Chapter 789 - Lets Not Force it (1/2)

Xin Xiaoli didn't even need to observe her carefully to feel her fear. It was too obvious and Liu Nuan wasn't even trying to hide it right now. Lately, whenever she met her mother, her fear only intensified. And now it reached a new limit after what she learned at Meihui's wedding. Only now she understood why her mother had come to hate her so much.

Only now she knew what made her mother hate her so much. Only now she understood why her mother tried to strangle her. Her hatred and hostility and the killing intent only made sense now to her. Everything made sense and yet nothing made sense at all to her right now.

”Liu Nuan...” he called out seeing her lost in her own thoughts. ”You don't have an answer or you don't want to answer me?”

”I don't have an answer for you,” she replied.

”I think you do,” he reported. ”But I'm wondering why you're so scared to give me an answer?” He took a pause before saying, ”Do you think if you won't say a word, I won't learn anything?”

Liu Nuan looked up at him, ”Go ahead. If you can find out, do it. Because I'm not gonna give you an answer.”

Xiao Li sneered at her, ”Since you're challenging me, I'll make sure to get my answers from you!”

He stood up and walked out leaving her baffled.

”Master Li, why didn't you continue?” asked one of his subordinates. ”We have a lot of ways to make her talk.”

”Keep her locked up and make sure she stays awake,” said Xiao Li making the subordinate beside him raise his brows at him. Xiao Li gave his men a look, ”We don't have to be so impatient. It's not like she can keep her lips sealed before you all for long.” He looked at the woman who had been silently at a side, ”I don't need to tell her how to make her talk.”

A smirk appeared on that woman's lips as she bowed her head, ”Master doesn't need to worry. Girls like her are too easy to break.”

”Then make sure she doesn't take long,” instructed Xiao Li.

Xin Zimen was surprised to see that his son was just leaving like that, ”You won't ask anymore?”

”You said to not use force,” replied Xiao Li.

Xin Zimen's brows furrowed up, ”Son, I didn't tell you just leave like this as well.”

Xiao Li turned to his father and said, ”You might have not noticed it but if I pushed her right now, it might be counterproductive for us. She seemed very fragile right now. I don't want to break her. I just want her to tell me what I need to know.” He took a brief pause, ”Although I can try to learn everything from external sources, I won't be able to understand everything unless I hear it from her perspective.”

”How long?” questioned Xin Zimen.

”Don't worry, it will take only two days at most,” said Xiao Li with certainty.

”And if during that time, people figured out her absence?”

Xiao Li sighed out, ”Dad, I was lying when I said no one cares about her absence. The only person who could have looked for her is her father but he isn't in the country for a while now. There is no one else who would look for her. Especially, Aunt Suyin.”

Seeing his son's look, Xin Zimen didn't question him. He felt someone patting his shoulder and looked up at his son inquisitively.

”Dad, you should prepare yourself mentally,” said Xiao Li.