's not like he'd let me come all on my own.”

”How are you gonna tell him?”

”That's what I'm thinking about right now. I don't want to freak him out or anything. So, I need to do it very subtly.”

”Instead of doing it subtly, just do it simply,” said Xin Zimen.

Xiu had thought that this diagnosis would leave her shattered but strangely, she was feeling really calm and peaceful inside her heart. How strange that her own feelings were something she wasn't able to grasp at this moment. Except for one feeling... Her longing to see her husband.